The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Supplement for May 17th.

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Guanghe five years, late spring in March.

On the official road in Fanyangting, Yingyin Xixiang, there are more than ten horses walking slowly from a distance.

These knights are not very old, the oldest is in their thirties, and most of them are in their twenties. They carry bows and spears, and each is equipped with a sword. In front of them is a young man in his early twenties, black clothes and green robes, with clear eyes, probably because of his frequent activities in the wild, his complexion is a little dark, a ring-head knife is inserted into his waist, and he rides on a horse with a straight waist. Must be straight.

This young man is Xun Zhen. Because of his outstanding political performance in Xixiang, he had just received a letter of dismissal from the county government two days ago.

This time, when he came back to Fanyang Pavilion, he first revisited the old place. After all, this pavilion was the place where he started, so he should come to see it before he left. Second, he also came to see the more than 100 people who were trained. civil. This group of Limins had been practiced for more than a year. Although he also came often during this period, he was leaving now, so he couldn't rest assured if he didn't come to see it.

The wheat fields on both sides of the official road are growing gratifyingly, with green fields, green trees and green mulberries along the way. Under the warm sunshine, the low hills in the distance are covered with weeds and green. Butterflies flew from the wild flowers on the edge of the field, and the fragrance from nowhere was refreshing.

"Mingde, last year's harvest was good. It seems that this year's year is also very good. After I leave, you must take care of Xixiang."

Xun Zhen came to Fanyang this time, and Le Jin, Shi Shi, Xu Zhong, Wen Pin, Jiang Qin, Cheng Yan and others all followed.

The person who took over as husband of Youzhi Qiang in Xixiang was a member of the Fei family in this township. Xun Zhen and the Fei family did not have deep ties, so she was not familiar with this person, but only knew that he was a younger brother of Fei Chang and Fei Tong. The popularity he gained in Xixiang and the "foundation" he developed still have to be watched by fashion and Lejin.

Although the post of county assistant is small, due to the decentralization of power in the later period of Xunzhen, the fashion has not had a leisurely life for more than a year. He is responsible for almost all taxation, corvée, calculation of the people, and persuasion of farming. A year ago, he was a little less polite and a little more shrewd and capable. He drove away the mount, put a little on Xun Zhen's side, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Lord Xun. I am familiar with the person who took over the position of the township rank. Although he is the younger brother of the Fei family, he is quite honest. Looking at He Wenqian, he will definitely not let him do things that poison the people."

"That's good. . . . Wen Qian, Jun Qing, and Bo Qin, the other courtyard will be handed over to you. After three months, it will be the beginning of summer, and it is a good time to hunt again. Don't stop shooting and hunting. Don't be a pity for money, just use it as you need it. I'll give it to you when it's used up and it's not enough."

Yue Jin, Xu Zhong, and Jiang Qin respectfully agreed. Xu Zhong said, "Zhenzhi, why don't you bring two more teams to Yangzhai?"

"Yangzhai is the county seat of this county, where the prefect's mansion is located. I'm here to serve as the postal supervisor, and I'm not fighting a war, so why do I bring so many people?" Yangzhai is not only the county seat and the prefecture's mansion, but also how powerful the county is. Clan, such as Zhang Rang's family, Huang's family, are all hands and eyes. Xun Zhen was thinking about his reputation and also to avoid attracting the attention of the powerful people in the county, so he did not plan to bring too many people to Yangzhai. Qingxia only brought Xiao Xia, Xiao Ren and the team of Cheng Yan.

He paused for a while, then added: "Wen Qian, Jun Qing and Bo Qin have no official status, and the people in the other courtyards are all brave and courageous. If you want to make trouble in the village in the future, I will trouble you to help. "

"Yes."

Yangzhai is a rich and powerful family, and there are also landlords and local tyrants in this township. Xunzhen has been in Xixiang for more than a year, and his relationship with the Gao family has become increasingly close, and he is only a general friend with the Fei and Xie families. The Xie family was fine. The Fei family was Zhang Rang’s guest, and the newly appointed township Youzhi was also a member of their family. If Xun Zhen left, the young chivalrous people in the other courtyard had some unpleasantness with his family. a hassle.

After explaining to Le Jin, he instructed Xu Zhong and Jiang Qin: "Jun Qing, Bo Qin, don't let Wen Qian let you wander around, and you will be arrogant and arrogant. You must strictly enforce the rules I set for the courtyard. If the people in the courtyard violate our rules and regulations, disturb people, hurt people, or rob people and money for thieves, they will be severely punished."

"promise."

Seeing that everyone was respectful, Xun Zhen laughed and said, "You see how I'm getting more and more long-winded at a young age? Last night, Tang Er also said to me: I'm babbling, like six Ten old men. Haha, haha."

Fashion smiled: "Xun Jun is not long-winded, but concerned."

"Yeah, I'm concerned. The lord ordered me to take office within five days. In order to wait for the handover with the newly appointed Qiangfu Youzhi, two days have passed. I finally finished the handover today, come to Fanyang to see, and then go home. I will go to Yangzhai at the latest tomorrow. Supervising the post is a chore. I have to patrol the counties for most of the month. The postal supervisor in the north is also in charge of the counties in the northwest of the county, so there won’t be many chances to come back in the future. If I don’t explain things to you clearly, I really can’t rest assured.”

There is not only one postmaster in a county. According to the number of counties under the jurisdiction of the county, there are five departments, four departments, three departments, or two departments. For example, there are 37 counties under the jurisdiction of the neighboring county Runan, and there are three postal administrations. The county is relatively small, with 17 counties under its jurisdiction, and there are also two postal administrations, divided into the north and the south. In the south, the Yingyin, Changshe, and Xuxian counties in the southeast of the Postal Supervisory County were overseen; Xun Zhen was a native of Yingyin, and he was not allowed to supervise the county, so he was appointed as the postal supervisor in the north.

Le Jin smiled and said: "The postal supervisor, the meritorious officer, the supreme position of the county. Zhenzhi, you have been appointed the postal supervisor of the northern part, which shows that the lord of the prefecture has high regard for you. Feel free to go, there are me and Junqing and Boqin. , Mingde is there, and there will be no trouble in other courtyards."

Xun Zhen nodded and stopped talking about this topic, and pointed the whip to Liluo in the distance. Everyone looked at the distance, and saw two women in jingchai and cloth skirts walking out of the mulberry forest outside the inner wall, holding a bamboo basket. Xun Zhen said: "'In the spring, when the sun is shining, there is a Ming Cang Geng, a woman holds a basket, follows him in a small way, and asks for a soft mulberry'. . . . I'm afraid I won't be able to see this kind of pastoral beauty in the future. "

Wen Pin pouted, disapprovingly, and said, "What's there to see? It's just one or two rough country women picking mulberry leaves. Xun Jun, if you want, I'd rather exchange with you, and you can continue to watch peasant women pick mulberry leaves. Sang, I will be the northern postal supervisor for you! In the patrolling county, the **** is the prefect, the county magistrate and below, and even the tyrants of the county and county are all under supervision, in the prestige county, how majestic!" Everyone laughed. .

Talking and laughing, the practice venue has been seen.

The place where Limin practiced was still the hilly area originally chosen by Xun Zhen. Xun Zhen didn't go down the official road, and Le Qi stopped and watched from a distance on the road. Today is the day of the drill, and there are more than 100 people in a queue, standing neatly on the field. There were three or four people at the front of the queue, with their backs facing the official road, and they could not see their faces, but looking at their clothes, they should be Du Mai, Chen Bao, Feng Gong, and Huang Zhong. Except that Huang Zhong was sitting beside a water-carrying car, Du Mai and the three were just like Li Min, standing tall and straight, standing still. ——Xun Zhen did not notify Chen Bao and others of her visit this time.

Wen Pin asked, "Ah Bao is practicing Limin's standing posture?" Xu Zhong said, "Today is March 21. According to the regulations set by Zhenzhi, we will practice standing posture and formation on a single day every month. For other subjects, double-day practice swordsmanship and archery. Today is the day to practice standing posture."

Xun Zhen sat on the horse and watched for a while. The standing postures of the more than 100 limin are very standard. Under the sun, all of them hold their chests up, their eyes are not squinted, and no one moves rashly. Looking at the sky, according to the practice of starting the practice at Shen Shizheng every afternoon, these people have been standing for at least half an hour. Being able to stay still for half an hour, it seems that more than a year of practice has been quite fruitful.

Jiang Qin said: "That is, A Bao, who is open-minded, meticulous, not arrogant, able to put down his body to win over people, and has patience, so that these villagers will be convinced and happy to be controlled by him. If it were me, I would definitely do it. No." Li Min is different from Qing Xia. The light chivalrous is still qi, the heavy kindness, as long as he is good to him, he will be able to die for you. Limin is otherwise. Limin is just ordinary people. Their daily life is nothing more than firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea. They are either greedy for petty cheap, or cowardly, or easy to talk about, or rough and thorny, or simple, or cunning. Discipline is obedient, even if Xun Zhen has the effect of stimulating money, Chen Bao also contributed.

Xu Zhong asked, "Would you like to go down and have a look?"

Xun Zhen retracted her gaze and said with satisfaction, "Don't watch it! Uncle Qin is right, A Baozu is in charge of this job. I'm here to take a look, so I don't need to disturb their practice.... Junqing, I'm here. As soon as I leave, I don’t know when I will come back. I haven’t seen my grandmother for a while, and I miss it very much. Let’s go and visit your house.” Xun Zhen’s entourage to Fanyang is all close friends and confidants, and they all know Xu Zhong Identity, do not have to hide.

Immediately, Xu Zhong led in front, and behind Cheng Yan's hall, everyone went to the King of Dongxiang Ting, and met Xu Zhong's mother.

Xun Zhen treats Xu's mother as if she treats her own mother. For more than a year since she was appointed as the head of Fanyang Pavilion, she would visit her whenever she had time. When Mother Xu heard that he was going to go to the county seat to serve as the postal supervisor in the north, she was both happy and reluctant, and she shed a lot of tears. Xun Zhen comforted her with kind words, coaxed her to stop, and talked with her for a while, because she was going back to Yingyin today, and seeing that it was getting late, she had to leave.

Before leaving, he left some money. He also left Xu Zhong behind and told him to accompany his mother at home, and he could return to another hospital in two days. At the gate of the courtyard, he said to Xu Ji, who was sending them out: "Young Festival, I have discussed with Jun Qing and plan to take my mother to another courtyard. It's just that Jun Qing is worried about her mother's love for her family, and she is afraid that she will not agree. When he slowly talks to his mother, you can come to Yangzhai to find me."

Xu Ji is almost eighteen years old this year, and he will be crowned adult in two years. It is time to come out and practice. When Xun Zhen was in the office of Youzhi Qiangfu in Xixiang, she wanted to call him by her side, but it was delayed until now because Mother Xu couldn't have no one to take care of her. When he went to Yangzhai this time, he discussed it with Xu Zhong. If he could talk to his mother, and if his mother wanted to move to another hospital, let Xu Ji learn to do things with him.

Xu Ji is eager to learn, studies hard, rarely goes out, is thinner than before, and his face is paler than before. Xun Zhen patted his arm and said with a smile, "A gentleman goes out and becomes a minister. You only read the sage books and learn to be a prime minister, but you don't practice martial arts and fitness, and you don't learn the skills of being a general! Look at you thin now. Yes, a gust of wind can blow you away. I am waiting for you in Yangzhai, and when you come, I have to train you well!" In addition to Xu Ji, Xun Zhen also planned to take Li Bo and Xuan Kang from Xuan Bo's family. Also take Yangzhai. The post office of the county supervisor is an important post in the county. It not only supervises the counties, but also manages the post office within the department. If the department has arrested criminals, pursued thieves, recorded and sent prisoners, urged rent and ordered soldiers, etc., he was also responsible for everything. Things are complicated, and there must be several people who deal with copywriting.

Xu Ji used to be shy before, but now he's better, and he still doesn't talk much in front of outsiders. Hearing that Xun Zhen wanted him to go to Yangzhai, he showed joy and reappeared worry, and said, "Eldest brother, my mother is getting old and my parents are here. Not too far. Am I not going?"

"Is it called filial piety just to serve my grandmother at home? Earning the honorary title of 'Grandmadam' for grandma is filial piety!"

Xun Zhen encouraged Xu Ji a few words, stepped on the horse, and led everyone out of the king's house, stepping on the sunset in the late spring, the wind was galloping, and went to the official temple to pick up Tang Er, and then said goodbye to the people in the other courtyards, fate Cheng Yan Tomorrow morning, I took my team to Yingyin to wait. Then I brought only Xiaoxia and Xiaoren, and went back to the county on horseback with Wenpin.

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1. For example, the neighboring county, Runan, has jurisdiction over thirty-seven counties, and there are three superintendents of postal administration. The county governs seventeen counties and has two supervising departments.

"The Book of the Later Han Dynasty? The Biography of Gao Huo" records that there are three postal supervisors in Runan County, and "Taiping Yulan" mentions that there are four postal supervisors in Runan County.

"The Book of the Later Han Dynasty? Gao Huo Biography": "At that time, the county was in a severe drought. (Gao) Su was good at astronomy, Xiao Dunjia, and able to use ghosts and spirits. (Runan prefect Bao) Yu asked why the rain was caused, and he said: 'Urgent Let go of the three postal supervisors..., the rain can come." The note cites the "Continuation of the Han Dynasty", saying: "There are three departments in the county of the supervisor (Runan County), and each department has one person for the postal book."

"Taiping Yulan" Volume 262 Liang Taishou quoted Zhong Kuo's "Liang Li Zhuan", saying: "Wang Tang's word Jingbo, ... is the prefect of Runan, the city is dark and weak, (Wang) Hall simply selected four ministers. Post, and free more than 40 people."

This article from the "Later Han Dynasty? Gao Huo Biography" said. The post supervisor patrols the territory, the supervisor is the chief officer, the supervisor is strong, the status is very important, and the power and responsibility are very heavy. Therefore, in the above-quoted "Book of the Later Han Dynasty? Gao Huo Biography", the prefect asked why the rain was caused, and Gao Huo would say: "The three department superintendents urgently stop." When Kong Rong was serving as prime minister of Beihai, he "killed five postal supervisors at one time" because of "renting and paying less money".

In addition, there are several postal supervisors in Yingchuan County, which are not recorded in the history books. The theory of the two postal supervisors is speculation.