Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

Chapter 111 Princess Xijun goes out of the fortress, born in a desperate situation
Posthouse backyard.

Yan Liang is distributing the money, and every county soldier who comes here on business gets a small bag.

"Brothers, there are, there are."

"No need to rob, everyone has it. The brothers finally came from afar, and the food and drink are mine. Come... here you go, go on."

As he spoke, Yan Liang tossed bags of coins to each of the county soldiers again.

"Young master Yan is very generous."

The county soldiers took the money with a smile and did not forget to count it.

More than one thousand dollars is not a small sum.

It was worth their salary for three months.

Of course, why did Mr. Yan send them money?

Everyone knows this...

It's not once or twice to come to Xieliang County for inspection. This has always been a fat job.

"If it weren't for Xundu's strict post management, I would have booked the brothel and red house in the county tonight, so that you brothers can relax. Alas... I will arrange for you after this trip is over."

Yan Liang spoke beautifully.

As the county magistrate's son, he has arrogance, but his words are beautiful.

"Young master Yan is very generous!"

As voices of praise for Yan Liang came out, Yan Liang didn't dare to stay longer, and withdrew after distributing the coins.

Before leaving, Yan Liang did not forget to look up at the front hall of the post house.

The backyard of the posthouse is a few yards away from the front hall. As long as these county soldiers don't talk about it, Xun Yu won't know about it.

But after he left...

Several county soldiers who were having dinner were discussing this matter together.

"Mr. Yan is so generous to send so much money!"

One of the new county soldiers said with emotion.

"Great hammer!" The old county soldier on the side opened his mouth hastily. "Do you know how deep the water in Xieliang County is? The Yan family and the Qin family don't know how much they earn, so they just share it with us and send the beggars?"

Instead of being relieved when they got money in the past, the old county soldiers seem very dissatisfied this time.

"Old grandson, don't be angry...Didn't Xun Duyou say it?" Another old soldier opened his mouth and said, "This time, our Xun Duyou is here to dig the bottom of the sky. When it comes to the account, no matter who it is, half of it will be handed over to the treasury, and the other half will be kept by the treasury. The remaining [-]% is for us brothers to share, and it can be regarded as a reward for our brothers' business trips."

Speaking of this, the Xinjun soldier quickly asked: "This half and half, how much will be divided into our hands?"

"You know what!" the old county soldier explained immediately. "Don't say it's half and half, the Yan family and the Qin family's greedy money are tied together, even if [-]% is [-]%, it's enough for us brothers to live comfortably for the rest of our lives."

hiss…

After saying this, a group of new county soldiers came over.

"Really so many?"

"Why are you lying to me? My hometown is in Xieliang County. No one in Xieliang County knows that gold is buried in the mansions of Qin's and Yan's houses."

Speaking of this, the old county soldier lowered his voice, signaling the big guys to keep quiet.

"Xun Duyou asked us to collect money and money. We should be clear in our hearts, and we must work hard when we should work hard. You should all be smart. When you meet such a wise and generous 'master' as Xun Duyou , it's not easy."

"Listening to your words is better than reading ten years of books!"

"Shh!"

The old county soldier pointed out his index finger, and immediately "hahahaha..." laughed loudly, and he kept shouting while laughing. "Mr. Yan is grand, Mr. Yan has covered our expenses these few days! Grand, grand!"

This is another kind of "covering people's eyes and ears"!
Yes…

What Yan Liang gave them was a bag of money, but because of Xun Yu, these old soldiers no longer looked down on the money, what they valued was the wealth of the Yan family and the Qin family!

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Jieliang County, Hedong, the main hall of the Qin Mansion.

Qin Niu, the master of the Qin family, held a picture of "Princess Xijun and Princess Going to the Fortress" and exclaimed repeatedly.

"Hey, this is a very good picture of 'Princess Xijun going out of the fortress', and the poem above is also good as 'The mountains and rivers are far away, and the flowers on the other side are blooming endlessly', especially the Xijun princess drawn by this stroke, It’s so lifelike? Such miraculous painting skills must come from the late Liu Bao, the prefect of Shu County, right?”

Qin Niu was originally a servant of the Yan family, but once he became a local wealthy family, in order to get rid of his slavery... he is willing to be arty.

In recent years, I especially like to collect rare calligraphy and paintings.

People are like this, the more they lack something, the more they want it.

Of course, in addition to collecting, more, he needs similar "connotative" objects to manage up and down.

after all…

Ordinary families like money, but in the top families like Runan Yuan and Hongnong Yang, how can money do it?Cheesy...have to match it up.

And when he was the emperor's teacher, Taifu Yuan Kui especially liked this "Danqing" technique.

As for Liu Bao, the prefect of Shu County he mentioned, he was a famous painter during Emperor Huan's reign. He once painted "Cloud and Han Picture" and "North Wind Picture", and he liked to paint such frontier scenery.

It's just...Unfortunately, Emperor Huan died of illness during his reign.

Of course, Qin Niu has only a half-knowledge of painting art. If he really understands it, he can also see from the many details outlined with his pen that this painting is definitely not the hand of Liu Bao.

There is still a gap in skills!

Standing in front of Qin Niu was a middle-aged man, in his early 40s, with a particularly energetic appearance.

He pointed to the painting.

"This painting is indeed from the hands of 'Liu Bao'. The world praises 'Liu Bao' for its lifelike painting skills. The so-called 'taste painting "Cloud and Han Picture", people feel hot when they see it, and painting "North Wind Picture", people feel it." Cool', but who knows, the "Princess Xijun and Princess Going Out of the Fortress" drawn by him can be called beautiful and quiet, and it is the culmination of his life. At that time, the confusion about the future life and the nostalgia for the homeland were vividly outlined."

"It's still your Taiyuan Wang family that is so good..." Qin Niu looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, "It's just that Master Zi came from a long distance, maybe it's not for this reason?"

The son-in-law he was talking about was Wang Yun, who is now an official of Jinyang County with a salary of "six hundred stones". In terms of status, he is higher than the county magistrate of Xieliang County.

Speaking of which, this was the first time Qin Niu had met Wang Yun. In the past, he only knew that the Wang family in Taiyuan was a wealthy and prominent family in Shanxi, and heirs of poetry and books.

I never thought about it, but when I saw it today...it seems that there is no airs.

It's about the same as a wealthy family like him, which makes Qin Niu quite embarrassed.

"Ugh…"

At this moment, Wang Yun sighed, "I took out the "Princess Xijun and Princess Going to Fortress", which was handed down in my family, is it because of my child?"

Qin Niu's eyes were sure, "But Mr. Gai, the horse official in the county government? Your son is still in charge of a county's horse officials at a young age. The future is boundless, the future is boundless!"

"Boundless future, fart!"

Don't look at Wang Yunwen's gentle manner, when he swears, he is not ambiguous at all.

"Patriarch Qin, you are also a wealthy family. You should be clear. With our family background, let our children study in government schools. In the future, they will be filial and honest, and they will be officials. If they develop well, they will become county magistrates and county officials It's not difficult to grow up, but...if you want to enter the imperial court, become a minister, or a scholar-bureaucrat, then...our family background is not enough."

Qin Niu rolled his eyes, and suddenly he understood Wang Yun's reason for coming.

Wang Yun came to Xieliang hundreds of miles away, and when he made a move, he was such a "masterpiece". It turned out that he wanted to ask Qin Niu to recommend him, and to cling to the high officials in the court!

really…

Just as Qin Niu thought, Wang Yun continued to speak.

"I have three sons in total. What's the future of being a horse official like Wang Gai? There is an old saying, 'Parents are their children, and they have far-reaching plans.' , 'Scholar, salary is among them', after coming out to work in Luoyang, no matter how bad he is, he will be a good man, but he can be by the emperor's side, and he is expected to take a seat in the Deyang Palace in the future!"

"I understand..."

Qin Niu stroked his beard. "Master Zi came from a long distance, and he did not hesitate to take out this picture of "Princess Xijun Going to the Fortress", so that I could recommend Yuan Taifu for you? But...how can I have this ability? How can I speak in front of Yuan Taifu ?”

"No and no..."

Wang Yun quickly waved his hand. "I'm not recommending Grand Tutor Yuan, but County Magistrate Yan. Who doesn't know that County Magistrate Yan was recommended by the court Yuan Sikong!"

"However, in the past, when my Taiyuan Wang family passed by Xieliang County for some business, I didn't greet the county magistrate Yan, and caused some unpleasantness. I also hope that the patriarch Qin will be a peacemaker and say a few words for me. If the patriarch Qin doesn't dislike it , This "Princess Xijun's Going Out of the Fortress" was given to Patriarch Qin, and I would like to express my gratitude. "

"As for the county magistrate Yan to recommend Mr. Yuan, then I should prepare a generous gift... If my son can really enter the Taixue, then Patriarch Qin will be my lifelong benefactor of the Taiyuan Wang family!"

Whoops...

Looking at the "Princess Xijun's Outing of the Fortress", savoring Wang Yun's eagerness to love and worry about his son, he is full of father-son friendship.
"Hahaha…"

Qin Niu laughed, and Wang Yun also laughed in agreement.

"Master Zi, you can't panic about this matter. The more you panic, the more likely troubles will occur. The most urgent thing is...let me report to the county magistrate."

Qin Niu's answer was ambiguous.

It's just that, while speaking, he kept staring at the "Princess Xijun and Princess Exiting the Fortress", such paintings by the late masters are hard to come by.

and…

Qin Niu has always wanted to establish a direct relationship with the Yuan family in Luoyang City. If he can get on this boat, why should there be a middleman like the Yan family to make the difference?

This picture of "Princess Xijun and Princess Going to Fortress" is made by everyone. As a gift, it is very suitable to visit the two patriarchs of the Yuan family!

"Oh..." Wang Yun looked embarrassed. "If that's the case... then I'll... stay in the inn and wait for good news from Patriarch Qin."

While speaking, Wang Yun was about to put away the "Princess Xijun and Princess Going to the Fortress", but he deliberately slowed down a bit, as if to give Qin Niu time to fully react.

"Wait a minute!"

Sure enough, Qin Niu grabbed Wang Yun's arm. "Master Zi, it's not that I can't trust you. If I told County Magistrate Yan and you suddenly changed your mind, wouldn't I be in a dilemma...so..."

Qin Niu's eyes turned to the "Princess Xijun and Princess Exiting the Fortress" again, and the meaning could not be more clear.

"Oh..." Wang Yun knocked on his forehead. "It's my fault, I was negligent... I was negligent, so... let's say this picture is stored in the Qin Mansion first, how about we take it for three days? I'll wait in an inn in the county... Wait for the good news, wait for the good news."

"I have pity on the parents of the world. Don't worry, Master Zi. It's a big deal for the child to go to the imperial school. I like helping children the most!" Qin Niu patted Wang Yun on the shoulder.

In fact, he didn't intend to introduce Wang Yun to Yan He at all.

Bypassing the Yan family directly, and waiting for Qin Niu to get on the big boat of the Yuan family, whether to help Wang Yun or not, isn't that a matter of one sentence?

As for, before...

Naturally, this "Princess Xijun and Princess Going Out of the Fortress" cannot be returned.

Qin Niu has plenty of means for this kind of thing.

"Farewell!"

The two exchanged pleasantries again, and Wang Yun left.

Qin Niu sent him out of the mansion, and returned to the house in a hurry, admiring the "Princess Xijun and Princess Exiting the Fortress" again and again.

"Absolutely, absolutely!"

I don't know whether to boast about this painting skill, or to marvel at my plot.

While admiring, he fantasized, why the Yan family has to ride on Qin Niu's head all these years?
Why should the Yan family have to take the lead in robbing Tianwu...

They are all sending money to the Runan Yuan family!
Can your Yan family send it?Can't my Qin family deliver it?
"Ha ha…"

Staring at the picture scroll, Qin Niu sneered, as if he had already seen the future... the proud rise of the Qin family.

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As night fell, Xun Yu wore a Confucian crown on his head, sat on the table and rested his forehead with his hands, frowning tightly to endure sleepiness.

The three county officials in front of him were brought in by the guards.

"Meet Xun Duyou."

Xun Yu raised his hand to stop them from saluting again, and then pointed to the three tables in the room, on which there were piles of bamboo slips and silk silks piled up like mountains.

"This is part of the cases that have been judged in Xieliang County and the administrative orders that have been issued in the past three years. The three are in the county. One is in charge of discipline, the other is in charge of documents, and the other is in charge of criminal names. Let's go through all these documents carefully tonight. If there is any doubt , Any violations will be reported to me immediately."

The three county officials had complicated hearts.

As a county official, it is inevitable to deal with Xieliang County. Yan and them are familiar. Not long ago, he also sent a new year's "filial piety".

Cannibalism is short-mouthed and soft-hearted, and now he really wants to thoroughly investigate his violations of discipline, and he is somewhat unable to do so.

However, their expressions were still calm, and they exchanged glances with each other.

It seems to be saying, the same old way, let's do it again...

Feel free to take a look!

Only Xun Yu took the documents seriously and read them carefully.

For a while, the house was very quiet, only the slight sound of the bamboo slips.

As the night deepened, the weather changed from hot and dry during the day to a bit colder, and the night was windy.

The oil lamp has been burnt to the point of failure, and the sky outside the window is still dark.

Xun Yu went to light a candle again, and murmured his gaze out of the window. The night was quiet and everything was silent... It seemed that such silence made him think about something in his heart.

At noon tomorrow, Guan Changsheng will be questioned and beheaded.

Time is running out.

From time to time, he marked with a pen, glanced at the ink pool that was about to dry up, waved his palm, and put down a new ink stick.

After reading an article, Xun Yu stretched out his hand to fetch another volume of documents, and skillfully tore apart the silk rope tied around it.

At this moment, there was a faint shout from outside the window. Xun Yu frowned slightly and listened carefully. He is a cautious person. Although this is a post house, it is also within the scope of the government office. It is so late at night... It's not very decent to be loud.

"Go away!"

"Go away!"

A clearer shout came from outside, and the brush in Xun Yu's hand trembled, almost dripping ink onto the laid bamboo slips.

The summer wind is dry, and the houses in ancient times were mostly made of wood. They are most afraid of fire, and once they burn, they will be continuous and endless.

Xun Yu got up quickly, opened the door and walked out quickly.

As soon as the door was opened, the night wind from outside the door blew in. Xun Yu saw in astonishment that a huge fire was ignited in the direction of the county government's treasury, and the light of the fire lit up half of the sky.

The entire government office has become a mess, all the servants are running around, shouting and shouting everywhere.

Some ran towards the county government office, and some ran towards the county government office, like a group of headless chickens.

"Where is the fire?"

Xun Yu grabbed a yamen servant.

"It's the treasury." The yamen servant quickly replied, "The inexplicable treasury caught fire."

Treasury?

Xun Yu frowned, and he hurriedly asked, "What's in the treasury?"

"In addition to some treasury money and fabrics, there are documents...the files of all the cases over the years, as well as the documents for implementing various government orders, and the household books of the county."

Dossiers, decrees, household records?

Xun Yu's eyes froze all of a sudden, and the files were burned, and many cases became like headless chickens, and it was impossible to talk about unjust, false and wrongly decided cases;

After burning the decrees, the decrees promulgated by Xieliang County over the years can no longer be found; and the household book... these are related to the real population of Xieliang County, have they been concealed?Whether there is less tax money, these are important documents.

"So cruel, the county government dares to burn it!"

Xun Yu gritted his teeth.

He hurriedly counted the county officials under him, and went to the county government to fight the fire.

At this time, the fire was getting bigger and bigger, and even the heat wave could be felt from the outside.

At the same time, Yan He rushed over with a group of yamen servants.

Xun Yu did some calculations, and Yan He and his men lived in the government office. It stands to reason that they should have rescued the treasury faster, but they appeared slower than Xun Yu.

"Xun Duyou, look at this... Just now, I sent someone to fetch the file according to your order. I never thought that a yamen servant accidentally knocked over the incense burner and ignited the entire treasury. The flames were raging. The yamen servant who overturned the copper stove was burnt alive inside."

Yan He explained.

Xun Yu's eyes were vicious, and from his explanation, he could feel a trace of schadenfreude hidden under his performance.

At this time, the entire treasury was enveloped by fire dragons, fireworks lingered, and there was a sound of "beeping and peeling" from time to time. A group of government servants beat desperately with brooms and wet hemp in panic.

This can only control the spread of the fire, and it is difficult to extinguish it in a short time.

Xun Yu glanced around and asked suddenly.

"Why is there no water in the government office?"

He pointed to a row of large vats that should have been filled with water in case of a fire.

"Also, the fire in the warehouse was overturned. Why didn't the servants fill the fire with water immediately? Instead, they ran away?"

Yan He explained calmly: "The oars and baths in the county government all come from the tank. Besides, Xun Duyou wants the case file, and everyone has to carry it. Who can replenish the water?"

As if, Yan He had thought about it in advance.

As he spoke, he looked at Xun Yu with a victor-like attitude.

Xun Yu was silent...

Yan He is in a good mood, but his face is pretending to be uncomfortable. "Hey, what can I do? A big fire burned all the files, including the paperwork and household books. It's a headache. What's the matter with the postmaster? It's unpredictable, and people have it." Misfortune and fortune!"

These words... are no different from the declaration of the victor.

Seeing that Xun Yu was silent, Yan He hurriedly said, "Hurry up, hurry up and put out the fire, there is no water here, won't you go to the next street to fetch water? See how anxious Xun Duyou is?"

call…

Facing the opponent's "high-spirited" words, Xun Yu ordered his men to divide into three teams with a sullen face.

The first team went to support the fire, trying not to let the fire spread to the surrounding houses;
The first team went to save people and see if anyone is still in the warehouse;
There is another team... They seem to have a more important mission!

Under the "hard work" of a group of people to put out the fire, the fire burned for two full hours, and it was not extinguished until the warehouse was burned to the ground.

indeed…

There is a charred corpse in the warehouse, it must be the yamen servant who accidentally knocked over the copper furnace and caused a big fire in Yan He's mouth.

——What a cruel heart!

Xun Yu murmured in his heart.

"Hey..." It was Yan He, who pretended to be embarrassed, stomping his feet in despondency. "What can I do? What can I do?"

Looking at his "funny" performance, Xun Yu seemed to be filled with infinite sadness in his eyes.

The dossier is gone, and there is no way to investigate the unjust, false and wrongly decided cases!
This is drawing from the bottom of the pot!
"Xun Duyou, what do you think? What should I do...Although this is the dereliction of duty of the yamen servant, but... After all, people are dead, and they cannot be resurrected. I'm afraid the surveillance is..."

Yan He leaned in front of Xun Yu and opened his mouth again and again.

If just now, it was the declaration of the winner, then... now, it is a taunt, the taunt of Chi Guoguo.

Yan He just said a word

——Xun Wenruo, you are nothing more than that!

"Major Yan is a good planner!"

Xun Yu said with emotion.

"Hahaha…"

Yan He replied meaningfully: "It's still the same sentence in "Six Secret Teachings", 'If you use a knife, you must cut, and if you hold an ax, you must cut'. It is a chance, and some things are pushed to you. When it is time to do it, you must do it yourself. what!"

Xun Yu looked around at a group of soldiers who moved away the rubble and searched for objects, and sneered faintly, "It's a good example of 'cutting with a knife, cutting with an axe'!"

Speaking of here…

All of a sudden, a black figure ran over quickly stepping on the rubble, his footsteps were heavy and heavy, like an elephant stepping over a ruined wall, and the sound of "crackling" trampling on the rubble could be heard endlessly.

When he was about to approach, Yan Hecai suddenly realized that his face twitched uncontrollably, and he thought to himself: "This black guy, can't he be that guy?"

He just thought of this...

I saw the black man cupped his hands and bowed to Xun Yu.

"Duyou, it's not good... The "Princess Xijun and Princess Going Out of the Fortress" given to you by the emperor was stolen by a man in black. When I found out, I immediately chased after it. When I finally chased it to the Qin Mansion, the stolen picture The one just disappeared!"

"I have already sent my brothers to surround the Qin Mansion, not a single fly can fly out!"

That's right, the people who surrounded the Qin mansion were the third team sent by Xun Yu just now!
Uh…

This statement came out.

Yan He's face turned cold, how could it be... Qin Mansion?
Then...here?This dossier?
The dossier that Xun Yu was going to re-examine...is...is...

"Ha ha…"

Before Yan He could figure it out, Xun Yu turned his head and smiled at him. "Since entering this county, Xun has never underestimated the county magistrate Yan, so this investigation file is just a slap in the face..."

"'A sword must be cut, and an ax must be cut'. When it's time to do it, naturally you have to do it yourself? County magistrate Yan said, didn't he?"

Speaking of here…

Xun Yu further lowered his voice: "Magistrate Yan, this game of chess has just begun, and the best is yet to come!"

As soon as the words fell, Xun Yu's face changed, and he immediately shouted: "You are so bold, you dare to steal the painting bestowed by the emperor, come, come and search the Qin mansion with me!"

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(End of this chapter)