Xu Huang was naturally unaware of the shocking changes in his family, and even now he was being made things difficult by the county magistrate.
"Xu Huang, who do you think you are? Are you a county captain? Ah?"
"Let me tell you, you are just a little clerk! If you want to do it, do it. If you don't want to do it, get out of here!"
Xu Huang lowered his head and did not dare to talk back at all. This document was the lifeblood of his mother and son. Once he lost the position of this document, he would have to live on the street in an instant.
"Mr. Liu, this subordinate is doing it for official business! Transporting five hundred shi of food in such a blatant way will not give an opportunity to thieves!"
"Shut up!"
Magistrate Liu was furious and his eyebrows had already stood up.
"You little clerk, is this something you should ask?"
Xu Huang felt aggrieved. It was for his own good that he was treated like this!
"Sir, thieves are rampant around Yang County. My subordinates are also afraid that the food will be stolen by thieves. The county government blames you!"
Magistrate Liu snorted coldly and looked at Xu Huang with evil intentions.
"Thief? Huh! I think you are a thief! Let me tell you, if the food and grass are robbed by thieves, you are the one who is secretly collaborating with the thieves!"
Xu Huang couldn't bear being said like this, and his anger surged at the moment.
"Sir, how can you slander others! How could a good man like Xu Huang be willing to stoop to become a thief!"
"Hmph! You must be motivated by wealth! Tell me! Did you collude with thieves and prepare to rob my food and grass because of that old man in your family?"
Xu Huang felt extremely aggrieved and suggested that the county magistrate send more people to prevent the food and grass from being robbed. When it came to the mouth of the county magistrate, it turned out that he was colluding with thieves and preparing to hijack food and grass!
This is no way for good people to live!
"Sir, don't slander me. Xu Huang has been in the county government for many years, and he has never done anything sneaky!"
"You're such a treacherous person, don't even think about hiding it from me. I've long thought you were up to no good! I think you should be arrested and tortured first. I'm not afraid you won't do it!"
Magistrate Liu is getting more and more excessive, and he is going to charge Xu Huang with it!
Xu Huang was shocked. He still had an old mother who needed to be taken care of at home. How could he be arrested? So he immediately came up with a plan.
"Master Liu, Wei Jian and I have an old relationship!"
Sure enough, after Xu Huang mentioned Wei Qian, the county magistrate looked obviously panicked.
"Who! Which guard is coveting it!"
Seeing this situation, Xu Huang felt relieved.
"It's Wei Jian, the eldest son of the Wei family in Hedong. The county magistrate has just taken office and I don't know. I was invited by Mr. Wei a few months ago."
Magistrate Liu obviously expressed doubts about Xu Huang's remarks. What is your identity, Xu Huang? Po Tian is just a poor man, how can he have anything to do with the eldest son of the Wei family?
Magistrate Liu's uncertain look made Xu Huang very nervous and he had no confidence at all!
Not to mention the old relationship with Wei Jian, Wei Jian still has two questions about whether he remembers him! Especially if he rejects the offer of General Liu Zhang, will the other party hate him?
At this time, bursts of shouting suddenly came from outside.
"Gongming! Gongming!"
The sound was so obvious that Xu Huang heard that he was from the village and ran out quickly.
"What's wrong? Why are you so impatient?"
"Quick, go back quickly!"
"Did something happen to my mother?"
Xu Huang was shocked, thinking that his mother was dying.
The villagers shook their heads and took a few breaths.
"No, no! It's soldiers! Many soldiers came and surrounded your house! I had already broken in when I came!"
"What!"
Xu Huang shouted, pushed away the villagers, and ran directly to his home.
Xu Huang was completely despairing at this moment, and a sense of sadness arose in his heart!
I’m really afraid of what will happen! Just now, I was thinking about offending Liu Zhang, but I didn't expect retribution to come so soon!
The difficulty of a county magistrate made me feel a life and death crisis. If it were revenge from the general, I am afraid that today would be the end of the mother and son!
Even so, Xu Huang still had no idea of escape. He had already decided that even if he died, he would stand in front of his mother!
"Old madam, this is what happened."
Liu Zhang told Xu's mother his admiration for Xu Huang and his intention to recruit, and at the same time once again expressed his recognition of Xu Huang.
"Hey! My son is confused! It's all because I have dragged my son down! I deserve to die!"
Xu's mother obviously had no knowledge of these things, and she suddenly felt that she had delayed her son's bright future!
"Is it possible that the old lady didn't know anything about it? Didn't the old lady receive the bamboo slips I sent?"
This reaction made Liu Zhang very puzzled. He turned to look at Wei Qian and gave him a questioning look.
Wei Ji stared at Xu's mother, fearing that if she said she didn't receive it, Wei Ji wouldn't be able to wash it off even if she jumped into the Yellow River!
Xu's mother fell into thinking. After a moment, she nodded in realization.
"So, that's what it is!"
"General Hou, I received a bamboo slip, but I can't read, so I can only ask my son to read it to me. But my son said that someone else sent it by mistake!"
Liu Zhang sighed. After all, Xu's mother was illiterate! This cannot be blamed on Wei Jian, it was Liu Zhang's own oversight.
Wei Ji finally breathed a sigh of relief. If Xu Mufei didn't receive it, then he would have suffered a lot!
"Old madam, I understand the situation of your mother and son. I think it would be a waste of his talents to let Gongming work as a clerk in Yang County! These are troubled times, when heroes are emerging in large numbers! I hope I can People, please think of Gong Ming!"
"Of course, no matter what, I will not embarrass you, mother and son. I came from Luoyang to Yang County just because I value Gongming!"
Liu Zhang once again stated his position. He would never force or force anything, nor would he feel resentment for rejection.
Xu's mother was very sad, shedding tears and looking at Liu Zhang apologetically.
"General Hou, my son is lucky to be valued by the general! I only regret that I have dragged my son down! I only regret that I could not die early. If I stay in this world, I can only drag my son down!"
When an old man cried like this in front of him, Liu Zhang was very heartbroken and quickly spoke out to comfort him.
"Old Madam, please don't do this! A true man must uphold his integrity and put loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness first! If it weren't for his touching filial piety, I wouldn't have traveled hundreds of miles to come here!"
Xu's mother kept nodding her head to thank Liu Zhang. If her legs were not inconvenient, she would have given Liu Zhang a big gift in person to express her gratitude!
Although Xu’s mother is illiterate, she is not without vision!
Mother Xu of the Wei family in Hedong still knows that she is like an emperor in the entire Hedong County! But now the head of the Wei family looks submissive in front of Liu Zhang. From this, we can intuitively see Liu Zhang's power!
For the poor Xu family, this is simply pie-in-the-sky delicacies! This favor can even be described as green smoke rising from ancestral graves!
Xu Huang rejected Liu Zhang several times, and he had already missed the opportunity. He didn't expect Liu Zhang to chase him to Yang County in person, not far away for hundreds of miles!
If nothing else, Xu’s mother was deeply moved by her love for talents!
"Thank you to the general for never giving up on my son and stooping to come here! I am extremely grateful, not to mention my son! I put my words here today. If Xu Huang refuses to surrender to the general because of me, I will kill him head on. before!"
