Through the secret passage, Meng Ji led Meng Wei and several others out of Chengdu City. When he saw the county soldiers' camp, his heart dropped. Shocking shouts of death and painful screams were spreading in the camp. Corpses and blood
The tent was dyed red, and the flames of the ignited materials could be seen from a distance.
"What's going on? Why are you fighting with your own people?" Meng Ji rushed to the county soldiers' camp like crazy.
Meng Wei hugged tightly: "Master, no, the situation in the camp is unknown, master cannot be involved in danger!"
"Let me go, these are all Su Ren's tricks! He is the one who messed up the county soldiers!"
Meng Ji couldn't take a breath, rolled his eyes, and fainted. Meng Wei quickly put Meng Ji down and looked up in the direction of the county army camp. The war was still spreading, and the men and horses of both sides were killing each other. The strength of both sides was equal.
, the war was in an anxious state. Meng Wei did not know that Su Ren was going out of the city to meet the county soldiers. When he saw the scene in front of him, he felt afraid of Su Ren.
"Butler! What should we do?" A servant looked at Meng Ji who fainted and was at a loss what to do.
Mengwei looked around and pointed with his hand: "You two quickly send the master back and ask the medical officer to treat him. The others stay here with me to see what happened over there!"
The Wenjiang Dao captain was furious. He was wearing armor and his body was stained red with blood. He was holding a long curled sword in his hand and roared at the people next to him: "A group of liars from Ge Laozi actually made a sneak attack? Send someone immediately,
Take our camp back, you shameless villain, Su Ren's benefits haven't come yet, everyone is more anxious than the other!"
Jiangyuan County Lieutenant shook his head: "Colonel Lieutenant, let's leave? If we don't leave, we won't be able to leave. The two guys from Jianshi Road and Tu County are going to kill us all!"
"Where are we going? Even if we die, we have to bite off a piece of their flesh!" Wenjiang Dao Colonel was furious, and he raised his hand and chopped Jiangyuan County Lieutenant to the ground: "If you continue to retreat, I will kill you! Follow me.
Kill it!"
The captain of the Jianshi Taoist School and the captain of the Tuxian County, standing in the distance, squinted their eyes and looked at the Wenjiang Taoist School Captain as if he was going crazy.
The captain of Tu County laughed and said: "I didn't expect this guy to have some skills. If he knew the current affairs, he wouldn't have killed so many people!"
The captain of the Taoist school of the Jian family glanced at the captain of the Tuxian County: "This time my soldiers and horses are the main force. We have agreed that I will take 70% of Su Bingcao's belongings by then!"
"I know, you have said it eight times!" Tuxian County Lieutenant smiled: "Send all the reserve personnel up and end this battle as soon as possible. If it continues, our casualties will become huge!"
Captain Jian's Taoist School smiled and ordered the messengers to send more reinforcements: "We have the advantage in numbers, that mad dog can't escape!"
In just one afternoon, several Dao County troops from Wenjiang Province and Jiangyuan County who had clearly seen Su Ren's purpose were wiped out. Blood flowed in the county army camp, and nearly 8,000 soldiers and horses died at the hands of the brothers just now.
There were corpses everywhere, blood everywhere, and there was no place to stay in Nuo Da's camp. It was not until night fell that the sound of killing in the county soldiers' camp stopped.
Mengwei lay on the hillside in the distance and watched for a whole afternoon. The ground beneath him was soaked with sweat. This was the most tragic scene he had ever seen in his life. Although he still did not understand why the county soldiers were fighting each other.
Internal strife arose. But I felt that Meng Ji's last words were absolutely correct. Meng Wei thought of himself. For such a long time, he had been in two boats. Seeing that the Meng family was about to end, he really dared to go to Su Ren.
Negotiate terms?
The night wind made Mengwei's body feel cold, and he lay on the ground without daring to move. A servant pushed Mengwei: "Butler, should we go back?"
Mengwei had an idea: "Go back! Go back quickly and tell the master about this!"
Went back to Chengdu from the secret passage and returned to Meng Mansion. Meng Ji had already woken up. He was lying on the couch and kept humming. The whole family was crying around Meng Ji, which frightened Meng Wei who had just walked in.
Meng Wei hurriedly rushed to Meng Ji's couch, and Meng Wei couldn't stop his tears from flowing down: "Master, it's over, the county soldiers have rebelled!"
Meng Ji turned over, grabbed Meng Wei's hand, stared directly at Meng Wei, and opened his mouth, but could not say a word. After trying hard for a long time, a mouthful of blood spurted onto Meng Wei's face.
"Master! Master!" Meng Wei didn't bother to wipe, and shouted twice, but Meng Ji didn't respond. Meng Wei moved Meng Ji gingerly, and his heart pounded: "Master, woo woo..."
There were cries from all over the Meng Mansion, and all the men and women knelt in front of Meng Ji's couch. Meng Liu let out a chuckle, and her eyes fell softly to the ground. The nearby servants quickly hugged her. There was another chaos. The medical officer hurried in and took a look.
He looked at Meng Ji, then looked at Meng Liu, and said that Meng Liu had fainted, without saying a word to Meng Ji.
Just when everyone in the Meng family was at a loss, Meng Bi appeared at the door, followed by a guy with disheveled hair. Meng Wei took a look and knew that the person coming was none other than Hou Jian.
"Stop crying!" Hou Jian yelled, and the crying stopped suddenly. After scanning the crowd, Hou Jian touched Meng Ji and shook his head at Meng Bi. Meng Bi closed his eyes, tears flowing down his eyes.
come out.
Hou Jiandao: "Immediately send someone to invite the widow to do the work, and find someone to go to the coffin shop to order a coffin. The rest of the people will take out all the white cloth at home and decorate the mourning hall. Go and do it quickly!"
Meng Wei didn't dare to ask any more questions, and quickly got up to make arrangements. When he walked to the door, he looked back at the room. Meng Bi knelt down in front of Meng Ji's body, and Hou Jian stood quietly behind him. The scene was particularly strange.
Meng Wei rolled his eyes twice, and was about to continue walking out, when he looked up and found Hou Jian's old servant Hou standing behind the moon gate with his hands clasped around. Meng Wei quickly looked away, lowered his head and hurried out of the yard.
When he came outside the courtyard gate, he looked back behind him, and Meng Wei let out a sigh of relief. Meng Wei felt awkward from the bottom of his heart towards this Hou Si. This old guy always had a dead face, especially those eyes that seemed like a dead man.
It's like he can see through people's hearts. After being glanced at by Hou Si, Mengwei felt that he was about to be exposed.
First, I went to a coffin shop to order a high-quality coffin, and made an appointment to have it delivered directly to the Meng Mansion. Then I went to the Paper Horse Shop to prepare all the things needed to decorate the mourning hall. As soon as I passed Jianing Lane, I saw the most magnificent coffin in Chengdu.
Restaurant, Cuixiang Building.
Standing at the door of Cuixiang Building, Meng Wei hesitated for a long time. Meng Ji's death was no longer a secret, but Su Ren definitely didn't know about Hou Jian's return. After walking back and forth at the door of Cuixiang Building for several times, Meng Wei got out.
I can't decide to go in.
"Guest officer, please come in!" The waiter stood at the door and greeted people coming and going. He had already seen Meng Wei, but he kept his expression. The shopkeeper had told him that there was no need to be too enthusiastic about Meng Wei.
After walking around in front of Cuixiang Building again, Mengwei looked around. This street is close to the West Market, and it is very lively with people coming and going. The hawkers buying things on both sides of the street are next to each other. Early this morning, the Prefecture has posted
A notice was issued saying that the county soldiers outside the city would return to their respective territories soon, so that the people should not panic. In addition, starting from yesterday, the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce was selling large quantities of grain, and the price dropped directly from one hundred yuan to eight yuan a few days ago.
.The common people breathed a sigh of relief and took advantage of this opportunity to buy more, for fear that food prices would rise again.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Meng Wei stepped into Cuixiang Building. The old shopkeeper hurriedly greeted him: "Butler Meng is here, you haven't been here for several days!"
Meng Wei smiled unnaturally, did not answer, and followed the old shopkeeper to the second floor.
The business of Cuixiang Tower has not been very good these days. There are county soldiers outside the city, and there are beggars everywhere in the city. At this time, even the rich people who have no worries about food and clothing have no intention of coming to such a place to spend money.
In the private room on the second floor, Huo Laosi was sitting by the window drinking tea. Seeing Meng Wei come in, he chuckled: "Butler Meng has been hanging out for a long time today!"
"Hey!" Meng Wei sat down and sighed: "Meng Ji is dead, it's better to see less of him at this time!"
Huo Laosi nodded: "Since Meng Ji is dead, who is in charge of the Meng family now?"
Meng Wei glanced at Huo Laosi: "Guess!"
"It stands to reason that once Meng Ji died, the Meng family should be handed over to Meng Bi, but Meng Bi was almost killed by Tang Meng and had his tongue cut out. Could it be the Meng Liu family?"
Mengwe shook his head,
"Who is that?"
Meng Wei looked around and put his head in front of Huo Laosi: "Tell you, Hou Jian is back! He is in the Meng family! As soon as Meng Ji died, Hou Jian moved Meng Bi out, and now he is actually in control of the Meng family.
That person is Hou Jian!"
"Hou Jian? When did he come back?"
Meng Wei was very satisfied with Huo Laosi's expression. He straightened up, picked up the tea cup, and shook his head: "I don't know, maybe this guy has never left the Meng family, and he even hid it from me. The Meng family has hidden it deeply!
"
Huo Lao stood up in a loud voice and bowed his hands to Meng Wei: "Hou Jian's return is a big deal. I have to go back immediately to tell Brother Ren to say goodbye!"
Without waiting for Meng Wei to answer, Huo Laosi went straight out of the private room, and hurried footsteps came from the stairs. Meng Wei did not leave in a hurry, and sat quietly in his seat, drinking tea while looking at the street downstairs. Look.
Meng Wei smiled slightly as Huo Laosi trotted among the crowd with long strides.
Chengdu has returned to what it was like a few days ago, but some shops are still closed. Opposite Cuixiang Building is a shop belonging to the Meng family, and the steps in front of the door have been occupied by a group of beggars. These people who lost everything when prices soared
, even if prices fall, they have no capital to continue living. The best outcome is to become a servant of others or do hard labor, or they may starve to death on the streets.
A figure caught Mengwei's attention. He took a quick look and quickly retracted his body. His heart was beating wildly. After a long time, he slowly poked his head out and scanned the streets, looking for
The figure of that person. When he found and identified the person again, the person raised his head and looked at him. The two people's eyes met, and Mengwei's heart instantly became cold. (To be continued)