Hou Cong returned to the Hou Mansion and knew that there were five people sent by the prince waiting for him with official documents. He turned back into a qualified general, and in less than a quarter of an hour, he probably heard about the situation from Murong Xing. Even if it's the prince's people, just let them wait. Hou Cong went to see his grandmother, and his grandfather was also there. He asked for peace, picked up what he could say, and said, "The third princess doesn't seem to be exclusive to Changkong. So this matter, for the time being, rest assured. ”

Old Madam Hou sighed, "What if you don't worry?" I panicked at noon, thinking that the child of the Yuwen family was strong. Not now that I think about it. Otherwise, it's a big deal. ”

Hou Chong couldn't help but say, "It can't be said that it's not a big deal now." How could the emperor not know? Fortunately, the day for going south is set, it's good that people are not in Datong City, if there is anything, I will bear it for you first. ”

Hou Cong was stunned for a moment, and replied to his grandfather, "After all, it's not good for the reputation of the third princess to make a big fuss, and I'm afraid it's not good on the surface." Secretly—"

"Changkong is a good boy, mixed up a little," Old Madam Hou began to protect her own people, "Since it is you and I are willing, what can you do?" There is no one else who does things secretly except the prince. ”

Mrs. Hou didn't like the prince, and one of her relatives was beaten down by him. From the eyes of Old Madam Hou, the crown prince dared to hurt even the emperor. But the emperor is so wise and martial, but he seems to turn a blind eye to his son's misdeeds.

"Alright," Hou Chong said, "you can rest." I still have some things to do and need to go to the study. Cong'er walked a few steps with me. ”

On the verandah, people followed from afar. Hou Chong threw out a few heavy words, "You know, the generals of the Eight Great Pillar Kingdoms were originally colleagues in the current family. At the same time, the son of heaven of the Chen family of the Ping Dynasty is respected. At that time, the army was raised, the Ping Dynasty was gone, and the country and the country were governed by the river. The Mo family of Chengguo was originally looked down upon by others, because they were Jiangnan Tu people and couldn't get on the high platform, but they just took advantage of the rebound brought by the Ping Dynasty to suppress the Jiangnan Tu people and promoted many Jiangnan Tu people. When you go to Jiangnan in the future, you will find that it is different from ours. As for our north, the emperor has his own lineage, and so is the general of each of our Great Pillar Kingdoms, which is almost the same situation as more than a hundred years ago. These eight pillar countries, including the Chang family who surrendered to the enemy, our family followed the Taizu of the Li Dynasty to raise troops, and there were also those who followed the Emperor of the Ping Dynasty at that time, and some of them remained neutral, all of them were retained after the world was stabilized, and some of the real hard ones were removed, and they were all retained, because the Taizu of the Li Kingdom still had to rely on us to determine the world, and each other's forces were balanced, but the emperor's family could not do whatever he wanted. What the crown prince wanted was to eliminate the system of the Eight Great Pillars and concentrate power in the hands of the royal family. This is approved by the emperor, and this is why, the emperor turned a blind eye to what he did. Do you understand? ”

Hou Cong nodded, "Grandfather clicked, and I understood." ”

Hou Chong patted Hou Cong's shoulder, "Those people from the crown prince, in your team, must stir up trouble." If you don't get them, they're going to grab your pigtails, big and small; If you get them, you will tell the prince again. You have to weigh it carefully. ”

"Yes." Hou Cong lowered his head and sent Hou Chong away, and Murong Xing followed, and went to the place where the "guests" were waiting with his master.

Five people stood up to greet them. Hou Cong took the document with a cold face, opened it, and did not give a trace of hypocrisy because the background of the comer was the prince. Before, he had already unsealed the emperor's will, and knew the date of departure, which was set in seven days.

Hou Cong pointed to a personal name, "Jia Fang." He shouted, and saw a man in a new brown robe step forward and salute himself, with a rugged beauty on his face, deep eye sockets, a high nose, a thin mouth tightly pursed, and a gloomy but haughty light in his eyes. He is also a school captain, and the prince's document says that he came to share the work of protecting Mo Chang with Murong Xing and others.

The other lieutenant was named He Bachun. There is also a Heba family among the generals of the Eight Great Pillar Kingdoms, this child looks like he is ten years old, very silent, Hou Cong has never seen it, it should be a side branch of the Heba family.

There is another person, who is also the rank of captain, but at first glance he is a scholar, his name is Li Andu, arrogant, ambitious temperament, always with a hint of laughter, it exists to show closeness to others, so it looks more like a sneer. He seems to be doing clerical work in the East Palace, so the prince recommended him to join the southbound team and take on the work of the bookkeeper.

"It's just an auxiliary, it's just an auxiliary." He said to Hou Cong with a smile.

The other two were older, one tall and one short, wearing the same robes, and they looked somewhat similar, but one was named Yu Tie and the other was Wei Yao, and they didn't look like a family - they took turns to be the coachman for Mo Chang.

Yu Tie was taller than everyone else, he looked at Hou Cong from a high place and said, "We can do anything, please ask General Hou to just give orders." ”

"Got it, Murong Xing, put them in the list, tell them what to pay attention to, and then please go back and rest. The departure date is seven days later, so you can meet here at the end of the day. ”

So he commanded them, and turned and left the hall. Murong Xing was still there, and Qing Song followed from a corner. "I'm going to the tool room and keep making kites." Hou Cong said, "You go and tell Hui Niang, and you will set off together in seven days." Let her be in charge of Mo Chang's diet."

"Yes."

Hui Niang was chosen by Hou Cong a long time ago, but he never said it, in order to prevent someone from doing anything in advance. After the death of the cook lady in Changfu, a new cook was sent to the palace, and no one suspected that this person would go all the way, and Hou Cong did not explain too much.

"Also," Hou Cong looked at the sky, "let Yuan and Dugu Zheng touch the bottom of these five people." ”

Qingsong said "yes" again, still following Hou Cong's side, and walked towards the tool room. I don't know where, Du Yu's voice sounded, and Hou Cong was suddenly wrapped in a burst of sadness. This is about to leave, he has been preparing for this, he is really going south, he actually felt intimidated for the first time - this is more difficult than training soldiers and killing enemies on the battlefield. He's going to figure it out. It is impossible for all the people who went south together to come back together. Along the way, after all, it is difficult to distinguish between friend and foe.

Hou Cong entered the tool room and calmed his mind by carefully carving the wood and mechanisms. He could hear Qingsong walking away from the door, and after a while, maybe he touched two handfuls of Hui Niang's pretty face, and came back. He made a part, and the big kite in front of him was gradually taking shape. He suddenly felt that there was only one person to confide in his thoughts—Baiyi.

Just thinking about that gave his heart a breather. So he didn't think about anything anymore, finished another part, and walked out of the tool room. He led a horse, did not ride, through Dongfeng Lane to Huaping Lane to the long road, the market and people seemed to be very quiet, Du Yu's voice, I don't know if he was crying blood or not, but the birds are also in their own lives.

Hou Cong thought that one thing was clear, the prince would rather sacrifice Mo Chang as a pawn and achieve the goal of destroying the Hou family.

Okay, let's do it.

Hou Cong arrived at Yuwen Mansion. Yu Wenxing greeted him personally, sent someone to lead the horse, didn't ask, and walked with him in the direction of the back garden, "Let the eldest prince worry." I also just came back from Changfu. Her Royal Highness the Third Princess has returned to the palace, and there is no movement now. That kid in Changkong is still on an errand in Changfu. This mess......"

"Don't be afraid, Uncle Yuwen. In seven days, we're leaving. ”

Yu Wenxing pondered the meaning of this sentence, arched his hand, and let the eldest prince take care of himself.

Hou Cong sped up his pace and entered the second gate, no one came to ask, and no one followed. After walking a short distance, he saw Bai Yi sitting on the roof of the embroidery building. He gently lifted off the ground, crossed the distance, and stood behind her.

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