The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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Early the next morning, Xu Zhong and Cheng Yan went to Fanyang Pavilion, and Xiao Xia and Xiao Ren were ordered by Xun Zhen to send them ten miles away.

Xu Zhong left and instructed: "There must be no one to take care of Xunjun, during the days when Ayan and I are away, whether in the village or in the county, neither of you should leave him one step, and you must follow him closely, absolutely not. To the point. Do you understand?"

Xiao Xia and Xiao Ren answered the order.

"Okay, you can go back, you don't need to send it."

Xu Zhong and Cheng Yan rode away. This time they went to Fanyangting for a big event. In order to facilitate the transmission of news, Xun Zhen asked Gao Su to borrow two horses for them to ride. Entering Fanyang Pavilion and outside Deting House, the two of them were familiar with the road and led a horse inside.

Huang Zhongzheng was squatting beside the chicken coop in the front yard and was feeding the chickens with a few tattered vegetable leaves. He heard the sound of horse hooves and turned his head to look back. Seeing that it was the two of them, he hurriedly dropped the vegetable leaves, stood up, and greeted them with a smile: " Ayan and Junqing are rare guests! Why are you two here today?"

After leaving the pavilion for many days, the courtyard has not changed much.

In the room on the left, a man with fluffy hair and disheveled clothes came out yawning, leaning on the door frame, rubbing his eyes, and also greeted with a smile: "Ayan, Junqing is here! Where is Xunjun? Why didn't I talk to you guys? Come back together?" But it was Fan Tan, the boss of the Fan brothers.

Cheng Yan had something in his heart, although he was seeing each other again, he didn't want to gossip, and asked, "Are Lao Du and Ah Bao there?"

"Huh? Didn't you see it on the way you came here? Today is the day of Limin's drill, and both of them are on the drill field."

Xu Zhong and Cheng Yan were walking on a small road and did not go through the training ground. Cheng Yan said "Oh" and said, "I said how to enter the pavilion, and there are few villagers on the road. After two miles, it was deserted. It turns out that today is the day of training."

"What? Are you looking for Lao Du and Ah Bao?" Huang Zhong asked.

Xu Zhongxin said: "It will be Zhengdan in three days, that is to say, there are only two days left for us to start. It is not too late, not to delay." He said, "It is a trivial matter to find the two of them. Mr. Huang, trouble. Can you call them back?"

Huang Zhong replied simply, "It's done!" He lifted up his shirt and wiped his hands indiscriminately. When he was about to leave, Fan Tan took the lead and said with a smile, "Old Huang, you are old and have inconvenient legs and feet, so just stay in the courtyard. Come on, I'll go find them both."

His performance made Xu Zhong and Cheng Yan a little surprised. When Xun Zhen was still in the pavilion before, the Fan brothers were the most lazy, and even Xun Zhen couldn't even use them at times, how could they be so enthusiastic now? Fan Tan slightly straightened his hair in a bun, tied his clothes, and said with a smile, "I have nothing to do today. Cheng Yanshi also bowed his head and bowed in a salute. Xu Zhong and Cheng Yan became more and more strange.

——The two of them didn't know that since Xun Zhen was promoted to the township rank, how long the Fan brothers had been annoyed and regretted behind their backs.

Du Mai, Chen Bao, and Cheng Yan were originally patriarchs just like them, and they could only beg for stealing at the highest level. However, because of their "flattering" Xun Zhen's ability, after three months of work, sparrows flew on the Phoenix branch. One was promoted to be the chief of the pavilion, one was promoted to be a thief, and the other followed Xun Zhen to the village. Even Huang Zhong, "old and useless", received a lot of money and care from Xun Zhen before and after. Only the two brothers, they basically did not catch anything. How could the two of them not regret it?

Therefore, seeing Xu Zhong and Cheng Yan now, Fan Tan imagined that they must have come under Xun Zhen's orders, and of course they had to be flattered.

After leaving the courtyard, he looked back and muttered: "When they left, both of them walked shabby, but when they came back, they were tall. Jiang Xian (Xu Zhong) was nothing but a relative of Xun Jun, but even Ayan is now He is also wearing a new coat and a big crown, completely different from the disheveled face he used to have. If he doesn't know this, he might be regarded as a noble person! Alas, if I had known today, I should have worked hard to please Xun Jun at the beginning." went.

Xu Zhong and Cheng Yan didn't know why he suddenly changed, and they didn't take it to heart. They said a few words to Huang Zhong, a couple of homely things, and a few words about their experiences in the village and Xun Zhen's situation in the official temple. , then went to the backyard to wait.

After Xun Zhen left, Du Mai was promoted to the pavilion chief and lived in the house where he used to live.

Xu Zhong and Cheng Yan pushed the door into the room, took off their shoes, and knelt on the seat opposite each other.

Xu Zhong closed his eyes and rested. Cheng Yan was a little uneasy, his eyes widened, he looked east and west, and from time to time he stretched his neck and looked out the door. Not long after, he heard footsteps, and he couldn't help clenching the ring knife on his waist, reminding Xu Zhong in a low voice, "Jun Qing, Lao Du and A Bao are back."

The footsteps were close, and it was Huang Zhong who came in, holding a wooden plate with two bowls of boiling water on it. He smiled diligently and said, "Even though the sun is good and the weather is very warm today, the two of you have come from the village pavilion, a distance of 10 or 20 li, and you are riding horses and facing the wind, and the road will be very cold. Yan, look at your blushing face, you are about to be chapped by the wind. Come, drink a bowl of warm soup, warm up your body, and get rid of the cold."

Xu Zhong opened his eyes, thanked him, took the wooden bowl, took a sip, and drank the hot water in his stomach, which made him feel very comfortable. Huang Zhong didn't stay much, he put down the wooden bowl and left. Cheng Yan was not in the mood to drink water, and then kept looking outside the door.

Xu Zhong looked at his behavior and thought in his heart, "This is impossible." He said to Cheng Yan, "Ayan, you have been in Fanyang Pavilion for a long time before, so you should be familiar with Du Mai and A Bao. Bar?"

"Of course."

"What kind of people are both of them?"

Cheng Yan's mouth was clumsy, and he knew very well about Du Mai and Chen Bao's temperaments, but when he asked him to speak, he couldn't find the right words to describe them, and he was speechless. Xu Zhong asked again: "Let's not say anything else, as far as today's events are concerned, how do you think the two of them will react when they learn about Xun Jun's plan?"

When it comes to a single thing, Cheng Yan will talk about it. He said: "A Bao is an open-minded person who values ​​kindness. Without Xun Jun's help, he would not be a thief at Fanyang Pavilion. He would definitely approve and support Xun Jun's plan.  … Du? Although he also respects Xun Jun, but he is less timid, and he has a wife and son at home, so he is more cautious, I am afraid he will be a little hesitant."

"You're right. Ah Bao certainly has nothing to say, but Du Mai is not necessarily. As you said, he may be a little hesitant. The reason for his hesitation, as you said, is because he is timid and cautious, - last time When attacking thieves in the middle of the night, he did not follow Xun Jun, but stayed in the house and gathered hundreds of villagers before leaving. This is true for thieves from other places, not to mention the tyrants of his hometown? He will be even more timid.... Ayan, let me ask you, what should we do if he does not want to obey Xun Jun's orders and oppose Xun Jun's plan?"

"Convince him!"

"How to persuade?"

"This..." Cheng Yan subconsciously clenched the handle of the knife again.

Xu Zhong glanced at his knife and said with a smile, "I can't force him with a knife."

"so what should I do now?"

"It's very simple: you just don't look around, look around, stay calm, and sit still."

"..., sit still? Is that enough to convince him?"

"To convince him, you have to convince him that the Third is not afraid. To convince him that the Third is not afraid, you must not be afraid of the Third."

Cheng Yan seemed to have been insulted so much, blushed, clenched his fists, and said, "Jun Xun has treated me like a mountain. Three!"

"I know you're not afraid of the Third Clan, but Du Mai doesn't know. If you look around and are uneasy, and fall into his eyes, what will he think? You can only make him believe in the Third Clan if you keep your mind still and sit still. Don't be afraid."

Cheng Yan thought for a while and felt that Xu Zhong's words made sense. He loosened his fist and said, "Jun Qing, I will listen to you!" He straightened his back and sat still.

"Drink some warm soup."

Cheng Yan picked up the wooden bowl, followed Xu Zhong's example, and drank water unhurriedly.

Xu Zhong was always respectful in front of Xun Zhen, and seemed to be a "servant", but that was because he was "thankful", which didn't mean he was incapable. Thinking that before he followed Xun Zhen, he was only in his twenties, and he was in the village for many years, and everyone was obedient, attracting a large number of young chivalrous and evil youths to bow down. Xun Zhen often talked to him all night long, and knew that he was a very human being and that he could be relied upon. That's why he was assured of entrusting him with the overall presidency of such a big thing as trapping the guests of the Third Clan.

Seeing that Cheng Yan had settled down, Xu Zhong said no more, and closed his eyes again.

He said to Cheng Yan just now, "You can only convince Du Mai that the Third Clan is not afraid of you unless you keep your mind still and sit still." This is the truth, but it is only half the truth.

There was another layer of meaning he didn't say: Cheng Yan had been in Fanyang Pavilion for a long time, and he had been colleagues with Du Mai and Chen Bao for many years. Not only did he know Du Mai, but Du Mai also knew him. Although Cheng Yan has courage, although he admires rangers and knows how to repay his kindness, he is not an outlaw, and he has a beautiful wife at home, so he doesn't look like a person who is not afraid of death. Yes, in order to "repay his kindness", he gave his life to Xun Zhen, so he was fearless even in the face of the third clan, but he knew this idea, Xu Zhong knew, but Du Mai didn't. All Du Mai saw was: "Cheng Yan is very calm~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Why is he calm? Du Mai can only think of "Xun Zhen has full confidence, the third family is not afraid".

If Cheng Yan gave him this illusion, if he thought so, then Xun Zhen's plan of "intending to trap the third clan's guests in Fanyang Pavilion, torture them to extort confessions, and make them falsely accuse their master" will not be hindered.

Last night, Xun Zhen and Xu Zhong slept in the same bed, and he specifically explained to him in this regard: "Today, the key to the execution of the third clan lies in Fanyang, and the key to Fanyang lies in Du Mai. Although A Bao can rely on him, Fanyang is still the key. The pavilion’s pavilion is Du Mai, and he must give orders to arrest people. After you go to Fanyang tomorrow, you must think about how to convince him.  …, I have a suggestion for you: Du Mai is a timid man, and he is willing to sacrifice his life. The non-rangers are first-class, although they are grateful to me, the kindness is not enough to make them forget their death, they can only be lured, not forced."

Xu Zhong asked at the time, "How to lure him?"

Xun Zhen didn't say anything, just smiled: "Think about it, if you really can't think of it, I'll tell you tomorrow morning." Xu Zhong thought about the middle of the night and came up with a solution. When Xun Zhen asked him in the morning, he answered. Five words: "Cheng Yan is the key." Asked Xun Zhen, "Is it right?" Xun Zhen laughed and answered him with only five words: "This matter will be done."

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The key to killing the third clan lies in Fanyang, the key to Fanyang lies in Du Mai, and the key to persuading Du Mai lies in Cheng Yan. Now that Cheng Yan has settled down, is he still far from persuading Du Mai?

There was a rattle outside the door.

A man in his thirties with a red head wrapped in red robes, his face was black and red, and his legs were a little round, walked into the room, followed by a thin, commoner with a knife, his face as black as iron, twenty-four or five-year-old young man. The former is Du Mai, and the latter is Chen Bao.

Xu Zhong and Cheng Yan stood up, and the four of them bowed in a long bow. After the ceremony, the guests and the host took their seats.

Du Mai asked with a smile: "Ayan, Junqing, you must have something to do today. Why?"