Han Sheng sighed and said, "Liu Duliao issued an edict to collect grain from the people of our county."

Liu He issued an edict in the morning, but Feng Cong didn't know about it. He said "Oh" and said, "Liu Duliao wants to raise food from the people?"

“Yes.”

"Well... this... this is not surprising. After the Wuhuan Rebellion, the county treasury was short of food, and even the refugees could not provide relief. The court also reduced the land rent in this prefecture for one year at the request of the governor. The embarrassment of food shortage in the county was probably to last for at least one year. Less than three months after Liu Duliao entered our county, he used troops to attack the thieves twice, consuming a lot of food and fodder. However, there are still two counties who want to restore the two counties. In order to quell the thieves' rebellion, he could only borrow food from the people."

"Yes, yes. That's what you said, but...ah! The local people have no food either!"

Feng Cong was not stupid. Although he didn't know the specific content of Liu He's proclamation, he could guess that Han Sheng's so-called "to raise grain from the people of our county" must be that Liu He wanted to raise grain from the local wealthy households, and Liu He would never be able to attack a poor family.

He glanced at Han Sheng and thought to himself: "This must be Liu Duliao sent someone to his house to borrow food. He refused to leave, so he came to me for help."

Although Feng Cong is a party of eunuchs and not an honest and capable official, he is not an arrogant and domineering person. He usually accepts bribes and does some favoritism and fraud, and has never taken the initiative to harm the people. He agrees with Liu He's behavior of raising food to attack the thieves. He ponders for a moment and says to Han Sheng with a smile: "Does Han Gong want?"

"Sheng dared to think about the people of our county. He wanted to ask Duke Feng to meet the Duke of the Mansion and beg the Duke of the Mansion to ask Liu Dulia to take back the order."

Feng Cong said, "This order has been issued, how can it be taken back? Even if I go and say it, it will be useless."

"If you can pass the pain of border disturbance, the people of our county do..."

"Is that true?!Han Gong, why don't I go to Liu Duliao to talk to him and ask him to spare the grain you should have given up on your family's food?"

Feng Cong had listened to Liu He's "new policy" and knew that the Xianbei and Wuhuan tribes outside the pass were indeed a major problem for Shanggu County. He also knew that one was due to the lack of food among the people and the increasing number of refugees, more bandits would probably appear next spring. If they were not destroyed early and the two counties were recovered, the situation would definitely worsen. Although he did not have the idea of ​​"a term of an official and benefiting the country", he was still in a state of conscience and could not sit idly by. He allowed the thieves to become more and more intense. He had a good impression of Liu He and did not want to do such a thing that would hinder Liu He behind his back.

Not to mention whether Feng Cong would agree to Liu He if he went to ask Liu He for Han Sheng, would Liu He agree? He just said that Han Sheng was very unhappy after hearing this - he didn't want to produce a grain of rice, but Feng Cong said that he asked Liu He to "get away some of the rice and grain that his family should have."

Han Sheng knelt down on the ground and thought to himself, "If you just ask Xuzhouer to avoid some grains from my family, why should I find you?"

He was dissatisfied and became more respectful, saying, "Shen, it is not for my Han family, and I will not hide it from the county lord. The Yang family and other families are also being recruited. The Wuhuan has been in chaos for several months and plundered the county lord. The county lords are personally seen by our family. Because of the family having a small family, they suffer a lot of food. There is indeed a little left, but Xiaomin and other families have many clans. The remaining grain is not enough for their own use. How can we turn it over to the county government?"

He kowtowed and said, "'The order has been issued, how can it be taken back?' This is a very true saying, but the little people are not considerate. Otherwise, the little people would like to write a document with Yang and other families to tell the truth, and only ask the county lord to submit it to the court lord, Liu Duliao. After this matter, regardless of whether Liu Duliao will take back the order, the little people will thank Feng and the county lord for the seat."

If it was just a document, Han Sheng could submit it to the prefect Chen Ying. The reason why Feng Cong passed it was still wanted to borrow Feng Cong's background, borrow Feng Cong's backer in the court, and the Han and Yang families were in the local area, hoping to use this to encourage Liu He to withdraw the order.

Feng Cong was not stupid, and he knew Han Sheng's intention as soon as he heard it, and said in embarrassment: "This?"

He turned to Duan Jue and showed his eyes to him, asking him to speak out to rescue him.

Feng Cong was looking for the wrong person. Duan Jue was also a powerful man in the county. He had long been dissatisfied with Liu He's invasion of his own power in a salt and iron monopoly. He wanted to take revenge on Liu He, and he was disgusted with him. He just heard Han Sheng that Liu He was planning to raise grain from the county strongest clan. He heard it in his ears. There was no change in expression on his face. He was already happy and thought: "Xuzhou'er didn't know that the sky was high and the earth was strong. He was proud of his son of the county and Bo. He had some military achievements, but he actually extended his hand to the county and county surnames! This is 'Heaven's evil deeds can still be violated, and he can't live.'"

He just pretended that Feng Cong had not seen him turn his eyes, frowned deeply and sighed.

Feng Congqi said: "Why are you sighing? Is it for Mr. Han?"

"Je is not for Mr. Han, but for the county magistrate."

"Worry about me? How do you say this?"

"Mr. County Lord, I heard that Liu Duliao and Yuan Benchu ​​are good friends. I wonder if County Lord, who is Yuan Benchu?"

"The three dukes of four generations are children of the dukes, and famous scholars in the country."

"I dare to ask the county lord, who is Liu Duliao?"

"Liu Du Liao's Han Dynasty relatives were appointed as generals of the Liao Dynasty. They were elegant and wise, capable, knew soldiers and were good at fighting, and were beautiful."

"I have always heard that Yuan Benchu ​​was in Luoyang to raise his disciples, shelter the remnants of the party members, and intend to eliminate the eunuchs. Liu Duliao..." Duan Jue stood up and bowed, and said in a raising voice.

Feng Cong shook his head repeatedly and said, "Liu Duliao is modest and elegant, and is definitely not the one who harms others behind it. Moreover, I have never had a marriage since I met Liu Duliao. How could he harm me when I have a harmonious relationship?"

"If the county magistrate doesn't believe it, Jue has a plan, and he can try Liu Duliao's intentions."

"What's the point?"

"Liu Duliao defeated Tituo and was the new general of Duliao. The county lord can use this as an excuse to invite him to come to the mansion for a night banquet tomorrow night."

"Please invite him to the banquet?"

"Yes, if he is invited, then Jue judges a gentleman's ambition by his villain's heart. He is wrong about him, but he wouldn't come?"

“So what?”

"As the county lord said, since he came to our county, the official has treated him with enthusiasm. Since the official treated him with enthusiasm, but he refused to attend the banquet, isn't this a big indication? He must have something to do with the official!"

Feng Cong hesitated and said, "Isn't this good?"

Han Sheng lay on the ground and listened to Duan Jue's words for a while. He raised his thumbs up and thought to himself: "Xuzhouer is a relative of the Han family, a son of a scholar, and the county lord is a son of an eunuch. These two are incompatible. I heard that Xuzhouer's clan members were also in the list of imprisonments. Whether it was for his reputation in the Shilin or the pressure of the elders in the clan, Xuzhouer would probably not accept this invitation to the night banquet! Duan Jue's plan is wonderful!"

He quickly spoke out and helped Duan Jue beat the side drum, saying, "What's wrong with this? Liu Du Liao won the victory in returning to the county. Duan Gong was a senior official of the county government. It was reasonable to hold a celebration banquet for him. If he came, the relationship between Duke and him would be more harmonious. If he didn't come, he could just tell what kind of person he was!"

Feng Cong hesitated for a while, and finally he was moved by the two of them and agreed to the matter.

Feng Cong's invitation was placed on the desk. Liu He gently stroked the short moustache under his chin and said to Ju Su with a smile: "Military advisor, do you say Han Sheng went to visit the county monarch again today?"

"yes."

"As soon as he left the county government, the county king sent this invitation, saying that he wanted to celebrate me... Last time I first arrived in Shanggu, Taogu, did you say that I would celebrate me?"

"No."

Ju Su smiled and said, "This must be because he doesn't want to give food, so he went to ask the county lord. Han Sheng, because the county lord is the local lord after all, and my general's mansion needs some support, so he needs some face. Therefore, he set up a banquet to invite the lord. It seems that he wants to plead for Han Sheng at the banquet."
Chapter completed!