The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

This is today's update.

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Cheng Jia came into the hall with mixed feelings.

Xun Zhen just got up from the seat and was about to go to the back house with Xun You. When she saw Cheng Jia coming, and seeing his unusual expression, she said that she was worried, the corner of her mouth was a little happy, she said that she was happy, and she raised her brows with worry, and stopped. After standing in the case, he asked with a smile: "Qing's mouth is filled with joy, and her eyebrows are filled with deep worry. You are both happy and worried, so what's the matter?"

Cheng Jia sighed and said, "I had a happy event to report to the prince, but I just learned of a worry outside the courtyard." As he spoke, he took out a small wooden box from his sleeve and presented it to Xun Zhen.

The box is not big, the carving is very fine, and there is a seal on the outside, but the seal has been opened by Cheng Jia.

Xun Zhen knew at a glance that this was a "briefing report" issued by the imperial court to various counties and states.

The so-called briefing is the production of books, similar to the "dibao" that appeared later in the Tang Dynasty. Whenever there was an incident in the dynasty, the imperial court would issue a book to each county, so that the county could know the affairs of the dynasty.

When Cheng Jia arrived just now, he happened to meet the county official who came to give Xun Zhen this "briefing" outside the hospital. Anyway, he was going to see Xun Zhen, so he picked it up and opened it on the way, but saw a worry. thing.

Xun Zhen caught it, opened the box, took out the folded silk book, and unfolded it to watch.

Xun You asked, "What happened in the DPRK?"

After Xun Zhen finished reading it, she sighed, handed the silk book to Xun You, and said, "Xianbei has invaded the border again."

Xun You read the contents of the silk book, and sighed deeply, saying: "In the four years of Guanghe, Tan Shihuai died, and I heard the internal struggle between the Xianbei and the Xianbei. The secluded land is still being invaded by it year after year!"

Cheng Jia grew up in the north, and the north of Jizhou is Youzhou. He is familiar with the situation of Xianbei. He said: "The reason why Xianbei is prosperous is the root cause of state funding."

Xun Zhen came from later generations, and his concept of state and nationality was much stronger than that of Cheng Jia and Xun You, and he was more sensitive to the "foreign races" such as the Xiongnu, Wuhuan, and Xianbei. He said: "It can't be said like that... The reason why the state subsidized the Xianbei was to 'use the barbarians to control the barbarians', and the fact that the Xianbei is now strong is not the original intention of the state."

In the time of the former Han Dynasty, Xianbei was not visible. Since this dynasty, Xianbei has gradually become a serious problem. Since ZTE to the present, we have often heard about Xianbei pirates. I don’t want to talk about it from afar. Only after today’s son succeeded to the throne, Xianbei was almost always in trouble. suffered from it.

There are many reasons why the Xianbei became stronger and stronger, but it is undeniable that the support and support of the Han family to the Xianbei was one of the important reasons. To Liaodong will be rewarded, and Qingxu Erzhou will give 270 million yuan a year as a constant.” He gave these subordinate Xianbei tribe leaders 270 million yuan a year. The support is very strong, but this support is not for self-cultivation A strong enemy, but for the purpose of "controlling the barbarians with the barbarians".

During the reign of Han I, there were three powerful nomadic tribes in the north, first the Huns, then the Wuhuan, and now the Xianbei. Since the early Hanzhong, the Han family began to adopt the method of "controlling the barbarians with barbarians" to deal with them. Especially since the ZTE, "controlling barbarians with barbarians" has been widely used. First, they supported the Wuhuan, divided and eliminated the Xiongnu, and as the Wuhuan became stronger , and support the Xianbei, divide and eliminate the Wuhuan. This policy can be said to be relatively successful, at least successfully containing the Xiongnu and Wuhuan.

With the decline of the Wuhuan, the Xianbei are now stronger and stronger, and they could have continued to "control the barbarians with barbarians", but due to the incompetence of the government, the use of inhuman people, the internal turmoil in the county, and the lack of time to take care of the outside world, the policy implementation was unfavorable, and the Xianbei became more and more The stronger it is, the harder it is to control it.

Especially after Tanshihuai organized many scattered Xianbei tribes together to form a military alliance group, the rise of Xianbei was even more difficult to restrain. The county was invaded by the Xianbei every year, killing and looting innumerable. More than ten years ago, in the sixth year of Xiping, the imperial court decided to fight back and sent Xia Yu, the commander of Wuhuan, to defeat the Xianbei Zhonglang General Tian Yan and the Xiongnu Zhonglang General Zang Min. More than 10,000 cavalry troops went out of the fortress in three ways to attack Xianbei, but they were defeated by Tan Shihuai. After this war, Xianbei became a huge problem on the border.

Xianbei is getting stronger and stronger, while the Han family has been in constant civil strife. Under this situation, the life of You and Bingzhou is getting worse and worse.

Although Xun Zhen, Xun You, and Cheng Jia all sighed about this and worried about the borders of the empire, it was normal for Xianbei to invade the pirates. Every winter, I hear the news of Xianbei entering the pirates. Xun Zhen and others have long been accustomed to seeing it. Second, Wei County is located in the interior, far away from the border counties of You and Bingzhou. , so they just sighed a few words, that's all.

Xun You put the "briefing paper" back into the box and returned it to Xun Zhen.

The briefings of the imperial court are divided into two categories, one is to be conveyed to the county, township, and even the pavilion, and the other is not required to be conveyed downwards.

It is obvious that this briefing does not need to be downloaded, it just needs to be archived. Xun Zhen called Dian Wei, who was outside the hall, in, handed him the brief, and ordered him to send it to the chief recording room for storage.

After Dian Wei Yingnuo went out, Xun Zhen sat back at the table and asked Cheng Jia, "Qing Shicai said that he has something good to report to me. I don't know what it is?"

Cheng Jia also sat down, turned worry into joy, and replied, "I went to Liang Qi yesterday, and I just came back today."

"Did you go to see Wei Guang?"

"Yes."

Speaking of which, among Xun Cheng's men, Cheng Jia is the busiest now. Although Cheng Jia had no official position, Xun Zhen entrusted him with many "private matters", such as propagating to the county a few days ago that "Luoxue was because Li Hu was captured", etc. .

Cheng Jia suffers from the loss of appearance, and has not been able to display his ambitions for many years. It is easy to meet Xun Zhen who does not "judgment people by appearance". Not long after the heavy snow stopped, there was a saying: "The snow is not cold, but the snow is cold." The weather after the snow was colder than when it snowed, and the wind blew on his face like a knife cut. In such a cold weather, he did not hesitate Cold and bitter ran a trip to Liang Qi.

Xun Zhen asked, "Since it's a happy event, but Wei Guang is willing to join me?"

Cheng Jia said with a smile, "As you guessed, even if you missed it, it's not far off!"

"how do I say this?"

"Wei Guang hasn't officially expressed his willingness to join Junhou, but through talking with him, I found that he has moved!"

"What's your intention?"

"During my conversation with him, he asked me three questions successively."

"Oh?"

"The first question was: 'I heard that the young master of the Zhao family left the city at dusk and lived in the Yebei Manor, is this true'?"

"What about the second question?"

"The next question is: 'I heard that although the weather is cold, the government is diligent and tireless, and the affairs of the county are as usual. Is there such a thing'?"

"What about the third question?"

"The last question is: 'I heard that the old master of the lord is now a noble person in the court, and the lord and Runan Yuan Benchu ​​have made a good relationship'?"

"How did you answer?"

"The first time I asked, I laughed but said nothing, the second time I nodded and said yes, and the last time I asked him, I told him: Not only is Duke Yin, the former lord of the prince, now a nobleman in the court, the prince and Yuan Benchu ​​are married, but also the prince. The Hou and Cao Mengde, the son of Cao Song of Dahonglu, also became good friends."

After listening to Cheng Jia's words, Xun Zhen and Cheng Jia smiled at each other.

Xun You was not very familiar with Wei Guang, so after hearing Cheng Jia tell him about Wei Guang's background in detail, he clapped his hands and smiled and said, "The day Zhao Ran escaped from the city, I'm afraid he never imagined that because of his twilight escape. , and actually made Wei Guang fall in love with the prince."

Wei Guang's three questions don't seem interesting when viewed individually, but they are very interesting when viewed together. The first question confirms that Zhao Ran "runs out of the city", the second question confirms that Xun Zhen is "if nothing happened", and the third question confirms Xun Zhen's "backstage". The three questions were linked together, and it was obvious that he was indeed "intentionally moved".

Xun Zhen smiled and said: "In the past, when Ma Yuan brought the book of Wei Xiao to Luoyang, your Majesty saw Guang Wu, and Guang Wu smiled and said: 'Your Excellency is traveling between the two emperors, and seeing you now makes people ashamed', Ma Yuan replied: 'In today's world, It is not only the monarch who chooses his ministers, but the minister also chooses the monarch'. Does Wei Guang have the style of General Fubo?"

General Fubo Ma Yuan was a famous official and general of this dynasty, and a pillar of the country. Wei Guang was just a "rough character" from a light chivalrous background. Although I don't know how he will develop in the future, just from the current point of view, it is no matter what. Unable to compare with Ma Yuan, Xun Zhen quoted Ma Yuan's words to say that he was happy because he knew Wei Guang's "movement", and secondly, it was just a joke.

Cheng Jia had been in contact with Wei Guang a lot these months, and after hearing Xun Zhen's words, he rarely said seriously: "Jun Hou, although Wei Guang came from a cold background, but from what Jia sees, he is not an ordinary ranger and a cold scholar. Hou Che, please don't take it lightly."

Cheng Jia is rarely so serious, and has never criticized Xun Zhen face to face. This is the first time.

Xun Zhen put away her smile, sat upright and apologized to Cheng Jia, saying, "I was frivolous." After a pause, she thought, "I rarely hear Junchang praise people, but he praises Wei Guang today, so to speak~ www.wuxiaspot.com~ Does Wei Guang really excel?"

Xun Zhen and Wei Guang have never met. Although I heard Cheng Jia tell some stories of Wei Guang's past, I just think that Wei Guang is probably a person with a "good name" who "has ambition". Surprisingly, there are more people with "high eyes and low hands", and there are not many people with ambition, good reputation, and ability at the same time. Listening to Cheng Jia's meaning, Wei Guang is one of them?

Xun Zhenyin said, "Wei Guang must have his strengths if he can get the praise of the Qing. I wonder if he can compare with anyone under my account?"

"Wei Guang was young and a good chivalrous man, he was generous in his life, and his majestic spirit was enough to match Liu Deng's; he studied at a later time, followed the scholar-bureaucrat, and he was not immune to wind and rain, and he resembled Chen Wu; Not as good as Junqing, but far superior to Bo Qin and Zixiu.”

"As Qing said, this Wei County is a hero. You can go to Liang Qi with my handwriting and invite him to Ye. I want to see him."

Before that, although Xun Zhen attached great importance to Wei Guang, he only regarded him as a powerful weapon to destroy the Zhao family, and did not attach much importance to him. Now that he heard what Cheng Jia said, he changed his attitude and prepared to write it himself. A letter and asked Cheng Jia to bring it to Wei Guang, inviting him to meet in Ye County.

Cheng Jia agreed.

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1. Briefing.

The Dibao was sent back to the place privately by the clerks of the various vassal towns in Kyoto during the Tang Dynasty. In the era of the Han Dynasty, although the prefectures and states also set up "districts" in Kyoto, these residences were only used for "staying at the court". The laws of the two Han Dynasties strictly prohibited the residences of the county and the state to transmit the information of the state to the state. Those who violated the law would be severely punished by the state of the state.