The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Second more.

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Xun Zhen left the post office and did not go directly to Xi Zhicai's house. Instead, she first went back to the shed to take off her official robes, removed the seals and crowns, and put on the casual clothes she wore every day. No people were brought, no horses were ridden, and they went to the opera house on foot.

Xi Zhicai is at home this time.

It was his wife who answered the door. Seeing that it was Xun Zhen, she welcomed him into the hospital.

As soon as Xun Zhen entered the door, she heard a commotion. While talking to his wife, he looked into the house. The door of the house was not closed, and three or four people were sitting on the ground, playing a game. Xun Zhen laughed dumbly, and said in her heart, "This Xi Zhicai is really addicted to gambling. After trying to find him once at his house, he is still playing with people!"

Xi's wife was also a little embarrassed, her face was slightly red, and she said, "Jiajun is reading a book at home today, and friends come to visit, so I just..." The last time Xun Zhen came, Xi Zhi went out to "visit friends". This time she was "interviewed" at home, no wonder she was blushing.

Xun Zhen smiled and said: "The game seems to be easy, but it is not easy. Offensive and defensive advance and retreat are hidden in the way of heaven. Those who are not wise and brave can't play it. The Son of Heaven is still in love, how much more of my generation? This way, I will never stop fighting. If so, I can't help but stand on the sidelines every time I see a blogger, and I'm tireless all day long."

"Stand on the sidelines, tireless all day long," Yun Yun is obviously a lie. The drama wife did not know, but after listening to it, her expression improved slightly.

Xi Zhicai sat opposite the door, and when he saw him, he didn't get up. He was overjoyed and called out his hands, "It's just a coincidence! Come, come quickly." Pointing to Xun Zhen, he said to the few people who were gambling with him, "My purse is here. If you are timid, surrender quickly!"

The three people who gambled with him were two youths in rough clothes and one youth in Confucian clothes.

The three of them turned to look outside the house in unison.

Sitting opposite Xi Zhicai, the young man in Confucian clothing who was playing with him seemed to want to stand up and salute, but was grabbed by Xi Zhicai and urged: "The battle is in full swing, and the chess is about to be completed, how can the general leave the table? Hurry up!"

It is the dice. "Owl chess" is a kind of chess piece. The way of playing the game is that the chess game is divided into twelve, and there are six square chess pieces placed horizontally on both sides of the game, called "scattering chess". There are also two round chess pieces, one black and one white, named "fish", placed in the "water" between the two ends of the chess game. If a chess player becomes an "owl", he can enter the water and eat "fish". The "fish" of the opponent eaten is called "pull fish". Every time you pull a fish, you will get two bo chips, and if you pull a fish twice, you will get three bo chips. The first to get more chips wins. There are six bochos in total, and if you win all of them, it is a big victory.

Xun Zhen entered the room and smiled at the three of them. The rough-clothed youth sitting on the left side of the chessboard moved to the side to make room for him. Xun Zhen followed their example, sitting cross-legged and looking over her head.

The young man in Confucian clothing picked up the dice, shook it in his hand, muttered a few words, and threw the dice. Xi Zhicai held down his legs, leaned up, opened his eyes wide, stared at the rolling dice, and shouted, "No two! No two!"

Xun Zhen looked at the chessboard, and among the pieces on the Confucian clothing boy's side, the one who was at the front was only two steps away from standing up as an owl. He looked at the bamboo chips beside Xi Zhicai and the Confucian clothing boy, Xi Zhicai had two sticks, and the Confucian clothing boy had three sticks. If this dice turns to two, the Confucian clothing boy can turn chess into "Owl", and Xi Zhicai will lose the game.

The young man in Confucian clothing clenched his fists nervously, and also called out, "Two, two, two!" His accent did not sound like a local. Because the pronunciation at that time was different from that of later generations, Xun Zhen couldn't tell where he came from. The dice rolled around a few times and stopped, but it was a two.

The young man in Confucian clothing was overjoyed, grabbed the last remaining bocho in his hand, and danced: "Xijun, you lost."

Xi Zhicai sat down and sighed. His gambling money was all around him, there was not much left, there were only four or five coins left, he took two of them and handed them to the young man in the Confucian clothing, and said to Xun Zhen: "Two coins for one game. There is not much money left! Your Excellency is desirable. The purse and me."

Xun Zhen took off the jade pendant on his belt and said, "I just went back to the dormitory to change the official robe, but I didn't bring any money. This jade pendant is not good, it is only worth 2,000, so I'll go back and get the money now. ."

The young man in Confucian clothing asked: "I only went back to the house to change the official robe? Excuse me, but are you an official in the county?"

Xi Zhicai was also surprised. It was only now that he remembered and asked: "By the way, Zhenzhi, when did you come to Yangzhai? Could it be that you didn't leave last time?" There were not many people, and Xi Zhicai thought that he was still a rank husband in Xixiang.

Xun Zhen replied: "Thanks to the love of the lord, Zhen has left Xixiang and is now the postal supervisor in the north."

The young man in Confucian clothing and the two young men in linen were surprised when they heard the words, and wanted to get up and salute again. Xun Zhen hurriedly stopped them and said with a smile: "All brothers are brothers in the world. Brothers are brothers who have similar aspirations. I also like to play games, and I have similar aspirations with all the gentlemen. It is very polite." Xi Zhicai was also stunned for a moment. , and said, "Did you come to see my postmaster last time?"

"Of course, he just left the city after that, and only came back last evening."

Xi Zhicai thought to himself, "Let's go out of the city right after taking office? Twenty days in one go?" Combining with Xun Zhen's usual pragmatic style of killing the powerful and helping the poor in Xixiang, he guessed the purpose of his going out of the city, "It must be Xingxian County. I went." Without asking more, he said casually, "It turns out that I only returned yesterday!"

"Isn't it? I wanted to come back to you when I came back, but it was just a matter of business, so I went to see the prefect first, and now I went to the Post Office of the Lower Governor to meet the officials in the hospital, and it was delayed until this time. Come to your house when you have time." After speaking, Xun Zhen stood up, straightened her clothes, and said with a smile, "The post office is not too far from your house, I'll go back when I go."

Xi Zhicai didn't stop him, and he didn't change his attitude towards him because he was now the postal supervisor. He just said, "Go and get back!"

Although the two young men in sackcloth wanted to salute just now, they were more of etiquette. At this time, Wen Xizhi instructed the county governor to get the money, and they sat still, as if it was not surprising. The young man in the Confucian clothing was a little uneasy, but he just watched Xun Zhen go out and did not stop Xi Zhicai. Only Xi Zhicai's wife was very upset. She was just outside the door, clearly saw Xi Zhicai's indifferent attitude, and sent Xun Zhen out of the hospital, and explained crampedly: "Zhuofu is wild, and the postal supervisor is fortunate not to blame it!"

"Why? If you want to blame, you can only blame me for being in a hurry this time and forgetting to take the money. Haha."

...

Xun Zhen took the money back, put it beside Xi Zhicai, sat beside him, and watched them play.

Until it was almost night, the room was dark, and the numbers on the dice could not be seen clearly, and the three people gave up their chess and said goodbye.

Xi Zhicai's wife is quite strange, she thought: "If you were playing at home in the past, at night, they would have to pay for wine, buy meat, and drink Dardan. Tonight, there are distinguished guests here, but they will leave no matter what. Now, why don't you stay to accompany you? Your husband won't stop you?"

Xi Zhicai grabbed a handful of the remaining money and said to his wife, "I haven't seen Zhenzhi for a long time. Tonight, I want to have a chat under the moon, and we can't be without wine and meat to add to the fun. Excuse me, let's go buy some wine and meat dishes." After that, He gave his wife a straight bow, and offered the money with both hands. ——He was always rude, but he respected his wife so much. Xun Zhen was amazed, but because his wife was present, it was not easy to make fun of him.

His wife suddenly realized and thought: "Yes, husband and Xun have not seen each other for a long time, and they will have a chat tonight, so he did not leave his friends. His friends came because they did not want to disturb husband and Xun. You talk about it, and you didn't stay."

Xi Zhicai had already lost all his bet, and the money for his wife was brought by Xun Zhen. Taking Xun Zhen’s money to invite Xun Zhen to dinner, although his wife wanted to understand the reason why Xi Zhicai’s friends did not leave, she thanked them for their understanding, but when facing Xun Zhen, she still felt embarrassed and took over. If you don't have the money, go away. First, take out a few candles and light them for light, and then go out.

Seeing her leave, Xun Zhen smiled and said, "Qing Guo has great ambitions and will eventually be able to stretch beyond ten thousand husbands."

"how do I say this?"

"Qing is arrogant and polite, I am the postal supervisor in the north, and I am on the right. You ordered me to withdraw money, like a child servant, but just now in front of your wife, Qing lowered his eyebrows and did not dare to express his anger. He was flattering. Like a mouse to a cat. Could it be that the minister has Zhuanzhu's illness?" Zhuanzhu, an assassin in the Spring and Autumn Period, has the aura of being irresponsible, but he is afraid of internal affairs. He wants to fight with people in the street, and when he hears his wife's call, he returns. People ask why? He replied: Whoever can submit to one woman's hand will be able to stretch over all men. ——Xun Zhen was mocking Xi Zhicai and was afraid.

Xi Zhicai replied sternly: "Qing is a courtier, and I am Caomang. I am not as good as the king, and I will not let the king. Qing has two thousand stone, and in my eyes, he is also a fellow Taoist. My wife married me at the age of fifteen, and it has been eight years since then. Since the beginning of my life, I’ve been a prostitute, and I’ve been playing games and drinking for my business. Many people in the county think I’m frivolous, and they criticize me for being frivolous. My wife doesn’t change. , not only does not complain about me, but will do everything possible to find food for me~www.wuxiaspot.com~ If you find something to eat, give it to me. I am hungry, but she tells me that she has eaten it. My wife loves me so much Yes, I can't raise them with wealth and honor, I already feel guilty, how can I treat each other with rudeness?"

Xun Zhen had only seen his contemptuous and arrogant side before, but tonight she found out that he still had a tender and lingering side, and sighed: "If you are a king, you can be described as a qin heart, sword and courage, and chivalrous tenderness." Kneeling down and apologizing.

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After a long time, Xi Zhicai's wife came back, and when she came back, she ran to the kitchen to make a fire to cook.

Xun Zhen and Xi Zhicai were talking in the room, recounting their experiences and actions since their last farewell. After sitting for a long time, the smell of candle smoke is choking.

Xi Zhicai said, "The moon is bright and cloudless, and the summer wind is warm, it's better to move to the courtyard."

Xun Zhen is invincible.

Sit down and jump down, and talk for a long time. One of them is unrestrained and unrestrained, the other is calm and calm, with different temperaments, but the more they talk, the more speculative they are, and the guests and hosts are happy. The opera wife finished the meal, but before she left the kitchen, she called Xi Zhi to go in, and took out the wine and dishes one by one. Because of Xi Zhicai's words just now, although Xun Zhen was amazed at his gentleness in front of his wife, she didn't make any more flirting words.

The food and drinks are ready, but the wife of the drama still does not leave the kitchen. In the world of etiquette, if the family is good, the wife can certainly eat with the guests, but according to the etiquette, she should not come out. Xun Zhen was a guest, so it was hard to say anything. Xi Zhicai did not mention it, and frequently persuaded him to drink.

The two were full, moved the table to one side, and sat down again.

Xi Zhicai said, "The wine is full, the food is full, and the goodbye is over. Zhenzhi, I have something to ask you."

"Excuse me."

"When will you leave Chengxing County again?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"Don't you want to rule the north of the county?"

Xun Zhen was shocked. Except for a few people in the prefect's palace last night, Xun Zhen didn't even mention Tang Er, Xuan Kang, and Li Bo about the matter of "governing the north of the county". How did Xi Zhi know about it?