The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Xun Zhen got out of the car, and after listening to the situation in the courtyard, she said to Xi Zhicai: "Zhi Cai, it seems that you guessed right, there are really many outlaws in the north of the county. Xie Li Ding Han is one, and this Shen family is another. One, relying on some people and power, dare to..."

He wanted to say "dare to fight against the laws of the country", but when it came to "people and potential", his voice involuntarily softened, and Xi Zhicai looked at each other, and the two said in unison, "I need to send someone out of the city immediately!"

The guards Xu Zhong, Jiang Qin, and Cheng Yan who were around Xun Zhen were puzzled and asked, "What are you doing out of the city?"

"Bo Qin, bring a few more people and go out of the city now! Be quick. Go out from the west city gate and search along the way in the direction of Luoyang! The roads and small roads should not be missed. Anyone who has a horse will be searched and questioned!"

"All searched and cross-examined? ..., Xun Jun, what is the cross-examination?"

"The messenger! The messenger sent by the Shen family to Luoyang! It should have just left the city soon.  …, you choose a few good horses and go immediately, two for each person, don't be a pity for horsepower, run as fast as you can, and be sure to catch him. After you catch it, ask how many people the Shen family sent to the capital to seek help. If there is more than one person, keep chasing them! Keep catching them! You can't let any one go, be sure to capture them all."

Xunzhen summoned Xuankang and ordered him to take out his pen and ink, leaned on the carriage, wrote an official document, stamped it with the official seal, and handed it to Jiang Qin: "If anyone resists during the body search and questioning, you can take this official document. Show them! Let's say that the northern postmaster is chasing the fugitives. . . , go!"

Xun Zhen explained it so clearly, Jiang Qin quickly understood what he meant and realized the seriousness of the problem.

Shen Xun is a "senior official" of Six Hundred Stones, and he will not be unaware of the consequences of fighting against the county government. The reason why he dares to do so must be relied upon. What can his trust be? It can only be Zhao Zhong's nephew. Yangcheng is only more than 100 miles away from Luoyang, the capital, and it only takes two days and two nights to get back there quickly. Even if there are some delays on the road, it will not exceed three days at the latest. In other words, as long as he persists in the Shen family's house for three days without being captured, there will definitely be rescuers from Luoyang. At that time, it was not him who was unlucky, but Xun Zhen.

Jiang Qin loudly agreed, ordered a dozen people, and each of them chose two good horses, riding one, leading one, shouting and shouting, telling the people in the distance to get out of the way and throw the dust away.

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Xuankang and Li Bo also understood what Xun Zhen meant, and they became nervous when they witnessed Xun Zhen's resignation from the county chief in just a few words.

Li Bo said, "Xun Jun, do you mean that Shen Xun is likely to send someone to Luoyang for help?"

Xuankang was very worried, not for himself, but for Xun Zhen, and said, "Mr. Xun, if he really sends someone to go and Jiang Boqin doesn't catch up again, what should I do? Otherwise, Shall we leave first?"

Xun Zhen had a bit of the meaning of "everytime there is a calmness in the event of a major event", and said calmly: "Withdraw? If we withdraw now, let's not say anything else, and only relieve the twelve lives of the Liding family, I'm sorry. Ah!" The implication is that if he withdraws at this point, he will appear to be bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, and he will be laughed at. Once they are ridiculed, the other counties in the north of the county will no longer think about rectification.

When Xi Zhicai saw that he was about to make a big change, he was not timid. He praised him and thought: "This needs to be replaced by someone else. I heard that the Shen family sent someone to the capital to ask for help. Yan Nuan smiled, calm, but at the critical moment, he was firm and firm, and he was very calm." He didn't know that Xun Zhen had already done it since the night he promised Zhong Yao to "clear the county". The worst plan - the big deal is to abandon the official and die. Between the desperate rivers and lakes, it may be beneficial to make friends with heroes from all over the world in the name of not being afraid of power.

Xuankang said worriedly: "But Xun Jun, if Jiang Boqin fails to stop the Shen family's messenger, and if the Shen family's messenger does ask for help from the capital, even if we take Shen Xun down, we will take it too. There's nothing he can do. Maybe he'll bite back."

Xi Zhicai said, "Uncle Ye's words make sense. Zhenzhi, what's your best plan?"

Xun Zhen glanced at Shen Rong, who was standing by the side, and thought to herself, "What else can be done? The matter has come to this point, and I can only do nothing and cut Shen Rong to pieces! Is it possible that I still keep him to take revenge on me? Can't it?"

It is precisely because of Xuankang's concerns that he cannot compromise. If, as Xuankang said, Jiang Qin failed to stop the Shen family's messenger, how could Shen Xun give up when the "big aid" from Kyoto arrives? Taking a step back, even if Jiang Qin stopped the Shen family's messenger, this Shen Xun not only asked for help from the capital, but also kept him! Rather than wait for his revenge, kill him ahead of time.

There is another advantage to killing him. After killing him, it is up to Xun Zhen to say whether his crime is big or small. This may not avoid the retaliation of Zhao Zhong's nephew, but at least Xun Zhen "did nothing wrong". Yes, there is no handle. There is no handle, even if the power is full of power and the opposition is like ten permanent servants, there is no way to retaliate in the short term, and as long as there is peace in the short term, for Xun Zhen, it is enough. - This year is the year of Renshu, and the year after that will be the year of Jiazi. That is to say: if his estimates are good, the Yellow Turban Uprising should be in the next year.

He thought: "It seems that today only with Shen Tun will not die." He smiled calmly, "Brother Zhicai, why are you testing me? The situation is like this, what should I do, needless to say?"

Xi Zhicai laughed, called Shen Rong over, and said, "You bring a message to your concubine, and say: 'If he knows something, he will return the seal like Guojiu, resign, and he can still be Du Zhiji. He doesn't know anything, and the post supervisor in the north doesn't mind being Zhang Jian and Cen Long. Tell him again, 'Xie Li Ding Han doesn't want to be Du Zhiji, and the post supervisor has removed him.'" Du Zhiji was a hero of the former Han Dynasty, and he was with the court. The minister was friendly, arrogant and arrogant in the county, and he did many illegal acts. Later, because he heard that the governor of the county sent him by post, he feared the punishment, so he reformed and saved his life.

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Xun Zhen gave Jiang Qin's order just now, and Shen Rong heard it all at the side. At this time, Xi Zhicai's face was light and calm, and she spoke in a light tone, as if she didn't take this matter to heart at all. In the same way, he was suspicious, very suspicious that his expression and tone were all fake. He didn't know Xi Zhicai's identity, didn't listen to him, and turned to look at Xun Zhen.

"What Brother Zhicai said is what I mean. Shen Zhubo, I'll trouble you to go and give your concubine a message."

Shen Rong was stunned, thinking: "My father must have sent someone to Kyoto to ask for help. Seeing how calm they are, they don't seem to take this matter to heart? ... But I don't believe it! Who is Zhao Changshi? The emperor calls him 'my mother'! Not to mention that the two of them are a gentleman in white, and a Baishi superintendent who is imprisoned, even the prefect Yin Gong should be afraid of this!"

This murmur in his heart made him appear hesitant. Although he didn't dare to disobey Xun Zhen's order, when he was walking to the gate of Shen's house, he would inevitably stop and turn back to watch Xun Zhen. Li Bo and Xuan Kang had a panoramic view of his performance. Li Bo said, "Xunjun, I'm afraid Shen Rong won't return after leaving. ... Why not keep him as a hostage instead of putting him in the hospital?"

"He's just Shen Xun's subordinate, not a parent-child. What's the use of leaving it? It's better to send him to send a message to let Shen Xun know that I have sent someone to chase his messenger." Under the tree beside the car, I watched Shen Rong knock on the door of the house, and then watched him squeeze in through the crack of the door sideways, and then the door closed. With a startling glance, he vaguely saw that there were indeed many strong men with soldiers and bows in the house.

He suddenly smiled and said, "I really didn't expect that Shen Xun would send someone to the capital to ask for help."

Xi Zhicai said, "It's all my fault, because I didn't think about it well. If I knew this, I should have left a few people behind when I entered the city to guard the city gates on all sides." Although Xi Zhicai was resourceful, only I'm in my twenties and I've never done this kind of thing before, so I'm inevitably inexperienced.

Xun Zhen shook her head and said, "It's Feiqing's fault, it's my fault. It's my fault that I came to Yangcheng last time, and I only visited Shen Xun's flying and domineering, not his cowardice."

While gathering the crowd to resist, Shen Xun sent people to Kyoto for help. Under the surface of domineering and arrogant, isn't it the essence of cowardice? Come to think of it, he should have known about Li Dinghan's murder, so he did this because he was afraid of being executed. But he didn't want to think about it, he was also a Iron Officer of Six Hundred Stones anyway, how could he be the same as Ding Han? Ding Han is just a country tyrant, and if he kills him, he will kill him. He is a court-ordered minister who is inferior to a doctor. How could Xun Zhen kill him for no reason?

Looking at Xun Zhen's original intention, unless it was a last resort, he never wanted to meet Shen Rindaobing.

His original plan was to follow the plan of Xi Zhicai and use the strategy of relaxation to deal with Guo Ju. Guojue is a foreigner, like a tree without roots, and has no strategy, so he is easy to clean up. After getting rid of him, he will use the "power of victory" to deal with the local tyrant Shen Xun with the strategy of "first rituals and then soldiers". If "ceremony" is useful, if it can persuade Shen Xun to resign, that's all. If "ceremony" is useless, if you really want to say no to him, there is really no way to do it, then use "soldiers" to make it harder. - Otherwise, he would go straight to Shen's house after entering the city, and would he have given him time to prepare for his recalcitrance?

It's just that I never expected that Shen Tun was so timid! Or maybe Xun Zhen really didn't expect him to be so terrifying in Shen Xun's eyes! Just like a startled bird. From this aspect, it is indeed he and Xi Zhicai who are considering not state. However, I have never heard of such a thing before: a dignified "subordinate doctor" of six hundred stones, with strong support from the DPRK, would be afraid of a hundred stone superintendent!

Xun Zhen smiled bitterly: "Am I so scary?" - He didn't even think about it. He first killed the thieves in Xixiang for two years, and then killed the third, and this time he killed Ding Han on the way to Yangcheng. There are unavoidable reasons for him to fall into the eyes of others, but he seems to be a "torture official" with profound usage and murder. Fortunately, although he did not expect that Shen Tung would send someone to Luoyang for help, he had already prepared for "rear soldiers", and the situation in front of him was still within the expected range.

He and Xi Zhicai completed their self-examination, and although they didn't say anything, they both took note of the matter, and they learned a lot and gained wisdom. If they encounter similar situations in the future, they will not repeat the mistakes of today. It's not terrible to make mistakes, it's terrible that you can't learn from them.

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Xuankang frowned, his brows twisted into a deep "Chuan" character, and asked, "What should I do now?"

Xun Zhen had already decided on two sets of plans. He ordered in an orderly manner: "Evacuate the surrounding residents. Drive out the people who are watching from afar. ... Order everyone in the other courtyard to dismount and prepare for battle. Divide four teams and firmly surround the Shen family! The rest The teams assembled and stood by. Then go and find the chief and elders in the book, and order them to cooperate with Cheng Yan's team to find more firewood, dead branches and other flammable things, as well as a few large trees. Prepare to hit the house door!"

Xuankang and Li Bo did not have the calmness of Xun Zhen and Xi Zhicai. After listening to Xun Zhen's order, Li Bo's heart skipped a beat, his hands were sweating, and he asked, "Mr. Xun, are you planning to attack the Shen family by force? Is it?" Shen Xun was the Iron Officer of Six Hundred Stones, and Zhao Zhong's "relative", far from being comparable to Ding Han. Attacking the Shen family was completely different from killing Ding Han.

Xun Zhen didn't answer him directly, she just smiled and said, "Shen Tian is stern and timid, although he gathers the crowd to resist, in my opinion, it's a turkey and a dog's ear!"

Xuankang is young, and he is very convinced of Xun Zhen's ability. Although he is also worried, he is not as serious as Li Bo, and he is still in the mood to ask: "When will you start?"

"No hurry." Xun Zhen looked at the sky. Although the sun had moved westward, it was still very hot. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Wait until Jiang Qin and the others come back."

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The teams of the various teams in the other courtyards took the orders, divided a few people, drove out the people who were watching from a distance, and took everyone's mounts out, looking for a place to be optimistic, the remaining 80 people first The households in the inside were also evacuated to the inside and outside, and then they were divided into two groups, one lined up behind Xun Zhen, and the other each chose the easy-to-attack places outside the Shen residence. , After the column of halberds, those carrying bows and crossbows climbed up trees or on the roof of the next door, overlooking the Shen family's house.

The years and nights coexisted together, and the long-term formation training showed its effect at this time. Although it was not comparable to the elite soldiers, the teams were orderly and there was no chaos.

This arrangement was filled with human voices, and it was very lively.

The noisy voice also spread to the Shen family. Some people sneakily climbed the heights to spy, and when they saw that the people onlookers were being driven out, they didn't respond; then when they saw that the residents in the house were also being driven out, they were a little uneasy; The team was divided into two groups, one was on standby, the other surrounded the Shen residence, and when they began to clean the knife and tune the strings, they became even more uneasy; and then they waited to see Cheng Yan and a few people bring piles of firewood and put them on the wall of the residence. In addition, after he lifted three big trees and threw them to the ground, he couldn't hold back any longer and couldn't stand it any longer. He immediately got down from a height and reported the news to Shen Xun.

The full-time guard on the tree outside the house who was in charge of monitoring the courtyard saw the man's actions clearly and reported loudly: "Shen Jianu, who spied on us, ran away, probably to report to Shen Xun!" There was someone under the tree. , and immediately passed this information to Xun Zhen. Xun Zhen didn't care and said, "Let him go!"

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Xi Zhicai watched for a long time, and had a panoramic view of the performance of the people in the other courtyard. He was unapologetic because of his courage.

He only knew that Xun Zhen recruited Qingxia and raised warriors in Xixiang, but he did not know the details of these Qingxia and warriors. In the morning, the battle was settled, and in Zhuangzi, there was a short battle, and he was told to see the bravery and cooperation of all the light warriors and warriors. With just a light blow, he killed the stragglers that Ding Han kept, and he was only one person. Minor injuries. Now, the orderly manner of the light chivalrous warriors and the warriors, they act immediately upon hearing the order, and let him see Xun Zhen's order and prohibition.

He thought to himself: "It's not a fluke to get the name of the milk tiger! Zhenzhi is clearly using the art of war to control the bravery of this generation!" Because of his chivalrous spirit, today not only does he recruit chivalrous heroes, but he also uses the Ministry of War to restrain him, isn't it? . .

He remembered that when he first met Xun Zhen, he questioned Xun Zhen a sentence: "After stepping down from a famous family, to gather public opinion, intend to raise the price, and make friends with young chivalrous men, support strong men, and want to gain the strength of the other generation to make him a Junxiao died. Jun's ambition does not know what the ultimate desire is'?"

At that time, Xun Zhen did not give a positive answer to this, but took advantage of Xin Ai's unintentional rounding up, and just said humbly: "I don't have lofty aspirations, I just want to do something for the people and I am satisfied." This explanation It seems to make sense, but after careful analysis, it is actually avoiding the important and the light. Because this answer can only explain the first half of Xi Zhicai's question, namely "gathering public opinion and raising prices", but not the second half, UU Reading www.uukanshu. Why does com "make friends with young heroes and support strong men"?

"Gathering public opinion" can be said to be because of loving the people, but is "making friends with young chivalrous people" also loving the people? Although Xi Zhicai felt that what he said was not true, but because in today's world, there are many famous children who are chivalrous and have friends with light chivalrous men. The Xun family is a Confucian heir, and "shangxia" is a bit inconsistent with their family education. In addition, it was the first time they met, so they shouldn't be too rude, so they didn't ask any further questions or think about it.

Looking back on the past and looking at the present, he thought, "Could it be? Was the question I asked him right? Did he really have other intentions?" Zhi, what is the use of these hundred and ten people? However, Xun Zhen, as the son of the Xun family, first asked himself to be the head of the pavilion, and then took the public opinion, raised the chivalrous man, and used the Ministry of War to restrain the guests. All kinds of actions are indeed very strange!

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The sun sets in the west, and the sky is full of sunset. The fire cloud covered the western sky, dyed the courtyards of the inner and middle houses, and dyed the people of Xunzhen and Xunzhen red.

This sunset scene is somewhat similar to when Xun Zhen went to the prefect's mansion to find Yin Xiu after returning from the north of the county last time. At that time, it was also in the evening, and the interior of the prefect's mansion was also dyed red by the setting sun.

Xi Zhicai stared at Xun Zhen, and saw that he was wearing a big crown and black clothes, holding a sword proudly, standing under a tree that was as lush as a crown and cover, Xuan Kang and Li Bo were standing on the left, Xu Zhong and himself were standing on the right. Many tigers and wolves stood behind him with stern expressions. Compared to the cheers of the Qing Xia before the battle, compared to Xuan and Li's apprehension, under the red glow, no matter whether he is pretending or being real, he is calm in his attitude, which makes people feel it. Peace of mind, as if there is nothing to be afraid of even if there is a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​flames in front of you.

He was about to ask Xun Zhen why he used the art of war to mobilize his followers, but inside and outside, a person rushed to report: "Bo Qin is back!"