After leaving Yangzhou, the convoy embarked on the official road, and of course this section has fallen into their control. In addition, the wars are everywhere, and the lives of ordinary people have long been disrupted, not to mention that there are still people who dare to visit relatives and friends or do business at such a time. There is not even a single person except our team on the spacious road.

In this way, our speed will naturally not be slow.

A few days later, I arrived in Huai'an.

It was a dull evening, and the sound of wheels hitting the ground spreading lonely on the official road. When everyone was walking very dull, a huge black shadow appeared on the horizon, like a crawling tiger. Soon, the person who was leading the way came back and reported that he had arrived in Huai'an Mansion.

After walking for another half an hour, I finally arrived at the city, and the tall city gate was tightly closed.

At this time, the city gate will certainly be closed under normal circumstances. However, the city is too quiet, but looking up at the sky, you can see that although the surrounding area is pitch black, the sky above the city is slightly red by the flames. It is obviously not a sleeping city.

They went to call the door, and after a while, a crackling sound came from inside.

The huge city gate made a long and huge hissing sound, slowly opening.

As soon as the city gate opened, all of us were lit up.

Because inside the city gate, there were many soldiers standing on both sides, including on the steps of the upper city tower, everyone held a torch high in their hands, and there was a fire in front of them. No wonder even the sky was illuminated.

Are they here to greet us?

I lifted the curtain and looked out, and I felt confused. Our people only gave a little explanation to the people guarding the city gate, and immediately someone came to lead our team forward. The troops we brought came to the city one after another. In addition to a group of people following us to protect us, most of the teams went to the other barracks.

As I walked in and looked at both sides of the street, my brows slowly frowned.

The situation here is almost the same as in Yangzhou City.

It was obviously a curfew at this time, but it was still obvious that many pavilions were empty, with the windows open and the inside was pitch black, like countless empty eyes in the dark night looking at me without any spirit.

This feeling is very depressing and uncomfortable.

Of course I understand that since Pei Yuanxiu was able to arrive in Huai'an Prefecture, it proves that this place has been occupied by his people, or those who are willing to support him, and there must have been a war here.

I just don’t know how many innocent souls died in war.

Thinking of this, I sighed.

Hua Zhu sat next to me. When she saw me sighing, she said softly: "Miss Yan, you must be careful of your health."

She was very close to me along the way. Of course, I also knew that it was Pei Yuanxiu and Xie Feng who sent me to take care of me, or to look at me, but after all, she was just a little girl who listened to someone's orders, and I had no conflicts with her, so I got along well after a few days. When I heard her comfort, I didn't say anything, so I was going to put down the curtain.

But before I could withdraw my hand, I saw a team of soldiers carrying torches and armor on the road I passed by, patrolling the streets.

Suddenly, they seemed to see something in a small alley, and immediately rushed in. Soon, there was a sound of fighting inside. The convoy was not affected by them and continued to drive forward. I hurriedly poked my head out and saw several people running out of the alley. It seemed that they were all young and strong men, and they were fighting with those people with weapons in their hands. But in the end, the other side was crowded with people, and soon they saw that they were all knocked to the ground.

As the carriage drove far away, the soldiers could still be heard shouting: "Catch the assassin again!"

"Catch it now!"

"Cease into prison!"

This is also true on several small streets on the other side.

I watched, without making any noise, and put down the curtain.

When it was completely dark, we finally arrived at Huai'an Prefecture.

Since its establishment, Huaian Prefecture has been located in a location with lush business and tourism, so commerce and trade are prosperous and culture are prosperous. It has always been a place of cultural prosperity. Since it is so prosperous, the government office is naturally built very grandly. Although it is completely dark around it, it is full of lanterns and brightly lit like a festival.

I was helped by Hua Zhu and got off the carriage. When I looked up, my eyes were illuminated.

Immediately, a group of people came out of the government office to greet Pei Yuanxiu, and none of them were wearing official uniforms. Of course, I also understood what it meant. I looked around the government office. There were more people standing guard and patrolling here than in the city, but these soldiers were all wearing uniform clothes and had a big "Zhou" character on their chests.

After a look at the people coming to greet him, there was a middle-aged man with moderate shape and gorgeous clothes. The people around him flattered him to become "Master Zhou". Obviously, this was Zhou Chengyin, a celebrity in Huaian Prefecture before, the Zhou clan. Obviously, it seems that it is not just a celebrity now.

There were also some people around us except the Zhou family. After all, it was not only Mr. Zhou who came to greet him, but obviously, the people who spoke in Huai'an Mansion were still from the Zhou family.

We were greeted all the way.

I don't know what this government office looked like before, but as you go in, you can see the washing around you. Although the blood was washed away, the marks of swords on the wall were not so easy to be cleaned. I can probably guess how fierce the battles I had experienced here have been.

However, the arrangement of lights and decorations concealed everything.

We were soon welcomed into a spacious lobby.

They had probably been waiting for a lot of time. When they went in, they saw that most of the candles on the candlesticks on both sides were burning, and the wax oil condensed into a large ball and fell down drop by drop. As soon as Pei Yuanxiu walked in, Zhou Chengyin invited him to the main seat directly in front of the lobby. We got to the seats on both sides.

As soon as everyone sat down, drums and music immediately sounded on both sides, and a group of dancers came in to dance to cheer them up.

There were some cold cuts and fruits on the table in front of me. Soon, a servant came in to serve steaming dishes. But I had been in the carriage for a day and had no appetite at this time. I just drank water quietly and listened to the flattering words of the people around me.

At this time, Zhou Chengyin raised his wine glass to toast Pei Yuanxiu and said, "This time, the young master promoted the king's army to conquer Wudao is actually a blessing for the people of the world. I would like to pay another cup to the young master."

Pei Yuanxiu only smiled faintly and drank a glass of wine with him.

There were still singing and dancing in the lobby, and even Han Ruoshi talked to the gentry around her, and my attention was always on Pei Yuanxiu and Zhou Chengyin.

After drinking a few drinks, Pei Yuanxiu asked, "Duke Zhou, my advance troops have come here in advance to notify you. Why was the city gate still closed when I arrived?"

When Zhou Chengyin heard this, he hurriedly said, "Young Master, don't blame me. In fact, these days, except for the young master's men entering the city, the city gate of Huai'an did not dare to open for a moment."

"Why?"

"Since I occupied Huai'an, Huai'an City has never been peaceful for a moment."

"oh?"

"The prefect of Huai'an Prefecture was originally a ignorant of current affairs. He actually contacted this person before the uprising, but not only refused to rely on us, he also wanted to pass on the capital. Fortunately, Xiaxia had already sent people to block all the correspondence letters on the official road. After knowing about this, he immediately raised an army to capture the government office. This man refused to surrender and wanted to mobilize the people from the barracks to follow him. Fortunately, the garrison in Huai'an had been bribed by Xiaxia. He led the people from the barracks and his own people to besiege the government office. He led his people to defend the government office for ten days before we captured it."

Pei Yuanxiu said lightly: "Then, nothing big happened."

Zhou Chengyin Road: "The bad thing is that this person is good at winning people's hearts. Once he dies, the troublemakers in the city start to make trouble."

"oh?"

"These unlucky people organized a team, and they were elusive in Huai'an City, attacking us from time to time, and these days they were in trouble."

Pei Yuanxiu frowned slightly: "You haven't thought of something?"

"I have already taken my household registration and went to check it out one by one. I have arrested all the families of those people, and then closed the city gate, and were about to force them to show up."

“So that’s how it is.”

Zhou Chengyin hurriedly said, "I'm afraid that the young master's journey will be shocked along the way."

"This is all a trivial matter," Pei Yuanxiu waved his hand lightly: "As long as there is no disturbance to me, it's fine."

Zhou Chengyin was stunned for a moment, subconsciously turned her head to look at Han Ruoshi, then looked at me, and immediately smiled: "This is nature, this is nature."

Pei Yuanxiu didn't speak much next. Although there were groups of beauties dancing and singing to cheer up in the lobby, and people kept coming up to flatter him, his interest was not high, and it was difficult to please everyone.

Zhou Chengyin gave a secret wink at the people and signaled them not to disturb them again.

I kept watching their actions. At this time, I suddenly leaned forward and knocked down a glass of wine on the table with a clang.

Everyone around looked at me.

Pei Yuanxiu stood up immediately and rushed to me: "What's wrong?"

I frowned and reached out to cover my stomach: "I feel a little uncomfortable."

When he heard this, he hurriedly reached out to hug me, but I looked at the people around me, pushed his hand away, and whispered, "I'm fine, I can still leave."

After hearing this, he could only reach out to support me and immediately ask someone to prepare the room. Zhou Chengyin and the others called someone to come and serve him, and then asked someone to invite the doctor.

When I was surrounded by them and walked backwards, I looked at Zhou Chengyin in the corner.
Chapter completed!