"Hahaha, good! Hansheng possesses such great ability. It's a waste of talent for you to serve as a minor clerk in Jingzhou. Would you be willing to come work under this Prime Minister?"
Jiang Siming asked with a beaming smile. He wasn't worried that Huang Zhong would refuse. Anyone of sound mind would know how to choose.
However, Huang Zhong gave him an unexpected answer.
"Prime Minister, I am very willing to follow you. Unfortunately, my family situation makes it truly difficult for me to comply."
"Oh? What is the difficulty? Tell me about it."
Huang Zhong honestly explained that he had a sixteen-year-old daughter.
Don't think it was unreasonable for Huang Zhong, who was in his thirties, to have a sixteen-year-old daughter. Men in ancient times married very early, and the same was true of women.
That was why four generations, and even five generations, commonly lived under the same roof in ancient times.
Huang Zhong's daughter had contracted a strange illness and had been paralyzed for years, requiring constant care. Huang Zhong and his wife had devoted themselves to curing their daughter, which was why they had come from Nanyang to Jingzhou.
They wanted to find a better physician in a large place like Jingzhou. Fortunately, they encountered a miracle doctor named Hua Tuo. Hua Tuo said he could treat her, but it would take a very long time to cure her.
Thus, Huang Zhong could only remain in Jingzhou. He earned a military wage to support his family while caring for his daughter with his wife.
That was why Huang Zhong's abilities had not been discovered until he was sixty.
Jiang Siming couldn't help wondering if that made any sense. How could someone so formidable have gone unnoticed before the age of sixty?
As it turned out,