Qiqi asked Hu Xiaotian to help carry the box out, this box is not heavy, and there shouldn't be much hidden in it.
After opening the box, there was an object wrapped in an oilcloth, and Qiqi did not intentionally avoid Hu Xiaotian, and opened the oilcloth in front of him, and there was a roll of jade slips inside.
Although Hu Xiaotian didn't know what the jade slip was, the two of them had worked hard to find such a thing, and this jade slip should be an extremely important thing.
Qiqi said: "This jade slip is not a treasure, but it is very important to our Long family, today's matter, you know it, you know it, and you must not disclose it to a third party." ” Hu Xiaotian deliberately said: "Gonggong Quan can't say either" Qiqi said: "No one can say it." ” Hu Xiaotian said: "I thought there was a big treasure house hidden under this ethereal mountain." ” Qiqi said: "As long as you do your best to help me do things in the future, the benefits will never be indispensable to you." ” Hu Xiaotian had heard others say such things more than once, but it was the first time for Qiqi to say such things in front of him, he looked at Qiqi a little strangely, but saw that the expression on this underage girl's face at this time was extremely solemn, and she should not be joking with herself.
Hu Xiaotian said: "What benefits can you give me?"
Qiqi said: "Keep you prosperous and rich, and help you restore the former glory of the Hu family." ” Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "To put it lightly, you have to convince the emperor first." ” Qiqi said: "He is my father, if I speak, he will naturally not refuse." ” Hu Xiaotian laughed secretly in his heart, after all, this girl is still too young, her thinking is too simple, although the emperor is your father, but your father will never obey you.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Let's go back as soon as possible, it's too long to leave."
Others will definitely be suspicious. ” Returning to the wine cellar, the little princess did not delay much, changed back into her clothes and quickly left the Siyuan Bureau.
Hu Xiaotian hid all the water and daggers that the little princess gave him, changed into clean clothes, and quietly checked the tunnel, he was worried that tonight's incident would be discovered by Li Yuncong.
Therefore, in advance in the secret passage leading to the library pavilion quietly arranged, the so-called defense is actually very simple, nothing more than to get a few spiders to let them build webs in the hole, although this trick is simple, but very practical, and not afraid of Li Yuncong's suspicions.
Hu Xiaotian checked it, and the cobwebs were still sealing the secret passage in a good manner, and it seemed that Li Yuncong hadn't come over recently.
He was also quite curious about the jade slip that Qiqi obtained, and this Nizi's whereabouts were secret.
And repeatedly told himself to keep a secret for her, and even Quan De'an had to hide it, it is estimated that there must be an article in it, but judging from the layout of the secret cave, ten of the hidden secrets are royal secrets.
Wait for a chance to ask Daddy to see if he knows what this jade slip is After the inspection, I locked the cellar and went back to my room to rest, just back to my room.
Li Yan, the official and eunuch, came over to deliver a message, saying that Ji Feihua was going to summon him.
Hu Xiaotian didn't expect Ji Feihua to summon himself so late.
Secretly, could it be that Qiqi came to find himself because he knew about it, or because he went to visit the emperor privately that caused Ji Feihua's suspicions When he came to the inner official prison, Ji Feihua was looking at the Dakang territory map on the wall with his back to him.
After Hu Xiaotian entered the door, he directly closed the door, and then came to his side, and said respectfully: "Lord Admiral summoned Xiaotian so late.
Is there something important to command?"
Ji Feihua said indifferently: "If there is no important matter, the miscellaneous family can't look for you."
Hu Xiaotian smiled: "Xiaotian didn't mean that, but he was afraid of delaying the rest of the adults." ” Ji Feihua said: "Recently, Princess Yongyang has been walking around with you very often. ” Hu Xiaotian said: "It's all because Quan De'an told her about the secret way, so she coerced Xiaotian to let me accompany her to the bottom to find out."
"He has a very good set of dealing with Ji Feihua and Hu Xiaotian, when to tell the truth in front of him and when to tell lies.
Hu Xiaotian has just the right grasp of proportion.
Ji Feihua said: "Did you find anything?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "I didn't find anything.
Secretly worried in her heart, could it be that Ji Feihua was already aware, and immediately added: "I was just forced by her to swim in the water, and Xiaotian's body temperature has not recovered yet." ” Ji Feihua nodded, looked at the territory map on the wall, and said softly: "Do you recognize this map?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "Dakang's territory map. ” "The current territory map" Ji Feihua turned around and came to the bookcase after speaking, and slowly unfolded a scroll on the table, which was also a territory map, but this map looked very old, and it should be some years old.
Hu Xiaotian followed and looked at it, and secretly wondered in his heart, how could Ji Feihua think of turning these things out Ji Feihua said: "Dakang was founded for more than 500 years, until Emperor Taizong reached its peak, swept and dominated the world, and when Emperor Taizong reigned, Dakang's territory reached the largest in history. ” Hu Xiaotianxin said to do my and do you Ji Feihua's As a eunuch, the most important thing is to do your job well, not to interfere in government affairs, do you know why so many people hate you so much, the fundamental reason is because you are too ambitious and your hands and claws are too long.
Ji Feihua's gaze refocused on the territory map on the wall, and said in a low voice: "Prosperity must decline, Dakang has undergone unification and division, since Emperor Taizong, the territory has been shrinking, but it is not as good as the past hundred years, and the territory of Dakang in the past hundred years has been less than half of what it was at its peak." ” Hu Xiaotian said: "The Admiral is worried about the country and the people, and Xiaotian is deeply admired. ” Ji Feihua said coldly: "You don't have to be a sycophant, the miscellaneous family knows what you're thinking." ” The taste of being exposed in person is not pleasant, even if this person is Ji Feihua, even if there are only the two of them, Hu Xiaotian is still a little hot-skinned, fever is fever, and the sycophants still have to continue to shoot: "Lord Admiral, Xiaotian does not have any flattery, every time I see adults working hard for state affairs, working hard, forgetting to sleep and eating, Xiaotian has an indescribable emotion in his heart" Ji Feihua glared at him fiercely, and Hu Xiaotian's words didn't dare to say anything more.
Ji Feihua said: "Dakang has the rules of Dakang, eunuchs are not allowed to get involved in politics, and those who violate it will be decided, are you saying this to insinuate that the miscellaneous family is asking about state affairs?"
Hu Xiaotian was so frightened that he was shocked, I damn it, I patted the horse's feet on the horse's feet, Ji Feihua is too shrewd, and his words are related to the suspicion of playing a big knife in front of the public. hurriedly bowed down and said: "Lord Admiral, Xiao Tian's loyalty to Lord Admiral can be shown to the sun and the moon, and there is no intention of insinuating the Lord. ” Ji Feihua said indifferently: "You can't see what you think in your heart." ” Hu Xiaotian said: "If the adults don't believe it, Xiaotian will dig out his heart and show it to the adults." ” Ji Feihua said: "You have such a mouth, I'm afraid that I won't even believe what I say."
He didn't blame Hu Xiaotian, he pointed to the map of Dakang's territory and said: "A hundred years ago, Dayong rose from the north, and Xue Jiurang, the guard of the Blue Pass, colluded with the remnants of the Hu people in the north, supported the army to stand on its own, and broke away from Dakang, the Emperor Dakang was furious, and gathered a million troops to swear to wipe out the Lan Pass and destroy the entire Xue clan, the army went all the way north like a broken bamboo, and the rebels fled one after another, and the army came to the bank of the Tongtian River, and when they were gathering to cross the river, the rebels blew up the embankment, and the surging flood poured down, and the million army was crushed by the flood like ants.
The floods were raging, implicating 82 counties in 17 prefectures and destroying countless villages and towns. ” Although Hu Xiaotian had not experienced such a scene, he could also imagine the tragic scene at that time through Ji Feihua's description, and sighed in his heart, this Xue Jiurang's methods used to defeat Dakang's army were also despicable and shameless to the extreme, and he did not hesitate to sacrifice the lives of the people.
Ji Feihua said: "Dakang has suffered great damage to his natural vitality after this catastrophe, but with the foundation of Dakang for hundreds of years, it will definitely not be washed away by a flood, and the emperor at that time was lucky enough to escape from the flood and brought a million troops to conquer, and when he returned to Kangdu, there were less than 7,000 people.
He decided to recuperate and fight again the following year.
With Xue Jiurang's strength back then, it should not be able to shake the rivers and mountains of Dakang in the short term, but Shangcang did not stand on the side of Dakang, after the flood, a plague swept the whole territory of Dakang, at first only in the flood area, but then quickly spread to the counties of Dakang, this plague is more ferocious than the flood, many people in the towns are dead, and they are dying all over the wilderness, the emperor in order to block the plague, he actually followed the advice of some traitorous ministers, and arranged a defense line in Wuxing County, north of Kangdu, prohibiting refugees north of Wuxing County from going south, Anyone who crosses the line will be shot. ” Hu Xiaotian frowned, this emperor is indeed confused, if the border inspection is strengthened, it will be fine, and he will be shot without screening, which is really cruel and domineering.
Ji Feihua said: "He did this is equivalent to leaving all the people in the place of death, but Xue Jiurang led the army south at this time, and personally led the army to treat the people, his approach easily captured the hearts of the people, and the people who were originally hostile to him turned to him, in just half a year, he not only stabilized the territory on the north bank of the Tongtian River, but also developed his power to the north of Wuxing County." ” Hu Xiaotian said: "This plague should not be caused by Xue Jiu."
Ji Feihua nodded slowly and said, "You are really smart, that's right." ” Hu Xiaotian gasped, those who can achieve the emperor's feats are indeed unscrupulous and ruthless heroes.
Ji Feihua said: "Dayong has since gained a firm foothold and developed rapidly, Dakang naturally refused to be reconciled, and later there were many Northern Expeditions, the two sides won and lost each other, each time the two sides suffered heavy losses, and the continuous war made both sides lose a lot of national strength and vitality, it is precisely because of the continuous war between the two countries in the Central Plains, the surrounding barbarians took the opportunity to develop, including Sharjah in the southwest, and Heihu in the north.
Sharjah constantly endangers Dakang's territory in the southwest, while Heihu constantly harass its borders in the north of Dayong.
The two countries finally realized that the hinterland of the Central Plains would sooner or later be invaded and occupied by barbarians, and signed an armistice 20 years ago, the two sides suspended hostilities, clarified the border, Dayong retreated to the north of the Yongjiang River above the original border, Dakang recognized the existence of Dayong, and the two countries took the center of the Yongjiang River as the boundary, and agreed that their children and grandchildren would coexist peacefully and no longer fight each other.
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