Fu Yusheng shook his head and said, "There is no evidence. It's just that after Lord Gongsun was captured by Zhu Lingyue's subordinates, he has been secretly detained and interrogated. Even if Lord Gongsun is wronged, he has nowhere to seek justice."

Chu Huan asked, "If someone really wants to wrongly accuse Lord Gongsun, who will wrongly accuse him? And what are the benefits of beating Lord Gongsun into a traitor, what are the benefits for those who wrongly accuse him?"

Old Master Su gently stroked his long beard and sat upright. Qian Boyi and Hong Shengtao looked at each other and did not speak immediately. Fu Yusheng looked around and saw that the other people had no intention of speaking. He hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Governor General, some things should not be said. I have no evidence. Even if I say it, it would be a pity for a while, but...!"

Chu Huan immediately waved his hand and smiled, "Senior Fu must not think like this. This is in the side hall. I met you today. I just talked with you with tea with you. I have no other concerns... You have something to say but it doesn't matter. Even if you say it wrong, everyone will not be too careful."

Fu Yusheng looked a little relieved on his face, and then he said, "Sir, I wonder if you know that half of the officials in Xiguan Road are sponsored by Zhu Lingyue and his followers."

"Zhu Lingyue?" Chu Huan's face did not change, "Senior Fu is Governor Zhu of Tianshan Road?"

"That's right." Fu Yusheng said: "Before the Western Liang army entered Yanmen Pass, the three northwest roads were the strongest, and the Tianshan road was the weakest... But after the Western Liang army came, Lu Xuan abandoned the city and fled, and Xiao Huanzhang from the North Mountain disappeared. Only Zhu Lingyue led his army to the battlefield. At that time, the Western Pass was in chaos and the soldiers and civilians were not distinguished. Zhu Lingyue also reorganized his troops, gathered the defeated troops, and built a line of defense... It was his actions that made him famous. The soldiers and civilians in the Northwest regarded him as a good person. Even we thought that Zhu Lingyue was a great hero at the beginning...!"

"What then?"

"General Yu Buqu came to the northwest to take charge of military affairs, but most of the government affairs were handed over to Zhu Lingyue. Zhu Lingyue's power spread throughout the northwest." The old man finally sighed: "Governor General should have heard of it. Zhu Lingyue was once called the Sandao Governor. In the situation in the northwest, the court was the first to rely on Yu Buqu, and the second to rely on Zhu Lingyue."

Chu Huan nodded and said, "I have heard of the three governors at this time. I have also heard of the titles of the Three Governors."

"Governor Lu Xuan of Xiguan abandoned the city and fled, and was later arrested by the Shenyiwei Guard. Governor Xiao Huanzhang of Beishan is said to be sick and unable to get up. Political affairs are ignored. In addition, Zhu Lingyue's prestige at that time was at its peak. His hands and feet touched three political affairs. He was all dealt with by him." The old man said slowly: "Yu Buqu only manages military affairs. Zhu Lingyue manages government affairs and logistics. When Yu Buqu is still there, Zhu Lingyue has already begun to rule out dissidents. At that time, almost every few days of impeachment was submitted to the capital. The court trusted him very much. Every time, every note was put on, it would not take long before officials in the northwest would be dismissed. In the name of employing people based on merit, he installed his own hands in the prefectures and counties in the northwest...!"

Chu Huan frowned and said, "Old Master, is it possible that there are many officials he arranged in the prefectures and counties in Xiguan?"

"Sir, think about it yourself. Xiao Huanzhang, the Beishan Dao, is not a good person, and has a deep foundation in Beishan. Zhu Lingyue still used various means to depose many officials in Beishan. The prefectures and counties of Beishan have installed many old subordinates of Zhu Lingyue. Xiao Huanzhang was suppressed by Beishan. He could do this. The situation in Xiguan is much easier than that of Beishan." The old man comforted his beard and said: "Almost the entire Xiguan area fell, Lu Xuan fled, and seven or eight out of ten officials under him also fled. Many of them really surrendered to the people of Xiliang and became traitors. It is said that Zhu Lingyue specially gathered a group of righteous men in the martial arts world and formed a hall of anti-traitors. There were a group of brave people in the hall of anti-traitors...!"

Before the old man finished speaking, Fu Yusheng sneered: "At first, I thought that the anti-traitor hall was a loyal service to the country, but now it seems that the Governor Zhu had a long-term plan. He established the anti-traitor hall, which seemed to be to eliminate the traitors, but I felt that it was to win over the strangers in the world. After the Western Liang soldiers came in, many strangers from all walks of life often assassinated the Western Liang army, but they were all a group of mobs. However, after Zhu Lingyue built the anti-traitor hall, all the strangers from the martial arts world joined the anti-traitor hall. It is said that hundreds of people joined in the martial arts world...!"

Chu Huan asked, "Is this traitor-killing hall used to assassinate the people of Xiliang?"

"In addition to the people of Xiliang, the most important thing is to assassinate the Qin officials who defected to the people of Xiliang." The old man said: "But... it has now become a tool used by Zhu Lingyue to retrieve evidence of officials."

"tool?"

"That is, before Yu Buqu passed away, the Hall of the Anti-Traitors had already started searching for evidence of officials for Zhu Lingyue. At that time, a large number of officials were dismissed, the biggest of which was Lu Xuan." The old man explained: "The Hall of the Anti-Traitors found a lot of Lu Xuan's evidence of crime. Later, Lu Xuan was taken to the capital by the Shenyiwei. The evidence collected by the Hall of the Anti-Traitors was also handed over to the Shenyiwei and brought back to the capital by Zhu Lingyue."

Chu Huan nodded slightly.

"The anti-traitor hall has collected many evidence of the crimes of Xiguan officials. Now, six or seven out of ten officials in the prefectures and counties in Xiguan have been replaced." The old man explained: "Just say that most of the various yamen in Shuoquan Prefecture City are new officials. The six yamen, only the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Rites are still former leaders. The other four yamen, almost all the officials above and below have been replaced. Although the heads of the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Rites have not been replaced yet, many of the officials under the two yamen have been replaced."

Fu Yusheng followed closely and said, "Sir, what happened in Beiwang Tower today is actually the trick of those people. Headed by Dongfang Xin, most of those people were recommended by Zhu Lingyue. They formed a party. The lord was just a rude person who was so rude that they wanted to give the lord a warning..." After a pause, "Sir, Lord Gongsun was originally the governor of Yuezhou. His prestige in Xiguan was not inferior to the governor Lu Xuan. Moreover, although Lu Xuan was a mediocre person, he did one thing well, that is, he valued Lord Gongsun, and let him do many things...!"

Chu Huan sighed lightly: "In fact, in a high position, sometimes he does not need much talent. For those who are in a high position, the most necessary ability is to be good at seeing people, good at employed people, and able to know people, he is a capable person." After a pause, he said: "It's a pity that this Governor Lu is a little timid..."

"My Lord said it well. Lu Xuan is good at using Lord Gongsun, which is one of his political achievements." The old man said: "Gongsun Chu is talented, and when it comes to knowing people, he deserves it. He used to implement official assessment strategies and conducts an assessment of officials every two years, so there were still many capable officials in the prefectures and counties in Xiguan before...!"

Fu Yusheng finally said at this time: "Sir, it is because of this that Lord Gongsun was wronged."

Chu Huan raised his hand and said, "What do you say in Senior Fu?"

"Zhu Lingyue is proud of his achievements. He has always regarded himself as the governor of the three northwest roads. Now that the people of Xiliang have retreated, he is reluctant to give up his power." Fu Yusheng obviously had a big opinion of Zhu Lingyue. "If Lord Gongsun is not beaten to be a traitor, then Lord Gongsun is the hero of the fight against the enemy. Once Lu Xuan dies, the one who has the most hope to replace Lu Xuan as the governor of Xiguan is naturally Lord Gongsun."

Chu Huan agreed: "This is true. If Gongsun Chu was not charged with traitors, with his talent and prestige in Xiguan, he would be the most suitable candidate for the governor of Xiguan."

"If Lord Gongsun is the governor of Xiguan, it would not be so easy for Zhu Lingyue to point fingers at the military and political affairs of Xiguan." Fu Yusheng said: "So, to beat Lord Gongsun into a traitor, he has the opportunity to extend his hands and feet to Xiguan. Now many of the officials of prefectures and counties in Xiguan Road are related to him and have military power. He was previously the direct subordinate of Zhu Lingyue, and now the governor of Yuezhou Dong Shizhen, who was the head of the Ministry of Revenue of Xiguan, was now the governor of Yuezhou. Now he has become the governor of Yuezhou. Without Zhu Lingyue's support, he cannot sit in this position."

"Oh?" Chu Huanqi said: "Dong Shizhen was the former head of the Ministry of Revenue Department?"

"That's right." Fu Yusheng clenched his fists, "To put it, Dong Shizhen was promoted by Lord Gongsun back then. If it weren't for Lord Gongsun, Dong Shizhen would not have entered the Sixth Department of the Prefecture City to be the head of the Ministry of Revenue. However, Lord Gongsun was wronged. Not only did he not appeal for Lord Gongsun, he colluded with Zhu Lingyue's group of people...!" At this point, his eyes had already started to twitch.

Chu Huan was silent for a while and finally asked: "In addition to Gongsun Chu, a group of officials will be executed? Those groups of officials are also officials before Xiguan?"

"In fact, most of the officials who were executed with Lord Gongsun this time were promoted by Lord Gongsun before." Fu Yusheng said: "The notice said that in addition to Lord Gongsun, there are thirteen officials to be executed together. The case was decided a few months ago, and the case was sent to the capital. The emperor gave the approval document to the Ministry of Justice in the capital, and the document had been approved."

Chu Huan thoughtfully and said with a smile: "It seems that I was a coincidence. I just arrived in Shuoquan to take office today, and I will see the officials being beheaded tomorrow..."

Fu Yusheng couldn't help but say, "Sir, the execution of Lord Gongsun is the choice of the day by the Ministry of Justice. They don't do it sooner or later, but they just wait until tomorrow. Don't you think they did this on purpose?"

Old Master Su coughed twice, and Fu Yusheng knew that he was excited, and couldn't help but say a lot of things he shouldn't say in public, with a little embarrassed expression.

Chu Huan saw it, but his heart was relieved. Today, the four major families of the seven surnames of Xiguan came, and they were not restrained. Instead, they said some heart-wrenching words, which made Chu Huan quite satisfied. At least it showed that these families were very friendly to him. As the head of the Fu family, Fu Yusheng, with his age and identity, was definitely not a person who easily expressed his attitude, and he must be very cautious in speaking. However, he was able to speak openly today. This only shows that these words were held in Fu Yusheng's heart for a long time and could speak the words he held in his heart to himself. Chu Huan had already captured them keenly, and was afraid that the seven surnames of Xiguan had regarded themselves as their backers.
Chapter completed!