The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms Chapter 5

There is one more tonight. .

Forgot that today is New Year's Day, I wish the children a happy new year.

I just saw a lot of acquaintances in the book review area, you children's shoes, long time no see!

Shi Juxian's intuition was right. As his understanding deepened, Xun Zhen really didn't want to hunt down Xu Zhong.

At the beginning of receiving the report, he thought about arresting the perpetrator to establish his prestige, but as he got to know Xu Zhong more and more deeply, after learning about his person and his reputation, his thoughts also followed suit. It has changed.

Why change? This starts with the word "traversal".

It has been ten years since I traveled back to this era, and it is clear that I am at the end of the Han Dynasty.

Because "he" has a cousin named Xun Yu and a cousin named Xun You. Even if he is not proficient in history, these two names have always been heard.

If it is said that the names of Xun Yu and Xun You are just a coincidence, then after hearing the names of Yuan Shao, Xia Houchun and Cao Cao successively, it must be the end of the Han Dynasty.

The first person I heard of was Yuan Shao.

At a gathering of the clan at that time, the elders of the clan were tasting tea and commenting on the scholars in the hall, discussing the celebrities in Runan and Yingchuan. Someone praised with a tone of admiration: "Runan Yuan Shao first wore his mother's mourning clothes, and then his father's clothes. It has been four or five years since he left office and returned home. what!"

I heard about Xiahou Dun again last year.

Xiahou Dun was still young, only fourteen or fifteen years old. Last summer, a man insulted his teacher and was stabbed to death by him, which made him famous, and his name was passed from his hometown of Peiguo to Yingyin, hundreds of miles away.

This year, I heard about Cao Cao.

In June of this year, the imperial court issued an imperial edict to recommend those who could understand the scriptures. Ting's father, Huang Zhong, said that "in June, the imperial court issued an edict to seek talents", and this is what he was talking about. Not only the "Mr. Yuan" from Runan was recommended, but also the magistrate of Dunqiu who was transferred from the northern Wei of Luoyang. of Cao Cao.

In addition to the names of these few people, he has heard many other names one after another, and without exception, they are all celebrities in the late Han Dynasty.

However, although I know that I am in the late Han Dynasty, which year is it?

I only know that the previous year was changed to "Guanghe", this year is "Guanghe three years", but which year is it in the Western Yuan? Confused.

It can be concluded that Xun Yu and Xiahou Dun are not very old. Xun Yu is not yet weak, and Xiahou Dun is even younger. It is estimated that the "young man" Yuan Shao and "Dunqiu Ling" Cao Cao will not be too old. Based on this, it can be inferred that although it is at the end of the Han Dynasty, it will be about ten or twenty years before the turbulent times of the Three Kingdoms. .

In the days of this era, there is a stone that has been pressing on his heart.

What he was afraid of was not the turbulent times of the Three Kingdoms. In fact, after knowing that Xun Yu and Xun You were "relatives of his own", he breathed a sigh of relief.

Xun Yu and Xun You, who are famous for their reputation, Cao Cao's great advisers, when the Three Kingdoms arrive, the big deal is to follow them closely. They dare not think of glory and wealth, but at least they can save a small life.

He was afraid of the Yellow Turban uprising.

I also read some books before crossing, and I know the tragic conditions of the place where the rebels passed, but I must not lose my life in the Yellow Turban Uprising before the Three Kingdoms arrive. And according to all kinds of clues, especially in recent years, he clearly found that it seems that the Yellow Turban uprising is not too far away.

In recent years, large-scale infectious diseases have repeatedly broken out.

In the past ten years, there have been two major epidemics in the world, affecting the north and the south, and many people have lost their homes and even some clans.

This includes "Xun Zhen".

"Xun Zhen"'s parents died one after another because of the infection, including "Xun Zhen himself" who was also infected with the cold many years ago, and could not afford to be sick. This gave "he" a chance to enter.

In the face of the epidemic, everyone panicked, and as a result, more and more people in urban and rural areas believed in the Way of Peace.

- Taiping Road, isn't it the main force of the Yellow Turban Uprising?

What is the scariest thing in this world?

It is not danger, nor death, but knowing that there is danger but not knowing when the danger will come, such as a sword hanging over your head, like walking on thin ice, like walking on the edge of a cliff with your eyes closed, always worried.

It's not that he didn't think about reminding the world.

But on the one hand, others are soft-spoken, and on the other hand, it is not that no one in the court sees the problem.

Three years ago, "Situ" Yang Ci once wrote to the emperor, thinking that Taiping Road would eventually become a serious problem, and asked to kill Zhang Jiao and others, but the emperor ignored it. - He also mentioned this when he listened to the elders in the clan chatting.

"Situ", one of the three dukes, what he said didn't work, let alone a young Xun family with no fame?

Xun Zhen had both successes and failures before crossing. She was not a weak person. The matter had come to this point. Since she couldn't change it, she could only find a way to adapt. She couldn't just sit still.

How to deal with the upcoming Yellow Turban uprising?

After thinking about it, he came up with three options, one to take refuge in Taiping Road, one to escape from a foreign country, and one to gather a crowd to protect himself.

Relying on it obviously doesn't work.

Although the Yellow Turban Uprising was loud, it was quickly suppressed. If you do not take refuge, you will not necessarily die; if you take refuge, you will surely die.

It's not enough to avoid the country.

Thinking that when the Yellow Turbans rose up, Zhang Jiao shouted, and the eight states responded. Hundreds of thousands of believers joined the prefectures and countries, covering the sky and shaking the sea. Although the world is big, where can I find the Peach Blossom Spring?

Neither can do either, the only way is to gather together to protect yourself.

But, it's easier said than done.

He has neither prestige nor money, and he is weak in age. The world does not know how to gather a crowd?

So, is there a quick way to get prestige and money?

have.

He finally came up with a solution: "Be an official, go for a career."

As long as you can become an official and work hard for a year or two, won't you have prestige and money?

Although there is a decision, it is not so easy to be an official.

The struggle between scholar-officers and eunuchs lasted for many years, and finally failed. In the more than ten years since the ninth year of Yanxi, as many as 600 to 700 scholars have been killed or "chained by the party", and almost all celebrities in the world have been wiped out. - "锢" means to be banned from being an official.

Yingyin Xun was a famous scholar among scholars, and many people were implicated.

For example, his cousin Xun Tan was imprisoned for life.

Another example is Xun Tan's elder brother, Xun Yu, who was known as "Xun Boxiu, a good friend in the world" and one of the "Eight Jun" because he was good at making friends. He was as famous as Li Ying, who was known as "the model of the world, Li Yuanli". Later, he also died with Li Ying.

Originally, only the parties involved were imprisoned.

But in the fifth year of Xiping, that is, four years ago, Cao Luan, the prefect of Yongchang, wrote a letter to vindicate the "party members" and asked for the release of the imprisonment, which angered the emperor. An edict was issued to expand the scope of the party's restraint. All disciples, former officials, fathers and sons, brothers, and even the five clans were all included in the party's restraint, and all those who held official positions were dismissed and "imprisoned for life."

Xun Zhen and Xun Tan and Xun Yu were related to the brothers within the five clothes. So, he was also implicated.

I thought there was no hope, so I honestly waited for the Yellow Turban chaos to rise.

Unexpectedly, last year, the county magistrate of Shanglu County, Wudu County, and Shang Haishu remarked, saying: "According to the etiquette, if you live in a different place from your ancestors and brothers, there is very little kindness. If you wear mourning, you only wear one of the five kinds of mourning clothes. The lightest one. Now that the Dangmen are in **** to the five clans, they both violate the text of the scriptures, and they are not in line with the usual laws." The emperor moved the emperor, "The party is in **** from the ancestors down, and all of them must be explained."

What a joy.

After the edict came down, he immediately prepared to "enter office". But the question arises again, what kind of official should I be?

"Being an official" is not a problem. With the help of Xun's fame, how can he get a half-official position, but there are not many choices in front of him. Although he has the background of Xun's children, after all, he is just a fledgling, and he has no fame. Unlike Xun Yu and Xun You, who were known to the county and county since they were children, even if they were recommended by the elders in the clan, they would definitely not get a good position. At most, they could serve as a county official.

The county officials are not only very busy, but besides taking a rest, they can't go home after work, and must live in the dormitory within the county government. What kind of prestige and money can you get when you can't get in touch with people all day, and you're busy with filings? It is better to simply go to the village to be a pavilion chief who rules over ten miles of land, at least with more freedom of movement and access to the grassroots.

Moreover, the current world is no better than the later generations. In the later generations, "official" is "official", "official" is "official", and there is no gap between officials and officials in the present age. There are similarities in the republican era he traveled through. A large number of famous ministers and high-ranking officials all started from the bottom rafters, and there are many who have been pavilion chiefs.

Everyone knows the story that Emperor Gaozu made the world by becoming the pavilion chief and then making friends with heroes.

Not to mention Gaozu, but only to high-ranking officials, civil and military officials, Fu Jun of the current dynasty followed Emperor Guangwu as the patriarch, and finally ranked among the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai. Yu Yan, a famous minister who had served as the Third Duke, was also the head of the pavilion when he was an official.

Although the patriarch needs to understand the law and the "five soldiers", the children of the Xun family do not only study scriptures and do not understand world affairs. Xun Zhen had studied since childhood and had learned the laws and regulations. Knowing that the troubled times were coming, Xun Zhen humbly sought out the "masters of martial arts" among the clan.

He went to his cousin Xun Qu to talk about his wish.

Xun Qu, the son of Xun Tan, shares the same grandfather as the "Eight Dragons". He had a nephew who was very famous in history, Xun You.

Because Xun Qu's family and Xun Zhen's family are not far apart, the first "celebrity" that Xun Zhen saw after crossing the road was Xun You. Xun You Shaogu, first lived with his grandfather Xun Tan, and after Xun Tan passed away, he followed his uncle Xun Qu.

Xun Zhen knew that Xun You would become a great weapon in the future, and in order to get closer to him, he went to Xun Qu's house when he was only "ten years old" at the time. its reading. Xun Qu felt pity for his "shao orphan", and also liked his "chong-aged and sensible", so he agreed. Since then, the two are brothers, teachers and students, and their relationship is very close.

Xun Qu is open-minded, but even so, he couldn't understand after hearing his thoughts for the first time.

"Why do you want to do this running errand!"

In the Xun clan, there are not only great sages and giants such as the father of the "Eight Dragons", Xun Shu, but also celebrities such as Xun Tan and Xun Yu who suffered from the disaster of the party. They are deeply respected by the scholars all over the world. With such a family background, why would you want to be a pavilion chief?

Xun Qu said to him: "You have been studying with me for many years, and you have been working hard and earnestly. I see it all in your eyes. Although you are on the list of solutions now, but you are still young, why should you rush to become an official? ..., even if you insist on becoming an official. , I can also recommend you to the county magistrate, it is always better than being a pavilion chief."

Xun Zhen replied: "The pavilion chief is pragmatic, and the clerical officials are hard-working. Today, when the **** is in power, the way of speech is blocked, and people with knowledge cannot retreat. Instead of being a literate official who is busy with writing all day long, how can you be a clerk? What about the patriarch who can do something for Qianshou?"

It's not that Xun Qu looked down on Ting Chang's lowliness, but he was simple in nature and hated being bothered by the minutiae the most: "Even if you want to do practical things, you don't have to be Ting Chang! Ting Chang is the most tiring and lowly servant. Drive, work hard for the people, and be ushered and sent, and have to endure the shouting and scolding of high officials and nobles. Haven't you heard the words of Feng Zikang? 'It is safe to serve people'!"

Feng Zikang was born in the late Han Dynasty. Because his family was poor, he worked as a pavilion chief and was sent to him. He was inferior and could not bear to be driven, so he expressed the above emotion, and then resigned and quit his job.

Xun Zhen replied: "It's true that a man should be like this. However, although the pavilion chief is humble, as long as he does a good job, it is not that he can't get the praise of the world. Chen Liuqiu Jizhi was called by the county to make up for the official when he was forty years old. , served as the head of the pavilion, and later entered the imperial school. Isn't he also famous in the world, even the famous sage Guo Linzong admired him? Xu County Chen Taiqiu, less than a county official, served in Duting, and now he is the leader of the world's celebrities Even like Zhu Ziyuan of the previous dynasty, it is also possible to make a marquis!"

Xun Qu knew that what he said was the truth, and although he was unwilling, he still took him to see the county magistrate and asked him to be the pavilion chief.

After listening to Xun Zhen's request, the county magistrate was surprised at first and refused to agree: "If I agree to your request, I will definitely be ridiculed by celebrities all over the world, saying that I am harsh to the famous clan. ." But could not stand Xun Zhen's repeated requests, and finally had to answer.

Although the promise was a promise, there was no vacancy for the pavilion at that time, and it would not be considered a formal appointment until this year.

Xun Zhen worked so hard and worked so hard to get the post of Fanyang Pavilion Chief. What did she do? Isn't it just to gain fame and money, so as to make friends with tyrants and prepare for the upcoming big change? - This is his "big plan" to serve as pavilion chief.

On the first day of taking office, the buttocks did not sit firmly, and he encountered "Xu Zhong murdered". If Xu Zhongchun was a brave man, he wouldn't mind using the knife to establish his prestige, but through understanding, he found that Xu Zhong was clearly not an ordinary person. Shi Juxian, Cheng Yan, Chen Bao, Dongxiang Ting "Qiu Pirates" and others all respected him. How could such a person be killed?

"If you can win over this person, wouldn't it be the same as winning over the rangers and warriors in the local village?"

As a result, Xun Zhen made those actions that Shi Juxian "couldn't understand". Worship your mother and keep the money. As for the third doubt raised by Shi Juxian, he was not wrong at all. He was indeed reminding Xu Ji to go to Xu County to "bring the news". He can "open side" to Xu Zhong, but after the case is reported to the county government, what will be done in the county? He couldn't control it, he couldn't control it.

Xun Zhen had self-knowledge, and knew that such a maverick and well-known light chivalrous person would not be easy to win over, and he might be arrested and brought to justice soon, but it didn't matter. The ancients said "horse bones in the city of thousands of gold". He believed that his "actions" in the Xu family would definitely not be used soon, and they would spread through the mouths of Shi Juxian, Lichang, Lijianmen and others. even hometown. That's enough.

Chapter end