The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Happy New Year's Day to the children.

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Luoyang, Kyoto.

Just when Xun Zhen used the excuse of "raising cattle" to force the magistrate of Ye to appoint the people recommended by Luan Gu and Huo Heng, the messengers he sent to deliver letters to Yuan Shao, Yin Xiu and others arrived one step ahead of Zhao Ran's messengers. the capital.

Although Luoyang was large, Yin Xiu and Yuan Shao were prominent eunuchs in the court. Their houses were easy to find, and messengers put letters into their homes.

Because Xun Zhen's name was attached to the letter, Xun Zhen's letter was soon sent to their case by the servants in his two-person house.

Yin Xiu is a good-natured man. He can improve the good but cannot eliminate the evil. He has both shortcomings and advantages, but he still takes good care of his old officials and disciples, especially Xun Zhen, who comes from a famous clan, and is very capable and successful. Not a small achievement.

Xun Zhen is less than thirty years old this year. He is already the prefect of 2,000 Shi, and he was awarded the title of Marquis of Yin for his military achievements. It is also a good thing for Yin Xiu to have such a young and promising old official. The power of politics and governance, and it is beneficial to the career of his descendants.

Therefore, after receiving Xun Zhen's letter, although Yin Xiu is not an upright person who is not afraid of power, but after weighing the pros and cons, he still decides to help a group of Xun Zhen. If Zhao Zhong really wants to attack Xun Zhen, Then he would say something for Xun Zhen. Of course, this "speaking and speaking" has a "degree", provided that it does not harm his own interests.

After making a decision, he wrote a letter to Xun Zhen and ordered someone to send it to Wei County.

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Yuan Shao was different from Yin Xiu, Yin Xiu only decided to give Xun Zhen a moderate amount of help, while Yuan Shao, after reading Xun Zhen's letter, immediately decided that if Zhao Zhong attacked Xun Zhen, then he would do his best to help Xun Zhen.

To Yin Xiu, Xun Zhen was just an old official who might be able to help him or his children in the future, but to Yuan Shao, Xun Zhen is now a more important member of his small political clique. member.

In the beginning, Yuan Shao didn't pay much attention to Xun Zhen. If it wasn't for Cao Cao's recommendation, he would never have known that there was another Xun Zhen in the world. With the development of the war against the Yellow Turbans, Xun Zhen became more and more famous. Now, especially after Zhang Jiao was forced to death by Xin Ai, his name was known to many people at once. Seeing that Xun Zhen had become a potential stock, Yuan Shao naturally did not hesitate to help him, so he helped him get Lieutenant Zhao Guo. As a lieutenant of Zhao State, Xun Zhen played an outstanding role, not only pacified all the thieves in the country, but also made remarkable achievements in the rebellion of Zhang Niujiao and Zhang Feiyan, and saved Julu Wait for the county to settle down. Since Xun Zhen played well and performed better and better, Yuan Shao naturally paid more and more attention to him, so he spared no effort to win the position of the prefect of Wei County for him, and also won him a position. Marquis of Yingyin.

Not to mention the prefect of Wei County, only from the title of "Marquis of Yingyin", it can be seen that Xun Zhen's status in Yuan Shao's eyes is indeed getting higher and higher. Yingyin was Xun Zhen's hometown, and it was a county in Meixian County. If he hadn't paid attention to Xun Zhen, how could Yuan Shao have tried his best to win him this position?

Having said that, it can actually be seen that Yuan Shao has a lot of tolerance and is willing to help people who are valued.

This has something to do with Yuan Shao's origin and his own personality.

Although Yuan Shao came from a "public family", first of all, he was not originally a direct son, but the concubine of his biological father. Second, he was adopted to Yuan Cheng, and he was adopted after Yuan Cheng's death, which is equivalent to saying that he was a "posthumous son." ”, “Children and lost parents”, although his biological father and his subordinates have taken good care of him since he was a child, in the final analysis, he is already “Yuan Cheng’s son” in terms of patriarchal law, and it is impossible to follow him He lives with his biological father, and has taken up the responsibility of "the head of the family" since he was a child, which will inevitably have a certain impact on the formation of his character, just like "the child of the poor will be the head of the family early". He is like this.

He was a county magistrate when he was young. When he came home, he was sent by many people, riding like clouds. When he was about to reach the border of Runan County, he told them all to go back, and he would not let them send him any more, and he also took a frugal seat instead. car, why? Just because Runan had Xu Shao, he worried that Xu Shao would give him bad comments. It can be seen from this example that he not only matured earlier and became more independent than ordinary noble children, but also cared more about the opinions of others, in other words, he was more sensitive to personal "reputation".

You must know that his younger brother Yuan Shu was far inferior to him when he was young. He was called "Yuan Changshui, the tough ghost on the road". What is the tough ghost on the road? It is said that Yuan Shu relied on his family status, he was a hero, and he was domineering. Compared with Yuan Shao, the difference between the two was more than a matter of morality!

But Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu also have something in common, that is, they are good rangers.

After all, Yuan Shao was a son of aristocrats, and being a "chivalrous man" was the common hobby of many aristocratic children, such as Cao Cao and Zhang Miao. They were all rangers when they were young. The difference, however, is that Yuan Shu's "lawlessness" is "numbering and flying eagles and lackeys", while Yuan Shao quickly shifted his interest to befriending party members wanted by the court.

Since Yuan Shao is a good chivalrous man and a reputation, it is inevitable that he will have a closer relationship with the party members.

He was born in a public family, and the Yuan family in Runan is the most important in the world. His disciples and officials are all over the prefecture. Scholars and rangers have all made friends and are very good at eating. The capital city has a saying: "If things are not in harmony, ask Wen Kai". His biological father and his descendants doted on him very much, and the party members were also willing to make friends with him when all aspects were combined.

Such as He Yong, Zhang Miao, etc., these celebrities and leaders of the party all made friends with him and became his running friends.

He originally made friends with party members because he was a light chivalrous person and paid attention to clear names, but in the process of making friends with party members, as he came into contact with more and more party members, it was inevitable that he would be more and more influenced by party members. , and gradually he took it as his duty to exterminate the eunuchs.

In fact, the relationship between Runan Yuan and eunuchs has always been good, otherwise, Yuan would not have survived the two party disasters, and it would be valuable to the world. Of course, Yuan's relationship with eunuchs is good, it does not mean that they are attached to eunuchs. They also have a good relationship with party members and celebrities. If Yuan's relationship with eunuchs is a member of the eunuch, the relationship with party members and celebrities is not good. Then even if Yuan Shao wanted to make friends with the party members, the party members and celebrities would not pay attention to him.

This is the foundation of Yuan's standing in the court, and it is also the main reason why Yuan has been safe and valuable in all political and political struggles, but now there is such a "rebellious son" as Yuan Shao. "In Yuan's family, Yuan Shao's biological father and his fathers did not approve of this, so when I heard Zhao Zhong said, "I don't know where this child will end." What do you want?" Yuan Hui immediately called Yuan Shao and reprimanded him face to face.

But Yuan Shao has gone too far on the road of exterminating eunuchs. He has been deeply influenced by party members and celebrities, and has made exterminating eunuchs his own responsibility. Naturally, he should not take Yuan Weizhi's reprimand seriously. Although Yuan has always had a good relationship with eunuchs and party members and celebrities, even though he didn't listen to Yuan Kai's words, Yuan Kai had nothing to do with him. If it goes right away and spreads out, Yuan's family voice will be ruined.

Yuan Shao had the ambition to kill eunuchs, and he valued his reputation. He knew the important role of reputation in the present. Therefore, when he saw that the eunuchs in the court were so powerful that they could not be easily eliminated, he took Yuan Cheng's mourning as an excuse. He resigned from office and did not do it, and served filial piety at home, and then served filial piety for his deceased mother. He stayed at home for six consecutive years. These six years were not only when he "raised his hopes in the wild", but also when he observed the situation in the court and the world. When moving on standby.

It is extremely rare to serve filial piety for six years, especially for a son of a clan like Yuan Shao.

It is very easy for the children of the public clan to go into office. For example, Yuan Shao, he was already a county magistrate when he was 20 years old. If he did not delay these six years, with his family background, even if he could not be promoted to the prefect of two thousand stone, at least He can also be an official of a thousand stones with real power in the court, but he can endure loneliness, but he is willing not to enter the office when he is young and energetic, and young people yearn for wealth and honor, and his filial piety is still the filial piety of strict etiquette. It's not easy to wear coarse clothes, live in a humble house, and have a simple diet. A young man who was born in a public family, has been dressed in fine clothes since he was a child, and is in his prime can do this, and he will get the world in one fell swoop. The praise of the scholar.

But this was not enough. After serving filial piety for six years, Yuan Shao discovered that the eunuchs were still powerful, and that his own reputation had not reached the point where he could gain the support of party members and scholars because of his age. He continued not to be an official, but went to Luoyang Guest House instead.

There are two reasons for visiting Luoyang Guest House.

One is that Luoyang is the capital of the emperor, with a lot of clothes, many nobles, and many scholars. If you can get a high reputation in Luoyang, you can quickly spread it all over the world; the other is that Luoyang is also conducive to him making more scholars and heroes. .

He is also really able to keep his composure. He lived in Luoyang for many years. He usually made friends with scholars and heroes. In private, he worked with He Yong, Zhang Miao and other party members to actively help those in distress. He Yong was a wealthy man, Zhang Miao was rich, and Yuan Shao had a family. The combination of the three of them can be said to complement each other's shortcomings and complement each other's strengths, and they have done a great job of helping the poor and the party members. Over the years, I don't know how many party members have been saved, and some of them have helped them Exoneration, and some are giving them money. All in all, Yuan Shao has finally developed his fame to a peak during the years he lived in Luoyang. He has become the backbone of the party members and the leader of the younger generation of scholars. sleeve.

After the Yellow Turban rebellion, the imperial court lifted the ban on the party, and He Jin eradicated Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao saw that the ban on the party was lifted, and the Yellow Turbans were in chaos, and he felt that his wings were full and his reputation was high enough. So he thought that it was time for a hero to be born and exterminate the eunuchs, and he had a good relationship with He Jin. Instead of refusing to join the official position as before, this time he accepted He Jin's expedition and became a mansion of the General's Mansion. Not long after, he was recommended by He Jin as the Imperial Servant.

It can be said that Yuan Shao has been dormant for many years, "accumulating a lot of books", and now it is finally time for him to make big plans. The party members, celebrities, heroes, and heroes he usually associates with him are now paying more attention to him, always waiting for his call. and use.

However, although Yuan Shao has a lot of people, there are not many people who are good at fighting, can manage the army, and have a strong armed force under them. ,—not to say that there are no brave and daring people under his command, there are, but few of these people he has participated in actual combat, and they are not as good as Xun Zhen in this regard.

Therefore, Yuan Shao paid more and more attention to Xun Zhen. If Xun Zhen only existed on the periphery of his small political group, now Xun Zhen has entered the inner circle.

There are objective reasons why Yuan Shao attaches great importance to Xun Zhen's ability to fight and have armed forces.

The general Dou Wu and the old generation of party members Chen Fan and others also did things to punish eunuchs before, but they failed in the end. An important reason for the failure was that they did not have loyal armed forces in their hands. As a result, they were punished by the eunuchs. To attack and destroy.

This is a **** foreshadowing.

Most of the capital's armed forces are now controlled by eunuchs. Although He Jin is a general, he has only been in this position for a long time. It has not had a deep impact on the garrison of the capital, and the control is not strong enough. If the eunuchs are like the last time. If they engage in mutiny, then the fate of Dou Wu, Chen Fan and others is Yuan Shao's future. As far as the garrison of the capital is concerned, He Jin cannot be completely controlled, and Yuan Shao's intervention is almost impossible. Garrisoned troops, if you want to compete with the arms of the eunuchs, you can only borrow them from outside.

The importance of Xun Zhen was revealed at this moment, so Yuan Shao gave him a position as the prefect of Wei County.

Although Wei County is not close to Luoyang, it is thousands of miles away, but it is next to Gyeonggi, and to the south is Hanoi County, where the commander of Sili School is headquartered. If you march day and night, you can reach Luoyang in about ten days. Xun Zhen knows the soldiers are good at fighting~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Yi Cong's fighting power is very strong, so if there is a change, he can be summoned to the capital at any time, that is to say, Xun Zhen has become a strong force that Yuan Shao is now relying more and more on. aid.

Of course, even if the army is in a hurry, it will take ten days to reach the capital from Wei County, but it is still a little far, so Yuan Shao still has a plan. He was transferred to the capital to take the post of a school captain or even a general of the middle class, so that when the official was executed, he would naturally have more confidence.

Since he valued Xun Zhen so much now, he certainly wouldn't sit idly by when Xun Zhen asked for help.

Moreover, after thinking about it, he thought that even if Zhao Zhong was dissatisfied with Xun Zhen, after all, Li Hu was only a county magistrate, a small person, and he was not a member of Zhao Zhong, but a minion of Zhao Zhong's clan, Zhao Ran, separated by a layer of relationship. In other words, Li Hu's life and death have nothing to do with Zhao Zhong's fundamental interests. At most, it just makes him feel that his face has been damaged. Under such circumstances, if Yuan Shao fights against him, he must protect Xunzhen, and Zhao Zhong should not either. Persevere to the end, after all, the Yuan family has a great power in the court and the opposition.

It might be difficult for others to do "Strive to protect Xunzhen", but it is not difficult for Yuan Shao to do it.

He Yong also received a letter from Xun Zhen and came to see Yuan Shao with the letter. Yuan Shao told He Yong of his decision. He Yong wanted to ask Yuan Shao what he meant, and wanted to suggest that Yuan Shao must help Xun Zhen. This statement, of course, agrees with it.

Immediately, Yuan Shao replied with a letter and asked someone to send it to Wei County.

Previously, the connection between Yuan Shao and Xun Zhen was handled by He Yong, but this time, Yuan Shao directly communicated with Xun Zhen.