The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Xun Zhen lifted the curtain of the car and asked the supervisor: "What happened to my parents?"

Li Jianmen said, "Don't you know Xun Jun? The head of Jun's family passed away in December last winter."

In December last year, Xun Zhen had already received the first letter from the clan in Changsha, but the letter did not mention the story of Xun Li's disease. Xun Zhen knew in his heart that this must be because the clan did not want him to be hurt by this, and he was even more afraid that he would go home and endanger himself because of this.

Unexpectedly, I just arrived inside and outside, and I have not yet entered the door, so I heard this bad news first!

Xun Zhen settled down, grabbed the curtain of the car tightly, and asked, "Where's Wen Ruo?"

"He and his brothers are all in the tomb outside the county."

Xun Zhen didn't realize it, but Li Jianmen and Wu Concubine could hear that his voice had changed. Xun Zhen calmed herself down, swallowed her saliva with difficulty, slapped the inner wall of the carriage against the driving position, and said, "Turn around and go to the cemetery outside the county."

The driver was a righteous servant. I don't know where the Xun family's cemetery is outside the county. Yuan Zhongqing and Zuo Bohou knew that Yuan Zhongqing went up to take over from this righteous driver. Xun Zhen didn't care to talk to Liu Bei and the others, and urged Yuan Zhongqing to quickly turn around and leave the city.

Seeing that Xun Zhen's car suddenly turned around and went back, Liu Bei, Cheng Jia, Luan Gu, Wei Guang and others who followed him were all strange, Zuo Bohou went over and told them: "The parents of Junhou's family last winter tenth. Died in February."

The names of Xun Erlong, such as Cheng Jia, Luan Gu, Chen Yi, and Liu Bei, have also been heard.

Hearing that Xun Li died of illness, everyone in Liu Bei said, "I should go and worship."

But Cheng Jia stopped him. Cheng Jia said: "Junhou sneaked home and didn't want outsiders to know. He can go to worship alone, and I must not follow."

Everyone heard it and thought it was reasonable, so they stopped talking about going with Xun Zhen to worship outside the county, and watched Xun Zhen drive away in a car. .

But he said that Xun Zhen hurriedly ordered the car, galloped out of the county, and hurried along the road. After a while, a place surrounded by water and surrounded by trees was the location of the Xun family's cemetery. The tomb of the Han Dynasty has a gate, and a gate stands outside the gate, which can be seen from a distance.

Arriving outside the cemetery, Xun Zhen instructed Wu Concubine in the car not to go out. She supported the car door to get out of the car, and entered the tomb gate, only to see a mound of graves and lush green cypresses, with a few simple thatched huts built. I just felt my feet soft and almost fell.

Dian Wei and Yuan Zhongqing, who jumped out of the car, hurriedly supported him, and the three of them went to the thatched hut.

During the mourning period of his parents' mourning, Zi built a hut next to the tomb to live in and guard the tomb. It was called "Lu Tomb". These huts are called "Lu", apparently built by the Xun Yu brothers. They now live in these huts.

Before people arrived in front of the hut, there was someone in the hut who saw Xun Zhen first.

A man came out of a hut, dressed in Zhanshui and holding a cane in his hand, but it was Xun Yan, the third son of Xun Wan.

When Xun Yan saw that Xun Zhen had arrived, he was stunned and startled again.

Xun Chen, Xun Yu and others came out one after another.

"Zhenzhi, why are you back?"

"...Where's the parent's tomb?"

"Here."

Brother Xun Yan led Xun Zhen to the tomb of Xun Wan.

It has only been half a year since Xun Wan went to winter in December. Compared with the surrounding mounds of the ancestors of the Xun family, the mounds of the mounds are not very high, and the cypress trees planted around them have not yet grown strong. The Han people believed that the cypress trees warded off evil spirits, so the There are many cypresses in the tomb. Several stone beasts are placed on both sides of the tomb, and a stele is erected in front of it. All the inscriptions mentioned in the inscription are the deeds of Xun Qian's life.

Xun Zhen glanced at the loess in front of her eyes, recalled Xun Wan's voice, face and smile before her death, and thought that she was not "born in the direct line", but had always been looked after by Xun Wan Chunchun. Although she had a vague premonition, she really did not think of it. After leaving in the first year of Zhongping, when he came back, he was really gone. Even if he fell to Huangquan, he would not be able to see him again. Sadness came from it, and he suddenly mourned and cried on the ground.

When he cried, the Xun Yan brothers also cried together sadly.

Dian Wei and Yuan Zhongqing also bowed down to the ground and cried together.

This bitter cry didn't stop until half an hour later.

With the support of Dian Wei and Yuan Zhongqing, Xun Zhen got up from the ground and turned to Gu Xun Yan's brothers. Seeing that they were all smashed to the bone, they felt sad again, wiped away the tears, and comforted them, saying: "The deceased is gone. , I can't go back. Brothers, Wen Ruo, my condolences."

At the beginning of the former Han Dynasty, there were no strict regulations on the mourning period of Zifu’s parents. Emperor Wu respected Confucianism. From Emperor Wu to Emperor Ai’s world, the mourning gradually went on for three years, and when he entered the current dynasty, the ministers, Erqianshi, and the prefects were clearly ordered. The three-year mourning period for officials, middle officials, etc., and the emperor is no exception. There is no legal requirement for ordinary officials, scholars and people, but there are also many who observe filial piety and observe three-year mourning, such as Yuan Shao once did.

The Xun family is a famous family in the world, a family of Confucianism, benevolence and filial piety. Yuan Shao's biological father Yuan Feng mentioned Xun Shuang as "youdao" when he was Sikong. It’s because when Yuan Feng died, Xun Shuang kept filial piety for him for three years. This was still the case for the Lord, what about his parents? The Xun Yan brothers obviously planned to live in the thatched cottage for three years.

During the period of filial piety, that is, during the three years of living in the hut by the tomb, the living conditions were very poor.

First of all, "living on the hut, not smearing", "Yi hu" means "hu tomb", this hut where the Son of Man lives is made of grass and wood, "not smearing" means that the outside is not smeared with mud, Sunny days are good, once it winds and rains, you can imagine the inside of the hut, and if it comes to winter, there will be wind leaking from all sides, and if it snows again, it is not surprising that people will freeze to death. When resting in the hut, sleeping on a straw mat and using a clod as a pillow is a very difficult day to live; again, there are strict rules during the hut of the tomb, one is not to leave the tomb, the other is to eat porridge, not drink or eat meat , do not eat salted vegetables, thirdly, do not approach women, do not hire wives, and fourthly do not make fun or visit friends.

This kind of life as an ascetic, after three years of filial piety, even a healthy person can't bear it.

It's only been a few months, and the Xun Yu brothers are all bone-in-the-bone and scrawny--these are inherently sad, and the poor living conditions are also an obvious reason.

Because of this, Xun Zhen advised them to "feel condolences".

Yuan Zhongqing went to a neighboring village to buy some wine and gave it to Xun Zhen.

Xun Zhen sprinkled wine on the ground and sacrificed to Xun Wan.

After the sacrifice, Xun Yan invited Xun Zhen to enter the cottage.

The guests and the host sat down.

Of the Xun Yan brothers, Xun Yu and Xun Zhen were the friendliest, so they asked, "Brother, when did you return?"

Xun Zhen looked at Xun Yu and saw that he had not changed much except that he had lost a lot of weight and was in poor spirits, and replied, "I just arrived in Yingyin, and I heard the death of my father at the gate of the Lijian, so I drove by car. come here."

Xun Yan sighed: "Zhenzhi, you haven't been cleared of the crime, but why did you return home at this time? What if someone found out?...I was afraid of your coming back, so even when my father passed away, the clan didn't tell you! What? Oh, why are you still back?"

"Brother, don't worry, I'm back this time, I'm sneaking around, and no one else knows about it."

"Having said that, there is no wall against which the wind cannot escape."

Xun Yan rebuked Xun Zhen a few words.

Brother Xun Zhen and Xun Yan have not seen each other for many years, so there are many things to say when they meet at this time.

After talking about their experiences over the years, and recounting the joy of reuniting after a long absence, Xun Yu understood Xun Zhen and knew that he must be looking for something when he returned home at this time. , I don't know why?"

Everyone present here is from his own family, so there is no need for Xun Zhen to hide it. Seeing that Xun Yu asked about it, he replied, "The political turmoil in Kyoto, brothers and Wen Ruo, have you heard about it?"

Although the Xun Yu brothers have lived in thatched cottages for half a year, they have never been far away, but people from the clan often come to visit them, so they are aware of the political chaos in Luoyang. Xun Yu said, "I know a little bit about it, but..., what is the relationship between my brother's return home and the political turmoil in Kyoto?"

Xun Zhen considered the words and said: "When I was in Zhao State and Wei County, I often had correspondence with Runan Yuan Benchu. Yuan Benchu ​​had a long-standing ambition to punish eunuchs. Quan, let me save it, and the matter of punishing the **** will definitely happen."

The Xun Yan brothers were all smart people, they knew the meaning of elegance by listening to the songs, and they immediately understood what Xun Zhen meant.

Xun Chen stroked his beard and said, "Zhenzhi means that Yuan Benchu ​​will ask the court to forgive your sins?"

Xun Zhen couldn't tell them directly that Yuan Shao and He Jin would call "heroes from all directions" to join the capital, because this had not happened yet, so he could only tell them so much. Yes."

Xun Yu and the others bowed their heads and pondered, but they were all wise men, but because they were far away from the court, they were not very clear about the current situation in Luoyang, and they could not figure out the possibility of "Yuan Shao petitioning for forgiveness of Xun Zhen's crime". How old is Xunzhen, but Xunzhen is not as good as in the past. In the past, Xunzhen in Yingyin was at most Cao Yue, a county soldier, but now Xunzhen has been serving as an official for many years, and has been expensive to 2,000 stone and the Marquis of Yingyin. Thinking that his vision and knowledge can only be better than those of Xun Chen, not worse than them, so he believed Xun Zhen's speculation.

Xun Yan said happily: "Runan Yuan has old friends with my grandfather and father. Zhenzhi is now friends with Yuan Benchu, which can be considered as friends of the world. If you can really rely on Yuan Benchu's strength to forgive your sins, it would be better!"

In the generation of Xun Qian, there were many people in the Xun clan who were 2,000 shi. Because of the party, they reached Xunzhen's generation. Now, now they are 2,000 shi, or in other words, only Xun Zhen has ever held the position of 2,000 shi. One person—in fact, it is not only Xun Zhen’s generation. In recent years, although there are quite a few of the Xun clan serving in Huanzhou County, they may be worth two thousand stone and worship as county magistrates, but Xun Zhen is the only one.

Now that Xun Zhen's reputation is high, if he can be forgiven and start his career again, it will be of great benefit to Xun's family.

Xun Yu saw that Xun Zhen was the only one who came to pay homage to Xun Qian, and asked, "Didn't Gongda return with his brother?"

"Gongda was sent to Luoyang by me, and a month ago, due to the recommendation of the general, he was worshipped as the servant of the Yellow Sect. ... Didn't he write a letter to his family?"

Xun You really didn't write a letter to the clan. After he went to Luoyang~www.wuxiaspot.com~ all his attention was on checking the situation in Luoyang and sending a letter to Xun Zhenfei, but he kept forgetting to write a letter to the clan. letter.

Hearing that Xun You was leaving the court, the Xun Yu brothers were not happy, but looked at each other in dismay.

Seeing the expressions of their brothers, Xun Zhen just realized that Xun You's great-grandfather was the co-brother of Xun Yu's brother's grandfather Xun Shu, that is to say, Xun You and Xun Yu's blood relationship is still very close. The brother is Xun You's second son, Xun Yu's brother's father Xun Lai died, Xun You should go to the funeral, and should not be an official in the capital.

Xun Zhen immediately said, "I will write to Gongda immediately and ask him to come back."

The chaos in the capital is imminent, and I don't know when Yuan Shao will enter the palace. It's even worse to wait for it to be held hostage. Xun Zhen thought about this issue on the way back to Yingyin, and planned to ask Xun You to return home soon.

In the middle of the hut, I talked with the brothers Xun Yu for a long time. Seeing that it was getting late, I would not be able to enter the city. Xun Zhen then said goodbye to the people of Xun Yu for a while.

Boarding the car to go to the county, Xun Zhen stuck his head out of the car, looked back, and saw smoke rising from the green cypresses in the tomb area, but it was Brother Xun Yu who was cooking.

Walking on the road, in the twilight, Ying Yin is in sight.

When he arrived at the gate of Yingyin County, Dian Weichi went to the car and told him: "Jun Hou, Xiao Xun Jun and Jun Qing are waiting outside the city."

Xun Zhen looked outside the curtain and saw three or four people standing under the city, one was Xun Cheng, one was Xu Zhong, one was Xin A, and one was Xi Zhicai.