"The head of the house, it's here."

Hearing the voice of the coachman in the front room of the carriage, Liu Hong opened his eyes, and said a few words to the coachman, asking him to wait at the wall outside. Then he got out of the carriage and knocked on the door of Zhang's mansion.

The door hasn't opened yet, and that's the disadvantage of the house. Liu Hong is not in a hurry, just waiting quietly, some things, it is useless to be anxious.

It's just that the scene in front of him is quite familiar, which reminds Liu Hong of the trip he and his son made to Zhangfu a year ago.

……

On the morning of the early spring of the third year of Jianning, Liu Hong took Liu Bei to wait at the gate of Zhang's mansion, and the door had just been knocked.

Liu Hong is trying to hide his not very good face, after all, he negotiated in the past, and he can only negotiate; But Liu Hong is really aggrieved in his heart, obviously he is his own financial resources, but because of the stupid behavior of his stupid son, he has to give this mansion a share for nothing.

Thinking of this, Liu Hong glared at Liu Bei, but Liu Bei was very witty and pretended not to see it.

After a while, the door opened, and the old housekeeper of Zhang's Mansion showed his head, and when he saw Liu Bei, he was stunned: "Xuande, aren't you going to school today?" ”

Then the old housekeeper noticed Liu Hong again, and asked with doubts, "Who is this?" ”

Liu Hong smiled, pointed at Liu Bei and said, "This is a dog." ”

The old housekeeper was stunned for a moment, before he reacted, and then said in a panic: "It turned out to be Lord County, and the old man really has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai." ”

Liu Hong hurriedly said a few words of modesty, then expressed his intention, and then was led by the old housekeeper to a side room to sit quietly.

After a short time, Zhang Hu arrived at the side room, the two exchanged a few polite words, Liu Hong didn't talk nonsense, and went straight to the point and told the whole story of the soap matter, without hiding it at all.

It's not that Liu Hong has no idea of concealing it, but the raw materials and production steps of soap are all exposed in Zhang's mansion by his stupid son, since he can't hide it, it's better to say it directly, and it seems a little more frank.

After waiting for a long time, Zhang Hufang opened his mouth, "Then I don't know what Lord Xiancheng plans to do?" ”

Liu Hong stretched out a palm and opened his fist once.

Zhang Hu shook his head.

Liu Hong was stunned, why, fifty-five is not enough?

Just thinking about it, Zhang Hu spoke: "My lord, this is too much, three or seven is enough." ”

Sanqi, Liu Hong glanced at Zhang Hu with a strange expression, and saw that Zhang Hu looked serious, not like a joke.

"Why?" Liu Hong couldn't help but ask.

Zhang Hu explained: "A gentleman loves money and takes it in a good way. ”

Liu Hong didn't answer again, although he didn't believe this explanation in his heart, but since the purpose of this trip had been achieved, why bother?

……

His thoughts stopped abruptly here, and Liu Hong remembered his interactions with Zhang Hu over the past year, at the beginning, Liu Hong thought that the reason why Zhang Hu gave in was to make friends with him; However, after a long time, although Zhang Hu is still polite and thoughtful, Liu Hong gradually feels that Zhang Hu is actually a rather arrogant person, and he is from a strong background, and he can't give up so much interest to tie himself up.

"Squeak~" The door was pushed open, Liu Hong also collected his thoughts, no longer thinking nonsense, the doorkeeper was still the old housekeeper.

When the old housekeeper saw that it was Liu Hong, he made a salute, and without saying much, he moved away and let Liu Hong go, Liu Hong also went straight to the goal, more than a year is enough to make many things take for granted.

When he came to a side room, Liu Hong knocked on the door, and a strong voice came from inside: "Who?" ”

"Brother Jiangjiao, it's me." Liu Hong replied.

Then the footsteps sounded, the door was wide open, and Zhang Hu stood at the door with an enthusiastic face: "It turned out to be Brother Ziyi, what a sin, let Brother Ziyi wait at the door." ”

Liu Hong responded with a smile: "Haha, then I will punish you with three cups another day as a punishment." ”

"Why change the day, just today." Zhang Hu welcomed Liu Hong into the house while being arrogant and dry.

Liu Hong shook his head, his face was straight: "It's not okay today, I came today to tell you something." ”

Hearing Liu Hong say this, Zhang Hu was upset: "Dare to ask what's the matter?" ”

"The plague."

Listening to Liu Hong's faint spit out these two words, Zhang Hu's brows furrowed suddenly: "Brother Ziyi, has this matter become so serious?" ”

"Yes." Liu Hong nodded, and shook his head again, "It's even more severe than you think, and you've arrived at the shore of peach water." ”

Zhang Hu's eyes suddenly widened.

Liu Hong glanced at Zhang Hu's expression and continued: "I came here this time just to let the virtuous brother start collecting more materials.

Zhang Hu nodded heavily

Seeing Zhang Hu's response, Liu Hong said goodbye: "Okay, Jiangjiao, you can go and get busy, I have to go back to the house to arrange it first." ”

"Brother Shan, walk slowly."

"Hmm." Liu Hong nodded in response, then got up and retired.

Back to Liu's mansion, Liu Hong called the housekeeper in the mansion to make some arrangements, but he didn't make a big move, after all, Zhuo County has a city to rely on, and it is safe, in this case, it is better not to cause panic.

"It should be fine." Liu Hong thought.

……

Liu Hong looked at the corpse in front of him with an ugly face and was silent.

Next to the corpse, a tightly wrapped old man was busy.

After a long time, the old man stopped, took Liu Hong to a clean room, and then looked up at Liu Hong, with a difficult face: "My lord, this ......"

"Doctor Zhao, just say it." Liu Hong's heart sank, but he still pretended to be calm.

"The villain said it bluntly." Physician Zhao arched his hand and sighed: "In the past ten years, Beihu has been killing countless people every year, killing countless people, and the corpses are in the wild, and they don't know how to bury them. ”

"Is there really nothing that can be done at all?" Liu Hong is still a little unwilling.

Physician Zhao gritted his teeth and said, "You can only resign yourself to fate, and each depends on creation." ”

Liu Hong seemed to have lost all his strength, but he still maintained his demeanor and said to Doctor Zhao, "Then sir, let's go." ”

Doctor Zhao saluted and retired, but when he walked to the door, he stopped, turned to Liu Hong and said, "My lord, the villain still has to remind the adult, this Zhuo County is not a place to live for a long time, and I hope that the adult will make plans early." ”

After saying this, Dr. Zhao left completely.

Without outsiders, Liu Hong's body suddenly weakened, and he fell a lot, since that day he went to discuss with Zhang Hu to hoard some supplies, Liu Hong never thought that this plague would come so quickly, in just more than ten days, there were sick people in Zhuo County.

What is even more terrifying is that so far, fourteen people have died from the plague, and there is no cure.

For this reason, Liu Hong also specially invited the first doctor in Zhuoxian County-Physician Zhao, but unfortunately it was still useless, which made Liu Hong, who had already made up his mind to stick to the county seat of Zhuoxian, suddenly a little unsure of where to go.

Out of the medical hall, Liu Hong got into a carriage and went to the county office, and when he came to the county office, Liu Hong summoned all the officials to a side room behind the county office.

The wing room is not big, but it seems a little empty at the moment, and there are many people missing, except for the county lieutenant Chen Yan, all the people here at this moment are Liu Hong's descendants who have been pulled up, and there are very few other related households.

Looking at this innocent person, Liu Hong just wanted to smile bitterly in his heart, these guys, who look like they are all brains on weekdays, but when it comes to the real crisis, they slip faster than rabbits one by one, and what is even more annoying is that he has nothing to do with them.

The current county seat of Zhuoxian County can be regarded as an empty city, although the people are still there, but the officials do not know how much they have run, especially after hearing that the plague has infected the county seat of Zhuoxian, the Zhuojun Taishou who took the lead in "surveying the place to clarify the epidemic", and then just like the flood broke through the dam, the officials who left Zhuojun under the pretext began to emerge in endlessly, first other governors, and then all kinds of related households, anyway, everyone has their own reasons, and everyone is trying to leave.

"These rat villains." Liu Hong said with hatred in his heart.

Despite the abuse in his heart, Liu Hong also had to accept a reality, that is, as the supreme governor of Zhuo County, Liu Hong no longer had the privilege of "surveying places".

Thinking like this, Liu Hong was ready to say something to encourage everyone, and the most important thing now was to appease people's hearts, but before Liu Hong could speak, the county lieutenant Chen Yan took the lead and bowed:

"My lord, the villain recently got the news that an elderly person in Xiangzi has died of illness, and I would like to ask my lord for leave."

"Zishan, you!" Liu Hong's eyes widened with a look of disbelief, but in Chen Yan's worried look, Liu Hong finally sighed: "Since Brother Zishan died of illness, he should naturally go back to his hometown to mourn and do his best." ”

Chen Yan's face was suddenly ashamed, but he finally saluted and thanked him, and then dragged his somewhat reluctant nephew Chen Ke out.

Seeing Chen Yan leaving, Liu Hong glanced at everyone in the audience with a majestic gaze, and said in a deep voice: "But there are still elderly people who have died of illness and want to leave for leave." ”

Hearing Liu Hong's words, everyone had different faces, and one or two seemed to be quite moved, but after being glared at by Liu Hong, they quickly kept silent.

After a long time, Liu Hong spoke: "Very good, since you all have no objections, then I will arrange the next things." ”

"Wang Yi." Liu Hong said in a deep voice.

"Humble duty." The main bookkeeper Wang Yi Yingdao.

"I order you to check the roster, gather all the doctors in the city, and do not let them leave."

"Whoa."

"Wang Wu."

"Humble duty."

"Order you to assemble the patrol in the city, and from now on, strictly guard the city gates, and do not enter or exit!"

"Whoa." Wang Wu looked solemn.

“……”

After giving orders to everyone one by one, Liu Hong said, "Let's start." ”

……

When he returned home in the afternoon, Liu Hong was already tired, so he dragged his body and prepared to go, but when he entered the courtyard, Liu Hong found a figure standing there, and when he looked closely, it was his son Liu Bei.

"What are you doing here?" Liu Hong asked.

Liu Bei bowed, and then said in a deep voice: "The child specially came to relieve his father's worries. ”