The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Xuan Bo asked the disciples if they could, like Xun Zhen, uproot the third clan that had been running rampant in the township for a hundred years in less than a month after taking office. The disciples didn't understand what he meant, and they were cold for a while.

After a moment of silence in the room, the youngest disciple replied confidently: "Although the Third Clan has been running rampant in the countryside for a hundred years, and the villagers are afraid of it, but compared to Xunjun, he is only a tyrannical tyrant in the countryside. Xun Jun was born in the famous Xun clan, and was appreciated by the county lord. He also heard that the newly arrived county governor was also his family's in-law. Such a famous family is certainly not comparable to the third clan. If his disciple is him, he also has these conditions. , then, wanting to kill the third clan is also a piece of cake."

His voice fell to the ground, and several people echoed and said, "Exactly."

Xuan Bo asked the two or three people who did not agree: "What do you think?"

Among them is fashion. He frowned, shook his head slowly, and said, "Protege can't."

"Up above, the county magistrate will take care of you, and below you will have Fanyang Qingxia as his minions. Ziyun thinks it's easy to kill the third clan, why can't you?" - "Ziyun", the youngest disciple who just spoke , whose real name is Wang Cheng.

Fashion replied: "In the past hundred years, there have been no less than thirty or forty people who have served in the hometown before and after. Among them, there are children from the Han family, and some from wealthy families, like Xun Jun, who have been appreciated and taken care of by the county governor and magistrate. However, no one has ever been able to uproot the Third Clan as easily as he did. The disciples believed that the most important reason why Xun Jun was able to annihilate the Third Clan was not his origin or relationship."

"what is that?"

"It's because Xun-Jun has the guts."

"Oh?"

"Looking at Xun Jun's execution of the third clan, it seems easy, but it's actually very easy. Fabricate a crime, fabricate a few pieces of evidence, and get through the relationship between the county and the county, and then the clan will be easily exterminated. This The method is not uncommon, Xun Jun can think of it, and others can also think of it, but why did not one of the previous Qiangfu and Youzhi do it? No, as the gentleman said, it was just because of 'dread'. What are you afraid of? You are afraid of the third clan's disregard of the law and discipline, afraid of the ferocious and light deaths of their guests, swordsmen, and dead soldiers, and afraid of being assassinated by them. Therefore, no one dares to do this.... Only Xun Jun has no scruples. , and finally put out the third clan in one fell swoop. Compared with the trivial matter of his fabricated crime, the disciples thought that his courage was more terrifying!"

Wang Cheng disagreed and said, "The rank husband who was in office fifteen years ago was not afraid of the fierceness of the Third Clan and wanted to convict him. Mingde, how can you say that only Xun Jun has no scruples?"

"Where is the rank husband from fifteen years ago?"

Wang Cheng was dumbfounded. Does that even need to be said? According to rumors in the countryside, he was assassinated by the third clan long ago and died in the official temple in the village. When the county announced the crime committed by the third clan a few days ago, this article was indeed included.

The fashion said: "The Master said: 'If you don't keep secrets, you will do harm. Therefore, a gentleman should be careful not to keep secrets'. Fifteen years ago, the township Youzhi, himself a foreigner, did not know how to keep secrets when he acted. Although How can he be daring? It can only be called reckless, and in the end he only hurt himself. How can he be compared with Xun Jun?"

Although Wang Cheng resented Xun Zhen's actions, he had to admit that he was not only bold, but also very cautious. I heard that until the day before he started, he still accepted the five gold cakes sent by the third Ming. Wang Cheng thought, "If he hadn't accepted the five golden cakes, the Third Clan would not have come unguarded." - Not only was the Third Clan unguarded, but even the officials in the official temple in the township. , No one knew beforehand, and no one heard the wind. With both daring and prudence, it's no wonder he succeeded.

Xuan Bo sighed and said: "Last time when Xun Jun came to visit, I saw him as a humble gentleman, although I also praised him for 'thunder attacking thieves, saving Liu Zhuang in the fire'. The reputation of 'tiger courage' is worthy of the name." All the disciples and students in the audience felt that there was no one who could compare to Xun Zhen. I have pain in my leg, I have to go back to the house to rest. You all go away."

All the disciples shut up, and once again avoided Xi Fubai and sent him away.

When he walked to the fashion side, Xuan Bo said: "Mingde, Lijianmen are low-ranking servants, and non-ideal people live. You will resign from this position tomorrow, and concentrate on studying under my sect.  … Heaven, you can visit Xun Jun at the official temple in the village."

The fashion is both happy and strange, and the happy thing is to hear the meaning of Xuanbo, which is to officially admit him to the disciple, and change the "disciple" to "disciple"; the strange thing is to ask him to visit Xunzhen. He raised his head: "Sir, you asked me to visit Xun Jun?"

"If you are interested, you can also visit with Mingde."

The eldest disciple, Wang Cheng, and the other disciples who had been criticizing and attacking Xun Zhen were all stunned and raised their heads in unison. Wang Cheng said: "Xun Zhen fabricated a crime and avenged his personal revenge. He is a lawbreaker, not a person in my way. Although he is a bit daring, the more courageous a person like him, the greater the harm! Sir, what do you call a disciple? Are you going to visit him?"

In the past, when Xuan Bo was appointed as the judge of Cao Shi in the county, he was fair and fair, and was praised by the county and township. In the eyes of Wang Cheng and others, he was a just and strict person. ", totally unacceptable. Fang Cai, although Wang Cheng criticized Xun Zhen, he still maintained the style of a gentleman, abide by the duty of Xun Zhen to rule the people, and called him "Xun Zhen". Now, he simply called out Xun Zhen's name.

Xuan Bo did not criticize him for being rude, but sighed and said, "Last time when Lord Xun came to visit, he asked me about politics and how to govern my hometown. Do you know how the old man answered?"

"I don't know, please show me sir."

"I told him that we should give priority to the management of the big surnames, and the four surnames in this town should especially focus on the third clan. Ziyun, you just said that Xun Jun killed the third clan for personal hatred, which is wrong. He You're actually following my advice!"

"But sir,...!"

Xuan Bo interrupted Wang Cheng's words: "Ziyun, you are an upright and just person, just like when I was a teenager. Han Feizi said: A man of the law should be upright. You are worthy of the word 'jinzhi'." If you don’t conduct yourself correctly, you will be treated unfairly, and if you are governed unfairly, you will be unreasonable.” This is what this old man taught you, there is nothing wrong, and law enforcement should be like this.”

Wang Cheng resisted and said, "If that's the case, why did you ask the disciples to wait to visit the thief who violated the law?"

As Xun Zhen said on that day, Xuan Bo is a person who is "stubborn and honest, honest and honest", but at the same time he is also an old man who has experienced many years and has insight into the world, and is also an old man with insight.

He said: "If you look at the law/theory, what Xunjun did, of course, was a disorder of the law, and he was the enemy of my Dao, and my generation should attack them in groups; but if you look at the people, Xunjun's behavior was prudent, but he was really my Yingyin. An outstanding man. He has courage, is cautious, respects the old and respects the virtuous, can be a powerful man, and with his family reputation, given time, he will surely rise to the top of the sky. I asked you to visit him for the sake of your future."

Wang Cheng and Shi Shi are all children of the cold and small families in the countryside. They do not come from a wealthy family, and Shi Feng, who has the lowest background, is a lowly servant in the prison. In today's world, it is difficult and difficult for them to become an official. Even if they are lucky enough to become an official, it will be difficult for them to rise to a high position.

As early as when Xun Zhen first came to office and visited Xuan Bo for the first time, Xuan Bo wanted to introduce his disciples to him, in order to use the background of Xun Zhen to help his disciples find a way to become an official. It was just because Xun Zhen first arrived, Xuan Bo had only heard about Xun Zhen's behavior and actions, and had never seen him, so he did not mention it. But now, after seeing Xun Zhen killing the Third Clan with his own eyes, he finally made up his mind to recommend his disciple to him.

Wang Cheng and others listened to it. In addition to the accident, they were very moved. They bowed down and thanked the teacher.

That's all, Wang Cheng was still resolutely unwilling. He said loudly: "The Master said: 'If you attack heresy, you will be harmed'. Xun Zhen perverted the law and disorder, and his disciples were not able to attack them, let alone visit them? Love and care, the disciples are sincere and fearful, and I don’t know what to do in return, but it is really difficult to obey the orders to make the disciples go to the door to worship the thieves!”

Xuan Bo had no choice but to say, "If you want, you can go, if you don't want to, you won't go. I won't force you to be my teacher." After speaking, he left the hall and went back to the room to rest.

...

Because of the different views on Xun Zhen's execution of the third clan, Xuanbo's disciples and disciples quarreled with each other. In the process of the clan", the debate was "is it right for Xun Zhen to do this", but he didn't seem to feel much about the result of "the third clan was wiped out".

The other three surnames in the "Four Surnames in the Township" are different from them.

Although the Fei, Xie, and Gao clans also noticed "the process of Xun Zhen's annihilation of the third clan", in contrast, what shocked them even more was the result of "the third clan annihilation". A tyrannical family that has dominated the township for a hundred years has just been annihilated? Four or five hundred people were arrested and imprisoned like this, waiting to die?

...

Feiting Ferry, one of the four surnames of the Fei family.

Fei Tong went to Yangzhai years ago to meet with his elder brother Fei Chang, and when he came back after the New Year, he heard about this important event. His elder brother Fei Chang is a guest of Zhang Rang's family and is now the postal supervisor of the county. Relying on this relationship, although he usually does not cause trouble, he has never taken the village's Youzhi Qiang husband seriously, that is, Xun Zhen Xun's origin, he also did not pay attention to it.

When he went to Yangzhai a few years ago, he met Xun Zhen on the road. Although he got out of the car and greeted him, he was quite proud. Now, when he heard that he killed the entire third clan in one fell swoop, his color changed on the spot.

His wife, the maid, came in from outside the house. Seeing that he looked wrong, she asked, "What's the matter?"

Fei Tong waved his hand to order the guests reporting the news to step down, and said, "The new resident of the township, Zhi Xun, is the young man we met on the way to Yangzhai a few years ago, do you remember?"

Maid Chi had met Xun Zhen three times in total, how could she not remember? She said, "Remember, what happened?"

Fei Tong sucked in the air and said in disbelief, "He captured the entire third clan for the crime of 'demon talk'."

"what?"

Fei Tong took a few breaths in succession, got up from the couch, and walked around the room a few times, barely calming down his surprise, scratching his fat face, tsk tsk admiration, and said, "Although this third clan is insignificant Born in the village, I usually only rely on ferocity to overwhelm people in the countryside. I can’t compare to our family being a guest of Zhanghou, and the eldest brother is the postal governor of the county, but to be honest, even I usually have to make their family three-point fierce. . . . ..., this Xun Jiazi looks gentle and elegant, but he is so ruthless!"

Maid Chi didn't expect it either. She blinked her beautiful eyes and said, "Yeah, it's unimaginable." She saw Xun Zhen three times before and after. It gave an impression of heroism, but after all, it was only a superficial impression, far less than the impact of "the annihilation of the third clan".

Seeing that Fei Tong was only amazed and didn't pay attention to her, she couldn't help but take advantage of the opportunity to clean up the bed and thought: "It's really amazing that he can actually kill a tyrant like the Third Clan. He will come out in the future and stay in the village. If you walk around in the middle of nowhere, I don’t know how majestic it will be!” She is a woman who lives in the countryside all the year round and doesn’t know much. In her eyes, the third clan was already a first-class powerful clan, and Xun Zhen, who was able to annihilate such a powerful clan, naturally became more and more powerful, and was incomparably powerful.

...

In Ganquan, Suting, the Xie family, one of the four surnames, was also the family of the former township rank Xie Wu. When their patriarch heard the news, he was as horrified as Fei Tong, and immediately ordered someone to prepare a gift and ordered his nephew to personally. Sending it to the official temple~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Although Xun Zhen didn't know the thoughts of these big surnamed families, he could guess one or two.

Now that the third clan has been exterminated, Liwei's purpose has been achieved. He adheres to the principle of "going too far", and is unwilling to put pressure on other clans, so as not to deepen their fears and adversely affect future governance. Therefore, when the son and nephew of the Xie family came to visit, he had a gentle attitude and treated each other with courtesy. If anyone who did not know it would see him, he would clearly be an elegant gentleman. Destroyed a local tyrannical family.

The Xie family is no better than the Fei family, there is no background, and there are no prominent officials in the clan, and the few people who came to visit are the sons and nephews of the younger generation. No matter how gentle and polite he was, he still felt a lot of pressure, trembling, and after a while, he said goodbye.

Xun Zhen did not hold back, but left the gifts they brought, and graciously sent them out of the hospital in person. She was about to turn back to the courtyard when she heard the sound of horses’ hooves, and followed the sound, but saw that Gao Su brought four or five guests to drive them away. Come here.

The Xie family's son and nephew were trembling, but Gao Su was still in a carefree manner. He drove his horse straight to Xun Zhen's side, then restrained his mount, turned over and jumped down, and casually threw the reins to the entourage. He stomped his feet first, took a breath of warm air into his hands, and said, "It's been cold again in the past two days! It only took me a few miles to come here from my house, and I was frozen." After complaining, he vomited on the ground. saliva. He didn't shy away from the old guard, and said directly to Xun Zhen: "Zhenzhi, I have a big business. Do you want to do it?"

"What business?"

"Buy a horse."

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1. "When attacking heresy, it has already been harmed."

There are many interpretations of this sentence, but here we take the phrase "attack heretics and end the harm they cause".