The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 412 The end of an era
According to the ethics of the Han Dynasty, the sentiment that death is the greatest is much stronger than that of later generations.

What's more, the one who died was Xun Shuang, a great Confucian of his generation, the father-in-law of the Lin Dynasty, the uncle of Xun Chen and Xun Yu, and the great-uncle of Xun You.Therefore, this response must be cautious.

Fortunately, the army has only arrived at Chenliu now, and it is only two or three hundred miles away from Yingyin County. If they travel by night and starry sky, they can arrive in two or three days.

After Lin Chao received the news, he didn't dare to stay longer, and immediately rode forward to meet Liu Bei in the army.

At this time, Liu Bei was sitting in the carriage, together with Xun Chen, Xun You, Tian Feng, Jian Yong and others...

Feast!

Ever since hot pot was invented by Lin Chao, Liu Bei fell in love with it.Anyway, the class teacher's road was boring, so Liu Bei simply asked the craftsmen in the army to transform an oversized carriage.

In this way, although the speed of travel is slower, the advantage is that it can carry more people.

Seeing the results of his climbing the technology tree, Liu Bei couldn't put it down immediately, and often invited everyone to eat and drink in the car under the pretext of discussing matters, so he was very happy.

It was cold and windy outside the car, but inside the car was full of spring. Liu Bei drank and ate meat with the crowd, his face flushed from the heat.So excited, even bare-chested and backless, the car is full of excess male hormones!

When the soldiers around him knocked on the car door, Liu Bei poked his head out, saw that Lin Chao was coming, and immediately said with a smile: "Zi Chu, get in the car quickly, and come and have a drink together."

Lin Chao nodded expressionlessly, and then boarded the carriage.

The space in the car was crowded, and when they saw that it was Lin Chao coming, they wanted to salute, but they couldn't do it, so they had to give up.

Seeing that Lin Chao's complexion was not good, Liu Bei asked, "Why does Zichu look like this? Could it be that his face was frozen stiff by the wind and snow outside?"

When everyone saw Liu Bei making fun of Lin Chao, they all burst into laughter.

Lin Chao sighed softly, and told the news of Xun Shuang's death.

Snapped!
Hearing this, the chopsticks in Xun Chen's hand next to him immediately fell to the ground.

"uncle!"

Er Xun burst into tears, his voice full of grief.

……

Yingchuan.

Lin Chao and his party hurried to Yingyin County on the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month.

Besides Xun Chen and Xun You, Guo Jia and Lin Xi also came along for this trip.

In Guo Jia's own words, when he was young, he was excluded in the clan because of his frivolous behavior. Whenever he came to live with Xun Yu, Duke Ciming treated him like a nephew.

Now that Duke Ciming has passed away, he should go to mourn.

It is worth mentioning that Liu Bei originally wanted to come to mourn the funeral, but was declined by Lin Chao.

Of course, Liu Bei has no friendship with Xun Shuang, but Lin Chao, who is regarded as his brother by him, and San Xun, his assistants, are all juniors of Xun Shuang, so Liu Bei plans to go through this for the sake of the four of them.

In this regard, Er Xun dared not and had no reason to refuse. Only Lin Chao stood up and said that Xuande has a lot of opportunities every day, how can the military administration be abandoned because of one person, even if that person is Xun Shuang.

Of course, there are some deeper meanings, which Lin Chao didn't express clearly.

In the past, after Lin Chao married Xun Cai, he persuaded Xun Shuang to move the Xun family to Xuzhou to avoid disaster, but Xun Shuang refused.

It can be seen from this that Xun Shuang did not want to tie the Xun family to Liu Bei, or in other words, he did not want to tie the family to any princes along the way.Now that he passed away, Liu Bei went to mourn the funeral. In the eyes of the world, it is inevitable that the Xun family belongs to Liu Bei.

The Xun family has a great cause and countless capable people. Lin Chao naturally wanted to incorporate it into Xuzhou and become a piece of the puzzle of Liu Bei's great cause.But Xun Shuang was unwilling, and Lin Chao didn't want to force it either.

For Lin Chao, the noble family is a double-edged sword.

Now it is sharp, but in the future there will be times when the sword will be broken.

And the Xun family has already married himself, so it will not be easy to turn his face in the future.Instead, it is better to discard it.If you don't owe me any favors, you won't have to worry too much when you make a move in the future.

Liu Bei naturally heard the meaning of Lin Chao's words, so he adopted Lin Chao's advice, and planned to send Dian Wei with 3000 people to escort Lin Chao and others to Yingchuan.Of course, not surprisingly, Lin Chao also rejected him.

As the son-in-law of the Xun family, Lin Chao entered Yingyin County, and the Xun family should send a filial son to greet him.

But what people didn't expect was that Xun Yu actually came in person.

I haven't seen him for nearly a year, but Lin Chao saw that Xun Yu looked much thinner.After getting off the horse, he cupped his hands and said, "Wen Ruo, I'm sorry."

Xun Yu bowed his hands at Lin Chao with a calm face, and didn't say anything, but led Lin Chao and others back to Xun's house.

After the entrance, it was Xun Shuang's mourning hall. At this time, the mourning had been suspended for seven or eight days. Fortunately, it was the cold winter months, and the corpse did not emit any smell.

Lin Chao, Xun Chen and others changed into mourning clothes, and after some worship, they saw their first wife Xun Cai in the backyard.

At this moment, Xun Cai's eyes looked red, and he looked exhausted. His pretty face was also extremely pale due to excessive sadness and haggard heart.

"Zichu, father..."

The cold goddess who used to be like the moon in the sky is now suffering from the great pain of losing her father, and she is as weak as an ordinary woman. Lin Chao felt a pain in her heart.Then he walked up and hugged Xun Cai into his arms.

Before the meeting, Lin Chao had been thinking about how to comfort Xun Cai.

Xun Shuang's death was the end of his life. Although it made people feel depressed, Lin Chao didn't feel much sadness.

In ancient times, the sages, kings, princes, generals, who can avoid death?
No matter how magnificent you are, in the end, you will not be buried in a coffin of loess!

Lin Chao thought of many great principles to comfort Xun Cai, but when he saw Xun Cai who was weeping, he couldn't say a word.

Some pains can only be healed by time.

With the beautiful woman in his arms, Lin Chao gently stroked Xun Cai's beautiful hair, and muttered in his mouth: "If Yue Zhang is alive in heaven, he definitely doesn't want to see you like this... Nv Xun, don't hurt yourself..."

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The same scene is also happening in Nancheng, Taishan County.

For the death of his old friend Yang Xu, Cai Yong was actually quite sad.

Since Dong Zhuo's death, Cai Yong was worshiped as Situ by the court because of his meritorious service, and he was considered among the three princes.

And then... and then nothing.

Lin Chao took advantage of Cai Yong, and at the same time gave Cai Yong enough fame and status, which can be said to be mutually beneficial and win-win.

Lin Jianjun said, Mr. Cai, you are now in the position of Rongsheng Situ, ranking among the three princes, but...

There is still war to come, so do what you like.

Of course Cai Yong knew what Chang'an looked like now, so he naturally didn't want to go.But staying in Luoyang, surrounded by a large army, can not be safe.

Seeing the turmoil in the current situation, Cai Yong originally wanted to resign from office and instead return to his hometown to write books and write biographies with peace of mind, open doors to teach students, and devote himself to studying knowledge for the rest of his life.

But in today's troubled times, the hometown is not a place to settle down.

Thinking about it, Cai Yong thought of his daughter Cai Zhenji, his son-in-law Yang Qin, and at the same time his old friend Yang Xu.

Forget it, Taishan County is now under Liu Xuande's rule, and it is considered a stable place, why not visit your daughter and old friends first, and then make plans later.

Therefore, Cai Yong submitted his resignation without hesitation, and then left at the festival.

But before reaching Mount Tai, Lin Chao sent someone to catch up.

Of course, he didn't want to be unfavorable to Cai Yong, but there was one thing to ask Cai Yong, and another thing to discuss with Cai Yong.

The first thing is to invite Cai Yong to go north to Youzhou, and invite Liu Bei's teacher Lu Zhi to serve as the governor of Yanzhou.

After Liu Dai was defeated and captured, Lin Chao thought about who would be the next governor of Yanzhou.Yanzhou is connected to Xuzhou, occupying the opportunity to take the initiative to attack, so it is natural to choose one of our own people to guard.

The only suitable candidate that Lin Chao could think of was Lu Zhi.

Cai Yong and Lu Zhi were officials in the same dynasty, and they edited "East View of the Han Dynasty" together. Needless to say, they are very close. If he personally persuaded Lu Zhi to return to the official position, the chance of success would naturally be higher.

If Lu Zhi really didn't want to be an official again, he had no choice but to use the second plan and ask Liu Bei to recommend Cai Yong as the governor of Yanzhou.

Of course, Lin Chao will arrange a long history for him, and the best candidate is Ju Shou, so he can play another remote micromanagement game!
As for the matter that needs to be discussed with Cai Yong...

Mr. Cai, you see that your eldest daughter, Cai Zhaoji, is not too young. Shouldn't it be time to find a good man to marry?
Ling Ai once killed Dong Zhuo with her own hands, her fate is unspeakably precious, naturally it is not something ordinary people can bear!

Coincidentally, my lord Liu Xuande is the head of the imperial family, and he has great ambitions, so he is a perfect match for your love. What do you think?
That's right, Cai Yan is the wife Lin Chao prepared for Liu Bei!
This time, there were thousands of people chasing Cai Yong. They were led by Liu Shi, the leader of the Black Mountain bandit who surrendered when he was in Changshan, and he also meant to protect Cai Yong's safety.

Seeing these two letters, Cai Yong couldn't laugh or cry.

The first thing is easy to do, just take a trip to Youzhou by yourself.I haven't seen Lu Zhi for many years, so I just took this opportunity to visit.

As for the second matter... Cai Zhaoji is not too bad to marry Liu Bei.

As early as the beginning of the year, Cai Yan was kidnapped by Lin Xi and sent back to Xuzhou as a bargaining chip to blackmail Cai Yong.After arriving in Xuzhou, Xun Yu learned about this and took her along with food and drink.

After Dong Zhuo's death, Cai Yan regained his freedom.

Staying alone in Xuzhou was boring, so he asked Xun Yu to go to Mount Tai to visit relatives.Xun Yu agreed, and ordered Cai Yan to be escorted to Mount Tai to accompany his sister.

So, under the escort of Liu Shi, Cai Yong went straight to Mount Tai.

Anyway, no matter whether you are going to Youzhou to invite Lu Zhi out of the mountain, or discussing marriage with your daughter, you have to pass by Mount Tai.

But as soon as he arrived in Taishan, he received the news of the death of his old friend Yang Xu from his daughter.

Sad in his heart, Cai Yong suffered from the wind and cold occasionally, and unexpectedly got seriously ill, which caused his plan to go north to Youzhou to be temporarily shelved.

……

Xuzhou, Tan County.

Zhuge Gui, who was seriously ill, could not survive this winter after all.

Before he died, Zhugegui called the three Zhugejin brothers to his bed, and after exhorting them, he left another will.

That is, Zhuge Jing and Zhuge Qian's two daughters don't have to keep filial piety for themselves, and they will marry Guo Jia and Guan Ping after a few years.

Zhuge Gui has been procrastinating to survive, just wanting to watch his two daughters get married and let his children and Liu Bei be deeply bound together.

In this way, he died in peace.

But the weather is not good, Dong Zhuo's rebellion broke out suddenly, Liu Bei led the army to conquer, Guo Jia naturally went with the army, and the marriage had to be shelved.

Zhuge Gui waited and waited, waited for almost a year, and did not wait for Liu Bei's class teacher to return to Xuzhou, and finally couldn't hold on anymore.

Zhuge Jin naturally understood his father's good intentions, but it was not in accordance with the etiquette. He was afraid that the two younger sisters would be accused of being unfilial by the world, so he dared not agree.

But the next moment, Zhuge Gui, who had returned to the light, scolded Zhuge Jin for being pedantic.

"Most people in the world are ordinary people, why bother!

If Er is so pedantic, how can the Zhuge family gain a foothold in the troubled times? "

Helpless, Zhuge Jin could only kowtow and say yes.

That night, Zhuge Gui passed away with a smile on his face!
In the winter of the first year of Chuping, many people died.

Such great Confucians with integrity who have read poetry and books like Xun Shuang, Yang Xu, and Zhuge Gui failed to survive after all.

The fall of an era seems to be heralding...

A new era is coming!
(End of this chapter)