The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Vol 5 Chapter 74: Saying goodbye to the old year in the sound of firecrackers (Part 1)

【First Update】

Xun Zhen said: "Le Zhongxiu is the role model of scholars in this county. She lives in the world with innocence, like a secluded orchid in the valley, the solitary fragrance is under the moon, and the fragrance is in the valley. At this moment, the yellow veil is newly broken, and there are many cunning people in the county and township. The people, they need a noble person like him to wash away the cunning in the county, and to temper the reputation of the county rank and file, how can he be called into the government, so that his fragrance cannot be heard by the county people?"

Xun Zhen's remarks were very beautiful, but he couldn't bear to scrutinize them. Everyone in the hall could hear that he was clearly evasive. With a noble and pure sentiment, just like You Orchid, can't he be summoned into the mansion? The more virtuous a person is, the more they should be called into the mansion?

Since Xun Zhen entered Zhao County, the people in the county who have been promoted successively include children from wealthy families like Handan Rong and Cheng Jia, as well as children from cold families like Cen Rong and Chen Wu. But how could he put Le Jun's impression of a corporal, open-breasted, and he would become unwilling to shirk it? Liu Bei was deeply surprised, but he did not ask any further questions.

Liu Bei should really be surprised. Xun Zhen's remarks were indeed just evasive words. There were two reasons why he refused to call Le Jun into the mansion. He is the chief clerk of the Prime Minister's mansion, and he is on good terms with Duan Cong, the commander of Lang Zhong. A person who is famous for his talent, in other words, that is to say, he is a person of high moral character, but he does not have extraordinary talent and ability. Combining these two points, it is better to call him into the government than the gain outweighs the loss. Stay in the county and contact him through Xun You.

Although Xun Zhen’s Confucian classics from elementary school could be influenced by his previous life, he was also influenced by the stories of “tord officials” and “cadre officials” in the two Han Dynasties. His actions tended to be Legalist, and when it came to employing people, morality was not his first consideration. , his first consideration is ability.

As long as you have the ability, it doesn't matter even if there are stains on the moral character, it is the same, but if there is no ability and only noble morality, then you must look at it in a specific environment, such as Cen Rong, similar to Le Biao, but also only has morality , It seems that he has no outstanding ability, but using him can add fame to himself, there is no harm, so use it, and although Lejun has moral character, if he is used, it is likely to bring bad influence, comprehensive advantages and disadvantages, disadvantages If it is more than the profit, then there is no need, and "respect" is fine.

Liu Bei traveled through the county for more than ten days against the wind and the cold. Everywhere he passed, officials, officials, and people all praised him, not only promoting his own name, but also Xun Zhen's "Knowing people and making good use of them; "Because of love and reason, Xun Zhen had to give him some inspiration.

That night, Xun Zhen set up a wine banquet and did not invite too many people to come, only Xi Zhicai, Xun You, Xuan Kang and other people accompanied him, washed the dust for Liu Bei, Guan Zhang, Jian Yong and Gao Su, and left happily.

The heavy snow that has been falling for several days has already stopped. It is said that the snow has stopped and the sun rises. The lieutenant's mansion and the county should be very lively, but whether it is the mansion or the county, people's hearts are fluctuating for no other reason: time The end of the year is almost here.

Zhengdan is the beginning of the year and is known as the three beginnings. For the Han people, the day of Zhengdan has a special meaning, and there are also many customs and habits. For example, in the folk, Zhengdan has the custom of not damaging the utensils, and for officials, Zhengdan means you can go home and watch it. Look, you can rest for a few days.

According to the Han system, Zhengdan has a three-day rest period.

Xun Zhen's imperial court was lenient and strict, seeing that there was nothing in the house and the county, and seeing that many of the government officials had no intention of doing business, so they simply gave their families in other counties a holiday in advance. If you take a day off early, you can go home one day earlier. The officials in other counties are all overjoyed. After thanking Xun Zhen and congratulating him in advance, they all picked up the salutes that had been packed up and placed in the official quarters. , went home impatiently.

Of the five counties in Zhao County, Handan was only one of them. The lieutenant's mansion had more than half of the officials from other counties. After they left, the mansion was deserted. Xun Zhen also had more time to inspect the barracks and accompany Chen Zhi, Tang Er, and Chi's maidservants.

On this day, he came back from the barracks at dusk, and ordered Xuan Kang, Cen Rong and others who were accompanying him to disperse. Cen Rong's family is in Yiyang, which is also a foreign county, so he could return early, but he did not leave early and insisted on Xun Zhen saw that he insisted on doing this, and he was also "loyal to the emperor's affairs", so he let him stay. At this time, he was sent away with Xuan Kang and others, and Zi Zai Dian Wei and others were protected. From down to the backyard.

Chen Zhi, Tang Er, and Chi Mai were all in the courtyard, sitting around the stone platform under the tree, wondering what they were doing.

Xun Zhen motioned to Dian Wei and the others to stay at the gate of the courtyard, and walked forward alone.

The three of Chen Zhi lowered their heads and were busy with things in their hands, so they didn't notice him coming.

Maid Chi sat on Chen Zhi's right hand, holding a pen in one hand, carefully adding color to the object in the other hand, drawing a few strokes, putting the object in her hand far away, taking a closer look, and smiling at Chen Zhi said, "Miss, how do you see my painting?"

As soon as the voice fell, a man's voice said: "Black and red match, dignified and generous, it is very good."

She turned her head and looked back, but it was Xun Zhen.

Xun Zhen was standing behind her and Chen Zhi, only two steps away.

Maid Chi blushed immediately, took back the things in her hand, dropped the pen with the other hand, caressed it on her chest, and complained half-heartedly, "I didn't say a word when I came, and I suddenly spoke, which startled the concubine."

In the twilight of winter, the afterglow of the setting sun, through the dry and bald branches, fell on Chi Mai's face, and the blush on her cheeks did not know whether it was shyness or sunshine. Two steps away, she could smell the body fragrance on her body. Seeing such a coquettish and coquettish beauty, Xun Zhen was heartbroken.

"Seeing that you are busy, I was afraid of disturbing you, so I watched it for a while." Xun Zhen covered her heart and explained with a smile, while she went to get the things in the hand of Chi's maid. The maid Chi hurriedly handed it to him, and the two of them touched their fingers, and a cool and smooth feeling hit Xun Zhen's fingertips.

"It's cold in the courtyard, why don't you make these famous thorns in the house?"

What Chen Zhi, Chi Mai, and Tang Er were doing was the famous thorn.

It is not appropriate to say "do", the famous thorns are all done, and they add beauty to the top and draw the border and bottom. The maidservant Chi gave to Xun Zhen with the name of Huang Zong, the national master, written on the top right, Xun Zhen's name written on the bottom left, and four big characters in the middle: "Congratulations to Zhengdan". These words were handwritten by Xun Zhen last night. On the day of the New Year, it is the custom of the Han Dynasty to send such famous thorns with auspicious words and congratulations to colleagues, relatives and friends, just like sending greeting cards to relatives and friends on New Year's Day in later generations.

Chen Zhi got up, Yingying bowed, and said, "The house has to be lit, and the courtyard is brighter. Although it's a bit cold, people are still in good spirits."

"What is a little candle? It's good to be frugal~www.wuxiaspot.com~ But you can't ruin your body. If you suffer from the cold, wouldn't it be miserable?"

Tang Er also got up, saw Xun Zhen smiling, and said with a smile, "You seem to be in a good mood today?"

"Today, the 2,000 new soldiers recruited in the camp are randomly inspected. I ordered them to test the five soldiers, practice battles, and evaluate the military skills. They all performed well, and they gradually became more soldiers. Junqing, Yulang, Boqin , Xia Houlan did a good job, and I am very relieved."

Xun Zhen rarely talked about official or military affairs to Chen Zhi, Tang Er, and the others, and rarely talked about the generals under her command in front of them, but today she praised Xu Zhong and others, which shows that the results of today's random inspection are indeed very good. satisfy.

Chen Zhi and Tang Er both got up, but the maid Chi couldn't sit alone, so she also got up.

Chen Zhi was low, and Tang Er was a little further away from Xun Zhen, so it was okay for the two of them to stand up. Maid Chi was tall and was close to Xun Zhen. The two were only two steps apart. As soon as she stood up, Xun Zhen could see her plump and rosy lips when she lowered her eyes. like.

She hadn't felt such a heartbeat in a long time, and Xun Zhen only felt a rush of dryness that started out of nowhere, instantly spread all over her body and skin, and then gathered somewhere under her body, ready to move. Fortunately, a gust of cold wind blew at the right time, and with the coolness of the gust of coldness, he managed to suppress the heat, but he couldn't avoid the mouth and throat, and swallowed it.

Tang Er felt his abnormality and looked at Chen Zhi's face. Chen Zhi was turning around to collect the famous thorns on the stone case, but she didn't see it. Tang Er looked at Chi Mai again, and Chi's face was flushed again, clearly He saw Xun Zhen's reaction, but he didn't get angry or back down. He stood firmly on the spot, only lowered his head, and grabbed the dangling green skirt belt with his slender hands, crumpling the belt into a ball. (To be continued)

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