The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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As a famous person in Guangling, Xun Zhen attached great importance to Zhang Hong. As early as when he first arrived in Guangling, Xun Zhen visited him and kept in touch with him since then, but Zhang Hong was not very close to Xun Zhen. Now Xun Zhen begged Dong to return, but Zhang Hong took the initiative to greet him, which made Xun Zhen sigh: maybe starting from today, he has truly been recognized by the so-called celebrities.

"How dare Duke Zhang come to welcome him?" Xun Zhen did not speak to Yao Sheng, Chen Bao and the others, but bowed to Zhang Hong first.

Zhang Hong is almost fifty years old this year, twenty years older than Xun Zhen. He is old and famous, so Xun Zhen respectfully calls him "Zhang Gong".

Zhang Hong said: "The general will fight for his mighty virtue, attack Dong and seek rebelliousness, sweep away the filth in Luoyang, and become famous at home and abroad. It's natural for Hong to welcome him."

Xun Zhen sighed: "Even though Dong Zhuo is still defeated, the emperor is still in Xijing. I have tried Dong Zhuo this time, but I have returned without success. Duke Zhang is ashamed to be worthy of this praise."

Zhang Hong said sternly: "At the beginning of the year, Yuan Benchu ​​gave orders to Jizhou, Yuan Road was stationed in Luyang, and the heroes gathered in Suanzao. At one time, Shandong was moving, and the rebel army was so prosperous! Now, the two Yuan have no power, the Suanzao soldiers are scattered, and the number of loyal soldiers is scattered. The only ones who have made great achievements in the Han family and the world are the generals and the Marquis Sun. The generals attacked Dong, although Dong Zhuo is not dead, his strength has declined, and he is just lingering. ? Will be able to welcome the emperor's return! ... How humble is the general!"

With comparison, we can show who is the true hero and true loyal minister.

At the beginning of the year, when the heroes were raising their army, all the troops and horses of the various routes took Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance. They thought that Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo had both national hatred and family hatred. It was Zhang Hong. Ren, but did not notice that the brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were sitting on the hatred of the enemy and the family, caring only about their own interests, and they got what they wanted. Instead, Xun Zhen, Sun Jian, and Cao Cao fought against Dong Zhuo regardless of their lives.

This alone greatly enhanced Xun Zhen's status and image in Zhang Hong's mind.

Xun Zhen thought: "Looking at Duke Zhang's expression and hearing his words, he seems to have the intention of helping me?"

If there is no intention of assisting Xun Zhen in the official position, it seems impossible for Zhang Hong to say something like "wait for a while...".

Xun Zhen then said: "I returned without merit and returned to the county, but I have a grudge in my heart, and I still have the desire to send troops to attack Dong and complete my merits in Chang'an, but I am short-witted and incompetent, and I am afraid it will be difficult to do this, Zhang Gongru. Don't think I'm mean, dare to ask if you would like to serve in the county?"

Zhang Hong said: "Hong Ben is inferior, if the general does not abandon him, he is willing to offer his modest strength."

Xun Zhen was overjoyed and said, "With Duke Zhang's help today, the big thing has been accomplished!"

It was said that Zhang Hong was invited to "resign to the county", but there was really no suitable position to arrange him in the county government. There were already people in the positions such as the county head bookkeeper, the county meritorious officer, and the county's five officials, so he couldn't be dismissed for no reason. In the end, Xun Zhen still appointed Zhang Hong to a military post.

However, after returning to the prefecture, Xun Zhen went to the court and declared Zhang Hong as the "Zhengyi Colonel".

When it comes to this "Zhengyi school captain", there is a small episode. Xun Zhen originally wanted to call Zhang Hong a "military school captain". Xun Yu suggested: "Zhang Gong is highly respected and his name is known far and wide. , the word 'military discussion' is difficult to match its name, it is better to change it to 'positive discussion'". The "military discussion" is only a discussion about the military, and the "positive discussion", the fair speech, is higher than the "military discussion", including the military and politics.

Xun Zhen was very good at it, so he changed the "military policy" and represented Zhang Hong as the "Zhengyi Colonel".

However, Xun Zhen did not know that in the original history, after Zhang Hong voted for Sun Ce, the official position Sun Ce gave him was the "Zhengyi Colonel".

However, Yao Sheng, Yuan Sui, Chen Bao, Zhang Hong and others welcomed Xun Zhen and returned to the prefecture.

Before arriving at Guangling County, Xun Zhen returned to her heart like an arrow, and she wanted to arrive at the county seat immediately and see Chen Zhi and the son that Chen Zhi gave him. When it comes to military and political affairs, the family affairs can only be left behind. Therefore, when he entered the prefecture, he only briefly met with Chen Zhi, and even hugged his son for a moment, then went back to the front yard and summoned Xun You and Chen Zhi. Xi Zhicai and others discussed the merits and deeds of meritorious soldiers, and listened to Yao Sheng, Yuan Sui and others reporting the situation in Guangling and Xuzhou.

In the past few months, the situation in Guangling has been very stable. Although there was some movement in Tao Qian, there was no major abnormality.

Yao Sheng said: "In the past few months, in addition to pressing Pengcheng, Tao Gongzu has also heard that he has rectified the state soldiers in Tanxian County, abolished the old and the weak, and recruited soldiers and horses to recruit brave soldiers. Some savage."

"How many soldiers are there in the state army now?"

"The exact number is hard to find out, but from Mi Zhu and others, there are always around 30,000."

Hearing Yao Sheng talking about Mi Zhu, Xun Zhen asked, "In the few months I was away from Guangling, how much contact did the county have with Mi Zhu, Chen Deng, and Zang Ba?"

"There are more contacts with Mi Zhu, and fewer contacts with Chen Deng, Zang Ba, etc., but the contact has not been broken."

Guangling and Mi Zhu are doing business, so there will definitely be more exchanges between the two sides, but with Chen Deng, Zang Ba and others, there is neither official nor private contact, so it is inevitable that there will be fewer exchanges.

Xun Zhen nodded and said, "Have you been in touch with Xue Pengcheng recently?"

Speaking of Pengcheng's prime minister, Xue Li, Yao Sheng pouted, dissatisfied, and a little disdainful, and said, "I don't know the kindness and short-sightedness to say that Xue Li is someone like him. I am grateful for the kindness of Junhou for his help, ten days ago, the county sent an envoy to Pengcheng to see him, and wanted to ask him to buy some iron, he pushed three and four, and in the end only sold us five thousand catties."

Pengcheng produces iron, and with the help of Xun Zhen to Xue Li, Xue Li couldn't just sell it to Guangling for 5,000 catties of iron, but he did so, which is really hateful.

Yao Sheng said again: "Xue Li was mean to me in Guangling, but generous to Tao Gongzu. Tao Gongzu also went to buy iron, and the whole car had to be pulled from Pengcheng. I don't know how much Xue Li sold to him! But this Shuzi is not afraid. Tao Gongzu seeks his Pengcheng again?"

Xun Zhen smiled and said: "Xue Pengcheng knew that I would not sit by and watch Tao Gongzu annex Pengcheng, but he was afraid that I would take Pengcheng, so he wanted to have both sides. ."

Yao Sheng pouted and said, "In my opinion, he is not both, but he is playing with fire, sooner or later."

Xun Zhen had seen through Xue Li's mind long ago, and did not pay much attention to him. Hearing Yao Sheng's words, he just smiled, and stopped talking about Pengcheng, and instead asked about the internal affairs of Guangling, and asked, "How about the agricultural affairs in the county? "

"So much better than last year."

"Looking at it now, by the next year, how many troops can the county raise?"

Yao Sheng had long since passed, and replied, "Although this year's agricultural work has been restored and developed, the population is weak. Based on the current situation, we can raise up to 15,000 troops next year."

Fifteen thousand people still have to tighten their belts.

Xun Zhen turned to Xi Zhicai, Xun You, Xun Yu and others and said, "The number of soldiers and horses I brought back to the county is nearly 30,000, and the county can't keep so many soldiers and horses, I can't say, I can only abolish some."

Xun Zhen and Sun Jian first swallowed some Yuzhou soldiers, then defeated Dong Zhuo in a row, and took many prisoners of Dong's army. When they arrived in Yingchuan, although they stayed in Yingchuan for a short time, many people came to join the army. Now, there are about 30,000 troops under his command—this is the number after Xie Rong, Liu Bing, Ding Meng, etc., who followed him to attack Dong, the state soldiers of the Yuzhou prefectures, and Chen Guo led by Xie Rong and others. The soldiers of Runan and Lu had already returned to their respective counties when Xun Zhen and Sun Jian were touring the various counties and states.

Xi Zhicai asked, "How many do you plan to abolish?"

"Next year, the county can support 15,000 soldiers, then I will keep 15,000 soldiers, and all the extras will be abolished."

"Only fifteen thousand people left?"

Xun Zhen knew that Xi Zhicai was worried that 15,000 people would not be enough to defeat Tao Qian, and he said: "The soldiers are elite, not crowded, and 15,000 elite soldiers are enough. I've used it." After a pause, he added, "Besides, the soldiers that I have dismissed, I am not returning them to their hometowns, but preparing to use them as farms. If there is a need in the future, these soldiers will come when they are called. be a supplement."

Xi Zhicai nodded and said, "Your Majesty's words are very true, so let's act accordingly."

Yao Sheng said about the current situation of Guangling and Xuzhou, which is only a general understanding. For specific things, Xun Zhen has to look at the case files. He has been away from the county for more than half a year, and the county has accumulated a lot of case documents. He used two. After reading it in a few days, I have a clear understanding of the current situation of Guangling, and I no longer have a sense of isolation.

In the past two days, the army also sorted out the credit book and gave it to Xun Zhen.

The next step is to discuss meritorious deeds.

As for the details of merit reward, Xun Zhen had already negotiated with Xi Zhicai and others, and now it is only necessary to issue an order.

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