Chapter 137 The Prince Arrives
"That's right. The county magistrate is such a bad official. I wish I could kill him right now." Zhou Bo continued.
"Yes, that's right."
"As long as this kind of dog official is in Peixian County, the life of the people will be difficult."
…
Fan Kuai and Zhou Bo's words resonated with everyone, and they all began to curse the county magistrate.
Xiao He waited until everyone had vented for a while, then said: "Everyone, you have enjoyed the pleasure of speaking. Shut your mouth when you go back, otherwise you will be punished and your family will be hurt."
Fan Kuai said with an ugly face: "Do we really need to replenish the granary?"
"Even if we are willing to help, it is because we are powerless. Every household in our family is the kind of person who cannot reveal the blame." Zhou Bo said,
Liu Bang gave a bitter smile and said: "If you don't want to die, you have to find a way. Xiao He, you said you have a way, but you don't know what it is?"
Xiao He said: "If you go to help wealthy people grind flour, there will always be some loss every time they grind flour."
Everyone suddenly realized it and smiled one after another, everything was unspoken.
Liu Bang smiled and said: "Then there is Chief Lao Xiao. We have to ask Xiao He to arrange the work of rich people."
Xiao He smiled and said: "Do your best."
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On the official road of Peixian County, a group of cavalry was running hard.
Soon they arrived outside Peixian County. The soldiers guarding Peixian County saw the clothes of the cavalry and the flags behind the cavalry, and knew that this army was the famous Black Dragon Guard.
So the garrison general immediately went to notify the magistrate of Peixian County.
Outside the city, the leader of the cavalry was Dong Yi, the centurion of the Black Dragon Guard, who was also the first lieutenant general who later followed Zhang Han in the resistance against the rebels.
Dong Yi bowed to a young man and said, "Master, this is Pei County."
The young man was Fusu. He came to Peixian this time to invite Xiao He to become his disciple. Not only Xiao He, Fusu wanted to take away anyone Xiao He liked, and even Liu Bang wanted to take him away.
Fusu looked at the city wall made of loess in Pei County and said slowly: "Inform everyone not to disturb the people, nor to tell others. My identity will be kept secret by the county magistrate."
"promise."
After Dong Yi received the order, he immediately ordered the people below to keep to themselves and not disturb the people.
After the county magistrate got the news, he rushed outside the city without stopping and said to Fusu Xing, "The magistrate of Pei County has seen the young master."
Fusu nodded and said, "No need to be polite, let's go to the county office and talk about it later."
"promise."
Immediately, the Black Dragon Guards entered Pei County and came to the county government office. !
After everyone was done, Dong Yi began to introduce Fusu and said, "Pei Ling, this is the current prince, the eldest son Fusu."
The county magistrate immediately stood up in a panic, saluted Fusu solemnly and said, "I am here to see the prince."
Fusu waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite, Pei Ling. Get up and talk."
"Thank you, Prince." The magistrate stood up.
He was very confused in his heart, what was he doing in a remote place like Fusu Laipei County?
Play?
Nothing like it.
Fusu said: "Go and call Xiao He."
"What does the prince want to do with Xiao He?" the county magistrate asked.
Dong Yi said angrily: "Does the Crown Prince need to report to you? Do you think you are His Majesty?"
The county magistrate immediately knelt down and said in fear: "I don't dare, but Xiao He is now dealing with granary affairs, and the court issued a notice to grind wheat into flour.
Work has already started in Pei County. If His Highness the Crown Prince wants to summon Xiao He now, Wei Chen should call him over now. "
Hearing this, Fusu waved his hand and said, "No, since Xiao He is busy with something and the orders given by the court, I plan to go and have a look in person, and Pei Ling will go with him."
"No." The county magistrate responded, "Let the ministers lead the way for the prince."
"Okay. It's time for hard work." Fusu said calmly,
"This is what a humble minister should do." The county magistrate was very pleased to see Fusu being so polite.
No wonder the people praised the eldest son for his benevolence and generosity towards others.
Fusu followed the county magistrate and left the county government office and went directly to the granary.
But what he didn't know was that the county magistrate gave his cronies a wink without him seeing it.
The cronies arrived at the granary one step faster than them.
I didn't see Xiao He outside the granary, so I shouted loudly: "Is Xiao He here?"
After Liu Bang saw his cronies, he smiled and said, "Xiao He is inside. I'll call him for you."
After hearing this, the cronies immediately ran into the granary to go to Xiao He, without paying any attention to Liu Bang, and passed directly by Liu Bang, looking anxious.
Xia Houying, who was beside Liu Bang, said: "He looks so anxious, something must have happened."
Liu Bang smiled and said: "No matter what happens, we just have to do our part."
Fan Kuai came over and said, "Liu Bang, this is your fault. Are you not curious at all?"
Liu Bang smiled and said: "What's the use of curiosity? What we should know will be known sooner or later. What we shouldn't know may be fatal if we know it.
Besides, won’t Xiao He know everything when we ask him later? "
When Fan Kuai heard this, he smiled and said, "I just said that you, Liu Ji, are dishonest. That's true."
"Keep quiet, keep quiet, they're coming out." Liu Bang immediately stopped Fan Kuai and Xia Houying.
I saw Xiao He and his cronies walking out of the granary together.
Later, Xiao He watched his cronies leave.
Liu Bang and others put down their work and came to Xiao He.
Liu Bang asked: "Did something big happen? Do you need our brothers to help you?"
Xiao He sighed and said: "A noble man came from Peixian County. He asked to see me by name. He is on his way to the granary now."
Fan Kuai said: "My lord, how expensive are you? Could it be that the county governor is here? We have been in Peixian County and have never heard that the county governor will come. Xiao He, you don't have anything to do with the county governor?"
Xiao He sighed and said: "A person more valuable than the county guard."
Everyone was shocked, and everyone opened their mouths.
Liu Bang murmured to himself: "It's bigger than the county guard. Could it be that Xianyang sent people here? The county magistrate informed Xianyang about the granary and regarded you as a scapegoat?"
Xiao He shook his head and said: "No. On the contrary, the county magistrate asked me not to tell anything about the discrepancy between the grain in the granary and the records."
"Is there such a thing?" Liu Bang asked in surprise.
The fact turned out to be different from his guess, which aroused Liu Bang's curiosity.
"Xiao He. Do you have any relatives in Xianyang? Now they are officials in Xianyang and want to take you to Xianyang to be officials?" Liu Bang said again.
Hearing this, everyone else looked at Xiao He with envy?
"No, I, Xiao He, don't have any relatives serving as officials in Xianyang. Everyone has been in Pei County since childhood. Don't you know who my Xiao family has relatives?" Xiao He glanced at everyone and said angrily.
"That's true." Fan Kuai said very directly, "Everyone has been playing since childhood, and no one knows their respective family backgrounds.
Xiao He, you might as well tell me directly, who is this noble man? Don't keep everyone guessing. "
