After rebirth, I became the stupid son of the Hou family

After Jiang Chen walked out of the post house, it was already dark.

He found a restaurant near the inn, chose a seat by the window and sat down.

The window was facing the main entrance of the post house. He ordered two dishes and paid attention to the movement of the post house while eating.

About half an hour later, the door of the posthouse was opened and four cars were driven out.

I saw the Prince of Xiliang, who had already changed into the clothes of the Xuanwu Dynasty. He was riding a horse and meandering forward with Huo Lei, following behind the carriage.

After Jiang Chen hurriedly settled the bill, he quickly caught up with him.After chasing him through several intersections, someone suddenly tapped him on the shoulder.

Jiang Chen was startled and immediately grabbed the man's arm with his hand, only to hear the man lower his voice and say to him:

"Jiang Chen, it's me."

Jiang Chen turned around suddenly and was surprised to see the prince standing behind him.

I saw a few people following him. The prince pulled him behind and waved to the people behind him.Those few people suddenly seemed to be flying, and quickly ran towards the Xiliang Prince in front.

The prince of Xiliang noticed that someone was attacking them and quickly ordered his men to draw their swords to meet them.

The two sides fought together for a while, just when the prince was dragged by these people and couldn't get away.More than a dozen people gathered in front of the carriage, and they quickly killed several of the horsemen driving the carriage with sharp knives.

Prince Xiliang watched helplessly as several carriages filled with gold, silver and jewelry were driven away.He was so distressed that he immediately wanted to chase her back, but he was tightly entangled by the people around him and couldn't get away.

At this time, he was in a state of confusion and watched several carriages disappear before his eyes.If the fight continues like this, it will be impossible to recover it.

The more eager he was to get away, the more entangled he became, and like this another half an hour passed.Just hearing a whistle, the dozen or so people surrounding them immediately dispersed and disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Only Prince Xiliang, Huo Lei and a few others were left standing there in a daze.

Horey said to the prince:

"Your Highness, the car has been robbed by them. Do we still want to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

At this time, the face of Prince Xiliang had become very distorted, and his eyes seemed to be on fire.Said fiercely:

"We were tricked. So much gold, silver and jewelery was given to the thieves. I'm really angry. Let's go to the Prime Minister's Mansion and ask him for an explanation."

After saying that, he rushed straight to Hu Gao's mansion.

When Hu Gao heard that the prince of Xiliang had paid his respects, he was very happy.

As long as foreign envoys come to declare the Wu Dynasty, no one will come empty-handed. This has almost become an unwritten rule.

Only after passing this level of his, will the appeals of these envoys be conveyed to the emperor through his mouth.

Thinking of this, he said to his servant:

"Bring them in quickly."

I saw the prince of Xiliang. As soon as he saw Hu Gao, he said to him straight to the point:

"Prime Minister Hu, when I came this time, I brought four carts full of gifts for you."

When Hu Gao heard that it was a four-car gift, he was already elated.Before Prince Xiliang finished speaking, he began to say:

"Your Highness, you are so polite. You have worked so hard all the way, but you have not forgotten me yet."

Prince Xiliang then said:

"But just now, on my way to give you a gift, I was intercepted by a group of thieves. I worked so hard to transport it from Xiliang, so I gave the thieves an advantage. I didn't expect that under the feet of this emperor, Such a bad thing still happens, Prime Minister Hu, you have to give me an explanation."

When Hu Gao heard about the gift given to him, he dared someone to steal it blatantly.

He stood up immediately:

"How could such a thing happen? Let me see who dared to touch the property of the Prince of Xiliang because of the courage of a bear and a leopard. I will skin him and cramp his tendons if I don't."

Prince Xiliang added:

"Those things were given to the Prime Minister by me. Taking away my money is equivalent to taking away the Prime Minister's money. This is too disrespectful to the laws of the court. Prime Minister Hu must severely punish these thieves as a sign of respect and filial piety."

Hu Gao immediately ordered:

"Come here, pass my order to summon Yu Jian, the nine-door admiral. Ask him to lead people quickly and close all the gates in and out of the city. Search the whole city and be sure to find the lost property of Prince Xiliang. If you find the thief, bring him to him immediately. I'm here to interrogate you personally."

Jiang Chen was taken to a car not far away by the prince, and the prince said to Jiang Chen:

"Jiang Chen, didn't you and your book boy leave the capital and go home? Why are you here again?"

Jiang Chen told him everything about Princess Moyue asking him to come to the post house to persuade Yu Shinan to stay.

Until he discovered something suspicious about Prince Xiliang in the post house, and then followed him all the way here.

The prince smiled and said:

"This was really unintentional. How could you have discovered their whereabouts by such a coincidence?"

Jiang Chen asked strangely;

"How did His Highness know that they were going to give away the things tonight?"

The prince looked at Jiang Chen and said to him;

"The people of Xiliang had already gained an advantage on the battlefield. In order to end the war, the imperial court finally paid them a lot of money as tribute. At this time, they also sent a group represented by princes and princesses as envoys to the Xuanwu Dynasty. Don't you think they Did they come here for any purpose? And we had already noticed that when they came, there were several large vehicles in the team. You don’t need to think about it to know what they brought. You can see that the battle outside will be over soon. Although he is a Western Prince Liang, but he is on our territory after all, even if it is something he brought, it is not up to them to make the decision."

Jiang Chen said to the prince:

"Your Highness, I know what their purpose is here?"

The prince looked at him and said:

"Tell me what they want to do."

Jiang Chen said:

"They want Princess Mo Yue to come here to get married."

The prince was shocked and said:

"Make peace with whom."

Seeing that the prince was also surprised by this incident, Jiang Chen said to him:

"Of course they made peace with the King of Wei, because they felt that one day, the King of Wei would definitely replace the crown prince. If this marriage is successful, the princess of Xiliang will become the future queen. By then, the Xuanwu Dynasty will also Will be controlled under Xiliang, which can also stabilize the status of the prince of Xiliang in this dynasty. Because beside him, there is a cousin Zhang Zonglin who is eager for the throne. Because this person is a threat to his future succession to the throne. A big threat."

The prince suddenly seemed to understand something, and he said to Jiang Chen:

"Jiang Chen, when you say this, it seems that everything can be explained clearly. No wonder the prince of Xiliang complimented Hu Gao so much after seeing him. It seems that they are really willing to spend a lot of money, these gifts must be real If you send it to Hu Gao's house, then Hu Gao will become the talk of the Xiliang people in front of the emperor."