The Luyang Incident ended with Sun Jian seriously injured and the loss of 6,000 people; On the other hand, on the side of Yuzhou, except for a few soldiers who were slightly injured, there seemed to be no losses, and even Xun Gang's own injuries were miraculously healed. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In this war, Sun Jian was completely defeated.

What everyone doesn't know is that a Luyang incident has completely changed the forces in Sun Jian's military camp, Sun Ce has been hollowed, and everyone follows Sun Quan; The future of Koto still seems to be unknown.

or heard rumors, Yuan Shu was worried that Sun Jian's side would lose, so he transferred another 10,000 horses from Nanyang to assist in the defense; Even though Sun Jian was seriously injured on the couch, when he heard that 10,000 "pies" had fallen, his injuries were as if they were miraculously healed, and he ran out with his injuries to laugh at Yuan Shu's gift.

As for Xun Gang's side......

"Lord, are we going back to the county directly?" Guo Jia asked.

Xun Gang shook his head, his face full of sadness: "I want to go to Yingyin first...... No, go directly to Yangzhai, my ancestral grave is there, my father should have been buried a month ago, and I don't need to go to Yingyin again. ”

"Lord, aren't you even going home?"

When Xun Gang heard this, he sneered: "Home...... Hehe, that kind of place, can it still be called home? ”

Without Xun Cai, without Xun Shuang, where there are no "acquaintances", can you still call home? Full of gossip and dirty face projects, this kind of place is not called officialdom, but home?

"Go directly to Yang Zhai!"

The army marched all the way to the northeast, passing through many county seats, but Xun Gang adhered to the principle of not alarming the people, and the army of 10,000 people passed by nearly 100 miles silently.

But just as paper can't contain fire, how can an army of 10,000 people shuttling through Yingchuan County be completely unnoticed? It's almost approaching Yangzhai, those peasants thought that Sun Jian was coming to plunder again, and they all avoided it, if it wasn't for the fact that this village happened to be Guo Jia's village, some sharp-eyed people saw Guo Jia, who knows what misunderstanding would happen?

"Xiao Guo, why are you back?"

Seeing that Guo Jia had something to talk about with their villagers, Xun Gang asked him to have a good exchange with those people, and at the same time have a deep understanding of what the people at the bottom need; The army arranged for the captains to be properly placed outside the city, and they took Xu Shu and Dian Wei to Jiushan together.

As for why the two of them were chosen to follow, it seems that there is no need to explain; These two were the people who followed him from the beginning, and they were also his only strength in Yingyin's hometown. Now that time has passed, in just one year, he became the pastor of Yuzhou, but his father is lying inside.

Hatoyama is not towering. Walking on the mountain road, you can also see the half-harvested fields in the distance; Recalling that I came here to sweep the tomb last year, but I happened to meet Guo Jia, who was ambitious and difficult to pay, I have to say that creation makes people, and heaven and earth are ruthless.

Looking at the golden fields and the bleak ancient road on the mountain, Xun Gang touched the scene and said: "I think that a year ago, I was just a prisoner who was imprisoned in the Xun family, and my daily life was to communicate with those high-ranking officials and nobles, and I was afraid that I would be punished by the family elders...... Now, time has passed, and I have become a local magistrate, and I have become friends with the emperor, so I don't have to look at the faces of those old guys anymore......"

"But now, not having to look at the faces of those old guys makes me feel extremely empty...... In addition to being able to sit in the state pastor's office every day and review some innocuous folds, it is difficult to guarantee the life and death of many hungry people in the state, so it seems that I might as well go back and live that kind of life without fighting with the world! ”

When Xu Shu heard this, he hurriedly explained: "Don't say such things!" You have been in Yuzhou for such a long time, the achievements are obvious to all, not only to maintain the law and order of the state and county, but also to allow the head of the state to farm with peace of mind, but also let the people of the surrounding states and counties have taken refuge in my Yuzhou, is this not the credit of the lord? ”

"It's all jokes, jokes! Don't take it seriously! Xun Gang smiled frankly, but his face was a touch of bitterness, who could understand the feelings in his heart?

With a heavy heart, the three of them climbed the Dove Mountain, where the ancestral tomb of the Xun family is located; Xun Gang came once, but because he was playful, he didn't go up. Nowadays, it seems that the configuration here is extremely simple, not as serious as other ancestral tombs, giving people a very bleak feeling.

I don't think there are too many people coming to this kind of place...... Because according to the rules of the Xun Gang family, everyone is buried regardless of their identity, and large-scale remembrance is not allowed.

However, Xun Gang was surprised to find that this place was not peaceful, because in his opinion, even if there was only one person here, it didn't seem to be peaceful.

The man was dressed in a pale white linen mourning robe, with a white belt on his head, and his face was stained with tears, and his swarthy face seemed to be much older; His hands gently stroked the pine piano on his thighs, plucking the strings from time to time, making a sound or two, venting the boredom in his heart.

"Second Brother ......"

That person was Xun Gang's second brother Xun Di, who listened to the voice, turned his head, showed an uncomfortable smile on his face, and said, "Little brother, you are finally back, I thought ...... You will hate your father so much. ”

Xun Gang walked over quietly, knelt beside Xun Di, and said softly: "There was an accident halfway, and I almost lost my life...... After that, he looked up at the tombstone in front of him, which read "The Tomb of Xun Gongshuang of the Ancient Han Dynasty"; Every stroke was carved into Xun Gang's heart like a sharp blade.

"Father, he...... How long has it been buried? ”

Xun Di's face was not wavering, but the strings in his hand sounded a few times: "Yesterday, it was exactly a whole month......"

"Is there anyone from the clan?"

"Xun Qu came to take a look, and left before he sat for half an hour."

"Dead people are worthless to them, are they?"

Xun Di was speechless, seemed to smile bitterly, and said: "Perhaps, as you said before, this kind of family that only loves its own reputation can be abandoned!" ”

"Aren't you a family elder?" Xun Gang stared at the inscription and said half-consciously and half-consciously: "Why, I still don't listen to the family now, and I plan to resist?" ”

"How dare I resist? It's just to abide by the etiquette and law, and serve the mourning and filial piety here for three years......"

"What about the bride (the sister-in-law of the Han Dynasty)?"

"She is in Yingyin, and there will be family members to take care of her......"

The two of them were silent, both quietly looking at Xun Shuang's tombstone, not knowing what to say; After a while, Xun Gang remembered Xun Biao, and asked, "Where is the eldest brother?" ”

Speaking of Xun Biao, it seems to have touched Xun Di's sensitive point, and the sound of the piano suddenly became high-pitched; The latter tried to calm his mind and said, "Your eldest brother...... Do whatever you want all day long, don't know how to advance or retreat, and go to practice Taoism with a so-called Taoist priest of Tianzhu Mountain! ”

Practicing Taoism? Scold! Why didn't I think that Xun Biao's unrestrained appearance was not the best seedling for cultivating Taoism?

Looking at Xun Di's intolerable appearance, he didn't seem to understand Xun Biao's behavior; But Xun Gang felt that practicing Taoism was the best way out for Xun Biao, and he reassured: "Second brother, the eldest brother is like this, but it is better than him staying at home all day and doing nothing." ”

"What a good! If a Taoist is outside the world, he can't even serve his mourning and filial piety, can he still be regarded as a person? What's more, Zhang Jiao, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army six years ago, didn't he rebel and cause trouble under the guise of the Taiping Sect? Who knows if there is a problem with this Taoist? ”

Seeing that Xun Di was getting more and more excited, Xun Gang could only change the topic: "Today I come to pay tribute to my father, don't talk about this unpleasant thing." ”

"Speaking of which...... Before his death, my father kept calling your name, and in a daze, he talked about you playing the piano when you were two years old; When Xun Di said this, he was extremely sad, and handed the pine piano on his leg to Xun Gang, "I remember that my father taught you the piano sound, you are very talented, and you can do it at a little; Since this is the case, he played a song in front of his father's grave, and he also fulfilled one of his father's wishes. ”

Violin...... Is it? Does he want to hear me play the piano?

Speaking of which, since I had a bad relationship with Xun Shuang, I haven't touched the piano again, and now, do I want to pick up the piano again to play?

Touching the pine piano, Xun Gang recognized that this was Xun Shuang's most precious guqin, which was said to be his mother's dowry; Feeling the roughness of the body, the smoothness of the strings, the wisps of crisp or deep sound emanating from it, it is full of emotion.

I remember that the first piece I could play completely was "Yangchun White Snow" composed by Shi Kuang in the Spring and Autumn Period......

But you can't let me play this song here, how happy am I to do such a rebellious thing?

"You have been in the world for thousands of years, but you only let me see you for the last time......"

Thinking of a familiar song, Xun Gang's hands seemed to dance uncontrollably; He was ...... or a song that I liked very much in my previous life, at this moment of farewell, it seems to be the most appropriate farewell sound......

That song is called "Koi Copy".

"The sound of cicadas accompanies the wandering clouds, and the memories begin to look quietly into the distance......"

"The morning light disturbed Mo Shang Xinsang, and the wind swept up the flowers in front of the court and passed through the corridor......"

"The sun is slightly cool, the strings are slightly cool, the wind is crazy, and the world is in a hurry......"

"You have been in the world for thousands of years, but you have only let me see you one last time; The firelight depicts the face and burns out the time, don't leave me alone, alone, withered in the dream......"

As a man, I really can't play the feeling of others...... Xun Gang smiled bitterly, just silently playing the strings, humming the lyrics thickly. This is a very beautiful song, Xun Gang has always felt that he can still remember it after a lifetime.

"Tick, tick, tick......"

What is it?

A little drop of water fell on the piano, as if it were raining; Xun Gang realized that his eyes were moist, and tears fell down his cheeks on the strings, plucking the strings and knocking over the sound. He smiled wryly and insisted on finishing the song......

This is the last thing he can do.