The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

After Fan Sheng was taken away, Prefect Wen was in no mood to discuss matters.

All aspects of the matter were also discussed, and everyone said goodbye and left.

According to the level of official positions, Fei Chang, the county chief, left the hall first, followed by Han Liang, the five official rafters, Wang Lan, the county chief, and Guo Tu, the planner. Xun Zhen maintained a modest style and was the last one. Xun You, Xi Zhicai, Le Jin and others followed behind him.

Putting on his shoes at the entrance of the hall, Xun Zhen and the others walked out.

After staying in the hall for a long time, he suddenly stepped out of the hall and greeted the bright sunshine, Xun You narrowed his eyes.

Xi Zhicai stretched and said with a smile, "It's been a few days, and I haven't had a good night's sleep. I was in the hall just now, and I almost fell asleep!"

"The battle with the thieves in the past few days has made the people in the city unstable, and your wife is also afraid! Today, the thieves have retreated, and the aftermath has been arranged, so you can relax. Zhicai, wait a minute. When you leave the house, go home quickly and comfort your wife."

Xi Zhicai was originally a man of temperament, so he did not shirk when he heard the words, and replied, "Okay!"

When she was about to reach the courtyard gate, Xun Zhen turned her head back. She wanted to bow again to Prefect Wen who was staying in the hall, but found Prefect Wen kneeling on the seat in a daze, staring at the young leaves in the courtyard. tall tree. He was already small and thin, but looking from the gate of the courtyard at this moment, there was a distance in the middle.

Xun You said softly, "Fu-Jun is afraid that this time he will not be able to escape the guilt of the imperial court."

The Taiping Dao uprising was so powerful that it covered almost the entire empire, and it was not only the county of Yingchuan that suffered chaos.

It was not long before Prefect Wen first took office in this county, so he was not very familiar with the place. He might be able to use this as an excuse to shirk some responsibilities and put some responsibilities on his predecessors and predecessors, but what about Fan Sheng? He rejected Zhong Yao's suggestion to persuade him to arrest Fan Sheng, which was obviously his ignorance and his fault. Not to mention that Fan Sheng is still his township party, and he is also Zhong Yao who refused on the grounds of "the township party". He said to Dali that he was "covering up the anti-party", and the crime was a big one.

Although the root cause of this Taiping Dao uprising was in the court, the emperor, and the **** in power, how could the emperor and the **** in power admit it? After the rebellion is quelled, several high-ranking officials will definitely be introduced to take the blame. With the charge of "covering up the anti-Party", Prefect Wen will have nothing to do.

Although Prefect Wen is stubborn, since he took office, he has been honest with Xun Zhen and Xun Yu, and he is quite prejudiced against his brothers, but in the final analysis, this is only because he is good at grasping power, and he is afraid of being overridden by the big clan in this county. In fact, the various political measures since then have not been much at fault, and they can be regarded as medium-sized, but in the end they ended up like this.

Xun Zhen thought: "To be more specific, he refused to arrest Fan Sheng at first because he was thinking of the friendship of the township party. In the end, it is both hateful and sighing to end up like this."

It is a pity that he is self-willed and has no vision. It's a pity that his kindness was not rewarded.

Xun Zhen respectfully bowed to Lord Wenfu, who was sitting high in the hall, and said to Xun You, "Let's go."

"Where?"

"Go out of town."

Before leaving just now, he asked Prefect Wen how to arrange these people brought by Le Jin.

Guo Tu was worried that some of these people might have some fine works of Taiping Dao, and also worried that if the iron officials were released into the city, these prisoners might cause trouble, so he suggested not to let them into the city, but to arrange for them to be stationed outside the city. Just fine. Prefect Wen agreed.

Xun Zhen had no objection to this, but said: "The north city is facing the river, and it is not a place to be stationed. Before Bo Cai retreated, he had been attacking the east of the city. If soldiers come and invade, I am afraid that it will be difficult to guard." Therefore, it is recommended to change the location of the garrison to outside the east gate of the city, so that it can form a corner with the city, which is conducive to defending the city. Prefect Wen also agreed.

After leaving the prefectural residence, Xun Zhen first asked someone to lead a horse to Xi Zhicai, ordered two more guests, and ordered him to go home, and then ordered Le Jin, Xiao Xia, Jiang Hu, and Shen Rong: "You all go to the north of the city, see Let’s see if the common people, iron officials, and strong men who have joined the army have crossed the river. If they are done, they will be brought to the east gate of the city. I will wait for you at the east gate.”

The four of Yue Jin agreed, bowed, and stepped up to go first.

——When Le Jin reorganized Tieguan’s disciples, Shen Rong was forced to do so, but he was also considered meritorious, because he is still the head of Tieguan today.

Xun You looked at the backs of them leaving and said with a smile, "Zhenzhi, you have the knowledge of people."

"how do I say this?"

"Although Le Wenqian went to his teacher's funeral in the snow, but his appearance is not impressive, his stature is short, and if he can't speak, he is just an ordinary person. When you recommended him as Tieguan's bookkeeper earlier, I I still don't understand what you mean. Today, it seems that your eyes are like torches. I really didn't see that he was so bold and resolute. If it weren't for this person, maybe these thousand iron officials and disciples would have been thieves!"

Being praised by him, Xun Zhen was very ashamed, and said to himself, "Le Jin is indeed an ordinary person, if it weren't for me coming from a later life, even if I met him on the road, I would never have imagined that such a short, ordinary-looking young man would actually look like this. He is one of the five best-known generals."

Thinking of this, he unconsciously thought of Xu Zhong and others.

...

Among the many guests under his family, who is the most similar to Le Jin, only Xu Zhong, who is short in appearance, brave in fighting, and born in poverty, the only difference is that Le Jin knows books and characters. , Xu Zhong does not read.

He thought again: "In the past few days, when the enemy is fighting, Jun Qing is not afraid of danger. Although it is not yet clear whether he has any talents, but at least he is not unwilling to advance in terms of courage."

The first time I saw Xu Zhong was in Fanyang Pavilion. At that time, Xu Zhong entered the pavilion with a single sword at night, and was not afraid of the few people in the pavilion. At that time, Xun Zhen knew that he was very courageous. Fighting hard in China is different from fighting with the enemy on the battlefield. Those who are "courageous in private fights" may not be "courageous in public" fights. One is a fight between a dozen people and a hundred or ten people, and the other is a fight between thousands of people. In combat, the former only needs small courage, while the latter requires great courage. Just like Qin Wuyang, who dared to kill at the age of twelve, but when he went to assassinate the King of Qin, his expression changed and he became frightened. He may be a warrior in the countryside, and in another place, he may be a coward in the field of battle.

In these few days of facing the enemy, Xu Zhong showed his bravery and fearlessness. This shows that he is a really courageous person and a man to be made.

——Speaking of which, the other guests under Xunzhen’s Sect also performed well in the battle these days, and they were not afraid to back down, but they were different from Xu Zhong. Xu Zhong has been following Xun Zhen's left and right. During the battle, his position is at the front of the entire team, and the other guests are behind. First of all, you don't have to face the enemy first, just follow up. Second, you can group together. When holding a group, people's courage will definitely be greater. This is different from Xu Zhong's position at the forefront and charging the enemy.

During the battle with the Yellow Turbans in the past few days, Xun Zhen was secretly observing the many guests under his door while commanding the leadership.

In addition to Xu Zhong, Jiang Qin, Liu Deng, and Chen Bao's performance also satisfied him.

Needless to say, Liu Deng is really a brave man. It can only be seen from the fact that he dared to kill Bo Lian in front of Bo Cai and others. This person is definitely a person who can be trained. Although Chen Bao had never played the vanguard, in battle, he was the center of support, bold and careful, and cooperated well with Xun Zhen, Xu Zhong and others. The rear of Jiang Qin Palace, not only did not hold back, but also winked, able to adapt to changes. After seeing the enemy's weakness, he would always shout a few words at the right time. On the one hand, he caused confusion for the enemy, and on the other hand, he took the opportunity to expand his own victory.

It can be said that the reason why he was able to defend the city after many fierce battles under the siege of tens of thousands of yellow scarves is inherent in the merits of Xun Zhen, as well as the merits of Xu Zhong, Jiang Qin, Chen Bao, Liu Deng and others.

After recalling the performance of the guests in the battle in the past few days, Xun Zhen said: "Gongda said that I have the 'knowledge of people'. Rather than saying that I have the knowledge of people, it is better to say that I was lucky enough to join my team. These guests are just fine."

In fact, there is nothing strange about this, and it cannot be said that it is "good luck".

In the final analysis, it was Xun Zhen's constant efforts. Since he took the initiative to be appointed as the head of Fanyang Pavilion, he has been actively making friends with young men in the township, such as Xu Zhong and Jiang Qin, who are the leaders of the township. Warriors, it can be said that half of the country warriors in several counties in the south of the county are now under his door, like Liu Deng who later defected to him.

Xu Zhong and Jiang Qin are the leaders of the more than 10,000 people in this township. As the saying goes, those who beat ten people are outstanding, those who beat a hundred people are proud, those who beat a thousand people are heroes, and those who beat 10,000 people are heroes. A "ren Ying".

Liu Deng is even more extraordinary. He stood out from the warriors in several counties, and his bravery is naturally far superior to ordinary people.

It was Chen Bao, the only one who emerged from the Fanyang Pavilion. There are many people in Fanyang Pavilion, such as Du Mai, Huang Zhong, Cheng Yan, Fanjia brothers, etc. Compared with Chen Bao, they are much inferior and not worth mentioning. There was another Cheng Yan who came out of Fanyang Pavilion, Cheng Yan, Xunzhen valued his loyalty, and as for force, wisdom, etc., Cheng Yan was just an ordinary person.

Therefore, it is not surprising that these few people can be a little different from ordinary people.

However, what they are now "different from ordinary people" is only in comparison with ordinary people, and compared with those "famous generals" in the future, they are still far inferior. Whoever is lower still depends on their own fortunes, and whether they can make progress in the future.

All famous generals are not born, they are all learned from battles and battles.

Together with the Yellow Turbans, the world is in chaos, and there will be many more battles in the future. Therefore, Xun Zhen is still quite curious about what kind of achievements Xu Zhong and others can achieve in the future.

...

Outside the prefect's mansion, Xun Zhen got on his horse and turned his head to look towards the north of the city before heading to the east gate of the city.

The backs of Le Jin, Shen Rong, Xiao Xia, and Jiang Hu have just disappeared on the street corner, and it won't be long before they rush out to the east gate of the city with thousands of people.

Xun Zhen said in his heart, "Several years of self-denial and hard work have finally achieved Le Jin, Xu Zhong and others, who are careful to make arrangements ahead of time, and now there are more than a thousand iron officials and apprentices. Not to mention the rest of the common people and the strong men who joined the army, Just relying on these people, God is pitiful, I finally have some confidence in my life in a chaotic world!"

Excited for a while, he uttered a foul language, but it is understandable that after working so hard for so long, he finally has a team of his own.

The afternoon sun was bright and warm.

In front of the towering prefect's mansion, there are five steps and one post on both sides of the long street, and ten steps and one post.

The new green roadside tree stretched its branches and leaves. With the support of a group of tigers and wolves, Xun Zhen, who was more than 20 years old, sat on the horse, indescribably heroic.

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1. Although Le Wenqian had the act of rushing to his teacher's funeral in the snow, but his appearance was not impressive, his stature was short, and if he could not speak, he was just an ordinary person.

Judging people by their appearance is a common practice in ancient and modern times, even at home and abroad. Even the sages of Confucius "judged people by their appearance, and lost their sons and feathers", let alone ordinary people?

Only the Han Dynasty.

Like some other dynasties, in the Han Dynasty, there were also requirements on the appearance of those who entered the office, such as: those with wounds on their faces should not be officials. Another example: Adults who are less than 6 feet 2 inches and who are "dismissed" are also not allowed to enter the office~www.wuxiaspot.com~ If the height is less than 6 feet 2 inches, they will be dismissed." "At the Salt and Iron Conference, Sang Hongyang used The premise of Confucianism's thin stature and unremarkable appearance leads to their conclusion that 'the state is in charge of government and county officials'. Zou Yang also sighed that the common people in the world, although possessing talent and intelligence, were unable to make a fortune due to poverty and thinness.”

Those who have trauma on their faces should not be officials: "Han Shu? Xue Propaganda" records that Xue Xuan's son made an assassin to disfigure his face to prevent him from serving as Sili school captain. "Book of the Later Han Dynasty? Biography of Zhang Yu": Wang) Qing was also swallowed by arrows, and his voice was flowing. The former county guard had a golden body in Qing, but he couldn't lift it." Wang Qing III was loyal and fierce. His grandfather was killed by Wang Mang's army. In order to protect Shangguan, his father died and he was seriously injured. ——Xu Zhong and Cheng Yan both had wounds on their faces, and Xu Zhong even destroyed his appearance. According to the Han system, if they were in Taiping, neither of them would be allowed to serve.

One of the conditions for the selection of doctoral students in the Han Dynasty was: "the person with correct appearance".

The aesthetics of the Han people is a continuation of the past and the future. On the one hand, most of the appearance evaluation standards they follow can be traced in ancient times, and on the other hand, they have influenced later generations. The most prominent performance is that the male is strong and strong, and even the beard is developed.

"Han Book? Tian Qianqiu Biography" records: When Jiang Chong, who is "a man of the bank, with a very strong appearance", appeared in the palace, Emperor Wu couldn't help but praised: "Yan, Zhao Gu are more talented." In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Chen Mao, who had "great men and eyebrows", asked to see the prefect of Nanyang.

Of course, the most famous example of this is Guan Yu. Guan Yu was proud of his "beard and beard", and Zhuge Liang wrote to him, expressing his liking, saying that Ma Chao compared with him: Ma Chao) is not as good as the beard." To "beard" instead of its name.