Xiao Heng's eyes flashed with surprise, and he looked back at Mrs. Xiao, but saw Mrs. Xiao's beautiful face, which was indescribably calm.

Chu Huan was also a little shocked in his heart, he knew that this woman was very scheming, but he didn't expect that he was not only extremely scheming, but also ruthless, as the saying goes, the most poisonous woman's heart, this woman is really worthy of the name.

Chu Huan knew that Xiao Huanzhang's original wife had already passed away, and this Mrs. Xiao was originally a concubine, but after the death of the eldest lady, she was corrected by Xiao Huanzhang and became the governor's wife.

Mrs. Xiao has no heirs, in fact, it is not difficult to understand, Xiao Huanzhang is over fifty years old, nearly sixty years old, Mrs. Xiao is in her early thirties, and when Xiao Huanzhang took a concubine, she was already over forty years old.

Chu Huan has seen Xiao Huanzhang, and at a glance, he knows that Xiao Huanzhang must have been an overindulgent person when he was young, and he took Mrs. Xiao's flower-like beauty over forty years old, although the kung fu was not less, but after all, when he was young, he was excessive, and Mrs. Xiao had no heirs, but it was not accidental.

Xiao Jingsheng's brothers were all born to the original wife, although they are mother and son with Mrs. Xiao, they are not related by blood.

Even so, it is always the name of mother and son, and when Mrs. Xiao talks about eradicating the Xiao family brothers at this time, it seems that she is just eradicating irrelevant people, and she doesn't care about the relationship between mother and son.

Although Chu Huan was shocked in his heart, he said with a smile on his face: "Madam said that she was going to kill the Xiao family brothers?" ”

Xiao Heng couldn't help but shudder in his heart, but Mrs. Xiao looked down at Xiao Heng with a smile and asked, "Heng'er, this is just the only way that my uncle and mother can think of, if there is any other way, I can only ask Chu Du." ”

Xiao Heng looked at Chu Huan, and before he could speak, Chu Huan had already said: "This is your Beishan's internal affairs, this governor is not good to interfere, and Xiao Gongzi has his wife by his side to give advice, I believe that he will definitely be able to turn evil into good fortune." ”

Xiao Heng said softly: "Kill ...... Kill them......! The expression in his eyes was very complicated, and after a while, he actually became firm, and sneered: "What my uncle said is good, if they don't die, I will die in their hands sooner or later, and I will strike first to ......!" Then he frowned and said: "But it is not easy to kill them, they have many henchmen in Beishan and are extremely powerful, I ...... My strength is no match for theirs. ”

Mrs. Xiao has already said: "Relying on Heng'er alone, of course there will be many difficulties, Beishan is full of the eyes of their father and son, without help, Heng'er has no hope of success." Beautiful eyes flowed, and there was a smile on the corner of her mouth, "But now that Chu Du has come to help, is Heng'er still worried that he can't achieve great things?" ”

Xiao Heng's body shook and looked at Chu Huan.

Chu Huan smiled and said, "Why would Madam assert that this governor would help Xiao Gongzi?" After all, this is your Beishan business, this governor is above board, he is the emperor's feudal official, and the Xiao family brothers are also court officials, why would this governor help you kill the court officials? ”

Mrs. Xiao sighed faintly: "Don't Chu Du know that although the northwest still belongs to the territory of the Qin State, the will of the imperial court can still be effective in the northwest?" Whether it is Zhu Lingyue or Xiao Huanzhang, the holy decree that harms their interests will never be implemented in the northwest, and the so-called holy decree is just a tool that they can use when they need it. As for the officials in the northwest, Chu Du is the governor of Xiguan Dao, but a powerful feudal official, the concubine wants to ask, whether it is the last county of Beishan Dao or Tianshan Dao, does Chu Du think they will have the slightest awe of you? ”

Chu Huan shook his head and sighed: "They are only afraid that they will think that I will die sooner in their hearts." ”

"Today's three provinces in the northwest, each dominating one side, Chu Governor is sitting in Xiguan, as far as the concubine knows, the officials above and below Xiguan, Chu Governor is also appointing his own manpower." Mrs. Xiao smiled lightly: "If the imperial court sends someone to replace the officials of Xiguan now, will Governor Chu agree?" ”

Chu Huan just smiled, but didn't speak.

Since this woman has said everything to this, there is no need for Chu Huan to say some high-sounding words, if he just arrived in Xiguan and the imperial court sent many officials, he naturally had no objection, but after several bloodsheds, now Xiguan is under his control, at this time, if the imperial court sends officials to replace the officials appointed by him, Chu Huan will certainly not easily comply.

Seeing that Chu Huan didn't speak, Mrs. Xiao smiled charmingly: "The officials of Beishan are no longer considered court officials, but Xiao Huanzhang's officials, just like Xiguan, the officials of Xiguan are not court officials, but Chu Governor's officials, even so, even if they really kill Xiao Jingsheng's brothers, Chu Governor cannot be regarded as killing the court officials." ”

Chu Huan touched his chin and said leisurely, "But why did I kill them?" Do you know that they are the sons of Xiao Huanzhang, if their death is related to Bentu, have you ever thought about the consequences? ”

"Because Chu Du is in the northwest." Mrs. Xiao said without hesitation: "It's even more because Chu Du thinks that Heng'er is a usable person." ”

"Oh?" Chu Huan smiled: "Why did Madam say that? ”

"What kind of identity is Chu Du, he came here tonight, he showed up, but he could still talk eloquently, if he didn't think Heng'er was available, why bother." Mrs. Xiao smiled and said, "Chu Du's biggest heart problem now is not in Tianshan, only in Beishan!" ”

Chu Huan asked with interest, "Why did Madam say this?" ”

"In the rebellion between Jinzhou and Hezhou, Chu Du and Zhu Lingyue have completely torn their faces, and they are clearly distinguished, and water and fire are incompatible, so in a battle with Zhu Lingyue, Chu Du has already prepared in his heart." Mrs. Xiao raised her hand and stroked a lock of green silk on her cheeks behind her ear, with a graceful demeanor, "Under the current situation, what Chu Du is most worried about is Beishan's attitude, you are only afraid that Beishan will join forces with Tianshan and attack from both sides, if that is the case, although Chu Du is martial and strategic, it is difficult to resist." ”

Chu Huan chuckled and said, "Madame, are you saying that Beishan will join forces with Tianshan?" ”

"So what does Chu Du think?" Mrs. Xiao asked with a smile.

Chu Huan sighed: "People's hearts are unpredictable, and I can't guess it, Madam is Xiao Du's pillow person, and Xiao Du's thoughts are always much clearer than this governor." ”

Mrs. Xiao said: "Xiao Huanzhang is a greedy person! ”

This unprovoked sentence made Chu Huan a little puzzled, and asked, "What does Madam mean?" ”

"What Zhu Lingyue can give, Chu Du can't give." Mrs. Xiao sighed faintly: "Zhu Lingyue has enough money and food, and his soldiers are strong and strong, and Chu Du still has to worry about the people's livelihood in Xiguan ...... now!" ”

She didn't continue, but Chu Huan already understood what she meant.

For Xiao Huanzhang, his best plan is, of course, to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, but this is just his wishful thinking, whether it is Zhu Lingyue or Chu Huan, it is impossible for Xiao Huanzhang to sit back and enjoy it.

Therefore, if there is really a war in the northwest, Beishan will inevitably be involved.

Whether it is an alliance with Tianshan or an alliance with Xiguan, neither Chu Huan nor Zhu Lingyue can get Xiao Huanzhang's mind, Mrs. Xiao pointed out that Xiao Huanzhang is a greedy person, the meaning is already very clear, if you really want to buy, Zhu Lingyue's capital is far more than Chu Huan, in other words, the possibility of an alliance between Beishan and Tianshan is far greater than that of an alliance with Xiguan.

"Even if Xiao Huanzhang is hesitant and doesn't want to become Zhu Lingyue's pawn, once the Xiao Jingsheng brothers grasp the power of Xiguan, then the alliance between Beishan and Tianshan is unstoppable." Mrs. Xiao's eyes wandered, and she said softly: "Heng'er also said just now that Xiao Jingsheng and Zhu Lingyue have a good personal relationship, and Xiao Jingsheng can get a lot of benefits from Zhu Lingyue every year. ”

Chu Huan sighed: "In this way, this governor can't let Xiao Jingsheng's brothers take power?" ”

"Xiao Huanzhang is old, and his health is getting worse." Mrs. Xiao talked about her husband, as if she was talking about an outsider, "He is very poor, if the northwest is really going to be chaotic, there may be no problem for a year and a half, but after a long time, he can hardly support it, so he can only let go of his son, Chu Du, of course you don't want to see this situation." ”

Xiao Heng finally said: "Yes, Xiao Huanzhang's body has been hollowed out by the wine, although he is cunning, but if he really wants to fight, he may not be able to control the overall situation, financial matters have always been handled by Xiao Jingsheng, and the matter of soldiers and horses is Xiao Jingqian, he is just an old waste who eats and drinks and waits for death." His eyes became cold, and Shuangquan had already held it, obviously resentful of Xiao Huanzhang for a long time, and he had been holding back, but tonight he gradually showed it.

"So you think I should help you?" Chu Huan stared at Mrs. Xiao and asked.

Mrs. Xiao smiled and said: "If Xiao Jingsheng's brother is gone, Xiao Jingsheng's only heir can only be Heng'er, if Heng'er grasps the power of Beishan, he will naturally repay Chu Du's kindness, and when the Beishan soldiers and horses are gone, they can obey Chu Du's orders." ”

After all, Xiao Heng is also a smart person, and he already knows the secret, and immediately said: "Chu Du, if this is really the case, Xiao Heng will definitely obey Chu Du's dispatch and go to the soup to fight the fire." ”

His heart was already excited.

From Mrs. Xiao's words, he already understood that if he could really reach an agreement with Chu Huan tonight, Chu Huan would naturally not spread the dirty things about his mother and nephew Tong Jian, not only that, with Chu Huan's help, he was more likely to grasp the power of Beishan, even if Empress Ri really had to obey Chu Huan's orders, but compared to the fact that Tong Jian's matter was exposed, or even killed by Xiao Jingsheng's brothers, it was of course much more wonderful to obey Chu Huan's orders.

He wanted to possess Mrs. Xiao for a long time, if he got the power of Beishan, Mrs. Xiao would naturally become his own ban, thinking that he could wake up and take control of the power of Beishan, drunk and lying on his uncle's knees, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

Chu Huan groaned slightly, stood up, and sighed: "That's it, I didn't see anything tonight, and I didn't hear anything......!" He walked straight past Mrs. Xiao and went to the back window.

Xiao Heng changed slightly, Mrs. Xiao saw Chu Huan walking past her, but she didn't have the slightest panic, the corners of her mouth curled, and before Chu Huan walked to the back window, she had already chuckled and said, "Is Chu Du gone here?" ”

Chu Huan didn't look back, put his hands behind his back, and said, "No matter what, after all, Governor Xiao didn't tear his face with the Governor, and the affairs of Beishan, the Governor ...... It's really inconvenient to meddle. ”

"Can't Chu Du trust us?" Mrs. Xiao slowly turned around and stared at Chu Huan's straight back.

Chu Huan said: "How should this governor believe you? Don't hide it from the two of you, after all, you are the people next to Xiao Du, and this governor has to be careful. ”

Madam Xiao did not hesitate, and said softly: "If you make a blood oath, of course Chu Du will not doubt it anymore. ”