The most powerful emperor Liu Bang

Chapter 4 Smart Friends Xiao He
When Liu Bang was a child, it was an era of social turmoil, knights and righteous men prevailed, and their stories were circulated in the society.In Liu Bang's young mind, the seeds of wandering in the rivers and lakes and being a hero were planted early.What he admired the most was Lord Xinling Wei Wuji and his servants, and he often acted according to some legends of these people.

Liu Bang didn't study hard in school, but he gathered a group of little brothers around him.This group of people didn't have much to do, they just used guns and clubs all day long, wandered around, and almost ruined the city of Pei County.Ordinary honest people avoid them when they see them.For this reason, the old man Liu Tian often scolded him, saying that he: "idle around, die of family property, far inferior to his two elder brothers".

As Liu Bang grew up, he saw a lot of people hiding when they saw them. One day he suddenly came to his senses and told his brothers: "We gathered together to learn from those knights and righteous men to fight violence and bring peace to justice. Now that good people see us Hide, how can it become a major event in the future?"

The brothers said: "The third brother is right. We hang around outside every day. Outsiders are annoyed when we see it, and we are also looked down upon when we get home. Let's do something serious from now on."

"What is there to do?" one of them muttered.

Liu Bang said: "What I want to do more is, for example, those local gangsters on the street, local snakes who buy and sell by force in the market, bullies who run rampant in the nearby villages, and government servants who bully ordinary people in the government. It depends on us. Do you dare to fight with them? If you are a chivalrous man, if you see these bad guys bullying others, you have to go and teach them a lesson so that they can't do all kinds of evil."

"Can this work?" one of the short men named Qiu Wu asked.

"You are just a coward. A real man should not be afraid of wolves and tigers. If you are bold, others will be timid. There are more than a dozen of us. What are you afraid of?" Liu Bang patted his chest and said proudly.

When a group of young people were excitedly planning what to do in the future, suddenly a person hurried up to him, gasped and said to Liu Bang, "Third Brother, it's not good, our restaurant was smashed by Yang Au in Zhendongguan. Yes, Boss Wu told you to bring someone to vent your anger!"

Everyone saw that this person was the second dog Quan from Wuling Restaurant, so they asked him, "Why did Yang Au smash the restaurant, and how did it go? Is he all right?"

"No one was hurt. Then Yang Au drank too much and started to mess with Boss Wu. The boss scolded him a few times, and they found fault, saying that the beef they ate was bad and they charged more, and they started a quarrel. Seeing that several people were there, Gou Quan was not in a hurry, and hurriedly said: "The boss told you to go and clean up that group of people."

Hearing that Boss Wu was being bullied, Liu Bang immediately became angry and shouted: "How about brothers, I said that if there is something to do, it will happen. This is a scoundrel bullying an honest person. Boss Wu is usually good to us. Let's go help and beat that Boy!"

Liu Bang and his group often went to Wuling Restaurant to eat, drink and make fools of themselves. Most of the time, they left after eating and drinking, shouting "On credit!"The boss, Wu Cheng, is a middle-aged woman. She likes these young people, and sometimes she needs them to settle some things, so she doesn't care about money for them.Liu Bang saw that Boss Wu was so kind to them, so she was willing to help with major and minor matters.

They will be there in a short while.Seeing that Wu Ling called out such a group of young people, Yang Au relied on his strength and ignored them, so he mobilized the rascals who had dinner with him: "Aren't they here, call me! Girls are not easy to do, now these little boys don’t know what to do, dare to play hard with me in Guandong, tell them to try our strength!"

The Guandong people in this town are tall and big, and a few rascal friends bully the weak in the Chengdongguan area, scolding anyone who doesn't like it, and the common people hate them so much.Liu Bang had heard about their situation earlier, but he had never dealt with them.This time Liu Banggang asked the brothers to do something serious, and he encountered such a stubborn stubble without thinking.What Yang Au didn't expect was that Liu Bang and his group of young people were all very good at martial arts. He saw that he couldn't subdue them, so he got drunk again and shouted: "Touch the guy, beat him to death!"

Liu Bang and his gang saw each other getting angry. They were originally a group of young men with vigorous blood, so even if they were afraid of them, they all started to fuck and beat each other with bruises and swollen faces.There were too many of them, and the other party drank too much alcohol. Within a few rounds, four or five of Yang Ao's people were knocked down, bleeding all over the ground.

Two days after the incident, the county government officials approached Liu Bang and his gang.It turned out that after the beating that day, one of Yang Au's friends died when he got home, and they sued Liu Bang to the county government.

The county magistrate Cao De asked the yamen to arrest all the relevant people, asked the truth of the situation, and sentenced Liu Bang and his gang to two crimes on the spot: one was to form gangs and conspire against others; the other was to gather crowds to fight and beat people to death.The two crimes were punished together, and the first offender was sentenced to beheaded according to the law, and the rest were imprisoned in different places.

As soon as the county magistrate finished announcing the announcement, Xiao He, an aide standing aside, hurriedly said, "My lord, I think there is a reason for this case, and it is inappropriate to rush to a judgment. One is that Yang Ao, the person concerned, gathered a crowd to make trouble first, and Liu Bang and his gang went to fight against the injustice. This is somewhat brave. The second is that the deceased was not beaten to death on the spot, and whether he has other illnesses needs to be investigated. The third is that these young people are just eating, drinking and messing around together, saying that they are plotting evil, as if the hat is a bit big. Please think twice."

Liu Bang heard someone in the yamen speak for him, he was really surprised, and he glanced at Xiao He gratefully.

Before Xiao He finished speaking, Lu Wan, who was kneeling with Liu Bang, took the lead and said, "I was the one who killed that man, please don't judge Liu Sange."

The hall ignored Lu Wan's cry, the county magistrate pondered for a while, and said: "Listening to what Mr. Xiao said, there is some truth to it, so let's not close the case for now, so as not to wrong a good person or let a bad person go. The people in this county will investigate thoroughly and then deal with it. All the criminals will be taken into prison for custody.”

Xiao He has always seldom speak in the trial hall. The reason why he dared to remind the county magistrate today is that there are indeed some points that need to be considered in this case. good.The second is that Xiao He's wife and Wu Ling are cousins, and when it comes to this point, he wants to help as much as he can.Anyway, people are dead over there, so treat the living and not the dead. This is the common sense in handling cases.

Sure enough, after Xiao He's mediation, the county magistrate Cao De re-judged: Yang Ao ordered his partners to provoke trouble after drinking, and the latter were injured, and they were to blame. One of them died later. As a result, it is not appropriate to take full responsibility for the other party; Liu Bang and his gang gathered a crowd to fight and caused the death of others. Although it was an accidental injury, the relationship was serious. , but committed the crime of instigating others to fight in groups, he shall bear the funeral expenses of the family members of the deceased; the rest shall not be blamed.

Lu Wan had done it for others, and Liu Bang was very moved by his loyalty, thinking that this friend was not in vain.Less than two years later, Liu Bang redeemed him with money and became a best friend.After this incident, Liu Bang deeply felt how important it is to have someone in the government. At critical times, "the dead can become alive, and the living can become dead."At the same time, I also feel that Xiao He is a calm and considerate person, and he is a friend worth making.

Liu Bang had this idea, so he told Wu negative that he would invite Xiao He to dinner and express his gratitude.Wu negative almost killed Liu Bang because of his own affairs, so he naturally obeyed Liu Bang's words.She quickly conveyed this meaning to Xiao He through her cousin, but Xiao He didn't comment.

Xiao He is a literati, and he also knew a little about Liu Bang through this incident, it was nothing more than playing around, he didn't want to get involved with these people.In addition, he was a few years older than Liu Bang, so he felt that he didn't have much to say to them.

First-class is not enough, second-class is not good, Liu Bang insisted on becoming friends with Xiao He as if obsessed, and asked Wu negative anxiously: "Is there anything Mr. Xiao can do to help?"

Wu Ling has been visiting Xiao He's house for a while now, and the relationship between the cousins ​​has grown stronger.She thought for a while and said, "His family is going to demolish the house recently, and they are looking for help."

When Liu Bang heard this, he felt that this was a good opportunity, and immediately said: "Go and tell Mr. Xiao, don't look for others, and leave it on you. I will take a group of brothers to do it."

"Would you?" Wu asked suspiciously.

"At that time, just find two more knowledgeable people. I will pay the wages. Don't worry, I will ensure that Mr. Xiao is satisfied." Liu Bang said with a guarantee.

Hearing Liu Bang's words, one night, Wu Ling saw that there was not much work in the shop, so he took some crispy vegetables prepared by the kitchen to Xiao He's house.The two sisters chatted for a while, before Wu Cheng asked as if he suddenly thought of it: "Sister, don't you want to tear down the house, don't find someone, I have a lot of laborers who often eat, ask them to do it. "

Xiao He didn't come back at night because of a social occasion. Although it was inconvenient for Mrs. Xiao to agree, she couldn't refuse her cousin's kindness, so she replied tactfully, "How can I ask someone to do nothing for nothing."

"Who is with whom and still so foreign." After talking about something else, Wu Ling went back.

When Xiao He came back, Madam told her cousin what she meant, and said: "Anyone who is asked to do it will do it. It's not a big deal. I think I will agree to her."

Xiao He replied: "Yes, but the wages are paid as usual. Even though you are relatives, don't take advantage of others."

After everything was confirmed, on a good day, Liu Bang led more than a dozen people to march into Xiao's house in a mighty manner, and found two professional masons. It took less than three days to demolish and build. The old house has been changed.Xiao Heyuan planned to take at least seven or eight days. Unexpectedly, the group led by Liu Bang was all strong and strong, and they worked as if they were doing their own work. They worked very hard, so the project progressed very quickly.And look at the quality, it's impeccable.Xiao He watched the whole process, he was very satisfied with the work these people did.

When it was time to settle the bill, Xiao He insisted on paying the price agreed with Wu in advance. Liu Bang didn't want anything, and said: "You helped us a lot in the last lawsuit, and now I can do some work for you. It’s good to take your money.”

Xiao He said: "I was doing business for business, and it had nothing to do with it. Let's be honest, I didn't know you at the time. You don't want money, what am I doing?"

"Brother-in-law, don't be so serious. This is the person I found for you. If you want to say that you owe favors, I owe it to you. If you have to give it, just give me the tea money, half of it." Wu Ling smoothed things over and said from the side. .

"Then how do I do it?" Xiao He insisted on not agreeing.

"They're all from the same city, so there's nothing wrong with it. If you feel sorry, invite us to a bar someday." Liu Bang is a good drinker, and he thinks whoever he wants to be friends with can be done after a few drinks .

"That's fine too, it's settled like this." Xiao He saw that they couldn't resist them, and it would cost a lot of money to invite a drink, so he just wanted to do it well.He didn't want to owe these people any favors.

After a few days, Xiao He had almost tidied up the house, and set up a show at the Wucheng Hotel.Liu Bang asked everyone not to be too rude, not to drink too much, and to toast to the husband.Because Xiao He was the host, he drank a lot of wine, and drank all the wine that was toasted to him by others.In order to show his respect to Mr. Liu Bang, he was also afraid that Xiao He would think that they were pouring him on purpose. Xiao He drank one drink and accompanied the other. When Xiao He drank almost, he told everyone not to respect him.After the drinking, Xiao He felt that Liu Bang was very proud, and his group of friends were not as barbaric as imagined.

After Xiao He invited the wine, the matter of demolition of the house was considered over, and from then on he went to the county to do some work as planned.Liu Bang asked him to invite him several times, but he declined politely, thinking that it is better to have less contact with these people, otherwise there will be endless things to do in the future.Liu Bang realized that if he wanted to be friends with Xiao He, he couldn't just point at his face, he had to adopt other methods.

The county magistrate Cao De was sent by the emperor from other places. He has been here for several years, and he has been frowning lately.One day, he inadvertently said in front of Xiao He: "Have you ever heard of Gou Bao? Is it easy to get it?"

"I've heard of it, but it's a coincidence to get this thing, and sometimes I can't find it after I use it." Xiao He said casually.

"That's right. I'm worried about this. I asked people to inquire about the pharmacies in the nearby ten miles and eight townships, and they all said that they don't have this kind of thing. No one has this kind of thing and they can't sell it. They need to be familiar with people." The county magistrate said. .

Xiao He was originally a man of enlightenment, what did he think the county magistrate meant by saying this to me?Definitely want me to help.He has been working in the yamen for five or six years, and has been working as a clerk. Although the job is very stable, he has not been reused. He understands that this is because he is not yet the master's celebrity.For this reason, I was just looking for an opportunity to curry favor, and today the master offered to propose that no matter what, I can't pretend to be confused, and I have to agree no matter how difficult it is.Busy said devoutly: "I'll look for this, I don't know what the master wants this for?"

"It's not that the old man has been in poor health. The doctor said there is a folk remedy. Get a Goubao dried and crushed clothes, and keep it. You are familiar with the locals. Let's see if you can find one." The county magistrate said bluntly. Say.

Seeing that the master trusted him so much, Xiao He was both excited and excited, regardless of whether it was difficult or not, he immediately agreed: "Don't worry about this, master, I will look for it among the people, and it won't be too difficult to get it."

"If you can get it, I will definitely reward you heavily." The county magistrate also hurriedly agreed.

With this task, Xiao He asked the county magistrate for a few days leave, and went to various places to search for almost all relatives and friends he could find.As he himself said, "It's a coincidence that this thing comes." No matter how anxious you are when it's unlucky, it's useless.One day when I got home, my wife saw his gloomy look and said to him: "My cousin has a lot of contacts. I'll go to her tomorrow and ask if she can help."

"Go and ask, if you have dates or not, let's shoot a pole." Xiao He replied, and then said: "If you say you can't find them, how can I explain to the county magistrate?"

"If you can't find it, you won't find it. It scares you, but he didn't find it himself." Madam robbed him and said.Sometimes men are not as open-minded as women when they are in trouble.

"What do you know?" Xiao He muttered softly.

The next day, Xiao He went out early in the morning.Seeing how anxious he was, Madam didn't dare to neglect her, and her cousin might be in the store during lunch, so she went to Wucheng Restaurant.

When Wu Cheng heard about this, he said with a smile: "This is a rare thing. It grows in the stomach of a dog. Who knows which dog has it. I can only ask you."

It just so happened that Liu Bang was eating and drinking in the store again today. He passed the toilet in front of the tent, and happened to be seen by Wu Ling. He pointed to Liu Bang and said to Mrs. Xiao: "Yes, I will leave this matter to him."

Mrs. Xiao glanced at Liu Bang, "That's so embarrassing."

Seeing that it was Mrs. Xiao, Liu Bang didn't ask any questions, and agreed on the spot: "Whatever, leave it to me." Since the dinner with Xiao He, Liu Bang wanted to further develop a relationship with Xiao He, but never had a chance.He said to Wu negative more than once: "The fight with Yang Au, if it wasn't for Mr. Xiao's help, my life would have almost died. I can't repay my kindness forever." It means that I still want to contact Xiao He, but I don't know what Wu negative will listen to. Do you understand?

"It's not a big deal. My brother-in-law's urgently needs a pair of Goubao for medical treatment. Can you get it?" Wu Ling answered for Mrs. Xiao.

"Goubao? I've heard of it, but I haven't seen it. But Mr. Xiao's matter, no matter how difficult it is, I will try to find a way to do it. Tell Mr. Xiao, and leave this matter to me. Don't ask anyone else." He has the habit of talking big, but now he is eager to make friends with Xiao He, so he doesn't care if Goubao is good or not, let's talk about it first.

"Then thank you." Mrs. Xiao called Liu Bang a thousand.

After receiving the task arranged by Wu Cheng and Mrs. Xiao, Liu Bang didn't dare to drink too much at noon, and went all over the street to find Fan Kui in the afternoon.

When she got home that night, Mrs. Xiao excitedly said to Xiao He: "How many days have you been looking for it and there is no picture, I will find it right away." Having said that, I told Xiao He not to look for anyone again.

Xiao He said suspiciously: "It's unlikely. He is a big talker. I have been in contact with him. If he can find him, I will obey him. I will do whatever he asks me to do in the future." Xiao He didn't know that he was also a person with destiny. The words became a prophecy, and later he really became Liu Bang's subordinate for the rest of his life.

Perhaps because he was scared by Liu Bang and his gang, Fan Kui deliberately hid himself in this section.Liu Bang searched for him for several days, but couldn't find him.Liu Bang was eager to make friends with Xiao He, and he was afraid that Xiao He would not show his sincerity if he found it by himself, so he was a little bit reluctant for this reason.He always did things as he said he would, and after searching for a few days without seeing anyone, he arrived at Fan Kuai's house before it was too late.Fan Kui thought that he came to ask for dog meat again, so he deliberately said: "You are late today, the dog meat is sold out."

"Whoever eats your coquettish dog meat, I have business with you." Liu Bang said with a serious face.

"Apart from dog meat, what can I do for you, help you fight?" Fan Kuai said with a grin.

"I don't want you to fight, I don't want your dog meat, I want your dog treasure." Liu Bang went straight to the point.

"Want a dog treasure? Your ears are long enough. Who told you? I dare to say that this dog meat shop is for you. If you have any good things, you can get them." Fan Kuai killed a sick dog not long ago. A big and hard thing was taken out of the dog's stomach. He had heard about some dogs having Gou Bao before, but he didn't know if it was what he got.He is a straightforward person, unable to withstand Liu Bang's deceit, and immediately told the truth.

Liu Bang smiled and said: "You can hide anything from me. You kill dogs all day long. I am afraid that you will be punished. I will protect you all day long. You still don't thank me!"

"You have such a kind heart, I'm thankful if you don't count on me." Fan Kui said.

Hearing that he really has a dog treasure, Liu Bang wants to make friends with Xiao He, and there will be a person in the yamen to take care of anything in the future, and now Xiao He has told Fan Kui all about begging for a dog treasure.Although Fan Kuai was rude, he was a man who understood righteousness. He laughed and said, "I don't know where I owe you. I just got it a few days ago. Who would have thought it was prepared for you? I'm just a fool!" He took off the thing hanging there to dry from the wall, wrapped it in lotus leaves and handed it to Liu Bang.

Liu Bang took it with his hand, and said happily: "If I knew it was hanging there, why would I tell you so much!"

"Crossing the river and tearing down the bridge? See if you want to do it next time!" Fan Kui said dissatisfied.

After leaving Fan Kuai's house, Liu Bang sent it to Xiao He overnight.When Xiao He saw it, he was very moved, and he said, "Thank you very much, thank you very much. I will give you money, how much can you say?"

"Hey, buddy, it's a shame to mention money. I got it from a friend who stripped dogs. They didn't ask for my money, so how could I ask for yours?" Liu Bang said sincerely.

"How can it be done, how can it be done, this thing is very expensive." Xiao He repeated.

"If there's anything wrong, let's just make friends, maybe I'll still have a place for you in the future." Liu Bang said with a deep heart.

"Okay then, I will make up for you if you are in love. If there is room for your brother in the future, just talk." Seeing Liu Bang being so forthright, Xiao He began to like it.

After Xiao He presented Goubao to the county magistrate the next day, he was greatly appreciated, and less than a month later, he was promoted to a follower.He was grateful to Liu Bang from the bottom of his heart, and the two became good friends from then on.

What Xiao He didn't know was that Liu Bang somehow knew that Fan Kuai got a piece of Gou Bao, and then found out that Cao County Magistrate's old father was sick, and told the county magistrate through the county magistrate's family that Gou Bao could cure the disease, and that was fulfilled. It was a good thing for Xiao He to present the dog treasure to the county magistrate.

(End of this chapter)