The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Xun Zhen is only a pavilion chief now, but for people like Wenpin, Le Jin, and even Xi Zhicai, his Xun clan background has invisibly elevated his status.

For example, Wenpin, although the Wen family is also a big family in Wan County, Nanyang, but at most it is a big landlord, and has nothing to do with famous families. Another example is Xi Zhicai. Although he is talented, he came from a poor family. Another example is Le Jin, who I saw for the first time today. It can be seen from his attire and his teachers. First of all, his family is not rich. He walks alone for hundreds of miles without even a horse. Second, the teachers he worships are not famous. This shows that his background is about the same as that of Xi Zhicai, and he is also a child of a poor family.

The current situation is: one needs to have the money of a "middle family" to become an official. If the family is poor, one cannot be an official. If you don't have a background and you can't get a local recommendation, the subjects of "filial piety" and "maocai" have long been monopolized by aristocratic families. —Why did the Yuan clan in Runan fill the world with disciples and deceased officials? It is because after attaching to the Yuan family, he can get a name, enter an official position, and get recommendations such as "filial piety and integrity".

Although the Xun clan was not as good as the Yuan clan, it was one of the most famous families in the world. It can be seen how much convenience Xun Zhen's background in the Xun clan brought him.

In the original history, Xi Zhicai entered Cao Cao's eyes only after being recommended by Xun Yu, but when Le Jin first joined Cao Cao's command, because no one recommended him and he was not from a famous family, he was only a "account". former officer". It is also a little stronger in civil employment. As a son of the Nanyang clan, he is the general under Liu Biao of Jingzhou. If it weren't for the troubled times, I'm afraid none of the three of them would leave any traces in history except for civil servants.

This is why, after learning about Xun Zhen's background, Le Jin accepted Xun Zhen's invitation after hesitating for a while, thinking that "there are advantages and disadvantages to making friends with him".

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Le Jin followed Chen Bao and came to the house first. Huang Zhong came out to greet him, and Chen Bao introduced him: "This is Lao Huang, the patriarch of Ben Ting. ... Lao Huang, this is a distant visitor from Yangping Weiguo. He will be staying at Ben Ting tonight."

Huang Zhong asked, "Does Xun Jun know?"

Chen Bao replied: "We met on the road. Xun Jun specially explained that he asked you to cook some good dishes, and when he returns, invite this guest to a drink."

Huang Zhong responded, saw the package that Le Jin was carrying, and said, "Why don't you clean up the room first, and ask this guest to rest for a while?"

"Xun Jun said that he will sleep with this guest tonight and talk all night. There is no need to clean up the house, just put it in Xun Jun's house."

Le Jin was very conscious of staying there, so he hurriedly thanked him and said, "Xun Jun is just a joke, how can you take it seriously? Please Huang Gong find a random place, and I will be there for one night."

Huang Zhong was slightly startled, and said to himself, "What's the origin of this guest? Seeing that he doesn't dress like a rich man, and he only met by chance on the road, Xun Jun wants to invite him to a drink? Even more, he wants to have a chat with him?" With a smile on his face He said to Le Jin, "Guests don't know anything, our pavilion chief never jokes, and whatever we say, we will keep our promises. . Put the package in the house and use some warm soup to warm up your body." He led Le into the backyard.

Huang Zhong did not go out with Xun Zhen to inspect the pavilion. He stayed in the pavilion for a day and cleaned the courtyard. Although it was impossible to clean the pavilion because the snow had not stopped, it was more than the outside of the courtyard. , only a thin layer has accumulated on the ground. Le Jin followed behind Huang Zhong, and the two left shallow footprints on the ground. When he entered the backyard, he first saw the big elm tree and said, "This elm tree grows really well!"

"Isn't it? It's been many years. Before I came to Tingshe, this tree was there." It's snowing in the past few days and it's getting colder. Sadly, he said with a smile, "This person is coming and going, and I don't know how many people have seen this tree. In the pavilion, I don't know how many pavilion leaders have seen it in spring and autumn."

Le Jin was only in his twenties, and when he was young, he didn't have these feelings of Huang Zhong, and couldn't understand it. He listened carefully and asked doubtfully, "Is there anyone living in the house over there?"

Huang Zhong glanced at him, said "Oh", and said, "That is the prison. One person is locked." At that moment, while opening the door of Xun Zhen's residence, he rambled on the prison in the prison. People, that is, what Wu Gui committed, told Le Jin again.

Le Jin was surprised and amused, and said, "So, this person has been imprisoned for more than two months?"

"Isn't it?"

"Although he has bad behavior, he is at most a country scoundrel, so he doesn't have to be locked up for so long, right?"

Huang Zhong is an honest person, but being honest is not the same as being stupid. After hesitating, he changed the topic and said, "Le Jun, come and have a look in the house to see if you are satisfied or not? Whatever you want, let me tell you what I want, and I will go. Prepare for you."

The sky was already very dark, the windows in the house were not open, it was getting darker and darker, Le Jin beat the snow off his body, followed Huang Zhong into the house, put the package in the outer room, untied the hood, and put it away together with the hat, looked at it. Looking at the house, I saw that although it was simple, there were two large beds in the inner room. The bedding was complete, which was enough. He said with satisfaction: "That's it. ... Thank you Mr. Huang."

Huang Zhong obeyed Xun Zhen's instructions, and after he put everything down, he brought hot water from the front yard and let him wash his face, soak his feet, and go to the cold. Le Jin was born in a cold family, where has he received such warm hospitality? He couldn't refuse again and again, so he had to accept it.

Huang Zhong lit the candle for him again, and said with a smile: "Xun Jun is afraid that he will be back soon. Le Jun will rest in the house for a while, and I will prepare the wine and food."

Le Jin sent him out the door and watched him go to the front yard, and then turned to look at the big elm tree standing in the wind and snow in the back yard, the prison by the corner of the wall, and the row of single rooms on the opposite side, thinking: " Usually if ordinary guests come to vote, they would all live in the opposite side. But I don’t know what virtue and ability, but I was invited by Xun Jun to live in the same room. . . I've been imprisoned for more than two months, and if it's cold today, I don't know how to suffer in that prison!"

He then recalled the conversation he had had with Xun Zhen on the road, and secretly said, "On the surface, Jun Xun looks gentle and elegant, very kind and hospitable, although he is a small village official, he is like a well-known scholar, and he treats people like a spring breeze. He deserves to be a son of the Xun family, but looking at his methods of rectifying Wu Gui now, he is clearly like a ferocious tiger and a falcon, and he is going the way of domineering."

Le Jin is short in stature, but he is a wise man. Under his unremarkable appearance, he is indeed majestic and courageous. Otherwise, it would be impossible to walk long distances alone when there are "more and more winter pirates". "Overbearing means" is not only not disgusting, but has the meaning of sympathy. He leaned on the door frame, watched the wind and snow turn dark, and listened to the roosters in the front yard, and thought: "The world is not peaceful now, let's not talk about it from afar, but recently I'm walking alone with a sword. For hundreds of miles, whether Yan or Yu, In many counties and counties, it is common to see the arrogant and domineering, with no place to stand, thieves everywhere, and the world is getting worse. Under this situation, severe punishment should be used."

A gust of wind blew, biting to the bone, he shivered, and he came back to his senses, no longer thinking about it, he hurriedly escaped into the house, covered the door, and first used hot water with the jumping fire of the candle. He patted his already frozen cheek, then sat on the bed, took off his shoes and socks, and soaked his feet to cool off. My feet, which were almost numb from freezing, were soaked in hot water. First, I didn't feel anything, then a stinging pain. The warmth slowly came up and spread down to my ankles to my legs, and my whole body was warm. He closed his eyes reluctantly and sighed.

While soaking comfortably, I vaguely heard a horse neighing in the front yard. He opened his eyes and listened carefully, but only heard the wind whistling outside the door, and said to himself, "Could it be that Xun Jun has come back?" Fragments of the scene gradually moved from far to near, and were introduced into the house through the wind and snow and the door. He was sure now that Xun Zhen had returned, and hurriedly took a rag to wipe his feet. Before he had finished wiping one foot, he heard someone knocking on the door twice, and asked with a smile, "Have Le Jun soaked his feet?"

Could it be Xun Zhen's voice?

Le Jin hurriedly said, "Okay, okay."

With a "squeak", the outside door was pushed open. Le Jin looked up and saw Xun Zhen strode in, followed by two people, one Chen Bao and the other Wenpin. The three came directly from the outer room into the inner room.

Le Jin is a guest. As a guest, in the master's bedroom, not only did he not greet the master, but he wiped his feet in front of the master, which was very rude. No matter how daring he was, after all, he was only a young man in his twenties. His face flushed immediately, and he almost kicked the wooden plate over in a hurry.

Xun Zhen stepped forward quickly, held him down, and said with a smile, "It's cold on the ground, how can I do without shoes?"

Le Jin wanted to break free, but Xun Jun was very strong, and he couldn't use his strength, so he had to apologize repeatedly: "I'm rude!"

Xun Zhen laughed: "You are the guest, and I am the host. Now that you are in the house, it is my rudeness to not treat you well. Where does your rudeness come from?"

Le Jin hurried for a day's journey. Although he was wearing a mink jacket outside, the clothes inside were already wet. Xun Zhen retracted her hand, UU Kanshu www.uukanshu.com turned her head and instructed Chen Bao: "A Bao, Le Jun's clothes are wet, you go to the bamboo cage over there and get my clothes..., oh, no, take it. Come here with Junqing's clothes, please put them on." He looked at the shoes placed by the basin outside the bed, and said, "Bring a pair of shoes too."

- Le Jin is short in stature, and he can't wear Xun Zhen's clothes, so he asked to bring Xu Zhong's clothes over. Le Jin didn't know who "Jun Qing" was, but he could roughly guess what Xun Zhen meant. He was very moved, and said repeatedly, "How does this make it happen, how does this make it happen!"

"Although I met you on the road by chance, we saw each other like each other. You did not leave the long road and went to the teacher's funeral a long distance in the snow. It can be said: 'A teacher is like a father'; Kill the chicken ears, and he is also a strong man. You respect your teacher and you are a strong man. You are the same person as Xiahou Dun of Peiguo! You have come to my Fanyang Pavilion today. As the host, if I cannot treat you well, then If it spreads out, wouldn't it make the nobles and famous people in the world think that I have no one in Yingyin, and that I don't know heroes?"

Who is Xiahou Dun? After Xiahou Ying, the former hero of the founding of the Han Dynasty, his family, the Xiahou clan, was also one of the best in Pei. Le Jin is only from a poor family, and he can't keep up with Xiahou Dun even if he beats the horse. And Xiahou Dun took revenge for his teacher and killed people in the street when he was fourteen years old. Now Le Jin is in his twenties, and his age is not as good. Xun Zhen's remarks were obviously "flattering", but he said it nicely, and at the same time he took out the signboard of "Xun's family". Rao Shile Jin knew that he was not as good as Xiahou, but he was very happy to hear it.

When Chen Bao brought his clothes and shoes, Xun Zhen helped him change his clothes and shoes.

Xun Zhen's actions in this series were done naturally and without any pretense. Although Yue Jin didn't know his own "virtue and ability", he would receive such warm and thoughtful care in Fanyang Pavilion, but he couldn't help it. Grateful.