Chapter 230 Whereabouts of Bamboo Slips

Naturally, Xu Huang didn't know about the shocking changes at home, 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 lieutenant? Ah?"

"Let me tell you, you are just a little clerk! You can do it if you want to, and get out of here if you don't want to!"

Xu Huang lowered his head and didn't dare to talk back at all. This document is the lifeblood of his mother and son. Once he loses the position of this document, he will live on the street in an instant.

"Lord Liu, this subordinate is also doing business! Isn't it an opportunity for thieves to take advantage of such a ostentatious delivery of five hundred shi of grain!"

"Shut up!"

Magistrate Liu was so angry that his eyebrows were raised.

"You little clerk, is this something you should ask!"

Xu Huang felt wronged, he was treating him like this for his own good!

"My lord, thieves are rampant near Yang County, and my subordinates are also afraid that the food will be robbed by thieves. The county government blames you!"

Magistrate Liu snorted coldly and looked at Xu Huang with malicious intent.

"A thief? Huh! I think you are a thief! Let me tell you, if the grain and grass are robbed by a thief, you are the one who secretly colludes with the thief!"

How could Xu Huang suffer from being said like this, and he was also angry at the moment.

"My lord, how can you spout blood! Xu Huang is such a good man, how could he stoop to become a thief!"

"Hmph! You must be looking for money! Tell me! Did you collude with thieves and plan to rob me of food and grass for the sake of that old man in your family!"

Xu Huang felt wronged to the extreme, and suggested to the county magistrate to send more people to prevent food from being robbed. When it comes to the mouth of the county magistrate, it becomes a collusion with thieves and prepares to hijack food and grass!

This is the way no good man lives!

"My lord, don't try to slander me. Xu Huang has been in the county government for many years, how could he have done such a thing as stealth!"

"You treacherous person, don't try to hide it from me. I have long thought that you are plotting something wrong! I think you should be arrested first and tortured to serve you. I am not afraid that you will not recruit!"

Magistrate Liu is going too far, and he is going to impose charges on Xu Huang!

Xu Huang was shocked. He still had an old mother who needed to be taken care of. How could he be arrested?

"Master Liu, Wei and I have an old relationship!"

Sure enough, after Xu Huang mentioned Wei Ke, the county magistrate obviously panicked.

"Who! Which Wei Ke!"

Seeing this situation, Xu Huang breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's Wei Ke, the eldest son of the Hedong Wei family. The county magistrate just took office, but I don't know. A few months ago, I was invited by Master Wei."

County magistrate Liu obviously expressed doubts about Xu Huang's remarks. What is your identity as Xu Huang? Said that Potian is just a poor man, can he have a relationship with the eldest son of the Wei family?

County Magistrate Liu's uncertain expression made Xu Huang very nervous, and he had no idea at all!

Don't talk about being old with Wei Ji, Wei Ji still talks about it whether he remembers it or not! Especially if I rejected the solicitation of the later general Liu Zhang, would the other party have hatred for me!

At this time, there were bursts of shouts outside.

"Gongming! Gongming!"

The voice was too obvious, Xu Huang heard that he was from the village, and ran out quickly.

"What's wrong? Why are you so impatient?"

"Quick, go back!"

"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! A lot of soldiers have come and surrounded your house! I've already broken in when I came!"

"what!"

Xu Huang yelled, pushed away the villagers, and ran directly to the house.

Xu Huang was completely hopeless at this moment, and a sense of desolation rose in his heart!

I'm really afraid of something! Just now I thought about offending Liu Zhang, but I didn't expect the retribution to come so soon!

A county magistrate's making things difficult made me feel a life-and-death crisis. If it came from the later general's revenge, I'm afraid today would be the end of the mother and son!

Even so, Xu Huang still had no intention of running for his life. He had already thought about it, even if he died, he would stand in front of his mother!

"Old lady, this is the way things are."

Liu Zhang told Xu Huang's appreciation of Xu Huang and his desire to attract to Xu Huang, and at the same time expressed his approval of Xu Huang again.

"Hey! My son is so confused! It's all because I dragged my son down! I should die!"

Xu's mother obviously didn't know about these things, and suddenly felt that she was delaying her son's bright future!

"Could it be that the old lady didn't know about it? Didn't the old lady receive the bamboo slips I sent?"

Liu Zhang was very puzzled by this reaction, and turned to look at Wei Ke, giving him a questioning look.

Wei Ji stared at Xu's mother, afraid that if she said she didn't receive it, Wei Ji would not be able to wash it off even if he jumped into the Yellow River!

Xu's mother was lost in thought, and after a while, she suddenly realized and nodded.

"It turns out that it is like this!"

"General Empress, 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, he had calculated thousands of times, but Xu's mother was illiterate! This can't be blamed on Wei Ke, it's Liu Zhang's own negligence.

Wei Ji finally breathed a sigh of relief, if Xu's mother hadn't received it, then he would suffer again!

"Old madam, I understand the situation of your mother and son. I think it would be a waste of his talent if Gongming is allowed to be a clerk in Yang county! Now is the time of troubled times, when there are many heroes! I hope the old man A lot of people think about Gongming!"

"Of course, no matter what, I will not embarrass you mother and son. I came to Yang County from Luoyang just because I value Gongming!"

Liu Zhang once again affirmed his position. He will never force or demand, nor will he feel resentment because of his refusal.

Xu's mother was very sad, she kept crying, and looked at Liu Zhang apologetically.

"General Empress, my son is blessed to be valued by the general! I only hate my son for being a drag! This old body only hates myself for not being able to die early, and leaving behind in this world can only be a drag on my son!"

An old man was crying like this in front of him, and Liu Zhang was also very upset, so he hurriedly spoke out to comfort him.

"Don't be like this, old lady! A man stands upright, and should put loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness first! If Gongming's filial piety is not touching, I would not have traveled hundreds of miles to come here!"

Xu's mother kept nodding to thank Liu Zhang. If it wasn't for the inconvenience of her legs, she must personally give Liu Zhang a big gift to show her gratitude!

Although Xu's mother is illiterate, she is not without vision!

Xu's mother of the Hedong Wei family still knows that in the entire Hedong County, she is like an emperor! But now the Patriarch of the Wei family is submissive in front of Liu Zhang. From this point, we can intuitively see Liu Zhang's power!

For the impoverished Xu family, this is simply heavenly delicacy! You can even describe this favor as smoke from the ancestral grave!

Xu Huang rejected Liu Zhang several times, and he had already missed the opportunity, but he never thought that Liu Zhang would chase him to Yang County not far away hundreds of miles away!

Not to mention anything else, Xu's mother was very moved by this love of talents!

"Thanks to the empress general for not giving up on my son, he bowed down and came forward! I am very grateful, let alone my son! Today I put my words here. If Xu Huang refuses to serve as a general because of my old age, I will hit him head-on. before!"

(end of this chapter)