Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2556 Dali Lingran Zhongmou Xing

   Yecheng.

  Chen Qun woke up very early. He stood in the backyard, looked up at the sky.

  The clouds in the sky are very thick, and it seems that something is brewing again.

  Chen Qun looked at the clouds, as if he wanted to see the face of the sky clearly through the gaps in the clouds, or as if he wanted to tear the clouds apart to see the hidden shadows behind, or the accumulated thunder.

  Under the sky, is it true that everything is like a dog?

  Chen Qun smiled slightly, then lowered his head.

   On the stone slab where Chen Qun was standing, two or three ants crawled up.

   Either because of the cold, or foraging, or for some other reason, the ants were crawling on the stone slab, and then touched Chen Qun's shoes.

  Chen Qun tilted his head slightly, looking at the ants.

  An ant touched Chen Qun's shoe, then turned around and crawled away.

  The other one didn't seem to be reconciled, and started to circle around. While circling, it kept bumping into Chen Qun's shoes, as if it wanted to lift off Chen Qun's shoes that were blocking the way.

  Chen Qun raised his feet slightly, revealing some gaps.

   The ants crawled in.

  『Is Mr. Chen here? ! ’A servant outside the gate reported loudly, ‘Xun Lingjun is coming! Thirty miles away from Yecheng! 』

  Chen Qun was taken aback for a moment, then dropped his feet, and immediately left, "Xun Lingjun? why did he come here? Hurry up, prepare the vehicle, let Rong change his clothes, and go out of the city to meet him! 』

  Chen Qun took some officials and went ten miles out of the city to meet Xun Yu.

  『Changwen, are you all right? 』Xun Yu smiled gently, as if meeting a friend he hadn't seen for many years, expressing his joy from the bottom of his heart.

  Chen Qun bowed his hands and saluted with a friendly smile, "Long time no see, I miss you very much. Seeing Brother Wen Ruo today, he is really more elegant than before! 』

  The surrounding officials, big and small, also smiled, clapping their hands together, saluting each other.

  The ordinary people were far away from the soldiers, and they were not allowed to advance or retreat. Anyway, the road could not be restored until Chen Qun and Xun Yu left.

   Fortunately, Xun Yu didn't stay outside for a long time. After exchanging pleasantries with Chen Qun, they drove back to Ye City together.

After arriving in the main hall of the government office and seeing the officials in Yecheng for a while, Xun Yu said straight to the point: "This time, a certain person came to Yecheng because there is a room in the north of Hebei and west of Liao, and there are too many military opportunities. Get rid of it immediately." Of…"

  Chen Qun frowned slightly.

   Is such a businesslike tone necessary?

  『If there are spies who cause chaos, they should naturally capture them together to eliminate the disaster. ”Chen Qun didn’t foolishly ask why he could see it. After being silent for a while, he nodded quickly and said, “Your Majesty, please tell me, everyone in Ye City will obey. 』

  Both of them spoke very politely, even a little strangely stiff.

   Chen Qun was recommended by Xun Yu. The reason for it is "forget", because even if Xun Yu does not recommend, Chen Qun will recommend himself, it is nothing more than earlier or later, or a higher or lower starting position in the official career, the difference is not much.

   Xun Yu can take the initiative to recommend Chen Qun to Cao Cao, Chen Qun must accept this favor.

   According to the investigation system of the Han Dynasty, Chen Qun owed Xun Yu a favor.

For people like Xun Yu and Chen Qun, the matter of owed money is very small, and the matter of owed favors is big, so Chen Qun did not hope that Xun Yu came here on business, but hoped that he could borrow this If the opportunity repays the favor, at least a small part is fine.

Unfortunately…

   But dealing with spies is indeed an official business.

   It is not surprising that there are spies operating in Yecheng or Jizhou, and Chen Qun will not find it surprising.

In any dynasty, especially those who have not yet separated on the surface like the big man, it is quite normal to have you in me, and me in you. A few spies come and go, like an official wearing a jade pendant worth 100,000 yuan, blatantly declaring his innocence, dare you believe it?

   It's just that for some sporadic espionage operations, or the leakage of military intelligence that is not too important, it is not very particular in the Han Dynasty. On the one hand, it is because of the difficulty of information transmission, and on the other hand, it is because of the poor timeliness. It is very likely that after the information has been transmitted through untold hardships, the front line has already been lit up.

  So many times, these spies are mostly like those guys who made trouble in Chang'an before, plagiarizing advanced technology and craftsmanship, embezzling copyrights, and then sending them back for piracy.

  And sometimes the two sides will form a certain tacit understanding, such as the spies in the caravan, as long as they are not too much, generally speaking, these eyeliners will not spend time and energy on dealing with them.

  After all, there are caravans coming to Yecheng, and there are also caravans going to Chang'an.

  So is it Xun Yu, no, is it because Cao Cao is going to make some big moves...

   But it is not very similar. After all, Cao Cao has just finished dealing with Xu County, and is still steadily expanding the results of Yingchuan and Yuzhou. The possibility of large-scale invasion is very small.

  So it was to cut off Fei Qian's spying on Xu County, or Yuzhou and Jizhou, to cover up Cao Cao's actions in Xu County?

   This is also unlikely, after all, this matter is very noisy, even if no spies are dispatched, ordinary people can know one, two, three, four, five, six, so there is no point in covering it up.

  『I don’t know where Ling Jun wants to start? ’ Chen Qun asked.

   Xun Yu smiled and said, "Zhongmu. 』

  On the whole, no matter whether it is the spies from Cao Cao or Jiangdong, they did not do very well compared to the people in Feiqian.

   Not only is it not good to be a spy, but it is also not good to do it on the contrary.

  It’s like the last time Lu Hong failed in Yecheng...

  So this time, it is not only to capture the spies in northern Jizhou and western Liaoning of Fiji, but also to learn more about the structure of Fiji spies in anticipation of learning and growth.

  Of course, this is something on the surface. As for what is below, there is no need to bring it to the table.

  『Zhongmu? 』Chen Qun was a little puzzled, because he didn't receive any information about any abnormality in Zhongmou. Could it be that there were some things that Xun Yu knew, but he didn't know?

   This makes some sense.

  Chen Qun clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty has orders, and Qun will obey them all." 』

  Xun Yu waved his hand and said: "Just to inform Changwen, so as not to misunderstand... Well, it's getting late, I'm leaving first..."

  Chen Qun naturally expressed that he wanted to keep Xun Yu, at least to hold a dinner party or something, but Xun Yu insisted on refusing, saying that he came here to catch spies.

   With such a hat on, Chen Qun naturally couldn't persuade him anymore.

  Xun Yu is not going to stay in Yecheng, after all Yecheng is too big. When the city is big, there will be more people, and when there are more people, the eyes will be mixed. Even defense may not be able to prevent it. After all, some people not only like to see more things that should not be seen, but also like to say more things that should not be said. of…

  Chen Qun sent Xun Yu away.

   Chen Qun looked at Xun Yu who had just arrived in Yecheng and then left in a hurry, and he couldn't help but have some messy thoughts in his heart.

  『Searching for spies... Hehe...』

   Chen Qun had a slight smile on his lips, and he figured it out.

   Is this just an excuse?

  What is the real reason?

  Actually, Xun Yu left Yuzhou and Yingchuan at this time, did it mean to escape?

  Evading the responsibility that should have stood out, escaping the pain of Yingchuan being hurt, and escaping the burden that should be shouldered as the leader of the Yuzhou gentry?

  『The winter is fierce and the wind is blowing...』

  Chen Qun couldn't help muttering something softly, then turned his head and could only continue to face the matters at hand.

  Even if Chen Qun knew it was possible, what could he do? If Xun Yu couldn't, or didn't dare to do it, would Chen Qun dare to do it? To stand on the opposite side of Cao Cao?

   Apparently, neither can he.

  Perhaps, this is the hidden point of Xun Yu's hasty arrival and departure.

  People look at the ants on the ground and can easily decide their life or death.

   But above the sky, is there something that will decide someone's life or death without any care?

  Chen Qun looked up at the sky and remained silent for a long time.

  …(〒︿〒)…

  『Zhongmu? 』

  Lu Hong sat in front of Xun Yu somewhat restrainedly.

   Xun Yu nodded slightly, showing no signs of impatience.

   Xun Yu will still take care of the IQ of ordinary people.

   But only slightly.

  This does not mean that Xun Yu will lower the standard of requirements for Lu Hong, because this behavior is tantamount to insulting Xun Yu himself.

  Under Xun Yu's calm eyes, Lu Hong's forehead was slightly sweaty, as if the temperature of the brazier around him was too high, and it was too hot.

  『Dare to ask Ling Jun, why didn’t you start with...this, not from General Xiahou...? Lu Hong asked stammeringly, he was somewhat unwilling to be humiliated by Xia Houyuan last time.

  『Xiahou’s army? Xun Yu said slowly, "School Lu, there are some things that you don't need to worry about. After all, they are all for the sake of the lord... Just leave the affairs in the army to General Xiahou. You and I just need to track down the hidden spies..."

If Lu Hong can't adjust his position, then Xun Yu will downgrade Lu Hong's rating again, from ordinary people + to ordinary people -, and Xun Yu feels that if Lu Hong is blinded by hatred, he will not even be able to think. If the words are lost, then I am afraid that there will be a little value of waste utilization left.

   Lu Hong swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

  Although Xun Yu's voice was calm, Lu Hong felt something bad in it. Lu Hong originally wanted to say that he had "conclusive" evidence to prove that there was indeed a spy in Xiahou's army who was spying on the military situation, but when he came to the point of speaking, Lu Hong suddenly felt that if he said it, something might happen. Something not so good.

  So Lu Hong swallowed back what he was going to say, and then said: "What orders does your lord have?" 』

   Xun Yu's tone was still calm, "Thoroughly investigate Zhongmu's smuggling caravan... I suspect that there are spies mixed in the caravan!" 』

  Lu Hong lowered his head, "I am following the order. 』

  Xun Yu nodded slightly, watching Lu Hong leave, it was like watching a tree, a stone, or an insect, or a dog, without any emotional waves.

   Lu Hong lowered his head and retreated all the way.

  Although Lu Hong is not as intelligent as Xun Yu, he is also a human being with human emotions and desires, as well as sadness and anger.

  He is both sad and angry now.

  He's a little guy.

   It has been since childhood.

  Fan Yang's Lu family is very famous, but that is someone else's Lu family.

   It's like the horses are indeed rich, but most of the horses can only be the hind legs of the average.

  When Lu Hong was young, the only thing he relied on was reading. At that time, he thought that as long as he studied hard, he could change his destiny, but Lu Hong found that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't catch up with those guys who were born with jade or gold, even if those guys didn't Reading, not studying, not working hard, is still better than Lu Hong.

Why?

  Why is this happening?

Lu Hong didn't understand, but this confusion of ignorance did not hinder his eagerness to climb up. He searched around, flattered and flattered, as long as he could become an official, selling his **** would be fine, but even if he wanted to sell Ass, there are people who are whiter and tenderer than him, and sell better.

   Until he met Cao Cao.

I don’t know if Cao Cao felt that Lu Hong had any talents, or what qualities Lu Hong showed that made Cao Cao satisfied. Anyway, Lu Hong got the position of school affairs, and then he immediately returned to his hometown where he grew up, and paid homage to him. His unknown ancestor, then looked at the guy in the county with jade in his mouth and gold in his mouth, bowed his head and bowed in front of him, with a smile on his face.

  At that time, Lu Hong felt very smooth.

   is also very proud.

  Unfortunately, both smoothness and complacency are temporary.

   In a blink of an eye, Xia Houyuan slapped him painfully and woke him up, which made Lu Hong understand that there are counties above the township, counties above the counties, and countries above the counties...

  I am in the village, shaking my prestige in front of those guys, shouting and shouting, and getting the wagging of their tails to please them, but if I go up a level, what can I count?

   Or, what exactly is he?

  A person, a knife?

   Or, a dog?

  Lu Hong is sure that he is not a knife.

  Because the knife does not need to eat and drink.

   Then I can only choose between humans and dogs.

  『Depart tomorrow at 9 o’clock! Let's talk it over first, don't blame me for being ruthless if you are late! Lu Hong picked up the drink in front of him and said to his subordinates, "After drinking this bowl, everyone who should sleep should go to sleep!" When things are done and done, come again and never get drunk! 』

  Lu Hong's subordinates shouted, and then they drank all the wine with Lu Hong, and then dispersed one after another.

   These subordinates of Lu Hong are all recruited rangers and libertines. Most of them don't have much knowledge, they only fight fiercely, thinking about exchanging their young bodies for wine, meat and money.

  The people are scattered, and the alcohol remains.

  Lu Hong lowered his head, stared at the wine residue, and remained still for a long time.

   After a while, Lu Hong's confidant turned around, "School affairs, these guys are resting... Ha, it's really a toss..."

  Lu Hong smiled, and then poured out a bowl of wine for his confidant from the wine jar beside him.

  Because the wine in the wine jug has bottomed out, it is somewhat cloudy and does not look good. Moreover, this wine was not considered a good wine, it was just average, relatively speaking, there were a lot of impurities, like small bugs floating in the muddy wine.

Lu Hong took the drink respectfully, and didn't express any dissatisfaction because of the turbidity of the drink. For them, being able to eat enough food is already considered happiness, and having some extra wine and meat to eat is simply a big deal. grace.

  『Sit down. Lu Hong pointed to the seat, then raised the wine bowl and signaled, "Come, drink..."

  The two raised their bowls and touched each other slightly, then raised their heads and drank.

  The drinks were not good, but both of them seemed to be drinking very well, so they let out a haha.

In fact, most of Dahan's current wines are not good, some are bitter, some are astringent, and some are sour, but at least they are better than those of later generations that have added various chemical spices. Too much, like drinking an ethanol placebo, or a narcotic.

   There are not no good wines that are truly pure and naturally brewed, but don’t think about them like ordinary people.

  Whether it is a big man or a later generation, common people should not think too much about good things.

  Liu Biao likes to drink golden pulp wine, Cao Cao likes to drink rose peach wine, because these two wines are sweet and sour, they are the best drinks for big men at present, and they are expensive. Of course, Dahan now has another kind of drunken fairy wine, a drink with spices added, and the price is even more outrageous.

  Lu Hong's wine is just ordinary wine. He knew this, as if he also knew that compared with Xun Yu and others, there was a big gap in his talent. Just like the gap between bad wine in a bowl and rose peach wine, it cannot be made up for by sifting a few times or brewing for a few days.

  『You hometown...has there been a famine? ’ Lu Hong turned the wine bowl, and suddenly a seemingly irrelevant topic popped up, ‘My hometown...when I was young, there was a time...'

  『Famine…』The confidant said with some caution, 『It must be very difficult…』

"Ok. Lu Hong nodded and said, "It's really difficult." At that time, the Hu people went south and burned their homes, so they had to flee south. There was no food or drink along the way... Many people died...』

  『School affairs…』The confidant looked at Lu Hong with a little worry, 『School affairs, are you... all right? 』Suddenly here is to remember bitterness and sweetness? What do you mean?

  Lu Hong glanced at his confidant, smiled, "It's okay, I just suddenly thought of something... Ah, that's all that's left here, come on, let's share it... After drinking, go to bed, and get up early tomorrow..."

  『School affairs, I’m here, I’m here…』 The confidant quickly got up halfway, took over the wine jar, and then poured out all the remaining wine in the jar.

  『Drink wins! 』Lu Hong raised his wine bowl.

   After the two finished drinking, their confidants also left.

  Lu Hong put down his wine bowl and sat there for a while.

  The road to escape is not easy. Some people died on the way, and then someone would touch them and cut off the leg flesh of the person who had just died or was about to die...

"Xun Wenruo...hehehehe..." Lu Hong's voice was low, like a dog making a low and threatening sound in his throat, "You must not know, in order to survive...people eat everything...like a hungry dog... eat anything...」

  Lu Hong suddenly laughed nervously, not knowing whether he was laughing at himself or others, "Obviously I have forgotten it...why did I remember it..."

  『Obviously want to be personal...』

  『Why do you want me to be a dog...』

  (end of this chapter)