Jiangzhou.
This is one of the most important cities in the Wu Kingdom. It is not only connected in all directions and has a prosperous population, but also has many counties and villages under its jurisdiction. The entire Jiangzhou County also occupies a large area on the map.
At this moment, Xiao Yuan had already sent out several generals to recover various counties in Jiangzhou in order to achieve complete peace and connect with Deyang.
The main force here is to stabilize the territory while ensuring the back path for the first two armies, so as to avoid the situation of a lonely army going deep.
The State of Wu no longer has any troops to hold on to, and the counties in Jiangzhou only have a few local officers and soldiers at most, so this process will not be too difficult.
However, when it came to dealing with issues in various counties, counselor Jia You stood up and pledged his wealth and life to protect Cai Qin, the magistrate of Pingjiang County.
Needless to say, Cai Qin's political achievements were an upright official. Although he was only a county magistrate, he was highly praised by the people in this area.
Xiao Yuan had read his files. Pingjiang County could be said to be the best governed place in Jiangzhou. With Jia You's strong support, he thought about it for a moment and wrote a warrant to summon Lin Chu. Said: "Quickly pass it to Peng Shuang."
"No." The latter took the order and left.
Pingjiang County.
Peng Shuangzheng came with his troops, riding a war horse, with a long sword in his hand, and behind him were thousands of black armor and red tassels.
In the city, despite the previous turmoil in Jiangzhou, there is peace here.
In front of the carriage, the old servant couldn't help but said: "Master, with your status, you can go to the King of Qin and continue to be an official. Why go into seclusion?"
Cai Qin shook his head and did not answer this sentence.
He was in his forties, relatively thin, with a well-groomed beard on his chin. He looked back at the scene in the city and sighed: "Oh, let's go. There are still a few acres of thin farmland in my hometown, which is enough for the rest of my life." ."
"Dad, be careful." A woman of seventeen or eighteen years old stood next to him and helped him into the carriage.
There were only two people in the group, a father and a daughter, plus an old servant driving the car. They only brought a simple luggage and luggage.
The carriage passed through the street and exited through the south gate. At the same time, Peng Shuang led his troops in through the north gate.
After the Qin army entered the city, they also occupied the county government immediately.
At this time, everything in Pingjiang County was still in order, and there was no mess. The soldiers were on guard. Not long after, Peng Shuang came on horseback. After dismounting, a soldier immediately ran over, clasped his fists and said: "General, I haven't found you yet." Get the county magistrate here."
"Hmph! Another guy who plunders people's money and runs away with money!" Peng Shuang sneered and stepped into the county house.
After a casual inspection, he naturally came to the county magistrate's office. When he saw that there was a letter left on several cases, it was written that General Qin had personally signed it. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, picked it up curiously, and read it.
The general came with his troops and was determined to capture it. However, the people of Pingjiang are all good people, and the officials are all diligent officials. They are not guilty. There is still some money left in the government treasury, and I hope that after the general takes over Pingjiang, It can comfort the people without causing killing...
The content of this letter is Cai Qin's last request, which shows his integrity.
Before leaving, he even sorted out the official documents and files of the county government one by one and returned them to their original places without taking anything away.
Obviously, he had no choice. Knowing that Pingjiang could not resist the enemy and unwilling to surrender, he could only choose to retreat to the mountains and forests.
After Peng Shuang finished reading, when he saw the neatly arranged bamboo slips around him, he couldn't help but take a deep breath and murmured: "I misunderstood this old man."
As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier came in a hurry: "Report~~~~"
"General, the king's order."
"Oh?" Peng Shuang looked serious and took it quickly.
There is only one simple line on the warrant: Take him back to Pingjiang County Magistrate, treat him with courtesy, and do not harm him.
Seeing this, Peng Shuang didn't dare to delay, and immediately walked out of the county government, leading a group of cavalry in pursuit.
How could a carriage outrun a light horse?
Half an hour later, on the official road.
Before they even left Pingjiang, there was already the sound of horse hooves behind them.
The woman in the carriage opened the curtain and glanced behind her, with a nervous look on her pretty face: "Dad, Qin Jun is chasing..."
"Don't be afraid." Although Cai Qin comforted him, he could not remain calm.
"drive--"
The old servant driving the car also began to jerk his horse's buttocks.
The horse was in pain and galloped hard, making the carriage bump even more.
"Master Cai, stop! Stop quickly -"
Peng Shuang shouted from his side. Seeing that the driver was not stopping, he had no choice but to take off his bow, bow and arrow, and while riding his horse, he fired an arrow instantly.
With a bang, the sharp arrow was nailed directly to the ground in front of the carriage. Amidst the neighing of the horse, the driver had no choice but to tighten the reins.
Stopping here, in an instant, the carriage was surrounded by more than a hundred Qingqi.
ah? When the coachman saw this, his face turned pale and he swallowed hard.
Peng Shuang dismounted from his horse, stepped forward quickly, clasped his fists outside the carriage and said, "Peng Shuang, by order of my king, I am here to greet Mr. Cai."
There was no talking in the car.
Peng Shuang waited for a while, frowned secretly, and said again: "If Mr. Cai doesn't get out of the car, please forgive me for being rude."
He needed to confirm whether Cai Qin was in the car, so after finishing speaking, he stepped forward and opened the car curtain.
As soon as he made this move, a panicked female voice came from inside the car: "Don't hurt my daddy!"
The seventeen or eighteen-year-old woman was blocking Cai Qin with a nervous look on her face.
She has a beautiful appearance, a hairpin with tassels, and a very graceful dress.
Those eyes looked at Peng Shuang nervously.
The latter was stunned.
The woman did not have a beautiful face, but Peng Shuang's heart was beating fast.
He was stunned for a long time.
The woman spoke again, with tears in her beautiful eyes: "Dad has been diligent and caring for the people since he became an official. He has never done anything harmful to nature. Now, he just wants to go back to his hometown, why do he want to kill everyone..."
This time, Peng Shuang came back to his senses.
As if he felt that he had lost his composure before, the general on the battlefield turned red in an unusual color and quickly stopped looking at the woman. "Miss, I have misunderstood. I am just asking Mr. Cai to go back. I have no intention of harming you."
"Seriously?" The woman was confused.
"It's absolutely true." Peng Shuang said, unable to help but look at the woman again.
This kind of looking at each other was a knowing feeling, and the woman also felt something. She couldn't help but dodge her beautiful eyes, supported Cai Qin and said: "Daddy..."
Cai Qin patted her arm and told her not to be nervous. He looked at Peng Shuang and said, "General Peng, since the King of Qin wants to see you, I will just follow you."
Peng Shuangyi cupped his hands and said, "Well, thank you Master Cai for your understanding. Please forgive me for my rudeness just now."
After saying that, he looked at the woman again and then withdrew.
The carriage then turned around and began its return journey, escorted by cavalry.
In the car, the woman said worriedly: "Dad, this trip..."
Cai Qin shook his head and said helplessly: "This is the general of Qin. What can I do? However, he really has no intention of harming my father and daughter."
