Traveling through time and space

"In reply to your Excellency, I am Wang Yong, the head constable of the county government."

"To answer your question, Wang Yong is the brother-in-law of Mr. Liu. He usually takes advantage of the power of others to bully others. This idea was recently proposed by Wang Yong. He said that if all the victims escaped, it would cause panic among the people in the county. If they ran outside, it would affect Mr. Liu's political achievements." Sun Yan said calmly.

"Wang Yong, do you know that your brother-in-law Liu Yunfei has been dismissed from his post and escorted to Beijing? You have also been dismissed from your post. Sun Yan, you will temporarily take over the job of finding the head of the police. Do you two want to go with him?" Lord Du asked the other two.

"My humble servant Zhang Dalai and my humble servant Wang Chao greet all the lords."

"Okay, since you are willing to stay, then do your job well. Come, escort Wang Yong back to the county town and ask Lord Ren to try him immediately. Also, ask Lord Ren to find and send the medicinal herbs and lime. Also, ask Lord Du to send all the reinforcements and food here. Ask him to think of some ways to raise some food and tell Lord Ren the real situation here," Lord Du instructed the two followers who came over.

"My Lords, I'm helpless. Officials are like swords hanging over our heads. We have no choice but to do what they say." Yang Haoyu stepped forward and spoke awkwardly. "When I first arrived, I told the servants to slaughter the chickens and cook. My Lords, please come with me to my house for dinner, and then we'll be back." Yang Haoyu spoke carefully.

"Li Zheng Yang, why do we have to turn back?" Su Yuanyuan asked curiously.

"Yes, we came to the disaster area on the emperor's orders. Why should we turn back?" It seemed that Lord Du was also very curious.

"My lords, the mountain road ahead is very rugged. I'm afraid you may not be used to walking on it." The head of the village sounded a little abnormal and stopped talking.

"No need, we brought our own dry food and we still have to go to the next village to have a look. Yang Lizheng, you are the leader of the whole village and you are the hope of the villagers," Lord Du said earnestly.

"Sir, I know I was wrong, and I have no choice but to obey them. I know I was wrong, and I will make amends and serve the court well. I will do my best to be a village head in the future.

"Okay, I trust you can do a good job as the village head. From now on, remove the roadblocks. If anyone comes, your village should first provide them with some food and comfort them so that they can return home as soon as possible. The court officials, food and medicine will continue to flow in, so don't worry. If there are those who really want to go out and stay with relatives and friends, you must let them pass and not stop them. When the court's supplies arrive, you villages that have not received disaster relief will not be allowed to participate. You understand, you must first take care of the villages and people who have been severely affected by the disaster, so that everyone has food, clothes, and medicine."

"Don't worry, sir. I am very familiar with this area. I am willing to be your guide and do my best to help our brothers and sisters who are affected by the disaster." Yang Haoyu bent down deeply.

The two adults looked at each other and nodded. This was a checkpoint, and there were people and quite a few stools. Lord Shang whispered a few words to the people around him, and they asked them to move the stools over here. Someone came up and asked Su Yuanyuan to sit down. Su Yuanyuan sat down, and someone brought over a big bag of something. It turned out to be cakes. Su Yuanyuan was the first to get the cakes because she was a princess. Of course, Su Yuanyuan didn't hesitate at all and took it and said she would eat it.

"Miss, we didn't even think of preparing some food." Dongmei's eyes were a little red.

"This is good. Besides, we came in such a hurry that I didn't even think to ask you to prepare it. Stop crying and eat first. It will give you the strength to walk. We still have a long way to go." Su Yuanyuan reached out and flicked her cheek. "Since we're here to help with the disaster relief, we should face everything together with them."

"Miss, I was wrong. I know it."

"Girl, drink some water. It's all clean." Xining handed over two water bags. "Thank you, Xining." Su Yuanyuan took the water bags.

"Princess, we have brought all the luggage you brought from the capital," Chunmei and Xiamei, who had been following behind, stepped forward and said in a low voice.

This unexpected surprise was of course also Dongmei's surprise, "Xiamei, you are so thoughtful. I didn't even think of it."

"Sister Dongmei has been busy serving the princess, so she doesn't have time to think about so many things."

"Okay, you're all good, but it's really inconvenient that you didn't bring a water bag. When you see some bamboo later, make some drinking cups, one for each person."

"Yes, I will make a few more when I see them later. We can each have one to keep for ourselves," Dongmei was happy again.

"Yuanyuan, eat this." The eldest brother brought a bag over, "This is the meat jerky you made last time. I haven't been willing to eat it." The eldest brother opened the bag and was about to put it in Su Yuanyuan's hand.

"Brother, you eat it yourself. Yuanyuan is used to it," Su Yuanyuan waved the cake in his hand, "Brother, please ask the two adults to try this dried meat." The eldest brother immediately offered it to the two adults with both hands.

"The princess is a royal daughter, can she get used to eating this?" Lord Du sat opposite Su Yuanyuan and ate the cake slowly.

"Sir Du, don't you know that I am adaptable and adaptable? I come from the common people and have lived through harder times than this." Su Yuanyuan really disagreed.

"I'm sorry, Princess, I've overstepped my bounds." Lord Du stood up and saluted.

"Master Du, you are too polite. We are just chatting casually now. And from what I just heard from Yang Lizheng, I am afraid there will be more interesting things waiting for us ahead." This is what Su Yuanyuan thought in her heart.

"Is the princess afraid?" asked Lord Shang.

"Don't be afraid. In fact, I have seen things more terrifying than this. My two adults, please don't underestimate me. My father once said that I can do whatever I want and don't have to stick to this identity." Su Yuanyuan ate the cake in her hand with great relish.

"Mr. Cai, have I seen you before?" Du Heng suddenly looked around at his elder brother.

"Master Du, my mentor is the late Song Haizhong." The eldest brother answered politely with his head down.

"So you're Hai Zhong's disciple. No wonder you look familiar. Alas, his story back then...it's hard to describe." Lord Du sensed something was amiss and promptly stopped talking, shaking his head helplessly. Su Yuanyuan glanced at the two of them. Could there be some inside story? They'd gossip about it when they had time. "You passed the imperial examination back then, so why don't you pursue a career in government?"

"I am the eldest son of the eldest son's family. There are still a lot of people in the mansion who need to make a living. Someone must go out to do business to support the family."

"I see. I've thought of you before. You've always been an excellent person. You and Hai Zhong have both disappeared. I never thought you were from the Cai family."

"Princess, can we go now?"

"Sir Shang, this operation is primarily led by you two," Su Yuanyuan stood up. She had glanced at Yang Haoyu a few times, sensing a guilty conscience. Seeing how cautious everyone was, she felt he must be hiding something. "Sirs, I don't think this Yang Lizheng is telling the truth, nor is he speaking the truth," Su Yuanyuan expressed her doubts. "I'm certain he's hiding something. Those two yamen runners are also not normal." The two lords looked at each other, then at Su Yuanyuan. Su Yuanyuan, still confident, nodded confidently. There was a commotion and shouting, quite a bustle. It must have been quite a crowd. "You guys go and see what's going on. If anyone wants to see you, bring them here. If anyone tries to stop them, kill them." Su Yuanyuan knew they were likely local residents, though there were certainly some who tried to stop them, whom she didn't want to see.

Xining was carrying a sword, and with his hand on it, he exuded a sense of authority. A few more people followed him, "What are they hiding?" Su Yuanyuan sighed. Soon, a group of men and women appeared before everyone's eyes. The few who led the group all had their hands on their swords. The noise died down, and everyone remained quiet and cautious.

When they came in front of him, they all knelt down and said, "We, the humble common people, greet you, gentlemen." They kowtowed as a greeting.

"Everyone, stand up," someone said. "What do you want to see the adults?" Lord Shang pointed at them and said, "Please don't make any noise."