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Wei Tianqing and Chu Huan followed Zhao Guangqing to Duan Xun's mansion. The place was already full of soldiers. Although it was late at night, the torches in the hands of the soldiers illuminated the place as bright as day.

After tossing around for most of the night, he searched up and down the mansion, but there was no useful clue. Zhao Guangqing's expression was extremely ugly from the beginning to the end, appearing both angry and sad.

Without any possessions, Zhao Guangqing could only return disappointed, and after searching all over the city for Duan Xun, he could not find any trace of Duan Xun. Zhao Guangqing was finally sure that Duan Xun had really run away in all likelihood.

Knowing that the matter was of great importance, he sent someone to draw a portrait of Duan Xun overnight, and not only issued a warrant in Tongzhou City, but also sent the portrait to all parts of Tongzhou to arrest Duan Xun with all his strength.

In addition, he even wrote two petitions overnight, one was sent to the capital, asking the emperor to punish him, the other was given to Wei Tianqing, and Wei Tianqing was asked to pass it on to Governor Qiao Mingtang, pleading for punishment.

Duan Xun is his subordinate, but he colluded with the bandits, so he is still guilty of negligence.

Wei Tianqing knew that he was no longer able to pursue the matter at this time, and that the court and the governor would deal with it, so he returned to the camp with Chu Huan, rested for a day, and then set off to return to Fucheng.

Because of Zhao Guangqing's letter of pleading guilty, Wei Tianqing did not walk slowly with the soldiers, and ordered Pan Fu to lead the army back, while he himself led Chu Huan and more than a dozen soldiers back to Fucheng on horseback.

That evening, when the group returned to Yunshan City, Wei Tianqing asked Chu Huan to go back first, while he arrived at the governor's mansion. Qiao Mingtang heard that Wei Tianqing was back, and immediately asked him to meet in the study.

As soon as Wei Tianqing entered the study, before Wei Tianqing could say a word, Qiao Mingtang pointed to the chair next to him and said, "I already know, you sit down and talk first!" He seemed calm and composed.

Wei Tianqing didn't go on, knelt down on one knee, and blamed himself: "My lord, please punish me for my humble post!"

Qiao Mingtang had already stood up, with his hands behind his back, and he didn't help Wei Tianqing up immediately, he just walked to the window, looked at a plum blossom outside the window with his hands behind his back, pondered for a moment, and then said: "Get up and talk!"

There was an irresistible majesty in his voice.

When Wei Tianqing got up, Qiao Mingtang had already said, "I have received the secret letter sent by you Feige... Heishuishan is an unknown prophet, Duan Xun colluded with officials and bandits...!" A sneer appeared in his mouth, slowly Slowly said: "Where are the bandits, where are the weapons, and where is Duan Xun? These are not what I want to know most now. What I want to know most now is who leaked the news!"

Wei Tianqing said guiltily: "It's all because of low-level management and lax governance...!"

"It has nothing to do with you." Qiao Mingtang still looked at the plum blossoms outside the window with his hands behind his back: "The people who know about this, except you and me, Qiao Yin, Pan Fu, Guo Yang...and Chu Huan!"

"Yes!"

Qiao Mingtang continued: "Of course there won't be any problems between me and you." He finally turned around and stared at Wei Tianqing: "Qiao Yin, Pan Fu, Guo Yang, and Chu Huan, among the four, Who do you think it is?"

Wei Tianqing hurriedly said: "My lord, they...they are all loyal people...!"

Qiao Mingtang didn't wait for him to finish, and interrupted: "Among the four people, there must be a traitor, there is no need to doubt that." He walked to the chair and sat down slowly: "I just want to know now. Among the four, if you were to doubt one person, who would you doubt first?"

Wei Tianqing thought for a while, and said helplessly: "My lord, I feel that maybe they didn't want to leak the news on their own, but I'm afraid there are other secrets...!"

Qiao Mingtang nodded and said: "I know what you mean, you think these people are loyal and trustworthy, they may not betray us, but they may have slipped up somewhere, so people with a heart know, this is Just leaked the news."

Wei Tianqing nodded and said, "The humble staff thinks it's possible."

Qiao Mingtang's eyes flashed, and he said calmly: "Even so, it is still a traitor. Even if I am not a traitor, there must be a traitor lurking around him... Defense by day and night, house robbers are hard to guard against, the most taboo of this officer is to be a traitor." Someone stabbed me in the back."

Wei Tianqing looked serious, but did not speak.

Qiao Mingtang picked up the teacup on the table next to him, took a sip, and said, "Tongzhou's ten thousand people are in chaos, but it's not as good as having a traitor hiding around us. The chaos of the people can be put down by an army, but a traitor can Let me be in a desperate situation, so... I will never allow such a person by my side!" Staring at Wei Tianqing, he asked again: "Who do you think is the most suspicious?"

Wei Tianqing thought for a while, and finally said: "If one of these four people is a traitor, then many people will doubt Chu Huan!"

"That's right." Qiao Mingtang said slowly, "The three of you, Qiao Yin, have all gone through many tests and have followed us for many years... Only Chu Huan, who is new here and even has an unknown origin, will naturally come first if there is a traitor. Think of him!"

Wei Tianqing immediately said: "My lord, but I will never believe that Chu Huan is a traitor."

"Whether Chu Huan is a traitor or not, you and I are not sure yet." Qiao Mingtang said: "If I am sure that Chu Huan is really a traitor, he will definitely not be able to return to Yunshan Mansion!"

Wei Tianqing took a step forward and asked softly, "My lord, what's your opinion?"

"I am still most suspicious of Chu Huan, but I just think that Chu Huan is the most unlikely." Qiao Mingtang stroked the teacup lightly, and said slowly: "If Chu Huan is really a traitor, I will try my best to find out who you are." If you are close to me and you, I will never take action so early. If he is really a hidden knife, if he wants to make a move, he will definitely kill me, instead of easily revealing it in Tongzhou. !"

Wei Tianqing clasped his hands and said, "My lord is wise!"

Qiao Mingtang sighed, and said: "Wei Tongzhi, I feel a little uneasy now. Just before you came, I was still thinking about whether to do it once and for all!"

"Once and for all?" Wei Tianqing frowned, somewhat confused.

Qiao Mingtang said: "Since all four of them may be traitors, I will catch them all after thinking about it. I would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go...!"

"My lord, absolutely not." Wei Tianqing said in surprise: "My lord is now the time to employ people, but these few people are all talents who can stand on their own, and it is absolutely impossible for them to cut off their arms."

Qiao Mingtang sighed: "This officer is aware of this, so he has not made up his mind. But you have to know, except for Chu Huan, the others are now holding military power, and they also have a lot of prestige and respect in the Imperial Guards." Once there is a change in connections...!" His face turned cold, he pondered for a moment, and finally said: "Wei Tongzhi, I leave this matter to you to deal with, you should find out the traitor as soon as possible, I will never allow such a nail to exist around you Staring at Wei Tianqing, he said slowly, "I know that you value Chu Huan very much, but those who want to make big things happen, you can't have a woman. If he is really suspicious, you must know what to do !"

With a dignified expression, Wei Tianqing clasped his hands and said, "I understand the humble job!" He took out Zhao Guangqing's plea from his bosom and presented it, Qiao Mingtang took it, scanned it, and said with a faint smile: "Zhao Guangqing is repeating his old tricks again. Since he has no direct relationship with him, the court will only fine him a salary at most, and will not do anything to him...!" Then he shook his head and sighed: "People's hearts are unpredictable. He has a traitor like Duan Xun around him, but I also have such a traitor around me. The traitor. It’s just that he already knows who the traitor is, but I still have no clue...!”

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Fat Liu was going to Chu Huan's house with Chu Huan at this time. When he saw Chu Huan riding on the horse, he seemed to be full of thoughts.

Before he knew it, he had turned to Chu Huan's street, but Chu Huan seemed to be thinking about something.

Chu Huan was indeed thinking about something.

The matter of Tongzhou is still circling in his mind. Although Duan Xun was finally found out to be a traitor, Chu Huan always felt that something was wrong, and many details floated over and over in his mind. weird.

In addition, he naturally also thought of Qiao Mingtang's most concerned issue. Before this military operation, only a few people knew the plan, but the plan was leaked very early, which means that there must be traitors in the imperial guards .

He knew very well that his suspicion must be the biggest. I am afraid that many people are doubting him now, but Chu Huan knew that if there was a traitor, it could only be one of Qiao Yin, Guo Yang and Pan Fu.

He didn't have much contact with these three people, and he didn't know their details, but he couldn't judge which of these three people was the real traitor.In other words, none of the three are traitors, and the plan leaked this time, and there are other hidden secrets?

A burst of noise interrupted Chu Huan's thoughts. He raised his head and saw that he was almost at the door of his house before he knew it, but he heard a shout coming from his house in front of him. Chu Huan frowned, and he had already seen Two people came out of the gate one after another in a state of embarrassment. The first one to come out was a thin man in black clothes, who looked to be in his 30s, carrying a package in one hand and holding his head in the other hand, in a state of embarrassment. , followed by a woman from behind, 26 and seven years old, wearing a purple padded jacket, heavy makeup, looking very coquettish, ran out of the door, but shouted loudly: "Now that you are developed, even your own My family doesn’t recognize me anymore, but I’ve never seen someone like you...you always let us go in and talk...!"

There was a "clang" sound, but the door was tightly closed.

Fat Liu was drowsy on the horse, but seeing this scene, he cheered up, patted the horse, and shouted loudly: "You are so bold, who are you, how dare you make trouble in front of the General Wei's mansion?"

Seeing Fat Liu wearing armor and a knife at his waist, the couple were terrified and shrank back. The man lowered his head and didn't dare to speak, but the woman also bravely said: "Officer...Officer, We...we're not making trouble, we're here...to visit relatives...!" He seemed very nervous.

Chu Huan was very curious. She had already stepped forward and looked around on the horse. She saw that the man looked very honest. He lowered his head and didn't dare to look at others. She is pretty, but also has a half-six or seven-point appearance, quite enchanting, and her figure is not bad, but looking at her eyebrows and eyes, it shows that she is a very aggressive woman, and she only looks flustered when facing Fat Liu——

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