However, they all pretended to be ordinary people and caravans, so they didn't attract much attention.
Mei Niansu made the tea herself, and Luo Yiwu stood aside to serve it.
"Any new discoveries?" Tang Wen asked after taking a sip of tea and sitting down.
"We have sneaked into Liangzizhai and stepped on the plates. We found that the village has been heavily guarded recently, as if we are on guard against something." Yan Beitian said.
"Could it be that they really robbed the food and grass?" Tang Wen asked, touching his chin.
"It's suspicious. However, we also inquired about some situations at the government office. Liangzizhai is just like the rumors outside.
Occasionally they rob merchants, but basically they don't hurt anyone and only take property.
Because it didn't cause much harm, and there were quite a few of them.
Therefore, the government was afraid of trouble, and it was better to do less than to do more, so they turned a blind eye." Yan Beitian said, "Of course, the dangerous terrain of Liangzizhai, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, may also be one of the reasons.
If the government wants to wipe out this group of people, it will lose a lot of money.
They have been squatting on that hill for more than a hundred years."
"They never seem to rob the government's things. Although it is close to a hundred miles away from Honghe City, it is not far away. Why are they so bold this time that they dare to rob the government's food?" Luo Yiwu said.
"Yeah, I'm also puzzled. Isn't Liang Zisai afraid of being wiped out?
However, except for Liangzi Fortress, there are no large-scale bandit dens in the surrounding hundreds of miles.
Although there are still a few groups of bandits, their number does not exceed 200.
How can you beat the government soldiers escorting grain and grass?" Yan Beitian nodded.
"That's why this thing is even more weird. Did the robbers come out of the ground? Of course that's impossible.
Another point is that we, including the government officials, believe that they will not rob food and grass.
But, they just did it." Tang Wen said.
"Well, in the past few years there have been years of famine and war, and everything has been tight.
Even the number of merchants coming and going has decreased a lot, and they have no target even if they want to rob.
In order to make a living, they had to take risks and take official food." Luo Yiwu nodded.
"But when we went in, we didn't find a place to store grain." Yan Beitian shook his head.
"How could you find that? Just stuff it into the cave casually. Only God knows." Luo Yiwu said.
"That's true. There are woods everywhere in Liangzizhai, and there are also quite a few caves." Yan Beitian nodded.
"You have to go in and have a good look around. The key is to get close to the core figures in their village. For example, the village leader, deputy village master, etc." Tang Wen said.
"The leader of the village is the underground tiger 'Ma Yao'. There are two deputy village leaders, one is named Sun Hongqing, the other is named 'Ye Xiangyin', and the general manager is called Zhu Ziyun." Yan Beitian said.
"How is your skill?" Tang Wen asked.
"I haven't fought before, so I don't know. How about arresting a few and interrogating them secretly?" Yan Beitian shook his head.
"How do you catch people hiding in the stronghold? A few people go in and never come back." Luo Yiwu shook his head.
"I've been keeping a close eye these days and even sent a drone to inspect the village.
It was said that the leader of Dazhai was ill, so they secretly sent someone to Honghe City to invite Liang Zhong.
We went to the 'Li Ji Medicine Hall'. It is said that the second shopkeeper of Li Ji Medicine Hall, Li Mingkong, was called a miracle doctor by the people here in Honghe and saved many people.
However, Li Mingkong has not sat in court for more than ten years and often travels far away.
They sent someone to invite him last time, but they said they haven't come back yet," Yan Beitian said.
"I haven't sat in court for more than ten years, and he often travels far away. There probably aren't many people in the world who know him," Tang Wen said.
"Of course, it's just that the fame is still there." Luo Yiwu nodded.
"You guys think, how about pretending to be Li Mingkong and sneaking in to investigate." Tang Wen said.
"But will the Li family agree?" Yan Beitian said.
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"Of course I won't agree, but there is always a way. Go check on the Li family quickly and ask Dongfang Ming to check. He has been a headhunter in the first government before and has experience in this area." Tang Wen said.
Yan Beitian nodded, took out the walkie-talkie from the void bag and went to talk to Dongfang Ming.
"About Liangzizhai, the government must know better than us," Luo Yiwu said.
"We don't know the government offices here in Honghe Prefecture," Tang Wen responded.
"Can you find a reason to contact them?" Luo Yiwu said.
"The reason is easy to find. Let's just say that we took over the case of the Governor's Yamen to assist in the investigation of the matter. When the time comes, we will ask someone to notify them. I believe Wan Hansong and Xiao Senguo will not object," Tang Wendao said.
"Of course, the master has spent several million taels." Luo Yiwu nodded.
"The name of the magistrate of Honghe Prefecture is 'Zhao Duan'. He is actually a first-class viscount, and he seems to be the son-in-law of the Chu family.
It is probably for this reason that as a magistrate, he also has the title of Tongzhi of the Provincial Command Department and is a third-rank official."
Yan Beitian turned around and said.
"That's because Honghe City is a big city. I heard that officials from the third grade have always come down to take charge of the affairs here." Luo Yiwu said.
"If the provincial commander is Tongzhi, then he also has the right to dispatch one or two soldiers within the scope of Honghe Prefecture.
Prepare gifts tomorrow morning and let's go visit him.
Yiwu, please send me your greetings now." Tang Wen said.
Luo Yiwu nodded and went out.
"Sir, it's dinner time. Should we eat in the room or go downstairs?" Mei Niansu asked.
"Go to the lobby, listen to various sounds, and see if you can find anything." Tang Wen said, so he went down to the second floor and sat down by a window facing the river.
Niu Hanzi stood against the wall with his arms folded and a silly look on his face, with Mei Niansu waiting by his side.
"Why are you sitting at my table?" No, before my butt was hot from sitting, a fairy-like sister came over with a maid.
"Are you looking for trouble? Get out of here!" Niu Hanzi saw it and walked over and said arrogantly.
"Okay, step aside." Tang Wen waved his hand and said to the fairy sister, "Do you have a reservation?"
"No, but I have never sat here." Sister Fairy said.
"Look, I also like this place by the river. How about we have a meal together." Tang Wen said with a kind face.
"Who wants to sit with you stinky men?" Unexpectedly, the maid said angrily.
"If you don't like sitting, just get out. It's your blessing if I can let you sit." Mei Niansu couldn't hold it in any longer and scolded.
"Who are you telling me to get lost?" The girl was very angry and slapped Mei Niansu.
However, Mei Niansu poked her finger and screamed in pain, "Miss, Miss..."
"Haha, I didn't expect that this girl like you is still a master." Sister Fairy's smile disappeared instantly, and she slapped Mei Niansu with a slap.
Mei Niansu poked her with another finger, and the fairy sister's expression suddenly changed.
Her body immediately flashed, and Mei Niansu poked the air with her finger. She also looked at the fairy sister in surprise, "You are not weak either."
"Miss, you are very arrogant. You want to test my skills just to have a meal." Tang Wen said with a smile.
I was also secretly nervous because this person actually had third-grade perfect strength, similar to Mei Niansu.
To be honest, if we talk about men, Tang Wen has seen that Wan Hansong is very powerful, but he has never seen other masters like Mei Niansu.
"I don't eat with weak men." The fairy sister said with a proud look on her face.
"I'm sorry, I'm just a weak man, please do as you please." Tang Wen said.
"Then get out!" Sister Fairy brushed her palm over.
"You hit my master!" Niu Hanzi saw this and became unhappy, so he punched me.
Bang, green light exploded, and the fairy sister was immediately shocked and took two steps back.
She looked at Niu Hanzi with a shocked look on her face and said, "Master Tang is so powerful, he can actually invite two masters."