The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Guo Jue and Shen Rong were calculating for a long time and busy working for a long time, thinking that they had a good strategy to deal with Xun Zhen, but they did not expect that under Xi Zhicai's "relaxation plan", Guo Jue could not hold on for even half an hour, so they The **** **** himself off.

When only her own people were left in the hall, Xun Zhen smiled and said to Xi Zhicai: "Zhicai, everything is according to your analysis. Before I got your clever plan, I thought that this trip to Yangcheng might be a good one. In a tough battle, now act according to your plan and destroy the dead."

Xi Zhicai said: "Today you are in charge of the north of the county, Yangcheng is the first stop. As long as Yangcheng is run well, the bottom will be easy. The lawless officials and people of Yangcheng are headed by Guoshui and Shen Xun. Guoshui is Runan. People, people from other counties come to this county to be officials. Although they are greedy, they are like trees without roots. A little intimidation means they have no courage, and it is easy to go. Shen Tun is not the case. , the family capital is huge, the clan is hundreds, the guests are attached to thousands, and he relies on Zhao Zhongshi, and he is also a 600 stone official, rich, well-mannered, powerful, and official. It can be seen that this person will be arrogant and domineering, and it is not easy to pick up. Zhenzhi, you must not take it lightly."

"In my opinion, if you want to make Shen tame the law, the breakthrough should be Shen Rong."

"exactly!"

The two smiled at each other. Shen Rong is Shen Xun's subordinate, he must know something about Shen Xun's violation of law and discipline; at the same time, Shen Rong is the boss of the county, and he must also be involved in the violation of law and discipline in the county. As soon as he left, he must be flustered, and it was a good opportunity to take him down. Xun Zhen instructed Xu Zhong and Jiang Qin, "Go and bring Shen Rong here."

Jiang Qin asked, "Bring it up?"

"Bring it up."

"Really mention it, or?"

"Really mention it!"

Jiang Qin is a light chivalrous man in Xixiang, and he is very respectable in Xixiang, especially after Xun Zhen defeated the third clan and Xu Zhong served around Xun Zhen day and night, he was even more responsive in Xixiang, just like many chivalrous men. He is the leader, but his prestige is limited to Xixiang, and at most it spreads to a few neighboring townships. The biggest official I see on a daily basis is Xiang Qiangfu.

This time when I came to Yangcheng from Xunzhen, I first killed a Zhuangzi on the road, and then outside the county, a county chief came to greet him in person, and then just entered the county court for less than half an hour, and actually packed up a six hundred stone. the county magistrate. What a majestic and murderous look this is! Rao's temperament is relatively calm, and his blood has already been boiling, and he is very excited. He promised loudly, "Yes!"

Compared with him, Xu Zhong was much calmer, and his voice was still low in response, the only change was that his pace quickened a little. The two walked out of the official temple quickly, and turned back in after a while. ——They really brought Shen Rong in. Jiang Qin was tall, grabbed Shen Rong's neck, and lifted him so that his feet didn't touch the ground. Xu Zhong unhurriedly followed behind.

In the hall, Jiang Qin let go, Shen Rong staggered a few steps, barely stood still, and saw the heads of people piled on the ground, and his face, which had been red from being grabbed by the neck, immediately turned white. Xun Zhen watched the change in his complexion with interest, and asked with a smile, "Are there any acquaintances among these individuals?"

Shen Rong tremblingly replied: "No, no, no." He only felt that those personal portraits were like a nightmare. He didn't want to look at them, but he seemed to be trapped in it, struggling desperately, and finally moved his eyes away and bowed. Bending down and standing still, he quickly glanced at Xun Zhen, his eyes fixed on two things in front of him, a black ribbon and an embroidered seal. He was dumbfounded, pointed and asked, "This is, this is?"

"No heads you know? Who are those three?"

Xu Zhong and Jiang Qin picked out the heads of the three evil boys sent by Shen Rong to monitor Xun Zhen, and threw them at Shen Rong's feet. Shen Rong took four or five steps back. Xun Zhen picked up the seal in front of the seat, threw it over, leaned over her sword, and shouted sharply, "Guo Jue has already confessed his guilt! Are you still stubborn?"

The seven words "Guojiao has pleaded guilty to the law" were like thunder on the flat ground, Shen Rong could not stand up, he knelt on the ground with a plop, and said repeatedly: "The villain pleads guilty, the villain pleads guilty!"

After hearing the people's comments outside the official temple earlier, he had vaguely felt bad. Later, when Xu Zhong and the others went out to take the head, he also saw that he knew Ding Han, and he sent the three evil boys to monitor Xun Zhen. Fantasy hopes that Guojue can withstand it. At this time, he was "raised" into the hall, and after seeing Guo Jue's seal, his illusion was instantly shattered. He kowtowed vigorously, begging for mercy and said, "The villain pleads guilty, the villain pleads guilty! The rafters spare your life! The rafters spare your life!"

At this moment, Xun Zhen killed the group of thieves, Xun Zhen killed the third clan, all kinds of stories, like a revolving lantern, kept spinning in his mind, and there was only one thought in his mind: "I just want to save my life."

Seeing his appearance, Xuankang knew that it was his time to appear again, so he picked up a pen, ink, paper and inkstone and put it in front of him: "Since you have pleaded guilty, then you will take away your wrongdoings, the wrongdoings in the country that you know, Also, write down all the illegal things you did from your father, Shen Xun."

"The villain is from the father,...?"

"If you write it down honestly, you can save yourself from death. If you insist on concealing it and refuse to cooperate, believe it or not, you can be rectified by the Fa now?"

Although Shen Rong has a little talent, after all, he is only a little smart, and when this sudden change, he has nothing to do, and said to his father, Shen Rong, in his heart: "I'm sorry, in order to save your life, you have to sell your old man first. !" The chicken nodded again and again as if pecking at the rice, expressing its willingness to cooperate, picking up the pen and paper, and, like a country, he didn't care about changing the ground, so he lay down on the ground and began to write.

Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "This pair of chief ministers is really a contract."

After he finished writing, signed his name, and pressed his handprint, Xuankang packed up and handed it to Xun Zhen. Xun Zhen caught it and looked at it. Shen Rong had written a lot, covering four or five pages. Some of them were known to Xun Zhen, and some of them were unknown to Xun Zhen.

He nodded with satisfaction, and said in a warm voice: "The ruler of the government is lenient, and does not want to go to jail. I want you to write these things, not to cure your sins, nor to cure your father's sins. Qianyangcheng After Chang Guoshao confessed his guilt, he sealed the letter and resigned. The "Biography" said: 'People are not sages, how can they live up to their faults? They can be improved if they have gone through them. Wouldn't it be good to make a change?"

"County, county lord, no, wasn't the mayor of Qianyang City arrested and executed by the rafters?"

Xun Zhen smiled and said: "What power do I have to execute people? The people I killed were all because they were stubbornly resisting, fighting against each other with swords and arms, and were unwilling to be captured by their hands, trying to fight against the laws of the state, so I killed them as a last resort. If you know your mistakes, you can correct them, and you have a very good attitude of confessing your guilt. You voluntarily return the seal, and you are willing to resign and go home, so why should I kill him?"

Trembling, Shen Rong took off the seal from his waist, held his head high, knelt on the ground, walked a few steps before Xun Zhen's seat, bent down, and said, "The little man is also willing to return the seal, resign and go home."

"No hurry, no hurry. Let's go see your Congfu first."

Xun Zhen stood up, bypassed him, and strode out of the hall. Xi Zhicai, Li Bo, Xuan Kang, Xu Zhong, Jiang Qin and others followed. Shen Rong's reaction was a little sluggish when he saw this big change. After staying in the hall for a while, he regained his senses. He quickly got up, trotted to keep up, and thought, "Are you going to see my father?" Just to save his life, He wrote a lot of Shen Xun's illegal things. At this moment, his life is temporarily safe, and he can't help but regret and panic, for fear that Shen Xun will know about it. Shen Yun is by no means a magnanimous person.

...

Xun Zhen came out of the official temple, probably because of what the Qingxia people said. The people outside the temple already knew about the resignation of the country, and they gave a burst of cheers. Hundreds of thousands of people knelt on the ground and shouted loudly. Said: "Xun's family milk tiger, Huixia seeks rape, the third month of January, the county of April, to eliminate harm for the people, there is no time to warm up!" There are old and young, men and women, many people are excited with tears in their eyes .

Most of them had never heard of Xun Zhen's name before, and had no idea that there was a county official named Xun Zhen in the county, but this did not prevent them from being grateful to Xun Zhen. The common people are always the most down-to-earth, and they will remember whoever does good deeds for them. Once remembered, it will never be forgotten.

Xun Zhen got into the car with such emotion, but it was a little strange.

The words chanted by the county residents: "Xun's family milk tigers, beg for rape, go to the county on the third day of January and go to the county in April to eliminate harm for the people, and have no time to warm up", the meaning is very clear, and it is obviously praising Xun Zhen. He said that he was impatient in order to eradicate harm to the common people. He had only been in office for a month as the postal supervisor in the northern part of the country. 's.

But the problem is: these twenty-four characters, although popular, are elegant, and they are by no means the ideas of ordinary illiterate people. Moreover, from the time Xunzhen entered the county court, and then when Xunzhen came out, there was only a short one. Around the hour, even if there are Confucian scholars among the common people, they may not be able to compose such a smooth and popular song in such a short period of time without losing the elegance.

Xun Zhen pondered suspiciously for a while, then looked up and saw Xi Zhicai's face, which was half-smiling but not smiling, and suddenly realized, "This nursery rhyme sung by the people should be written by Brother Zhicai?"

"good."

"But why?"

"Your trip to the county this time to seek traitors and govern the north of the county is an errand that offends people. Our Yingchuan is not far from Luoyang, and many officials and tyrants in the county have more or less connections with the powerful and powerful in Kyoto, such as this Yangchuan. Yuan Wei is the leader of the city and the country, and Shen Xun’s daughter is the wife of Zhao Zhong’s nephew. If you walk down these counties, you will surely offend many people. Although your Xun clan is a famous family in the world, you are still under the control of the party. , The people of the clan have not been officials for a long time, and they are idle in the wild, and they have no effective support in the court. After offending so many people, there is no support in the court. How can you protect yourself?

"I've been thinking about it, but I can only spread the nursery rhymes for you. With the praise of the people, even if the traitor in the court wants to move you, he has to think about it. ... Besides, I heard that the court has recently issued an edict. Zhao Gongqing used rumors to name the governor and Erqianshi as the perpetrators of beetles. Although the target of this edict was only the shepherds of the prefecture and county, if the people of our half-county and nine counties in Yingchuan were singing this nursery rhyme, you would Didn't his reputation spread to the imperial court as well? Even if he can't get a promotion, in the short term, he can protect himself."

Xun Zhen also knew about the imperial court's decree to raise rumors. After listening to this, he was very moved and said, "Qing is helping me out with advice, and trying to help me protect myself. I love me so much! I don't know why Zhen is in return." In all counties, counties, and roads in the world, local officials often make up nursery rhymes for fame. It is not surprising that Xi Zhicai did this.

Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "You treat me with my confidant, and I repay it with my confidant."

Outside the car, the cheers of the people were endless.

Xun Zhen smiled and asked, "There are so many people outside, how did you teach them?" He was indeed a little curious about this.

"I didn't teach them~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Xun Zhen was stunned: "I didn't teach them? "

"I teach the people in Jieli. Most of the people in Jieli have followed us to Yangcheng. They are from the same county as the people in this county. Yes, there are thousands of people."

Xun Zhen listened to the nursery rhymes outside the car, listening to their heartfelt grateful and cheering, listening to even women and old people crying with joy, listening to the footsteps of children running, and the joyful singing of songs, compared to the last time he came. During the unannounced visit, the life in the county was sullen, and for a while, his mind was up and down, and he sighed deeply.

"What's up?"

"I just drove away a corrupt official. It's what I should do. The people are so grateful and happy. This trip to Yangcheng,..."

"how?"

"It's worth it if I die here!"

...

Arriving outside Shen Xun's house, the door of Shen's house was closed.

Gao Jia climbed up the tree, looked in, and saw that the huge courtyard was full of guards with knives and crossbows. But it was Shen Tun who had already received the news and summoned some people to resist.

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1. Because the imperial court has a system of spreading rumors, it often happens that local officials make up nursery rhymes for fame.

The brothers Feng Yewang and Feng Li in the Western Han Dynasty successively served as local chief officials, and they both had achievements in governance. Hua Jun, Duke Zhou and Uncle Kang are two monarchs."

After the Yellow Turbans, Jizhou was desolate due to years of wars, and there were countless hungry people. Huangfu Song gave a one-year farm rent in Qingji Prefecture to feed the hungry people, and the emperor followed it. The people sang: "The world is chaotic and the city is ruined, the mother does not protect the child, the wife loses her husband, and the emperor is rehabilitated by the emperor."

The Feng brothers and Huangfu Song have their own political achievements, but these two nursery rhymes should be written by their disciples and officials.