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While everyone in the hall was discussing for a while, Chu Huan didn't say a word.

When everyone calmed down, Chu Huan finally said: "The governor ordered eight thousand troops to be dispatched from Shuoquan immediately to Qingtang, and the front line of Qingtang was under the full command of Xuanyuan Shengcai. Tell him that the governor will soon Go to Qingtang and sit in town in person."

Everyone was startled, Xu Shao had already asked: "Chu Du, are we going to fight Beishan?"

"This governor didn't want to cause trouble. Now that something has happened, this governor will not be afraid." Chu Huan said lightly, "Xiao Huanzhang wants to use troops against Xiguan. Of course, this governor has no reason to avoid the war."

"What about the Hezhou line?"

"Send people to closely monitor the movement of Tianshan Mountain, and immediately send [-] more troops to Hezhou." Chu Huan said without hesitation: "If the Tianshan Army really wants to attack Hezhou, defend Hezhou City and wait for reinforcements!"

Everyone was full of doubts, thinking that Shuoquan had only 1 soldiers and horses, and if more than [-] people were transferred away, the rest could only guard Shuoquan. , less than [-] people, although it can resist for a while, but in the face of tens of thousands of well-trained Tianshan cavalry, it is impossible for Hezhou to resist.

The reinforcements that Chu Huan mentioned came from nowhere. Could it be that the troops guarding Shuoquan would be transferred to Hezhou?That being the case, even if all the soldiers and horses guarding Shuoquan were transferred there, they might not necessarily be the opponents of the Tianshan Army. The situation was already extremely grim.

Fat Liu also understood this point very well, and couldn't help asking: "Chu Du, where do we have reinforcements?"

"After the Beishan army is resolved, there will naturally be reinforcements." Chu Huan said lightly.

Everyone was even more surprised, thinking that although the combat effectiveness of the Beishan army was indeed weaker than that of the Xiguan army, but Beishan came in full force, not to mention that they could quickly solve Beishan, even the outcome was unpredictable, how could they go to Hezhou for support in time.

At this moment, out of the corner of Chu Huan's eye, he saw someone waving to him at the side door, and it was Su Niang.

He was a little strange in his heart, thinking to himself that when the meeting was held, everyone in the mansion knew the rules and never dared to disturb, why Su Niang greeted him suddenly at such a time.

He knew that something was going wrong, so he raised his hand to signal everyone to wait for a while, walked over, and asked softly, "What's the matter?" Talk to Su Niang.

Su Niang had already taken out a letter from her bosom and handed it to Chu Huan.

Chu Huan was startled, took the letter, saw that the letter was not signed, and it was not written who received it, so he asked softly, "What is this?"

Su Niang said in a low voice: "The day before yesterday I went to the market to buy charcoal, and suddenly I met a very strange person, who suddenly stuffed this letter into my hand, and told me that the matter is very important, so I will hand it over to you." In your hands, don't let others know."

Chu Huan let out an "oh" and asked, "What does that person look like?"

"It was snowing at the time, and he was wearing thick clothes and a hat, so I couldn't see what he looked like." Su Niang said softly, "He left in a hurry after saying a few words. You never came back. Just hide it in yourself."

Chu Huan nodded and said, "Understood, you go and rest first."

"Erlang, has something serious happened?" Su Niang saw the presence of all the officials in the lobby of the Governor's Mansion, the atmosphere was solemn, and she also felt that the matter was not simple.

Chu Huan smiled lightly, and said, "It's nothing, just some official business needs to be dealt with." Without explaining much, he opened the letter, opened it and scanned it, his brows were slightly furrowed, and gradually relaxed, and soon, he rubbed the letter Formed into a ball, holding it in the palm of the hand, his expression became serious again, thoughtful, Su Niang didn't dare to ask more questions, seeing Chu Huan pondering for a moment, and then went to the lobby.

In the lobby, everyone was whispering, and many people had serious expressions on their faces.

Under Chu Huan's promulgation of various policies, Xiguan began to get on the right track. Both agriculture and commerce began to show signs of recovery. However, at this critical moment, Beishan transferred the army, and the situation was tense, making Xiguan a good situation. encountered a great threat.

Seeing Chu Huan return to his seat, everyone fell silent again.

"Mr. Wei, the matter of borrowing grain and subletting it should continue. Don't delay. During the spring plowing next year, the grain must be supplied, but there is a problem. You are the only one to ask." After Chu Huan sat down, he looked at Wei Wuji and said in a deep voice. He ordered, and then looked at Pei Ji, "Mr. Pei, on the Hezhou side, in addition to transferring 3000 troops from the Pingxi Army guarding Shuoquan to increase its strength, the Fengzi Battalion led by Xu Shaoxu was also transferred there. Han Ying and Huang Yutan are on guard, and Commander Xu will follow Han Ying's order after he passes by!"

Xu Shao got up immediately, cupped his hands and said, "The general will obey!"

"Lu Cunxiao!"

Lu Cunxiao, who was sitting in the hall, was startled and looked at Chu Huan.

After the Battle of Gourd Village, Lu Cunxiao surrendered to Chu Huan and obeyed orders under Chu Huan's tent. Although Chu Huan was transferred to Pei Ji's imperial guards, he was not given an official position.

Today's meeting was held, and Chu Huan specially named Lu Cunxiao and brought him here, but Lu Cunxiao was also a little nervous.

He was born as a bandit, and followed General Qiu to become a bandit in Gourd Village. Although he eventually joined Chu Huan, he never knew what his future would be.

In addition to him, there are hundreds of minions who originally belonged to the Calabash Village who are also willing to stay. Some of them also trained with the Imperial Guard, but they were not formally incorporated into the Imperial Guard.

There was no shortage of food and drink for them in the army, but they never gave them a clear explanation. Even Lu Cunxiao didn't understand how Chu Huan would treat him.

He came to the meeting today, but he didn't say a word.

At this moment, Chu Huan suddenly called his name, which surprised him a bit. He was taken aback for a moment, then got up immediately, and cupped his hands and said, "Mo...!" He wanted to call himself "Min General", but suddenly realized that he had not been appointed as an official. According to the logic, I am just a commoner now, so I paused and said, "The grass people are here!"

"Lu Cunxiao, the governor ordered you to take up the post of commander of the military department immediately." Chu Huan said seriously: "Shuoquan dispatched [-] troops to Qingtang County. On the way, you will command the [-] troops and hand them over to Xuanyuan In the hands of the general!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was startled.

In fact, the position of the commander of the Ministry of War is not surprising. The official is a downgraded official, not even an official, but an official. Lu Cunxiao was unparalleled in the battle in Huluzhai. Even the officers and soldiers thought that he was very powerful.

Chu Huan employs people with eccentricity, eclecticism, and never asks about his background. After taking over Lu Cunxiao, everyone knows that Lu Cunxiao will be used by Chu Huan sooner or later, so today he is suddenly appointed as a military officer, and everyone is not very happy. appalled.

However, Chu Huan wanted to hand over the [-] troops transferred to Qingtang to Commander Lu Cunxiao. Although he said that after leading the troops to Qingtang, the command would be handed over to Xuanyuan Shengcai, but this decision was beyond everyone's control. expected.

Lu Cunxiao was also in a daze, thinking that something was wrong with his ears, he opened his mouth, but couldn't speak.

Chu Huan stared at Lu Cunxiao, saw that Lu Cunxiao's lips were twitching, but he didn't speak, so he smiled coldly and said, "Why? You dare not?"

Hearing this, Lu Cunxiao took a step forward, and said in a deep voice, "He has already died once, so there is nothing he dares to do. Since Governor Chu has handed over the soldiers and horses to the humble officials, the latter will definitely bring them to Qingtang in their entirety!"

He was appointed as the commander of the Ministry of War at this time, so he can naturally call himself a "humble post".

"Okay!" Chu Huan said: "Tomorrow morning, gather all the soldiers and horses and set off for Qingtang. When you get to Qingtang, tell Xuanyuan Shengcai that all the soldiers and horses will be deployed in Qingtang County. We don't want to cross the border into Beishan territory. Once the Beishan Army advances into our Xiguan, it will not give up an inch of ground."

Lu Cunxiao said in a deep voice: "The humble official takes orders!"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, but since Chu Huan had made such an arrangement, naturally no one said anything.

"Master Fan." Chu Huan looked at Fan Xuan, the head of the Ministry of Rites, "You will leave with the army tomorrow. According to what you said, go to see Xiao Huanzhang and ask him why he transferred the army to Danyang. If he says that Xiao Jingqian's death is related to my Xiguan, Just ask him what evidence he has?"

Fan Xuan got up and said: "The next official takes orders!"

"Master Gongsun, Master Wei, speed up the matter of borrowing grain and subletting it." Chu Huan looked at Gongsun Chu and Wei Wuji again, "As soon as possible, transfer the grain from the gentry warehouse to the official warehouse, and prepare the grain!"

"Chu Du, is the purpose of collecting grain to rent to the common people, or is it to be transported to the front?" Wei Wuji said solemnly: "If it is leased to the common people, I will continue to implement the policy of equalizing the land. If the grain is to be used as For military rations, the lower officials should be ready to transport the food to the front. However, the lower officials must remind Chu Chu that if the food is sent to the front, then the order of land equalization will be frustrated, whether it is to lend food to the gentry in the government or wait The common people who planted the ground will cause uproar, and if that is the case, the turmoil in the rear will be more dangerous than the battle on the front line."

"What Director Wei said is true." Chu Huan said, "Just follow the policy of land equalization, and don't worry about other things for now."

"The subordinate takes orders!"

"About Beishan's transfer of troops, it's not appropriate to exaggerate to the outside world." Chu Huan said: "Although Beishan transfers troops to Danyang, it doesn't mean that he will invade Xiguan. The governor is worried that some people with ulterior motives will make trouble at this time , The coquettishness is causing trouble, Lord Gongsun, you still need to go down to arrange this matter, beware of someone in Shuoquan making trouble by this!"

"Understandable!"

"In that case, let's break up first and go down to prepare separately." Chu Huan ordered everyone to retreat, but said to Pei Ji: "Mr. Pei stay here, the governor has something to order."

After everyone retreated, Pei Ji looked serious and asked, "Second brother, is Xiao Jingqian's death really related to you?"

Chu Huan didn't answer immediately, but handed the letter to Pei Ji.

Pei Ji took the letter and read it carefully, his face showed a look of astonishment, he raised his head, "Xiao Jingqian was really killed by someone sent by you?" Then he frowned and said: "There is no signature on this letter, who wrote it?" ?”

"Xiao Heng!" Chu Huan lowered his voice, Pei Ji was the person he trusted the most, "Xiao Huanzhang's nephew, he sent someone to send this letter."

"Xiao Heng?" Pei Ji was startled again, "Is this person trustworthy?"