The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Xun Zhen quietly stood outside the courtyard and listened to Yuan Pan’s sermons. She suddenly remembered the misery of the people she had heard and witnessed in her travels, and the yellow turban people who were about to rise up in the future. Her thoughts were intertwined, she seemed to have a thousand words, but she didn’t know what to say. In the end, the horror faded away, and he sighed: "It is impossible to stop being punished by the sky."

He didn't go into the courtyard, and after listening to a few paragraphs, he left quietly.

When he came out of the hall of respect for the elderly, Chen Bao saw that he had been silent and did not speak, and asked curiously, "Mr. Xun, do you believe in the Way of Peace?"

"Do not."

"I saw that you listened to it outside the door for a long time, nodding from time to time, as if to agree, I thought you believed it too."

"Do I have a head?"

Even Cheng Yan, who was not very observant, saw it and said with certainty, "I ordered it several times."

Xun Zhen was dumbfounded and said to himself, "The Classic of Taiping is regarded as a divine book by many people, and it has its own unique features." Although he was worried about the Yellow Turban Uprising, he did not want to tell lies against his conscience, divert the topic and ask Said, "Do you know who made the "Taiping Qing Lingjing"?"

Chen Bao said uncertainly, "I heard that it was granted by God?"

Decades ago, the Langgan people Gong Chong went to the palace and dedicated the "Taiping Qing Lingjing" to the emperor at that time, the emperor of filial piety, saying that it was obtained by his master Yu Ji in Quyang Spring Water, with a total of 170 volumes. Chen Bao's so-called "obtained from God" means this.

Xun Zhen asked, "Do you believe it?"

"..., Taiping Dao believers all say this. They all agree. Even if it's fake, it won't go anywhere, right?"

Who wrote the Taiping Jing? Xun Zhen was worried about the uprising of the Yellow Turbans, and had researched this matter, but it could only be traced back to Yu Ji's disciple, and beyond that, there was no clue. Where did Yu Ji get this book from? Or did he write it? A scripture with 170 volumes, although deeply influenced by the study of prophecy, is a self-contained system and can be called a classic. If he wrote all of it, it would be amazing.

Xun Zhen is more inclined to believe that this book was not written by a single person. It may have only had a few sentences and a few volumes of scriptures at first. Later, in the long years and in the continuous inheritance, it was supplemented and added by the alchemists, and finally formed its present appearance.

This is a rational judgment, but for the leaders at the bottom of the society, they may be more willing to believe that it comes from God.

Xun Zhen didn't refute Chen Bao, he just smiled and covered his worries with a smile.

Although it was known that Yuan Pan was the "most famous local" Taiping Taoist, he never thought that all the senior citizens would believe in Taiping Taoism. I hoped to speak the sutra once, and I would be completely empty.

"During last year's epidemic, the disaster in Jinglaoli was more serious, and most of the residents in the village were of the same clan, and I hoped that this person was also gentle and kind, not a villain, and I watched him treat the king's wife without receiving a penny; He preaches the scriptures, and he can be called eloquent. With all these things, it is no wonder that all the people in the church have become believers.”

Recalling the 30-smelting steel knife I saw in Andingli, I contacted those young adults who listened to the scriptures in Yuanpan Courtyard. Although the sun was shining brightly at this time, Xun Zhen couldn't help but fight a cold war. If suddenly one night, these dozens of people with weapons in hand, rushed to the pavilion? There are only six or seven people in the booth, and there is no guard. What will happen?

He asked Chen Bao and Cheng Yan, "How many others believe in the Way of Taiping?"

Chen Bao replied: "The original teacher has a very good reputation in Benting. He is kind and eager to help others. Whenever the residents of the pavilion are sick and ask him, he will never refuse. Therefore, there are many people who believe in him."

"A lot? How many?"

"This,..., I haven't paid special attention to it before, and I don't know how many villains there are.... There are believers in the Fan Family Brothers." Most of the people in Fanyang Pavilion are not from outside the country, only the Fan Family brothers are the original ones. Kiosk Residents. Chen Bao recalled carefully, but couldn't give a specific number, so he guessed, "The number of believers varies from place to place. The few are two or three, and the more are one or twenty?"

Xun Zhen said in his heart: "Excluding the Jinglao Li, there are still five li in this pavilion. If you count ten believers in each li, that is fifty people. Among them, there may be old and weak women and children, and they are scattered in various li. It is not a big problem. .Only in this respect for the elderly, we need to focus on it in the future."

Cheng Yan interrupted his thoughts and said, "Mr. Xun, we're here in Nanping."

"So fast?"

Xun Zhen was so distracted that she didn't pay attention to the distance of the journey.

The Lijianmen and Lichang in Nanping Li have met, so the greetings and introductions are omitted. Xun Zhen said straight to the point: "The county is angry, and the county magistrate personally led the team. This search is no trivial matter, you must not care. Wang Tu Qie is one of you, so be sure to cheer up."

The Lieutenant replied, "Yes, yes."

"Xu Zhong's relatives and friends haven't been here, have they?"

Xu Zhong's cronies have lost their prestige in front of Qin Gan, and they will definitely be frustrated and angry, and they may come to the Wang family to vent their anger.

The lieutenant replied, "No."

Xun Zhen said in his heart, "So, Xu Zhong's cronies are quite reasonable." After explaining the county's order and observing the truth in the book, he was about to leave, but he saw that the chief was hesitant to say anything, strangely Asked: "What's the matter? Why are you acting like this?"

"Is there something, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

"What's the matter?"

"Although Xu Zhong's relatives and friends didn't come to trouble the Wang family, but..."

"But what?"

"There is a rogue in this book who knocked on the Wang's door last night."

Xun Zhen was stunned: "What did you say?"

"This rascal's name is Wu Gui, he has never been in business, he is idle, and he only plays games every day."

"Where is this person now? Bring me here."

Li Chang was ashamed and said nothing, but Xun Zhen suddenly understood.

The chief of a li is the slaughterer of a li, from collecting taxes, levying corvée, down to catching thieves, cultivating, no matter what happens, it is customary to use the "defense and health" in the li, but this "defense and health" is only aimed at Ordinary Qianshou, if encountering a rogue Qingxia and the like, they are at a loss at light, and at worst, they will snort. The chief in front of him was obviously helpless to "Rogue Wu Gui".

He asked, "But this person doesn't listen to discipline?"

The li long said shyly: "This person is extremely rogue and difficult to control. The villain has said about him before, not only the villain, but also the elders of the li, but it is useless, he doesn't listen at all. , he only listened to it; if he said it too seriously, he came to the door in the middle of the night and scolded him. The villain was ashamed and had nothing to do."

Xun Zhen said in his heart, "Listen to what he said, this Wu Gui is clearly a hobhead." After pondering for a while, he had already thought about it, and said to the lieutenant, "You lead the way, I'll go to Wang's house to see."

After exiting the bomb room, Cheng Yan and Chen Bao, who were waiting outside, followed closely. Seeing that they were not going out, Chen Bao asked, "Master Ting, are you going to the Wang's house?"

Xun Zhen nodded and repeated the story of "Wu Guiye knocked on the king's door".

Cheng Yan was furious, "Bah", and said, "Wu Gui is raised by an old maid! What kind of thing!" When he was annoyed, the scar on his face didn't know whether it was itchy or what, and he always scratched and scratched subconsciously. After a few moments, he said again, "To tell you the truth, Xun Jun, I have long been uncomfortable with him! In the past, he always went to see Ah Bao Bo for a show. Delinquent! How can a man be like this? That is, Ah Bao, who has a good temper and doesn't have the same knowledge as him. If it were me, I would have killed this old maid!"

Ting's **** is low and low. After all, he occupies the word "pawn". He eats the salaries of the imperial court and has the power to arrest people. He naturally admires a character like Shang Xu Zhong, but he really despises Shang Wu Gui, a scoundrel who can't stand on the table. He asked Chen Bao, "A Bao, are you right?" Chen Bao smiled and didn't say anything.

Xun Zhen said, "Have you been in contact with him?"

Chen Bao replied: "We are in the same pavilion, but we don't see each other when we look down. We had some contacts in the past two years, but we have rarely seen each other in recent years."

Talking and talking, when I came to Wang's house, in broad daylight, the courtyard door was closed, and two mulberry trees were showing their branches across the whitewashed wall.

Li Chang winked and knocked on the door before Cheng Yan and Chen Bao. After a long while, someone in the courtyard asked timidly, "Who is it?"

The head of the lily replied: "Ting Chang Xun Jun is here, open the door."

Wang's wife opened the courtyard door, and Xun Zhen saw that she had changed into a coarse linen filial attire, with a side of "fading" sewn on the top, with a linen cloth tied on her forehead, a straight bun, and a bamboo chisel long. The made arrows came to secure the hair knot, and she didn't know how long she cried. Her eyes were as red and swollen as peaches. As soon as she came out of the door, she knelt in the courtyard and saluted. Xun Zhen couldn't stop her, so she had no choice but to let her stand up.

After Qin Qian and Liu Ru checked, Wang Tu's body was returned.

Xun Zhen caught a glimpse of a coffin placed in the hall and asked, "Is it possible to send a funeral?" After the death of a person, it was announced to the public for the purpose of mourning. Wang's wife cried so hard and her voice was hoarse, she replied, "Yesterday, I was in mourning." With red eyes and tears, she said, "The poor relatives of the concubine's family have been sick and died, and they say it is mourning, but few people will come. "

At that time, people regarded death as life, and most of the burials were thick burials, and there were many guests in the funeral home. Ten years ago, the father of the elder brother Xun Qu of the Xunzhen clan passed away from illness. Ru, Ying Mingshi and their former officials came to pay their respects to the funeral, fearing no less than a few hundred people. They were proud of it for the Xun clan people. However, compared to the death of Xun Shu, the father of the Eight Dragons, 30 years ago, the most proud of the Xun family, the funeral of Xun Qu's father was inferior. Xun Shu was famous all over the world, and the number was Shenjun. If there were condolences gathered, Li Ying, the head of the Eight Jun, was the minister at that time. The grand occasion was the first in modern Yingyin.

The Xun family is a famous family in the world, and the Wang family is only a mere peasant, and they cannot be compared with each other. Moreover, Wang Tu’s relatives have many deaths, and since he was killed by Xu Zhong, some relatives and friends may also fear Xu Zhong’s power and dare not come. , When the funeral, it is estimated that there will not be many people.

Xun Zhen said to the head of the li: "This kind of thing, you can't ignore it. Choose a person to preside over the funeral, and raise money to buy anything you need. You are all from the same ri, and you can't be like a passerby."

The person who presides over the funeral is usually presided over by the immediate family members of the bereaved family. There are few relatives in the Wang family, and Li Zhong should take over the matter. The Lieutenant replied, "Yes, yes."

Wang's wife wept, and wanted to bow down and thank her again. Xun Zhen said, "Don't be too polite. I came here today because I have something to ask you."

"Excuse me from the Xun family."

"I heard from the chief that someone knocked on your door last night?"

Wang's wife immediately blushed. Although it wasn't her fault, it was shameful after all. She lowered her head and said in a low voice, "Yes."

"That person's name is Wu Gui?"

"Yes."

"Why is he knocking on your door? Is there something to ask you?"

Wang's wife raised her head and hurriedly denied it, saying, "No! What can he do? He came, he came, ..., he knocked on the door of the concubine's house for, for, ..." She did not He hesitated to speak, and finally said, "When he knocked on the door last night, the concubine didn't know who it was, and answered a few words, and I could tell that he was drinking!"

Xun Zhen nodded knowingly. He came to the Wang's house to make sure of this matter. After all, the chief is a third party, and he should listen to the client's account. Wang's wife explained it clearly, so there was no need to ask any more. He took some money from his pocket and handed it to her. , said: "This is a little gift in our pavilion. It is getting late, so we will leave."

Wang's wife listened to him asking these questions without end and was about to leave. Not knowing what he meant, she sent them out of the courtyard in a confused manner, and Wang's wife asked, "Xunjun, can I ask you a lowly concubine? Have you got Xu Zhong?"

"Not yet, but the county has issued an order to search the whole county."

Wang's wife was very grateful and said, "It's all up to Xianjun and Xunjun."

"You stay here, you don't need to send any more."

Looking at the backs of them leaving quickly, Wang's wife looked at the direction they were going, but it was not the way out of the door and back to the pavilion.