The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Ji Xia rode a bamboo horse with a small black cloak behind him, running around the hall, majestic, like a general.

Still young, Ah Zuo, who was staying in the stroller, bit his fingers, and his black eyes kept turning with Ji Xia.

While playing with the daughter in her arms, Xun Zhen listened to Chen Zhi, who was sitting beside her, talking.

Although the husband and wife hadn't seen each other for only two months, Chen Zhi had already missed Xun Zhen so much that it could be said that they had not seen each other for a day, like every three autumns.

Wu Concubine, Chi Concubine, Mi Ying, Da Cai, and Xiao Cai, who was holding a palm bead, and other concubines who were sitting by the side, sometimes interjected.

Everyone talked for a while.

Chen Zhi asked: "A few days ago, Zhongren and Gongda sent officials to send some special products from Mount Tai and Yanzhou respectively. I heard from the officials they sent that on the first day of the next year, your husband will not ask them to come to Tanxian to worship?"

—— Xun Cheng has led his troops back to Mount Tai recently.

"Not only did I not let the two of them come to visit Tanxian County, but I also did not allow them to come to the prefects of the Yanzhou counties and the generals stationed in the troops of the counties."

Chen Zhi said, "Why is this?... Since Zhongren took office in Mount Tai and Gongda took office in Yanzhou, I haven't seen them for a long time." After speaking, she glanced at Ji Xia, who was having fun, and then said, "Just the day before yesterday, Ji Xia was clamoring to find Zhongren to ride a big horse. It is customary for the subordinate officials to pay respects to the chief officials, and this year, when Duke Ming defeated Cao Mengde again, the lowly concubine heard that the officials in the house all said that the next year Zhengdan, it should be celebrated in a big way, but why doesn't your husband allow them to come to Tan?"

Qian Jin tugged at Xun Zhen's short mustache, Xun Zhen was afraid that she would have difficulty raising her arms, so she lowered her head so that she could pull it more smoothly, replied Chen Zhi, and smiled: "Young Master, I care about modesty. Is it someone? It’s just a defeat to Meng De, what’s there to celebrate? When will Dongjun and Chenliu be…”

He wanted to say the word "lay down", but suddenly remembered that Chen Zhi had asked him if he wanted to do Dong Zhuo's words before, and when the words came to his mouth, he changed his rhetoric and said, "Also take over as king again for the emperor, then It's not too late to do a little celebration."

"The concubine doesn't believe what my husband said. The husband didn't allow them to come. I guess there must be other reasons?"

Xun Zhen smiled and said: "Those who know me, madam too! ... Yes, there is indeed another reason. Yanzhou is a new land for me, although I have defeated Meng De twice, but the gentry and tyrants of Yandi have not yet returned to my heart. As for me, I am visiting Yanzhou this time, and there are quite a few thieves in the counties of Yanzhou, looting the people. Gongda, as the official of Yanzhou, is temporarily unable to leave the country, so I do not allow him to come to Tan to worship. Wait, I won't let you come."

"What about Zhongren? Mount Tai is not a new land."

Xun Zhen smiled and asked, "Young Master, where is the north of Mount Tai?"

"It's Qingzhou."

Xun Zhen said: "There are still hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou. At the end of winter and early spring, when the weather is freezing cold and the green and yellow are not in contact, I am worried that the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou may go south to invade the territory, and there are many bandits in Taishan County, and there are also looted counties. It is possible that Zhongren is also not allowed to come.”

Chen Zhi was slightly disappointed and said, "Although the power of your husband is not what it used to be, when it comes to family reunion, relatives and friends are common, but now it is not as good as it was in Yingchuan."

"Isn't Changwen in the prefecture? When the day of Zhengdan, I will ask him to accompany you!" Yu Chen Qun suddenly thought of Chen Qun's father, Chen Ji, Xun Zhen thought, "A few years ago, Duke Chen paid his respects. He was forced to go to Luoyang at the call of Dong Zhuo, and then he was forced to move westward to Chang'an with the court, but since then, the news has been cut off, and it is not known whether Chen Gong is alive or dead, , How is the situation in Chang'an? We can only know these things in detail after the official document returns from Chang'an."

Seeing that Xun Zhen was thinking, Chen Zhi asked him, "Husband, what are you thinking about?"

Xun Zhen didn't want to provoke Chen Zhi's sorrow and sorrow, so she didn't mention Chen Ji, changed the conversation, and said with a smile, "Young Master, are you pregnant again?"

Chen Zhi was stunned and said, "Why did your husband suddenly say this?"

"You are usually as cheerful as a husband, but why are you so sentimental today?"

Chen Zhi took a sip, and said angrily, "When did the concubine look like a husband? The husband is pure nonsense!"

"Ouch, ouch!" Xun Zhen exclaimed in pain.

But Qianjin pulled Xun Zhen's short mustache with all her might.

Xun Zhen didn't dare to snap her head, she first held Qianjin's hand, then slowly wrenched her short mustache out of her hand, gently pinched her tender cheeks, smiled and said to Chen Zhi, "Look, I If I said something wrong, I don't need my wife to do anything, my daughter will punish me for my wife!"

Although the daughter was not produced by Chen Zhi,

Chen Zhi treats Ah Zuo, Qian Jin, Zhang Zhu, etc. with great love and does not treat each other differently.

The probe hand took the daughter who was laughing and giggling from Xun Zhen's arms. Chen Zhi frowned and said, "No wonder the daughter dragged you, husband, you smelly stinking must have caught her!" Tang Er, "Is the bath soup ready?"

Tang Er replied, "I'm going to take a look at the cheap maid." She went out.

"Ji Xia, father hugs!" Xun Zhen put on a majestic gesture and called Ji Xia over.

Ji Xia glanced at him, but ignored him, still riding on the bamboo horse, shouting "kill, kill" vaguely, and ran happily. When he ran to the side of the stroller, he punched Ah Zuo, who was lying on the rail, on the shoulder of Ah Zuo. Ah Zuo leaned over, instead of crying, he followed him. The two brothers called each other a few times and laughed in unison.

Xun Zhen scratched her short mustache and said embarrassingly, "This kid!"

Chi Mai got up, took her son, A Zuo, out of the stroller and handed it to Xun Zhen.

Xun Zhen hugged A Zuo in her arms, took off the tiger head bag from her belt, hung it in front of his face, and shook it to tease him.

A Zuo was anxious to see Ji Xia riding a bamboo horse, but he had no interest in this tiger-headed bag, and twisted to get back into the stroller.

Xun Zhen gave him back to the maid Chi, and told him to put him back in the stroller, sighing and saying, "Neither son will kiss me!" Turning to look at the daughter in Chen Zhi's arms and the palm in Xiao Cai's arms, she wanted to hold him again when she asked for it.

Chen Zhi didn't give it to him, and Ling Xiao Cai didn't give it to him either.

Maid Chi, Concubine Wu, Mi Ying, and Da Cai all snickered.

Tang Er came back from the outside, saluted, and said, "Everyone, mistress, the bath soup is ready."

Xun Zhen stood up and said, "Tell the cook to prepare the meal. After I take a bath, let's get together as a family. Tonight, whoever is not drunk is not allowed to sleep!"

The words "Family Gathering" were in his ears, Chen Zhi knew that Xun Zhen was making fun of him, and rolled his eyes at him.

Xun Zhen laughed and walked out of the room.

Walking down the corridor to the bath, Xun Zhen took off her clothes and entered the bath without the servant girl to serve her.

The temperature of the water is just right, soaking in it, seems to have relieved a lot of fatigue for the past month, Xun Zhen closed her eyes and sighed comfortably.

Hearing the soft sound of the water, Xun Zhen opened her eyes and saw that a plump woman had descended into the pool.

In the misty water vapor, this woman's familiar face showed a charming smile towards him, it was Tang Er.

Without any words, Tang Er paddled the water with his hands, walked to Xun Zhen, turned around, and sat down.

Xun Zhen sighed comfortably again and closed her eyes again.

...

After two days of rest, tomorrow is New Year's Day.

Xun Yu, Zhang Zhao and other officials asked Xun Zhen for instructions, saying that apart from Xun You, Xun Cheng, Le Jin and several prefectures and generals of Yanzhou, the rest of the civil and military officials from other counties who were qualified to come to the prefecture of Tanxian County were all civil and military officials. It's already here, and I asked Xun Zhen what to do tomorrow.

Xun Zhen replied, "It's just as usual in previous years."

Xun Yu and others took the orders and went to arrange tomorrow's pilgrimage to celebrate the New Year.

This afternoon, Yanzhou sent another military newspaper.

The military newspaper said: "Yuan Benchu ​​and Zhang Feiyan fought for several days. Although the Yan soldiers suffered many casualties, the Shao army was also exhausted, so they all retreated."

After reading the military newspaper, Xun Zhen and Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia and others said, "Yuan Benchu ​​not only failed to win the first battle, but also failed to defeat Zhang Feiyan in the end? This Zhang Feiyan really surprised me."

Speaking of which, Xun Zhen and Zhang Feiyan are old rivals.

In the early years, when he was a lieutenant of Zhao State in Zhao County, Xun Zhen fought against Zhang Feiyan who had just rebelled at that time. At that time, Zhang Feiyan was not yet the general leader of the Montenegrin Army, and he was not called Zhang Feiyan, but called him by his real name Chu Yan. It was not until later that the original leader of the Montenegrin Army, Zhang Niujiao, died in battle, and Chu Yan, who was supported by the rest of the Montenegrins as his successor, changed his name to Zhang Yan.

At that time, Xun Zhen noticed the difference between Zhang Feiyan and felt that he was different from the ordinary Heishan military commander.

But he didn't expect that Zhang Feiyan was brave and resourceful enough to be able to tie Yuan Shao!

You know, this is in the background after Gongsun Zan was defeated twice by Yuan Shao.

To be able to achieve this step, even if there is a reason for taking advantage of the geographical advantage, it is enough to see Zhang Feiyan's extraordinary.

Xi Zhicai said: "Zhang Feiyan, this thief, cannot be regarded as an ordinary thief. Duke Ming, not to mention anything else, only said that he could seize the opportunity to take the initiative to surrender to the court when the Black Mountain thieves were at their peak, thus gaining the imperial court. The order of the 'General in Peace and Difficulty' shows that he has some strategies."

Xun Zhen nodded and said, "'Those who know the current affairs are the heroes.' Although he was known as one million people at his peak, and he is willing to bow his head to the imperial court in name, Zhang Feiyan is indeed a man of current affairs."

Not only is he aware of current affairs, he knows how to advance and retreat, and he has political vision. Zhang Feiyan's diplomatic skills are also good. In this battle with Yuan Shao, the reason why he was able to draw a tie with Yuan Shao, Tu Ge and Wuhuan, whom he invited to help, must have played a big role in it.

Guo Jia said, "Unfortunately, no matter how much you have a strategy and another time, a thief is a thief! Although he has repelled Yuan Benchu, Jia dares to assert that when Yuan Benchu ​​regains his strength and fights him again, he will be out of ten. It will be difficult to be Yuan Benchu's rival in 1989!"

Guo Jia's words were right, Xun Zhen said in his heart: "Zhang Feiyan's strategy and talent, 'Junjie' is well-deserved, and he is not as good as Yuan Benchu, because he was originally a small civilian. If he is a scholar, there is a The prominent clan voice, with its ability, in this chaotic world, may not be able to dominate the party, if Yuan Gonggong, Zhang Mengzhuo and others are not comparable to them, but it is a pity that their origins are low!"

Xi Zhicai said, "Ming Gong, you have a strategy to offer your loyalty."

Xun Zhen said: "He Ce also? Listen to what you say."

Xi Zhicai said: "Yanzhou has been roughly determined, and now the formidable enemy of Duke Ming is Yuan Benchu. Yuan Benchu ​​is rebellious and unfaithful, and the Han family is in serious trouble. Although he has not been able to defeat Zhang Feiyan now, the black mountain thieves in the Taihang Valley are still in great danger. , most of them have already been destroyed, and he will open the road from Jizhou to Bingzhou, and he will definitely get his hands on Bingzhou. If he leaves it alone and sits back and sees that he has already owned Jizhou and regained Bingzhou, he will definitely in the future. It has become a great disaster for the Han family! Because of this, Zhong believes that since Zhang Feiyan has the strength to fight against Yuan Benchu, why didn't Duke Ming send a man of words to Zhongshan, saying that he would make an alliance with him for the sake of benefit?"

This was exactly what Xun Zhen had already thought of!

Xun Zhen said: "Zhicai, I have already thought about this. There is just a difficult question."

Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "Ming Gong, let's not talk about it, Rong Zhong guesses."

"you guess."

Xi Zhicai said: "Ming Gong's concern must be that Zhang Feiyan's name is Han Chen, but he is actually a thief. If you communicate with him, you may be despised by some scholars."

Xun Zhen said, "That's what I'm thinking about!"

Xi Zhicai said with a smile: "Light the false name and focus on the real profit~www.wuxiamtl.com~ This is what a wise man takes! Only a mediocre person will disrespect Ming Gong because of this. Ming Gong, since he is a mediocre person, they are also disgusted. Well, it’s okay to be contemptuous, so why should you care?”

With a word to wake up the dreamer, Xun Zhen suddenly said, "Ah, the day before yesterday, I claimed to be a person who underestimated my reputation, but if I didn't have the advice, I would have almost made a mistake in Zhang Feiyan's matter!" Immediately made a decision. , "Okay! Just follow the advice and send someone to make an alliance with Zhang Feiyan!"

Will Zhang Feiyan hold a grudge because of Xun Zhen's previous attack on them in Zhao County, and refuse to form an alliance with Xun Zhen?

Don't take this into consideration.

From the knowledge and vision that Zhang Feiyan has shown, it can be judged that he is not such a person.

Xi Zhicai asked, "Dare to ask Duke Ming, who do you want to choose to go to Zhongshan?"

Xun Zhen already had a candidate, and said, "How about Junchang?"

Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "Ugly is a little ugly and lacks dignity, but if he goes there, he will definitely not disgrace his mission."

"Junchang" is Cheng Jia's word.

Cheng Jia is from Jizhou, and Zhang Feiyan is from the state. He is bold and eloquent, and he is indeed the best ambassador.

On the same day, Xun Zhen summoned Cheng Jia and gave him the responsibility.

The next day, New Year's Day.

The prefects of the prefectures in Tanxian County and the generals and generals stationed in the prefectures gathered in the prefecture to congratulate Xun Zhen on the arrival of the New Year.

That night, Xun Zhen arranged a banquet and drank Dadan with them.

In the afternoon of the next day, Cheng Jia took a few entourages, left Tan County, and headed westward to Zhongshan, Jizhou.

But Cheng Jia left Tan, the governors of the various counties, and the generals stationed in the counties also returned to the counties, and soon another military report came from Yanzhou.

This military report is no longer about the battle between the Jizhou soldiers and the Heishan army, but a recent battle in Yanzhou.

In this military newspaper, Xun Zhen saw a name that he was familiar with in his previous life.