Chapter 1639 The Meng Family in Disarray
Meng Yunzheng's lips were also tightly pursed, and he said in a low voice, "Therefore, it was right for the Fifth Prince to ascend to a high position."
If it were the Second Prince or the Third Prince, those two utterly shameless scoundrels who treat the lives of ordinary people as worthless, they would be the ones who bring disaster upon the people of the world.
Shu Yu took a deep breath. Yes, the second and third princes are morally corrupt and prey on ordinary people. On this point alone, they are not fit to be emperors.
The group led the horses further in, not very fast, their eyes warily scanning their surroundings.
Before leaving, the soldier reminded them, "The government doesn't have many people on its hands right now, so be careful. There are still remnants of bandits hiding in the city. If you notice anything amiss, protect yourselves and immediately find the patrolling soldiers."
With limited local troops, some went to besiege a large number of bandits, some guarded the city gates to prevent any accidents, and others searched the city house by house.
But these bandits were clearly organized; they were very cunning and hid in some rat hole, making them impossible to find.
Originally, the neighboring county and the prefectural city said they would send manpower over, but a few days ago, they also encountered harassment from scattered mountain bandits. Although they were only frightened and did not suffer heavy losses like Chenggu County, they dared not easily transfer government troops.
Meng Yunzheng was grateful and said, "Thank you, you've all worked hard too."
Meng Yunzheng couldn't say for sure whose people these soldiers were, or whether they even knew who had orchestrated all of this.
But at this moment, their faces were sallow and their dark circles were obvious, indicating that they were indeed too busy to get enough rest.
Shu Yu and the other three walked towards the Meng family's house, which was located in a relatively central part of the county town.
They saw more people now than near the city gate.
Most of these people are poor families who set up small stalls to sell vegetables and trinkets, or ordinary people who go out to buy things.
They all looked somewhat haggard, mostly still shaken. They didn't dare approach them, speaking softly as if raising their voices would cause trouble.
Shu Yu knew that they had no choice. Even though the city was still unsafe, they had to come out to make a living.
Most of the shops on the street were closed, with only one or two shops selling groceries and rice still open for business, but there were only one or two people working there.
The whole street was very quiet; no one dared to speak loudly. Once they sold out, they would immediately pack up and leave.
Upon arriving at the Meng family's residence, all four of them couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
The gates of the Meng Family Escort Agency were tightly shut. Meng Yunzheng loosened the reins and stepped forward to knock on the door. He had just reached the steps when he stopped and his expression changed.
Shu Yu lagged behind him by a step. "What's wrong?"
Meng Yunzheng stared at the door lock with a tight smile. "It seems someone from the Meng family has broken in before."
There was blood on the door lock.
Shu Yu's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly raised her hand to knock on the door, but there was no response from inside.
She simply pushed open both doors with force.
Sure enough, the door wasn't bolted inside; it opened with a simple push.
However, when they saw the scene inside, their expressions became even more solemn.
The entire front yard was a mess. Potted plants were overturned on the ground, stone benches were overturned with their legs flying everywhere, and the weapon rack that the bodyguards used to practice martial arts in the corner had been cut in two, with not a single weapon left.
(End of this chapter)
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