The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

When the brothers Fan Tan and Fan Shang sneaked into Xun Zhen's house, Xun Zhen and Xu Zhong were playing chess with candles in the inner room. The door outside was not closed, and the two of them came in silently, startling people.

Xun Zhen regarded herself as the master and refused to subdue others with her "official position", so instead of sitting on the north side, she sat on the east side.

The seat of the north and the south is according to the official position, the north is respected and the south is inferior. The seat of the east and west is based on the guest and the host, and the west respects the east. The west is the seat of the guests, and the east is the seat of the host. Xu Zhong was sitting in the west seat, facing the door of the inner room. He saw the two of them first, and subconsciously touched the short knife outside his leg, stared at it vigilantly, and gestured to Xun Zhen with his eyes. Xun Zhen turned his gaze and saw that it was the Fan family brothers, and said with a smile, "You two are still not sleeping, what are you doing here? Is there something wrong?"

Because he was indoors, Xu Zhong didn't have a mask on his face, and the fire of the candle reflected on his face, the light and dark were intertwined, which was truly terrifying. The Fan family brothers seemed to be stunned by his face wound. After a while, Fan Shang said with a smirk, "Is Xun Jun playing chess with Jiang Jun? ..., our brothers have a small matter and want to ask Xun Jun for instructions."

"What's the matter?"

"Xun Jun said that he will stop taking Cuju and learn swordsmanship and archery."

"right."

"Swords and archery use coins as rewards."

"good."

"That……."

"Then what?"

"Doesn't that make rice grains unnecessary?"

"right."

Fan Shang smiled, rubbed his head, and said with a drooling face: "But there are still three or four stones of rice left in the house. I wonder how Xun Jun plans to arrange it?"

Xun Zhen said in his heart, "It turned out to be for this reason." She said with a smile, "You have worked hard for the past few days, so you should divide the rest of the rice by yourself."

When the Fan brothers got the answer they wanted to hear, they looked happy and said, "Thank you Xunjun for your reward! Let's go to Lao Du and Lao Huang to talk to them. . . . Don't disturb the two of you playing chess." Back out the door.

When the two of them went out for a long walk with satisfaction, Xun Zhen and Xu Zhong looked at each other. Xu Zhong removed his hand from the hilt of the knife, Xun Zhenzhong picked up the chess piece, set the candle on fire, and the two continued to play chess, as if this had never happened at all. ——This would have to replace Cheng Yan, Du Mai, and even Chen Baozai. It was necessary to discuss a few words, but both of them were deep, and although they did not despise the greed and contempt of the Fan family brothers, they knew what they knew. , no one wants to say those useless comments.

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Cuju is over, and it's time to start training in hand fighting, swordsmanship, and archery. These are the key points of Xun Zhen's training, and he has to make some preparations in advance.

There are two preparations that need to be done, one is the reward money, and the other is the instructor. The money is easy to handle, just take it home. Instructors are easy to handle, and now there are so many light chivalrous men under his command, as many people with outstanding martial arts, it is also good to choose from them.

When it comes to training in hand fighting, swordsmanship, and archery, natural archery is the most important in the military. The first two are close combat, while archery is long-range killing. Since the Han Dynasty, the crossbow has always been the focus of military training.

"Han Shu? Art and Literature" included thirteen "military skills", of which "shooting method" accounted for eight. In contrast, there is only one "kendo" and "hand fighting". The archery battalions of the former Han Dynasty and the Huben infantry battalions mainly practiced bows and crossbows. Its name is known for its abilities, and it is also based on archery. In this dynasty, although the recruitment system was popularized, the emphasis on "Archery" has not changed.

"Shooting" is the six arts of a gentleman, which Xun Zhen also learned when he was studying under Xun Qu.

The Xun Qu family kept a copy of "General Li's Shooting Method", which was written by Li Guang, a former general of the Han Dynasty. Li Guang is a well-known marksman. He was a general of Qin first, and he received the post of "servant archer" in the world. He is the chief archer in all matters, and the archery handed down from the family. Xun Zhen has studied it seriously, but maybe his talent is not there. His achievements in archery are not as good as swordsmanship, but at the current level, he is much better than most of the clansmen.

It's just that "the shooting method is the heaviest", this is in terms of the military. As far as the villagers are concerned, there are not many people with bows and arrows, and hand fighting and swords are also very important, and the three should not be neglected.

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The next day, Xun Zhen sent Chen Bao to his house to get the money, and at the same time invited Jiang Qin, Gao Jia, Gao Bing, the big and small Su brothers and others, and talked about the instructor at the banquet. Directed at Xu Zhongzhi's face, and at Xun Zhen's usual kindness to win over, all Qingxia people readily agreed to their promises, saying "it's up to you to choose".

Jiang Qin had learned Guo Yi's long hand, and his hand-fighting skills were unmatched in his hometown. He readily agreed. There were more than 100 people in the village, and the two teams in the front and back had only one instructor and too few instructors, so they asked everyone to choose the big and small Su brothers who were good at wrestling. Jiang Qin is the main one, and the big and small Su brothers are each in charge of a team, three people are enough.

Next, he chose swordsman and archery instructors, all of whom also chose three.

Xu Zhong was chosen as the chief officer of the sword. Brothers Gao Jia and Gao Bing have unique skills in archery and were selected as archery instructors.

In addition to these selected ones, there are two among the people who are good at using the "halberd". The "halberd" is one of the most common fighting weapons in the army, and its power in battle is far greater than that of a sword. It's a pity that the price of "halberd" is also much higher than that of swords. People in the villages use it less than bows and arrows. They basically don't have them. If they want to teach, they can't teach them, so they have to give up.

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After the instructors were chosen, everyone drank happily, and the wine was half full. Jiang Qin asked a question. He asked, "I heard that Xun Jun invited his brothers and sons and nephews at a banquet at home and composed an impromptu song "" Short Songs"?"

"..., where did you hear that?"

"The day before yesterday, I went to the village to do errands and heard what the village chief said."

"At that time, I was drunk, lost my temper for a while, and said a few nonsense, which made me laugh."

"How can you say it's nonsense? The village chief said that our village's husband, Xie Wu, was full of praise for Xun Jun's poem! He also said that after listening to Xie Wu's speech, Liu Ru and Qin Gan officials in the county also praised it. , even the county magistrate praised it. It is said that Qin Gan even wrote the words 'Moon stars are rare' on the wall in the dormitory!"

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In Cao Cao's "Dan Ge Xing", the four lines "Moon stars are rare" are actually a foreshadowing of the following "Mountain never tires of being high, Zhou Gong spit and feeds". Xun Zhen didn't dare to recite the next four sentences, and stopped abruptly. It is reasonable to say that it should give people the feeling of "unfinished language", but how could he be praised by Xun Yu, Xun You and others one after another, and Xie Wu, Qin Gan, Liu Ru, Xianjun's praise, and even Qin Gan wrote these sentences on the wall?

Most of Jiang Qin and others are not familiar with literary and ink, so they definitely can't think of this problem, but Xun Zhen knows it very well, because from another perspective, this "Dang Ge Xing" is not so much an expression of ambition, it is better to say that today's scholars in the world , The voice of celebrities.

Nowadays, the party is suffering, and many famous people in the world are in the list. Although they have the heart to serve the country and secure the world, they have no chance to display their ambitions. Zhi Keyi"? Scholars hope that the emperor can recruit talents, "but for the sake of the king, I have been pondering until now", and hope that the emperor can "remember the old kindness" and "promote the sheng", but the hope is beautiful, but the reality is dark, the court When the **** is in power, it seems that there is no hope for the solution to be resolved. Although "for example, the dew in the morning, there will be many hardships in the past day", although "the generosity should be generous, and the worry should be unforgettable." Only Dukang".

Therefore, Xun Yu and Xun You highly praised this poem, and Qin Gan, Xianjun and others, although not under the sway of the party, were also scholars, and they could not help but "damage their kind", so they also hit the festival for this poem.

As early as when Xun Zhen first recited it impromptuly, he knew that it would not take long for this poem to be passed on to the elders of the clan through Xun Yu, Xun You, Xun Yue, Xun Qi, and Xun Yin, and then through Xun Yu, Xun You, Xun Yue, Xun Qi, and Xun Yun. The elders of the clan spread it to the ears of celebrities in neighboring counties, and then spread it throughout the county and the world through celebrities in neighboring counties. However, he did not expect it to spread out of the county so quickly, and not only did the scholars know about it, but even a light chivalry like Jiang Qin heard about it.

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It's interesting to think about it, Xun Zhen's current fame is not easy to come by.

Before he left Yingyin and came to Fanyang, let alone in the county, he was just an ordinary person even in the clan, unlike Xun Yu and Xun You, who were known to the county and county at a young age. He was only able to show and speak out "Chongling to study". When he was in his teens, he asked himself to be a disciple of Xun Qu, and he reluctantly said that he had "an ambition of hatred." This should be regarded as a good talk in an ordinary family, but in the Xun clan, in a famous family like the Xun clan, it is really nothing.

Xun You could recognize a traitor at the age of thirteen, which made Xun Qu wonder. Xun Yu was young, and was praised as "Wang Zuocai" by He Yong, a famous scholar in Nanyang. When Xun Yue was young, his family was poor and had no books, so he borrowed all the books he read, but at the age of twelve he was able to explain "Spring and Autumn". Their talents can be described as "gifted by heaven", and the ancestors and fathers of these three people are all famous people in the world. However, Xun Zhen was no more than a middle-aged man, and her grandfathers had little prestige, and she was not far behind in terms of intelligence or family background, and she couldn't catch up on horseback.

Under such a background, under the pressure of the Yellow Turban Revolt and the chaos of the world, he forbeared for ten years. Prepare for future survival.

It was not until last year that the party was first released, the ban was slightly opened, and he had the opportunity to become an official. He thought to himself that although he was still far inferior to Xun Yu in terms of classics, he had gained a little, enough to use, and he had "crowned adulthood". So he decided to "go out of the mountain", but he resigned from the county official and did not accept it, and unexpectedly asked him to be the head of the pavilion.

Leaving Yingyin and coming to Fanyang, he tried his best to suppress all his emotions, and showed a gentle and refined image of caring for the people and guiding kindness. Entering the county, let the county ruler listen to it; then seize the opportunity to further develop it, so that his "poetry" spreads from the county to the outside of the county, and the villagers hear it.

One to one. "Go" is the reputation from outside the county, "come" is the reputation from the county to the outside. From time to time, it's very different. This reputation seems to have come naturally and naturally, but who knows the hard work and hard work he paid for it?

He thought to himself: "Ten years of forbearance will be heard in the present day."

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Of course, everything has pros and cons. Against the background of the party, the poem "Dan Ge Xing" certainly helps to enhance his reputation, but it may also be disadvantageous. ——If this poem was heard by the eunuchs in power in the court, he might be blamed.

Although the Han system was looser than that of the former Qin Dynasty, there were many examples of courtiers between the two Han countries who caused misfortunes with their words and were punished for their words.

In the time of Emperor Xuan of the former Han Dynasty, Yang Yun, the grandson of Sima Qian, wrote a poem after being dismissed by the imperial court. There are two lines in it: "Tian Bi Nanshan, the famine is not cured". Emperor Xuan thought that he was satirizing the "desolation" of the government and ordered him to be executed.

At the time of Emperor Huan of the current dynasty, Baima ordered Li Yun to "worry about the danger of the country", and took advantage of the opportunity of "the earth was shattered and disasters fell frequently", "opening a letter", criticizing the foreign relatives and eunuchs for their manipulation of power, and persuading Emperor Huan to make efforts to govern, otherwise he would be "the emperor". Desire is not truthful", because of his sharp words and because he was "Lubu", that is to say, he publicly wrote a letter, which was equivalent to publicly criticizing Emperor Huan, which caused Emperor Huan to be furious, resulting in murder and death in prison.

Yang Yun was a matter of the previous dynasty, but that's fine. The Li Yun case happened 30 years ago, not far from today.

"Poetry" said: "Yin Jian is not far away, in the world after the summer". It's not that Xun Zhen didn't think about this, he thought about it before reciting it, but after weighing the pros and cons, he decided to recite "Dan Ge Xing" in public.

Not because he has the guts and is not afraid of death, but because he knows the future and has the confidence.

What he knew was that the Yellow Turbans were about to rise, and the world would be in chaos. Not to mention whether he will be convicted because of this, even if he is convicted because of this, the world will be in chaos anyway, and it is not a big deal. Although it will take a few years to suffer, the fame that can be harvested will be huge! —— Zhang Jian and He Yong, which one is not the more wanted by the court, the greater the reputation in Shilin? And as long as you have a reputation, what about the Yellow Turbans? Where can't you go in this world?

If you are convicted, you will be famous all over the world, and if you are not convicted, you will be respected by the county. Why not? For now, "conviction" is still in the middle, and "respect" has been obtained.

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After listening to Jiang Qin's words, Xun Zhen smiled and said, "This "Dan Ge Xing" is just something I feel." After a pause, he continued, "If a husband is injustice, he will cry, and he will live in peace, and die if he is not silent. Gentlemen, there are always people who ask me why I don't become a hundred stone official, but instead I become a small pavilion chief? This is why I am not a county official, but I ask myself to be the pavilion chief!"

Jiang Qin and the others did not understand and looked at each other. Jiang Qin said, "I would like to hear Xun-Jun enlighten me."

Xun Zhen sat down with his saber and looked around at the light chivalrous swordsmen on the table, and said spontaneously: "The county officials bury their heads in writing and writing, and do nothing and do nothing to benefit the state. The proverb goes: 'It is better to be a chicken's mouth than a cow's queen'. Although the length of the pavilion is small, it is also a slaughter of ten miles. It is enough to benefit one side and help the people in distress. It is the county official who is silent, and the pavilion director who can sing. Her husband's body is eight feet. silent."

These few words are too bad for Xu Zhong, Jiang Qin, Gao Jia, Gao Bing, Big and Little Su brothers and so on. Just as "Tan Ge Xing" spoke about the hearts of the scholars~www.novelmt.com~ These words are scratching their itch! Two or three impatient, cheering and cheering, each pressed their swords, leaning forward and shouting: "What Xunjun said is very true! 'My husband is eight feet tall.

Another shouted: "'I would rather be a chicken's mouth than a cow's queen'!"

Suddenly everyone was clamoring and shouting, some knocking on the wine vessel, and some standing up and shouting. Chaos in the room.

Xu Zhong, who was sitting beside Xun Zhen, coughed softly, everyone reacted, and they all kept silent and sat back in the seat. Xun Zhen laughed, patted Xu Zhong's hand, and said, "It's all my own family, why should I be restrained?"

Xu Zhong bowed down from the banquet and said, "My generation is the food pavilion, and the monarch is the master. The etiquette of honor and inferiority cannot be abolished."

Many of the buddies that Xu Zhong summoned a few days ago came from farther pavilions, and some of their families were poor, so they simply lived with Xu Zhong in the pavilion, and Xun Zhen provided them with food. This is what "my generation is eating pavilions". Although Jiang Qin and the others did not eat and live in the pavilion, but seeing Xu Zhong taking the lead, they all bowed down from the table, saying that they were rude: "Please forgive me."

Xun Zhen lifted Xu Zhong up with her own hands, and then held Jiang Qin, motioning for Du Mai, Huang Zhong, and Cheng Yan, who were in the same seat, to help the rest up separately, standing in the middle of the table, looking forward to everyone, and said with a cheerful smile: "One meal How many can you use? You and others are all heroes. I wish I could see you all day and night. The wine is half-hearted, please come back to the table." "More satisfied.

Borrowing "Dan Ge Xing", he has been praised by the county sergeants; through Xu Zhong, he has also won the praise of the countryman. A table of wine was drank until late at night, and then it was time to leave with joy.

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After a two-day rest, the training of the people in hand-fighting, swordsmanship, and archery officially began.