The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Supplement for May 22nd.

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Early the next morning, Xun Zhen got up, called Cheng Yan and the others to his side, explained two sentences, and instructed them: "After I leave the city, you will stay in the post office, and practice archery and martial arts every day. If you go out, you are not allowed to go out to cause trouble. I will be older if I am older, and if I am shorter, I will return." This time he traveled to the county in a small way, and only planned to take Xiaoren and Xuankang as attendants. Xiaoren is in charge of money and also serves as a bodyguard; Xuankang is well-versed in writing and writing, and he can record what he sees and hears on the road.

The three of them changed into sackcloth and linen clothes, and each carried a sword and pretended to be a long-distance guest. Xun Zhen and Xiao Ren rode horses, Xuan Kang rode a car, and went out through the back door of the post office. Xi Zhicai is home.

Xun Zhen had wanted to visit Xi Zhicai for a long time, but for various reasons it had not been possible. Even so, he only had correspondence with Xi Zhi, but he knew where the actor was. Unfortunately, Xi Zhi was not at home.

His wife came out to answer the door, and after asking Xun Zhen's name, she said, "My husband didn't return last night, so he should be staying at a friend's house." When she asked who the "friend" was, she couldn't tell. Xun Zhen knew in her heart that she must not tell the truth. Xi Zhicai is good at gambling, and she probably went to gamble somewhere last night, but she refused to expose her husband's shortcomings in front of strangers, so she pretended to "live at a friend's house" and so on. He looked into the courtyard, and saw that the houses in the courtyard were dilapidated, with moss covering the walls.

He didn't expose her lies, so he only asked Xiao Ren to take out some money, hand it over, and said with a smile, "Please accept this money."

"What do you mean, Xun Jun?"

"Players, there are winners and losers. It's all about winning. If you lose, be prepared to repay your gambling debts to your husband."

How could a drama wife be willing to!

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "If it were someone else, I would definitely not keep the money, but I have been with your husband for a long time and know him very well. Your husband is only high-flying, he can do whatever he wants, and he is unruly. People like him cannot be restrained by the secular ethics. Please ask your wife to accept this money." Of course Xi Zhicai was not "constrained by the secular ethics." Thinking about that day, Xun Zhen met him for the first time. At that time, he heard him say with his own ears: if he lost the bet, he was detained in the village, but Xun Yu went to rescue him.

The drama wife obviously knew her husband's temperament, so after hearing what Xun Zhen said, she no longer refused.

Xun Zhen didn't have time to wait for Xi Zhi to come back. Seeing that Xi's wife had accepted the money, she said goodbye and left. Before leaving, she said, "I have something important and I need to travel far. When I come back, I will visit Zunfu again." Limen, after reaching the street, Xuankang said: "Xunjun, I saw that when you interacted with Cao Zhongjun and other scholars, you were all gentlemen, but you don't obey the etiquette when it comes to this drama. Save money rashly?"

"Uncle Ye, haven't you read The Analects?"

"In the fifteenth year of the healthy year, he was studying with his hair tied. The earliest ones he studied were "The Classic of Filial Piety" and "The Analects of Confucius."

"How do you say the first sentence in the "Analects of Confucius" Xiangtang chapter?"

"The Analects of Confucius" is something every scholar must learn. Xuankang could memorize this book in the 15th or 16th time, without even thinking about it, he recited it: "'Confucius is like a village party, and he seems to be unable to do so. The speaker. When he was in the ancestral temple and the imperial court, he would say, only sincere."

"What do you mean?"

"It means that the Master is gentle and respectful in the local area, as if he can't speak, but he is very good at words in the ancestral temple and the court, but he speaks more cautiously."

"What about the next sentence?"

"'Dong Dynasty, talk to the lower doctor, it is like talking; talk to the upper doctor, it is like an agreement. When the king is there, it is like walking around, and it is like talking with you."

"What do you mean?"

"Master, before the monarch came, he spoke gently and happily with the lower doctor, and talked freely; with the upper doctor, he spoke upright and just, and bluntly argued. When the monarch came, he was respectful and not at ease. But in a modest manner.”

"Why is the Master in the village, in the court, on different occasions, when facing different people, his speech, demeanor, appearance and demeanor are different?"

"This,..." Xuankang thought for a while, remembered the teacher's explanation at that time, and replied, "The villagers are close to private people, and some are elders, so they should be gentle and respectful. The ancestral temple, the court, the state's official business. Also, be brave and outspoken. The lower doctor and the upper doctor have different reputations and virtues, so they should be treated differently. The king and the father are heaven, and in front of the king, they should be respectful and not rude."

"When interacting with different people, you should have different attitudes. The county meritorious cadre is a gentleman, and I use the gentleman's method to communicate with him. The play is unrestrained. Although I am a layman, I should force myself to be unrestrained. The attitude of etiquette intersects with him."

Xuankang suddenly realized that he admired Xun Zhen very much, and said, "When I hear your words now, I know the Master's original intention."

Xun Zhen smiled and thought: "Actually, so many words can be summed up in ten simple words: 'When you see people talk about people, when you see ghosts, talk about ghosts'."

"Tell people to talk about people, talk to ghosts when you see people" is easy to say, but difficult to do. At least you have to understand the other party so that you can target them; secondly, when you have a target, you must be sincere and honest, as if from the bottom of your heart. Only in this way can people sigh like Emperor Guangwu that "Xiao Wang pushes his heart into others' belly", and can make the other party feel like "the parents who gave birth to me, the person who knows me is so-and-so", and finally can "coax" Get the other party "And don't throw to death"?

In fact, Xun Zhen has not yet mastered this set of skills, and is still in the process of "exploring and learning". He has been in Xixiang for one or two years, and the area of ​​communication has expanded. Qingxia, scholars, villagers, tyrants, Shangguan, subordinates, and all kinds of people have come into contact with a lot. Now he has been appointed as the post supervisor again. There will be more, as long as you are willing to learn, think about it, and practice slowly, there will always be a day when you are done and learned.

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Yingchuan County got its name from Yingshui.

Yingshui is one of the longest rivers in Yuzhou. It originates from Lunshi County, the most northwestern part of Yingchuan County. It flows eastward through Yangcheng, and then turns southeast through Yangzhai, Yingyang, and Linying counties. Runan County, re-entered the Yangzhou Prefectural History Department, merged into the Huaihe River, and ran through the two counties of Yingchuan and Runan.

This time Xunzhen traveled to the county in Weifu, and planned to go upstream along the river first, after passing through Yangcheng and Lunshi counties, and then turn down and go back along the county boundary to Jiaxian and Fucheng. , Kunyang, Wuyang counties, and then go north, travel to Xiangcheng, Yingyang County, and finally return to Yangzhai.

Yangzhai is on the south bank of Yingshui. Out of the city, the three of them went up the river.

The Qinghe River is like training, the blue waves are rippling, and the embankment has been in disrepair for a long time, and it is often seen collapsing. There is a distance of one or two feet between the embankment and the riverbed on both sides, and there are bushes, wild flowers and weeds, and groups of bees and butterflies. When the warm wind blows, the fragrance of flowers and water comes in one after another.

Driving the horse slowly under the shade of the trees on the bank, Xun Zhen sighed: "This river embankment has not been repaired for more than ten years, right? I remember that the last time the river embankment was repaired was during the Jianning period, when the emperor had just ascended the throne, in a blink of an eye. It has been more than ten years now. Fortunately, the rain in our county has not been large over the past few years, and the water in Ying is not very wide, so there has been no flooding!"

Xuankang had never traveled far. This was the first time he went to Yangzhai with Xunzhen, and it was the first time he was going to travel around the northern counties of the county. He was very excited. However, he had no interest in Yingshui and the riverbank, and his mind had already flown to the first destination they were about to arrive at - Yangcheng. He asked, "Jun Xun, how far is Yangcheng from Yangzhai?"

"It's not very far, seventy or eighty miles."

"When I was reading history, I saw that Chen Sheng was from Yangcheng. Is this Yangcheng?"

When he asked this question, his face was full of curiosity. Xun Zhen smiled and stopped talking about the river bank, saying: "In the former Qin Dynasty, there were many people with the place name 'Yangcheng'. We have a Yangcheng in Yingchuan, and there is also a Yangcheng in Runan County. The former Qin Dynasty was also known as Yangcheng. Chen Sheng should be from Yangcheng, Nanyang, that is, Duyang, Nanyang today, not from Yangcheng, Yingchuan.”

"Oh? Why? Why is Xun Jun so sure?"

"Chen Sheng is from Chu. This Yangcheng in our Yingchuan County, Yingyi this week, at the beginning of the Warring States period, belonged to Zheng, and was called Yangcheng. Later, Zheng entered Han, and then Han entered Qin, and it never belonged to Chu. How could Chen Sheng be from Yangcheng, Yingchuan?"

Xuankang rolled his eyes and asked, "Why can't it be Runan Yangcheng?"

"Although Runan Yangcheng was supposed to be in Chu during the Warring States Period, it was not a county at that time, it was probably just a township or pavilion."

"How did Xun Jun know?"

Xun Zhen explained patiently: "In the early years of the former Han Dynasty, the state of the princes and lords was conferred. At that time, the state of the princes of Yangcheng, which was enfeoffed in Yangcheng, only had more than a thousand households. How could there be a county with only a thousand households? If you think about it, this place In the Warring States Period, it was decided not to be a county, and all the so-called 'a certain place' in the history of 'a certain person, a certain place' is usually the name of the county, not the name of the township or pavilion. Therefore, Chen Sheng can't be Runanyang either. City people. . . and Nanyang Yangcheng belonged to the state of Chu during the Warring States Period, was the land of Chu, and was a county, so Chen Sheng’s home could only be in this Yangcheng.”

Xuankang broke the casserole and asked to the end: "Run Nanyang City may be a township or pavilion, so how does Xun Jun know that this Nanyangyangcheng is not a township or pavilion?"

"Do you know Cao Xiangguo?"

"Cao Can?"

"Yes. At the end of Qin Dynasty, Cao Xiangguo and Qin generals fought in Guodong of Yangcheng, fell into battle, took Wan, and settled Nanyang County. Since it is 'Battle in Guodong of Yangcheng', how can it be a township or a pavilion with a city?"

Xuankang was convinced and said admiringly, "Xunjun, you are really knowledgeable."

"What kind of erudite I am! I also listened to my brother Zhong."

Xuankang was young and liked to talk about military affairs. Following what Xun Zhen said just now, "Cao can make the most of Nanyang County", he unwittingly spread the wings of his imagination and said fascinatedly: "'Fall into battle, take Wan, and make sure of Nanyang County', alas, I don't know what it looks like."

Xun Zhen raised his horse's whip, pointed at Yingshui with a smile, and said, "Nanyang and Yingchuan are located in mid-summer, and they are the pivots of the world. Although they are not as dangerous as Guanzhong, they are not as strong as Jiangnan, and they are not as good as Hebei in battle, they stand in the middle of the world. The Quartet. That's why there is a cloud: Those who conquer the Central Plains will conquer the world. .

Xuankang turned his eyes to the river.

At this time, they were far away from the city, and there were fertile fields and fields on the other side of the river. Along the coast, there are many women wading their clothes by the river, and groups of children play in the water. Two rural youths plunged into the water one by one, and there was no movement for a long time, which caused the audience to exclaim in surprise, and only just showed their heads from the middle of the river.

Xuan Kang made a brief recollection and remembered a book he had read: "The "Biography" says: In ten years of Duke Xiang, the lords of Jin commanded Zheng, and Chu rescued Zheng. Yingshui, 'alliance with the people of Chu'. Xun Jun, you just said that this Yangcheng in Yingchuan once belonged to Zheng during the Warring States Period, then, the "Biography" said that the people of Zheng who crossed the Yingshui at night and made an alliance with the people of Chu, Should it be near Yangcheng?"

"Not in Yangcheng, but just north of Yangzhai, somewhere on the other side of the river~www.wuxiaspot.com~ How did Xun Jun know?"

"The "Biography" says: 'The divisions of the feudal lords returned to Zheng Ernan, and as for Yangling, the Chu division did not retreat'. Finally, Master Chu 'cucked Ying and joined the army'. This 'Yangling',..." Xun Zhen turned her head to look back, swung her whip and pointed, "..., it's between Yangzhai and Yingyin. Because, Zheng Renxiao crossed Yingxiao. The place of water is near Yangzhai."

Xuankang was so impressed with his admiration, he said: "Xunjun, when I read history, the thing that worries me the most is not knowing geography. Looking at the names of places, I don't know where they are.  …, Xunjun, how do you know those places in the book? Where are they all?"

This is the difference between having a famous teacher and not having a famous teacher. Xun Zhen smiled and said, "My brother Zhong has a map in his house. I remember the ancient place names in the pre-Qin period on it. If you are puzzled by reading history, just look at the map to find out." Xuankang was extremely envious. Xun Zhen said: "If you want to watch it, when we come back from the county, I can ask Brother Zhong to borrow it for you to watch." Xuankang said happily, "That's really good!"

He and Xuankang talked about ancient things, although Xiaoren didn't understand, but listening to him talk eloquently, seeing Xuankang's expression of admiration was also honored.

When Xun Zhen visited the county this time, what he said to Yin Xiu, Zhong Yao, Xun Yu, etc. on the bright side was "picking the wind and asking rumors". In fact, he had a more important purpose, that is, he wanted to take this opportunity to visit all parts of the county in the north of the county. The county's mountains and rivers, the city's defense, the size of the population, the wealth of the people, and the fact that people in various places believe in Taiping Road, so as to be aware of the situation, so as not to wait for the Yellow Turbans to rise, the eyes will be smeared, and you will not know where to go if you want to run. run. At the same time, you can also take this opportunity to take out the wars you read from the historical books, combine them with the field, and then combine them with the art of war, learn from their experience, and analyze their gains and losses.

That's why he is happy to talk about these things with Xuan Kang.