The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Second more.

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As soon as Xun Zhen entered the official temple, he felt that the atmosphere in the temple was a little strange.

The old guards at the gate and the officials who came out seemed to be different from the past, just as respectful, but there were clearly different meanings in those downcast eyes, some were pity, some were frightened, and some were Schadenfreude, while others are full of worry. After he walked over, several small officials whispered and whispered.

Xun Zhen couldn't hear what they said, but she knew that this must be because they heard about Hu/ping's arrest. Originally, Xixiang was just a township, even if it was a relatively large township, it was just a township. The news spread quickly, and the third clan was a "giant" in the township, and anyone who could be a minor official in an official temple. It's all a little background, so it's not surprising that they know about it.

Xun Zhen ignored them, handed the reins to Xiao Xia, and asked him and Xiao Ren to help Tang Er drive the ox cart to the backyard, go to the temple hall, and call in the little officials. He sat behind the case facing the door, looked at the little officials standing in front of the hall, and asked, "Is there something going on in the village in the past few days?"

One of the leading officials replied, "The day before yesterday, Gao Su sent someone to the temple to ask if Xun Jun had come back. Other than that, there is nothing else to do."

"Gao Su sent someone here? Did you say anything?"

"It's nothing, I just said that when Xun Jun comes back, please go see him at his house."

Xun Zhen nodded slightly and said in her heart, "This Gao Su sent someone to look for me, either to congratulate me on Zhengdan, or to hear about my arrest of Hu/Ping. I'll see him in two days."

He looked in front of the hall, and suddenly found that there was one person missing from the clerks. There were seven people who greeted him just now, but now there are only six people. With a move in his heart, he raised his eyes and looked at the courtyard. He saw one person coming in, but it was missing. That clerk? The little official hurried up the steps, took off his shoes, walked into the hall hunched over, and said respectfully, "Mr. Xun, someone outside the temple is asking to see you."

——Xun Zhen remembered that this little official was one of the two assistant historians he summoned when he left before Zhengdan. The man named Liu De was a full-time official who heard the lawsuit. He glanced at him meaningfully and asked, "Who is asking to see you?"

Zuo Shi, named Liu De, replied, "I don't know the villain either. That person only said that he was a guest of the third family, and that he invited Xun-Jun to the banquet on the order of the owner of the family."

"What banquet?"

"Isn't this just the day of Zhengdan? I think you want to invite Xun Jun to have a drink, to congratulate Xinxi?"

Xun Zhen hurriedly thought and said, "I can't believe that among my official temple, there are also ears and eyes of a third house! This little official must have been tipping off the news. After all, I just came back, and there are guests from the third house. When I heard the wind, the third house was far away from the temple, and it was expected that this guest of his family should have been waiting outside the temple. No wonder no one came to the door when I was in the city." After thinking for a while, he thought again, "This first The banquet of the three families, should I go, or not?" He quickly made a decision, waved his sleeves, and said, "I just returned to the temple and I am tired on the road, so please decline it."

"This,……."

Xun Zhen stared at him calmly and asked, "What? Do you have something to say?"

Liu De's eyes flickered, and he said hesitantly: "This third family is from the right clan in the township. They are highly respected and powerful in the township. Xunjun, it's not good to refuse their invitation like this."

Although the lower officials in the hall did not dare to speak because the "Honor" was above, after hearing Xun Zhen's refusal and Liu De's words, they couldn't help but make eye contact. All bets on Xun Zhen, but he looks as usual, sitting on the couch, stroking the long sword on the table with one hand, and touching the short mustache with the other, looking at Liu De lightly, and then listening to him He replied, "You're right. Today I am in the township, and in the future, I really need to rely on the help of the big clans in the township, but I am really lacking today.  … Well, go and tell him, just say After I wash away the dust, I will definitely visit in person someday."

Liu De still wanted to say something, Xun Zhen listened again impatiently, with a calm expression still on her face, she stood up a few times and said to the crowd, "Since there is nothing in the village these days, I just happened to go back to the house. Take a rest. Let's go separately." Without waiting for Liu De to stop him, he took his sword out of the hall, walked out of the courtyard along the bluestone road, and turned to the backyard.

The little officials who stayed in the hall looked at each other, you look at me, I look at you, no one spoke for a long time. After a while, someone said, "What does Xun-Jun mean?"

The officials turned to look at the courtyard, the courtyard was empty, only the blue stone road was clean, the lonely tree grew up, and Xun Zhen had long since disappeared.

Another person said, "The day before yesterday, I heard that Fanyangting took Hu / Ping, and I couldn't believe it at the time. Now it seems that Xun Jun really wants to attack the third house?" They all knew that Xun Zhen was He came from Fanyang Pavilion, so after hearing that Du Mai took Hu/ping, he immediately contacted Xun Zhen about it.

Another person shook his head again and again and said with a sigh: "This third family is indeed deceiving people too much, and it is usually domineering in the countryside, but the third Lan does not even give Xunjun's face, the friend of Jie Xunjun, persecuting Xun Jun took money to redeem people. Xun Jun is a son of the Xun clan and was born in a famous family in the county. I heard that many elders of his clan have served as ministers of the two thousand stone counties, so it is inevitable that he will not be able to swallow this bad breath. I met a few days ago. He didn't move, he thought he was holding back his anger, but he didn't know that his backhand was buried here, and he took Hu/ping the day before Zhengdan."

A forty-year-old Zuoshi with a beard sighed and said, "How can this third family reign supreme in the township for more than a hundred years, how can it be easy to win? Although Xun Jun came from a famous family of Xun, but In our Xixiang, he is an outsider, and I am afraid that he will not be able to fight against a third family." Endured, but finally couldn't hold back, and said, "I think that the former township has rank Xiejun, grew up in this township, and his family is also a township. You are in the middle of the big clan, but don’t you tolerate and give in in every possible way to the third clan? What’s more, Xun Jun is an outsider?”

As small officials in the temple, it is wrong to talk about Shangguan, but at this moment, because they are surprised, they can't care about it.

The forty-year-old Zuo Shi lowered his voice and said, "Do you still remember what happened fifteen years ago? I'm afraid it will end like that in the end! You and I, as subordinate officials, should think about the Shangguan, gentlemen, why don't we go to the backyard together and persuade Xunjun?"

None of the officials spoke up, Liu De sneered and said, "You are tired of living, I haven't lived enough! 'Persuade Xun Jun'? How do you persuade? That incident fifteen years ago was that we were able to mess with each other. Did you say that? If it reaches the ears of the third family, you will be killed?" The words scared the forty-year-old Zuo Shi's face as pale as he did not dare to speak any more.

Liu De lifted his robe, stepped out of the hall, put on his shoes at the door, and said to everyone: "I have been in the temple for more than ten years, plus Xunjun, I have gone through three times as a township rank. It is the township Youzhi who went to pay homage to the third clan, and I have never seen the third clan come to visit the township Youzhi. This time, the third clan sent people to pay homage, but Xun Jun refused. How angry and angry Lan Hui is! You must be careful, gentlemen, be careful that the third clan will take anger on us." He hurriedly went to report the news to the guests of the third family, and when he finished speaking, he slightly bowed his hands, Went in a hurry again.

The prestige of the third clan actually came to this!

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If Liu De guessed, when the third guest told Xun Zhen's answer to the third Ming and the third Lan, the third Lan was furious on the spot, jumped up, and put the ring on her waist. With half of the knife drawn, he shouted angrily, "Xun's child, why don't you give our family face like this? Brother, why don't you order the troops today, kill Fanyang, and rescue Hu/ping!"

The third Ming was also a little surprised, but he was quite shrewd, but he did not reveal his mood. Instead, he pressed his hand and signaled the third Lan to sit down. He looked at the clouds in the sky outside the hall. He pondered for a moment and said: "According to the information collected in the past few days, Xun Jun is not a reckless person. When he was in Fanyang Pavilion, he helped the orphans and the widows, and he was very kind to people, and he didn't look like a stingy cruel official. Although my family offended He, but it's just a trivial matter, and he has already returned the golden cake to him. You have also apologized to him in person. Even if all the hatred has been revealed, it shouldn't end there!  …, he Why did you decline my invitation?"

The third clan was used to being domineering, and the third Ming thought that he had put down his posture very low, and could not understand why Xun Zhen refused to show him affection.

No. 3 Lan was too lazy to think about it, although he sat down, he was angry and shouted, "Brother, why did he refuse? Since he doesn't give us face, we don't have to give him face anymore! Hero in the countryside, who is a hero of arrogance near and far who disrespects our family? Today, he has brought down our family's face. You can't be humiliated! You allow me to take someone to rescue Hu / Ping! I just want In half a day, I will be able to grab him and kill Du Mai and Chen Bao along the way, what a shame!"

"Don't fool around!"

The third Ming thought for a while, and said, "Yes, Xun Jun is different from the previous townships. He is from a famous family in this county, and I heard that he has the approval of the county lord. We only send one guest. It's really inappropriate and rude to invite him. Well, it's still early, Alan, you can prepare a carriage for me, and I'll go and invite him in person."

The third Lan was very reluctant, but the eldest brother was like a father, but he couldn't stop it. The third Ming changed his clothes and brought seven or eight attendants to the temple, and the second invited Xun Zhen.

When he arrived at the gate of the official temple, he did not go in directly to show respect, but got out of the car and asked the old guard at the gate to report. After a while, the old soldier went away and replied, saying, "Master Xun is taking a bath, I'm afraid I won't be able to see you at the moment."

"It doesn't matter. It's just tonight's banquet, what did Xun Jun say?"

"Xun Jun said, thank you very much for your kindness, but he just returned to the temple, and he still has a lot of official business to deal with. I'm afraid he won't have time in the near future."

Third Ming saw that the old soldier's eyes were uncertain, and he was hesitant, and asked, "Why are you hesitating? Could it be that Xun Jun said something else?"

"Xunjun didn't say anything else. When the villain came out of the house, Xunjun's entourage said a word to the villain."

"what did you say?"

"Say: If the third gentleman is here for Hu/Ping, if you want to ask Xun-Jun to release Hu/Ping, it's very simple. You don't need to invite Xun-Jun to drink, you just need to convert the wine money and send it."

The few guests who followed Sanming were all angry, and one of them said angrily: "Xun's Shuzi, how dare you be so bold! Extortion on the head of the head of the family?"

The third Ming was relieved and thought: "If it is what I expected, this Xunzhen is just to knock a sum of money and breathe a sigh of relief. He is a son of a famous family in the city, and he is appreciated by the county lord, so he can't be offended. It's better not to offend him. Giving him some money is nothing." He smiled, "Tell Xun Jun, I understand what he meant, and I will bring the wine money tonight." left.

In the backyard of the official temple~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Xun Zhen finished bathing, dressed under Tang Er's service, and went out. Xiao Xia and Xiao Ren, who were waiting outside, asked, "Xun Jun, why did you refuse the first step? Sanshi, just now, he asked us to send a message, implying that the third Ming should send money?"

Xun Zhen had taken a bath and her whole body was refreshed. At this time, standing in the courtyard, the north wind was very cold, and it was cold through her body. Although it was cold, when the wind passed, she felt as if the busy days of the previous days and the exhaustion of the road were blown away. , Unconsciously refreshed, stretched out, smiled and said: "Although I am a lowly official, I am also a township and rank, and the third clan is the people under my rule, how can I be invited by a guest of his family. Come to the house for a drink? So I rejected them earlier."

"Then why did you tell us to pass on a message?"

"Third Ming is the son of the patriarch of the third family. He came to invite him in person. If I refuse again, I will probably arouse his doubts, but I really don't want to go to his family, so I asked you to send a message and ask him to send some money. Come, to rest your heart."

"Then when he sends the money, do you really want to let Hu/Ping go?"

"Let's go?" Xun Zhen smiled and didn't answer the question, she said, "You go to Fanyang now, and teach Junqing and Abao to come and see me. After I've asked, go to Shuxianzhong early tomorrow morning. Please the county ruler condemn his family!"

Although Gao Bing said that the "evidence" was already there, but the matter was of great importance, and Xun Zhen had to ask Xu Zhong again in person. To be honest, he was under the pressure of the Yellow Turban uprising, and he really didn’t have much time and effort to fight wits and courage with the third family. . He looked at the sky, and there seemed to be red clouds in the distance, and said leisurely: "I remember that there were dark clouds in the past, I thought it was going to snow, but in the end the clouds were scattered and the sky was clear, and there were dense clouds in the distance, and I didn't know if this snow could Can't come down?"