The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

The banquet was over, Xun You, Liu Bei, Cheng Jia, Xuan Kang and others stayed behind to discuss military affairs with Xun Zhen.

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Liu Bei was the first to ask, "Yu Du has been captured. I don't know what Duke Ming intends to do with him?"

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"How do you feel?"

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"Although Li Qiong surrendered, the Wei and Wu'an counties are still in the hands of thieves and cannot be killed because of poison. It is best to persuade him to surrender, so that the whole of Wei can be recovered."

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Cheng Jia also said: "Li Qiong, if Duke Ming doesn't kill, what about poison? Jia is not talented. I would like to speak for Duke Ming about reducing poison."

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Xun Zhen nodded and said, "Okay, let the minister handle this matter."

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Xun You didn't think too much about poison, he thought more about the overall situation.

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He said: "Now that Yu Du has been captured and Li Qiong has surrendered to the three counties, the thief's vitality has been severely damaged, and chaos will arise within. Yu Du is as strong as the Ming Gong, even if he is unwilling to surrender, it does not matter. No matter what, Kefu The whole of Wei is just around the corner. The most important thing for Yi You today seems to be not poisoning, but what Duke Ming should do, how can he take this opportunity to control all the counties of Neihuang and Wei in order to cooperate with Zhao. home fight."

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All military operations are for political service.

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When he was in Zhao County, Xun Zhen used to destroy Zuo Xu, Huang Qian, and Wang Dangzhi's prestige, and successively took Zhao County's military power, Handan's security, etc. Enough to help him make great progress in Wei County's politics.

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In the fifteen counties of Wei Commandery, Ye, Liangqi and other counties mostly favored the Zhao family, which was not good for Xun Zhen.

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Now that Yu Du has been captured, Neihuang and other counties have surrendered Xun Zhen, and it will not be long before Wei, Wu'an and other counties will be recovered by Xun Zhen. This is a great opportunity for Xun Zhen, if he can seize this opportunity , to completely control the counties of Neihuang, Wei, Wu'an and other counties that were originally entrenched by Yudu, and have the capital to compete with the Zhao Party.

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In terms of specific operations, it is actually not difficult to control Neihuang, Wei, Wu'an and other counties.

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First of all, these counties have been occupied by Yu Du for a long time. For example, Wu’an and Sheguo in the west of the county have been occupied by Yu Du since the beginning of last year. They have been occupied by Yu Du for almost a year. Although the city and other counties have been occupied by Yudu for a short period of time, they have been separated for several months. The original county officials of the counties have long remained, especially the county magistrates and county magistrates. There is not a single one. left.

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Secondly, not only are there few county officials left, but the gentry and tyrants in each county have also been severely hit, and their power is not as strong as before.

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In other words, this means that Yu Du helped Xun Zhen to carry out a major purge for these counties. Several counties have placed close confidants and brought them under their command.

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Of course, it is impossible for the imperial court to let these counties "hang in the air". Sooner or later, new county magistrates and county magistrates will be sent, but it is impossible for the new magistrates and county magistrates to be elected immediately. Will take office soon.

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Wei County is a few hundred miles away from Luoyang, and it is more than a thousand miles away. It takes a long time for the imperial court to receive good news and then talk about candidates. The new county magistrates may come from all over the world. It will take a long time for Ling, to go up the road, and then to arrive in Wei County. Maybe it will be next year. Such a long time is enough for Xun Zhen to cultivate her own power in Wei County.

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"It's very true, I have exactly what I mean!" Xun Zhen said, "Shenzhen, Wu'an, Neihuang, Fanyang, Yin'an, Liyang, Wei, and Yuancheng, there are eight counties that have fallen into the hands of thieves. Except for Neihuang, who are the commanders of the remaining seven counties, who do you think should be appointed?"

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Xun You said, "These seven chiefs of guards can't be completely private."

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Xun Zhen is a foreigner, not a native of Wei County. If he appoints all the "commanders of the seven counties" to his own private people, that is, his cronies, then under the influence of regional exclusion thoughts, It will definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of the Wei people, so except for a few important counties that can be handed over to private individuals, the rest of the counties have to be appointed from the Wei County people.

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Xun Zhen agreed and said, "Of course. Ran Qing thinks that among the seven counties, which counties cannot employ Wei people?"

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"Among the seven counties, the three counties of Wu'an, Wei and Fanyang are the most important. You cannot pretend to be outsiders. As for the rest of the counties, you can choose from among the Wei people."

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Wu'an is adjacent to Taihang in the west, Zhaodi in the north, and serves as a barrier to the east of Ye County. Wei Nan overlooks Neihuang, and the north overlooks Guantao, Qingyuan, Ping'en and other counties in the north, which are the barriers to the west of Ye County. Fanyang is located between Wei County and Neihuang. If this county is in hand, then Wei and Neihuang will have nothing to worry about. Moreover, this county has the same name as Fanyang Pavilion, which Xunzhen took office as the pavilion chief in Yingchuan earlier. and Xun Zhen.

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These three counties are all very important, and people from Wei County cannot be appointed as guards and chiefs.

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Xun Zhen agreed and asked, "So, who do you think the chief of the three counties should be?"

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"Wu'an is near Taihang, there are many thieves in the mountains, and the local folk customs are fierce. You can choose a wise and brave person to be the commander. Wei County is Yudu's old nest, Yudu's influence in the local area is definitely not small, and Yan Meng Shangwei should be selected. , The person who is aware of the inner sensitivity will be his commander. Between Wei and Neihuang in Fanyang, you can choose a capable officer who knows the military as the commander."

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Xun Zhen nodded, smiled and said to Liu Bei, "Xuande, you are both intelligent and brave, would you like to guard the military security for me?"

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Wu'an is a small county, so its chief officials are called county magistrates rather than county magistrates.

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Liu Bei was pleasantly surprised when he heard this. Although he knew that following Xun Zhen would definitely have a bright future, he did not expect that he had just become a lieutenant and meritorious officer last year. "Be sure not to humiliate your life!"

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During the banquet, Xun Zhen admonished everyone, asking them to learn from Cheng Jia, saying, "A man is ordered by the state, and he should take his own life as his own, so as not to disgrace his order." to now.

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Xun Zhen lifted him up with a smile, told him to sit back in his place, and said, "Although Yingguo is capable, you can't have no one to help you. how?"

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"I understand the order of Duke Ming."

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Seeing that Liu Bei accepted the appointment happily, Xun Zhen was also very happy. He gave Liu Bei a smile and said to himself, "In time, I may not be able to separate him from Guan and Zhang."

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Before they knew it, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei could no longer sleep together and eat together as before.

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First, when he was in Zhao County, Xun Zhen appointed Liu Bei as the lieutenant of meritorious service, and arranged for Liu Bei.

In the county house, and then with Liu Bei's consent, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were arranged to serve as military posts in Yicongli, and there were not as many opportunities for the three of them to meet in the past. Then, yesterday, Xun Zhen sent Zhang Fei again. Sent to Neihuang as the guard

Wei, tonight Liu Bei was sent to Wu'an to be the garrison, while Guan Yu remained in the volunteer army. It can be expected that the three of them will be in different places for a long time, and the chance to meet will be even rarer.

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The less we meet, the less the feelings between people will gradually fade. Of course, it is also possible that the three of Liu Guan and Zhang have a deep sense of loyalty, and even if they meet less often, their relationship will not fade, but no matter what, things are always developing for the better.

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If nothing else, Xun Zhen wanted to kill Liu Bei back then. If he still wanted to kill Liu Bei, then when Liu Bei took office in Wu'an, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were not by his side, and he only needed an assassin to kill him. killed.

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You don't even need to send assassins, just send a message to Gao Su to get things done - Gao Su is very loyal to Xun Zhen, and he is daring, just because he sees that Xun Zhen is interested in Chi's maid, he can take Chi's maidservant. His husband was framed and killed, let alone a Liu Bei? Although he had a good impression of Liu Bei because he followed Liu Bei on a tour of the county when he was in Zhao County, it was far from enough to change Liu Bei's life.

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As for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, will they avenge Liu Bei? Even if Guan Yu and Zhang Fei knew that it was Liu Bei who was killed by Xun Zhen, but they were separated from each other and were alone and alone, what could they do? Xun Zhen killed the two of them as well.

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However, Xun Zhen's mentality is now different from that of the past, but she disdains this assassination trick.

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The guards of Wu'an were Liu Bei, Jian Yong, Gao Su, and the guards of Fanyang. Xun Zhen chose Xuankang.

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He smiled and said to Xuankang, "Uncle Ye, would you like to keep Fanyang for me?"

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Xuan Kang was even more pleasantly surprised than Liu Bei, pointed to his nose and said, "Ming Gong wants to appoint Kang as the chief guard of Fanyang?"

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"Gongda said just now that a capable and knowledgeable official was elected as the chief guard of Fanyang. I've thought about it, and it's only you."

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Although he knew that Xun Zhen was making a joke, it didn't damage Xuankang's joy at all. He hurriedly attended the worship and promised loudly.

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Since Xun Zhen was the postal supervisor in the northern part of Yingchuan, Xuankang has always been with Xun Zhen. Xun will always ask him to participate in secrets in matters or other major events. Now, he is indeed worthy of the four words "capable and knowledgeable", and it is time to let him out, take charge of himself, and experience it.

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However, he is young after all, and he has not held any particularly important positions, but he needs to be matched with two reliable deputies. Xun Zhen said to him: "I intend to take Li Xiang as the guard of Fanyang, and Chen Wu as the guard of Fanyang. What do you think?"

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There are seven heroes who captured Yu Po this time, namely Cheng Jia, Liu Deng, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Li Xiang, and Chen Wu.

Cheng Jia deserved the most credit, but according to observations, Xun Zhen believed that he was a strategist and was not suitable for ruling the people, so he planned to keep him by his side to fill Xuankang's position. Liu Deng is an important military academy in the righteous army, and he cannot do without it.

He cannot be sent abroad. Guan Yu is arrogant and arrogant. According to his qualifications under Xun Zhen's command, he is not enough to be the commander of a county, but if he is used as the prefect, I am afraid that he will not get along with the superior again. Therefore, Xun Zhen does not intend to send him out. he replaces

Gao Su's position in righteousness. Zhao Yun has not invested in Xun Zhen for a long time, his qualifications are too young, he is young, he has not yet been crowned, and he cannot be entrusted with important tasks for the time being. Xun Zhen intends to promote him to be Dian Wei's deputy.

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Apart from these four, there are three others. Among the three, Zhang Fei has gone to Neihuang to serve as a guard, and the only ones left are Li Xiang and Chen Wu who have not yet discussed their merits. Li Xiang knew the book, Chen Wu was steady, and it was very suitable for them to serve as Fanyang's Shoucheng and Shouwei.

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Xuankang has no reason to be unwilling, and he complied.

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Xun Zhen instructed him and said: "Although Xiang is a general, and Wu is not literate, but both of them can be used, you must not despise them! If the matter cannot be resolved, you can call the two of them to ask.”

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"No."

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"Fanyang, I will entrust it to Qing!"

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Xuankang learned from Liu Bei's words, and also said: "I will not disgrace the emperor's life."

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Wu'an and Fanyang had guards, and there was one Wei county left. Xun Zhen wanted to give it to Xun You, but he couldn't live without him. He suddenly thought of Handan Rong, and said to himself, "If the prince is here, he will be competent."

Handan Rong is strong and courageous, and he is agile, which is exactly what Xun You said about the selection criteria of "strictness, fierceness and prestige, and a clear sense of inner sensitivity". It's a pity that Handan Rong is still in Zhao County, and his father is still doing activities for him.

But there are more than 100 counties in the empire, and there are hundreds of people who are elected as filial piety every year, but not everyone can get rid of the imperial court or the Sangongfu, and it is not so easy to be active. A professional, estimated

He will have to wait a while longer for the results to come down.

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Xun You saw his hesitation, and said, "Is Duke Ming considering a candidate for Wei Ling?"

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"Who do you think is suitable?"

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"Of course the most suitable one is Jun Qing."

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Xun Zhen shook her head and said, "Junqing, my arm is also not allowed to go."

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Xu Zhong had a very high prestige in the righteousness. It was because of his presence in the army that Xun Zhen could save a lot of energy. Just like Xun You, he never left Xun Zhen's side. Besides, Xu Zhong had a look on his face. Injury, according to the Han system, he is also unable to serve as an official.

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"You can't do it, Junqing, but Xun Cheng can do it."

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Although Xun Cheng did not meet the conditions of "being strict and powerful, and being aware of inner sensitivity", he was the younger brother of Xun Zhen, and he had been friendly with Xun Zhen since he was a child. Among the people in Xunzhen's army, his prestige is second only to Xu Zhong, and the most important thing is that he is from a noble family. If he goes to sit in Wei County, it is enough to protect Wei County from any loss.

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Xun Zhen thought about it for a while, but rejected Xun You's proposal, saying: "Since I started the army, Zhongren has been in charge of luggage first, then general, learning cavalry and archery, and studying the art of war. He has experienced many positions in the army. Now that I know the military affairs, it is also my arm, and I am preparing to use him greatly, to use him as the deputy of the emperor, and he cannot be lacking in the army for a day, and cannot be entrusted to other counties."

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Although the Xun clan was numerous, the Xun clan was a family of Confucian scholars, and there were not many soldiers who knew how to fight. Now only Xun You and Xun Cheng were following Xun Zhen, and only Xun Cheng served in the army. Those who left the military and became civilians. If he changed his post as a civilian, that meant that there would be no more Xun clan disciples among the thousands of righteous soldiers. If something changed, it would definitely be regrettable.

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"Neither Junqing nor Zhongren is acceptable. If you want to retreat, Chen Bao is also acceptable."

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Chen Bao is also not up to the condition of "stern and fierce and powerful, and aware of internal sensitivity", but he at least has the latter one. Xun Zhen had fought so many battles, and he knew that he was capable of fighting. He was indeed the best candidate besides Xu Zhong and Xun Cheng.

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Xun Zhen agreed with Xun You's proposal and said, "A Bao has been with me for many years, and he has made many contributions and hard work without complaint. I have never rewarded him much, so I will take this opportunity to promote him to guard Wei Ling."

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With the candidates for Wei Ling~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Wei Cheng and Wei Wei candidates are much easier to choose. Xun Zhen planned to use Li Bo as Wei Cheng and Jiang Hu as Wei Wei. Li Bo has been with Xun Zhen for many years, and it is time to go out; Jiang Hu is the younger brother of Jiang Qin, and is known for his bravery in the army. When the Yellow Turbans and Zhaojun bandits fought, they were feared by the enemy.

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Jiang Hu and Li Bo, both literary and martial, are Xun Zhen's old friends from Xixiang.

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After negotiating the candidates for the guards of the three counties, the east is about to light up.

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Xun Zhen got up, walked to the door, looked at the morning light in the east, smiled and said to everyone, "Everything is ready, the only thing I owe is the east wind."

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"What does Duke Ming mean?"

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"...Ah? I mean that the candidates for the guards have already been decided, and now I only owe the Wei and Wu'an counties to me. Junchang, you will go to persuade Yudu today... Gongda, you pass our military orders. Go down, order Xu Zhong, Jiang Qin and others to prepare for battle, and send people to Neihuang to send orders to tell Li Qiong and Zhang Fei to prepare for battle, and if Yu Po does not surrender, they will join forces to attack Wei County first!"

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Cheng Jia and Xun You responded.

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Cheng Jia smiled and said, "Duke Ming has been feigning illness for a long time, but now Yu Po was captured and Li Qiong surrendered. Duke Ming, can you stop pretending to be sick?"

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Xun Zhen laughed and said: "Last night, to celebrate the honor of the Qing, the banquet was held until midnight, and the sound reached outside the mansion. Even if I wanted to pretend to be sick, I'm afraid I won't be able to pretend! Uncle Ye, pass me a call, Order the officials in the mansion to go to court today."