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Han Ying was grateful to Chu Huan for his trust, but he also knew that guarding Hezhou was extraordinary, so he arched his hand and said: "Chu Du, originally your orders, the last general did not dare to disobey, but ...... The last general is only a shallow learner, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to take on this responsibility! ”

Chu Huan shook his head and smiled: "General Han is humble, you are a general who is in charge alone, this time to pacify Hezhou, you have led the troops well, this governor is in his eyes, and the heavy responsibility of guarding Hezhou belongs to you." He patted Han Ying on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Hezhou is an important place, connecting Jinzhou in the north, Hezhou in the east, and Shazhou on the Tianshan Road in the south, which is really a strategic place, I only hope that you will live up to my expectations, and be able to defend Hezhou well and stabilize the people of Hezhou." ”

Han Ying hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Since Chu Du is so trusting, the last general will swear to serve his life, and he will do his best to guard Hezhou, people are in the city, and people are ruined in the city!" ”

Chu Huan shook his head and said, "Don't say such unlucky things. General Han Bi, you were originally the general of the Zhenzi battalion, but the Zhenzi battalion can't stay here, the governor left you a thousand soldiers and horses, and the Xunzi battalion still has thousands of soldiers, the governor ordered you to reorganize the Xunzi battalion, and the soldiers and horses of the Zhenzi battalion and the Xunzi battalion left behind were handed over to you to command, and then they were directly compiled as the Hezhou battalion, which belongs to the local state army. ”

Han Ying immediately said happily: "Governor Chu commands, and the last general should obey it." ”

"Originally, the establishment of the local state army could not exceed two thousand people." Chu Huan said solemnly: "But Xiguan is very timely, so the establishment of the Hezhou camp can be about 5,000 people, and this matter will be explained to the imperial court, and I believe the imperial court can also understand." After a pause, he said with a smile: "The military affairs will be handed over to you Han Qianhu, and the people's livelihood in Ruohe Prefecture will ......!" Looking at Huang Yutan, "Husband Huang, then I still have to work for you." ”

Huang Yutan smiled: "Does Governor Chu have to give the throne of Hezhou Zhizhou to Huang?" ”

Chu Huan raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Is my husband interested?" "The original Zhizhou of Hezhou belonged to the members of the Zhu Party, Chu Huan captured Hezhou City, and he had already made people arrest and imprison Hezhou Zhizhou and other Zhu Party officials, although a group of officials were also released from the prison, which can roughly run the government affairs of Hezhou, but Chu Huan was thinking about the candidate for the Zhizhou of Hezhou.

Although the governor of Hezhou is also a local important person, he needs to make it clear to the imperial court, and the official department approves the document, but it is just an extraordinary thing to do at an extraordinary time, Chu Huan is ready to cut first and then play, first determine the candidate for the governor of Hezhou, take office immediately, and take office in the name of the temporary governor to appease the people and secure the government, and then send a letter to the court to protect the performance, and wait until the official document of the official appointment of the ministry comes down, and then formally determine his identity.

When Chu Huan left Beijing, the emperor also said to Chu Huan in person that the situation in Xiguan was very and could be handled by extraordinary means, and Chu Huan thought that he did not violate the emperor's intentions by doing so.

Huang Yutan immediately waved his hand and smiled: "Joke, joke, Chu Du, this hand Huang can't do it......!" Stroking his beard, he said with a smile: "But in this hurry, it is not easy to find a suitable Zhizhou, if it is said to be used for the time being, Huang has a candidate, but I don't know if Chu Du dares to use it?" ”

Pei Ji had already smiled and said, "Senior brother, are you talking about him?" ”

Chu Huan also seemed to understand something, and said with a smile: "Husband Huang shouldn't be He Kui, right?" ”

"Chu Du is wise." Huang Yutan said with a smile: "He Kui, I know a little, I read a lot, and I can be regarded as full of economy, when I was young, I liked to comment on world affairs, participated in the Beijing test, and once made a county order in Langju County, Hezhou, Langju County under his rule, but also the people's livelihood is prosperous." It's just that He Kui has a more upright temperament and speaks straightforwardly, which offended many people, and was later transferred from Langju County to Hezhou City, and transferred to the Yamen of the Household Department as the main secretary, which seems to be promoted, but in fact it is a bright promotion and a secret ......! ”

Chu Huan bowed his head and said: "What does my husband mean that He Kui has the ability to govern one side?" ”

"It's a bit premature to say that he can govern a state, but if this person really wants to do something, he can do his best." Huang Yutan said slowly: "He was born in Hezhou, and he has a very good understanding of the scenery and landforms of Hezhou, although he has never been useful, but he has been mixed in Hezhou officialdom for many years, and he still has some connections. ”

Chu Huan sighed: "It's just that this person followed Hu Zongmao to rebel, and it seems that he has no loyalty to the imperial court, if he is used by the imperial court, I am afraid that he will not succumb." ”

Huang Yu Tan stroked his beard and smiled: "It's man-made, it depends on how Chu Du says." ”

He Kui is indeed full of resentment towards the imperial court, he has a straightforward temperament, and is actually an introvert, such a person will often hold up his anger in his heart until one day it suddenly erupts.

When he was young, He Kui was indeed high-spirited, he was full of poetry and books, full of talents, and hoped to one day show his strength and serve the country.

He Kui also had great hopes for the Great Qin Empire, and the positive policies of the empire when it first met also made He Kui seem to see the ambition of a generation of emperors to make great efforts.

He was willing to devote himself to the great cause of the emperor to establish a strong Central Plains dynasty, so he actively participated in the examination and became a local county magistrate for a time.

He did not complain in the slightest because of his low starting point, and in his opinion, local experience was beneficial to his career, and he needed to train himself and do his part for the great cause of the empire.

But the reality is ruthless to crush his ambitions, the empire's taxes are getting more and more serious, Langju County is an inconspicuous backward area, but still need to bear heavy taxes, and the northwest local officials are greedy, embarrassed, the early days of the empire's hard work, with the passage of time, gradually became a joke, the upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked, the emperor cultivates and builds a palace, regardless of the life and death of the people, and the local officials under the banner of the imperial court, lawlessness, forced expropriation, and the people are not happy.

He Kui's straightforward temperament made him incompatible in the bureaucratic system, just because of his reputation, the above did not dismiss him from office, but transferred him to the state city, ascended and descended secretly, from a cousin who could govern a county, to a knife and pen official who could only copy and write in the household department.

He Kui was not annoyed that he was secretly descended by Mingsheng, but he saw more ** phenomena in the state city, which became farther and farther away from his ideals back then, and the feeling in his heart for the Great Qin Empire gradually changed from disappointment to despair.

When the Xiliang Iron Cavalry broke through the Yanmen Pass, trampled on the mountains and rivers in the northwest, and his relatives even died tragically under the iron hooves of the Xiliang, He Kui finally understood that the once prosperous Great Qin Empire was already hopeless, and this degenerate empire could only go into decline, and the people living under this empire lacked food and clothing, and were miserable, and his despair of the empire turned into anger and hatred.

He didn't look down on Hu Zongmao at all in his bones, but Hu Zongmao's rebellion was what he wanted to see in his bones, and he hoped that someone would stand up and crush this degenerate empire and re-establish a powerful Central Plains empire where the people could live and work in peace and contentment.

Although Hu Zongmao raised troops under the banner of resistance, He Kui saw through it at a glance, Hu Zongmao must raise troops to rebel, he hoped that Hu Zongmao could be a longer time, because the rule of the Great Qin Empire was already very cruel, and the people of the world were dissatisfied.

But he knew that if he wanted to really form an influence, he had to resist Chu Huan's conquest, as long as he could hold Hezhou City and force Chu Huan to retreat, this matter would definitely spread all over the world, and it would also give confidence to countless people who wanted to resist the tyranny of Great Qin, but once he lost, it would be a heavy psychological blow to those who were ready to oppose Qin.

Therefore, he knew that the battle of Hezhou City was not just about the gains and losses of a city, but a big battle about the situation of the whole world, and he hoped that this battle could hold Hezhou Cheng and give confidence to the people of the world, and he had even thought that as long as Chu Huan returned from Hezhou City, then the anti-Qin banners of the entire Xiguan would soon be everywhere, at least Xiguan would become an important force to resist Daqin.

For this reason, he even took the initiative to ask Ying to write a military document for Hu Zongmao, criticizing Chu Huan's tyranny, although he knew very well in his heart that Chu Huan was not a cruel and unkind person, and even after coming to Xiguan, he brought a prescription to the people of Xiguan to fight the plague and prevented a catastrophe, but He Kui knew that to do big things without informality, raising troops against Chu Huan is to raise troops against the imperial court, this banner must be fluttered.

He always thought that Hu Zongmao was cautious, and the preparations he made were indeed enough to defend Hezhou City, and although Chu Huan raised troops to recruit him, although his troops were better than Hu Zongmao, he was really not a strong force, as long as nothing went wrong, Hezhou City had a great chance of holding it, and Chu Huan was very likely to be unable to support it in the end and retreated in embarrassment, so although he looked down on Hu Zongmao's character, he still had great confidence in Hu Zongmao's ability to hold the anti-Qin banner of Hezhou City.

It's a pity that people are not as good as heaven, Chu Huan directed and acted in a big play, but Hu Zongmao couldn't control his impulses after all, fell into Chu Huan's trap and failed.

He Kui's dream was shattered for a while.

Last night he wanted to jump from the city, but it was really not necessarily because Chu Huan wanted to kill him, for him, the city of Hezhou was broken, and the flag fell to the ground, which was just like his dream being shattered, for He Kui, the desperate future, there is really nothing worth looking forward to, and ending his life happily is not a good choice.

Sitting in the dimly lit room, He Kui looked sluggish, until the door was pushed open and footsteps sounded from behind, He Kui came back to his senses, and when he turned around, he found that Chu Huan actually came in from outside the door alone.