"Why do you have the last name?" Hu Guiyang asked.

Xiaocao kept staring at the wooden box containing the golden hairpin, looked up and said, "Huh? Last Name...... Because Shang Shaobao's relatives are indeed surnamed He, the old couple is very good to me and recognizes me as their goddaughter. The purpose of marrying is to muddy the waters, so that the capital can't figure out the true intentions of Third Sister He, which may be helpful to Brother Hu. ”

"Very helpful." Hu Guiyang said with a smile, during this period of time, he relied on this family affair to be "valued" by all parties, "Shang Shaobao's idea? ”

Xiaocao hesitated, "Brother Hu thinks I'm not so smart?" Or do you think my skin isn't that thick? ”

"Ah......" Hu Guiyang felt that Xiaocao's words were difficult to answer, and suddenly remembered what He Sanjie once said: Don't doubt some things, even if you doubt, don't ask.

Xiaocao said with a smile: "Brother Hu, don't be afraid, Shang Shaobao said that Brother Hu has been tied to Third Sister He and Shenyu for a long time, and suddenly lost all connections, and there are many people who have offended, so it is likely to be in danger because of this, so I came up with the idea of setting a family affair of unknown origin, and deliberately made everyone suspect Third Sister He - this is what she has done in the first place, right?" ”

Hu Guiyang smiled, and didn't dare to ask casually.

Xiaocao pushed the wooden box back in front of Hu Guiyang, "There is no reason to come back the things that were sent, Brother Hu doesn't have to think too much, the purpose of the family affair has been achieved, and you will be able to get out soon, but Brother Hu should not be too relaxed." ”

"And the danger?"

Xiaocao looked away, picked up scissors and cut off a candle wick, "Anyway, it's true that the marriage is true, it's not a joke, in February, as soon as your stepfather arrives, you must marry me." ”

Hu Guiyang smiled.

"Do you laugh at my thick skin? I'm like this, don't pretend to be confused, I gave you the golden hairpin at the beginning, and if you take it, you have to marry me. ”

"I know."

"Know what?"

"I know that the daughter of the He family is you, not the third sister He."

Xiaocao lowered her head and said that she was not pretending to be confused, and some words were still difficult to say, but Hu Guiyang saw through them.

"But I thought that the idea of marrying was Third Sister He'er's, and she wanted to dump you who were really confused to me."

Xiaocao had a lot to say, but in the end she felt that it was completely unnecessary, so she got up and said, "Then it's decided." Brother Hu go and say goodbye to Eunuch Huai, he will send someone to send you home, about Shenyu, no one will look for you anymore, and you don't have to interfere anymore. Also, tidy up the house, especially ......"

"The palace maid sent by the East Palace?"

"Brother Hu really doesn't refuse to come."

"Everyone wants me to be honest, what can I do? But she'll be gone soon, I've already arranged it. ”

Xiaocao was slightly irritable, "Am I going too far?" Godmother said that women should be gentle and not too jealous, the more jealous they are, the more annoying they are. ”

"Your godmother is right, but you are not an ordinary woman, you are Xiaocao, you grew up in the mountains, my sister is the invincible Gao Hanying, I am also an unusual man, I am Hu Guiyang, I have offended more people than I have seen."

Xiaocao didn't know what to say, so she picked up the wine that had cooled down on the table and drank it all, "No one is allowed to regret it." ”

"No repentance." Hu Guiyang also drank the residual wine, turned around and walked out of the house.

The janitor stood in the courtyard, "Gong Huai is still waiting for Captain Hu." ”

"What about Gong Qin and Immortal Li?"

"They've taken their leave."

Hu Guiyang entered the room and arched his hand: "Huaigong has done so many things for me, I have always suspected that you have ulterior motives, I'm really sorry." ”

Huai En didn't seem to want to send Hu Guiyang away immediately, pointed to the stool opposite, motioned for him to sit down, and then said, "Don't apologize, I need your 'suspicion'." ”

"I was thinking just now, I can understand what Xiaocao did, Huai Gongtang, a celebrant eunuch, Shang Shaobao, a cabinet chief assistant who returned to his hometown, why bother to protect me? Look, my 'suspicions' are still there. ”

"Haha. Xiaocao is a girl, please be sure to cherish it. ”

"I can hear it, Huaigong also has 'suspicions'." Hu Guiyang said with a smile.

Huai En straightened his face, "Can Captain Hu forget his old relationship with He Sanchen?" ”

Hu Guiyang pondered for a moment and asked, "Why forget?" ”

A smile slowly appeared on Wynne's face, "It's not over yet, I need Captain Hu's help." ”

"That's not what Xiaocao said."

"There are some things I didn't tell her, and she's the one who should stay out of it."

"For that, I want to thank you." Hu Guiyang arched his hand.

Wynne waved his hand, "If it happens, only I will thank you." ”

"Huai Gong, please speak."

When it was time to speak, Huai En hesitated, and only after a long time did he speak: "The divine jade is still in the hands of His Majesty. ”

"Huai Gong is convinced?" When Hu Guiyang left just now, this was just a speculation, but Huai'en's tone was now very sure.

"After talking with Li Xianchang and Qin Gong, the three of us are convinced."

"What about the Heavenly Machine? Doesn't Your Majesty want to be involved in He Sanchen's ambitions? ”

"Yes, but if you want the Heavenly Machine Ship to submit, Shenyu is very important, so Your Majesty must leave it behind and use it to negotiate with He Sanchen. Of course, this is the result of the three of us guessing. ”

"The guess that can convince Huai Gong will definitely not be wrong."

"Alas, Shang Shaobao is worried about this matter."

"People are in the rivers and lakes, their hearts are in the court, and Shang Shaobao is really worried about his life. Actually, it's okay to let His Majesty play for a while, right? He Sanchen is whimsical, the chance of success is very small, and the court will at most work hard for the people and money, anyway, it has always been like this, tear down the east wall to make up the west wall. ”

"Hey, Captain Hu is really indifferent to the affairs of the world."

"I also want to care, but first I have to study hard in the books of sages, and I have to be admitted to the Jinshi, and then I have to work hard to become a big official, and it's too late at my age."

"This matter is more serious than the loss of money and labor."

"Oh? No...... It's the Wen family again, what a million sets, right? ”

"Your Majesty has asked the cabinet and the ministries how to mobilize millions of people at the same time."

"This belongs to the 'labor people.'"

"Now that the north has not been eliminated, there are frequent chaos in the south, millions of people are wasted on the heavenly ship, the Ming Dynasty is in danger, and there are eggs under the nest? Captain Hu doesn't want to encounter troubled times in this life, right? ”

"Is it that serious?"

"The transfer of millions of people is just a question, according to my speculation, He Sanchen's plan is afraid to be even bigger. In order to take care of these millions of people, at least one or two percent of them must be officers and soldiers, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers do not go to the border, where does peace come from? ”

Hu Guiyang thought for a while, "Huai Gong wants me to persuade Your Majesty?" To be honest, I'm pretty confident in my mouth. ”

Wynne leaned over slightly, "Is it true that Captain Hu once proposed to use the Heavenly Machine Technique to transform the Divine Weapon to fight against the Heavenly Machine Ship?" ”

"This ......"

"But it doesn't hurt to say that I'm not a factory guard."

"Hehe, in fact, I'm just taking care of my friends in the Gun Pharmacy, and by the way, I made myself more important, and I spent a lot of money on the two factories, right?"

"It's all small money."

"That's good, and- it might be a bit impractical to use the Divine Weapon against the Celestial Machine, but there's always some use in the Frontier, right?"

Huai En smiled: "This kind of thing is very complicated, not only is it enough to be good, but it also has to be easy to build and use, and the important thing is not to interfere with the original yamen and a large number of craftsmen." The Gun Pharmacy is now trying to make a new gun, and when it happens, Captain Hu will have to be prepared to face many objections. ”

Hu Guiyang shook his head, "It's so troublesome, forget it, make a few good guns, and collect them as treasures." ”

"We'll talk about that later."

"yes, how did we get to that? Please Huai Gong continue, what do you need me to do? ”

"Captain Hu must retrieve the Divine Jade and destroy it."

Hu Guiyang nodded thoughtfully, "It should indeed be destroyed, in order to save millions of mortals, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty." Find it first, then destroy it, it sounds simple, when to do it? ”

Hu Guiyang has always been unable to control his mouth, always implying sarcasm, Huai En didn't care, and laughed twice, "It sounds simple, but it's hard to do." ”

"Huai Gong is by His Majesty's side every day, it won't be too difficult, right?"

"I can't come forward."

"Then arrange me to be by Your Majesty's side, but there is one thing, I am about to get married, but I will not be a eunuch."

"Haha, even if Captain Hu is willing to be a eunuch, I don't have the ability to transfer you to the palace immediately. Retrieving the jade is the first step, but it can't start from His Majesty's side. ”

"It's strange, the divine jade is hidden by His Majesty, and he doesn't start here...... You can only find a way from He Sanchen's side. Hu Guiyang smiled bitterly, "I'm going back to the original place again." ”

Prior to this, the East and West Factories and the East Palace all wanted to use Hu Guiyang to attract He Sanchen, and Huai En hoped that Hu Guiyang would return the Shenyu from the palace through He Sanchen, although the purpose was different, the means were very similar.

"It can only be like this, although Shenyu is with His Majesty, we can't ask, mention, or talk about this matter, only He Sanchen is an exception."

Hu Guiyang stared at Huai'en, "Secretly taking the divine jade from Your Majesty, this is a crime of killing the head, and you don't show up, let me carry it alone?" ”

"If the matter is leaked, Huai En will never live alone, and he is willing to die with Captain Hu, I don't show up now, because showing up is useless, but it will arouse Your Majesty's vigilance."

"What about Qin Ji and Li Zi Province?"

"These two people are not in the plan, they already know the whereabouts of Shenyu, and it is up to them to choose what they want to do."

Hu Guiyang thought for a while, "Although you helped me secretly, I don't feel like I owe you anything." ”

"No, I don't owe."

"I don't owe grass either."

"The information she provided was very important, and only I owe her, not her."

"I don't guarantee it's going to work out."

"Just do your best."

"First of all, I can't find He Sanchen, I can only wait for her to come to me, if she doesn't come, this matter will have to be blown up."

He Sanchen's mind is now all on the Tianji ship, there is no need to see Hu Guiyang again after arriving in Beijing, Huai En understands this truth, thinks for a while, and sighs: "If this is the case, I will find another way." But when destroying the jade, I still need the help of Captain Hu, and I don't worry about others holding the jade. ”

"Okay. Secondly, even if He Sanchen comes, the two of us don't agree and go our separate ways, and this thing still can't be done. ”

"Well, this is also Captain Hu's best efforts."

"Again, after I got married in February, I stopped meddling."

Huaien smiled: "Captain Hu is worried that the little grass girl is jealous? ”

"She is from a mountain people's background, and her sister is a bandit leader, if she is jealous, she is not just talking, she can really do it. I saw her technique of cutting candle wicks, and her skills would only be higher than mine, not lower than me, and I couldn't beat her if I really started to do it. ”

Wynn laughed, "Before you get married, Captain Hu is already afraid?" ”

"This is not called fear of guilt, this is called knowing current affairs, Huai Gong probably can't understand it."

"I don't understand, and I don't need to understand, Captain Hu said that he doesn't care about idle things after getting married, then he doesn't care, I just ask you to go all out before then."

"You'd better have another plan."

"Difficult."

"You just said that you still have a plan, let me feel at ease, I won't be careless because of this."

"There is indeed a plan, but ......"

"Needless to say, I know I'm not the only plan. Millions of people, and the Ming Dynasty, you are about to frighten me. ”

"Hehe, it's my fault."

Hu Guiyang got up and was about to say goodbye, but he still said something, "You are a eunuch, just please Your Majesty, why do you care about these things?" ”

"Someone has to take care of it, Shang Shao is still in his heart to protect his life and retire, I only contribute a small amount of strength."

"Small power is good, I hope you don't want a lot of power." Hu Guiyang took his leave.