The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

The county magistrate of Yangcheng County is surnamed Guo, a native of Shenyang in Runan.

His real name was Wei, but later changed his name to Jiu.隗 Those who are tall and precipitous. The slapper is short and insufficient.

The reason why the county magistrate changed his name from "high and high" to "short and insufficient" was not because of his self-knowledge, lack of self-cultivation and lack of ability, but to avoid his taboo of "raising the master". His "leader" was Yuan Hui of the Yuan family in Runan. - In the second year of Xiping, he got through the relationship with the Yuan family and asked Yuan Wei, who was the Situ at the time, to write him a letter of recommendation. Because he was named Xiaolian by the then prefect of Runan, he started his career. First, he was worshipped as Shangshulang, and after his term expired, he was sent out as a supplementary official, except for the mayor of Yangcheng. Without Yuan Kai's letter of recommendation, he would not be where he is today. To avoid Yuan Kai's taboo, and to express his humility and gratitude, he changed his name to "叕".

Although Yangcheng is a small county, the chief officer is not called "Ling" but "Chang", but he is an excellent fat man.

First of all, it is not far from the imperial capital Luoyang, and it is the only way for scholars and businessmen from most counties and merchants in Yuzhou and Xuzhou to go to Beijing. Secondly, there is iron in the territory, and there are many iron smelting workshops. Once again, it is close to the famous Yuesong Mountain and close to the famous River Yingshui.

The proximity to mountains and rivers ensures that there is enough elegance here. There are many iron smelting workshops, which ensures that there is enough extra money to be caught here. The only way for most scholars and businessmen from the two prefectures to go to Beijing is to ensure that there is no shortage of various commodities and goods here, and at the same time, there is a chance to meet some passing celebrities and children of aristocratic families. With these three advantages, he considers himself an elegant scholar and a famous scholar, and at the same time admits that he is a little "greedy for money and suffers from few people". Although my salary is only 600 shi, the place is too good! Even if you give me a thousand shi county magistrate, I will not change it!"

He is also quite diligent in administration. He attends the church every five days to handle the county's government affairs. After the political affairs are over, at other times, you may wander under the mountains and forests, watching the moon and roaring; or go fishing by the side of the Yingshui, and spend half a day leisurely; If there are famous people from other places and children of noble families passing by, they will sit in high buildings and face the wind in the silk and bamboo string music, while beautiful women sing and dance, and hold the dust and chat freely. Not only the joy of mountains and rivers, but also the enjoyment of delicious food, it is possible to have a chat with Jasic. It's really a fairy-like day, and it really is a free and easy romance.

It's a pity that this fairy-like leisurely romance was interrupted by an uninvited guest this afternoon.

The guests came from Yangzhai in a hurry and left in a hurry, leaving him only one sentence: "The prefect wants to rule the north of the county, and the postmaster of the north will arrive. The new postmaster of the north, Xun Zhen, is a famous master, fearless in action and good at fighting. In the past, he was the chief of Fanyang Pavilion, crossed the border to attack thieves, and killed hundreds of people at night; when he moved to Xixiang, he was ranked third, and he killed nearly 100 people in less than a month. , You should know about it. Now he is going to Yangcheng, please think about it early! The master of the servant family has received the kindness of the king, so he sent his servant to risk his death to repay."

The guest left in such a hurry that Guo Jue didn't even have time to ask who his master was.

But it doesn't matter. Guo Jiu has been the county magistrate in Yangcheng for several years. He has entertained many officials from the county government. Maybe he is one of them? The important thing is the message sent by this messenger: "The prefect wants to rule the north of the county, and the northern governor will arrive."

This news is really baffling. It's a good day, but why did the prefect suddenly remember to rule the north of the county?

His first reaction was that someone was joking with him. But then I thought, how could he also be the head of a county with a dignified salary of 600 stone, who would be so boring? Who would be so bold to tease him? He sat for a while, confused, and suddenly remembered that the messenger had made a strong introduction to Xun Zhen. Could it be meaningful?

He knew about Xun Zhen.

The case of "the third clan was exterminated by the clan" was the only major case of clan extermination in Yingchuan County in recent years. Hundreds of people were arrested at one time, flowed, and killed, and a powerful family with a history of nearly a hundred years was uprooted and annihilated since then. He remembered that when he first heard about this, he was drinking at Shen's house, and was really taken aback, and the wine glass almost fell. Shen Xun, the parent of the Shen family, was also surprised. The two of them also sighed: "The Xun clan has inherited Confucianism, and the clan is so virtuous, virtuous, and virtuous, how could such a killing star come out?"

Is it? ..., Guo Jue thought of a possibility: "The prefect has been in charge of the county for more than a year, and has been quiet and inactive, but now he has to govern the north of the county. The Northern Governor? Judging from the precedent that he took the third clan to operate in Xixiang less than a month after taking office, this is clearly his old skill when he took office. Guojiu is the county magistrate, and he knows all the personnel appointments and removals in the county. He knew right away that Fei Chang was promoted by the imperial court as the county chief, and Xun Zhen was appointed by the prefect as the postal supervisor in the north.

The more you think about it, the more likely it is.

He couldn't sit still for a while, and urgently summoned the small officials in the courtyard, and ordered the Lord Bo to be called.

The main surname is Shen, and the name is Rong. He is the nephew of Shen Xun. He has a little talent in this county, and he is always valued by his cronies. Shen Rong hurried over, and after listening to him, he was stunned for a moment. He lowered his head to think for a moment, and made the same judgment as him: "This must be because the Northern Superintendent has just taken office and wants to stand up!"

Guojue is a nobleman, a celebrity, but not a warrior.

His own family knows his own affairs, and in the past few years in Yangcheng, he has done a lot of corruption and illegal things. Excessive reckoning, accepting bribes, cheating on the basis of knowledge, and perverting the law for personal gain will be revealed, and there will be no doubt of death.

His face turned pale, he grabbed his beard and said, "This, this, how can this be good?..." He sighed, "Ah, sigh, when Fei Juncheng left office, I felt something was wrong, and it smelled like that. Xun Ruhu took over, and I don't think it's good. Sure enough, sure enough, I expected it to be good, isn't this catastrophe coming?"

In today's world, corruption/corruption is rampant, and corrupt and illegal officials abound. When Xun Zhen was in Xixiang, didn't she ever handle a case of "the pavilion chief accepted gifts"? Although he closed the case with the words "laws set great / law, courtesy and human affection", he did not punish the crime of the pavilion, but if he did it according to the law, the pavilion was indeed illegal, and it was indeed corruption. . The small pavilion is still like this, not to mention the county governor? But then again, things like greed/corruption have always been ignored by the top, and the bottom will be peaceful. But then again, if the top is in control, the bottom will be full of blood.

Because Guo Jue climbed the big tree of the Yuan family, his career was smooth sailing, which is what the poor children could not ask for. He took Xiaolian, worshiped Shang Shulang, and the mayor of Chuyang City in one go, without even a single hurdle in the middle. , but it also brought a bad consequence: without suffering and lack of experience, when encountering a major event, you can't help but be flustered, have no masters, and can't hold your breath.

He jumped up from the couch, walked around the room, rubbed his hands, tugged at his beard, and said, "Xun Ruhu is as famous as a tiger, and as fierce as a tiger, he killed 200 people in Xixiang in just two years! Now he is coming to our Yangcheng, but what should I do? What should I do?"

Shen Rong is a local, a wealthy family, a big businessman, his uncle Shen Xun is an iron official of six hundred stone, and Congmei is the young wife of Zhao Zhong's nephew, more confident than Guoshao. He said, "What is there to be afraid of when the postal supervisor is coming?"

"how do I say this?"

"The Governor is from the south of the county, and he is not familiar with the north of our county. The county lord has been the mayor of Yangcheng for many years, and the county officials are mostly close. He has come, what is there to be afraid of?"

Guo Jue heard what he meant, stopped and said, "What do you mean?"

"I'm going to tell the county officials that the Northern Superintendent is going to come to this county, and tell them not to talk too much! I'll go and tell my concubine father about this, ask him to help, and explain to all the people in the county and villages. The surname is Dazu, please don’t talk nonsense. I will send a few more people out of the city now, and teach them to follow the car of the postal governor in the north. Clearing the field..., like this, the county officials don't talk much, the surnames don't talk nonsense, the troublemaker can't get close to the supervisor, even if he comes, he can't see or hear anything, it's just a real Niuhu is also blind and deaf. Xianjun, what else do you have to be afraid of?"

Guo Jue immediately turned from worry to joy, clapped both hands, and said with great joy: "Qing Zhenwu's ovary!"

Shen Rong was twenty-four or five years old, and when he was in full swing, he didn't know whether it was due to a natural frailty, or because he was too drunk, but he was as thin as a wood, and stood there with his shoulders shrugged, looking like he had no spirit, and his eyebrows were very short, like two It looks like a comma, the beard is not too thick, and there are a few sparse mouse whiskers under the chin. How can he compare with Zhang Liang, who looks like a good woman?

He was praised by the country, but he was very happy. He pinched his beard and said with a smile: "The county lord is a wise man with a thousand worries, and I am a fool with a thousand worries. Occasionally, what's the point of it! The county lord, you have been in Zhengyang City for many years, and the people praised you. As soon as the Northern Superintendent took office, he took advantage of the prefect to disturb our county administration and invade our county residents. Officials and people hated the post supervisor. The master said: 'Heaven hates it, and heaven hates it'. UU Kanshu www.uukanshu.com People like this do not have the hearts of officials and people, even if they are as fierce as tigers, why should they be afraid?  …, Furthermore, the Northern Duyou must be out of trouble, the county lord your leader is the former Situ Yuan Gong. The fourth and third dukes of the Yuan clan in Runan, and the Hongnong Yang clan are all famous families of our holy dynasty, and the northern Duyou clan Although he was born in the Xun clan, he is far inferior to him. Why should you be afraid of him!"

Guo Jue nodded again and again: "Qing Yan is very, Qing Yan is very good!" He relaxed. After relaxing, he discovered a mistake made by Shen Rong and corrected him: "I received a letter from relatives and friends in Beijing the day before yesterday, and Duke Yuan has been worshipped as Situ by the emperor again a few days ago."

"Oh? This is a big happy event! I'm going to have a few drinks tonight to celebrate." Shen Rong raised her short eyebrows, pinched her beard, and said slyly, "Speaking of which, I haven't seen the beautiful maid of the Jun family for a long time. The singing and dancing, I miss it very much."

Guojue is a gentleman. The gentleman must understand the interest of mountains and rivers, but also the style of beauty. There are not many maids in his family, but they are all collected by him over the years. There is a skill to live in. He has always been extremely proud of this, so after hearing Shen Rong's words, instead of being angry, he was proud and proud, and said with a smile: "That's natural, I'll let you see it then... But, Go get your errand done first!"

Shen Rong complied with the promise, and Chang Yi resigned, and went to inform the officials in the county court that they should not talk much and asked his father to remind the noble family in the county and township.

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1. Xu Changqing, Ghost Governor Post.

According to the interpretation of "Compendium of Materia Medica", the "Wu Pu Materia Medica" written in the Wei and Jin Dynasties contains "Xu Changqing, Ghost Governor Post". There are many medicines with the synonym of "Ghost Duyou", and "Xu Changqing" should be one of them. In addition, it is said that Xu Changqing is non-toxic and Shixia Changqing is poisonous; but it is also said that Shixia Changqing is the best among Xu Changqing. I don't know what is right or wrong.