When Liu Xin first settled in Jingzhou, Xu Huang had been Nanyang governor for a long time. He was no stranger to interrogating cases, but now he was concerned about the whereabouts of Cao Cao, and he couldn't help but wave his hand. : "Mandarin, you are the prefect of Jiujiang, you will naturally take care of the case, Xu will not go over and do it for you,"
Man Chong worked diligently. What he said just now was just to respect Xu Huang, not an excuse. Now that he sees Xu Huang's resignation, Man Chong is no longer modest, and immediately ordered to be promoted.
Sitting in the lobby, Man Chong looked at the two rows of government officials standing in the lobby and sighed secretly. The Shouchun offensive and defensive battle was fought so tragically. There are a few fewer government servants here than usual, and the rest are gray-headed, ragged, blood-stained, and a few bandaged, completely devoid of their usual prestige.
An escort had brought up the drummer, but it was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy. When the boy saw Man Chong, he suddenly pointed his finger and said loudly: "It is him that I want to sue. How can I let him? Come on trial, I want to see the new general,"
The laws of the Han Dynasty in the past had strict restrictions on people suing officials, but in order to mobilize the people to supervise officials at all levels, Liu Xin not only allowed people to sue officials, but also encouraged them to sue officials, because Liu Xin understood that it was impossible at any time. Put an end to **, as long as you have supervision, you can limit ** to a controllable range,
This young man was going to sue Full Pet, and there was no way for Full Pet, so he had to send someone to invite Xu Huang out.
Xu Huang was planning to pursue Cao Cao at the back office. He was surprised to hear that such a thing happened. He had to come to the lobby. Zhang Fei was an unstoppable temper, and followed him noisily.
In the lobby, the young man cried with his nose and tears. His name was Li Jiao. He was the youngest son of a wealthy family named Li Ping. He sued Li Ping for plotting the property of the Li family. First he sent Li Ping out of the city to collude with Cao Cao. Cao Cao’s hand murdered Li Ping and failed to succeed, but he slandered Li Pingli through the enemy’s army and confiscated Li Ping. Only when he saw the opportunity, he escaped and escaped. Li Jiao said, if the general hadn’t come in time, he would be favored The Shouchun city has been dedicated to Cao Cao. If the general does not believe it, there is a white flag as proof.
Because Man Chong was originally Cao Cao’s surrender, he could not trust most of the generals at first. Suddenly listening to what this young man said, Xu Huang couldn't help changing his face and shouted in a deep voice: "Man Chong, what can you say?"
Man Chong shook his head and said: "This white flag was indeed prepared by the lower official. The lower official did allow Li Ping to leave the city twice, but the lower official's move was a tactic to slow down the army and did not seek to seize Li Ping's property. If the general does not believe him, he will dismiss the official. There is nothing to say,"
However, Zhang Fei became irritable and sternly shouted: "Full pet, you are so quibble, how can a doll be defiled by you, I see if you can't see the coffin without tears, come, take the guy, and start with three hundred whips. , Depends on whether you recruit or not,"
Xu Huang hurriedly stopped him and said, "Third brother, Hugh is reckless. You need to report this matter to the Emperor Ming to make a decision."
The Han army has the most stringent military regulations, especially for collaborating with the enemy. If this young man is conclusive, Man Chong is the death penalty of the Jiu Clan, but with Xu Huang’s years of experience in the army, Man Chong’s move is indeed like a slow-down strategy.
Xu Huang pondered for a while, then suddenly asked: "Man Chong, where is Li Ping's fortune?"
Many things can’t just look at the superficial phenomenon. Although this offensive and defensive battle was fought very tragically, it does not mean that Man Chong must be loyal. Xu Huang then took a different approach and asked about Li Ping’s family property. This is the key to this case. Man Chong really occupied Li Ping’s family property, so what Li Jiao said would be somewhat credible, and Man Chong was very likely to have a private collusion with Cao Cao.
Man Chong said without hesitation: "Going back to the general, Li Ping's family properties have been confiscated and sent to the treasury. The officials have not had time to count them."
Suddenly, Li Jiao pointed to Man Chong and said loudly, "He said nonsense, my family property is now in the back office, and the general will know it when he goes to the back."
Xu Huang came from Houya. He didn't see any gold and silver jewelry in the backya. He couldn't help but lower his head to think, but Zhang Fei couldn't help but yelled: "Catch the thief and take the stolen goods, little baby, you are now Just go and identify what is yours,"
Without waiting for Xu Huang to agree, Zhang Fei picked up Li Jiao and strode towards the back office. Suddenly a woman screamed from the back office. Xu Huang frowned and hurried over with a full pet, but saw Li Jiao pointed to a young woman and said, "This is my family property that he has taken over."
Zhang Fei thought that Man Chong had robbed him of gold and silver jewels, but he finally grabbed his handle, but he was not just a woman, and he couldn't laugh or cry. He raised his hand to beat Li Jiao, but was stopped by Xu Huang. Chong said, "What's the matter with this woman,"
Seeing that he couldn't tell the truth, Man Chong said, "Going back to the general, the man under the command and the army ransacked Li Ping's home. I saw the woman crying and crying, very pitiful. Upon asking, she knew that she was a good girl. , Was robbed into the mansion by Li Pingqiang. The next official felt sympathy for a while and did not put her in prison, but temporarily placed her in the back office. He planned to deal with it after the war ended. Unexpectedly, he was in a hurry to ransack her home. I missed Li Jiao, so that he was slanderous today and falsely accused the official."
Xu Huang sneered: "In that case, why didn't you take the initiative to explain,"
Man Chong lowered his head and screamed, "This is clearly a woman, not property."
In fact, in the eyes of those gentry families, apart from the mistress, whether it is a maid or a concubine, which is not the property they can dispose of at will, so Li Jiao has already yelled from the side: "She is my father's concubine, that is, My family’s belongings,"
However, Zhang Fei knew that Liu Xin and Ma Yun didn’t like to treat their subordinates as improper people. Just now they believed Li Jiao’s words, they almost became ugly, and now they are even more furious, saying, "Little baby, you talk nonsense, believe me. I don’t believe I cut you,"
Xu Huang waved his hand and said, "Man Chong, even if that's the case, it's very inappropriate for you to dispose of the criminals' family members at will. If you come, take them all down first, and wait for the Ming Sheng to deal with them."
Xu Huang didn’t dare to neglect, and quickly sent someone to understand what happened in the city of Shouchun, but Zhang Fei lost interest in it, yawned, and went to sleep after returning. Up,
In the middle of the night, a warning gong suddenly sounded over the city, and it was particularly clear in the silent night. Xu Huang just fell asleep and hurriedly put on his clothes, but saw a few soldiers running over and said: "General Qi, your majesty,"
It turned out that after Liu Xin received the news that Cao Cao withdrew from Hulao Pass, he was very worried. Now Yuan Shao is still in Yecheng and cannot leave. Cao Cao has withdrawn. The pressure facing Si Li is steep and light, and Liu Xin is most concerned about Cao Cao. He decided to go there in person. This time, he personally took Dian Wei and the five thousand flying tiger guards all the way east. Because of the timely report, Liu Xin didn’t make a detour and went straight to Shouchun City.
Xu Huang hurriedly called out Zhang Fei and others, and greeted them all together.
Liu Xin asked as soon as they met, "Is there Cao Cao's whereabouts,"
Zhang Fei sighed and said: "I was hit by his golden cicada's escape yesterday and let him escape. Dozens of people have been sent out to search for him. There is no whereabouts of him yet, but please rest assured that there are not many people around Cao Cao."
Liu Xin shook his head and said, "If Cao Cao is followed by a brigade, his whereabouts are easy to grasp. Now it's like finding a needle in a haystack, it's difficult."
Xu Huang arched his hand and said: "Please rest assured, your Majesty will dig three feet of the ground and find Cao Cao."
Liu Xin waved her hand and said, "You don't have to be too anxious about this matter. By the way, why don't you see Bernin all over?"
Xu Huang hurriedly explained Li Jiao’s case against Man Chong, and then said: "Your Majesty, the final general has already sent people to investigate. Man Chong privately recruited nearly 20,000 people and caused huge casualties to the people in the city."
Liu Xin suddenly laughed and said: "Man Chong has followed Cao Cao for many years, and he knows how Cao Cao is a man, how could he again be under Cao Cao's command. Sending Li Ping and Cao Cao to the city's big family should be a way of slowing down the army. There are few soldiers in the city and it is not enough to resist Cao's army. It is urgent to follow power, and in such a fierce battle, only a few thousand people have been injured or killed. The pet has nothing to do with his merits, or said he did not hide his merits, but he kept Li Ping’s concubine privately..."
Xu Huang couldn't help but feel ashamed of suspecting that Man Chong was a little bit ashamed, and hurriedly took the initiative to intercede for Man Chong: "Since your Majesty thinks that Man Chong is a way to slow down, then it must be. The final general thought that Man Chong can be exempted from merits and crimes. He left Li Ping's concubine privately."
Liu Xin groaned: "I don’t have any flaws to hide my goodness, I don’t have a pet to stick to Shouchun, and hold Cao Cao for two days and one night. Cao Cao’s twenty army doesn’t know how much trouble it will cause, but it’s just a concubine of a big family, preaching my will. Give her full favor,"
Xu Huang hesitated and said, "I'm afraid this is incompatible with the law,"
Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "In the past, my regulations were a little improper, and they were too harsh for you. Let’s do this, the families of the enemy generals in Puyang City are now escorted to Chang'an. When the war is over, you will also Go pick one,"
Liu Xin has already figured out a little bit from the fact that he is full of pets. Everyone is following him to fight the world. Most people still don’t want to live a good life of prosperity and wealth, but the laws are very strict, corruption, bribery, and robbing men and women. They are all going to be ransacked and annihilated. Few people dare to break the law with their bodies. Although the salaries of officials at all levels are generous, they are only better than ordinary people. If the family does not engage in businesses such as business, I am afraid that even ordinary gentry. Big players can’t compare,
Although some of Liu Xin's followers were from noble families, most of them like Zhang Fei, Xu Huang, Zhang Yun, and Zhao Yun were born in the Han nationality. They would never be able to catch up with those wealthy noble families with their salary alone. Don’t say that it is compared with Mi Zhu, Kuai Yue, and Cai Hao who are both from the noble family and occupy important positions. Therefore, for the long-term stability of the man, it’s time to change.