Gao Lian's expression changed suddenly, his face was like ashes, and he trembled like sweat and rain: "My lord, this is ...... Where does this begin? ”

Chu Huan sneered: "You are not smart, if you want to take the life of Bendu, you should find an assassin yourself, there are too many people who know, how can there be an impermeable wall!" ”

Gao Lian opened his mouth, and wanted to say something, Chu Huan didn't wait for him to speak, he had already said: "Before the assassination incident, you and the other five people in Beishan gathered in the same room and plotted to assassinate Bendu, and even secretly had contact with Dong Shizhen...... The most important thing is that this kind of assassin is very strict with the rules of assassins, once he is caught, he is dead, and it is impossible to recruit an employer behind the scenes. ”

Gao Lian trembled all over, weak and weak, but Chu Huan had already stood up and walked over slowly, "Your Lord Gao hired this assassin once, what to do, Ben Du doesn't say, you know better than anyone else, but this assassin's commission is really expensive, and there are not many employers who can hire this assassin, in fact, there are not many of them, that is, you are a tall and rich man, this time you hired this assassin, it is not one person who paid for the silver, several families pooled the money out, and then you and Dong Shizhen secretly discussed, and finally Dong Shizhen agreed to you and arranged for the assassin to assassinate the ...... of the Governor!" ”

"Adult, villain......!" Gao Lian's face was pale, and his eyes were full of horror: "The villain doesn't dare to ......!" ”

"Until now, you are still bullying the intelligence of Bento?" Chu Huan sighed, walked to Gao Lian's side, and looked at him condescendingly, "That assassin disguised as a cook is the killer you hired with a lot of money, Gao Lian, you are a shrewd person, but why are you so unsmart in this matter?" Do you think everyone else can keep their mouths shut? As early as the night after Dong Shizhen and their deaths, when you were still at a loss, the people of the Zhao family had already found the ...... of Bendu! ”

Gao Lian's body was shocked, and he lost his voice: "It's all Zhao Dun said?" As soon as the words came out, he immediately knew that he had made a big mistake in this sentence, Chu Huan only said that it was the Zhao family, and he immediately said that it was Zhao Dun, so naturally he had discussed it with Zhao Dun.

Chu Huan smiled coldly, threw himself to the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Chu Du, the villain's crime deserves ten thousand deaths, and the crime deserves ten thousand deaths, all this is not what the villain wants, in fact, ...... In fact, it was Dong Shizhen's traitor who persecuted, he forced the villain to take out the silver to hire assassins, otherwise the villain would not be able to stay in Xiguan......! ”

Chu Huan shook his head and sighed: "At this time, you are still quibbling, Gao Lian, Gao Lian, do you know what it means to kill yourself?" Dong Shizhen is dead, do you think you can save yourself by splashing dirty water on him? It's nothing more than that you feel that Ben Du is alive, you will be driven out of Xiguan sooner or later, and it is not easy to win so many industries in Xiguan, the so-called people die for money, birds die for food, and if you don't give up money, you can only make Ben Du live ......! Chu Huan slowly walked back to the chair, sat down, picked up the teacup and said, "Even if Dong Shizhen didn't plot with you to assassinate Bendu, you yourself will ask the assassin to deal with Bendu, this is clear to Bendu, and you know it too!" ”

Gao Lian's clothes were soaked with sweat, and he wanted to speak, but he didn't even seem to have the strength to speak at the moment.

"The Governor understands your intentions." Chu Huan sighed: "Tiger poison does not eat children, you are reluctant to give up your only son, at such an age, if this son dies, it is not easy to have a successor...... Gao Lian, the governor has always left room for people to do things, and since you have come to give money today, the governor will not be unreasonable ......! ”

When Gao Lian heard this, he seemed to have grabbed the life-saving straw of the drowning man in the sea, and immediately raised his head, his eyes showed surprise, and he suddenly had strength, "My lord, you ...... What do you mean? ”

Chu Huan tasted the tea, didn't look at Gao Lian, and said slowly: "Gao Huo's life, can the governor do not, but do you need something to exchange?" ”

"What?" Gao Lian hurriedly said: "As long as the villain has it, the adult can say it." ”

Chu Huan laughed, put down the teacup, pointed at Gao Lian and said, "You have ......!" Fingers raised upward, pointed at Gao Lian's head and said, "Use your head in exchange for Gao Huo's head, are you willing?" ”

Gao Lian was stunned, a little stunned.

Chu Huan stared at Gao Lian and said: "Gao Huo admitted that he was involved in Tianmen Dao, and the governor also sent officials from the Criminal Department to interrogate, he has already confessed, according to the report of the Criminal Department Department, tomorrow morning, the execution letter will be issued, there are many bandits in Xiguan, and Tianmen Dao is in trouble in the world, this Xiguan will never allow the existence of Tianmen Dao, so your son can only stand up and use it as a tool for this governor to kill chickens and monkeys, which is very useful." ”

Chu Huan was so straightforward, Gao Lian's heart was shocked.

After the Beiwanglou incident, Gao Lian regretted it to the intestines, he spent a lot of energy, and finally came to Xiguan, thinking that he could become the largest gentry family in Xiguan, but who would have expected that before the foundation of Xiguan was stabilized, he would be uprooted by the governor of Chu who had not been in office for a long time, and the consequence would not only be ruined, but the governor would even ask for his life.

"Adult, villain......!" The excitement that Gao Lian had just risen was instantly shattered by Chu Huan's cold water.

"It's not an easy choice." Chu Huan said earnestly: "This governor said that I am kind-hearted and don't drive people to a dead end, you can go back and think about it now, and make a choice before the proclamation is issued tomorrow." He raised his hand and said, "Bendu still has something to do, I can't say more, you can step back first!" ”

Gao Lian opened his mouth, and when he saw Chu Huan frowning, he didn't dare to say more after all, so he had no choice but to retreat, and after he retreated, Chu Huan immediately asked someone to find Qi Hong and ordered: "Send someone to keep an eye on Gao Lian!" Let Qi Hong get closer, whisper a few words, Qi Hong took the order to retreat, and before he went out, he saw Xuanyuan Sheng walking in quickly, dressed in armor, with a helmet between his arms, and his expression was solemn.

When Chu Huan saw Xuanyuan Shengcai come back suddenly, a sense of foreboding immediately swelled in his heart, and he immediately got up and asked, "Xuanyuan, what happened?" ”

Xuanyuan Shengcai is now in command of the Pingxi Army, and he is rectifying on a large scale, at this time, he would not easily return to the city from the barracks, but at this time, he returned to the city in person with a solemn face, Chu Huan naturally knew that the stakes were very high.

Xuanyuan Sheng entered the hall and was about to salute, when Chu Huan had already said, "No need to do this, you say, what's wrong?" ”

Xuanyuan Shengcai clenched his fists and said: "Chu Du, Hezhou and Jinzhou have rebelled!" ”

Chu Huan was stunned, but instantly frowned and said, "Betrayed? "The four states of Xiguan Road, the four states of A, Yue, He, and Jin, Chu Huan is in Yuezhou, although he controls the four battalions of soldiers and horses, but the other four battalions have not been able to fully control it.

"Jiazhou sent people, and Hezhou and Jinzhou also sent people, but the people sent were halfway up, and they got the news that the Xunzi battalion stationed in Hezhou and the Genzi battalion in Jinzhou have defected one after another." Xuanyuan Shengcai also frowned, "The two state cities have been controlled by the rebels, and according to reports, the gates of the two cities have been closed, and they are not allowed to enter or leave, and they have openly raised their banners......!" ”

"What flag?"

Xuanyuan Sheng hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "They claim that Chu Du plotted to kill Dongfang Xin, the military and the government were monopolized, and after coming to Xiguan to take up his post, he didn't care about the life and death of the people, he only knew how to fight for power and profit, and excluded dissidents ......!" After a pause, it was hard to continue, Chu Huan's originally grim expression calmed down a lot at this time, and said, "You continue." ”

"They are preaching everywhere that Chu Du has the intention of rebellion, and if the adults are allowed to run rampant in Xiguan, the entire northwest will fall into a greater catastrophe ......!" Xuanyuan Shengcai sneered: "They claimed that they were forced to be helpless, so they raised troops to resist the tyranny of Chu Du, although they have rebelled, but they keep saying that they are only against Chu Du, not against the imperial court......!" ”

Chu Huan slowly walked back to his seat, closed his eyes, Xuanyuan Sheng approached the past, and said: "Chu Du, the last general has sent Fang Rushui to rush to Jiazhou, the two battalions stationed in Jiazhou, the general of the Qianzi battalion is from the Northwest Army, and has a good relationship with Fang Rushui, and the other is Dongfang Xin's person, the last general has already sent a general, so that Fang Rushui in the name of the last general, together with the general of the Qianzi battalion, the general who controls Dongfang Xin, let him immediately hand over the military power, transfer back to Shuoquan, if he obeys, immediately transfer a battalion of men and horses to come, A battalion was left to garrison Koshu, but there was resistance, and he was beheaded on the spot for the crime of disobedience. ”

Chu Huan didn't open his eyes, just bowed slightly, and Xuanyuan Sheng continued: "A battalion of men and horses is transferred to come over, and the last general will ask Governor Chu for orders and send troops to quell the rebellion!" ”

Chu Huan groaned, and after a while, he opened his eyes and said slowly: "Zhu Lingyue has made a move!" ”

Xuanyuan Shengcai asked, "My lord is saying that the rebellion in Hezhou and Jinzhou has something to do with Zhu Lingyue?" ”

Chu Huan looked very calm, and said slowly: "Xuanyuan, in your opinion, without Zhu Lingyue's support, would the two battalions of the Pingxi Army stationed in Hezhou and Jinzhou dare to rebel?" ”

Xuanyuan Sheng thought about it for a while, and finally shook his head and said: "That's self-defeating, Chu Du is right, if there is no support from Zhu Lingyue behind him, the commanders of these two battalions will never dare to raise troops to rebel!" ”

"Zhu Lingyue was forced by me to be anxious." Chu Huan got up, put his hands behind his back, and sneered: "He arranged forces in Xiguan, so naturally he wanted Xiguan to be under his control, in order to control Xiguan, whether it was military, political or even business, he made careful arrangements, and infiltrated Xiguan ...... wantonly!" ”

Xuanyuan Shengcai said: "When everything he painstakingly managed was swept up by Chu Du in a short period of time, Zhu Lingyue was naturally unwilling to ......!" ”

"Whether he has ambitions or not, at least one thing is for sure, he's not ready." Chu Huan said softly: "He hates me to the core, but in the current situation, he knows that he can't act rashly, but he can't accept that I am guarding Xiguan, so ...... Using the Xunzi Battalion and the Genzi Battalion to launch a rebellion was his best option at the moment. ”

"Chu Du thinks he wants to use these two battalions to make a big chapter?"

"If my guess is correct, he instructed two battalions to rebel, the purpose is still to force me out of Xiguan, and if possible, even use this as an opportunity to occupy Xiguan militarily." Chu Huan's eyes flashed with a cold look, "Zhu Lingyue wants to do it!" ”