The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

The county official asked, "Mr. Xun, you just quoted the phrase 'Chaolu Rixi', do you know who wrote this poem?"

"Kwaii in the Qingqing Garden, the morning dew is waiting for the sun. ... The young and strong do not work hard, and the boss is sad." Xun Zhen had read this poem when he was in school in a previous life. He only knew that the poem was titled "Long Song Xing".

"This poem was written by Yu Jingcai, a native of Qinghe County, Hebei Province, during the reign of Emperor Zhang."

"Yu Jingcai?" Xun Zhen had never heard of this name.

"Speaking of Yu Jingcai, Xunjun may not know; but speaking of another person, Xunjun will definitely know."

"Who?"

"Qing Zhongliao."

Since Guangwu Zhongxing, this dynasty has gone through eleven emperors. Guangwu, Ming, Zhang, He, Shang, An, Shun, Chong, Zhi, Huan and Dang Jinzi. Among them, the three emperors, Shang, Chong, and Zhi, all ascended the throne as young children, and they reigned for about a year. Yu Jing was born in the reign of Emperor Zhang, about 100 years ago, and his reputation is not obvious, so Xunzhen did not know it, while Qing Zhongliao was born in the reign of Emperor An and Emperor Shun, only fifty or sixty years ago, and his person also served as a minister, and he is quite famous. Xun Zhen heard something, nodded and said, "I know this person."

"This Yu Jingcai is Qing Zhongliao's grandfather."

"Yu Jing is Qing Zhongliao's grandfather?... Then why is one surnamed Yu and the other Qing?"

The county official said with a smile: "The distant ancestor of the surname Qing is Yu Shun, and the first ancestor is Yu Xin. Yu Xin was from Handan in the Warring States Period, and was appreciated by King Zhao Xiaocheng. Therefore, the descendants adopted 'Qing' as their clan."

Some people's surnames come from feudal lands and country names. For example, the ancestor of "Zhao" was a descendant of Emperor Zhuanxu, the first ancestor and father, who was originally the "Yu Zhe" of King Mu of Zhou. 's. Another example is "Xun", which originally came from the surname Ji. Its ancestor was the seventeenth son of King Wen of Zhou. Because he was sealed in the land of "Xun", it was historically known as Bo Xun, so he took Xun as his surname, and added it next to his ear. The grass prefix is ​​Xun.

Some are surnames because of "official names", such as "horse", from the Zhao family, because their ancestor Zhao She was called "Ma Fujun", so the descendants think of it as a family name; another example is this "qing", whose origin is because of its ancestor. He was once worshipped as "Shangqing Doctor".

Xun Zhen has read a lot since she traveled, and she still knows a lot about it. She nodded and said, "So that's the case." , and said, "I don't know that the ancestor of Qing Zhongliao is this person." However, he still did not understand, "Since he is already the Qing family, why are there two grandfathers and grandchildren, one is Yu and the other is Qing?"

"Children of Xun Jun's famous family, who have read history books, should they know that Jing Ke stabbed Qin?"

Jing Ke assassinated the King of Qin, who knows? Xun Zhen nodded and replied, "I know."

"Yu Qing married the Zeng family and had three sons. The eldest son was named Qing Qin, eighteen years old, a general of Yan, who fought against Zhao State and was captured by Lian Po. Fortunately, when his father was the prime minister of Zhao, he did a good job in Zhao, so he was released and not held accountable. Later, he joined Prince Dan of Yan and participated in the assassination of Qin. After Qin merged into the world, he chased the guests of Prince Dan and Jing Ke. Qing Qin was on the list of being pursued, so he avoided the trouble of Bohai, and the descendants returned to the surname Yu. "

Although Qing Zhongliao was quite famous when he was alive, Xun Zhen had never heard of the story about his ancestors, and said in surprise: "Zhongliao's ancestor actually participated in the assassination of Qin, to avoid trouble in the Bohai Sea?"

"Yes, so since then, there will be no more Qing surnames for two hundred years. It was not until the eighth year of Emperor Zhang's founding in this dynasty that the seventh generation of Qing and Qin's Sun Yujing told his ancestral name to his grandson Zhongliao and told him not to forget it. Zu De, with his anger and ambition, wrote a poem to encourage him, that is, "Long Song Xing" recited by Xun Jun Shicai. . Then the surname was restored."

Such a story and the origin of this poem would never have been known to anyone who had not read a lot of books and paid attention to political affairs. Xun Zhen lived in Gaoyang for more than ten years and read books for more than ten years, but she didn't know about it, and she didn't realize that she was impressed by the county official, and said respectfully: "When I first met with you, I asked Jun Gao's name, You are only from Nanyang Wan, surnamed Wen. May I ask your honorable name?"

"It's not enough to mention the name, it's straight down below."

Xun Zhen said in his heart: "In today's world, Nanyang is as famous as Yingchuan and Runan. They are all talented people, and their names are true."

…

Xun Zhen talked to him, and under the leadership of another county official, bypassed the hearing hall.

Behind the hearing hall is the office of the household, law, Jue, warehouse, thief, etc. Cao, and pass through it and come to the back.

The front is where the office is, and the back is divided into two parts, one is the "monastery", where the officials live, and the other is the prison, where criminals are imprisoned. Because of the so-called "the court is the yang, and the yang grows; the prison is the yin, and the yin governs punishment and killing", so the prison is located in the north of the "county court". The "monastery" and the prison are far apart, separated by high walls, passages and courtyards.

The county officials led Xun Zhen into the "monastery house", which was the hospitalization of ordinary officials, one by one single room.

In the back are the hospitalizations of the county magistrates and other senior officials or close officials.

In the back is the residence of the magistrate. There is a three-entry courtyard, which is very tidy. There are trees and vegetable beds in the courtyard. The house is a little old, but very clean. There are guards at the gate of the courtyard, and there are servants to wait on the entrance.

Entering the courtyard on the first floor, and standing outside the gate of the second courtyard, the county official who called himself "Wen Zhi" smiled and said, "The county magistrate is in charge of his own county, and he never sees guests at his residence, except for the famous people of his family and the sages of the Liu family. Especially for the officials of this county, if they have official business, they will be received in the hearing hall; if it is private, they will not accept it.

"The county magistrate loves him dearly, and Zhenshi is frightened."

"Haha.... Xun Jun, please come in."

Enter the second courtyard gate, go through the corridor, and come to the right side of the hall. Xun Zhen followed Wen Zhi and the two of them to take off their shoes at the door, bowed their heads and entered respectfully. I just heard Wen Zhi say, "Your Majesty, Xun Zhen, the head of Fanyang Pavilion, is here."

A gentle voice sounded immediately and replied, "Please take a seat."

Immediately afterwards, Xun Zhen heard the sound of "Pala, Clap". He raised his head slightly and saw a long-bearded man in his thirties sitting on the couch, not wearing an official robe, wearing black plain clothes, wearing a high crown on his head, and holding a roll of bamboo slips in his hand, which he had just placed on the table. . - The crisp sound of "Pala, Clap" was made by the bamboo slips falling on the table.

Xun Zhen was not in a hurry to take the seat, and bowed down to the ground first: "Xun Zhen, the head of Fanyang Pavilion, pays respects to the county ruler."

This 30-year-old man is the magistrate of this county, a native of Nanyang Wan, whose surname is Zhu Mingchang.

…

Yingyin County is full of sages, and none of them can come here to serve as county magistrates. For example, Jia Hui in the last years of the Han Dynasty, after Jia Yi, Yuan Kang in the reign of Emperor Huan of the current dynasty, was friendly with the famous scholar Guo Linzong. And Qiu Zhen, Xu Yan and others, all of them were outstanding at that time.

The current county magistrate has a family background and clothes, and it is also a temporary choice. There are ancestors in the family who have served as ministers. His father, Zhu Mu, was the prefect of Jizhou. He was filial, upright, and respectful of morality. He died in the sixth year of Yanxi.

Xun You once said to Xun Zhen in private: "The current county magistrate may not be as famous as Jia and Yuan, but he is on par with Qiu and Xu." This is Zhong Yun's words.

…

This is not the first time Xun Zhen has seen him. As early as the beginning of his tenure, Zhu Chang went to Gaoyang to pay homage to the elders and sages of the Xun family, and met Xun Zhen at the Xun Qu family. Later, Xun Zhen asked to be the pavilion chief, and the two met again. This time it was the third time we met.

Zhu Chang pushed the bamboo slips on the table to the outside, and said with a smile, "It's not the first time we meet, so why should Xun Jun be more polite? Please get up quickly." He instructed Wen Zhi and the two to lead Xun Zhen to the seat on the right. He slumped into his seat, looked up and down for a moment, and said, "Compared to the last time we met, Xun Jun seems to have lost weight and sunburned. ... How is it? Are you still getting used to it in Fanyang Pavilion? Are you tired?"

"Eat the king's salary, and share the worries for the king. The wish of chastity is only for the well-being of the people. Although tired, they enjoy it."

He was very honest, indeed tired, but tired and happy. Zhu Chang smiled for one, and said, "'If the people are safe and healthy, they will be happy even if they are tired', well said! Xun Jun has been in Fanyang for less than two months, and his reputation has been introduced to the county many times. Recently I heard that, Xun Jun gave money from his own family to help the people of Li to buy mulberry seedlings and to repair the wall, so as to comfort the orphans.

Xun Zhen said honestly: "I paid a little money for buying mulberry, building walls, comforting the orphans and widows, but most of the expenses were paid by Gao Su of the town hall. Zhen dare not rob the beauty of others."

Zhu Chang's first words were meant to test him. At this time, he was more than happy to hear him tell the truth and said with a smile: "That town Ting Gao Su relies on Yangzhai Huang's family as a backer, and has always been domineering in the township, and his notoriety has spread throughout the county and township. Xun Jun took office in Fanyang. In less than two months, he not only managed the local pavilion in an orderly manner, but also influenced the outer pavilion.... As Xun Jun knows, now the county people praise you for your nobleness of 'leading people to be kind' Morality! And praise you for raising the Xun clan's high name!"

"Just a pavilion, ten miles of land, and a little achievement, how dare you take this reputation? The elders of the chaste family, the gods, the eight dragons, are all innocent and cautious, beautiful and chaste; Zhihuai Shuangxue; the younger generation of the Zhen family, all the people in Gongda, are also Shen Min, knowledgeable, and upright.

"Xun Jun is too modest. Although the land is ten miles, it is also the leader of ten miles. Although there are great sages in the Jun family, and there are heroes in the back, but in terms of your ability to manage Fanyang, you may not be as good as your predecessors, but you are not inferior to your peers!  …, last year , you came to see me with Zhongtong, and asked yourself to be the pavilion chief, saying that you did not want to be an official who worked for the case, but would rather be the pavilion chief who bowed his head and did things, and cited Chen Liuqiu Jizhi as an example. To be honest, I didn’t take it seriously at first, but now Looking at it, Jun Fei is a big talker, and you are talented... Xun Jun, do you know why I invited you to come today?"

"I don't know, please let the county ruler show you."

Zhu Chang didn't say it directly, but asked: "Xun Jun once cited Qiu Jizhi as an example, surely he knew about Qiu Jizhi's deeds?"

"Yes."

"When Qiu Jizhi was the pavilion chief of Puxian County, UU Kanshu www.uukanshu.com was a man of Dehua, Kaocheng made Wang Huan know his name, and he was appointed as the chief minister. At that time, he asked him a sentence: 'When you were the pavilion chief, did you hear that? After someone else's fault, he does not punish him, but uses his virtue to influence him, is it because he lacks the mighty will like an eagle?'..., Xun Jun, how did Qiu Jizhi answer?"

"Ji Zhi replied: 'In my opinion, although eagles are mighty, they are not as beautiful as luan and phoenixes'."

"Then what? What did Wang Huan say?"

"Wang Huan then said: 'The thorns are not the habitat of the phoenix, and the road to the great virtuous is not a hundred miles', so with a month's salary, he supported him to go to Taixue to study."

"Xunjun, you don't have to go to Taixue to study because of your family background, but although I'm not talented, I also want to learn from Wang Huan, so that he won't focus on beauty! ..., I invite you today, just for the sake of This matter." Having said that, Zhu Chang looked at Xun Zhen with a smile.

The story of Qiu Jizhi was very familiar to Xun Zhen. Earlier, Qin Gan and Liu Ru also encouraged him with the words "The thorns are not inhabited by the phoenix, and the road to the great virtuous is not a hundred miles".

After listening to Zhu Chang's words, he thought in his heart: "Listen to this, it seems like you want to push me up?" He raised his head, looked at Zhu Chang, and said, "Qiu Jizhi is a sage of Chen Liu, and he is very talented. The virtue is poor, I dare not compare with him. Wang Huan is strict in government, but he is not as tolerant as the county lord. ... The county lord speaks like Wang Huan, what do you mean?"

"There is no shortage of masters under my family, and the master has just returned due to illness. If Xunjun is interested, I will wait for you."

He really wanted to extricate Xun Zhen. Zhuji was one of the "Five Officials under the Door" and was a close minister of Shangguan. From the pavilion to being promoted as the main record, it can be described as "one step to the sky". Xun Zhen said in her heart, "To accept or not to accept?"

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1, "Long Song Xing".

Its author is the textual research of Yu Jingcai, which comes from the article [New Certificate on the Origin of the Han Yuefu Poem "Long Song Xing·Qingqing Garden Zhongkui"].