Chu Huan's voice sounded again, seemingly with a hint of worry, and asked, "If we really attack Beishan, will there be any action on Zhu Lingyue's side?" ”

"Is Chu Du worried that Zhu Lingyue will take advantage of our attack on Beishan and send troops to attack our rear?" Someone immediately asked.

Chu Huan said in a voice: "Yes, Zhu Lingyue is ambitious, more cunning than Xiao Huanzhang, if we attack Xiao Huanzhang with heavy troops, we are only afraid that Zhu Lingyue will kill from behind, and then we will have to fight on both sides, with our current strength, it will be very difficult." ”

A rough voice said: "Governor Chu, Han Ying is stationed in Hezhou, and there are thousands of men and horses under his hands, if he goes to attack Hezhou first, Han Ying will not be able to take out the city, and he should be able to hold out until we take Qingzhou." If he comes directly to Shuoquan, we have soldiers and horses left in Shuoquan, enough to defend the city, and then the two states of Jinhe can even return to the rescue of the troops. ”

"Chu Du, according to his humble position, Zhu Lingyue will certainly take advantage of the situation, but it may not be an attack on us, it is very likely to attack Xiao Huanzhang." The clear voice said slowly.

When Xiao Heng heard this, his heart jumped.

Chu Huan let out an "oh", and then asked, "How do you say this?" ”

"It is said that Zhu Lingyue is a very shrewd person, he must know that even if we send troops to Beishan, we will definitely leave soldiers and horses to guard against Tianshan taking advantage of the weakness." The voice said slowly: "Compared to us, if Xiao Huanzhang is suddenly attacked by us, he will inevitably mobilize all his troops and horses to resist our army, for Zhu Lingyue, it is much easier to attack Xiao Huanzhang than to attack our Xiguan." ”

"Exactly, it is said that Zhu Lingyue and Xiao Huanzhang are also fighting openly and secretly, let's go to Beishan, Zhu Lingyue is very likely to suddenly attack from the west, hehe, by that time, Xiao Huanzhang will be hit on both sides, and it will be difficult to fly."

There was silence in the room for a while, Xiao Heng's heart beat hard, and after a while, he finally heard Chu Huan's voice say, "What do you mean, are you going to use troops against Beishan?" ”

Immediately, a few people on the side said in unison: "Please also ask Governor Chu to decide!" ”

Chu Huan sighed and said, "Actually, compared to Xiao Huanzhang, this governor is more disgusted with Zhu Lingyue, if he really wants to fight, this governor is still willing to compete with Zhu Lingyue...... It's just that Xiao Huanzhang is hateful and takes advantage of the danger of others, this evil breath does not come out, and the soldiers of the whole army are afraid that they will not accept it in their hearts. ”

"Yes, Chu Du, this evil breath must be vented." Someone said loudly: "Even if Zhu Lingyue really takes advantage of him, let's do our best to cripple Xiao Huanzhang!" ”

Chu Huan thought for a moment and asked, "What do you think Xiao Heng is here this time?" ”

"Chu Du, Xiao Huanzhang must be afraid when he saw that we had won the battle." Someone laughed and said: "I'm afraid he was also worried about our revenge, so he sent someone over, just to explain, but no matter what Xiao Heng said, it was just an after-the-fact defense, not enough to be believed." ”

Chu Huan sighed: "In fact, at the beginning, the governor was ready to join forces with Xiao Huanzhang to deal with Zhu Lingyue, Zhu Lingyue wanted to put the governor to death several times, and the governor hated him to the core. Zhu Lingyue passed through the Tianshan Mountains, the foundation is there, and the strength is also very strong, only relying on us Xiguan to deal with him, it is very difficult, the governor planned at the beginning, Xiao Huanzhang's side will send some materials, and our side will send troops and horses, and we will definitely not be afraid of Zhu Lingyue, but the governor did not expect that Xiao Huanzhang was too anxious, and he wanted to join forces with Zhu Lingyue to deal with our ......! ”

When Xiao Heng heard this, he immediately narrowed his eyes and thought thoughtfully.

"Chu Du, the stakes are very high, please make up your mind." A rough voice said: "Now that General Xuanyuan is in Jiazhou, whether you want to secretly mobilize troops and horses, please ask Governor Chu to instruct." ”

Chu Huan said: "The battle between swords and soldiers is a major event, and only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one not be defeated in a hundred battles." In this way, Xiao Heng is going to come to see the governor today, the governor will listen to what he says first, if the governor finds out that it is wrong, he will use Xiao Heng to let Xiao Huanzhang slack off, at that time, we will reorganize the army and fight, and send a secret letter to Xuanyuan Shengcai, so that he will send someone to attack the village disguised as the Beishan army, and when the time comes, we will attack, and there will be an excuse. ”

"In that case, the lowly rank is here waiting for Chu Du's news." Someone immediately said: "After Chu Du saw Xiao Heng, he made up his mind, and the inferior rank should be arranged immediately." ”

Chu Huan said: "That's fine, you just wait here, and this governor will go to see Xiao Heng now." ”

Xiao Heng heard that Chu Huan was going out, and then did not hesitate, bent his waist, observed that there was no one around, quietly went to the wall of the courtyard, and walked out of the wall along the same road, but fortunately, there were few people in the governor's mansion, and no one saw it along the way.

As soon as he sat down, he had already heard the sound of footsteps outside, and knew that it was Chu Huan who was coming, so he immediately took a deep breath to calm himself down, and when he saw a person appear in front of the door, it was Chu Huan in civilian clothes, Xiao Heng stood up, looking extremely respectful, walked over in a few steps, and bowed deeply, "Xiao Heng greets Chu Du!" ”

"It's Xiao Gongzi!" Chu Huan pulled Xiao Heng's arm, looked very enthusiastic, and said with a smile: "Wait a long time, please sit down, please sit down!" "It's like seeing old friends who haven't seen each other for years.

Although Xiao Heng was full of smiles on his face, he was terrified in his heart, secretly thinking that Chu Huan was so enthusiastic, without the slightest arrogance, he must be pretending to be affectionate, he was paralyzing himself, so as to use himself to paralyze Xiao Huanzhang, fortunately, he was brave enough to overhear your conversation, and now he can be regarded as knowing himself and knowing how to deal with it.

"Xiao Heng was ordered by his uncle to come to see Chu Du, take the liberty to disturb, and ask Chu Du for forgiveness!" Xiao Heng waited for Chu Huan to sit down, but he didn't dare to sit down immediately, but arched his hands, politely, and looked unusually respectful.

Chu Huan said with a smile: "Sit down and talk." Xiao Gongzi, we are all members of the imperial court, our own family, so don't say these things that are outside the world. However, the governor has some business trips, and discusses with his officials the specific method of implementing the Juntian order, and the matter is too complicated, so let Xiao Gongzi wait for a long time, don't blame the governor for not receiving him well. After saying that, he laughed.

Xiao Heng only felt that Chu Huan's hearty smile was unusually insidious, and sneered in his heart, secretly thinking about Juntian Ling, you are discussing the military affairs of attacking Beishan with your subordinates, do you really think that I don't know? Naturally, he didn't dare to show it on his face, and said with a smile: "Chu Du is busy with official business, and he has every opportunity, but he has to take care of his body." Uncle even said that when he was busy with the things in his hands, he would personally come to visit Chudu to learn about the matter of the Juntian Order, and he was also ready to implement it in Beishan for the benefit of the people. ”

Chu Huan shook his head and said with a smile: "Actually, the Juntian Order may not be suitable for Beishan, Xiguan is because after the war, a large area of land was barren and there were many ownerless barren fields, so it could be collected from the official owners, and then evenly distributed to the people, so that they could have land to cultivate." Beishan did not go through the war, the fields were preserved, and there were not many official fields, even if the official fields were divided equally, it could not meet the needs of the people of Beishan. However, if Governor Xiao wants to rectify the land in Beishan and increase taxes, he might as well carry out land inspection and calculate the land properties of those gentry and wealthy families, and this governor can guarantee that the land in their hands is definitely several times more than that of the registered ones, just to escape taxes, so they conceal the amount of land! ”

Xiao Heng sighed: "Chu Du's words woke up the dreamer, this is really a good way, after Xiao Heng returns to Beishan, he must show his uncle, and his uncle will definitely thank Chu Du for his guidance." ”

"It's all your own family, don't be polite, if you don't treat you as your own people, this governor won't say these words, and people will know it, but some people will say that this governor is meddling in Beishan's government affairs, hahaha......!" Chu Huan laughed heartily, and Xiao Heng felt shocked when he heard him say "his own family".

After Chu Huan laughed, he finally asked, "By the way, how is Xiao Du lately?" ”

"Uncle is in good health." Xiao Heng sighed: "It's just that in recent days, I have been in a melancholy mood, and the situation is not very good. ”

Chu Huan let out an "oh" and asked, "Could it be that Xiao Du is in trouble?" ”

"It's terrible." Xiao Heng smiled bitterly and said: "Chu Du, have you heard that the Beishan Army Chen soldiers are on the border and are preparing to attack Xiguan while they are weak?" ”

Chu Huan was stunned for a moment, thoughtful, and finally shook his head and said, "I don't believe these words. ”

"If you don't believe it, how can you prepare for revenge?" Xiao Heng thought secretly in his heart, but he still sighed and said: "Chu Du is wise and wise, so he naturally won't listen to rumors, but the foolish people are the most susceptible to demagoguery. ”

Chu Huan asked: "By the way, Xiao Du mobilized tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, Chen Bing on the border between Beishan and Xiguan, this matter should be true, right?" The Governor received the report from General Xuanyuan, and he didn't believe it at first, but later he was sure that there was such a thing. Ben Governor really didn't believe that Xiao Du would be so confused, but ...... Xiao Gongzi, what is Xiao Du doing this for? ”

Xiao Heng sighed: "Chu Du, my uncle has never had the slightest intention of attacking, they are all the land of Great Qin, and they are all the soldiers and horses of Great Qin, how can the Beishan Army attack Xiguan?" Isn't that ridiculous? It was really my uncle who was worried that after Chu Du went out to fight, there would be a large-scale bandit rebellion in Xiguan, and he was also an officer and soldier of the imperial court, and his uncle and Chu Du were in love, so my uncle was worried about the situation in Xiguan. In fact, my uncle has said more than once that Chu Du is young and promising, full of courage, there is Chu Du in the northwest, and the revitalization of the northwest is a matter of time. ”

Chu Huan looked suddenly enlightened, "I see." ”

"Uncle thinks that the Beishan Army is the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, and the Xiguan Army is also the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, everyone is the officers and soldiers of Daqin, Chu Du personally went out to fight against the rebellion, and the troops of Jiayue and the two states are inevitably empty, and my uncle also knows that there are many thieves in Xiguan, lest these people see that after Chu Du goes on the expedition, the rear is empty, and they will be ready to move." Xiao Heng said with a sincere face: "So my uncle risked being rumored to be rumored to send troops to the border, the purpose is to let those rogue bandits with ill intentions understand in their hearts that although Chu Du is gone, there are still soldiers and horses in the imperial court who can suppress the bandits at any time." Chu Du, to tell the truth, before sending troops, many officials were strongly opposed to their uncle's sending troops, they were afraid that there would be a misunderstanding in the end, which would make Chu Du think that the Beishan Army was going to take advantage of the situation to invade Xiguan, but his uncle was strong against public opinion, he said that Chu Du was an official of the imperial court, and sent troops to quell the rebellion in order to be loyal to the imperial court, and he could not sit idly by because he was afraid of misunderstanding, and his uncle also said that Chu Du was wise and wise, and others did not understand his heart, Chu Du must understand. ”

Chu Huan sighed and said, "Young Master Xiao, listening to your words, the head of the house suddenly opened, this governor never believed that Xiao Du would be so confused, but he couldn't figure out the reason, and now he finally understands." Thanksgiving: "Xiao Du has a heart of maintenance, which is touching." ”