The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Xunzhen returned to Gaoyangli, and just after entering the house, she was talking to her maid Tanger when someone came to look for her.

The gate of the courtyard was not closed, but it was hidden. The people who came were very polite, knocked on the door twice, but did not come in, but waited outside.

Xun Zhen went out to greet him, and saw that this man was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a grown-up body and beautiful appearance. He was dressed in black clothes. It was none other than Xun Yu.

"Wen Ruo? Why are you here?" Xun Zhen was surprised and delighted. He had long wanted to have a good relationship with Xun Yu, but he never had the chance. Although the two lived in the same place and had kinship, they never had the chance to meet each other. He said, "You are such a rare visitor! The last time I came back, I went to your house to see the clan father, and it happened that you went to Xu County, but couldn't see it. ... When did you come back?"

Xun Zhen was not a good talker, but when she saw Xun Yu, she couldn't help but talk more.

Xun Yu liked smoked clothes, and from the age of fourteen or fifteen, every time he infused his clothes with a fragrant fragrance, when Xun Zhen came to him, the fragrance became more and more offensive. However, although it is offensive, it is not strong, but light and pleasant. With the cool wind blowing like water, the fragrance wafts away, making people feel in a trance as in early spring in February. He was younger than Xun Zhen, and he was very respectful.

"Why are you still standing at the door? Come into the courtyard!"

"Fourth brother, my brother will not go in. I came here today at the order of Jiajun. I heard that fourth brother is back, and Jiajun wants to see you."

"As soon as I entered the house, the clan father knew that I was back?"

Before Xun Zhen finished speaking, she recalled that when she entered Gao Yangli just now, she met a little maid of Xun Yu's family in the alley. It was probably the little maid who told Xun Hao. Among the Xun clan, Xun Wan has the highest prestige, and he has to be called, so he has to go. Xun Zhen replied cheerfully, "Okay. After I change my clothes, I will go to see the clan father immediately."

He was still dressed as a pavilion, so it would be too rude to go to see Xun Qian. Xun Yu was asked to wait a moment. He went to the backyard, changed into a Confucian uniform with a square collar, and put on the Zhangfu crown for the first time in history. He took off the linen shoes he had been wearing for two months and put on silk. shoe.

Hemp shoes are very cheap and are worn by poor people. Since Xun Zhen went down to the place to be the pavilion chief, he naturally wanted to be approachable, so he always wore only hemp shoes in the pavilion. Silk shoes are very expensive. Xunzhen's family has a lot of wealth, and there are only two or three pairs of silk shoes. In order to meet Xun Hao, he specially changed into this outfit, not to show off, but mainly to show respect.

"Okay, let's go."

Xun Yu didn't move, he pointed to his ear as if beckoning, and said with a smile, "Fourth brother, you forgot to add a scorpion."

The former Han Dynasty wore a crown without adding a tiara. It is customary in this dynasty to wear a crown with a tiara, and the length of the ear is commensurate with the crown. Xun Zhen stroked his forehead, smiled and said, "Wen the father of the clan called him, he was so impatient that he forgot the towel! ..., Wen Ruo, just wait for me for a while, and I'll be fine right away." In the backyard, after a short while, I added a towel and came out, and smiled at Xun Yu from a distance, "How is it?"

"People want clothes". Xun Zhen's foundation is not bad, Xun's genes are good, all Xun in Gaoyang are good-looking, he used to wear pavilion-length clothes, but now he has changed into a Confucian clothes with long clothes and broad sleeves, tied around his waist. Belt, high crown silk shoes, is even more eye-catching.

Xun Yu was a prudent person. He didn't answer, but just smiled and said, "Since the fourth brother is properly dressed, please go with the younger brother."

...

After coming out of Xun Zhen's house, it was not too far away, and it was Xun Yu's house, entering the courtyard and entering the room.

The room is not too big, and the windows are bright and clean. An old man is sitting on the couch, facing the door and facing the window. He is writing in front of the desk. Maybe his eyes are not very good. The sound of footsteps raised his face, his face was old and his beard was sparse.

Xun Zhen behaved tremblingly, as if walking on thin ice, just at the threshold, she meticulously lifted the corner of her clothes, bowed her head, and said, "Xun Zhen pays respects to the adults."

This old man is Xun Ling, the second son of the **** Xun Shu, the second dragon in the "Eight Dragons". He put down the brush, rubbed his eyes, and said kindly, "Zhenzhi is here? Get up."

Xun Zhen didn't get up, but bowed to the head again and said, "Zhen was called by the magistrate today, and will be in the county at a later date. She has just returned from the official temple, and is about to come to see the lord, that is, she is called by the lord. …, Please forgive me!"

"My son and nephew, you don't have to do this. Get up. . . , Wen Ruo, bring the couch and give Zhenzhi a seat."

Xun Zhen was a clan brother, so when he bowed down, Xun Yu also bowed down. Hearing the words, he got up, took a seat and collapsed, asking Xun Zhen to sit on it and stand by himself.

...

There are hundreds of Xun’s mouths in Gaoyang, and the most important ones are Xun Shu and Balong, Xun Tan, Xun Yu, and Xun Qu. Now, Xun Tan and Xun Yu have passed away, and the Xun Shu line, although Xun Shu is also deceased, but there are more dragons, and it is better than the Xun Qu line.

And among the "eight dragons", in terms of age, the first dragon, Xun Jian, died early, and Xun Hao was the second and the oldest. In terms of fame among scholars in the world, the three dragons Xunjing and the six dragons Xun Shuang are the most famous. Xun Jing died at fifty and was already dead. Xun Shuang had a great reputation and was swayed by the party. The rest of the "dragons" have similar reputations, and in this case, the elders are respected. Therefore, Xun Qian is now the well-deserved "first person" among the Xun clan in Gaoyang.

Xun Zhen treated him with such respect, not only because of Xun Yu's face, but also because of his status in the clan.

A maid came in with a lacquer tray, bent over, and served warm soup. After finishing, he took a small step back and exited. After she went out, Xun Hao asked, "Did you go home today because you were called by the county magistrate?"

"Yes."

"What is the county lord calling you for?"

"Zhen was in Fanyang and did a little thing. I'm ashamed. The county lord knew about it, so he called me to see you."

"I have also heard about what you did in Fanyang. In the past few days, it has been spread all over the county, saying that you will not fall into the fame of my Xun family. I am calling you today, and it is precisely for this.  … ..., what did the magistrate say to you?"

"The county magistrate compares me with Qiu Jizhi, and regards himself as Wang Huan. He said that he does not want to make him special and beautiful, and intends to promote me as the master of his family."

"Chou Lan was a teenager studying, and when he was forty years old, he was called by the county to supplement the official and was elected as the head of Puting. After he took office, he persuaded people to work, rectify the misbehavior, assisted in funerals, relieved the orphans and widows, made his children live in groups, and made them live in groups. It took a whole year to learn, and it took a whole year to 'big change' locally. And because of his virtue to influence the unfilial son Chen/Yuan, the villagers said: 'Where are the parents in my court, I will be born by the owl's feeding'. That's why you have a good reputation and have been heard by Wang Huan. . . . You are only twenty years old, and you have been serving as the head of Fanyang Pavilion for less than two months. Although you have a little reputation, how can you match Qiu Jizhi?"

"Yes. Zhen also feels inferior."

"You knew how to learn when you were young, and when you were young, you asked for advice, and you worshipped the door of Zhongtong. Please be a disciple. Although I haven't seen much with you, I have heard Zhongtong say that you have always studied hard and are willing to work hard. You should know the ancient sages. "Yi" says: 'Modesty is the handle of virtue'. Although you have a little reputation now, you must not be complacent."

"Yes."

"The county magistrate wants to make you the chief secretary, how did you respond?"

Xun Zhen heard the words, and Xun Qian called him today, apparently to beat and beat him, lest he get carried away because of his reputation, so he followed his will and said: "The Book of History says: 'Full Injuring losses, modesty benefits, time is the way of heaven'. Zhen knew that he was far inferior to Qiu Jizhi, and he kept the words of the sages in mind, so he declined the county lord."

Xun Wan nodded and said, "If you know this, it's not worth it to be a child of my Xun family." He called Xun Yu to the front of the case, motioned for him to pick up the words he had just written, and said to Xun Zhen, "I am young I am old, and there are many nephews and nephews in the clan. I didn’t meet you much before, and I didn’t talk to you much. Take this character and use it to encourage yourself.”

The words are written on silk. Xun Yu handed it over to Xun Zhen. Xun Zhen started to look at it, and when he saw the quaint seal script above, he wrote a sentence, which was exactly the sentence Xun Laishi only said, "Modesty is the handle of virtue." This seems to be just a word, but Xun Zhen knows that it means too much.

There are hundreds of Xun's mouths in Gaoyang, although they all belong to the Xun family, but their relatives and distances are different. The Xun Zhen family was only one of the inconspicuous households, and they were far from relatives with Xun Wan, which is why Xun Qian "seldom met with him" before. After he traveled through ~www.wuxiaspot.com~, he tried his best to establish a relationship with Xun Qu, but his relationship with Xun Yu has not been able to be closer. Otherwise, he would not have been with Xun Yu until now. General friendship. ——The word in front of him means that Xun Qian recognized him.

Back then, when he was the chief of the pavilion, most of the clan members didn't understand it. Although Xun Qian's lineage didn't say anything, he thought he was underestimated. Maybe it was because of Xun Qu's face that he didn't say anything to stop him. When he came home for the first time after he was appointed as Chief Ting, and came to see Xun Qian, wouldn't the eldest son of Xun Qian treat him lightly?

He thought: "'If you break through the iron shoes, you can't find a place to find it, and it takes no effort to get it.' The few things I did in Fanyang Pavilion, whether buying mulberry seedlings or comforting the orphans and widows, were all for the purpose of winning people's hearts. , in order to build a team, so as to save his own life in the troubled times in the future. But I didn't expect that I would get the praise of the county lord first, and then get the word 'family father', which changed his opinion of me. " In addition to the joy, I couldn't help but be a little confused, "Only the things I did in Fanyang can have such an effect? ​​It is reasonable to be praised by the county magistrate, but the Xun family has so many famous people, how can they treat me like this? Do you care about small achievements?"

Although he was puzzled, now was not the time to think about it. He respectfully put away the words, bowed down and thanked them: "Thank you sir for giving the words, Zhen Bi will take it as the motto."

"You and my sons are brothers of the same generation, and you can communicate more in the future."

This sentence is even more surprising! Xun Zhen's eyes immediately turned to Xun Yu, who smiled at Xun Yu.

...

After all, Xun Qian was old, and after talking for a while, she felt a little down. Xun Zhen knew the interest and took the initiative to leave without waiting for him to speak. Xun Yu accompanied him out of the hall, and when he was about to go out, Xun Yu said, "Fourth brother, I wonder if you are free now?"

"how?"

"I have a friend from Yangzhai who wants to meet you."