The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

"It was actually slaughtering its walls and beheading more than 10,000 people?"

The Heishan army in Luchang Mountain was defeated by the Jizhou soldiers, which was not unexpected by Xun Zhen, but he saved others by himself. He originally thought that Yuan Shao would take the prisoners for his own use. First, it enriched the people of Jizhou, and secondly, it was also To increase his strength, he did not expect that Yuan Shao would actually ask Chunyu Qiong and others to kill all the prisoners! Beheading more than 10,000 people and killing tens of thousands of people in one go, Chunyu Qiong and the others would definitely not have dared to do so without Yuan Shao's order, so it can be concluded that this must have come from Yuan Shao's order.

Although the snow has become smaller, it is still in abundance.

In the mid-winter season, the cold air soaked into the clothes and fur, and Xun Zhen felt bone-chilling cold.

Looking at the mountain in front of me, covered with snow, and looking from afar to a close view, it looks like Qionglou Yuyu, the world is pure white, but I just imagined that in the valley of Xialushang Mountain, in the same snow, more than ten thousand men and women of the Montenegrin army were slaughtered. After that, blood was flowing, corpses were everywhere, and people's heads were piled up in a tragic state.

On the snowy ground, Xun Zhen looked up at the top of Zhetu Mountain and sighed again and again.

Yao Sheng roughly guessed Xun Zhen's thoughts and said, "Ming Gong, are you shocked that all the Black Mountain thieves in Luchang Mountain were slaughtered by Jizhou soldiers?"

The three words "Black Mountain thief" came to my ears, but Xun Zhen suddenly had a sudden meaning.

He thought to himself: "Yes, in the eyes of the scholars and officials, the Montenegrin Army is the same as the Yellow Turban Army. They are both thieves and rebels. In the words of later generations, they both seriously damage and threaten their interests. Starting out, they and the Montenegrin Army are naturally incompatible and different from each other, so it is reasonable to kill all the prisoners."

Yao Sheng was also a scholar-officer.

Xun Zhen was reluctant to confide in him on this "big right and big wrong" position. Even if she did, it would definitely be difficult for Yao Sheng to understand his thoughts. The rest of your life! Let’s talk about it next, not to mention that they were also my Han family members before the thieves, and God has the virtue of good life, so I say that now the civil war has been turbulent for a long time, and the civilians are half empty. If these prisoners can be taken In addition, it will be of great help to restore Jizhou's vitality, but Yuan Benchu ​​killed all of them, ... Uncle Qian, to tell you the truth, Yuan Benchu's actions are indeed beyond my expectations."

After a pause, Xun Zhen said, "Luchang Mountain is where Yuan Benchu's attack on the Montenegrin army..., the first battle of the Black Mountain thieves, after this battle, there are still many battles to be fought, uncle Qian, these hundreds of miles The Taihang Valley, this winter, I'm afraid it will become a mountain of blood and corpses!"

Yao Sheng had some sympathy for the slaughtered soldiers of the Montenegrin army, but only a little pity, he said: "Ming Gong, the Black Mountain thieves are known to be in the millions, but the actual number is even if there are no millions, there are 400,000 to 500,000 men, women and children. Yes, if Yuan Benchu ​​was pardoned but not killed and used for his own use, of course, as Duke Ming said, it would enrich the people of Jizhou and strengthen the strength of Jizhou soldiers, but looking at it on the other hand, it would be wrong for me, Xuzhou, and Duke Ming. It's unfavorable, ... Yuan Benchu ​​refused to take prisoners for use, but it's not necessarily a bad thing."

Xun Zhen smiled.

Yao Sheng said, "Ming Gong, please climb the mountain?"

Xun Zhen reluctantly raised her spirits, and went ahead.

Along the mountain road, stepping on the snow, twists and turns, and the trees along the way are all pressed by the snow.

Halfway up the mountain, Yao Sheng took the lead, raised a torch, and led Xun Zhen into a cave between the mountain walls.

The cave is not small, with footsteps on the ground, there are no birds such as bats in the cave, and there are no beasts.

Yao Sheng introduced: "Ming Gong, there are quite a few places where five-color soil is produced on the Zhetu Mountain, but this cave produces the most and best five-color soil."

Under the light of the fire, Xun Zhen saw that the wall in the depths of the cave was illuminated with colorful colors, and went to the ground.

Seen from above, the soil on the ground is as colorful as the wall. Xun Zhen squatted down, touched the mold on the soil, picked up a little, but felt that it was slippery.

"Sure enough, it is the best land." Xun Zhen got up and said in a deep voice, "Since the emperor moved westward to Chang'an, haven't we in Xuzhou paid tribute to the court?"

"As early as when Dong Zhuo was in chaos in Luoyang, he never paid tribute to the court."

Xun Zhen nodded and said, "According to the practice of the Han family, in October, the prefectures and counties will contribute to the prefectures. We have a lot of wars this year. Hearing it, Wang Yangbulla, it's not too late, ... Uncle Qian, you will call someone to this cave tomorrow, take a bucket of each of the five-color soil, and send it to Tanxian Prefecture."

"Ming Duke intends to send officials to Chang'an and contribute to the court?"

Xun Zhen said: "As a minister, it is the duty of a minister to plan and contribute. When I return to Tan County after my tour of Xiapi and Guangling, I will immediately select officials and rush to Chang'an."

Xiapi County and Guangling County were the last two counties Xunzhen visited the two prefectures this time.

Yao Sheng was thoughtful and glanced at Xun Zhen.

Xun Zhen said, "Uncle Qian, what do you want to say?"

Yao Sheng said with a long smile: "Duke Ming, I am afraid that it is not just for the sake of fulfilling the duty of a courtier to plan for Chang'an and contribute to Fangwu?"

"Why else?"

Yao Sheng refused to speak, but the smile on his face became more and more ambiguous, and said: "Ming Gong's wisdom is as deep as the sea, beyond Sheng's ability, whether Ming Gong has other plans, whether there are other purposes, Sheng can't guess. out."

Xun Zhen smiled.

Of course he has other purposes.

The first purpose is to get in touch with Zhong Yao and others who are in the court again, and learn about the current situation in the court and Chang'an.

The second and most important purpose is that, with Yuzhou, now Xunzhen is in the hands of the three states, and enemies like Cao Cao and Zhang Miao have become the enemies of yesterday, and the next step is to go all out To deal with Yuan Shao, a formidable enemy, and to defeat Yuan Shao, it is obviously not enough to rely on military strength alone, and must have both political and military forces. Get in touch with the Son of Heaven.

Such words are not enough for outsiders.

Yao Sheng didn't ask questions, and Xun Zhen didn't mention it either.

Tour the mountain for half a day, then go down the mountain and return.

Two days later, I returned to Pengcheng County and rested for a day in Pengcheng County.

This morning, Xun Zhen and his party set off, left Pengcheng, braved the snow, and headed east to Xiapi County.

Xiapi County, the county seat of Xiapi County, like Pengcheng County, is also located on the shore of Sishui, except that Pengcheng County is located on the south bank of Sishui, and Xiapi County is located on the north bank of Sishui. Go eastward along Sishui Road, about 200 miles away, to the county boundary of Pengcheng and Xiapi counties.

Yao Sheng and others sent Xun Zhen here to bid farewell to Xun Zhen.

...

Xun Zhen and the others walked not far, and entered the border of Xiapi County. They received a report from the front that Xiapi Prime Minister Liu Ru, Xiapi Commander He Yi and other Xiapi County civil and military officials were waiting on the road to welcome them.

Liu Ru, He Yi and others waited for Xun Zhen by the roadside. They had been waiting for more than a long time since it was noon.

It was freezing cold, the ground was covered with snow several feet deep, and the sky was falling. They were shivering from the cold, but before Xun Zhen drove away, everyone didn’t dare to be rude, because although their hands and feet were numb from the cold and they didn’t obey orders, Liu Ru and He Yi still tried their best to protect them.

Hold the meter.

Compared with the prefects of Xuzhou and other counties in Yanzhou, Liu Ru, as a fellow of Xunzhen's Yingyin, has an old qualification under Xunzhen's account, but his reputation and talent are probably the lowest. He is famous and has no outstanding talent. The only thing he can show is his clan's voice and his conscientiousness in handling politics.

Liu Ru's own diligence will not say much for the time being, only the clan voice of the Liu clan in Yingyin.

The Liu family of Yingyin is the same as Liu Bei's family, and it is also the clan of the Han family. However, the difference from the Liu Bei family to Liu Bei's generation has been similar to that of Qian Qian's. The family has many officials and officials, and it is quite famous in Yingchuan. Only the surnames of Yingyin In a word, it is second only to the Xun clan, and it can be regarded as a crown clan.

Xun Zhen got out of the car and met Liu Ru, He Yi and others.

After seeing it, Xun Zhen smiled and said, "I heard that you have been waiting for me early in the morning? Why are you being so polite in such a cold day?"

Liu Ru said respectfully: "This minister is also polite, which is what the officials and others should have done."

Xun Zhen called out his words and smiled kindly: "Gongwen, you are talking about ministerial ceremony, I just have something to tell you, and I want to hear your opinion. Come, come to my car and sit with me. "Signed He Yi and others to return their own cars.

He Yi and others retreated and left. Although Liu Ru was behind Xun Zhen, he climbed the wooden steps and entered into Xun Zhen's car.

There were coals of fire in the car, and thick curtains draped all around, but it was still quite cold.

Xun Zhen sat down and asked Liu Ru to also sit down.

Liu Ru is not too young. In the past, when Xun Zhen was an official in Yingchuan County, Liu Ru was a thief under the command of the county government. At that time, he was in his prime. The Sima, who was Xun Cheng in the Cheng Department, grew older.

Xun Zhen looked at him and asked, "Gongwen, you are in your forties this year?"

Liu Ru replied, "I am forty-eight this year, and I am almost at the age of knowing the destiny."

"Forty-eight~www.wuxiaspot.com~Official document, how is your physical strength?"

Liu Ru was inexplicable, and did not understand what Xunzhen meant by this question, and thought to himself, "Could it be that someone made some slander to Duke Ming in private? He said that I am running the county, and I have no energy?" It's good, and the energy is good."

"I have an important task that I want to give you, I wonder if you are willing to do it?"

Liu Ru asked, "Dare to ask Duke Ming, who is it?"

Xun Zhen Fuxu smiled and said: "I plan to choose one official to go west to the Chang'an court on my behalf. One is to make a plan, and the other is to pay tribute. Official document, I have thought about it, this appointment is none other than you, only you. It’s the most suitable. It’s just that the journey to Chang’an is thousands of miles away, and there are many thieves on the road. It’s not only hard work, but also dangerous. I don’t know if you want to, so I’m asking you.”

Liu Ru was even more puzzled by Xun Zhen's intentions, and thought: "If it was a plan, it would have been time to send the officials to Chang'an. It has only been ten months, and it has only started. Why is Duke Ming?" Resign? There is nothing willing or unwilling, as long as the Duke of Ming orders, Confucianism will go to Chang'an immediately today!"

Xun Zhen laughed loudly and said, "I'm not in a hurry at this moment." After a brief pause, he looked at Liu Ru, and then said, "Kongwen, I intend to plan the court and contribute to the party, but it's not entirely true. For the sake of planning and contributing, there are two more important things."

Liu Ru said, "Please make it public."

The snow on the road leading to the Xiapi Prefecture had already been cleared by He Yi's army soldiers, but the snow kept falling and a thin layer had accumulated. The car ran over it, making a creaking noise, and occasionally the war horses accompanying the soldiers and cavalry neighed, and the sound of the collision of armored machinery was transmitted into the car. In the afternoon when the snow fell quietly, there was an air of frosty army.

Then, in the warm and quiet large carriage, Xun Zhen and Liu Ru, who was sitting opposite, talked in detail.