This chapter of water is recommended to skip.

In the southern part of Tokyo, an old horse-drawn carriage swayed through the narrow alleys, circled several times, and stopped in front of a mansion. The door of the house is not small, but it is messy.

The chariot was driven by a stout man, armed with weapons, and at a glance he knew that he was a battle-hardened man. He jumped out of the carriage and said respectfully to the carriage: "Lord, you have arrived at the gate of the mansion." ”

The curtain opened, and an old man with gray hair poked his head out, bent over, and landed on the ground with the help of the groom. His expression was full of exhaustion, and he sighed: "The roads in Tokyo are still so crowded and difficult to navigate!" ”

"Call the door!"

"Yes!"

This old man is the former Fengxiang Festival envoy, Hou Yi. Since being "escorted" to Beijing, Hou Yi has been left in the mansion and no one cares, and he has taken the initiative to report and request to face the saint, but there is no response.

The reaction of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court made this old man feel terrified, and it was even more difficult to feel at ease when he thought of his actions at both ends of Fengxiang's first rat. Later, the news of the victory of Jifeng Mountain came, which made Hou Yi even more restless, and he felt that his life was in danger. During this period of time, Hou Yi made all his fortunes, brought heavy gifts, and posted to visit the magnates of the Han Dynasty, especially those ministers, hoping to say it for him, but unfortunately, the effect was effective.

With a sigh of sorrow, he walked into the house under the greeting of the gatekeeper. Holding on to the waist, after all, he is over 60 years old, and these days of running, even if his body has always been good, he can't stand it anymore, and the most important thing is that the psychological pressure is a little great.

There are more than 70 people in the Hou Mansion, and in addition to Hou Yi's relatives, there are dozens of subordinates accompanying them, all of whom are diehards. After calming the soldiers who came up a little, Hou Yi asked the steward: "Where is San Lang?" ”

A hint of unnaturalness flashed on the steward's face, and he explained in a low voice.

"This rebel!"

With an angry shout, Hou Yi showed that he was old and strong, carrying a wooden stick, and quickly broke into a courtyard in the back garden of the Hou Mansion. In the room, a mustachioed man in his thirties was laughing with a maidservant, his face was drunk, and he must have drunk a lot.

Seeing Hou Yi break in with a wooden stick in his hand, a spirit pushed the maid away, and staggered to escape.

"Dad, stop fighting!" After a few screams, the man bared his tongue and begged for mercy.

"You rebel, the old man is running outside, groveling, you are good, you are free in the house, ah?" Hou Yi blew his beard and glared, and scolded angrily: "The plaything is demoralized! ”

The man's name is Hou Renbao, the third son of Hou Yi, who has always been ambitious and greedy for enjoyment. But it's not the kind of arrogant and domineering second ancestor, it belongs to the kind of typical "salted fish life", neither in the army nor in politics, just like to have fun and play, mixed for more than 30 years, and pointed to his father to raise him.

Seeing that his father's face softened, Hou Renbao rubbed his beaten arm, strengthened his courage, bared his teeth, stepped forward to help Hou Yi, threw the stick far away, and said, "Dad, I also want to go out with you, isn't this afraid of embarrassing you?" ”

"You still have the face to say?" Seeing Hou Renbao's salted fish expression, Hou Yi immediately scolded.

Smelling the smell of wine in his mouth, he was even more angry: "The Son of Heaven has issued an edict to ban alcohol, the Hou family is already in danger, and they dare to be presumptuous in the house, are you afraid that you will not be able to recruit people from Kaifeng Mansion and the Inspection Department?" ”

"Uh. The house is all his own family, and no one will spread it. Hou Renbao smiled: "After entering Tokyo, my son has listened to your orders and stayed in the house honestly, and he has never left the door......"

"Do you still want the old man to praise you?" Hou Yi asked rhetorically.

Hou Renbao buried his head and pretended to be dead. Seeing him like this, Hou Yi couldn't help but sigh, he was also dead to this son. Fortunately, the other sons have grown up.

Seeing that Hou Yi's expression softened and hiccuped, Hou Renbao stepped forward, his expression was a little serious, and asked, "Dad, it's useless to see those prime ministers, why don't you go directly to meet the Son of Heaven?" ”

Hearing this, Hou Yi almost lost his breath and had a cerebral thrombosis, and his eyes widened: "If I can see the Son of Heaven, do I still need to beg them?" ”

"It's all perfunctory old man, especially Su Fengji, who accepted my gift, and didn't speak for me, and even wanted to ask me for another gift? This person is so thick-skinned, and such a person can also be the prime minister? I see, this Great Han Dynasty is not much better! Hou Yi complained.

Hearing this, Hou Renbao seemed to be startled, and waved his hand: "Dad, you can't talk nonsense, the Hou family is in danger, if it spreads, it will be even worse." ”

"Get out!" Hou Yi gave a succinct response.

Hou Renbao's buttocks did not move, but he blushed and said, "Dad, if my son wants to come, the Son of Heaven should not kill our family." ”

"Why?"

"Feeling."

I thought that this son could say anything insightful, but as a result, it didn't "disappoint" him.

"Get out!"

"My son is leaving!"

"If you dare to drink too much, I will break your legs! Word! Hou Yi said coldly.

Hearing this, Hou Renbao shrank his neck, his legs trembled slightly, and he hurriedly retreated.

Back in the study, Hou Yi was alone, thinking about the experience of running into walls everywhere during this time, and he couldn't help but feel depressed. After a long time, he sighed: "What a mistake! ”

"In the beginning, how did I lose my mind and be tempted by the king's return. There were so many people who accepted the Khitan hypocrisy, except for Du Chongwei, the court also forgave his sins. Regret not at the beginning, regret not at the beginning......"

Hou Yi muttered to himself: "However, that rebel is not bad, the Son of Heaven should not kill me, otherwise it will never be this kind of reaction." Moreover, the old man did not rebel after all, and finally handed over the military power to help the court fight against the Shu army, which was also a meritorious service. ”

"Looking at the situation in Tokyo, these prime ministers are not in control of the court. Everything depends on the attitude of the Son of Heaven......"

Although Hou Yi was a poor farmer, he served in the army for more than 40 years, from the Liang and Jin dynasties to the Tang and Jin dynasties, and then to the destruction of the Tang and Jin dynasties, he first took refuge in the Khitan and then surrendered to the Han Dynasty. has worked hard all the way from the bottom to today's status, and the person he relies on, in addition to that martial arts, is still a keen political sense.

This man, although he is not very educated, is surprisingly knowledgeable, and he is very good at talking and has a keen eye. In the midst of decades of war, I can always stand on the right team and sit upright.

This time, it was an accident. At the beginning of the establishment of the Han Dynasty, it was impossible to see the prosperity of a new dynasty, just like the post-Tang Dynasty in the era of Li Cunqiao. Originally, Hou Yi didn't really rebel, and he colluded with Meng Shu, but he just planned to hold himself hostage. It's just that I didn't expect that Han Ting was so resolute, Wang Jun was so capable of fighting, and the newly succeeded Son of Heaven was so difficult to mess with......

Fortunately, at the last moment, Hou Yi decisively sat up right again and made amends.

......

Hou Yi's situation in Tokyo, of course Liu Chengyou understands it, and he has been hanging him for so long, on the one hand, to suppress him, and on the other hand, he hasn't figured out how to deal with him.

Kill, I didn't intend to kill. After Feng Dao paid his respects to the prime minister, he introduced Hou Yi to Liu Chengyou, and the sentence that impressed Liu Chengyou the most was: When it comes to judging the situation, the minister is not as good as Hou Yi.

In this regard, the one who can make Feng Daodu bow down is obviously not a mortal.

dragged on for more than half a month, and after Hou Yi's mentality was "calmed down", Liu Chengyou finally remembered this person and summoned him.

"See Your Majesty!" As soon as they met, the descendants bowed their heads and lowered their postures.

Liu Chengyou looked at Hou Yi and gave him the feeling that he was like an old man in a farmhouse.

"Let's get flat!"

"The sinners don't dare!" Hou Yi was still lying on the ground. This person can really put down his body. This performance looks like Liu Chengyou is bullying the old man.

"What are you calling a criminal, what is the matter of a criminal?" Liu Chengyou glanced at him and asked.

"The founding of the Han Dynasty, the criminal ministers have not entered Beijing for a long time to meet, and they have not had time to see the face of the first emperor!" Hou Yi replied in a loud voice, acting very naturally.

Seeing that he avoided the important and light, Liu Chengyou also accompanied him to talk nonsense, stamped a letter on the imperial case, and a cold voice came out of his mouth: "Do you know how the first emperor evaluated you?" ”

Hou Yi was stunned for a moment, stared at the floor in the hall twice, and asked, "The old minister doesn't know." ”

"Looks good at the court, and has a heart for you."

Eight heart-damaging words rang in his ears, even if it was an old fox, Hou Yi couldn't help but pull in his heart, and his head immediately knocked down: "What does the first emperor mean by this, the criminal minister is stupid, I really don't understand." ”

"Do you want me to explain it to you?" Liu Chengyou said lightly: "Have you forgotten about the secret alliance with the enemy country so quickly?" ”

"Communicating with the puppet Shu privy envoy Wang Hui back to the secret letter, sending the military registration and grain book to the enemy commander Zhang Qianzhao, these things, aren't these things groundless? Well? Liu Chengyou was stunned.

Feeling Liu Chengyou's stern tone, Lao Hou Yi's body tensed, cold sweat stolen out from his forehead, his brain spun rapidly, and he muttered for a while before he replied in a trembling voice: "The minister is not fornicating with pseudo-Shu, but just wants to lure him north to annihilate him." ”

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"So, the great victory of Jifeng Mountain is still the work of Hou Zhijun's planning?" Liu Chengyou asked flatly.

"Don't dare!"

"Hou Yi, you are also a tired veteran, what do you think, what should I do with you?"

Hearing this, Hou Yi's heart became completely nervous. secretly pondered Liu Chengyou's mentality, but his mind was a little chaotic for a while. Suddenly, Hou Yi straightened up and arched his hand to Liu Chengyou: "Your Majesty, the minister has a secret matter to tell!" ”

"Speak!"

When the minister was in Fengxiang, he received a secret letter from Li Shouzhen in the river, and he invited the minister to rebel with him. Your Majesty, Li Shouzhen has different ambitions, and the court needs to be good at curbing it. Hou Yi decided to take Li Shouzhen out as a shield, and by the way, be a "tainted witness" in order to atone for his sins.

Hearing his words, Liu Chengyou was a little happy, and said in an inexplicable tone: "It seems that this Li Shouzhen has a lot of contacts!" ”

Hou Yi was slightly stunned, and couldn't help but be surprised by Liu Chengyou's calmness.

"How did you reply to Li Shouzhen?" Liu Chengyou asked.

Hou Yi's face was full of seriousness, and he said solemnly: "The old minister categorically refuses!"

"Why don't you report it early?"

"Uh...... The stakes are very high, and in order to avoid leaking the matter, the old minister wants to face His Majesty Chen in person. ”