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Xiao Heng's eyes twitched, but he didn't speak.

"The governor wants to know very much now. The former Mr. Xiao went to my Xiguan and talked with the governor about a big matter, and he promised to help me with the revival of Xiguan." Chu Huan leaned on the chair, and said lightly: "The governor has a lot of trust in Mr. Xiao, and Beishan Road has indeed shown a certain degree of sincerity. You have given us a lot of farming tools and some food support...!" After a pause, he said lightly: "However, the governor I didn't see that you sent a horse to Xiguan, I wonder if the young master can explain it?"

Xiao Heng frowned and said, "Chu Du, I'm afraid Beishan can't do it anymore about the horse."

"Oh?" Chu Huan stared at Xiao Heng, "Can you give me an explanation?"

"Chu Governor should know that Governor Xiao has two sons, both of whom are in charge of important positions." Xiao Heng said slowly: "Before the Xiliang people invaded the Northwest, all the yamen in the Northwest obeyed the imperial court's order and settled for their positions, but After the Tianmen Dao incident in the southeast, coupled with the eastward advance of the Xiliang people, all the yamen in Beishan have undergone a major change of blood, and in a short period of time, the six departments of the yamen have undergone a major change in the army."

Chu Huan said with a smile: "Naturally, Governor Xiao appointed his cronies in order to control Beishan."

"Chu Chu said yes." Xiao Heng said: "The office of the household department is handed over to the elder brother Xiao Jingsheng, and the office of the military department is held by the second brother Xiao Jingqian. The elder brother controls Beishan's finances. The second brother not only controls the military department, but also Taking the chaos as an excuse, they controlled the state army in the three states of Beishan. Originally, the three states of Beishan could only have 6000 people in total, but now because of the rebellion in Beishan, the army has expanded to 6000, which is an extra [-] establishments. .”

Chu Huan frowned.

"The governor of Chu should also know that among the eight major racecourses in the world, the northwest occupies four of them." Xiao Heng said slowly: "Xiguan occupies the second, Tianshan occupies the first, and Beishan also occupies the first...!"

Chu Huan sneered and said, "The two major racecourses in Xiguan exist in name only, and there are no horses."

Xiao Heng smiled lightly, and said, "The horses in Xiguan have all been transferred to Tianshan by Zhu Lingyue. If Governor Xiao hadn't insisted on it, the horses in Beishan Road Racecourse would have been almost transferred away by Zhu Lingyue for various reasons."

"Since that's the case, why doesn't Beishan supply horses to Xiguan?"

"All the war horses in Beishan add up to only [-] horses." Xiao Heng said: "Luo Dingxi, the imperial guard of Beishan, has [-] horses, and the remaining horses are in Xiao Jingqian's hands, and they are organized into the state army. The imperial guards Of course, the horses of the army cannot move. As for the Ruozhou Army, Xiao Du wanted to take some horses from them to support Xiguan, but the elder brother did not like Xiguan, and he had always had a close relationship with Zhu Lingyue. I spit out something from my mouth, and with Xiao Jingsheng's support, it is naturally impossible for the war horse to be sent to Xiguan again... Not only that, the grain and grass equipment that I promised to support Xiguan before has now been stuck, and no more grain will enter Xiguan."

Chu Huan sneered and said, "In this way, Beishan is preparing to make Xiguan my enemy?"

Xiao Heng hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Actually, Du Xiao didn't intend to be an enemy of Xiguan, he just hoped that Xiguan and Tianshan would fight to the death... It's just that his two sons insisted on it, so he naturally had to think about it, and more importantly, , before leaving Yuchang this time, Zhu Lingyue sent a confidential letter to Beishan."

"What's the content?" Chu Huan asked immediately.

Xiao Heng shook his head and said, "I don't know either. If I hadn't happened to be by that day, I wouldn't have known that the secret letter had been delivered... In the past, whenever there were letters from outside, Governor Xiao would read them for me, but this time it was uncharacteristically, It was not given to me."

"In this way, the secret letter is of great importance." Chu Huan thought for a while, and then sighed: "Mr. Xiao, Mrs. Xiao is not only a beautiful woman, but also a very smart woman." .”

Xiao Heng was taken aback. When he talked about political affairs earlier, he could talk eloquently, but once the topic touched on Mrs. Xiao, he immediately became nervous.

"I heard some of what Madam said just now." Chu Huan sighed: "Young Master Xiao, just as Madam said, if Du Xiao is gone and his two sons really take power, how do you think they will treat you?" you?"

Xiao Heng forced a smile and said, "They and I are cousins, members of the same clan...!"

Before he finished speaking, Chu Huan shook his head and said, "What Mr. Xiao said just now is sincere, and I believe it, but now why can't he speak again?"

Seeing that Chu Huan's expression seemed calm, but those dark eyes turned cold, Xiao Heng could only smile wryly, "Du Mingcha, after all, is... After all, he is a member of his clan, even a cousin. Fortunately, gossip later."

Chu Huan said indifferently: "Young master Xiao can even pull his aunt into bed, so why doesn't he have the guts to tell the truth behind his back?"

Xiao Heng's face changed slightly, and the corners of his eyes twitched, and suddenly he heard a voice from behind him saying: "Heng'er, Governor Chu treats each other with sincerity, if you have anything to say, it's okay to say it!"

Xiao Heng turned his head, but suddenly found that Mrs. Xiao had put on her clothes at some point, and the previous panic had completely disappeared. At this time, she was wearing a skirt, and even her hair was tied up, looking extremely dignified and noble. There was also a faint smile on his face, a blessing, and said softly: "I have met Chu Du!"

Chu Huan also got up, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "It's really a sin to disturb Madam's good night, please forgive me!"

Mrs. Xiao smiled and said: "Chu Du came to visit late at night, in order not to alarm others, he guarded us outside. I can only be grateful. What is Chu Du guilty of?"

Chu Huan was a little surprised.

This woman was able to return to her normal state in just this short period of time, and she did not show any signs of panic just now. She dealt with such nasty things as adultery calmly, without any embarrassment or coddling Chu Huan knew in an instant that this woman's scheming was far superior to Xiao Heng's, and he understood that what happened tonight was not because Mrs. Xiao fell into Xiao Heng's trap, but because Xiao Heng was carefully captured by Mrs. Xiao. Arranged traps to lure in.

Chu Huan laughed, and said, "Madam, don't blame me." He pointed to the chair he had just sat on, "Madam, please sit down!"

"You men talk, how dare I be presumptuous?" Mrs. Xiao was dignified and gentle, with a faint smile on her beautiful face, she walked over, pulled a chair to Xiao Heng's side, and asked Chu Huan: "I don't know Can Governor Chu give Heng'er a seat to talk?"

"Please sit down!" Chu Huan smiled. Xiao Heng was a little surprised, but he sat down anyway. Mrs. Xiao stood beside Xiao Heng, looking very calm.

After Chu Huan sat down, Mrs. Xiao said softly: "Heng'er, Governor Chu asked you how brother Xiao Jingsheng would treat you if he took over the power of Beishan. You can tell Governor Chu what is in your heart. Governor Chu is wise, and maybe he can help you. You point the maze!"

"I don't dare to give advice." Chu Huan smiled and said, "It's just that the governor and Mr. Xiao hit it off immediately, and they value Mr. Xiao's future very much. I can't bear to see a young talent like Mr. Xiao being harmed by others."

The corners of Xiao Heng's eyes twitched, and he finally sighed: "Chu Du Mingjian, whether it is Xiao Jingsheng or Xiao Jingqian, whoever holds the power, the first one to get rid of must be me."

"Oh?"

"Chu Du doesn't know something. Over the years, I have been sitting beside Xiao Du. Xiao Du would rather discuss many things with me than with his two sons." Xiao Heng said with a wry smile: "At the beginning, I I was still self-righteous, thinking that Xiao Du valued me very much, but now I also understand that Xiao Huanzhang just treats me as a dog that can be driven. He wants to use me, but he is afraid that the tail will not be too big. Department of the Household Department, Xiao Jingqian took over the Department of the Ministry of War, one in charge of the finances, the other in charge of the military, and gave me the job of the Department of the Ministry of Officials. It seems decent, but even if the appointment of a county magistrate in Beishan was appointed by Xiao Huanzhang, the Department of the Department of Officials It sounds majestic, but in fact it is just empty air and has no real power."

Chu Huan nodded sympathetically, and sighed: "Young Master Xiao can be reused by Governor Xiao, and his ability is naturally far higher than those two. It's just that they come from different backgrounds, but it's embarrassing to be treated like this."

"If it's just that, then that's fine." Xiao Heng frowned, "The key is that Xiao Huanzhang has discussed everything with me these years, but I have become a thorn in the side of their brothers. The position was passed on to me, and I hated me deeply... Especially Xiao Jingsheng, who slandered Xiao in front of Xiao Huanzhang several times and wanted to drive Xiao out of the house. Even more tragic."

Chu Huan raised his head and glanced at Mrs. Xiao, and saw that Mrs. Xiao had a dignified appearance, and she was completely different from the coquettish woman under the bed. After she came out, she was smiling all the time. Showing a charming smile, he said softly: "What Heng'er said is very true, Governor Chu, the brothers of the Xiao family hate Heng'er to the core, if they have the opportunity to kill Heng'er, they will never care about brotherhood, let alone show mercy .”

Chu Huan asked: "Since this is the case, is Mr. Xiao going to sit and wait for death? Madame has already seen the danger hidden in it. Could it be that Mr. Xiao has no countermeasures?"

"The power is in their hands, so what can I do?" Xiao Heng's eyes flickered, and he had already put aside the long sword in his hand at this time, cupped his hands and said: "Chu Du is wise, and I hope Chu Du can guide the maze!"

"Actually, I am not the one who can really point out the maze... The person who can help Mr. Xiao is always by your side." Chu Huan's eyes fell on Mrs. Xiao's face again, and he smiled: "Madam is very smart. Mr. Xiao is in trouble. I'm afraid Madam already has a countermeasure in mind?"

Mrs. Xiao smiled coquettishly, and said softly: "Chu Du has won the award...!" Then she sighed quietly: "Actually, there is no good way to escape this catastrophe... It's like a thorn on a thorn. You can only remove the thorns from the thorns, hold them in your hands, and you will not be harmed!"

Chu Huan smiled and said, "What does Madam mean?"

"Heng'er doesn't want to be killed by them, so he can only get rid of them. This is the only way." Mrs. Xiao sighed quietly, with a look of compassion.