Chapter 139 Xiao He is indeed Xiao He
Fusu looked at the county magistrate and said slowly: "I once easily listened to one person's words and made an unforgivable mistake.
Therefore, I want everyone to tell me whether this matter is as the county magistrate said, and whether you have made a mistake and been punished here.
Fan Kuai, Cao Shen, once disloyalty cannot be tolerated a hundred times, so think carefully before answering, and you should also think clearly before speaking. "
Liu Bang, who originally wanted to rescue the county magistrate, suddenly did not dare. If he was alone, he might help the county magistrate to rescue him.
However, now that I have two brothers who have followed the prince, it would be bad if I implicate them. It is not worth it to implicate the brothers and offend the prince for a bad county magistrate.
Just when Fan Kuai and Cao Shen were at a loss, Xiao He stepped forward and said, "Prince Qi. If the villains admit that the county magistrate is unfair, they will be said to be traitors seeking glory.
If the villains don't tell the truth, they will be said to be disloyal to the prince.
Now the villain is in a dilemma. If the prince is really recruiting villains, I hope the prince will not embarrass the villain. "
"Who are you?" Fusu asked.
"The villain Xiao He." Xiao He said slowly.
Fusu was surprised, but at the same time he felt it was natural, and said: "So you are Xiao He. You are indeed resourceful. From today on, you will follow me and be my counselor. Are you willing to do so in the Dali Prince's Mansion?"
Xiao He was excited. Although he had already expected it, Qing Er was still very excited after hearing it.
"The villain is willing, but the villain still will not betray the county magistrate." Xiao He said.
Fusu nodded and said: "I will not force you, nor will I force you. But there is only one chance.
The teacher once said that we all have a steelyard in our hearts and know the ability to distinguish right from wrong.
Loyalty is necessary, but foolish loyalty is not. From now on, if there are errors in my orders, you must remind me, that is true loyalty.
Even though I might be very angry at the time, unable to listen to any of your advice, or even kill you, you would still risk your life to give me advice. This is called loyalty.
I ask you, do you dare to risk your life to speak out for the sake of the world and the people? "
Cao Shen, Xiao He, and Fan Kuai said at the same time: "The villain is willing."
Zhou Bo also said: "The villain is willing."
Others also responded and said: "I do."
Fusu nodded and said: "Very good, Dong Yi will put away his sword."
"No." Zhou Yi sheathed his sword and stood beside Fusu, still looking around with vigilance in his eyes.
Fusu looked at Zhou Bo and continued: "Zhou Bo, I don't blame you this time. Since you are an archer, just like Fan Kuai, are you willing to stay with me as my bodyguard for the time being?"
"The villain is willing." Zhou Bo nodded immediately.
At this time, a man pulled Liu Bang and knelt down in front of Fusu and said, "Your Highness, the villain Xia Houying, this is my eldest brother Liu Bang. We want to join His Highness the Crown Prince."
Fusu looked at Liu Bang and thought to himself: "Is this the Liu Bang who took over the world of our Great Qin? Now it seems that he is an ignorant and incompetent person. Such a person can also take over the world. Is this all an arrangement of fate? "
When Liu Bang saw Fusu staring at him, he immediately said: "The prince looks down on the villain. The villain is willing to give up and follow the prince, but my brother is indeed a talent. I hope the prince will consider it."
Fusu nodded and thought to himself: "Sure enough, he is generous and loyal to others. No wonder everyone is willing to follow him."
He immediately said: "Xia Houying, Liu Bang, I will not accept you, but I will give you a chance.
I am afraid that the county magistrate is no longer suitable to be a county magistrate. From today on, Liu Bang, you will be the county magistrate of Pei County. Are you willing? "
"Thank you, Prince, I am willing." Liu Bang's face showed excitement.
Fusu nodded and continued: "Xia Houying, since you are Liu Bang's brother, you will become the county official of Peixian County and manage Peixian County together with Liu Bang. Are you willing?"
"I am willing, thank you so much, Prince." Xia Houying also said excitedly.
The county magistrate suddenly fell to the ground, looked at Fusu, and said, "Prince? I..."
"You don't have to say anything, just resign yourself. I won't pursue your past any longer." Fusu interrupted Fusu directly.
The county magistrate knew that he had no choice. If he continued to talk, if he made Fusu unhappy and turned over his old score, he might die or his clan would be exterminated.
After dealing with the county magistrate. Fusu began to ask everyone to report their names again, and all of a sudden the names were reported one after another on the spot.
In the end, Fusu accepted some talents who had appeared from Qin An's mouth as his subordinates, and the rest were handed over to Liu Bang.
Fusu gave everyone a day to arrange things at home and say goodbye to their friends.
At night, Dong Yi came back from outside, saluted Fusu and said: "Prince, I have already understood that the county magistrate was greedy for the food in the granary.
Because the imperial court implemented the practice of grinding wheat into flour and then making steamed buns or noodles, wheat in granaries across the country was being ground into flour.
The imperial court, which usually did not pay much attention to food in local granaries, suddenly paid attention to food. Therefore, the magistrate of Peixian County was afraid that the matter would be exposed and he would be exterminated, so he planned to frame Xiao He, Liu Bang and others.
At the critical moment, Liu Bang came forward and promised to help the county magistrate replenish the granary, so he let them go.
Liu Bang and the others were living in poverty and had no ability to replenish the grain in the granary.
Xiao He came up with a way to replenish the grain in the granary. "
"As expected of Xiao He, what solution did he come up with?" Fusu asked.
"Then start from flour." Dong Yi replied, "The prince once said that ten pounds of wheat can only be ground into eight pounds of flour, but this number is not accurate, so Xiao He started from here."
"I understand." Fusu said with a smile, "The granary contains at least 100,000 kilograms of grain. This will suddenly produce an extra thousand kilograms of flour, which is enough to fill the vacancy in the granary."
"The prince is wise," Dong Yi said.
Fusu smiled and said, "Xiao He and the others should have said goodbye to their families and friends by now."
"Yes." Dong Yi replied. "Xiao He and the others are currently drinking goodbye with Liu Bang and others."
"With such a group of people helping him, I wonder what charm he has." Fusu said with envy.
Dong Yi was confused and wanted to ask, but he didn't know how to ask, who the prince was talking about.
"Let's go. Let's go meet them." Fusu said with a smile.
"The prince is going to meet Liu Bang and the others?" Dong Yi was greatly surprised.
His Majesty the Crown Prince has traveled thousands of miles to come to a small county like Peixian County, and his purpose is just to recruit these people as his advisers, guards, and retainers?
More importantly, the First Emperor agreed, which was incredible.
