The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Cheng Jia is thirty-one years old this year, and he is not too young. Cheng's family name is Yiyang. He is very friendly and has a strategy. He was famous in the county many years ago and is known to the county people. He became an official, but he never got an official position until Xun Zhen expelled him, not for any other reason, but only because of his height and appearance.

"Husband is good, and people like it." The Han people think: "Tolerance, use, and use of affairs". Cai Yong once wrote a letter to the present emperor, saying: "The prince's official family also searches and selects Lingde. How can there be someone who is ugly and ugly in the tomb of Qiu? It is ominous, and it is nothing compared to the big one." He regarded the ugly and ugly as ominous. Compared with those who are beautiful and magnificent, it is difficult for those who are ugly in appearance to enter official positions. Even if they do, they are not dignified and will be laughed at. For example, the domineering general Liang Ji during the reign of the emperor of this dynasty used this as a means to attack him. His younger brother Liang Budo was jealous of Liang Budo's reputation, so he made people recommend Budo's son Liang Yin as Henan Yin. . Liang Ji used Liang Yin's ugly appearance to attack and degrade Liang Budo's reputation, which shows that the Han people attach great importance to appearance.

Cheng Jia is ugly and short, according to the Han law: people who quit Long are not allowed to be officials. He is only a few inches taller than "Ba Long".

If this is an ordinary senior official, he may change his mind after seeing Cheng Jia's ugly appearance. He was no longer used as an official, but Xun Zhen had no such scruples, that is, according to what was said in the book, Cheng Jia was excluded from the lieutenant's house. The lieutenant's mansion is generally the same as the prime minister's mansion.

First, Handan Rong was appointed as the lieutenant's chief clerk, and then Cheng Jia was appointed as the lieutenant to discuss Cao Ye. The two natives of Zhao State appointed by Xun Zhen successively had some defects and were not used by the prime minister and the former lieutenant. This is not only Xun Zhen's eclectic use of talents, but also has to be the case. The Prime Minister Liu Heng has been in Zhao State for a long time. There are only five counties in Zhao State. He has already eliminated people with good reputation and usefulness. , so we can only select the available ones from those who are useless for Liu Heng.

Having said that, Handan Rong and Cheng Jia are also a pair of brothers and sisters. One has a bad family voice and the other is short and ugly. If they meet Xun Zhen, I am afraid that even if they are eager to join the officialdom, it will be far away. No wonder they got along well.

The two of them became friends because of the same illness and compassion for each other, and because of similar tempers: both of them are very cheerful people. Although Cheng Jia was short and ugly, he was quite bold and bold, and said that he would go and recruit bandits for Xun Zhen.

At this time, the sky was bright, and Xun Zhen had just woken up and was washing in the courtyard. When he saw his words, he dropped the toothbrush made of willow branches, spat out the salt water, wiped his mouth with a towel, pointed to the morning sky, and said with a smile: " It's not yet bright, and you are coming to ask to resign from the mountains, how early!"

"It's not enough to work for Mingjun, and it's not enough to wear a star and wear a moon, and the **** has already croaked?"

There are two types of beards in the Han people. One is the mustache, and the beard is floating under the chin. This is the beard of the scholar-official. , There is very little like Cheng Jia who has a mustache on his lips, but also a beard under his chin. According to Xun Zhen, this is probably because Cheng Jia knew that he was short, so he deliberately did not wear a mustache, but changed to the upside-down mustache that was mostly worn by warriors, in order to show his bravery and mightiness.

Cheng Jia took great pains to grow his beard, and he also deliberately displayed a cheerful and bold expression in his speech and demeanor.

He gave Xunzhen a bow and said boldly, "Jia will do it now! Lieutenant, please wait in the mansion, at least three or two, as many as four or five, Jia Bi will bring those people to meet the lieutenant."

"There are many dangerous thieves on the road in the mountains. Is it feasible for you to go alone? Would you like me to send a few people to go with you? It is also good to protect your safety."

"No need! Jia came to Handan yesterday, but he didn't come alone. He brought four or five Yiyang warriors with him. This number of people is enough!"

"Okay! I'll be waiting for the good news of you in the palace."

Cheng Jia pressed his sword and raised his head, laughed, said goodbye to Xun Zhen, and turned away.

Xun Zhen watched him out of the hospital, and turned to Dian Wei and Xuan Kang and said, "Cheng Jun is generous with his words and has Guo Jie's chivalrous spirit. I am appointing him as a lieutenant to discuss Cao Ye, and you must not despise him because of his shortness." The former Han hero Guo Jie was also not tall, short and fierce.

Dian Wei, Xuan Kang Yingnuo.

... Xun Zhen can control the people in the mansion, they are not allowed to despise Cheng Jia, but they can't control the people in the county.

Just as there are many people in the Prime Minister's Mansion, so there are no secrets, the lieutenant's mansion is also crowded and there are no secrets.

Xun Zhen's old ministries such as Xuan Kang and Dian Wei knew that his military law was strict and would not spread the affairs of the mansion, but the old officials and old servants left by the former lieutenant in the mansion did not know his military law. The matter of using Cheng Jia to discuss Cao Ye for the lieutenant spread out. The news spread like wildfire, and after a night of dissemination, by this morning, all the surnames in the county were known to everyone, and everyone could hear it.

Hearing that he had used Cheng Jia as the lieutenant to discuss Cao Ye, the surnames in the county laughed at him.

Wei Song, the parent of the Wei clan of the Guan family in Handan, smiled in surprise and said to his family: "Wei Chang told me a few days ago that the lieutenant's ambition is not small. , there is a letter in reward and punishment, it seems that 'his ambition is not small', but after all the trials, he has set up a Qiong to discuss Cao Ye?

"Qianluo" is a cursing word, meaning a small and abominable person.

Wei Song's father is Gu Jiuqing, he himself is Gu Erqianshi, his son is now 2000shi, and his family is an official of more than 2000shi. He is a heavyweight in Zhao State, because of his heavyweight, Therefore, it is not like Handan, Le, Yang and other noble families value their power in the county and county, and because Jing Xunzhen is Huangfu Song's favorite general and the son of the Xun family, after being persuaded by Wei Chang two days ago, he sent All the slaves in his family who were in the county army were recalled. At this time, Xun Zhen heard that Xun Zhen used Cheng Jia as the lieutenant to discuss Cao Ye, but he regretted it a little.

Wei Song was better, but "slightly regretted it" and only said that Xun Zhen was "a bit unwise." After hearing this, the parents of the most powerful Yang family in Handan spat on the ground. He sneered and said, "Although several state ministers before and after know the name of Cheng Jia, but none of them use it. The lieutenant used this ugliness to discuss Cao Ye for the lieutenant. Does this mean that I have no one in Zhao County? I'll see how long he can be proud of it!"

Among the five great surnames and tyrants in Handan, the Wei family is conscious of her dignity and does not fight with Xun Zhen, so as not to lose her identity; the Handan family has taken refuge with Xun Zhen; the Le Biao of the Le family has entertained Xun Zhen, which is considered a good show; The Han family had the smallest power and was not qualified to lead the fight with Xun Zhen; now the one who was most dissatisfied with Xun Zhen and had the most potential to compete with Xun Zhen was the Yang family.

Yang Shi and Xun Zhen had no grudges, and the grudges started yesterday.

During the trial yesterday, the colony chief Xun Zhen killed was a guest of the Yang family, and some of the military officials who were expelled later were members of the Yang family. The Yang family was not a Confucian family that passed on the scriptures, and none of the children in the family served in the county government. That’s why they attached great importance to their power in the county army, but unexpectedly, Xun Zhen didn’t say anything about their feelings and put their family on the line. The children and slaves in the county soldiers were almost swept away, only one person was retained, and this person was demoted from the team leader to the leader.

Of course, they were deeply dissatisfied with this, so they had a grudge against Xun Zhen.

Last night, the parents of the Yang family were furious and broke several dishes. It was only because Xun Zhen was Huangfu Song's favorite general, and she had just won a battle. resentment.

The Yang family has two sons, the second son is cunning and advises his father, saying: "The lieutenant tried yesterday, and almost eliminated the children and slaves from the Le, Han and other families and my family. There are already many complaints in the county, just because The Wei family retreated early, and no one took the lead, so he had to endure it, and now he uses the 'frozen pear' as the lieutenant to discuss Cao Ye, such a perverted act will definitely make the county people even more disappointed."

"Frozen pears" means spots on the skin, such as frozen pears. Cheng Jia had blackheads on his nose and spots on his skin, so the county people made two ballads for him and sang them: "Cheng Junchang, frozen pears".

The second son of the Yang family continued: "Aweng, the people in the county are accumulating grievances, and the reason why they do not develop is because there is a lack of a leader. Since the Wei family refuses to take the lead, then the important task of this leader is not. A-weng can't do it anymore. Why don't we hold a banquet tonight and invite the heads of the Le, Han and other families, and A-weng can show his prison sāo on the banquet to tempt the families."

"In order to tempt the families?"

"As I said earlier, all the families in the county must have complaints against the lieutenant. After the lure finds out what they mean, my father can form a party with them. Now the lieutenant is on the rise, and it is impossible to compete with him. But there is an old saying: 'A gain/full is a loss', a gain/full can't last forever, and if he acts like him, his power will decline sooner or later, and when that happens, A Weng can lead a group of heroes in the county to attack it. !"

The Yang family's parents turned their anger into joy and said, "My son's plan!"

He immediately ordered invitations to be written and sent to the parents of the various families in the county, as well as Duan Cong, the Lang Zhongling, to invite them to a banquet tonight, but Duan Cong was invited because his family had always been deliberately courting and flattering Duan Cong. Duan Cong is the biggest support of his family in the county now. His family's children and slaves who are military officials in the county guards are inserted into the county soldiers through Duan Cong.

... In addition to the Le, Han, and Yang clans, some of the Handan clan's children and guests were expelled by Xun Zhen, but Handan Rong was now the chief clerk of Xun Zhen's clan, and the Handan clan apparently took refuge in Xun Zhen, Therefore, the Yang family invited the most common surnames in the county, but not the Handan clan.

The Handan family has lived in Handan for generations. They are local indigenous people and are well-informed. They soon learned that the Yang family was going to entertain the families tonight. The Prime Minister of Handan summoned Handan Rong and said to him: "The Yang family is hosting a banquet tonight, and all the surnames are invited, but my family and the Wei family are not invited. There must be some oddities among them. You can report this to the lieutenant."

Handan Rong went to the lieutenant's mansion to report the matter.

I met Lu Guang on the way.

Lu Guang also went to the lieutenant's mansion. He stayed in the county barracks for one night last night. He just came out of the county barracks and planned to report to Xun Zhen about the situation in the county barracks last night.

The two drove together.

Entering the middle courtyard of the mansion, I saw Xun Zhen, Dian Wei, Xuan Kang, and Li Bo standing in the courtyard, not knowing what they were doing.

Beside them was a chariot covered with soap, with a black hood and red on both sides, but this was Xun Zhen's carriage. An old official in the mansion, who was a former lieutenant, was standing in front of Xun Zhen and was talking, and another small fighting official bowed down beside this official.

Handan Rong and Lu Guang went to Xun Zhen's side and listened to the old official's speech. After listening to a few words, they understood, but it turned out that this fighting food official was drunk last night and ran out of the official house in the middle of the night. Xun Zhen not only slept in the car all night, but also vomited on the car. The old official in the mansion who was speaking was in charge of the carriage and horses of the mansion.

Seeing Handan Rong and Lu Guang coming, Xun Zhen smiled and nodded at them, and asked Handan Rong casually, "What do you think the master should do?"

The pros and cons of the officers in Jianhe Mansion is the position of Lieutenant Gong Cao. Liu Bei has not yet arrived, and the position of Lieutenant Gong Cao is still unmanned. Handan Rong glanced at the little official who was kneeling on the ground, only to see that the little official was frightened and knelt on the ground again and again. Xun Zhen asked him casually, and he also replied casually: "Sleep for a lower official, spit out a long official's car, and lose the order of honor and inferiority, and it is okay to retire."

The little official was trembling and begging for mercy.

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "He sleeps drunk and vomits in my car again. If he is expelled, who will use him again? There is no one who doesn't drink and doesn't get drunk. This is a small mistake. He just slept in the wrong place and vomited in the wrong place, but Lieutenant Sleeping Lieutenant Che Yin and Lieutenant Wet Che Yin Er. Haven't woken up yet? Smells of alcohol. Go back to the dormitory to take a shower and change your clothes. You can drink alcohol, but you can't get so drunk in the future."

The little official was so grateful, he kowtowed several times, then got up and walked backwards out of the yard. Seeing that Xun Zhen did not punish this little official, the official who reported this matter was deeply impressed by Xun Zhen's generosity and generosity.

Handan Rong was quite astonished, and he obeyed Xunzhen's demeanor, and said frankly, "If this were me, I would never spare this official!"

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "You are a mountain tiger and an eagle, and the tiger eagle should fight bravely."

Yesterday, Xun Zhen was arrogant in the school field, killing the colonel who violated the military law was like killing a chicken, but today he is lenient and generous, and does not punish the little official.

Handan Rong is nothing, he has long-term ambitions, and he only wants to restore the family voice of the Handan family in the past. Now he has no other thoughts. Although he is convinced of Xun Zhen's bearing, he just praised "Lieutenant Kuan Ren" in his heart, that's all. , without careful consideration.

Lu Guang can't do it.

Lu Guangsheng is serious. At best, he is determined and stubborn, at worst, he is narrow-minded and stubborn. He can't accept Xìng's double-sidedness. Zhen said, "This little official sleeps and spit on the lieutenant's car, but the lieutenant doesn't punish him. When this side opens, all the officials in Guangyou's house, and even the servants will look down on the lieutenant, thinking that the lieutenant has no prestige."

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "The prestige of a lieutenant is not manifested in such trivial matters."

"Those who are adults should be guarded against cuteness, how can you despise them just because it's a trivial matter?"

"It's just a matter of changing a car."

"Today it's a matter of changing a piece of car Yin, and tomorrow it might be a matter of changing the owner of the lieutenant's mansion."

"Why is this!"

"The officials and slaves in the mansion are all villains. The villains are not inferior to those who are close to them. The lieutenant must not treat them with kindness, and they must be controlled with authority."

Xun Zhen has one answer, Lu Guang has one, and so on four. Looking at Lu Guang's posture, as long as Xun Zhen refused to accept the remonstrance, he would continue to persuade him.

Xun Zhen thought helplessly: "Lu Zigong is really a stubborn and strong counselor! Well, anyway, I am also intending to rectify the order in the mansion. Let’s announce the matter on the grounds of his stubborn and strong remonstrance.” Xiao said to Lu Guang, “Okay! Master, do you think this will work? From today, I will use military law to restrain the officials and slaves in the government, how about it? "

"Lieutenant is a military post, that's right!"

"Ziyuan and Shuye, you two set up a charter, write down all the prohibited things, and hang it in the house after writing, so that the government officials and slaves can follow it after reading."

Li Bo and Xuan Kang agreed.

Seeing Xun Zhen accepting the remonstrance, Lu Guang just gave up.

He came to see Xun Zhen to report the situation of the county barracks, and now, he recounted what he saw in the camp last night in detail, and finally said: "Last night, I heard and saw it, and all I heard and saw was that the county soldiers were praising the lieutenant. Rewards and punishments are strict, and they are faithful to their words. It can be said that these three hundred county soldiers have already returned to their lieutenants. As long as they practice a little bit to make them familiar with each other, they can be used on the battlefield."

"Zi Gong, it's been a lot of hard work for you these past few days. You can arrange the specific training of the county guards. Please assist Zhicai to master it."

"No." Lu Guang has been in the military cadre of the Prime Minister's Mansion for a long time. He has heard and seen the military affairs day and night. Although he has not systematically studied the art of war, he is familiar with how to train the military officers. It wasn't difficult for him at all.

"Gongzai, the school grounds were set up a few days ago. You are very tired. Didn't I give you a day off today? Why did you come to Fuzhong again? Is there something wrong?"

"The Yang family in the county held a banquet tonight, and invited all the surnames in the county, and the surnames Le and Han were among them. I heard that Duan Cong was also invited by his family, but he did not invite my family and the Wei family~www. wuxiaspot.com~ I just finished the test yesterday, and his family is here today, I think there must be a mystery."

"Oh?" Xun Zhen thought for a while before thinking, "I have invited all the surnames, but not the Wei clan and the Handan clan. Is the Yang family trying to connect and conspire against me?" He laughed, "Guan Tian Manage the land, you can't control other people's banquets. If he wants to set up a banquet, he will set it up."

Handan Rong replied: "Yes." He said in his heart, "What the lieutenant said is. It is not illegal to hold a banquet, but he knows it is mysterious but he can't control it. The lieutenant is a foreigner, and I am his minion in this county. Put more effort into listening to what the Yang family wants to do."

One person quickly walked out of the inner courtyard and came to Xun Zhen and the others.

Xun Zhen and the others turned their heads to look, but it was Yuan Zhongqing who came.

Xun Zhen asked, "Why is there such a hurry?"

"That demon girl, Wu Concubine, couldn't bear the torture, as if she was about to die."

- 1, Qiongluo.

The non-qiong word, the sound of Qiong, is the left side of the single person, the right side is the worker and the mouth, and the bottom is the wood.