The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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There is no impermeable wall in the world. Even if Tao Qian kept the matter of Xun Zhen's mobilization of troops, it would be difficult for Tao Qian to hide it from all the state officials. The state officials are all natives of Xuzhou, and most of them are from the gentry of various counties.

The gentry of the five counties of Xuzhou, some have contact with each other from time to time, and some form a family of marriage with each other. The scholars from Donghai, Langya, Xiapi and other counties have many close or distant relations with the scholars in Guangling. After hearing about such major events, for the benefit of their own clan, these scholars could not be indifferent, so they sent people or wrote letters to acquaintances in Guangling to inquire about the truth of the matter.

The scholars in Guangling tended to be Xun Zhen, so they were strict, and some felt that Xun Zhen and Tao Qian were the same raccoon dog. How much to say.

It didn't take long for the scholars from Donghai and other counties to confirm that Xun Zhen was indeed mobilizing troops and preparing to enter Xiapi.

After knowing this, the people in different counties behaved differently and viewed the matter from different angles, but generally speaking, not many people were worried about Tao Qian, but on the other hand, many people secretly hoped that Xun Zhen would be able to get it. Final victory.

After all, Tao Qian has acted stubbornly in Xuzhou for the past few years, blindly pressing people with power. Many of the celebrities in the state have suffered from him, and even some have been imprisoned for not cooperating with Tao Qian. Now Xun Zhen wants to compete with Tao Qian for Xu, although both of them are not natives of Xuzhou, and both are "outsiders", but after all, Xun Zhen came from a family named Gao, although he is a distant family member of the Xun clan, he is also considered a "child of the public clan" Now, he has always had a good reputation, and he also has military exploits against Dong. Secondly, seeing Xun Zhen's governance in Guangling, he seems to be a tolerant person. Anyway, if he wins, Xuzhou will be replaced by him. , he must be stronger than Tao Qian, right?

On this day, Chen Deng, the captain of the prefectural agricultural school, returned home the night before on the day he took a rest.

Chen Deng's family is in Huaipu County, Xiapi County.

Huaipu is the easternmost county in Xiapi County. "Pu" means "the area by the water or where the river flows into the sea". As the name suggests, this county is adjacent to the Huai River and is located on the north bank of the Huai River. After the Huai River passes through this county, it will go a hundred miles eastward, that is, it will merge into the Huai River. Sea.

Huaipu is not far from Donghai County and Guangling County. It is a hundred miles to the north of Donghai County, and forty miles to the east or a hundred miles to the south is the border of Guangling County.

This geographical location determines that once Xun Zhen and Tao Qian go to war, Huaipu will not be able to escape the war.

Therefore, when he learned that Xun Zhen was preparing for the war, and that a war might be provoked soon, Chen Deng could no longer care that Tao Qian might be suspicious because of "he suddenly returned home". He rushed back home overnight and discussed with his father and brother how to deal with the matter.

Chen Deng's father, Chen Gui, was the son-in-law of Chen Qiu, the captain of Emperor Ling's time, and his family has two thousand stones for generations.

Chen Gui had been a county magistrate before, and then he resigned and returned home. Of course, his position as magistrate was not a high-ranking official, but his two subordinate brothers, namely Chen Qiu's two sons, were both appointed by the court. Prefect's qualifications.

The Chen family has such a reputation, so they are among the best in Xiapi and even in the entire Xuzhou nobility.

Chen Deng's field work in Zhangzhou, two days before the rest day, he found an excuse about field work, left Tan County in the prefecture, and went to Houqiu first, which is in the southeast of Tan County, not far from Huaipu. In the distance, only over a hundred miles away, the day before the holiday, Chen Deng set off in the evening, galloped overnight, and returned to his home in Huaipu the next morning.

When he got home, he didn't care about washing or changing his clothes, so he went to the back house and came to see his father.

Chen Gui still hasn't gotten up yet!

Chen Deng urged the maid to call Chen Gui quickly.

While waiting outside, he thought to himself: "Xunguangling is preparing for battle in Xiapi. Huaipu is very close to Guangling, and his father and Guangling scholars have many friends, so it is impossible not to know the news. I can't afford to lie down, I think it must be done, right?"

Sure enough, knowing a son is better than a father, and knowing a father is also better than a son.

Chen Gui has indeed made a plan.

Xun Zhen had sent people to Chen Deng and Chen's family many times before. Now that the army is about to start, she will not forget the Chen family. The day before Chen Deng rushed home, Xun Zhen just sent Qin Song again. Came to Chen's house and had a talk with Chen Guimi.

Chen Deng waited for a while before seeing Chen Gui come out of the room.

Seeing his son standing on the outdoor porch, his cheeks flushed from the cold wind, Chen Gui put on a crown and said with a smile: "Although it's spring and it's still cold, you're not staying in Tanxian, come back to work for you. very?"

"Having a rest today, so I have time to go home and see my father."

"I don't think you came back to see me, but heard some rumors in Tan County?"

"Father knows things like God! Deng did hear some rumors in Tanxian County. Because the matter is very important, it is not easy to send someone to deliver the letter, so he took advantage of the rest and came back to discuss with his father." After finishing this sentence , Chen Deng asked again, "I don't know where my second brother is?"

Chen Deng has a lot of brothers. He has two elder brothers and three younger brothers. The younger brother is young and does not have any big plans, so he asked where the two elder brothers were.

Chen Gui said, "It's not a coincidence that you came back, neither of them are at home."

"..., where did you go?"

"One went to Liangcheng, and the other went to Guangling."

Liangcheng is the northernmost county in Xiapi, in the west of Xiapi, not far from Xiapi County, and even closer to Donghai County. Chen Deng's eldest brother's wife is a good adult, and if he goes to Liangcheng, it must be Chen Deng's eldest brother. At this moment, Chen Gui asked the second son to go to Guangling and the eldest son to Liangcheng. The intention was obvious. The eldest son must persuade his wife and family to help Xun Zhen.

Chen Deng's eyes lit up and said, "What is your father thinking?"

"Yesterday, Qin Wenbiao came to the house again and brought me a handwritten letter from Xun Guangling."

"Dare to ask father, what did Xun Guangling say in the letter?"

"What else can I say, nothing more than to rebuke Zherong's evil and accuse Tao Gongzu of being selfish."

"that's it?"

If there were only these contents, how could Chen Gui send the eldest son to Liangcheng and the second son to Guangling?

Chen Gui smiled and said, "Isn't that enough?"

"……,Father!"

"Haha, Xun Zhen's letter said, I have heard that you are talented, majestic, and courageous in both civil and military affairs. You are indeed the hero of Xuzhou and the best in the world. Therefore, I want to marry a virtuous woman to you."

Chen Deng was stunned: "Marry..., give it to me?"

"Yes, Xun Guangling said that there is a daughter in his clan. She is his clan sister according to her seniority. She is known as a virtuous person and can be a good match for you."

"But I'm already married."

"Xun Guangling would like to marry her as his little wife."

Xun Zhen's move coincided with Cao Hongjian's approach to Tao Qian's approach to win over Xue Li.

For the Chen family, if they can marry Xun Zhen, once Xun Zhen wins, then their Chen family's position in Xuzhou will be unbreakable, which is even more exciting than the promise of an official reward. For Xun Zhen, Chen Deng's talent, he knew in his previous life, if he can get Chen Deng as his "brother-in-law", it will not only benefit the competition, but also benefit the future development, and it will actually make a lot of money .

"Dad promised him?"

"The Yingyin Xun clan is a prominent family in Yuzhou, and it is the same as my family's 'public family', and it is the same family as my family. Why don't I agree to him?"

Xun Shuang served as San Gong, and Chen Qiu also served as San Gong. Both are "public clans", and there is no difference in political reputation; and if the family is famous, the Xun clan, who lives in the Central Plains, is actually better than living in Xuzhou. The Chen family is much higher. In fact, Chen Gui has no reason to refuse.

"What if Xun Guangling is defeated?"

"You are an official in the prefecture, why don't I see it clearly? Although Xun Guangling is weak, the army and the people in the prefecture are united, and Sun Jian is outside to help. Although Tao Gongzu is strong, the prefecture has different intentions, Yuan Shu is really hard to rely on, and the war begins. The winner must go to Xun Guangling."

Chen Deng actually made the same judgment. Seeing that Chen Gui had made up his mind, he stopped talking, just a "virtuous girl of the Xun family" descended from the sky, and he was about to become Xun Zhen's "brother-in-law" in a blink of an eye. Said: "My younger brother is not married yet. Xun Guangling already intends to marry my family~www.wuxiaspot.com~, but why didn't he choose my younger brother instead of me?"

How could he know that Xun Zhen had coveted his talents for a long time.

Not to mention what he knew in the past life, but only what he heard in this life, how long has Chen Deng been the captain of the state farm school? Agricultural affairs in the state have been greatly improved. The damage left by the Yellow Turban chaos has been repaired in seven or eighty-eight ways. In a few years, the state capital has changed from poverty to fullness.

How could Xun Zhen let go of such practical talents?

Chen Deng put away the strange feeling in his heart, and said to Chen Gui, "Father said it very well, and Deng also thought that although Xun Guangling was weak, he might not be able to win."

"Tao Gongzu ruled the state with domineering, nepotism, and acted strong, but he was stern and timid. Today's chaotic times have come, I see his ability, he is not someone who can protect the people in peace!" Chen Gui sighed and continued, "It's not long before the Yellow Turbans have passed in my state, and the vitality of the people has not yet recovered. Why should I bear the flames of fire in the state? It's just for the long-term plan of my state. Tao Gongzu is not as good as Xun Guangling."

Chen Gui chose to support Xun Zhen and wished to marry Xun Zhen, not just because he thought Xun Zhen would win, but more for the future of Xuzhou, in other words, for the future of Xuzhou scholars, for the sake of being able to. Keep the vitality of Xuzhou scholars in troubled times.