The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms Chapter 161

Huangfu Song said that he would make a great contribution to Xun Zhen's department, and in his good report to the court, he had to give Xun Zhen, Xi Zhong and Xin A a lot of attention. Zhang Jiao is the leader of the Yellow Turbans, and getting a horn is like breaking an enemy country. Even if this kind of great merit is divided equally among three people, even if the Lord and General Huangfu Song is spared, and the four are divided, the weight that falls on each person is not light. .

Xi Zhong is now white, and he has achieved this great merit. Even if he was born in a poor family, he had no prestige in the prefectures before, but after the war, he can get a 600-stone lower doctor. Xin Ai is a son of a noble family, and the Xin clan in Yangzhai is a big clan in Yingchuan, so he will not mention his elders, only his clan brothers Xin Ping, Xin Pi, etc. have long been famous in the county, and Zhang Jiao was captured by him himself. His position of a thousand stones is no exaggeration.

Xun Zhen was their chief general, and his subordinates had meritorious deeds. Xun Zhen was also proud of himself. In addition to his original military exploits, plus his family background, even though he was in his twenties, he still used normal rewards for his merits. After the war, the position of the prefect of a small county could not escape. ——If he came from a more famous family, such as a top-level clan like the Yuan family, he might even be named a marquis for it.

There is only one point. The Xun family has been under the yoke of the party. Although the party yoke is now broken, but because the party yoke is forced to be released, the eunuchs in the court will definitely be more afraid of the gentry who have been under the party yoke like the Xun clan. They are afraid of their revenge and add Shang Xunzhen offended Zhang Rang, which means that he has already stated his political position. In this way, will Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others make trouble? But it's not good.

Last time, thanks to the power of Cao Cao, Xun Zhen was promoted from the military Sima of six hundred shi to the Sima of the other divisions of Qianshi. Senior officials, the entire empire has less than 200 officials of 2,000 stone, and the prefect of a county is in charge of one side, and is also in charge of the military and civilians. What? Xun's origin was both beneficial and detrimental to Xun Zhen. The advantages are manifested in the early stage, it is easy to become an official, and the promotion is fast, and the disadvantage is manifested in the later stage.

After returning to the camp from Huangfu Song's tent, Xu Zhong, Jiang Qin, Dian Wei, Chen Dao, Liu Deng, Chen Bao, Xun Cheng, He Yi and others crowded into Xunzhen's tent, congratulations to Xin Ai, congratulations to Xi Zhi Talent, and congratulations to Xun Zhen.

Everyone babbled and said, "The entire army has tens of thousands of cavalry to chase and capture Zhang Jiao without success. Only Yulang won it. This is the first great merit. For Hou, there is always a prefect of any United States!"

Everyone was very excited. They followed Xun Zhen to the death to fight. What did they do? If it was purely to repay Xun Zhen's kindness at the beginning, then as Xun Zhen rose step by step, they rose with the tide, and they inevitably pursued fame and fortune more or less. Who doesn't want to be a "gentleman"? As a group, Xun Zhen was their leader, and the higher Xun Zhen rose, the greater the benefits they would get.

Xun Zhen listened to their excited discussion, but just smiled without saying a word, and Xun You occasionally exchanged glances, both of them knew very well: "I'm afraid this 2,000-stone prefect is not easy to get."

To put it in front of the party, with this great merit, it is easy to get the position of a prefect. At that time, there were more than ten clansmen in the court and the local government, not to mention the generation of Xun Shu, only the generation of the eight dragons of the Xun family, Xun You's grandfather Xun Tan, Congzu Xunyi also served as the minister of the county and state of 2,000 stone, and the Eight Dragons also served many officials, either in the court or in the locality, and with like-minded cronies all over the court and the opposition, it can be said that the clan is powerful. After the party was enslaved, only Xun Shuang, Xun Zhen, and Xun Yu are now serving as officials in the clan. Among the three, Xun Zhen is the one with the highest rank, while Li Ying and other cronies have either died or have long since retired. Still, there are too many people.

Xun Zhen said in his heart: "Although I have achieved great success, it is a pity that there is no one in the court, and I have offended the **** before. Two thousand stones may not be easy to obtain."

Before he got this great merit, what he hoped most was to wait until after the war to be worshipped as a speaker and summoned to the court. Now that he has this great merit, the position of speaker is a little lighter in comparison. After all, although Yi Lang is noble and has no real power, he is not as good as running a county.

So he thought about it: "Would you like to write a letter to Mende?"

This idea was just a flash, and he was quickly rejected by himself. The last time I got the help of Cao Cāo, I was promoted to Sima of the Thousand Stones. What's more, it's not suitable to "take the initiative to write a letter to ask for an official". Once it is spread, it will damage the name. He thought to himself: "It's okay, it's okay, it's up to the DPRK to confer rewards, and I don't think it's useless."

Since it's useless to think about it, then Suo xìng doesn't want to. Instead of thinking about the useless, think about the useful ones.

What is useful?

From Huangfu Song's campaign, Xun Zhen first won military merit for himself, and secondly, through the battles in several states, he also met many heroes and heroes in the world.

Such as Sun Jian, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, etc. Another example is Xu Rong.

Xun Zhen's family knew about his family affairs. Although he had many fierce generals, he had few cavalry generals. It could even be said that he did not have any serious cavalry generals under his command. Cavalry combat is different from infantry combat. Infantry is easy, cavalry is difficult. The military training and tactical training of infantry can be learned from military books, but the military training and tactical training of cavalry cannot be learned only from military books. One military book involves little cavalry, and the other is the transformation of various formations in high-speed movement. The realization of this tactic is not something that can be learned just by reading a book. Inexperienced, I recklessly practiced according to the military book. When there are few cavalry, it is okay to say that when there are more cavalry, thousands of horses are galloping. These generals under Xun Zhen's command, including Xun Zhen, were all from the inner county, and all of them were not skilled in the cāo training of cavalry.

Xin Ai, who now leads the cavalry, is brave and brave, but since he was a child, let alone commanding large-scale cavalry battles, he has never even seen the scene of thousands of horses galloping, so let him command three or four Hundred cavalry is okay, five or six hundred cavalry is also fine, once it rises to more than a thousand cavalry, he will not be able to do it. Neither did Xun Zhen. Therefore, Xun Zhen really wanted to recruit an outstanding cavalry general.

In the Battle of Guangzong, when the Xiliang iron cavalry charged on the battlefield, the formation was changed and the enemy was invincible. It was the sharpest cavalry in the Han army, which left a deep impression on Xun Zhen. Dong Min, Niu Fu, Dong Yue, Hu Zhen, Duan Xun, etc. are either relatives of Dong Zhuo, or descendants of the big clan in Liangzhou. With Xun Zhen's current status, he is not qualified to recruit, nor can he recruit, but Xu Rong?

On the one hand, Xu Rong was repelled by Dong Min, Niu Fu, etc. On the other hand, Xu Rong was smart and brave in these days' battles, and he was meticulous. He was a rare cavalry general, and it seemed worth some effort. But where should this "kung fu" come from? Xun Zhen and Xu Rong were not familiar with each other, and Xu Rong was different from Liu Bei. Liu Bei was white and had no generals, while Xu Rong was a member of Dong Zhuo, so he would not take the liberty to visit the camp.

Just when Xun Zhen was worried about this, the opportunity came, and it was two at the same time.

... Guangzong City was broken, Zhang Jiao was dead, Huangfu Song's shoulders were relieved, and he was not in a hurry to take down Quyang. He first sent some troops north to Quyang to join forces with Guo Dian, the prefect of Julu, and ordered the remaining main force to be strong. The Ministry rested outside Guangzong City.

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The generals besieged the city for several months, fought hard for a night, and finally conquered Guangzong. Although Huangfu Song's military orders were strict, the generals would inevitably give in. Tens of thousands of cavalry have their own backgrounds, some are proud soldiers of the capital, some are local soldiers, all rely on their own merits, and disputes and conflicts will inevitably arise.

When Xin Ai captured Zhang Jiao's second rì, Niu Fu and Li Jue looted wealthy women in the city, but they clashed with Xun Zhen.

However, although Zhang Jiao and Zhang Liang were destroyed, Julu County was the hometown of Zhang Jiao's brothers. The Yellow Turban Road was very powerful here, with a very deep foundation, and Guangzong had been garrisoned by the Yellow Turbans in Jizhou for many months. There were still yellow turbans left in the party, so Huangfu Song ordered all the ministries to seize the city by piece.

——Speaking of the fact that Xun Zhen's army had a beautiful woman, since ancient times, except for the fact that after Xun Zhen came, there was an army that was a real soldier of the people's children, all the other dynasties and dynasties, after the war, there were almost all soldiers who did not rob the people, the only one. The difference is that the degree of plundering with strict military discipline is light, and the degree of plundering with loose military discipline is heavier. Guangzong is where Zhang Jiao is located. After the war, Huangfu Song reported to the court that more than 50,000 vehicles were seized, but the actual income was far more than that. Tens of thousands of Han soldiers and cavalry units looted a lot. Xun Zhenbu was the first to enter the city, and gained a lot.

The palace where Zhang Jue lived, the residences of the Yellow Turban generals, and the warehouses of the Yellow Turbans were all. After robbing and dividing them up, the only thing left to rob was the civilians. Fortunately, the military discipline of Xun Zhen's army was not bad. After each war, Xun Zhen would make three orders and five applications, prohibiting looting of the people, and beheading those who violated the law, so this beautiful woman did not come from a private family, but from a Yu Dang family in Taiping Road. Yes, it should have been reported to Huangfu Song. Seeing that this woman was beautiful and enchanting, Xun Zhen's followers planned to present her to Xun Zhen.

Unexpectedly, he met Li Jue on the way out of the city.

Li Juebu was a cavalry soldier. When they broke the city, they killed the Yellow Turbans outside the city. They entered the city late and didn't get much good things. Li Jue was already in prison for this. At the city gate, I saw this beautiful woman right away. As soon as he saw it, he was drooling, how could he care who these Han soldiers belonged to? Take it with a knife.

Li Juegu was a fierce general, and the soldiers of Xun Zhen's clan followed Xun Zhen to several states, and they were invincible, but they were not arrogant soldiers? Although the infantry is against the cavalry, they are not afraid at all. How can they be willing to give in? The two sides first scolded each other, and then each sent out their weapons. The cavalry of Li Jue's group pulled up the reins and straightened their spears, while the infantry of Xun Zhen's group raised their shields and formed a circular formation.

The place where they clashed was not too far from the city gate. Han soldiers from various divisions came in and out. There were many people, and the news was quickly dressed. Gao Jia, Gao Bing, Su Ze, Su in the city and nearby Zheng Zhuren brought people one after another. Guo Si, Fan Chou, Li Meng and others also heard the news and brought their troops to come. Originally, there were only dozens of people riding each other, but it soon developed into hundreds of people riding each other.

Once there is a conflict, things will get bigger. At this moment, Liu Deng galloped up alone.

Liu Deng came from the camp. He drank wine at noon and was sleeping drunk when he heard the news. When he was woken up by his personal soldiers, he found out about the incident. He was immediately furious. He didn't even wear armor. . In a hurry, he didn't even tie his hair in a bun, spread out a straight sword, sat on the horse, looked at Li Jue, and scolded Li Jue with the strength of the wine: "Liangzhou rat, dare to **** beauty with Sima?"

Li Jue was furious, and raised his spear to fight. He heard the sudden sound of the horse's hoof. He looked back and watched, but Xun Zhen arrived with Xu Zhong, Dian Wei, Chen Dao, Jiang Qin, Chen Bao, Xin Ai and others. Xun Zhen also came from the camp, and he and Liu Deng got the news almost at the same time, because he heard the emergency report from Yuanmen, saying that Liu Deng would go first on horseback with his sword in front of his body, fearing that Liu Deng would suffer, so he urgently summoned all the generals to come with him. , so it came a little late.

"Wait, Li Jun!"

Seeing that Xunzhen brought all the generals, Xu Zhong, Dian Wei, Liu Deng, Xin Ai were brave, Li Jue, Guo Si, etc. had seen it in person on the battlefield. Spear, and said angrily, "What's the delay?" He straightened his spear to show that he was not afraid of the crowd of Xun Zhen.

Before he finished speaking, one person suddenly jumped out from the other Han soldiers who were watching on the sidelines, and rushed to Li Jue's horse in two steps. Guo Sitong shouted in unison, "Be careful!" Li Jue turned his head and looked around, only to see a figure flashing with a heavy spear in his hand, followed by a huge force. Because he was not prepared, he immediately sat on the horse. Unable to stop, the man walked with the spear, was pulled off his horse, and fell heavily to the ground.

He was so dazed by the fall that his legs and buttocks hurt so much that he barely got up. He sat on the ground and looked around and shouted, "Who?" He heard someone say to Xun Zhen, "The former Sima gave him a treasured saber, and Yu repaid it with this." Turning around, he saw that it was Guan Yu.

Although Guan Yu was dissatisfied with Xun Zhen's "rudeness" when he first met him, he was a person with clear grievances and grievances. He received the gift of Xun Zhen's treasured sword, and Xun Zhen's treasured sword saved Liu Bei's life at a critical moment. Of course, he must repay.

Xun Zhen said in his heart, "This Li Jue is also suffering. He was good at cavalry and not very good at foot combat. First he was defeated by Guan Yu in foot combat, and then he was attacked by Guan Yu and dragged off his horse. How many days? Guan Yu has suffered two big losses." Xiao Yu said to Guan Yu, "Xuande, my brother, my family, why are you so polite?" Seeing Guan Yu bowing, he only glanced at Li Jue, who was sitting on the ground, and he was proud. He turned around and went back to Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong and the others who had just heard the news, and unconsciously said, "Although Li Jue's position is low, he is Dong Zhuo's general. It's just that he defeated Li Jue in the previous competition. This Guan Yu is really arrogant when Li Jue is so ugly in the next public. Oh, my brother Xuande, you have such a proud and brave general under your command, should it be said that you are lucky, or are you unlucky? "Smiled and nodded at Liu Bei, responding to his concerned gaze.

Seeing Guan Yu again, Li Jue was furious, jumped up from the ground, and called an army to join Xun Zhen. Duan Xun called from a distance: "Slow, slow, slow!"

Xun Zhen looked back and saw that Xu Rong was also coming, and she felt a sudden change in her heart, and suddenly thought: "I'm worried that I can't find an opportunity to win over Xu Rong, ..., isn't this opportunity just here?"

He thought about it: "Xu Rong is used by Dong Zhuo as a foreigner, and he should be grateful to Dong Zhuo. Although he was pushed out by Niu Fu and others, he was not pushed enough, and it was not enough for him to vote for another host. It's not easy to win him over. If I want to win this person, I must first alienate him, so that he and Dong Zhuo's subordinate generals in Liangzhou will be more alienated, and he will be excluded everywhere, making him extremely resentful. It's better to let Niu Fu and the others cast a dark arrow to let Dong Zhuo keep him away, so that we can take advantage of it."

Thinking of this, he waited for Dong Min, Niu Fu, Xu Rong, Duan Xun, etc. to come to the front, dismounted and laughed, "It's just a trivial matter, but disturbing the princes to come in person, this is the crime of Zhen Zhen." Waiting for someone to speak, he pointedly pointed at the beautiful woman who was in the army and said, "This woman was originally my first-served woman, but Lian fought against the thieves of Guangzong. you guys."

Dong Min and Niu Fu looked at each other stunned. Before they came, they already knew the cause of the incident. They knew that Li Jue was wrong, but they didn't expect Xun Zhen to be so good at talking. They turned their eyes to Xu Rong and said to each other, "'Lian Li fought against the Guangzong bandit, and Xu Jun is very good.' What's the credit? It's a fake to catch Zhang Jiao! But it makes General Huangfu's favorite general Xun Zhen look so high?"

Dong Min and Niu Fu were confused~www.mtlnovel.com~ and did not speak for a while. Li Jue suffered a loss and refused to forgive.

Xun Zhen sank her face and said, "You are not willing to forgive you on Xu Jun's face? I will kill you now, like killing a dog's ear."

Xu Zhong, Liu Deng, Dian Wei, Chen Dao, Jiang Qin, Chen Bao, and Xin Ai heard Xun Zhen's words, and they all drew their swords in their hands and stared at them. The soldiers of Xun Zhen's group also held shields and swords, and slashed and killed. Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei on the side also pressed their swords, and they helped Xun Zhen kill only when the situation was not right. With murderous aura, Li Jue and Guo Si's mounts raised their hoofs uneasy and hissed. The atmosphere was tense and depressed.

Thinking of the bravery of Xun Zhen's group, Dong Min and Niu Fu changed their faces.

Duan Xun was a good old man. He was busy trying to persuade him. He smiled and said, "They are all soldiers of the Han family, and don't meet each other because of a woman. Zhiran, Guo Duoer, don't hurry up and put away your weapons!" Zhiran is Li Jue's word , Guo Duo was Guo Si's nickname when he was a horse thief.

Xun Zhen was the Sima of another department, and Dong Min, Niu Fu, and others with the highest rank were only similar to him. Angrily left. The rich woman did not want it either.

Xun Zhen's followers dedicated the woman to Xun Zhen. How could Xun Zhen ruin her family's reputation? He scolded the crowd and told them to send the woman back to her home. On the way back to the camp, it was because of their own shrewdness that they thought to themselves: "Because of my previous words, Dong Min, Niu Fu and others were originally dissatisfied with Xu Rong, a foreigner from outside the state, and they should be side by side with them now. more dissatisfied."

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