The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Three days have passed in the blink of an eye.

The sun rises in the east, and the fourth day comes.

According to the plan, there are two main exercises today: archery and formation.

Archery: It refers to Xu Zhong's 2-hundred-jumping Zhang Shi who continued to practice the salvo technique.

Queue: refers to the remaining new pawns and Ding Zhuang.

After yesterday's study, Ding Zhuang has learned to detect flags and distinguish drums. Today, they can practice with the new pawns the technique of advancing and retreating and killing with "drums lead to advance, heavy drums to strike, gold to stop, and gold to retreat".

The weather in mid-February is cool in the morning and evening and warm in the daytime.

The spring sun is warming up, the wild trees are green, and the wild flowers are dotted along the road in the distance.

The foreheads of the new pawns, who were clad in armor and armed with swords and beat drums, were dripping with sweat.

Although it was hot, looking from the high platform, when they were advancing and retreating to kill, although the queue was not neat due to the short training time, their attitude was very serious, and no one complained about being lazy.

This is called Xun Zhen very pleased.

From the very first day of training, he was worried about one question: what if someone could not bear the hardship, slacking off the discipline or simply running away? To punish or not to punish? Punishment, "the soldiers have not yet personally attached", which may lead to dissatisfaction. No punishment, no military discipline, no need to fight. This problem has always troubled him, but fortunately, until now, no new **** has violated the military order, and no new **** has escaped.

He thought to himself, "This is all due to Wen Qian, Xiao Xia, and Jiang Hu!"

Le Jin, Xiao Xia, and Jiang Hu have a group of confidants in Tieguan. These confidants are Tieguan’s disciples and powerful people in Nuli. These people are there, plus Xun Zhen, who is distributed in each song, each village, and each team. The guests under the door and the people in Fanyang Pavilion combined inside and outside, plus Xun Zhen's kindness and power over the past few days, this has made nearly a thousand iron officials and slaves no one violated discipline during these few days of training, and no one escaped.

The new pawns and Ding Zhuang, who practiced the technique of repelling and killing, took the "qu" as the unit. Every 200 people formed a team, with swords and shields in the front row and spears and halberds in the back row. Move, listen to the drum and strike, with each strike, the whole song shouts in unison: "Kill!"

There are seven such songs in total. Seven songs, 1,400 people, shouts one after another, swords and shields are like mountains, spears and halberds are like forests, armors are shining, and people's eyes are broken.

Of these seven songs, five consist of Tieguan disciples and slaves, and two consist of Ding Zhuang.

The five songs composed of Tieguan disciples and slaves are the five of the original six new strokes, and the two composed of Ding Zhuang are the four hundred battles that Xi Zhicai selected from the eight hundred Dingzhuang. pawn.

The 800 Ding Zhuang recruited by Zhong Yao was different from the nearly 1,000 iron officials and slaves.

Tieguan disciples and slaves have been engaged in high-intensity labor all year round. Although there are thin and weak ones, they have a good foundation and can go into battle. There are old and young, strong and weak, among the eight hundred strong men. It is difficult to use all of them as pawns. It is not bad to be able to pick four hundred people. Get rid of these 400 people, and then get rid of the dozens of people who were trapped in the camp, and the remaining Ding Zhuang, Xun Zhen planned to use them as luggage soldiers.

Two thousand people went on an expedition, even though they were fighting in their own county, but there were thieves and soldiers everywhere in the county, and they were equivalent to enemy territory.

…

Towards noon, five or six county officials came to the city.

Xun Zhen heard the news and heard that Zhong Yao, Wang Lan, and several Cao Cao from the county, the county Qian, the county commander, and the county medical officer were coming together. , greet them.

If it was as he expected, Zhong Yao opened his mouth and said, "We have been ordered by the ruler of the government to come and discuss with Xun Yu about the future of the army."

Xun Zhen invited them to the stage, first pointing to the Qiqu soldiers who fought and killed in the middle of the field, then to Xu Zhongqu, who was practicing the salvo master on the right side of the field, and then pointing to the left side of the field for the martial arts competition. The skill was trapped, and finally he pointed to the more than 50 armored knights around the high platform of the ring column, and said, "These 1,500-odd cavalry are the main force for me to attack the thieves in the south. What do you think?"

Wang Lan not only watched the whole day on the first day of training, but he also took time to go to the city yesterday and the day before yesterday to watch. Every day when soldiers are training outside the city, the people run around to tell each other, or they climb the city to see from a distance, or they go out to see it up close. The audience is like a block! The people all say: Xun Xun knows soldiers, and can train, worthy of the name of the tiger. This is the practice. In three and a half days, more than 1,500 cavalry has become this! I don't know about military affairs, but I can also see that these 1,500 cavalry are all warriors and wolves. If you use this to attack the thieves in the south, you will definitely be able to destroy the thieves and soldiers."

Xun Zhen laughed and said: "The master's praise is too much! To this day, these 1,500 or so cavalry are only the first time to know the formation and the first order. How can you be called a man of tigers and wolves?" He stood on the high platform Above, he respectfully bowed his hands in the direction of the county government in the city, and then said, "But please tell the master to the government, this time south, Zhen may not be sure of winning, but she has the heart to die!"

"Okay! The Art of War says: 'In the field of battle, the place where corpses are erected, if you die, you will die. If you are lucky, you will die.' If Xun Xun now has the idea of ​​​​death, then he will be able to return to the south in triumph! I am here first. I wish Xun Ju a great victory. When Xun Ju returns, I will go out of the city to welcome him and lead a horse for you!"

Xun Zhen asked, "It's time for Cao Yan, and you are here on the order of the lord of the government to discuss with me about the future. I don't know what the lord of the government has ordered?"

Zhong Yao said: "As the saying goes: 'The troops and horses are not moved, the food and grass go first'. You must lead 2,000 troops out of the city to attack the thieves, and you must not go without baggage. In addition to the baggage, in the battle, soldiers will inevitably suffer casualties, and you must not be without medicine, The doctors will accompany you. The way to govern the army is to reward and punish first. The soldiers must be rewarded for killing thieves and making meritorious deeds. The lord of the government has ordered us to come here to ask you, what do you need for this trip south? The lord of the government said, As long as the county has it, give it what you want!"

Juncang Cao, in charge of warehousing. County Qian Cao, in charge of Qian Bu. County Lieutenant Cao, in charge of the transport of soldiers and disciples. County medical officer, in charge of medicine. These Cao are all about baggage.

Xun Zhen said in his heart, "That's what I've been waiting for." Risking his life to go south, don't apologize to himself, with a look of gratitude on his face, he bowed again in the direction of the county government in the city, thanking Guowen The prefect stood up and said, "Although the shortest distance between Rushui and Yangzhai is only 50 li, but within 50 li of the 100,000 bandit soldiers, I am now leading my army south, and it can be said that I am fighting in enemy territory. Don't go without baggage."

"What do you need?"

"To be honest with you, I've been thinking about this issue in the past few days. This time, the wave is only 100,000 people, and it will be difficult to break it in a short period of time. In terms of one month, let's talk about the grain first. The first soldier uses three grains per month and three stones per month. Three liters of salt, and some vegetables and meat each month. Today, our army has a total of 2,000 infantrymen, a total of 6,000 shi of food a month, and 60 shi of salt a month. Vegetables and meat can be converted into money. Thousands of dollars."

Wang Lan brought paper, pen, ink, and ink, and spread it out on the stage. Xun Zhen said while he wrote it down.

Xun Zhen waited for him to finish writing this one, and continued: "A few days ago, I went to the Hyogo to pick up weapons. I only got weapons, but no uniforms. There are more than 2,000 people in my army, such as iron officials, slaves, and more. Poor and no clothes." He pointed to the audience again, letting everyone watch, and said, "Look, gentlemen, most of the soldiers on the field don't cover their bodies! Although the sky has turned warm now, there is no worry about the weather, but this The second trip to the south represents the face of the imperial court and the county government. "

In the Han family system, the rations and military uniforms of the soldiers were provided by the imperial court.

Zhong Yao and Wang Lan nodded yes. Zhong Yao said: "The imperial court is majestic, and the prestige of the prefecture cannot be lost. How much military uniforms do you need?"

"It's warm today, so you don't need to take things like furs, robes, and so on. According to the rules: one soldier, one Qian, and two Changwei. Two thousand soldiers, that is, two thousand Xi, two thousand Qian, and four thousand Changwei. In addition, shoes, socks, and quilt cover are also required." Chang Wei, the military uniform. "Xi" means tops, and "Qian" means pants.

Wang Lan wrote them down one by one.

"Speaking of quilts, although the sky is warm, the nights are still cold, and most of the new soldiers have no quilts. In order to emergency, I sent someone to buy some in the city two days ago. For these, there is no need for the county government to pay me."

Zhong Yao smiled and said, "You are attacking thieves in the south for the sake of the country, how can you let you pay for it yourself?"

"It doesn't have much money. The ancients had many ruined families to save the country. What if I only gave out this amount of money? Needless to say." "

"What do you need for armament?"

"One is armor, swords, shields, spears, and halberds. When fighting with thieves, it is inevitable that there will be damage, so backups are needed. One is bows, arrows, especially arrows."

"How much do you need?"

"Fifty collars of armor, two hundred swords, shields, spears and halberds each. Fifty bows, fifty crossbows, and two hundred thousand arrows."

Wang Lan took it down and asked, "What else do you need?"

"The above calculations are all foot soldiers. There are still more than 50 knights in the central army in our department. Most of the leaders of each song, each camp, and each team also have horses. There are also a small number of cavalry in each song. There are more than 300 people riding. The rations of the cavalrymen are more than the infantry, and now they can receive it according to the number of the infantry, but the rations of the army and horses cannot be saved. For a military horse, the monthly ration is about ten shi, and in addition, it needs 25 shi per month. More than three hundred horses, the monthly ration is more than 3,000 shi, and the monthly requirement is more than 7,500 shi.”

Wang Lan took it down and said, "What else do you need?"

"For an army to the south, it is not all about manpower for the transport, but also needs a number of carts and livestock to pull the carts. The livestock that pull the carts also need food rations and chunjing."

"What more do you need?"

"The military horses must not be supplemented without backup. If there are too many military horses in the county, please ask the lord of the government to allocate some more."

"Okay. What else do you need?"

"Medicine and medicine are indispensable."

"What more do you need?"

"Xiangcheng and Jiaxian counties have been determined to fall into the hands of thieves. This time south, it may be necessary to siege the city, and Yunche, Yunla, and Chongche are also indispensable, and each needs a certain amount."

The cloud cart is a kind of siege equipment, more than ten feet high. When you board it, you can overlook the city, observe the enemy's defense, and you can also shoot arrows on it to kill the enemy in the city. A rusher is a siege vehicle.

"What more do you need?"

"According to the military law: slaying a thief at the first level will give you a thousand dollars. Of course, this reward can be distributed after our department returns, but if you do this, it will not have the effect of boosting morale. Therefore, you still need money."

"How much does it cost?"

"More than 2,000 people, if one person is killed, it will cost more than two million yuan."

"What more do you need?"

"That's all."

Wang Lan divided these things into several categories, calculated several numbers, and said: "In total, we need more than 5,000 shi of food, more than 7,500 shi of rice, and more than 50 shi of salt. Some clothes, some armor, and some swords and soldiers. , A few bows and arrows. More than two million yuan. And cloud carts, carriages, livestock, medicine, medicine, etc. Is that right?"

"right."

Wang Lan asked, "It's easy to say that clothing, armor, money, etc., the total amount of grain and grain is more than 12,000 stones. Xun, I'm afraid this is not easy to transport, right?"

An ordinary car can load twenty or thirty stones at a time, more than 10,000 stones, and more than 300 vehicles are required. Xun Zhen had a total of 2,000 soldiers, and there were only 300 or 400 people who were ready to be used as carriages, and 300 or 400 people were in charge of more than 300 vehicles. It was really difficult to handle.

Xun Zhen had already made up his mind about this, and he said to himself, "Of course I know it's not easy to transport!" It's just that he couldn't tell his plans directly, so he said in a state of difficulty, "Yeah, it's really a bit troublesome."

Wang Lan gave him advice and said, "Why don't you use it for half a month?"

"What if the military situation is urgent and it is too late to go back to the city to ask for food, what should I do if there is a shortage of food?"

"You can convert the other half into money and carry it with you. Although there are 100,000 thieves between Ying and Ru, there are also county towns that have not yet fallen. When there is a shortage of food, you can buy them on the spot."

This is exactly what Xun Zhen wanted. He pretended to ponder for a long time, put on a helpless look, and said, "That's fine!"

Yingchuan County suffered from drought last year, and the grain harvest was not good. This year, the Yellow Turbans started again in the spring, and the price of private grain has soared. One stone of grain costs five or six hundred dollars. Chujin is cheap, about 20 to 40 yuan per stone.

More than 5,000 stone grains, half of which is more than 2,500 stone, which is about 1.5 million yuan. More than 7,500 Shi Chujing, half of which is more than 3,250 Shi, calculated as 30 coins per Shi, which is more than 97,500 coins. The two are combined, almost 1.6 million dollars.

After Wang Lan wrote all these down, Zhong Yao and the others said goodbye and left.

They had to go back to the prefecture to report to Prefect Wen, and Xun Zhen could only receive it after getting the approval of Prefect Wen. Xun Zhen took a huge risk in going south this time, and Prefect Wen forgiven him not to deduct him in terms of baggage.

Xun Zhen sent them away and returned to the stage, Xin Ai said, "I never thought it would cost so much to fight a war! With 2,000 people, we consume so much grain and money in a month, and the money is as much as three or four million. !"

Xun Zhen said: "Isn't it? Three or four million dollars is still a small amount of money! From this dynasty until now, the Qiang people in the Western Xinjiang have rebelled many times. The number of dead was innumerable, and the two states of Liang and Liang were exhausted. Therefore, the sage said, "We know that soldiers are murder weapons, so we must do it!"

What is the most expensive thing to do? fight. What makes the most money? Still fighting.

Xun Zhen was still very satisfied with today's harvest. He had obtained thousands of stone in grain, millions of dollars in money, and some armor, weapons, and war horses.

With all this money and things in hand, this time to attack the thieves in the south, he may not be able to win a big victory, but at least he can expand his new pawns.

…

The fourth day of training is also a night of breathing.

After returning to the camp and having dinner, Xun Zhen took Cheng Yan, Xin Ai and others to start the night tour of the camp.

In order to show his cronies and attention to the camp, he specially called Liu Deng and the officers above the lead of the camp to patrol the camp tonight.

Liu Deng obeyed Xun Zhen's order last night, and today organized hundreds of people in the village to compete against each other, or horns, weights, hand fights, fencing, stone throws, or horses and robbers. Apart from his poor riding skills, in the remaining several competitions, Liu Deng was firmly in first place. Regardless of whether the soldiers in the center knew him or not, they all admired him all day long.

For four consecutive days, Xun Zhen went to bed late and got up early, sharing weal and woe with the soldiers, and to be honest, he was not lightly tired. According to the order, he first toured the music and music, followed by Xu Zhongqu, and so on. After half an hour, he visited Wenpinqu.

Wen Ping greeted him at the gate of the camp.

As Xun Zhen walked towards the camp, she asked Wen Pin with a smile, "Zhongye, are you tired these days?"

Wenpin was full of energy and said loudly: "Not tired!"

"I've been watching you on the stage during your drills these days, and you've practiced well."

After being praised by Xun Zhen, Wenpin was even more excited. He asked, "Mr. Xun, I saw Zhong Gongcao and Wang Zhubao coming when I was practicing in the field. I heard that they were discussing with you about baggage and other matters?"

"good."

Wenpin doesn't care about baggage, he cares about when to go south and ask, "When are we going south?"

"Fujun has given us five days, and tomorrow will be the fifth day. After I have reviewed the entire army tomorrow, I will go south the day after tomorrow."

"Xunjun, I have something to ask for!"

"What's the matter?"

"Go south the day after tomorrow, let me be the vanguard of this song!" Wen Pin was eager to try.

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "What? Do you want to get a head start?" He patted Wenpin's arm and said, "I can't promise you this right now."

Wenpin was in a hurry and asked, "Why!"

"If your song can get the first place in the review tomorrow, I will let you be the pioneer."

"Really? Xun Jun, I promise that my song will be number one tomorrow!"

"Then I'll wait and see."

Talking and laughing, the group entered the camp. The new pawns practiced for a day and were very tired, and most of them went to sleep after eating.

Xun Zhen asked everyone to walk softly and slowly, looking over tent by tent. When they reached the fifth tent, there were two new soldiers in the tent who had not yet slept.

Xun Zhen held them down and whispered, "Don't get up, don't get up! They're all asleep, don't wake them up again."

Ten new pawns lived in a tent. The other eight were all asleep.

One of the two sleepless new pawns was in his forties and the other was in his early twenties.

Xun Zhen has been patrolling the camp several times. Although he may not be able to name these new soldiers, he has an impression. He looked at them and asked with a smile, "Why haven't you two gone to bed yet?"

The young new **** pointed to the forty-year-old new **** and said, "His 'non-borrowing' doesn't fit his feet, his feet are blistered, and he can't sleep. I'm not sleepy, so I can talk with him for a while."

"Do not borrow" is straw sandals. The people are poor, and a pair of straw sandals is also very important, so it is called "not borrowing".

Xun Zhen said "Oh" and said, "Blisters on your feet? Show me." Kneeling down with her clothes on, she sat at the end of the shop of the new soldier in his forties, and reached out to take his feet in his hands.

The new **** was startled and hurriedly kicked his feet. Xun Zhen grabbed it and said with a smile, "Why? Are you still shy?"

"No, no! The feet of the villain are dirty, and I dare not contaminate your precious hands."

"What dirty feet, what expensive hands! You've all worked hard these days..." Xun Zhen asked Cheng Yan to bring the candle close to him, and looked at the new soldier's feet by the candle light. Sure enough, blisters appeared on the toes of the toes. On the side, he said, "This blister, you can't pick it up, it won't hurt if you pick it up."

The new **** let out a soft "Ouch" and retracted his feet.

Xun Zhen got up and said with a smile: "What? It hurts? It won't hurt in a while!" He waved his hand, summoned Wen Ping to the front, and ordered, "Go, bring a pot of hot water and let him burn his feet." Wen Ping was ordered to leave, but Xun Zhen stopped him again and said, "The soldiers have been training for a whole day, and they are very tired. It is best to have hot water to scald their feet when they come back to the camp."

Wen Ping replied: "Yes!"

"Ayan, you pass the order of our army: starting from tomorrow night, whether training or marching, the whole army must prepare hot soup every night for the soldiers to burn their feet."

"promise!"

"Okay, you two should rest early, you will have to practice tomorrow, and you will have to review. Your Qu Chang is very high-spirited. If you want to win the first place in tomorrow's review, don't embarrass him." Xun Zhen After joking, he took Xin Ai and others out of the tent.

Watching him leave, the new soldier in his forties sighed.

The young new soldier said enviously: "Xunjun has such a distinguished status, he personally brought you blisters, and then ordered Qu Chang to fetch you hot water and scald your feet. Few of the soldiers in the Manchu army have such treatment as you. Why are you not only not happy, but sighing instead?"

"Hey, the day after tomorrow, I'm going south, I'm afraid I'll die in the battle!"

"How do you say that?"

The forty-year-old new soldier raised his foot and said: "Xunjun's famous son, Cao Ye, the commander of the army, picks up blisters on my feet, and ordered Qu Chang to bring me hot water, so that I can burn my feet. Treating me like this, I can't repay it, I can only repay it with death!"

This new soldier was old, and he was not as simple-minded as the new soldier in his twenties. He knew exactly what Xun Zhen's purpose was for picking up blisters for him.

It's not just to let him fight to the death in future battles!

Even so, even though he knew Xun Zhen, Xun Zhen behaved naturally just now, without any falsification, and when he spoke to him, his expression was sincere, as if from the bottom of his heart. Just like what the new soldier in his twenties said, Xun Zhen, with such a noble identity, picks up blisters for you "without cheating", even if she knows it's for her own sake, she can only recognize it. So, he sighed.

…

After the tour was over, Xun Zhen returned to his account.

As soon as I arrived in the Central Army, I asked Liu Deng and other officers who were trapped in the camp to go back to rest, and the guards who stayed behind came to report: "Xunjun, a guest is here."

Xun Zhen moved in her heart and thought, "Isn't it possible?" She asked, "What kind of guests?"

"A guest from Yingyin."

Xun Zhen was overjoyed: "Where is it now?"

"In the account."

"Ayan, you stay in the guard outside the tent. Yulang, you enter the tent with me."

There were seven or eight people sitting in the tent.

Xun You and Xi Zhicai were both there, the other one was Xun Cheng and the other was Yuan Pan.

The other four are Xuan Kang, Fashion, Li Bo, and Snow. Xuankang and the other four were disciples of the three elders of Xixiang Xuanbo. When Xun Zhen was the postal supervisor in the north, Xuankang and Li Bo were summoned by him to the postal supervisory institute and appointed as minor officials respectively. Later, Xun Zhen resigned from office and returned home, and soon after, they were dismissed by the successor of the Northern Governor.

Seeing him enter the account, everyone got up and greeted him.

Xun Zhen walked quickly to Yuan Pan, took his hand, and said, "Master Yuan! This time I'm heading south, everything can be said to be ready, I'll wait for you to come!" The original teacher is here, I will go south without worry."

The day before yesterday, that is, the first day of training, Xun Zhen sent people to Yingyin, one to report safety to the family, and the other to go to Yuanpan. Yuanpan is a follower of Taiping Dao. He is very familiar with the system of Taiping Dao, and he is also familiar with the high-level leaders of Taiping Dao. With his help, he can not only know ourselves and others, and be even more powerful, but also at the right time. He was used as a surprise soldier.

Yuanpan bowed down in fear, and said, "Now that the wave is in chaos, and the believer in the Taoist Dao, and the old acquaintance with the wave, how dare you be a king to say this?"

"Hey! You are different from Bocai. If you want to say acquaintance, I have known Bocai long ago. There are more people who know Bocai in Yangzhai City. This is not a sin. A month ago, Chen Niuyu In the chaos in Xixiang, the original teacher beheaded him, and Yechi Fanyang Pavilion sued him about the thief. This is a great achievement! The original teacher, before I came to Yangzhai, I told Yingyin County Lord, the county You said that you will be rewarded for your merits and deeds!"

Xuankang interjected and said: "Xunjun does not know, the county has already rewarded the original teacher."

"What's the reward?"

"Appointed the original teacher as Xixiang Township."

Xun Zhen said: "I only gave you a Xixiang village chief? It's too light, too light. Master Yuan, don't worry, after this trip to the south to break the thieves, I will definitely report your credit to the government, and don't dare to do anything else. Said, no matter how you have to set up a teacher to have a rank in Xixiang!"

"I am summoned by your lord, not for the reward of the county government, I hope that I can alleviate some of my sins."

Yuanpan's words are true. Although he has the power to kill Chen Niu and pass the police, he is also a believer of Taiping Dao, and he is very famous among Daoists in Xixiang. After the rebellion, he would definitely hunt down the followers of Taiping Dao in the world, and he was very worried that he would be implicated at that time.

"The original teacher came alone?"

"After Pan received the letter from Junzhi, I knew that Jun Zhaopan must be a thief. Pan was old and weak, and I was afraid that I would not be able to contribute to Jun, so I chose fifty people from the disciples in this book to come here."

All the people in Yuanpanli were followers of Taiping Dao, that is to say, he brought fifty followers of Taiping Dao with him. Xun Zhen said happily: "Good! Good! Very good! Where are these fifty people now?"

Xi Zhicai replied, "It has already been arranged."

"I used to be in Fanyang Pavilion, and I received a lot of help from the original teacher. I know all his children. They are my old friends and talents. Don't take it lightly!"

"Yes."

Xun Zhen noticed that a cloth bag was placed under Yuanpan's feet and asked, "What is this?"

Yuan Pan opened the bag and found a pile of golden cakes inside.

Xun Zhen was stunned and said, "This is?"

He knew that Yuanpan was very poor, and these golden cakes were definitely not Yuanpan's, but he didn't know where they came from. Yuanpan replied, "Xun Jun, do you still remember Liu Weng?"

"Why don't you remember!"

When Xun Zhen was the head of Fanyang Pavilion, he crossed the border and attacked thieves at night, and it was Liu Weng who was rescued.

Yuanpan said: "These golden cakes were given to you by Weng Liu, with a total of twenty gold. Liu Weng said that he was old, and many of his sons and nephews died in the last thief. Send some money to do your best for you."

Xun Zhen was very emotional, took the cloth bag, and said: "Last time the thief attacked, the Liu family was almost burned to the ground. The twenty gold, I am afraid that Liu Weng's family has all!"

Yuanpan said, "That's right. I heard that Liu Weng sold most of his family's fields to collect the twenty gold."

There are two kinds of people in the world, one is the kind who repays the revenge, and the other is the one who repays the kindness. Liu Weng is the latter. After leaving Xixiang, Xunzhen rarely saw Liu Weng again. Unexpectedly, at this time, he sent twenty gold coins, and he was deeply moved. The people in the tent were also amazed.

Xun Zhen handed the cloth bag to Xin Ai and asked him to put it away first. Looking at the tent, he smiled and said, "What are you doing standing up? Hurry up, hurry up and sit down."

Everyone took their seats.

Xun Zhen smiled and said to Xuan Kang and the other four, "Uncle Ye, Ziyuan, are you here too?"

"You sent people to Xixiang to summon Master Yuan, and when the Master knew about it, he said to us: 'When Xun Ye is employing people, although you have no great talents, but you are not very talented, you can go to the army with Master Yuan'. So here we are."

"Master", he is talking about Xuanbo.

Xun Zhen laughed loudly and said, "All the lords are sons of Duke Xuan, who are both versed in Confucianism and law. They are all capable. How can it be said that they are 'notable'? There is a shortage of civil servants and law enforcement in our army. If the lords do not give up, Are you going to ask the gentlemen to take care of the two matters of literature and law?" Xuan Kang, Li Bo, Shi Shi, and Snow left the table and bowed down: "I will obey."

There are many disciples under Xuan Bo's family, and there are two outstanding ones, one is Xuan Xian and the other is Wang Cheng. Xuan Xian was the son of Xuan Bo and had to serve his father, so he was unable to come. Wang Cheng was the youngest and most talented disciple of Xuan Bo's family, but he had a prejudice against Xun Zhen's "arresting and destroying the third clan" in those days.

Xun Zhen didn't care about this either. After talking with Yuan Pan, Xuan Kang, etc., he smiled and said to Xun Cheng, "Zhong Ren, why are you here?"

Xun Cheng smiled and said, "Not only did I come, I also brought a hundred people with me."

"Bring a hundred people?"

"Yes, there are children and guests from various families in our clan, as well as guests from the Liu clan."

Xun Zhen wrote in a letter to his family that he would be ordered to go south, so it is not surprising that the clan chose Wu Yong's children and guests to come to help, but Liu's actually sent people to come to help? At first glance, it seems surprising, but after thinking about it, it is not surprising. First, the Liu family and the Xun family are in the same county. When the rebels are on the rise, it is their due meaning to help each other. Second, the Yingyin Liu family belongs to the Han family. Someone should be sent to help pacify the chaos.

"Why don't you see the Liu family?"

"The Liu family are all guests and disciples."

Xun Cheng's implication was that these people from the Liu family were all servants and were not qualified to be included in the account. Xun Zhen nodded and asked again, "Where are all the people?"

Xun You replied: "The children and guests of our clan brought by Zhongren are all arranged to live in the Central Army."

Xun Zhen nodded.

Xun Cheng took out a few letters from his arms, handed them to Xun Zhen, and said, "This is a letter from the family to you."

There are four letters.

One was written by Xun Qian, the other was written by Xun Qu, the other was written by Xun Yu, and the other was written by Chen.

Xun Zhen put the letter on the case, and read Xun Wan's first.

Before looking at it, he adjusted his clothes first, then opened the envelope with solemnity, took out the letter, there were only four words on it: "A gentleman is easy to know." He murmured: "A gentleman is easy to know."

Most of the people in the account are well-educated people, and they all know the origin of these four words.

These four characters come from the chapter "Bu Gou" in "Xunzi", the full sentence is: "The gentleman is easy to know but difficult to comprehend, easy to fear but difficult to intimidate, afraid of trouble but not avoiding righteous death, seeking profit but not doing what is wrong, making love but not doing anything wrong. If you don't compare, you can argue without saying anything. Dangdang! It's different from the rest of the world." At the moment, Xun Ling's emphasis is obviously on the third sentence: "Fearing trouble but avoiding righteous death."

Xun Zhen put the letter on the desk, cleaned her clothes again, faced the letterhead, bowed down on the ground, and said, "Teach your parents, keep in mind."

Xun You also cleaned his clothes, bowed down to Xin, and said, "You remember!"

The Xun family of Yingyin is a descendant of Xunzi. At this time, Xun Lai used Xunzi's famous words to motivate Xunzhen, with clear intentions and good intentions.

Xi Zhicai moved and sighed: "Zhenzhi, Jun's family is worthy of being my famous family in Yingchuan, a famous family in the world!"

After reading Xun Wan's letter, read Xun Qu's letter again.

Xun Qu's letter was simpler, with only one word: "Kill!"

This killing word was written so heartily that it took up the entire page of the stationery. Just by looking at its words, Xun Zhen can outline in his mind the flying shape of Xun Qu when he wrote it.

Read Xun Yu's letter again.

Xun Yu's letter has more words, writing: "Brother will go south, and there will be many thieves and I will be few. "Wu Zi" says: 'Those who use the many are easy, and those who use the few are narrow'. Pocai 100,000 people live in Ying, Ru Fifty miles between, although there is no narrow place, it is also a big taboo for the military. Brother Shen Yi is courageous, Gongda is meticulous and cautious, and he is also a man of talent and ingenuity. Yu is at home, waiting for the good news."

Xun Yu did not participate in the battle of defending the city at Yangzhai, and did not understand the combat effectiveness of the Yellow Turbans, so he could only analyze it from the general situation. As he said, it is indeed a taboo for the military to live within fifty miles of Bocai. Xun Zhen, Xun You, and Xi Zhicai also saw this.

Xun Cheng said, "Wen Ruo took guests on a night patrol a few days ago. He felt a cold and was bedridden. After handing the letter to me, he said: "I just hate being sick, and I can't go south with Zhenzhi."

Xun Zhen asked Xun Yu's condition with concern, and smiled at the end: "Wen Ruo is in the future, but if you have this letter, it will be worth a thousand dollars." She asked Xun Cheng, "Zhong Ren, you are here this time, aren't you leaving? "

"Don't go! You can't just let you and Gongda 'a gentleman is easy to know', I am also a child of the Xun family, and I also want to be a "gentleman easy to know"."

"Haha. Good." Xun Zhen considered it for a while, and said, "I just asked the county to ask for a batch of luggage today, and there is no luggage officer in the army. Zhongren, you should be the luggage officer! As for the luggage you brought. People and the people brought by the original teacher, all stay in the central army, and pro-military for me, how?"

Xun Cheng and Yuan Pan said in unison, "No."

Xun Zhen and Xun Cheng had a good relationship. After talking about the business, he joked and said, "It's just Zhongren, you are going south from the army now, what should you do with the Wadang in your family?"

Xun Cheng's biggest hobby in his life: collecting tiles. Hearing Xun Zhen's words, everyone in the tent laughed.

It was late at night, and after talking for a while, they arranged accommodation for Yuan Pan and others, and they all went to rest.

After everyone left, Xun Zhen opened the letter Chen's wrote to him.

Chen's letter was the thickest, rambling, talking about family affairs, saying that everything was fine at home, and Tang Er was fine, saying that she was making new shoes for Xun Zhen, but it was too late to deliver them this time, saying that the peach blossoms at home Hurry up and say that her parents, Xun Lai, and Brother Zhong, Xun Qu, treat her very well, often go to see her at home, etc., etc., and write a thousand or two words.

Although the number of words is large, there is not a word to mention that Xun Zhen is about to go south. Although there is no mention of Xun Zhen going south, the attachment and care filled the paper.

After Xun Zhen finished reading the letter, she put her hands behind her hand to the entrance of the tent, opened the tent, and looked up at the night sky.

In the dark blue night sky, the moon is like a mirror. I didn't realize it was the full moon.

Before returning to the case, Xun Zhen replied to Chen's letter and wrote: "The bright moon is born in the sea, and the world is at this time. I hope people will last forever and thousands of miles will be together." After writing, he hesitated, and then wrote, "I have read the letter, I will go south, I am afraid it will be lost, and I will send it back here." Fold the reply letter and Chen's letter together, put them in the envelope, press the seal, call Cheng Yan, and instruct him to send someone to deliver it tomorrow. at home.

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1. The logistics system of the Han Dynasty and the reward for killing the enemy. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

The weight units of the Han Dynasty were divided into large stones and small stones. 1 small stone = 0.6 large stone.

The standard of monthly food: according to the big stone, it is two stones or two stones and six buckets, and according to the small stones, there are three stones or "three stones, three buckets and three points less". All according to the big stone, there are three standards: two stones six buckets, two stones and one stone eight buckets. The difference in the standard of monthly rations is related to the obligations undertaken by the soldiers.

Standard of salt: three liters per soldier per month.

Vegetable money and meat money: Juyan Han Jian: "The fourth tunnel length () has 216 vegetable money, and 70 meat money, and 286 ordinary money. The first tunnel length is three years with vegetable money 216 sixteen,…". The money for vegetables and meat mentioned in the brief text should be supplied by the state.

Military uniform: "Eight thousand four hundred collars, ..., eight thousand four hundred taels of Qian, and six thousand eight hundred of Changwei". The number of Chang Wei is exactly twice that of Xi and Qian, "this shows that at that time, it was distributed according to the method of 'one attack, one Qian, two Chang Wei'."

Ration for military horses: Zhao Chongguo, a famous general in the Western Han Dynasty, said: "One horse can carry a 30-day eclipse on its own, and it is two dendrobium and four buckets of rice, and eight dendrobium of wheat", with a total of ten stones and four liters. In addition to consuming grain, horses and oxen also consume a large amount of grass, that is, Chujing. "In the Qiang-fighting troops commanded by Zhao Chongguo, the monthly consumption of Chujing for 10,000 horses and cattle and other animals reached 252,860. "Stones", equivalent to more than twenty-five stones of Chujing used for a horse or ox month.

Money for killing the enemy: The Datong Han slips unearthed in Qinghai are bamboo slips from the late Western Han Dynasty, and there is a record on it: "Behead the first prisoner with two levels, and beheaded by one level. Eight levels, three levels for each rank. If you are not satisfied with the number, you will be given thousands of dollars."

2. An ordinary car can load 20 to 30 stone at a time, more than 10,000 stone, and more than 300 vehicles are required.

"Nine Chapters of Arithmetic? All Lost" says: "Twenty-five Dendrobium in the car..."

"Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" was written between the end of the Western Han Dynasty and the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, so an ordinary car at that time weighed about twenty-five stone.