Shu Chen

Chapter 24
Peers talk about friendship, and suddenly give a big gift.

It also made Zheng Pu, who was arrogant and raised his head, pretending to be agitated, was suddenly at a loss.

"No way! No way!"

He hurriedly stepped forward and helped Liu Yin up, Zheng Pu smiled bitterly, "Brother Xiuran really broke me!"

"Zijin has taught me, how can I not be evil!"

The simple-minded Liu Yin, still bursting with pride, asked a question.

Oh!
If you know, this is my prevarication, and maybe I will take a knife and kill me.
Zheng Pu thought to himself, and stuck his head out from the window curtain. Seeing that the servant was still waiting in the attic, he called out, "Zheng Yi, go get some Jizi wine."

When the servant took the order, he turned his head to look at Liu Yin and smiled, and explained: "If there is no wine to cheer you up at this time, it will be a pity!"

Suddenly, Liu Yin burst into laughter, "The one who knows me is Zheng Zijin!"

After a while, the wine was brought, and the two sat on the ground again, inviting cups to change.

Or the wine hidden in the cold well water calmed the fiery excitement in his chest and abdomen, Liu Yin leaned his body against the collapsed eaves, stroked his whiskers with one hand, eyes half-closed, and said slowly, "Zijin, In your opinion, if I go into an official position, should I recruit the state and county officials, or is it better to go north to Hanzhong and join the army?"

"Go north to Hanzhong County?"

Hearing this, Zheng Pu couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

"Yes! Hanzhong County."

Liu Yin nodded his head, his beard stroked faster, and Gu Panjian was also quite content, "I forgot to tell Zijin, my good horse was captured when I traveled to Hanzhong!"

It turned out that Liu Yin and Ma Dai, the current Zhenyuan general, had some intersections.

During the Battle of Hanzhong that year, Ma Chao once led the army into Wudu County, and Ma Dai fought with the army, so he stayed in Hanzhong County and Guancheng.Later, the first master Liu Bei was proclaimed emperor. Before Ma Chao died of illness, Shangshu used Fufeng and Ma's blood to be exhausted, and only Ma Dai was left to support the lintel.Moved to the position of Guangshi Governor, stationed at Yang'ankou (Yangping Pass), and guarded the military affairs in the Baoxie Valley, and served as the deputy post of Wei Yan, the prefect of Hanzhong.After today's son ascended the throne, Ma Dai was also promoted to general of Zhenyuan, and Guangshi Governor was succeeded by Liao Hua (Liao Chun), who joined the army in the Prime Minister's House.

The Prime Minister Zhuge Liang was in power, and Cao Wei's containment of the Xiliang trade route led to the shortage of war horses in Shu, and Ma Dai's father and brother were known to be prestige in the Xiliang Qiangdi tribe, so he ordered him to supervise Liao Hua and the rest of the soldiers. The Qiang Di tribes, or lured them to surrender, or used Yin to drive the Malay trade, or scrambled to seize horses, etc., formed cavalry for the imperial court.

Liu Yin traveled to Hanzhong County last year, just in time for his meeting.

Also by chance, as a good family son of the family of the court officials, the commoner went out with the military primary and secondary school.

On the way, he encountered a troop of stray tribes from Yinping Di Wang Qiangduan. He immediately fought bravely and fought against it. He killed more than ten people by himself, making the enemy retreat with fear, and he took dozens of good horses, cattle and sheep and returned.

That's why, the name of the warrior was famous in the army for a while.

When Ma Dai heard about it, he praised it greatly, and he invited Liu Yin to take up a military post.

After being politely rejected by Liu Yin, he did not force it, and instead went out of the army to recapture the baggage, and gave it a good horse and several heads of sheep to strengthen its momentum.

Liu Yin was the recipient, and he kept the good horses for his own use, and divided the sheep into the army for food, which was greatly appreciated.

Therefore, when he mentioned going to the north to join the army, he wanted to join Ma Dai's command in order to build his career.

Zheng Pu stopped listening to the past, first praised Zhuang Zai several times, and then pondered for a while before trying to ask, "Brother Xiuran didn't mention the rebellion in Nanzhong, but he felt that he was recruited for the state and county officials, and his experience was too shallow. Can't follow suit?"

"Of course!"

Liu Yin nodded and sighed, "If I had gone into office with my concubine or Du Wenran back then, I would have been able to take the initiative to ask Ying for the rebellion in Nanzhong, but now the commoners are hard to meet. And listening to Zijin's strong words, my heart is also I have the idea of ​​only fighting for the day and night, so I want to find another way and go to Hanzhong County to seek military achievements."

"Um"

With a slight snort, Zheng Pu lowered his eyes in thought.

He has a very good impression of Liu Yin, and he has already regarded him as a friend, and he is willing to take a closer look at him.Especially Liu Yin is a brave man, and has a strategic mind, and has the appearance of a general.

When Liu Yin saw this, he didn't rush him, he held the long-beaked pottery gourd and drank slowly, waiting for his contemplation.

Silence for a while.

Zheng Pucai raised his head and opened his eyes, his tone was slow, "As Brother Xiuran said, if you want to seize the day and night, it is the best policy to go north to Hanzhong County. However, if brother Xiuran believes me, it is better to wait a month or two and wait for you. After I return to Chengdu, I will see if there is a turnaround before making a decision.”

Ok?
After returning to Chengdu?

Could it be that Zijin wanted to recommend me to join the expedition to Nanzhong after being appointed by the Prime Minister's Mansion?
When Liu Yin heard the words, he thought about it in an instant, and he also smiled, "Zijin's wisdom, can I safely believe in evil? Don't say a month or two, wait for half a year, what's the point!" After that, he added One sentence, "Furthermore, the "Six Taos" annotated by Zijin Zun Zun's predecessor is as stupid as me, can I fully understand it in a month or two?"

"Ha, Brother Xiuran is humble!"

"Honestly speaking, He Ziqian! Hahaha"

After everything was settled, the two chatted and laughed for a while, and Zheng Pu left in the middle of the night.

Just after leaving the attic, the bright moonlight filled my heart with some anxiety.

Fang Cai persuaded Liu Yin to wait for a while to see if there was a chance to quell the rebellion with the army in the south, but he was not very sure.

At that time, I sat down with Ma Su at Zhang Biao's mansion, and deliberately did not say the "tender" policy, because I wanted to have the opportunity to meet the Prime Minister Zhuge Liang.It is not only to prove that he is a Yizhou scholar who is willing to share weal and woe with Shuhan, but also to try to speak his mind freely, to benefit the Yizhou nobles in the way of "push grace", and then tie them to the chariot of Shuhan.

It's just that he didn't dare to be sure whether Zhuge Liang would listen to his words.

If things are not harmonious, it will be impossible to talk about recommending Liu Yin.

Oh, that's all!

It's no use thinking too much, let's see.

Zheng Pu, who returned to his room, shook his head, put aside distracting thoughts and rested.

After that night, Liu Yin locked himself in the attic and devoted himself to the study of "Six Taos" annotated by Zheng Pu's late father.

And Zheng Pu is the same.

On weekdays, he talks with his family, occasionally fishing by the creek, and leisurely waiting for the arrival of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Leisure time is the easiest to pass.

In the blink of an eye, it was the middle of the moon.

As usual in the afternoon, Zheng Pu, who was fishing by the creek wearing a green bamboo hat to escape the summer heat, was in a drowsy state when his brother Lu Huang hurried over happily.

Before the person arrives, the sound of joy has arrived.

"Zijin, quickly clean your hands and make up your appearance! The court has a life!"

Ok?
finally come?

Zheng Pu raised his head, got up and stretched his waist, and yawned lazily.

Just as he was about to pack up his fishing tackle, his brother Lu Huang grabbed his sleeve and urged him, "Don't worry about these things! I have already welcomed him into the main hall, Zijin go quickly, don't let him wait for a long time! "

Urging Zheng Pu to be helpless, he had to rush to his own house to clean up his appearance and walked to the main house.

When I saw the official who came to pass the edict, doubts arose in my heart.

The official of the imperial court, so young?

Also, why do these two seem familiar to me? ——
[Note 1: Guangshi, after Wei Wu Cao Cao settled Hanzhong, appointed Xiahou Yuan as the superintendent, and defended the perimeter of Yang'ankou built by Yangping Pass, and guarded it with Zhang He.The First Sovereign marched north into Hanzhong, and he sent several times of elite troops to attack day and night, but he could not pull it out. 】

(End of this chapter)