The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Everyone said that the title of the book is not good. It seems that my aesthetics of the title is really not good. The last book "Ant Thief" began to be called "My Emperor Ming Taizu", and many people said it. However, I can't think of a good name. How about "The Moth Thief"?

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A thousand miles begins with a single step. If calling people and preparing pirates is likened to the beginning of the journey, then subduing the li-chiefs of the li so that they can actively cooperate and not hold back is the beginning of the journey.

How to be convinced? It is nothing more than the co-existence of grace and power, the soft and hard hands, which is why Xun Zhen specially left Zhulichang to drink wine today. The chiefs of all the li accepted his invitation and stayed.

There were more than a dozen of the six li long and the people in the pavilion. Only Huang Zhong was not enough to prepare the banquet, and the Fan family brothers also started.

This afternoon, there is still some time before the evening, the sun is shining in the yard, it is neither cold nor hot, it is warm and comfortable. Xun Zhen personally took out a large mat from the house, laid it out under the table in the courtyard, and asked the chief to sit down. Huang Zhong first boiled the water, brought it out, and asked them to drink it. Xun Zhen took some tea from the backyard and asked the chiefs if they wanted to drink it.

Although it is said that "the beginning of tea drinking originated in Shennong", that is, the ancestors began to drink tea as early as Shennong, but because the tea tree is a tree species in the south, until now, the tea production areas are mainly in Shuzhong and Jing. Chu, the habit of drinking tea is also concentrated in these two places, and not many northerners drink tea.

Due to the hobby of the previous life, Xun Zhen likes this thing, so whenever there is a "big city" in the county that sells this thing, he always buys a lot of it. -Because the northerners do not have the custom of drinking tea, there are not many opportunities to encounter tea in the market. When you are lucky, you may meet once a year; when you are unlucky, you may not see a single spot for two or three years. This tea was bought by him half a year ago. He was frugal and used it sparingly. Now there are not many leftovers. Today, he specially took it out to "entertain the distinguished guests".

Except for Su Hui in Peiping, all of the lilies in power have never drank tea, and most of them have never even seen each other.

The chief of Andingli saw Xun Zhen holding out something like a bunch of dead leaves like a baby, and asked, "What is this?"

"Tea." Xun Zhen suddenly remembered that there was no such title at this time, and changed his mouth to say, "That is, 'Tu'..." Seeing that everyone was still confused, she added, "Tu is the abbreviation for Tuyu. Have you ever read the "Fan Ji Pian"? The so-called '荈' in the article refers to this thing."

荈, the sound is "gasp". As Xun Zhen spoke, she put down the tea leaves, then picked up a small stone and wrote the word on the ground.

Most of the li-changers in Zhuli have never read books, but some of them have attended elementary school and have read the enlightenment books such as "Fan Jiang Pian" and "Ji Ji Pian". "Fan Ji Pian" was compiled by Sima Xiangru in the previous dynasty, and there is the word "荈" in it.

The chief of Andingli said "Oh" as if he had come to a realization. When he went to look at the tea, he was no longer unfamiliar, but cautious, and said, "So this thing is '荈'!... I remember reading when I was a child, and listening to Mr. The products are from Bashu?"

"Shi Jun has a good memory. This thing really came from Bashu, and now it is also popular in Jingchu. If you have not seen it, it would not be surprising. We northerners have seen this thing. People, so there is the word '荈' in the "Fan Jiang Pian" he compiled." He paused, then said, "Do you know Yang Xiong?"

Yang Xiong was a famous cifu master in the late Han Dynasty, and he was also called "Yangma" together with Sima Xiangru. Everyone here knows this man, even if he is illiterate. Su Hui smiled and said, "Is it the one who made Ganquan Fu?"

"Exactly. Yang Xiong is a native of Chengdu in the middle of Shu. He is not only good at ci and fu, but also wrote a book "Dialect", which records the dialects of all the prefectures and countries in the world, which mentions that 'the people in the southwest of Shu call Tu Yue 蔎'. 蔎, ancient book The so-called vanilla is also another name for tea."

Xun Zhen didn't know that tea was not popular in the Han and Han Dynasties before, but she discovered it after traveling through it, so she became interested. She worked **** the origin, spread of "tea", and the celebrities involved, and learned the above content.

He knew this, Su Hui and the others didn't know this, and what they knew was what was written in the "Fan Ji Pian". The chief of Andingli said suspiciously: "This substance is listed as a medicinal material in the "Fan Jiang". ..., Xun Jun, are you feeling unwell?"

Xun Zhen laughed dumbly, and said, "Tea was originally used for medicinal purposes. The so-called 'Shen Nong tastes all kinds of herbs, encounters seventy poisons a day, and when he gets tea, he can get rid of it'. I think it is necessary for medicinal purposes, but it is not necessary to drink it if you are not feeling well. Drinking it at ordinary times is also good for the body.  …, gentlemen, would you like to try it?”

Several li long looked at each other.

Su Hui hesitated before saying anything, and said in his heart, "This disciple is different, he knows a lot!... But, he actually has the quirk of taking medicine without getting sick!" Shaking his head, he said, "Thank you, Xun. Jun Meiyi, I'm afraid I have no luck to enjoy it." He said to the other mileages, "Please taste it."

The other li longs also shook their heads one after another.

It's not their fault, it's mainly because the tea leaves that Xun Zhen held out were really bad. First, the tea making process at that time was not as refined as it was later, and secondly, it took too long to store. It was bought half a year ago, plus the merchants transported it, it has been at least half a year, withered and shriveled. "It's better to say that it's poison, and there will be more people who believe it.

Xun Zhen didn't force it, she put some into the wooden bowl, looked at it, and thought it was too much, she took out more than half, poured the boiling soup, shook it a few times, put it in front of her nose, smelled it, closed it. Looking up, he took a deep breath, looking very intoxicated.

He was intoxicated for a while before opening his eyes. Seeing everyone staring at him, he couldn't help but smile awkwardly and said, "I don't have any other hobbies, I only like this thing. . . . To be honest, this thing is not easy to come by. , There are not many merchants from the south that come to us, and even fewer bring this stuff. These tea leaves, ..., tea leaves, were bought half a year ago, and I have been reluctant to use them, and only drink a little when I can't bear it. After all, I haven't had a drink for many days, so I lost my temper for a while, don't joke."

Zuo Ju, the chief of Jinglaoli, was attracted by his intoxication. He handed over the wooden bowl and said, "Give it to me too." After taking a sip, he just took a sip, and before he swallowed, he spit it out with a thud. Sitting next to him was Su Hui. He couldn't avoid it, and he vomited half of his sleeves.

Su Hui jumped up: "You!"

Zuo Ju's mouth still had a smell left, and he waved his hand at Su Hui while saying "Bah", "It wasn't intentional! It wasn't intentional!... This thing is too bitter. Bah, Bah!..., Xun How are you used to drinking?"

Everyone laughed, and Xun Zhen also smiled.

It can only be said that Zuo Ju is illiterate. If he reads a lot and can read a lot, when he hears the word "Tu", he should be able to think that this thing must be very bitter. "Tu", the name of bitter vegetable.

Xun Zhen also felt very bitter when drinking this tea. He said: "I heard the businessman who sells tea say that there is a kind of cake tea between Bashu and Jingchu. It may taste better if it is made into a cake shape, cracked and boiled to drink. It's a pity that I have never met anyone who sells cake tea. ."

According to his speculation, this kind of cake tea between Bashu and Jingchu should be similar to the cake tea of ​​later generations. If you can buy some, it will definitely taste much better than these shoddy loose teas. In the tea drinking customs of Bashu and Jingchu, Sichuan pepper and other things are also added to the tea to enhance the fragrance. In his previous life, he liked to drink tea, but he didn't pay much attention to it. He also drank loose tea, and he never drank it according to this drinking method. Traveling to this era, tea has become a rarity. Without a choice, I think about this sencha day and night.

Su Hui wiped the tea from his sleeves, sat down angrily, and said, "Since Xun Jun likes this thing, why don't you send someone to Bashu and Jingchu to buy it?"

Xun Zhen also thought, but where does he have so much spare money? Sending people to Bashu and Jingchu is a long way, and the expenses on the way are a lot of money. Perhaps in the eyes of Su Hui and others, he was born in the world-famous Xun family, and his family must have no shortage of money, but Xun Zhen's family knows her family affairs, and troubled times are coming, even if you have some money, it should be used on the edge of the knife. Putting aside your own safety because of your appetite?

He said contentedly: "Although there are no tea cakes, having this thing is enough to quench my thirst!"

Although there are episodes of Zuo Ju and Su Hui, and although everyone can't enjoy this thing, but through Xun Zhen's various performances, they all see that "tea" must be Xun Zhen's favorite thing, and they are reluctant to drink more. Today But willing to take them out to entertain them, they are quite moved. In addition to being moved, he was "deeply shocked" by Xun Zhenshi's quoting from the sky and fog, and was secretly in awe.

Zuo Ju Kuaizi, even though he suffered a mouthful of bitterness, still said with admiration: "Xunjun is worthy of the famous disciples. Unlike our countrymen, he has read a lot of books and understands a lot of things."

Su Hui said, "I am really grateful for Xun Jun's kindness. If you have any assignments in the future, just tell me!"

The host and guests chatted happily for a while. Xun Zhen said: "There is no wine in the house, please sit down for a while, and I will buy some to drink in the evening."

More than a dozen people, wine can not be less. It was not a temporary decision of Xun Zhen to entertain all of you. It was decided yesterday. It is said that the wine should have been bought long ago, but yesterday there was no market in the nearby pavilions. to buy.

Several li chiefs said, "How dare you bother Xunjun to go in person!"

Xun Zhen got up and said with a smile: "You come to my pavilion, I am the landlord. It is right to do the best of the landlord's friendship! ... Please wait a moment, I will come when I go." Show a gesture, let the chiefs watch him buy it in person, and put on the appearance of "Li Xian Corporal".

He asked Du Maixian to accompany the people to speak, and Chen Bao was called, and the two led their horses out of the house and went south.

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Along the way, I urged the horses to gallop, hurry up and slow down, and finally arrived at Dongxiangting City before the market closed.

Xun Zhen paid the money and sold two jugs of good wine. When he saw that there were radishes and lotus roots, he bought some separately. The radish is just on the market, crisp and sweet, and it's the right time to eat. The lotus root is also just coming into the market, and they are all seasonal vegetables.

After buying wine and vegetables, the two rushed back to the pavilion without stopping. On the road, I passed Zhuangzi of the Feng family twice, but Xun Zhen didn't even look at him. Back in the house, Huang Zhong and the Fan brothers had already prepared the food, and everyone was anxious to wait.

Xun Zhen handed the radishes and lotus roots to Huang Zhong, taught them to rectify them and served them, and then accused everyone of the crime, took out a portion of the cooked rice, put it on the food table, and took it to the backyard in person to serve Xu Muxian. eat. After Mother Xu finished eating, she pulled Xu Ji out together, and then began to feast with everyone.

A few li long saw him act like this, dull and puzzled, smart and thoughtful.

The Li Chang Suhui in Peiping Village ate a cut and grew wiser, learned to be good, got up in a hurry, and gave up his seat to Xu Ji. Among the six li, only their li and Anding li had extra rice, so the two of them were seated above the li long. Xu Ji is not yet weak, how can he accept his seat? All kinds of excuses. In the end, Xun Zhen spoke and pulled Xu Ji to sit with her. Only then did Su Hui return to the seat.

Xun Zhen introduced to everyone and said, "Youjie's home is in Dongxiang Pavilion, and you may not know him. Youjie once studied from my clan father, so he's not an outsider, and now he lives in the house." On the back of Xu Ji's hand After taking two shots, he held his hand again, and smiled at everyone, "Although I don't have the same surname, we are in the same relationship, but Xiaojie is like my younger brother." long.

The "handshake" of the people of the time is similar to that of the later generations, but the meaning is completely different. The handshake of the later generations is a courtesy and courtesy, but in the current world, if you are not close people, you will never make such a move. - If one party thinks that the relationship is close enough, but the other party does not give a handshake, it is like dancing and not belonging, it will also have a negative impact, and even become enemies.

At this time, Xun Zhen held Xu Ji's hand in public and said, "Young Jie is really like my younger brother." People who didn't react just now, no matter how stupid they were, reacted.

Xu Zhong's famous townspeople knew all about it. They only knew that Xu's mother was detained in the pavilion, but most of them didn't know that Xun Zhen had hooked up with Xu Zhong. . On the eve of today's "Preparation for Bandits" exercise, what was Xun Zhen's intention when he suddenly made such a move to be intimate with Xu Ji?

When contacting Bai Tian, ​​Jiang Qin, Gao Jia, Gao Bing and others took the initiative to come to serve, whether it was Su Hui, Zuo Ju and others who had met Xun Zhen many times, or Chun Li and Fan who had met Xun Zhen for the first time. When Li Li Chang faced Xun Zhen again, his expression was a little less relaxed and a little more restrained.

Xun Zhen noticed the change in their expressions, still smiling, holding Xu Ji's hand to talk to everyone, but inside she laughed bitterly, thinking in her heart, "I just said that the master of the Feng family is a frog at the bottom of the well, I turned around and came here. A fox and a fake tiger's might."

After all, he came to the pavilion in a shallow place and had insufficient foundation. Major events such as "preparing for bandits" all depend on the cooperation of the chiefs of the li and li. Just like when Limin was disbanded in the afternoon, if there was no cooperation from the limin, I am afraid that when he said the words "continue to practice tomorrow", the bottom would be fried immediately. Fox fake tiger power is also a last resort.

He thought to himself mockingly: "Even if the fox wants to take advantage of the tiger's might, the tiger must be willing to lend it. In any case, being able to get close to the Xu family is always the result of my hard work. There is no other way now, so I have to first 'Corp Lixian'. ', and then borrow the prestige of Xu Zhong, a local tiger, to use both soft and hard, I only hope to change the situation as soon as possible! ... The troubled times are coming, and we can't rely on others only, only if we have enough strength, is the greatest way to have a life-saving foothold Grasp it. UU reading www.uukanshu.com"

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Drink that night until curfew. Fortunately, everyone is from Benting, so it's not that they can't go home because of this. Several li chiefs were all drunk, and Xun Zhen and Du Mai, Huang Zhong, Chen Bao and others split up and sent them back to the li.

After returning, Du Maixin took over as the leader of the team. He didn't fall asleep, and Chen Bao wasn't sleepy either, so everyone sat in one place talking again.

Chen Bao asked Xun Zhen, "Mr. Xun, I will practice tomorrow for the first time. I don't know what plan I have? Is it to learn hand fighting? Or swordsmanship and archery?" Zhen is what charter.

No need for him to ask, Xun Zhen also intends to say that his training plan requires everyone to cooperate.

"How did you practice last year?"

Du Mai replied: "In previous years, I practiced hand-fighting first, then learned swordsmanship, and finally archery."

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "I plan to change it this year, and I plan to do it tomorrow. Du Jun and A Bao, I will rely on you a lot."

After Du Mai and Chen Bao heard what he said, they were stunned for a moment, then overjoyed. Du Mai said: "Xunjun's training method is completely different from last year. It is expected that the people in the village will like it! Not to mention one exercise every five days, according to this method, it is one exercise every day, I am afraid that they will also be enthusiastic and willing."

His flattering words came to Xun Zhen's heart, and Xun Zhen said in his heart: "My original intention is to use this method to mobilize the enthusiasm of the people in Li, and gradually change the practice every five days to every three or two days!" Smile Said, "Whether the people in the village will like it, you and I don't care, and tomorrow, we will find out."

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1. Handshake:

Peng Chong was named a general by Liu Xiu, but he was very dissatisfied after meeting Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu was inexplicable and couldn't understand the reason, and someone later explained the reason: "Before, His Majesty gave Peng Chong clothes and swords, and Yi Yi thought he was the master of the North Road. Peng Chong thought that when he met His Majesty, he would shake hands and love each other, but His Majesty did not do this. Do, so he's grumpy."