The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

The market was bustling with people, Xun Zhen saw a stall selling mallow and radishes, and was about to go over to buy some, when she saw a person standing in front of the shop selling hairpin jewelry by the vegetable stall. But it was the beautiful wife of the Fei family, Chi Mai, who was trying on a bracelet on her wrist.

Cheng Yan said, "Huh? Isn't that Fei's wife?"

The two stalls selling hairpins and vegetables were next to each other, and there were many people standing in front of the stalls, men and women, old and young. Maid Chi was tall and stood out among them. Le Jin saw it too, and said, "Where is the woman? She's so tall." He was only seven feet tall, so it was no wonder that Chi maid had her head raised. Four or five of them surrounded Xun Zhen, separated from the crowd, and went to the food stall. Some of the people who knew Xun Zhen, or saluted, called "Xun Zhen." Or avoided giving way. When the maid Chi heard the movement, she turned her head and smiled sweetly at Xun Zhen.

"Fei everyone, it's a coincidence. . . . How about buying a jump off?"

Maid Chi pursed her lips and said with a smile: "I don't know how to write, so I don't deserve to be called 'Everyone'." "Everyone" is an honorific title for a talented woman. She held the bracelet, lit up, and asked Xun Zhen, "Xunjun, do you think this jumping looks good?"

Xun Zhen looked at the bracelet, which seemed to be made of silver. He didn't realize that his eyes slipped, and fell on the front chest and slender waist of Chi's maid. He immediately closed his eyes, raised his eyes and smiled, and replied, "It looks good. It suits you very well."

"Really?" The maid also seemed to like this bracelet very much. She rubbed it in her hand and tried it on her wrist. When it was over, she reluctantly put it back on the bunk. Although Xu Zhong and Cheng Yan were outside for sanitation, they were crowded with people. Xun Zhen was very close to the maid Chi at this time. The distance between the two was only five or six steps. into the nose. He asked strangely, "Why don't you buy it?"

Chi Mai left the shop, took two steps in front of him, and said, "It's too expensive, it costs more than five hundred dollars!"

Xun Zhen was dumbfounded. Although her husband Fei Tong was not a rich man, his family had hundreds of acres of fertile land, so he would not be able to get more than 500 yuan.

He thought to himself: "I heard Gao Su say that Fei Tong is stingy, it seems true." It's a pity for Chi maid, "How can you marry a stingy person as a wife with such a beautiful woman?" Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered what Gao Su said that day. Similar words, he also made fun of Gao Su at the time, saying that Gao Su was an "amorous" person, and he thought it was amusing, and said to himself, "I have become an 'amorous kind' too! ... This maid's tactful and familiar charm is nothing more than that. , many women are like this. It's just,..."

It's just that her height is really gratifying. Visually, it is almost 1.7 meters, which is considered tall in future generations. What's more, in the current era when women are generally 1.6 or less than 1.6 meters tall? Called "stand out from the crowd".

He smiled and said, "I'm also about to buy some accessories. I like this escape very much. If you don't buy it, give it to me." He instructed Xiaoren, "Take 1,000 yuan and choose two other than this escape. A hairpin." Chi maid was reluctant to part with it, watched Xiao Ren buy the bracelet, and asked Xun Zhen, "Mr. Xun, I heard that you are not married yet, so what's the use of buying these jewelry? Is it a gift?"

Xun Zhen was puzzled, and said to herself, "Today is the second time I've met her. I've just worked in the village, and there aren't many people who know my details. Where did she hear that I'm not married yet?" , I didn't think much, and said without thinking, "There is a maid in the family. I want to bring her to the temple in two days. I will meet with outsiders, and it must be colorless. These jewelry are going to be worn by her."

The idea of ​​buying jewelry for Tang Er was not a temporary idea of ​​Xun Zhen. What he said to the maid was also honest. Be frugal when you should be frugal, and not be frugal when you should not be frugal. In this world, the poor are starving and freezing, and the rich and the rich are arguing about luxury. During the few days that Xun Zhen came to the village, he found that even the village officials were usually well-dressed. If the maid in the family dresses badly, they will inevitably be looked down upon by them, and if she is "looked down", she will be less revered in front of others and will be detrimental to governance. The atmosphere is so, it is a last resort.

As soon as he finished speaking, the maid Chi blushed and said angrily: "Mr. Xun!" She quickly glanced at the crowd left and right, and saw that no one was paying attention to their conversation, so she felt relieved and complained, " A lowly concubine is a woman, so you mustn't laugh." After bowing, she turned around and left.

Xun Zhen was inexplicable. Seeing her leaving figure, she thought to herself, "What did I say?"

Xiao Xia couldn't help laughing at the side, and said, "Xun Jun, have you forgotten her name? Her name is Chi Mai. You said 'there is a maid in the family' just now, maybe she thought you were talking about her? !" Xun Zhen stroked her forehead with her hand and said, "Alas! I've lost my words!"

Xiaoren bought a bracelet and a hairpin and came back. Xiao Xia said: "What are you still doing? Hurry up and catch up with the maid Chi and give her this jump!" Xiao Ren didn't know what to do, and said in surprise, "Give it to the maid Chi?" He asked Xun Zhen, "Jun Xun , did you buy this for her?"

Xun Zhen thought, "I've already made a slip of the tongue, so I have to send it over again, isn't it true that I have a heart?" He waved his hand and said, "Don't be joking!" Xiao Xia nodded: "Yes, 'Don't be joking' , Chi maid also said these four words just now." Xun Zhen was amused by his pretentiousness, but also a little regretful that he had just made a slip of the tongue.

"Don't make a fuss. Xiao Xia, there is a mutton stall over there, go buy some meat. Ayan, see if there is any wine seller, and buy some too. Xiao Ren, go to the vegetable stall over there, Pick up some fresh mallows and aloes and buy them."

After Xun Zhen gave the order, she smiled at Le Jin again: "My brother Zhong and my nephew Gongda both like to eat reeds, Gongda likes to eat them raw, and praised them: 'Fresh than peaches and plums, crispy than pears and jujubes, don't eat them. It is spicy and refreshing. The maids of the two families are good at cooking aloe dishes, so I learned two tricks, and I will make them in the evening for you to try." Alu is a radish. Le Jin smiled and said, "The gentleman is far away from the kitchen. How dare you make Xunjun cook in person?"

Xun Zhen waved his hand and said with a smile: "Hey! You are wrong. The gentleman is far from the kitchen, which means that the gentleman should stay away from killing places, and the gentleman wants benevolence. But this reed is not cattle or sheep, just vegetables, and it has nothing to do with benevolence. It has nothing to do with benevolence!" Pointing at Xu Zhong, he said, "Jun Qing knows my cooking skills. Jun Qing, tell Wen Qian, how is my craft?" Xu Zhong smiled and said, "It is very beautiful."

- Xun Zhen's culinary skills were forced out. In his previous life, he was not very good at cooking. After transmigration, there are few seasonings and types of vegetables in his diet. This is not enough, and in terms of the preparation method of dishes, there are sautéed, boiled, boiled, steamed, but not fried. He was used to cooking, but suddenly he didn't. It was too uncomfortable. He could endure it for a day or two, but he couldn't bear it for a year or two. Over time, the cooking skills will gradually become more sophisticated.

Let’s talk, wait for a moment, Cheng Yan, Xiao Xia, and Xiao Renfen bought wine, meat and vegetables, and they walked through the market and returned to the official temple.

After arriving at the monastery, Xun Zhen asked Xiao Ren to take out sixty-five thousand money from the house, and send it to the third Lan together with Xiao Xia, and instructed them both: "When you see the third Lan, you must greet her with a smile, and don't let it go. Showing his feet will make him alert earlier." The two agreed to go.

Xun Zhen also asked Cheng Yan to take the bought wine, meat and vegetables to the backyard, accompanied by Xu Zhong with great interest, and took Le Jin to visit the official temple in the front courtyard.

Before he left, he did not finish laying out the bamboo slips in the cage. Now, looking at it, someone took over, and they have already been laid out. They are neatly arranged in the courtyard. Bamboo slips that have been left for a long time are yellowish and placed. For a short time, it remained green. Under the sun, green is dripping, yellow is gentle, all are like jade, they are very beautiful when placed in one place, and even more gratifying when paired with the ink characters on the Jane.

Le Jin was careful not to step on them, picked up a roll to read, unfolded it, and saw three ink script clerical characters lined up horizontally from right to left at the top: "Hukou Book". Below are several vertical lines with smaller handwriting. The rightmost line reads: "House 3213 Shaoqian". He asked, "Is this the household registration book of my hometown?"

Xun Zhen replied: "There are household registration books, account books, official documents, and orders from the state and county. The records and books of recent years are all here." Looking at the one that Le Jin took, he added, "These are three The household registration book from a few years ago.... In recent years, epidemics and disasters have continued, and people have died or been displaced. Ten years ago, there were nearly 4,000 households in this town, and three years ago, there were only more than 3,200. This year, there are even fewer. , less than three thousand." If you want to know whether a place is getting better or worse, the change in the number of households in the household registration book is the most valuable. If the number of households is getting better and better, the number of households will definitely increase, and if the number of households is getting smaller and smaller, it can only mean that either the years are bad or the chief officials are bad.

Hearing Xun Zhen talking about the epidemic, Le Jin sighed, put down the bamboo slip, and said, "Last year, when there was an epidemic, some people died when they entered the house."

Someone outside the courtyard showed his head, walked in, and bowed in a long salute, "Mr. Xun, you're back." But it was the assistant who reported to Xun Zhen before. Xun Zhen said: "Yes, I just came back.... I haven't thanked you yet. Thank you for sending me the message. If it weren't for you, Wen Qian would have suffered a lot."

This Zuo Shi accompanied him with a smile and said, "The third clan is the lord of the village, and the villain dare not offend them, otherwise, there is no need to trouble Xunjun, the villain brought back your friend at that time."

Xun Zhen said in his heart, "Not only do you dare not offend them, but the pavilion chief of Sang Yin Pavilion also dare not offend them." Third Lan blocked the road in broad daylight to grab money, and it took half an hour from Xun Zhen's past to Xun Zhen's departure. See the local pavilion outcropping. He said a few words to this Zuo Shi, and when he saw that he had something to say, he asked, "Are you looking for me for anything?"

"..., it's okay. Xun Jun, do you remember that before you went to pick up your friend, the villain told you that the county governor has been replaced?"

"Yes, you told me that it was Nanyang Yinxiu?"

"Yeah, Nanyang Yinxiu." This Zuo Shi smiled, bowed and said, "Xunjun, congratulations, congratulations!"

The county governor is replaced, what is the matter with Guan Xunzhen? Why congratulate Xun Zhen? Le Jin and Xu Zhong were puzzled and looked at Xun Zhen suspiciously.

The two of them were confused because they didn't know much about Xun. Xun Zhen knew this clearly, and smiled: "Although Nanyang Yin clan and our clan are related by marriage, both of our clans have a large number of clansmen. I do not know Yin Gong and have never met. Besides, I am just a A young official with a hundred stones, a small township with rank, Yin Gong is the county governor of the county, a high official with three green ribbons and two thousand stones. The difference between me and him is like a world of difference. Congratulations to you, happy to follow Where did it come from?"

"You can't say that. The monarch's family is high, and the name of Yuzhou County is in the forefront. Now that Duke Yin is in office, according to the custom, he must choose talents from the county as a supplement. Duke Yin and the Jun family are also related by marriage, and all the sages of the Jun family must be reused. Although you are only in the township and have rank, but you have made great contributions and displayed virtue in Fanyang. Earlier, the villain heard that Xie Jun said that long before you made merits in fighting thieves, the county magistrate intended to promote you as the head of the family. It’s just that you don’t want to be an ear, and now that Duke Yin is here, when you know your merits, you will definitely give you a good move!”

Xun Zhen said in his heart, "If there is a 'non-second move', it would really be good for me to be the guardian of a county, or perhaps the best officer in the county!" He also knew that this was impossible, and he had no illusions about it. " I'd better keep my feet on the ground." Xiao said to Na Zuoshi, "I thank you again, thank you for your auspicious words! If it is as you said, I will not forget your Hexi today."

That Zuoshi grinned, didn't dare to say anything, and flattered Xun Zhen several times before he left.

After he left, Le Jin and Xu Zhongzao felt uncomfortable. Xu Zhong was taciturn, and the following people and followers were self-reliant, and would not take the initiative to ask Xun Zhen's family and clan affairs. Le Jin did not pay attention to such matters, so he immediately asked: "Master Xun, I have heard the name of Nanyang Yinxiu, and I know it. He is the ethnicity of Empress Guanglie. Are you relatives by marriage?" The Yin clan of Nanyang, like the Fufeng Dou clan and the Nanyang Deng clan, are all "Queen's family". There have been two queens in their clan, one is Yin Lihua, the empress of Guanglie. , Empress of Emperor Guangwu. The other is the great-grandson of Yin Lihua's brother, and Queen Diyin. In addition, Queen Hexi Deng is also considered to be half of the Yin family, her mother Yin Shi, the daughter of Yin Lihua's younger brother.

Xun Zhen replied, "Daughter of the clan's father 'Erlong' Ciming, my clan elder sister Xun Cai married the Yin clan many years ago."

"Oh? It turns out that the daughter of Erlong and the elder sister of Jun's clan married into the Yin clan." Le Jin was very pleasantly surprised and said, "So, what Zuo Shi said is not bad, it won't take long for you to marry I can get a promotion. …, Zhenzhi, why don’t you think so?”

Xun Zhen smiled bitterly and said, "Wen Qian, things are not as simple as you think."

"Could it be that there is an inside story?"

There is indeed an inside story. Xun Cai married a man named Yin Yu. After two years of marriage, they gave birth to a daughter, but Yin Yu died of illness not long after. At that time, Xun Cai was only nineteen years old. Xun Shuang couldn't bear her being a widow at a young age, so he decided for her and promised her to Yangzhai Guo. Xun Cai was taught by a family since he was a child, read books on sages and sages, and was determined to keep chastity for her husband. Xun Cai had no choice but to enter Guo's house and pretended to be happy, causing the Guo family to relax their vigilance. She then said that she wanted to take a bath and ordered the maids to avoid it. Fearing that someone would come, he hanged himself with his clothes before he finished writing the word "Yin".

When Xun Cai committed suicide, it was about seven or eight years ago, not long after Xun Zhen had just crossed over. This matter spread widely in Yingchuan and Nanyang, and people sympathized with Xun Cai. When the etiquette is not strict in the world, a woman's remarriage is nothing, but it is precisely because the etiquette is not strict that this matter is even more amazing and praised. Such a good woman, being forced to hang herself alive, would it arouse the dissatisfaction of the Yin clan? Xun Zhen was at a loss.

He did not hide Le Jin, and told all the twists and turns of the matter.

After Le Jin and Xu Zhong heard it, their reactions were different.

Xu Zhongren was filial and valued integrity, clapped his hands in admiration, and said, "Although Xun Jun's sister is a woman, chastity does not allow men."

Le Jin didn't pay much attention to Xun Cai's fierceness, but was first moved by Xun Zhen's secret telling him about the family, then he pondered for a moment, and said, "Zhenzhi, your clan sister is keeping the festival for the Yin clan! It's not too late for the family to be moved, so how can you blame your clan? You have been overly concerned. ... Also, your clan elder sister also gave birth to a daughter to the Yin family. This daughter should be eight or nine years old now, right? Yes If the mother is like this, her daughter will be better. Every time the Yin clan sees her daughter, they will definitely think of her mother and also of the Ru clan. . . I will admire you for this, and appreciate that you have taught a good woman! ..., just wait and see, it won't be long before the official document that removes Junyan from your clan will come down!"

Xun Zhen was also a fan of the parties involved. After listening to Le Jin's analysis, she felt it made sense and said with a smile, "Even if I get rid of it, it should not be me. My family, Chinese Ruo and Gongda, are ten times as talented as me. Don't talk about that. Now, come, I'll show you where I usually work." He led Le Jin to turn around the official temple, and when he turned back to the backyard, Xiao Xia and Xiao Ren came back on horseback.

Xun Zhen stopped and asked, "Did it go well?"

The two turned over and dismounted, and said angrily, "This stubby, Third Lan, is too deceiving."

"What's up?"

"We sent him money, but he didn't even let us in. He only sent a cangtou out. The cangtou was just a lowly servant, but he was also arrogant and arrogant! He hummed in his nose. , say something high above, shouting and drinking, but it seems to be the master of us! ... If Xun Jun told us to be cautious, we would have to draw a knife on the spot to show him a good look!"

Xun Zhen said comfortingly: "I'm tired of the two of you. Please hold back your anger, and when you do it in the next day, I will hand over this black head to you for rectification."

Xiao Xia asked, "Xun Jun, when do you plan to start?"

"Didn't you say it? First of all, we need to find out what evil they did."

Of course Xiao Xia and Xiao Ren remembered what Xun Zhen said, but they just couldn't wait. Xiao Ren said bitterly, "I wish I could destroy their clan tomorrow!" Xun Zhen said, "I know you are in a hurry. After tonight, you will go separately and inquire carefully. Find out as soon as possible, and start as soon as possible."

That night, Xun Zhen personally cooked, cooked several dishes, lit candles, and feasted in the hall.

Although Xu Zhong, Xiao Xia, and Xiao Ren met Le Jin for the first time, they were both courageous and speculative, and the atmosphere was harmonious. When the wine is half full, Xu Zhong strikes the case, Cheng Yan sings, Xiao Xia and Xiao Ren dance to add to the fun, and Xun Zhen and Yue Jin play and gamble. Five or six people drank heavily until midnight, and parted happily. Xun Zhen lived in the same room with Xu Zhong and Le Jin, and with the help of wine, they talked until dawn.

Le Jin slept until noon and woke up. When he got up, he saw a set of clean clothes on the couch. He knew that Xun Zhen must have changed his clothes for him because he saw that he was so busy. He was moved and got up. This set of clothes probably belonged to Xu Zhong. He was wearing a little too big, but it still fit.

Xun Zhen and Xu Zhong didn't know when they had gotten up. He was outside, the sun was sunny and warm, the courtyard was quiet and silent, the door to the east side room was closed, and no one was there. He could faintly hear voices in the official temple in the front courtyard. He guessed that Xun Zhen might be there, and remembered Xun Zhen yesterday. Saying that he had something to discuss with him today, he drew some water from the well, washed his hands and face, left the hospital, and went to the official temple in front of him.

—

1. Everyone.

"Home" sounds "ancient". Ban Zhao, the wife of Cao Shishu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, was famous for her talent and learning. She was invited by Queen Deng into the harem to ask for advice.

2, jump out.

bracelet. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Fan Qin's "Poems of Love": "Why do you make a contract and jump around your wrists and jump out". Fan Qin, a native of Yangzhai, served as Cao Cao's master bookkeeper, and is well-known for his poems and essays.

3. The height of women in the Han Dynasty.

There are only three records of the height of Qin and Han women in "Later Han Dynasty? Later Chronicles". Empress Mingde Ma was "seven feet two inches in length", Empress Hexi Deng was "seven feet two inches in length", and Empress Lingsi He was "seven feet and one inch in length". - Queen He of Lingsi is He Jin's younger sister. Seven feet two inches is one meter six or six, and seven feet one inch is one meter six/four.

From the Queen Guo Shengtong at the founding of the country to the Queen Cao Jie of Emperor Xian, there are a total of 17 queens recorded in the "Second Chronicles", and only these three are written about their height.