When he arrived at the county government office, Chen Hua's excitement eased slightly.
He asked Xu He in detail what happened after he arrived in Huai'an.
When he heard that the reason why Governor Ma Liangbi did not release grain was because of the few cult members imprisoned in the county government, he became extremely angry.
"Ma Liangbi deprived himself of the royal salary and turned out to be a thief without caring about the lives of the people. What does he want? No, I will report to Your Majesty tomorrow and have him imprisoned and brought to justice!" Chen Hua was furious and said bitterly. .
Xu He also felt that this fact was ridiculous. The majestic governor of water transportation in the Wei Dynasty actually ignored the lives and deaths of the victims and the people of the county for the sake of a cult member. If he was placed in such a throat position as water transportation, big things would happen in the future.
But at this moment, Zizi knocked on the door and came in and whispered a few words in Chen Hua's ear.
After hearing this, Chen Hua was stunned in place for a long time. Then he sat down on the chair as if he was exhausted and was speechless for a long time.
Seeing this, Xu He looked at Hu Xian Cheng standing aside.
Old Hu understood and quickly whispered: "Master Chen, what happened?"
Chen Hua said with bitterness in his mouth, "Just now the county jailer came to report and said... that the master of Wenxiang Hall and other thieves all hanged themselves in prison!"
"What?"
"What?"
Xu He and Lao Hu both stood up in surprise.
Chen Hua said slowly: "Someone is warning us!"
Xu He was silent, indeed, the master of Wenxiang Hall would die sooner or later, but he died just after he returned to Hailing and before his butt was warm. What does this mean?
It shows that people have already infiltrated the county government into a sieve, and it means that they just want to warn Chen Hua and Xu He that there are some things that should be said, but not what should not be said. It doesn't matter even if they are said, I can die without any proof. If you tell Master Wenxiang and others to shut up, there will naturally be ways to shut you up.
In the hot summer, several people felt cold all over their bodies.
Chen Hua, who had regained his composure, pursed his lips and said word by word: "Too arrogant, too arrogant, I want to interfere with him, interfere with him!"
But Lao Hu whispered: "Your Majesty, you can't do that!"
"What did you say?" Chen Hua suddenly became furious and glared at Hu County Cheng fiercely.
Hu Xian Cheng shrank his neck and did not dare to speak.
Seeing this, Xu He could only cough twice, and then said: "Master Chen, you haven't recovered yet, so don't get excited yet."
After all, Chen Hua gave Xu He some face. After breathing heavily, he gradually calmed down.
Xu He then said: "Now that the witness is dead, why do you have the right to impeach a high official in the court?"
Chen Hua remained silent.
Then, Xu He said: "Instead of fighting for a while, it is better to lie dormant and see which god this Ma Liangbi is. Also, if you have a master or colleague in the court, you can also choose some trustworthy ones and tell them about it. Please ask them to turn around in the court, so that the evildoer Ma Liangbi can’t complain first!”
Only then did Hu Xian Cheng dare to speak and echoed: "Yes, sir, let's put it bluntly, he is just a small official. He speaks softly and no one listens to his words. Only by ensuring his own safety can he retain his useful body to protect the people!"
Chen Hua listened to the two people's advice and sighed heavily: "When I was drying salt in my hometown, my parents told me that if you learn literary and martial arts, you will be able to belong to the emperor's family, and if you are successful in studies, you will be a Qingtian like Wei Zheng and Bao Zheng, but now……"
Xu He secretly sighed in his heart. After all, there are only a few who are stubborn, and the struggle must also pay attention to strategy.
Otherwise, why are there so few Wei Zheng and Bao Zheng in history?
Is it because the Chinese people have no passion?
No……
The reality is cruel, 90% of people are not strong men, and the remaining 10% of men are either imprisoned or died unjustly. Before you grow up to become Wei Zheng or Bao Zheng, you have already disappeared in the long river of history, and even the history books Couldn't make a note.
After leaving the county government, the high-spirited feeling before disappeared.
Xu He looked at the sky, shook his head, and sighed.
At this moment, a familiar figure stood outside the yamen. Seeing Xu He coming out, he quickly stepped forward and said, "Master He!"
Xu He took a look and saw that it was Uncle Yong, the concierge of the Xu family.
"Yongbo! Are you waiting for me?"
Xu Yong smiled and said: "Yes, I was ordered by the eldest master. When I heard that the young master came back to the county government, he asked me to wait here for the young master to come out!"
Xu He asked concernedly: "Is everything okay at home?"
Xu Yong smiled and said: "It's okay. The victims this time are different from previous years. They don't make trouble and are very well-behaved with us and the people of Xujia Village!"
Xu He nodded and felt relieved.
Wait until they arrive at Konghuaitang in the east of the city.
Xu Dai strode out of the hall to welcome him, smiling as he walked: "Xiaohe, you are back. My second uncle has been exhausted these days!"
Xu He bowed and said: "Second uncle!"
Seeing him being so polite, Xu Dai was filled with emotion. He patted Xu He on the shoulder and said, "I have nothing to do in my life, and I look at people like a blind man. Fortunately, your uncle has a keen eye to recognize our talents, otherwise , Second Uncle, I will become the sinner of our Xu family!"
Xu He smiled and shook his head and said, "Second uncle is so complimentary!"
Xu Dai said seriously: "I don't praise people casually... Do you know that our land near the salt field is almost flat? Now the kitchen workers are digging ditches again, and some fields have even been irrigated. The land is washed, and cotton will be planted next year. At this rate, three years later..."
Before the excited Xu Dai could finish speaking, a cough suddenly came from Kong Huai Hall.
When Xu Dai heard this voice, he smiled awkwardly: "Look at me, I can't help but say a few words when I mention this. Come on, come in quickly. Your uncle has been waiting for you for a long time!"
Xu He nodded at him and then walked into Kong Huaitang.
As soon as he entered the hall, he saw Xu Song holding a scroll and smiling at him.
Xu He quickly bowed and saluted: "Uncle, I'm back!"
Xu Song nodded, motioned for him to sit down and said, "I heard that Chief Gong took you to run around the Yamen and it cost a lot of money?"
Xu He nodded and said: "This man is hypocritical and cunning. He respects you on the surface, but in fact he doesn't care about the old relationship at all!"
I thought that my uncle would be very angry, but Xu Song smiled and said: "It's not an important relationship in the first place. After so many years, it's human nature for others not to give me face, so you don't need to worry about it!"
Then, Xu Song also asked about the details of Xu He's trip.
Although he heard some from Hu Xian Cheng, it was not reported by Xu He himself, and Hu Xian Cheng was not very clear about many details.
Facing his uncle, Xu He spoke in more detail than he did with Chen Hua.
For example, the relationship with Mao Yi, such as Eunuch Zheng's doubts.
Xu Song nodded while listening and did not interrupt Xu He's speech.
After he finished speaking in detail, he said: "I didn't expect that water transportation would become more and more chaotic in the past few years. Now the country is in troubled times. If something goes wrong, it will lead to thousands of consequences!"
Xu He told what happened to the master of Wenxiang Hall just now.
Xu Song frowned after hearing this, obviously quite surprised by this.
"Ma Liangbi is just asking for it!" Xu Song murmured to himself, but then he doubted, "That shouldn't be the case. Maliangbi is also a governor after all. Although this kind of warning is effective, it is too It's so obvious, because he can sit in this position, he shouldn't show his hands like this!"
Xu He thought of the [Ma Buddha Lord] he saw that day, and he became suspicious. Yes, looking at the amiable look in front of Ma Liangbi, he was definitely an old fox, but the method used to silence him today...
It's really quite straightforward.
