Li Tianheng came to the seat, pressed his hands slightly down, and signaled everyone to quiet down. He smiled and said: "Today is Li's fiftieth birthday. The house is full of distinguished guests and distinguished guests. How can Li be so virtuous? I am so favored by you, not far away."
You have traveled thousands of miles across mountains and rivers to come to Xizhou to celebrate my birthday. Here, I would like to thank you all in advance!"
The crowd burst into cheers again, showing great respect to Marshal Xi Chuan.
Li Tianheng smiled and said: "To be polite, I won't say much today. Everyone who comes here is Li's friend. I hope everyone can drop everything and enjoy themselves. You will definitely not get drunk today!"
The crowd burst into laughter.
Li Tianheng turned to King Zhou and said, "Before the banquet begins, shall we listen to a few words from His Highness King Zhou?"
"Okay!" Everyone present said in unison.
King Long Yefang of Zhou had no choice but to stand up and said to everyone: "Today is a good day for Marshal Li. Originally, I shouldn't have spoken. But since Marshal Li asked me to speak, I'd better say a few words. First of all, I must be respectful."
May Li Shuai be as blessed as the East China Sea and live as long as the Southern Mountains. May Li Shuai be as powerful as a dragon and a tiger and remain majestic, leading the people of Xichuan to live and work in peace and contentment and enjoy peace forever!"
I don’t know who was the first to call out, but many people responded immediately.
Hu Xiaotian was secretly surprised that Long Yefang seemed to be completely scared out of his wits by Li Tianheng and actually said such cowardly words. Although Li Tianheng was the de facto ruler of Xichuan, Xichuan was still the territory of your Long family after all. Long Yefang
To say this is really a loss of the royal family's face, but if you think about it, you can understand it. After all, this guy is living under someone else's roof, and everything depends on Li Tianheng's eyes. In order to save his life, he doesn't care about the royal family's face.
Li Tianheng smiled and said: "His Royal Highness, King Zhou, is wrong. The only person who has the ability to lead Xichuan and even lead the entire Dakang out of the predicament is His Highness. As a minister of Dakang, Li should serve the country with all his heart, and I and the gang in Xichuan
The soldiers will do their best to assist His Royal Highness the King of Zhou!"
Hearing this, Xue Shengjing couldn't help grinning at his sister and whispered: "That's really high-sounding. Is this Long Yefang a fool? Let him play with the applause."
The eldest princess Xue Lingjun whispered: "I knew he would make a fuss about King Zhou a long time ago, but this is also a good thing." Meimei glanced to the other side and saw that Hu Xiaotian was still looking at her with a smile, and Fang couldn't help feeling a little panicked.
, picked up the tea cup in front of him and took a sip, avoiding Hu Xiaotian's gaze. He whispered: "Didn't you say that Hu Xiaotian will read out the imperial edict and announce the kingship at the birthday banquet?"
Xue Shengjing also glanced in the direction of Hu Xiaotian and said: "He is not a fool. He read out the imperial edict in public. If Li Tianheng refuses to agree, wouldn't he be in trouble?"
Xue Lingjun said: "Your sworn brother seems to be in a very bad situation!"
Xue Shengjing looked at his sister with a smile and said, "What? You seem to care about him very much!"
Xue Lingjun sighed quietly and said: "He is an outstanding young man." His eyes turned and he said: "He is your brother!"
Xue Shengjing said: "There is only one brother in my heart!" The brother he mentioned was of course Emperor Yong, his compatriot brother Xue Shengkang.
King Zhou was obviously a little excited by Li Tianheng's words. He nodded to Li Tianheng and said: "Thank you, Mr. Li, for trusting me. Without Mr. Li, I would not be where I am today. Dakang is in a troubled time, and I will be there first."
The imperial brother plots to usurp the throne, and Ji Fei monopolizes power and brings chaos to the court. Before today's birthday banquet begins, I have a few words to say."
Hu Xiaotian frowned. He originally thought that King Zhou was just a loser. But from what he just said, it seemed that King Zhou had another mission when he appeared here today. Could it be that Li Tianheng forced him to stand up and openly confront the Dakang court?
?Long Yefang really didn’t even have the slightest bit of backbone. Then I thought, it’s better to live than to die. It’s better to be a puppet than to become a corpse. If Zhou Wang Long Yefang didn’t compromise, he wouldn’t be able to survive.
Until now.
Long Yefang said: "The emperor has also sent envoys from the capital." As he spoke, he looked at Hu Xiaotian, and everyone present also focused their eyes on Hu Xiaotian.
Hu Xiaotian originally thought that he had nothing to do today. He had already conveyed the emperor's will to Li Tianheng alone. Li Tianheng had just said that he would not speak out. But now the King of Zhou has spoken out about this matter publicly. I don't know what his purpose is.
?Why not let yourself speak. Instead, announce this matter to the public through the mouth of King Zhou?
Long Yefang said: "The emperor issued an edict to confer Master Li as a king with a different surname. This was originally something worthy of congratulations, but when I saw the imperial edict, I found that it was not written by my father himself, and it did not even include the jade seal.
It's all false." As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked, everyone whispered, the situation in front of them was really beyond everyone's expectation.
Hu Xiaotian looked at Long Yefang coldly, and could not see any flaws in his appearance. However, Long Yefang's whole speech and behavior always revealed an indescribable weirdness. Hu Xiaotian didn't know what the problem was, and always felt that
Long Yefang is completely different from the one he knew in the past. Is this Long Yefang a fake?
Long Yefang took out a secret edict, raised his hand and showed it to everyone, and said with sadness: "This is the secret edict that my father entrusted his trusted aide to deliver to me after a narrow escape. If it weren't for this secret edict, I still don't know that my father has already died."
Under the control of the traitor Hong Beimo, Zhou Ruiyuan and Wen Chenghuan were intimidated by Hong Beimo's lustful power and colluded with him to control the power of the government. It's pitiful that my father finally escaped from the confinement, but now he is coerced by this gang of traitors.
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Everyone was talking a lot. They originally thought it was a happy and peaceful birthday banquet, but they didn't expect that the style of painting suddenly changed and it turned into a gathering of complaints.
Li Tianheng stood up at this time and said softly: "Dear guests may have heard what happened in Xizhou City in the past two days. Hong Beimo instigated some generals in Xizhou with the intention of murdering His Highness the King of Zhou. If there is something wrong with His Highness, it will be a big mistake."
There is no future for the restoration of Kang Sheji. Li had already reached a consensus with His Royal Highness the King of Zhou to lead the people of Xichuan back to Dakang, but..." His face was full of grief and anger: "Today's Dakang is not your Majesty's.
The great prosperity of the country is due to treacherous ministers, the court is covered in dust, and the sun and the moon are dim. The great prosperity is not only the great prosperity of your majesty, but the great prosperity of the Long family, and the great prosperity of the people. As ministers of the great prosperity, we should shoulder the responsibility.
If we turn a blind eye to the responsibility of restoring the country and revitalizing the country, and do nothing, how will we have the face to face the emperor in the future, and how will we have the face to face the prosperous people in the future!" His words were impassioned.
Hu Xiaotian quietly winked at Liang Yinghao, who was standing aside, and used a voice transmission to enter the secret passage: "Something is wrong, let's run away separately." Li Tianheng was determined to draw a clear line with Dakang, and his situation immediately became worse.
The danger was rising. Before Hu Xiaotian could leave, he saw a group of warriors coming up from behind and blocking his retreat. The leader was Li Honghan. Apparently to prevent him from escaping, Hong Yingtai, who was at the same table with Hu Xiaotian, turned pale with fright.
He whispered: "Brother Hu..." No one was a fool, and they all saw that these warriors were here for Hu Xiaotian.
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "Brother Yingtai, don't worry, this matter has nothing to do with you." After all, he underestimated Li Tianheng's skills. It seems that this guy is also a man with a good reputation and a secret sword. On the surface, he has set a trap with him.
Almost, how long has it been since he turned his back on others? It turns out that political interests are above all else. Li Tianheng dropped the bombshell that the old emperor was controlled by Hong Beimo, and took the opportunity to support the king of Zhou and let him hold the emperor hostage to order the princes.
The plan can continue.
Xue Shengjing said to Xue Lingjun: "Things are getting more and more interesting. The breakup between Xichuan and Dakang is really a great joy." In Dayong's position, of course he does not want to see Xichuan return to Dakang, like Li Tianheng
Finally, he clearly stated that he had drawn a clear line with Dakang, and even criticized it, saying that Long Xuanen, the monarch of Dakang, had actually been controlled by Hongbeimo. In this way, he could naturally support the king of Zhou to ascend the throne, and it was foreseeable that Dakang would appear in the future.
Two courts, two emperors.
Xue Lingjun said: "Why do you need to talk about this kind of thing at the birthday banquet?"
Xue Shengjing said: "Li Tianheng's temperament has always been indecisive. If the situation was not critical, he would not have taken this step. It seems that Long Xuan'en has pushed him into a hurry. Today, he will completely draw a clear line with Dakang."
Xue Lingjun's eyes were always focused on Hu Xiaotian, and he saw Hu Xiaotian standing up and walking outside.
Hu Xiaotian had just taken a few steps when Li Honghan stopped him head-on, with a sneer on his lips and said: "Where are you going, Prince Consort?"
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "People have three urgent needs. If General Li is interested, let's go together."
Li Honghan smiled and said: "Okay! Okay!" He stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation.
Hu Xiaotian was not afraid and strode forward. Li Honghan led eight warriors behind him and left the banquet hall. Hu Xiaotian said: "It's just a pee, why does General Li make it so grand?"
Li Honghan said: "You are an imperial envoy and a consort, so of course you have to take good care of me."
Eight warriors surrounded Hu Xiaotian. Hu Xiaotian sighed, shook his head and said, "Is this the way your Li family treats guests? This is my second experience."
Li Honghan said: "If you know what's going on, it's best not to resist. Considering the past friendship between our two families, I won't embarrass you."
Hu Xiaotian nodded, and immediately two warriors rushed up and cut his arms behind his back to tie him up.
Li Honghan waved his hand and said: "Send Mr. Hu to rest."
At this time, Liang Yinghao was also tied up by several warriors and pushed over. Hu Xiaotian and him looked at each other, with a helpless smile on each other's lips. Today, they were surrendering themselves into a trap, but they did not resist. Hu Xiaotian
Using voice transmission to enter the secret, he said to Liang Yinghao: "Let's take a look at the situation first." (To be continued)
