Ji Han Liu Zhang

In the post house in Shangyong County, Cheng Yu, the envoy sent by Liu Zhang to Shangyong, was reading "Spring and Autumn" in boredom. He read it carefully, put down the bamboo slips from time to time, closed his eyes and considered the words in the book, Confucius In the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius' attitude towards what he said is often hidden in the inconspicuous places.

Just like the book "Spring and Autumn Period, Dinggong Sixth Year": "Ji Sunsi and Zhongsun Ji commanded their troops to surround Yun." The real name of Zhongsun Ji here is Zhongsun Heji. Some people may say that Confucius copied it out of the manuscript, but "Gongyang Zhuan" notes: "Jisun Si and Zhongsun Ji commanded their troops to encircle the movement. This Zhongsun Heji is also Zhongsun Heji, isn't it? Do you call it Zhongsun Ji? It is a mockery of two names, and two names are disrespectful." It shows that Confucius deliberately deleted the word 'He' to show his opposition to two names.

Therefore, in today's world, most scholars have a single name, and rarely have two names. Those who have two names are mostly Guizhou leaders and gangsters among the people. This includes myself. Cheng Yu's single name is the word "Yu". Thinking of this , a pleasant smile appeared on Cheng Yu's face.

After reading all morning, Cheng Yu felt a little tired. He put down the bamboo slips, picked up the water cup and took a sip of tea. Because his father Cheng Ji stood unyielding when Liu He incited the people of Bajun to rebel in Jingzhou. Both father and son were favored by Liu Zhang. Cheng Ji was appointed as the governor of Ba County. He rose from a small county magistrate to the position of governor with two thousand shi. It can be said that he had a meteoric rise, and he himself had never been a small official. , joined Liu Zhang's shogunate as a scribe.

Although he is just a small scribe, similar to his previous position, scribes and scribes are different. The scribes in the prefectural and animal husbandry are naturally superior to the scribes in counties and counties. It can even be equivalent to the county magistrate and magistrate of a county.

Cheng Yu also seized the opportunity. After taking up the post of scribe, he worked diligently and worked hard at night in order to leave a good impression in front of Liu Zhang. With his diligent performance, Liu Zhang did not let down his hard work and dispatched He went on a mission to Shangyong land to carry out the task of exchanging prisoners.

If this mission can get a satisfactory result, I think I can go further. Cheng Yu frowned when he thought about this. He raised his head slightly and glanced at the ghost soldiers stationed outside the door and the guards patrolling back and forth. The ghost soldiers, seeing that the guards were still extremely tight, he sighed slightly in his heart.

Since Cheng Yu arrived at Shangyong, he has not been able to see Zhang Lu and convey to Zhang Lu their idea of ​​​​exchanging prisoners. Instead, Zhang Lu directly detained him in the post house, neither fighting nor killing, it was pure He was detained and had no communication with the outside world. The guards were so strict that not even a fly could fly out or in.

'There's a lot of resentment. Cheng Yu made a judgment. He guessed that Zhang Lu was resentful about being expelled from Hanzhong by Liu Zhang, so he placed the envoy under house arrest in exchange for a little happiness in his heart.

As expected, he was a member of the ghost world and had no dignity at all. Cheng Yu complained.

At this moment, Cheng Yu heard a sound of encouragement coming from outside the post house. The sound was graceful and like fairy music. Is this someone getting married?
Based on the sound of the melody, Cheng Yu judged that someone was getting married, rather than someone attending a funeral. As for the person getting married, he had already made a clear decision in his mind. He had heard earlier that the daughter of Shen Gong, the patriarch of the Shangyong Shen clan, was married to Zhang Lu's younger brother Zhang. Wei got married, but Zhang Lu and Shen Gong were busy fighting against Cai Mao and Zhang Yun. They were in a life-and-death situation, so the wedding was naturally postponed.

Now Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were defeated and fled back to Jingzhou, and Fangling County was captured by Zhang Lu. Now that he has some leisure time, he has time to arrange the wedding. Listening to the noise outside, it seems that the entire Shangyong City is full of people. There were voices preaching joy, and it seemed that this marriage was not just an arrangement, but a grand celebration.

Cheng Yu saw that the ghost guards outside were still strict, he couldn't help but shook his head, with a hint of sarcasm on his lips. On this big day, Zhang Lu didn't even hand him a glass of wedding wine, so that he, a guest from afar, could Also happy.

At this moment in Shangyong's prison, Wenpin raised his head as if feeling something, and leaned towards the only small window in the narrow and dark prison. After a while, he came to a conclusion in his mind. Kuai Qi, the magistrate of Fangling County who was an inmate, noticed Wenpin's unusual behavior. He asked: "Wen Duwei, what are you..."

Wenpin's face was indifferent and he responded: "There are sounds of advocacy outside, and it sounds like someone is arranging a wedding."

"Brother, you and I are in prison. How can we care about other people's wedding arrangements? The most important thing right now is to get out of trouble." Wenpin's clan brother Wensan's face turned yellow. The life in prison was not pleasant, which made him feel a little dazed. , Tong Wenpinyan also has no level to talk to.

Wenpin was scolded by Wensan, but he was not annoyed and just said: "Living in this prison, I haven't heard the sound of silk and bamboo for a long time. Now that I can hear the sound of drums, I feel a little happy."

"Captain Wen is so elegant and happy." Kuai Qi applauded with his hands. He admired Wenpin who was in prison but was as elegant and quiet as if he were out on a spring outing. Wenpin was obviously a martial artist, but he had the qualities of a scholar. , his person is also gentle.

At the same time, Kuai Qi hired Zhang Mu for Wen San. He said to Wen San: "Captain Wen, Xiangyang will definitely send someone to redeem us. It will be a matter of time to get out of trouble. You don't have to worry about it. My brother is speechless."

Facing Kuai Qi, who was born in the Kuai family of the Xiangyang family, and Kuai Qi's status as the county magistrate, Wen San did not dare to fight back. At the same time, he also felt that what he just said was inappropriate. He corrected his mistake when he knew it, and said to Wen Pin: "Little brother My words are outrageous, please don’t blame me, brother.”

"Nothing." Wenpin was open-minded and waved his hand, indicating that he didn't take what he just said to heart.

At this time, the jailer who came to feed arrived. The jailer's face was shiny, as if he had just eaten and drank a big meal. His interest was also very high. He no longer showed his usual disdain towards Kuai Qi and Wenpin, but showed a With a smile on his face, he said: "Zhang Wei, my master's younger brother, is getting married today to the daughter of Shen Gong. There are some leftovers with oil and water, which can make you have a good meal. You can't wait today." It’s a blessing.”

After saying that, the jailer scooped up a few bowls of rice from the wooden bucket containing the food and handed them to Kuai Qi and Wenpin's cells respectively. As the jailer said, compared with the previous clear soup, it was sometimes even more rancid. Today's food does look much better. Freshness is one thing, but the oily shine on the food is really tempting.

Wen San, who used to have a bad temper in the past, has long been tempered by the torture of prison. He didn't feel angry when he listened to the jailer's jokes. Instead, he picked up a bowl of food and handed it to his brother Wen Pin first, and then He picked up his own bowl of food and started eating slowly. (End of chapter)