Chapter 821 Laojun Xipo
Chu Huan sighed: "Commander Li is the first and it is admirable. But I believe that Ling Yan will turn bad luck into good luck."
Prince Li smiled bitterly and said, "I am willing to replace her with my life, but I must first pull General Mu out. General Mu is the leader of Tianmendao in Anyi. Although they are well organized, as long as they hold General Mu, the entire Tianmendao disciples in Anyi will be unable to succeed."
Chu Huan thought for a moment and finally said, "Commander Li, who do you think is the most suspicious among the government?"
Prince Li pondered for a moment and finally said, "This matter is of great importance, and there is no absolute evidence for the subordinates. Some words... dare not say nonsense."
Chu Huan smiled faintly, "There is only you and me here, out of your mouth and into my ears. Heaven and earth know you and I know you and I know you and I know you and I know you and commanders, but it's okay to speak."
Prince Li was silent again. After a long time, he finally said: "Mr. Chu, the lower officials are just random guesses. If what they say is wrong, don't take it to heart. The lower officials' words are just one's words and cannot be done accurately."
Chu Huan raised his hand and smiled, "It's okay to tell the commander!"
Prince Li Sun Surong said: "If it is the most likely General Mu, then it can only be..." After a pause, he said word by word: "Governor Yuan!"
"Yuan Chongshang?" Chu Huan's eyebrows were locked.
Prince Li smiled bitterly and said, "This is just a personal speculation of the servant."
Chu Huan stared at Prince Li and asked, "Why does the commander have such speculation?"
Prince Li hesitated for a moment, as if he was a little cautious, but after a silence, he finally said: "In fact, many people will think that Governor Yuan is the favorite minister of the priest. The priest asked him to be the governor of one side, not how talented he was, but the loyalty of this person to the priest. Many people in the court know this, and many people will think that if the priest is so loving, Yuan Chongshang will inevitably be loyal to the priest and have no different ambitions!"
Chu Huan leaned on the chair and asked, "Is this not the case?"
"If I hadn't been with Governor Yuan for a long time, if the Xiaguan was just an outsider, I would have thought so." Prince Li looked solemn and said slowly: "I have to be favored by the emperor and be the governor of the side. With such a status, no one would think that Governor Yuan would betray the court and betray the emperor. But... In the eyes of the Xiaguan, Governor Yuan seems to be unhappy in these years!"
"How do you say this?" Chu Huan was interested.
"The servant dared to ask, if it were you, would you be the governor of Anyi Road?" Prince Li stared at Chu Huan's eyes and asked slowly.
Chu Huan frowned, knowing that Prince Li was very strange about this, and asked back: "Why don't you want to?"
Prince Li sighed, "Sir, I should know that the Anyi Dao, to put it bluntly, since the establishment of the country, it has been the world of the Duke of Anguo Huang Ju. As far as I know, Governor Yuan was about to do something big, but he quickly understood that although he was a dignified governor, he could not make any decision on the major affairs of Anyi Dao."
Chu Huan said "Oh".
Prince Li said: "Governor Yuan has been to Anyi for more than ten years. The first thing he did when he came was to open a ditch in Xishan and divert water to the north of Xishan. If the ditches were really developed successfully, there would be a large area of land north of Xishan, and the yield would increase a lot every year...!"
Chu Huan knew that Prince Li had to say this for some reason and did not interrupt.
"It's just that Governor Yuan didn't know at that time that there were many pine trees on Xishan." Li Wangsun said slowly: "Those pine trees are precious varieties, and they are industries under the name of the Huang family. If you say you want to open mountains and divert water, how could the Huang family agree? Governor Yuan only knew about this, but this order had been issued, and he even asked craftsmen to conduct on-site surveys. When he realized that Xishan was the Huang family's industry, it was already difficult to get rid of the tiger."
Chu Huan was a little surprised. Prince Li seemed to understand Chu Huan's thoughts and explained: "Governor Yuan is a military man and is decisive in his work. After taking office, he wanted to do something big. He was determined to open mountains and divert water. However, he was just a first-time visit, and the government did not buy his account. Some people even wanted to see him make a fool of themselves. Therefore, many people knew that Governor Yuan would inevitably have conflicts with the Huang family when he opened Xishan, but no one reminded him. It was not until the on-site survey and the Huang family came forward that Governor Yuan knew something big was happening."
"At that time, Governor Yuan had even posted a notice to recruit civil servants." Prince Li smiled faintly, "The whole of Taiyuan knew that Governor Yuan wanted to open Xishan. If it could not be done, Governor Yuan would break his trust when he first arrived, and it would be even more difficult to gain a foothold in Anyi in the future. The Huang family was a local snake, and there was Duke An of the Court. Governor Yuan was blocked from opening the mountain. He gritted his teeth and reported this matter to the emperor, hoping that the emperor would make the decision for him, so that the first major thing he did in Anyi could be completed smoothly and established his reputation."
Chu Huan already understood something and sighed: "At that time, Huang Ju was at the peak of his life in the court, so Yuan Chongshang naturally could not be a rival to the Huang family."
"No," Li Wangsun nodded and said, "The emperor's will came soon in the court. Not only did he not favor Governor Yuan, but he cursed Governor Yuan, saying that Governor Yuan was impatient and had to be anxious to achieve success and harass the local people... Lord Chu thought about the following things. After this, Yuan Chongshang opened mountains and diverted waters and was laughed at by someone, and his reputation fell to the bottom. Yuan Chongshang also knew that he was far from a rival of the Huang family. Later, he wanted to do several things, but they were all in front of the Huang family and could not do it. What the Huang family wanted to do was responded to in Anyi. Governor Yuan saw the situation clearly. From then on, no matter big or small matters, he had to discuss with Huang Tianyi. Although he was the governor, he only held a name. The real master of Anyi was the Huang family!"
Chu Huan spread his eyebrows and said, "This Governor Yuan looks noble in his identity, but it seems that he is just a puppet!"
"That's right." Prince Li nodded and said, "The only one who can really make him come out is probably his five thousand imperial guards. Over the years, he has been living under the shadow of the Huang family. The sixteen paths of the Great Qin Dynasty, the only governor of the most cowardly and breathless side, is this governor Yuan." After a pause, he said softly: "I remember a few years ago, I drank with him. That day, he had a conflict with the Huang family because of political affairs. He was angry. Fang Shihao was there at that time. He drank a lot of wine that day. After getting drunk, he just said a few nonsense, saying...!" He smiled bitterly: "Why did the emperor say that he was unfair to him? If Fang Shihao hadn't helped him down, he would have to say some disrespectful words."
Chu Huan thoughtfully said, "In this way, he has not been comfortable in Anyi over the years."
"The Heavenly Gate Dao is everywhere. Over the years, it has been secretly developing its strength in our Qin Dynasty." King Li said with a look of "I am afraid that the Heavenly Gate Dao will take advantage of the loopholes, so I have long... I have bribed Governor Yuan!"
"It's very possible." Chu Huan nodded and said, "Yuan Chongshang is unwilling to accept it, and Tianmen Road has unique intentions. If Tianmen Road offers generous conditions, our Grand Governor Yuan may not be unfair."
Prince Li frowned and said, "Although that's the case, even if he is cowardly, he is a governor of the side after all. There may be a possibility of being promoted to Beijing in the future. What conditions will Tianmen Dao give to Yuan Chongshang to join the sect? The lower official has been unable to figure it out, so he has never been sure. Just...!" After a pause, he coughed again, almost coughing his lungs. It seemed that his body was really bad. The handkerchief wiped the corner of his mouth and then said softly: "It was just two days ago, Yuan Chongshang suddenly came to the door and asked the lower official to mobilize the Imperial Guards. The lower official was on guard. Yuan Chongshang... I'm afraid he had other intentions!"
"you mean?"
"Yuan Chongshang is very clear that the military troops that the lower officials can mobilize are only 500. Once more than 500 people, it will violate the military law." Li Wangsun said solemnly: "In other words, once the Five Hundred Guards are mobilized, the lower officials will no longer be able to mobilize other guards. Huzhou thieves cause chaos in the jungle, Yuan Chongshang could clearly send other troops to quell the rebellion, but... he claimed that the troops were to be used to deal with the Huang family rebellion in Yusuohu, and the Huzhou jungle was just a mere thief, so the lower officials wanted to mobilize the five Hundred Guards to quell the rebellion."
Chu Huan's face was expressionless and his eyes flashed.
"Xiaoguan only thinks it is a bit strange, so he insists on his own opinion and can transfer troops, but the guard army can only be used for city defense and cannot leave Taiyuan." King Li said with a look of "Xiaoguan always feels that the people of Tianmen Dao have been very restless recently. I will not hide it from Lord Chu. Xiaguan is quite suspicious of what Yuan Chongshang did. He wants to transfer the guard army under Xiaguan, why is it?"
Chu Huan asked back, "Does the commander think that Tianmen Dao has made some moves recently?"
"The Xiaguan is not sure." Prince Li said with a serious expression: "But... the Xiaguan has always felt a little uneasy these days, and it seems that something big is going to happen."
Chu Huan pondered for a moment and asked, "They are in the public rank, Lao Jun is in the sky. The first sentence refers to General Mu in the government. What is the explanation for the next sentence?"
Prince Li showed a look of confusion on his face, and he frowned slightly. Chu Huan whispered: "I know that the Heavenly Law worships the Taishang Laojun. This Laojun naturally refers to the Tianmen Dao, but it is just the word "Xi Po". How can I explain it?"
Prince Li thought for a while, "When the assassin said these eight words, the lower official was confused. Now some of them have been solved. The lower official felt that this should be the command of the Tianmen Dao, and their conspiracy should be related to these eight words. The general has already pointed out that General Mu is in the public sect, so Laojun Xipo must be a huge secret...!"
Chu Huan closed his eyes and muttered to himself, "Laojun Xipo... Xipo...!"
The room was silence as if it was dead, and both of them were silent. After a long time, Chu Huan spread his eyebrows and his eyes were already open. He asked, "Commander, what day is today?"
Prince Li didn't understand why Chu Huan asked this and replied: "Today, the house is still steaming dumplings in the mansion... Well, sweep the house with twenty-four, steaming dumplings with twenty-five, cutting off the meat... Now is the hour of the lunar month, Lord Chu, today should be the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month!"
"The 26th day of the twelfth lunar month?" Chu Huan lowered his head, calculated it, and looked up and said, "In addition, there are five days left to be New Year's Eve!"
Chapter completed!