Before dawn.

The mule hurried to Zhang Mansion in a dusty way.

He knows the seriousness of the matter.

So that night, he mobilized almost all the Blood Shadow Guards in Jintian Mansion to conduct an all-round investigation into the news of the county prime minister Shi Anzai.

The whole night, he acted like a madman, running around in the four major cities, supervising the battle everywhere.

In the Zhang Mansion in the past, at this time, people had already gotten up, made soup, and prepared breakfast.

But today, the Zhang Mansion is quiet, but the servants in the mansion packed up the gifts last night and took the time to catch up on their sleep.

The mule walked into Zhang's house quietly and saw from a distance that the lights in the living room were still on.

This let him know that his eldest brother had been waiting for him all night.

He couldn't help but slow down, straighten his clothes, and walked in respectfully.

"Master Chu."

He bowed and saluted Zhang Chu in the hall.

Zhang Chu raised his eyes from the map of Xuanbei Prefecture in his hand, looked at the mule in the hall, and said with a faint smile: "I guess it's time for you to come over. Are you hungry after working all night? I'll ask the kitchen to get you a bowl of noodles.

, you eat it while it’s hot first, and we’ll talk after you’re done eating.”

He tilted his chin to the left.

The mule followed his gaze and saw a large earthenware bowl for soup on the coffee table next to the chair.

On top of the earthenware bowl, another earthenware bowl is turned upside down to keep it warm, and a pair of chopsticks are placed next to it.

Very simple.

It's so simple that it doesn't look like entertaining guests at all.

But it was this simplicity that warmed Mule's heart.

He didn't say anything, he just bowed deeply to Zhang Chu, then took three steps and two steps at a time, walked to the chair and sat down.

He opened the big bowl covered with it, and a burst of hot steam mixed with the fragrance of chopped green onion rushed towards him. It was obviously not long after it was taken out of the pot. When he took a closer look, he saw the light hands rolling out the noodles, and two people lying on their stomachs.

A fried egg, green onions floating scatteredly on the noodle soup, looks very appetizing.

Looking at this bowl of egg noodles, which was only worth two or three bucks at a roadside stall, the mule suddenly felt that running around all night was nothing.

He picked up the noodle bowl, picked up the chopsticks, and started eating with a huff and aah, faster and faster, and the more he ate, the more he devoured it.

So delicious!

Zhang Chu lowered his head again and cast his gaze on the map of Xuanbei Prefecture.

…

"Hululu."

The mule drank up the soup in the noodle bowl in one go, then burped happily and exhaled a breath of hot breath filled with the smell of onions and garlic.

Zhang Chu put away the map of Xuanbei Prefecture in his hand and asked, "Tell me, what did you find out this night?"

Mule put the noodle bowl aside and said seriously: "Master Chu, my subordinates have now confirmed that Master Di and Master Nie have left Jintian Mansion."

Zhang Chu nodded: "Continue talking."

"Recently, the official affairs of the county government, including some of Mr. Nie's official affairs, are reviewed by Mr. Shi. Even the Hou Gang...Hou Juntang has been to the Juncheng Mansion three times at night recently."

Zhang Chu pinched his chin and thought carefully.

Is this a smoke bomb released by the county government to confuse the northern barbarians?

But Qian Cheng had already screened the Northern Barbarian spies. With Hou Juntang's methods and the cooperation of all the gangs in Jintian Mansion, even if there were some fish that slipped through the net, they were determined not to be able to contact the county governor, county lieutenant, or county magistrate.

level.

So what's the point of putting this smoke bomb?

Think about it from another angle.

Di Jian was in charge of the military affairs of Wuding County, and Nie Ben was in charge of the military affairs of Wuding County. Judging from their official positions, both of them had the authority of military generals and had the responsibility to defend the territory.

The county magistrate Shi An was in charge of the official affairs of Wuding County. His official position was that of a pure civil servant. Although he also had the responsibility of guarding the territory, he did not have the power to command the army.

Under the current situation, it is definitely a reasonable choice for military generals to go out and lead the troops in battle, while civilian officials sit in the rear to appease the common people.

The probability of the mule's judgment being correct is more than 80%.

"Shi An is here..."

Zhang Chu frowned and recited the name softly.

This Master Shi's presence in Jintian Mansion is extremely low.

Based on his official position and martial arts level, as long as he has a sense of existence, Zhang Chu will have to pay him a large sum of money every month.

But in fact, Zhang Chu had never dealt with the county magistrate or his group of civil servants.

The common people at the bottom of Jintian Mansion probably don't even know that Jintian Mansion still has the official position of Jun Cheng.

Now that such an incomprehensible high-ranking official is sitting in Jintian Mansion, whatever he does is wrong.

Of course, Zhang Chu and Di Jian were not familiar with Nie Ben, but these two had some records of their actions, and their reactions to certain things could be inferred from some clues.

For example, Nie Ben.

If he were to sit in Jintian Mansion and give Zhang Chu a hundred courages, he would not dare to run away.

The Lord Commander is a ruthless man who can act with lightning speed if he doesn't move. If the news of the Four Alliance Gang's escape to the south reaches his ears, Zhang Chu is 80% sure that Nie Ben will catch up with them and kill them personally. !

If he were to take control of Jintian Mansion, Zhang Chu could at best ask his family members to evacuate the city first, and stay in Jintian Mansion himself, waiting for an opportunity to escape when the city is breached.

Zhang Chu thought about it for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth, stood up and said resolutely: "We can't delay it any longer, send the order, and leave the city as soon as the city gate opens this morning!"

Mule quickly stood up and bowed: "Yes, Master Chu!"

"Go for it!"

The mule saluted, turned around and trotted away.

Zhang Chu wandered around the living room twice with his hands behind his back, and suddenly shouted: "Here comes someone!"

The voice came out, and a brother from Xuanwu Hall quickly walked into the living room, "Gang leader."

Zhang Chu turned around and took out three letters that had been written long ago from the top of the living room and handed them to the brothers from Xuanwu Hall downstairs. "Immediately send someone to deliver these three letters to Wu Mansion in Nancheng. Liu Wu, the chief helmsman of the Qinglong Gang, Niu Sheep In the hands of the butcher Zheng in the market, he called the brothers who delivered the message to go back quickly and follow the large group of people out of the city!"

"Yes, Gang Leader!"

The Xuanwu Hall brothers in the hall bowed their heads to the bottom, turned around and walked out quickly with the letter in hand.

…

A group of carriages stopped outside the gate of Zhang Mansion.

Dozens of brothers from Xuanwu Hall helped the servants in the mansion put the large wooden boxes onto the carriage, tied them tightly with ropes, and then pulled up the oil paper to protect them from the rain.

Familiar moving scene...

It's just that the old woman who couldn't bear to part with a broken cutting board, this time she no longer had the energy to go in and out to greet the moving Xuanwu Hall brothers and put all her treasures in the car.

After all the gifts were loaded into the carriage, Zhang Chu personally carried his wife out of the room and put her in a spacious carriage that had been decorated with thick animal skins and a heater.

He held her hand and whispered softly: "Mom, let's go back to Jintian County to visit the graves of dad and eldest brother..."

It was difficult for Zhang to stay awake anymore, and she sometimes fainted and sometimes became confused. But after hearing Zhang Chu's words, the old man's dim eyes lit up and he nodded with great difficulty.

Zhang Chu tucked her in, turned around, and water vapor quickly appeared in his eyes...

He knew that the old man's body might not be able to support Jintian County...

She also knew that she would not be able to pass this test.

Her only wish is to be buried next to her father's grave...

Zhiqiu and Xia Tao, who were standing behind him, couldn't help but blush when they saw him like this.

The two sisters stepped forward, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes as gently as water, hugged him, and then walked onto Zhang's carriage together.

Zhang Chu cleaned up his face, took Jingyun from Big Bear, climbed on the tall and strong horse, and waved his hand.
Chapter completed!