Loan Wusheng

Chapter 27 Cai of the Cai Family, Cai of Wealth

Zheng Jun sank into the shadows, held his breath, hid in the corner behind the door, and gripped his ceremonial sword tightly, waiting for the visitor to come to him.

The footsteps were getting closer, and just when Zheng Jun realized that the other party was only separated from him by a door, there was a sudden knock on the door.

“Knock, knock, knock.”

The knock on the door was so clear and loud that Zheng Jun was startled.

So polite?
Although he felt that it was a little different from what he thought, Zheng Jun was still very alert and asked in a low voice: "Who?"

"Has Captain Zheng rested well? My name is Cai Liu, and the county lieutenant invites you to come over for a chat."

The hoarse voice of the old servant Cai Liu came from outside the door. Zheng Jun heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this. Then he opened the door and looked at the old servant Cai Liu outside the door and said, "I have rested for a night and nothing serious has happened. Since the county lieutenant has invited me, I will obey your orders and hope that the old senior will lead the way."

I originally thought it was a thief who came to my house, but it seems I was just overly suspicious.

The old servant Cai Liu nodded, glanced at Zheng Jun, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Zheng Jun in front of him was wearing a black uniform with a little dust on it and was sweating profusely. It was obvious that he had just started practicing martial arts not long ago. He was holding a ceremonial sword in his hand, and it seemed that he had only been practicing sword for a short time.

This……

He had just been through a life-and-death battle and was covered in wounds.

In this situation, why don't you take a good rest and continue practicing sword skills?

What a great perseverance!
No wonder he was able to defeat Lou Wei across levels.

The old servant Cai Liu sighed in his heart, thinking that this strong team leader had a promising future. He smiled and led the way for Zheng Jun, asking, "How old is Team Leader Zheng this year? Is he married?"

"Old senior, I am sixteen years old and unmarried."

Although Zheng Jun didn't know why the old servant asked this, he still answered.

After hearing the information, Cai Liu's eyes flashed with surprise again, and then he sighed: "Every generation has its own talents. Zheng Bantou has such good fortune at such a young age... He is not much worse than those warriors in the county and state cities."

"County city, state capital!"

After hearing these two place names, Zheng Jun suddenly had an idea and immediately said to Cai Liu: "Old senior, I am not very knowledgeable and don't understand many things about martial arts. Could you please give me some pointers?"

"Easy to say, easy to say."

Cai Liu was very kind and answered all of Zheng Jun's questions one by one.

Zheng Jun mostly asked about some martial arts experiences, such as how Pingzhang County was, how Bozhou was, and he also inquired about the origins of this county lieutenant.

And the other party seemed to have no intention of hiding anything from the beginning and told Zheng Jun everything.

After hearing this, Zheng Jun realized that this county lieutenant had a very prominent background.

This county lieutenant was from the Cai family in the capital of Bozhou. His ancestors were once heroes who had followed the great Zhou emperor to conquer the world. However, they did not have any outstanding achievements and were just a general in the army at that time.

Most of the descendants later served the imperial court until more than 270 years ago, when the family went south to pacify the Chu state. Another ancestor of the Cai family was the first to break into the city and captured and killed the general of Southern Chu. From then on, he became completely successful and was given the title of "Marquis Wuyong".

During these two hundred years, the Cai family gradually declined in official circles and drifted away from the central government.

The current head of the Cai family is the Beijia of Bozhou.

The old patriarch is still alive and holds the title of marquis in the imperial court. He is also a well-known aristocratic family in Bozhou.

As for the Cai Liu in front of him, he had been a servant of the Cai family for generations, and was carefully selected to be the third son of the Cai family. In addition to Cai Liu, there were actually three other servants in the Qi Accumulation Realm who followed Cai Xun to Heishan County.

After all, Cai Xun was the county lieutenant, in charge of all the troops in Heishan County. If a war broke out, these four energy-generating slaves would follow Cai Xun to charge into the battle line and kill the enemy.

After learning about the Cai family's background, Zheng Jun was amazed, but also had another doubt.

With such a prominent family background, why would he come to a small place like Heishan County to be a county lieutenant?
Heishan County and Bozhou are quite far apart.

Heishan County is under the jurisdiction of Pingzhang County, and Pingzhang County is under the jurisdiction of Bozhou. Even if the Third Young Master is not valued by the Cai family, with his martial arts strength in the outer realm, he can at least be arranged in the state capital, right?

Although Zheng Jun was confused, he did not show any unusual movement on the surface.

Just like this, Zheng Jun followed Cai Liu to the Bingmasi.

The county lieutenant's residence is not in the county government office. After all, the county lieutenant is in charge of the county's military. If he lives too close to the county magistrate, once an important event such as treason or rebellion occurs, he can easily be wiped out. Therefore, the military department and the county government office have always been far apart.

However, in this way, Zheng Jun's distance to the Bingmasi is actually closer than to the county government office.

After entering the Bingmasi, Zheng Jun went all the way to the county lieutenant's residence. There were already quite a few people gathered in the reception room.

As soon as he entered the door, before Zheng Jun had time to greet the county lieutenant, he heard Cai Xun, who was sitting on the main seat, say with a faint smile: "Zheng Sanlang is here!"

"Last night, Sanlang used the Blood Refining Slash to accumulate energy, which really opened my eyes! I just knew that there are such young talents in Heishan County! Everyone, why didn't you introduce him to me earlier?"

At this point, Cai Xun even stood up and took the initiative to go down to invite Zheng Jun to sit down, which surprised Zheng Jun. He quickly said, "Your Excellency, County Lieutenant, you are too kind. If it weren't for you, I would have been beheaded by Lou Wei's broadsword. It was just a coincidence. It was you who killed Lou Wei!"

"Sanlang is being distant."

Cai Xun smiled amiably and did not say anything else to Zheng Jun.

Zheng Jun then breathed a sigh of relief and began to look around at the people around him.

There are familiar faces.

The Dianshi Xu Heng, the head of the fast class Sun Wang, and the head of the soap class Bai Ruiyuan.

There were also faces that Zheng Jun didn't recognize.

However, judging from his attire and dress, he should be the county's cavalry captain and infantry captain.

In addition, there were two Ti riders wearing flying fish uniforms present, which made Zheng Jun a little surprised.

Apart from the two imperial guards, all those present were officials related to the duties of the county lieutenant. Zheng Jun did not think there was anything wrong with it: the county lieutenant had just arrived and naturally wanted to get familiar with the faces.

"It is indeed a pleasure for you all to gather here today! I am a newcomer and do not know the customs of the people in Heishan County. I hope you can help me."

Cai Xun paused, then said to the officials around him: "In the future, in addition to the salary from the court, I will also provide everyone with a supplementary salary! Here, I also have some gifts for meeting you, I hope you will not refuse."

As soon as Cai Xun finished speaking, he saw two strong servants coming over with bottles of "Yixue Pills" and distributing one bottle to everyone present.

Such a wealthy appearance made Zheng Jun a little confused.

What do you mean?
It’s understandable that our boss would treat us to a meal since he just arrived.

Although doubling the salary is a bit unbelievable, it is understandable.

But what about the Yixue Pills? How is this different from handing out gold?
Not only Zheng Jun, but everyone else present was also a little surprised.

I knew the Cai family was wealthy, but I didn’t expect them to be so wealthy!

It turns out that the Cai in the Cai family means wealth.

Just when everyone was confused by the benefits Cai Xun distributed, suddenly, the Dianshi Xu Heng stood up abruptly, left his seat, came to the center of the hall, and bowed to Cai Xun and said, "Sir, County Lieutenant, I have an emergency to report!"

"The Qingshui Gang, a gang in Lingongfang, Heishan County, not only bullies men and women and runs rampant in the streets, but is also suspected of attacking and killing officials of the imperial court. Lou Wei and Liang Fan are the protectors of the Qingshui Gang!"

Xu Heng gritted his teeth and continued, "Besides that, I also got a secret message!"

"The Qingshui Gang has great ambitions. They are colluding with the Black Mountain Bandits and other underworld gangs in the county, intending to rebel!"

"There are letters to prove it!"

(End of this chapter)