Han ride

Chapter 125 The Hou Family Father and Son
"Responding to my father's words, according to the news from Hai'er's subordinate Yeburei, it is said that Iron Pili of Pili Mountain Villa was betrayed by his subordinates, and finally died in the rebellion." Hou Gong said very respectfully.

"Tie Pili is dead? Doesn't Pili Villa exist in name only?" Hou Shilu's complexion changed, and a gleam of joy appeared on his face. Although he and Tie Pili were both Han Chinese, one was an officer and the other was a horse bandit.Naturally, the situation is irreconcilable.

"Father, although Iron Thunderbolt is dead, Thunderbolt Mountain Villa still exists. It was taken over by a horse bandit named Yinlang, and he is even more cruel to the horse bandits on the grassland. If you don't obey, you will die. It will soon be plunged into a bloody storm." A trace of excitement appeared on Hou Gongji's face.

"Why, you want to go to the grassland?" What kind of person is Hou Shilu, how can he not understand what his son is thinking, and asked with a smile.

"Now that the grassland is in chaos, isn't this a good time for the imperial court to send troops?" Hou Gong said with some displeasure.

"Sending troops without permission is like rebellion." Hou Shilu shook his head and said, "Besides, a chaotic grassland is better than a unified grassland. Once the grassland is unified, the kings on the grassland will send troops to attack the Central Plains. For our Ming Dynasty, Absolutely a disaster."

"But this is the best opportunity to attack the grassland." Hou Gongji obviously looked unwilling, and said: "Now, Lin Danhan is getting old! And Jiannu has been beaten by the prostitute Yao Xiaowei and went back to get wounded Well, it can be said that the grassland at this time is the best time for my court to send troops. As long as my Xuanfu sends tens of thousands of troops, we can sweep the grassland. At that time, we may not be able to destroy Lin Dan Khan in the west and Jiannu in the east."

"Stupid, do you think that only you can see this?" Hou Shilu said with a look of indifference, "Remember, there are many people who are smarter than you in this world. Don't say Others, let’s talk about Jiannu! Jiannu used to share the grassland equally with Lin Danhan, but now he has suffered a big loss under Li Xin’s hands. I think many tribes on the grassland only recognize fists. Whose fists I just listened to whoever I grew up with. I used to listen to the imperial court, then Lin Danhan, and then Jiannu. Now the three parties have lost control of the grassland. They will watch this situation happen on the grassland. If they guess correctly, they will set up a target and let these grassland tribes attack these targets. , and then invade the Central Plains."

"Then what is the goal that father said?" Hou Gongji asked in surprise, his expression changed.

"Prostitute Li Xin, Lieutenant Yao." Hou Shilu said with a complex look in his eyes, "In history, there is no Han who can gain a foothold on the grassland. His appearance will definitely arouse the hostility of the grassland tribes. If people don't attack Li Xin, who will they attack?"

"How many troops does Li Xin have? How can he resist the attack of so many people?" Hou Gongji shook his head and said, "It's a pity that Li Xin, who is so brave and good at fighting, ended up like this."

"Yeah! It's a pity that he is not a scholar. In other words, he has no one in the court. Otherwise, according to his merits, even as a father, he can still sit for a while, and he must do better than me. "Hou Shilu raised the precious sword in his hand, sighed: "Sometimes, I would really like to change places with Li Xin, hold a steel sword, cross the battlefield, and wipe out Jiannu. It's a pity, I have learned martial arts. Serving the imperial court, and now sitting in the Xuanfu, but watching the bloody wind on the grassland, such a good situation can't be taken advantage of."

"Father, I think we are definitely not the ones who are most anxious at this time." Hou Gongji suddenly thought of something, and said proudly: "In this Xuanfu, there are people who are more anxious than father. Maybe they will help father fulfill his wish , struggling grassland!"

"Are you talking about the eight major families?" Hou Shilu's complexion changed, the fierce light in his eyes flashed away, and finally he sighed: "They are very anxious, Li Xin is blocking their way to the east, and behind them, there is Silver The wolf cholera grassland, business travel is not possible, and I also heard that the silver wolf is specifically targeting the eight major families. Now the eight major families may not even have the possibility of leaving the customs."

"That's right, my boy went to the horse market yesterday, and there were a lot fewer business travelers. These people are looking forward to the grassland calming down as soon as possible!" Hou Gongji gloated a little.

"They have already come to the door." Hou Shilu pointed to the corner and said: "Seeing that there is no 60 taels of silver, please send us troops. They said that the joints of the court will be opened soon, and news will come from the cabinet soon. Our Xuanfu sent troops to the grassland."

"60 taels of silver, these eight aristocratic families are really generous, and they gave us 60 taels in one go." Hou Gong said coldly: "It's just 60 taels, how much can they earn back? My Daming Is your army serving these people?"

"So what?" Hou Shilu said disdainfully: "Does this kind of thing happen rarely? One of you and I are the chief soldier and the other is the general. Naturally, we have the salary of the court, but what about the brothers below?" ? Some of them haven’t changed their jerseys for several years, and some of them have rusted knives. They need silver taels, do you know? Look again, our Xuanfu From the general to the soldiers, I am afraid that the eight major families headed by the Fan family are all smuggling prohibited items, but so what, even the old man turns a blind eye. This is Why? It’s not for money. We have this money to support more troops, and those civil officials will not move us? Otherwise, the old man is superficially the general of Xuanda, but as long as the cabinet and even the Ministry of War Can transfer me away. If we don’t cooperate, these people will replace them with someone who is willing to cooperate with them. Money can turn ghosts around. In the current imperial court, even people like Li Xin are willing to stay outside. Even in a small name, he is unwilling to submit to the court. Because he knows that as long as he submits to the court, some officials in the court will not let him go, so he simply came on the grassland. Let the court Some of them have nothing to do with him."

"Father, who do you think that Silver Wolf is? How dare you go against the Eight Great Aristocratic Families? Think about the horse bandits on the grassland who don't know the origins of the Eight Great Aristocratic Families, but this Silver Wolf gathered thousands of people without making a sound. People and horses are very courageous because they specialize in finding trouble with the Eight Great Aristocratic Families, so isn't he afraid that the Eight Great Aristocratic Families will make trouble for him?" Hou Gongji asked after thinking for a while.

"Anyway, he has now occupied Perak Mountain Villa, and I'm afraid it will be very difficult to deal with him." Hou Shilu shook his head and said, "However, according to the previous rules, these merchants have always been polite before soldiers. If there is no accident, At this time, I am afraid that the Eight Great Aristocratic Families will start sending money to the silver wolf again. They will not fight if they don’t want to fight. It will take time to fight the war, and it will make them lose more. It would be the best if they can buy the silver wolf. "

"Father, will this silver wolf be bought?" Hou Gongji asked.

"If Silver Wolf is bought, he won't trouble the Eight Great Families again and again." Hou Shilu shook his head and said, "Silver Wolf will not be bought, because he is a smart person and knows that he has offended the Eight Great Families very much. , even if the Eight Great Aristocratic Families temporarily succumb, but as long as the Eight Great Aristocratic Families can calm down, they will naturally find him to settle accounts. Look at that Iron Thunderbolt. Why did he fail? It was not caused by the rebellion of the people around him, my son Don’t think that the people around him will rebel if they have nothing to do!”

"Father thinks that these people were bought by the Eight Great Families, so at the most critical moment, he can give Iron Thunderbolt a blow, completely replace Iron Thunderbolt, and continue to work for the Eight Great Families?" Hou Gongji was shocked when he heard the words, and scanned Looking around, he finally sighed.

"You also know?" Hou Shilu smiled bitterly: "The eight great families are pervasive. Someone once said that if the eight great families want to know which palace the emperor stayed in last night, within an hour, someone will spread the news from inside the palace to outside the palace." Where is this family mouth? The foundation of the eight great families is close here. You and my father and son sit in Xuanfu and hold tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Under such circumstances, it means that the lives of the eight great families are in the hands of you and my father. You belong to the Eight Great Aristocratic Families, would you be willing to put your life and wealth in the hands of others?"

Hou Gongji shook his head, this situation is naturally impossible.Although Hou Gongji was very brave, he was unwilling to put his life in the hands of others.

"So you also know some things, like a father, he stays in the mansion and doesn't go out very much." Hou Shilu also felt a burst of sadness, a dignified first-rank official, but he still had to be careful of those business travelers.When it was spread out, it made people laugh out loud.

"My child understands." Hou Gongji also nodded. Only then did he realize that, despite being a general, in fact, the entire Xuan Mansion is not in the hands of his father and son, but in the hands of the hiding place. In the hands of the eight aristocratic families in the dark, these eight aristocratic families may have controlled the entire army with money. It is true that the Xuanfu garrison back then naturally did not have to be afraid of the eight aristocratic families, but as the eight aristocratic families have more and more money, in order to It was convenient to leave the customs, so he used a lot of money to buy Xuan Da's soldiers and horses. Until now, if it is not done well, the soldiers of the General Military Mansion may be bought by others.It's also fortunate that the father and son didn't say anything just now, otherwise, I wouldn't even know how I died. Who told the Xuan Mansion to provide food and drink for the eight major families!At least nine out of ten of all the shops on Xuanfu Street are run by the eight major families. It is extremely easy for these people to kill the Hou family and his son.

(End of this chapter)