Xiao Heng said solemnly: "Duke Chu is wise!"

Chu Huan asked with a smile, "Is Mr. Xiao coming here to explain this matter?" He touched his chin and said, "Actually, there is no need to go out to explain this matter. We are all official troops. Duke Xiao is my senior. When he first arrived in the northwest, he received the care of Duke Xiao. I have always remembered it in my heart. Master Xiao, after you go back, even if you tell Du Xiao, we don't have to pay attention to those rumors. Xiguan and Beishan are loyal to the court, and they are dependent on each other. I will not have any misunderstandings about Duke Xiao."

When Xiao Heng heard this, he showed joy on his face, but he was suspicious in his heart. He didn't know whether Chu Huan's words were true or false. After all, he had just eavesdropped on Xiguan and was about to confuse Beishan. Chu Huan was so reasonable and polite, which made Xiao Heng feel that Chu Huan's thoughts were not that simple.

"Duke Chu is right." Xiao Heng smiled and said, "In addition to explaining this matter, there is actually another thing. After being entrusted by his uncle, he must inform Duke Chu."

"Oh?" Chu Huan smiled and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it."

Xiao Heng hesitated for a moment and finally said, "Actually, my uncle asked me to remind Duke Chu to be careful of Zhu Lingyue. If nothing unexpected happens during this Jin He rebellion, Zhu Lingyue should be making trouble behind!"

Chu Huan's eyes flashed with a cold and fierce look, and Xiao Heng could see clearly, but the fierce look flashed and flew away. Xiao Heng knew in his heart that Chu Huan was deliberately covering it, but he heard Chu Huan smile and said, "There is no evidence, and you can't say this. They are all ministers in the same dynasty, so you can't be too suspicious!"

Xiao Heng hurriedly said, "Du Chu said that." But he was thinking in his mind that the three heroes in the northwest had worked together, which has become a reality, but the strategy of Xiguan has obviously not yet been determined.

The words that eavesdropped just now have shown that Xiguan is also deeply hostile to Zhu Lingyue in Tianshan, but he is also hostile to Beishan. Xiao Heng knew very well that this was a critical moment. The officials in Xiguan were obviously preparing to use Beishan as their main opponent first. Once Xiguan determines this strategy, it will naturally be a great disadvantage to Beishan.

He knew that Chu Huan's intention had not been settled, and he must seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity today, to lead the disaster to the west, and to change Xiguan at least change Chu Huan's strategic psychology, so that Chu Huan can eliminate his hostility to Beishan, and thus aim his strategic edge at Zhu Lingyue in Tianshan.

Xiao Heng knew that once he could really change Chu Huan's intention this time, it would not only be of great benefit to Beishan, but also be of immeasurable benefit to his position in Beishan. Xiao Huanzhang would definitely not treat him badly because he made such a great contribution.

He had already decided, and said: "But the Chu governor is kind and righteous, and does not speculate on others with the worst mind. The Chu governor regards Zhu Lingyue as a colleague, but Zhu Lingyue may not look at the Chu governor in this way."

Chu Huan frowned slightly and asked, "Why did Mr. Xiao say this?"

Xiao Heng smiled bitterly and said, "Duke Chu, you are broad-minded, benevolent, righteous, wise, I didn't want to say something, but Duke Chu treats me with benevolence and righteousness, and does not look down on Xiao Heng's humble official position. Xiao Heng is grateful, and some words...!" After hesitating for a moment, hesitated, he stood up and leaned forward, and lowered his voice: "Duke Chu, it's not to be hidden. Just when the Jin and Hezhou were in chaos, Zhu Lingyue sent someone to secretly go to Beishan and secretly sent him to see his uncle. At that time, only my uncle and I were present, so only I and my uncle knew about that matter. Originally, I must not reveal this matter, but... Duke Chu treats me with sincerity, and Xiao Heng feels it is necessary to say to Duke Chu."

Chu Huan showed curiosity and asked, "What is Mr. Xiao talking about?" Then, "If it is indeed inconvenient to reveal it, Mr. Xiao doesn't have to force me."

Xiao Heng sighed: "Zhu Lingyue sent a secret envoy to form an alliance with his uncle. Beishan and Tianshan joined forces to deal with Duke Chu, but his uncle refused. Uncle knew very well that Duke Chu was kind and righteous, and Zhu Lingyue was a vicious wolf that ate people and did not spit bones. He would never collude with Zhu Lingyue and deal with Duke Chu together."

Chu Huan's face darkened, his expression became cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Young Master Xiao, you can't say anything nonsense!"

"Duke Chu, if there is a word of lie, it will be thundering." Xiao Heng swears, then looked up at his head, thinking that it was sunny outside and there should be no thundering.

Chu Huan was silent, and after a moment, he smiled coldly.

Seeing this, Xiao Heng was secretly happy. He already understood that his words had made Chu Huan feel even more resentful towards Zhu Lingyue. He said jealously: "Duke Chu, it is precisely because Zhu Lingyue was plotting against Chu Zhu behind his back that Xiao Heng reminded him that Chu must be careful of Zhu Lingyue." Then he smiled and said, "By the way, my uncle has prepared some fine gifts to congratulate Chu Zhu for his return in triumphant...!"

Chu Huan immediately smiled and said, "How dare you...!"

"It's OK." Xiao Heng said: "But I'm anxious to see Duke Chu. When I set off, Bo Li was still preparing and will be delivered soon..."

Chu Huanqi said: "What kind of rituals? I still spend so much time to prepare."

Xiao Heng smiled and said, "It's just some ordinary things. My uncle knew that Chu Du was a real person and might not take gold, silver and jewelry into consideration, so he prepared some ordinary things, some food, and some horses. By the way, my uncle once promised Chu Du that he would prepare some agricultural tools for Chu Du from Beishan for farming. This matter has been raised and was handled by the eldest brother himself..." Han Xiao explained, "The eldest brother is the eldest son of my uncle. The uncle handed it over to him personally to handle this matter, which shows his importance to this matter!"

"Is it the eldest son of Duke Xiao?" Chu Huanqi said: "Young Master Xiao calls him the eldest brother. Is the eldest son older than the younger son?"

"That's right." Xiao Heng said: "Brother is over thirty years old!"

Chu Huan said in surprise: "I have met Mrs. Xiao, and she looks like she is only in her early thirties. Could it be..."

Xiao Heng hurriedly explained: "Du Chu misunderstood that his eldest brother was not born to his current aunt. His uncle's original wife passed away more than ten years ago. This was a subsequent revision...!"

Chu Huan said "Oh" and said, "It turns out to be a misunderstanding. Well, Duke Xiao keeps his promise. This gift... If I refuse, it will be pretentious..."

Seeing Chu Huan's eyes with joy, Xiao Heng breathed a sigh of relief. Suddenly, he heard Chu Huan already asked: "Young Master Xiao said that Duke Xiao wants to send a horse?"

“That’s right!”

"But I don't know how many horses Duke Xiao wants to send?" Chu Huan asked with a smile.

Xiao Heng was also smart and understood in his heart that Chu Huan emphasized this point specifically, so he was naturally very concerned about it. After hearing Chu Huan's question, Xiao Heng felt a little happy. He already knew that Chu Huan was probably considering the value of it. If Beishan really paid a certain price, then Xiguan would probably have given up the idea of ​​attacking Beishan.

Xiao Heng hurriedly said, "Duke Chu also knows that there are actually not many horses in Beishan, but since my uncle took action, he can't be shabby and picked hundreds of horses...!" Before he finished speaking, he saw that the light that originally contained in Chu Huan's eyes disappeared instantly, and he looked careless and smiled faintly: "Oh? Hundreds of horses?"

Xiao Heng's heart sank, knowing that Chu Huan was obviously dissatisfied with this, he hurriedly said, "Well, the specific number is really not clear. It seems that there are... hundreds of horses..."

Chu Huan sighed: "Your Madam Xiao, you are sincere to me, and I will not hide it from you. I have rebelled in Jinhe and He. I also feel that there is someone else behind it. No matter what, Xiguan cannot be a lamb slaughtered. I rebuilt the Imperial Guards, in fact, to prevent someone from spying on Xiguan... If there is no cavalry that is good enough, it will be difficult to resist foreign enemies, so I have been worried about horses recently...!" Speaking of this, I finally waved my hand and smiled, "Forget it, I won't talk about these troubles."

Xiao Heng said: "Director Chu worked day and night for Xiguan, so he must take care of himself."

"After Mr. Xiao returned, I thanked Mr. Xiao on behalf of me." Chu Huan stood up, "I still have some official duties and cannot accompany Mr. Xiao for more. Why not arrange someone to entertain Mr. Xiao for a good life?"

Xiao Heng was really unsure and didn't know what Chu Huan was thinking, but Chu Huan obviously issued an order to expel the guest, so he couldn't stay any longer. He stood up and bowed and said, "How dare you? Duke Chu doesn't have to worry about it. I have your own arrangements. Duke Xiao has official duties and dare not disturb him too much. Let's say goodbye first."

Chu Huan laughed and said, "I am sending the young master out." He took Xiao Heng out of the yard and ordered a servant to lead Xiao Heng out of the mansion. Xiao Heng was nervous and followed the servant for a while. Suddenly, he saw a slim figure not far away. It was Yin Xiang. He looked at him from a distance. Yin Xiang obviously saw Xiao Heng, a little shy. He was about to dodge, but he saw Xiao Heng doing a few moves. It was clearly saying that he would wait for Yin Xiang to find him. Yin Xiang didn't speak and left in a hurry.

Xiao Heng left the Governor's Mansion and returned to Xinglong Inn. There were several subordinates who came with him, so he didn't dare to ask more questions. Xiao Heng just told them to wait in front of the inn gate, described Yin Xiang's appearance, and told him that if he saw Yin Xiang coming, he would secretly bring him upstairs.

He was still very confident in his appearance and demeanor. He thought that Yinxiang was just a slut, and he had already put in so much effort, Yinxiang might not be moved.

But he was not sure whether Yinxiang was really back. Thinking of Chu Huan's unstable mind, he really couldn't guess what Chu Huan had. He ordered the wine and food and drank it himself. When he was half drunk, he took out the red handkerchief from his arms and put it on his nose, greedily sucking the smell on the red handkerchief, his face full of intoxication.

He swayed onto the bed, held the red handkerchief in his palm, pressed it against his nose, smelled the fragrance on the red handkerchief, and fell asleep in a daze. I don’t know how long it took, but after hearing the knock on the door, Xiao Heng was quite alert, immediately turned over, put the red handkerchief in his arms, and asked in a deep voice: “Who is it?”
Chapter completed!