The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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Not long after Xun Wan's reply, Xun Zhen hadn't sent someone to Dongjun to discuss the exchange of grain with the governor of Dongjun, but why did the food arrive from Dongjun? But it turned out that this batch of food was not exchanged, but Xun Zhen bought it with money.

Earlier, Xun Zhen asked Shang Zheng to be in charge of rebuilding the county school. The rebuilding of the school required money and grain, and this batch of grain was bought for this purpose. It is not yet the time for autumn planting. , but the reconstruction of the school could not wait, not only because Xun Zhen attached great importance to it, but mainly because the villagers could be recruited to build the school only when the farming was not busy.

Unexpectedly, I managed to buy food with great difficulty, but as soon as I arrived in Yuancheng, I was robbed!

Dongjun is a county with a long and narrow terrain. Weijun has four counties bordering it, from southwest to northeast: Fanyang, Yin'an, Yuancheng, and Guantao. Fanyang and Yinan are closer to the county seat of Dongjun, while Yuancheng and Guantao are relatively close to Dongwuyang, Yangping, Fagan and Leping counties in the northeast of Dongjun. This batch of looted grain was transported from Dongwuyang to Wei County. After entering Wei County, Yuancheng was the first stop. In other words, this batch of grain was robbed as soon as it entered the boundary of Wei County.

Xun Zhen came to the front yard, climbed to the lobby, and asked the person who came from Yuancheng to report the news: "When was it robbed?"

"Yesterday at noon."

Yuancheng is 140 miles away from Ye County. The food was robbed at noon yesterday. The person who reported the news arrived in Ye County this morning, and traveled 140 miles overnight. No wonder he looked dusty and exhausted.

Speaking of which, the reason why the person who reported the news rushed so desperately was because the incident of the robbery of the county grain was too big, and secondly, it was also urged by the chief of Yuancheng, the guardian of Yuancheng. Chang Ben was a county official, and was appointed to this post by Xun Zhen, and happily took the post as the county magistrate, but he did not expect such a thing to happen not long after he took office. It was light, but he was afraid that Xun Zhen would punish him severely, so before the person who reported the news set off, he repeatedly explained that he had to send the message to Xun Zhen quickly.

Xun Zhen stopped talking and instructed Dian Wei outside the hall to ask someone to fetch warm water to wash the face of the person who reported the news, and to bring warm soup and food for him to eat. The person who reported the news was very moved, he washed his face hastily, ate something, and his spirit was lifted.

Xun Zhen then asked him, "Where did you get robbed?"

"Southeast of Yuancheng County, near the ancient city of Wulu."

"Old City of Wulu" refers to the relics of Wulu City in the autumn of chūn, "Duke Huan of Qi built Wulu to guard the princes". Xun Zhen traveled to the county this time. When he traveled to Yuancheng, he also went to the ancient city of Wulu to hang the ancients. Here, he talked with Xun You, Xu Fu and Xu Ji about the story of Chong'er, the son of Jin. Chong'er died that year and passed by five Deer, begging for food from the "savages" here.

"Do you know who robbed it?"

"This band of thieves is very cunning, leaving no valuable clues, and took away all the corpses of the gang."

"No clue at all?"

"After the incident, the county governor personally went to investigate, and two county soldiers who were holding grain were lucky enough to survive serious injuries. We learned from the two of them that there were a large number of thieves who robbed grain, about a hundred people, all of whom were masked. I can't recognize his face, but when I hear his accent, it seems that there are local people in it."

"Anyone from Yuancheng County?"

"It may be from Yuancheng County, or it may be from Wei County, but in short, it will not be within the scope of these two counties."

As the saying goes, five miles are different from the wind, and ten miles are different from the customs.

Although Yuancheng, Weixian and Yexian belong to the same Wei County, if you distinguish them carefully, the accents of Yuancheng people, Weixian people and Yexian people are still different, just like Yingyīn and Xuxian, although these two The counties are very close, but the accents of Xun Zhen and Chen Zhi are not exactly the same.

Xun Zhen nodded: "Are there any other clues?"

"These thieves are agile and familiar with the terrain. It only took half an hour from starting to withdrawing."

At this time, Xun You, Wang Cong, Shen Pei and others came one after another.

Wang Cong interjected and said, "Are you familiar with the terrain? ..., Duke Ming, only the locals are familiar with the terrain, and there must be locals among them."

Xun Zhen nodded and said, "That's right." Then she asked the reporter, "Anything else?"

"They had a large number of bows and crossbows, many of them rode horses, some wore leather armor, and were ruthless. Not only were the county soldiers who were holding grain killed by them, but also several farmers who were working in the nearby fields at that time. They were also killed."

Xun You frowned and asked, "How many bows? How many crossbows? How many horses?"

"There are about 20 bows, about 10 crossbows, nearly 20 horsemen, and about 30 people wearing leather armor."

Although the Han Dynasty could not help buying and selling weapons, crossbow and leather armor were not easy to buy, and they were expensive. Although Jizhou produced horses, the cost of buying and raising horses was very high. Xun Zhen’s account is only about 400. Cavalry, even if the nearly twenty thieves on horseback are not riding horses, but ordinary horses, those who can own nearly twenty horses are by no means ordinary people. With the addition of crossbows, leather armor and local accents, the perpetrator's The identity has been called out.

Xun You said, "There must be some shrewd strongmen from Yuancheng or Wei County!"

The person who reported the news said: "The county governor also judged this case. This case should have been committed by the cunning collusion group of thieves in Yuancheng or Wei County."

There are more than 100 thieves and bandits who robbed the grain. It is unlikely that all of them are from a certain surname. During the period of drug occupation, the tyrants in Yuancheng and Wei County were almost destroyed. There are so many ruthless people. The biggest possibility is that several tyrants are united together, or they are colluding with thieves outside. If these two possibilities are compared together, the latter is more likely, because robbing county grain is a serious crime. Not too many powerful people would dare to do such a thing.

Xun Zhen glanced at Shen Pei, sighed, and said, "I originally valued the place with respect, and I used the Wei people to govern Wei, so Lian Yue invited famous scholars and great scholars from the county to serve in the county, in order to ensure that the area was peaceful and the people lived in peace. How could there be a cowardly group of thieves who robbed the food of the county government!"

The **** of trial and match was very serious, and attended the worship and said: "Wei and Yuancheng were occupied by Yudu and suffered from it for a long time. Lai Minggong's ability was restored, and the local surname did not want to repay, and it was unbearable to rob the county food! Even if you are not talented, I am willing to investigate the case for Ming Gong and arrest the murderer!"

Shen Pei is from Yīn'an. Yīn'an is only 80 miles away from Yuancheng in a straight line, and even closer to Wei County, only 60 miles away. The pair are very familiar with these two counties. There are some light chivalrous and cunning people who are outlawed.

Hearing him volunteering and willing to investigate the case, Xun Zhen was overjoyed, went down to the hall, helped him up, and pretended to be reluctant to say: "I'm going back to the county now, I just have a little understanding of the situation in the county, and I'm about to borrow the prince. Helping you to carry out administrative affairs, at this time, how can you leave the county? Just like the emperor, the famous person of the county is also highly respected, and using the emperor to investigate the case, wouldn’t it be a bull’s knife to kill a chicken, a big talent and a small use?”

Seeing Xun Zhen attaches great importance to himself, Shen Pei was very moved, but the more moved his son was, the more he wanted to do things for you, insisting: "It is for the sake of Duke Ming's administration, such a cunning thief. It needs to be removed early!"

Xun Zhen said: "Since your will is firm, it doesn't matter, then this case will be handled by you." She asked the trial partner, "I don't know how you will investigate this case?"

"In broad daylight, robbing the county of grain, killing and injuring dozens of county soldiers, and killing innocent peasants, this is a serious case. It deserves to be solved quickly."

Weijun, Yuancheng and other counties have just recovered, if the case is not solved quickly, it may cause a chain of adverse reactions.

Xun Zhen agreed and said, "Your words are very true."

"Because of this, the partner dares to be bold and asks the public for an agreement of 'allowing the partner to act cheaply'."

"How do you want to act cheaply?"

"Yuancheng and Wei Zhihao participated in this case, and to solve this case, we must start from this. Pei is worried that the officials and soldiers of these two counties will not obey Pei's dispatch, so I hope that Duke Ming can write a letter and order this. The officials and soldiers of the two counties obey their orders.”

According to the practice of the Han Dynasty, the officials in the county are mostly held by the county people, and the county officials are mostly held by the county people. The first task of deciding whether to go to Yuancheng is to investigate the surnames of the powerful and powerful counties in Yuancheng and Wei County. It was expected that many of the children of the powerful and powerful surnames in these two counties would be officials in the county, and they might not cooperate with Shenpei, so Shenpei asked Xun Zhen to give him the power to transfer the officers and soldiers of these two counties.

Xun Zhen said, "This is easy."

Immediately ordered the master bookkeeper, Shang Zheng, to write an order, hand it over to Shenpei, and personally write an order, and hand it over to Shenpei.

He personally wrote this letter to the mayor of Shouyuan City.

When he was in the county not long ago, he gave strict orders to the county magistrates in various places, ordering them to step up the collection of group thieves in the territory, and set a time limit for them. The mayor of Shouyuan City not only failed to clear up the robbers in the territory, but also lost the county food. Xun Zhen reprimanded him severely in the letter, saying: "You should have been severely punished, but if you are just taking office, let's take a moment. I will give you another chance, if you can cooperate with the trial to catch the thieves who robbed the food, you will be spared, if not, you will be punished for both crimes.”

The guardian of Wei County was Chen Bao, and he would definitely obey Xun Zhen's orders.

With these two decrees, Wei and Yuancheng, up to the county magistrate, down to the officials and pawns, dare not violate the order of trial and match.

Xun Zhen asked the trial partner, "Is there anything else you need?"

"It would be best if we could gain justice and follow a hundred people to deter wrongdoing."

"It's easy too!"

Xun Zhen sent orders outside the hall, and ordered Zuo Bohou to go to the barracks outside the county immediately, and Tiaoyi from Bairen left the camp, and asked Shenpei, "Do you need anything else?"

"If you have a public order, you can adjust the county officials and soldiers, and if you have justice, you can be deceitful and deceitful. It's enough! It's not too late, you can go to Yuancheng now!"

The trial partner acted resolutely, bid farewell to Xun Zhen, and left the court together with the chief clerk of Yuancheng who came to report the news, and strode out of the hospital.

Looking at his retreating back, Xun You smiled and said to Xun Zhen, "Shenzheng Nangang is decisive, very similar to Gongzai."

This aspect of matchmaking xìng Gerry Congo is indeed somewhat similar to that of Handan Rong.

The officials under the hall, Wang Cong, Shang Zheng, and Kang Gui, all had heavy expressions.

Shang Zheng said: "The Duke of Ming was destroyed by poison, and the county of Weizhen, and now Liangfang entered the country, but was robbed by thieves. I am secretly thinking that there may be someone behind this case."

Xun Zhen had just wiped out Yu Du, collected nearly 10,000 members of Yu Du, and recovered eight counties in the west, south, and east of the county. He was very prestige in Wei county, and at this time, the food he bought had just arrived. However, Wei County was robbed. To say that there was no black hand behind the case, no one in the hall would believe it—just relying on one or a few surnames in Yuancheng or Wei County, they would not have the courage to do such a thing.

Wang Cong and Kang Gui also thought of this, and the two of them also vaguely guessed who the person behind the command might be, but the two of them are not as straight as Shang Zhengqing, and they have concerns in their hearts. No opening to raise this doubt.

Xun Zhen glanced at the two of them and asked Shang Zheng with a smile: "From Qing's point of view, if there is someone behind the command, who would this person be?"

Shang Zheng really lived up to his name, a person who "advocates integrity" and was upright and fearless. He said without hesitation: "There is only one family in the county who dares to do this."

"Who's house?"

"The Zhao family in this county."

"Don't talk nonsense, the Zhao family is the family of Zhao Changshi, and the state is very important. There are many people in the family who serve in the court, the state and the county. It can be said that the family is full of blue and purple. Food crime?"

Zhao Zhong is not the only one in the Zhao family. With Zhao Zhong's help, many of the Zhao clan are officials in the court and local governments, not to mention county magistrates, county magistrates, Lang officials, etc. below the level of Qianshi. There are quite a few people who are 2,000 stones, so Xun Zhen said that the Zhao family is "full of blue and purple". All are high officials.

"When Duke Ming first arrived in the county, there was no official to greet him in Liang Qi, and no official to greet him in the county court. Behind this is the Zhao family's instigation."

Everyone knows this, but he was the first to say it.

At that time, he had a low official position and was only a secretary of Shi Cao. The information channels were not well-informed, and he did not know when Xun Zhen took office, so he did not have time to take the initiative to greet him. However, Wang Cong and Kang Gui knew that Xun Zhen was in the county at the time. However, because of the Zhao family, although the two of them didn't ask for leave and stayed in the mansion, they didn't take the initiative to greet him. At this time, when they heard Shang Zheng's statement, they both felt ashamed and uneasy.

Xun Zhen smiled and pretended to be confused and said, "I have no grievances with the Zhao family, so why should he target me?"

"Duke Ming is a former official of Duke Huangfu. Duke Huangfu used to go to Ye County, and he declared that the Zhao family's house was arrogant, and asked the court to confiscate it. The Zhao family hated him because of his title and angered Duke Ming."

Xun Zhen was silent and glanced at Xun You.

Xun You understood what he meant, smiled and said to Shang Zheng: "The grain robbery case has just been released, and I don't know who did it. The clerk please be careful, ... The trial has gone to Yuancheng, who exactly committed this crime? The case, presumably the truth will be revealed soon.”

Shang Zheng was displeased, but Xun Zhen got up and smiled and said, "After two months in the county, it's really tiring. .

Xun Zhen traveled to the county for two months, and along the way he summoned many scholars from various counties. After arriving in Ye county yesterday, Xun Zhen asked Wang Cong to settle them. Wang Cong is the county meritorious officer, and the personnel arrangement is his own duty. He replied: "The names of all the new officials have been entered in the official letter, and the accommodation has also been arranged for them properly. Having met them, according to Duke Ming's orders, they will be able to pay the day after tomorrow."

"Very good. Yesterday I said that I would give you two days off to rest and rest, but today I have called you to the court. Fortunately, it's still early now, please go home, I'll come back to the value later."

Wang Cong is a native of Ye County. His family originally lived in the countryside, and later moved to the city.

He promised to get up, said goodbye and left the hall. Taking the opportunity to put on shoes at the entrance of the hall, he sneaked a look at Xun Zhen's face. Seeing that his face was as usual, he peeped at Shang Zheng's face, and Shang Zheng blushed and looked angry.

Wang Cong sighed inwardly and said in his heart, "The lord of the government is steadfast in his actions. When he enters the county, he first kills the guests of the Zhao family who are in the army of the county, and then follows the officials of the Zhao family who are attached to the county government. He is an enemy of the Zhao clan, but now he looks at his behavior and listens to his words, but he doesn't seem to be an enemy of the Zhao clan. So, all his actions in the country are just to establish a foothold in Wei County? Alas, Zhao Chang attends the power It's not like one or two thousand stones can be an enemy of the government and the opposition!... It's just a pity that it is still the master!"

If Xun Zhen was unwilling to be the enemy of the Zhao clan, then Shang Zheng's fate would be very sad.

Wang Cong put on his shoes and was discharged from the hospital.

The autumn harvest is about to come, and when Kang Gui, the eastern persuasion farmer, is busy, he also bid farewell to the court.

Kang Gui, like Wang Cong, also took advantage of the opportunity to wear shoes when he was out of the hall, and looked at Xun Zhen and Shang Zheng secretly, and also sighed secretly. He walked out of the yard a few steps, when he heard footsteps behind him, he turned his head to look, but Shang Zheng followed him out of the yard with an angry face.

Kang Gui stopped and turned around, saluted and asked, "Where is the master?"

"Return to the house!" Shang Zheng stubbornly dropped two words and kept walking.

Kang Gui turned around, looked at his back as he hurried away with his sword, and sighed again unconsciously.

Only Xun Zhen and Xun You were left in the hall.

Xun You looked out and saw that there were no outsiders in the courtyard. He smiled and said to Xun Zhen, "Ming Duke, the master book seems to be available."

"Although it can be used, why is it in a hurry, don't you know that 'if a few things are not kept secret, it will lead to harm'? The Zhao family has been operating in Wei County for decades, and it is deeply ingrained. It should not be shaken lightly. They were expelled, but how could those who were left know whether they had any intentions of turning to the Zhao family? How could the servants and officials in this mansion know whether there were any ears or eyes from the Zhao family? In the court, how could they lightly discuss the right and wrong of the Zhao family? ?"

It's one thing for Xun Zhen not to give in to the Zhao family, but it's another thing to tell the county people that he wants to clean up the Zhao family. If it's the former, you can still deal with the Zhao family. , tomorrow there will be an imperial edict, either dismissing him or punishing him for his crimes.

"Although the master is in a hurry, when it is clear and fair to employ people, it seems that it is not appropriate to ignore him."

"Tonight or tomorrow night, quietly go to his house, but you can tell me a little about you and me, tell him a few words, and tell him to wait patiently."

"promise."

Compared with the meritorious cadres, for the chief officials, the chief clerk is more of a confidant. Gong Cao is in charge of the personnel affairs of the county and the outside world, and the chief clerk is mostly responsible for the private affairs of the chief officials, such as drafting documents, including private letters, such as being dispatched by the chief officials to handle private affairs, and so on. In fact, when Xun Zhen chose to use Shang Zheng as the main book, he valued his uprightness and integrity, and planned to reuse him in the eradication of the Zhao clan.

A person came in outside the hospital and said, "There is a person outside, who is holding the memorial of Liang Qiling Chen Daozhi~www.wuxiaspot.com~ claiming to be a follower of justice and justice, and begging to see Duke Ming."

"Call him in."

Not long after, one person came to the courtyard, took off his shoes and went to the hall, bowed down to the ground, and presented an official document: "The villain obeys the order of Liang Qi's order, Chen Daozhi, and submits this memorial to Duke Ming."

When Xun Zhen looked at it, this person was indeed one of his followers. During the Liang period, he left Chen Dao several people, and this person was one of them.

Xun You took the memorial and forwarded it to Xun Zhen.

Xun Zhen opened it to watch, and wrote back a letter in her own hand, sealed it tightly, and handed it over to the righteous servant, and said quietly, "Leave this to Chen Dao and order him to act accordingly."

Yi Cong agreed to the promise, and went out with the letter in hand.

Xun You asked, "What is the memorial?"

Xun Zhen handed it to him and told him to see for himself. After reading it, Xun You asked Xun Zhen, "I don't know what order Minggong gave Chen Dao?"

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "I told him to keep his guard up and keep trying."