Family practice: all members of the villain

Chapter 387 Hexi Daocheng, Marriage and Promise

The four prefectures of Jianye, Xingnan, Zhaoyang, and Nanping have been merged into Hexi Daocheng. The administrative seat of Daocheng was naturally located in the original Zhaoyang Fucheng where the Hou family was located. The Fucheng was renamed Hexi Daocheng a month ago.

From a Fucheng to a Daocheng, of course, it is not just the name that needs to be changed. According to the old system established by the original Dayu, the county town must be twenty miles, the county town fifty miles, the Fucheng hundreds of miles, and the Daocheng must be more than 150 miles. A high-end state city would have to go up two hundred miles.

It's interesting to say that today's Hexi Daocheng was actually only Tongling County City at the beginning.

As the Hou family's strength grew, Tongling County City also rose all the way. It was first changed to Zhaoyang County City, and then to Hexi Fucheng. After the Hou family captured Jianye Prefecture last month, the original Hexi Prefecture was also It was renamed Zhaoyang Prefecture, and the four prefectures were merged into Hexi Dao. This place was designated as Hexi Daocheng by the Hou family.

Although the Hexi government was evacuated and rerouted, there was no expansion on the surface, but with the influx of a large number of warriors and common people from all over the province, it was still inevitable and a new round of major expansion began. In fact, the previous rounds of city changes, The Hou family didn't deliberately spend any effort to transform it. After all, according to the Hou family's development speed, the city's status might rise again at some point, and if it changes then, it would be troublesome.

But this time, it's different.

Hexi Daocheng, in Hou Yuxiao's foreseeable future, should not change for at least many years. After all, if you go further up, it will be the prefectural city.

Lord of a state!
Hou Yuxiao does have this ambition, but he still understands in his heart that the Hou family really wants to reach this height, and it is not a star and a half short.

The recently destroyed Leiyin Temple is a good example!

The Buddha Sakyamuni sits here, the three world-honored ones, more than a dozen powerful ones, countless masters in the Yin-Yang Holy Realm, the Yuan Dan Realm, and the Grand Master Realm, and has an army of 500 million. This is the strength that Leiyin Temple has retained after the troops were mobilized from Jizhou and moved south. Bihou It's not just a little bit strong.

Even so, so what?

Wasn't it because Da Jin and the Four Holy Lands united to kill him?

Being the lord of a state means a new Holy Land. No matter who you are, if you want to reach this height, it means that you have to share the rights of the nine Holy Lands in China. Without the right time and sufficient strength, Whenever you have the slightest idea, you even take actual action.

I am afraid that what we will face next is a disaster.

On the one hand, they knew that it would be difficult to continue to go up in Hexi. On the other hand, in order to dispel the concerns of the major holy places, the Hou family cabinet unanimously decided that this time the Hexi Daocheng would be built according to the specifications of the Daocheng in other states. Expand.

As a result, the amount of work is huge.

The original Tongling County was only fifty miles long, but now it will be expanded to 150 miles, which is a threefold increase. According to Hou Yuduan's estimation, even if all warriors are involved, the construction period will be at least more than half a year, not to mention the waste of manpower, material and financial resources. In fact, when he was preparing to submit the proposal to the cabinet, he was worried that there would be opposition.

Of course, according to the regulations of the Hou family's current cabinet, any proposal can be passed as long as the five of them agree. But today's Hou family is no better than before, not to mention the newly joined martial arts sage Hongjuan, Bai Yunfan, Nie Xinchuan, Liu Jianghong, Yue Wenzhu, and many other people who have followed the Hou family and are loyal to the family must be taken into account in any proposal. Therefore, as of now, as long as it does not involve principled resolutions, Hou Yuxiao’s five People still value other people's opinions.

Unexpectedly, the cabinet voted unanimously.

After Hou Yuxiao thought about it carefully, it was actually reasonable for everyone to agree to expand the Daocheng. With the Hou family's current status, it was time for these old people who had followed the family all the way to get corresponding status and benefits.

The reconstruction of Daocheng is not only related to the face of the Hou family, but also involves the interests of the people below the Hou family. Hexi Fucheng has been the headquarters of the Hou family in the past ten years, and almost all the senior officials of the Hou family have settled here. Everywhere in the city They all have their own properties. Once the Fucheng is upgraded to Daocheng, apart from the Hou family, they will be the biggest vested interests. Not only that, their status will also follow the transcendent status of Daocheng in Hexi among the four prefectures. A rising tide lifts all boats.

With such a premise, they all naturally agreed with the proposal.

Everyone agreed, and Hou Yuduan quickly came up with a plan. As early as a month and a half ago, Hexi Daocheng began a massive expansion project.

In mid-air, Hou Yuxiao saw that the entire city wall had extended for more than ten miles to the left and right, and the supporting buildings and streets inside were also under construction simultaneously. The warriors were either carrying huge trees on their shoulders or holding cast iron in their hands, and they were all very busy. The expansion progress of the entire city is advancing at a speed that is almost visible to the naked eye.

"It's only been a month and a half, is it almost a quarter completed?"

Hou Yuduan, who was following him, chuckled lightly and said: "I forgot that my eldest brother has been in retreat. I haven't told you yet. In addition to using warriors from the clan for this expansion, we also recruited other casual warriors from the four prefectures in Hexi. , in addition to giving them a certain level of remuneration, they also gave them household registration in the newly built urban area. As long as they participated in the expansion project, they would have the right to prioritize settling in Daocheng in the future. With this policy, there were nearly [-] people in just over a month. The warriors came over and played with the price every day. According to my prediction, the six months originally planned for the project should be shortened to five months."

Prioritize settlement. When Hou Yuxiao thought of these four words, he suddenly felt a sense of absurdity in his heart. But thinking about it, in the final analysis, the difference between warriors and common people is only in terms of force. The rest are similar, and most of their desires are the same. .

However, the key point is that Lao Wu can come up with this idea.

Daocheng Expansion Hou Yuxiao only glanced briefly, and soon flew back to the center of the city where the Hou family was with the five people.

As Daocheng expands, the Hou family will naturally expand with it.

Today, the Hou family has almost tens of thousands of personal guards under the five of them alone. This does not include the personal soldiers who have been serving in the clan for a long time and guarding the clan territory. All of these added up, there must be at least no less than 20 people. [-] people, as well as equipped war horses. With so many people, the Hou family's house like before would naturally not be able to accommodate them.

So two months ago, when he started to expand the Daocheng, Hou Yuduan had already expanded the entire Hou family in advance. Now the Hou Mansion covers an area of ​​more than ten miles and has hundreds of palaces built inside. In fact, it is no longer appropriate. It may be more appropriate to use the palace.

There are indeed voices from the outside world calling Hou Yuxiao the King of Hexi. However, Hou Yuxiao can only listen to such voices at most, and openly claim kingship in China. At present, it is still too early.

No matter how the Marquis Palace changes, the core body is still the five palaces, which are the same as the place where the five brothers and sisters lived before, and are still arranged in order of southeast, northwest, and middle.

Among them, there are four in the southeast and northwest, namely the Cold Sword Palace for the second child, the Xueyang Palace for the fourth child, the Yaxiang Palace for the fifth child, and the Hehuan Palace for the third woman.

In the middle is the main hall of the Hou family. In addition to undertaking the functions of the family's meeting place, it is also the residence where Hou Yuxiao practiced and retreated.

"Meet the Patriarch!"

Hou Yuxiao and the five of them landed outside the gate of Zhaoyang Palace. Before they even walked in, they felt two powerful auras inside. Hou Yuxiao pretended to be in a hurry and ignored the guards outside the door. Went straight in.

There are two people sitting on the left and the right in the palace, both of them are middle-aged, the man on the left is wearing a blue-black armor, with a domineering demeanor; It gives people a sharp feeling.

Jing Tianyu and Hou Yuxiao have met before. Jing Tianyu had a fight with Huangfu Xing during the Tongling Rebellion a few years ago, but at that time both of them were in the Broken Realm. Now Jing Tianyu has been promoted to the same level as Huangfu Xing. Hou Yuxiao remembers Jing Tianyu's strength very clearly. He was under the Huangfu Star in the Broken Realm, so he shouldn't be too strong now;

As for Wanyan Cheng, this was his first meeting with Emperor Yuliang, one of the three emperors of the Jin Dynasty. If Hou Yuxiao remembered correctly, it was this man who led his army across Lincang Road and destroyed Dayu five years ago. .

The first time he saw Wanyan Cheng, Hou Yuxiao felt a little pressure in his heart. His time to break through to the martial arts sub-sage was very short, but after destroying Leiyin Temple last year, he spent the past two months cultivating in the Five Elements Heaven. , according to the flow rate of a hundred times the time, he has been practicing for more than ten years, and now he is not far from the peak of martial arts sub-sage, but Wanyan Cheng can still make him feel the pressure.

"Senior Wanyan and Senior Jing, these two great masters are here. It is really a sin for Hou to miss the welcome. I am really troubled by trivial matters. I hope these two seniors can forgive me."

Wanyan Cheng was originally sitting on a chair with a sullen face. Seeing Hou Yuxiao's attitude, his expression immediately softened. But before he could speak, Hou Yuxiao had already walked to the main seat of the palace and sat down, looking at him condescendingly. .

This scene immediately made his expression freeze.

On the other side, Jing Tianyu's expression remained unchanged from beginning to end. Hearing Hou Yuxiao's apology was no big deal. When he saw Hou Yuxiao sitting on the throne and looking down at him, he still looked calm and composed, without any discomfort.

The changes in the expressions of the two people were clearly visible to Hou Yuxiao.

Obviously, Da Jin's behavior is more domineering.

"The two of you have come from afar, why don't you know why?"

Hou Yuxiao didn't care about Wanyan Cheng's furrowed brows and directly asked the two of them straight to the point.

Jing Tianyu originally planned to speak, but Wanyan Cheng obviously got ahead of him on purpose, sitting on the chair and spoke first: "This time, this seat is here to pass on the decree of Emperor Jin, first congratulate Patriarch Hou!"

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Hou Yuxiao was stunned, including Hou Yuduan, Hongkui and his son who came in behind him, as well as Hou Wuji and Hou Wuji, all showed doubtful expressions.

In the entire palace, only Jing Tianyu still looked calm.

"May I ask Emperor Yuliang, why is Hou so happy?"

Wanyan Cheng still sat upright without moving. He just turned out his right palm, took out a golden scroll, and gently threw it into the air.

The scroll unfolded directly in mid-air, and then an extremely domineering voice came from it:

"Now there is Princess Changping, who has a great reputation, is Shushen and quiet, and is good at learning and talent. She should be an example for the princesses of the Holy Jin Dynasty. She is already getting married in her old age, so as not to waste her youth. I heard that Hou Yujie, the fourth son of the Hou family in Hexi, has both martial virtues and virtues. , both talented and famous, I have long admired the beauty of Princess Changping, and I want to be my wife. After the report from the Hou family, and the temple divination was auspicious, I personally made this edict to congratulate her."

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Hou Yuxiao was stunned for a moment. Although he heard this edict from Wen Zouzou, he immediately understood that it was Jin Emperor Yu Wendong who was going to give the fourth child a marriage.

The question is, when did the fourth child, who had long admired Princess Changping's gorgeous Fengyi, desire her as his wife, and when did the Hou family go to report it...

Good guy, is this a gifted marriage or a forced marriage?

The members of the Hou family were still in a daze and did not react, Jing Tianyu at the other end seemed to be unable to sit still at this time, stepped forward and said with a light smile: "It's a coincidence, this seat is also representing the three families in Hedong this time to send off the relatives of Patriarch Hou. Okay, let me congratulate the head of the Hou family first."

Hou Yuxiao's expression darkened slightly, and he asked in a low voice, "Which three are they?"

"White Deer Academy, Haoran Holy Sect, and my Ten Thousand Swords Holy Sect."

"I don't know who the three expensive families are, and who is my Hou family?"

"It's interesting to say that this time the family members of our three families were selected by the Haoran Holy Sect's Painting Elder, Lian Ningxue. Ms. Lian came to Hexi once a few years ago. According to her, she met the second brother of the Hou family head at that time. We met Hou Yucheng once, and we followed Miss Lian’s own wishes for this marriage, and the one she chose was Hou Yucheng!”

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Hou Yuxiao looked at the Jin Emperor's edict suspended in mid-air, and then looked at Jing Tianyu who was smiling, his expression gradually condensed, and his voice was slightly lowered and he said:

"It depends on what you two want. I, the Hou family, must accept these two marriages, right?"

An edict from the Jin Emperor and a joint signature from three Hedong families.

If Hou Yuxiao still doesn't understand what the two of them mean, then his dealings with these holy places over the years will be in vain. The problem is that he understands clearly. Even he has been worried about the marriage of the second and fourth children, but this kind of He really didn't like the feeling of being pushed and forced to agree.

What's more, it is also a life-long matter for the two younger brothers.

"This is the decree of Emperor Jin. Head of the Hou family, you must think clearly!"

"Jing doesn't want to say anything more. He just reminds the head of the Hou family that it is better to be cautious in order to save the face of the three holy places!"

boom………

Hou Yuxiao smashed the table in front of him with a slap, and stood up straight away, looking at the two with strong anger on his face, but was about to speak when Hou Yuduan behind him robbed him first.

"Seniors, please be patient. After all, this is a major marriage matter. My second brother and fourth brother need to come and decide in person. It will take two days for them to come back. Why don't you two take a rest and wait for the two brothers to arrive before you give your reply? ,how?"

Hou Yuxiao's pupils condensed. He could tell that Hou Yuduan was trying to smooth things over, but when he thought about it carefully, it was not up to him to decide whether to intimidate or not. Not to mention Princess Changping, Lian Ningxue had been there many years ago. In Tongling, I did meet Hou Yucheng. At that time, the second son seemed to have a good sense of that girl. If it was really interesting, wouldn't he be self-defeating?

With this in mind, he did not stop Hou Yuduan from trying to smooth things over.

Both Wanyan Cheng and Jing Tianyu could see Hou Yuxiao's anger, but they seemed to have a solid plan in mind. Hou Yuxiao did not dare to refuse, so they nodded directly and accepted Hou Yuduan's proposal.

"Alright."

"The important event of marriage really requires their presence."

Hou Yuduan smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you both for your understanding!"

(End of this chapter)