Everyone followed the sound and saw Princess Yongyang Qiqi appearing at the gate. Also coming out with her were Prime Minister Zhou Ruiyuan and Grand Master Wen Chenghuan.
Hong Beimo smiled and said: "Hong meets Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
Qiqi said coldly: "Today the Shence Mansion reopened its doors to recruit wise men from all over the world to select talents for the court. Why did Mr. Hong come to provoke him?"
Hong Beimo chuckled and said: "Princess, I have misunderstood. I came here this time to congratulate Shence Mansion on its successful opening, and I specially presented it with a plaque written by the emperor. I wanted my subordinates to help replace it, but I couldn't help it.
Commander Hu misinterpreted my good intentions."
Qiqi said: "I appreciate Mr. Hong's kindness. This plaque is written by me personally. Do you mean to do this because you despise my calligraphy for being unworthy of elegance?"
Hong Beimo smiled and said: "Your Highness the Princess has misunderstood. I only have good intentions. In this case, this plaque will stay here. My heart has been reached. Let's say goodbye!" He nodded slightly to Zhou Ruiyuan and Wen Chenghuan, turned around and left.
Qiqi's voice sounded from behind: "Mr. Hong, why don't you ask your hidden weapon masters for me to see?"
Hong Beimo's footsteps did not stop, and he smiled and said: "How dare you be so arrogant in front of the princess? I will have the opportunity to invite the princess to appreciate it someday."
Looking at the retreating figures of Hong Beimo and his group, Qiqi's pretty face was covered with a layer of frost. Zhou Ruiyuan and Wen Chenghuan looked at each other, each showing a look that could only be understood but not explained. Hong
Beimo dared to openly come here to provoke, which shows how arrogant and arrogant he was in taking credit. There were endless monsters in the Dakang Dynasty. After getting rid of Ji Feihua, another Hongbeimo was added. It shows that Dakang's luck has indeed come to an end.
The situation in front of us cannot be reversed by one person alone. Although Princess Yongyang is smart, she is still young and has a weak foundation in the court. Her current power depends on the emperor's support for her.
As for her fiancé Hu Xiaotian, Zhou Ruiyuan and others are not optimistic about it. Because of the Jinling Xu family's incident, the emperor's true attitude towards the Hu family is still unknown. Regardless of the current temporary prosperity of the Hu family, maybe one day
If the emperor is in a bad mood, he will settle accounts with their queens.
After Hong Beimo left, all the guests who came to congratulate him also left one after another. Most people were still very afraid of Hong Beimo. Hu Xiaotian's smile remained unchanged. When he was busy saying goodbye, Zhou Mo suddenly said: "Palace Master
,look!"
Hu Xiaotian looked up and saw a dark cloud moving quickly towards the location of Shence Mansion from the south. But he immediately thought that the clouds could not move so fast. Looking closer, he realized that the so-called dark cloud was actually
A group of crows formed a team, and the darkness was overwhelming. Thousands of crows had arrived above the Shence Mansion in an instant.
In today's era, crows often represent unlucky, and usually correspond to the presence of magpies in the door, especially during festive openings and the like. If crows visit the door, it heralds the coming of disaster.
Although Hu Xiaotian didn't believe this, most people around him believed it. Seeing the dark clouds in front of him, Hu Xiaotian's expression became solemn. He dared to conclude that these thousands of crows did not come here by chance, but had control over them.
The beast master intended to manipulate it, and this matter should have been done under the instruction of Hong Beimo.
Black clouds composed of crows shrouded the sky above the Shence Mansion, covering the sky and the sun, and the dark clouds pressed overhead. The guests who came to celebrate could not help but change their expressions when they saw the scene in front of them, and they all hurriedly left.
Qiqi raised her head and stared at the dark clouds hovering above her head, her beautiful eyes flashing with murderous intent. She gritted her teeth and said, "Listen to me, shoot all these evil obstacles to death without leaving a single one behind!"
Before Hu Xiaotian could stop him, Qiqi's group of guards had already bent their bows and shot arrows into the sky. For a moment, the arrows shot into the array of birds. Dozens of crows fell down screaming miserably after being hit by the arrows.
It was like poking a hornet's nest. The crows that were originally hovering in the air were instantly ignited with hatred after their companions were shot. Each one swooped down from mid-air and attacked the crowd below crazily.
Even if you include the guests who came to congratulate you, there are currently only more than 500 people in Shence Mansion. There are at least ten times the number of crows in the sky, and they are still increasing. In addition, there are many people who do not know martial arts.
Now, seeing the overwhelming crows attacking, they were so frightened that they covered their heads and just ran for their lives. The scene suddenly became a mess.
There were crows making shrill noises everywhere, black feathers flying in the air, and the smell of blood mixed with bird droppings filled the air inside and outside the Shence Mansion, which made people nauseous.
Hu Xiaotian protected Qi Qi and returned to the mansion for temporary shelter. Zhou Mo and Zhan Peng led a group of warriors to disperse the crows outside. In fact, these crows were not very lethal. It was just that the sky was dark and the ground was dark. Originally, the Shence Mansion was open to business.
The festive events brought a terrible disgrace to the scene, and Qiqi and Hu Xiaotian were naturally disgraced.
Qiqi returned to Baihu Hall, her pretty face turned pale with anger, she clenched her silver teeth, slapped the coffee table hard, and said angrily: "Hong Beimo is too much, how dare you humiliate me like this!"
Hu Xiaotian walked over and pinched a crow feather from Qiqi's head. Qiqi glared at him and said, "Aren't you angry?"
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "Now that the matter has come to this, what's the use of anger? That old turtle in Hongbeimo has the trust of the emperor. Even if you go to the emperor to read a book about him, the emperor may not be willing to convict him."
Qiqi said: "We can't just let this matter go."
Hu Xiaotian said: "It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Our Shence Bureau has just been established. In terms of strength, it cannot compete with the Tianji Bureau. What's more, we have no evidence to prove that these crows are controlled by Hong Beimo."
Qiqi nodded and decided to follow Hu Xiaotian's advice and endure the anger for the time being.
As night fell, Hu Xiaotian and his father stood side by side on the Boxuan Tower. Hu Buwei also heard about what happened in Shence Mansion during the day, and sighed in a low voice: "Princess Yongyang asked you to come out and serve as the head of Shence Mansion.
The Palace Master is pushing you out to openly confront Hong Beimo."
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "She is very scheming. She has been scheming and using me from the beginning to the end. This engagement should also be her and the emperor's plan."
Hu Buwei said worriedly: "The trip to Xichuan is full of risks. I'm worried that the emperor will be unfavorable to you."
Hu Xiaotian squinted his eyes and stared at the stars in the sky. After experiencing this series of things, he had completely changed his original intention of coming to this world. In such a troubled world, it was just a matter of wanting to live a carefree and peaceful life.
It's just an idiot's dream. If you want to follow the crowd, your destiny will eventually be controlled by others. Only by rising up and resisting can you truly control your destiny in your own hands. Hu Xiaotian said: "I still can't see through the emperor's true thoughts. Who is he?
I don’t really want to support Qiqi.”
Hu Buwei said: "Judging from his various behaviors, it seems that he wants to pass the throne to Princess Yongyang and make her the first empress of Dakang."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Perhaps he is just trying to deceive others. Don't underestimate his strategy. Even a very smart person like Ji Feihua fell into his hands."
Hu Buwei's eyes flickered: "You are worried that even Princess Yongyang is just a pawn of his."
Hu Xiaotian said: "If he really wants to support Qiqi with all his strength, Hong Beimo would not dare to do such an arrogant thing. I really can't figure out why Hong Beimo is so loyal to him?"
Hu Buwei shook his head and said: "Hong Beimo's life experience is mysterious, and few people know about his life experience."
Hu Xiaotian said: "I originally thought that the emperor wanted to win over our Hu family through marriage, and then pull the Xu family of Jinling onto the same ship, but he immediately sent me to Xichuan to prove that he gave me the status of consort just for this trip.
Make preparations.”
Hu Buwei said: "If I just send you as an envoy, it shouldn't cost so much energy. Does the emperor have other plans?" He frowned, suddenly widened his eyes and said: "No!"
Hu Xiaotian nodded. His father should have guessed the old emperor's real purpose.
Hu Buwei said: "Does he want to use this trip to Xichuan to get rid of you?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "It is very likely that there is only one way for Dakang to get out of the predicament as soon as possible, and that is to regain Xichuan!"
Hu Buwei said: "Yes, only by regaining Xichuan can we use the grain reserves in Xichuan to alleviate the food shortage in the entire Dakang. But Li Tianheng is very ambitious, and he will never give Xichuan away easily."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Dad, if you were the emperor, what would you do?"
Hu Buwei stroked his beard and looked at the moon, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "Although Xichuan is under Li Tianheng's control, he used to be independent in the name of King Qin, and he was considered a master. Now that the emperor has regained the throne, he has not expressed his attitude.
, obviously refused to be re-incorporated into the territory of Dakang and surrendered to the emperor. Doing so would inevitably confuse many soldiers in Xichuan. If Li Tianheng dies, it may not be impossible to regain Xichuan."
Hu Xiaotian nodded and said: "Yes, killing Li Tianheng is half the battle. In the hearts of the subjects of Xichuan, they are still the subjects of Dakang. If Li Tianheng is executed, the subjects will naturally return to Dakang. The emperor is eager to kill Li Tianheng soon.
And why did he send me to convey the decree and make him the king? With his wisdom, doesn’t he know that if he makes Li Tianheng the king, it will be equivalent to giving him an upright reason? The emperor will never be so confused. "
Hu Buwei said: "Li Tianheng also wishes that the emperor would die. If the emperor dies, the King of Zhou in his hands can play a huge role."
Hu Xiaotian nodded and said: "If the consort is killed by Li Tianheng, then Li Tianheng will be convicted of treason."
Hu Buwei clenched his fists and banged the railing hard and said: "The old man is really sinister and vicious, and he even thought of such a vicious plan that kills two birds with one stone." Thinking of his son being designed by the emperor in this way, Hu Buwei was filled with anger, and he had no intention of treating him at all.
Respect.
Hu Xiaotian said: "The emperor has been spreading doubts all along. No amount of borrowing food can solve Dakang's fundamental problems. Only by taking back Xichuan can Dakang turn the crisis around."
