The Three Kingdoms

People, the most important thing is to rely on themselves. If you want to be an official, you must learn to compromise and learn to do everything step by step.

"food?"

It was already dark. In the study room on the west side of the Xu family's mansion, an oil lamp was lit. Under the faint light, Xu Shu knelt quietly on the bamboo mat, his gaze somewhat deep.

Right now, it is food for him. Without food, the tens of thousands of refugees in Moling City will not be able to survive. Faced with the problem of survival, these refugees may collapse at any time.

Once the people become bandits, Moling City will inevitably be in chaos. This is not what Xu Shu wants to see.

"Hand over this group of refugees? No way, this group of people who have gathered with great difficulty will serve as the foundation of the future Jinling City. If they hand over this group of refugees, Zhongmou will definitely be furious. This is not possible!"

Xu Shu knew that although Xu Mu was indeed uneasy and well-intentioned, what the director Zhao Hong said was true. If there was no more food, these refugees would be released from Moling.

It's not that Moling City has no food, it's just that it is in the hands of those powerful local families. The market price of Moling is now 450 yuan per stone of rice, which is a big increase from the previous price.

The county government has run into a deficit, and even at the original market price, there is no financial support, let alone such a high price.

This is the basis for the future development of Jinling City. Now the city wall of Jinling has been connected to Stone City, and the southeast city wall is being expanded to form a huge Jinling City.

"Someone's heart is still too anxious, and the steps are still too big, so that in the end the food can't keep up."

Xu Shu sighed, and reviewed himself in a low voice. This year, he almost recruited nearly [-] refugees, and the food these refugees used every day was an astronomical figure.

"Son, you haven't been in a good mood recently. Is there something difficult?" At this time, an old woman gently opened the door and walked into the study with a bowl of clear soup.Xu's mother is a strong person. As a woman, she raised Xu Shu by sewing and tinkering. She has not read many books, but she understands righteousness.

"Mother, the baby is fine. It's just that the recent official duties are a bit busy, which makes mother worry."

Seeing his mother walking in, Xu Shu quickly stood up, smiled slightly, and said respectfully.

"Son, you have to take your time in everything, don't rush!" The old woman understood the righteousness, knowing that her son is now shouldering the livelihood of the people of a county, she didn't say anything, she just gave a light instruction, and then walked out .

"Take it easy?"

Xu Shu smiled wryly, but he thought about it, but he was too hasty to leave before, and now he is too busy. Sun Quan will arrive in Moling in two days. If he can't keep these refugees before Sun Quan arrives, his mission will be considered a complete failure. up.

As a fledgling, Moling County Chancellor was his first official position. The teacher praised him for his filial piety. Sun Quan trusted him so much, and he would never allow himself to fail.

"Who?"

Suddenly, Xu Shu's eyes turned cold, and he felt an evil spirit approaching in his heart. As a former ranger, although his swordsmanship was not outstanding, it was not bad either. He pulled out a long sword from the desk with his backhand and pointed it at the window A black shadow said in a cold voice.

"Under Mr. Quan's command, the left guard Han Gang pays his respects to Xu Xiancheng." A black shadow walked in lightly, revealing a strong figure under the light, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, full of evil spirits, and cupped his hands.

"Are you Zhongmou's bodyguard? What proof do you have?" Xu Shu narrowed his eyes and took a step back, the long sword in his hand was still on guard.

"Xu Xiancheng, don't be afraid. A certain family has no malicious intentions. This time a certain family is here to pass on a word from your son." Han Gang took out a bronze medal from his waist, with a tiger character on it, and said softly.

"So the tiger warriors under the chariot! What did you say?" Xu Shu had never met Han Gang, but he recognized the tiger warrior tokens under the chariot. The tiger warriors under the chariot belonged to the army of Sun Quan's direct line, and everyone in Jiangdong knew it.

"My son is now in the prison of the Moling County Government, and Xu Ming, the son of the Moling county lieutenant, personally sent him to the prison. My son asked me to tell you that he will sit in prison for one night. If you can't take the land of the Xu family, he will Take you down!" Han Gang left such a sentence, and then disappeared into the night lightly like a ghost.

"Prison?"

"what happened?"

"How dare the Xu family send this great god to the Moling Prison?"

Xu Shu was a little stunned, and it took him a while to react. A sharp light flashed in his eyes, and he laughed in a low voice, and said, "Hahaha, the Xu family is really self-inflicted!"

"This time the Xu family was in bad luck. The thief and the king were captured. As soon as the Xu family fell, the local powerful forces in Moling would collapse. As worthy of Sun Quan, the whole game of chess came to life when he came to Moling."

Xu Shu was overjoyed, tidied up his clothes, and left the Xu family mansion directly to go to the county government office. Although Sun Quan only left such a sentence, he had to understand everything clearly before making a decision. How to go one step at a time.

Sun Quan, an incomparably noble son from Jiangdong, is willing to go to the damp and dirty prison. If he can't take advantage of it, he will be the one who bears Sun Quan's wrath.

……

In the middle of the night, the county government office in Moling was brightly lit and people were flickering. All the officials, big and small, were recalled from their warm beds by Xu Shu, the county magistrate.

"Xu Xiancheng, what's the matter, you must call in the middle of the night!" Xu Mu was half asleep and half awake, with a temper in his heart, a little angry, and looked at Xu Shu with cold eyes.

"Of course there's something big going on, Captain Xu, don't worry!"

Xu Shu smiled faintly, looked at the crowd, and said, "The new county magistrate has already arrived at Moling City. As officials of Moling, shouldn't we go to greet him in person?"

"what?"

"The county magistrate is here?"

"How come this time?"

Xu Shu's words immediately dispelled the drowsiness of all the officials, and they all woke up suddenly, staring at Xu Shu with bright eyes.

"Xu Xiancheng, the county magistrate is here, why haven't we received any news?" Zhao Hong, the chief secretary, was also a little shocked, took a deep breath, and asked.

"The county magistrate originally wanted to see the environment of Moling in advance, so he came to inspect Moling in advance!" Xu Shu still respected Zhao Hong, and explained softly, "I just entered the city today."

"Where is the county magistrate now?" An official became excited and asked, "I will go to greet you in person!"

"In prison!" Xu Shu said with a smile.

"what?"

"Prison?"

"what happened?"

Everyone was startled, and they all felt a chill in their hearts. They stared at Xu Shu intently and were greatly puzzled. Xu Mu's heart was even colder and a little uneasy.

"Is this going to be a question to Captain Xu?"

A sneer formed at the corner of Xu Shu's mouth, he turned his head, looked at Xu Mu indifferently, as if he was looking at a dead person, and said coldly: "The Moling Xu family, known as the king of Moling, even the Moling County in charge of the general's mansion. It's really amazing that Ling Du dared to be sent to prison."

"Xu Shu, how dare you spout blood!" Xu Mu's face changed in shock when he heard the words, he burst into agitation, shouted, pointed at Xu Shu, and yelled coldly, Moling is Moling in Jiangdong, his Xu family can't afford this crime.

"Hehe, I don't have the habit of wronging people. This file records what happened in Qingyang Chidao today. It is detailed and accurate. I have already controlled all the witnesses and material evidence. Your good son Xu Minghe Cao Xubin, your confidant, teamed up to send the new county magistrate directly to the prison, see for yourself."

It took Xu Shu an hour to set up a case on this matter. There were at least five fingerprints pressed by passers-by on this file, plus the Mo family in prison. If the Xu family did not compromise this time, they would be imprisoned. Literally uprooted.

"Evil son!"

Hearing this, Xu Mu trembled all over, opened the file, and saw that his face was ashen, with no blood at all, as pale as paper.

"By the way, I forgot to tell you that our new county magistrate in Moling has a surname of Sun, a given name of Quan, and a courtesy name of Zhongmou." Xu Shu grinned, and Shi Shiran added.

"puff!"

Xu Mu was so anxious that he spurted a mouthful of blood, and he couldn't even stand still. Putting the new county magistrate in jail was nothing more than losing his official position. With a little compensation, he could get by. After all, Xu Mu The family is the most powerful in Moling. If the new county magistrate wants to stand firm in Moling, he can't do things too badly. The Xu family can still stand firm.