Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2748 Both Have Traditions
In Xu County, there are actually many people whose surname is Xu.

Otherwise, in the earliest days, this place would not have been directly called "Xu".

But even though there are so many Xu families, no matter how great the feudal dynasty is, it is inevitable to decline, no matter how great the family is, no matter how big the family is, people will naturally lose their hearts when the Xu family grows up. It was indeed a family 500 years ago, but now they still take care of their own homes.

During the period, there may have been some famous Xu family members, but after all, they were unable to reunite the scattered Xu family. Of course, this cannot be said to be a bad thing.

Didn't the Yuan family gather together well and have a huge family power, but what happened later?

Xu Shi lowered his head slightly along the way, walking forward like most ordinary people in Xu County.He is familiar with this place. After all, he came here a lot before he followed Xu Chu to Guanzhong, so when he was walking in Xu County, like most of the local people, he turned at the corner of the alley. He walked away without any hesitation at all, not at all like someone who had left Xu County for a while.

After leaving Wang Chang's queue, Xu Ju went to find Xu Ping.

Xu Ping is Xu Xiang's son. Strictly speaking, he is not related to Xu Xiang by blood, but just adopted by Xu Xiang.

Xu Xiangnian was also a famous figure, Sikong and Situ were casually, but during the riots after Luoyang He Jin was killed, Xu Xiang didn't know whether it was because he was completely innocently implicated, or because there was a conflict of interest, anyway. It was the whole family, old and young, who all died in the military chaos.

Later, Xu Xiang's youngest son and old father in his hometown also passed away one after another, and no one inherited the family business. The elders of the Xu clan summoned the elders, found someone in the clan to adopt under Xu Xiang's name, and it was regarded as celebrating the New Year for Xu Xiang. Sometimes someone can burn some paper money or something...

But Xu Xiang's accumulated family business is naturally considered as "adoption" expenses. There is only one old house, and the ten mu of Susukida can be used as a shelter for the family and shelter from the wind and rain.

After passing through a narrow alley, turn right at the entrance of the alley, not far away, and you will arrive at Xu Xiang's old house.

This is a simple, small courtyard built with blue bricks and gray tiles, and the area is not large.The door of the courtyard door seems to be old in the years, with creases appearing one by one, and most of the copper nails and iron bars seem to be corroded, as if they will fall off the door with a bang when the wind blows.

Many tiles on the courtyard wall were broken, and they were not repaired in time, causing yellow mud and moss to overlap, and there were still some traces of rain erosion.

Xu Shi stretched out his head and looked inside from the gap.

There are two trees in the yard, and they have begun to lose their leaves, making it seem that there are withered and yellow leaves everywhere in the yard.A dustpan and a nearly bald broom stood by the door, apparently unused.

The door of the room was half open and half closed, and the cloth curtain hanging on the door could no longer tell what pattern it was originally, it was just gray and black.

"Is Brother Ping there?" ’ Xu Ju shouted inward from the gap in the wall.

"Not here! ”There seemed to be a dull voice coming from the house, “Go out!Did not come back! 』

"Oh ha, Brother Ping, I'm not here to ask for a bill! Xu Ju recognized Xu Ping's voice, and laughed, "I also brought some wine and food, open the door quickly!" 』

After a while, the curtain was lifted and a person walked out.

This man is dressed casually, the belt is not tied tightly, so the neckline is loose, revealing a little black hair on the chest, his face is tough, there is a scar on his cheek, his hair and beard are a little messy, it seems that he is not at all Not taken care of in general.

"Brother Ping, it's me! ”Xu Shi raised the oiled paper bag in his hand, “This one!Lao Guan's Braised Pork! 』

Xu Ping seemed to recognize Xu Ju, his eyes flickered, "Ha, it must be delicious with old Zhang's wine!" 』

"Of course! 』Xu Ju smiled, and raised the wine gourd in his other hand.

Xu Ping came out, opened the courtyard door, then seemed to habitually stretch his head to look around the courtyard door, then closed the courtyard door with a bang, and then led Xu Shi into the house.

The situation in the house is different from the situation in the courtyard, it seems to be two worlds.In the house, all kinds of utensils are neatly arranged, and the tables and shelves are spotless, which is in stark contrast to the messy situation in the yard.

"Brother Ping, are you all right? Xu Ju asked with a smile while putting down the wine and meat.

Xu Ping's appearance, in fact, if one ignores the flower on the scar, it is the same as his character "square", which is rather solid and heavy.After seeing Xu Shi, Xu Ping also smiled, but behind the smile, there seemed to be something rather playful, "I heard that you, brother... have not been appreciated by the nobles, have you become rich and honored?"What, is there anything you want me to do today? 』

"Haha, Brother Ping was joking..." Xu Ju smiled, "I just came to meet an old friend today, nothing else!" 』

Xu Ping clicked his tongue, "Who doesn't know who, back then you had a lot of tricks... Forget it, if you don't tell me, I don't bother to ask... Wait, I'll go get the bowls and chopsticks..."

Xu Ping saw that Xu Zheng was lying.Xu Ju came to see him today, certainly not for simple food and drink, at least not entirely.Xu Ping knew that Xu Chu and others had migrated to Guanzhong, even in more detail than ordinary officials. After all, it was a big event for Xu Ping and others back then.

Pour wine.

drink.

Xu Ping also brought out some pickled melons from his previous home, which can be regarded as several appetizers.

"Old Zhang's wine is still authentic! ”Xu Ping drank a small bowl of wine, and sighed with half-truth, “If this is mixed with too much water, it will be fake...Are you right? 』

Xu Ju showed a regretful and wronged expression, "Brother Ping, if you say that...then I really shouldn't have come!" 』

"Should I come? Isn't everyone here? ’ Xu Ping said with a smile, ‘Come on, what’s the matter?Make it clear that drinking is refreshing and rest assured! 』

Xu Ju was silent for a while, "Okay, let me be honest... I just wanted to pick up some people... People from the Xu family, Brother Ping, you know, some of our family members are still near Yingchuan..."

"this one? 』Xu Ping smiled.

Xu Ju nodded.

"Oh, you're still the same..." Xu Ping laughed loudly, "It looks honest, but actually it's not honest at all.This is the truth?Do you think I'm a fool or a fool? 』

"Haha, Brother Ping is the best," Xu Shi didn't feel the embarrassment of exposing him face to face, "In fact, I also wanted to ask Brother Ping...if you are interested in going to the west together...to share the wealth? 』

"West side? Xu Ping frowned slightly, "What are you going to the west for?"Join the army?If I really want to join the army, do I need to wait until now? 』

Xu Zheng's gaze flicked across Xu Ping's face, and then he looked at a corner of the room.On the shelf over there, there are many books, either handwritten or in volumes.

Completely different from his appearance, Xu Ping doesn't like to dance with guns and sticks. Although he looks rough, in fact his dream is not to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy.This is not a strange thing, after all, everyone has his own ambitions.

"What Brother Ping is thinking, is it possible that I am out of tune, brother? ’Xu Ju said with a smile, ‘Over there, it doesn’t matter about wealth, origin, or appearance, only one point, talent!Everything is an exam, you can speak with your ability, and if you pass the exam, you can become an official! 』

Hearing this, Xu Ping couldn't help but raised his hand to touch his face.

There is a scar on his face.

Not deep, but not shallow either.

Stay on the face, but also stay in the heart.

"Don't look at the appearance? ’ Xu Ping asked, ‘You really don’t care about looks? 』

"Brother Ping... If you really want to talk about appearance..." Xu Ju moved closer, and said in a low voice, "This is not...in the Shangshutai, who, if there is any talk about appearance, you say...hehe, right?How about it, any ideas? 』

How can there be no idea?
Xu Ping didn't consider taking the route of force. On the one hand, he looked like a warrior on the outside, but in fact he had never received any military or force training since he was a child. Even the license may not be able to beat it.

It's like there are many burly and fat people in later generations, and their strength is not too small, but when they are in front of fighters, they are like dough, which can be kneaded casually.In terms of military strength, apart from talent, it also requires skills and long-term hard training.

And people like Xu Ping, who only have some physical capital, if they really join the army, they are probably just ordinary soldiers, and then fight on the front line of the battlefield, and finally stop at the military academy, or die on the battlefield before they can make it out. above.

What's more, in Shandong, the people who control the top ranks of the army are either Cao or Xiahou, so what is the future?
But in Shandong, Xu Ping was blocked by this scar on his face if he wanted to take the path of civil servants.

Simply put, it looks bad.

It's like being in the afterlife and having tattoos on your body.As an individual, of course you have the right to get tattoos. There is no problem with this. After all, it is no longer the era when criminals were represented by tattoos in feudal dynasties. But don't forget, others naturally have the right not to be admitted.

Seeing the change in Xu Ping's expression, Xu Ju didn't say much, just lowered his head and drank slowly from the wine bowl.

To say more at this time is to make more mistakes.

Although Xu Ping never said how the scar on his face came about, it certainly didn't fall from the sky!If we speculate based on what Xu Ju knows, the scars on Xu Ping's face may not be so "for no reason"...

Xu Ping inherited the incense of Xu Xiang. Xu Xiang had served as Sikong and Situ before. Although he was not as good as the four generations and three princes of the Yuan family and the Yang family, and his disciples and old officials were all over the world, he was a high-ranking official after all. , how could it be possible that now the family property is only left with a dilapidated courtyard and ten acres of Susukida?

So, where are the family properties that once belonged to Xu Xiang now?
There are many ways to kill the family, bullying the orphans and widows is the worst, killing people and devouring the family property is the most cruel, and like Xu Xiang, he has won praise and gained real benefits in a calm manner. Yes, is the real good method.

Xu Ping was adopted by Xu Xiang, who is nominally the heir of Xu Xiang's family business, so if one day Xu Ping becomes prosperous and turns around with Xu Xiang's residual name, what should we do?Do you spit back what you eat?Or do you mean double and double?
Rather than worrying about it in the midst of uneasiness, it would be better to cut off Xu Ping's promotion path!

Immediately hello, hello, hello everyone.

Xu Xiang had four-season incense, so he could eat, Xu Ping had a place to live, and he could spend a lifetime, and everyone had real income, so they could have fun.As for whether there will be any changes in Xu Ping's descendants in the future, that all belongs to the next generation, or the next generation's business.

At least Xu Ping with the scar, don't even think about how high he can go!
But the question is, is Xu Ping willing?

If Xu Ping originally wanted to live a smooth and stable life, then why should he become someone else's heir? It's not that a three-year-old child doesn't understand anything, and adults can do whatever they say...

After a while, Xu Ping raised his wine bowl to invite wine as if he hadn't heard anything.

Xu Zheng didn't continue to say anything, just drank in the same way, and then the two chatted about some family matters, chatted about eating and drinking, and finally ate and drank, and then it was getting late, Xu Zheng stayed in the Inside Xu Ping's room, everyone was sleeping soundly, but Xu Ping couldn't fall asleep.

It wasn't because of Xu Shi's snoring, um, maybe there were some, but more because of Xu Ping's uneasy mood. He once thought that there was no hope for himself, but suddenly some light appeared in front of him. , he felt somewhat overwhelmed.

After dawn, the two got up one after another, washed, and then cooked the candied meat.

Preserves are also very simple.

Finished.

Facing the evidence, Xu Ping said solemnly, "My dear brother, what exactly are you here for?"If you don't make it clear, how can I trust you? 』

Xu Zheng was silent for a while, then sighed, "Brother Ping, it's not that I'm hiding it on purpose, it's just that this matter is a bit risky, and I don't want to involve my brother..."

"Ha, risk. ”Xu Ping nodded, “Going up the mountain to collect firewood may encounter risks... What things are not risky?You say it. 』

"This... well, I'll be blunt, brother," Xu Ju said slowly, "Actually, this time, I came here to get someone in the prison..."

"Find people?who?Oh, I see, you, not you, want to save Kong Wenju, right? ’ Xu Ping thought about it for a while, and then quickly responded, ‘Don’t follow the official path... Oh, I see, yes, that makes sense!Yes, it is Kong Wenju, right? 』

If it is an ordinary person, it must not be so much trouble.And from a certain point of view, it is true that Kong Rong is the only person at the moment, who is in Xu County, in the prison, who is worthy of Xu, and the people represented by Xu Shi.

Just like most infuriating incidents, it is inevitable that people will forget them as time goes by. The incident of Kong Rong was indeed indignant at the very beginning. The prolongation of time, not only the number of people outside the prison gradually decreased, but even the topics discussed in the market on weekdays have become other things.

In other words, it is "reducing hot search".

Cao Cao didn’t have much experience when he first killed the border. Now, I don’t know if he has learned a lot, summed up his experience, or there are other reasons. Anyway, there are indeed fewer people talking about Kong Rong in the market today. A lot, even Xu Ping's extra rewards are less...

That's right, those who shouted Kong Rong's "incomparable benevolence and righteousness, a model for the world" outside the prison in Xu County were basically not serious gentry children, but "substitutes" invited by these gentry children.Xu Ping took several orders, shouted outside the prison every day, and then received some money.

Perhaps it was also for this reason that Xu Ping quickly thought of Kong Rong.

Xu Ju coughed, "Brother is really smart and sharp... But it's not Kong Wenju, um, the main reason is that Kong Wenju himself doesn't want to... Besides, Kong Wenju's matter is so big that guarding soldiers must be indispensable. If you let brother and others do it This matter, isn’t it... So, this time, we are only saving Kong Wenju’s son. If Kong Wenju really dies one day, it won’t cut off the inheritance of incense...』

"Inheritance of incense..." Xu Ju repeated these two words in a murmur, and then said with emotion, "It's rare, it's rare... No one in Shandong cares about Kong Wenju's legacy of incense...the one who does this , but you...success!I took this errand!If you have any money, take it out first, so that I can recruit some people. 』

"Brother, do you care about something? 』Xu Ju asked, but did not take the money directly.

Xu Ping stared at Xu Ju, and couldn't help laughing: "Why, are you still afraid that I will cheat you of your money?"This matter is not as difficult as you think!It is true that Kong Wenju is not easy to save, but Kong Wenju's son... is not difficult at all!This Xu County Prison is extremely difficult for ordinary people to enter, but for some people, it is easy...』

Xu Zheng frowned and thought for a while, "Oh?Could it be that my brother knew the jailer in Xu County Prison? 』

Xu Ping reached out his hand and clicked Xu Shi, but he didn't answer directly, but said, "These days, there are many children who can't live outside the city, find someone who is about the same age, spend some money, and change it when the time comes... ...it doesn't cost anything at all!This is a traditional handicraft!Those cell bosses often do this kind of job, Qiu Zhan can find a scapegoat, let alone the two children? 』

"That's true..." Xu Ju nodded and said, "But... Kong Wenju's matter, I'm afraid he won't wait for Qiu Zhan, and maybe he won't be executed publicly... Do you know what I mean? 』

Xu Ping was taken aback for a moment, then nodded silently.

Generally speaking, most of the prisoners are executed after the fall, but the problem is that Kong Rong is not an ordinary person.It is very likely that at some point, he died silently in the prison, and then announced to the public that Kong Rong hit the wall by playing hide-and-seek, or died of drinking boiled water...

This is also normal.

"In this case, we can only change it in advance..." Xu Ping frowned slightly and said, "In this way, the risk is really great... However, I do know someone..."

(End of this chapter)