Pei Ji said seriously: "Yes, this is the imperial seal. No one originally thought that the deceased would be Dingwu, but because the jade seal was found, it was so!"

"Who was he killed?" Chu Huan asked anxiously.

Pei Ji said: "There is no clear explanation for what happened, but after investigation, Dingwu was probably killed by King Qi, and the queen was also on the scene at that time, but she didn't say anything."

"Empress?" Chu Huan frowned, "Is Dingwu going to Tongzhou to find the queen?"

"We have always underestimated Dingwu. The magistrate of Tongzhou was very strict, but he felt like he was in a state of no one. The two guards guarding King Qi were also killed by Dingwu." Pei Ji said: "After he evacuated Wuping Prefecture City, he did not go to Hujin with the team, but went to Tongzhou City alone."

"The Queen did not say that King Qi has any explanation?" Chu Huan asked, "Since King Qi was at the scene and Dingwu might have been killed by him, he naturally knew the situation at that time."

Pei Ji shook his head and said, "The King of Qi is already crazy!"

Chu Huan's body was shocked and she said in a lost voice: "Are you crazy?"

"It's confirmed that it's crazy." Pei Ji sighed: "At the time of the incident, he rushed out of the yard and was intercepted by the guards. He was crazy at that time!"

Chu Huan's face turned dim and he didn't say anything for a while.

"Maybe Dingwu wanted to rescue the queen, but he had a conflict with the King of Qi." After a while, Pei Ji whispered: "It's just that Dingwu's skills, the King of Qi wants to kill him, that's true!" Shaking his head, "If the queen doesn't speak, I'm afraid that no one will know what happened."

Chu Huan smiled bitterly and said, "How is the queen now? Dingwu is dead, King Qi is crazy, she must be in pain."

"I have sent someone to protect the queen." Pei Ji said: "The King of Qi thought that it was because he was greatly stimulated. Seeing his son going crazy, it is inevitable that the queen will be sad." He sighed: "I just hope she will not do anything stupid, otherwise!"

"Do you think she can do stupid things?" Chu Huan's body was shocked.

Pei Ji said: "The Qin State was destroyed, Dingwu died, and the King of Qi was crazy. For the queen of a country, these consecutive blows were difficult to bear."

Chu Huan was very worried about the queen and even had the urge to visit Tongzhou immediately. However, the front line is now the important matter, so naturally, we cannot leave without authorization just because the queen left behind tens of thousands of soldiers.

Every time the Northwest Army fights, Chu Huan will appear in front of the soldiers, letting the Northwest soldiers know that their lords live and die with them at all times. Although Chu Huan left at this time, with Pei Ji's ability, it is enough to ensure that the Northwest Army is orderly, once the Liaodong Army really comes to fight desperately, if the soldiers of the entire army find no trace of Chu Huan, it will definitely have a great impact on morale.

Chu Huan thought about it and finally asked someone to call Qi Hong over. After Qi Hong came, Chu Huan had already written a letter and handed it to Qi Hong, and ordered: "Detect your trip immediately and hand it to the queen. After handing the letter to her, you don't have to rush back and just stay by the queen's side to guard. Remember, you must protect yourself and never let the queen have any mistakes. As for King Qi, please treat the doctor!" He sighed and said: "Thank you hard on the road, take good care of yourself."

Qi Hong put away the letter, said nothing, and immediately withdrew.

"Second brother, Dingwu is dead, and Hujin is already without a leader." Pei Ji said: "Although Xuanyuan Shao is famous and is the commander of the Guards, if Dingwu is not, his prestige will not be enough to shock the Meilong in Hujin."

"Brother, can we tamper with Hujin?" Chu Huan asked.

Pei Ji said: "Meilong was promoted by Yuan Yuan, and he was quite loyal to Qin." Pei Ji said: "If Dingwu was still alive, he might be able to follow Dingwu until the end. After all, with the Dingwu flag, Qin was not completely destroyed. But if Dingwu died, who will Meilong be loyal to? Xuanyuan Shao? That is absolutely impossible. Meilong had great military achievements. Whether in terms of age or qualifications, it is impossible for him to be willing to obey Xuanyuan Shao's orders."

"I think this is the same as my elder brother." Chu Huan nodded and said, "Wuping Prefecture City is trapped, and Meilong cannot get any news, but his Hujin army did not come to Hexi for rescue. He can be said to be careful of the Qingtian King in Hebei, but this matter also shows that he should be more serious about his territory than Qin."

Pei Jifu said, "If the heroes are in power today, the most difficult thing to live in. Governor Mei should be the Governor Mei. He is now enemies on all sides, our sphere of influence on the west, the King of Blue Heaven in the south, and the Hexi in the north, and the Liaodong Army in the north, and the Liaodong Army. No matter which force it is, Meilong is difficult to resist. But as if he is fighting for power today, he will never be safe in Hujin. What's more, Xuanyuan Shao and even Wenpu's Qin army are gathering in Hujin. In this case, second brother, where do you think he should go?"

"If he wanted to perish with Qin, there was nothing to say." Chu Huan said: "But as long as he wanted to survive and rely on himself, he would definitely not succeed. He would definitely find a way to survive in the cracks."

"It's right." Pei Ji smiled and said, "With my understanding of Meilong, this person should not be a person who is in a vain. Since he has not sent troops to rescue Hexi, he is not a reckless man. He is still a little smart. He should understand that with his strength, if he wants to dominate the world, he does not have the capital. The best way is to find a backer!"

Chu Huan's eyes lit up slightly, "Who do you think he will surrender to in the end?"

"If you want to choose a backer, you must first know that Dingwu is dead." Pei Ji said: "Only when you know that Dingwu is dead, Meilong will know that the general situation is really gone. If he really makes up his mind to change his flag, he is afraid that he will not care who is in favor. First, he will see who has the strongest strength, and then he will see who will give him more benefits."

Chu Huan smiled and said, "In that case, should we send someone to Hujin?"

"To contact Meilong, we must avoid Xuanyuan Shao and others." Pei Ji whispered: "We naturally cannot make a big fuss about Dingwu's death now, so we should keep our mouths strictly. It is precisely because we are the first person to know Dingwu's death, and we took the lead in dealing with Meilong." After thinking for a while, he asked: "Who is the most suitable person to send?"

"We can only send someone to explore the wind first." Chu Huan thought for a while before saying, "After all, we can't know exactly what Meilong thinks." After a pause, he said softly: "Brother, we shouldn't be straightforward to deal with Meilong now, and it's not advisable for our people to come forward in person."

Pei Ji was so smart that he immediately understood, "Is the second brother ready to attack indirectly?"

"They know the situation in Hujin very well. We will not know how Meilong thinks about it for a while, but what the officials in Hujin think in our hearts can still guess a little." Chu Huan smiled faintly: "Let them speak their own people, the weight should be much heavier than us."

Pei Ji laughed and said, "If this is true, we will have to spend a lot of money this time."

"If we can really convince Meilong to surrender, we don't have to send troops to conquer, then we can avoid casualties among the soldiers, and let the people suffer less and spend more money, which is worth the money." Chu Huan said softly, "Brother, you can make arrangements for this matter."

Pei Ji nodded slightly, then his eyes fell on the imperial seal on the table and said, "Today, there are probably countless people who want this jade seal, but this jade seal came to the second brother's hands by chance without any effort. It seems that there are days in the dark. God will eventually deliver the jade seal to the second brother's hands!" He stared at Chu Huan's eyes, "Second brother, Qin has been destroyed, and the world is still yours after all!"

Chu Huan's brows were slightly tightened and his lips moved slightly, but he didn't say anything after all.

Chu Huan’s guess was not wrong. If many people were frightened in this chaotic world, then Meilong’s difficulties were nowhere to be told.

Although Meilong is a governor, Hujin has a weak and rare person. He, the governor, is far from comparable to other officials of the border.

Meilong is a low-key person and cannot be said to be a capable minister. Hujin Road has always been a poor area of ​​the empire. Fortunately, all the orders of the court can be thoroughly implemented in Hujin Road. In the eyes of the court, Meilong is a very obedient person, and in the seriousness of the people of Hujin, Meilong may not be a capable person, but he can be regarded as a clean person.

Meilong was born as a poor person, and it is naturally not easy to get to this day step by step. What is even more difficult is that Meilong has not forgotten his origin. Compared with other ances, the administration of Hujin Road is more stringent, and the punishment of corrupt officials is also very strong. Moreover, Hujin's labour is relatively less expensive, so Meilong's prestige in Hujin is indeed not low.

But Meilong's reputation was already very good, but now it is getting worse and worse.

In order to beware of the Qingtian King who could kill at any time in the south, Meilong could only recruit soldiers in Hujin. He finally had a soldier of tens of thousands of people. However, the court not only could not allocate one tael of silver and one piece of grain to raise soldiers, but instead urged Hujin Road to ask for food and grass many times. For Hujin Road, which had always had to rely on other places to support his life, this was undoubtedly a heavy burden.

Meilong, who was urging food and supplies to ask for food in Hexi, gritted the bullet and dragged it again and again, but the tens of thousands of soldiers under his command were all consuming food and paying, and he could not be careless at all.

Those who are in the army are straightforward, with food and pay, and everything is easy to say, but once food and pay are arrears, mutinies will occur at any time. This is the result that Meilong doesn't want to see the least, so everything can only be put by troops first.

In addition, in order to prepare for defense in advance, Meilong built fortifications on key roads in various dangerous places in the southern part of Hujin, not only did it cost a large amount of silver and materials, but also recruited a large number of migrant workers and laborers.
Chapter completed!