Chapter 140 The undercurrent surge

There is indeed no impervious wall in the world.

It only took a few days to investigate. Xu Han, who has always been known for his shrewdness, strength and carefulness, has mastered a lot of clues about Tong Guan's death and Liu Yanqing's disappearance.

Although there is no very strong evidence to clarify the truth of the facts, the spearhead of these clues without exception points to a "little character" who should not be very conspicuous - Chu Tianya!

Xu Han was somewhat shocked.

Before leading the army to "assivate" Taiyuan, he was secretly received by the official and accepted the official's "key investigation of Wang's unauthorized power and secession".

Therefore, the biggest purpose of Xu Han's trip is not to target Taiyuan sovereignty or Jurchens, but to thoroughly investigate the "inner thieves".

At first, their spearhead naturally pointed to the king of Hedong Xuanfu, who led the Battle of Taiyuan, and then Zhang Xiaochun, the governor of Taiyuan. These two people are the "bigwigs" of the military and political world in Taiyuan, and it is reasonable to be the number one suspect.

But after some investigation, although the truth of the facts has not fully surfaced, all the clues and the direction of evidence surprised Xu Han - it turned out that there was a thread behind the "big people" such as Wang Yu and Zhang Xiaochun. Including the Taihang giant bandits who helped Taiyuan and the bandits in Xishan, they were all strung together by this thread!

The person who drags this line to carry out all kinds of puppet operations is actually an unknown little character!

The more he checked, the more shocking Xu Han became. It seems that everything that happened in Taiyuan has nothing to do with this little character. Therefore, Xu Han simply dug three feet of the ground and traced the source of the little character Chu Tianya, and directly checked the details of his eight ancestors!

Later, Xu Han was confused. Because Chu Tianya's family background is blank, his resume in the past few years can only prove that he is a little hooligan who wanders in Taiyuan City, and there is nothing worth paying attention to. It seems that recently, this little man suddenly broke out, and there were big waves three feet on the flat ground, which eventually affected the political, diplomatic relations and military confrontation between the Song Dynasty and the State of Jin!

Originally, after taking over Taiyuan, driving away Wanyan Zonghan and house arrest of Wang's father and son, Zhang Xiaochun and others, Xu Han thought it was a great success, and it was time to go back to the official family. Unexpectedly, this investigation made him feel a little afraid - he almost leaked the culprit behind the scenes!

In the last battle of Huanglong Valley, Xu Han sent Yao Gu to deal with the aftermath and successfully brought Wang Xun and his subordinates back. At that time, Wang Xun and the sergeants insisted that Chu Tianya had died in a melee. Yao Gu, Xu Han and others did not care too much at that time, so they did not pursue it. Now Xu Han realized the weight of Chu Tianya, so he issued a strict order to see people and corpses!

As a result, Wang Xun and many soldiers who went on the expedition together that day became the object of trial. After several hard and soft tortures, Xu Han finally learned that Chu Tianya had escaped to Qixing Mountain!

"You must not get rid of this huge bandit!" Xu Han was angry. An unknown Xiao Xiao actually played with many court officials and directed the political game and military competition between the Song Dynasty and the State of Jin. How could these officials and generals be embarrassed?

At present, Xu Han is going to fight against the Qixing Mountain of Taihang. On the one hand, he will catch the culprit Chu Tianya, and on the other hand, he will also solve the biggest ring horse force in Hedong!

In Xu Han's opinion, Qixing Mountain is just a grass-mang cottage, and it can't be seen at all. Compared with his 200,000 court royal masters, it is not worth mentioning at all. Between the morning and evening, the fingers can be extinguished.

However, Xu Han has always been cautious. Because he didn't know much about the situation of Taihang, Xu Han specially asked Zhang Xiaochun's opinion before officially ordering the use of troops against Taihang.

Although Zhang Xiaochun was under house arrest, Xu Han had a friendship with him, and Zhang Xiaochun's son is still under Xu Han's command. Therefore, Xu Han did not embarrass Zhang Xiaochun too much. When he has nothing to do, Xu Han will also chat with him to learn about some things in Taiyuan.

So Zhang Xiaochun's words changed Xu Han's views and ideas. He decided to change martial arts to literary fighting, using the two magic weapons of power and unification and war, which the officials of the Song Dynasty were best at, to divide, recruit and recruit and compile the powerful Qixing Mountain "righteous army".

This is obviously more effective than the force attack from the white knife into the red knife.

The plan was agreed. Xu Han immediately sent an envoy to Tokyo to ask for instructions and report to the officials. At the same time, he also sent an envoy to Qixingzhai to show his goodwill and convey this intention, so that he could first stabilize the people of Qixing Mountain. As for the capture of the culprit Chu Tianya, he decided not to mention it for the time being, so as not to startle the snake.

Most of the civil servants of the Song Dynasty who led the army to fight in the war are not good; but they are absolutely pure cultivation. Xu Han is one of the few good officials in the court of the Song Dynasty, with the name of courage and integrity, but he can't take off the coat of this era.

At this time, the Qixing Village is not calm.

Chu Tianya refused to join the group at the celebration banquet and asked the people of Qixingzhai to save the father and son of the Wang family. This move was like throwing a torpedo into the turbulent deep water pool of Qixingzhai. The previously hidden crises and contradictions touched.

While Chu Tianya and the Meng De brothers secretly discussed how to save the father and son of the Wang family and rebuild Qingyunbao with their own strength, several leaders of Qixingzhai were not idle for a moment. The three core bosses of the cottage, Guan Shan, Jiao Wentong and Bai Yu, talked all night on the night of the celebration banquet. What is discussed is about Wang Yu and Chu Tianya.

These three people are not idle people who can sit in today's position. What Chu Tianya and Meng De can see and think of, they can also see and think of. In particular, Bai Xun, his wisdom is beyond ordinary people and his vision is unique. He did not directly express his opinion on whether to save Wang, but expressed his opinion as a military strategist at the height of strategy.

His opinion is surprisingly similar to that of Chu Tianya. He believed that although it would be very difficult to deal with Xu Han and fight with the imperial government, and if he wanted to use force, it would cause great losses, the battle of Huanglonggu made Qixingzhai famous. At such a time, if Qixingzhai raises the flag to save the father and son of the Wang family, it will make the heroes of the world look at each other with new eyes, thus winning the support and good reputation of many people. This can make a life-changing change in Qixingzhai - from a mountain thief ringing horse to a real transition to a rescuer!

Therefore, Bai Xun believes that saving the king should not be a personal matter of Chu Tianya, but a historical turning point related to the fate of Qixingzhai.

Baixu's words have always been very important in Qixingzhai. The two masters, Guan Shan and Jiao Wentong, have always been obedient to him.

But this time, Baixu did not directly state whether he should save people, nor did he make a plan on how to save people, but only said a little about his own vision for the future. He wants to give the decision completely to the two masters.

Guan Shan and Jiao Wentong can no longer avoid the biggest difference between them, which can also be said to be the only difference - do they accept the government's recruitment?

As early as a few years ago, the government of Taiyuan issued an "invitation" to Qixingzhai and Taihang Zhushan. Especially for Guanshan, Taiyuan Mansion has made a lot of effort to lobby. Because Guan Shan was the chief catcher of Taiyuan Prefecture before the grass fell, his reputation was not small at that time, and he was known as the 'first hero in Hedong'. The former governor of Taiyuan was very kind to Guanshan.

Therefore, Guan Shan is still very willing to accept Zhao'an from Qixingzhai. He believes that mountain thieves can't be a horse for a lifetime; it is the best destination to let all the brothers be good people.

His idea is that there is no shortage of supporters in the copycat.

But Jiao Wentong disagrees. He used to be an official in Tokyo. As a personal bodyguard with imperial equipment (the emperor's personal bodyguard), what he saw most was the mediocrity of the official family and the corruption and darkness of the government. If it hadn't been for his frustration, he wouldn't have abandoned his officials and gone to the grass. If you want him to go back to the old place, Jiao Wentong won't be beaten to death!

The two bosses of the cottage have serious differences on this point. Over time, Qixingzhai has formed two different factions because of these two "those trends".

This time, in response to the question of whether to save the king, there was a major collision between the two trends of thought in Qixingzhai. In fact, Guan Shan and Jiao Wentong, two heroes who pay attention to righteousness, still agree that Qixingzhai should save people. But how to implement it specifically, there is a problem.

If you want to save Wang, you can't bypass Xu Han. Xu Han represents the official family and the imperial court. If Qixingzhai wants to talk to it, he must have his own position. So, is it to stand against the imperial court and negotiate with Xu Han with a tough attitude, or stand in the position of supporting the imperial court and discuss with Xu Han?

Guan Shan believes that as long as Qixingshan is willing to stand up to the party that supports the court to accept Zhao'an, then Wang Yi will not be suspected of colluding and separatling power, but will protect the country. The problem of saving people can be solved naturally. And in this way, without costing a knife and an army, the brothers of all families can also be good people and join the officers and soldiers to fight against the gold and save the country, killing many birds with one stone.

Jiao Wentong doesn't think so. He believes that the officials of the Song Dynasty have always been very narrow-minded and can't tolerate any cheating of generals. Since Wang Wei has done such a thing as seizing military power and making claims without permission, no matter what his starting point and the final result is, the court will never let him go! - If you don't kill him to set an example, it is simply contrary to the purpose of the founding of the Song Dynasty!

At this time, Qixingzhai put itself up again, it's like a moth on fire! However, the brothers of all families have succed to the court. Instead of rewarding their meritorious deeds as a good people, they will be classified as the king's accomplices and be liquidated. Sooner or later, they will be eradicated and self-destructive!

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The two masters have their own reasons, and they can't convince each other even if they talk deeply all night. The more they talk about it, the more they feel tired and helpless, and they are also a little worried that such an argument will damage the brotherhood. In fact, they also know that on the surface, it is a difference of opinion between the two of them. In fact, it represents the two different opinions of everyone in the cottage.

So they had to listen to a compromise plan put forward by Bai Xu - send someone to contact Xu Han first to find out his style!

Xu Han and Qi Xingzhai, who were pregnant with ghosts, actually coincidentally extended their tentacles to each other at the same time.

On the day when Xu Han's messenger entered the cottage, Chu Tianya, who was sandwiched between the two people and horses, felt a strong crisis, and came to his face like the top of Mount Tai!

Meng De's reaction was more intense than that of Chu Tianya. Just as the messenger and the leaders of the cottage were "drinking and talking happily", he rushed into Chu Tianya's room and shouted indignantly, "Brother, we are going to be betrayed!"