The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Xun Zhen did not sit in the house and wait. There are six li in the pavilion, and there are seven people in the house. Except for leaving Huang Zhong to guard the door, the remaining six people are responsible for each li. He chose Jinglaoli without any suspense, and joined Chen Bao and Cheng Yan who were in charge of Andingli and Nanpingli. Yuan, respect for the elderly is already in sight.

Because he had never met the chief of Jinglao Village, Chen Bao and Cheng Yan accompanied him to enter here first. When they arrived at the "Bomb Room" in De Alley, there were several people in the room talking. Get up from the seat. One person smiled and said, "Chen Jun, Cheng Jun, why are you here?" Xun Zhen glanced over and saw an acquaintance: Yuan Pan. Yuanpan smiled and saluted along with everyone.

The person who spoke was the local rijong, and when Chen Bao finished his introduction, it was necessary to give another salute.

The chief also introduced the people in the room to Xun Zhen.

In addition to Yuan Pan, there were three other people, the eldest of them was Elder Li from Benli, named Zhou Lan.

The other two strong men in their thirties, the one with the long beard is called Zuohou, and the one with the short and powerful is called Yuanqing.

Li Chang was about the same age as the two of them, also in his thirties, and his name was Zuo Ju.

Zuo Ju accompanied him with a smile and said: "Last time when Xun Jun came, just in time for the original teacher to teach the scriptures, but he was unable to meet him, so tired Xun Jun ran for nothing, and only then did I hear it from Limin. I was very uneasy. I wanted to go to the house to make amends, but I was caught up in chores, but I couldn’t do it. I wanted to wait until I was done, but things haven’t been done until now, so it’s been delayed until now…”

The left giant lived up to its name, tall, more than eight feet tall, and stood up like a giant spirit. Xun Zhen was not too low, so she had to raise her head to see him. After listening to him with a smile, she said, "The last time I came here, although I couldn't meet you all..." Chongli elder Zhou Lan cupped her hands and said with a smile, "But I have already seen Father Zhou's name before."

Zuo Ju was at a loss. Xun Zhen clicked on the stone tablet outside the door, and smiled, "Isn't the name of the father on the tablet?"

The stone tablet outside the door, which Xun Zhen had looked at carefully the last time he came, was erected by Yanxi five years ago, that is, nearly twenty years ago. At that time, Zhou Lan's name was in front of Yuan Pan. In front of them, there are Yuan Shuang, Zuo Ying and others.

Zuo Ju suddenly realized, and said: "So it turns out that Xun Jun is talking about the father and the old Yin!"

Although he is tall and strong, his speech is very long-winded. After mentioning ten, following this topic, he continued to chatter: "Since Xun Jun has seen the inscription, it is better to say." Pointing to Zuo Hou and Yuan Qing, he said, "Uncle Zuo is the son of Duke Zuoying, and Yuan Zhongqing is the son of Duke Shuang. After Duke Zuo and Duke Yuan died of illnesses one after another, they were recruited into the old and old Yinzhong."

——It turns out that Zuohou and Yuanqing are the descendants of "Zuo Ying" and "Yuan Shuang" in the inscription respectively. When Zuo Ju mentioned their names, he added the characters "Bo" and "中" to their names respectively, which indicated that he was the eldest son and second son in the family respectively.

Xun Zhen said "Oh" and said, "It turned out to be Duke Zuo and the Queen of Yuan.... You all gathered in the bomb room, but are you discussing matters between the parents? I came here rashly and disturbed me!"

Zuo Ju grinned and said: "Xunjun is a noble person, so if you want to invite him, you won't be able to come! What do you mean by disturbing or not?... Not to mention that we planned to go to Tingshe to apologize to you in the next two days." Repeatedly invited Xun Zhen and Chen Bao to the table.

Chen Bao and Cheng Yan did not sit down. They hurried to Andingli and Nanpingli, and left. Zuo Ju and Zhou Lan invited Xun Zhen to the south to take a seat. Xun Zhen refused to quit, so she had to sit in the upper seat.

Zuo Ju diligently poured out a bowl of water and served it with his own hands. After returning to his seat, he remembered and asked, "Is Xun-Jun here on official business?"

"No business. It's just that it's mid-September, and as usual, it's the season of 'preparing for bandits'..."

Zuo Ju interrupted him: "Oh! I see. Xun Jun is trying to gather people and practice anti-thief, right?"

"Exactly."

Zuo Ju was very cheerful and said, "No problem. Last year, we had eight people, ... by the way, Lao Zuo, didn't you participate last year? Why don't you go this year! How about it?"

The only one with the surname Zuo in the house is Uncle Zuo.

Zuo Bohou has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his beard is very long, hanging down to his chest. He stroked his beard and said, "It's all up to Xun Jun." At first glance, his voice was very similar to Xu Zhong's. Deep, but unlike Xu Zhong, Xu Zhong's voice was low and penetrating, and his lowness was a little hoarse.

"Xunjun, to be honest, in our respect for the elderly, Lao Zuo is the best in martial arts. Lao Zuo is of the same family as me. Some of our ancestors had been in the army and served as school captains. When we came to our brothers, we liked leisure and hated hard work, and we couldn’t bear hardship. Not many people were willing to practice. It’s also Lao Zuo, who has been training his body since he was a child, and he has practiced constantly. The short halberd can hit all the shots, I dare not say that there are a hundred enemies, and at least seventeen or eight people can't get close."

Uncle Zuo said humbly: "Xun Jun's famous son, he has a lot of knowledge, what kind of strong man has he not seen? Third brother, you should not boast about my little skill." - He called Zuo Ju "Three brothers" should be the seniority ranking in the clan.

Xun Zhen looked at Zuo Bohou a few times and saw that he was a big man with a big waist and a round waist, and said with a smile: "Zuo Jun is a master of the family, and he is equipped with unique skills. At first glance, he looks like a warrior. It's a pity that the world is peaceful now, there is no war, and Zuo Jun was born late. It's been a few years. If it was a few years ago, maybe I've been named a 'hou' for thousands of miles!"

When he said "now the world is at peace", Yuan Pan and the others had the same expression, but Yuan Zhongqing showed a look of disdain, pouted and turned to look out the window.

Zuo Jukou said: "Isn't that true! Lao Zuo's A Weng is my father, why did he use the name 'hou' when he named Lao Zuo? It is to hope that he will be able to find a marquis for his military exploits in the future and inherit our ancestors. The majesty and glory of the ancestors!"

Yuanpan coughed lightly, then laughed and said, "Sanlang, Shiro's skill is outstanding, and we all know it. However, Shiro is right, although you are brothers and family, but you don't have to. I'm in a hurry to recommend it to Xun Jun."

Zuo Ju touched his head and laughed.

Yuanpan said to Xun Zhen: "Speaking of preparing for bandits, now in September, it is indeed time to start preparations. Saburo also said just now that there were a total of eight people among us last year. What bylaws?"

Yuanpan's prestige in respect for the elderly was very high, and when he opened his mouth, everyone stopped talking. Rao was Zuo Ju, who was long-winded, and kept his mouth shut. He only turned his eyes to Yuan Pan for a while, and then to Xun Zhen for a while, listening quietly.

"The original teacher also knows that the epidemic last year was serious, and many people broke their homes. This year's thieves will definitely be more serious than last year, so I plan to increase the number of people to participate in the preparation of pirates."

"How much?"

"It depends on what you mean."

Yuanpan pondered slightly and asked Zhou Lan, "Duke Zhou, what do you think?"

Zhou Lan didn't speak for a while, but after listening to Yuan Pan's question, she thought about it and said, "It's okay to have a few more people, but it's just for training?"

Zuo Ju said with a bitter face: "Master Xun, within the six li of Benting, Anding is the richest, and we are the poorest. Every family in Anding is rich, at most there are more than a hundred acres of land, and at least fifty or sixty acres. Most of them have only 10 or 20 mu of land, and they usually don’t even have enough to eat, so they all rely on helpers to earn some household income. This exercise will inevitably affect their daily livelihood, even if they subsidize some food rations, they may not be enough. "

Xun Zhen smiled and said: "Although I don't know everything about the situation in Guili, I still understand it in general. Although the purpose of guarding against thieves and pirates is for the safety of the pavilion, it must not cause your family to go bankrupt. As in the old system last year, the pavilions will make up for the insufficient ones.... I just want to ask, how much can you contribute to those who participated in the preparation of bandits?"

Zhou Lan and Zuo Ju looked at each other and refused to comment. Zhou Lan asked Yuan Pan, "What does the original teacher think?"

Xun Zhen said in his heart, "According to the truth, the elders should be the most important, followed by the chief. But in respecting the old, it seems that it is neither the elders nor the chief, but Yuanpan."

Yuanpan pinched his fingers and counted for a while, then said, "During the epidemic last year, our family suffered more severely. Many people died, and there were few Ding Zhuang, and the wheat fields and barns also needed to be repaired. Also, the houses of Zuo Thirteen, Nineteen, and the fifth and sixth of our clan are too dilapidated and need to be renovated to avoid being crushed by snow after winter. However, Xun Jun is also right, this year's thieves really don't need to be last year, maybe it will be much more serious. We can't get too many people, and there are always eleven or two."

Xun Zhen thanked him: "So~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Thank you very much."

Yuanpan returned the salute and said, "Master Xun is for the sake of the head of the pavilion, so we should thank Xunjun! The more people there are, the harder the training will be. This year's training will definitely be much harder than last year. , I really admire it.”

Xun Zhen asked with great concern: "Those who participate in the preparation of bandits need to prepare their own weapons. I don't know if Guili has difficulties in this regard? If there is a shortage of weapons, come on, maybe I can borrow some of them for you."

Yuanpan replied: "Although the center is poor, there are more than ten weapons. It's just swords, and there is only one pair of bows and arrows. There is no armor, strong crossbow, and it is very crude, so don't blame it."

How could Xun Zhen blame it? If you want to blame, it is also to blame too many weapons in them.

Speaking of weapons, Yuanpan sighed.

Xun Zhen thought that he was sighing because of the "rough weapons", and advised: "Why should the original teacher sigh! Strong crossbows and armor are expensive, even in An Dingli, they may not have these two things. As long as there are swords, bows and arrows, they are enough for defense. Bandit."

"I'm not sighing about it."

"Why is that?"

"It's a sigh for today's world."

"What do you mean by that?"

"The world is fond of martial arts, focusing on final skills and neglecting acres of fields. There are people who spend their entire family assets just to buy a good sword. A good sword is worth thousands of dollars, and an acre of good farmland is only tens of thousands of dollars. The money for buying swords and knives is spent on purchasing land and cultivating fields, how many people in the world will be fed and clothed because of this, and how much will there be less starvation on the roadside?…, I sigh for this.”

Xun Zhen was stunned.

He never imagined that Yuan Pan, a follower of Taiping Dao, and a member of Taiping Dao who would take up arms and rebel in a few years, would sigh like a Confucian scholar, because he was disgusted with the people. Too many weapons and sigh!