The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Second more.

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Back in the village, the villagers have already cleaned up the residences of the people.

The monastery in the village is much larger than the pavilion.

The pavilion is one place for living and working, while the village is divided into two parts, the official temple in the front and the official residence in the back, separated by a wall and connected by a door. The official temple is used for office work, and the township officials, township assistants, and assistant historians usually handle official business. The official residence is used for living. It is divided into two areas, both of which are independent courtyards. The two are adjacent to each other.

Under the guidance of an old soldier, Xun Zhen and the others led their horses to the hospital.

The moonlight was cold, reflecting the ground like frost. There is a jujube tree in the middle of the yard, reflecting the moon, like algae in the water.

The stables were in the southwest corner, and Cheng Yan, Wen Pin and others took their mounts there first. Xun Zhen looked up and saw that the house was not small, and the stable alone could accommodate four or five horses. Opposite the courtyard gate is a set of masonry-structured houses, in the style of one house and two interiors, with steps in front of the gate, sitting on the north and facing south, with a row of three or four thatched huts next to the east wall, and the southernmost is a kitchen.

On the west side of the wall, from north to south, are: vegetable border, well, chicken house, and latrine. The fence on the outside of the vegetable plot was empty, except for dry soil; the chicken coop was also silent, and only empty cages could be seen. The well is covered with a cover to prevent dust from falling leaves.

The old soldier said, "I have planted some mustard seeds and mustard seeds in Qizhong. Since winter, they have gradually eaten up. There are a few chickens in Zhuangyuan, which were raised by Xie Jun and taken away when he left." Led Xunzhen into the front. In the house, he took a root of hemp larvae, and started to light it with a lamp, and then brought a lamp and lit it. Xun Zhen glanced at the lamp and asked, "Are all lamps used in the house at night?"

"The lamp is only used by the king, and the rest are only for Ma Jiao."

Xun Zhen nodded and said in her heart, "Although there is only one person who uses the lamp, it is much stronger than that in the pavilion." Lamp oil is more expensive than Ma Jiao. When he was in the pavilion, even the pavilion chief couldn't use the lamp often. , Most of the time, only Ma Jiao can be used for light. The numbness is too much, and the eyes are choking and the nose is very uncomfortable. He followed the old soldier to look at the three rooms in the main house, and then went to look at the houses in the east. The facilities in the main room are relatively complete, and the east room is relatively simple, but compared to the pavilion, it is already very good, at least there are several beds and tables, and there is a screen in the main room.

The old soldier said: "There were originally only three rooms in the front of the house, and the houses on the east side were built when Xie Jun was there. Xie Jun was hospitable, and there were often friends and friends in the dining room, so these rooms were added at their own expense. A house for his friends to live in from time to time."

As he spoke, he glanced at Xu Zhong, Cheng Yan, and Wen Pin who were standing beside him, and said to himself, "Although this newly appointed Lord Youzhi Xun is young, just like Lord Xie, he likes to make friends. Yes." He has lived in the cottage for a decade or two, and he has seen many rank officials, including old Confucian scholars who are respectful and respectful, as well as nobles who like to make friends. - "This Lord Xun" came to office at the beginning of this day, and he followed a large group of people. I heard that he had just returned from drinking at Gao Su's house. Obviously, he must be with Xie Wu.

Xun Zhen smiled and said: "Oh? It was originally built by Xie Jun? The old saying goes: predecessors planted trees, and later generations enjoyed the shade. I have to thank you, otherwise, my people would not be able to be resettled." After laughing twice, he said, "Mr. Xun, please rest in the morning, the villain has retired." Chang Yi stepped back, carrying the lantern, backed out of the courtyard gate, and returned to the side school outside the gate of the official temple in front of him.

When Xun Zhen came during the day, he brought a bedclothing to pay homage, and before going to visit the three elders of the township Xuanbo, he stored it in the temple in front of him. When I was just admitted to the hospital, I picked it up by the way. Cheng Yan, Xiao Xia, and Xiao Ren did not wait for orders, and each unwrapped their salute, took out their bedding, and placed them in their respective houses.

Xun Zhen, Xu Zhong, and Wen Pin stood in the courtyard and waited. He smiled and said: "Junqing, this yard is not small, there are many houses, and all of them belong to our own residence. Unlike pavilions, which also accept foreign guests, it is much cleaner and more comfortable. . . . There are three rooms, Ayan and the three of us live together. Xiao Xia and Xiao Ren, let them live in the east room for the time being. . . How about staying in the East House temporarily?"

There is no reason for the employment to be unacceptable.

It was getting late at night, and the distance was quiet. No matter the pavilions that are far away, or the nearby official temples and the Zuoshe where the village officials live, the lights have been extinguished early, and there is not a trace of light. The She Temple is adjacent to the official road, surrounded by fields, the wind blows from time to time, the wild trees are shattered, and the sound can be faintly heard.

Xun Zhen was established by the pavilion chief, and when he left Fanyang Pavilion, he persuaded Du Mai, saying: "Your ambition is a hundred stones, and now you are the pavilion chief, and it can be said that it begins with one step. These words not only persuaded Du to buy, but also encouraged themselves.

When he took office in Fanyang, he was empty-handed, his family had no wealth, and he worked hard for several months. When he left, he had two or three confidants, three or four entourages, dozens of friends, more than a hundred minions, and twenty-five gold cakes in his pocket. He thought in his heart: "Fanyang is only ten miles away, and my township is as wide as eleven pavilions. I have now moved to become the township chief. Although I have four surnames that are intractable, there are also wild sages like Xuan Bo and brave people like Gao Su. With proper governance and effective co-ordination, it is not impossible to show off your strengths and expand your wings."

He took two steps with his hands behind his back, and listened to the wind. He was thinking and feeling, and said: "The wind rises at the end of Qingping and dances under the pines and cypresses. In spring and summer, the grass and trees are lush; in autumn and winter, , only knows that the pine and cypress will wither later."

Years of cold know pines and cypresses. Today's big man is like this deep winter, on the eve of the wind and snow. When the snow is over, who can be a pine and cypress? He thought to himself, "I don't want to be a pine and cypress, I just want to keep from withering in chaos." Among the four seasons, in fact, his favorite is winter, the colder it is, the more energetic it is. He cheered up, pointed at Dong Xi, said to Wen Pin with a smile: "Zhongye, I have known you until now, but I didn't know that your family had a disciple of King Yue of Hu Ben. You hid so deeply!"

Tiger Ben, the emperor banned soldiers, and the palace guards, and most of them were filled with warriors. Among them, Wang Yue is a leader, good at fencing, known as the capital. When Xun Zhen learned swordsmanship from Xun Qu, he heard the name of this man and had a little knowledge of his swordsmanship. He asked Wenpin: "During the drinking banquet, Gao Su asked how many swordsmen in your family can be like Dong Xi. I'm also curious and want to know. Tell me."

Wen Pin replied: "Dong Xi is my fellow countryman, he was a little follower of Wang Yue, and he returned home after his studies. He is famous for his swordsmanship. When my brother heard his name, he was very humble, and he invited him to my house twice. Now I am far away. You, my brother was worried about the instability on the road, so he asked him to accompany me. There is no swordsman in my family who can be like others."

Dong Xi had just been majestic at the banquet, but now he was very respectful and said humbly: "This is a vulgar and stupid person who has learned swords from Wang Yue for three years, and he has gained only one or two. Shaojun's praise is ashamed."

Xun Zhen laughed and said, "You are too modest!" She asked Xu Zhong, "Jun Qing, I looked surprised when I saw you at the banquet. What? Do you think Dong Xi's swordsmanship is brilliant? What are your odds?"

Xu Zhong (Jiang Xian) replied: "Dong Xi's swordsmanship was obtained from a famous master in Kyoto. If you compare the technique of fighting, it is not as good."

Xun Zhen heard his subtext, and said with great interest: "'If you compare the skills of martial arts, you are not as good as him'.... You mean, if you compare other aspects, he is not as good as you?"

"Compared to the technique of murder, it is unknown who will kill the deer."

The difference between Dong Xi and Xu Zhong is that one is systematic and formal learning, and the other is learning from fighting and fighting. In other words, one has skills and is less murderous; one has skills or lacks, but is murderous. Dong Xi heard the words, looked up at him, seemed dissatisfied, but looked at Wen Pin and Xun Zhen again, and finally did not speak. Xun Zhen noticed his actions and smiled slightly.

To be honest, although Dong Xi's swordsmanship surprised him, it wasn't amazing. Compared with Xu Zhong, he still paid more attention to Xu Zhong. After all, one is that Dong Xi is a swordsman of the Wen family, and it is not easy to win people's love; the other is that no matter how good the swordsmanship is, it is only one enemy, at most ten enemies. Dong Xi is alone, what is the use of swordsmanship? Xu Zhongpeng's party spread all over the township, which was what Xun Zhen needed.

He had a few gossips with Xu Zhong and Wen Pin, and when Cheng Yan and the three of them made their beds, they said, "It's late at night, and I have to get up early tomorrow. Let's go and go to sleep." He closed the courtyard door and went to sleep in each room.

That night, Xun Zhen and Wen Pin stayed together, fearing that he would have grudges against the Gao family, so they talked to him in the middle of the night. A young man with a clerical position has no heart, and what he hates is Gao Su, not Xun Zhen. The next day, he got up early and ate breakfast with Xun Zhen. He took Dong Xi and the others to say goodbye and left.

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When Xun Zhen first took office, there were many things to do. After working for several days, I finally read the case slips left by Xie Wu, and got a general understanding of the specific situation in the village.

This township is called Xixiang, with a total of 20 to 30 li. The original households are nearly 3,000 and the population is more than 10,000. Due to the successive epidemics in recent years, many people have died, and many people have abandoned their fields and become refugees. It has dropped sharply, and now there are only about 2,000 households and a population of nearly 10,000 people. Most of them are poor families, and many households have less than a thousand dollars. There are not many middle-aged families with a family income of 100,000 yuan, and even fewer people with more than 100,000 yuan.

Judging from the tax collection in recent years, most of the "li" are not difficult to collect. According to the village chief Huang Xiang, there are only two or three places that are the most laborious. One of them is Sangyin Pavilion Zhuyangli, one of the four surnames in the township. The place where the third clan lived, known as "violent Jie".

Xun Zhen sat on the hall of the temple with her legs crossed, read the last scroll of bamboo slips in her hand, and put it on the ground. After reading the papers for several days, his head was dizzy and his eyes hurt. Now that he has finally finished reading, he breathed a sigh of relief, rolled up his sleeves, rubbed his temples, and looked outside the hall. It was mid-afternoon. The weather has been good these two days, the sun is warm. He stood up and decided to go out to get some air.

Xu Zhong and Cheng Yan, who were standing at the door, brought him shoes and served him to put them on. Cheng Yan smiled and said, "Mr. Xun, you can't rest after reading the papers for a few days. Do you have a headache?"

Xun Zhen stood on the threshold, stretched out, the sun was shining on her body, and she felt warm. He smiled and said, "It's more tiring than studying the scriptures! I'm not the one to bury my head in the case. Now that I'm talking about a promotion..." He patted the seal on his waist, "I also put on a sash, With a half-pass seal, he is considered a junior official. But I don't think it's as good as when I was a pavilion chief."

Xu Zhong said: "It can only be said that Xun Jun, you are too diligent in government affairs. You have been in the village for four or five days. Except for the first day, you have not even left the gate of the official temple these days, and you have been reading bamboo slips all day long. The people are really lucky to have Xun Jun in power."

Xun Zhen smiled and said with a smile: "Junqing, are you here to harm me too? ..., eh, yes, speaking of bamboo slips, when I looked at the bamboo slips in the past two days, I found that some of them were put on the slip for too long. The ropes were all eaten by worms. The weather is good today, you can help me, take them all out, and spread them out in the courtyard to dry. Then call a Zu Shi to come over and weave them again. "

Xu Zhong and Cheng Yan agreed.

The three of them cleaned the yard first, and then moved out all the bamboo slips in the house. They were carefully arranging them on the ground. One of them walked in hastily from the outside. When they saw Xun Zhen, they said in a hurry, "Jun Xun!"

Xun Zhen raised her head and glanced, seeing that the person who came was a secretary in the village, she didn't care, she lowered her head again, squatted on the ground to sort out the bamboo slips, and said, "You came just in time. How do you keep this slip sheet? Even the rope is broken. Come and help, let it dry first, and then you will find someone to weave them all." Speaking of this, I felt something was wrong, and then looked up again, and found that Zuo Shi was sweating profusely and angry. Panting, he frowned and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

This Zuo Shi pressed his chest, took a few breaths, rested for a while, let go of his breath, and said anxiously: "Xunjun, it's not good!"

"What's all the fuss about?"

"The little man took a rest today and went to the county and city. When he first came back, he passed the Sangyin Pavilion and saw that there were people making noise inside and outside Zhuyang. A dozen local teenagers surrounded a passerby, who claimed to be yours. friend."

Xun Zhen stopped what she was doing: "My friend?"

"There was a lot of noise, and the dozen or so local evil youths were all holding swords, and the villain didn't dare to approach, and he couldn't hear clearly, but he seemed to say that he was from Kunyang, and he wanted to go to Fanyang Pavilion to find friends. You mentioned your surname Xunjun."

Xun Zhen dropped the bamboo slip and stood up suddenly. Cheng Yan said suspiciously: "I came from Kunyang, and I want to go to Fanyang. . After Xiao Xia and Xiao Ren, let's go again." - When Le Jin passed by Fanyang before, Xun Zhen was very kind, although he didn't know the reason, but he definitely wanted to make friends with him. After Xu Zhong finished speaking, he quickly walked to the back house.

"Bring the horse out! I'll go first. UU reading www.uukanshu.com and you follow after." Xun Zhen ran into the hall in two or three steps, took the saber, and hurried outside the hospital. That Zuo Shi shouted, "Xun Jun, there is one more thing."

Xun Zhen kept walking, asking, "What's the matter?"

"When the villain went to the county today, just in time for the official document from the county to arrive, the governor He was summoned to the imperial court and worshipped as a servant, and a new governor came, a native of Nanyang, named Yin Xiu."

A new county governor was a big deal for the officials in the county, but for Xun Zhen, it was not as good as Le Jin. He nodded indiscriminately and replied, "Wait when I come back." At the gate of the official temple, Xu Zhong and others brought his mount, mounted the horse with a knife, whipped the whip, and galloped along the official road to Sangyin Pavilion. go.

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1. Eleven pavilions.

The unearthed Yinwan Han Slips Collection Book records the number of townships, pavilions and li under the jurisdiction of Donghai County, which are 170, 688, 2,534, and the ratio of the three. Approx: 1:4:15.

The township in the book is a big township, so the number of "pavilions" and "li" is written more.

2. There are more than 2,000 households and a population of nearly 10,000 people.

"Book of the Later Han Dynasty? Hundred Officials' Records" quoted "Han Officials" and said: "Five thousand of rural households, then there is an order."

"Following the Book of Han" states: "Every household in a county with more than 500 households has a township, more than 3,000 households have two townships, more than 5,000 households have three townships, and more than 10,000 households have four townships."

If these two records are put together, a contradictory result will be drawn, that is, very few townships can reach the "household five thousand". , when "five hundred or one thousand".

However, it can be seen from the unearthed Han bamboo slips "Donghai County Officials Book" that there are a total of 170 townships in Donghai County, and only 25 townships have ranks, which is a small proportion. Therefore, it is believed that the saying of "five thousand households" should be correct.

Both of these arguments are valid, and they are listed here.