"When I say to my father, according to the news from the boy's command, Iron Pili in Pili Villa was betrayed by his subordinates and eventually died in the chaos." Hou Gongji said respectfully.

"Is Tie Pili dead? Then Pili Villa dead in name only?" Hou Shilu's face moved, and a hint of joy appeared on his face. Although he and Tie Pili were both Han people, one was an officer and the other was a horse bandit. Naturally, they were incompatible.

"Father, although Tie Pili is dead, Pili Villa still exists. It was taken over by a horse bandit named Silver Wolf. He is even more cruel to the horse bandits on the grassland. If he doesn't follow, he will die. It can be said that the grassland will soon fall into bloody storm." Hou Gongji's face showed a hint of excitement.

"Why, do you want to go out to fight in the grassland?" What a person Hou Shilu is, and how he didn't understand what his son was thinking, and asked with a smile.

"The grassland is now in chaos. Isn't this a good time for the imperial court to send troops?" Hou Gongji said with some displeasure.

"Sending troops without authorization 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. This is definitely a disaster for our Ming Dynasty."

"But this is the best opportunity to attack the grassland." Hou Gongji was obviously unwilling to give in and said, "Now now, Lin Danhan is old! Jiannu has been beaten by Yao Jiaowei and has been injured. It can be said that the grassland is the best time for our court to send troops. As long as my Xuanfu sends tens of thousands of troops, he can sweep the grassland. By that time, it may not be impossible to destroy Lin Danhan in the west and attack Jiannu in the east."

"Silly, do you think only you can see this?" Hou Shilu looked angry and said coldly: "Remember, there are many people smarter than you in this world. If you don't talk about others, just talk about Jiannu! Jiannu used to divide the grassland equally with Lin Dankhan, but now he suffered a great loss under Li Xin. I think many tribes on the grassland are people who only recognize fists. Whoever has a big fists will listen to anyone who has a big fists. In the past, I heard from the court, then Lin Dankhan, and then Jiannu, now all the three parties have lost control of the grassland, and they must have all the heroes. However, neither Lin Dankhan nor Jiannu will watch this situation appear on the grassland. If you guess correctly, they will set up a target and let these grassland tribes attack these targets. When they fight almost all, they will fight out in one fell swoop, unify the grassland, and then invade the Central Plains."

"What is the target my father said?" Hou Gongji asked in surprise.

"Pai Yao's Chief Li Xin." Hou Shilu said with a complicated look in his eyes, "In history, no Han man can gain a foothold on the grassland. His appearance will definitely arouse hostility from the grassland tribes. If these people do not attack Li Xin, who will they attack?"

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

"Yes! It's a pity that he is not a scholar. Or he has no one in the court. Otherwise, according to his merit, even if he is a father, he can sit there, and he will definitely do better than me." Hou Shilu raised the sword in his hand and sighed: "Sometimes, I really want to change positions with Li Xin, hold a steel knife in his hand, and cross the battlefield to wipe out Jiannu. Unfortunately, I have learned a lot of martial arts. I originally wanted to serve the court, but now I am in charge of Xuanfu, but I am watching the bloody storm on the grassland. Such a great situation cannot be used."

"Father, I think that we are most anxious at this time, probably not us." Hou Gongji suddenly thought of something and said proudly: "In this Xuanfu, some people are more anxious than their father. Perhaps they will help their father fulfill their wishes and struggle on the grassland!"

"What are you talking about the Eight Great Family?" Hou Shilu's expression changed, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes. Finally, he sighed: "They are very anxious. Li Xin blocked their way eastwards, and behind them, there is the Silver Wolf's cholera grassland, which cannot be traveled by business travelers. And I also heard that the Silver Wolf specifically asked the Eight Great Family to go against it. Now the Eight Great Family may not even have the possibility of leaving the customs."

"That's right, I went to Ma City to take a look yesterday, but there were a lot less business trips. These people all hoped that the grassland would calm down as soon as possible!" Hou Gongji was a little gloating.

"They have come to the door." Hou Shilu pointed to the corner of the wall and said, "I saw that there was no 600,000 taels of silver, so I asked us to send troops. They said that the joints of the court will be opened soon, and news will come from the cabinet, asking our Xuanfu to send troops to the grassland."

"Sixty thousand taels of silver, these eight major families are really generous. They gave us 600,000 taels in one breath." Hou Gong said coldly: "But how many taels can they earn for these 600,000 taels? Is the Ming army serving these people?"

"So what?" Hou Shilu said disdainfully: "Is this kind of thing happening less? One of you and me is the general and the other is the general, and naturally they receive the salary of the court, but what about the brothers below? Some of them have not changed their battle robe for several years, and some have rusted swords. After eating, there is no meal. These people need silver. Do you know? Look again, the soldiers and horses of our Xuanfu, from generals to soldiers, probably know that the eight major families led by the Fan family are smuggling prohibited items, but what can I do? Even I turn a blind eye and close my eyes. Why is this? It's not for money.

With these silver, we can support more troops, and those civil servants will not touch us? Otherwise, I am the General Xuanda on the surface, but as long as the cabinet or even the Ministry of War can transfer me away with a document. If we don’t cooperate, these people will be replaced and replaced by someone who is willing to cooperate with them. Money can make the devil push the mill. In the current court, even people like Li Xin are willing to be outside, even in a small name, and they are not willing to truly surrender to the court. Because he knew that as long as he surrendered to the court, some officials in the court would not let him go, so he simply came on the grassland and let some people in the court helpless."

"Father, what kind of person do you think the silver wolf is? He dares to fight against the eight aristocratic families? I think on this grassland, no horse bandits know the origin of the eight aristocratic families, but the silver wolf gathered thousands of people quietly to find trouble for the eight aristocratic events. He is very brave. Aren't he afraid that the eight aristocratic families will cause trouble for him?" Hou Gongji thought for a while and asked.

"No matter what, he now occupied Pili Villa, and it would be difficult to deal with him." Hou Shilu shook his head and said, "However, according to the previous rules, these merchants have always been courteous and then soldiers. If nothing unexpected happens, at this time, the eight major families may start giving silver to the silver wolf again. They can stop fighting without war. The war will take time and the war will cause them to lose more. If they can buy the silver wolf, it is naturally the best."

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

"If Silver Wolf is bought, he will not cause trouble for the eight major families many times." Hou Shilu shook his head and said, "Silver Wolf will not be bribed, because he is a smart person and knows that he has offended the eight major families very much. Even if the eight major families temporarily surrender, as long as the eight major families can recover, they will naturally settle the score with him. Look at that Tie Pili, why did he fail? It was not caused by the betrayal of the people around him. My son would not think that people around him would betray if they have anything to do or not!"

"My father thought these people were bought by the eight major families, so he could give Tie Pili a blow to completely replace Tie Pili, and continue to work hard for the eight major families?" Hou Gongji was shocked when he heard this, glanced around, and finally sighed.

"Do you know too?" Hou Shilu smiled bitterly and said, "The eight aristocratic families are everywhere. Someone once said that if the eight aristocratic families wanted to know which palace the emperor stayed in last night, within an hour, someone would pass the news from the palace to outside the palace. Where is this Zhangjiakou? The foundation of the eight major families is close here. You, my father and son are in Xuanfu, holding tens of thousands of troops. In this case, it means that the lives of the eight aristocratic families are in the hands of you, my father and son. If you are the eight aristocratic families, would you be willing to take all your life and money into the hands of others?"

Hou Gongji shook his head, and this situation was naturally impossible. Although Hou Gongji was very brave, he was unwilling to hand over his life to others.

"So you know some things. You are in the mansion like a father, and don't go out very much." Hou Shilu also felt a sense of sorrow. However, a dignified first-rank official had to be careful of those business trips. It was so ridiculous that people laughed.

"You guy understand." Hou Gongji nodded. At this time, he realized that although he was a general, in fact, the entire Xuanfu was not in the hands of his father and son, but in the hands of the eight aristocratic families hiding in the dark. These eight aristocratic families probably had already used money to control the entire army. I think so, the Xuanfu garrison did not have to be afraid of the eight aristocratic families at that time. However, as the eight aristocratic families had more and more money, they used large amounts of money to make it easier to get out of seclusion.

The amount of money bribed Xuan Da's military horses. Until now, if it is not done well, the personal soldiers of the General's Mansion may be bribed. Fortunately, the father and son didn't say anything just now. Otherwise, they wouldn't even know how they died. Who made the food, drink and use in the Xuan Mansion provide them all! At least eight out of ten stores on the streets of Xuan Mansion were run by the Eight Great Family, and it was extremely easy for these people to kill the Hou father and son.
Chapter completed!