The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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At noon the next day after Guo Jie and Shen Rong decided on a countermeasure, Xun Zhen went outside Yangcheng County.

For some reason, none of the sentries sent by Shen Rong in advance came to report, and Guo Jue was caught off guard.

He had a good drink with Shen Rong, Shen Xun and others last night. He just fell asleep not long after hearing the news from the guards at the city gate. He didn't care about getting a headache after being drunk, so he got up under the service of the maid, and asked people to hurry up. Inform Shen Rong and order him to go to meet him quickly.

Shen Rong was also still asleep. After being woken up, he endured illness and drinking, struggled to get up, took a few people, and ran out of the county office in a daze.

The weather is hot and the sun is hot. It hasn't rained for more than ten days in a row, and because of the drought, the ground has cracked with cracks, and a stream of hot air is blowing toward the face. When he ran to the front of Xun Zhen's car, his head and body were covered in sweat, and his official robes were soaked.

Xun Zhen's car was parked not far from the city gate. There were not many cars, three or four, but there were many knights.

Shen Rong glanced at it roughly. Those knights were afraid that there were hundreds of people, all armed with spears and knives, and some with crossbows and bullets. Under the scorching sun, they sat upright on their horses, fierce and capable. He wiped his sweat and muttered in his heart, "The pomp of the former governor of the post office is big enough. Every time he comes, there are 20 or 30 people in front of him. This Xun Ruhu's pomp is bigger than him!"

A burly knight urged the horse to come forward, but without dismounting, he immediately asked, "Are you an official in this county?"

Shen Rong came on foot, took a half step back, and looked up at the knight.

Seeing that his face was as black as iron, his appearance was ferocious, and there was a scar on his face, which snaked from under his left eye to the corner of his left mouth. He was wearing light armor, with a sword in his waist, and a dark and sharp iron spear was placed in front of the saddle. , At this time, he was talking right away, condescending, arrogant, and quite bossy.

Shen Rong couldn't guess his origin, and thought: "Looking at him not wearing an official robe, he is definitely not a postal supervisor. He is so arrogant, he should be a henchman of the postal supervisor." He believed that the solution he had thought up to deal with Xun Zhen must be With ten to ten, because he did not want to offend Xun Zhen's cronies, so as to avoid extracurricular troubles, he smiled and said, "Yes, I am the head of the county. Excuse me, can the rafters be in the car behind?"

The knight on the horse is Cheng Yan.

After hearing that the Baishi official in front of him actually claimed to be the county clerk, he was very emotional and thought: "I didn't expect my old Cheng to ride a horse and call for a county clerk!" His expression remained unchanged, and he nodded reservedly. Shen Rong said respectfully and politely: "I have come here to welcome the rafters into the county on the order of the county magistrate. Can I visit the rafters?"

"No need, you just lead the way."

Shen Rong said in his heart, "This Xun Ruhu is not only flamboyant, but also not small!" Although he was slightly dissatisfied, there was nothing he could do. After all, even though the county registrar and the northern superintendent are both officials of the same grade, the power is one in the ground and the other in the sky. The power of the county chief registrar is only within the county; He turned around and led the small county officials who were accompanying him, leading the way.

Cheng Yan and a dozen knights followed closely, and the vehicles parked on the side of the road also started one by one and moved forward in sequence. The remaining dozens of knights were divided into three teams, two teams guarding the sides, and one team was in the rear. Among the vehicles, the first two were limousines, and the officials of the post office were in them, and the last two were limousines, one was for Li Bo and Xuankang, and the other was for Xun Zhen and Xi Zhicai.

After the car started to move forward, Xun Zhen lowered the curtains on the side of the carriage, and smiled at Xi Zhicai, who was sitting opposite: "Zhi Cai, it seems that what you expected is not bad, Yangcheng County has already thought about it. I have decided to deal with me. Otherwise, this Shen Rong wouldn't be so easy.  …, and judging from the spies they sent to monitor me on the road, they had a very different strategy against me. Eight or nine, I'm afraid that's what you call 'blocking my eyes and ears'."

Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "It's not that I'm 'not bad' as expected, but that you interviewed carefully when you came to Yangcheng last time. According to the information you got from the interview, Yangcheng Changguo is arty and an ignorant person. His career has been smooth sailing again, without suffering, he will be at a loss when it comes to major events, and he will definitely call the Lord Bo Shen Rong to discuss. Although Shen Rong has a little talent in Yangcheng, but looking at his past actions, he can't advise the master, and he can't settle the people, the only one Those who are good at it, just come up with some crooked ideas and let Guojiao make more money. He is not even a genius, but he is still smart.... Guojiao asks him to discuss, what good ideas can you ask? At most, no Let the people approach you, stop the officials and the people from speaking, and block your eyes and ears, that's all. As everyone knows, you have already found out their illegal behavior!"

Xun Zhen laughed.

...

Before Xun Zhen got the ultimatum written by the prefect and was about to leave for Yangcheng, she went to Xi Zhicai's house again. The original intention was just because the task of renovating the north of the county was arduous. Before leaving, I wanted to say goodbye and leave some money for Xi Zhicai, but unexpectedly, Xi Zhicai proposed to come to Yangcheng with him.

Of course he would not refuse, very willing.

At that time, Xi Zhicai asked Yangcheng in detail. After learning about the personalities and preferences of Guo Jue, Shen Rong, Shen Xun, and others, he made two suggestions for him: First, recruit people in Xixiang to Bring all the light chivalrous warriors with you; second, before entering Yangcheng, send someone to report the news to Guochao and tell him the news that he is going to Yangcheng in advance.

Xun Zhen asked why?

Xi Zhicai said: "The lawless officials and people in the north of the county are mostly local tyrants, and it is not ruled out that there will be desperados among them. Bringing more people can not only shock them, but also be enough to suppress them in case of changes."

Xun Zhen agreed and asked his second suggestion, why?

Xi Zhicai explained: This is a "tactic of relaxation". If you don't know about the lawlessness of the officials and people in the north of the county, you can't send a messenger, so as not to disturb them; but now, you already know all about their lawlessness, then this messenger can be sent, just as a trick.

Xun Zhen asked: What is the plan of relaxation?

He said: "Judging from the fact that the country sees things every five days and is considered diligent in government, although this person is greedy, he is not a daring person, and he has the laws of the country in his heart. After this slaughtering tiger leaves, he will be flustered and afraid of punishment. He will definitely call his cronies to discuss countermeasures. His cronies, Shen Rong, have little intelligence, and should be able to come up with a way to deal with you. Because he doesn't have enough intelligence, as far as I can tell, the only way he can come up with is to 'close your eyes and ears' to prevent you from contacting the officials and people of Yangcheng.

"After getting this strategy, with the country's ignorance, I will definitely think it is the best strategy, I will relax, and I will feel that everything will be worry-free. At this time, if you suddenly appear again, you don't have to get off on the road, go straight to the county court, and be alone. When you see him, show him the official handwritten letter of the prefect.

"He just went from being frightened to being relaxed, thinking that everything is safe. At this time, he suddenly saw the prefect's official ultimatum, and suddenly realized that you already knew the details of him, and his response arrangements were practical. It's useless, in this case, he will be frightened again. In a short period of time, from fright to relaxation, and again from relaxation to fright, even the bowstring will be broken, not to mention people? I dare to say that , this is when he is at his weakest. You see him alone again, there is no one around him to rely on, and you look around helplessly. As long as you threaten a little, he will confess his guilt. "

Xun Zhen was amazed.

This set of Xi Zhicai is obviously psychological warfare.

He said with admiration: "Qing is really a genius. I also thought of a plan, and I think it is enough to deal with the country, but now it is far worse than Qing's plan."

Xi Zhicai asked what his plan was? Xun Zhen didn't hide the slightest bit, and said, "The subordinate officials in my post office, after my secret investigation in the past few days, are quite timid and have done things like collecting money and sending news to the lawless officials and people. of. I just don't know, I am friendly to them, and often deliberately say: All the systems in the hospital are in accordance with the practice of the former superintendent. It is expected that when they follow me to Yangcheng, they will definitely repeat the old tricks, collect the money from the country, and sell the news in our hospital. Until then, I will secretly fly the book to the county house, ask the prefect to give orders to deal with them, and then suddenly attack, or arrest or kill. I will be horrified after hearing about the country's lack of wisdom. If I learn more about it with love and reason, maybe he will confess his guilt and resign from office.

Xi Zhicai said with a smile: "This is Tian Rangju's plan to kill Zhuang Jia. Killing chickens is an example to monkeys. If it can be used, it is also a wonderful plan."

"Not as good as the master."

This is the first cooperation between Xun Zhen and Xi Zhicai, and it is the first time that Xi Zhicai has given Xun Zhen advice. Both are satisfied with each other. Xun Zhen marveled at the fact that Xi Zhicai was a genius, and Xi Zhicai was satisfied that Xun Zhen was honest, not as good as a human being, and spoke bluntly without being obscure.

As a result, there was the letter sent by the "repayment messenger" to Guojue yesterday, and today there are hundreds of Qingxia around the sanitation sanitation.

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Just like Xi Zhicai's plan, Xun Zhen didn't get off the car halfway, and he displayed his prestige and momentum. Hundreds of people, carts, horses, literati and warriors, supported from front to back, swaggered across the city, and traversed most of the county town until Outside the county court official temple.

Xu Zhong and Jiang Qin, who were outside Xun Zhen's car, tightly followed, opened the car door, and asked him to get out of the car. ——Except for Le Jin, who has an official position and cannot leave, all the light chivalrous men in the courtyard of the Pavilion in Xixiang Township are here.

The people in half of the county were alarmed. Thousands of people followed behind the cavalry team. They all stayed to watch from a distance, whispering and discussing. During their discussion, under the eyes of thousands of people, Xun Zhen was wearing a black robe and a short sword with a belt and slowly got out of the car.

Someone in the crowd was surprised: "Is this the new northern postmaster? So young!" Someone recognized him and exclaimed, "He came to our county more than half a month ago!" More people recognized him: "Yes, he's been here! He also asked me in the city, and asked Mrs. Qiang if he had violated the law!" The people who had seen Xun Zhen chattered, and soon, "The postal supervisor from the north came to Yangcheng to ask the officials. Is there anything wrong with the people?” The words spread throughout the arena~www.readwn.com~ The people quieted down. They all looked at Xun Zhen, guessing the purpose of his comeback this time with great fanfare.

Many people invariably thought: "Are you here to arrest those unjust officials and tyrants?" A few people who had heard about Xun Zhen's past deeds a little, couldn't help but quietly revive his past in Xixiang to rectify tyrants and help the poor. Tell them one by one. Naturally, most of what they say is far from the truth and more imaginative. However, imagination is always better than reality, which not only does not damage Xun Zhen's image, but in the eyes of the common people who do not know his past experience, his stature is even more tall and heroic.

Yangcheng officials were lawless, tyrannical and tyrannical, and the people suffered for a long time. In this case, even if there is only a little bit of hope, they are not willing to let it go. For a time, I don't know how many people were praying silently, hoping that he really came to clean up those lawless officials and people.

The whispers of the people also entered Shen Rong's ears.

His smile froze on his face, and he lost his mind. He even forgot to go up and talk to Xun Zhen. He had only one thought in his mind: "The postmaster has been to Yangcheng? Have you asked about the illegal affairs of the officials and people in this county? Could it be, could it be? , does he already know about the county magistrate, me, and our Shen family..." I didn't dare to think about it any longer.

He only felt that his legs and feet were weak, and the scorching sun didn't seem to be able to dispel the ice cold that he fell into an ice cave, so he hurriedly raised his eyes to find Xun Zhen.

Xun Zhen had entered the county court.

He staggered and wanted to go inside, but was stopped by Cheng Yan, who was guarding the gate of the county court: "The postmaster has an order: No one is allowed to enter."

It seemed that he was stabbed by Cheng Yan's murderous aura, or maybe he was frightened by the news he heard suddenly. He couldn't stand firm, and sat on the ground with his buttocks on the ground. Point, all you see are the tips of the spears in the hands of the knights guarding outside the county gate. The tip of the spear shone brightly in the sun.