Twenty-seven soldiers from the two hundred garrisons died.

One person died from the escort of the Duke of Maoguo’s Mansion.

The Cheng family servant...one person died.

Cheng Qing gave the carriage to the seriously injured, and the horse to the slightly injured soldiers. He and the uninjured person walked towards the city gate with his feet.

Looking at the city gate from afar, Cheng Qing had already seen the word "Hongxian" engraved on the city gate.

The grain transport team had already entered the county town. Outside the city gate were yellow-faced and thin refugees, looking at about one or two thousand people.

Seeing Cheng Qing approaching, those people surrounded He Wan, for fear that Cheng Qing would rob He Wan and leave, but he did not give everyone food.

I just dared to negotiate terms with Mr. He, and I really met Cheng Qing in official uniforms. None of these refugees dared to stand up and yell.

The atmosphere is too heavy.

Cheng Qing, the top scholar, did not ride a car or a horse, which was not in line with the refugees' perception of court officials.

Cheng Qing saw He Wan.

"What's going on?"

A refugee asked boldly, "You, are you Cheng Zhuangyuan?"

Cheng Qing nodded.

The refugees were more confident and said that He Wan was voluntarily staying outside the city.

"She said she was your uninformed wife, and you would give everyone food."

Disaster relief food must be distributed.

Although Cheng Qing and the fifth prince did not make an appointment to meet in Hong County, it is hard to say whether they can leave Hong County in the current situation. If the 20,000 stones of grain are not distributed to refugees, wouldn’t it be a reward for the enemy if they fall into the hands of the long scarf thief?

I just don’t know why He Wan became her uninformed wife...

Cheng Qing captured Rong Jiu as a hostage, and He Wan was the hostage to these refugees. If she did not recognize He Wan's identity, the refugees would probably be angry and hurt.

Cheng Qing nodded again:

"I am here to provide disaster relief. You are the people who are affected. Who will I send food to you if I don't send food to you? Now I want to enter the city first, and you have seen that these soldiers have suffered heavy casualties in order to protect the food from being robbed by thieves. If you can give it up, the sooner I enter the city, the sooner the disaster relief food will be distributed to you."

Cheng Qing pointed behind him.

Li Baihu and others dragged the head of the thief with a long scarf. The smell of blood was pungent and it looked very terrifying. The refugees actually did not dare to confront Cheng Qing and his group head-on.

They just tried to talk to Cheng Qing, but they didn't expect Cheng Qing to speak better than they thought.

Then, can they believe in this Cheng Zhuangsheng?

The refugees hesitated.

"Everyone is out of the way, please ask Cheng Zhuangyuan to enter the city!"

"What if he lied to us..."

"No, Cheng Zhuangyuan is different from other officials!"

What's different?

Not particularly young.

Instead, Cheng Qing gave up the carriage to the wounded and the horse to the injured, and he walked over with his feet.

One way out, Cheng Qing asked the wounded to enter the city first. She was extremely tired and did not forget to comfort He Wan, who was taken hostage by the refugees: "Give me an hour and I will pick you up into the city!"

He Wan nodded slightly.

At the city gate, the magistrate of Hong County was already waiting.

Beside the magistrate, Mr. He is right next to him.

The old man "invites" the magistrate out of the county government, and he looks down on the magistrate of Hong County in his heart. He is just a turtle shrouded.

The magistrate of Hong County came up with a flattering look on his face and was about to flatter Cheng Qing, but Cheng Qing's face sank: "Take him down!"

Before the magistrate of Hong County could react, he was held down and tied up by a rope, blocking his mouth and companion with Rong Jiu.

"Cheng, Lord Cheng?!"

The runners of the county yamen drew their swords at Cheng Qing, and Li Baihu held a string of heads, "Bold! You point your sword at Lord Cheng, are you a member of the long scarf thief?"

The yamen runners looked at each other.

But the county magistrate was tied up. Lord Cheng directly seized power?

The yamen runners guessed it.

Cheng Qing directly announced that she had taken over Hong County for the time being. As for the original magistrate of Hong County, she had neither the ability to resettle refugees nor the courage to resist the thief of the long scarf. If Hong County was still managed by this magistrate, then everyone would wait to get the end together.

"I am one of the imperial envoys who were ordered to provide disaster relief. He is a close minister of the emperor. His rank is higher than that of the magistrate of Hong County. What's wrong with taking over Hong County temporarily?"

Cheng Qing asked the soldiers guarding the city and the yamen runners.

No one can refute what she said, but I always feel that something is wrong... If Cheng Qing came to Hong County alone and wanted to seize power, the county magistrate would treat her to the poor. However, she brought so many people and was caught off guard and took down the county magistrate first. Besides, she wanted to take over Hong County, so the soldiers and yamen runners seemed to have no choice but to accept it?

The county master was still caught by Cheng Qing, and they had no choice but to listen to Cheng Qing for the time being.

Cheng Qing tied up the county magistrate, but politely invited the Dianshi of Hong County.

All counties in the Great Wei Dynasty had ‘Dianshi’, who were the magistrates, who were in charge of receiving and receiving official documents, and also had county magistrates in charge of grain and horses, and were in charge of police officers. Some counties did not have county magistrates and magistrates, so the ‘Dianshi’ supervised these affairs.

There just happened to be no county magistrate or lord in Hong County. Cheng Qing could only know the situation in Hong County when he saw the "Dianshi".

In addition to inviting the Dianshi, the county doctors were also invited. When Xiaopan entered the city, he would take up the wounded and settle the wounded, so Cheng Qing could free up his hands to do other things.

This time, the soldiers of the garrison, the escorts of the Duke of Maoguo's Mansion, and the staff of the Cheng family were all killed and injured. Cheng Qing did not care about the sadness. She must be familiar with the situation in Hong County as quickly as possible and build Hong County into a hedgehog that makes the long scarf thieves unable to speak, save the disaster relief grain and save the lives of her group.

Huai'an City is now facing the pressure of being besieged by the Long Scarf Thief. Rong Jiu is only a relative of the Shi family. After all, he is not the son of Governor Shi. It is hard to say how much effort the Shi family is willing to spend to save Rong Jiu.

Of course, it is best to have the rescue from the Governor's Office. If not, Cheng Qing would not sit still and wait for death.

At a critical moment of life and death, how can you put all your hope on others?

It’s better to rely on yourself than to rely on anyone.

Feng Dianshi of Hong County already knew that the magistrate was taken down, so he came to see Cheng Qing tremble. Cheng Qing spoke out bluntly, saying that he wanted to take Feng Dianshi and the magistrate together. The enemy was facing the enemy and gave Feng Dianshi a chance to make meritorious contributions. If he could withstand the long scarf thief turned around and attack, Cheng Qing promised to ask Feng Dianshi for meritorious contributions.

Lord Dian Shi's teeth were trembling.

"The long scarf thief is coming?"

Cheng Qing corrected him, "It's not that he is coming, it's already here, but the leading escort has been repelled by my official. The Changshuang Thief wants to attack Huai'an City on a large scale and will not send the main force to attack Hong County. This is the vitality of all of us!"

Feng Dianshi's legs were weak.

My lips stammered for a long time but didn't say any useful suggestions.

Cheng Qing warned him: "Feng Dianshi, you don't think about surrendering to the enemy. The Changsha thief attacked Hong County, and ordinary people still have a way out. Officials like you and me will definitely die. Baohong County is to protect ourselves. I believe that Feng Dianshi is not stupider than the magistrate. As long as Feng Dianshi is given a chance, why should Feng Dianshi be worried about not being promoted?"

Feng Dianshi didn't think he was smarter than the magistrate.

If he was really smart, he would not have just been a juren, but would have to be a minor official.

But Cheng Qing must be smarter than him, he is the top scorer who won the sixth yuan.

The magistrates were all taken down, and Feng Dianshi knew the current affairs very well. "The subordinates followed the instructions of the emperor. What should the emperor need the subordinates to do?"

Cheng Qing stood on the city wall and looked at the refugees wandering outside the city.
Chapter completed!