The county magistrate made a gesture and wanted to reach out to grab the notice. The red mark of Zhuozhou Cheng's seal on the notice was particularly dazzling to the county magistrate's eyes.

The county magistrate wanted to just take the notice away without showing any martial ethics. However, Li Mengxi had already prepared to prevent the county magistrate from jumping over the wall, so he stood up first, took a step back, and then spread out the notice.

Even if the county magistrate got up to grab it, he couldn't get it in his hurry.

"Xuan De Gong." Li Mengxi folded the notice and called down.

Liu Bei came over, took the notice, handed it over to the county magistrate, and went back to minding his own business.

During the whole process, the county magistrate was not even glanced at.

The county magistrate watched helplessly as Liu Bei took the notice away, helpless.

Li Mengxi returned to the short table and sat down on his knees.

"As discussed before, take the food from the powerful and recruit the Yellow Turbans from all over the world.

Thanks to the help of the county magistrate, we now have food and grass.

As for the people's food, all will be returned tomorrow.

The grain is in short supply at the county magistrate's office. Please ask the county magistrate to hand it over to our army."

Li Mengxi looked at the county magistrate and asked him if he wanted more food.

The county magistrate is so angry, how can he deal with it?

When Li Mengxi saw this, he smiled and said, "Whether the county magistrate wants to share the food with me or not, the food distribution will be done tomorrow.

We will distribute the food to the people in Zhuozhou city from house to house. Even if there is little food, we can still distribute all the food.

At that time, they said that the county magistrate did not appreciate the hard work of the people and forcibly requisitioned grain, but Liu Xuande couldn't bear it, so he took the grain stored in Zhang Fei's family and gave it to the people.

The government doesn't care whether the people live or die, Liu Xuande does!

By then, all the fame will belong to Liu Xuande."

Li Mengxi smiled even more, "If you give me a small amount of food and distribute it tomorrow, we will say that you are sympathetic to the people's sufferings, thought deeply all night, thought that it was inappropriate to collect food, changed your previous policy, and returned the food to the people."

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"If you return in the morning and return in the evening, and the people have lost and recovered, wouldn't you be greatly grateful to the county magistrate for your kindness? Your Excellency will surely win the hearts of the people!"

After saying that, Li Mengxi held up his hands and said with a smile in his eyes, "I would like to ask your lord again, the food is in my possession now. This food is meager, will you give it to me?"

Li Mengxi looked like he was convinced by the county magistrate, and smiled inexplicably.

Looking at Li Mengxi's smiling face that didn't deserve a beating, the county magistrate almost couldn't help but want to slap him.

The face of the county magistrate was uncertain.

After a while, after thinking about the benefits and disadvantages, it was indeed as Li Mengxi said, the food had fallen into Liu Bei's hands. If he didn't give him enough food, people would use their own names to distribute the food, and the people would feel Liu Bei's kindness.

If the grain supply is small, it will be the best of both worlds. The other county magistrate will gain a reputation, and Liu Bei will have a legitimate reason to share the grain.

After weighing it twice, whether to give it or not, the county magistrate had no second choice.

"Forget it, I'll give you the grain!" The county magistrate snorted coldly, looking at Li Mengxi, "A man of Xuande's loyalty would never be able to do something like this, attacking the government office and grabbing warehouses. It must be you who instigated it, so you just

Don't be afraid, if I report this matter to you, your actions will be tantamount to conspiracy!"

Below, Liu Bei clenched his fists and looked unnaturally at Li Mengxi and the county magistrate who were quarreling with each other.

"Rebellion?" Li Mengxi smiled and shook his head, "If we don't have soldiers, even if you are a good citizen, if you want to punish me, you can say that we are secretly working with the Yellow Turbans. It's hard for us to defend ourselves. It's not rebellion."

A thief is also an anti-thief."

"However, we have troops, and our troops are strong and our horses are strong. Not to mention tens of thousands of Yellow Turbans, Zhuozhou is already invincible.

Even if our army really breaks through the county government, kills the county magistrates and slaughters the officials, even if it is true that it is an act of rebellion, guess what, if the government wants to challenge the Yellow Turbans and has no soldiers, how many soldiers can it have to attack us?

When the time comes, the prefect will send someone to come, and all we have to do is throw your lord's head in front of the envoy and say, lord, you have secretly collaborated with the Yellow Turbans and want to surrender the city, so you have to go against the rule and kill the thieves.

When the time comes, we will be able to protect the country and the people, but you, the county magistrate, will not be able to rebel, your reputation will be ruined, and your family will be in trouble.

When the world is uneasy, only those with strong soldiers and horses can be justified. What do you think, sir?"

Li Mengxi's words were very threatening, and when the county magistrate heard these words, his heart was filled with ups and downs.

He stared blankly at the young man in front of him. He was such a bold boy, so strong in military strength, so he could be reasonable. This boy's courage and resourcefulness were truly astonishing.

A mere eighty-nine-year-old boy could actually have such abilities. With the help of this boy, Liu Xuande is immeasurable.

"Whether you want to rebel or not is not decided by your lords, nor by the prefect, nor by the government.

It is up to us to decide whether to rebel or not. If someone says that our army has not rebelled, it means that it has not rebelled, and it has not rebelled. Your Excellency should be able to understand."

Li Mengxi smiled.

The county magistrate came back to his senses from the shock. There was cold sweat on the county magistrate's forehead. He was very frightened by Li Mengxi.

The county magistrate knows the pros and cons.

If the trouble really gets out of hand, Liu Xuande's troops are strong, but even if he really rebels, he will suffer the consequences first.

Furthermore, there is a 90% chance that the governor wants to win over Liu Bei, and even if Liu Bei is really rebelling, nothing will happen.

On the contrary, he had no soldiers under his command, so he was killed by Liu Bei in anger. Liu Bei said that as a county magistrate, he secretly liaised with the Yellow Turbans. The prefect must have listened to Liu Bei's words. By then, Liu Bei would really be able to do everything he did.

He died in vain.

Suddenly, the county magistrate realized that the world had changed.

The biggest person in Zhuozhou's territory is Liu Xuande, not himself, the county magistrate who has less than 200 old, weak, sick and disabled men under his command.

Seeing that the county magistrate's face was dull, Li Mengxi said again, "What happened tonight has caused many offences.

At the end of the night, your Excellency, whether you want to report it to the eunuch and accuse us of robbing the official rations, or suppress the matter, is entirely up to you, and we will not stop you.

The people's food will be returned to the people tomorrow. In this period of drought, the people have little surplus food, and someone is unwilling to do it to invade the people.

As for the food for the powerful, you can rely on our army.

Just say that it was our army who robbed it, and it was not ordered by your Majesty. If they are not convinced, they will come to fight, and they will just walk around and tell the central government to let him come.

Your Excellency, please remember that if you blame our troops, you will be able to exonerate yourself."

"It's all thanks to the efforts of the adults that we have obtained the food and grass.

In the near future, the Yellow Turbans from all over the world will be recruited. The Yellow Turbans are in trouble. If you have the ability to recruit them, you will surely be valued by the superiors and get a chance to be promoted."

After saying that, Li Mengxi walked down, stood up straight, and bowed seriously to the county magistrate, "Sorry for disturbing you!"

After saying that, he turned around and looked at Liu Bei, signaling Liu Bei to follow him.

Walk seven steps from the threshold.

"Wait a minute!" the county magistrate called from behind, "As discussed a few days ago, the accounts will be divided into 28 and 28..."

"No more!" Li Mengxi turned around and looked at the county magistrate, "I want them all!" He said without any doubt.

After saying that, he turned around again and left again.

When he reached five steps from the threshold.

"etc!"

The county magistrate stood up and called to Li Mengxi again, "It's okay to recruit new supplies for the powerful, but I have the original supplies in the warehouse..."

Li Mengxi turned around again, "A few days ago you and I agreed to raise food to conquer the Yellow Turbans. The government should also provide food to set an example. The original food in the warehouse will be used as military supplies to set an example."

After saying that, Li Mengxi took Liu Bei and left.

Yes, it was Li Mengxi who was leading Liu Bei. Li Mengxi walked in front and Liu Bei walked in the back, as if he was leading a large bodyguard.

After leaving the county government office, Zhang and Zhang were imprisoned and led the troops to wait for a long time.

Outside the county government office, bags of grain were piled high one after another.

The food of great power has been "borrowed", and once borrowed, it will not be returned.

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