Chapter 331 A Mess
"There are spies from the Red Spirit Kingdom in the Xuzhou Coastal Defense Army.
The Murong family was pardoned and returned to the capital, and their officials were reinstated. You reminded your father to let Murong Zhan, the father of the two boys, or their grandfather Murong Junde, take over the Xuzhou Coastal Defense Army as soon as possible."
"Oh, this Xuzhou Coastal Defense Force was originally led by the Murong family. Although they have been away for six years, most of their generals are still there."
When Xiao Hulu talked about serious matters, he immediately became serious.
When talking about the two young men just mentioned, they were replaced by those two boys, and there was no longer any starry light in their eyes.
"Xuzhou Coastal Defense Force?"
Chu Qinshu frowned. She didn't know much about the Xuzhou Coastal Defense Force.
It doesn't seem to be mentioned in the original book.
"Master, the original book can no longer be used as a reference. We have already changed the direction of everything. You are not familiar with the Xuzhou Coast Guard, but you must have an impression of the Xuzhou prefect."
When Xiao Hulu talked about this, he felt a little disgusted with Emperor Yongping because he was always slow in handling things.
Although Wang Zhenyue burned down the Empress's family, including their mansion and people, and exiled all nine members of the Luo family to Lingnan, he did not punish the Empress's in-laws.
If you cut the weeds without removing the roots, won't you be leaving yourself with troubles in the future?
"Xuzhou prefect? Are you talking about the Queen's uncle Hu Xiangcheng?"
Chu Qinshu only focused on the Empress and Duke Xuan's Mansion. How could she ever think of the Empress's in-laws?
Although the real queen is dead, the 'queen' in the palace is still alive and well.
Could it be that her in-laws didn't care about her reputation and future at all and would do something reckless in Xuzhou?
"Yes, it's him. Your Royal Highness has never dealt with the Queen's in-laws."
Xiao Hulu frowned and looked very unhappy.
"It's not that the Emperor doesn't want to deal with those people. After all, the Empress is still alive and well in the palace.
Moreover, the Duke Xuan's mansion was also destroyed because of an 'accidental flood'. In this case, unless the Hu family really made a big mistake, the emperor would not be able to take action against them."
Chu Qinshu knew the real reason why Emperor Yongping did not take action against the Hu family.
But she really couldn't imagine that Hu Xiangcheng dared to commit the crime without the support of Duke Xuan's Mansion.
I don't know whether he doesn't take the queen seriously or he is possessed by a demon.
"Well, that's true."
Little Gourd touched his big head, feeling a little embarrassed.
The imperial power struggles are really taxing, and one cannot imagine so many things in this cultivation gourd.
"What is the relationship between Hu Xiangcheng and the Xuzhou Coastal Defense Force?"
Chu Qinshu asked.
"Hu Xiangcheng's concubine daughter is the second wife of General Zhang Zhengdong, the commander of the Xuzhou Coastal Defense Army."
Little Gourd replied.
"The daughters of the Hu family are of the same lineage. Could it be that she is the one who killed someone's ex-wife and entered the house again?"
When Chu Qinshu heard the word "stepmother", gossipy sparks appeared in her eyes.
You must know that the Empress' mother, Hu Xiangcheng's sister, was the one who killed Duke Xuan's ex-wife and became Duke Xuan's second wife.
This is the tradition of the Hu family.
"Master, is this the point?"
Little Gourd couldn't keep up with Emperor Yongping's thinking, let alone his master's train of thought.
We were just talking about the details, but how did the topic end up getting to the question of how the second wife got to the top?
"Oh, you mean the spy in the Xuzhou army is related to this Zhang Zhengdong's concubine?"
Chu Qinshu also felt that it was not a good idea to gossip when talking about serious matters, so she decided to wait until this matter was finished before taking a good look at the video of Hu Xiangcheng, the concubine's daughter.
Maybe you can even watch a big drama of house fighting.
"Well, she is a spy of the Red Spirit Nation. As for who the spies in the army are, we have to wait until the Murong family goes to Xuzhou to find out."
All the people that Xiao Hulu can see in the videos are people with names and surnames. Those operatives are just tools, and it can only discover them from other people's videos.
But this is too much work and a small gourd cannot do it.
"Please tell me about this in detail."
Chu Qinshu's brows wrinkled again. Hu Xiangcheng's concubine's daughter is a spy?
Could it be that his concubine is from Chiling?
Otherwise, why would the Chiling Kingdom allow a concubine's daughter from the prefect of Sheng'an Kingdom to be a spy?
"The Hu family committed a crime and was banished to Xuzhou..."
"Get to the point."
When Chu Qinshu heard the story of that year, she knew that this was a story from a long, long time ago, and it probably had to start from Hu Xiangcheng's father's generation.
She just wanted to know how Hu Xiangcheng's concubine's daughter became a spy of the Chiling Kingdom, and didn't want to hear the story of the Hu family.
"Oh, one year, Hu Xiangcheng encountered bandits on his way to a promotion, and his concubine's daughter was replaced. She was really killed. This one now is fake."
Xiao Hulu was not slow in his speech and got straight to the point in a concise manner.
"How old is his concubine's daughter?"
Chu Qinshu asked again.
"I am eighteen years old. I entered the general's office three years ago."
Little Gourd replied.
"Three years ago? Then how old was she when she was replaced? Didn't Hu Xiangcheng notice anything unusual?"
As soon as Chu Qinshu heard the time, she had a bad feeling.
"She was switched ten years ago when she was eight years old."
Xiao Hulu was just watching a video and saw such an old story. It must be said that he is really lucky.
If we hadn't seen this incident, who would have known whether something would happen in Xuzhou when their focus was on Baicheng and Xicheng.
"Ten years ago? Mou Yu replaced the Imperial Master and moved into the Observatory eleven years ago, and the Queen hooked up with Ouyang Qing seven years ago. Could it be that the Hu family has long been targeted by the Red Spirit Nation?"
Chu Qinshu's mind soon became a mess.
All her information came from that book and what Xiao Hulu told her.
It was difficult for her to think clearly on her own.
"This little gourd has not been found yet, and the little gourd will continue to investigate. The most urgent task is to hand over the Xuzhou Coastal Defense Force to Murong Junde, and then let him catch the Red Spirit Kingdom spies as soon as possible."
Little Gourd didn't want the Red Spirit Kingdom to disrupt its plan to destroy the Yansha Kingdom, so it appeared very anxious.
The ambition of Chiling State has always been Sheng'an State, but Sheng'an State has long been strangled by various countries.
The Qingluo Kingdom's spies in Baicheng have not been caught yet. If rumors spread from Baicheng that Yansha Kingdom's warships have invaded the sea, there is no guarantee that Chiling Kingdom will not take the opportunity to cause chaos.
"Yeah, Xiao Hulu is right."
Chu Qinshu nodded in agreement and left the space.
She was going to tell her father about these things.
"Daddy, hold me."
Chu Qinshu opened her eyes and saw Chu Chengyi still sitting in the wheelchair next to the carpet, so she turned over and crawled towards him.
"Shu'er, are you awake? Are you hungry?"
Chu Chengyi had already handed over the fan drawings to the Manufacturing Office, but seeing that Chu Qinshu was sleeping soundly, he stayed here with her.
"Not hungry, but thirsty."
Chu Qinshu had already crawled to Chu Chengyi's legs and was pulling his trouser legs.
"Okay, Daddy will give Shu'er some water."
Chu Chengyi picked her up and sat her on his lap. He naturally took the warm water handed to him by Aunt Yao and fed it to Chu Qinshu spoonful by spoonful.
"Shu'er, full."
Chu Qinshu was very disgusted with her mouth. She knew everything in her heart but just couldn't say it.
He spoke two words at a time, which really sounded childish.
"Okay, Shu'er, you won't drink anymore. Daddy will carry you back to the study."
While Chu Chengyi was waiting for her to wake up, he also thought of a way to promote the "interaction" between the Qingluo and Yansha armies.
But this method requires Chu Qinshu's help.
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