"He didn't go to Linjiang Tower last night?" After hearing the news, Xu Gong, who was still a little sleepy early in the morning, suddenly became shocked and woke up completely.

He couldn't believe his ears anymore. Li Ling, the young county magistrate who had just arrived in Huating and had no foundation at all, dared to break the appointment and leave Mr. Xu and others who were kindly making friends with him in the restaurant? This... Isn't this crazy?

Apart from deciding that Li Ling was crazy, Xu Gong really couldn't think of another more reasonable excuse. This was really not a choice that a normal local official could make. He felt a moment of palpitations, and after a while he looked at Xu Sen, the criminal secretary of the county government office who came to report the news: "Then... what is the attitude of Mr. Xu and the others?"

"Of course I was very angry. Not only Mr. Xu, but everyone present felt that he was being played with by County Magistrate Li, so it was impossible for him to let go of this tone." Xu Sen smiled bitterly, knowing that there would be a storm next.

As a member of the Xu family, Xu Sen is still a little different from other family members, because he is a branch of the Xu family. Only by relying on obedience and diligence can he get a job as a clerk in the county government. Because of this, he is much lower-key than other brothers and has a closer relationship with Xu Gong, the county magistrate. The two are similar to friends.

It is precisely because of this that he came to report the news early this morning, just to make Xu Gong ready, and it is best to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible. Anyone can think that the two sides will inevitably fight next time, and Xu Gong, who is a little embarrassed, will inevitably be implicated here.

Faced with the persuasion of this rare friend, Xu Gong could only smile helplessly: "Let go? I have wanted to leave long ago, but now it is not up to me to decide whether I can leave. Don't forget that there are too many things in the yamen that need to be delivered. These things have not been explained yet, so where can I leave?"

"Then make an excuse, just say that if you have something to do at home, you can take the lead. If you have other things, you will be from the yamen to help you solve other things." Xu Sen was considered a good friend, so he immediately came up with such a countermeasure.

"Can this work really work?"

"Let's go first, can he send someone to chase you? He caused the disaster. You can't force you to suffer, right?" Xu Sen said anxiously. He saw it very clearly. The head of the family face was too gloomy last night, which was completely a big move.

Thinking of the terrible forces of Xu Fang's two families in Huating and thinking about the things that happened many years ago, Xu Gong was really scared. He hesitated and said, "Then I will leave now and don't say goodbye to Mr. Xu and the others. You will apologize for the sake of your crime."

"It's best, I'll do everything." Xu Sen nodded, and at the same time, he felt slightly relieved. He sent this friend out and felt relieved.

But just as Xu Gong got up and wanted to pack up the fine and soft things, and called the servant to make arrangements for leaving, a thud footsteps sounded from outside. After a while, the servant who had just arrived at the door came back with a discomfort: "Master, Lord Li sent someone to invite you to the yamen, saying that there was something important to discuss."

"What?" Xu Gong, who was holding several books, shook his hand when he heard this. With a snap, the books fell to the ground and shook a few silver notes. At this time, he didn't even bother to cover it up and said, "He...how could he know..."

Xu Sen's eyebrows also twitched. It was not that Li Ling guessed that Xu Gong was going to run away, so he sent someone to block the door. Obviously, this was just a coincidence. It made him feel uneasy. Xu Gong was afraid that he would not be able to leave. And sending someone to invite him at this time means that the other party would do something to County Magistrate Xu?

"Just say that I am unwell, I won't go to the county government today." Xu Gong quickly reacted and then came up with a countermeasure. He really didn't have the ability to solve the problem, but in terms of escaping, he had already mastered it for ten years in Huating.

Xu Sen also understood his intention, sent the person away, and then left!

But before the two of them could relax, the servant who should have agreed outside the door exclaimed: "You...what are you doing..." Then the door was pushed open with a slam. A burly young man with a shiny eyes had already stepped into the room: "I wonder where Mr. Xu feels uncomfortable?"

"You!" The two people in the room were stunned. They really didn't expect that Li Ling's subordinates were so arrogant and rude, and they dared to break into the magistrate's bedroom directly. Isn't that leaving any room for nothing?

Li Moyun glanced at the two people in front of him: "Xu Dianli, are you here to visit Lord Xu? I didn't expect that you were so well-informed that you knew he was sick so quickly?" The sarcastic words made the two of them speechless, and their faces turned red and white, and they stared at this bold guy blankly.

Li Moyun snorted: "My Lord Xu, my son said that there is something important today to ask you to go and discuss. If you refuse to go, all the consequences will be borne by yourself. That is a major event that concerns your future as an official and even your entire life."

It was not until after hearing this that Xu Gong shivered and came to his senses: "You...what do you mean?"

"I don't know this little one anymore, but the young master asked me to give you a word. In just a few months, there are 800 taels of silver in the county warehousing account..."

Just this sentence made Xu Gong's body shake again, and Xu Sen finally took a deep breath, knowing that the situation was not good. As a member of the Xu family, as a county magistrate, he naturally knew about some things. The 800 taels of silver was only known to the county magistrate. How could a new county magistrate who had only arrived in the county for two days, control it?

"Mr. Xu, please." Seeing that the two of them were completely shocked and looked guilty when they saw the ghost, Li Moyun became more calm and made a gesture to signal Xu Gong to go back with him.

At this point, Xu Gong really had no other choice. After hesitating for a moment, he smiled bitterly, stuffed the few silver notes he had just picked up into his sleeves, and followed Li Moyun out the door.

At this time, one of his concubines and four or five servants outside also heard the sound and came over to see what was going on. When they saw their master's appearance, they were even more silent and didn't even dare to ask the first half of the question. They watched him follow Li Moyun out of the yard and finally leave the inn.

In the room, Xu Sen was calm after a while. After thinking for a while, he quickly ran out again. Now he had only one thought left, that is, to ask for help from the clan uncle, and at least he had to save Xu Gong.

After more than half an hour, Xu Sen came to the Xu Mansion. After the news, he came to the flower hall where he drank tea that day and met Xu Ziyang, as well as several other important figures in the family, Xu Mo, Xu Kun, Xu Mao and others, and their faces looked extremely gloomy.

What's wrong with this? Did they know earlier that Li Ling was going to trouble Xu Gong? Xu Sen had a thought in his mind. When he was bowing, he even looked at Xu Ziyang.

Then before he could stand up, Xu Mo spoke: "Lao Jiu, you are here just in time. We are just looking for you. Do you know that Li Ling is so bold that he wants to open Lao Liu out of the county government!"

"What?" Xu Sen exclaimed again, then looked at Xu Mao who was as heavy as water on the side, "This, do you think this is the truth?"

Xu Mao snorted and said with a stern tone: "Just just now, I went to argue with Li Ling and asked him why he broke the appointment yesterday. As a result, he not only did not feel any guilt at all, but instead turned the blame. In a few words, he said he wanted to remove me from his post!"

With a bang, Xu Kun slapped the table and was furious: "I really rebelled against him. I don't even look at what Huating is. Do you really think that he, a county magistrate, can do whatever he wants? He can also open the people of my Xu family if he says it?"

"And yesterday, he actually asked his father and us to wait for him all night in Linjiang Tower. This Li Ling is really... really..." Xu Mo couldn't find a very suitable word for description for a while.

"I must not tolerate this matter. I must let him know who Huating is the one who has decided!" Xu Kun immediately said, and then Xu Mao nodded: "Yes, our Xu family cannot tolerate this tone!"

"That's right, let Li Ling know our awesomeness! So what about the county magistrate? In our Huating, he is just a big deal. Without us nodding, he can't do anything!"

For a moment, several Xu family members in the hall shouted to take revenge on Li Ling, and they were really aggressive. But after they shouted for a while, they found that their clan leader had not made any sound, but just sat there with a gloomy expression and looked at them with strange eyes.

After discovering that Xu Ziyang's situation was wrong, these people finally stopped shouting and looked at him with guilt: "Clan leader (uncle, father...)"

Xu Ziyang then slowly spoke: "Are you finished speaking?" His eyes looked at them one by one, and his nephews were so nervous that they looked down. After lowering their eyes to avoid them, he said again, "Our Xu family has covered the sky with one hand over the years. Do you really feel that you can do whatever you want? Where is Huating, the southwest or the northern border, do you really think that the court can let us do whatever we want?"

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately fell like a pot of cold water, extinguishing the anger of these people. After a while, Xu Mo said angrily: "Dad, so we can tolerate this? This... where does this put our face?"
Chapter completed!