Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 777 Take Precautions
Whether it was an accident or intentional, the event has already happened.

Getting to the bottom of things is one thing, but more importantly, it's about preventing this mess from getting even bigger.

Meng Changqing strode out, and only when he reached the door did he say to Bafang, "I'm going to the north city wall."

Bafang quickly followed, saying, "I'll go too."

Meng Changqing stopped and said to him, "You've had a long and tiring journey, so don't come with me." Meng Changqing knew that such words wouldn't persuade Bafang, so he added, "The situation hasn't been investigated yet, so I'll feel more at ease if you stay with Mother."

"Alright, Lai Cai and I will guard the backyard." Ba Fang called out to Meng Changqing's back, "Be careful."

"understood."

Meng Changqing would naturally be careful, after all, she was someone who valued her life quite a bit.

Although she didn't have Bafang accompany her, she didn't go out alone either; she was surrounded by personal guards and Imperial Guards.

As Meng Changqing rode quickly to the north city wall, he noticed before even dismounting that there were significantly more soldiers guarding the wall than in the morning.

One of Zhang Yuan's men ran over to greet him, "Lord Meng, our leader Zhang is handing over duties on the city wall and will be coming down soon."

Meng Changqing handed the reins to the guard behind him. "Why are you handing them over at this time?"

“There was a loud bang over Weishan County. I don’t know if you heard it at the county government office,” Zhang Yuan’s subordinate said. “After that, the Weishan Battalion went up the city wall and replaced us.”

Meng Changqing knew in his heart that they were ready to fight at any moment.

Clearly, these soldiers of the Great Liang were not fools; what she could think of, these generals could also think of.

"Lord Meng." Zhang Yuan ran towards Meng Changqing as soon as he came down from the city wall, and said, "You heard the commotion too, didn't you?"

Meng Changqing nodded, "I came to remind you to be more vigilant. It seems I've been worrying too much."

Zhang Yuan smiled but didn't respond to that question. Instead, he asked Meng Changqing, "Sir, isn't this strange? We had plenty of gunpowder prepared for the city walls, and we weren't in a rush to finish the work these past few days. How could it have exploded?" "You can tell."

“It could only be a spy from the Yan Kingdom,” Zhang Yuan deduced, then added, “But be careful when working with Magistrate Cao’s group. The village chiefs there are all retired veterans, and they are much more vigilant than other places. Logically speaking, a spy shouldn’t be able to get close to the artillery battalion, let alone into Weishan County!”

"No matter how careful you are, you can't withstand someone's scheming." Meng Changqing pointed ahead, "I'll go up to the city wall and take a look."

"Hey."

Meng Changqing walked around the city wall to see where the guards were lax.

After a thorough inspection that took more than an hour, she found that the guards had already anticipated all the places she could think of. The city walls were well-defended, well-equipped, and the soldiers were in high spirits. Even the passageways inside the city walls were not congested.

As soon as she came down from the city wall, she saw someone riding a fast horse in the distance. Meng Changqing noticed the person's attire and realized that he was her personal guard.

Most likely, there's been news about the matter they were asked to investigate before.

"I have other matters to attend to at the county office, so I'll head back now."

Meng Changqing stepped out of the battle preparation area and met the person who had come to him head-on. It was the personal guard who had been ordered to go out and investigate.

"My lord." The man had exhausted himself from running back and forth, and his voice sounded weak.

"Let's talk as we go." Meng Changqing mounted his horse and rode some distance before asking, "What's the situation over there?"

"All the gunpowder in the camp was destroyed, and many people were killed or wounded." The guards felt sorry for the victims when they mentioned this. "When we arrived, Lord Cao and General Song were also there. I personally delivered the letter you gave me to Lord Cao."

As for why the artillery battalion was bombed, no results have been found yet.

Although we did not see it with our own eyes, according to Lord Cao, Prefect Zheng has already gone that way.

"Sir, are you coming over?"