Of course, Huang Kui was not the only one who recognized these city defense army generals. Many officials present also recognized them, and they all looked surprised when they saw this situation.

The commander of the Youzhou Camp came with the main generals of the Youzhou City Defense Army. This was of course an extremely strange thing. The officials present were all shrewd people, and they immediately felt that something was fishy. Some even had a premonition that tonight

Something big is happening.

When several generals saw Huang Kui, they all bowed and saluted. When Huang Kui asked, they all looked at each other. One of them bravely said: "Sir, no...it's not you who asked us to come to pay homage to the governor.

Sir?"

Huang Kui was confused, but his eyes immediately focused on Cui Changgong, knowing that this must be Cui Changgong's fault.

Cui Changgong, however, had no expression on his face and walked straight to the empty table and sat down.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense.

Everyone saw Cui Changgong's attitude, and they never looked at him again except to salute him when he entered.

Although everyone knows that Cui Changgong has a close relationship with Zhu Danyang, after all, they are directly subordinate to Chang Shi and are under the control of Chang Shi. It is wrong for Cui Changgong not to look good on Huang Kui in public.

Cui Changgong is the most powerful general in Youzhou. He is well-trained, brave and good at fighting. He is respected by everyone in the military.

And everyone also knows that Cui Changgong has an upright temperament. He was born in the army and has been in the army for a long time. However, he disdains the officialdom style of speaking out but not telling others. If he doesn't like it, he will often say it directly, although this has made many people

Embarrassing, but no one hates it.

The reason is very simple. Compared with people who have something to say directly to their face, what makes people more wary is those who want to speak but are reluctant to act according to the circumstances.

However, with Zhu Danyang's support and Cui Changgong's outstanding ability, no one dared to cause trouble for him even though he offended others.

Over the years, the relationship between Cui Changgong and Huang Kui cannot be said to be very harmonious, but it is definitely not bad. The two often drink together and treat each other like brothers. If they have different opinions, they will quarrel for a few words, but they often end up quickly.

Will use a jar of wine to resolve conflicts.

Cui Changgong's attitude is obviously not right today.

Huang Kui looked ugly, winked at a general, and walked out the door. The general immediately followed him.

"What's going on?" Huang Kui said with a cold face: "How come you guys are with him?"

General Lang whispered: "My lord, didn't you ask us to come and pay homage? Previously, Commander Cui personally found the general, took out your lord's sword, and informed us that the governor had passed away, and all the officials in the city came to pay homage. The governor is

He was born in the army, and even though he has passed away, we all hope that the generals from the army will come. Commander Cui asked the general to summon several other generals, and then lead a few of us over."

"How many people did he bring?"

"Only one person." General Lang said: "When I saw him, he looked sad, and he was holding your Excellency's sword in his hand. We...we arranged the city defense and came together.

"

Huang Kui's heart sank, and he felt that things were getting weirder.

A sword cannot mobilize troops, so when the governor's wife proposed using a sword as a token to convey orders, although Huang Kui felt it was a little inappropriate, he also thought that a sword would definitely not make any waves.

Only then did he realize that Cui Changgong had a sword. Although he could not mobilize troops, he could use the sword to pretend to be ordered by Huang Kui to summon the generals of the city defense army.

These six generals are all clear

They are all Huang Kui's people. As long as these six people are loyal, Huang Kui can firmly control the military power of the Youzhou City Defense Army.

But now all six people came over, and the city defense army was now leaderless.

He frowned. At this time, he was really not sure whether this was the plan of the old lady and Cui Changgong. Maybe Cui Changgong had a temporary idea after seeing the sword. After entering the city, he used the sword to summon these generals and join the old lady.

It doesn't matter.

If that's all, Cui Changgong will definitely have a backup plan next.

But if the old lady deliberately let her send the sword to Cui Changgong, then the governor's office must have made a plan, and something big will happen next.

He couldn't help but look around. The courtyard was quiet.

In the afternoon, he also noticed that there were only a few dozen guards in the governor's mansion, but not all the people in the guard camp had been transferred.

When he came over, he brought a team of people. The number was not large, but they were arranged outside the governor's office. He only said that he wanted to strengthen the vigilance of the governor's office. At this time, there must be no chaos, and the governor's office was busy doing something.

regiment, and no one cared about him bringing troops here.

"Cui Changgong has the intention to rebel." Huang Kui whispered: "Say hello to the others. If anything unexpected happens later, I will give you an order to capture Cui Changgong immediately."

Although General Lang was a little surprised, he didn't dare to go further and accepted the order even though the chief official had given him an order.

Although Huang Kui felt that Cui Changgong must have arranged a back-up plan, he thought that Zhu Danyang was dead and Cui Changgong was alone. Even if he was brave, the six generals under his command were all brave people. No matter how strong Cui Changgong was, he could not be...

With six opponents, it's not difficult to take him down.

However, Cui Changgong faked military orders, which was a clue that came to his doorstep.

Huang Kui returned to the hall and saw several of his generals still standing. He waved his hand and said, "Everyone, please take a seat."

A few people then walked to Cui Changgong's table and were about to take a seat when Cui Changgong suddenly raised his head and said in a cold voice: "Who asked you to sit here?"

Cui Changgong was so brave and brave that everyone in the Youzhou military was naturally in awe of him. They were stunned when they heard this, and other officials were also stunned. They thought that you were the only one at the table and it was empty. These generals were not

Sit at your table and where?

Huang Kui frowned, but it was a long night, and he was not in a hurry. He said calmly: "Commander Cui, your table is empty. If you bring them over, is it possible for them to stand?"

"This table is already occupied." Cui Changgong said loudly with a cold face: "Come here, please remove the four pairs of chopsticks and chairs."

There are eight people at a table. If you remove four pairs of chopsticks, it means that this table can only seat four people. The others are looking at each other, wondering what kind of medicine Cui Changgong is selling in his gourd.

Indeed, two servants came forward and tore off four pairs of chopsticks and four chairs.

The food and drinks were not served yet, but there was a teapot on the table. Cui Changgong stood up, picked up the teapot, and poured tea into three wine glasses. Then he returned to his seat and poured tea for himself. With a smile on his face, he raised his hand and said: " Three brothers, please have tea!"

He faced the empty table, and the officials were even more surprised. Some people saw the strange smile on Cui Changgong's face and actually felt a chill on their backs.

"Zhao Tuo, Shen Zui, Meng Sanhe, I am the eldest brother who is ashamed of you." Cui Changgong seemed to be talking to himself, and he seemed to be really talking to others: "I know there is hatred in your hearts, but you can trust me as the eldest brother. Yes, I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter.

.”

Some officials were even more surprised when they heard the name and knew that he was a subordinate of Cui Changgong.

Huang Kui also understood, his eyes twitched, he put one hand behind his back, stared at Cui Changgong and asked: "Commander Cui, what are you doing by pretending to be a ghost?"

Cui Changgong finally turned his head, looked at Huang Kui, smiled faintly, and said, "Everyone happens to be here, so I will explain it to you." He moved his chair back, spread his legs, and put his hands on his knees. Da Ma Jin Dao, with the style of a martial artist, said loudly: "A few days ago, I was suppressing bandits in Zhuo County. Wei Xu suddenly appeared and told me that the governor suddenly fell ill and fell into a coma, so I must rush back to Yongzhou as soon as possible. To avoid other accidents."

Huang Kui said calmly: "I know about this matter. I heard that Qiu Yi, the commander of the guards of the Governor's Mansion, sent Wei Xu to Zhuo County to report this matter to you."

"That's right." Cui Changgong continued without looking at Huang Kui: "After I learned about this, I arranged the military affairs in Zhuo County and immediately took Zhao Tuo, Shen Zui, Meng Changhe and Wu Quan back. We encountered a heavy rain on the way, so we took shelter in a ruined temple. However, we never expected that we would be attacked that night. Forty or fifty sword cavalrymen surrounded the ruined temple, trying to remove my head from my neck. After fighting hard, except for Wu Quan, the other three brothers died in the bloody battle."

When all the officials heard this, they were all shocked.

"Commander Cui, do you know who he is?" Someone said angrily: "Assaulting court officials is treason. Is there such a strong bandit on the ground in Youzhou?"

Another person said: "Dozens of sword cavalry are not a small number. Where did that group of bandits get so many horses? We in Youzhou have always strictly controlled horses. It is simply unbelievable that that group of bandits gathered dozens of horses." Investigate, we must investigate thoroughly!”

Huang Kui smiled lightly and said: "Commander Cui, you said that dozens of sword cavalry attacked you, and several of your brothers died in the battle. How did you survive? Could it be that you killed all those dozens of sword cavalry?"

"It's just that God doesn't want to see me die unjustly." Cui Changgong actually smiled and said: "It happened that an expert in the ruined temple was taking shelter from the rain and drew his sword to help, which saved my life."

"Oh?" Huang Kui asked: "What expert?"

"Since he is an expert, how can we ordinary people know the origin?" Cui Changgong said: "After he saved my life, he left, and I don't know the origin." He turned to look at one of the officials and said, "The crime happened in Guangyang.

Within the territory, Mr. Lin, your prefect’s Yamen should be able to receive the case report in the next two days. Many people in the cavalry team died, and the others fled in panic, and the bodies were abandoned locally. The case should have been discovered in Guangyang.

, you can send someone to Guangyang to inquire."

The prefect of Yongping immediately said: "That's natural. I will send someone there immediately."

"Actually, you don't need to investigate the origin of the assassin." Cui Changgong said: "There was someone I knew among those assassins. I was worried that the body would be eaten by wild dogs, so I cut off his head and brought it back." He said loudly.

: "Someone, bring it up!"

Soon, I saw a guard from the Governor's Mansion walking in quickly, holding a small wooden box in his hand.

Cui Changgong took it, put it on the table, glanced at everyone, and then opened the box. Everyone immediately smelled the smell of blood, and then they saw Cui Changgong reaching out and taking out a head from the box. It was bloody and bloody. There were many civil servants present.
Chapter completed!