Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2770 The Protagonist and the Supporting Role
Xu County.

In a blink of an eye, the celebration arrived.

When the celebration in Xu County started, Liu Xie, the protagonist of the celebration, was not in the main hall at this moment, but in a quiet room of the palace.

The emperor Liu Xie wears a mian suit and a crown on his head.The Tongtian Mianguan is seven inches wide and one foot and two inches long. The front is round and the rear is wrapped in vermilion silk. The top is black. Jade beads are connected in series to form a curtain. Inch, these jade beads before and after must be twelve in total of white jade.Twelve patterns representing the sun, moon, and stars are embroidered on the mianfu with gold and silver threads.The top of the crown is black and the bottom is red, with colorful ribbons, and the feet are cloud-climbing boots, and even the boots have patterns representing auspiciousness.

Wearing such a set of mianfu is actually quite difficult. There are more than a dozen people serving in front and back, and after wearing it, they can't move much and can only sit quietly.After all, the clothes in the Han Dynasty were all tied with belts, without buttons or other fixing methods, so if they moved too much, the clothes and crowns would not only be uneven and wrinkled, but would also loosen and collapse, naturally losing their dignity.

As the Son of Heaven, not only could Liu Xie not be able to watch the opening dances, juggling, etc. before the celebration, but he had to sit alone in this small quiet room, boring and lonely, waiting for the auspicious time 's arrival

Fortunately, Liu Xie was used to being boring and lonely, so he closed his eyes and sat alone in the quiet room.

In the quiet room, agarwood was quietly burning in the incense burner, the fragrance lingered faintly, and everything seemed to be silent.

The hustle and bustle is out.

Alone inside.

It's like a celebration is a celebration, and the excitement has nothing to do with the tranquility here.

Standing outside the quiet room, the eunuch of the Huang family secretly glanced at Liu Xie from time to time.

As a servant of the royal family, or a vassal creature of the imperial power, the life and death of the eunuch of the Huangmen is tied to Liu Xie, or the emperor of the Han Dynasty...

Of course, as vassals, they can also choose other emperors to serve, but for most emperors, they will basically train their own team. As the legacy of the previous generation of emperors, these people often end up badly in the end, so For them, the only hope is Liu Xie.The power of the eunuchs comes from the emperor, and the emperor is strong, so these eunuchs are naturally strong, but the problem is the current emperor, the imperial power is not strong.

In the corridor, there was a small yellow door rushing towards him. When he got close, he was stared at by the eunuch at the door of the quiet room, but immediately slowed down, walked to the eunuch softly and whispered a few words.

In fact, Liu Xie had already been awakened by the sound of footsteps, but his eyelids moved slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes, "Is the auspicious time here?" 』

The eunuch at the door quickly replied, "His Majesty, the auspicious time is approaching."Your Majesty is also invited to drive. 』

Liu Xie nodded, "Good."Living in a quiet room, it is difficult to meditate. 』

The eunuch hurried forward and helped Liu Xie up, "Your Majesty, now the river is clear and the sea is clear, and all the princes and people are congratulating. Your Majesty is upright and youthful, just like the newborn of the rising sun. The prosperity of the great man, the vigor of the spring and autumn, are all under the control of Your Majesty."Why should His Majesty worry too much? 』

Although the eunuch's words of comfort to him may not be expressed accurately or well, but Liu Xie still smiled and didn't care too much, and patted the eunuch's shoulder, "The ancestor left behind After all, this family fortune cannot be left in my hands... I know you want to comfort me, but how can I feel at ease in the current situation where the world is in a mess? 』

These days, Liu Xie is really preoccupied.

As the emperor, Liu Xie wants to control the overall situation all the time.

Liu Xie is not saying that he has great hatred for Cao Cao, or powerful officials like Fei Qian, but as the power falls, being an emperor naturally has irreconcilable natural contradictions with these powerful officials.

It's just a pity that in the current situation in the world, Liu Xie has to rely on powerful officials to clean it up. Whether it is Cao Cao or Fei Qian, if there are no powerful officials in charge, it will be like Dong Zhuo's generation messing up and destroying without any rules. I can't stand the toss...

The same is true for Cao Cao's side, and the same is true for Fei Qian's side.

As an emperor, he increasingly felt that balancing his ministers was an important job, just like Xiao Wenjing suppressed the feudal clan, Liu Xie had already made this his top priority.If Guanzhong is strong and prosperous, it is necessary to help Cao Cao suppress Fei Qian. If Cao Cao is domineering, he needs to restrict Cao Cao through Guanzhong in turn.

It's better to develop your own talents...

Liu Xie took a breath and exhaled slightly.

This point is the most difficult.

Liu Xie originally wanted to borrow the matter of Kong Rong, but at the time of the celebration, he weakened the division in front of everyone, but he did not expect that before the celebration, Cao Cao had already dealt with the hand and tail, so that the surrounding gentry children did not fart. , which made it very difficult for Liu Xie.

However, after so many years of hard work, Liu Xie is more or less a bit of a city, knowing that if he is not fully sure, if he acts rashly, he will probably not know what chaos will arise, so it is best not to act rashly if something is immature.

Just like what the old eunuch said, relying on the fact that I am still young, I am suffering.

After all, he was the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and he was not a stupid emperor of the Han Dynasty.

He is me, alone.

Others can be friends, but he can't be friends, and he can't be friends.

So after all, he has to worry about the world of the great man. No matter what changes in the future, his ultimate goal is to rejuvenate the great man.For this goal, he can give up everything, including temporary tolerance and temporary dignity.

Now Liu Xie feels that he is obviously unable to personally handle various affairs in specific places, and still needs the assistance of the local princes and gentry, so he must constantly identify and promote talents, so that these gentry children can continue to grow up from generation to generation. Take over the affairs of governing the country.

As long as he is still the Son of Heaven.

As long as he is still the main character in this celebration...

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In the east of Xu County, more than a hundred miles away, there is a river called Weishui.

This river is not as famous as the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, but it actually has a lot of background.

According to legend, the Yellow Emperor once established a tribe in the Weishui area, named Youxiong.At that time, the river had no name yet, and the Yellow Emperor suggested adding three dots of water before the word "you" of Xiong's family to name it.The Yellow Emperor agreed, and set the name of the first river in the world named by the emperor, Weishui.

Going down the Weishui River, about less than a hundred miles away, you will arrive at Xinji County.

It used to be prosperous here, and it was an important county in Zheng State and South Korea in the Spring and Autumn Period, but time has changed, and now it is a little old.

There is a cloud in the Book of Songs, "Qin and Wei, Fang Huan Huan Xi."Scholars and women, Fang Bingzhuo. 』

Perhaps the boys and girls back then thought that Weishui was a beautiful place to play, but now, all that remains is filth and aging.

Chang Fang came to Xinji.

Chang Fang is the captain of the guard at the official station in Xu County.

He and Chen Bin are covering each other, but most of the tasks that need to go out are done by him.

As the intelligence center in Xu County, Chen Bin received a request from the county below, so he forwarded it to Chang Fang.

Originally, it was a little troublesome for Chang Fang to sneak out of Xu County. After all, people from the Cao family often watched around the station, but fortunately, Xu Jifen took a lot of attention. In addition, Wang Chang and others also came from time to time. Walking around reduced the force used to monitor Chen Bin and Chang Fang a lot. In addition, the celebration was about to be held, and Xu County was the most chaotic inside and outside. Chang Fang easily left Xu County and rushed all the way to Xinji .

The staff in Xinji reported a very important thing.

At this moment, Chang Fang was wearing an ordinary coarse cloth robe, a bamboo hat, and a sweat towel around his neck. He was dusty, and he was not much different from the rest of the pedestrians on the road.

His destination was a restaurant in the east of Xinji City.

He had never been to Xinji before, but he only knew about this place and that there were people stationed here.

Xinji County, like most cities in the Han Dynasty, had a rich area in the north, a poor area in the south, and the residences of ordinary people in the east and west.The so-called ordinary people generally have a standard, which is a family that allows their children to have more time to play.

The children of the poor are able to take charge of their families early, not because the children of the poor are willing to do so, but because if they don’t work, they will have nothing to eat. In the face of survival, whether to play or not will naturally take a backseat.

In the east of Xinji City, you can still see children chasing and playing on the side of the street, which shows that the people living here can return to their living standards, and the wine shops will have some business.If it is in a slum area, most of the children have to follow the adults to work and do things within their ability. It is a luxury to have food and clothing every day, let alone have spare money to buy drinks.

Cao Cao had banned alcohol before.

The ancients banned alcohol mainly out of three considerations.One is to save food. Whenever the year is bad, the ruler often adopts measures to prohibit alcohol; Disasters, when there are any disasters, in order to show respect to the gods, the rulers often express vegetarianism and fasting, and also suspend luxury enjoyments such as drinking, and pay respect to the heavens, in order to eliminate disasters.

But Cao Cao's prohibition on alcohol did not last long.

Even in order to avoid the limelight, the children of the gentry used secret codes when they drank in private, using "sages" to refer to poor quality wine, and "sages" to refer to better wines. Stealing and drinking it makes it hard to talk about wine, and white wine is a sage, and clear wine is a sage.”

Anyway, alcoholics can think of any way to drink.

Later, Cao Cao's economic situation improved a lot after the end of the Eryuan War, and the prohibition on alcohol was gradually relaxed.What's more, this ban on alcohol is often also banned by ordinary people, officials, or those with some connections, who still drink continuously.Even during the implementation of Cao Cao's prohibition on alcohol, for example, Xu Miao still "drank privately until he became intoxicated", and someone happened to come to him with something, and the drunk replied "the middle saint"...

When Cao Cao found out, he was furious and wanted to punish him for his crime. Fortunately, others interceded and Xu Miao was spared the punishment.Later, when Cao Pi, Cao Cao's son came to the throne, he joked with Xu Miao about this matter, "Is he a saint?" 』

So in fact, the prohibition on alcohol is just that.

There are not many people in Xinji County, nor are they few.According to what we learned before, Chang Fang found an unnamed pond in the east of the city in a short time.

What the exact name of the pond is, no one knows.

Perhaps this pond once had a name, but the surrounding people only care about whether the pond can be used for fetching water and washing. As for the name, it doesn't matter at all.

There should be running water in the pond, so it is not too dirty, but the surrounding environment is still not very good.

After all, both cows and horses drink water here, whether it is clothes or evening scent, they all wash here, and there is no well in the house, so they can only come here to fetch water and cook...

There are three locust trees beside the pond.

Chang Fang looked at it and nodded secretly, that's right, it's here.

After walking under the locust tree, Chang Fang inspected the streets not far away.

Not far away, there is a wine shop.

The lady of the wine shop was standing by the counter, making wine for the customers who were selling wine.

Chang Fang waited for the wine-seller to leave, then walked forward slowly.

Seeing Chang Fang, the female recruit showed a habitual smile, "What do you want, guest officer?"We just got some corn wine here, would you like to try some? 』

Chang Fang looked at the female move, then stretched his head to look inside the shop, "Where's your shopkeeper?" 』

The female recruit was stunned for a moment, but she didn't say much, and shouted at the top of her voice, "The shopkeeper, there is a customer looking for you!" 』

Someone in the back hall of the restaurant responded, and after a while, a person came out, and before the counter, he looked Chang Fang up and down, "This brother..."

"I want some rose peach wine from the Western Regions. Chang Fang said, "Not many, just come to the twelve altars first." 』Chang Fang has never been here before, and everyone does not know each other, so it is impossible to say that they will show a token as soon as they meet, and they can only say the code first.

The shopkeeper's eyebrows twitched, "Guest officer, this rose peach wine from the Western Regions is very expensive. Twelve altars are not a small amount. Guest officer really want so much?" 』

"It's okay. I drink a lot. I drink one jar every hour and finish it in one day. Chang Fang laughed and said, as if joking, "But less is fine, how many jars do you have?" 』

The shopkeeper said in a low voice, "To tell you the truth, there isn't a single altar here." 』

Chang Fang waved his hands, "You don't even have this jar, why are you still opening a restaurant?" 』

The shopkeeper stretched out his hand to invite, "Please forgive me... If the guest really wants to buy, you might as well come in and discuss it in detail..."

Western rose peach wine is expensive.If it is in Xu County, or a relatively large county, the restaurants and restaurants may have some stocks, but how can a small restaurant like Xinji sell rose peach wine?

But let’s say no, these years’ business may not always be settled in cash, and in many cases it is also purchased by order, so it seems that there is no problem if you make a reservation at a wine shop first.

Chang Fang nodded, followed the shopkeeper and walked in.

After entering the inner hall of the restaurant, the shopkeeper stretched his head out of the door to see that there was no one in the corridor window, and then asked Chang Fang hesitantly, "Guest officer...you are..."

Only then did Chang Fang take out a token representing his identity from his bosom.

When the shopkeeper saw it, he came to the bright place again, carefully checked the password on the token, and then heaved a sigh of relief, handed the token back to Chang Fang, and then said in a low voice: "I have seen the inspector... 』

Chang Fang nodded, put away the token, and said in a low voice, "Are you Cheng Erlang?"Is this a real name or a fake name? 』

Cheng Erlang replied: "The young one has been using this name for many years in Xinji... As for the real name, the young one has already forgotten..."

Chang Fang was silent for a while, "Okay, let me ask you, you reported that there is an abnormality in the north of the city, and you need experts to help you check it, what is it all about?" 』

Cheng Erlang nodded and said, "There is a family in Fu'anli in the north of the city.The family does not seem to have any property, but the expenses are not small, and the food and clothing are the best...』

Chang Fang frowned a little.

The north of the city is a wealthy area, so food and clothing are all high-quality goods, what kind of abnormality is this?
"These things were nothing at first..." Cheng Erlang continued, "But one time, when I went to the north of the city to deliver drinks, I happened to see the son of Xun Lingjun disguised as a simple person, and entered the mansion..."

Chang Fang frowned and said, "Do you know Xun Lingjun's son?" 』

Cheng Erlang's originally bent waist straightened a little, "Don't say he is the son of Xun Lingjun, I know most of the nobles in Yingchuan, should the inspector check it out?" 』

Chang Fang thought for a while, then waved his hand, "Continue. 』

Xinji is not too far from Xu County. As an intelligence officer who has been in Xinji for many years, it is entirely possible that he knows important people in Yingchuan, including their children.

Of course, there are also people who are born with face blindness, such as Brother Dong, who are less suitable for intelligence personnel.

"In Yingchuan, the Xun family is very big, so it's normal to have relatives to some extent..." Cheng Erlang said slowly, "I didn't care at first...but later, I happened to meet that The gentleman of the family just tried a few words. He originally wanted to see what connection he had with the Xun family, but he never thought about it... The gentleman of the family not only denied his relationship with the Xun family, but also looked a little flustered... The little ones are suspicious..."

"Ok? Chang Fang frowned.

Generally speaking, if Xinji, a small county town within Yingchuan, could have any connection with the Xun family, the surname of Yingchuan, it would be something to boast about. Why would they deliberately deny it and look flustered?

"The little one just thought it was strange, and thought that maybe the little one was wrong. What he saw that day was not the son of Xun Lingjun..." Cheng Erlang continued, "But just a few days ago, the little one saw the son of Lingjun coming... ...'

This makes some sense.

Chang Fang understood.

Such a situation is indeed worth reporting.

Chang Fang thought for a moment, "So, so I called some experts to investigate!" 』

(End of this chapter)