The sun is shining brightly.

From time to time, the sharp chirping of cicadas can be heard on both sides of the road, with constant ups and downs.

The dead man in ragged clothes walked on the path on foot, walking very slowly.

The sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded in the distance again, and the dead people hid in all directions and dispersed in a rush.

The knight came galloping on horseback, carrying a bamboo tube on his back, not sparing any horse power. The horse used all its strength, its hooves flew, and almost flew over the path. The knight didn't care about the dead people hiding around, and didn't even look at it.

, just disappeared from the sight of the deceased.

The deceased breathed a sigh of relief.

A knight who is rushing to deliver a message like this has no time to bother those who are on the way.

The knight ran wildly against the wind, sweating profusely, but those sweat beads quickly disappeared while running, making him feel even more uncomfortable.

I don’t know how long I ran, the woods on both sides gradually became sparse, and a posthouse came into view in the distance. A knight was holding a horse and waiting aside. The knight quickly wiped his face with a wet cloth, and several other officials came forward.

meet.

The man jumped off the horse skillfully and quickly handed the bamboo tube he was carrying to the other party. The clerk made sure that the thing was complete and handed it to the second knight. The knight quickly mounted his horse and ran away.

The knight who arrived was supported by two people and walked towards the inner room. After walking a few steps, he squatted on the ground and vomited.

Even the horse was swaying at this moment, as if it couldn't hold on any longer.

The clerk let out a long sigh and looked at his colleagues on the side, "Why are you so urgent lately?"

"Even if there is a war, that's it. Just wait and see. When the war actually starts, that will be the most fatal thing!"

The clerk looked in the direction where the knight was leaving and remained silent.

The knights just relayed and lost all the way. Ten days later, the knights who had been replaced several times appeared outside Yecheng.

And he brought an extremely important document, which was a letter written by Hu Changxing to his brother Hu Changren.

Hu Mansion.

The mansion is lush and lush, with many pavilions hidden among the greenery, exquisite paths connecting the huge courtyards, and several rockeries leaning against the gardens. The level of luxury is comparable to that of Lou Rui's mansion.

Outside the pavilions outside the garden, many Hu musicians were seen holding musical instruments and playing hard.

Various dancers danced gracefully, making everyone unable to take their eyes away.

Hu Changren, Zou Xiaoyu, Lu Renhui, Lu Yuanliang, Gao Yuanhai, Zhao Yanshen, Qi Lianmeng, Lou Dingyuan, Yuan Wenyao, She Diluo and many other dignitaries of the dynasty are gathered in this pavilion at this moment. They are dressed in luxurious clothes and have various kinds of things piled up in front of them.

There are still waiters serving all kinds of delicacies.

There are warriors protecting it on three sides.

Hu Changren was wearing a loose robe with a tiger with long teeth and five claws embroidered on it. His hair and beard were carefully trimmed, and the beard was thick and neat.

He sat in the middle position, holding his belt with both hands, pretending to laugh boldly.

Zou, Lu, and Lu were standing on his left and right, one pouring wine for him, one telling him anecdotes, and the other preparing the food for him.

These three people are the ministers of Santai. Now they are surrounding Hu Changren. They obey orders without caring about their own identities. They flatter and flatter everyone and don't care about their own reputation at all. Through this shameless method of flattery,

, the three of them became Hu Changren's confidants and exercised power for him.

The ministers sitting around may not like the behavior of these three people, but they don't care much.

Hu Changren looked at the people around him with a smile.

He himself didn't expect that things would go so smoothly.

After Gao Rui was killed, the government began to be further controlled by him, and the original three-point balance completely collapsed. Hu Changren successfully became a powerful minister through the support of many unworthy ministers.

He took a sip of wine, looked at the ministers around him, and said, "What happiness in the world can compare to what it is now?"

The ministers stood up one after another to drink with him.

Everyone is very happy now.

Without guys like Gao Rui bothering them all day long, they could finally go back to the happy times of the past.

Gao Yuanhai wore a cassock, chanted the Buddha's name, and said with compassion on his face: "I have one thing, I beg the King of Longdong to agree to it."

Hu Changren looked at him and said, "Servant Gao, please tell me."

"Although King Zhao has made some mistakes, he still asks King Longdong to be compassionate, forgive his family, and allow his heirs to inherit the title."

Gao Yuanhai's voice was exceptionally gentle, as if he were a highly enlightened monk.

After hearing Gao Yuanhai's words, several ministers also nodded, feeling sorry for Gao Rui's mistake.

Hu Changren waved his hand, "Looking at his past achievements, I will do as you say."

Zou Xiaoyu said quickly: "Your Majesty is truly benevolent and righteous! There is no better person in the world than your Majesty!"

Hu Changren laughed again, and asked people to invite the dancing girls to the crowd, so that everyone could have fun.

The pavilion was filled with cheerful laughter.

It was at this time that the annoying scouts arrived at the mansion to deliver important documents to Hu Changren.

Knowing that it was sent from Hu Changxing, the servant did not dare to delay and hurried to the pavilion to find Hu Changren.

"Master, there are urgent documents sent by the three masters."

Hu Changren was enjoying himself at the moment, so he didn't care about this, "Let him wait first!"

The servant did not dare to persuade him any more, so he had to retreat.

Hu Changren continued his banquet until it was almost dark, but the banquet never ended.

At night, the guards lit lamps and gathered around Hu Changren. A slave helped him and sent him to the inner room. He sat on the bed. Hu Changren was still drunk and kept shouting for wine.

Several crying women were pushed in by the guards and the door was closed.

When Hu Changren woke up the next day, the sun had already risen, and he was still a little unconscious and had a headache.

After eating some hot soup, the servant mentioned the letter again.

"Bring it here!"

Hu Changren was very proud and had almost no worries about the border fortress. He picked up the document and glanced at it casually. At this moment, he suddenly woke up.

The heat from last night disappeared without a trace, and my whole body became cold.

He suddenly let go of his hand, and the document was thrown to the ground. He hurriedly picked up the letter and read it again.

Seeing the master's frightened look, the servant hurriedly asked: "Master, what happened?"

Hu Changxing mentioned Zu Jue's request in his letter, and also mentioned that ministers from all over the border fortress were preparing to jointly submit a letter requesting the establishment of a platform to allow him to take precautions.

Xingtai.

This made Hu Changren wake up immediately.

What does Liu Taozi want to do? Set up another temple?

If Liu Taozi is allowed to set up an official platform at the frontier fortress, then he can appoint courtiers himself in the future, which is a bit scary.

Hu Changren was sweating profusely and hurriedly said: "Go and call Zou, Lu, and Lu!"

The servant ran out immediately.

Hu Changren put down the document and breathed heavily.

His eyes were full of resentment.

It happened that when he was most proud and happiest, a letter like this from Liu Taozi came to him, which directly brought him back to reality from his dream.

This letter completely shattered his dream and made him suddenly realize that he was not really in power.

Because there are still people in the country who can threaten you.

He was a little afraid of Liu Taozi.

Hu Changren waited in the house for an unknown amount of time before the three men came in a hurry.

Hu Changren was furious, "When there was nothing important in the past, you guys hung around outside the mansion all day long. Something big happened today. Why are you here so late?"

Several people were a little confused. After hearing the news, they rushed over and arrived almost as quickly as possible.

However, they did not defend themselves, but quickly apologized.

Hu Changren then took out the letter and let the three of them read it. "Liu Taozi is not a loyal minister!! He really has evil intentions. Now he is trying to build another temple. How should I put down this rebel?!"

After hearing Hu Changren's words, several people immediately panicked.

Zou Xiaoyu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, now that there are foreign enemies, we cannot rush to deal with General Wei. Please put the country first and temporarily forgive his rude behavior!!"

"How can we tolerate our master's national affairs today?"

When Hu Changren heard Zou Xiaoyu's words, he straightened his back a lot, like a real powerful official who ordered the affairs of the world. His face was full of anger, and he was ready to take Liu Taozi's life with every move he made.

However, this made the three lackeys in front of them suffer.

Lu Renhui glanced at Zou Xiaoyu who had just spoken, and wanted to curse him.

Now that we’ve reached this point, why don’t we stop flattering??
To be continued...