The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

The two Han counties were called together, and their status was equal, but the officials of the kingdom were different from those of the county.

The officials of the kingdom were modeled after the establishment of the central government. Initially, the officials were the same as those of the central government. There were prime ministers and grandmasters, and the ministers were in charge of all matters. Except for the state ministers, the rest of the officials were set up by the kingdom itself. Quan, first the officials of 2,000 shi, then the officials of more than 400 shi, and finally the officials of 200 shi, and almost all the officials of the kingdom in this dynasty were appointed by the central government.

There were many officials in the kingdom, and there were three more than 2,000 shi, Fu, Xiang, and Lieutenant.

Fu Ben was called Taifu, and when the former Han Dynasty became emperor, it was changed to "Fu". Xiang was first named Xiangguo, changed his name to Prime Minister in the first year of Emperor Hui, and changed his name to Xiang in five years of Emperor Jing. Fu and Xiang both ranked two thousand stones. The lieutenant was initially appointed by the kingdom, and later by the central government after Emperor Jing. It was once abolished in the middle, and re-established when he became emperor. The original rank was 2,000 shi, and the rank was compared with Fu and Xiang. Later, the rank was reduced to 2,000 shi.

The main duties of a lieutenant are "to take charge of the military position" and "to prepare for thieves", such as the commander of the county, when Emperor Guangwu dismissed the commander of the inner county, and the lieutenant of the kingdom was also abandoned. Zhao State originally did not have a lieutenant. After the rise of the Yellow Turbans, the position of lieutenant was hurriedly reset in order to "protect the territory from thieves". The lieutenant who took office in Zhao State was worshipped as a lieutenant in March this year and died in battle in early June. .

The death of the former Lieutenant Zhao Guo was unfortunate for him, but it was an opportunity for Xun Zhen, otherwise he would not be able to take over the position. Referring to Fu Xie's example, he would most likely be sent to Bianjun to serve as a side. County Captain.

Xun Zhen served as a military officer Cao Ye in Yingchuan, and was also in charge of military affairs. Although the responsibilities of the county soldier Cao Ye were similar to those of a lieutenant, their power and status were far from comparable. The commander Cao Ye had only a hundred stones, which were removed by the prefect on his own and controlled by the prefect; the lieutenant was more than two thousand stones, with a blue ribbon and silver seal, but he was a high-ranking official in the empire. Like the county soldier Cao Ye, he bowed his head and listened to his ears.

The subordinate officials of the lieutenant's mansion are roughly divided into two classes, one is the prime minister, rank six hundred stone, like the county chief and the long history of the country; Subordinate officials in the Prime Minister's Mansion. The prime minister is appointed by the central government, and the rest of the subordinate officials are removed by the lieutenant.

Xun Zhen already had a lieutenant, who was a talented performer; he also had meritorious cadres, and he left it to Liu Bei; he also had some of the various things and histories, including Xuan Kang, Li Bo, Xia Houlan, Xu Zhong, and Liu Deng. , Xin Ai is in charge; only the position of the main book is not yet there.

Also like the subordinate officials in the prefecture's mansion, among all subordinate officials except for the prime minister, the Gong Cao and the Master Chief have the highest status and the greatest power. The main clerk is the lieutenant's close official, and the main lieutenant's private affairs are similar to the secretary of later generations.

Xun Zhen originally wanted to give Xin Ai the post of chief clerk, but Xin Ai was unwilling, so he wanted to be Xun Zhen's chief rider, and also wanted to give this job to Xun You, but Xun You was unwilling, so he said to Xun Zhen, "I am waiting for you. People from outside the state, you have come to the state of Zhao thousands of miles away to be an official, and you can't make full use of your personal people. Since the meritorious cadres have been entrusted to Liu Bei, the master book should be selected from the talents of this county. It’s time to use some local talent.”

How could Xun Zhen not know this truth?

It was just that Xin Ai pursued Zhang Jiao, and he was highly successful. He even resigned from the appointment of the imperial court, and was willing to follow him to the state of Zhao. Xin Ai was affectionate, and he could not be unrighteous, so he first wanted to make Xin Ai as the bookkeeper; although Xun You was his nephew , The relationship between the two is very good, but the public is public, and the private is private. Since following him to fight, Xun You has worked hard and made great achievements, and he cannot but give him a high position to reward his achievements, so I want to entrust Xun You as the main book.

Now that Xun You had said this, and seeing Xun You had such an understanding of the overall situation, Xun Zhen said in his heart, "As expected of Duke Xun." He didn't say much, but only said one sentence at the time, "Although my nephew is like my own brother, we are working together today. In the future, we will be rich together.”

Xin Ai didn't accept the position of the master bookkeeper because he was too lazy to do it and didn't want to be bothered. Xun You did not accept the position of the head bookkeeper because he proceeded from the overall situation.

Although it was decided to use the local people as the chief clerk, it was not long after Xun Zhen took office, and it was only in the past two days that he had roughly figured out the situation of the local officials and people. The children of the family come to fill this position.

...Handan is getting closer.

According to the general rule, the lieutenant and the prime minister "separately rule", and the prime minister's office is located in Handan, then the lieutenant's office should be in another county, but now the Yellow Turban Fangping, Jizhou has been settled, the place is uneasy, in order to protect the capital, the lieutenant The government was temporarily placed in the city of Handan.

Approaching Handan, there are more pedestrians on the road.

Like Changshan Kingdom, after the great chaos, the population of Zhao Kingdom decreased, the people lacked food and clothing, many passers-by on the road were tattered, weak, hungry and thin. Of course, there are also people who are luxuriously dressed and ride on carriages and horses. These are the children of the nobles and wealthy families in Handan. On the fields by the roadside, people from villages and counties are sometimes seen worshipping their ancestors in front of the tombs, and sometimes men, women, young and old gather under the community trees inside and outside the village, buckle pots and bottles, and sing and dance to worship. To pray for blessings, Han sacrifices to the gods of the shrine are usually in February and August, and in September it is the private shrine.

Private clubs are illegal and should be banned, but after the chaos, it is understandable for the common people to sacrifice to the clubs and pray for blessings, because no one cares. Xun You rode on the horse, looked to the left and right, and when he saw people in the village and outside the village offering sacrifices to private communes, he said: "The Yellow Turbans are chaotic and the people are suffering. Today in Chongyang, there are countless people offering sacrifices to ancestors and communes everywhere in the fields, which shows that the people are determined. ."

Handan is the capital of the country. The counties and townships are rich and powerful. Looking far into the distance, there are many farms in the wilderness.

These farms range from large to small, with small ones covering more than ten acres and large ones covering several hundred acres. Outside the village, high walls are all built, with watchtowers and towers on the walls. From the road, you can see the houses and pavilions in the village. Guests and disciples come and go in and out of the village gate. Outside the gates of several larger farms, there were dozens or hundreds of people standing on the flat ground with weapons, bows and shields, and they practiced shooting under the leadership of the team leader.

According to the customs of the two Han Dynasties, September was the time when the farm owners practiced their ancestors and slaves, and practiced riding and archery, in order to prepare for the "cold and poor pirates". It was in September that Xun Zhen began to practice Limin when he was serving as the head of Fanyang Pavilion. Today, although the Yellow Turbans are flat, there are still large and small bandits in the local area. In order to protect their lives and family property, the wealthy families who have the ability to organize clan soldiers and family soldiers naturally pay more attention to the practice of martial arts.

For the residents of the farm village, this may be a good thing. The more clan soldiers and family soldiers of various noble families, the safer the people in the village will be, but for Xun Zhen, this is not necessarily a good thing. He is a lieutenant of the Zhao State, "in charge of the military position", and his duty is to defend the Zhao State. If there are too many aristocratic armed forces in the local area, a situation of "separation of heroes" will inevitably form. The nobles are indigenous people and have soldiers under them. I wouldn't take him seriously as a lieutenant. If so, it will damage his authority in the country.

Xun Zhen slowed down the horse, called Li Bo to come forward, and asked, "Have you made the list I asked you to make?"

As soon as Xun Zhen came to Zhao State, he noticed the problem that the powerful landlords had too many private armed forces, so he ordered Li Bo to send people to each county to secretly check the specific situation of the powerful armed forces in each county, and asked Li Bo to make a list after checking it out. give him.

Li Bo was entrusted by Xun Zhen for the sake of his family. This was the first task he received after coming to Zhao State. He was very attentive and replied: "The three counties of Handan, Yiyang and Xiangguo have been listed, and I will go to Bai People, those who visited Zhongqiu unannounced have not returned."

Handan is in the southernmost part of Zhao State, bordering Wei County, and 20 to 30 miles south is Liangqi County of Wei County. The domestic Yiyang and other counties are all in the north of Handan. Among them, Yiyang is the closest to Handan, about 30 to 40 miles away, followed by Xiangguo, the two counties of Bairen and Zhongqiu are the farthest from Handan, and Bairen is the farthest. The Bai people are in the far northeast of Zhao State, bordering Julu County. The location of Zhao State in the entire Jizhou is in the southwest of the state, with Wei County in the south, Julu in the east, Changshan in the north, and the Governor of Bingzhou in the west, connecting with Taiyuan and Shangdang in Bingzhou.

Xun Zhen nodded and said, "When they come back, hurry up and make a list and show it to me."

"promise."

Speaking of secretly investigating the armed forces of the powerful landlords in the counties, Xun Zhen couldn't help but think of another thing. She turned to Xi Zhicai and asked, "Zhicai, what about the rest of the Yellow Turbans and the thieves hiding in the mountains and lakes in the west of the county? Did you figure it out?"

"There are many forests in the west of the county, and thieves and bandits take over them. The righteous soldiers from us are mostly from Yingchuan and Runan. The accent is different from Zhao's, and they are not familiar with the terrain, so it is difficult to penetrate. Private Handan is brave, and among them, those who are brave and agile, can climb mountains and forests, and are familiar with the situation in the west of the county, have won a total of 14 people, all of which have been sent to the west of the county, and four or five people have returned one after another in the past few days."

"how is the situation?"

"I haven't figured it out yet, but I have only figured out an outline. What I know now: there are at least five or six bandits and bandits in the mountains in the west of the county. , the rest are more than a thousand people, or five or six hundred people, or three or four hundred people."

Xun Zhen said in his heart, "I remember that the Montenegrin Army claimed to be one million when it started. Although this is an imaginary number, it must be exaggerated, but there should be two or three hundred thousand people. What happened to the remaining Yellow Turbans and bandits who are now hiding in Zhao State? It's only a few thousand people together?"

The scope of activities of the Montenegrin Army is mainly in Taiyuan, Shangdang, Changshan, Zhongshan, Zhao State, Hanoi and other places along the Taihang Mountains. Zhao State is a more important place. The reason why there are only a few thousand people hiding in the west of Zhao State County is that Zhang Jiaogang died and the Yellow Turbans were hit hard, and many people escaped. The second reason is that Zhao State is small and has a total population of only 18. Ninety thousand, except those who died in the chaos and became refugees, there are still about 130,000 to 140,000 people left. The population base is low, and of course there are fewer thieves. Third, the time has not yet come, wait until this winter. , the people have no clothing and no food, and when they cannot survive, there will be many rebels.

Xun Zhen thought for a while, and roughly guessed the reasons.

He took the bridle and walked slowly, looking at the fields on the farm, and looking at the distant mountains in the west of the county. Today, it is said that he is out of the city to play, and he climbs high in Chongyang. On the surface, he looks calm and relaxed, but in fact he has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, but how can he really relax? Handan is right in front of me, and the short half-day leisure is about to end, and I will continue to devote myself to the complicated military affairs.

It has only been ten days since he took office, and there are several military tasks that need to be dealt with urgently: the personal armed forces of the powerful landlords, the control of the remaining Yellow Turbans in the western mountains of the county, bandits, and army soldiers, etc.

When it comes to county soldiers, it's also a hassle.

Zhao Guo was a small country. Originally, there were not many county soldiers. After the rise of the Yellow Turbans, the former lieutenant recruited troops temporarily. He had two to three thousand soldiers. If the cavalry with less than 1,000 people were all ordinary people, it would be fine, but the problem was that there were still many children of the country's tyrants and gentry. When the Yellow Turbans rise, the tyrants and the gentry are in danger. Everyone knows the importance of military power. Therefore, to protect their families and lives, more than 60% of the officers at all levels in the county soldiers are the children and slaves of the tyrants and gentry.

There are private armed forces in the local farms, and there are children in the county soldiers. The combination of the two is very difficult to deal with.

When in Changshan, Xunzhen planned to start conscription after taking office. At that time, he was worried about the lack of food. Now, it seems that even if there is no shortage of food, if the problems of county soldiers and local armed forces are not solved, there will be many resistances to conscription.

He counted himself and said in his heart, "Dealing with the landlord's private army, controlling the county army, attacking bandits, recruiting soldiers, all kinds of things are complicated."

Although the clues are complicated, after these days of research and thinking, he has made a rough plan and arranged these things in an order of priority. First and foremost, of course, is to "fight the bandits".

Dealing with the landlord's private army, controlling the county army, and recruiting soldiers, in order to advance these things smoothly, all need a premise: prestige. He moved from Huangfu Song to several states, and he has achieved great military exploits. He must have prestige, but it is not enough to quell the officials, nobles, and gentry in the territory of Zhao. In military exploits, there is only "fighting bandits".

It is for this reason that he entrusted Xi Zhicai with the task of scouting the rest of the Yellow Turbans and the details of the bandits and bandits in Xishan Zeli County.

But having said that, although he wants to establish a higher prestige as soon as possible, but knowing himself and the enemy can help him win a hundred battles. At this time, it is not the time to send troops, otherwise, if you are anxious, you will lose, so although you are impatient, you have to hold back and wait for the opportunity.

When they arrived outside the city of Handan, twilight was approaching, and the gate of the city was crowded with people. All of them wore swords and rode horses. Xu Zhong and Xin Ai were even more dressed in armor. As soon as people saw it, they knew that this must be a noble traveler, and they all made way for them.

Before and after they entered the city, there were several limousine cars. The people in the cars were either the tyrants of Handan, the children of the gentry, or the officials of the kingdom. They heard the chaos of the people giving way, opened the curtain to the outside, and saw Xun Zhen. et al. Some of them had seen Xun Zhen at the banquet where the king of Zhao, the prime minister of Zhao or other officials of the kingdom welcomed Xun Zhen, and they knew him, and some had not seen him or knew him. Those who know him can't help but stop the carriage or urge the driver to speed up to catch up, say hello to him, and say a few words.

After the turmoil, not only ordinary people, but also nobles and tyrants want peace.

Xun Zhen was Huangfu Song's favorite general. He was brave and courageous, and was always victorious. Even Zhang Jiao was beheaded by Xin Ai, who was under his command. With him coming to Zhao as a lieutenant, on the premise of not compromising personal interests, he would be able to win the battle. The officials, people, and tyrants were very welcome to him. Xun Zhen was also able to treat others with self-restraint, and was humble and polite to others. Therefore, he had only been in Zhao State for more than ten days, but he had already gained a good reputation.

After entering the city, more people greeted him, not only officials and nobles, children of gentry, but also female dependents. He was born in the Xun clan, was young and heroic, and had great military exploits. According to gossip, he was especially popular among the noble ladies and young girls of Zhao State, second only to Xin Ai.

Handan was the capital of Zhao during the Warring States Period, and it was very prosperous at that time. It is not only close to the Zhangshui River and has convenient water transportation, but also is located on the "Guangyang Road in Handan", which is also convenient for transportation. Guangyang Road in Handan had already played an important role during the Warring States Period. It passed through Hedong and Shangdang to Handan, or from Hanoi to the north to Handan, through Guangyang and Youbeiping, and reached Yanzhao. It was a major traffic road in the north. There are many merchants.

Today, after the war, the county is no longer as grand as it used to be, and there are many fewer pedestrians, chariots, and horses. However, Handan is the capital of the country after all. There are many nobles and officials, and there are still many people and cars on the streets. Xun Zhen led the horse through the crowd, and whenever someone greeted him, he would stop for a while and talk with a smile. Xun You and Xi Zhicai followed him, followed by Xu Zhong, Dian Wei, Chen Dao, Xin Ai, Xuan Kang, Yuan Zhongqing, Zuo Bohou and others. The lieutenant's mansion was in the west of the city. They entered through the east gate of the city and walked westward along Dongxi Street.

The layout of Handan City is very neat. From the east gate to the west gate, and from the south gate to the north gate, there is a wide street, forming a cross, and meeting in the center of the city. These two streets are the main roads in the city. In addition to these two main roads, there are several branch roads on both sides of the North and South Streets, dividing the entire county into more than a dozen areas of equal size. Some of these areas are official offices, such as the palace of the king, the prime minister's house, the lieutenant's house, the county temple, etc., some are cities, some are handicraft areas, and most of them are the residences of county residents.

On both sides of the main road and the branch road, tall trees are planted, and there are some restaurants and other shops.

Xun Zhen and the others were walking along Dongxi Street. When they approached the intersection of the cross street, Xuankang gave a light "huh" and said, "Hey, when did the wine girl change in this restaurant?" Everyone followed his gaze. Looking from the south of the street, there is a wine shop on the south side of the street. There are three piles in the shop. There are seven or eight people sitting there, each of whom is about twenty-four or five years old. Beautiful women are circling among them, serving them wine. The weather in September had become cold, but this woman was wearing only a thin green skirt. The neckline of the skirt was very low, and her plump **** were half exposed. The wine spilled on the skirt, and as soon as the skirt got wet, it inevitably got on the legs, showing the curves of the legs.

Xun Zhen said in his heart: "After the chaos, the business of this restaurant was not good, but today it is not bad. There are seven or eight people." Then she thought, "After the chaos, the people are short of food, and the people have nothing to eat, but the restaurant is still selling them. Wine,..., I have to talk to Prime Minister Zhao Liu Heng tomorrow to see if we can ban this wine shop." While thinking about this, he couldn't help but glance at the wine girl.

The drinkers in the restaurant laughed loudly, and two people touched the wine maid's side and started to move. This wine girl should have known them. She was not angry. She just covered her wet skirt and gave them both a sideways glance half charming and half seductive. The skirt is below, and when she hides the skirt, her body is half bent, and the fair and plump **** come into the viewer's eyes, which makes people see it more clearly, and her posture is very charming and attractive.

Xuankang, Yuan Zhongqing, etc. looked back frequently until they walked past this wine shop. Xi Zhicai smiled and said: "When did the county have such a beautiful and romantic wine maid? If it weren't for Shuye's sharp eyes, we would have missed watching the beauty's wet skirt." Everyone knew that he was joking about Xuankang, and they all laughed. Xuankang blushed and said discriminatingly, "I just saw it inadvertently~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard someone shouting out not far north of Qiantou Street: "Kill Xun! "

Xuankang's words stopped abruptly, he raised his eyes and looked forward, more than a dozen strong men with swords and knives rushed towards them murderously from the street and the crowd. Almost at the same time, someone in the back street also shouted in response: "Kill Xun!" Xuankang looked back, and the drinkers in the wine shop just now rushed out of the wine shop with weapons and rushed to kill Xun Zhen and others.

In the evening, on the street, elbows and armpits turned, and the incident happened suddenly, passers-by were either stunned or startled, those who did not react were still moving forward, those who reacted were fleeing in all directions, making noise and panic, vehicles and horses lost their ground, people rushed and reversed, and suddenly made a mess. a group.

- 1, the **** of the society.

She is the **** of the land. During the Qin and Han dynasties, people who were more influential in the local area or who had made outstanding contributions to the local area were often regarded as shrine gods or worshipped shrine gods.

There are two kinds of shrine gods in the Han Dynasty.

One is the township society and the li society, which is an instructive government-supervised and privately-run society. "Twenty-five families in the old system form one society" or more than 100 families set up a society. The Yuyu Society, which often worshipped when Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty was young, is the village. Li Society, "When Emperor Gaozu was young, he often offered sacrifices to the elm society".

The township community and the li community worship twice a year, once in the spring and autumn, meaning "spring seeks the autumn report". After the equal distribution of the sacrifices, Chen Ping was the chief of the society, and was praised by the elders for his "even distribution of meat". In addition to praying for a good harvest, when there are major military events such as wars, floods, droughts, fires, solar eclipses, and lunar eclipses, sacrifices are required.

One is a private society, which is a private society outside the township and li society, or five or ten independent societies. This kind of private society is equivalent to a prostitution temple, which is restricted and attacked by the government, but the momentum of development cannot be contained.