Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Upon hearing that it concerned the savages, Meng Changqing became less anxious.

The Xueye tribe has received help from Daliang over the years and has also firmly established itself in Jiewan. Of course, this is all according to the Xueye tribe itself.

Now that you've firmly established yourself, what's going on now?
Zhang Yuan continued, "The two savages who came to deliver the message are still waiting by the wall. I told them to go back first, but they wouldn't listen to my advice and insisted on going back with our reinforcements."

"Why are the other tribes rebelling?" This was what Meng Changqing was most concerned about.

After all, Meng Changqing never supported the Xueye tribe from the very beginning, and all the Jiewan savages were enemies in her eyes.

She was kind enough not to stand by and applaud while enemies fought each other.

“I asked about this too, and they said that other tribes had seized their food.”

When Meng Changqing heard this, she found it utterly ridiculous. "Other tribes seized the Snow Night Tribe's food, and then they want to rebel? Does that logic make sense?"

Zhang Yuan had a different interpretation: "Perhaps what other tribes did to seize grain was seen as a rebellion by the Xueye tribe."

“That makes sense.” Meng Changqing then asked, “What did General Song say?”

"General Song is unaware of this yet."

Meng Changqing paused as he reached for the hand warmer. "Could it be that I'm the first person to know this besides you?"

Zhang Yuan nodded, her gaze towards Meng Changqing filled with seriousness and certainty.

This display of loyalty is too extreme.

Meng Changqing immediately stood up. "Quickly, send word! Do you have anyone with you?"

"I brought two people with me."

"Send a clever man to ride a fast horse from the yamen and immediately go to Weishan Camp to report the news." After Meng Changqing finished speaking to Zhang Yuan, he immediately called Cheng Guang over and said to him, "You ride my horse and go to Liangzhou Prefecture right away. Tell Prefect Zheng that the Xueye tribe has come to ask for support and requests that the Great Liang send troops. Their people are still waiting at the city wall. Whether to help or not, ask him to make a decision."

"What?" Cheng Guang was also hearing this news for the first time. "They want the Great Liang to send troops? Just for that savage?"

Meng Changqing didn't explain, "Go and report the message first, and remember to repeat what was said verbatim." "Yes!"

Cheng Guang had already taken two steps when Meng Changqing called him back and instructed him, "You must not deliberately reveal to Prefect Zheng that you are riding my horse."

This request put Cheng Guang in a difficult position: "What constitutes 'not deliberate'?"

"Figure it out yourself," Meng Changqing said. "Go quickly."

After the two messengers left the county office, Zhang Yuan asked the question that had been bothering him, "Sir, when I told you this news, you didn't seem worried at all. Why are you so anxious now?"

“I’m not in a hurry. It doesn’t matter if you see through me, since we’re on the same side after all. But it wouldn’t be good if Shangguan found out,” Meng Changqing said with a smile. “After all, the imperial court attaches great importance to this Xueye tribe.”

"Let's go inside and sit for a while," Meng Changqing said. "I reckon that once General Song and Prefect Zheng receive the news, they'll both be heading this way. Let's wait for an hour before going to the entrance of Yangmen County to greet them."

Once inside the study, Meng Changqing inquired about the details of the messenger from the Snow Night Tribe, asking, "Is he a familiar face I've met before?"

“Yes,” Zhang Yuan said, “He should be a trusted confidant of the Snow Night tribe.”

"Does Your Excellency suspect this is a trap?" Zhang Yuan thought about it and felt a chill run down his spine. "It will take some time for the General and Prefect Zheng to arrive. Perhaps I should go back and question those two properly."

“Alright, then you can go back first,” Meng Changqing said to Zhang Yuan. “Let’s make reasonable guesses, but let’s not assume the truth.”

Zhang Yuan said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing!" as she walked out.

Now let's talk about Liangzhou Prefecture.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the government office was immersed in the festive atmosphere. Zheng Jie was also quite happy, since it was the New Year.

Before the excitement had even subsided, news came from Beishan County.

Why bring up military intervention during the Lunar New Year?

He even rode Magistrate Meng's horse to deliver the message, indicating the urgency of the situation. Zheng Jie dared not delay and immediately went to Weishan Camp to find Song Qingfeng. After all, military power was involved, so he did not decide to persuade him. (End of this chapter)