Zhenwu County is located in the northwest, with barren land and poor resources. In order to live, people also have to go to the mountains to hunt. In addition to farming, foreign tribes may occasionally cause trouble. Therefore, the people here are tough and can go on horseback, both men, women, young and old.

But this is the first time I have surrounded the county magistrate's office.

Not to mention the use of besieging the county magistrate's office, just say that Zhenwu County has troops stationed, and most of the Zhenbei army under General Zhenbei was born in the north and was brave and good at fighting. If General Zhenbei sent troops to quell the rebellion, even if these ordinary people were brave, they would only be fish on the chopping board.

This was originally a very simple thing, but the emperor received a secret letter from the county magistrate, and the inner part said that the Zhenbei Army colluded with foreign tribes, deliberately inciting the people to cause rebellion and conspiring to treason.

Zhenbei Army has guarded the northwest for generations, and Zhenbei General He Lian is also a rare general. What's more, the ancestors of the He family once made great contributions to the Great Chu. If they really treason, they would be a great enemy to the Great Chu general.

"He Lian can't treason." Chu Xiangtian said: "I have dealt with him. He is straightforward. The traitor he hates the most in his life."

He Lian was nearly ten years older than him. When Chu Xiangtian was in his teenage years, he saw He Lian who came to support him. He Lian was nearly thirty years old at that time, and he was very brave when he was fierce in battle. Chu Xiangtian had fought side by side with him several times. Not to mention that he could fully understand this person, but from that time onwards, He Lian was an admirable opponent.

Chu Fengyuan didn't quite believe that He Lian would collude with the enemy and treason. Most of the elders of the He family died in the war. Even if he wanted to treason, the rest of the He family would not agree. The He family was separated from foreign clans for generations, and only stupid people would choose this path, and He Lian was obviously not.

"I don't believe that He Lianhui will collude with the enemy, but it is true that the county magistrate's office is besieged, and it is true that the Zhenbei Army has not sent troops to quell the rebellion."

He is the emperor and will inevitably have many more concerns than others. "There may be a hidden secret in this, or maybe He Lian is really doing stupid things, so I want you to go there and find out the reason. If what is said in the letter is true, you can just lead your troops to eliminate the chaos."

Apart from Chu Xiangtian, there is no one who can talk to He Lian and suppress He Lian in the worst case.

Chu Fengyuan sighed, "Thank you for your hard work, but you are about to die now, and I really can't find someone who can be a useful person."

Chu Xiangtian nodded and responded, "My brother understands, I will go back and prepare first, and I will set off today."

After leaving the palace, Chu Xiangtian returned to the Marquis' Mansion first, and he had to explain to Fu Tian first.

Since Chu Xiangtian was urgently summoned to the palace, Fu Tian's right eyelid has been beating and has never heard of it. He couldn't calm down and did other things. Fu Tian simply waited for someone to come back with a teacup.

As soon as Chu Xiangtian entered the door, he saw Fu Tian who turned to look at him. Fu Tian saw the heaviness between Chu Xiangtian's eyebrows, his heart sank slightly, and he immediately understood that it was the worst situation he had thought of.

Putting down the teacup, Fu Tian stood up and walked to him, "The Emperor wants you to go to the northwest to quell the rebellion?"

Chu Xiangtian said "um" and gently stroked his palms behind his head, "This is my responsibility."

Fu Tian nodded, without saying goodbye, but bent his eyes and smiled, "Well, when will you go? Do you want me to pack your luggage?"

"I'll leave soon, I'll come back... I'll tell you." Chu Xiangtian said: "There are all camps outside the city."

Fu Tian let go and grabbed his hand and said, "Okay, then I'll wait for you to come back at home."

"Don't worry when I come back." Chu Xiangtian kissed him heavily on his lips, then walked out. He also wanted to go outside the city to order troops. The situation in Zhenwu County was about to break out, and it was possible to expand the situation a moment later. He had to rush over as soon as possible.

Fu Tian stood in the house without going out to see him off, watching him strode away, then sighed a long time ago, and a hint of worry appeared between his eyebrows.

This was the first time Chu Xiangtian went on a war after he was with Chu Xiangtian.

Chu Xiangtian quickly went to the camp outside the city to order troops. He ordered two thousand soldiers and horses, five hundred elite soldiers followed him first, and the remaining people were in full clothing. Then he followed.

Five hundred horse hooves stepped out of the official road outside the city, and Chu Xiangtian led his people all the way west.

Zhenwu County is west of Qingyang, passing through five counties and two high mountains. Fortunately, in order to ensure the transportation of food and grass, Qingyang also built an official road from the northwest, which made the road much easier to walk.

Chu Xiangtian, with five hundred elite troops, arrived in Zhenwu County day and night.

The city gate of Zhenwu County was closed, and Chu Xiangtian rode on his horse. He could see the guards on the city wall from afar. The patrol guards were wearing the clothes of Zhenbei Army.

"The Zhenbei Army really wants to rebel?" Yang Dashi, who came over with him, asked.

Chu Xiangtian shook his head, stepped forward with a few steps, and went to the city gate and shouted: "King Yu Chu Xiangtian, please see General Zhenbei."

The guard on the city wall leaned down for a while, then saw him take a few steps back and then disappeared.

Yang Dashi spat irritably, "What's the Zhenbei Army doing?"

The guards went to report the news, and the group camped outside the city. When they quickly finished eating dry food and supplies, the gate of Zhenwu County made a heavy creaking sound and slowly lowered it from above.

He Lian was wearing armor and rode a red horse to greet him. He followed him two guards on the left and right, with a look of alertness.

Chu Xiangtiance immediately stepped forward, and both sides were measuring each other's intentions.

After looking at each other for a long time, He Lian dismounted and saluted first, "Prince."

He dismounted, and the two guards behind him also dismounted, one of them subconsciously trying to reach out to help him.

Chu Xiangtian noticed it keenly and frowned and asked, "Is General He injured?"

He Lian waved away the guard and couldn't help but curse, "Chen Shouke, who is raised by the bitch, sent someone to plot against me. If I hadn't known that the prince was coming, I would never have come here in person."

Chu Xiangtian led him into the temporary military tent, "What's going on?"

He Lian was stabbed in the waist, and the wound was quite small, and he was pretending to be forced. Now that he was sure that Chu Xiangtian did not listen to the slander, he relaxed his vigilance and untied the heavy armor. While bandaging the broken wound, he cursed and told him what had happened recently.

The county magistrate of Zhenwu County was Chen Shouji, who was in charge of the tax collection of a county. Zhenwu County was originally poor and farming was not easy. This year, it was particularly hot. The wheat crops grown by the people took great effort and took back one-third of the previous years. Seeing that the grain was about to be collected, if it was handed over, I was afraid that the people in Zhenwu County would be hungry for the New Year this year. And I don’t know what the next year will be. He stayed in Zhenwu County for many years and couldn’t bear the suffering of the people, so he proposed to hand the letter to the court and ask the emperor for grace.

Chen Shouji agreed on the surface, but did hand in a letter to the court, but turned his face and told them that the harvest of the entire Chu this year was not good, and the national treasury was empty. In order to fill the national treasury, the taxes were not only not reduced, but were half more than in previous years.

Then he sent officers and soldiers to force the collection, but the people of Zhenwu County were not vegetarians. If the government did not give him a way to survive, they would resist. Chen Shouqiu was ruthless and was so hiding that the news was hidden. He Lianchang was outside to inspect and train troops. He only received the news until the two sides had a quarrel and died.

He led his troops back to calm the disputes, and only then did he realize that not only did the tax not reduce, but also increased, and even worse, he was bleeding. He Lian felt that something was wrong, but he didn't find the problem for a while. After thinking about going to the county magistrate's office to discuss the solution with Chen Shouke, he accidentally found that he had contact with foreign tribes.

Chen Shouqiu has always been an honest man who has made no achievements to the outside world. After being knocked out, he cried and begged for mercy to admit his mistake. However, when He Lian temporarily let him go, he was about to go back and write a memorial to report the situation, but was attacked by this guy and stabbed him on the side.

If He Lian had not been able to have a sense of crisis and agility in the battlefield for many years and had a slightly slower reaction, he would have been stabbed through from behind on the spot.

"It's also because I underestimated the enemy." He Lian covered his wound and inhaled. "This guy was ruthless. He pretended to be arrogant. He probably colluded with foreigners for many years and had been plotting against Zhenwu County."

Zhenwu County is the first pass in the border. If Sang Zhenwu County is lost, foreign tribes can march straight into the interior of the Great Chu.

"What are you closing the city gate?"

He Lian said: "After I was injured, I immediately asked my confidants to surround the county magistrate's office, but the guards of the county magistrate's office were all Chen Shouji's confidants and refused to surrender. In addition, there were foreign tribes in the city, spreading news that I wanted to rebel everywhere and inciting the people to fight against me. I was suffering from the lack of evidence. The foreign tribes were eyeing me and I didn't dare to rashly dispatch troops from the border, so I simply blocked the city. While dealing with him, I secretly asked someone to go to Qingyang to deliver a letter. Then I was temporarily stalemate with him."

"Send a letter?" Chu Xiangtian looked strange and took out a letter and threw it to him, "Look at it yourself."

When He Lian came over, he found that it was Chen Shouqi's secret letter, which detailed his charges, including forcing him to impose heavy taxes on the people by force, not leading troops to surround the county magistrate's office, and even witnessing him interacting with foreign tribes, etc. In short, all the charges were pushed to him.

He Lian's wound was so angry that he was so angry that he hissed and scolded Chen Shouqi for being sinister and vicious.
Chapter completed!