Qiqi's beautiful eyes lit up, and she immediately understood the reason. Mrs. Xu was afraid that openly providing the imperial court with fleets and trade routes would bring a catastrophe to the Xu family, so she publicly rejected the emperor, but secretly kept secretly behind her back. Show goodwill to the court through the Hu family and use a trade route in exchange for the court's understanding of the Xu family. However, in this way, the Xu family will not openly intervene in royal affairs.
Qiqi said: "Is this route unreliable? After successfully arriving in Luosong, will they be willing to sell grain to us?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "If Her Royal Highness is suspicious, you can just pretend that Xiaotian didn't say anything."
Qiqi said: "We are organizing the fleet now, and we should be able to come back before autumn. As long as this trade route can be established before this winter, food can be continuously transported into Dakang, and we can survive this difficult winter. But …Who should be sent there?”
Hu Xiaotian said: "I am willing to go to Luosong in person."
Qiqi's eyes were full of suspicion. He had traveled a long way to Luosong. Hu Xiaotian took the initiative to ask Ying to do this for fear of having other motives. Did he want to use this opportunity to go to sea to escape? To completely get rid of the royal family's control on him?
Hu Xiaotian had already guessed from Qiqi's hesitation that she must doubt his intentions. This was something he had already expected before coming. He just wanted to use Qiqi's suspicion to achieve his own goal. He whispered: "This is The trade route must be carried out by me personally before it can be implemented."
Qiqi said calmly ≌长≌风≌literature≌文,ww▽↓x: "What are you anxious about?" Her eyes fell on the navigation chart, and she stared at it for a long time before saying: "Let me think about it carefully."
Hu Xiaotian lowered his voice and said: "This matter is of great importance. Your Highness the Princess must not reveal it to anyone else, including the Emperor."
Qiqi nodded.
Hu Xiaotian did not push too hard and left the palace. Based on his understanding of Qiqi, Qiqi would never let him go to Luosong in person. This trade route was provided by Mrs. Xu, and he also It hinted to Qiqi that no one except the Hu family could handle this matter. Qiqi would not let him go, so the only option left was his father. As long as his father and mother took advantage of this opportunity to go to Luo Song, he would do it again. There are no worries anymore.
Hu Xiaotian did not return directly to Shangshu Mansion, but traveled to Baofengtang, where he received a surprising news. His sworn brother Zhou Mo and others returned together.
When Zhou Mo saw Hu Xiaotian's face filled with shame, he cupped his fists and bowed deeply to Hu Xiaotian: "Third brother, I can't help you!" Hu Xiaotian hurriedly stepped forward, held his arms and said, "Brother, why do you have to be like this, my brother?"
Zhou Mo sighed and shook Hu Xiaotian's hands. Over there, Gao Yuan, Liang Yinghao and others also came over to meet Hu Xiaotian.
After the greetings, Zhou Mo and Hu Xiaotian came to Xiao Tianmu's study, obviously wanting to explain Long Xiyue's affairs to Hu Xiaotian in detail. Although Zhan Peng had explained it to Hu Xiaotian in detail before, Zhou Mo still said it from beginning to end. He had said it over before. He was a man who valued promises. He had promised Hu Xiaotian to help him take care of Long Xiyue, but he never expected that such a thing would happen in the end. The annoyance and guilt in his heart were really difficult to describe in words.
Hu Xiaotian comforted Zhou Mo and said: "It was her own choice to leave. Don't talk about big brother, even if I am there, I still can't stop her."
Zhou Mo said: "We asked Zhan Peng to come back first to report the news. We stayed in Haizhou to search for a few days. On the one hand, we searched around inside Haizhou, and on the other hand, we went to the dock to investigate whether there were any ships sailing out to sea in those days. After elimination, it turned out that
We also found several possibilities.”
Hu Xiaotian nodded. Although he was extremely concerned about Long Xiyue's whereabouts in his heart, he couldn't show it in front of Zhou Mo. The more anxious he showed, the more guilty Zhou Mo would feel in his heart. Hu Xiaotian didn't want to let him down because of this incident.
He continued to blame himself, and besides, Zhou Mo was not to blame for this incident at all.
Zhou Mo said: "First, she lurked in Haizhou and waited for us to leave before leaving. Another possibility is that she left by sea. On the day she disappeared, a passenger ship went south to Tianxiang Kingdom. Although Tianxiang Kingdom was only Dakang,
A vassal country of Tianxiang Kingdom, but the queen of Tianxiang Kingdom is Long Xuanjiao, the former eldest princess of Dakang. I suspect that she may go to Tianxiang Kingdom to join her aunt. Third brother, don’t worry, as long as the eldest brother is still alive, he will definitely take care of her.
Someone will find it for you."
Hu Xiaotian smiled calmly and said: "Brothers are like brothers and sisters, and wives are like clothes. We are just a woman. If the old ones don't go away, the new ones won't come in." This sentence made Zhou Mo stare. He didn't agree with Hu Xiaotian's words.
Xiao Tianmu, who was listening on the sidelines, already understood Hu Xiaotian's intention. He was obviously worried that Zhou Mo would blame himself for this incident, so he showed an indifferent attitude towards Long Xiyue's running away. In fact, Hu Xiaotian's feelings for Long Xiyue were not the same.
We all understand that if we were not moved by our true feelings, how could we have taken such a big risk and done something so secretive and subversive? The price and effort involved are unimaginable. The greater the effort, the greater the loss. Xiao Tianmu knew that Long Xi
Yue's leaving without saying goodbye must have been a huge blow to Hu Xiaotian. Hu Xiaotian's sudden illness two days ago should be directly related to this incident.
Zhou Mo said: "Maybe she had no choice but to leave without saying goodbye. Third brother, I think she has deep feelings for you."
Xiao Tianmu said: "Although what the third brother said is biased, in my opinion, if the relationship is really deep, why should we adopt such a method to leave without saying goodbye? Why should a man worry about not having a wife? The third brother is still young, so he should
If you have high aspirations and create great achievements, how can you get entangled in the love between your children?"
Hu Xiaotian nodded and said: "What the second brother said is that I came here to discuss important matters with you. Now that the eldest brother and the others are back, it is naturally the best."
The three brothers came to the table together, and Hu Xiaotian took out a nautical chart. Of course, Xiao Tianmu was blind and couldn't see what was on the chart. Hu Xiaotian told the whole story from beginning to end.
The plans and ideas were also shared with the two sworn brothers without reservation.
After hearing this, Zhou Mo said in a low voice: "This trade route is not only related to the survival of Dakang, but also the livelihood and happiness of thousands of people. This matter must be cautious."
Hu Xiaotian said: "I have proposed to Princess Yongyang that I personally open this trade route and transport grain from Luosong to Dakang by sea. However, with her suspicious temperament, she will definitely not let me go in person.
Since this trade route was provided by my grandmother, our Hu family must go to Luosong to implement it."
Xiao Tianmu whispered: "Are you saying that Mrs. Xu will arrange for someone to meet Luo Song?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "She will definitely help secretly, otherwise even if she arrives in Luosong, she will not be able to solve this grain trade."
Xiao Tianmu said: "As you said, Princess Yongyang will probably not let you go, so her only choice is Uncle Hu. Only Uncle Hu can implement this trade route."
Hu Xiaotian nodded and said, "I just want to use this opportunity to free my father and mother from the control of the Dakang royal family."
Xiao Tianmu said: "It is indeed an opportunity. If you master this grain transportation route, you will be able to control the future destiny of the Kang Dynasty in your hands. No matter how rampant the court is, they will not dare to touch you and your son easily."
Hu Xiaotian said: "It's a long distance from Kangdu to Luosong. The sea voyage alone takes two full months, and it takes nearly half a year to go back and forth. I really can't bear to let my father work hard for a long distance, not to mention that summer has already begun.
, Typhoons are common at sea, and if rumors leak out at this time, forces from other countries will inevitably block it, and we don’t know how many unpredictable situations will occur.”
Zhou Mo said: "Third brother, why don't I accompany Uncle Hu on this trip."
Xiao Tianmu said: "I'd better go!"
Both of them were slightly startled. Hu Xiaotian originally wanted Zhou Mo to protect his father, and with Zhan Peng and others going with him, he should be able to sit back and relax. Unexpectedly, Xiao Tianmu actually proposed to go.
In Hu Xiaotian's opinion, Xiao Tianmu's scheming and wisdom were second to none, but the biggest regret was that Xiao Tianmu was blind, and it was really unbearable for him to go on a long voyage.
Xiao Tianmu smiled and said: "Don't worry about my body. Although I can't see, I can identify directions more accurately than anyone with eyes. This trip to Luosong to open up trade routes is of great significance. Our treasure
Fengtang happens to be able to do some business with him. For such an important thing, I would really feel uneasy if I didn't go. Since Xiaotian has prepared for the worst, the eldest brother must stay in Kangdu. If anything happens, with the eldest brother's
Martial arts, you can have someone to take care of you. Zhan Peng and Gao Yuan are coming with me, and with other experts, we can handle any trouble we encounter."
Zhou Mo nodded: "Okay! Just do as the second brother said."
At this time, Gao Yuan came over and asked Zhou Mo to go to dinner. They had just come back and didn't even bother to eat.
After Zhou Mo left, Hu Xiaotian came to Xiao Tianmu, patted his shoulder and said, "Thank you, second brother."
Xiao Tianmu smiled and said, "What do you thank me for?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "What happened just now."
Xiao Tianmu said: "You just said that just because you didn't want my elder brother to bear too heavy a burden. In fact, I know that you have a deep love for Princess Anping and it's not easy to let go."
Hu Xiaotian sighed and said: "Maybe the second brother is right. We are young and should have high aspirations and create great achievements. How can we get entangled in the love between our children."
Xiao Tianmu said: "Third brother, do you really want to serve the Long family for the rest of your life?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "I have long lost hope in the Dakang Dynasty. Long Xuanen is fatuous and ignorant. Even Dakang has reached this state. He still only thinks about his own affairs and fantasizes about immortality. In such a fatuous world,
Under the leadership of the monarch, Dakang is not far from being destroyed."
Xiao Tianmu said: "Now that you have seen the results, you must plan ahead. This is an excellent opportunity for you."
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