The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Xun Zhen smiled and asked Cen Rong, "If your mother is not a county clerk, what about the history of the lieutenant?"

The lieutenant has the right to open the mansion. The officers in the mansion are like the prime minister's mansion and the county mansion. It is not as good as a hundred stones, but it is definitely not a fight.

More importantly: the position of "Chief Recorder of History" is a close official.

The official duties of the chief recorder, the recorder, the recorder of history, and the recorder of the history of the office all belong to the "chief recorder's office". The chief recorder's office, "the main recorder and the court meeting", is an office dedicated to records and books, which is equivalent to a Cao. Records and books are under the management of the chief bookkeeper, but with the passage of time, the power and responsibility of the chief bookkeeper have become larger and larger. The focus was placed on participating in political affairs, and the original responsibility of "the book of the accounting committee" was transferred to the chief accounting office.

The county magistrates from Gongqing down to 300 shi all have five officials under their sect. These five officials are all the confidants of the chief officials. The main recorder is like this, and the status of the main recorder history as the main recorder's deputy can also be seen from this.

For the subordinate officials, instead of being an unimportant "Cao"'s "Yue", it seems that it is better to be an official who is a bit lower than "Cao Ying", but can gain the close trust of the senior officials. . Xun Zhen and Cen Rong met for the first time, and they invited him to be the chief historian just because they were curious about their people, respected their mother, and felt their family background.

Xun Zhen looked at Cen Rong with a smile, and Cen Rong was stunned.

He stared at Xun Zhen in surprise, then looked at Handan Rong, Xun You and the others, and said, "The lieutenant is in charge of the history?"

Handan Rong smiled and said, "Good teacher Cen Jun knows that this is the lieutenant of my county, Xun Jun."

"what?"

Handan Rong is a well-known scholar in this county, and he cannot tell lies.

Cen Yan was caught off guard, didn't react for a while, and stayed for a while, and then he quickly bowed down, and he hesitated halfway through the bow, and stopped bowing down. , quite embarrassed.

Xun Zhen and Xun You were clever and immediately guessed the reason why he suddenly stopped in the middle of his worship.

Xun Zhen said in his heart, "This Cen Rong doesn't know Handan Rong, they have never met before. He must have suddenly thought: What if this Handan Rong in front of him is fake?"

Xun Zhen is a private person, and it is impossible to tell whether he is a "Lieutenant of Zhao State" from the appearance alone. If Handan Rong is fake, then Xun Zhen must be fake too. Cen Rong just thought of this, so he stopped in the middle of his bow.

Xun You looked at the embarrassed appearance of his bowing his head, smiled slightly, and said to himself, "This person is not very smart, and his reaction is a little slow." If a smart person is a smart person, he will test Xun Zhen and Handan Rong first before bowing. true and false.

Xun You thought to himself again: "This person is not a cunning and cunning person." If he is a cunning and cunning person, he forgot to ask before bowing down, and he suddenly thought of this verse while bowing down, but he would not stop halfway, but would definitely As if nothing had happened, I bowed down, and after I bowed, I would find an opportunity to spy on Xun Zhen's truth.

Although he made such a judgment, Xun You did not show contempt. First, he respects Cen Rong's mother as much as Xun Zhen, and at the same time, he is also surprised that Cen Rong just gave food to the young and strong refugees. Second, Cen Rong is not wise or agile, but his actions are just right It shows his sincerity. Only a simple and honest person would follow his thoughts without concealment, and he could think about the question of "is Xunzhen true or false" when he was halfway down to worship, but he was not very slow and clumsy, much better than most ordinary people .

Xun Zhen motioned to Xuan Kang to take out the lieutenant's seal and show it to Cen Rong. There are Handan Rong, there is a lieutenant's seal, this should not be fake. Cen Yan blushed and was deeply disturbed by his hesitation in bowing down just now.

Xun Zhen grabbed him and prevented him from bowing and bowing, and said with a smile, "The ground is dirty. How can the clothes of a filial son and a virtuous man be stained by dirty soil?"

Cen Yan said in his heart, "I heard that this new lieutenant is from Yuzhou. He was born in the Xun clan of Yingchuan. He conquered several prefectures from Bangbo and fought in several counties. I thought he was so young and so easy-going." Seeing that Xun Zhen and others were wearing plain clothes, Xun Zhen did not have many followers, so he asked, "Why did the lieutenant travel in small clothes?"

"The prefectural shepherd told me to guard Zhao County. In order to familiarize myself with the people's conditions and terrain, so as to attack the thieves in the mountains, I have to serve the county."

Cen Rong said in awe, "For Anwu County, the lieutenant ignored the cool weather and traveled the county in a small way to investigate the people's sentiments and geography, which is really admired by the common people." He asked, "Is there anything the small people can help me with? ?"

"There are two things I want to borrow the power of the king."

"Lieutenant, please tell me, as long as it can be done, Xiaomin will do his best."

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "The first is what I said just now, I wonder if Cen Jun would be willing to give up the post of my Palace Master as a history recorder?"

Cen Rong's face was difficult, he paused for a while, and said: "Cen Rong is a countryman, he has no talents, but he can be in the eyes of a lieutenant and be used as the main recorder of history, and he is sincere and fearful. This position is already an extravagant request and should not be rejected, but there is an old mother in the family, this matter needs to be reported to the old mother first. Not allowed?"

"You are a filial son. If your mother does not allow it, I will certainly not harm your name as a filial son."

Cen Rong was relieved and thanked Xun Zhen.

Xun You watched from the sidelines, saw Cen Rong's expression and behavior clearly, and said to himself, "If someone else was chosen by the lieutenant of this county to be the chief historian, I'm afraid I'd already be excited, but this Cen Ran is just a little bit. There are no surprises, the first thing that comes to mind is his mother. This person is really simple and filial. "

Cen Rong asked, "I don't know what the second thing is?"

"Most of us are from outside the state, but Gongzai is from this county, but he is not a native of Yiyang. I am not very familiar with the situation in your county. If you have time, I would like to ask you to wait for me. How about being a guide?"

Xun Zhen's words were half-truths.

Most of them are from out-of-state, this sentence is true; they are not familiar with Yi Yang's situation, this sentence is false. Although Handan Rong was not a native of Yiyang, he was born and raised in Zhao State for more than 30 years, and he was very familiar with the situation in Yiyang and other counties. Travel with you.

The reason why I say this is that I met Cen Rong for the first time. Although Xun Zhen was curious about his behavior and respected his mother, as soon as they met, he would use him as the main recorder of history. Filial piety and extraordinary deeds, for now, have nothing to do with Cen Rong's ability, but more to promote his own reputation of "cultivating talents and using energy".

Therefore, Xun Zhen wanted to get in touch with Cen Rong more on the pretext of "invite Cen Rong as a guide" in order to get to know him better. If his ability is ordinary, then if Cen Rong's mother doesn't allow him to serve in the lieutenant's mansion, it's fine, not forcing it; but if this person is not only extraordinary, but also useful, then if his mother doesn't want him to serve, Xun Xun will be fine. Zhen wants to ask again, three times.

"This is an easy matter, and I would like to lead the way for the lieutenant."

Xun Zhen's request was not excessive, Cen Yan readily accepted it, and immediately led the way, taking Xun Zhen and others to the county.

He did not have a horse, so Xun Zhen ordered Yuan Zhongqing and Zuo Bohou to ride on the same horse, and gave up a mount for him to ride.

Everyone pulled the reins and walked slowly.

As he walked, Cen Rong gave pointers along the way, introduced the village pavilions and local surnames along the road, and when encountering rivers and distant mountains, he introduced in detail their origin, length, size and allusions that occurred in them. Although his speech is inarticulate, he can talk about the people and customs of these counties in a eloquent and colorful way.

Xun Zhen and Xun You looked at each other, and both saw the other's thoughts in the other's eyes: "Although I don't know what other abilities this person has, just because he knows Yi Yang so well, he must be used in the mansion."

Knowing the leopard from the spot, although Cen Yan has only led a dozen or so miles, he can tell how familiar he is with the entire county from his familiarity with the surrounding area. Familiar with the feelings of the county, this seems not difficult, but it is not.

Needless to say, farmers in the countryside, many of them have only been around one-third of an acre of land since childhood, and have never even been to the county seat. The same is true for the county residents living in the county. Even the scholars who have read books and literacy, if they don’t have the usual accumulation, they often only know how to bury their heads and write down the scriptures and rarely go out to be pragmatic. The situation in the whole county is well known and easy to grasp.

Thinking about it carefully, it is not surprising that Cen Rong can do this.

His mother placed high hopes on him, and very much hoped that one day he could be like his father, with a blue ribbon and silver seal, 2,000 stones for the court, and revive the glory of the family. He would naturally educate and encourage him in many ways. His mother used to follow his father as an official in various places. He had seen the world, and his vision and knowledge were different from ordinary people. With such a family education, it was normal for him to be familiar with the facts.

When he entered the county, Cen Yu said, "You wait for Weifu, you can't live in a postal office in the county. There are Nilv Brigades in the county and city, and I will take you there." Nilv is a private hotel, and some open in In the market ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ is also open.

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "It's still early, so I won't be staying in Guixian."

"Don't live in Bi County anymore?"

"Yes. Seeing the end of autumn and the cold winter, the bandits will be rampant. I have to arrange the defense of the middle school before winter comes. The time is very urgent. Now I listen to Cen Jun all the way. I already know the geography, so there is no need to stay in Guixian any longer."

"You are going to Xiangguo?"

Xiang State is the first county to the north of Yiyang, and the distance between the two counties is the farthest among the neighboring counties of Zhao State, about a hundred miles.

"Of course. You have been away from home a lot, and your mother must be very concerned about coming here, so please go home. After returning home, please ask your mother what you mean, and see if your mother is reluctant to leave home and serve me. Lieutenant's Mansion." Xun Zhen smiled and said, "If your mother is willing, please wait for my return from Xingxian County, and I will return to the mansion together; if your mother is unwilling, ..., haha, I will come to the door to invite you in person. ."

On the way to Yiyang County, Handan Rong asked where Cen Rong's family was. Cen Rong replied that he lived in the county town. He went out to visit friends a few days ago, and he is returning home today. Therefore, Xun Zhen said that he was "a lot away from home", and that his mother "must be very concerned about it".

Cen Yan was not good at answering words, and he didn't know how to answer Xun Zhen's last sentence. Zhen waited for the distance before turning around and going home. Xun Zhen said that his mother would definitely care about him. Although he had only been away from home for a few days, he also cared about his mother very much, and trotted all the way home.