The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Xun Zhen had only one big thing in mind right now, and that was to practice righteous obedience as soon as possible, and teach them the techniques of mountain walking and mountain fighting, so that they could hit the yellow beard before the winter snow.レm♠思♥Lu♣ke レ left the small guest house where Mrs Wu lived. He returned to his own courtyard, washed and changed clothes, went to the front yard after dinner, summoned Xi Zhicai, Xun You, Handan Rong, Lu Guang, Cheng Jia, Cen Rong, and Chen Wu came to see him.

When Xi Zhicai, Xun You and others arrived, they held a brief military meeting in the hall in the front yard.

Xun Zhen already had a draft on how to practice righteous obedience and train them in mountain warfare. After consulting everyone's opinions, he decided to build two more camps, one of which was brought back by Cheng Jia." Bandits”, and one tun was composed of the more than 100 officials and soldiers from Xiangguo County given to him by Yao Sheng. The 200 officials and soldiers of these two villages were either “bandits” who lived in the mountains all the year round, or The mountain people of Xiangguo County, selected by Yao Shengjing, were all familiar with the techniques of mountain walking and mountain fighting, and were familiar with most of the Black Mountains and Xishan Mountains in the west of Zhao State, so they were the instructors of the righteous followers. In line with the principle of "Zhao people govern Zhao soldiers", Cheng Jia and Chen Wu served as the chiefs of these two colonies.

At the military meeting, Xun Zhen gave Cheng Jia and Chen Wu two tasks.

First, the establishment of Bentun was established as soon as possible; secondly, after the establishment of the establishment, the two of them were combined with Xu Zhong, Jiang Qin and others. Under the unified distribution and arrangement of Xi Zhicai and Handan Rong, they immediately Start the coaching work for the Servants.

Cheng Jia and Chen Wu are both talented people, and there is a unified arrangement of Xi Zhicai. Xun Zhen believes that the task of coach Yi Cong Shan Dou will be successfully completed.

After discussing this matter, there is one more matter, that is, the matter of seizing Huang Yuling.

The terrain of Huangyuling is dangerous, and Huang Yuling must not be allowed to preemptively occupy it. In order to be safe, Xun Zhen ordered Lu Guang to select 200 brave and capable warriors from the army, and he will leave the city tomorrow and rush to Huangyuling. Cooperate to seize Huang Yuling first.

Lu Guang complied with the order and asked to lead the troops in person.

Although Xun Zhen still didn't know how good his commanding ability was, according to Yao Sheng, there were only dozens of bandits on Huangyuling. With 200 sharp commanders and Yao Shengzhi's assistance, they wanted to seize this area of ​​Huangyuling. The task was not difficult, so he agreed to Lu Guangzhi's request.

After the military meeting was over, Cheng Jia and Chen Wu followed Xi Zhicai and Handan Rong to the barracks to work on compiling Xintuns and coaching Yicong. Lu Guang also went to the county camp to select county soldiers, and only waited for tomorrow morning. Go to Xiangguo County to capture Huangyuling.

Xun Zhen took Xun You and Cen Rong to the prime minister's residence.

After he came back to Handan, he hadn't officially met Liu Heng, the Prime Minister of the State. Since he has decided to attack Huang Beard in the near future, he needs to inform Liu Heng and discuss with Liu Heng about logistics. After all, Xun Zhen Regardless of military affairs, regardless of government affairs, grain, ordnance, supplies, and expropriation of civilians, these all require Liu Heng to come forward to arrange.

To Xun Zhen's various requests, Liu Heng readily agreed.

After leaving the State Prime Minister's Mansion, Xun You smiled and said, "Lieutenant, Prime Minister is very supportive of me waiting for the attack on Huangbeard."

Liu Heng also received the official document of Huangfu Song's order "Xunzhen guards Zhao's realm well", and it contained the order of the state shepherd Huangfu Song, and Liu Heng was also deeply troubled by the increasing number of "bandits" in Zhao's territory. , was a great support for Xun Zhen's initiative to attack.

On the one hand, there are coaches and volunteers such as Xi Zhicai, Handan Rong, Cheng Jia, Chen Wu, Xu Zhong, Jiang Qin, etc. On the other hand, Lu Guang selected the county officers to seize Huang Yuling, and on the other hand, Liu Heng ordered the people from the Prime Minister's Mansion to raise supplies such as grain and armament. The recruitment of civilians was a three-pronged approach, and preparations for the war were in full swing.

... Xun Zhen was not idle either. Before attacking Huang Beard, there was one more thing he needed to do in person: taking over the security of Handan County.

This matter has been agreed by Liu Heng earlier, and today Xun Zhen raised it to Liu Heng again, saying: "If you want to attack Huangbeard, you must first settle down in Handan, in order to prevent further details and assassins from mixing in, causing the rear to be uneasy. "

Liu Heng readily agreed, and wrote the letter in person, and ordered the two county lieutenants in Handan County to visit Xun Zhen in the lieutenant's mansion to discuss the matter.

... Shortly after Xun Zhen returned to the lieutenant's mansion, the manor came to report, "Li, Lieutenant Tuesday is asking to see you."

"Li and Zhou Wei" are the two county officers of Handan County.

Handan is a large county. There are two county magistrates in the county, one is Zhou Cang, the left captain, and the other is Li Liang, the right captain.

The lieutenant holds the post of Zhongwu in the county and is the nominal chief officer of the county lieutenant.

After Xun Zhen came to Handan, she had met with the two of them many times. Although they met in public and never met in private, through the unannounced visit of Xi Zhicai and the introductions of Handan Rong and Lu Guang, Xun Zhen had a great understanding of the situation. The two people's origins and style are already well known.

Li Cang is from Youzhou and lives in Juyong County, Shanggu County. He is 30 years old this year.

When it comes to this person's origin and personality, it is a ranger all the way.

Many years ago, his concubine was killed by a county official in the county for a minor incident. His obedient father had no son. According to the customs of the two Han Dynasties, he, as his obedient son, had the duty to avenge his obedient father, so he left home to the county and hid outside the gate of the county mansion, waiting for three days until he arrived in that county. When Li Xiumu went out, he killed him with a knife in the street, avenging his concubine father. He was nineteen years old, so he was famous. After the murder, he hid his name, fled to the mountains, and lived in desperation for several years. He returned to his hometown when he was pardoned.

Zhou Liang is a native of Benzhou and is in his fifties this year.

Compared with Li Cang's "courage" and his promotion, Zhou Liang's "work" was promoted.

Zhou Liang was an official at the age of 30. At first, he was only a county official. After more than 20 years, he was transferred to various positions in the county and county. He was finally promoted to the right commander of Handan three years ago.

There are two main ways for officials to be promoted in the Han Dynasty. One is to promote as a filial piety, Lian, Maocai, etc., and the other is to be promoted as an official who "accumulates merit". The so-called "credit", one is "work", and the other is "labor". "Gong" mostly refers to military merit, while "work" refers to seniority. It can be said that Zhou Liang is a typical official who was promoted through "hard work".

With different career paths, Zhou Liang's style is very different from that of Li Cangzi.

Li Cang had the spleen of a ranger, but Zhou Liang was very slick.

Handan Rong's evaluation of him was: "Outwardly modest and inwardly cunning." Lu Guang said that he was: "Outwardly humble but inwardly cunning."

These two evaluations have different rhetoric, but the meaning in the words is the same, both of which say that Zhou Liang is dishonest.

Zhou Liang also has his "dishonest" capital.

First, he is a native of Jizhou and has been an official in Jizhou for 20 years. He is familiar with the local area and people. Second, he is close to Duan Cong. There are these two, not to mention the idle officials in the county and Handan county, even the state minister Liu Heng and the magistrate of Handan county also respect him and give him three points.

... Xun Zhen heard the two of them coming, and went down to the hall to greet them.

Both Li and Tuesday wore black official uniforms with a seal and a sword.

Li Cang is tall and strong, with a long beard and full face, one can tell that he is a brave man. Although Zhou Liangnian was in his fifties, he was well-maintained, his skin was white and delicate, and he had a long beard under his chin. Unlike Li Cang's striding meteor, he walked in a calm, steady way.

Li Cang walked fast, Zhou Liang walked slowly, and the two entered the hospital one after the other.

Xun Zhen stood in front of the hall, noticing the distance between the two of them and the expressions on their faces, and said to herself, "Handan Rong and Lu Guang both said that Zhou Liangzhang was from the state and they were friends with Duan Cong, because they used to be frequent in official business. Li Cang has long held a grudge for crowding Li Cang. Looking at it now, this is true."

The position of county lieutenant is to prepare for thieves. Li Cang was born as a ranger. Since he was appointed as the left lieutenant of Handan, of course, he really wanted to make some achievements in this position. He often attacked thieves, but Zhou Liang was a local snake and Duan Cong. For the background, not only did he hold the territory of the right officer to the death, but also frequently invaded the territory of the left officer of Li Cang, so that the power of public security in Handan County was mostly controlled by him, which made Li Cang's ambition difficult to extend, and it was inevitable that he would always be angry. Uneven.

Xun Zhen stepped forward to greet her, thinking as she walked, "I will take over the security of the county, but at least one of the two county magistrates must be subdued. Zhou Liang is sly on the outside and is not easy to subdue, so he has to start with Li Cang." Greeting him, he smiled and said, "You Lao Er has come to my lieutenant's mansion."

Zhou Liang hurried two steps and passed Li Cang. The leader bowed and saluted with a smile on his face, and said humbly, "The lieutenant has a summons, and I should be here from now."

Li Cang couldn't get used to Zhou Liang's flattering appearance, "hum", stood up, bowed to Xun Zhen, and said, "The lieutenant called me, I don't know why?"

"There is an important matter to discuss with the two of you, ..., please come to the hall and speak."

The three entered the hall, and the guests and the host took their seats.

Xun Zhen got straight to the point, first briefly explained what he had seen and heard during his trip to the county, then told it plainly that he had decided to attack Huang Beard within a short distance, and finally said: "There are thousands of Huang Beards, who are hiding in the mountains. , it is not easy to hit. In order to ensure victory, I will take most of the county soldiers and righteous servants away in this trip. There are many thieves in the county, not only Huangbeard. The thieves took advantage of the situation, and I want to discuss with the two of you about the city defense in the county and the security issues in the county."

Li Cangjiu had the will to fight thieves and make meritorious deeds. Hearing Xunzhen's words, he was very excited and said, "The lieutenant will attack the yellow beard?"

"Of course."

"Cang Yuan is the forerunner of the lieutenant!"

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "I know Li Wei is brave and brave, but you are the Zuowei of Handan, but it is not your job to cross the border to attack thieves."

Li Cang also knew that it was unrealistic to follow Xun Zhen to attack Huangbeard. The reason why he invited to fight was because he was eager to make contributions. At this time, Xun Zhen declined. Although he regretted it, he did not give up. He glanced at Zhou Liang, who was sitting on the side. With a glance, I thought: "Because Duan Cong has invaded my power and restrained me, I have the ambition to pacify the thieves, but I haven't had the strength to pacify the thieves for a long time. Today, the lieutenant will attack Huangbeard with great force. Although I can't follow it, but I should also take this opportunity to make a contribution, and even if it doesn't work, I will take back the power that Zhou Liang had usurped!"

He was thinking about how to take the opportunity to take back the power seized by Zhou Liang, when he heard Xun Zhen say again: "If Li Wei wants to make a contribution, he doesn't necessarily have to attack the thieves from me. Handan County is the capital of Zhao State, King Zhao. , Fu, and Xiang are all in this county, and the county's city defense and public security are very important. After I led the troops out of the county, as long as Li Wei and Zhou Wei can work together to manage the county's public security, it will be a great achievement."

Zhou Liang asked with a smile, "I think the lieutenant has already made plans for this, so let the lieutenant speak up. I'll be a subordinate, and I will only obey the lieutenant's orders."

He said this beautifully, Xun Zhen smiled and nodded, and said, "I do have some ideas."

"Lieutenant, please speak."

"There are not many officials and soldiers in the two houses. After I attacked the county, it is difficult to maintain public order in the county with only two officials and soldiers in the house."

"What did the lieutenant mean?"

"If the two of you have no objection, I would like to make the soldiers left behind in the county to be responsible for the security of the county together with the two of you."

"This is very good. It's just that the two of us are not familiar with the lieutenant's subordinates and strong men. I am afraid that they will be able to coordinate...?"

"I also considered this point, so I deliberately hit Wei Cheng Xi Zhong in the middle to coordinate."

Zhou Liangxin said, "Coordination in the middle?"

He has been in the **** for a long time, and he is not a hairy boy. He knows that the four words Xunzhen are just polite words. As the lieutenant of Six Hundred Stones, how could Xi Zhicai just do "central coordination"? Needless to say, this must be Xun Zhen wanting to take over the management of the public order in Handan County.

He held his beard silently and looked up at Li Cang.

Xun Zhen also turned to look at Li Cang, smiled and said to Li Cang: "Xi Zhong first came to Handan, so he was not familiar with the situation in the county. I also ask Li Jun to do more."

Li Cang was not a fool, he immediately heard the meaning of Xun Zhen's words. It was obvious that Xun Zhen attached more importance to him than Zhou Liang. He was thinking about how to take the opportunity to take back the power from Zhou Liang. At this time, he was overjoyed by Xun Zhen's suggestion, and immediately said: "Please rest assured, Lieutenant, Cang Bi will do everything in his power to assist Xi Cheng to manage the security of the county."

Zhou Liang did not expect that Xun Zhen would come to seize his power of public order without concealment. Although he was dissatisfied, seeing that Li Cang had already expressed his support for Xun Zhen, there was nothing he could do. The lieutenant was his nominal chief officer, and Xun Zhen's request was reasonable, and he couldn't resist in person.

Xun Zhen asked, "Jun Zhou, what do you think?"

Zhou Liang concealed his dissatisfaction, still smiling, and said respectfully, "Liang Ye will do his best to assist Xi Cheng and relieve the lieutenant's worries."

"Okay! You two have no objection. When Zhicai returns from the barracks outside the city, let him discuss it with the two of you in detail!"

"Yes."

... After leaving the lieutenant's mansion, Li Cang and Zhou Liang glanced at each other.

Zhou Liangxin said: "This Li Cang is really a reckless man. He has not succeeded in many things, and has more than enough failures. Does he not know that after the power of public security in this county was taken away by the lieutenant, the post of county lieutenant of mine and him is in vain? ...Well, although he is a reckless man, if he wants to withstand the pressure of the lieutenant and the lieutenant, he still needs to cooperate with him." He suppressed the contempt for Li Cang, and said to him with a smile, "Li Sir..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Cang turned his head and left, only as if he didn't hear it, a series of voices urged the servants waiting in the lieutenant's mansion to drive the car over, get into the car, and then ordered to drive back to the mansion, but he walked away.

Zhou Liang ate a mouthful of dust, looked at the car he was driving away, and was so angry that he was so angry that he said again and again: "Shuzi is not enough!"

Although the county magistrate does not have civil rights, it is very important to "prepare thieves". Otherwise, Zhou Liang would not have invaded Li Cang's power. Back at his home, he couldn't sleep that night.

I didn't sleep well all night, and early in the morning, Zhou Liang made a decision and said to his eldest wife, "Yu Zhou's taking my power is unbearable."

"What do you want to do, husband?"

"I shall chase this place!"

His wife was shocked and said: "Xunjun is an old official of the state shepherd. I heard that he is deeply loved and trusted by the state shepherd. Even the Xiangjun respects him very much, but how does the husband chase him?"

"Xiangjun is Xiangjun, and Zhou Liang is Zhouliang. Xiangjun respects him, but I refuse to respect him! How can a man be born in this world without power in his hands? Besides, I am fifty years old this year, and Yuzhou's children are only more than 20 years old. How can a man bow his head and obey a child at his age? I have to drive this place away!"

"How do you want to drive him away?"

"I have my own way."

Zhou Liang's method is very simple. His wife was right, Xun Zhen was Huangfu Song's favorite general, and even Liu Heng respected him, and he went all over the county. If he wanted to expel Xun Zhen, only one person had the ability, and that was Duan Cong.

Duan Cong's father, Duan Gui, was a permanent attendant in the court. As long as he could persuade Duan Cong, and then borrow Duan Gui's power through Duan Cong, not to mention expel Xun Zhen, it would not be difficult to expel Liu Heng, the prime minister of the state.

He did what he said~www.wuxiaspot.com~ immediately went to Duan Cong's mansion, and when he saw Duan Cong, he was alarmist and said, "Mr. Duan, the big thing is bad! You will be killed!"

Duan Cong was taken aback and said, "Why did Zhou Wei say this?"

Zhou Liang asked him to retire. When only the two of them were left in the room, he asked Duan Cong, "Lieutenant Xun Jun, what do you think he is like?"

Duan Cong had a very good impression of Xun Zhen, and had a very good impression of Xun Zhen. He smiled and said, "The lieutenant has both civil and military skills, and he is really an outstanding person."

"If we only talk about the ability of the lieutenant, this is indeed the case. However, if Liang dares to ask you again, do you know the lieutenant's family background?"

"He is a son of the Yingyīn Xun clan, and everyone knows him. . . . , what?"

"The Xun family is also a member of the party in the past. Many elders in the lieutenant's clan have been imprisoned, and many relatives and friends of his clan have been imprisoned or even killed. He is the remnant of a party member! He is now As a lieutenant of the country, he not only holds military power, but also has a false and good name. He has made friends with desperation and light death. He has traveled to the county before, and he has won the hearts of scholars. His reputation is wide and his ambition is unpredictable! He can be said to be the mortal enemy, Duan Jun, if he doesn't get rid of him as soon as possible, and when he gains a firm foothold in Zhao County, I'm afraid he will be detrimental to Jun."