The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Although I haven't written anything these days, maybe it's because I haven't written anything, so I feel a lot lighter and I figured out a lot of writing problems. I was slow in writing before, mainly because I didn’t want to repeat the previous book, I wanted to make some changes, I wanted to write something different, but I didn’t have a good idea of ​​how to write it. It seems a little clearer now.

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Because of the serious crime of "demon talk", the county magistrate Zhu Chang, after receiving letters from Du Mai and Xun Zhen successively to report the case, sent only Qin Gan to the township to question him for the sake of prudence. Qin Gan didn't bring any entourage either. He came alone and quietly, with little movement. He didn't disturb the third clan until he left the county.

After delivering five golden cakes to Xun Zhen, the third Ming thought he had seen through Xun Zhen's meaning, and said to the left and right: "Xun Jun was born in a famous family, with a prominent clan, and a noble prefecture, according to his family name. , not to mention in the county, it is more than enough to be a hundred stone official in the county, but instead of coming to our village, I became the chief of the food fighting pavilion first, and then the husband of the rank. To be honest, I thought it was strange. , I can't figure out why he is, but today I finally understand!"

There was that class of winking guests, who saw that he was in a good mood, and said, "The villain is stupid, but he still doesn't understand, dare to ask the head of the family to criticize him?"

No. 3 Ming pointed to the sky outside the hall and said, "In today's world, people are rich and easy to access, but they are poor and poor. With the respect of the emperor, it is the West Garden*, not to mention Xunjun? The stone officials did not do it, and Baba came to the country to be the pavilion chief and the rank husband. It was clear that it was for the word 'wealth'! It should be noted that although the small officials in the county and the county have high salaries, they are always on the lookout. Staying in the official temple, the house, under the eyes of the county ruler and the government ruler, how can you compare to the freedom of being an official in a wild pavilion and a wild village?"

The guests flattered and said, "The owner is right, the owner is right! That's the truth."

Some people who knew a little bit about county officials and county officials also said: "Isn't it true? County officials and county officials are beautiful, but apart from those with real power, such as Gong Cao and the postal supervisor, the others are actually just mere He is just a running dog of the county and government officials. Usually he has neither freedom nor oil and water, and he only needs to eat a salary for nothing. It is indeed better to be a small official in the country. It seems that this Xun Jun is indeed playing this idea! Otherwise, he would not accept the money from the Patriarch."

No. 3 Ming sighed and said: "In today's world, both officials and people are not easy. Let's not talk about ordinary people, our family is a bit better, look at those poor people who have no money and poor families, just for a meal. Eating, selling as slaves, or selling wives and daughters, all these are miserable and pitiful, I can't bear to see them."

He had a sympathetic look, and the guests couldn't help but praise him: "The owner of the house is merciful."

He went on to say: "It's not easy for those who are officials and officials. Since the Emperor's West Garden*, everyone who takes office must first pay money according to the order. If you don't talk about it, just say that in our county, I heard that A new county governor has arrived. The governor, two thousand stones, according to the order of the emperor, must pay 20 million yuan! Fortunately, the governor's surname is Yin, and he was born in the Yin clan of Nanyang. The back family', the family already has money, plus he is one of the four surnames Xiaohou, maybe we will give him some relief, but no matter how little, I'm afraid it will cost 10 million yuan.  …, 10 million Money, think about it, that is, only the right clan with the surname of the Yin family can afford it. Can someone from the Han family be able to afford it? It is Xun Jun, I heard that his family is not rich, but only middle-aged. People's family, at most 100,000 family wealth, he can't afford it! What if he comes from a famous family? Without money, it is still impossible to move! ..., it is no wonder that he first came to the village to collect money."

All the guests knelt down on the seats, sighed in unison, and said, "It's not easy for the people, and it's not easy for officials!"

This third Ming is different from the third Lan. Although he doesn't read much, he is old, and he has passed the age of blindly fighting for strength. He still knows a thing or two about political affairs and current affairs. Also known as the word "Zhongyun". It can be said that anyone with some knowledge can see the shortcomings of current politics. It is a pity that eunuchs and eunuchs are rampant in the courtroom and party disputes are fierce. The accumulation is difficult to return, although everyone above and below knows its disadvantages, but in the end there is no way to change it.

Seeing that he was finished with emotion, a guest asked: "Patriarch, the money has also been sent, what about Hu/Ping?"

"I'm not afraid that he will receive the money, but I'm afraid that he won't. Since the money is received, I think Hu / Ping will be back tomorrow at the latest."

——It's no wonder that the third Ming was so careless, no one would have thought that Xun Zhen actually wanted to exterminate his family. After all, in the end, the conflict between the third clan and Xun Zhen was just a robbery on the road, and afterward, after the third Ming heard the news, he repeatedly took it down, apologized and sent money, no matter what. Anyone who changes, I am afraid that he will feel that his "sincerity" is enough.

If Xun Zhen, as he said, "was an official just to make a fortune", then this festival can naturally be revealed. It is a pity that Xun Zhen is a person with "big ambition". Is it important to take your own life? If it is helpful to his "big ambition", then he would rather be low and be small, even if he apologizes to the Third Clan in turn; but if it hinders his "big ambition", let alone turn his face ruthlessly and destroy it. Clan, even destroying his ten clans would not hesitate.

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The third obvious mistake was to completely misjudge Xun Zhen's intentions. The slightest mistake was a thousand miles away, not to mention a complete misjudgement? The next day, someone came to his house, not Hu / Ping, who he had been waiting for for a long time, but more than 30 armored soldiers with spears and armor.

The three who took the lead were Qin Qian, Xun Zhen, and the left ball of Benxiang.

A small half of the soldiers were county soldiers brought by Qin Qian from the county, and the rest were mostly Qingxia from their own villages. Xun Zhen said, "The third clan dominates the township, there are many clansmen, and there are guests. They have always been brave and light-hearted, and there are also outlaws hiding in their home. If there are fewer people going, I am afraid that the situation will be out of control." For this reason, Xu Zhong, Jiang Qin, Gao Jia, Gao Bing, Su Ze, and Su Zheng were specially summoned from Fanyang and Dongxiang pavilions to build their momentum. In addition, Wenpin learned that he also brought four or five guests along with Qin Qian to help.

The two third guests who were guarding the door were stunned when they saw them aggressively approaching. One of them turned around and ran towards the door, trying to inform the third Ming, but before they could run two steps, Xun Zhen turned her head. He shouted: "The thief flees in fear of crime, who wants to take it down?"

Among the Qing Xia, there were two people who were good at bows, arrows and crossbows, one was Su Ze, who was good at bows and arrows, and the other was Gao Bing, who was good at using strong crossbows. At this time, everyone was still dozens of steps away from the gate of the third clan. The walkers didn't have time to catch up, and they didn't have time to pull the crossbow. Su Ze threw his hand to draw the arrow, and opened the bow to shoot. The arrow was like a shooting star, hitting the back of the guest. The guest screamed and fell inside the door.

Xun Zhen saw that he had shot someone, so he explained to Qin Gan, saying: "The third clan lives together, and half of the middle and small families in this book belong to their clan. This time, the thief should be caught quickly, if it is delayed, I am afraid that it will be late and things will change, and I am in a hurry, and before I can ask Duke Qin for instructions, the subordinate will ask him to shoot arrows.

Qin Gan nodded and said, "That's how it should be."

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The last time he came to the township, after returning to the county, he reported what Xun Zhen said to the county magistrate Zhu Chang, and presented the third criminal evidence collected by Xun Zhen. After Zhu Chang saw it, he was also furious, and immediately summoned Xie Wu, who had taken up the post of Xixiang Qiangfu, and asked in detail.

Xie Wu did not dare to hide it, avoided the crown and avoided the banquet, fell to the ground to plead guilty, answered truthfully, and said, "The third clan is a descendant of Tian Qi. Also. When I was in office in Xixiang in the past, I also experienced bullying by him, and I felt very ashamed. I asked the county magistrate to remove me from my post. What Xunjun said and did now is true.”

Zhu Chang was not an unfriendly person. He said at the time: "The powerful and powerful family is always in trouble. I know your troubles!" Instead of blaming Xie Wu, he ordered Qin Gan, "Since the matter is If everything is true, I will assign ten soldiers to your county, so that Xunzhen, a rank in Xixiang, and Zuoqiu, Yuyu, will go to the township tomorrow and follow the list on this paper to arrest the criminals!"

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Qin Gan recovered from his memory, strode to the door of the third Ming's house, stood upright with his sword, instructed his attendants to open the list of written slips, and assigned instructions to everyone: "Master Xun, please bring someone to search for the third Ming's house. Zuojun, please take people to each of the remaining third clan's houses to get people! I am here, waiting for the return of the two of you."

Xun Zhen and Zuo Qiu agreed in unison, leading their own people and acting separately. From the time they entered Lizhong to the present, more than 30 people came all the way, and the movement was very loud. Many residents of Lizhong were disturbed. Many people opened the courtyard door and secretly looked outside. There are many people in the family, so they can't help but whisper: "Isn't that Jun Youzhi Xun from my hometown? What do you want to do with so many people here?"

"'Search the third Ming family', 'Go and get people from the remaining third family's families'? Could it be that they are here to arrest the third family?"

All the people were amazed. Thinking about the third clan that reigned supreme in the township for hundreds of years, no official dared to come and take people. Especially fifteen years ago, after it was rumored that his family had assassinated the then-incumbent Yuzhi Qiangfu, the officials in the township were even more in awe of his family. This "Jun Xun" has only been in office for a few days, yet he dares to come to pick up someone? Looking at the posture, not only do you take people, but I am afraid that you will also raid homes!

Someone who knew something said: "At the end of last year, the third Lan of the third family robbed a pedestrian on the official road inside and outside. It is said that this pedestrian is a friend of Xun Jun. Xun Jun brought people here today, I am afraid it is with this. related!"

All of these people were speaking from other surnames, and there were also members of the third clan among them. They didn't hear it well, and they wanted to close the door one by one in a hurry, but it was too late. Zuo Qiu brought a dozen or so armored soldiers, and under the leadership of a local chivalrous man who was familiar with the people of the third clan, all of them had spears in their hands and swords unsheathed, and threw them viciously. The timid third clan people bowed their heads and captured them; the courageous third clan people drew their swords to resist. For a time, the calls were repeated, and the shouting continued.

Xun Zhen took Xu Zhong and Wen Pin, along with Jiang Qin, Gao Jia, Gao Bing, Su Ze, Su Zheng, and two or three county soldiers, and rushed into the third Ming's house.

Among the many clansmen of the third clan, the third Ming's family is the largest and has the largest number of family members. Although they only have two brothers, they have a lot of swordsmen and guests, and if they add it together, they are afraid that there will be more than 20 people. If they react to this and fight each other, they are afraid that there will be a lot of casualties, but they were caught off guard at this moment. No defense at all. There were four or five guests in the front yard basking in the sun, and they rushed up in a hurry. Before they could draw out their swords, they were already pushed down by Jiang Qin and Gao Jia. Jiang Qin asked, "How to deal with it?"

When Xun Zhen came here today, except for the third Ming, the third Lan, and their parents and relatives, she never thought of staying alive. Because even according to the crime of "demon talk", at most people of the third clan are involved. Even if the guests they raise are implicated, it is estimated that they will not be executed for the crime. Who can guarantee that not one or two of these guests and swordsmen will be loyal and will avenge the Third Clan in the future? Although he did not know much about the details of the history of the late Han Dynasty, he also knew how Sun Ce died.

To prevent Qin Gan from hearing it, he didn't answer, just waved his hand down. Jiang Qin understood it, grabbed the neck of his guest, and pulled the horizontal knife across. Immediately, blood splattered all over the place. The guest covered his neck and bounced twice before returning to the west. The people of Gao Jia have followed suit, and in the blink of an eye, several corpses have been laid across the front yard.

Xun Zhen kept at her feet, and went straight into the backyard under the **** of Xu Zhong and Wen Pin.

At this time, it was noon, and the third night drank too late last night and did not get up yet.

The third Lan got up and was holding rocks in the backyard with a few guests, struggling with strength. Hearing the movement in the front yard, he dropped the stone lock and walked out topless, meeting Xun Zhen and the others. He was astonished: "What are you doing here?" Then he saw Jiang Qin and Gao Jia who came in later. They had just killed someone, and the swords in their hands were all dripping with blood. The third Lan suddenly turned pale, guessing Xun Zhen's intention, turned around and ran, wanting to go to Lan Qi by the wall to get a weapon, but before he ran a few steps, Jiang Qin and Gao Jia had already rushed forward.

Jiang Qin slashed with a knife. The third Lan dodged sideways, jumped up on the ground, and before she could get the weapon, she simply grabbed the stone lock that had been thrown on the ground, and slammed at Jiang Qin. This stone lock was thick and wide, and it was afraid that it could not weigh less than 40 to 50 jin. Jiang Qin did not dare to push it hard, so he avoided it. The third Lan shouted: "Big brother! Big brother! The Xun family's children are coming! Hurry up and take A Weng to escape through the back door."

He was just reckless and not stupid. When he saw Xun Zhen brought someone to kill him, he was in a hurry and was unprepared. Gao Jia took advantage of his shouting distraction, and shot him with a knife. The third Lan hit the stone lock back, just hit the tip of the knife, only to hear a "嘡唷", and smash the long knife in Gao Jia's hand in half. Gao Jia felt numb in his hands, and felt that his arms were both sore and sore. He jumped in shock and shouted, "Good thief! Good strength!" He didn't dare to push hard, and quickly jumped away.

Jiang Qin and Gao Jia entangled the third orchid, Xu Zhong and Wen Ping swarmed up and chopped down all the other guests. Xun Zhen heard San Lan's yelling, afraid that San Ming would have reminded him not to tell him to really protect her father and escape.

The backyard of the third Ming's house occupies a large area, and there are many houses. For a time, I do not know which house the third Ming is in. Xun Zhen ordered: "Zhongye, you take two people to the back door to guard, don't let one escape!" Wen Pin responded and brought two guests to guard at the back door. Xun Zhen, Xu Zhong, Gao Bing, Su Ze, and Su Zheng were in groups of two, breaking into one room after another.

Some of the houses were empty, while others were occupied by guests and servants. With the example of the front yard, no matter who it is, as long as there is someone, as long as it is not Sanming and his family, Xunzhen, Wenpin, etc. will all kill seven or eight people one after another and break into several houses. Only found the third Ming.

Third Ming drank a lot last night and woke up from a drunken town. Before he could understand what was going on, he was pressed down by Wenpin and Su Ze. Wen Pin shouted, "Mr. Xun, here!" Xun Zhen walked over quickly and checked in person, seeing that it was indeed the third Ming, and instructed Gao Bing and others, "Tie it up!" He put on a small coat, lay on the ground, struggled and shouted: "Xunjun! Xunjun! What do you mean?"

Gao Bing reversed the handle of the knife, hit him **** the head, and said with a laugh, "The case you committed has been released, and Xun Jun is here to bring you to justice."

"What crime have I committed?"

"Demon talk to confuse the public."

Third Ming was stunned: "Yaoyan?"

As far as the various serious crimes of genocide are concerned, the crime of "demon talk" can be said to be the most frequent. The third Ming also knew this very well. After being stunned for a while, he immediately reacted. He broke out in a cold sweat, his face was pale, and he struggled desperately, shouting: "My family has always abided by the law. Injustice! Injustice!"

Xu Zhong took out a bamboo slip from his arms, threw it in front of the third Ming, and said, "Injustice? With evidence of this crime, where is the injustice?"

Third Ming stared at the bamboo slip, not knowing what was written, and asked, "What is this? What is written on it?"

"Having two children, the sky will be two days."

Third Ming finally understood, gnashing his teeth, staring at Xun Zhen, and shouting, "Shuzi! You want to falsely accuse my family?" Xun Zhen didn't bother to pay attention to him, everything was obvious, what more need to be said? He ordered Xu Zhong, and said, "Third Ming and Third Lan have no children, go and arrest Third Ming's wife and father, take them out together, and give this bamboo slip and this evidence of crime to Duke Qin." After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked out the door. He heard the third Ming hiss loudly, "I regret not listening to my brother, I told you to live to this day!"

Xun Zhen thought: "Fifteen years ago, the third clan killed the then-incumbent Youzhi Qiang husband. Killing an official is also a serious crime, but because there is no evidence, I did not write it down in the letter to Qin Gan. Go on. Now that you have someone in your hands, you can torture and loot and get the truth." When he returned to the courtyard, he was surprised to see that Jiang Qin and Gao Jia had not yet won the third orchid! Not only did he fail to win, but he fell back and forth. He seemed unable to support him. He said to himself, "This third orchid is very brave and fierce! It's a pity that he can't be recruited by his men."

Jiang Qin is known as "the first in hand fighting", and Gao Jia is also a leader among the light chivalry in his hometown. The two of them joined forces, but they were no match for the third Lan. It could be seen that the third Lan was brave. If there was a chance, in the turbulent times in the future, it could not be said that he would also be a tiger general. It's just a pity, just as Xun Zhen thought, although this person is brave and agile, but he can't be hired by his subordinates, it is useless to cherish and love talents. He waved his hand in exchange for Su Ze: "You can help Jiang and Gao Erjun with one arrow."

After Su Zeshi rushed into the hospital, he had put the bow and arrow back into the bag, and at this time he took it out again. Xun Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, and when she was about to leave the courtyard, the third Lan suddenly heard a muffled roar, and pulled out the arrow with her backhand, regardless of the blood spurting out, she turned around suddenly, saw Xun Zhen, raised her hand and threw the stone lock over.

The stone lock slammed head-on with the sound of wind. Xun Zhen hurriedly changed forward to a side jump, because the change of pace was too fast, unable to hold the balance, and fell to the ground. With a loud "bang", the stone lock smashed into his feet not far, and if he was two or three steps away, he might not be able to keep his legs. Just now, Sanming was frightened into a cold sweat, and now Gai Xunzhen was frightened into a cold sweat. Fortunately, he still remembered that there were many Qing Xia by his side. Jiang Jiang stood up, and the third Lan rubbed his body and rushed forward.

Jiang Qin, Gao Jia, Su Ze, and Gao Bing who were standing nearby all lost their color. Wenpin, who was guarding the back door, also rushed over.

Jiang Qin had flexible hands and feet, grabbed the third Lan's ankle, and dragged her to the ground. Unable to bear the momentum of the third Lan, Jiang Qin also fell, rolled on the ground, jumped and pressed him, trying to choke his throat. The third Lan roared, and punched Jiang Qin in the face. Jiang Qin's body was only on the third Lan's body, and he was immediately beaten out.

The third Lan was about to stand up, but Gao Jia rushed over, pressed him on his back, and pushed him to the ground. Third Lan's eyes were red, blood surged from her neck, and half of her body was dyed red, but her strength seemed to be unaffected. She hit Gao Jia's belly with an elbow. The whole body curled up involuntarily, like a shrimp.

The third Lan held down the ground, stood up, stood up, stared straight at Xun Zhen, and stepped forward. Rao is Xun Zhen calm, and subconsciously took a step back. Su Ze didn't have time to shoot arrows anymore, so he dropped the bow and arrow, bent down, rushed forward, took out the means of wrestling, and hugged the third Lan's waist, trying to throw him down. Third Lan didn't move, lifted his belt, and threw him out instead.

Wen Pin killed him, and stabbed straight with his sword. Third Lan didn't dodge at all, reached out and grabbed the blade of the sword and kicked it sideways, hitting Wenpin's knee. Wen Pin was young and had not grown up in strength, so he fell down on his feet. By this time, due to the repeated big movements, the blood gushing from the neck of the third Lan had almost dyed his whole body. As he walked, a long trail of blood was drawn out, but he still did not fall, and continued to stagger. Xun Zhen came over.

At this time, there were seven or eight other Qing Xia and county guards in the courtyard. They were all rushing towards this side, but seeing the power of the third Lan, I felt trembling and trembling, and the pace of rushing out involuntarily slowed down.

Xun Zhen had previously led people to rescue Linbu and killed a group of thieves at night. It was not that she had never seen blood or killed anyone, but at this moment, seeing such a scene, she was horrified, her heart was pounding, and she deliberately avoided it. But he didn't want to be despised by Zhu Qingxia, so he reluctantly calmed down, clenched his sword, and waited for him to approach.

At this moment, someone jumped out behind him, rushed a few steps, and reached in front of the third Lan, bent down and raised his legs to sweep. I don't know if the third Lan was lost because of excessive blood loss and confusion. The man immediately turned his legs and bent his knees, pressing it on San Lan's chest, with a knife in his hand drawn into his neck, followed by the knife. If the blood gushing just now was like a fountain, this time it was like a river bursting its banks. , sprayed out a dozen paces away. The third Lan chirped chirps twice, and couldn't rest his eyes.

The person who killed the third Lan was actually Xu Zhong~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Xun Zhen broke out in sweat and was blown by the cold wind, making her whole body feel cold. As if afraid that the third Lan would jump up again, but also seemed to be stunned. He stared at the body of the third Lan for a while before returning the knife to its sheath.

Jiang Qin, Gao Jia, Su Ze, and Wen Ping got up from the ground, rubbing their wounds, breathing in the cold air, or limping, and walked to Xun Zhen's side, saying, "I am incompetent, and I have never intercepted them. This thief has even disturbed the king. Please forgive me, Xun-jun!" The other seven or eight young chivalrous men and county guards who had not dared to step forward were even more ashamed and stepped forward to plead guilty.

Even though Xun Zhen was just frightened, she still noticed the shameful expressions of the petty chivalrous men and the county guards, pretending to be relaxed, laughing and saying, "The third Lanzhen warrior is also! He is so badly wounded that he does not fall down, as if in a mountain. Fierce tiger. I am also terrified of the situation when I was just young. Besides, you guys? If you didn't help me, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to escape. What's your guilt?" He said to the third Ming who was on the edge, "You have some It's no wonder that this tiger brother can run wild in the countryside! Although such a fierce warrior is dead, it should not be insulted. Don't worry, I will ask the county magistrate to bury him thickly."

The third Ming took a sip and shouted: "Little boy! Even if I am a ghost, I will never let you go."

He was already dying, Xun Zhen would not take his threat to heart and smiled slightly.

Seeing that all the guests, swordsmen, and servants of the third house had all died, and that the third man's wife and father had also been captured, he said, "Everyone has been captured, so Duke Qin cannot wait for a long time, gentlemen, we here. Just go out." When he passed the third Lan's body, he was still afraid, and he couldn't help but take a second glance and thought, "What a pity! What a pity!"

He was afraid, he never thought that the third Lan was so brave. This still didn't let him get a weapon that he could take advantage of. If he was given another weapon, I am afraid that half of the people present would die; and he was a pity, of course, this Waiting for the warriors, but unable to contain their subordinates.