The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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Wei County, Yudu Mansion.

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Since Xun Zhen took office in Wei County, there have been frequent scouts and secret lines sent by Yu Du to enter and leave the mansion, especially in recent days. On this day, another dark line came from Ye County, seeking to see Yu Po.

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"Report to General, Xun Thief is ill."

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"sick?"

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"Yes."

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"What disease do you suffer from?"

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"I don't know what the specific disease is, but recently, Xun Thief's cronies Liu Bei and Xuankang have been going to the medical center in the county and city to get medicine almost every day. ."

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Yu Du was very dissatisfied with this dark line's ability to handle affairs, and said unhappily: "How could he not know what kind of disease he has? Didn't he seek medical treatment? Go to the doctor he asked and ask about it, so you can find out?"

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"There is a man named Fan A under Xun Thief's account. It is said that he is a disciple of a doctor from a foreign county. He has excellent medical skills. Therefore, Xun Thief did not invite the doctor from Ye County, but this man named Fan A treated him."

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A counselor sitting next to the hall smiled and said, "Congratulations, General, General Hexi."

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Not long ago, when I heard that many surnames in Ye County were reluctant to attend a banquet at the invitation of Xun Zhen, there was a counselor who had congratulated Yu Du, but it was this person.

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Seeing that he came to congratulate him again, Yu Du asked, "What's the good news?"

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"Xun thief is seriously ill, I'm glad to congratulate him."

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"Now I only know that he is ill, but I don't know what kind of disease he is suffering from. Why did the husband say that he was 'seriously ill'?"

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The counselor caressed and laughed lightly, looking like he had seen through Xun Zhen's "conspiracy", and said, "If it wasn't a serious illness, why would his cronies Liu Bei and Xuankang have to 'prescribe a lot of medicine'? This must be Xun Zhen's serious illness. And you don't want to be known by outsiders, so you do it like this, but you don't hear the "Biography" saying: 'If you want to cover it, it will make it clear'?"

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Yu Du said, "Sir's words are reasonable, but... what does it mean if you want to cover it up and make it clear?"

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"...covering, concealing; concealing, more and more; revealing, revealing. The meaning of these five characters is that the more you cover up, the more obvious it is."

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"Yes, yes! So, Thief Xun must be seriously ill."

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The counselor said confidently, "Definitely."

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A young handsome who was sitting in the hall said, "Without the doctor's advice, just relying on 'prescribing medicines is very complicated', I'm afraid I can't be so sure."

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The counselor said, "I want to prove this, Yi Er!" The advisor, the dark line from Ye County, said, "Let me ask you, has the thief Xun not shown his face for several days?"

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The dark line nodded again and again, and said, "Sir, you are as good as God, it is true that the thief Xun hasn't left the palace for three or four days."

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The counselor turned to poison and said with a smile, "How?"

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Yu Du was overjoyed, and he was suspicious, and said, "It has turned warm today, and there has been no heat and cold imbalance recently. Xun Thief is deep in the county house, and he wears delicious food every day, and he does not suffer from exhaustion, but why does he suddenly fall ill? And are you not sick?"

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The advisor said, "From what I expected, the thief Xun must have gotten angry and fell ill."

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"Oh? How do you say this?"

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"General, think about it: Back then, the thief Xun led a crowd of 3,000 people to come to our county to take office, with the power of a milk tiger. Can you swallow these two breaths? It’s not surprising that you are ill with anger.”

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Yu Du agreed, laughed, laughed a few times, and then sighed with regret, saying, "It's a pity I don't know what disease Xun Thief has! If it's typhoid fever, it's better." Ba snorted and imagined Xun Zhenran With the appearance of typhoid fever, he said, "If he really contracted typhoid fever, it can be said that God has eliminated this powerful enemy, and I can rest easy!"

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Yu has no access to medicine, but since modern times, typhoid fever has occurred repeatedly, but he also knows that typhoid fever is a serious disease that can kill people.

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The advisor said: "It's warm today, it's unlikely that Xun Thief will contract typhoid fever, but since he has done something to make it clear, he thinks that his disease must also be a serious disease like typhoid fever..." Suddenly a thought came to mind. Possibly, said, "Maybe..."

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"How?"

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"General Tiangong and the great teacher are the envoys of the emperor of heaven. I heard that although he died, his spirit still exists. Maybe Xun Thief got this disease because of the great teacher."

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"Are you saying that the great teacher caused him to contract this disease?"

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The strategist, with his beard twisted, nodded slowly and unpredictably.

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Zhang Jiao's saying that "although his body is dead, his spirit lives on" first came from Yu Dang of Taiping Road. Later, in order to win over the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army, Zhang Niujiao also vigorously promoted this saying, and regarded himself as a "general engaged". That is, the work of General Tiangong, not only this counselor has heard this statement, but Yu Du has also heard it. Since the Han Dynasty, although there have been continuous civil uprisings, it has never been like Zhang Jiao. In the eight states, in the minds of Yu Du and the others, Zhang Jiao's status is very high. In addition, Zhang Jiao created Taiping Dao, and everyone in the world spreads his Taoist law. Being seriously ill became convinced.

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He said, "Go ahead and prepare something for me to offer sacrifices... Sir, choose an auspicious day for me, and I want to worship the great teacher."

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The matter of worshipping Zhang Jiao has not yet been realized, and another news came from Neihuang, but Yu Du's mood turned from joy to bad.

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"General, Xun You, the nephew of the thief's clan, sneaked into Neihuang a few days ago, met Cheng Jia and Chen Wu secretly, and discussed secretly for two days before returning to Ye County. It seems that he has a plan."

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The people under Xun Zhen’s tent are now well-known outside, Wu such as Xu Zhong, Liu Deng, Xin Ai, Dian Wei, etc., Wen such as Xi Zhicai, Xun You, etc. Xun You’s name is also known to poison, and I heard that he sneaked inside. Huang, secretly see Cheng Jia and Chen Wu, no matter how slow Yu Du is, they can also predict that there must be mystery in it. Combined with Xun Zhen, Neihuang must be designated as a place where the market is open, and Yu Du immediately became suspicious.

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As mentioned above, the strategic position of Neihuang is very important. With this county in hand, it can connect to Suigu in the west, and watch Yanzhou in the east. It can besiege Ye County and retreat to protect itself. But if this county is destroyed by Xun If Zhen is taken away, then firstly, the connection between Yudu and the county of Sheguo and Wu'an in the west of the county will be cut off, and secondly, the connection between Yudu and the counties such as Fanyang and Liyang in the south of the county will also be cut off. Qi, Ye County, and Neihuang County can be linked together, but Wei County, where Yu Du is located, will be half-surrounded.

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-More than ten counties in Wei County, Wu'an and Sheguo are the most west, these two counties are adjacent to Taihang Mountain, more than a hundred miles to the east are the county seat of Ye County and Liangqi in the north of Ye County, and from Ye County to the east is Wei County , and if it goes south from Ye County, it is Neihuang. To the east of Neihuang are Fanyang and Yinan, and to the south is Liyang.

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It can be seen from this that, as far as the poison is concerned, Neihuang is not only the bridgehead for him to attack Ye County, but also his "seven inches" key point. With Neihuang in hand, he can form an active offensive against Ye County. , and once Nei Huang misses, he will fall into a passive situation.

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Now I heard that Xun You sneaked into Neihuang and saw Cheng Jia and Chen Wu secretly, how could he not be suspicious?

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Immediately, he summoned his advisors and capable young officers and asked them, "Why did the thief send Xun Youmi into Neihuang? Do you know?"

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The counselor who had congratulated Yu Du twice before pondered for a moment, and said, "Xun You, Xun You is the backbone of the thief. He sneaks into the inner yellow, secretly sees Jia, and Wu, and he must have a plan."

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"What is the picture?"

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"Does the general still remember a message from Neihuang a few days ago?"

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"You mean?"

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"Exactly."

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Yu Du said flatly: "Impossible! Li Qiong is my wife and brother, he will never betray me."

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Li Qiong is the defender of Nei Huang, who is the co-brother of Yu Du's wife, and has always won Yu Du's trust. The news the advisor said refers to Cheng Jia's frequent visits to Li Qiong's mansion, offering wealth and beauties, but this is because he suspects that Li Qiong may be attracted by Xun Zhen, and has the intention of rebelling against poison.

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Seeing that Yu Du categorically denied this possibility, the counselor said: "The general knows that I am from Quliang, and I have always heard the name of Cheng Jia. Cheng Jia is a man who is good at friends and can distinguish between heroic words. He is also a nobleman of Zhao. The thief Xun let him take charge of the Neihuang market, and I was surprised that such celebrities should be hidden in the mansion, always ready for consultation. It was premeditated."

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Wei County protrudes a piece to the south, corresponding to the piece that protrudes to the south, and there is also a project to the north, where Quliang is protruding. It is located in the northwest of Liangqi County, just next to Handan. In Yiyang County in the north, the two counties are only twenty or thirty miles apart. Cheng Jia is a nobleman in Yiyang. This advisor has long heard of his name and knows him well.

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Yu Du still refused to believe it, and said: "From the beginning of my army, Li Qiong has followed me, and I treat him well. Three counties for him, for him to raise soldiers, how could he betray me?"

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"He may have no intention of betraying the general, but why did Xun You send Xun You to sneak into Neihuang and see Cheng Jia in secret?"

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"This…."

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The status of Nei Huang is too important, and there is no room for loss. It is for this reason that Yu Du handed over the responsibility of guarding Nei Huang to his wife and brother Li Qiong. God came, the more I thought about it, the more uneasy my heart became.

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The young marshal under the hall said, "Xun Thief is seriously ill now, so how can he have time to look at me? The gentleman must have made a fuss."

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Yu Du's eyes lit up, and he said, "Yes! Xun Thief is seriously ill now, and Ye County came to report yesterday that he has never left the mansion. He coughs up blood in the middle of the night, I'm afraid he will die soon, how could he possibly want me to be ashamed?"

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"It's certain that Xun Thief is seriously ill, but it's hard to say whether or not he is so ill..." Halfway through his words, the counselor suddenly stopped, pinched his beard, and lowered his head in thought.

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"Sir?...Sir?...Sir?"

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Yu Du shouted three times in a row before he came to his senses. Suddenly he got up and said, "General, what if Xun Thief is not sick?"

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"Aren't you sick?"

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"The thief Xun is cunning and knows the military affairs. The soldiers say, 'What is true is false, and what is false is true', 'If you can show what you can't do, if you can use it, you show what you don't need', if Xun thief is pretending to be sick? Is it 'showing what you can't' ?…Oh, General, this plan to build a plank road and keep Chen Cang in the dark is also a plan, maybe the Xun Thief’s illness is a fake, and the plot to be infringed is the real thing!” The more the adviser thought about it, the more he felt like this, his face changed greatly, and he said nervously, "If this is not the case, I can't explain why Xun Thief was ill, but sent Xun You to sneak into Nei Huang to see Cheng Jia in secret!"

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Tangxia Xiaoshuai said: "A few days ago, it was you who said that the thief Xun was bound to suffer from severe scabies, and now it is you who said that the thief was feigning illness!"

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The counselor left the table and went to the hall, bowed down without his hat, and said, "General, calm down! Xun thief knows that soldiers can fight, but he should not be taken lightly. The villain's words are inconsistent. Although he did not deliberately deceive the general, he was willing to accept the crime and be punished. It's just that the punishment for the villain is a small matter, and the inner gangster is a big deal!"

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Yu Du asked, "In your opinion, how should I deal with it?"

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"Please command the elite troops, go to Neihuang in person, and personally check whether Li Qiong has collaborating with the enemy."

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A young commander in the hall disagreed with the counselor's opinion and said, "Whether the thief Xun is conspiring against the enemy, and whether Li Qiong is collaborating with the enemy, there is no conclusive evidence so far, it's all your speculation, how can you guess things? General Lao will go in person?"

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"The general is not going, how can we find out about this?"

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"It's enough to send a subordinate there."

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"Li Qiong is the wife and brother of the general. As the general said, he has 3,000 elite soldiers to ward off Huang, and has jurisdiction over three counties. He? If he has any objections, sending an official will only make him start early!" The counselor lay on the ground and turned his face to refute the Xiaoshuai's proposal, turned back, and said to the poison, "The general is like going to Neihuang personally. , Li Qiong is afraid of the general's power, and will not dare to act rashly, the general can slowly investigate the incident, if there is any connection with the enemy, he will be killed, if there is no connection with the enemy..."

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"how?"

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"Then it can be concluded that Xun Thief is really sick, and when it's time..."

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Before he could finish speaking, Yu Du interrupted him and said unhappily: "You said at first that Xun Thief must have contracted a serious illness, but just now you said that Xun Thief was not seriously ill, and now he said, 'But It is true that Xun thief is ill. Do you want to say that Xun thief is sick, or do you want to say that Xun thief is not sick? Is Xun thief sick or not?”

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"General, don't be in a hurry, just listen to me."

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"you say."

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"As I said just now, the way of the military is, 'The truth is false, the false is true', if it is found that Li Qiongguo is collaborating with the enemy, then Xun Thief's illness must be false, it is a fake released to confuse the general. information."

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"Yes, UU reading www.uukanshu.com, but why do you say: If Li Qiong did not cooperate with the enemy, then it can be concluded that Xun Thief is really sick?"

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"First, the soldiers of the county were in turmoil, and then the surnames held grudges. Xun Thief had a very difficult life in Ye County. He killed two of the general's messengers one after another. Under such circumstances, if he fell seriously ill again, he would definitely be afraid of the general. He will take the opportunity to attack Ye, so it is possible that he sent Xun You to Neihuang to raise suspicions, to divert the general's attention. Therefore, if Li Qiong did not cooperate with the enemy, it may be true that he is ill."

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"...You have a point in saying that, so what if you said, 'it's time'?"

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"If it is true that the Xun thief is sick, when the time comes, the soldiers of the county and the surnames hold grudges, and the righteousness he brings outside is not stable in the army. Done! Until then, I can't tell, the villain will have to congratulate General and General Hexi again."

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The counselor was not angry about Xun Zhen's killing of the poisoned messenger. Not only was he not angry, but he was overjoyed, because the first messenger surnamed Deng was killed by Xunzhen was a great reliance on Yu poisoning. A counselor, and this counselor often compete for favor under the tent. After being killed by Xun Zhen, this counselor has no rival for favor, because his status under the drug tent has skyrocketed, and he is very satisfied with this.

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He thought to himself: "Thanks to Xun thief killing Lao Deng, now I am under the general's account, and the general will obey me."

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He wasn't sure whether Xun Zhen was sick or not, but he was quite sure that the poison would obey him. Sure enough, after listening to his words, Yu Du no longer hesitated, and decided to personally lead his troops to Neihuang to check whether Li Qiong was collaborating with the enemy.