The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

In mid-November, a group of vehicles and horses came from a long way to Changsha Prefecture, asking to see Sun Jian.レm♠思♥Road♣客レ

Sun Jian was surprised when he heard that people came to report "Cai Degui from Xiangyang is asking to see him".

As the prefect of Jingzhou, Sun Jian knew the name of Cai Degui.

Among the scholars of Jingzhou, Xiangyang is the most prosperous, while the Xiangyang scholars are the most prosperous in the Cai. Cai's family is 2,000 stones, a big family in clothing, and a right surname in the state and county. Cai Degui, named Mao, his father Cai Xiong is the parent of the Cai family, his aunt is the wife of Zhang Wen, and his sister is the wife of Huang Chengyan.

This Zhang Wen was the former captain and general of chariots and cavalry who had been ordered to attack Han Sui and Bian Zhang, and the same Zhang Wen who Sun Jian and Tao Qian had given him military service. Zhang Wen’s family is the surname of Nanyang. Although Cai’s family is from Nanjun, Xiangyang is at the junction of Nanjun and Nanyang. Therefore, Nanyang Zhang’s family and Nanjun’s Cai family have been in contact for a long time. The two families are famous local nobles in Jingzhou, and they are married to each other.

Huang Chengyan is a local celebrity in Xiangyang.

There are many famous clans in Xiangyang. In addition to the Cai clan, there are Xi, Yang, Ma, Liao, Kuai, Xiang and other clans. In the original history, Xi Wen, Yang Yi, Ma Liang brothers, and Liao Hua, who served as officials in the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu, respectively. , Kuaiyue brothers, Xiang Lang, etc. are all from these families, but at present, the most famous scholars in Xiangyang are Pang Degong and Huang Chengyan.

Pang Degong and Huang Chengyan are not only famous in the present, but also in later generations.

Even someone like Xun Zhen, who didn't know much about the details of the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms, knew that Duke Pang De's son-in-law was Pang Tong, a young phoenix, and Huang Chengyan's son-in-law was Wolong Zhuge Liang. What Xun Zhen didn't know was that according to relatives, Zhuge Liang was actually Cai Mao's nephew and son-in-law.

But he said that Sun Jian was quite surprised to hear that Cai Mao asked to see him.

Nanjun Gu borders Changsha, Nanyang is to the northeast, and Changsha is to the southeast, but Sun Jian, as a foreign prefect of humble origin, has little contact with local scholars in Jingzhou, not to mention Nanjun, it is He didn't interact much with the local scholars in Changsha. Even though Zhang Wen, his former chief official, was the son-in-law of the Cai family, he and Cai Mao had never met before, and they had no relatives or close relationships. In the cold weather, Cai Mao ran more than a thousand miles and came to Changsha to ask him what to do?

Although he was suspicious, Cai Mao came, and he had to see him, not only to see him, but also to see him with great fanfare.

Cai's family is the crown clan of Zhou County, and Cai Mao came from thousands of miles to ask to see him. Regardless of his purpose, at least he should be given enough face.

Here Sun Jian welcomed Cai Mao into the mansion, and the news spread to the back house.

In addition to teaching Sun Ce to read, Xun Zhen also taught him Xiangxi. Xiangxi implied the way of war, and Sun Ce couldn't put it down as soon as he learned it.

Xun Zhen was playing chess with Sun Ce in the house, and Sun Quan trotted all the way in.

Sun Ce was talented in the military. He was young and young. He was no match for Xun Zhen in chess. He was about to lose.

Xun Zhen was sitting across from him, smiling at him as he was worried, while taking a leisurely sip of tea—Sun Jian knew that Xun Zhen liked tea, so he made some for him—suddenly he heard hurried footsteps and looked up. , but saw that it was Sun Quan who ran in panting.

"Zhongmou, I often teach you to speak bluntly and walk slowly. What are you doing in such a hurry?"

Anyway, Sun Ce had already given the word, and many Sun Quan had one, and Xun Zhen had given Sun Quan the word "Zhongmou" a few days ago. Those who have power, who weigh, those who seek, and those who seek strategy, are also a good word for "seeking" to "power".

"Father! There are guests from outside the residence!"

Xunzhen stayed in Changsha for more than a month, and the relationship with Sun Jian became better and better, and the relationship became more and more brotherly. Therefore, the Wu family confessed to Sun Quan and Sun Yi in private, and could use "Father" to call Xun Zhen. In addition to the meaning of father, father also means uncle and uncle.

"If there are guests, there will be guests. Your father is the prefect. How many guests are there few days?"

Because of the recognition of Xun Zhen, not only did the scholars' attitudes towards Sun Jian suddenly change, but because the families of these scholars were all from the Linxiang clan, under their influence, the taxis in Linxiang and even in other counties in Changsha changed. Now people no longer despise Sun Jian, and the prejudice of contempt is gone. When looking at Sun Jian again, Sun Jian has the advantages of being loyal and heroic and devoted to his friends. Among the scholars, there are many heroes and warriors. Sun Jian's spleen and spleen were congenial at the same time, and these people came to see Sun Jian from time to time, or drinking for a long time, or chatting about the army, but Sun Jian's gate of the county government had not been idle for almost a day these days. Sun Jian was both happy and worried about this. , The happy thing is that his status in the minds of the scholars has improved, but the annoying thing is that he can no longer go to the barracks often, and accompany the righteous servants and the army.

"The guest here today is not from Changsha, but from Nanjun, and from the Cai family in Nanjun!"

Xun Zhen was stunned, and immediately remembered the letter from Cao cāo, and asked, "Who is the Cai family?"

Sun Quan scratched his head and said, "I heard that the county officials who followed me, Aon, to greet him have rumored that this person is called Cai Degui."

Xun Zhen immediately understood that this Cai Degui must be the Cai Degui in Cao cāo's letter, and said to himself, "I must have received Meng De's letter, and this person is here to see me."

Sure enough, after waiting for half an hour, I heard someone from outside entering the back house, and the voices came from far and near, but they came directly from here.

Xun Zhen smiled and said to Sun Ce and Sun Quan, "I have guests here, you two go out to play!"

The first game of chess has already been lost. This game has just been played in the middle, but it has already been defeated again. Sun Ce has not yet figured out how to "return the dead", Xun Zhen smiled and said: "You can take the chess game away, wait a minute. If you think about it, it's not too late to find me again."

Sun Ce replied, "Yes!" He stood up and bowed to Xun Zhen, carefully holding the chessboard, and turned to go out.

Xun Zhen drank the tea with the tea bowl in hand, just sipped the tea into her mouth, suddenly remembered something, hurriedly swallowed the tea, and shouted at Sun Ce's back, "Bo Fu! You are not allowed to ask Gongda for advice! ...and you are not allowed to go to Junchang! ... Xuande, you can go."

Xun You and Cheng Jia are both resourceful people, and the next elephant show is really a piece of cake. After Xun Zhen taught them both, they would lose nine out of ten rounds, and Xun You and Cheng Jia saw that he really lost. It was horrible to watch, and he won by deliberately throwing water, so he knew that his level was not as good as the two of them, and he never allowed Cheng Jia and Xun You to watch the game while he and Sun Ce were playing chess.

As for Liu Bei, although Liu Bei is also smart, it is strange to say that he has no talent in elephant drama, and has never been Xun Zhen's opponent.

Sun Ce turned around and agreed, and Sun Quan couldn't help laughing.

Xun Zhen pretended to be angry, and said in a sly manner: "What a dick! Is laughing a Weng?"

Xun Zhen was always kind and patient when facing the brothers Sun Ce, Sun Quan, and Sun Yi. Even if they were naughty, they never scolded them, and at most made fun of them, so Sun Quan was not afraid of him, stuck out his tongue, and ran after Sun Ce. go out.

Just as Xun Zhen watched them go out, she heard Sun Jian shouting from the courtyard: "What are you running around! Did you salute Xun Jun when you came out?"

Sun Quan probably didn't dare to say a word. He didn't hear his voice. Xun Zhen heard Sun Ce reply, "Salute."

"You still don't bow down when you see the distinguished guests? ... What are you doing with the elephant?"

"Master told me to let me go down and think about it, and when I think about it, Master will continue with me."

An unfamiliar accent picked up Sun Ce's words and laughed, "Is this the son of Marquis Sun? Sure enough, the tiger father has no dog son! Since it was ordered by Xun Jun, you don't need to be too polite, you just hold this..., this elephant play,... What is elephant play?"

Sun Ce replied, "It's a game made by my master to imitate the technique of military formations."

"Oh!...Sun Hou, is Xun Jun in this room?"

Sun Jian replied, "Exactly."

"Marquis Sun, please wait a moment, let me tidy up my clothes."

Hearing this, Xun Zhen was not from Canada, so she put down the tea bowl, got up, and walked slowly to the door.

Standing at the door, he looked up and saw that Sun Ce and Sun Quan were walking away, and two people stood near the courtyard, one was Sun Jian, the other had a wide mouth, black beards, embroidered clothes and swords, and luxurious accessories.

The man is tidying up his clothes.

Xun Zhen asked Sun Jian with a smile, and said, "Wentai, who is your distinguished guest?"

When Xun Zhen came out, the visitor saw him, and when he heard his question, he knew that he was Xun Zhen, and he immediately stopped the hand of adjusting the crown and bowed: "Cai Mao in Xiangyang, dare to ask the honorable man. Before, is it Lord Ying yīn Xun?"

Xun Zhen had never known who Cai Degui was, but when she heard his self-proclaimed, she thought, "Cai Mao? It was Cai Mao! I just wonder if it was Cai Mao?" It's not enough to disgrace the clear hearing, I'm in Xia Ying yīn Xun Zhen."

Sun Jian introduced on the side with a smile on his face: "Zhenzhi, this is Cai Degui from Xiangyang. Zhiqing is here and is here to visit."

Cai Mao and Xun Zhen finished their ceremony.

Cai Mao looked Xun Zhen up and down, and praised: "I have heard the name of Xunjun for a long time, and I have heard that Meng Deyun is extraordinary in heroism and graceful demeanor. When I see it now, I hope it is like the front of the Yushu Hall! It makes me feel ashamed."

Cai Mao was about seven feet long, and could not be called tall, but his speech and manners were quite heroic. At first glance, he looked like Cao Cāo and Sun Quan, and he was also a man of chivalry.

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "I received a letter from Meng De a few days ago, and I heard from Meng De's letter that Meng De praised the monarch's name, but I am very fortunate to meet you today!"

Cai Mao laughed, turned to Sun Jian and said, "Marquis Sun, how is it? I didn't lie to you?" and said to Xun Zhen, "I learned from Meng Dexin that the monarch was in Changsha, and when I received the letter, I immediately ordered the car to run southward. The heart that longs to see the king is like looking at Yunni in a drought. I only hate that the road is long, the driving is too slow, and the stars and nights are traveling at the same time. Finally, I reach Changsha, but I unexpectedly see Sun Hou, but Sun Hou refuses to admit that you are in the mansion It wasn't until I took out Meng De's letter and showed it to Marquis Sun, that Marquis Sun had to admit that you were in the back house." Although he was saying that Sun Jian was "dishonest", he didn't mean the slightest bit of blame. Full of admiration, after speaking, he turned to Sun Jian and saluted.

Sun Jian hurriedly returned the salute and said, "You don't blame me for deceiving me. I'm already very lucky, so why would you dare to be the emperor again?"

Cai Maozheng said: "I am doing this ceremony for the loyalty of Sun Hou."

"how do I say this?"

"I was in the front hall just now, and when I asked Sun Hou Xunjun if he was in the mansion, I watched Sun Houpin look at the soldiers outside the hall, and it seemed that he wanted to kill me, is that correct?"

Sun Jian smiled, neither admitting nor denying it.

To be honest, when Cai Mao saw Sun Jian's face just now, he immediately asked if Xun Zhen was here, which really shocked him. At first, he thought it was those scholars who leaked the news. Cai Mao was from Nanjun. If even Nanjun people knew that Xun Zhen was in Changsha, then Changsha would be no place to stay. Scholar, if Cai Mao had said something wrong at that time, he might have drawn his sword immediately, killed Cai Mao, and then ordered someone to kill the entourage that Cai Mao had brought, and then went to **** with Xun Zhen.

Cai Mao sincerely praised: "Sun Houzhen is also a righteous person! So I will do this ceremony."

When Xun Zhen heard this, she couldn't help but feel moved. Sun Jianru killed Cai Mao. As you can imagine, the Cai family is the crown clan of Jingzhou, and Zhang Wen is Cai Mao's uncle, so Sun Jian must not be able to stay in Changsha any longer, so he can only flee with him. He knew that Sun Jian was righteous, but he never thought that Sun Jian would do this for him! He also saluted Sun Jian and sighed, "Wentai! I'm dragging you down!"

Sun Jian was unwilling to get up and blamed Xun Zhen, saying, "Zhenzhi, you and I are in love with each other, so why would you say such a thing! If it was me who was destined to be your boss, would you think I was a drag?"

Of course Xun Zhen would not. At certain times and in some matters, although Xun Zhen was a bit stubborn and unscrupulous, it was a last resort. If he did not do that, he would not be able to achieve political and military achievements. Pure and innocent as a baby? But when it comes to dealing with true friends, Xun Zhen is also sincere and considerate.

Otherwise, people like Sun Jian, Cao Cao, Fu Xie, Xi Zhicai, Handan Rong, Cheng Jia, and so on, all of them are heroes of the prefecture and county, a one-time choice. How could they either make a sincere deal with Xun Zhen, or be willing to serve as a hawk for her?

Ask yourself, if it is Sun Jian's desperate life to join Xun Zhen, if someone, such as Cai Mao, learns that, for Sun Jian's safety, Xun Zhen will definitely kill Cai Mao as Sun Jian did, and would rather die with Sun Jian in the arena instead. Don't betray your friends.

There must be some bottom line in being a human being, and it's hard to say in the future, but Xun Zhen still has this bottom line now.

Xun Zhen held Sun Jian's hand, the two smiled at each other, and the friendship was all there.

Xun Zhen wondered how Cai Mao and Cao Cao were old friends.

Cao Cāo is from Beizhou, and Cai Mao is from Nanzhou. They are different from each other, but how could they be old friends?

After entering the hall and talking for a while, Xun Zhen asked this question.

Cai Mao smiled and said: "You are close friends with Meng De, don't you know why Feitinghou has a good reputation and is good to be talented? My son-in-law, the Taiwei Zhang Gong, was appointed by the court because of Feitinghou's recommendation in the past. Heavy. I lived in Kyoto in my early years and lived with Meng De day and night."

Although Cao Cāo's grandfather, Cao Teng, was an eunuch, he had a good reputation among the scholars. He liked to recommend talents, and he never hurt scholars. He recommended Yu Fang from Chenliu, Bian Shao, and Yangu from Nanyang. He and Zhang Wen, Zhang Huan from Hongnong, and Xidian from Yingchuan Rentang all later became ministers. After Cao Cāo became an eunuch, he was able to become good friends with the children of great nobles and nobles like Yuan Shao. There is a direct relationship between the grandfather's high reputation among scholars, and this is also the lingering shadow that Cao Teng left to Cao Cāo.

Since Cao Teng is Zhang Wen's "leader", the relationship between Zhang Wen and the Cao family is naturally close. Cai Mao lived with his aunt in Luoyang for many years when he was a child, and it was at that time that he met and became friends with Cao cāo.

Talking about Cao cāo, Cai Mao recalled an interesting incident when he was a teenager and said with a smile: "Meng De is good at calligraphy, when I was with him in Luoyang, he once invited me to see Liang Menghuang, and the two of us were very excited. I went to the ground, but was turned away by Liang Menghuang, haha, I was young at that time, and I was rude, but I lost a big face!"

Liang Menghuang, the chief official of Gai Xun in that year and the former governor of Liangzhou, Liang Hu, although this person is not strong enough to be an official, but his calligraphy is excellent. He is famous for his good eight-point calligraphy. Domen study. When Cao Cāo and Cai Mao asked to see him in the past, they were just scumbags, and they didn't have an appointment in advance, so they rushed to the door to ask for an interview.

Speaking of this humiliating incident in his youth, Cai Mao did not have any shame or resentment, but had a bold attitude, apparently taking it as a joke.

When it comes to Liang Hu, the topic inevitably refers to the chaos in Liangzhou and the thief chaos that has already spread to the northern states. Unconsciously, this brings up the "prefecture's establishment". Then Cai Mao took the initiative to bring it up, and the topic turned again. On the body of the new Xuzhou prefect Tao Qian.

Xun Zhen and Sun Jian actually paid special attention and didn't want to talk about Tao Qian.

Because Tao Qian offended Zhang Wen.

Zhang Wen asked Bianzhang and Han Sui to invite Tao Qian to join the military. He treated Tao Qian very kindly, but Tao Qian despised Zhang Wen because he was not used to Zhang Wen's behavior. Later, the army returned to the court. At the hundred officials banquet that greeted Zhang Wen, Zhang Wen asked Tao Qian to drink wine. Tao Qian drank too much and insulted Zhang Wen in public. Zhang Wen was furious and moved Tao Qian to the border. However, due to people's persuasion, Zhang Wen soon sent someone to chase Tao Qian back. Someone persuaded Tao Qian to apologize to Zhang Wen. Tao Qian agreed well in person. Unexpectedly, after seeing Zhang Wen, he was still arrogant and rude. He found a step for himself and said with a smile, "Gong Zu's insanity hasn't been cured yet?"

Tao Qian grew up with a smooth journey, and he was arrogant and arrogant. He insulted Zhang Wen like this, but Zhang Wen treated him as before, and his bearing is not small~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Zhang Wen's bearing is not small, Cai Mao seems to have a good bearing. little.

He took the initiative to talk about Tao Qian, and said: "I heard that Tao Gongzu went to Xuzhou, and he used Zang Ba and Sun Guan as his minions, flying grain to pull the scorpion, gathering troops and fierce soldiers, and defeating the Yellow Turban in the first battle. He goes to rì's reputation."

Xun Zhen didn't know about Tao Qian's destruction of the Xuzhou Yellow Turban, so he asked, "The Xuzhou Yellow Turban was smashed by Tao Shijun?"

"Yeah, I heard the news on the way to Changsha. I heard that the Yellow Turbans in Xuzhou were defeated, and the remnants escaped into Qing and Yan."

The Qingzhou Yellow Turbans were already powerful, but now the remnants of the Xuzhou Yellow Turbans have fled into Qingzhou, and the Qingzhou Prefect has no talent like Tao Qian, so the future situation of Qingzhou can be imagined.

After talking for a while, before realizing that it was getting late, Sun Jian set up a banquet in the back house and entertained Cai Mao.

When the banquet was drunk, Sun Jian saw Wu Jing, and he talked about giving Xun Zhenwu his little wife, and even said that Wu Jing was ineffective.

When Cai Mao heard this, he smiled and said, "Why is this difficult?"