The Hu family is a prominent family in the capital, and its rich heritage is by no means trivial. Even though the Jue people killed so many Dahua relatives and officials under the watch of Zhijin Lingfu, Emperor Yonghua still did not convict Hu Xiu'an. The most important reason is that the Hu family is the largest clan outside the Dahua royal family, and Hu Fengju, the father of Hu Xiu'an and the brother of the queen, Hu Fengju, Duke of Li, has been in various positions for nearly thirty years. He has old friends in the court and countless disciples. Great China is a well-deserved national elder.
Although King Duan had always suspected that the matter was related to Hu Xiu'an, he had no evidence to prove it, but he could not do anything to him. Seeing him sobbing on the ground at this moment, he looked very sincere, and most of the doubts in his heart were gone. He thought, "The Hu family should not help King Yun to harm King Zhi. They are all close relatives, and They have always supported Muyang in his fight for the throne. Perhaps King Yun used some treacherous means to trick Muyang into going north; or maybe Muyang fell into Duanmulan's vicious plan?"
The more I thought about it, the more I felt that the Hu family's suspicion didn't seem that great.
After Hu Xiu'an left the palace, he did not return to his Earl's Palace in Pingchang. Instead, he asked the groom to drive the sedan directly into the side door of the Liguo Duke's Palace.
Hu Fengju's old attendant Hu Yifu was guarding the stable. When he saw Hu Xiu'an's horse sedan coming in, he hurriedly carried a small wooden stool and placed it on the right side of the horse sedan. He bowed and reported: "Second Young Master, the master and the eldest young master are waiting in the study!"
Hu Fengju had four sons, named Xiuping, Xiu'an, Xiukang and Xiutai. Except for the eldest son Hu Xiuping, who did not enter the official position due to his poor performance, the other three sons were all officials in the court: the second son Hu Xiu'an was the first-ranked capital to hold the gold order, the third son Hu Xiukang was the second-ranked Zhulan County Secretary, and the fourth son Hu Xiutai was From the second rank of the official department, You Cheng.
When Hu Xiuping was still in his infancy, he unfortunately fell into a fire pan. His left eye was burned out and the left side of his face was also burned. The Hu family has a large business, and Hu Xiuping is the big housekeeper of this family. Although he is not an official, he holds millions of silver coins in his hands, and his three younger brothers have always respected him.
"Father! Brother!" Hu Xiuan closed the door and called to the two people sitting opposite each other in the study.
Hu Fengju pointed to the empty seat next to the tea table and said softly: "Drink some tea first, and then tell me and Xiuping about the affairs in the palace."
"Yes, father!" Hu Xiu'an sat down on his seat, took a sip of tea, put down the cup and said in a deep voice: "King Duan really suspected that I sent a secret letter to King Zhi to call him back. Today in the imperial study, as soon as I entered the door He scolded me angrily, and I almost couldn't resist it!" As he spoke, he rubbed his knees with his hands, trying to wipe away the sweat in his palms.
"Oh, you didn't show any flaws, did you?" Hu Fengju said anxiously. It's a big deal for King Duan to see his doubts. If not only he can't clear up his doubts in front of him, but also exposes his fault, then it will be a serious matter.
Hu Xiu'an smiled and said consolingly: "Father, is the child so unbearable? This is not the first time I have encountered such a scene, so of course nothing can go wrong!" After hearing this, the two men's expressions gradually softened.
"Since King Duan is suspicious, we have to wipe our butts! The three people who delivered the letter cannot be kept!" Hu Xiuping whispered. His face was ferocious, his voice was hoarse, and he naturally had a murderous aura. The words he said were light and level, but the content was mind-numbing.
Three lives. As soon as he opened his mouth, he wanted to kill three people.
"That's right! If you can't find any clues, find someone to kill them!" Hu Fengju shook his face and gritted his teeth.
Hu Fengju does not like killing people. On the contrary, he has always been a kind-hearted, kind-hearted and respected old man. However, this matter was related to the life and death of everyone in the Hu family, so he had to be a villain for once.
"Father, if you want them to die, you don't necessarily want to kill them." Hu Xiuping raised his head and looked at Hu Fengju, and said in a deep voice, "Money can make all the difference. Give these three families ten thousand taels of silver each and buy them three lives. Haha, they are very willing to do such a deal!"
Ten thousand taels, buy a life.
What can you do with ten thousand taels of silver?
The unified purchase law issued by the Dahua court clearly stipulates that one pound of polished rice is 18 cents, and one tael of silver can buy 134 catties of polished rice. That is two months' ration for a family of five! The market price of paddy fields on the outskirts of the capital is 20 taels per mu, and 10,000 taels can allow them to buy 500 acres of fields on the outskirts of the city and become a small landowner. That is a huge amount of wealth that many families cannot accumulate over several generations!
One life, ten thousand taels, is enough to ensure that three generations of descendants will live in wealth and have no worries about food and clothing. As long as there is some responsible man, who would not want to sell it?
"That's right! Xiuping's idea is good! Give them more money and let them die willingly! The Hu family can't owe them, they have to let them die with gratitude and gratitude!" After hearing Hu Xiuping's words, Hu Fengju's face lit up. , smiled and praised.
He is a good person, how can he do evil?
He is a good person and would never want evil spirits to dream about him at night.
Hu Fengju is also very grateful to this amazing son for his kindness.
"Your Majesty, Chen Zhengsi has just sent a message, saying that he has reported our massacre in Beiye City." Diao Dong'er walked into the Zhongjun tent and said to Xia Chengcan with a grimace.
Beiye City is a foreign town with economic and trade exchanges. The city gate is low and there are few guards. It is almost an undefended city. Before the opening of the port, Jue State had an agreement with Dahua, Shatuo, and Xianma. Once there was a war with Jue State, none of the countries could attack Beiye.
In Beiye City, in addition to the Jue people, there were also merchants and traders from Shatuo, Xianma, and Dahua. Many of the more than 200,000 people Xia Chengcan killed were businessmen traveling to and from Beiye City.
"Huh~~" Xia Chengcan exhaled heavily and said in a deep voice: "Chen Tianyou is not to blame for this matter. This is such a big matter, how can he dare to be so arrogant? How can he hide it? Huh, I, Xia Chengcan, am not afraid of being cheated if I dare to do something. Naturally, I alone will be responsible for this matter! When I find my enemy and avenge my father's murder, I will kill myself in Beiye City to apologize to those two hundred thousand dead souls!"
Slaughtering the city is not a siege, and Beiye City is not a place for garrisoning. Obviously, what Xia Chengcan did will definitely arouse public outrage.
Do you regret it? Xia Chengcan asked himself.
It is definitely not true to say that I have no regrets. When the army left Beiye, Xia Chengcan looked back frequently, looking at the dead city that he and his generals had burned to death, and felt heart-wrenching pain in his heart. "I didn't mean to be evil, but I became extremely evil! I didn't mean to become a devil, but I became crazy!"
However, when he remembered that his father was framed and killed by the Jue people, he had no choice but to become cruel. "This is war! Since you killed my father and I am your son, how can you not avenge this revenge? If you go to hell, you will go to hell. If you do evil and become a demon, you will become a demon for evil! It is a waste of humanity not to avenge blood!"
Outside the Capital Palace, a horse stopped suddenly.
"Who is he? What are you doing here!" A group of guards stopped him, and the little leader sternly scolded the man on the horse.
The man on horseback immediately jumped off the horse, took out his waist badge from his arms, handed it to the leader of the guards, and said seriously: "I am Wang Daren, the centurion of the Jinzhou garrison camp. I am delivering funeral notices on the orders of Lord Mei Siyuan and General Guo Zimu." , please let me go, brother!"
