Chapter 1637 Chaos Breaks Out in Changjin Prefecture

Meng Yunzheng was not surprised when he received the letter. He knew his father's personality and could only write to him to ask him to protect himself.

Fortunately, the Meng family was in Chenggu County, which was some distance from the prefectural city. With the prefectural city in chaos, Chenggu County had time to prepare for their escape.

However, no one expected the chaos to come so quickly, and coincidentally, the county seat of Chenggu County was the first to be thrown into chaos.

According to the message from Lord Fei, there was a group of bandits near Chenggu County. Not long ago, they took advantage of the magistrate's absence and lax security to suddenly break into the county town. They not only burned, killed, and looted in the town, but also broke into the homes of many wealthy families, kidnapped people, and then asked those wealthy families to raise money to ransom them.

Although the Meng family wasn't a wealthy household, they did have some assets. I wonder if anything has happened to them.

When Meng Yunzheng received this news, his face darkened.

Lord Fei said, "The situation in the capital is also very tense. Although nothing has happened yet, the Changjin Prefecture has already taken action, most likely trying to use this chaos to launch a diversionary attack. It is said that the Changjin Prefecture sent troops to wipe out the mountain bandits, but they returned empty-handed and instead angered them, killing several hostages."

"Naturally, they returned empty-handed. Changjin Prefecture is already the territory of the Third Prince and his men." Perhaps those bandits were just soldiers in disguise. It's no wonder they couldn't win when they were fighting themselves.

Lord Fei nodded, "Indeed, the prefect of Changjin Prefecture reported that the bandits were well-trained and not ordinary people, and requested the Emperor to send troops. The Emperor dispatched General Huang with troops to Changjin Prefecture in secret."

"General Huang?"

"Yes, His Majesty simply turned the tables on them. General Huang's troop deployment is quite impressive. For the Third Prince and his men, if his departure from the capital to Changjin Prefecture to quell the rebellion is contained, there will be one less obstacle in their path. They will most likely take action in the capital soon."

Meng Yunzheng was aware of these matters. With the emperor in charge in the capital, he wasn't worried. The more pressing issue now was the situation for the Meng family.

After returning from the government office, Meng Yunzheng immediately went to find Shu Yu, saying, "I need to go back to Changjin Prefecture."

After hearing his story about the Meng family, Shu Yu knew the situation was urgent and immediately began preparing things for him.

With Meng Pei absent and Meng Yunzheng also leaving, the family was still worried about having servants, so Xiao Songle was sent to the Lu family that very night.

Zhao Xi originally wanted to go along, but Meng Yunzheng stopped him.

That place is too dangerous. Zhao Xigang has just become a father, so it's best not to take the risk.

That evening, Zhao Xi prepared several medicine packets and bottles for him to carry with him.

The next morning, Meng Yunzheng took Xia Yan, tied their bundles to their horses, and soon set off.

When they arrived at the city gate, they found two people already standing there.

He was slightly taken aback, then quickly dismounted and strode forward, asking, "Why did you come here?"

Shu Yu patted the big white horse beside her, "Of course I went with you. I was worried about Uncle Meng and Ahan. Now that you've gone, I can't wait at home for news by myself."

Meng Yunzheng chuckled, "But what about your situation here..."

“Lu Ji has Wei Ronghua, Zhuangzi has Da Niu, and the workshop has several managers. They are all capable people, and they can discuss things with each other. It doesn’t matter if I’m not here for the time being. Besides, I’ve finished several important things, so it’s not a big deal for me to leave now.”

Meng Yunzheng felt his eyes throbbing slightly. He took Shu Yu's hand and said, "Okay, let's go."

(End of this chapter)