When Liu Haojia rushed back to the inn, many people had already returned. They brought back a lot of news, and the news brought back by one of them was particularly useful.
The person who brought the news was named Wang Xinyi, who was also a queen of honor. This time he was sent by the family to follow Liu Haojia, which was a way of expressing his surrender to the Liu family.
Wang Xinyi is a very smart person. He knows that some information cannot be obtained on the street. Only people in the yamen can have first-hand information. So he simply bribed a servant and asked him to invite Magistrate Meng's master to the tavern in the name of asking for help.
After the two parties met, Wang Xinyi first revealed his identity and threatened, and then reassured that he just wanted to understand why Magistrate Meng was so neglectful of the deputy imperial envoy, and promised not to embarrass him. Then he threw out fifty taels of silver as a thank you gift. After being beaten and pulled like this, and bribed with money, this master simply told the truth!
It turns out that a letter was delivered by the Babaili Express that traveled between Biyang County and the capital a few days ago. Generally speaking, this kind of express delivery cannot send personal letters. It's just that this personal letter comes from an imperial envoy who is about to leave, so it is natural to make an exception.
The content of the letter was very simple, that is, Ning Baiqiang described Liu Haojia as a lucky person, and asked him to ignore Liu Haojia, restrict his movements, and let him stay in Biyang County. He will take care of it when he arrives.
Moreover, he directly stated in the letter that he planned to impeach Liu Haojia in the future and asked Magistrate Meng to draw a clear line between him and him. When Magistrate Meng does all this, he will naturally speak for him when he returns to Beijing. Only then did the master know that Yushi Ning and Magistrate Meng were still in the same year, but Magistrate Meng's bad luck in officialdom caused the two sides to become estranged.
Liu Haojia burst out laughing after hearing the news, making everyone baffled! After Liu Haojia finished laughing, Zhang Peilan said: "Second brother, how can you laugh at such an annoying thing?"
Liu Haojia said: "This is what we call immortality! Originally, a huge credit could fall on them, but I am not going to share this credit with them. We will take it ourselves!"
Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this, and they all wanted to know what Tian Da's credit was? So everyone asked him questions, but Liu Haojia remained silent. Instead, he ordered: "Take a rest tonight and go shopping tomorrow. Everything must be prepared within one day. We will go deep into the epidemic area the day after tomorrow."
After saying that, he took out a list and distributed it, asking Zhang Peilan and five people to each lead a servant to purchase supplies, while several others were responsible for sorting out the supplies they brought. Everyone took the order and briefly discussed it before falling asleep.
After a busy day on the second day, Liu Haojia and the others left the county directly with several large vehicles early on the third day. Magistrate Meng was robbed by Liu Haojia. When he learned the news, he just pretended that he didn't know and let them leave.
He felt that no one in their right mind would go to a place where smallpox was prevalent, but what he didn't know was that Liu Haojia and the others were going to the farthest closed village, Qinghe Village!
Just as Liu Haojia and the others were approaching Qinghe Village, the soldiers stationed on the road saw a group of strange people. If they were delivering supplies, there were more people escorting them. But if they were patrolling, they would bring seven or eight large vehicles with them!
Seeing this situation, the officer on duty stood in the middle of the road and prepared to stop the team. But when he could clearly see the colors of the people in the team, he felt like his calves were cramping! Because the people who came were wearing scarlet robes, although the patch could not be seen clearly, the person who could wear the scarlet robes and carry weapons must be the Jin Yiwei!
The officer thought that these people should be sent to patrol from above, so he hurriedly ordered his soldiers to organize their troops and clothes to leave a good impression on the superior.
When the team came closer, the officer confirmed that it was the Jin Yiwei who came, but the doubts in his heart increased even more! Because this pair of Jin Yiwei were so strange. The carts they were pulling were filled with things, and there were actually large tubs, bathtubs and other things! The most outrageous thing is that there are actually ten cattle in the team!
Liu Haojia saw the officers and soldiers on duty in front, so he directed the team to march slowly, and he and two men rode forward. When the officer saw three people running over, he immediately stood on the side of the road and bowed to wait.
Liu Haojia reined in his horse in front of him and said, "Are you an officer on duty here? Are there any special circumstances?"
The officer bowed and said: "Nothing is wrong, everything is normal! I just don't know who you are, Sir?"
Liu Haojia said: "I am the deputy imperial envoy sent by the capital!"
The officer had known for a long time that the court was going to send someone, but he didn't expect someone to come so soon! He was so panicked that he hurriedly led people to bow down. Liu Haojia asked him to get up and asked, "Have there been any changes in Qinghe Village these days?"
The officer said: "Nothing has changed. I still come every two days to collect food and medicinal materials."
Liu Haojia said: "How are the food and medicinal materials delivered?"
The officer pointed to a piece of flat bottom that was unexpectedly about twenty steps away and said: "When the things are delivered, I will put them where they are and then withdraw them. At that time, the villagers will carry the food and medicinal materials back by themselves. We are separated by a few steps." It’s far enough to see.”
Liu Haojia asked: "Do you know how many patients there are in the village now?"
The officer looked embarrassed and said: "This subordinate doesn't know! We have been here for a long time and have never spoken to them."
Liu Haojia then asked: "You should know how many households there are in Qinghe Village and how many people there are in total, right?"
The officer shook his head and said: "This junior officer doesn't know either! We were only sent by the superior officer to prohibit people from leaving around the village. We don't know about other things."
Liu Haojia asked a few more questions, but the answers were almost all unknown. It seems that this officer was frightened by smallpox and did not dare to approach the village or communicate with the villagers. So Liu Haojia gave up his efforts and said directly: "Open the roadblock, I want to take people in."
The officer was startled when he heard this, and immediately said loudly: "This can't be done! The order given by the superior officer is that no one is allowed to enter or leave!"
Liu Haojia said: "No matter how big your superior is, can he be bigger than me? And not all the people here will go in, and those who go in will not come out again. Hurry up and do it!"
The officer secretly complained in his heart and urged Liu Haojia not to go in. But how could Liu Haojia listen to him? He forced him to get out of the way and walked in with ten people. Five others remained. These five people pitched their tents directly next to the road, right next to the soldiers' tents. They seemed to be preparing for a protracted battle.
