Ningzhou is not far from the capital of Daqian, and Hu Tianhua's memorial arrived first.

Li Yuan only found out about what happened in Youzhou after seeing Hu Tianhua's memorial, but Xiao Junzhe didn't report it to him. At the same time, Li Yuan was even more surprised, how could the Hu family directly send the memorial to him?

Hu Tianhua said in the memorial that Hu Deheng went to Youzhou to participate in a martial arts competition. Because of a conflict with martial arts people, he accidentally killed a man. King You Wang Li Feng refused to give up and wanted to kill Hu Deheng.

Hu Tianhua said that he agreed to let Hu Deheng be tried in accordance with the law, but he must not let King You kill him at his request.

Li Yuan called Zhao Yan and asked: "Captain Zhao, who are the Hu family in Ningzhou?"

Hu Tianhua spends a lot of money on Zhao Yan and others every year, and now is the time to use Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan introduced: "The Hu family is the richest man in Ningzhou, running cloth industry and pawnshop. When Taizu was conquering the world, he also provided funds to help. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Taizu wanted to be promoted to an official position, but the ancestors of the Hu family politely refused and said they could not. If you want to be an official, you only want to be in business."

"Taizu then gave Uncle Chengxin, the ancestor of the Hu family, but only a title, without salary and fief. After the ancestor of the Hu family died, his son did not inherit the title, but because of his kindness to Daqian, the Hu family had direct access to God has the right to hear.”

Li Yuan asked the young eunuch to show Hu Tianhua's memorial to Zhao Yan.

Zhao Yan felt a little strange after reading it: "Hu Deheng and King You have no grudges. They are in a cyclic relationship. Hu Deheng is also King You's brother-in-law. Why did King You insist on killing Hu Deheng?"

"What? Hu Deheng is the brother-in-law of King You? What is the relationship between the Hu family and the Wen family?"

"The head of the Hu family and Taoist Mingyue are brothers-in-law."

Li Yuan suddenly realized, but he was still confused: "In this case, Hu Deheng is his brother-in-law, why did he want to kill him?"

"I don't know, but the Hu family has been running the business for many years and has never had any disputes. With King You's character, I'm afraid there are some things that Hu Tianhua doesn't dare to say."

Li Yuan said angrily: "This Prince You is getting more and more outrageous. Lieutenant Zhao, please see if this is a good opportunity."

Zhao Yan rolled his eyes secretly in his heart. He told you before that he could find any reason to kill King You just because you wanted to save face. Now that his influence is gradually growing, you seize the opportunity to kill him.

However, it is Zhao Yan's idea to deal with Li Feng as soon as possible: "As long as Li Feng kills Hu Deheng, you will have reason to deal with him."

"Then let's wait until King You kills Hu Deheng before reacting."

Zhao Yan nodded, he had the same idea.

After the meeting between the monarch and his ministers ended, Zhao Yan went home for dinner and asked someone to check the news about the Hu family. After all, this matter was a bit strange. Although King You didn't do things according to common sense, he did everything in his interests, but this matter was harming his interests.

There was no court meeting the next day, but Zhao Yan received a summons from Li Yuan early in the morning. As soon as he stepped into the Zichen Palace, a memorial was thrown violently at his feet by Li Yuan.

"Is this the Hu family that you call responsible business?"

Zhao Yan was shocked. The people who went to investigate the Hu family hadn't come back yet. In fact, he didn't know how well the Hu family was doing. He only knew that the filial piety the Hu family paid him every year was in place. As for the rest, he didn't know anything about it. .

Zhao Yan picked up the memorial and scanned it quickly. Beads of sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead. Hu Deheng was able to do such a crazy thing. It was outrageous to both humans and gods. It was not allowed by nature. If he did not kill this man, it would not be enough for the common people to be outraged.

"Your Majesty, then Hu Tianhua..."

Li Yuan interrupted Zhao Yan impatiently: "Okay, I won't listen to your nonsense. What should I do if Hu Deheng does something like this?"

Zhao Yanxin said to Lao Hu, it’s not that I don’t protect you, it’s that I really can’t protect you because your son has gone too far.

"Your Majesty, if Hu Deheng did such a thing, the people would be indignant."

Li Yuan's anger subsided a little, and he picked up another memorial: "Xiao Junzhe's memorial arrived this morning, and King You's memorial arrived last night. You should take a look first."

Zhao Yan was a little surprised. King You also submitted a memorial?

The young eunuch brought the memorial to Zhao Yan. After Zhao Yan read it carefully, he was filled with doubts. King You, who always went his own way, actually took the initiative to ask the court for instructions on how to deal with Hu Deheng?

Although he didn't know why, Zhao Yan always felt something strange.

"Your Majesty, Hu Tianhua said that King You insisted on killing Hu Deheng, but King You came to ask the court for instructions. The old minister is still unclear about King You's intentions. But whether he kills or not, it has nothing to do with King You. It is the decree issued by the court."

"Then do you think King You wants to kill Hu Deheng or doesn't want to kill him?"

"I believe that King You wants to kill him, although the reason is unknown."

In fact, ordinary people in the world would have already guessed the reason why Li Feng killed Hu Deheng, because he was angry.

But Li Yuan and Zhao Yan, who have been in the temple for a long time, do not feel this anger, because they consider things first. In their eyes, Li Feng is also such a person, so they automatically ignore the factor of anger.

"Want to kill King You? Then let's save him."

Zhao Yan always felt that there was something wrong with this, but he couldn't pinpoint what was wrong.

"Your Majesty, what Xiao Qizhi said is that everyone knows about this matter. If the imperial court pardons his crime, the world will be angry. It is better to order King You to escort him to the capital. At that time, a scapegoat can be found for Hu Deheng to take the blame.

Just say that the person has been killed."

"This will not only appease the angry hearts of the people, but also make Hu Tianhua completely devoted to His Majesty."

Li Yuan was overjoyed: "Okay, this is a good idea. In this way, I will draft a decree to King You and ask him to escort Hu Deheng to Beijing and let the court deal with it."

The imperial edict was quickly spread to Youzhou. After Li Feng read the imperial edict given to him by Li Yuan, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. He had the title of emperor and had much more freedom than he did. The method he came up with to get the best of both worlds was taken advantage of by others.

Broken.

Liu Ji read the imperial edict on the side and said softly: "Your Majesty, Hu Tianhua has come to see you again."

Ningzhou is not close to Youzhou. According to the speed of ordinary caravans, Hu Tianhua should not be able to reach Youzhou at this time. However, Hu Tianhua was concerned about his son's safety and was afraid that Li Feng would be killed. He worked hard and it only took two days.

We arrived in Youzhou.

Hu Tianhua, who came to Youzhou, went straight to Prince You's Mansion to ask to see Li Feng. Li Feng stayed behind closed doors and saw Wen Xue instead, but Wen Xue didn't say anything and asked Hu Tianhua to go see Hu Deheng.

Wen Xue took Hu Tianhua to visit Hu Deheng. After confirming that he was still alive, he didn't even eat and went to the door of Prince You's Mansion to wait.

Li Feng said: "You are an elder after all. Don't neglect me. Don't be short of tea and snacks. Take my umbrella over and give him shade."

"Your Majesty is really kind-hearted."
Chapter completed!