The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Supplement for May 16th.

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Although Xunzhen did not have high requirements for the institution, as long as it could be used for living, there was no need to make beams and paintings, but it was not something that could be built overnight.

In two days, it's time to take a break. He didn't go home, but summoned Le Jin, Xu Zhong, Cheng Yan, Xiao Xia, Xiao Ren, and the twenty Qing Xia and Li Min to the official residence where he lived. More than twenty people stood in the courtyard.

He taught Tang Er to take out a few bamboo mats from the house, spread them out on the ground, and asked them to sit down. He placed a couch opposite the bamboo mat, and put a small mat on one side of the couch, and knelt down on the couch. Ling Lejin sat on the side seat. ——Although Zhong Yao was still traveling with the prefect, he did not delay his office. The day after he arrived in Xu County, he sent someone to transfer the former Youyu left ball into the county thief Cao and Wei Lejin as the new Youyu’s dismissal. , dispatched books have been sent. Le Jin has handed over the left ball, and now he has taken over as a roamer in the county.

Youyu is also a hundred stone official, and is qualified to wear a seal ribbon. Like the rank husband, he has a half-pass seal and a green cyan ribbon. After Le Jin took up this post, he was qualified enough to compete with Xun Zhen in court. However, he was not arrogant, and he was still very respectful to Xun Zhen. Xun Zhen smiled and said to him, "Wen Qian, it's been a few days since you took over. You have also been to the various pavilions in the village, and you have met the pavilion chiefs. How do you feel?"

Le Jin was born in a poor family and has no background. Even if he has martial arts, he has also read books, but if it wasn't for Xun Zhen, he would be very difficult to get into office. Now not only has he become an official, but he is also an official of Hundred Stones at the same time. He was very excited and joyful. He put his hands together and bowed before saying gratefully, "Zhenzhi, if it wasn't for you, how could I, a foreigner, be allowed to wander in my hometown. ?..., my brother has not yet entered office, I should not accept the dismissal, but my mother is old. Not only to make Jia Ci happy, but also to repay the kindness of the king, so I did not refuse."

Xun Zhen asked with concern: "By the way, speaking of Zuntang, didn't you say you wanted to tell your mother the good news? Can you send someone there?"

"I sent people away yesterday." The hundred stone officials roamed the halls, and there were also a few people under them. Le Jin can handle the matter of sending someone to deliver the letter, and there is no need to trouble Xun Zhen any more.

"Oh, that's good, that's good." Xun Zhen nodded, then complained to him again, "You should tell me when you send someone, and I'll prepare some small gifts to show my filial piety. You and I are in love with each other. , although not a brother, but more like a brother, your mother is also my old mother!" He complained about Le Jin for a few words, then he turned his head and said to everyone with a smile, "Jin Wenqian has been appointed as a wanderer in this county, It's a happy event, and everyone likes wine. You and Wen Qian also know each other. Tonight, in this courtyard, I invite everyone to have a drink. If you don't get drunk, you won't go home. "

Everyone responded with a bang.

"I'm calling you here today, one is to congratulate Wen Qian, and the other is for another matter."

"Don't know what?"

"Do you know why I called you from Fanyang?"

A young man sitting in the front row stepped up and replied, "My brother said that Xun Jun didn't have many caring people in Xiangting, so he called me to serve." This man's name was Jiang Hu, and he was Jiang Qin's clan brother.

Xun Zhen shook her head: "No."

Liu Deng was valued by Xun Zhen and was also in the front row. He said loudly: "It's not for us to serve, it must be to call us to a strong prestige! Xun Jun wants to use us to deter those treacherous scorpions."

Some people disagreed: "Xunjun killed the third clan, and in the township of Megatron, let alone a little sly and arrogant, he is rampant and domineering like Gao Su. Now he is also respectful to Xunjun. Why should my generation be strong?" It was Shi Juxian who spoke. Liu Deng rolled his eyes and asked, "Then tell me, why did Lord Xun summon us?"

"Xunjun is a person who misses old love. From my point of view, it must be because Xunjun was bored in the townhouse and missed us, so he ordered A Bao and Jiang Qin to call us. ... You didn't see Xunjun. Did you buy a piece of land for this purpose, and are you building a courtyard?" Shi Juxian took out a chessboard from his pocket, raised his generals, and said to Xun Zhen, "Mr. Xun, I've been here at Xiangting for several days, and I see you every day. I’m busy, so I don’t have time to spare. This chess set is made of good wood selected by Ah Bao, and he made it himself. He told me to bring it and let me play chess with you.”

Xun Zhen laughed and said, "It's hard for A Bao to have such thoughts. Old Shi, have you also learned this elephant play?"

"Not only did I learn, but I also won against A Bao twice. ..., Xun Jun, am I right? Did you call us here because you miss us?"

"You are half right. I called you here because I really miss you. I think when I was in Fanyang Pavilion, I was just a pavilion leader and a humble person, but I was very comfortable. Playing and drinking, or shooting arrows and gambling for money, or throwing a pot to hit the soil, I can’t help but want to leave with the seal, resign the village’s rank husband, and go back to Fanyang to be at ease with you all day and night.” Xun Zhen sighed. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "How can this position come from the county court, and the ruler of the government did not dare to resign. There is no other way, so I have no choice but to ask for the next best thing and call you here. Seeing that the official residence is small and not enough to live in, I bought land and built it again. Room."

Jiang Hu, Liu Deng, and Shi Juxian bowed down to the ground and prostrated: "My generation is sloppy and brave, and I didn't expect to be so highly regarded by you! Provide me with food and clothing, and buy land and build a house for us, so kindly support us, dare not to die. Report it!" From the day they came to the town hall, Xun Zhen provided them with food, clothing and clothing, a small feast for three days and a large feast for five days, with wine and meat, whatever they wanted, and Xun Zhen took it back. After getting the money, they asked Jiang Qin and Chen Bao to send them to their home to support their parents and younger brothers. The word "kindness" is well-deserved.

Xun Zhen also left the couch and bowed to each other, saying: "Zhen Shao studied from Brother Zhong, and has the style of Mugu heroes. He often travels around the world and has the ambition to make friends with heroes from all over the world. After coming to this hometown, he met all the lords, and only then did he know the truth. My hometown has its own heroes, but I used to abandon the near and seek the far. It is a blessing to be grateful to all the lords who will not abandon me, and to be with me. Since I left the lords and came to the village pavilion, I miss you day and night, and I am unhappy. In order to continue the friendship of the past , so please come here."

Everyone said, "We are like a flock of birds returning to the forest. It's the right place." Shi Juxian asked, "I dare to ask Xunjun, you said that what I just said was only half right, and I don't know what the other half is? "

Xun Zhen asked them to get up, and she also sat down on the couch, put the sword on her lap, took out a piece, and sang lightly: "'Wheat is green and barley is yellow, whoever will win is the wife and aunt. Where is the father-in-law attacking in the west? Hu.'... This is a nursery rhyme from the Yuanjia period, have you heard of it?"

Yuanjia is the era name of Emperor Huan, and it has been 30 years since then. Most of the people here don't know.

Xun Zhen's eyes were bright, and he looked around at the people, and said: "During the Yuanjia year, all the Qiangs in Liangzhou rebelled. I entered Shu and Han in the south, and copied Sanfu in the east, and extended to Bing and Ji. It was a great harm to the people. I am a big man. The deceased of the people was lying on the road. The imperial court issued the state soldiers of the county, and was ordered to go on an expedition to fight **** thieves. A Bao's father was in the recruiting list back then, and he also went to the border to kill thieves with arrows. From then until now In the past thirty years, the Qiang people and the Xianbei Hu tribes have invaded our frontier almost every year, plundering my wealth and killing my people, which has really caused our Han family to suffer. Chen Zigong of the former Han said: 'Those who violate the strong Han in the Ming Dynasty will be punished even if they are far away'. Although Zhen is a scholar, he also has the wish to execute the heaven for the country and destroy the great evil for the people. You are all strong men, and you are all my Yin Yin The heroic hero. How can a gentleman be oblivious to the grass? A good man should be like a class and set a distance in the border area! I called you here, and the other half is to discuss this matter with you!"

Everyone didn't know who Ban Dingyuan was or who Chen Zigong was. Xun Zhen told their stories one by one, and then told about the evil deeds of the Qiang people over the years.

Jiang Hu asked, "Mr. Xun! Do you want to lead me to the border gate to kill Qiang?"

Of course, Xun Zhen didn't want to take them to kill the Qiang people. The reason why he said this was just to find an excuse for restraining them and training them with the art of war in the future. He pulled out his sword completely, put it on the ground beside the couch, held the hilt in his hand, and said impassively: "Exactly! Ma Fubo once said: 'A man should die in the field and be buried in horse leather, how can he die of old age on the bed? You are all natives of this county, and you should know the story of Guanying, the former Marquis of Yingyin in the Han Dynasty. Guanying, a shovel seller in Suiyang, was awarded the title of Marquis of Wanhu because of his bravery. He can do it, can we? Can't you do it?"

On his left is Ban Dingyuan, another Chen Tang, another Fenghou Border Pass, and another Guanying Wanhu Hou. All the people present here are all suicidal, brave and light-hearted, and their blood is boiling with his teasing.

Liu Deng sat with his arms staggered and shouted loudly: "What he can do, of course we can do it too! Xunjun, take us to the border to kill the thieves!"

Everyone refused to show weakness in front of others, and they all shouted: "We are willing to go to the border from Xunjun to kill thieves! A good man should die in the border fields, and the horse leather body should be buried."

"Okay! I didn't read you wrong, you are all good men in our Yingyin! I miss my place in Yingyin, people of Ben Duoqi Festival. You are worthy of the name of your ancestors." Xun Zhen suddenly stood up and praised happily. Everyone talked, and then the conversation changed, "However, although we are all good men, although we all deserve the name of our ancestors, and although we all have the heart to serve the country and kill thieves, we can't just go there."

"Why?"

"Although you are all brave, but you do not understand the way of military formation. Soldiers are evil. If you go into battle rashly, it will not be beautiful, and I am afraid that it will damage our reputation. We are here to kill thieves and serve the country in order to be awarded the prince, not Death. If you have the will, I would like to teach you the art of war. When the art of war is completed, it will be the day when we go to the border, how about it?”

"Okay! Just listen to Xun Jun's arrangement."

Xun Zhen put the sword back into its sheath, put it in her hand, stood upright in front of everyone, looking around, seeing that everyone in the courtyard, including Le Jin, Xu Zhong, Cheng Yan, Xiao Xia, Xiao Ren, and others, was full of enthusiasm. , Unconsciously secretly rejoicing, rejoicing that his own strategy was sold.

It should be noted that these light chivalrous men are different from those of the limin. They are all unruly and disobedient people. Without a good reason, it is really difficult to train them, let alone restrain them with the art of war. On the other hand, although today’s At that time, the powerful and powerful families had private soldiers. They usually recruited desperate people and kept guests. Every spring and autumn, they would also practice to prepare for bandits. However, for the sake of safety, it is better to find an excuse for the practice.

There are many people in the courtyard today, and what he said will definitely be spread throughout the four townships before long. At that time, the people of the county and the county will only be "surprised by their ambitions" and will not be suspicious of other things. - This is also a manifestation of his cautious temperament.

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Sure enough, three or five days later, these words were passed into the ears of the county magistrate Zhu Chang, and soon, they were passed into the ears of the county governor Yin Xiu.

Zhu Chang was studying at the time. He put down the bamboo slips and smiled at Qin Gan and Wen Zhi who were escorting him: "I knew that Zhenzhi was courageous and brave, but it's true! The name of 'milk tiger' is just right for him."

Wen and Qin said, "The county magistrate has the knowledge to know people."

Yin Xiu heard about this in the car—he was still in Xing County, and immediately summoned Xun Yue, Xun Yu, and Xun You, who were his followers, to tell them what Xun Zhen had said, and said with a smile: " You Xuns have been well-dressed from generation to generation, have inherited Confucianism, and are originally Confucian ministers. Your uncles and nephews are all gentle, gentlemen, but Zhenzhi is fiercely resistant, generous, arrogant, ambitious, and dedicated to the border. Also. I am very ambitious. It is a pity that he has been appointed to the township for one month. It is less than a year, and I am only here. In order to strengthen their aspirations." - the story of the Han family, "It is true that all officials are first removed, and they are all trying to keep one year old." come true". During the "trial defense" period, the former salary is still used. If you want to get promoted again, you usually have to wait until the "trial defense" is one year old. Therefore, Yin Xiu said, "Let's wait for the next year, I will promote him to the county and let him show his post."

Xun Yue and Xun Yu are nothing more than that, and at best they are just like Yin Xiu, they are just "strange". Xun You knew Xun Zhen very well and knew him very well, but he knew that he was definitely not someone who spoke big words. Although he wondered why he suddenly spoke boldly, in front of Yin Xiu, this was a rare opportunity to speak, saying: " When my uncle was a boy, he had great ambitions. Every time he heard that the Qiang people were breaking the border, he wanted to mention the seven-foot sword and kill the Qiang to serve the country. Now it is not surprising that he wants to serve the border."

Yin Xiu rubbed his beard and smiled.

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This bold statement not only won the appreciation of Yin Xiu and Zhu Chang, but also left them with the impression that "Xun's family has ambitions for military affairs", but also brought another benefit to Xun Zhen, that is: far and near villages The light chivalrous and evil young men in China came to vote one after another. ——These people who come to vote are not all because of "admiration for their ambitions", and some are running for "no worries about food and clothing". Xun Zhen's "kindness" to Jiang Hu, Liu Deng, Shi Juxian and others also spread with his rhetoric.

Xun Zhen refused to come. No matter what the purpose is, as long as he is willing to throw it at his door, he will accept it. There is only one thing: if you can't stand the pain of practice, then I'm sorry. For the sake of fame, he wouldn't drive away those lazy people, but offered money, treat them with a delicious meal, and then send them away with respect. There is a steel scale in everyone's heart, especially these rangers who are light-hearted, their right and wrong are very simple, and what is good to them is a good person. Eating, drinking, and wearing Xun Zhen's clothes, but still unwilling to make any effort, just want to be lazy and be good, and deserve to be chased away!

In this way, two months of work, plus the twenty people, have gathered forty or fifty people. Jiang Qin and Chen Bao also took advantage of his reputation and each summoned 10 or 20 people. Add up to nearly a hundred people. Most of the Qingxia and warriors from the townships in Yingyin County are here.

At the end of May, he summoned Jiang Qin and Chen Bao again, put those under his two men together with those under his own, and secretly formed a 100-strong team. With Xu Zhong as the leader and Jiang Qin as his deputy. Since then, brothers Jiang Qin, Su, and Gao have rarely returned home, and have lived with everyone in the newly built courtyard. Fortunately, the yard is big enough to build some houses, enough to live in.

The hundred men were then divided into ten teams, with Cheng Yan, Liu Deng, Jiang Hu, Shi Jue, Shi Juxian, brothers Da Xiaosu, brothers Da Xiao Gao and others as captains. Yue Jin and Chen Bao have public positions, and Chen Bao is also responsible for the training of the more than 100 people in Fanyang Pavilion.

Xun Zhen feeds these people with delicious food and drinks, and hangs out with them for drinks whenever she has time. Whenever you go out, some random people are chosen to go with you. Walking is walking together, staying at the same place, pushing clothes and clothes, pushing the market to eat and eat, using all the means to win over people, and raising everyone's heart.

These people are all brave and martial, most of them have horses, and there are a dozen without horses. Xun Zhen bought good horses from the market with her own money and distributed them to them. Everyone has weapons, including knives, swords, bows and arrows, and a few have spears, halberds, and crossbows. In order to facilitate the practice, Xun Zhen bought bows and arrows for those who did not have bows and arrows, and gave them bamboo spears for those who did not have spears. In this way, aside from swords, everyone is at least equipped with mounts, bows, and spears. ——At that time, the rich and powerful families often had a lot of soldiers, and some landlords even built their own weapons. Buying some bows and arrows from the market is a breeze.

It does not mean meeting. There are archery targets and a martial arts field in the newly built yard. According to the old way of training Limin, Xun Zhen selected from among the people the light knights who were good at shooting and could use spears, and taught those who couldn't use them. Fortunately, these people have a foundation in martial arts, so it is not difficult to learn. At the same time, he asked Tang Er to make several pennants, divided into different colors, each color has a different meaning, or forward, or backward, or left, or right, in learning archery, learning spear Yu, taught them to recognize flags. Teach them to distinguish the sound of drums, and the sounds of drums have their own meanings.

It took more than two months, and by the beginning of August, everyone had almost learned how to ride, shoot, spear and spear, and they could also distinguish the sound of flags and drums, and they took them out for hunting.

In the process of hunting, the matter of the marching formation. Xun Zhen sat on one side and ordered Xu Zhong and Jiang Qin to lead the two divisions, each with five teams to obey, using flags and drums as signals, either two divisions advanced together, or one went out alone, and the divisions were divided or scattered, or gathered together. Or set, the technique of riding and shooting, expelling with spear and gun, and cooperating to surround the prey. At the beginning, everyone was not used to it, and they were often in a hurry, and they couldn't fight a few rabbits and pheasants all day. Slowly, I practiced a lot and got used to it. I became familiar with the changes in flags and drum sounds. I became proficient in riding, shooting and spear guns. ——Wenpin, Lejin, and Chen Bao will come to participate whenever they are free.

Sometimes Xunzhen watched them galloping in action. Although he did not dare to say an order or prohibition, he had already made it forward when he heard the drum and waved the flag. When hunting, the spears and spears were raised, the bows and arrows were drawn, the horses galloped, and everyone was fighting for the first place.

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During this period, in addition to practicing these light chivalrous men, practicing martial arts, and hunting mountains and forests, several things happened.

One was that fashion gave the villagers fake food. Xiao Xia and Xiao Ren kept an eye on him secretly, and they did not see any corruption in him. This made Xun Zhen very satisfied. After that, he tried to use various public affairs in the township, such as collecting taxes, allocating corvée, "counting the people" (census), etc., and he was able to do it well. He was fair, strict, and orderly. Xunzhen saved a lot of heart. Xun Zhen was even more satisfied with him.

One is to renovate the school. As early as the time of Emperor Ping of the former Han Dynasty, the imperial court issued an decree, ordering the establishment of schools in all counties and states in the world. ". Up to now, the "order" may not have spread all over the territory of the empire, but the "庠" has almost been found in every township. There is also a "庠" in Xixiang. According to the regulations, there is also a teacher of the "Book of Filial Piety" in "庠", who is a disciple of Xuanbo. It's just that although there are schools, there are not many people enrolled because there are not enough "cang lin" and people's food and clothing cannot be guaranteed.

At Fanyangting, Qin Gan said to Xun Zhen: To popularize education. Although Xun Zhen disagreed with this and felt that it was unrealistic to teach the villagers to "know the etiquette" when the "Cang Lin" was not enough, but in order to gain a reputation for "valuing culture and nurturing talents", she still summoned the village surnames and ordered them Each of them contributed some money to repair the original school in the village. And he moved Xun You and asked him to teach a class once a month. —— Xun You is famous outside, and Xun You is famous in the county. When he lectures, there are many people who come to listen to the lecture, not only in his hometown, but also from other towns and even other counties.

One is that between June and July, the county issued an official document, ordering the counties and townships to recommend talented people for the purpose of the county government.

After careful consideration, Xun Zhen did not recommend the sons of Gao, Xie, and Fei, but recommended Wang Cheng, the young scholar under Xuan Bo's family who had the most opinion on him. Wang Cheng once accused Xun Zhen of killing the Third Clan at Xuan Bo's home as "fabricating charges and killing people in violation of the law". This matter, Xun Zhen heard fashion said. His recommendation was beyond fashion's expectations, and also beyond the expectations of Xuanbo's disciples. Although Wang Cheng was not able to get the use of the prefecture in the end, and Wang Cheng himself did not thank him for it, it did not affect his reputation again.

Another thing is that the third clan was tortured.

The execution site was in the city, and dozens of people were executed at a time, crowding the audience. The genocide of the Third Clan, which had been forgotten by the county people with the passage of time, was remembered again with this execution. In the eyes of the county people, Xun Zhen has a different image. Among some people, he is upright and kills harm for the people; among others, he is good at grammar and deep in killing. No matter what, the Third Clan, the domineering clan for nearly a hundred years in the township, has since been completely wiped out. The murdered was killed, the exiled exiled, and there was no one in the village with the third surname. They used the blood of their entire clan to achieve the prestige of Xunzhen and the township of Weizhen.

The other one is a state affair~www.wuxiaspot.com~ In October, Xianbei committed borders again, Kouyou, and two prefectures. News came from the county that the Xianbei king Tan Shihuai, who had been suffering from the frontier for a long time, had died, and his son and Lian Daili had died.

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In July of this year, Henan Yin presented to the court, saying that a phoenix appeared in Xincheng County, and a flock of birds followed. This month, on the 23rd, in Yangdu County, Langya County, Xuzhou, a family named Zhuge gave birth to a baby. When he grew up, he was named "Liang".

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1. At that time, they could not help buying and selling weapons. The wealthy and powerful families often had a lot of soldiers, and some landlords even built their own weapons.

At the time of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, Quyang Hou Wanggen) traveled to watch shooting and hunting, so that slaves were armored with bows and crossbows, and Chen became infantry." During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the relative Dou Shi put the elite soldiers on the border into his private door, Dou) Jing was also good at dispatching the border counties by the post, dispatching cavalry and good archery and those with strength, Yuyang, Yanmen, Shanggu, The officials sent from the three counties will be sent to Jingdi." Another example is Zang Ba mentioned in the previous article, when his father offended the prefect and was escorted by "more than a hundred people" to the county house, "dozens of guests went to the Feixi Mountains to seize them, and those who sent them would not dare. move".

The powerful and powerful families also have private soldiers. "In the first year of Guanghe, that is, Baijun Jiaozhi, the provincial governor, ordered the county to recruit soldiers, and transferred them, together with 5,000 people." At the end of the Han Dynasty, Xu Chu led his private soldiers to surrender to Cao Cao, "All the chivalrous servants of Chu are considered tiger warriors, . ".

The training of private soldiers by landlords and tyrants has been recorded in detail in the "Simin Yueling": every February) Shunyang practice shooting, so as to be prepared", every August), then practice shooting", September every year) repair the five soldiers, and learn to fight and shoot".

The tyrannical landlords not only stored a large amount of weapons, but also built their own weapons. "The iron smelting portrait stone of Hongdao Institute in Tengxian County, Shandong Province and the farming portrait stone of Huangjialing have 'weapon-making pictures'".