The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Second more.

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The few people who came were Xu Zhong, Cheng Yan, Xiao Xia, and Xiao Ren.

See you on the road.

Except for Cheng Yan, Xu Zhong and Le Jin met for the first time, but they had already heard Xun Zhen say that when they met at this time, they had their own greetings. After bowing to each other, Xu Zhong asked, "Mr. Xun, where is your mount?"

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "It's a long story.... Let's talk as we walk."

The crowd surrounded Xun Zhen and Le Jin, and walked back along the road, listening to Xun Zhen's story as they walked. When Xun Zhen finished speaking, they were all angry. Xiao Xia and Xiao Ren turned around to find the third Lan. Xun Zhen grabbed it.

Xu Zhong's face was covered with a face towel, so he couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry, but he was obviously angry when he saw his raised eyebrows.

He pressed the knife and said, "The third Lan Shuzifu! It's too embarrassing for the villagers! Le Jun, I apologize to you on his behalf." The people of the time have a strong sense of the countryside. With the title, the country. If there is a virtuous gentleman in the village, he will be honored, and if there is a rogue bully, he will be ashamed to be in the company. Xu Zhongren is filial and filial, and he cares more about this aspect, so he first apologized to Le Jin, and then said to Xun Zhen: "Xun Jun, such traitors must not be tolerated! Leave this to me. I'm going to look for his face-to-face theory."

Xun Zhen thought to himself: "'Theory'? I'm afraid it is to use a knife to 'theory'?" He shook his head and said, "I have my own opinion on this matter, and you must not act indiscriminately."

"Dare to ask what is Xunjun's claim?"

Everyone present is not an outsider, so they can tell the truth as much as they can. At the moment, Xun Zhen will repeat what Le Jin said. Xu Zhong asked the exact same question as Le Jin: "Jun Yan: 'Make a decision and then move'. How to plan?"

"The third clan has been doing evil in the township for a long time, and I haven't heard of any backstage forces, but over the years, the township has rank and wandering, but they have indulged it and did not punish it. There must be a reason. His family, this is the first thing that needs to be clarified."

Cheng Yan said, "I know a reason."

"Oh? What is it?"

"Fifteen years ago, a new wanderer, surnamed Wang, a native of Beizhou, came to the county. He hated evil and hated evil. He just took office when he encountered the bully of the third clan, and severely injured a villager. During the investigation of the case, he After discovering that the Third Clan had done a lot of evil and had harmed the village for a long time, they decided to uproot them and punish them severely. As a result, a few days later, he was stabbed to death in the house."

"Stabbed to death in the house?"

"Everyone in the village guessed that this assassin must have been sent by the Third Clan. It's just that there is no evidence, and the case is finally settled."

"It's over? ..., a wanderer died in the office, and it's over?" This thing sounds incredible, but it's actually not surprising. Xun Zhen let out a long sigh, and said, "Today's dynasty has become increasingly lax, and the local cunning cannot be ruled out."

- "The local cunning cannot be ruled out". Cunning, that is, local nobles and rangers. The issue of the power of local aristocrats and rangers runs through the two Han Dynasties, from the former Han Dynasty to today.

The main problem after the founding of the former Han Dynasty was the remnants of noble descendants of the Six Kingdoms in Shandong during the Warring States Period. The "third clan" came from the Tian clan, the ruler of the state of Qi, and they were migrated at that time.

At the time of Emperor Wu, because of the economic revival after the reign of Wenjing, the power of the local aristocrats swelled again. These tycoons may rely on their wealth or power, or they may be famous for their heroes, arbitrarily deciding on the township and music, and they have the right to go to the state and prefectures, and even force the princes. Because of the strategy of his father Yan, Emperor Wu imitated the actions of the emperor, and all the tyrants and knights with more than 3 million people from all over the country migrated to Maoling. At that time, the famous hero Guo Jie was on the list of the migration, and because of this, the story of the general Wei Qing interceded with the emperor for him.

After Emperor Wu, the local tyrannical forces gradually developed, and the situation became more serious. The local officials would rather offend the prefect of the county than offend the tyrants. Emperor Yuan once said: The people are oppressed by the tyrants, but the governor of the state, shepherd, and county cannot avenge them.

During the Xinmang period, land mergers were serious and the people were struggling to survive. In order to suppress local tyrants, Wang Mang introduced some policies, which led to their resistance. The tyrants can easily gather thousands or thousands of people to defend themselves, or raise troops to rebel. Emperor Guangwu relied on the power of these noble families to conquer the world. After the rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Guangwu severely cracked down on those wealthy families who were inconsistent with the royal order, and at the same time allowed the development of those heroic and aristocratic families.

Wenpin was a native of Nanyang Wan, Nanyang Deng was a descendant of Deng Yu, and his clan had twenty or thirty dukes and marquis, more than ten people below the general, forty or fifty governors of the prefecture, shepherd and county, and the rest were innumerable. , it can be seen that its power is so great that it was not until the reign of Andi that he was either executed or relocated because of his crimes, almost "rising and falling with the Han Dynasty". With such a force, how can it be ruled locally?

And because of the talent election and appointment system, in addition to the chief officials of the prefectures, counties, and counties, who were appointed by the imperial court and served as officials in other places, the rafters and assistant officials at the bottom were mostly appointed by local people. An airborne chief officer, if he does not have strong skills and convincing ability, how can he achieve smooth government orders? Some county governors simply hand over government affairs to local people. That's why there was a folk song more than ten years ago: "Cen Gongxiao, the prefect of Nanyang, Hongnong Chengyuan but sitting and screaming". Cheng Yu, a native of Hongnong, was the prefect of Nanyang, and he appointed Cen Long, one of the "Eight Jun of Jiangxia", as the county meritorious officer.

A person like Cheng Yu is not bad, at least he can "sit back and scream". Some officials are often "forced to expel" because they offend the local tyrannical power. A few decades ago, Didi Andi issued an edict: "Zhaozhou County shall not be forced to expel chief officials"?

Not only "forcing the expulsion of the chief officials", in the early days, some daring strong sects and rangers also attacked the county court. These things would have been unimaginable in the centralized and powerful dynasties in the future, but at this time they are happening right in front of us.

Of course, this third clan cannot be compared with those real "big sects and strong right", but it is just a local snake. But for "township officials" such as township officials and wanderers, this local snake is also very "powerful". The result of indulgence over the years is that his clansmen dared to stab you to death.

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Xun Zhen came to serve as a township rank, not to fight "tyrants". He has read a lot of history books, especially the deeds of Emperor Guangwu of the current dynasty. In addition, he has some knowledge of the Three Kingdoms era in his previous life. However, the current situation was that he wanted to rely on him, but the Third Clan refused to give him any support. Not only did he not rely on him, but it also caused resistance to him.

He held the knife around his waist, looked at the combination of heaven and earth, and looked at the fields near the left and right, and said spontaneously: "The third clan bullying the people and assassinating the young officials is really a thorn in the hometown, the people will bleed if they touch it, and the officials will be troublesome if they touch it. , Whether it is for the people or for the administration, I must do everything I can to punish the clan! How can a Bodhisattva lower his eyebrows and be compassionate without his angry eyes and thunderous means?"

"King Kong? Bodhisattva?"

At the right time, it was less than a hundred years after Buddhism was introduced to the Central Plains. Although it was promoted to a certain extent by the late Emperor Huandi, it was still far less common than later generations. Cheng Yan and Le Jin all looked in admiration. What Yue Jin admired was that Xun Zhen was not afraid of the powerful, Cheng Yan not only admired Xun Zhen's courage, but also admired that Xun Zhen knew Buddhism, but he was also a little worried for Xun Zhen, he said: "Xun Zhen, since the third clan stabbed him. After the death of the Wang Youyu, for fifteen years, the township Youzhi and Youyou have been very indulgent towards them, opening one eye and closing one eye. If you suddenly use the 'thunder method'? Will you... "

"Could it be anything?"

Cheng Yan didn't dare to say anything.

Xun Zhen laughed and said, "Are you worried that the Third Clan will stab me too?"

Cheng Yan defaults.

"I'm not the same as the wanderer surnamed Wang."

- Xun Zhen This is the truth. The surnamed Wang Youyu was from Beizhou. Although he didn't know why he came to be an official here, he knew that he would be helpless. Xun Zhen was different. Xun Zhen had both Xu Zhong and Cheng Yan from his hometown to help him, and he was from a famous family in Yingyin, so he could get the support of the county magistrate.

He thought in his heart: "As long as enough evidence is collected, if you don't move, it will be already~www.wuxiahere.com~ Once it occurs, it will definitely make the third clan annihilated. ... But, before starting, you need to be careful and careful. Don't make any noise, so as not to scare the snake." He said to Xu Zhong, Cheng Yan, Xiao Xia, and Xiao Ren, "The four of you are all from the village, and you have good friends and relatives in the village. From tomorrow, you don't have to do anything. , just quietly inquire about the evil deeds that the third clan has done over the years, and report them to me one by one. I also want to find out how many people there are in the third clan, who are married to them, and who they are usually in contact with Who are the close ones, as well as their guests and dead men."

Xu Zhong and everyone agreed.

Xun Zhen smiled again and said to Le Jin: "Wen Qian, since you left, I have been looking forward to the day and night that I will finally wait for you today, so don't be upset because of the third Lan, - Xiangting just happens to have a market today, Buy some fresh vegetables and meat, sell some wine, and stay drunk at night!  …, I have something else I want to discuss with you when I get up tomorrow.”

Le Jin really admired Xun Zhen. Xun Zhen usually looks gentle and elegant, but this shot will destroy the entire family. Taking the risk of being stabbed, exterminating the whole family, and still like a normal person, still thinking about buying wine and food to invite him to drink.

He sighed: "Zhenzhi, the last time I saw you, although I thought you were heroic and generous, but I thought you were just a scholar from a famous family, I just learned today that you are not only a scholar, you are also a tiger. Ah!" Shizi, read the scriptures, be knowledgeable, and observe morals. Hu Shi is not only a scholar, but also decisive, not chaotic, not afraid of danger, and has the means of thunder.

Xun Zhen laughed: "Too much praise, too much praise!"

Le Jin asked, "Zhenzhi, what do you want to discuss with me tomorrow?"

Xun Zhen refused to speak, only smiled and said, "We'll talk about it tomorrow, we'll talk about it tomorrow."

In order to buy food and wine, everyone went back the same way and went to the market first. When I came to the city, I met a person in the crowd of people.