Ding Chunqiu came specifically to remind Chen Caozhi of this incident. After saying this, he drove back to the city in the rain.
It is essential to be on guard against others. Chen Cao is about to be confirmed. Chen Liuxuan, who was expelled from Chenjiawu, came to Wu County at this time. We can only speculate on him with the greatest malice.
Laide said angrily: "That Chen Qi, thanks to the fact that Xiaolangjun promised the clan leader to give him a chance to repent and make a new start a few years ago, he still wants to harm Xiaolangjun. This person's heart is really dark."
Liu Shangzhi frowned and asked, "Zizhong, what do you think Chen Liu can do?"
Chen Cao said: "Without him, he just wants to ruin my reputation."
Liu Shangzhi said: "Zizhong was in Qiantang, and in Wu County, his reputation was excellent. Everyone in the county knew what kind of person Chen Liu was. The pure will become pure, and the turbid will become turbid. Governor Lu,
Dr. Xu is well aware of your character, and if Chen Liu wants to ruin your reputation, it will only make himself worse."
Xu Miao had an early dinner and came over to discuss the study of phonology with Chen Caozhi. After hearing this, he smiled and said: "The third way of a gentleman is: a benevolent man does not worry, a wise man does not confuse, a brave man does not fear, what can you do if you are afraid of him?"
A scum that cannot be tolerated by the clan dares to come to the county to spread rumors. It is he who is unlucky."
Chen Caozhi did not look down upon Chen Liu as much as Liu Shangzhi and Xu Miao did. Chen Liu worked as a swordsman and penman in Qiantang County and had some scheming plans. What is even more worrying is that the people behind Chen Liu were Master Lu and Chu.
Now it seems that the Chu family and Chen Caozhi are deadlocked. There is no room for maneuver. The only way is to completely defeat the Chu family. Otherwise, Chen Caozhi and the Chen Jiawu clan will have no peace in Qiantang.
He must wait for opportunities to provoke, but with Chen Caozhi's current status, it is obvious that he cannot shake the Chu family's position in Qiantang, so Chen Caozhi must be very cautious.
Ran Sheng, who was originally hot-tempered, surprisingly didn't say anything when he heard everyone's discussion. He just held a knife and learned to cut wood.
At the beginning of the Xu Dynasty, the Zhu brothers arrived uninvited. These days, sometimes Chen Caozhi went to Zhu Yingtai's residence, and most of the time it was Zhu Yingtai who came to Taolin Xiaozhu to drink tea and talk, or play chess. Zhu Yingtai was still outspoken.
In Yu, when I first met, I thought this person was arrogant and a bit disgusting. However, after being together for a long time, his noble temperament was revealed. People did not think he was arrogant, but just felt that he was different from the customs. Xu Miao and Liu Shangzhi both admired Zhu Yingtai.
I admired him very much. Xu Miao often joined hands with Chen Caozhi to argue with the Zhu brothers. They won and lost each other and were very interesting.
Although Zhu Yingtai still loses more than he wins in the game against Chen Caozhi now, he is rarely defeated at the beginning. He is careful to avoid falling into Chen Caozhi's trap at the beginning, choosing to play chess concisely and not playing against Chen Caozhi.
There are many entanglements in the corner. After these seven or eight rounds of competition, Zhu Yingtai has seen that Chen Caozhi's layout is very powerful, his power in the middle game is also very strong, and he often has good players. Officials are Chen Caozhi's weakness. As long as he enters
At the official stage, if he fell behind by more than three pieces, he would be expected to come back. Zhu Yingtai thought that it would not take long for him to completely gain the upper hand. At that time, playing chess with Chen Cao would be boring, so he just waited.
Chen Caozhi went to his residence to play chess with him. A master should be more reserved.
Chen Caozhi and Zhu Yingtai played chess with all their strength. Zhu Yingtai was the smartest person he had ever met in this life. Zhu Yingtai rarely made the same mistake in the chess game. Those fixed tricks could only be used against him.
Zhu Yingtai used it once, and he could easily avoid it the second time. If it was such an extreme deception, Zhu Yingtai would fight back, causing Chen Caozhi to lose more than he gained, so Chen Caozhi also worked hard to deal with it.
, this idea is that the more you push, the better, the more you press, the better your chess strength will be. When playing against Zhu Yingtai, Chen Caozhi also felt that his chess strength was improving and he could always beat Zhu Yingtai.
Tonight, Chen Caozhi was a little distracted. He was at a disadvantage when he argued with the Zhu brothers that a horse is not a horse, and then he lost slightly in a game with Zhu Yingtai.
Zhu Yingtai slowly put away the chess pieces, stared at Chen Caozhi, and asked: "What's on your mind, brother Zizhong?"
Chen Caozhi said calmly: "If you lose, you lose. Why bother looking for excuses."
Zhu Yingtai said: "You should have won this game. You made too many omissions later on and seemed not to be attentive. I am very unhappy about beating you like this."
Chen Cao said: "I'm sorry, it's because I haven't cultivated my character well enough. I won't play chess in the near future."
Zhu Yingting said: "Brother Zizhong is worried about the matter of determining the rank? With the talent of brother Zizhong, what does it mean to be a mere sixth-rank official!"
Chen Caozhi didn't answer, but said to Ran Sheng, "Bring me Ke Ting's flute."
Zhu Yingtai stood up and said with a smile: "The master is playing the flute to chase away the guests."
At this time, the rain has stopped and the clouds have opened. Deep in the cloud gaps, a few cold stars are twinkling. It seems that the continuous spring rain for more than ten days should stop.
The two servants of the Zhu family illuminated the road with lanterns, and the two maidservants followed. The Zhu brothers walked leisurely. Behind them, the thatched cottage shaded by peach trees, the faint light of the lights reflected on the wet mud floor, and the sound of a flute lingered endlessly.
Lin Dushui is always in the ears of the Zhu brothers——
Zhu Yingtai sighed: "Everything we talk about and play chess is just for this parting moment."
After another journey, although the sound of the flute in the thatched cottage was muted due to the distance, due to Chen Caozhi's playing skills and the different timbre of Ke Ting flute from other cave flutes, it was still vividly heard in this quiet night despite being separated by dozens of feet.
smell.
Zhu Yingtai stopped outside the peach grove and listened to the distant and ethereal sound of the flute. He lingered and couldn't bear to leave. In the past, when he walked here, the sound of the flute stopped, but tonight it is still playing in the distance, as if he is talking, as if he is worried.
, sometimes lingering and pathos, sometimes unrestrained and fierce, sometimes passionate, sometimes walking on thin ice——
After a long time, the sound of the flute became fainter. When I listened attentively, it was no longer audible in an instant. Only the night wind was cool and the water of the blue stream began to flow slowly.
…
A few days later, when Chen Cao went to the school to listen to a lecture, Ran Sheng ran all the way to the city and went to various inns in the county and city to look for Chen Liu. After two days of searching, Chen Liu was nowhere to be seen, and he wandered around Chu Jian's mansion again.
On the fourth day, Chen Liu was finally found walking out with a man who looked like a steward of the Chu government. Ran Sheng didn't pay attention to hide it for a moment, but when Chen Liu saw it, he felt guilty and turned away.
Ran Sheng secretly regretted his carelessness. He originally wanted to discover Chen Liu and follow him secretly, and give him a stick on the back of the head in a quiet place. He would not be beaten to death but would be crippled. Unexpectedly, Chen Liu saw him.
Ran Sheng had a restless temper. Now that he had seen it, he would not let it go easily. He shouted loudly and strode forward to grab him. The steward of Chu Mansion did not understand what was going on and stood there blankly. Ran Sheng was stunned.
Sheng pushed him down, chased him to the front door of Chu's mansion, and pulled out the short wooden stick hidden in his sleeve——
Chen Liu's legs were fast and he had already stepped into the threshold of Chu Mansion. Two servants of Chu Mansion had also walked out at this time.
Ran Sheng ignored him and rushed over, hitting Chen Liu on the head with a stick——
When Chen Liu heard the strong wind behind his head, he was so frightened that he tilted his head. The powerful and heavy stick hit his left shoulder blade. He heard a "click" sound of bones breaking, and Chen Liu screamed.
Fell to the ground.
Ran Sheng wanted to add another blow to Chen Liu, but the steward of the Chu Mansion had already gotten up and shouted to catch the thief, and the servants of the Chu Mansion had also rushed over. Ran Sheng was not just a reckless man, he knew the Chu Mansion's
The man couldn't move, so he turned around and ran away, faster than the galloping horse. How could the servants of the Chu Mansion catch up with him?
Ran Sheng ran out of the west gate in one breath, only to find that the short stick was still in his hand. He shook his head, ran to Xiaojing Lake, threw the short stick into the water, and returned to Xu's School. Dr. Xu Zao had just finished teaching "
"Xiao Dai Li Ji", the students in the thatched cottage packed up their pens and papers to get ready for school.
Chen Caozhi saw Ran Sheng who was sweating profusely and asked, "Xiao Sheng, what are you doing?"
Ran Sheng thought that he couldn't hide this from Xiao Langjun, so he said, "Xiao Langjun, I saw that Chen Liu."
Chen Caozhi knew Ran Sheng's fiery temper and asked in shock: "What did you do to him? Beat him to death?"
Ran Sheng scratched his head and said, "It was wrong, so he probably wasn't killed, but he won't be able to harm anyone for at least three or two months."
Chen Caozhi asked and found out that Ran Sheng had injured Chen Liu in front of the Chu Mansion. He frowned, told Xu Miao, and took Ran Sheng to see Dr. Xu Zao. Dr. Xu had to be invited for this matter.
make a decision.
Xu Zao heard Chen Caozhi tell him the whole story and said: "Chen Liu has no intention of repenting. He came to Wu County to join Chu Jian's family. He must have tried every means to harm Cao Zhi. I guess Chu Jian wanted to rectify the situation in Yu Zhong."
When they came to Wu County, they arranged for Chen Liu to cause a big fuss. Now Ran Sheng beats Chen Liu, but he doesn't know how injured he is? He is afraid that Chu Jian will take the opportunity to have an attack, arrest Ran Sheng first, and then tell him to let his servants commit the crime.
Bad conduct, during this critical period of product designation, if something like this happens, it is indeed troublesome."
When Ran Sheng heard this, he knelt down and said to Chen Cao: "It's me who has caused trouble for the young man. I will leave immediately. They can't catch me and they can't frame the young man." He said regretfully:
"It's just that I didn't beat Chen Liu to death with a stick at that time. The people in the Chu Mansion didn't recognize me. I ran away. There was nothing they could do to me. But now -"
Xu Zao said: "You don't have to run. Just take Ran Sheng with you. I will accompany you to the prefect's mansion and explain the matter to Lu Shijun. This will prevent Chu Jian from causing trouble. This matter should be made clear as soon as possible."
Well, it’s harder to guard against people who are causing trouble in secret.”
Chen Caozhi took Ran Sheng and Dr. Xu Zao to see the prefect Lu Na. Lu Na knew about the grievances between Chu and Chen Caozhi. After listening to Chen Caozhi's explanation of the whole story, he was silent for a long time and said: "Cao Zhi, you
Take Ran Sheng back first, I will send someone to Chu Chenglang's house tomorrow to ask."
Chen Caozhi and Dr. Xu returned to the Xu Academy at the foot of Lion Rock. It was completely dark. Chen Caozhi thanked Dr. Xu and took Ran Sheng back to Taolin Xiaozhu. They were silent all the way. When they arrived at the thatched cottage, they spread ink and laid paper.
, the big book: "The great road is like the blue sky, I alone cannot reach it" These ten words were written over and over again.
Ran Sheng said in fear: "Xiao Langjun, please punish me——"
Chen Caozhi's turbulent emotions calmed down a little and said: "Xiao Sheng, it's not your fault. Those people, these things will happen sooner or later. I just feel that the Chu family bullies people too much and insists on suppressing me so that I will never get ahead."
Let's give it up, I, Chen Caozhi, will never be able to do what they want, Qian Tang, Chu family and I are incompatible with each other."
