The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

First more.

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After the practice, Xun Zhen returned to the pavilion to read Xi Zhicai's reply.

There was nothing special in the reply. After all, the two of them had only met once. Although Xi Zhicai spoke highly of Xun Zhen, he had a deep conversation with a gentleman, so most of them were polite words. One sentence: He said that he might go to Yingyin again in a few days. If Xunzhen is convenient, he can make a detour to Fanyang.

After reading the letter, Xun Zhen spread out the letterhead, picked up the brush, rubbed off the ink, and began to reply.

The regular script he used, stroke by stroke, neatly and neatly written, was also very polite. After the polite remarks, as a response to "Xi Zhicai will come to Yingyin", he wrote two poems at the end: "The bird is a friend, and the high child is a servant." These two lines of poems are from the poem "Poems of Friends of Friends" written by Liang Hong, a hermit in the early years of the dynasty. They are used here to suit the occasion, and they are written later: "When Yingyin is separated, it is like a horse loses its group. The style of the king, It has been ten days since the servant read, like three autumns, when Wenjun returns, I am overjoyed. I will prepare good wine and greet you on the couch."

After finishing the envelope, he called Cheng Yan and said, "Ayan, you haven't had a rest for more than ten days, and you've been very tired. I'll give you two days off, and then go back to accompany your virtuous wife. Second, you can help me send this letter to Yangzhai for Xi Zhicai."

Cheng Yan accompanied Xu Zhong to Xu's house today, and not long after he came back, he accepted the letter, respectfully agreed, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Last time, the matter of the Gao family was thanks to the help of Xunjun, if there was no Xunjun, there would be no Villain husband and wife. My ugly wife said earlier that she wanted to invite Xun Jun to come and sit at home. Although she didn't have good food or wine, she was sincere and sincere. …”

Before he could finish speaking, Xun Zhen smiled and said, "You and my family, why do you need to be polite? You have seen it, and you have only begun to practice swordsmanship, hand fighting, and archery. , When you are free, you don't need to tell me, I will definitely come to disturb you."

Cheng Yan was clumsy and would not persuade people, so after hearing what Xun Zhen said, he had to give up.

"Did Jun Qing say when he will return?"

Xu Zhong did not come back with Cheng Yan. Cheng Yan replied, "He said he would stay for one night and come back early tomorrow morning."

"Mother Xu is in good health?"

"fine."

"What about the children's day?"

"It's pretty good too.... Jiang Qin, Gao Jia, and Gao Bing usually go there. The pavilion chief of Dongxiang Pavilion, Qiu Pirates, and the chief of Dawangli also visit from time to time, and the Xu family is taken care of. It's good. Mother Xu asked me to tell Xun Jun, don't worry about her."

"That's good. ... You can go back tomorrow. The letter must be handed over to Xi Zhicai. If there is a reply, bring it with you."

"promise."

...

It snowed all night, and by the next morning it didn't stop, just a little less. After breakfast, he lent his horse to Cheng Yan, and after watching him walk away, Xun Zhen stood at the door of the front yard and looked into the distance. The official roads and fields are covered with snow, and the Liju in the distance is also dyed white. From a distance, you can see that every tree is covered with snow, like Qiongzhiyuye. When I heard the north wind whistling through the fields. A cool scene.

There was not a single pedestrian on the official road, only the little horseshoe prints left by Cheng Yan riding over, like a blooming ink spot, extending into the distance until the end of the line of sight. A little fragrance floated, but it was a tree of yellow plum blossoms in the corner of the courtyard.

——, This plum tree was sent by Xun Yu, and it was only planted last month. There was also a letter with the tree, which said: Xunzhen may feel lonely when she is alone in the countryside, so she sent Meilai as a gift, or she may be a good companion.

Xun Zhen walked over, and saw that plum blossoms and plum branches were covered with fluffy snow clusters, and the yellow petals in full bloom were crystal clear. When she put her nose up, the fragrance filled the heart, making people feel relaxed and happy, and she recited without realizing it: "There are several plum blossoms in the corner, Ling Ling. Han is alone." In a blink of an eye, he saw Fan Tan shrinking his hands and standing under the eaves, called him over, and ordered, "Go and fetch my pen, ink, paper and inkstone." As soon as he finished speaking, he changed his mind, "No, don't take the paper. Now, take a bamboo slip."

Fan Tan brought it quickly.

Xun Zhen stood in front of the plum tree, and with the remaining ink that had not been used up just now, he picked up the pen and wrote the two lines of poetry that he had just recited on the slip, and added the next two lines: "Yao Zhi is not snow, For a dark fragrance." There is no signature at the inscription, but a plum blossom in six places. The bamboo slips are green, the brush and ink are pure black, and the characters are in official script, simple and lovely, coupled with this five-character poem that has been passed down through the ages, plus the ink plum blossom. Although Fan Tan is illiterate, he feels elegant and chic, and looks very interesting.

"You send this bamboo slip to Gaoyangli for me and give it to my younger brother Xun Yu. Tell him that today the plum blossoms bloom alone in the snow, Ling Shuang is proud of the cold, and it is very noble. To thank him for his gift of plum, I write this poem. For the report...., remember?" After saying it two or three times in a row, Fan Tan memorized it.

"You also go on horseback, go early and return early."

Two letters were sent in one morning. The recipient of the letter is different, the content of the letter is also different, and even the "letter paper" is also different.

Xun Zhen sent Fan Tan away again and watched him drift away under the snow. After disappearing, she did not immediately turn back to the dormitory, but stood at the door for a while, watching the snow scene. There were two people on the official road. Came here on a horse. When he got closer, he could see clearly that one of them was Fan Tan who had just left, and the other was a young man, dressed in black and white fur, carrying a bow and arrow, and a long knife, but he was a civil servant.

Xun Zhen went out and went down the stairs, greeted her, and asked with a smile, "Zhongye, why are you here when it's snowing?"

Wen Ping stopped the horse a dozen paces away, jumped off abruptly, led the horse closer, first bowed to Xun Zhen, and then said, "It is because of the snow that the little nephew is free."

"how?"

"Mr. Zhongtong got up from Yaxing, made some friends, and brought two brothers, Bo Qi and Gongda, to Yingshui for rafting. My nephew is free so he can come to greet him." Wen Pin took off a cloth bag from the horse. , handed it to Xun Zhen, "A few days ago, my little nephew saw a fox fur in the city and thought it was pretty good, so I bought it. The weather is cold, please don't dislike it, and make a cold coat."

"You're here, what else did you buy?"

Xun Zhen took his arm affectionately and motioned Fan Tan to take the fox fur. Wen Pin thanked Xun Zhen for introducing him to Xun Qu's door. He came here every day and every time, and he would bring some gifts every time he came. At the beginning, Xun Zhen resigned, and slowly the two became acquainted with each other. It also gradually deepened, and no longer refused. But the so-called: Reciprocity, every time he receives a gift, he will also give back a gift. ——Sometimes, sending gifts to each other is also a good way to quickly close the relationship, at least not make each other feel that the other is an outsider.

Fan Tan took the package enviously and asked, "Fox fur? Isn't it cheap?"

Wen Pin smiled and didn't answer him. After all, Wenpin is also from "Everyone", and he is an ambitious person. He came to Yingyin to study when he was a teenager. Unlike Fantan, he doesn't take money seriously. Although Fan Tan didn't get Wen Ping's answer, he felt embarrassed and said to himself, "Last year last winter, I saw Qiangfu Xie Wu wearing a fur coat and asked him how much it was? My dear, tens of thousands of dollars. With that said, he took out the bamboo slips from his arms and handed them back to Xun Zhen, "I met Jun Wen before I left the pavilion,..."

Wen Pin interface said: "Listen to Fan Tan, does Xun Jun have a letter to Wen Ruo? It's hard to walk under the snow, so the little nephew made his own decision and asked Fan Tan to come back. ."

"Okay."

A "self-assertion" shows that the two are getting closer and closer. Fan Tan took the package, led the horse and followed.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Wen Pin smelled a fragrant fragrance. Yuan Xiang looked at it and saw the plum blossoms in the corner: "Ah, this plum tree that Wen Ruo sent has bloomed?"

Xun Zhen handed him the bamboo slip and smiled, "The letter I wrote to Wen Ruo was about this flower blooming."

The bamboo slips are cold and the fragrance of flowers is fragrant. Wen Pin recited the poem on Jianshang and praised: "It's a really good poem! 'Ling Han opened alone', 'For the sake of a dark fragrance'. Xun Jun, your poem is not only about plum, but also about the nobleness of yourself. Zhizhi!" The meaning of this poem is very simple, so after reading it, he read it out.

Xun Zhen laughed and said: "Linxuecao is just a chapter, it's not enough to mention.... Zhongye, come here, while enjoying the plums, tell me if there is any news in the city these days?"

"There's nothing new, everything is the same.  …, yesterday, the county magistrate probably went to Gaoyang to visit Mr. Erlong because it was snowing. Two days ago, I heard that Xianbei committed another crime. That's right..., by the way, according to my uncle, there are obviously more bandits and thieves in the townships and pavilions in the county these days, and there have been several robbery cases one after another."

"Robbery?"

"Yes. Most of them are robberies. The most serious one happened in Nanxiang. The youngest son of a wealthy family in Nanxiang was kidnapped by two robbers from other places. The youngest son of a wealthy household was killed, and two robbers were arrested."

"The hostage is dead?"

"Yeah. Last year, the Son of Heaven promulgated a new law: 'Anyone who has a robbery can't be redeemed with treasure, they are all killed together'. Therefore, the wanderer did not dare to agree to the request of the robbers, and he used his pawns to attack. See the robbers. With nowhere to go, the hostages were killed."

According to the law, people who rob people or attempt to rob people for money, regardless of whether they get money or not, are abandoned in the market, and after being hanged, their bodies are exposed on the street. He also sinned against his wife and son, and thought that he was a city dan and a chong. Even if the two robbers didn't kill the hostages and committed such a big case, they were dead.

"It is so vicious that it must be severely punished."

"The county magistrate has already sent someone to report to the county. After the county has reviewed the instructions, he will immediately order the two thieves to abandon the city." The county's judicial power only includes the death penalty. Anyone who commits a capital crime must be reported to the county. Sentences and executions can only be made after receiving instructions. However, generally speaking, the autumn is the main punishment, and most of the killings are in the autumn. Xun Zhen was stunned for a moment, and asked, "'Immediately put to death'?"

"Yes. My nephew heard from my uncle that when winter comes, there are many bandits in the countryside. The county magistrate was worried that the behavior of these two bandits would be imitated by others, so he decided to put them to an early death as a warning."

Xun Zhen was silent.

"When winter comes, there will be more thieves." This sentence is right, and his excuse for training the people is also "to prepare for winter thieves", but why "every winter, there will be more thieves"? There are real thieves among these bandits, but there is also no shortage of poor people who are desperate. It is better to fight to death than to die of hunger and cold. Only killing people, not taking care of people's livelihood, this is to abandon the basics and seek the end, but it is actually drinking poison to quench thirst.

He thought: "Nowadays, the country has accumulated a lot of abuses, and the roots are all in the 'Son of Heaven' and the 'Imperial Court'. How could a person of insight not know this fact? It's useless, at least today's county ruler is still clear and bright, and he will always be stronger than those eunuchs' children, corrupt officials and tyrants.... Well, I can't control it from afar, just talk about the current affairs, there are many thieves in other townships and pavilions. , Although I'm still calm here for the time being, I shouldn't be careless, I need to prepare early."

...

Just as he was thinking, he heard someone coming out of the house, stepping on the snow on the ground, squeaking, and turning around, he saw Du Mai and Fan Shang.

"Where are you two going?"

"Inspection Pavilion."

Xun Zhen stopped to think, looked through the courtyard gate to Liluo in the distance, and said to herself, "Just as I said that we need to prepare early, we should inspect the pavilion." He said, "I'll go with you."

Du Mai said with a smile: "The snow hasn't stopped yet~www.novelmt.com~ It's so cold that it's hard to walk on the road. Xunjun, we can just go."

"This is the first snow of this winter. It has been snowing for a day and a night. I don't know if any of the people in the li are suffering from cold and starvation. Except for Andingli, there are many people living in thatched huts. If it is crushed by snow, the trouble will be big. And I heard from Zhongye just now that there have been many thieves in other townships and pavilions recently. Although it is still peaceful here, we can't help but make more inspections. ... Let's go, let's work together Let's go and have a look around. Zhongye, you come with me too."

Xunzhen called Chen Bao again, leaving Huang Zhong and Fan Tan to guard the door, and they left the house and went to Zhuli. First went to Chunli, Fanli, and Beiping in the north, then turned to the south, and then went to Anding, Jinglao, and Nanping.

After a few li, Xun Zhen condoled from family to family, and when he saw that there were people who were short of clothing and food, he left more or less money, and explained that Li Kui must organize manpower to help those living in the house. The people in the thatched hut cleaned up the snow on the house in time.

After walking in a circle, most of the day passed.

In winter, it gets dark early, because of the snow, the sky is gloomy, so although it is not yet dusk, the sky is already dark, and many people in the house are starting to cook. , Although in the middle, the trance makes people feel independent.

The last place I went to was Nanping. After coming out of it, Xun Zhen wanted to go to the Respect for the Elderly again. When I went just now, I couldn't see Yuan Pan, and the li director of the Respect for the Elder said that it was "a great virtuous teacher." "What other books have been passed down from Zhang Jiao? The leaders of Taiping Road in this county all went to the neighboring townships to gather together, and Yuanpan, as one of the top leaders in this township, also went.

Xun Zhen was very interested in this news, but she just came out of Nanping not far before she got to the Respect for the Elderly. In the distance, she saw a man wearing a mink robe and a hat, walking alone in front.