The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Xun Zhen said that it was "to meet the elders in the clan". There were too many elders in his clan, and it was impossible to go to every family, so I only planned to go to the most prestigious family in the family, the Xun Lai family and the Xun Qu family who were also brothers and teachers. .

Xun Qian was the second son of Xun Shu, and Dang Cong was the prime minister of Jinan before. In the Han family system, the prefecture and the state were established side by side, and the prime minister of the state, like the prefect of the prefecture, was a high-ranking official with two thousand stone.

He has a total of six sons, three of which are in the famous county, namely the third son Xun Yan, the fourth son Xun Chen and the youngest son Xun Yu, who were once praised by Qin Qian and Liu Ru as a state and county elite and a momentary Junyan "Xiu Ruo," Friendship, Wenruo". Xun Yan was in his twenties, Xun Chen and Xun Zhen were about the same age, and Xun Yu was the youngest, just eighteen years old.

Xun Shu's lineage adhered to Xun Shu's style of work, "every time the industry increases, it is necessary to support the clan, relatives and friends", so the fields and family resources are generally not many, and even some branches can be called poor, such as Xun Shu's eldest son Xun Jian, who is ranked The head of the eight dragons died early, because "the family was poor and had no books", so his son Xun Yue had to borrow books from other people's homes. Compared with Xun Yue's house, Xun Lai's house is a little better, with two entrances into the yard.

It was the eldest son of Xun Qian who opened the door. Seeing that it was Xun Zhen, he said politely, "Shiro is back?"

"I just got home, and I came here to see my uncle." According to his seniority, Xun Zhen was Xun Wan's nephew.

"Jiajun took my brothers to Xu County to visit Duke Taiqiu a few days ago, but I haven't returned yet, so I'll take care of the house for now." Xun Wan's eldest son was in his late forties. Separated from home.

"Taiqiu Gong", that is, Chen Taiqiu, when Xun Zhen asked him to be the head of the pavilion, he gave Xun Qu several famous people who had served as the head of the pavilion. He was one of them. , was called "Chen Taiqiu" by the people at the time.

Chen Yu was born in Shanwei. When he was young, he served in the county middle school. Later, he was recommended by the magistrate to enter the Taixue, and after his studies, he returned to the county and entered an official career. Because he was talented and virtuous, he was loyal in matters and lenient in dealing with others, and he was good at returning to the king, and he was called himself when he was wrong, so he was famous in the world. He is seventy-seven years old this year. With Xun Shu, Li Ying, and others either dead or killed, he is the only surviving figure in the older generation of celebrities, and he can be called a leader.

"In that case, Zhen won't bother."

The relationship between Xun Zhen and the sons of Xun Lai was general. Although they were of the same clan and lived together for one li, they did not see much in common. When they heard that Xun Lai was not there, they said goodbye and left. Xun Wan's eldest son did not keep him, and when he left, he closed the door.

Hearing the sound of the door closing, Xun Zhen felt a little helpless.

He came to visit Xun Lai, apparently because Xun Lai had the highest prestige in his own clan, but he actually came to Xun Yu.

A few years ago, when Xun Yu was young, he spent all day studying behind closed doors at home. He seldom went out except when his clan members were gathering, and had few opportunities to meet. In the past two years, Xun Yu has grown older, and it is said that he can get closer to him, but he often goes out with his father to visit friends, and there are still not many opportunities to meet. Xun Zhen said in his heart, "Now that I am far away from Fanyang, I am serving as the pavilion chief, and I am afraid it will be even more difficult to see Wen Ruo in the future."

It is not easy to see Xun Yu, but it is easy to see Xun You.

Leaving Xun Qian's house, walking eastward along the alley, passing a few houses, and arriving in front of Xun You's house, Xun Zhen's mood improved.

Among the younger generations of the Xun family, he had the best relationship with Xun You. Xun You had been living in Xun Qu's house before, and he was crowned three years ago and moved back to his own house when he became an adult. Since "apprenticeship", he has been with Xun You for nearly ten years. It's a pity, unfortunately, he knocked on the door for a long time, no one answered, and he didn't know where Xun You went, so he had to go to Xun Qu's house instead.

The house of Xun Qu's family is very large, with three entrances in front and back.

The courtyard gate is a hanging hilltop, with a high ridge and slope-like **** on both sides. The tile is commonly known as the tile head, which is the end of the bottom tube tile at the eaves. There are often decorative patterns or characters on it. The function is to facilitate water leakage from the roof, and to protect the eaves. The beauty of the building.

Xun Zhen has a younger brother who is a fan of tiledang. He collects a lot of them and hides them at home like treasures. One of the most precious taotie-patterned tiles is said to be a relic of the Zhou Dynasty. Xun Zhen once admired the name, but he didn't see it. The guy pointed out the curse, saying that there is absolutely no such thing, and only took out a few words for him to look at. On the face of "Dang" was written a The word "wei" fills the entire surface. According to his introduction, it came from the Ganquan Palace in the former Han Dynasty.

Xun Zhen stood in front of Xun Qu's house, remembered this interesting incident, and after laughing, she raised her hand and knocked on the door.

Soon, someone opened the door, dressed in brown clothes, it was the slave of Xun Qu's family. He looked up and saw that it was Xun Zhen, with a full smile on his face, and said, "Xunjun is back! Are you here to find my master? Come in quickly."

Xun Zhen followed Xun Qu to read books for nearly ten years, and was very familiar with his family. She smiled and nodded and entered the courtyard.

On the right side of the door is a rectangular stone trough, and on both sides of the door are stables, which are also in the style of hanging mountains, symmetrical to the left and right. To the left of the door is opposite the stable, and next to the wall there are two rooms for the caretaker and the horse-keeper.

The front yard is not small, but other than that, there are no buildings. There is a stone road facing the gate, which is wide enough for carriages to pass, and stretches out to the middle courtyard. The flagstone road is flanked by solid ground.

Go along the stone road, pass through the middle gate, and face a pavilion garden.

On the left of the pavilion is a loft, on the right is a high platform, and there is a corridor between the two.

The attic is three-storey high, steep and steep. A bird is decorated at each end of the uppermost roof ridge, making it stand upright relative to each other. The building is snow-white, and the doors and windows are reddish-brown. There are stairs outside the building leading to the building, and each floor has a balcony. When the weather is good, you can stand on the top and lean on the railing to overlook the scenery and watch the scenery; when it is raining and snowing, because the waist eaves are protruded on the balcony, it is enough to shelter from the wind and rain.

This attic is where Xun Qu's family lived; and the high platform on the right is where Xun Qu taught the students.

"Xunjun, the master is drinking in the pavilion, do you want the little slave to report it?"

Following the little slave's direction, Xun Zhen saw that there was someone drinking under the pavilion in the pavilion garden in the courtyard? He said, "No need, I'll go there." The little slave returned to the front yard and guarded the door.

The pavilion has a four-cornered roof with a platform under it and a built-in couch. Surrounded by bamboo flowers. Today in autumn, the flowers are mostly withered, and the bamboo is not much, sparse, but scattered, some bamboo leaves are still glowing green, and some have turned yellow.

A man rested his head on a reclining couch. From Xun Zhen's point of view, we can see that he has no bun, and his arms are open. He is holding a bronze wine bottle in one free hand, and with his eyes closed, he is listening to the drum music and singing of the two maids kneeling in front of the couch.

Accompanied by the music, Xun Zhen walked to the pavilion. The maids saw him and wanted to stop the music. Xun Zhen shook her hand and motioned them to continue. Two maids, one struck the chime and the other sang. The sound of the chime is clear, and the singing is graceful. It sings "Xie Shanglu, He Yixi. Luxi will fall again in the Ming Dynasty, and when people die, when will they return". It's "Shiro".

"Xielu" is an elegy, passed down from a disciple of Tian Heng in the early Han Dynasty. After Tian Heng committed suicide, his disciples hurt him and made a sad song. In the time of Emperor Wu of the former Han Dynasty, Li Yannian divided it into two pieces, one is the maid is singing, and the other is "Haoli". "Xielu" was sent to princes and nobles, and "Haoli" was sent to scholars, officials and commoners. When funerals, the coffins were sung.

Xun Qu has a broad-minded nature. People with a broad-minded temperament are often informal. Because they are informal, they will not hide their hobbies, even if they cause others to be surprised. Xun Qu is like that. He has two hobbies in his life, one is drinking, and the other is listening to people strike chimes and sing elegy. When he hears emotion, he often bursts into tears.

Someone once asked him: "When you are in your prime, you should have great ambitions, why do you like this sad song? When you hear the song and weep, for whom do you cry?"

He replied: "'If there is a gap between the heaven and the earth in life, if the white horse crosses the gap, it will be all of a sudden'. Although I was in my prime, twenty years ago, I was a teenager. After twenty years, where will I be?' Tian When I was born to me, I am here in Chen An'? 'It's like a boat flowing, I don't know what to do'. What's the use of having ambition in life? In the end, it can only be as dry as the dew on the scallion, and the soul will return to the wormwood. I It is for this reason that the elegy is so good, and it is also for this reason that I cannot hold back my tears!"

His father, Xun Tan, and his uncle, Xun Yu, were both famous for a while, and they were known all over the world. People speculate that this may be the reason why he is so emotional.

"Xielu" is not long, after the singing, after a pause, the maid sang again. During this time, Xun Qu did not open his eyes, Xun Zhen waited patiently. When he sang it for the third time, tears welled up from the corners of Xun Qu's eyes. He raised the wine bottle, drank it all at once, threw it to the ground, sat up straight, opened his eyes and screamed: "Yuyuxi! Far away!"

Xun Zhen lifted the corner of her clothes and knelt down to the ground.

His name is Xun Qu's younger brother, but he is actually Xun Qu's student, so he has always been very strict. Xun Qu waved his hand and said, "Get up, get up! How many times have I told you, don't be so restrained and boring!"

"Brother Zhong, although the weather is good today, the autumn wind is getting colder. You still need to be more careful when you dress."

Xun Qu only wore a thin coat, and he didn't hide his arms. Hearing Xun Zhen's reminder, he didn't care, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, got up from the couch, and the maid put on his shoes and grabbed Xun Zhen's hand. , said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a few days, my hands are itchy.... Anu, bring your sword." The maid answered and exited the pavilion.

"Asi, you can't do anything else, so you're good at fencing. In our clan, I'm number one, and you can barely rank second. Sometimes I'm surprised when I say you and Gongda It was all taught by me, so why is Gongda so ignorant? He knows how to read and read while holding books and slips all day long. Hey, worry is killing me too!"

He was still in tears just now, and he laughed and talked in a blink of an eye. The change was sudden, but because of his natural attitude, it didn't make people feel abrupt, as if it should be like this.

Xun Zhen said: "Gongda is smart, if gifted by God, it is far superior to Zhen. Although Zhen is slightly stronger in fencing, it is because Gongda is not interested in this skill, so Zhen is lucky to be ahead."

"Hey, you are so restrained and boring, but you are exactly the same as Gongda! You two, one is my brother and the other is my nephew, you have studied and grown up with me since you were young, but why are you not like me at all? Ah Si? , who did you learn this serious look from? If relatives and friends come to visit in the future, why do you think I am so embarrassed to take out the two of you?"

Xun Zhen picked up the wine bottle and put it on the table. Xun Qu stretched out his hand and took it, and he didn't think it was dirty. He scooped a spoonful of wine from the copper bowl on the side, poured it into the bottle, scooped another spoonful, and handed it to Xun Zhen together, saying, "Come on, Drink together, drink together!"

Xun Zhen understood Xun Qu's temper, and did not refuse, took it over, and both of them drank it. After drinking one bottle, I drank two more. The maid took the sword. Xun Qu threw the wine bottle on the ground, took the sword, and gave it to Xun Zhen. He stood in the pavilion, holding a sword in his hair, looking left and right, choosing a target, pointing to a bamboo twenty paces away, and said, "That's it!"

The technique of fencing is divided into two types, one is holding the sword in hand, advancing and retreating to kill. The other is "throwing", throwing the sword out to kill the enemy from a long distance. Some people in the army like to use the "short halberd" to throw and hurt people. It is similar to this, and they go the same way.

Xun Qu's favorite is the latter. In fact, if it is only for throwing, it is better to use a short halberd, but the short halberd has a long handle and is easier to throw, so Xun Qu did not use it. Plum orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum are favored by gentlemen. Bamboo's name is "Gentleman". Xun Zhen liked this kind of plant very much in his previous life. He couldn't bear it, and said, "Bamboo is not easy to grow, and it is a pity to damage it. Why not change the target?"

"It's not your bamboo, what's your pity?"

Xun Zhen wanted to persuade him again, but Xun Qu didn't bother to pay attention to it. He took the first two steps, held the sword in one hand, shouted in his mouth, raised the sword, and threw it out. I saw that the sword drew a curve in the air, turned twice, and landed on the ground, but it failed to stab the bamboo body, and it was deviated by two points. Xun Qu said angrily, "It's all your fault! It messes up my mind. It doesn't count this time, I'll do it all over again."

A maid ran over long ago, picked up the sword, and returned to Xun Qu.

With the second throw, Xun Qu raised his spirits, stepped back quickly, danced a few times, and then changed the throw, holding the hilt upside down, holding the blade down, raising his arms high, leaning back, and throwing it out. . Only hearing a "click" sound, the bamboo body is in the middle. Most of the blade was pierced into the bamboo, leaving only the hilt and the small half of the blade.

How thick can bamboo be? Twenty paces away, the one who is throwing is not very skillful, but it is also very impressive.

Xun Qu laughed loudly, put his hands on his hips, looked at Xun Zhen, and said provocatively, "What? Ah Si, if you can stab the bamboo like me, then you will win!"

Xun Zhen took a breath, calmed her mind, and asked Xun Qu to step aside for a while, and then stood in front. Just like when Xun Qu threw the second time, she first hit or stabbed, and became familiar with the weight and length of the sword in her hand. , After getting a feel for it, without looking at the bamboo, he threw his long sword sideways.

The sword is much heavier than the arrow, and there is no bow to put, it is all a matter of feeling. For beginners, due to their poor grasp of strength, they may either overshoot, undershoot, or miss, or they may not be able to keep the tip of the sword in front. Xun Zhen has also practiced for many years, and only then did she have a little experience.

Xun Qu's eyes widened, and he couldn't take his eyes off the sword's whereabouts.

With a muffled sound, the long sword that Xun Zhen threw hit the hilt of the previous long sword, and although it pushed it forward a few inches, it failed to pierce the bamboo body.

"I haven't practiced for many days, and my hands are a little rusty. This time, Zhen Zi is willing to lose, and Brother Zhong wins."

Xun Qu lowered his face and said angrily: "You can stab my sword hilt, of course you are smarter than me. Do you think I am a loser? If you lose, you lose. What can I do?... Anyway, since I taught you to fencing, I haven't won in the past two years!" He walked back to the pavilion and said, UU Reading www.uukanshu. com "Stop playing, stop playing! Come, come, drink, drink!"

There is only one couch in the pavilion. Although it is enough for two people to sit, it is not convenient. Xun Qu did not sit at all, leaned against the pavilion, spread his legs, squatted on the edge of the ridge, and greeted Xun Zhen to sit on the opposite side. The two maids retrieved the long swords and went to get the wine bottle and appetizers, but Xun Qu stopped them and ordered them to continue to drum and sing. On the chisel-shaped stone chime, the unvoiced sound was replayed, and the elegy resumed in the soft singing voice.

The morning sun shines into the pavilion, and there are dust particles floating in the light.

Xun Qu squatted, and Xun Zhen sat on his knees. The two faced each other, one holding the wine bottle, the other using the ladle, with the beautiful maid as the scene, drinking with a dirge, both of them kept silent, and the wine was ready to dry. Not long after, Jiu Ji leaned forward and finished drinking.

Although Xun Qu was a good drinker, his alcohol intake was quite ordinary. He straightened his legs, tapped a wine bottle in one hand on the bronze scorpion, and waved his sleeves with the other hand and said, "The sword has been struck, and the wine has run out. Go, go!"

Xun Zhenfu knelt down and bowed meticulously again, and after the ceremony, got up and walked out.

From the moment he saw Xun Qu to the moment he said goodbye, he first waited, then fencing, and finally drinking. After staying at Xun Qu's house for over an hour, Xun Qu didn't ask him a word about the pavilion, and he didn't take the initiative to mention it. half sentence.

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After coming out of the pavilion, not too far away, he heard the sound of the wine bottle hitting the copper sill suppressing the sound of the chime, and accompanied by the clear blow, Xun Qu sang aloud: "Only the world is infinite, and I mourn the long diligence of life! I don’t know who I am going to, I don’t hear who I am coming!  …, sigh! Knowing that I am like this, it is better to have no life! The east is not yet clear, and I cannot fly!”

His voice was high, vibrating bamboo and wood, Xun Zhen heard generosity and sadness from it.

He stood outside the pavilion, listening quietly, and said to himself, "'The East is not yet clear, so you can't fly.' Alas, Brother Zhong seems to be unrestrained, but in fact he has great ambitions. opportunity!"