Chapter 2242 Sending Officials
Jin Kuian curled his lips to show that he understood, then stood up and left. The housekeeper immediately asked someone to send the breakfast they ordered out of town.
After they had gone far away, the housekeeper asked, "Master, will they run into the rain coming back?"
The mayor said, "Let's just deal with it. Da Yu and his men are not stupid. They seem to be on the same page as us and will definitely not reveal anything about the convoy. The important thing now is whether we should send someone to warn them."
The mayor was a little worried. "If we go, we still have to contribute money, labor and manpower. If we don't go, I feel a little guilty. I also want them to stay in town for a while after they come back."
Zhou Man and his team cured so many people in the twenty days they were here.
The mayor hesitated for the entire breakfast hour before finally sighing and giving his orders, "Choose three smart ones, have them take food and water, and leave now. Don't go through the desert, but go to Suzhou and chase them there on horseback."
He said, "They have either left the city or are still in Shazhou. Send someone to the government office to ask. If they have left, go out and chase them. Once you have the information, return."
The housekeeper asked, "Wouldn't it mean we missed Da Yu and the others if we went from Suzhou?"
"If we miss it, we miss it," the mayor said. "These people are not stupid. If they find your tracks, we will be exposed. There is no point in confronting Da Yu and the others."
The housekeeper laughed and said, "I thought the master wanted Dayu and the others to chase them and protect them."
The mayor snorted, "Didn't you hear what he said? His men are outside the pass. There are only twenty of them in heavy rain. Are they going to be sent up there to be chopped like melons?"
He said, "They are different from those of us fighting for territory. They are officials and do not need our rescue. As for the status of those young masters and young ladies, if they knew someone was going to rob them, many people would want to protect them."
Bai Shan handed the letter to a guard and instructed him, "Hurry up and deliver it to Shazhou. Once you get the letter from General Meng and Governor He, come back. We'll be waiting for you at the entrance to the desert."
The guard agreed.
The postmaster drove a carriage over, and the guards dragged out two people who were tied up very tightly and threw them into the carriage.
Originally, Bai Shan wanted to suggest whether to knock the man unconscious for transportation, but when he saw that the man was pale and could barely stand, and there was some blood on his clothes, he stopped talking.
Officer Nie took the initiative and said, "It's safer to let them faint. We don't know where their people are. What if they make a noise on the road and get noticed?"
In fact, they can just knock people out directly, but knocking people out has risks and can kill people accidentally, so it seems that medicine would be more effective?
Manbao turned around and gave Zhou Liru an order. Zhou Liru went up and took out a medicine bag, and put it directly in front of their noses for them to smell. After a while, the two of them fainted.
She placed the medicine packet in a paper bag, sealed it, and handed it to the guard, saying, "If they wake up, just cover them up. The medicine is quite effective, so don't cover them up for too long. Slapping them can kill them, and covering them up with medicine can also cause harm."
The guard took it in surprise and nodded repeatedly in agreement.
With one guard, two soldiers, and a postmaster driving the carriage, the four of them set out in the morning light.
Seeing that the postmaster was still hesitant after walking a distance, the guard said, "This is a meritorious service, why are you still troubled?"
The postmaster said, "Oh, you're not from here, but you don't know. For the past six months, the horse thieves outside the pass have been as rampant as grasshoppers after a drought. You're a brave man, but I have a family here, so I dare not show up too much."
The guard said, "What's the big deal? We're entering the city quietly. Governor He and General Meng will remember your contribution, so we won't announce it publicly for now. If you're still worried, send your family back to the city. I don't believe those bandits would dare to enter."
The postmaster laughed and said, "Of course they don't dare to enter the city, but is it easy to make a living in this city?"
The guard smiled and said, "You should have told me earlier. Our young master is kind-hearted. If he knew, he would have made proper arrangements for you."
The postmaster smiled. Actually, he had already thought about it when he decided to take the credit. After he came back, he would let his wife and children go back to her parents' home to live for a while. Anyway, the post station was not very busy, and he could handle it without them.
Bai Shan and the others were eating breakfast while watching people pack up.
There weren't enough tables and stools, so Da Yu squatted beside them to eat. To this day, he still didn't understand, "Why send them back to Shazhou City? Keep them in your hands. Maybe you can threaten them when they come looking for you."
Bai Shan asked, "If I threaten the mayor with your life, will he let us go?"
Dayu said, "Of course not. I'm alone, and our boss has so many brothers behind him. How can I explain to them if I let a fat sheep like you go?"
Bai Shan nodded. "That's right. If the mayor doesn't know it, how could they?"
He said, "We are not a merchant caravan, we are officials. Since we have discovered that the bandits are trying to harm us, we must report it to the authorities."
Da Yu was puzzled. "But we are about to enter the desert. There are not many people there, and there are no government offices or officials. They can't send an army from Shazhou City to follow you, right?"
Bai Shan said, "That's not our business, it's theirs. Anyway, I've told them, if they don't do anything, and something happens to us later, none of them will be able to escape punishment from the court."
Heavy Rain: ...What a scoundrel.
Bai Shan naturally couldn't be so shameless, but not many people knew about this. After thinking about it, Dayu decided not to violate the contract. After all, only two people came, and they were the ones who were discovered. If they were scared away like this, it would seem that they were too cowardly.
After breakfast, everyone prepared to set off. Because they were thinking about waiting for them, they moved slowly today. It would take them two days to go back and forth. Even if they sped up, the time would be shortened, but they would still have a lot of extra time, so there was no need to rush.
Fu You didn't expect that Bai Shan and the others would treat them like this. He was still a little dazed until he woke up in the dungeon.
When the people guarding them saw that they had woken up, they immediately dragged them out to show Governor He and General Meng.
Governor He and General Meng looked at the two men in surprise. General Meng had dealt with so many horse thieves and bandits inside and outside the Great Wall, but this was the first time he had seen a horse thief who sent people to sneak into the caravan before taking action.
Such information only indicates two points: either they are few in number but have big appetites, and want to cooperate with the outside forces; or their purpose is not just to steal things, such smart people must have big plans.
Regardless of which type it is, such horse thieves must not exist, otherwise their trade routes will never be at peace in the future.
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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