"Well, it's indeed a good thing."
Xiao Yuan nodded, "Go and call Peng Shuang over."
"Yes." Jia You took the order and left.
Not long after, Peng Shuang walked in quickly. As soon as he entered the study, he clasped his fists and bent down: "Your Majesty."
He seems to be in a good mood. Now that Cai Qin is an official of his country, and he and Cai Nianrong are becoming more and more familiar, he naturally has reasons to be happy.
Seeing his cheerful look, Xiao Yuan was also happy and joked: "What, you have a sweetheart?"
Unexpectedly, your Majesty actually said this. Peng Shuang blushed and laughed quickly: "Your Majesty, you are joking."
Xiao Yuan's smile continued: "I ask you if you like Miss Cai."
"Ah? This, this..." Peng Shuang's face turned redder, but he hesitated.
"This is not like our general who has experienced hundreds of battles and is a dignified man. He likes him as much as he likes him. He is coquettish and like a woman!" Xiao Yuan pretended to be displeased.
Peng Shuang glanced at his face secretly, and then said sheepishly: "I... like it."
Seeing that the general's old face was now red, Xiao Yuan suppressed laughter, coughed and said: "In that case, tomorrow, I will issue a royal edict to order you to marry Miss Cai's family."
"Ah?" Peng Shuang's eyes widened for a moment, then he knelt down, raised his arms and clasped his fists and said, "My lord, thank you for your kindness!"
"Okay, we are in love. I like her, but I don't do anything about it, and I let this king take care of your business. Having said that, the Cai family comes from a scholarly family, and Miss Cai is also well-educated. You should treat others well in the future. "Xiao Yuan waved his hand funny.
"Yes, I am resigning, thank you so much, Your Majesty!" Peng Shuangxi expressed his joy.
When he came out of the study, Xu Hu saw his appearance and couldn't help but joked: "Hey, look like this, people are in high spirits during happy events."
Peng Shuang was delighted, patted his shoulder, and said sincerely: "Huzi, this marriage is wonderful."
"Go, go, go!" Xu Hu shook his shoulders and said angrily: "Look at your bearish attitude. Who doesn't know that you like Miss Cai? You're not a coward. You want the king to take care of it for you."
The relationship between the two goes without saying.
The next day, the royal edict reached the Cai family.
After reading the content of the edict, Cai Qin knelt down, paused, and could only raise his hands respectfully and said: "I accept the edict and thank you."
Cai Nianrong knelt aside, her face already blushing from embarrassment.
After closing the edict and handing it to Cai Qin, the official who announced the edict also smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Cai."
"Haha, blah blah blah." Cai Qin stood up and could only return the favor with a dry smile.
After the official left, he couldn't help but sigh, looked at his daughter and said: "Nianrong, under this king's order, as a father..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw his daughter's shy look, and was stunned again. He understood in his heart, shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter if you are a female college student, it doesn't matter..."
Peng Shuang's matter was quickly settled.
He and Cai Nianrong can be said to be in love with each other and have a good marriage.
A few days later, Yu Changqing, the former minister of Xuanguo who was personally ordered by Xiao Yuan, also arrived in Jiangzhou after a long journey and was temporarily appointed as the county governor of Jiangzhou. Of course, there were also some subordinate officials appointed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Including Deyang, officials have already taken office.
In Jiangzhou Mansion, I met with the Lord and had a conversation with Xiao Yuan. Yu Changqing also went to the place where government affairs were handed over.
Seeing him, Wang Su's face was filled with joy. Because they were both Xuan ministers before, they were naturally familiar with each other. He hurriedly greeted him and greeted him: "Oh, brother Chang Qing is finally here. I'm looking forward to you as much as I am hoping for a severe drought." Ganlin."
"Brother Su is serious. We haven't seen each other for several months, but our style remains the same." Yu Changqing also smiled and held his hands.
"Where is it? Come on, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Cai Qincai, the current Lord Bo of Jiangzhou."
"Ah, Mr. Cai."
"Master Yu, you are polite. From now on, if there is any inappropriateness in the affairs of the state capital, I hope you will forgive me."
"No, Master Cai is too polite..."
The three of them exchanged pleasantries, and Wang Su, who was temporarily in charge of Jiangzhou's government affairs during this period, naturally had reasons to be happy when he saw Yu Changqing taking over.
On the same day, after completing some handovers, Yu Changqing and Wang Su walked side by side, and couldn't help but whisper: "This time, it seems that the king has sent me here, but in fact, I, the Jiangzhou County Sheriff, am just like Brother Su. , it’s probably temporary.”
"Oh? Brother Chang Qing, why did you say this?" Wang Su asked with a smile.
Yu Changqing said: "How about Cai Qin? He is an important official in the local area, his son-in-law, and the first general. The post of county guard will belong to him sooner or later. I am just coming here to help."
"Haha!" Wang Su smiled heartily when he heard this and said, "Brother Chang Qing sometimes sees things too clearly, which is not necessarily a good thing."
"Joking, just joking." Yu Changqing waved his hand.
At the same time, Yueyang County.
In the hall, Sheriff Yuan Pei was pacing back and forth in front of several cases directly above.
Next to him, there were also the palace staff.
Yueyang is another large county after Jiangzhou, and there is no doubt that it will be the next target of the Qin army.
This is one of the reasons for Yuan Pei's anxiety.
The second thing is to enter the capital as King Qin.
King Wu's order had already been conveyed to all counties. Yuan Pei had recruited young men, but the conscription had little effect. He had no choice but to order forcible arrests. In just two or three days, a lot of trouble had been caused. The shock caused widespread public dissatisfaction, and many people fled with their families, but in the end he succeeded in recruiting more than 20,000 strong men.
Seeing that he kept pacing and anxious, the staff couldn't help but said: "Sir, the current situation is like this, Yueyang will definitely not be able to hold on, so we should make plans early."
Hearing this, Yuan Pei stopped, frowned and said: "In my opinion, sir, what should I do if I join the capital to serve as King Qin? These two thousand strong men are ordinary people. If they go to a real battlefield, Not to mention whether it will make you wet your pants, I’m afraid I won’t even be able to withstand the Qin Army’s arrow formation!”
"The best soldiers of all the countries were defeated by the Qin army. They were just a ragtag group of people. They were not worthy of fighting. If they encountered Su Yi's army, there was no need to fight at all."
"But the royal court has sent General Pan Jin, with the intention of recruiting strong men from various places." said the staff.
"Then give him these 20,000 young men and let him take them away. This will give Yueyang County an explanation." Yuan Pei said directly.
The staff member was shocked and asked tentatively: "According to your wishes, do you want to stay in Yueyang?"
Yuan Pei sighed: "We can't defend now, and King Qin's efforts are even more useless. The regular army of the imperial court has finished fighting, and it is useless to just capture the young men. No one of the young men gathered here is willing to go to the battlefield. Sooner or later there will be chaos. The Kingdom of Wu is already on the verge of destruction..."
"Then...surrender to the King of Qin?" the staff asked tentatively.
Yuan Pei narrowed his eyes and said quietly: "As long as we are in Yueyang, I will still be the county guard. Once we leave, we will no longer have any capital. Sir, you should understand this."
