Dawn came quietly amidst the crowing of roosters. Hu Xiaotian slowly opened his eyes. He didn't sleep well last night. As soon as he closed his eyes, he saw countless strange blue eyes wandering in his mind, like a nightmare.
Hu Xiaotian had never expected that the power of soul-taking was so powerful. In desperation, he had no choice but to sit in meditation and use the Bodhi Heartless Zen taught to him by Li Yuncong to calm his mind and calm down. This set of Tianlong
The secret Zen method taught in the temple is profound and sublime, and it really works wonders.
The injured ribs no longer hurt, and the plaster Yan Nujiao gave him seemed to be very effective. Hu Xiaotian carefully moved his arms and came to the door. He happened to see Yan Nujiao coming out of the next room and smiling at him.
Liao smiled and said: "She is still sleeping. I believe she will regain her consciousness after waking up."
Hu Xiaotian looked at the tired look on her face and guessed that Yan Nujiao must not have slept last night. He said lovingly: "Thank you for your hard work. Go back and rest quickly."
Yan Nujiao nodded, and suddenly heard Yan Boguang's voice: "Get out of the way, get out of the way! I want to see my sister." It turned out that Yan Boguang came to look for his sister, but was blocked by Xiong Tianba.
Ba waved his fist at Yan Boguang and said, "If you dare to scream again, be careful and I will beat you!"
Hu Xiaotian stopped Xiong Tianba and asked him to let Yan Boguang in. There were two other people who came with Yan Boguang, one of them was Hu Jinniu. Seeing that his cousin escaped from Qingyun Villa safely, Hu Xiaotian
He also felt comforted in his heart. After all, they were from the same line. He didn't want anything to happen to Hu Jinniu. Judging from several contacts with Hu Jinniu, although he was in a bandit camp, his conscience was still intact. As long as he was guided correctly, he might change his ways. Although Hu Jinniu believed that
After seeing Hu Xiaotian, I couldn't recognize him in front of Yan Boguang, so I just pretended not to know him.
Yan Boguang quickly came to his sister, grabbed her arm and said, "Nu Jiao, where have you been this night? Are you okay? Is anyone bullying you?"
Yan Nujiao glanced at Hu Xiaotian, her pretty face turned red and said, "Brother, don't be ridiculous, I'm helping to save people."
Yan Boguang nodded: "It's okay, it's okay." He glanced at Hu Xiaotian as he spoke. Perhaps because his men were coming here to meet him one after another, Yan Boguang's eyes when he looked at Hu Xiaotian were no longer as fearful as before.
Clearly confident.
Yan Nujiao was afraid of a conflict between the two, so she advised, "Brother, let's go back."
Yan Boguang then put away his eyes and left with his sister.
Xiong Tianba looked at their backs and said angrily: "Damn, the horse bandits dare to be so arrogant. The truth is, I'll beat them up."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Naughty boy, we are all sitting in the same boat now, and we should work together to tide over the difficulties. Try not to have conflicts."
Yang Lingqi's voice sounded behind him: "Not bad!"
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said, "Mr. Yang, are you up?"
Yang Lingqi said: "I got up early. Liang Yinghao and Tang Tiexin went out to inquire about the situation, and they should be back now." While talking, Liang Yinghao and Tang Tiexin returned one after another. What surprised Hu Xiaotian was that Xichuan did not hunt them down.
Liang Yinghao specially went to see the Xuanning Posthouse. There was no one stationed there. There was no heavy siege as expected.
Hu Xiaotian asked a little strangely: "Didn't Li Tianheng intend to target us?"
Yang Lingqi said: "Our existence does not have much impact on the overall situation, so there is no need for him to invest too much energy in hunting us down. In any case, this is a good thing, at least it will be much easier for us to escape."
Tang Tiexin said: "Today, the number of soldiers and horses on guard in the city has decreased a lot, and the mood of the people is also very calm. On the surface, Xizhou is not much different from the past."
Hu Xiaotian said: "It seems that I am worrying too much."
Yang Lingqi said: "Master, should we continue to wait here or leave as soon as possible?"
Hu Xiaotian walked slowly for a few steps: "Hero, Tianba, the two of you are responsible for keeping an eye on the gang of bandits in Tianlang Mountain. There are many good and bad among them. Although we are all sitting on the same boat, it is difficult to guarantee that there will not be many of them.
There will be people who will have different intentions."
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Yang Lingqi nodded. He was also worried about this matter.
Hu Xiaotian said again: "Tie Xin, go buy carriages, horses and luggage to prepare for our departure."
Tang Tiexin clasped his fists and accepted the order.
Hu Xiaotian said to Yang Lingqi: "Before I leave, there is someone I must meet."
Yang Lingqi asked: "Who?"
"Zhang Ziqian!"
Zhang Ziqian's mansion is located in the east of Xizhou City. He just returned home at dawn. As Li Tianheng's first counselor, Xichuan also protected Zhang Ziqian extremely closely, and he was accompanied by twenty warriors when traveling.
After Zhang Ziqian arrived at home, he was not in a hurry to rest. Instead, he went to his study room first and looked at the map of the Dakang territory hanging on the wall of the study room. His eyes were filled with excitement. His biggest ideal in this life was
Assisting the Ming Dynasty to fight for world hegemony, Li Tianheng was good at fighting, but his temperament was a bit indecisive. He had already advised Li Tianheng to make himself king before, but Li Tianheng was always hesitant. If this rebellion hadn't happened, Li Tianheng would not have made up his mind to fight against the great emperor.
Kang breaks off the relationship.
Zhang Ziqian's eyes fell on the position of Xichuan. Taking advantage of Xichuan, he could recuperate and consolidate his foundation. When the time was right, he could lead his army to the east and unify Dakang. Li Tianheng could become the true overlord of Dakang.
A lazy voice came from behind and said: "Is Mr. Zhang thinking about the plan to stabilize the country? Help Li Tianheng to overthrow the rule of the Long family?"
Zhang Ziqian's back straightened obviously, and the muscles around him became stiff. He heard Hu Xiaotian's voice, but he didn't know how Hu Xiaotian sneaked into his study. Zhang Ziqian did not turn around. After a while, he reached out and touched him.
With a green beard under his chin, he said with a smile: "So it's Brother Hu. He's such a rare visitor. He didn't even tell me in advance when he came to the humble house, so I might as well go out to greet him." After saying this, he slowly turned around.
Hu Xiaotian sat on the Taishi chair and looked at Zhang Ziqian with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, are you going to greet me with a knife and ax hand?"
Zhang Ziqian chuckled and said: "Brother Hu, where do you start with these words? I have no intention of hurting you. Even the commander-in-chief has never thought of targeting you. Brother Hu left me without saying goodbye. I am so confused. I don't know where to greet you."
Zhou? I hope I can bear with you if I am rude."
Hu Xiaotian secretly admired that Zhang Ziqian was indeed no ordinary person. He remained calm and composed in the face of danger and did not show the slightest panic.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Mr. Zhang is the number one counselor in Xichuan and Marshal Li's right-hand man. Li Tianheng supported his own troops and established a separate empire. Mr. Zhang played the most important role in this matter."
Zhang Ziqian smiled and said: "I don't dare to take credit. How can a helpless nerd like me control the general trend of the world?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "If something unexpected happens to you, sir, wouldn't Marshal Li lose an arm?"
Zhang Ziqian heard the implication of Hu Xiaotian's words. Instead of being afraid, he walked towards Hu Xiaotian, sat down next to Hu Xiaotian, and said softly: "Brother Hu, do you want to kill me?"
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said, "Aren't you afraid, Mr. Zhang?" He pulled out the dagger from his waist and thrust it into the rosewood coffee table. The dagger pierced deeply into the coffee table with a snatching sound. Zhang Ziqian trembled in his heart, but his expression remained the same.
Gujing remained calm and said calmly: "What good will it do you if you kill me?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "Take your head back, the emperor may reward me."
Zhang Ziqian said: "If the emperor really wants to reward you, why would he ask you to come as an envoy to Xichuan? Brother Hu is so smart, can't he not be aware of the emperor's true intention by now?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "If you don't tell me, I really don't understand."
Zhang Ziqian smiled and said: "Brother Hu must have heard that Xichuan general Lin Zefeng, Zhao Yanjiang and others instigated his subordinates to confuse the army and intend to rebel."
"Why bother to accuse someone?"
Zhang Ziqian said: "This matter has been basically found out. According to the testimonies of several people, the imperial court secretly contacted them and promised high-ranking officials and generous salaries in order to get rid of Marshal Li. You probably wouldn't have thought that the person they wanted to kill was you.
Inside, the emperor has also issued a kill order for you and your party."
Seeing that Hu Xiaotian was still unmoved, Zhang Ziqian sighed and said: "Brother Hu, don't you understand that the emperor is eager to get out of the predicament, so he wants to take back Xichuan at all costs, in an attempt to use Xichuan's food to alleviate the famine of Dakang."
He shook his head, stood up and walked towards the territory map: "The land of Xichuan is less than one-seventh of the territory of Dakang. Although Xichuan has not been affected by the disaster, the food reserves in Xichuan will never be able to save the food shortage of Dakang. Even if
Xichuan devoted all his efforts to save it, but in the end it was all in vain. Not only could it not save Dakang, but it would have put the entire people of Xichuan in dire straits."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Why did Mr. Zhang make so many excuses? He just wanted to excuse Li Tianheng's rebellion."
Zhang Ziqian said: "Brother Hu, have you ever thought about how Dakang fell into the situation it is in today? A natural disaster?" He shook his head and said: "It's actually a result. The emperor is stupid. Over the years, he has extorted money, preyed on the people, appointed traitors, and framed loyal people.
, even if Xichuan surrenders, even if the current famine in Dakang can be alleviated, what can happen next? If there is another famine, who can be expected to save it? Dakang's evil system is so persistent that it is difficult to return. Unless the world is fundamentally changed, the people of Dakang will never be safe.
Zhang Ziqian became excited: "You think I don't understand the principle of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, but Dakang is not a country of the Long family. If the emperor does not love the people, how can he demand the loyalty of the people? The commander-in-chief and Dakang draw a clear line.
The boundary is actually a decision made out of desperation. Do you think he doesn't know that doing this will bear eternal infamy? The commander-in-chief sacrificed his reputation to protect the people of Xichuan."
Hu Xiaotian remained calm. Although Zhang Ziqian spoke passionately, he still could not get rid of his original intention of serving the interests of the Li family. Hu Xiaotian did not believe that their actions were out of righteousness. Hu Xiaotian whispered: "Where is His Royal Highness, King Zhou?"
The third update is here. There are still two chapters to be updated. The recent slow update is not due to intentional saving of manuscripts. So far, not a single word of the manuscript has been saved. The status of all aspects is being adjusted. I hope you will understand! (
