When Liu Xin first settled in Jingzhou, Xu Huang had been a Nanyang Taishou for a long time, and he was no stranger to interrogating cases, but he was now concerned about Cao Cao's whereabouts, where was he willing to be entangled in these mundane affairs, and couldn't help waving his hand and said: "Lord Man, you are Jiujiang Taishou, and the case is naturally in charge of you, and Xu will not overstep his responsibilities." ”

Man Zhong is diligent, what he said just now was just to respect Xu Huang, not an excuse. Now seeing Xu Huang's resignation, Manzhong is no longer humble, and immediately ordered to be promoted.

Sitting in the lobby, Man Zhong looked at the two rows of officials standing in the hall, and sighed secretly. This Shouchun offensive and defensive battle was fought very fiercely, and the soldiers of the county were sent to the head of the city. There were several fewer servants standing here than usual, and the rest were also disgraced, ragged, covered in blood, and a few were wrapped in bandages, completely devoid of their usual majesty.

An errand had already brought up the drummer, but it was a boy of thirteen or fourteen years old. When the young man saw Manzhong, he suddenly pointed with his hand and said loudly: "I want to sue him!" How can he be interrogated? I want to meet the new general! ”

In the past, the laws of the Han Dynasty had strict restrictions on civil prosecution officials. However, in order to mobilize the people to supervise officials at all levels, Liu Xin not only allowed the people to sue the officials, but also encouraged the people to sue the officials. Because Liu Xin understands that it is impossible to eradicate corruption at any time, as long as there is supervision, corruption can be limited to a controllable range.

What this young man wanted to sue turned out to be full of favors, and there was no way for full favors, so he had to send someone to invite Xu Huang out.

Xu Huang was in the rear office to deploy the pursuit of Cao Cao, and when he heard that such a thing had happened, he was also very surprised, so he had to come to the lobby. Zhang Fei was an idle person, and he followed noisily.

In the lobby, the young man cried with a handful of snot and tears. His name is Li Jiao, the youngest son of the wealthy Li Ping, who sued Manzhong for plotting the property of the Li family, and first sent Li Ping out of the city to collude with Cao Cao, intending to assassinate Li Ping by Cao Cao's hand, but failed. However, he slandered Li Pingli for colluding with the enemy army and confiscated Li Ping's door, but he was the only one who escaped and escaped the catastrophe. Li Jiao said that if it weren't for the timely arrival of the general, Man Chong would have dedicated Shouchun City to Cao Cao. If the general does not believe it, there is a white flag as proof.

Because Man Chong was originally a subordinate general under Cao Cao, he was not trusted by most of the generals, and suddenly listening to what the young man said, Xu Huang couldn't help but change his face, and shouted in a deep voice: "Man Chong, what do you have to say?" ”

Man Chong shook his head and said: "This white flag was indeed prepared by the lower officials, and the lower officials did let Li Ping go out of the city twice, but the lower officials' move was a delaying tactic, and they did not seek to seize Li Ping's family property. If the general doesn't believe it, the subordinate has nothing to say! ”

Zhang Fei became irritable and shouted: "Full of pets, you have to quibble!" How can a doll defile you? I see that you don't see the coffin and don't shed tears! Come on, take the guy, whip you three hundred lashes first, see if you recruit or not! ”

Xu Huang hurriedly stopped him and said, "Third brother, Hugh is reckless, this matter needs to be decided by Emperor Ming." ”

The military discipline of the Han army was the strictest, especially the problem of collaborating with the enemy. If what this young man said is true, full of favor is the capital crime of the Nine Clans. But with Xu Huang's many years of experience in the army, Manzhong's move is indeed very much like a delaying tactic.

Xu Huang pondered for a long time, and suddenly asked, "Full of favor, where is Li Ping's family property?" ”

Many things can't just look at the superficial phenomenon, although this offensive and defensive battle is very tragic, but it also does not mean that full favor must be loyal. Xu Huang then found another way and inquired about Li Ping's family property. This is the key to this case, if Man Chong really occupies Li Ping's family property, then what Li Jiao said will have some credibility, and Man Chong is very likely to have a private collusion with Cao Cao.

Man Zhong said without thinking: "Back to the general, Li Ping's family property has been confiscated and sent to the treasury, and the lower officials have not had time to count it. ”

Li Jiao suddenly pointed at Man Zhong and said loudly: "He is talking nonsense, my family's property is now in the back office, and the general will know when he goes to the back!" ”

Xu Huang came from the back office, and he didn't see any gold, silver and jewelry in the back office, so he couldn't help but bow his head and ponder. Zhang Fei couldn't hold it back, and shouted: "Catch the thief and take the stolen goods, little doll, you go and identify it now, what is your family!" ”

Without waiting for Xu Huang to agree, Zhang Fei had already picked up Li Jiao and strode towards the back office. A woman's scream suddenly came from the back office. Xu Huang frowned, and hurriedly rushed over with a full pet, but saw Li Jiao pointing at a young woman and saying, "This is my family's property that he forcibly occupied!" ”

Zhang Fei thought that Man Chong had robbed a lot of gold, silver and jewelry, but now he finally grabbed his handle, but it was not just a woman, he suddenly cried and laughed, and raised his hand to hit Li Jiao, but was stopped by Xu Huang and said to Man Chong: "What's the matter with this woman?" ”

Seeing that he couldn't hide it, he had to give up his hand and said: "Back to the general, that person led the troops to raid Li Ping's house, only to see this woman crying and crying, very pitiful, after asking, I knew that she was a woman from a good family, and she was robbed into the house by Li Pingqiang." The lower officials felt compassion for a while, and did not throw her into prison, but temporarily placed her in the rear office, intending to deal with it after the war was over. Unexpectedly, he was in a hurry to raid his house at that time, but he missed Li Jiao, so that he was untrustworthy today and falsely accused the lower officials. ”

Xu Huang sneered: "In that case, why didn't you take the initiative to explain it in the first place?" ”

Man Pet lowered his head and snorted: "This is clearly a woman, not property." ”

In fact, in the eyes of those scholar families, in addition to the main mother, whether it is a maidservant or a concubine, which is not the property they can dispose of at will, so Li Jiao has already shouted on the side: "She is my father's concubine, and she is my family's property!" ”

Zhang Fei knew that Liu Xin and Ma Yun didn't like to treat their subordinates as non-humans, and after believing Li Jiao's words just now, they almost made a big fool, and now they were even more furious, and said: "Little doll, you talk nonsense again!" Believe it or not, I cut you! ”

Xu Huang waved his hand and said, "Full of favor, having said that, it is very inappropriate for you to dispose of the criminal's family at will." If anyone comes, take them all down first, and then deal with them when they are given to the saints. ”

It was a matter of whether the enemy army was in touch with the enemy, Xu Huang did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly sent someone to find out what had happened in Shouchun City in the past two days, but Zhang Fei was not interested in it, yawned, and went back to the back office to sleep.

In the middle of the night, a warning gong suddenly sounded above the city, which was particularly clear in the silence of the night. Xu Huang had just fallen asleep and hurriedly put on his clothes, but he saw several personal soldiers running over, and said, "General Qiqi, Your Majesty is here!" ”

It turned out that Liu Xin was very uneasy after receiving the news that Cao Cao had withdrawn from Tiger Pass. Now that Yuan Shao is cowering in Yecheng, Cao Cao has withdrawn his troops, the pressure on Si Li is steep, and Liu Xin is most concerned about Cao Cao's whereabouts, so he decided to go in person. This time, he personally took Dian Wei and the five thousand flying tigers to guard him all the way to the east. Due to the timely report of the battle, Liu Xin did not take a detour and went directly to Shouchun City.

Xu Huang hurriedly called Zhang Fei and the others up and went out together.

As soon as Liu Xin met, he asked, "Is there Cao Cao's whereabouts?" ”

Zhang Fei sighed and said: "Yesterday, he fell for his golden cicada shell and let him escape. Dozens of teams have been sent out to search for him, but there is no whereabouts for him yet. But please rest assured, eldest brother, there are few people around Cao Cao. ”

Liu Xin shook his head and said, "If Cao Cao has a large team to follow, but his whereabouts are easy to grasp, now it is like looking for a needle in a haystack, it is difficult." ”

Xu Huang arched his hand and said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the last general will dig three feet into the ground, and Cao Cao will also be found!" ”

Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "Don't be too anxious about this matter. By the way, why don't you see Man Boning? ”

Xu Huang hurriedly told Li Jiao about the complaint against Man Chong, and said: "Your Majesty, the last general has already sent someone to investigate, and Man Chong privately recruited nearly 20,000 people, causing huge casualties among the people in the city. ”

Liu Xin suddenly laughed and said: "Man Zhong has followed Cao Cao for many years, and he knows Cao Cao's personality very well, how can he join Cao Cao again?" Sending Li Ping and Cao Cao, the big families in the city, should be a delaying tactic, there is no doubt! There are few soldiers in the city, not enough to resist Cao's army, and the matter is in a hurry, and in such a vicious battle, the casualties are only thousands. It's just that he kept Li Ping's concubine privately......"

Xu Huang couldn't help but feel a little ashamed of his suspicion of Man Favor, and hurriedly took the initiative to intercede for Man Favor: "Since Your Majesty thinks that Man Favor is a delaying tactic, then it must be." The last general thought that he could make full favor and forgive him the fault of keeping Li Ping's concubine privately. ”

Liu Xin groaned: "The flaws are not hidden, there is no full favor to stick to Shouchun, and Cao Cao is dragged for two days and one night, and Cao Cao's 20th army still doesn't know how many places to blame." It's just a concubine of a big family, and I pass on my will and give her full favor. ”

Xu Huang hesitated: "I'm afraid this is not in line with the law." ”

Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "In the past, my regulations were a little inappropriate, and they were too harsh on you. In this way, the families of those enemy generals in Puyang City have now been escorted to Chang'an, and when the war is over, you can also pick one. ”

From the matter of full pet, Liu Xin has already figured it out a little. Everyone follows him to fight the world, and most people don't want to live a good life of glory and wealth. However, the law is very strict, and those who take bribes and rob men and women are all subject to extermination of their families, and few people dare to break the law. Although the income of officials at all levels is rich, they are only a little better off than ordinary people, and if their families are not engaged in business and other industries, I am afraid that they will not even be able to compare with ordinary scholars.

Although some of the people who followed Liu Xin were born in the scholar family, most of them like Zhang Fei, Xu Huang, Zhang He, and Zhao Yun were still from the Han family. Therefore, for the long-term stability of the Han Dynasty, it is time to change.