The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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The third clan intends to take in the clerks in the temple, in order to inquire about Xun Zhen's movements. Xun Zhen didn't know about this. Although the bamboo forest was good, it was around two or three o'clock in the afternoon, when the warmth of noon went down, and the wind through the forest was getting colder and colder, and a few people couldn't sit down. In the middle, everyone got up and prepared to leave.

Xun Zhen instructed the two chief historians to call for the neighboring villagers to come over, and send back the table, couch, tent, screen, as well as unfinished fruits and vegetables, and wine, and took some money to hand them over. Give them a thank you. There is no need to wait for these trivial matters. After the explanation, Xun Zhenzi, Xun You, Wen Pin, and Dong Xi went out of the bamboo forest.

Their carts and horses are outside the forest, and they are guarded by special personnel. At the moment, those who ride horses get on horses, and those who ride cars get on the bus. A group of six or seven people went to the temple. This bamboo forest is located in the field, facing the rural road and backed by the hills. The village road is not wide, only one car can travel alone. The road is also bumpy, but riding a horse is fine, and sitting in the car bumps and vibrates. Xun You simply obeyed the ancient etiquette, and stopped sitting, standing with his back on his back, following Xun Zhen's horse. - He is Xun Zhen's son and nephew, so although he has an excellent friendship with Xun Zhen, he still cannot be overstepped in terms of etiquette.

Wen Pin personally brought an entourage to lead the way, and Dong Xi and several other entourages followed. Horseshoe, wheeled. There are trees planted on both sides of the township road, and people walk under the continuous canopy, the fields are lush near and far, and the bamboo forests are gradually moving away.

Xun You took a deep breath of the cold air, facing the cold wind with white air in his mouth, he smiled and said, "Zhenzhi, although this country is simple, one has quiet bamboo forests, and the other is pleasant fields, but it is an inverse county. much stronger."

Xun Zhen rode on the horse, looked back and said, "If you like it, will you stay for a few more days?"

"I think, it's just about the first day of the festival. The family has to sacrifice to ancestors as usual. There are many things to be busy with. Unlike you, you are an official outside and there is no one at home, so you can relax." Xun You said here, reminding Xun Zhen, "Zhengdan will be in a few days. You should go back early, so as not to delay sacrifices and family banquets."

Zhengdan is the beginning of the new year. Before Emperor Wu of the former Han Dynasty, according to the Qin system, "October is the beginning of the year", and the first day of the October every year is Zhengdan. Starting from the first year of Emperor Wu's Taichu (104 years ago), the first day of the first month of the year is changed to the beginning of the year.

Every Zhengdan day, the whole country will have a grand celebration. The imperial court will hold a large-scale meeting, and the princes, ministers, generals, doctors, officials, barbarian envoys, and high-ranking officials in various counties and states will all congratulate. More than 2,000 stones go up to the hall, and the rest go up the stairs (stairs). Beginning with Emperor Guangwu, sacrifices to the mausoleum are also carried out after the congratulations.

The emperor sacrificed to their ancestors, and the common people also sacrificed their ancestors on this day. After the sacrifices, they held a sumptuous family feast. The table is set up in front of the ancestral throne, and the whole family, regardless of their seniority or inferiority, sits in order, and in the order of "the younger one first", they toast the parents in turn. This Zhengdan ancestor worship ceremony and family banquet, some are done separately by each family, and some are the whole family gathered together. The Xun family is a scholar and a family of hairpins and lings, and they live together with their clans, most of whom live in Gaoyang, so they gather together to offer sacrifices and celebrate together.

——Zhu Xun has more than a hundred mouths, dozens of families from each branch and lineage. Although they live together in one mile, they are usually busy in different ways. They don’t see each other a few times a year when they are distant. This annual ancestor worship and clan feast is also a clan. An opportunity for middle-aged and juniors and juniors to get to know each other and connect with each other.

Xun Zhen replied, "It won't be too late. On the day of Zhengdan, after I have met the county magistrate, I will rush home immediately." with two little slaves on foot.

Xun You was riding in a limousine with only one hood, open on all sides. The carriage coming from behind had curtains on all sides, and two horses pulled the carriage, with luan bells hanging from both ends of the horse's bit. Xun You heard the bell and turned his head to look: "Oh, there is a car behind."

His chariot was pulled by oxen, and he did not go as fast as a chariot, but the road was narrow, but he could not avoid it. The trolley gives way. Wen Pin, Xun Zhen, Dong Xi and others also drove their horses down to the ground and avoided the side of the road.

In front of the carriage, there was a guard standing in front of Shi, who was dressed as a guest, with the status of a slave. "Small courtesy, middle courtesy Shi, big courtesy down". Although the guests and disciples are not servants, they are similar to servants, Xun Zhen wears an official robe, Xun You has a high crown and a long sword, and is dressed as a scholar. , holding Che Shi, bowing down, looking at the ponytail in front of him, to show respect.

Xun You said strangely, "Zhenzhi, there are people who know the etiquette in this countryside!"

Probably after hearing Xun You's voice, the small window on the screen of the carriage was pulled open, revealing a woman's face, with curvy eyebrows, flushed cheeks, and a small cherry mouth, but she was an acquaintance, Chi maid. Immediately, the small windows were all opened wide, revealing the face of a man, chubby, with a dark complexion. This man was able to sit in the same car as Chi's maid, but it could only be his husband Fei Tong.

Seeing Xun Zhen, Maid Chi was stunned for a moment and smiled, as if she had forgotten the last misunderstanding. The man who was suspected of Fei Tong patted the carriage, stopped the car, opened the door and got out, saluted and said, "I'm under Fei Tong, is there a new ruler of this town, Mr. Zhi Xun?" He was not tall and quite fat. After walking a few steps from the car, I was a little out of breath.

Xun Zhen got off the horse and bowed back, "It's right here."

Fei Tong squeezed out a smile and asked, "I don't know who this is?"

"This is Xun Gongda, the nephew of the next clan."

"Long-awaited, long-awaited."

Maybe it was because Wen Ping was still an uncrowned youth, so Fei Tong only asked Xun You, not Wen Ping. Xun You also got out of the car, and the two greeted each other. Fei Tong said: "I have heard that Xun Jun has come to take office, and I have never been able to see it. I am lucky to meet you today. I don't know where Xun Jun is going?"

"I just came out of the bamboo forest, and now I'm going back to the official temple."

"Bamboo forest? Oh! Xun Jun is really an elegant man." Fei Tong didn't wait for Xun Zhen to ask, and took the initiative to tell him where he was going, "Perhaps Xun Zhen already knew that the eldest brother under the commander is now an official in the county, serving as a postal supervisor. Isn't it almost Zhengdan? My brother is busy, and I'm afraid he won't have time to come back, so I went to Yangzhai to meet him with my wife."

When it was mentioned that his eldest brother was the postal governor of the county, his expression was quite proud. He does have the capital to be proud and proud. The postal supervisor is not only responsible for postal transmission. As a prominent right post in the county, he also has the responsibility to follow the county and supervise the counties. It can be described as a great responsibility. Compared with Xunzhen, a town with rank, it is not worthy to carry shoes.

Xun Zhen said in his heart: "Everyone said that Fei Tong was stingy, and I thought he was a despicable person with a stinky copper smell. When I saw him today, although he was not elegant, he was still polite.... Hearing is not as good as seeing." He smiled. , "That's good. I was talking about Zhengdan with Gongda just now. It's better to be coincidental. I have heard the name of Fei Jun for a long time. I meet you today. !"

"Thank you, thank you. I also wish the two Xun Jun to be able to join Zhu Huaijin as soon as possible and share the tigers with Mao Mao." Fei Tong said with a long bow and said goodbye, "It's a long way to go to Yangzhai, and I'm afraid I won't be able to meet the curfew later. Arrived at the post office in the county. - Although there is a letter from my brother, it is okay to travel at night, but it is better not to violate the law. I will say goodbye now."

Xun Zhen and Xun You returned the salute and watched him get into the car. Maid Chi had been sitting by the window inside the car. After Fei Tong got in the car and closed the door, she pursed her lips and smiled at Xun Zhen again, her lips pouting red. After Xun Zhen finished reading her husband, and seeing her so coquettishness, her heart skipped a beat, her eyes twitched on her mouth, and she thought, "This carriage is so tightly closed, so I'll do something on it. I don't know what the outside world is." The maid opened the window, the rider in front of her whipped her horsewhip, and the car drove forward.

Wenpin is the age of 14th and 5th year. He hates others to treat him as a child, and likes the age when others treat him as an adult. He is very dissatisfied with Fei Tong's neglect of him just now~www.readwn.com~ sneered and said: "Don't go there. Yang Zhai, are you too embarrassed to send a letter in the county? He is obviously a private matter, but his elder brother sent him a letter for office affairs. 'Go to the county post office'? Is his brother's right to stay in the post office for private affairs?" Letters are usually used for customs clearance, both public and private, and a letter opened for private affairs is also a customs clearance letter, similar to the "passport" of later generations; can check-in for free. And, generally speaking, this letter should have been opened by the county magistrate or the county magistrate, and rarely directly from the county.

This Fei Tong seems polite, but in fact, everywhere shows a kind of "pride" of being superior to others. Not only Wenpin saw it, but Xun Zhen and Xun You also saw it. Although the two of them also thought it was ridiculous, they were unwilling to drop their worth, and they had ordinary knowledge.

Xun You smiled and said, "Zhenzhi, there are not only people who know the etiquette, but also beautiful women in this village." He rubbed Xun Zhen's waist, "The beauty is gone, but you still look up. Do you want me to remind you? When you look at it, the Master said: 'Don't look at injustice'."

Xun Zhen took her eyes away from the passing carriage, realizing that the idea she had just had was a bit dirty, and her family was also very strange, she thought, "It's really strange, it's not that I haven't seen a woman before, why did I see this Chi maid? Can't help but think about it again and again? But then again, although she is already a woman, it is precisely because she is already a woman that she can be so light and charming. It's hard to restrain yourself." He smiled calmly and said, "You have to go back to the county today, let's not delay, get on the car, get on the horse, and let's go."

The crowd returned to the circuit.

Xun You said: "Zhenzhi, there are no outsiders now, you just tell me, how are you going to deal with the villain outside the bamboo forest just now?"

"The villain?"

"The Third."