I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

Jiang Yuan looked at Zhao Junxuan in surprise.

"Are you stupid? Why do you think that?"

Zhao Junxuan's face flushed, and he sneered, "Don't talk nonsense to me. I don't believe that Taiping County alone can gather so many cavalrymen!"

"Apart from anything else, where did you get so many war horses? Now that I think about it, it's no wonder you wouldn't let us pass."

"Is it possible that they are colluding with the grassland barbarian tribes?"

Hearing this, everyone looked strange.

Is Taiping County related to the grassland?

Of course there must be some, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to buy so many war horses even if they had money.

But the actual situation was probably beyond Zhao Junxuan's imagination, especially Li Hu, who looked at Jiang Yuan with a guilty conscience.

A few years ago, Jiang Yuan just made a big move on the grassland, and it seemed that he was determined to wipe out the entire grassland.

If you want to go over now, it would be strange if Jiang Yuan agreed!

"You're overthinking it. We do have some trade relations with the grassland, but it's definitely not the kind of relationship you imagine." Jiang Yuan said lightly.

Zhao Junxuan sneered, obviously not believing what Jiang Yuan said.

"Jiang Yuan, since Taiping County was destroyed after the war, you have only taken over for a few years, and now it has developed to this level. The county can even have tens of thousands of soldiers."

"Haha! Jiang Yuan, you are quite ambitious."

"Shut your damn mouth. I just don't want to see Taiping County being razed to the ground so easily again."

"In two days, I will bring the person here, and then we will part ways!"

After throwing down two sentences, Jiang Yuan turned around and left. This bastard is so damn bad at chatting!

Two days later, they were about to reach the barren mountains where the Taiping County troops were stationed.

Xin Wu and Ding Yin, who were brought here all the way, looked at the two Taiping County soldiers who were untying the ropes for them in confusion.

"What do you mean?"

"It's meaningless. You two are free." Zhao Kai said with a pout.

Ding Yin looked at Zhao Kai in confusion: "Why are you letting us go now?"

"That's of course because our family's masters are kind-hearted. Let's go quickly. There will be no more waiting." Zhao Kai spoke slowly again.

After saying that, Zhao Kai reached out and handed a piece of paper to Xin Wu: "Remember, this note can only be opened after you meet Jiazi."

"What if I want to see it now?" Ding Yin asked back.

Zhao Kai curled his lips: "What can I do? At most, I know in advance!"

Although full of doubts, Xin Wu and Ding Yin looked at each other, turned around and left. If Jiang Yuan really wanted to kill them, there was no need to do this. He could just kill them directly.

But now that the opportunity is in front of us, we must escape.

In the distance, Zhao Junxuan, who witnessed this scene with his own eyes, breathed a sigh of relief.

"You've seen it, now you can go back with peace of mind." Jiang Yuan said lightly. Beside him, Wang Jue, Kong Xuan, Wang Gang and other masters who could come were all here.

Jiang Yuan was really worried because Jiazi and others had not shown up. He must not let go of this big fish, Zhao Junxuan.

Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened until Zhao Junxuan was sent back into the tent.

As soon as Jiang Yuan came out, he saw Zhao Kai who had rushed back.

"My lord, it's done."

"Well, well done!" Jiang Yuan nodded with a smile.

After hesitating for a while, Zhao Kai asked in a low voice: "Sir, what did you write on the note?"

"Nothing, just some things about what time we will hand over Zhao Junxuan to Chenliu tomorrow." Jiang Yuan said nonchalantly.

Zhao Kai's expression suddenly changed: "Sir, aren't you afraid of any accidents along the way?"

"Don't you trust the masters of the East Factory?" Jiang Yuan said unhappily.

Jiazi and his men were indeed experts, but no matter how expert they were, could they compare to an army? Even if Chenliu's men were lined up for Jiazi and his men to kill, how many could they kill?

Once the internal energy is exhausted, he will be captured alive!

While talking, Jiang Yuan's footsteps did not stop. Zhao Kai hurried over and asked: "Sir, what are you going to do now?"

Jiang Yuan pointed forward angrily and said, "Of course I'm going to find Chen Liu."

"Jia Zi and several of his warriors want to rescue Zhao Junxuan. How much do you think this information is worth?"

Zhao Kai took a deep breath. Oh my god, Zhao Junxuan and others were so unlucky to have run into such a master.

"But sir, didn't you say you wouldn't attack Jiazi and the others?"

"That's right. I went to tell Chen Liu, but I didn't say I wanted to fight them."

"And you better understand, if you don't report this kind of thing, how many heads will you have left?"

After saying these two sentences, Jiang Yuan turned and left.

A moment later, Jiang Yuan brought Wang Gang and Zhao Kai into the central military tent of Chenliu.

"Old Jiang? Have you heard any news about Zhao Junxuan?" Chen Liu asked with narrowed eyes.

Jiang Yuan had previously said that he had let Zhao Junxuan run away, but Chen Liu certainly didn't believe such nonsense. With Jiang Yuan's character of plucking feathers from passing geese, he must have wanted to squeeze out the last value from Zhao Junxuan.

But now it has been two days, so I guess it’s about time.

"Don't be impatient, Old Chen. I'm here to tell you something else." Jiang Yuan came forward with a smile.

Chen Liu shook his head helplessly: "Okay, go ahead."

Jiang Yuan sat down in front of Chen Liu and poured himself a cup of tea before slowly speaking, "The thing is, my people have captured Zhao Junxuan in the deep mountains."

"Really?!" Chen Liu sat up suddenly.

The crown prince of the previous dynasty. Ning Fei failed to catch him last time. Is he really going to fall into his hands now?

"Calm down, calm down. I've already told you that this isn't the main issue this time." Jiang Yuan spoke quickly.

"It's like this. The man has been caught, but due to the long distance, he probably won't be delivered here until noon tomorrow."

Chen Liu waved his hand disapprovingly: "That's it, I thought it was something else, tomorrow it will be tomorrow."

"But do you have enough manpower? Will there be any unexpected problems along the way?"

"If you can't, just let me know and I'll send you a hundred experts."

Jiang Yuan smiled awkwardly. What use is there for him? Zhao Junxuan is in my hands now.

If it weren't for the desire to squeeze out the last bit of value from him, I would have given it to you a long time ago.

After all, no one knows when Jiazi and his friends will come over, although they have almost no chance of successfully taking Zhao Junxuan away.

But these people are masters after all, killing and wounding hundreds of soldiers is like a piece of cake for them.

It would be better for Taiping County not to bear this loss.

"No, I've already made foolproof arrangements. By the way, I'm not here to talk about this today."

"The main reason is that when we captured Zhao Junxuan, he was seen by the assassins around him. I guess they will definitely show up to rescue him when the handover takes place tomorrow."

"Then it will all depend on whether your East Factory experts can deliver."

Chen Liu looked at Jiang Yuan with a smile. Did he give a good performance?

He's a fierce man who can follow me and fight his way in and out of a battlefield with hundreds of thousands of people.

"Don't worry, there will be absolutely no problem!"

After the two of them finished talking, Jiang Yuan still looked at Chen Liu seriously, with no intention of leaving.

After a long while, Chen Liu nodded silently: "I will give you another 50,000 refugees."

"Oh! What are you talking about!" Jiang Yuan grabbed Chen Liu's arm with a smile on his face.

"Aren't we all high-ranking officials? It's our duty to serve the court. What's the difference between being a refugee or not?"

"Let's just make it a deal."

……

At the same time, Ding Yin and Xin Wu, who were walking in the barren mountains, finally confirmed after a careful test that Jiang Yuan really had no backup plan.

"Is this bastard mentally ill?" Ding Yin cursed with gritted teeth.

Xin Wu also found it unbelievable. Since coming here, how many times has he been cheated by Jiang Yuan?

Tens of thousands of soldiers were trapped and now he is the only one left. But now Jiang Yuan actually let them go without saying a word. This is not in line with Jiang Yuan's character.

"Better be careful, maybe someone is following us." Xin Wu looked around cautiously.

However, the next moment, a figure jumped down from the tree in front of the two of them.

"Don't worry, there's no ambush around here."

The moment they saw this person, Ding Yin and Xin Wu immediately smiled in surprise.

"Jia Zi! Why are you here?"

Jiazi nodded at the two of them with a tired look on his face: "It's a long story. What's going on with you two? Why did that dog official suddenly let you go?"

"It would be fine if you just wanted to take advantage of the situation, but I've checked and there's no one following you."

Xin Wu frowned, something was wrong.

"By the way, didn't that dog official have someone give you a note?" Ding Yin said quickly.

"Right!" Xin Wu slapped his head and quickly took out the paper ball from his arms: "When they released us, the dog official's men said they would only open it after seeing you."

"After meeting me?" Jiazi looked at the paper ball in confusion and reached out to take it from Xinwu.

As the paper ball was opened, the three people's expressions changed at the same time.

"Don't be surprised, and don't be confused. I've let you two go simply because your master paid the right amount of money for your lives."

"As for you, do you want to save your master? It's very simple. Come to my central military tent at midnight tonight and have a chat!"

"Also, let me be frank. The only person who can come is Jiazi, and only him. If there's one more, you won't get any information."

"Of course, the most important thing is, Jiazi, show your sincerity and think carefully about how much your master is worth!"

These four simple sentences made the three of them ponder for a long time.

"Jia Zi, what do you think?" Xin Wu said with a frown.

Jiazi took a deep breath and said, "What can I do? Since he wants to see me, I'll go."

Xin Wu's face was filled with worry, and he said with some concern, "But it might be Jiang Yuan's trick."

"Even so, I must go!" Jiazi said firmly.

If there was no hope of saving his master, Jiazi would have committed suicide long ago. So, even if Jiang Yuanming said that tonight was a Hongmen Banquet, Jiazi had to go!