The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Xun Zhen knew that Prefect Wen didn't like him, but even if there was only a one-in-a-thousand chance, he couldn't help but give it a try.

It's fine for Bolian, Fan Sheng doesn't talk about him, it's mainly Po Cai.

Po is the commander of the Taiping Road in this county. Although Xun Zhen didn't know much about the details of the history of the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, he also knew about the "Battle of Changshe". After the uprising, this person was the leader of the Yellow Turban Army in this county. If he could be captured in advance, it would be equivalent to a successful execution of a beheading operation. A major blow.

Without further ado. After leaving Xun Qu's house, he said goodbye to everyone, and rushed home. Before entering the courtyard, he immediately called Xiaoren and Cheng Yan to lead the horse out.

In order to facilitate the journey, he went to take off the crown belt, only wrapped in a scarf, and did not bring Cheng Yan and Xiaoren with him.

In the first month of spring, the sky is still cold.

Along the way, the fields are dark, and the newly planted spring seedlings are close to the ground. The horse was fast, and the wind whistled, scraping on the face like being cut by a knife. In a short while, the hand controlling the rein was frozen. Endured the bitter cold, galloped for a long time and arrived at Yangzhai.

Outside the prefect's mansion, Xun Zhen jumped off the horse. After sitting on the horse for too long, I was cold, and my legs and feet were numb, so I didn't fall to the ground. Holding the saddle, he asked the clerks in the school to help him announce, asking to see the prefect. The clerk knew him and knew that he was the former postal supervisor in the north. He was afraid of his former reputation and did not dare to neglect him, so he hurried to the mansion. After waiting for a long time, the clerk came out with an embarrassed look on his face.

"how?"

"The lord of the government is discussing matters with Cao Rong and the officials, saying that he has no time to see the lord."

In discussion? Xun Zhen said in his heart, "I think I'm talking about Zhang Jiao's treason." She said to the clerk, "I'm here to see the prefect because of what the prefect is discussing. Please, give me another report, just say In relation to the officials and people of this county, one hundred thousand fires are urgent."

He speaks earnestly. The little official hesitated, agreed, turned around and went back to the mansion. It came out quickly this time, and it came out in no time. He did not come out alone, but another person went out with him.

Xun Zhen looked at it, but it was Zhong Yao.

The little official said, "The mansion is really busy, and Gong Cao rafter is here. If you have anything, please talk to Gong Cao rafter."

"Okay, okay, thank you very much." Xun Zhen had already opened the blood in her legs and feet when she was outside the mansion. She thanked the little official and rushed forward to hold Zhong Yao's hand. Zhong Yao asked in a low voice, "Yuanchang, is the ruler of the government discussing Zhang Jiao's rebellion?"

"how do you know?"

"Come here and talk."

The two walked to no one under the wall. Zhong Yao was very worried and said, "Last year, Young Master Liu asked the emperor to slaughter the emperor, and the emperor would not listen. This year Zhang Jiaoguo wants to rebel. After receiving the edict, I ordered you to avoid leaving people and protect them and return to their hometowns. The lord of the government was just discussing these two matters with us."

A "floater" is a refugee. At the end of the Han Dynasty, disasters were repeated, and thousands of people went bankrupt. In order to survive, they had to go into exile in other places, or begged for food in rich counties, sold themselves as slaves, or gathered in Linze and became thieves. The refugee phenomenon is very serious. "Those who have permanent property have perseverance." The refugees have nothing. It's okay to say that in peacetime, once there is chaos, they are the biggest hidden danger.

Zhong Yao asked, "Why are you asking to see the lord of the government today? I heard that the doorman came to report twice in the hall. I guessed that you might have a serious matter, so I asked the lord of the government to agree and come out to see you."

For the past six months, Zhong Yao's life in the prefect's mansion has not been easy.

If it weren't for his family, Huanzhou County, his great-grandfather also served as a county meritorious officer. He was in charge of the personnel affairs of a county for two generations. His kindness spread all over the county, and there were many people and officials who could not easily move. Maybe he would have been expelled by Wen Taishou. . Rao is so, he has now become a marginal figure in the county court, and every time there is a performance or employment, the prefect often does not approve. Someone had persuaded him that it would be better to learn from Xun Zhen and Xun Yu, and simply resign from office. Anyway, his family was well-dressed, so long as the current prefect left office, it would be easy for him to go back to office, but his temperament was different from that of Xun Zhen. Xun Zhen is "people who have a heart don't have arms", he is "knowing that you can't do it". Although Confucius said, "The way is not good, float on the sea", but if they all float on the sea, who will take care of the more than one million people in the whole county? For this reason, he would rather suffer his own grievances than hang his seals and resign lightly.

Xun Zhen also admired his "persistence". At this time, he heard from his words that he came out to see himself, not under the orders of the prefect, but made up his own mind. It is conceivable that this will become more and more serious. The prefect's dissatisfaction is very touching, but the current situation is urgent, and this is not the time to talk about this.

He didn't go around in circles, and said directly: "I'm here to see the mansion because of Zhang Jiao's rebellion. I also heard about this in Yingchuan. In my opinion, the top priority right now is not to **** the refugees, nor to screen them out. The lower officials, but should quickly adjust the officials and pawns, and arrest Bo Cai, Bolian, and Fan Sheng."

Zhong Yao is in charge of the personnel affairs of a county. Knowing Fan Sheng, he frowned and said, "Bo Cai, Bolian? I seem to have heard the names of these two people somewhere. ... Fan Sheng is a Tie Guancheng. Why should you arrest him three times?" people?"

"Bo is Qu Shuai of Taiping Road in this county, and Bolian is his younger brother. His two brothers have always recruited heroes and hid their lives. When Zhang Jiao's incident happened today, the two of them are members of Zhang Jiao's party, and they must be frightened. I’m afraid. If I don’t capture the two of them now, but first screen out the subordinates and **** the stray people, I’m afraid I’ll startle the snakes and cause them to suffer. I heard that Tieguan’s chief bookkeeper Le Jin said that Tieguan’s prime minister Fan Sheng also believed in the Way of Peace. He also preached and preached in Tieguan, and there are quite a lot of believers. There are thousands of disciples and slaves in Tieguan. If something changes, it is likely to become a serious harm. Therefore, I think that the current emergency is not to let people and officials, but the three here. Only by taking them down first, and then screening the subordinates and escorting the displaced people, can there be no future troubles."

Zhong Yao remembered who Bo Cai and Bo Lian were, and was horrified, and said, "Why do the names Bo Cai and Bo Lian sound so familiar! It turned out to be Shuai Qu of Taiping Road in my county. I have heard of it too. The names of the two of them, the two of them seem to have a good relationship with Zhang Rang's servant Zhang Zhi? I didn't expect that Fan Sheng also believed in the Way of Peace! Sir!"

Xun Zhen smiled wryly and said, "Fu Jun hates me and refuses to even see me. It's better for you to speak instead of me."

Knowing that Prefect Wen was disgusted by Xun Zhen, Zhong Yao pondered for a while, and said, "It's fine. I'll go back to the mansion now and ask the manor to order and arrest these three people!" Not being polite to Xun Zhen, she turned around and left. Xun Zhen pushed up behind him and said, "Yuan Chang, Yuan Chang! I'll just wait here, no matter what the result is, come out and tell me."

"Okay."

Zhong Yao strode back to the mansion, but there was no news from this time.

Xun Zhen paced back and forth outside the mansion, looking up at the sky for a while, and bowing her head to wonder if the prefect would agree to arrest Bo Cai, Bolian, and Fan Sheng.

He thought apprehensively: "Brother Bo is the commander of Taiping Daoqu in this county. Fan Shengtie is the official in charge of thousands of apprentices and slaves. Blind people can also see that if there is nothing to do in this county, the three of them must be put first. Control it. Although the prefect doesn't like me, it is related to his life and career, so he shouldn't refuse it, right?"

He is Yingyin who appeared at the end of the Si period, and Yangzhai who arrived at the beginning of the Youshi period. The early spring was short, and before he knew it, the sun had already moved westward, and the walls and gates of the prefect's mansion were stretched by the setting sun, covering him. The little warmth left by the spring at noon has long been blown away by the evening wind, and the roadside branches and leaves are rustling.

After not seeing Zhong Yao coming out for a long time, he became anxious, and after taking two steps, he couldn't help but glance inside the mansion. The guards holding halberds on both sides of the mansion gate looked at him curiously, and the guards in the school room came out and greeted him to enter the room to avoid the wind. Where does he have the mind to take shelter at this time? declined.

It wasn't until dusk was about to pass that Zhong Yao came out of the mansion in a hurry.

He greeted him and asked expectantly, "How?"

"Ugh."

His heart sank abruptly: "Didn't the mansion agree?"

"Fu Jun is afraid of offending the Zhang family, and is unwilling to capture Bo Cai and Bolian, saying that the Bo family brothers are on good terms with Zhang Changshi's family, how can they rebel? Also, Zhang Jiao is in Jizhou, which is thousands of miles away from my county. , even if Zhang Jiao rebelled, it would not affect our county. He also said, and the imperial court has issued a clear edict to chase Jiao, etc., it is expected that under the thunder, Jiao, etc. will be no exception. It is ridiculous to say that you are unfounded. '."

"Where's Fan Sheng?"

Don't take Pocai and Bolian, just take the next step, and take Fan Sheng. There should be a short period of time before the Yellow Turban Uprising. Without Fan Sheng, Le Jin can immediately start training Tieguan. With thousands of well-trained iron officials and slaves in hand, they can have a little more self-protection.

"The lord said that Fan Sheng would never harm him."

Xun Zhen was stunned: "How do you say this? How can the prefect be so sure?"

"Have you forgotten? Fu Jun and Fan Sheng are both from Nanyang, and they are the township party."

At this time, what are the feelings of the township party? Xun Zhen had nothing to say, and was completely disheartened by Prefect Wen. He cupped his hands and said, "Yuanchang, in less than a month, the Taiping Road will definitely rise, the world will inevitably be in chaos, and my county will not escape the disaster. Your home is in the Changshe. The Changshe is in the north of my county, facing the river in front. Inside, near Chenliu on the right, protect the plastered land in the south of the county in the back, and control the place where the county of Yangzhai is located on the left. It is located in a place extending in all directions, and guards the entrance and exit of our county. If there is military affairs, there will be fierce battles. You go home as soon as possible. The clan will bring Yangzhai!"

Knowing that there will be a fierce battle in Changsha, Zhong Yao must be reminded.

Zhong Yao seemed to believe it or not. After all, since Guangwu was revived, there has been no war in the hinterland of the Central Plains. It has been in peace for more than a hundred years. Although Zhong Yao has outstanding talents and knowledge, he may believe that "the world will inevitably be in chaos", and "the long society will fight for the soldiers." Still a little disbelieving.

Xun Zhen was helpless, knowing that people like Zhong Yao had strong opinions and would not easily listen to other people's words, so she thought: "Forget it, it's fine if he doesn't believe it. At most, after the Yellow Turban Uprising, persuade him to move his clan here. Yang Zhai is." He stopped persuading him and said goodbye.

"It's getting dark, where are you going?"

"I have something to do at home, I have to go back."

"Then wait, I'll find you a letter."

There is a curfew at night, and there is no way to go without a letter. Zhong Yao quickly found a letter. Xun Zhen put it away, disregarding the night, bid farewell to Zhong Yao, and left the prefectural mansion.

He was in no hurry to go home, and he still had things to do before going home. Walking along the main street, he turned down the alley, came to a place inside and outside, and knocked on the door of a family when he entered.

The door opened, and a person came out. Seeing that it was Xun Zhen, he hurriedly invited him in.

"I'm not going in. Any news about that man?"

"The villain is going to Yingyin to report to Lord Xun, and there has been no news of him for three consecutive days."

"Three days in a row?"

"Yes."

Xun Zhen's heart skipped a beat.

The person who answered was one of his cronies, and the "that person" he asked was none other than Liu Deng.

On the street that day, he scolded Liu Deng in front of Zhang Zhi and Bolian, and drove Liu Deng away. In fact, it was not real, but a show, for the sake of today. If it was as he expected, Po Lian, who was rebellious and "thirsty for talents", recruited Liu Deng to the door soon afterward. In order to facilitate the news, he specially transferred this Qingxia from Xixiang, bought a house here, and contacted Liu Deng every two days. Now that I heard it, I haven't been in touch for three days.

He thought to himself: "There has never been a situation of no contact for more than three days before. No contact in the morning, no contact in the evening, but when the Zhang Jiao incident happened, there was no contact for three days. This is not a good sign." Guess, " It's not that A-Deng has revealed his identity. Then why didn't he contact him for more than three days?" He thought of a possibility, "Could it be?" He asked the young man eagerly, "Have there been any changes between Bolian and Bocai recently?"

This Qing Xia was also tasked with supervising the movements of the Bo family outside. He said, "Nothing happened."

"you sure?"

After being asked by Xun Zhen, the Qingxia remembered something: "There is something strange about it."

"What's the matter?"

"There are obviously not many people going to the Bo's house these days. In the past, the Bo's house said that there were at least 20 or 30 guests every day, but not many people came to the house these days." Thinking of another thing from this, the Qingxia said, "The Bo brothers also haven't shown up for two or three days."

"You haven't shown your face for two or three days?"

"right."

Liu Deng had no contact for three days. The number of visitors to Bo's house suddenly decreased. Bo Cai and Bo Lian did not show up for two or three days. In the eyes of people who don't know the inside information, this is just "slightly strange", but when Xun Zhen heard it, it was like spring thunder, and he said softly, "Oh, it's not good!"

"What's wrong? Xun Jun."

"Why didn't you come to report me earlier?"

This Qingxia was stunned: "This, this..." From his point of view, the first month is a time when fewer people go out, and he doesn't think it's particularly surprising that there are fewer visitors and not showing up for a few days.

"Go to Bo's house immediately to see if Brother Bo Cai is still at home!"

"Xun Jun is saying that Bo Cai and Bolian are not at home?"

"Go and find out!"

Although Xun Zhen, who has always been calm, didn't know why he lost his temper, this young man was used to obeying orders, and immediately promised: "Xun Jun, please go to the room to rest first, I will come back soon after I find out."

"I'll go with you."

The two went out of the alley, and when they arrived at Bo Cai's house, Xun Zhen stopped far away, and the young man entered alone.

This Qing Xia Zun followed Xun Zhen's orders to monitor the movements of the Bo family. In order to better complete the task, he bought several servants of the Bo family. He couldn't inquire about major matters, but he could inquire about small matters. Carefully, he gathered all the little things that came from the inquiries into one place. For example, the slaves did not see the Bo family brothers for several days, many of the big slaves who were in charge of the Bo family disappeared, and many of the Bo family's guests disappeared. He came to a conclusion with Xun Zhen: "Bo Cai and Bo Lian have left home a few days ago, and they don't know where they are going."

Xun Zhen asked him to stare at the person, but the person ran away early. He didn't know it yet, so he was in a hurry and hurried out to sue Xun Zhen.

Xun Zhen really wanted to raise the whip and beat him. She restrained herself and pressed down her anger: "You stay in Yangzhai to find out where Bo Cai and Bo Lian are. As soon as there is news, report me immediately!"

This young man "knows the shame and becomes brave", and he gritted his teeth and replied: "Yes! Xunjun, don't worry, even if the villain digs three feet in the ground, he will find these two rats!" He lived in Yangzhai for a year. There are a lot of people, and they are familiar with the head and the land, and they are also familiar with the slaves of the Bo family. If you investigate carefully, it is not impossible to find Bo Cai and Bolian.

Xun Zhen had something in her heart, she wanted to see Xi Zhicai again, but she didn't go there anymore, so she vaguely explained this Qingxia: "There may be chaos in the county recently, you should pay attention when you inquire about the news. Be safe. Tell Xiaokang and them that they must be optimistic about Xu Fu and Guo Jia, and don’t let them have an accident.”

The light man answered ignorantly.

...

Xun Zhen left Yangzhai immediately and hurried back to the county overnight.

He just felt that everything was wrong.

In his original plan, if he was persuaded by the prefect to arrest the brothers of the Naboa family, he would act in private and send someone to assassinate the two of them before the Yellow Turbans raised the flag, so that the county would be the "first evil". Who would have expected that Liu Deng had no news, and the Bo brothers suddenly disappeared. He thought: "Liu Deng suddenly disappeared, it must have something to do with the disappearance of the Bo brothers, he should have been taken away by the Bo brothers, maybe because he was in a hurry, he couldn't send the news, and Bo Cai and Bo Lian The sudden disappearance can only be related to the court's pursuit of Zhang Jiao, they should have learned the information in advance, and they were afraid of the county government arresting them, so they fled to the countryside and prepared for a rebellion!"

The plan really didn't change that fast.

Seeing that the Yellow Turbans are about to rise, his side is not good at apprenticeship. Under the weight of life and death, even if he is an iron man, he will inevitably lose his temper and become angry.

"what should I do now?"

There is no one near and far on the official road, the four fields are silent, all sounds are silent, and the sound of horse hooves can be heard far away.

In the cold wind, he slowly calmed down, rode on his horse, watched the spotlights in the distant countryside, and heard the barking of dogs and **** in the alleys in the distance. He was not in the mood to enjoy the quiet night in the countryside, and he looked everywhere, thinking only: "How many Taiping Dao believers are there in these gatherings? How many of these Taiping Dao believers will participate in the Yellow Turban Uprising in the near future?" In more than 100 counties, Nanyang County has the largest population, Runan County second, and Yingchuan County fifth. Although it is not as good as Nanyang and Runan, the population is more than 2 million, but there are more than 1.4 million people. One of them is 140,000, a number that makes one think it's terrifying.

I don't know when, the sky is overcast, and the stars and moon have no light. He raised his head to look at the night sky and murmured, "Is it going to snow?"

When I left Yingyin in the morning, the sun was shining brightly. Half a day has passed, and when I go home at night, the sky has changed. What does this portend? Is a snowstorm coming?

Perhaps because of the cold weather, there were only two or three pavilions in the pavilions that passed by on the road, and there were pavilion guards who came out to stop him and check the nocturnal letter. This not only did not make him relaxed, but also increased his worries.

Tigers and wolves are waiting in secret, ready to go, but local security is slack, how can this be dealt with the upcoming Yellow Turban frenzy?

In his contemplation and calculation, dozens of miles passed in an instant. It is called Kaichengmen under Yingyin City. He was a famous person in the city, and the guard recognized him and entered the city without a word. He held down his unease and talked and laughed with the guards. In order to avoid disturbing the county residents, he did not ride a horse, but led his mount and walked home. When he entered the middle, he made a decision.

"It's been three or four years since I left the official pavilion, and I've worked so hard for so long, isn't it just for today? It doesn't matter if the prefect doesn't listen to my advice. It doesn't matter if Bo Cai and Bolian are missing. It doesn't matter. Just relying on the hundreds of Qingxia and Limin under my command who obey orders to the death, and only relying on Le Jin, Xiaoxia, and Jiang Hu to sit in the Tieguanli, it may be difficult to save a county or a county, but it is difficult to save my life and safety. Can’t I do it without losing my clan? If I can’t do it, it can only mean that I am a mediocre person. Troubled times are a stage for heroes, how can there be a place for mediocre people to live? If I die, I will die!”

After several years of experience, his ideas are the same as when he first started his career, but also different.

The same is: the focus is still on life-saving. The difference is: this "life-saving" is no longer purely for "life-saving", no longer "fly and dog gouging", but there is a vague idea of ​​​​being a "hero in the world".

As soon as I entered the interior, I saw seven or eight seniors in high-crowned Confucian clothes coming out of Xun Lan's house, but the elders' discussion had just ended.

He took a few steps, waited by the alley, and saluted the elders who passed by. He has become famous in recent years, almost as famous as Xun Yu and Xun You. The elders of the Xun family have a good impression of him, and they all smile and nod. He couldn't rudely hold the elders to ask questions. When he was sending them away, he saw Xun Yu, Xun You, and Xun Cheng talking at the door.

"The elders of the houses all believed that Taiping Road believers are all over the world, Zhangjiao's party members are in the prefectures and prefectures, and Taiping Road has indeed rebelled and rebelled in the early years. This matter should not be taken lightly. Regardless of whether there will be chaos in the place, I The clan should prepare early."

The Xun clan was a talented person, and his attitude towards this matter was completely different from that of Wen Taishou. Xun Zhen let out a long sigh and finally heard the good news. He asked, "How does the clan plan to prepare?"

"First of all, write to the prefect, asking the prefect to arrest the commander of the Taiping Daoqu in this county. Secondly, contact the big clan in the county, such as the Liu family, and ask him to see the prefect tomorrow, and ask him to be armed and guard the city to prevent chaos. Ding Zhuang, guests, and servants of each family in the clan are all organized, and if something changes, they will not be at a loss."

"I'm afraid that it doesn't make sense for Fu-Jun."

Xun Yu asked, "By the way, you just came back from the county?"

"Yes."

"What did Fu-Jun say?"

"I didn't agree to arrest Bo Cai, Bolian, and Fan Sheng." Xun Zhen sighed, and then said again, "I'm soft-spoken, so the mansion won't listen. Maybe the mansion will listen to the persuasion of the elders."

Many of the elders of the Xun family were well-known, and most of them served in the places and courts before the party. Like Xun Wan, who was a high official with over 2,000 stone before Dang Zong. Prefect Wen might listen to their words. But it's just "maybe". Zhong Yao made it clear that Prefect Wen refused to arrest Nabo Cai and Bolian because he did not want to offend Zhang Rang's family. In the final analysis, a so-called two thousand stone, no matter how high the reputation is, it can't be compared to Zhang Rang, a long-standing servant of the central government.

Xun Zhen didn't say these words, but Xun Yu understood the temperament of Prefect Wen very well. After listening to him, he returned without success. He didn't give much hope to the elders' persuasion, and he sighed and said, "I hope in this way."

Xun You said, "If you can't persuade the prefect, you can persuade the county lord."

It is Yingyin County that is directly related to the safety of the Xun clan. Xun Zhen agreed and said, "There should be no problem with the county lord." .

Xun Zhen paused for a while and asked, "You said you want to organize Ding Zhuang, guests, and servants in the clan. How many people can you organize?"

Xun Cheng replied: "My clan's children learn swordsmanship, can ride and shoot, and there are about 100 or 20 people who can go into battle to kill the enemy. There are about 100 strong-aged guests, disciples, and servants."

The scholars of the Han Dynasty inherited the legacy of the former Qin Dynasty, and most of them were both civil and military. Compared with some other aristocrats, the Xun clan specialized in Confucianism, and did not pay much attention to "martial affairs", but if they gathered together, they could also gather 10 or 20 children who could fight and kill the enemy. Xun Qu, Xun Zhen, Xun Cheng and Xun Qi were all good at riding, archery and fencing.

There were nearly a hundred guests, disciples, and servants, not many, but the Xun family adhered to Xun Shu's style of not managing the family's property and being skilled in virtue. It is expected that most of this was contributed by Xun Qu. Among the Xun family's houses, the most prosperous was the Xun Qu family.

Xun Zhen said: "I don't know if the armor is enough? I have some armor in Xixiang, which can be used by the clan."

Xun You smiled and said: "You don't need to say it, I have already recommended myself for you. Not only the weapons and armors you have hidden, but also the guests under your door in Xixiang, I have also told you. Your parents asked you to choose dozens of them. Brave, come and live in the middle of the house."

Xun You often went to Xixiang with Xun Zhen, and had a clear understanding of Xun Zhen's estate and background. If it weren't for the fact that Gao Yang couldn't accommodate too many people, he would have just asked Xun Hao to agree to ask Xun Zhen to bring all the Qingxia under his command to Lizhong.

"well."

Xun Zhen also thought about whether he would live in the city on the eve of the Yellow Turban uprising, or would he move to the village in Fanyangting? Both options have their benefits. The city is protected by a city wall, and there are hundreds of people in the village of Fanyang Pavilion. Now that the clan has decided to organize Ding Zhuang and guests, and they can adjust dozens of people to stay in the room, it is self-evident which one to choose. Of course you live in the city.

...

The next morning.

Xun Zhen went to Xixiang in person, selected fifty brave chivalrous men, and privately told Xu Zhong, Jiang Qin, Chen Bao and others who stayed behind to be vigilant. Jiang Qin asked him why? He bluntly said that Taiping Road might rebel.

Xu Zhong, Jiang Qin, and Chen Bao were not rash people. When Cheng Yan heard this, the first sentence must be: "I'll go and cut off Chen Niu and Yuanpan now!" Chen Niu and Yuanpan are the leaders of Xixiang Taiping Dao believers, the two most prestigious personal. Xu Zhong and the others did not. They didn't shout and kill. Because of their consistent trust in Xun Zhen, they didn't doubt Xun Zhen's words. After being shocked, the three of them said, "We know how to do it." What else can we do? Of course, they kept an eye on the movements of the Taiping Dao believers in this township and county day and night.

Picking a good person, on the way back to the county, Xun Zhen made Xiaoren: "The matter is very important, so we have to inform Wen Qian. You go to Tieguan and quietly tell Wen Qian and Xiaoxia about this. Jiang Hu is reckless, so don't tell him. Now. Ask Wen Qian and Xiao Xia to raise their spirits and keep an eye on Fan Sheng and Tieguan’s disciples and slaves. If there is any change, you can make arrangements immediately, and I will take care of them in everything. Remember, don’t be merciful when things come to an end.”

Xiao Ren took the order and left.

Xunzhen also ordered Cheng Yan: "You go to Xu County. Tell the Chen family that my county may change. Please come to Yingyin and live with my family."

...

After giving these two orders, after thinking about it, that's all he can do.

Go back home and settle down the Qing Xia. His house was small and could not accommodate so many people, and most of them were arranged to live in Xun Qu's house.

After a busy day, he helped the families in the clan select children, guests, and servants, and train them into groups. He took down the weapons and armors he brought back one by one.

In the evening, Xun Yu came to him and said, "The elders jointly signed a letter to the county government. They have begun to send officials to investigate the leaders of Taiping Road in our county, and they have sent officials and soldiers to guard the gates and walls. ... In addition, the Liu family and other big clansmen in the county have followed our clan's advice, and they are also training their children and guests to prevent things from changing. ."

Great clans like the Xun clan and Liu clan, who have passed down poetry and books, know the past and the present, and there are many talented people in the clan who have great knowledge and knowledge of works. It is not something that ordinary people can compare with. Therefore, as soon as I heard about Zhang Jiao's rebellion, I sensed that the wind was wrong, and I didn't need to say more, I would immediately start preparing.

Such a big clan has many clansmen, more guests and servants, and once it is prepared, there are not a few people organized. A slightly impoverished clan like the Xun clan can still organize more than 100 people. After the Liu clan became a clan, it was not constrained by the party.

The peasants in this world are half peasants and half soldiers. Every spring and autumn, the powerful and powerful families will train guests, slaves and slaves. With a little bit of organization, combat power can be initially formed. With their actions, Yingyin County has more assurance of security.

Cheng Yan returned that night.

Xun Zhen asked him, "What did the Chen family say?"

"The villain couldn't see the old parent, so Xiao Chenjun asked the villain to tell Xunjun, thank you Xunjun for reminding him, but 'the parents are old and don't want to leave home'."

Xun Zhen knew in her heart that "Chen Yu is old and doesn't want to leave home" is just an excuse. No matter what, the Chen family is also a famous family in the county. Even if they knew that the Yellow Turbans were going to be in chaos, they definitely did not abandon their family, leave their homeland, and come to rely on the Xun family. He thought, "We can only wait until the Yellow Turbans rise, and then send someone to come and live with them." After seeing the Yellow Turbans rising all over the place with my own eyes, I shouldn't refuse his arrangement again.

...

Two days later, with the assistance of Xun Zhen, the Xun family compiled the children and guests.

In the end, there were more than 60 more people in the training team than the initial number, but Wenpin also participated in it with his servants. The surnames Hu and Deng, who lived one li with the Xun clan, also selected as many children and disciples as possible from their own clan and handed them over to the Xun clan, willing to be under their unified command.

Wen Pin now lives in Xun Zhen's house and is a disciple of Xun Qu, and he is half of Xun's family. Not only did he participate in the training of the Xun family, but he also sent someone back to Nanyang to inform the family.

As for the surnames Hu and Deng, the Xun family had a high reputation in the county, and the two families' trust in the Xun family was like the trust Xu Zhong, Jiang Qin, and Chen Bao had in Xun Zhen. The three surnames lived in the same mile, so such a big movement could not hide their two surnames. When I asked about it, I said it was to prevent thieves from chaos. Although they didn't know the details or who this "thief" was, they were immediately willing to do their best to keep the family safe.

One more person and one more contribution, the Xun family will not refuse.

The three surnames were unified, and nearly 200 people were obtained.

With soldiers and horses, there can be no leader.

After discussing with the elders of the Xun family and the surnames Hu and Deng, Xun Qian decided to entrust these people to Xun Qu to lead them.

Xun Qu was in his 30s and 40s, and he was in his prime.

As for the deputy, I chose Xun Zhen and Xun Yu.

Xun Yu is the representative of Xun Qian. Xun Zhen is purely because of his personal ability.

Among the Xun family's children~www.wuxiaspot.com~, Xunzhen was the only one who had experience in battle. The county people called him a "milk tiger", how could the word "milk tiger" get a false name? He crossed the border to attack thieves in Fanyangting, and captured hundreds of thieves in the first battle, and no one in the county knew about it. As the postal supervisor of the north, he went deep into the tiger's den, and his hands were tame, and the whole county was shocked. In the eyes of his close friends, such as Xun Cheng, he even thought that he was more suitable to lead the team than Xun Qu.

Although it was only a deputy, it was also a surprise to Xun Zhen. He had always counted only Xixiang's subordinates, and now he has become the deputy of the "Xun Family Army", which means that these nearly two hundred people will also obey his orders. In this way, including his own family and foreign surnames, his army has reached more than 500 people.

For the safety of the clan and the preservation of his life, he devoted himself to the training of this team from the day he received the appointment.

Grinding the gun before battle, it is not bright or light. Combining with the fifty light warriors transferred from Xixiang, he did not practice anything else every day, only archery and spear formation. For fear that the large-scale military training would attract the attention of Taiping Dao and the anxiety of the county people, all the drills were done inside.

Every other day, Xixiang and Yangzhai send information, all about the movements of Taiping Dao believers. It can be seen from this information that the followers of Taiping Road are obviously different from the past, and they are constantly connected. There has been no news about Bo Cai, Bolian, and Liu Deng. In the face of these changes, the Prefect's Mansion seemed to have no knowledge and did nothing.

...

In the midst of intense gongs and drums, the first month is over, and February is coming.

After days of gloomy weather, it finally started to snow.

On the third day of the second lunar month, after practicing the "Xun Family Army" for a day in the snow, Xun Zhen dragged her tired body back to her home, ate some food and fell asleep. The night was getting dark, the lights in the room went out one after another, and it fell into darkness and silence. Under the hazy moon and the snowy night, a figure climbed the wall and touched the door of his house.