"Excuse me, Sheriff."
Gong Zhi said haha,
"The person next to me is Mr. Wenhui, the chief secretary of General Zhengnan."
"After discussion, my colleagues and I have decided to surrender to the imperial court. We do not intend to let the county governor enter the city. We also ask the county governor's forgiveness!"
It turns out that after Jin Xuan left the city, Gong Zhi took Gao Rou and secretly visited the officials in the city.
Most of the people who can serve as county officials are prominent local figures.
Unlike Jin Xuan, a foreigner, they were not willing to go against Cao Jun.
After all, the strength of Cao's army is there, and a forced confrontation will only harm the interests of the Wuling clan.
Therefore, Gong Zhi easily recruited a large number of nobles.
They took control of the entire Hanshou City without any effort!
"You white-eyed wolf, a seller seeking glory!"
Jin Xuan was angry and anxious, pointed at Gong Zhi and cursed,
Hearing him scolding him, Gong Zhi didn't tolerate him and immediately ordered the arrow to be fired!
Countless arrows fell densely. Jin Xuan was startled and hurriedly hid behind the soldier's shield!
Seeing Jin Xuan's embarrassed appearance, Gong Zhi couldn't help laughing.
"Listen carefully, Cao Jun will be here soon. If you don't want to die, arrest Jin Xuan quickly!"
Upon hearing this, the soldiers around Jin Xuan were immediately moved!
Now they cannot enter the city, and there is no food and grass in the army. Under such circumstances, how can they fight against Cao's army, which is several times stronger than their own?
It's better to capture Jin Xuan and surrender to Yang Ling!
Thinking of this, several generals exchanged glances, and then slowly walked towards Jin Xuan!
"You...what do you want to do?!"
Jin Xuan suddenly panicked, pulled out the sword from his waist, and shouted with anger and anger,
"I am the prefect of the county. Do you dare to rebel?"
"Hey, Sheriff, you can't blame us for this. If you do, blame yourself for not being able to see the situation clearly!"
A military commander sneered.
As soon as the words fell, they rushed forward and pushed Jin Xuan to the ground.
…
Yang Ling led the army and walked slowly on the official road.
Not long after, Hanshou City appeared in front of them.
I saw four city gates wide open, and a group of nobles headed by Gao Rou were waiting at the city gates.
Seeing Yang Ling's arrival, Gong Zhi rushed forward to greet him and shouted,
"The officials and people of Hanshou respectfully welcome the arrival of the general!"
"Meet General Zhengnan!"
Everyone shouted in unison.
Yang Ling got off his horse, held Gong Zhi's hand, and smiled affectionately,
"You don't need to be polite when you are engaged in Gong. You are indispensable for being able to win Hanshou easily this time!"
Hearing Yang Ling's praise for him, Gong Zhi felt that his bones were a little lighter, and he quickly smiled and said,
"The general is over-praised. I only made a small attack. I am very ashamed, very ashamed!"
Yang Ling laughed and said nothing more. Surrounded by Gong Zhi and others, he slowly arrived at the Prefect's Mansion.
As soon as everyone sat down, Gong Zhi asked someone to bring Jin Xuan up.
"To the general, Jin Xuan, as a prefect appointed by the imperial court, is extremely ambitious and dares to resist the general. Please make a decision!"
Gong Zhi said in a deep voice.
"You are such a ungrateful and ungrateful person!"
Jin Xuan was so angry that he cursed,
"And you, Yang Ling, you are a traitor..."
Before he finished cursing, Xu Chu on the side thought he was noisy, so he took a step forward and saw a few big guys in his pocket.
Even though Jin Xuandang was beaten until his mouth was full of blood, he could no longer curse.
"Death is imminent and you still don't know how to repent!"
Yang Ling glanced at Jin Xuan with a sneer and said in a deep voice,
"Come here, behead him and send his head to Lingling and Guiyang counties as a warning to others!"
"Here!"
Zhou Cang led several soldiers and imprisoned Jin Xuan.
After dealing with the golden spin, it’s time to discuss merit and reward.
"Today we were able to capture Hanshou without any bloodshed, and Gong Zheng should be the main contributor!"
Yang Ling smiled and said,
"Gong is engaged in listening to orders!"
"Please give me your orders, General!"
Gong Zhi quickly stood up.
"From today on, you will replace Jin Xuan as the prefect of Wuling. Remember to manage the place well and appease the people!"
Yang Ling ordered.
"Subordinates obey orders!"
Gong Zhiqiang held back the ecstasy in his heart and nodded in agreement.
You must know that although Zheng is the deputy of the prefect, the gap between the two is huge!
If you don't have family reputation, becoming a county governor is as difficult as climbing to the sky!
For example, Jin Xuan was a descendant of the Jin Rixi family, a famous official in the Western Han Dynasty, so he was qualified to become a prefect!
After Gong Zhi left, Ma Chao couldn't help but praise,
"The general is indeed resourceful and captured Han Shou effortlessly."
"You are still young and have never seen what my elder brother is capable of."
Xu Chu chuckled and said,
"In my opinion, even if my eldest brother says that the sun will rise from the west tomorrow, it is not impossible."
"Go away, I don't have that much ability!"
Yang Ling laughed and cursed.
…
Lingling County is the administrative seat of Lingling County.
The prefect Liu Du was discussing political affairs with a group of officials when he saw an entourage hurried in.
"To report to the prefect, Cao Jun sent someone to deliver a gift, saying that he wanted the prefect to sign it personally."
Liu Du was stunned for a moment, nodded and said,
"Send it over."
Not long after, the entourage came in holding a box.
Liu Du didn't think much about it. After taking it, he opened it easily.
However, what caught his eyes was a bloody head!
Liu Du was startled, his hands shook, and the box and head fell to the ground.
Seeing this situation, all the officials in the hall also exclaimed!
"This...this...what does Cao Jun mean?"
Liu Du came back to his senses, suppressed the fear in his heart, and couldn't help but ask.
"Father, this... seems to be the head of Wuling Prefect Jin Xuan!"
Liu Xian, who was a little bolder, looked carefully for a moment and recognized the owner of the head!
"Ah? Is it actually Jinxuan?"
Liu Du was surprised.
"There's another letter here!"
Liu Xian took out the letter from the box and handed it to Liu Du.
After Liu Du looked at it, his expression changed drastically!
This letter was naturally written by Yang Ling. He was quite polite in the letter and only told Liu Du that Jin Xuan, the prefect of Wuling, eventually surrendered because he resisted the imperial army.
Nothing else.
But Liu Du was not a fool, so he naturally heard a strong threat from it!
Liu Du handed the letter to Liu Xian and handed it over to everyone.
After the rounds of reading, Liu Du said nervously,
"Everyone, how about we surrender?"
Even Jin Xuan was beheaded, and Lingling County, whose strength was slightly inferior to Wuling County, could be Cao Jun's opponent?
"Don't worry, Father!"
The young and energetic Liu Xian quickly stood up.
"Jin Xuan just fell into Cao Jun's plan, and someone in the city secretly communicated with Cao Jun, which led to his death!"
"But our situation is different from Jin Xuan!"
"Everyone in the county is united with my father."
"The general of our state, Xing Daorong, is so powerful that he can conquer the mountains and the world, and he has the courage that no one can match. If he fights against Cao's army, he will definitely win a great victory!"
