Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Meng Changqing had a bad feeling. Judging from the distance from Weishan County to her county government office, if the noise could reach here, what must the place where the noise came from be like?
Meng Changqing and the others were anxious, but they kept their anxiety to themselves.

New Street, in front of Dai Fei's house.

"What exploded?" Dai Dongwen asked.

Only after asking that question did he notice that all the houses and shops on both sides of the street had their doors tightly shut.

Where have all these people gone?

"They went south. Didn't you see anyone when you came from that side?" Dai Fei frowned. He was also wondering what that noise was. When he turned his head, he noticed that his wife looked terrified and had her hands on the back of the chair, as if she was trying her best to suppress her fear. He quickly went to her side.

"Don't boil water, my father probably doesn't bathe much." As soon as Dai Fei finished speaking, Dai Dongwen outside the door said, "I'm going to the county government office."

Dai Dongwen moved extremely quickly; before he could finish speaking, he had vanished without a trace.

“Look,” Dai Fei said to Liu Bao’er.

"Has the Yan army invaded?" Bao'er asked in an even lower voice.

“It shouldn’t be.” Dai Fei took Bao’er’s hand. “I heard the sound, it didn’t come from the north. If you’re worried, we can lock the door and go to the county government office.”

Bao'er nodded, "Let's go."

They said they were going to the county government office, but they actually entered the back office through a side gate. Dai Dongwen and Dai Fei both thought Meng Changqing was still in the backyard.

Only after asking did I learn that Meng Changqing had gone to the front office as soon as he heard the noise, and I asked what the noise was.

"I don't know," Bafang said, having just returned from the front office. "Young Master has already sent people to inquire, and we should know soon enough."

Just as he said this, the personal guards who had gone out to scout ahead returned on horseback.

"Sir, the artillery battalion of Weishan County was bombed," the guard said. "I was sent back as soon as I arrived at the border between the two counties. They said the area around the artillery battalion was completely sealed off and no one was allowed to enter or leave."

After hearing the news, Meng Changqing felt like a fly had gotten into his head, buzzing incessantly.

Sure enough, something serious had happened. Without time to process his emotions, Meng Changqing immediately returned to his desk, quickly wrote the inquiry document, put it in an envelope, and handed it to his personal guard, saying, "Take two men and make another trip."

"Take this and go to Weishan County to inquire about the situation, find out why the artillery battalion was bombed, and what the current state of the camp is."

Meng Changqing further instructed, "After you leave the county government office, be careful of anyone who approaches you, even if you know them before."

This official document I'm giving you must not be given to anyone else unless you personally deliver it to Lord Cao of Weishan County. Bring it back to me.

"Yes."

The guards obeyed and quickly ran out.

As soon as he left, Bafang rushed in, "Young Master, what happened?"

"The artillery battalion has been bombed." Meng Changqing said with a serious expression. "It's most likely that someone did this."

"Why would the artillery battalion explode? Could it be that the Yan people infiltrated through a gap in their ranks?" Bafang wondered.

What he said was exactly what Meng Changqing was thinking.

But Meng Changqing still said, "I'm not sure, I've had someone ask."

Although there is no evidence, judging from the fact that the beneficiaries of this matter, it is only possible that the Yan traitors were behind it.

To be honest, it's also possible that the artillery battalion soldiers made a mistake by accident, or that the materials suddenly exploded during transport.

In that era, the use of gunpowder in military camps was still in the research stage, and accidents were normal.

But why did this happen at this particular time after such a long period of calm? Why did it have to happen when the two armies were locked in a stalemate?

How blind must God be?
The fate of the Great Liang Dynasty is not yet sealed; Meng Changqing is more inclined to believe that it was orchestrated. (End of Chapter)