The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

According to the Han family system, on the day of Zhengdan, the officials who participated in the grand congratulations included dukes, ministers, generals, and officials, as well as the envoys of the barbarians, tapirs, Hu, and Qiang, as well as the officials of the county and state. Of course, they also There were various imperial clan Liu, the number of which exceeded 10,000 in many cases.

Among them, the one related to the local county and state is the high-ranking official.

Therefore, after the end of the October plan, some senior planners from distant counties did not leave. In fact, those who went back did not need to go back and come back again according to the usual practice. So they went back because Liu Xiehe's court had just moved to Xu County, and after a long period of isolation from the court, they needed to rush back and report the situation of Liu Xiehe's court to their officials.

At the same time, it is precisely because Liu Xiehe's court has just moved to Xuxian County, and the next Zhengdan Dynasty congratulations will be after "Xunzhen ruling the court", the first "big court meeting for all officials of the entire empire", among which The political significance of the implication is extremely important, because Xun Zhen has already requested the imperial decree, and once again issued it to the states and counties, ordering the states and counties, not only those who return to the planning officials should come back to participate in the great court meeting, but also order the states and all the counties. The county needs to send "official officials" with appropriate positions to attend the great court meeting.

The "envoys of Wu County" mentioned by Xun Zhen and Sun Ce, including the "envoys" of Lujiang County, are officials of their own local counties who came to Xu County from Wu County and Lujiang County after receiving the decree. These two "envoys" are the county magistrates of their own county. But he said, why only the governor came, but not the prefect? This is because of the Han system, 2,000 stones are not allowed to leave the country without authorization; the two are also explained in the imperial decree given to them. After all, it is an extraordinary time, and in order to avoid local disturbances, the prefects and county officials do not have to enter the court.

——Except for the prefectures, Xunzhen, through the imperial court, gave him and Sun Ce’s control over the princes and some princes, as well as some commanders, generals and generals in various places above. They all went to the decree and ordered them to participate in the morning congratulations. The princes and kings do not need to say much, and they call them to fill the scene; the princes who have been summoned, the captains of the school, the generals of the middle class and other generals stationed in various places, on the surface, are called to participate in the congratulations, but in fact they are called. Xun Zhen. It was to prepare in advance for "the use of troops against Yuan Shu in the spring of next year".

All in all, compared to the plan in October, the upcoming Zhengdan Festival next year will be more solemn in form, and the number of participants will also be larger.

None of these need to be mentioned.

Just saying that at Xun Zhen's house and in the hall, after the maids brought the food, Sun Ce really accompanied Xun Zhen for a few drinks.

But the two of them only drank a few glasses, not too much.

After eating, the maid came up to clean up the food trays.

Zhuge Jin accompanied Xun Zhen to talk with Sun Ce, and Sun Ce visited Zhuge Jin several times, intentionally or unintentionally. Zhuge Jin observed his words and expressions. No matter how stupid he was, he also reacted. Sun Ce obviously had something to say to Xun Zhen in private, so he got up and said goodbye.

After Zhuge Jin left the hall, Sun Ce got up, straightened his clothes, and went down to the hall.

Xun Zhen was stunned and said, "Bo Fu, what are you doing? You and I are talking so well, why did you suddenly make such a big gift?"

Sun Ce crouched on the ground and said, "Duke Ming, Ce did something behind Duke Ming's back. He has never reported it to Duke Ming. Ce has known it, so he dared to ask Duke Ming not to blame."

Xun Zhen immediately guessed why Sun Ce suddenly gave a big gift, and what he wanted to say.

But what was Xunzhen thinking at this moment? From his face, he couldn't see it in the slightest, but he stroked his short mustache, looked as usual, with a smile at the corner of his mouth, and said to Sun Ce, "Bo Fu, you get up first."

Sun Ce stood up, but did not stand up straight, he still folded his arms and bowed.

Xun Zhen smiled gently and said: "Bo Fu, I don't say that when your father was alive, my relationship with your father was like a golden bond, but only that you worshiped me as a teacher when you were ten years old. Big, then no matter what you do behind my back, I won't blame you." Asked Sun Ce, he said, "Bo Fu, what did you do behind my back?"

Sun Ce said respectfully: "Qi, Duke Ming, the first monarch had an old official named Huanjie, and he was also from Changsha. A few months ago, he sent Ce a book, in which he wrote to Ce. Ce made a suggestion. He said that Zhang Xian, the prefect of Changsha, was deeply dissatisfied with Liu Jingsheng, and he knew that there were many Jingzhou people who were under his command, and they all felt homesick. Because of his suggestion, Ce and Zhang Xian should join forces to take Jingzhou."

Xun Zhen gave an "Oh" and said, "I know Huanjie, but I don't know that he ever proposed this to you."

Sun Ce said: "I don't dare to hide Duke Ming. When I first saw Huan Jie's proposal in the book, Ce was really moved. Duke Ming knew that the part of Ce was mainly inherited from the predecessors. Jun rebelled in Changsha, headed north to the Central Plains, and went on an expedition to this day. It is a part of the policy department. There are actually many children from Jingzhou, and many people from Changsha. Duke Ming, they fought with their predecessors earlier, and now they are following the policy. They are all far away. For many years in my hometown, what Huanjie said in the book of 'all the homesickness' is true. Therefore, at that time, I thought that Huanjie's proposal seemed to be applicable. But I haven't had time to report this proposal to Ming Gong. Respect I inquired about Duke Ming's intentions, and Duke Ming had already spoken to him, and ordered Ce to assemble the army, and to kill the thieves from the king of Gong Qin. The king of Qin had a big issue, so Ce went to bed for this discussion, so he went to Chang'an, the king of Gong Qin. As a result, Huanjie's plan was unexpected. Up to now, I haven't reported to Duke Ming! This policy is wrong, and I beg Duke Ming not to be guilty."

After listening to Xun Zhen, she stroked her short mustache and smiled, and said, "Bo Fu, I thought it was something, but it turned out to be this matter. It's just a suggestion from Huan Jie, what is there to ask for your sin? Don't talk about that. Small things, even if you really do other big things, I won't blame you! ... Bo Fu, although you and I are teachers and students, if I say something big, I really treat you as a child."

Teachers and students are like father and son, and Xun Zhen is fifteen or sixteen years older than Sun Ce. Nowadays, people get married early, and there are many people who have children at the age of twelve or thirteen. Xun Zhen regards Sun Ce as a "son". Canada".

Sun Ce said gratefully: "Ming Gong's love, Ce is so grateful, I don't know what to do in return!"

Xun Zhen pondered for a moment, then said: "Bo Fu, what you just said is not wrong, your part is indeed mostly from Jingzhou, your father was a soldier in Changsha in the early years, and the children of Changsha are probably the majority. ."

Sun Ce replied, "In response to Duke Ming's words, the disciples of Changsha are indeed the most numerous."

Xun Zhen sighed, and said, "It's been four or five years since you asked Dong Dong to the present, these Changsha disciples have followed your father and son away from Changsha, out of Jingzhou, and fought fiercely in the Central Plains. It is not surprising that Jingzhou was not peaceful in the year, and the wars continued, so I missed my homeland and worried about the safety of my relatives. Therefore, you think Huanjie's proposal is good, it seems to be applicable, and I can understand it. ... Then Bofu, you What are you thinking now?"

These remarks were full of sympathy for Sun Ce's men and soldiers from Jingzhou and Changsha.

But this sympathy, unlike others, is not fake, but Xun Zhen's true feelings.

In addition to the locals in Xuzhou, the soldiers and soldiers under Xunzhen's account also included foreigners, and there were also quite a few, such as Yingchuan, Jizhou, and so on. The soldiers from other places, their usual pain of homesickness, etc., Xun Zhen all knew very well, and at the same time felt the same. There are two points of empathy, one is that Xun Zhen also misses Yingchuan where he grew up, and the other is that, in this era, Xun Zhen himself is a guest, and he also misses his hometown and relatives and friends in his previous life. It can even be said that this second miss of him is deeper and more helpless than the miss of the soldiers in Jingzhou under his account and their hometown and old people under the account of Sun Ce. Soldiers from other places still have the opportunity to return to their hometown, but it is extremely difficult for him to have this opportunity.

Therefore, Xun Zhen not only could understand, but because he also had this feeling, he knew the suffering, so he could reach out to others from himself, and naturally sympathized with them.

Sun Ce hesitated for a moment, then replied to Xun Zhen, saying, "Ming Gong, Ce did have an opinion about Huanjie before, and was quite moved. However, the current situation has changed greatly from before, so Ce is a little undecided."

Xun Zhen asked with a smile, "What's the big difference in the situation?"

Sun Ce said: "Duke Ming, the sage and the imperial court now welcome the Duke of Ming to Xu County. Yuan Shushu of Nanyang violated the imperial decree and hid the traitor Guo Si with unforeseen intentions. He has now become the first major concern of the court, and Liu Jingsheng has always been with him. Yuan Shu's enemy, at this time, he has the role of helping the court, that is, helping the Duke of Ming to restrain Yuan Shu, so Ce Ruo still uses Huanjie's argument at this time, causing Zhang Xian to raise troops after Liu Jingsheng? Worrying about it, will this be beneficial to Yuan Shu, but detrimental to Duke Ming?"

Xun Zhen said, "Okay, okay! Bo Fu..."

Sun Ce replied, "Ce is here. Duke Ming?"

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "I am very pleased that you can focus on the overall situation, Bo Fu."

Sun Ce asked, "What does Duke Yiming mean?"

Xun Zhen said: "Bofu, your part wants to go back to Jingzhou and your hometown, I will definitely help you solve this matter. But, as you said, Yuan Gonggong is a serious problem for the court, and Liu Jingsheng is at this time. , it will help the court to control Yuan Gonggong. You are definitely not suitable to join forces with Zhang Xian and fight with him! ... Or else, you can wait for a while, and wait for me to solve Yuan Gonggong. , to remove this big trouble for the court, and then, if you still have the heart to enter Jingjing, I will try my best to help you realize your wish, how about it?"

Sun Ce was refreshed and said, "Destroy Yuan Shu? Duke Ming means that Duke Ming has plans to use Nanyang?"

Xun Zhen nodded, and Yan Ran said with a smile, "Yes, I already intend to use Nanyang as an army."

Sun Ce was overjoyed and asked, "Dare to ask Duke Ming, when do you want to use Nanyang?"

Xun Zhen said, "I just have this thought. The exact time has not yet been decided. It will have to wait until the Great Chaoyang congratulations."

Xun Zhen hadn't told Sun Ce about the plan to attack Yuan Shu in or after the spring of next year, so Sun Ce still doesn't know about it.

Regardless of the reason, Sun Ce would suddenly confess to himself today that he and Huan Jie had secretly plotted to seize Jingzhou, but at most it would be a month or two or two or three months before the battle against Yuan Shu would start. At that time, Sun Ce and his troops were definitely an indispensable part of the army. That is to say, after the celebration of Zhengdan next year, all pre-war preparations, including Sun Ce's troops, had to start. At this time, let Sun Ce know about his plan and tell him that it is not only unnecessary to worry about "the rumors leaking ahead of time because too many people know it", but it is also necessary.

Therefore, Xun Zhen took advantage of what Sun Ce brought up today to let him know that he had made a plan to attack Yuan Shu.

Sun Ce said, "Congratulations to the Empress?"

Xun Zhen smiled and said: "Bo Fu, Zhicai, Wenruo, Fengxiao and I have just been discussing this matter for the past two days, and the exact time of the deployment of troops has not yet been decided. It will probably be after the spring of next year....Even if you are not in Xuxian today, in a few days, I will send you a message and ask you to come quickly, I am just going to discuss this with you and listen to your opinion."

Sun Ce thought for a moment and said, "Duke Ming, although Yuan Gonggong is brutal and inconspicuous, he has Lv Bu and Guo Si to help each other. Guo Si and Lv Bu are both brave generals, and they all have the ability to use troops. There may be a change in Jizhou Yuan Benchu. If this battle is going to be fought, I would have to be fully prepared before the war.”

Xun Zhen said: "After you have seen the envoy Liu Zhang and the Wujun county chief who came to celebrate the great dynasty, you came to my house. I called Zhicai, Wenruo, Fengxiao, and Changwen, Dong Zhao and Jia. Xu and Huangfu Li are both talented and strategic, so I will invite them all at the right time, let's get together and have a detailed discussion."

Sun Ce agreed.

Xun Zhen saw that he was on the verge of speaking, as if he had something to say but didn't say it, so he stroked his short mustache, asked him with a smile, and said, "Bo Fu, what do you want to say? In front of me, there is nothing left to say. Yes? Say it anyway."

Sun Ce replied, "Yes." But before speaking, he bowed to the ground again.

"Bo Fu, what are you doing? If you have something to say, why did you come to salute again?"

Sun Ce said: "Ming Gong, Ce has a chance to ask!"

"Why please?"

Sun Ce said: "Lü Bu, Yuan Shu's eagle dog, Duke Ming is about to attack Yuan Shu now, so he dares to ask him to be Duke Ming, and kill Lü Bu first!"

Xun Zhen was taken aback and said, "Bo Fu, you want to take revenge for Wentai!"

Sun Ce's voice was already choked up, and he was on the ground, gnashing his teeth and saying: "Ming Gong, the revenge of killing your father is not shared by the sky! Take revenge first!"

Xun Zhen sighed and said sadly: "If the Wentai is still there, now in Xuxian, my brother and I are of the same mind, working hand in hand to help the Son of Heaven, even if the country is unstable, and there are many people in the prefectures and prefectures who refuse to obey, what worries do I have? What a pity, Wentai was unfortunately killed by Lu Bu's thieves! Bo Fu, it's not just that you want to take revenge for Wentai, I also have this intention. But you want to destroy Lu Bu first, and now there is a difficult."