"She's dead?"

Chu Huan suddenly reined in the horse, turned his head, and beside him was Gongsun Chu, the governor of Yuezhou, Gongsun Chu bowed slightly, nodded and said: "The news from the side of Beishan, the Beishan Governor's Mansion was on fire, and when the people nearby arrived, the Governor's Mansion had burned down most of it, and Xiao Huanzhang's coffin was not funeral, but it was stopped in the mansion, and it was also burned by the fire." ”

Chu Huan looked up at the sky, it was almost dusk, and there were clouds floating in the sky.

"Before that, that Lady Xiao sent all the subordinates of the Governor's Mansion out, and each of them distributed a settlement fee." Gongsun Chu said slowly: "After the incident, a total of three wrecks were found in the Governor's Palace, one of which was Xiao Huanzhang's, and the other two were identified, one was the Mrs. Xiao, and the other was a rhetoric. ”

Chu Huan frowned and said: "When she sent the secret letter, I had doubts, and I thought that this woman was going to play some tricks, she teamed up with Luo Dingxi, got rid of Xiao Huanzhang, blamed Xiao Heng, and suddenly wrote again, saying that Luo Dingxi was going to attack Shuoquan, and that person called Cixiu would betray Luo Dingxi and help us get rid of Luo Dingxi......!" ”

"Cixiu also sent someone to contact us." Gongsun Chu said: "At that time, the lower officials didn't know what they were going to do, but since there was this news, we naturally had to be cautious, so we set up an ambush in the city in advance, so as not to respond to all changes, who knew that what Mrs. Xiao said was exactly right, Luo Dingxi really led people from the Eagle's Nest Stream into my Xiguan, and attacked Shuoquan by surprise...... Chu Du, now that I think about it, if it weren't for that Mrs. Xiao's secret communication, we wouldn't know about the existence of the Eagle's Nest, Luo Dingxi took advantage of your expedition on the front line and attacked behind the back, it is very likely that he will really succeed, if that is the case......! There was a look of fear in his eyes: "The consequences are really unimaginable." ”

Chu Huan bowed slightly, frowned, and said, "This governor doesn't understand, since she partnered with Luo Dingxi to get rid of Xiao Huanzhang, why did she join forces with Cixiu to get rid of Luo Dingxi?" Why did she tell us so secretively? ”

Gongsun Chu sighed: "The lower officials can't figure it out, since they joined forces with Cixiu to betray Luo Dingxi, why did they want to self-immolate themselves in the flames with Cixiu?" Chu Du, the corpse was examined over there, and before he was burned to death, Ci Xiu seemed to have ended up ...... poisoning! ”

Chu Huan said: "Yes, if nothing else, Mrs. Xiao would have already saved her mind to get rid of rhetoric, and rhetoric is just one of the tools she uses." She burned down the Governor's Palace, of course Cixiu would not sit back and wait to be burned to death, she must have been poisoned by Mrs. Xiao in advance, so she could not escape and was buried in the fire together......! There was a look of doubt between his eyebrows, and he was puzzled by the reason.

Gongsun Chu suddenly remembered something, hurriedly took out a letter from his arms, and presented it to Chu Huan from the horse, "Chu Du, this is a letter sent by someone after Mrs. Xiao's death, it was originally intended to be handed over to Chu Du, Chu Du is on the front line, so Xia Guan put it away for the time being, and was ready to send someone to the front line, but there was news from the front line, Chu Du asked the class teacher to return to Shuoquan, and Xia Guan did not send someone to send it, and waited for Chu Du to come back and present it." ”

"Oh?" Chu Huan took the letter, "When did you send it?" ”

"It's been days." Gongsun Chu said: "It should be that before Mrs. Xiao self-immolated, she arranged for someone to send it over." ”

Chu Huan opened the letter at the moment, rode on the horse, read it carefully, his brows furrowed, and after reading it, he folded the letter, put it in his arms, and sighed.

"Chu Du, why are you sighing?"

Chu Huan said with emotion: "Ben Du understands the reason now, although she didn't say it in the letter, Ben Du has already guessed it." ”

"What do you mean?"

"In her letter, she only said two things." Chu Huan said softly: "This first thing is to hope that this governor will send someone to send her remains to her hometown for burial, with a specific address written on it, there is a hundred-year-old tree there, and there is already a tomb under the ancient tree, and he hopes that this governor will send someone to bury her remains next to the tomb." ”

"Tombs?"

Chu Huan sighed: "If Ben Du didn't guess wrong, this Mrs. Xiao is afraid that she already has a sweetheart, and the one buried in that tomb may be her sweetheart...... Since she was going to be buried next to the tomb after she died, it can be seen that she has never forgotten that person...... Perhaps this would explain why she was cruel to other men. ”

"We can send someone to find out who is buried in that tomb." Gongsun Chu said: "In this way, you may be able to know a lot of truths. ”

"No need." Chu Huan shook his head and said, "Maybe she doesn't want some things to be known...... Either way, she's done us a lot, and it's ...... In the letter, she also confessed another matter. ”

"What do you mean?"

"The father and son of the Xiao family have been in Beishan for many years, expropriating and collecting money like their lives, and the amount of property they have exploited in Beishan over the years is huge, so their father and son secretly built an underground vault." Chu Huan sighed: "The underground vault was built very secretly, according to Mrs. Xiao, the craftsmen who built the vault at the beginning were also secretly killed by the Xiao father and son, looking for an excuse to cover it up. ”

"Is that so?" Gongsun Chu frowned and said: "Xiaguan also heard about what the Xiao father and son did in Beishan earlier, they annexed land, ran shops, and bent the law for bribes, but Xiaguan didn't expect that their finances would have to build a secret vault to hide, so it can be seen that over the years, the exploitation of the people of Beishan by Xiao's father and son is really unspeakable. ”

"The location of the vault is extremely secret, but Mrs. Xiao secretly knows about it." Chu Huan said slowly: "She has already told Ben Du the location of the vault...... It seems that the person she sent to deliver the letter was someone close to her, otherwise the letter contained the secret of the vault, and once it was opened, it ......! ”

Gongsun Chu sighed: "She can play with Xiao Heng, Xiao Huanzhang, Luo Dingxi and Ci Xiu in applause, naturally she is not an ordinary person, and if she sends someone to deliver the letter, she is naturally sure that person will not open the letter." After a pause, he said: "Chu Du, the current financial situation on our side is just surprised, if that money is ......!" ”

"I'm about to leave this matter to you." Chu Huan said: "Lord Gongsun, after you go to Beishan, according to Mrs. Xiao's last wishes, send her body to the ancient tree and bury it next to that person...... No matter who she is, and no matter what grievances she has in this life, she is kind to us Xiguan, and we can't treat her badly. If she still has a family, after you find it, make proper arrangements to ensure that they have no worries about food and clothing......! ”

"The subordinate obeys!"

"In addition, you take someone to find the location of the vault according to the address, and if the money in the vault is not sent to Xiguan, you will stay in Beishan, everything in Beishan is undecided, and there are many places where you need to use silver, you just need to count those belongings and put them in the official account, and if you deal with it, your grandson will naturally know how to use it."

When Gongsun Chu heard this, he was puzzled: "Chu Du, what do you mean...... How long does Xiaguan want to stay in Beishan? ”

Chu Huan said with a smile: "Lord Gongsun, there is something that I would have discussed with you later, but since I have said this, I will tell you now." You know, Beishan is now a group of dragons without a leader, Xiao Huanzhang and Luo Dingxi have died, Beishan is in chaos, this situation is undoubtedly for the people, so someone must come forward to preside over Beishan's government affairs ......! ”

Gongsun Chu was surprised and said, "Chu Du, is it ...... Are you going to send your subordinates to Beishan? ”

Chu Huan nodded and said: "That's right, Ben Du thought about it, and the only one who can take on this responsibility is your Gongsun Lord." There are many talented people in the northwest, and there are many talented people in Beishan, and the governor knows people, far inferior to you, so when you arrive in Beishan, the governor believes that you can not only handle the government affairs of Beishan, but also promote a large number of outstanding talents......! ”

Gongsun Chu obviously didn't expect Chu Huan to send himself to Beishan, he was in Xiguan, although Chu Huan was deeply respected, but he was only the governor of Yuezhou, but after listening to Chu Huan's meaning, he sent himself to Beishan, which was actually to take charge of the entire Beishan affairs, that is to say, he went to Beishan, but he wanted to exercise the power of the governor of Beishan, although Gongsun Chu knew that Chu Huan was full of courage and dared to do things that others did not dare to do, but at this moment, he was a little surprised.

Seeing Gongsun Chu's surprised expression, Chu Huan smiled and said, "What, Lord Gongsun doesn't dare to go, or doesn't he want to leave Xiguan?" ”

Gongsun Chu came back to his senses and looked around, although Qi Hong, Du Fugong and others were also in the team, but they were some distance, and said in a low voice: "Chu Du, this is ...... This thing was too sudden, Xia Guan was originally a person whose soul returned to Jiuquan, if it weren't for Chu Du, Xia Guan and many people could only wander in the Nine Springs now...... Originally, the order of the governor of Chu was ordered to be ...... The subordinate should be ordered, but this matter ......! ”

Chu Huan said with a smile: "I know what you're worried about. This governor is the governor of Xiguan, although the northwest is very bad, officials can be appointed and dismissed in Xiguan, but the position of the governor of Beishan is not the governor of Xiguan in my district can be the master, if the governor sends you there, people who don't know still think that the governor is unscrupulous in the northwest, and even the position of the governor can be appointed at will, and there is a suspicion of plotting rebellion, isn't it? ”

Gongsun Chu breathed a sigh of relief, he only thought that after Chu Huan's big victory, he was arrogant, so he had no scruples about doing things, but since Chu Huan said this, he naturally had considerations, and nodded: "What Chu Du said is exactly this truth." ”

"Don't worry, the Governor won't be fooled up to that point." Chu Huan said with a smile: "This governor is recommending you, not assigning you, this governor will recommend to the king of Qi, the prince is now sitting in the northwest, the holy cultivator, the prince is in the northwest, naturally he has to deal with some affairs on behalf of the saint, he can naturally still appoint officials, after all, it is very time, the governor gets the will of the saint, he can act at the opportunity in Xiguan, then the prince can naturally also act in the northwest, as long as the prince gives an order, you are the righteous governor of Beishan, and you will benefit the people of Beishan, Lord Gongsun, do you understand what the governor means?" ”

Gongsun Chu heard Chu Huan say this, knowing that Chu Huan had an arrangement, he was a smart person, of course he understood the deep meaning of Chu Huan's recommendation, there is no doubt that in Chu Huan's heart, his Gongsun Chu is a trustworthy person and a person worthy of trust, with this trust, Gongsun Chu's heart was hot, and he arched his hand and said: "Chu Governor, since he is valued by Chu Governor, if the lower officials go to Beishan, they will definitely do their best to benefit the people and repay Chu Governor ......!" After a pause, he added: "I also want to serve the prince and the court!" ”

Chu Huan smiled slightly, and said warmly: "There is Wei Wuji in Tianshan, and there is your grandson Chu in Beishan, this governor believes that the three roads in the northwest will be peaceful and peaceful, which is the blessing of all the people in the northwest!" ”