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After exchanging pleasantries, Gongsun Chu got up and said, "Chu Du, you are still ill and should not see the wind. Why don't you go and rest first, and I will wait here to entertain Eunuch Song."

Only then did Chu Huan say to Eunuch Song: "Eunuch Song, I'm sick and can't stay with you for long, so I can only leave first and let them stay here with Eunuch."

"Chu Governor, please come, Chu Governor, please." Eunuch Song hurriedly got up, "Chu Governor, take care of yourself."

Chu Huan smiled slightly, and with Qi Hong's support, he retreated. When Qi Hong came up, he had already brought a box to Eunuch Song, and said softly, "It's not easy for Eunuch to come here. It's a small idea, please accept it with a smile."

Eunuch Song opened it slightly, and caught a glimpse of the gold leaf inside. He immediately pressed it down, and said with a smile, "This...how can you be so embarrassing?"

"Eunuch, this is Chu Du's wish, and you must not refuse it." Gongsun Chu immediately said: "If Eunuch looks down on you, Chu Du will be unhappy."

Eunuch Song could only laugh and said: "Since that's the case, Zajia... Zajia can only be ashamed." After accepting the box, he said: "Chu Du's illness is so serious, and it's only two months before the festival. ?”

"Elder-in-law, you have seen the situation." Gongsun Chu shook his head and sighed: "It was you who came out to meet Governor Chu in person. Now that Xiguan has not completely stabilized, there must be some bandits with ulterior motives hiding. It's all right for Du to be safe, they are afraid of Chu Du and dare not act rashly, but if they know that Chu Du is seriously ill, they may jump out and make trouble. We also concealed the news and said that Chu Du is safe, but ...Hey, it may not take three or two months for this body to recover."

Eunuch Song frowned slightly, and Du Fugong had already said: "Eunuch, don't worry, as long as the governor of Chu can go, there will be no delay. The Holy Majesty celebrates the new year. This is a first-class event. It is not only the governor of Chu who can announce the visit of the governor of Chu." The glory is also the glory of the entire Xiguan, Chu Du knows it in his heart."

"Since this is the case, I can only pray for Chu Du to recover soon." Song Gonggong said: "The miscellaneous family's decree has been delivered, and we can't stay here for too long. Tomorrow, we will return to Hexi and report to the Holy One."

Pei Ji didn't say a word, and suddenly asked: "Eunuch Song, I heard that in order to put down the Qingtian bandits in Hebei, the Holy Majesty summoned a lot of barbarian soldiers from Mobei, and these barbarian soldiers are now in Hexi?"

"Oh?" Song Gonggong said: "Miscellaneous people really don't know about the affairs of the army, but... there were many barbarian soldiers stationed by the Minghu Lake before, and now these barbarian soldiers have been incorporated into the Hexi Prefecture Army. among."

Pei Ji smiled and said: "My father-in-law is a knowledgeable person next to the sage, and he must be very fond of the sage. It is rare to know these things. I heard that there are tens of thousands of barbarian soldiers, all of whom are good at fighting. A group of people who are not educated Are the barbarians really as powerful as the rumors say?"

When Eunuch Song heard Pei Ji say that he was loved by the emperor, he couldn't help straightening his back slightly, and said slowly: "Everyone, you may not have seen barbarians, and the miscellaneous families serve the Holy One, and there are many things to do every day, but you have seen barbarians a few times. To tell you the truth, although the barbarians are brutish, they all look like ghosts, they are much taller than us, and they are very strong. They are like a group of wild animals. If they really want to fight, I am afraid It's very powerful."

"How can this group of beasts be controlled?" Gongsun Chu pretended to be surprised and asked, "If they make trouble, who can control it?"

Eunuch Song laughed and said: "I'm not afraid. Although these guys are rough and arrogant, they still respect the chiefs of their tribe very much. As long as their chiefs say a word, no one dares to make trouble. The barbarians transferred from Yiman The barbarians come from thirteen tribes in total, and each tribe seems to have transferred 2000 people. Governor Feng arranged all their chiefs in Wuping Prefecture... To put it bluntly, he was worried that those barbarian soldiers would not obey the rules, so they sent those barbarians The chiefs are all under house arrest in the city, and they are given whatever they want, but they are not allowed to leave the city.”

"So that's how it is." Pei Ji smiled and said, "Governor Feng's move is of course ingenious. That's right, did His Majesty suddenly think of summoning the barbarian soldiers? This is a wonderful move."

Eunuch Song lowered his voice and said: "To be honest, Governor Feng came up with this idea. You should know that the Qingtian King in Hebei is making such a scene, and the Hexi Army's strength is insufficient. That's why Governor Feng proposed to the Holy One." , from the barbarians, the barbarians are afraid of Governor Feng, so they rush to send troops over."

Pei Ji smiled and said: "Such a clever plan, all the ministers in the court naturally agree."

Eunuch Song shook his head and said: "That's not true. As far as the miscellaneous experts know, many people are against it. It's just that the Holy Majesty attaches great importance to Governor Feng. Since Governor Feng approves, the Holy Majesty also agrees."

"I see." Pei Ji stroked his beard and smiled, "The barbarians brought soldiers and horses. This tribe has 2000 people, and the thirteen tribes have 3 or [-] people. How many horses did they bring?"

Eunuch Song shook his head and said: "The miscellaneous family doesn't know, but there should be tens of thousands of horses. These barbarian soldiers are carefully selected from various tribes...!" After a pause, several people in the hall stared at Looking at it for myself, I felt that I was talking too much, so I waved my hand and said with a smile: "That's all, it's all important military affairs, and miscellaneous families can't get involved, can't get involved."

Gongsun Chu got up and said: "Elder-in-law has worked hard all the way, so I will arrange a banquet for him tonight. Eunuch has only been here for two days and will leave tomorrow, why not stay here for two more days. Although there are no good places in the Northwest, There are also a few small places that are worth visiting, and we arranged for people to accompany my father-in-law to go around, and it is worthwhile to visit the Northwest."

"No need." Eunuch Song got up and said, "Zajia has to go back to Hexi to return to his mission. There is no delay, and besides, he can't always be short of people, right? My lords' thoughts, Zajia's heart, I just hope Chu Du can recover soon and catch up with him." Holy Majesty's sacrifice to heaven and New Year."

"Naturally." Gongsun Chu nodded and smiled, "Since that's the case, please rest first, and I'll send someone to pick him up later."

The crowd sent Eunuch Song out of the gate, and when they returned to the hall, Chu Huan was already sitting on a chair, changing from his previous weak look, his eyes were bright, but his expression was very dignified.

When they returned to the hall, Chu Huan signaled Qi Hong to close the door. Qi Hong went out and closed the door, and waited in the courtyard outside. Chu Huan glanced at the few people, then frowned and asked, "What do you think? The Holy Majesty suddenly wants to sacrifice It’s the new year, when should Ben Du leave?”

"Chu Du, you can't go to Hexi." Du Fugong said in a deep voice, "I always feel that this matter is not simple, and there seems to be some problems...!"

"Oh?"

Du Fugong frowned and said: "Although the current emperor is old, the officials feel that his temperament cannot be greatly changed. Thinking about the time when he conquered the North and the South and swallowed mountains and rivers like a tiger, why now he has to rely on the barbarians to put down the rebellion? There is no doubt that the barbarians entered the pass It was to lure wolves into the house, and it was said that the barbarian soldiers were mobilized because of the lack of troops in Hexi. I always felt that something was wrong. Even if there were not enough troops in Hexi, wouldn’t there be soldiers and horses in Liaodong? Combined, the two troops can completely deal with King Qingtian of Hebei. Even if the troops are insufficient, it is absolutely impossible to easily mobilize barbarians...!"

Pei Ji nodded slightly: "What Director Du said is very true. If the barbarian soldiers were mobilized to pacify King Qingtian, but now, according to the news that the barbarians entered the customs, it has been a long time, and the Hexi Army still has no The news is that Liaodong Chilian has sent troops to Fuhai, and is fighting with the Qingtian Army in Fuhai. At this time, since the emperor has already dispatched barbarian soldiers, why didn't he take action? What is he waiting for?"

Gongsun Chudao: "It's just strange to be an official. At this time, how could the emperor have the mind to offer sacrifices to heaven and celebrate the new year? For the imperial court, the most important task is to calm Qingtian King and Tianmen Dao. Qingtian King is by his side. Since mobilizing The barbarian soldiers did not send troops to attack Hebei, but did not move, and wanted to hold a festival to celebrate the new year, this... the lower officials always feel that it is unreasonable."

"You heard it just now." Chu Huan said slowly: "This Eunuch Song has just entered the palace to serve the emperor... I know that Eunuch Shui Lianshui, who is considerate and cautious, and he is in the capital. When he was young, he won the emperor's trust. Even though the Empress Xuehua attacked and was favored later, and the two barbarian eunuchs beside her were domineering, the emperor still let Shui Lian stay nearby to serve... But the Song Gonggong said It means that Shui Lian seems to be no longer by the emperor's side."

"It's not just the Shui Lian that Governor Chu mentioned." Director Du said in a deep voice: "From what he said, the people around the emperor seem to have been cleaned and replaced with a new eunuch. This eunuch Song is from Hexi. People, why does the emperor want to replace all the people who are used to being handy around him, but choose these Hexi people to serve by his side?"

"The jade seal is not a fake." Chu Huan issued the imperial edict and handed it to Pei Ji, "There is nothing wrong with the jade seal stamped on it, that is to say, this imperial edict was indeed promulgated by the emperor."

Gongsun Chuwei pondered for a while, and finally said: "Chu Governor, I suspect that the emperor devoted himself to cultivating Taoism in the Immortal Palace, favored Feng Yuanpo, and didn't care about political affairs, so Feng Yuanpo has great power in his hands... This decree may not be the emperor's. Originally, since offering sacrifices to the Heaven and celebrating the New Year was held in Hexi, the person in charge of this matter should be Feng Yuanpo. Is it possible that this decree was meant by Feng Yuanpo? The emperor didn't care about it. Hearing Feng Yuanpo's words, With this decree, the governor of Chu went to Hexi?"

Du Fugong immediately said: "Your Excellency Gongsun is right, this possibility is very high." Xiang Chuhuan said: "Chu Governor, Feng Yuanpo probably has a good understanding of the affairs in the northwest, knowing that Chu Governor has pacified the Northwest, lest Chu Governor He was threatened in the northwest, that's why he made this decree to lure Governor Chu to Hexi, Hexi is Feng Yuanpo's territory, if Governor Chu gets there, he can't help himself."

Pei Ji was thoughtful, and finally said: "Chu Du, you can't go to Hexi."

Chu Huan was also thoughtful, pondered for a moment, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said: "Hexi is full of smog, I don't know what Feng Yuanpo is doing, but the governor is interested, this Hexi... the governor I really want to take a look."

"Chu Du...!" All three of them changed their colors slightly.

Chu Huan raised his hand and said, "Don't worry, the governor has his own ideas. You still have a banquet with Mr. Song at night, and the more serious the illness you say about my illness, the better...We can openly build the plank road and keep secrets!"

At this moment, Qi Hong's voice came from outside the door: "Chu Du, they are back!"