At noon, Youzhou governor Huang Kuicai arrived late.

When he arrived at the Governor's Mansion, the mourning hall was being arranged in the main hall of the Governor's Mansion, and he was led to the side hall, where more than a dozen Youzhou officials had already arrived. Youzhou Farewell, Yongping Prefecture and other important officials were all present, sitting separately.

In the side hall, everyone was whispering to each other. When everyone saw Huang Kui appearing, they stood up one after another and bowed their hands.

Huang Kui also returned the gift with his hand and frowned slightly, but soon his brows relaxed.

Hou Bo was ordered to come to the governor's mansion early in the morning to find out the truth. He personally touched the governor's body and confirmed that Youzhou governor Zhu Danyang had passed away. After receiving the news, Huang Kui was in high spirits and knew that the overall situation had been decided.

Once Zhu Danyang died, no one in Yongping City dared to disobey his orders.

He knew very well that Zhu Danyang's prestige in Youzhou was unmatched. If this person was alive, even if he only had one breath left, he would be a threat to him, and he would not be able to act as he pleased in Yongping City.

Now that Zhu Danyang is dead, these officials in the city certainly know who is the master of the city, and no one will be stupid enough to go against Huang Kui.

Originally, Huang Kui only thought that when the governor's wife was sad and overwhelmed, she would only discuss the next thing with him alone. If this was the case, and it suited his wishes, he would immediately have someone summon Cui Changgong into the city in the name of the governor's wife. A woman's way

I can coax her into spinning around with just a few words.

Although Zhu Danyang is dead, Cui Changgong has become the only henchman. If Cui Changgong really enters the city, he will never leave the city and return to the Youzhou camp. With the cooperation of Eunuch Sun, Cui Changgong can finally be charged with a crime.

Even though Cui Changgong was a ferocious tiger, he was put in a cage after entering the city. The Youzhou camp was leaderless and would never dare to act rashly.

But seeing so many officials coming over now, he felt that his wishful thinking might not go smoothly. He was a little unhappy, but he also thought that so many officials were coming. It seemed that they were really anxious to discuss the funeral.

Eunuch Sun has always been worried about fraud in the governor's office, but now that many officials are here, Huang Kui feels more at ease.

After everyone welcomed Huang Kui to sit down, they all whispered to each other. Huang Kui glanced at Song Qing, the master beside him, and saw that Song Qing seemed to be concentrating with his eyes closed. He knew that this master Biejia had a slow personality, and even more so.

The old youtiao, who had nothing to do with himself, turned sideways and asked: "Sir Song, what's the situation now?"

Song Qing opened his eyes and said softly: "The governor's body is parked in the backyard, and they are setting up the mourning hall in the front hall. The Yang energy is too strong at this time, so they have to wait until dark before moving the old man's body to the front hall."

He raised his hand and pressed his temples, and whispered: "The governor's office sent people to inform these officials. After hearing the news, most of them rushed over, just think of it as sending the old man off on his last journey."

"Have you ever paid homage to the old man?"

Song Qing shook his head and said: "Butler Zhang said that after the mourning hall is decorated, the old man's body will be turned over in the evening, and everyone can worship again. Just now, the old lady came out to see everyone. After thanking everyone, she only said that everyone should go back to the Yamen first.

, but no one is the first to leave, so it will be difficult for others to leave." Sitting on the chair, he sighed softly: "The old man just left like this, everyone felt uncomfortable. This has always been under the care of the old man,

Now that he is heading west, we should stay here a little longer to show our respect for him."

Huang Kui frowned and said, "Want to sit here all afternoon?"

"If Mr. Changshi has any official business, you can go and do it first." Song Qing whispered: "Wait.

Just come back in the evening and burn some incense." He stroked his beard and said with a smile, "I am a very idle person, I have nothing to do in the yamen, so I'd better stay here with the boss."

Huang Kui was deep in thought when he suddenly saw the old housekeeper of the Governor's Mansion appearing outside the side hall door. He was ordering people to bring tea and snacks. He stood up and went over. When the old housekeeper saw Huang Kui, he hurriedly saluted.

"My condolences!" Huang Kui also looked sad and asked softly: "Old Madam...?"

"Madam was so sad that she fainted several times," the old housekeeper said, wiping her tears.

Huang Kui sighed and said, "Can you let me see the old lady?"

"The old lady said that if you see Mr. Chang Shi, please go over and meet him." The old housekeeper raised his hand and said: "Sir, please go this way!"

Huang Kui followed the old housekeeper to a small hall, straightened his clothes, and entered the hall. He only saw a maid serving the old lady. She hurriedly stepped forward and handed over her hands: "My condolences to the old lady. The governor has passed away. Everyone.

We are all sad, but the old lady must not let her health break down because of her sadness."

"Master Huang, please sit down quickly!" The old lady wiped her tears and said, "The master left suddenly like this. As a woman, I don't know what to do. Dalang and Erlang are both far away in the fertile fields, and they won't be able to catch up for a while.

Come back, there is no one in charge in the house...!"

Huang Kui immediately said: "Don't worry, old lady, all matters will be taken care of by the subordinates. If the old lady has any instructions, I can speak at any time. The governor has worked hard for the country, loves the people like a son, and has made outstanding achievements. The officials above and below respect the old lady very much."

, everyone should do their best to take care of the funeral."

The old lady nodded, Huang Kui rolled his eyes and said softly: "Old lady, I heard that Commander Cui has rushed back to the Youzhou camp. He and the boss are brothers and sisters. Do you want to send someone to inform him?"

"I almost forgot." The old lady seemed to have come back to her senses, and said hurriedly: "Last night, the master's breath was weak, so I asked someone to pick up Chang Gong's family members and come over to see them for the last time. At dawn, the master had no breath.

I was so busy that I forgot to send someone to call Chang Gong." After thinking for a moment, he said: "Sir Huang, I heard from the master that Chang Gong is the commander of the camp and cannot leave his post without authorization, unless it is the day of rest.

If you want to leave the camp, you must have a military order from your Chang Shi Mansion."

Huang Kui said: "This is easy to handle. I will issue a warrant, and then the old lady will send someone from the mansion to invite him back."

"I will send someone to go now." The old lady said: "Master Huang has brought the seal. Can you write a warrant now to transfer him back to the city?"

Huang Kui said hurriedly: "Old madam, there is no need to worry. I will go back home now and I can deliver the seal in an hour."

"That's fine." The old lady nodded, but then she thought of what it was, and said, "There's no need to go to such trouble. Send people out of the city now, hurry up, and Chang Gong can rush back to the city before dark. If Mr. Huang goes there every time, Chang Gong can go back to the city."

When Gong comes back, he will have to go on a night journey."

Huang Kui said: "What does the old lady mean?"

"Chang Gong knows your sword." The old lady sighed: "Chang Gong praised me in front of the master before. Mr. Huang's sword is a precious sword. As long as I see your sword, Chang Gong will naturally know that it is you."

the meaning of."

Huang Kui hesitated immediately.

He was not worried that the sword would be used by Cui Changgong. The sword was not a command talisman and could not mobilize soldiers. However, he only planned to ask people from the governor's office to come forward. He was worried that if Cui Changgong saw that he was wearing the sword, he would not return to the city.

I am hesitating,

The old lady said: "Master Huang, is it inconvenient?"

"That's fine." Huang Kui could only agree, thinking that it would be better for the old lady to agree to send someone from the governor's office now than to send someone to get it back herself.

Then the old lady arranged for someone to take Huang Kui's sword and go to the Youzhou camp. Huang Kui felt a little uneasy at first, but after whispering with the officials for a while, he stopped thinking about it.

After Zhu Danyang passed away, Huang Kui naturally became the leader of all the officials in Yongping City, and the other one was Song Qing.

Although the Song and Qing Dynasties did not have much real power, the official position was there after all.

Until dark, Song Qing did not leave the Governor's Mansion. Sometimes he would drink tea and eat snacks, sometimes he would close his eyes and rest his mind, and sometimes he would chat with the officials nearby. He seemed at ease. When other officials saw that Song Qing was not leaving, they naturally

It's not easy to leave from the Governor's Mansion.

Huang Kui was a little impatient, but he couldn't show it. None of the other officials left. On the contrary, several more officials came over one after another. As a result, Huang Kui was even more unable to leave the Governor's Mansion on his own initiative.

The governor's office had already decorated the mourning hall before dusk, but the removal of the spirit had to wait until night.

Food and wine were specially arranged in the mansion, and officials were invited to dine in the dining room.

Huang Kui came to the dining room and saw four tables of wine and food in the hall. He frowned and looked back.

The total number of officials dining in the evening was only sixteen or seventeen, and one table was for eight people. Three tables was more than enough, but for some reason an extra table had to be set up.

After everyone sat down, the food and wine were not served immediately. Although some officials were hungry, it was not easy to rush them at this time. After waiting for a long time, the food and wine still did not arrive. Huang Kui couldn't help but get up and walk out of the dining room to see Butler Zhang.

While he was explaining something to his servants, when he saw Huang Kui coming out, Butler Zhang hurriedly came up to greet him. He understood what Huang Kui meant before he opened his mouth and said softly: "Sir Chang Shi, please wait a moment. The old lady said that Commander Cui will arrive soon.

She said she would wait until Commander Cui arrives before starting the banquet."

Huang Kui frowned and said, "How many people will Commander Cui bring here?"

"I don't know either." Butler Zhang said respectfully: "The old lady ordered us to set up four tables of wine and food, and we also followed the order."

Huang Kui had doubts in his heart. When he returned to the dining room, everyone looked at Huang Kui. Seeing Huang Kui's solemn face and not looking good, they did not dare to provoke him. They all whispered in low voices. Suddenly they heard footsteps coming from outside.

Then they saw someone coming in from the door. Everyone looked over and saw that someone had already stood up and bowed their hands.

"Everyone has been waiting for a long time!" The person who came was wearing armor, no helmet, and no sword on his waist, but it was Cui Changgong, the commander of the Youzhou camp.

When entering the Governor's Mansion, the guards will ask people to take off and take off the weapons they carry.

"Commander Cui, you have finally arrived." Huang Kui smiled and said, "Everyone is waiting for you." However, he never expected that Cui Changgong would actually dare to return to the city.

Cui Changgong also bowed his hand to Huang Kui, turned around and said, "Come in and take a seat."

Everyone then saw six or seven generals in armor walking in from the door. They originally thought they were the generals Cui Changgong brought from the Youzhou Camp, but Huang Kui's expression suddenly changed when he saw the generals filing in.

, lost his voice: "You...why are you here?"

He naturally recognized at a glance that the generals who filed in were all generals of the Youzhou City Defense Army. They were directly subordinate to his subordinates. The two generals and four captains of the City Defense Army were all led by Cui Changgong.
Chapter completed!