The corners of Xiao Heng's eyes jumped, but he didn't speak.

"Ben Du is very curious now, Xiao Gongzi went to my Xiguan a few days ago, talked with Ben Du about a big matter, and promised to help me with the revival of Xiguan." Chu Huan leaned back in his chair and said lightly: "This governor has a lot of trust in Xiao Gongzi, and Beishan Dao has indeed shown a certain degree of sincerity, you have given us a lot of farming tools, and you have given us some food support ......!" After a pause, he said lightly: "But the governor didn't see that you had a horse sent to Xiguan, I wonder if the little boy can explain?" ”

Xiao Heng frowned and said, "Chu Du, the matter of horses, I'm afraid that Beishan can't do it anymore." ”

"Oh?" Chu Huan stared at Xiao Heng, "Can you give an explanation?" ”

"Governor Chu should know that Governor Xiao has two sons, both of whom are in charge of important positions." Xiao Heng said slowly: "Before the Xiliang people invaded the northwest, the yamen of the northwest divisions also obeyed the will of the imperial court and settled in their own positions, but after the incident in the southeast Tianmen Road, coupled with the eastward advance of the Xiliang people, all the divisions and yamen in Beishan have carried out a major blood exchange, and in a short period of time, the six divisions and yamen have all carried out a major blood exchange. ”

Chu Huan said with a smile: "Naturally, Governor Xiao appointed his cronies in order to control Beishan. ”

"That's what Chu Du said." Xiao Heng said: "The Yamen of the Department of Household Affairs was handed over to the eldest brother Xiao Jingsheng, and the Yamen of the Ministry of War was served by the second brother Xiao Jingqian, the eldest brother controlled the finances of Beishan, and the second brother not only controlled the Ministry of War, but also controlled the state army of the three states of Beishan on the grounds of the chaotic situation, and the total establishment of the three states of Beishan could only be 6,000 people, but now because of the rebellion in Beishan, the army has been expanded to 26,000 people, and there are 20,000 more establishments. ”

Chu Huan frowned.

"Chu Du should also know that there are eight horse farms in the world, and the northwest occupies four horse farms." Xiao Heng said slowly: "Xiguan accounts for the second, Tianshan accounts for the first, and Beishan also accounts for the ......!" ”

Chu Huan sneered: "The two major horse farms in Xiguan exist in name only, and there are no horses. ”

Xiao Heng smiled indifferently and said: "The horses in Xiguan have all been transferred to Tianshan by Zhu Lingyue, if it weren't for Governor Xiao's repeated insistence, the horses in the Beishan Road Horse Farm would have almost been transferred away by Zhu Lingyue for various reasons." ”

"In that case, why doesn't Beishan supply horses to Xiguan?"

"All the war horses in Beishan combined, but only five thousand." Xiao Heng said: "The Beishan Praetorian Guard Luo Dingxi accounted for two thousand, and the rest of the horses were in Xiao Jingqian's hands and were incorporated into the state army. The horses of the Praetorian Guard are naturally immovable, and as for the Ruozhou Army, Xiao Du originally wanted to take out some horses from them to support Xiguan, but the eldest brother has no good impression of Xiguan, and he has always had a close relationship with Zhu Lingyue, Xiao Jingqian was unwilling to spit out something from his mouth, and with Xiao Jingsheng's support, it was naturally impossible for the war horse to be sent to Xiguan...... Not only that, but the grain and grass equipment that was promised to support Xiguan has now been stuck, and there will not be another grain entering Xiguan. ”

Chu Huan sneered: "In this way, Beishan is preparing to be an enemy of my Xiguan?" ”

Xiao Heng hesitated for a moment before he said: "Actually, Xiao Du has no intention of being an enemy of Xiguan, he just hopes that Xiguan and Tianshan will fight to the death...... It's just that the two sons insisted on it, so he naturally had to think about it, and more importantly, before leaving Yuchang this time, Zhu Lingyue had a secret letter sent to Beishan. ”

"What's the content?" Chu Huan immediately asked.

Xiao Heng shook his head and said, "I don't know, if I hadn't been next to me that day, I wouldn't have known that the secret letter was delivered to ...... In the past, if there were foreign letters, Xiao Du would read them to me, but this time it was unusual, and he did not give it to me. ”

"In that case, the secret letter is naturally very important." Chu Huan was thoughtful, and after a while, he sighed: "Young Master Xiao, Mrs. Xiao is not only a beautiful woman, but also a very smart woman. ”

Xiao Heng was stunned, when it came to political affairs before, he could talk eloquently, but once the topic came to Mrs. Xiao, he immediately became nervous.

"I heard some of what Madame just said." Chu Huan sighed: "Young Master Xiao, as Madam said, if Xiao Du is gone, he is really in power by his two sons, how do you think they will treat you?" ”

Xiao Heng reluctantly smiled: "I am cousins with them, and ...... people in the same clan!" ”

Before he finished speaking, Chu Huan had already shook his head and said, "What Xiao Gongzi said just now is sincere, I believe it, but why can't I speak now?" ”

Xiao Heng saw that Chu Huan's expression seemed calm, but his dark eyes became cold, and he could only smile bitterly: "Xiao Du Mingcha, after all, it is ...... After all, they are their own clansmen, and they are cousins, so it's not good to gossip in the back. ”

Chu Huan said lightly: "Xiao Gongzi can even pull his own uncle and mother into bed, so he doesn't have the courage to say a few words of truth behind his back?" ”

Xiao Heng's face changed slightly, the corners of his eyes twitched, and suddenly he heard a voice behind him: "Heng'er, Chu Du treats each other with sincerity, what do you have to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it!" ”

Xiao Heng turned his head, but suddenly found that Mrs. Xiao had already put on her clothes at some point, and the previous frightened state had completely disappeared, at this time, the skirt was on her body, and even her hair was coiled up, looking unusually dignified and noble, with a faint smile on her face, a thousand blessings, and said softly: "The concubine has seen Chu Du!" ”

Chu Huan also got up and said with a smile: "It's really a sin to disturb Madame's good night, please forgive me!" ”

Mrs. Xiao smiled and said: "Chu Du came to visit late at night, in order not to alarm others, he also guarded for us, I can only be grateful, what is Chu Du's crime?" ”

Chu Huan was a little surprised.

This woman was able to return to normal in just this short period of time, and she couldn't see the horror just now, such a dirty thing of adultery, she actually dealt with it lightly, without any shame and twisting, Chu Huan knew in an instant that this woman's scheming was far beyond Xiao Heng, and she understood that tonight's reluctance was really not that Mrs. Xiao fell into Xiao Heng's trap, but that Xiao Heng was lured into the trap carefully arranged by Mrs. Xiao.

Chu Huan laughed and said, "It's good that Madam doesn't blame you." He raised his hand and pointed to the chair he had just sat in, "Madame, please take a seat!" ”

"You men speak, how dare the concubine be presumptuous?" Mrs. Xiao was dignified and gentle, with a faint smile on her beautiful face, she actually walked over, pulled a chair to Xiao Heng's side, and asked Chu Huan, "But I don't know if Chu Du can give Heng'er to sit down and talk?" ”

"You may be seated!" Chu Huan smiled, Xiao Heng was a little surprised, but he still sat down, and Mrs. Xiao stood beside Xiao Heng, looking very calm.

After Chu Huan sat down, Mrs. Xiao said softly: "Heng'er, Chu Du asked you what he would do to you if Xiao Jingsheng's brother held the power of Beishan, even if you told Chu Du what was in your heart, Chu Du was wise, and he might be able to guide you!" ”

"Don't dare to point out." Chu Huan smiled and said: "It's just that Bendu and Xiao Gongzi hit it off at first sight, and they attach great importance to Xiao Gongzi's future, and they can't bear to see a young talent like Xiao Gongzi being harmed." ”

The corners of Xiao Heng's eyes jumped, and he finally sighed: "Chu Du Mingjian, whether it is Xiao Jingsheng or Xiao Jingqian, if anyone holds power, the first one to get rid of must be me." ”

"Oh?"

"Chu Du doesn't know, over the years, I have been saddled up beside Xiao Du, and many things, Xiao Du would rather discuss with me than find his two sons." Xiao Heng smiled bitterly: "At the beginning, I was still self-righteous, I just thought that Xiao Du valued me very much, but now I also understand that Xiao Huanzhang is nothing more than treating me as a dog that can be driven, he wants to use me, but he is afraid that the tail will not fall big, Beishan officials have changed, Xiao Jingsheng occupies the household department, Xiao Jingqian occupies the military department, one is in charge of finance, the other is in charge of soldiers and horses, and he gave me the errand of the ministry department, which seems decent, but even if there is a county order in Beishan, it is Xiao Huanzhang's personal order, and the ministry department sounds majestic, but in fact it is just an empty shelf, No real power. ”

Chu Huan nodded sympathetically and sighed: "Xiao Gongzi can be reused by Xiao Du, and his ability is naturally far higher than those two, but he has a different background, but he is treated like this, which is embarrassing." ”

"If that's all there is to it, that's fine." Xiao Heng frowned, "The key is that Xiao Huanzhang has discussed everything with me over the years, but I have become a thorn in their brother's side, and they even thought that Xiao Huanzhang would pass on the position of the head of the Xiao clan to me and hate me to the core...... Especially Xiao Jingsheng, who slandered Xiao in front of Xiao Huanzhang several times, and wanted to expel Xiao from the house, if not...... If it weren't for his uncle and aunt to maintain it, Xiao was only afraid that it would be more miserable today. ”

Chu Huan glanced up at Mrs. Xiao, and saw that Mrs. Xiao had a dignified appearance, and the coquettish and charming woman under the bed was like two people, after coming out, she was smiling from beginning to end, and when she saw Chu Huan coming over, Mrs. Xiao showed a charming smile and said softly: "What Heng'er said is extremely true, Chu Du, the Xiao family brothers hate Heng'er to the core, if there is a chance to kill Heng'er, they will never care about brotherhood, let alone show mercy to their subordinates." ”

Chu Huan asked, "That being the case, does Xiao Gongzi want to sit still?" Madame has long seen that there is a danger hidden in it, doesn't Xiao Gongzi have no countermeasures? ”

"The power is in their hands, what can I do?" Xiao Heng's eyes flashed, and at this time, he had already put the long sword in his hand aside, and arched his hand: "Chu Du is wise, I still hope that Chu Du will guide you!" ”

"Actually, I'm not the one who can really guide the maze...... The people who can help Xiao Gongzi are always by your side. Chu Huan's eyes fell on Mrs. Xiao's face again, and said with a smile: "Madame is extremely intelligent, Xiao Gongzi is in trouble, Madame is afraid that she has already had a countermeasure in her heart, right?" ”

Mrs. Xiao smiled and said softly: "Chu Du has won the ......!" Then he sighed faintly: "Actually, there is no good way to avoid this calamity...... It's like a thorn on a thorn that pierces your hand, and you can only remove all the thorns from the thorn and hold it in your hand, and you won't be harmed! ”

Chu Huan smiled and said, "What does Madam mean?" ”

"Heng'er doesn't want to be killed by them, so he can only get rid of them, and this is the only way." Mrs. Xiao sighed faintly, with a look of compassion.