Jiang Yuzhu opened the car window and was surprised to hear this. She asked, "What happened to Su Cheng?"
Cui Ji didn't answer and looked at the three brothers.
The three of them all appeared to have varying degrees of injuries. Upon hearing Jiang Yuzhu's question, the eldest of them, Liu Lao Da, said with a mournful face, "Madam, we can't go to Sucheng. It's in chaos!"
"It's a mess?"
Jiang Yuzhu calculated with her fingers and found that she had lost contact with Han Zhen for some time.
It was inconvenient to go into the city to find an inn when traveling with tens of thousands of people, so Jiang Yuzhu temporarily changed the route and did not receive any more letters from Han Zhen.
When the maids heard about the chaos in Jiangnan, they panicked, especially Hongli, who kept muttering, "My wife is planning to go to Jiangnan to give birth..."
"Madam, please listen to our advice and stay nearby or head north. You really can't go to Sucheng!"
As Liu Lao Da was speaking, blood started flowing from his nose without warning. He quickly raised his head and let Liu Lao Er continue speaking.
Liu Lao Er was afraid that Jiang Yuzhu wouldn't believe him, so he pointed to the sky and swore, "Madam, if I tell even a single lie, I won't be able to drink a single sip of wine in my lifetime!"
Liu Laoer was addicted to alcohol, which was tantamount to swearing a poisonous oath.
"The three of us brothers were escorting goods to Su City. Who knew we would get into it and almost be unable to get out?"
Liu Laoer was halfway through his words when he suddenly burst into tears.
Liu Laosan and Liu Laoda felt the same way. The three brothers wiped their tears together, and Hongjin and the maids were stunned.
After the three Liu brothers had cried enough, Jiang Yuzhu calmly asked, "What happened to Su Cheng?"
The three brothers were sobbing and speechless. Cui Ji rolled his eyes. He thought he could find someone who knew the inside story to explain the details to his wife, but he didn't expect to make his wife laugh at him.
Cui Ji had no choice but to step forward and whispered, "Madam, bandits from several cities near Jiangnan have gathered and are running to Sucheng to kill and rob. Any caravan entering the city will find it difficult to escape."
"There are quite a few bandits, more than ten thousand in total. They bribed the city's defenders, imprisoned the new prefect, and occupied the government office."
After Cui Ji finished speaking, he also felt it was incredible. He didn't expect that a group of rabble would become so powerful.
He asked several groups of refugees, and their answers were basically the same.
"They're not just stealing goods, they're stealing people too!"
Boss Liu was the first to react, cursing angrily, "Of the dozens of our brothers, thirteen died, and the rest had no choice but to join the bandits."
If they didn't surrender, they would die. There was no other way out. The three brothers were lucky enough to escape, otherwise they would have been forced to surrender.
Jiang Yuzhu took a deep breath, her palms sweating, and asked, "Is the gate of Su City closed?"
"No, the bandits in Su City have a big appetite and are waiting for the caravan to enter Su City so that they can rob it. The other cities in Jiangnan are busy with their own affairs. They heard that the capital is in chaos and are waiting for news from the capital."
Sucheng is now almost a lawless area and has been controlled by bandits.
The other cities were afraid that bandits would cause chaos, so they only opened small gates and strictly checked people entering and leaving the city.
"How are the major families in Su City doing?"
The more Jiang Yuzhu thought about it, the more frightened she became. She was just waiting to rob the bandits, but she didn't expect these scum to act quickly and run to Sucheng to cause trouble first.
As far as she knew, the new prefect of Sucheng was Xie Zhao's uncle.
If you cause trouble to your own family, you will die!
This time, there was no way this group of people could be kept alive.
Facing Jiang Yuzhu's question, the three Liu brothers shook their heads simultaneously. The eldest brother, Liu's eyes red, said, "I don't know. We only know that if we don't escape, we will become murderous bandits."
Escape and at least save your life.
The bandits occupied Su City not long ago, just in the past few days.
After giving the three brothers some food and money, Cui Ji brought a few more refugees over.
The refugees cowered in fear, but when they saw that it was Jiang Yuzhu who was in charge, they breathed a sigh of relief and pushed their daughter out from behind, saying, "Madam, I only have this one daughter, a beautiful girl, and she must not be ruined by bandits!"
Those bandits are rampant in the city, relying on their numbers to rob any beautiful girl they see!
After discussing it, the family packed up their bags and fled at night, hiding away from the bandits.
After repeated questioning, Jiang Yuzhu realized that the matter was more serious than she had imagined.
That night, she discussed with Zhou Pingjiang and Huo's family, "How about we hurry on overnight and go to Jiangnan to get our revenge?"
Huo had a conflict with one of the bandit leaders in the past, and she had even been teased by him. When she learned that the other party was so arrogant about occupying Su City, she immediately became furious and stood up and said, "Go!"
These bastards didn't even wait for the Huo family to rob them, but instead went to cause trouble for the government. They have a big appetite!
In the evening, Shen Zhilan also heard the news from the refugees. Her heart trembled slightly, and she subconsciously said, "Sister Yuzhu, Sucheng is in chaos, it's not suitable for a healthy pregnancy."
Although she knew that there were the Xie family, the Shen family, and some relatives in Sucheng, Shen Zhilan subconsciously put Jiang Yuzhu first.
She had paid off many of the debts in her previous life, and in this life she just wanted to be nicer to Jiang Yuzhu and the Mo family.
Jiang Yuzhu held Shen Zhilan’s hand and smiled: “That’s why I want to go even more.”
If you have tens of thousands of people under your control, and you don't show off, how can you be low-key?
"Besides, Mom might still be in their hands."
It is not uncommon for bandits to rob property, but the fact that they dare to cause trouble at the prefectural government office shows that they are after more than just money.
The situation in the capital is tense, and one move can affect the entire body. At this critical juncture, the unusual movements in Su City, which has always been peaceful, make Jiang Yuzhu suspect that there is a mastermind behind the scenes.
What if Shen was used as a hostage to threaten Xie Zhao...
"You mean..."
Shen Zhilan's breathing stagnated, and she reacted all at once.
Jiang Yuzhu nodded slightly, raised the folding fan in her hand, and fanned it gently.
In fact, she was quite looking forward to it.
The bandits in Jiangnan are most likely the subordinates of the mastermind behind the scenes.
The man was a thoughtful person and worried that his subordinates would rebel together, so Zhou Pingjiang and the other party knew nothing about each other.
Jiang Yuzhu led Zhou Pingjiang's team to seize territory. If the mastermind behind the scenes knew about this, he would surely grit his teeth and hate her to the core, right?
"Notify my brothers and get ready first."
Jiang Yuzhu will not give the bandits occupying Sucheng time to prepare for the response. As time goes by, the other side's manpower will grow stronger.
After traveling for several days, the group finally arrived at the gate of Sucheng on the tenth day of May.
The soldiers defending the city had long been bribed by the bandits. Seeing the dark mass of people, they were so frightened that they shouted loudly: "Close the city gate!"
Isn’t it said that the emperor is in a state of panic and all the reinforcements from the north have gone to the capital? Then where did these people come from?
Cui Ji quickly rode forward to stop them, shouting, "Wait, we're here to seek refuge, we're one of our own!"
The people on the city wall were stunned. Taking advantage of this critical moment, Cui Ji called out to his brothers: "What are you all standing there for? Charge into the city!"
Brothers: “…”
They had just been misled by "their own people" and thought they were really going there to seek refuge.
With tens of thousands of troops leading the charge, the city gate was easily broken open.
The crowd lined up on both sides, and Jiang Yuzhu's carriage slowly drove in.
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