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Chu Huan rubbed his chin and sighed, "Good things don't go out, but bad things spread far and wide. What happened in Beiwanglou today will soon spread to the streets and alleys of Shuoquan City, right?"

Qian Boyi sneered and said: "Since there is someone who intends to keep your lord from stepping down, he naturally wants more people to know the better... Your lord doesn't know, the group of people who followed Dongfangxin from Beiwanglou turned around and left If you go to Dongfangxin's mansion now, your lord may still see them singing and dancing."

Chu Huan smiled and said, "General Dongfang likes this kind of gathering very much?"

"My lord, you know his thoughts better than us." Fu Yusheng said with a cold face, obviously very dissatisfied with Dongfangxin, "Nowadays, the officials in Shuoquan City, up and down, who dare to say no to Dongfangxin ? Your Excellency, I don’t know if you know that tomorrow, the Department of Criminal Justice will execute a group of felons. Do you know who those felons are?”

Chu Huan shook his head and said, "I really don't know."

"Including Gongsun Chu, the former magistrate of Yuezhou!" Fu Yusheng clenched his fists.

"Gongsun Chu? The former magistrate?" Chu Huan asked, "Then Dong Shizhen, Mr. Dong, just took office?"

"Dong Shizhen has not been in office for long." Fu Yusheng said: "Gongsun Chu has a nickname, called Bai Yanwang...!"

"Bai Yan Wang?" Chu Huan laughed dumbly: "The title of Yan Wang is scary. Could it be that Gongsun Chu is a very scary character?"

"The common people are not afraid of him, but the corrupt officials are afraid of him." The old man stroked his beard and said, "Gongsun Chu is a good official to the common people, but to the corrupt officials, he is worse than the king of Hades. My lord, please tell me You said, back then, Xiguan was the strongest among the three Northwest Roads. The governor of our Xiguan Road was an elegant person. He liked singing, dancing, calligraphy and painting. Many political affairs were handed over to Gongsun Chu. If there is a mistake, he will be merciless... Not only is he well-managed, but he also has a good eye for people, and the officials who are promoted are all capable people in their own right."

Chu Huan frowned and said, "If that's the case, why do you have to be executed?"

"Because of surrendering the enemy." The old man sighed: "I do remember that when the Xiliang people came, our former governor ran away early with his family. It was Gongsun Chu who organized soldiers to guard Shuoquan City. I still remember, When we withdrew from Shuoquan City, we also saw Gongsun Chu deploying defenses at the top of the city, looking at him, he was going to fight to the death with the Xiliang people...!"

"What happened after that?"

"I don't know exactly what happened afterwards. I just know that the Xiliang army besieged Shuoquan City for more than ten days. Finally, Shuoquan City was breached. Since then, I haven't heard any news from Gongsun Chu." Old Master Su's eyes rolled Flashing, "But later I heard that Gongsun Chu defected to the enemy and treason, was captured by Zhu Lingyue's people, and was kept in prison. A notice was issued a few days ago that Gongsun Chu had been sentenced to death. State officials, this time they will follow Gongsun Chu and beheaded."

Fu Yusheng sneered and said: "Zhu Lingyue's resistance to the Xiliang people is certainly a great contribution, but if you say that Lord Gongsun surrendered to the enemy and treason, I absolutely don't believe it. If he was really afraid of death, he would have followed Lu before the Xiliang army killed him." Xuan abandoned the city and fled, why did he stay in Shuoquan to organize the city defense? If not for Gongsun Chu, this Shuoquan city would not have been able to withstand nearly half a month before it was broken...!"

"But they have evidence." Hong Shengtao sighed: "Shuoquan City is broken. This Governor's Mansion used to be the residence of Xiao Tianwen, the king of the South Court of Xiliang... Many people have seen that after Gongsun Chu was captured by Xiliang people, Xiao Tianwen and Instead of killing him, he paid more respect and let him still live in Zhizhou Mansion, offering delicious food and drinks. It is said that many people saw that Xiao Tianwen would go to Zhizhou Mansion to see Gongsun Chu twice in three days... At that time, everyone knew that Gongsun Chu defected to Xiliang people, otherwise Xiao Tianwen would not be so polite to him."

Hearing this, Chu Huan frowned slightly and said, "If you judge that Gongsun Chu defected to the people of Xiliang based on these alone, it would be too arbitrary...!"

"Actually, the most important thing is some letters." Hong Shengtao said: "After the Xiliang people withdrew, Zhu Lingyue quickly led his army to occupy Shuoquan City. After entering the city, the first thing to search was the governor's mansion. My lord also saw that the governor The mansion was empty, although when the Xiliang army withdrew, they took away everything they could, but there were still many things that could not be taken away. Zhu Lingyue's subordinates collected all the things from the governor's mansion ...!"

Only then did Chu Huan understand why the governor's mansion was in a mess, empty, and many places were severely damaged. He thought it was a masterpiece when the Xiliang people evacuated, but he didn't expect Zhu Lingyue's subordinates to have it. He asked calmly, "Could it be that those evidences were found from the Governor's Mansion?"

"Exactly." Hong Shengtao nodded and said, "After the Xiliang Army withdrew, the Governor's Mansion still left many letters, and these letters fell into the hands of Zhu Lingyue, some of which were Gongsun Chu and Xiao Tianwen. Letters, it is said that the letters are all secret letters written by Gongsun Chu to Xiao Tianwen before the destruction of Shuoquan City, in the secret letter, Gongsun Chu has secretly surrendered to the people of Xiliang...!"

Chu Huan sighed: "In this way, Gongsun Chu did not follow Lu Xuan to abandon the city, so he has ulterior motives... He stayed in Shuoquan not to resist the Xiliang army, but to welcome the Xiliang army .”

Fu Yusheng said: "That's right. The Department of Criminal Justice interrogated Gongsun Chu and issued a notice. People are now scolding Gongsun Chu for his good looks. He used to look like a gentleman, but he is actually a hypocrite. He pretended to defend Shuoquan City. In fact, it was to cooperate with the people of Xiliang and dedicate Shuoquan City to the people of Xiliang. Otherwise, why did he stay and die when he knew that Xiliang’s soldiers were strong and Shuoquan City could not be defended? Otherwise, why would he be killed by the people of Xiliang? After capturing it, Xiao Tian asked him if he would be treated like a guest of honor?"

"If you really have an affair with the people of Xiliang, why has Shuoquan City been at a low level for nearly half a month?" Chu Huan frowned and said, "If Gongsun Chu really planned with Xiao Tianwen in advance, and the army of Xiliang approached the city, he should open the door and surrender. Right?"

"It's all said that he's just putting on a show." Hong Shengtao explained: "People say that he is a hypocrite. It's just for show."[

Chu Huan shook his head, and said with a faint smile: "A battle between soldiers and horses is no joke. The siege battle had heavy casualties. After fighting for half a month, no matter how fierce and powerful the Xiliang army was, they would still have to pay a heavy price. If Gongsun Chu really took refuge in Xiao Tianwen, the matter would eventually come to light, so why would he put on a show? Even if he wanted to do this, would Xiao Tianwen send out his subordinates to cooperate with Gongsun Chu in putting on a show? The number of "life" lives as the price?"

Fu Yusheng's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Governor, do you mean that you believe that Lord Gongsun is not treasonable?"

"I'm not sure either." Chu Huan shook his head, "I just think the reason people are talking about is not worth refuting, it's too far-fetched."

"But some people say, if Gongsun Chu really wanted to resist, why would Shuoquan City fall in half a month?" Fu Yusheng stared at Chu Huan, "Shuoquan City is known as the first city in the Northwest, with tall and strong walls and a lot of soldiers and horses , the Xiliang army is dominated by cavalry, and they are not good at attacking the city. If Gongsun Chu really wants to defend, the Xiliang army may not be able to attack for half a year...!"

"The reason is very simple." Chu Huan sighed: "The embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed by an ant's nest. When the flood hits, the ants' big loopholes may lead to defeat. Lu Xuan, the dignified governor, first abandoned the city and fled. Who still has the heart to continue to defend the city? Although Gongsun Chu organized troops to defend, how could Shuoquan City be able to withstand Xiliang's tiger and wolf division with only one Gongsun Chu? Many people have forgotten that Xiao Tianwen is the No.1 general of Xiliang. I don’t have much experience, but it’s the great king of the Southern Courtyard, I’m afraid he has a lot of experience in siege warfare...!” At this point, he paused, thoughtful, and finally said: “Gongsun Chu can lead the troops with low morale. The defenders resisted Xiao Tianwen's Xiliang iron cavalry for nearly half a month, which is already very remarkable."

Fu Yusheng sighed, and said: "Your Excellency, if Lord Gongsun knows how the Governor has evaluated him, I'm afraid he will have no regrets even if he dies."

Chu Huan smiled and said, "Senior Fu seems to respect Gongsun Chu very much?"

Fu Yusheng smiled bitterly and said: "My lord, you don't know something, but I have always been grateful to Mr. Gongsun...!" After a pause, he said slowly: "Master Gongsun sticks to Shuoquan City, many people say he is a fake, But if it weren't for Lord Gongsun, I think many people would have died under the swords and guns of Xiliang soldiers. At that time, I was reluctant to abandon the inheritance left by my ancestors and thought about the Xiliang Art of War to hit Shuoquan, but Xiliang soldiers said Come as soon as you come, enter Yanmen Pass, you can be said to be invincible. Two days before they arrived in Shuoquan City, my Fu family withdrew from Shuoquan City... Later, I thought about it. I'm afraid we will be overtaken by Xiliang cavalry before we leave the territory of Yuezhou... and eventually become part of the countless souls under the iron hooves of Xiliang."

Chu Huan said calmly: "Gongsun Chu knew that Shuoquan City would not be able to defend, but he still stayed to guard the city against Xiliang soldiers. I don't think he really wanted to fight Xiliang soldiers to the death. Maybe he understood that at that time The people in Xiguan are retreating to the south, if he can hold on for one more day, he will be able to hold back Xiliang soldiers and horses for one more day, and there will be more people who escaped from Xiguan...!" Sighed softly: "I can't Let’s draw a conclusion on him, but if he is really wronged, then he must be a good person with the people in mind.”

"My lord, he must have been wronged." Fu Yusheng stood up abruptly, his eyes reddened, "I implore the governor to be aware of the details, and don't let people with ulterior motives kill Lord Gongsun!"

Chu Huan was still very calm, staring at Fu Yusheng, and asked: "Why did Senior Fu conclude that Master Gongsun was wronged? He defected to the enemy and betrayed the country, and there are letters to prove it. You say he was wronged, but do you have evidence?"

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