The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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The weather is warm and sunny today. The bamboo forest was twenty li away. Xun Zhen and Wenpin rode on horses, Xun You rode in a carriage, and the group, led by the two Zuo Shi clerks, passed the official road and the village road, and gathered for four or five li. out of the forest.

They were riding on horses, riding in carriages, and were leading the village officials, and they had a lot of momentum. This kind of scene is rarely seen in the countryside. A villager who had recognized Xun Zhen for a long time ran to the two li near the bamboo forest and informed the local chief and elders of the li. Therefore, when they arrived, there were already more than a dozen people outside the bamboo forest bowing to greet them. After Xun Zhen was promoted to the township rank, he hadn't gone down to the various li, and he didn't recognize these people. The little official who led the way came to his horse and introduced in a low voice, saying: "This is a certain li, that is a certain li." the elders.

Xun Zhen hurriedly jumped off the horse, took a few steps in a hurry, stood in front of these people, and said with a bow: "I heard that the bamboo forest here is quiet, so I came to play with my relatives and friends on a whim. Welcome, what a great sin!"

The dozen or so people were messy and polite, and they all said, "It's my honor for the village parents to come to my place to play. Please forgive me for not being able to welcome them far away."

Xun You got out of the car, walked to Xun Zhen's side, stood down, looked up and saw that this bamboo forest covers an area of ​​more than ten acres. The connection is dense and dense. Under the winter sun, it looks like a blue lake, with wind and waves from time to time. A clear creek winds its way from afar, zigzagging outside the forest.

The forest and the stream complement each other, creating a wonderful wild scene.

He said, "'Looking at Biqiao, the green bamboo is green'. Zhenzhi, this wild scene is really good."

Xun Zhen introduced to the villagers: "This is my nephew, Xun Gongda."

Xun You is more famous than Xun Zhen. The Xun family is a prominent family in Yingyin, and they are the pride of the local people. Hearing the gentlemen mention their names, they were pleasantly surprised and saluted in a mess.

Xun You adhered to Xun's family education, not proud of his family background, but also returned the courtesy.

Xun Zhen noticed the expressions of surprise and admiration from the villagers, and said to her heart: "I am a native of the township, and when they saluted me just now, they were more fearful than respectful. Gongda is now white, but because of his reputation, when they saluted me. , but it’s all about respect.”

He thought of this, his heart moved, he glanced at Xun You, and thought again: "It is also a political achievement to persuade the local government. When I was in Fanyang Pavilion in the past, Qin Gan urged me to persuade the villagers more. Children enter school. This spring, it is time for children and young children to enter school. At that time, Gongda can be invited to sit in the township. Although the head of Qian is poor, it is impossible to send all the children in the name of Gongda. I send it to school, but I can lead the fashion if I don’t talk about it. The most important thing is that it is also a good name to spread out, so that outsiders will not say that I only focus on killing.” - The four words “only focus on killing”, but he refers to “prepare The clan killed the third clan".

The dozen or so villagers who came here included the chief, the elders, and their nephews and nephews. Since Xun Zhen said that they were here to play in the bamboo forest, of course there was no need for the two accompanying Zuo Shi to arrange the arrangements. Self-consciously, he ran home quickly, brought a couch, a desk, fruits and vegetables, and drinks, and chose an open place in the bamboo forest to place them one by one. A wealthy family also instructed his servants to carry a screen and a tent, put down the tent, and put down the screen to shield the cold wind.

Many people are powerful, and soon all this will be settled.

Xun Zhen's original intention was to bring Xun You and Wen Ping to play. They were all family members, and they could have fun, but suddenly there were so many villagers, and I couldn't help feeling restrained. When he first took office and was gaining fame, he couldn't bluntly drive them away. As a result, the speech is a bit bland, there is a match, there is no match.

The villagers saw his intentions intelligently and said: "Today is Xunjun with his relatives and friends to play, we will not disturb the outsiders and rough people, so as not to spoil the king's tourism." Pulling others, he said goodbye leave.

Watching them leave, Wen Pin, who didn't speak much for a while, laughed and said, "These villagers are quite interesting."

Xun You had always been sitting upright, but now he relaxed, pressed the mat on the couch, and said with a smile, "Zhenzhi, you have only been in the village for a few days? Your fame is so high? I heard that you are here to play. The chiefs of the two li and the elders of the li came to greet them in person. . . . This seat collapsed and laid a whole three-fold seat for us, warm and warm. . . " Nodding on Xun Zhen, he said with a teasing, "You town. There is rank, and now he is also a tyrant of the land."

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "Young official Bai Shi, dare to compare with King Xiang? The word 'overlord' is too heavy. Gongda, these three seats are mostly for your face. I didn't see you after hearing your name just now. , how do the villagers look up to you? You, Duke Xun, can't stay in the county, and your name is passed down to the prefecture. Even people in the countryside admire you and worship you. I can't match it."

"I can't keep up with you? ... Are you more Zhao Wenchu ​​than me? Zhenzhi, don't worry, if one day the ruler of the government is used for me, I will definitely recommend you." Xun You and Xun Zhen are too familiar with each other. In terms of seniority, they are uncles and nephews, and they are like brothers. They tease each other and have no taboos.

"Zhao Wenchu?"

- The Zhao Wenchu, who was named by Xun You, was from Dongjunyan (now Yanjin, Kaifeng, Henan), and he was a fellow villager of Lejin. First, he was relocated to Dunhuang to be the prefect, and he was spared the return of illness. Later, he was worshipped as the minister of the East China Sea. When he took office, he passed Xingyang. The county magistrate of Xingyang, Cao Hao, was from Dunhuang, and was once promoted by Zhao Zi as Xiaolian when he was the prefect of Dunhuang. Zhao Zishi's kindness did not want to be reported, and he did not want to disturb him. The car passed by quickly, and Cao Hao couldn't catch up. Laugh." He abandoned the seal and did not even make an official, and chased him all the way to the East China Sea.

This incident happened not long ago, but it has already been praised by scholars. One praised Zhao Zi and the other praised Cao Hao. - It can also be seen that at that time, the scholars had the same name, and the disciples and the old officials regarded the teachers and teachers as the "lord". Yan County, Dongjun County, is next to Chenliu County. Although it is located in Yanzhou, it is not too far from Yingyin, two or three hundred miles away. Everyone in the Xun family has heard of this.

The wind came from outside the forest, the stream was sparkling in the distance, the bamboo forest nearby was rustling, the coldness entered the tent, and the arms felt cold.

Xun Zhen ordered the village official who was warming the wine to move the screen to the place where the wind came from, tightened the front of his clothes, and said to himself, "When I said the word 'I can't reach the dust', I really didn't expect Zhao Zi and Cao Hao." Xun You looked like he was teasing, and thought, "Gongda can think of Zhao Zi from a distant place, and then think of 'If the mansion is used by me, I will definitely recommend you', it seems that he has learned a lot from seeing the mansion this time. ."

But there is one thing I can't figure out: "Last year, because of the letter from Shanglu Ling and Hai, the party has to explain everything from the 'congzu'. Xun Tan and Xun Yi, although both of them are gone, they have not been released. That is to say, Wen Ruo people from the 'Balong' lineage can start to serve as officials from last year, but Gongda is Xun Tan. grandson, but how can you get rid of it? Become an official?"

Xun Tan is the elder brother of Xun Shu, that is, Xun Tan's father is Xun Yu's descendant, and Xun Yu is in the list of Xie Zang. However, Xun You is the grandson of Xun Tan, and he is a direct relative, but he is still imprisoned and unable to serve. An idea flashed in Xun Zhen's mind, and a possibility occurred to him: "Could it be...?" He asked calmly, "Gongda, is it because the ruler of the government wants to make you a filial piety?"

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There are two main ways for the scholars of the Han Dynasty to enter office, one is to be "reviewed" by Shangguan, and the other is to go from bottom to top.

Gaozu had a prototype in the time of Emperor Gaozu, and it was established as a system by Emperor Wen. Since its development, inspections have been divided into many subjects, and filial piety is the most representative one. It began in the time of Emperor Wu of the former Han Dynasty. At that time, due to the suggestion of Dong Zhongshu, in November of the first year of Yuanguang, Emperor Wu issued an edict. , so that the county and the country each have one person who is filial and honest. As a result, the county and state officially began the system of inspecting filial piety and integrity once a year.

The so-called filial piety refers to filial piety and integrity. The two can be combined into one, or they can be recommended separately. Sometimes there are also Enzhao Teko. For example, Emperor An and Emperor Huan of the current dynasty have ordered the county to recommend the Teko of "extreme filial piety".

The post of Xiaolian was originally made by one person from the county and the state. In the four or five years of Yongyuan’s reign, that is, more than 80 years ago, Emperor He accepted the suggestions of Situ Dinghong and Sikong Liu Fang. It was changed to probation according to the proportion of the population, and the county was ordered to have one filial and honest person for every 200,000 people, and one filial and honest person was recommended for every 200,000 people. Later, in order to favor the remote counties and counties, an edict was issued in the thirteenth year of Yongyuan, allowing the border counties of You, Bing, and Liangzhou, with a population of more than 100,000, to raise a filial piety every year. The road to official career of border officials and border residents.

Specifically, in the appointment of Xiaolian, in the former Han Dynasty, as long as you were elected as Xiaolian, you could serve as an official, and there was no need for examinations.

There is no need for examinations, as soon as you are recommended, you can become an official. This official position is too easy to get, and naturally there are countless people who want to be recommended. If you meet an honest and upright official, it’s fine. If you meet an official with personal feelings and desires, “recommendation” has become a means of making money and gaining profits, and except for a few gentlemen, who can be selfless? Gradually, the filial piety and integrity inspection system was plagued with abuses.

Or they are "entrusted by the power door", or recommended by aristocratic families, or "raise the Lord" for the sake of grace, and "lead the young and able to repay the kindness", and only select the young and the future to repay the kindness, and the old do not care. There is no choice between virtuous and virtuous.

Therefore, in the reign of Emperor Zhang of this dynasty, in order to prevent fraud and recruit people with real talents and practical learning, the imperial court issued an decree and added the item of examinations. However, this kind of bad atmosphere was not stopped because of this, but it became more and more serious. In the Shundi period, in response to Zuo Xiong's advice, he simply added the examination link: "All students test the family method, the text is written. Official Class Notes".

- Family Law, that is, the study of a family of Confucian classics. Compared with the study of law, it is like the "Little Du Lu" passed down by the Guo family in Yangzhai. Xuan Bo, a native of the township, studied law in the Guo family, and what he learned was the Guo family law. Wenpin studied scriptures in the Xunqu family. After the Xun family was Xun Qing in the Warring States Period, there were great Confucian scholars from generation to generation. It can also be said that he studied the Xun family method.

Zuo Xiong's reform of the filial piety and integrity inspection system has a total of two, not only increased the examination link, but also stipulated the age: "limited to more than 40 years." If "there is a talent in Mao's career, if Yan Yuan, Ziqi, regardless of age", if it is indeed talented, there is no age limit. Because of these two reforms, and because of the strict implementation at that time, the inspection and election system was indeed pacified for a period of time because of this, "there are many people." However, this world's official governance has been corrupted, and not long after the Qing Dynasty, the various abuses of the census have made a comeback. The darkness of Chaju can be seen from a popular folk song: "You don't know the book when you are a scholar; Cha Xiaolian, your father lives elsewhere."

- Xiucai, that is, Maocai, is also a subject of inspection, and its weight is heavier than filial piety. Xiaolian can have hundreds of people every year, and Maocai has only about 20 people a year at most. Filial piety and integrity can be recommended by the county and state, while Maocai can only be recommended by the three princes of the imperial court, Guangluxun, the censor, the clerk, and the state shepherd. Since the number of posts is small, the appointments are naturally heavy. Most of those who are elected as Maocai are directly appointed as Qianshi County magistrates and slaughtered in a hundred miles. Individuals are even directly appointed as county governors of two thousand stones. And Xiaolian's appointments are mostly "Shangshu Lang" first, and then they are elected as county magistrates (majors), county magistrates, and county magistrates.

In any case, although Xiaolian is not as heavy as Maocai, it is also a shortcut for scholars.

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Hearing Xun Zhen's question, Xun You instead put away his smile, sighed, and said, "To tell you the truth, the mansion does have this intention, and in the private chat after the banquet, he talked about wanting to recommend me next year. For Xiaolian. However, at that time, I was rejected and recommended you. I said to the mansion: 'Rather than me, it is better to recommend Zhenzhi'."

Xun Zhen was really surprised: "Recommend me?"

"It's not that you don't know that I am under the sway of the party, and I have the promise of the government. What's the use of being filial and honest?"

"Although the party is still in **** today, it has been explained from the ancestors. Gongda, I dare to give you a guarantee that within a few years, you will be able to serve as an official." Although Xun Zhen did not know the historical details of the late Han and Three Kingdoms, But knowing the general situation, I vaguely remember that the "Party Confinement" was fully resolved shortly after the Yellow Turbans uprising. Counting your fingers, it is not far from the "Jiazi Year", which is only two or three years.

Xun You didn't believe it and said with a smile, "Zhenzhi, what I said just now, 'If the ruler of the government is used for me', was just a joke. Why are you joking?"

Xun Zhen couldn't explain it to him, she could only say: "It's fine if you don't believe it. I just advise you not to refuse this filial piety. Even if the party can't be fully resolved within a few years, but now that the **** is in power, The people are struggling to live, and the current government is corrupt, just think about it: how long can the imperial court last?"

Xun You changed color in horror, pressed his sword and stood up, looked directly at Xun Zhen, and asked, "How long can it last? ... What do you mean by that?"

"I mean, how long can the imperial court last without breaking the party's straitjacket? In ten years at the most, the emperor will surely undo the party's straitjacket, use wise men, and revive the imperial guidelines, so as to solve the upside-down of the common people."

Xun You breathed a sigh of relief, then relaxed his body again, and said, "So that's what you meant. . . . I hope so." He reminded Xun Zhen, "Zhenzhi, our family is already under the yoke of the party. , Don't talk nonsense, so as not to cause trouble!"

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "You don't need to tell me, I know too."

In the Xun clan, there were many officials before the party. There are only two branches of Xun Yu and Xun You, whose ancestors and fathers were two thousand stone county governors and state ministers. It is also a family of officials. Xun You grew up in such an environment, it is obviously impossible to say that he does not care about current affairs and does not want to become an official, but he will serve the emperor in the top, benefit one party in the bottom, and keep his name in the future. Current affairs", he sighed again and again.

"The Son of Heaven is very clever, but he is blinded by villains and eunuchs. In recent years, Lihong's capital school, Xiyuan*. Xiyuan*, is like selling things in a shop, marking the price of the country's name/ware one by one, For example, Jiaren sells 20,000,000 stones for 2,000, and 4,000,000 for 400 stones. The three princes, state shepherds, county magistrates, and county magistrates each have their own prices. Those who have money but no virtue will enter this way, and those who have no money and virtue will sigh in vain. , corrupting the administration of officials. * Those who have no morality, whoever takes office, are all engaged in corruption day and night. They also sell Guan Nei Jue for five million.

"The year before the Great Year, in the sixth year of Xiping, Sima Zhi was appointed as the prefect of Julu. He should have paid 20 million yuan. Because of his clear name, 3 million yuan was reduced. , I think I can't bear to satisfy my career', I say sickness, write a letter to the world's losses, ancient and modern disasters, and commit suicide by swallowing medicine. . ?

"Therefore, Taiwei Chen Zhongju once wrote to the emperor, saying: In the past, when the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the princess asked for a husband for his son, and if he did not allow him, he gave him thousands of dollars. When he asked him about it, the emperor said: 'Lang, the official of the sky, in order to be a virtuous person, how can you be reckless? With people!' Today, His Majesty compares Lang to a dish, and the minister thinks it is the opposite.... Now, the emperor has not only compared Lang to a dish, but also compared the three princes, the county governor, and the marquis to a dish! Assuming that Taiwei Chen is still alive, and seeing the present, I am afraid it will not be as simple as 'the opposite side'!"

Xun Zhen knelt down on the couch in the tent, with her hands on her knees, looking at the bamboo forest and the clear stream outside the tent, and there were villagers coming and going on the village road in the distance.

He was silent.

Xun You sighed again and again, paused for a while, and then continued: "The year before last, in the first year of Guanghe, the emperor established all schools of education, and made Qun Xiao to see the favor of the time with the skills of insects and seals, and received no less reward. Such as Lesong. , Jiang Lan, Ren Zhi, Shi Yiguan, Liang Hu, etc., did not hear that he had the reputation of comprehending the scriptures, but all of them were fortunate to find favor with the words and craftsmanship, and they all entered as ministers, attendants, or went out. The prefects, the prefects, and even those who were conferred the title of marquis. This has not only corrupted the administration of officials, but also excavated the foundation of our country's governance!"

Hongdumen School is a "creation" of Dangjinzi. Hongdumen is the name of a palace gate in the north of Luoyang. Hongdumen School is a school set up in this gate.

Before the establishment of the Hongdu School, there were only two central schools in the empire. One was Taixue for the children of common people and some officials, and the other was Xiaohouxue with four surnames, originally designed for relatives Fan, Guo, Yin, Ma It was established by the children of the four surnames, and later as long as the children of the nobles were admitted. Although the enrollment targets and scope of enrollment of these two schools are different, they both focus on the Five Classics as the main teaching content, while Hongdumen School is similar to the "art colleges" of later generations. , calligraphy, etc.

Most of the people who won the Han Dynasty came from inspections. Famous officials and good generals were mostly appointed by the Ming Dynasty, but the students of Hongdu School were all "talented people" who were good at poetry, poetry, calligraphy and painting. When today Zi entrusts them with a heavy responsibility out of personal hobbies, in fact, it means "selecting scholars based on talent and talent" outside of the scrutiny. This seriously violates the normal electoral system, and indirectly blocks the career path of Confucian scholars who study the classics. After a long time, he was attacked by Confucian scholars all over the world. However, today Zi is determined to go his own way, completely ignoring the voice of opposition, and still going his own way.

Xun You, an orthodox Confucian scholar, was very dissatisfied with this.

Xun Zhen could understand one or two of the "Son of Heaven" and thought: "The 'Son of Heaven' established all schools of study, although there are reasons for his personal hobbies and reasons for being pushed by the eunuchs, but today's inspections have a lot of abuses, or Recommended by the power family, or recommended for each other by the aristocratic family, the results are very inhuman, helpless to the government and the locality, and only increase the power of the power family and the family. The power of the powerful clan is also getting stronger and stronger, and the folk song goes: 'The state and county records, such as thunderbolts, have edicts, but hang on the wall'.

"The 'Son of Heaven' can't control the court internally, the prefectures and counties externally, and the people who have been inspected are unbearable to use. Of course, he wants to cultivate a group of his own cronies, strengthen control externally, and compete against scholars and officials internally. I am afraid this is also a big aggravation for him. An important reason for using Hongdu's disciples, right?"

These ideas of his are usually pondered by himself, no matter whether they are right or not, he will never say it to the "Confucian scholar" Xun You.

He turned his face to look at Wenpin, who was sitting on the side, and then looked at the servants who were kneeling and serving warm wine, as well as Dong Xi, who was wearing armor and holding swords, and stood outside the tent, and said with a smile, "Gongda, it's not now Brother Zhong's house is not a time when the clan is debating scriptures and politics, we just come out to play, why do you have to say such things in the spirit of defeating people?"

The origin of Xun’s family studies is explained by the academic leaders in the family, and there is also a family study. They gathered in one place and let them ask each other questions, challenge and debate each other. Young people in the family who are interested in politics, like this example, often form different small circles with their good brothers, sons and nephews, and meet in the same room to discuss current affairs and comment on people.

- Xun You and Xun Zhen are also one of them. They also have a small circle of their own, and there are four or five people who often get together. This is also a difference between the aristocratic family and the children of the poor family. One is short, and two are smart. Often influenced by this, UU reading www. uukanshu.com is often in such an environment, and the children of the aristocratic family obviously have a deeper understanding of the scriptures than the children of the poor family, and their horizons are also wider.

Xun You picked up a green bean from the lacquer plate on the case, threw it into his mouth, held up the just-warmed wine, and drank it all at once. He also looked out of the forest, and saw the fertile young green plants, gathered in Xingluo, and sighed: " Such a country, such a country.... If it can really be as Zhenzhi said, suppose one day, the court will release our party's restraint. I will take a three-footed sword, go to the emperor's hall, conspire with heroes, eliminate evil for the world, and return to Yan Ran in the sea. "

Xun You and Xun Yu belong to the same family, but they have different personalities.

Xun Yu was more gentle and elegant, followed the Confucian way of moderation, and was polite to people, which made people look like jade.

Because Xun You is young and solitary, he may be very cautious when facing outsiders, and his talents are not revealed, and even give people the impression of "this person is cowardly", but as his childhood playmate, he treats him very carefully. Xun Zhen, who knew him very well, knew that he was very courageous, and because his grandfather Xun Yi was murdered by an **** and his grandfather Xun Tan was implicated and imprisoned for life, he hated eunuchs and traitors deeply.

Outside the bamboo forest, two people came with them.

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1, the sequence.

In the schools of the two Han Dynasties, the center was "Tai Xue", the local county was "Xue", the county and county were "School", the township was "庠", and the liju was "Xu".

2. The four surnames are Xiao Houxue.

Xiaohou, relative to Liehou.

3. The Son of Heaven's personal hobbies.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was "conscientious in art and literature, sage and elegant", "good at drums and qin, playing the flute", and was keen on literary creation. "Fifty Chapters".

The disciples of Hongdu and the eunuchs had a natural alliance relationship. First, they were both rejected by Confucian scholars. Second, at the end of the Han Dynasty, "literate officials respected the scriptures and righteousness, while eunuchs were literate", and most of the eunuchs were also "The Talented Man".