Zhao Wusheng turned over and dismounted, and walked quickly towards Hu Xiaotian.
A loud laugh came out from afar: "Lord Hu is humble and Zhao Wusheng doesn't know that Lord Hu is back, and he has lost his welcome, and he has lost his welcome."
Hu Xiaotian let out a sinister laugh, his voice was sharp and thin, Huo Shengnan shuddered when he heard it, and only then did he realize that Hu Xiaotian was still a eunuch, and he had to play the role of a eunuch well in front of people.
The general who was knocked down by Hu Xiaotian's punch covered his mouth and nose and stood up with the help of his subordinates, only then did he know that Hu Xiaotian was the history of Dakang's marriage after returning from Dayong, and he was suddenly frightened, and fell to the ground with a thud, and said in a trembling voice: "Father-in-law Hu, the little one has eyes and no beads, and if you offend Grandpa Hu, I hope that the adults will not remember the villain's mistakes, and don't be familiar with the small ones." ” A sneer appeared on the corner of Hu Xiaotian's lips, in fact, the owner of the ship had already explained clearly just now, and it was very clear that the suspect had escaped, and the general deliberately made things difficult for himself, simply taking a fancy to his money.
Hu Xiaotian picked up the urn and said slowly: "Of course, the miscellaneous family can't be as knowledgeable as you, but if the miscellaneous family just makes a slow move, the princess's ashes will be split by you bastard." ” Everyone knew that Hu Xiaotian was holding the ashes of Princess Anping in his hand this time, Zhao Wusheng took the lead in kneeling, and a group of subordinates saw him kneeling, who dared to stand there, one by one scrambled to kneel, Zhao Wusheng said with tears: "The last general Zhao Wusheng and his soldiers greeted the soul of Princess Anping back to his hometown" After speaking, he respectfully kowtowed to the urn in Hu Xiaotian's arms three times, and everyone also knelt down together.
Hu Xiaotian smiled secretly in his heart, I don't know whose ashes are in this urn, but no matter who it is, it can be regarded as worthy of her, and she has been given such a noble courtesy since she stepped into the territory of Dakang.
Needless to say, after returning to Kangdu, the emperor will inevitably order him to be buried thickly.
The soldiers under Zhao Wusheng's extreme command are actually just for show, and they don't have much affection for this Princess Anping, and everyone also understands that Princess Anping's marriage into Dayong is nothing more than a political event, as for being assassinated in Dayong.
Although many people feel sad and indignant in their hearts, but they are only unhappy for the humiliation suffered by Dakang, and now the Dakang court is in turmoil, and the domestic civil unrest is everywhere, these soldiers who are stationed on the border defense line for Dakang are also uneasy, and it should be said that they are more pessimistic about the future of Dakang.
The most frightened of this group of people was the general who had made things difficult for Hu Xiaotian just now, and when he heard that the urn he almost split was actually Princess Anping's, he was so frightened that he immediately fainted, he knew that he was in trouble.
After Zhao Wusheng got up, he glanced at the general coldly.
Said angrily: "Drag this eyeless bastard down and lock him up, reward him with fifty military sticks first, and then send him down." ” "Yes" Hu Xiaotian saw that his identity was exposed, he and Huo Shengnan turned over and got on the horse, Zhao Wusheng accompanied Hu Xiaotian and walked together, Zhao Wusheng said: "Why didn't Lord Hu notify me in advance, so that I could be fully prepared to meet him."
Hu Xiaotian said: "I didn't want to disturb General Zhao, but I didn't expect that the merchant ship I was on would kill someone." ” Zhao Wusheng said: "Why does Lord Hu only have one entourage?"
Hu Xiaotian sighed and said, "It's hard to say a word," and he didn't explain after speaking.
Zhao Wusheng saw that he refused to say that it was naturally difficult to ask, and said with a smile: "Lord Hu's trip to Yongdu this time must be hard.
When you return to Dakang, you can rest your mind, so it is better to stay in Wuxing County and rest for a few more days. ” Hu Xiaotian shook his head and said, "I will leave early tomorrow morning, and the princess's affairs cannot be delayed." ” Zhao Wusheng nodded, and his face also showed sadness.
Hu Xiaotian said: "When I was in Dayong, I heard the news that Wuxing County had fallen into the hands of the rebellious people, when did the civil unrest be quelled again?"
Zhao Wusheng said: "Soon after Lord Hu left Cangmu, the rebels broke through the city gate of Wuxing County.
Robbed the grain depot and killed the county guard, and when our sailors gathered troops to respond, the group of rebels had already abandoned the city and fled, but fortunately there were not too many casualties, and most of the unlucky people were officials and merchants.
So the Admiral Zhao temporarily put Wuxing County under military control, during this period of time after rectification and purge, it was not easy to restore some order, the specific situation has been reported to the imperial court, but now there is no response from the imperial court. ” Hu Xiaotian nodded and said: "Wuxing County is the throat of the northern defense line of Dakang, if Wuxing County is lost, I am afraid that the entire northern defense line will be threatened." ” Zhao Wusheng said: "I heard that the fourth prince of the black beard, Wanyan Chixiong, died in Yongdu, and now the black beard people are preparing to go south, how can Dayong take care of us if he is too busy to take care of himself."
Huo Shengnan, who was following behind, couldn't help frowning, after all, she was a general of Dayong, and she would inevitably be a little sensitive when she heard others talking about Dayong, but she was soon relieved, she was afraid that she cared about Dayong, Dayong no longer cared about herself, and she no longer had to worry about the major affairs of the country.
Zhao Wusheng led his gang to escort Hu Xiaotian to the Admiral's Mansion, which was actually the former county guard's mansion, and Admiral Zhao Dengyun set this place as his temporary office since he settled in Wuxing.
Zhao Dengyun is Zhao Wusheng's uncle again, thinking of the relationship between the two, Hu Xiaotian can't help but think of the incident of crossing the river in Cangmu, if Zhao Wusheng is Ji Feihua's internal response here, he should know the impact that the shipwreck incident may have on his uncle, Zhao Dengyun, who is the admiral of the navy, will inevitably be held accountable, with Zhao Wusheng's shrewdness, he will definitely take this matter into account, in this case, he still insists on acting, either he calculates that it is impossible for the imperial court to treat Zhao Dengyun, or he is ruthless and kills his relatives in righteousness.
When I came to the Admiral's Mansion, I saw a group of people in front of the door waiting there in linen and filial piety, and the first person was Zhao Dengyun, the Admiral of the Dakang Navy.
Hu Xiaotian glanced at Zhao Wusheng, and knew in his heart that he must have asked him to come over in advance to deliver the letter, but in such a short period of time, it seems that these people should have been prepared for where they found filial piety clothes.
Seeing the arrival of Hu Xiaotian and his entourage, Zhao Dengyun led all the officials and generals under his command to kneel, crying gloomily one by one, Zhao Dengyun knelt down, and Zhao Wusheng, who was a nephew, naturally had to kneel with him.
Looking around, only Hu Xiaotian and Huo Shengnan were standing, and everyone else knelt down, Hu Xiaotian couldn't help but want to laugh a little, Dakang's generals didn't see how powerful they were in the war, but their ability to pretend to be first-class was first-class, for fear that others would not know that they were sad about Princess Anping.
After they made such a fuss, the people of the entire Wuxing County knew that the princess's ashes had returned to Dakang.
Zhao Dengyun is about fifty years old, medium stature, fair complexion, good appearance, three long strands of hair under the chin, quite a Confucian general, after getting up, wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, came to Hu Xiaotian and said: "Grandpa Hu has worked hard all the way. ” Hu Xiaotian said: "To do things for the country, even if it is hard, you are willing."
Facing this No. 1 real power figure of the Dakang Water Division, Hu Xiaotian couldn't help but look at it a few more times.
Zhao Dengyun said: "Gonggong Hu will rest here tonight, let's talk in detail later."
He said to Zhao Wusheng: "Wu Sheng, pass the order, starting tonight, no wine shop or teahouse in the city will be allowed to operate, the brothel of the Qinglou will be closed to customers, and every household will not be allowed to hang lanterns." ” "Yes" As soon as Hu Xiaotian heard it, he knew that Zhao Dengyun was going to pay a grand tribute to Princess Anping, and he said to Zhao Dengyun: "Lord Admiral, make such a decision slowly, the miscellaneous family has a few words." ” Zhao Dengyun turned to Hu Xiaotian and said with a pleasant face: "Father-in-law Hu, please speak." ” Hu Xiaotian said: "Lord Admiral, Xiaotian didn't want to make a big deal about escorting the princess's ashes back to China, firstly, the princess liked to be clean before her death, and she definitely didn't like to be disturbed, and she didn't want to cause trouble to too many people, and secondly, it was also for the safety of the princess's ashes, there was still some distance from Wuxing County to Kangdu, and it was difficult to guarantee that there would be people with ill intentions who wanted to ask for trouble, so please forgive me, and it is best to keep this secret for the time being." ” Zhao Dengyun heard Hu Xiaotian say this, frowned as if he was considering his words, thought for a while and nodded: "What Father-in-law Hu said is also very reasonable, then good, just do what Father-in-law Hu wants."
He waved his hand and motioned for the crowd to disperse.
Zhao Wusheng led Hu Xiaotian to the East Courtyard to settle down temporarily, Hu Xiaotian finally had the opportunity to take a hot bath comfortably, and after he finished taking a bath, it was dark.
It was Zhao Wusheng who came over to invite Hu Xiaotian over, saying that Zhao Dengyun invited him to dinner.
Zhao Dengyun asked Hu Xiaotian to go to the mansion alone, Hu Xiaotian said to Huo Shengnan, and followed Zhao Wusheng to the back garden of the Admiral's Mansion.
Admiral Zhao Dengyun had already taken off his armor and changed into a Confucian shirt, and several cold dishes had been placed on the stone table in the pavilion, seeing Hu Xiaotian coming in, Zhao Dengyun greeted with a smile: "Grandpa Hu is here" Hu Xiaotian said: "Adults also take time out of their busy schedules to feast, and the miscellaneous family is really flattered." ” Zhao Dengyun said with a smile: "Why should Gonggong Hu be so polite, you escorted Princess Anping to Yongdu to get married, and went through nine deaths and a lifetime, although it is the first time I have met Gonggong Hu, but I have admired Gonggong Hu's demeanor for a long time."
Hu Xiaotian thought secretly in his heart, what style can I have as a eunuch and what is there to admire You probably know the relationship between me and Ji Feihua, so you deliberately got close to me, thinking of Ji Feihua, I couldn't help but think of the news I heard from the red-haired man yesterday, I don't know if it's true or not, today I can just find out the true situation of Kangdu from Zhao Dengyun's mouth.
Zhao Wusheng filled the wine glasses in front of Hu Xiaotian and Zhao Dengyun.
Zhao Dengyun raised his glass and said: "I respect Father-in-law Hu for this glass of wine, Father-in-law Hu is willing to risk his life to go to Dayong, whether it is wisdom or courage, I am deeply admired."
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