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If it were anyone else, Chu Huan would never have revealed anything about it, but for Pei Ji, Chu Huan trusted the sworn brother from the bottom of his heart.

At that moment, Chu Huan quietly told Pei Ji what happened in Gushui Temple.

"So that's how it is." Pei Ji suddenly realized that when Chu Huan told him such confidential things, Pei Ji naturally knew that this was Chu Huan's extreme trust in him.

"According to the letter, the purpose of Xiao Huanzhang's transfer of troops to Danyang was not aimed at me at Xiguan." Pei Ji said softly, "He has already determined that Zhu Lingyue was the real culprit behind the murder of Xiao Jingqian, and the transfer of troops to Danyang was just a feign The attitude is to paralyze Zhu Lingyue. The ultimate goal is to have Zhu Lingyue send troops from the Tianshan Mountains and invade our Hezhou territory. I attacked Xiguan from two fronts."

Chu Huan nodded and said, "In the letter, Xiao Huanzhang's plan is indeed explained in detail."

"If this is the case, Xiao Huanzhang is really cunning." Pei Ji sighed, "No matter how shrewd Zhu Lingyue is when he uses this move, but seeing the Beishan army attack Xiguan, it is not false, so with Zhu Lingyue's temperament, seven out of ten The eighth is to send troops from Tianshan Mountain. If everything goes as Xiao Huanzhang expected, this plan is indeed the best way to attack Zhu Lingyue."

Chu Huan said: "So Xiao Heng explained in his heart that in order to perform this scene well, Xiao Huanzhang will deploy troops to Danyang on a large scale. According to their troop deployment speed and preparation of supplies, they will start to march in a month at the latest Xiguan, and in order to better confuse Zhu Lingyue, they will make a real attack."

Pei Ji was thoughtful, and after a while, he asked softly: "Second brother, do you think what is said in Xiao Heng's letter is credible?"

"Xiao Heng's words are [-]% reliable." Chu Huan said: "But now I am worried that Xiao Heng told us what he knows, but whether what he knows is really Xiao Huanzhang's thoughts."

Pei Ji's eyes showed admiration, and said: "Second brother has such worries, so I feel relieved."

Chu Huan sneered and said, "Xiao Huanzhang is full of tricks, but I am sure of one thing. This person is not a person who uses his will, and his city is so deep that we must guard against it!"

"what do you mean?"

"Brother, what if Xiao Huanzhang's fake show is real?" Chu Huan said calmly, "Perhaps at first, he really wanted to numb Zhu Lingyue, but if we don't make preparations, he will really capture Jiazhou , will he return Jiazhou to us?"

Pei Ji nodded and said, "That's right, it's of course impossible to spit out the fat that has been swallowed."

"So no matter whether Xiao Huanzhang really wants to paralyze Zhu Lingyue or not, we can't be negligent in the slightest." Chu Huan said softly: "Since he wants to pretend to attack Jiazhou in order to paralyze Zhu Lingyue, we are doing it to cooperate with him Naturally, we must really resist his attack. Although Xiao Huanzhang's trick of paralyzing Zhu Lingyue is very shrewd, but we in Xiguan have to bear a huge risk. I can't accept this, even if it is a clever strategy, but I can't follow his plan either."

"So stick to Koshu and don't back down!"

"Exactly." Chu Huan said: "As far as I am concerned, Xiao Huanzhang really wants to attack Zhu Lingyue. I can cooperate with him in Xiguan, and he can attack from the front line of Yutian. I will gather troops from Xiguan to Hezhou. Although Zhu Lingyue has a strong army and horses to attack the Tianshan Mountains, his chances of winning are slim."

Pei Ji caressed his beard and said: "Second brother is very right. Xiao Huanzhang's city is extremely deep, and he is a tolerant person. When Zhu Lingyue stepped into Beishan, he was very respectful. It can be seen that this person is not a person who is arrogant. This time, although he once His son was killed, but compared to the future of the entire Beishan Road, I think in Xiao Huanzhang's heart, Beishan's future may not be less important than Xiao Jingqian's life."

Chu Huan said with a smile: "So our army, Chen Bing Qingtang, made a desperate fight, but Xiao Huanzhang may not really dare to fight. Of course he understands that if Xiguan and Beishan really want to fight to the death, I will certainly lose in Xiguan It's terrible, and Beishan is not much better, in the end, he can only take advantage of Zhu Lingyue."

"Zhu Lingyue is also a very scheming person. If Beishan is only on the border of Chen Bing, Zhu Lingyue will not act rashly." Pei Ji said softly: "Zhu Lingyue is well versed in the tricks of sitting on the mountain and watching tigers fight. Eagle, Zhu Lingyue may not send troops from Tianshan until he is exhausted from the two fights."

"That's right." Chu Huan said: "So unless Xiao Huanzhang really wants to put all his eggs in one basket, Zhu Lingyue will not be confused by him. But if Xiao Huanzhang really just confuses Zhu Lingyue, it is impossible to lose too many troops and supplies in Jiazhou ...!" Chu Huan frowned slightly, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "So we can't relax our vigilance against Beishan because of Xiao Heng's secret letter."

While the two were whispering, Qi Hong had already appeared in front of the gate, "My lord, there are people from Beijing, please see your lord!"

"Someone from Beijing?" Chu Huan was taken aback, and he and Pei Ji looked at each other in surprise, "The emperor has already made a tour of the north, and even if there is a decree, it can only be passed from Hexi. Is someone coming?" Immediately, he felt something, raised his hand and said, "Please come in!"

After a while, I saw a person coming to the hall panting, wearing a thick padded coat, wearing a face, and wrapped tightly. When he saw Chu Huan in the main hall, the person came forward in a few steps and knelt down on the ground. On the ground, he cried bitterly: "Master Chu, Master Chu, the miscellaneous family has gone through untold hardships, and finally see you!"

Chu Huan saw that this person was full of travel and dust, but he didn't recognize him for a while. When he heard that he called himself "Zajia", he was stunned for a moment, stared at the man's face carefully, and said in a broken voice: "Sun... Eunuch Sun, why is it you? ?”

He never expected that it was Sun Desheng who suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.

Sun Desheng can be regarded as Chu Huan's old friend. When he was in Yunshan, Sun Desheng served beside Qi Wang Yingren, and he already knew Chu Huan. When Chu Huan went to Beijing, it was Sun Desheng who led him there.

Sun Desheng is only in his 40s, but now he looks ten years older.

"Master Chu, it's the Zajia. The Zajia has suffered so much to see you!" Sun Desheng felt sad when he saw Chu Huan, and burst into tears for a while.

"Hurry up, get up...!" When the old friend met, Chu Huan was also quite emotional, and he stepped forward to help him up, and seeing Sun Desheng's frown deepened a lot, with a look of exhaustion, he sighed: "Eunuch Sun, you How did it become like this?"

"It's hard to say, it's hard to say." After arriving at Shuoquan Governor's Mansion, Sun Desheng's heart was finally at ease.

"Have you eaten yet?" Chu Huan asked with concern, and then told Qi Hong, "Hurry up and let the kitchen prepare meals. Eunuch hasn't eaten yet...!"

"Thank you, Master Chu, Master Chu, there are two brothers who came with the Zajia, protecting the Zajia along the way." Sun Desheng said hastily: "They are with the Zajia, and they are working fast, and they haven't eaten for more than a day...! "

"Tell the kitchen to prepare more meals." Chu Huan immediately ordered to Qi Hong: "Get two more jars of wine, it's freezing cold, drink some wine to warm your body."

After Qi Hong withdrew, Chu Huan said: "Don't worry, Eunuch Sun, although there isn't any good food here, it's definitely not a problem to fill your stomach."

"Master Chu." Sun Desheng heaved a sigh of relief. Seeing that he was tired from the journey, Chu Huan helped him to sit on the chair, and then introduced to Sun Desheng: "Eunuch Sun, this is Mr. Pei Jipei, it is... It's my staff!"

Just as Sun Desheng sat down, he immediately got up again and cupped his hands to Pei Ji. Pei Ji had already smiled and said, "Elder-in-law has been exhausted all the way. When you get here, you can eat something, take a hot bath, and have a good rest."

"Thank you!" When they reached Chu Huan's ground, Sun Desheng was very polite. After sitting down again, Chu Huan and Pei Ji sat down.

"Elder-in-law, it's freezing cold, why did you come to the northwest?" Chu Huan asked in surprise, "Is there something going on in Beijing?" He naturally thought of King Qi Yingren in his mind.

The emperor toured the north, the prince supervised the country, and Qi Wang Yingren was the auxiliary country. But Chu Huan knew very well that Qi Wang Yingren was too immature compared with the prince. Even with Xu Congyang's support, he might not be the prince's opponent.

With the downfall of the King of Han, the prince's only competitor was King Yingren of Qi. Chu Huan had long thought that during the period when the prince was in charge of the country, it was impossible not to attack the prince's party.

In fact, he has always wondered about the emperor's arrangement. Since the emperor handed over the position of supervising the country to the crown prince, he would wait to show the world that the successor king should be the crown prince.

The emperor is old, and the crown prince should not wait too long to inherit the throne.

At this time, it is not incomprehensible to let the prince supervise the country, eradicate the Qi royal party, and prepare for the inheritance of the great rule.

But since it has been decided to pass on the throne to the crown prince, it is natural for the king of Qi to accompany him on a tour of the north. In this way, it will be beneficial and harmless to the crown prince paving the way for his own ascension to the throne, or to the king himself.

Leaving King Qi, one prison country, and one auxiliary country, there will inevitably be disputes. Keeping King Qi, just like keeping King Qi in the whirlpool, is naturally harmful and not beneficial.

Chu Huan even felt for a while, could it be that the reason why the emperor left King Qi was to let the two brothers turn the capital upside down?This is an extremely unwise arrangement, both public and private, but the emperor made such an arrangement.

Is it because the emperor is old and his mind is dull, or is the emperor thinking otherwise?

This time Sun Desheng suddenly appeared in Shuoquan, and Chu Huan immediately thought that there might be something wrong with Qi Wang Yingren. Sun Desheng was Qi Wang Yingren's confidant.