Unlike the conflict between County Magistrate Cao Shiduan and Liu Yuanhu back then, where both sides were openly hostile leaders of the authorities and the impact was relatively limited—Gu's Manor didn't even have to form a battle team and was only slightly punished afterward.
But now.
If Liu Yuanhu wages war with the Black Sand Gang, the forces across Canghe County will inevitably be dragged into it, Gu's Manor included; otherwise, if they don't take a side soon, their fate could be no better than Li's Fort.
"Troubled times indeed..."
Gu Sheng sighed.
The faint hope he once had for the new emperor was gradually vanishing; now that a single person could hold the positions of both County Magistrate and County Commander, what was there left to expect?
This suggested the new emperor was highly likely just struggling to maintain the situation, or perhaps simply too consumed to attend to what was happening below.
No emperor would ever allow such circumstances otherwise.
