Forty-eight, the night intoxicated by the spring breeze
Forty-eight, a night intoxicated by the spring breeze
Looking out from the mountainside of Yuhuang Mountain, the sunset glow is like a sky fire burning clouds, the mountains are vast and deep and beautiful, and the Mingsheng Lake ten miles away is filled with steaming clouds and thousands of hectares of blue waves. The scenery is magnificent and makes people full of pride.
Chen Shang took the bowl of tea from De Feng, drank it all in one gulp, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said to Chen Xian: "Dad, when my son heard the good news about becoming a scholar, he immediately left for his hometown and traveled day and night for twelve days.
, although it’s hard work, but I feel happy.”
Chen Xian looked at his son Chen Shang's high-spirited look, and then looked at his nephew Chen Caozhi. He just smiled slightly and looked at the clouds on the horizon. It seemed that there were better things waiting for him in the invisible distance, and he became a soldier.
It's just the beginning.
In the late spring weather, the grass is long and kites are flying. The two rows of pines and cypresses planted by Chen Cao's hands are green and full of green, showing full of vitality.
They didn't go into the thatched hut to sit and talk, they just stood under the eaves and talked, taking in the evening breeze of the spring mountains.
Although Ding Yi was happy for Chen to become a scholar, he also felt that it was sudden. He said: "Because of the death of his mother, Cao Zhi could not go to Beijing to participate in the examination for the Eighteen Prefectures. He gave up the opportunity to become a scholar. Ding was very regretful.
Unexpectedly, things took a turn of events and the matter of becoming a soldier has been decided, which is really a big surprise."
Chen Shangdao: "Although the sixteenth brother did not go to Jiankang, his reputation for talent and filial piety was far-reaching. The great Situ still considered the Chen family of Qiantang and the other five surnames to be registered as soldiers. Because of the defeat in Huaibei years ago, he lost troops and territory.
, so the matter of becoming a scholar was put aside. During the New Year's court meeting, Sima Huan once again brought up the issue of the six surnames being admitted to the scholar's register. The court was still debating it. In early February, the court recruited Yu Xi, the internal history of Yangzhou, as the governor of Xuzhou.
She Wang Biaozhi, together with the Situ Mansion, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Zhongzheng of various states, formally approved the six surnames of the Runan Mei family, the Langya Sun family, the Chen family branch of Yingchuan, the Zheng family branch of Xingyang, the Liu family branch of Zhucheng, and the Lu family of Fanyang.
In March of the fourth year of Shengping's reign, the official registration records were changed by the Genealogy Department. The six surnames were included in the official registration. Each surname was given twenty hectares of official land, twenty households, genealogy department, official department, and ancestral hall department.
The Cao officials will set off at the beginning of this month to go to the places where the six surnames live, change the registration records, and distribute the official land. As for the shadow households, the six surnames will recruit and report on their own, and inject their family registration."
They were given twenty hectares of land and twenty shade houses. This was the treatment given to the lower-class nobles. The Ding family had twenty shade houses, but the reality was far more than that. Once they entered the noble family, bankrupt farmers from nearby areas came to rely on them.
The natural annexation of fields will make a family grow rapidly——
Chen Xian, the old patriarch, was very excited and said with emotion: "It has been nearly a year since I went to Jiankang with Shang'er after the Dragon Boat Festival last year. I have been looking forward to it for months, and it is like a dream to succeed once."
Chen Caozhi nodded secretly: "Xie Wan was defeated and demoted to a commoner, and Yuzhou was included in the sphere of influence of the Xifu. Huan Wen became more powerful. In order to contain Huan Wen, the imperial court promoted Yu Xi to be the governor of Xuzhou. In order to appease Huan Wen, they agreed to the six surnames of the poor family.
The relationship between becoming a scholar and becoming a scholar is very subtle. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it was a bit like the constitutional monarchy of later generations. The emperor's power was limited, and he relied on several powerful officials to check and balance each other to maintain the country. Therefore, there was a saying of "the king and the horse share the world."
According to the statement, Prime Minister Wang Dao also set an example for other clans. Wang Dao has high merit but does not overwhelm his master. His temperament is modest and generous, and his high integrity is admired by the nobles in the north and south. As the leading clan of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, no one can shake the Wang family of Langya. Wang
The political measures of "maintaining ethics and strengthening the monarch and his ministers" formulated by the leader were not dared to be surpassed by subsequent ruling officials. Although Yu Liang and Yin Hao were in power for a while, they were still respectful to the court, and Huan Wen was the same, at least on the surface.
in this way."
Ding Yidao said: "Huan Da Sima decided to help the six surnames become scholars because Cao Zhi was appreciated by the guest Xi. Although Cao Zhi is a genius and outstanding, the opportunity is also excellent. Huan joined the army one after another.
Appreciated by Quan Changshi, Lu Shijun, Xi Jingbin, and Xie Anshi, any one of these people's words of praise can double a person's worth, not to mention the unanimous praise from these superb celebrities!"
Ding Chunqiu added: "Dad, and Mr. Ge Zhichuan, Master Zhimindu."
Ding Yi nodded repeatedly and said: "That's right, Ge Zhichuan, one of the monks in Zhimindu, they are all experts in the world, but they also appreciate his skills. His skills are like pearls and jade, everyone loves them."
Chen Shang smiled and said: "But for me, the Chen family of Qiantang, to be admitted as a scholar, the princes of various states have a proposal. After the sixteenth brother's filial piety period is over, he will go to Jiankang and discuss it in court. If the name is not true,
, without real talent or knowledge, the Qian Tang Chen family will be deprived of their scholar status."
Chen Shang said it very relaxedly, without any worries. He now admires this sixteenth brother very much, because since he sought to become a soldier in May last year, the road ahead has been like a fog, and he is always taking one step at a time, but ten
The sixth brother did not make any mistakes, and his analysis and predictions were extremely accurate.
Ding Yi smiled and said: "These big Zhongzheng are just child's play, are they the kind of people who are just trying to gain fame and reputation?"
When Patriarch Liu saw that the Chen family had become a scholar, he couldn't help but feel a little jealous. He thought: "It would be great if the Liu family of Qiantang was a descendant of the Han Dynasty, but it's a pity that I'm not." He said, "Cao is a good nephew, and Chu family can't do anything now."
Madam Chen, I’m afraid that she will seize upon me, Madam Liu, to establish her power, and kill the chicken to frighten the monkey.”
Patriarch Liu, like his son Liu Shangzhi, speaks quite funny.
Chen Xian said hurriedly: "Brother Liu, Chen and Liu are friends of the world and share weal and woe. What good advice can I ask?"
Chen Caozhi asked Chen Shang: "Third brother, has Sun Tai come back?"
Chen Shangdao: "Sun Tai uses Taoism to travel among the rich and powerful families in Beijing. He won't come back until next month."
Chen Caozhi asked again: "When will the officials from the Genealogy Department and the Ancestral Temple Department arrive in Qiantang?"
Chen Shangdao: "It is estimated that it will be next month. I will go to Zhengshi in Jiangzhou first, and then transfer to Wu County."
Chen Caozhi nodded and saw that it was already dusk. He invited Ding Yi and others to enter the thatched shed and sit around the pine tables. Chen Caozhi said: "Qian Tang is blocked, and the news from Beijing did not come so quickly. Even if
When Chu Jian learned that the six surnames had been admitted to the military service, it would take several days to spread the news to Chu Wenqian. These few days were enough to disqualify Chu Wenqian as the county magistrate. Chu Wenqian was appointed by his uncle Chu Jian, and Chu Wenqian was derelict in his duties.
, Chu Jian cannot escape his responsibility. If the plan is good, the Chu family of Qian Tang can rest from now on."
Ding Yi narrowed his eyes and asked, "What's the best way to do this?"
Chen Cao said: "In the past, Shanyao, the grandson of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, was the magistrate of Yuyao. He served many times as a fierce administrator and enforced strict laws. On the eightieth day after he took office, it was found that there were nearly 10,000 people living in secluded households. These people were from inferior gentry and poor families.
They were found in the manor of the common people. Shan Xia also wanted to expand the results and began to search the Yu family of the four surnames of Kuaiji: Yu, Wei, Kong, and He. The head of the Yu family, Yu Xi, had hidden three thousand people in a hidden house. According to the law, he should abandon the market, but
What was the result? Shan Xia was dismissed from office, but Yu Xi was not damaged at all, and his reputation remained intact. He resigned from the imperial court many times and devoted himself to being his scholar. Shan Xia had no selfish motives in politics. He was just too upright and was dismissed from office. What's more, Chu's uncle and nephew
This kind of behavior of pretending to be public for personal gain will not be defeated by the Chu family, but when will it happen again!"
Ding Yi, Chen Xian, and Patriarch Liu nodded in succession, only listening to what Chen Cao said: "I asked Laifu to pay attention to the affairs of the county. It is said that Chu Wenqian expanded the county government office and decorated the living rooms when he took office - the county government office building was also customized.
It's not that the new county magistrate just built it as soon as he came to power. Does Uncle Ding know about this?"
Ding Yidao: "The county office building is built every ten years, and it can only be renovated on weekdays. The Qiantang County House is probably less than ten years old. Last year, the Lu family was investigated and punished for the crime of impersonating scholar registration. Didn't they confiscate more than two million yuan?"
Well, after Chu Wenqian took over as the county magistrate, he used the two million yuan to expand the county building, but this is not a serious crime, after all, it was used for government offices."
Chen Cao said: "What he wants is this opportunity. As long as he is willing to investigate, Chu Wenqian will definitely not just expand the government office."
Ding Yi nodded secretly. Chen Caozhi was only seventeen years old, but he was scheming and sophisticated. Yes, what he wanted was to use the expansion of the county government to find out Chu Wenqian's other violations of the law. Chief Lu who was killed by Chen Liu said
Nothing has anything to do with the Chu family. Last year, Chu Jian covered it up. This time, he found it out and made the Chu family and the Lu family become bitter brothers.
Ding Yi and Patriarch Liu were accompanied by Chen Xian to Chenjiawu for dinner and rested in Chenjiawu that night. Ding Yi had never been willing to stay overnight in Chenjiawu before, although Ding Youwei was allowed to return to the Chen family in the west building, and
He personally paid homage to Chen's mother, the Li family, but in Ding Yi's heart, he still felt that he was superior to the Chen family. He was condescending, but now, the Chen family of Qiantang is also registered as a noble family, and the eight surnames of Qiantang have become Qiantang.
Tang Jiu's surname was adopted, and with Chen Caozhi's talent, knowledge and reputation, he went to Jiankang two years later. After his reputation was well-established, he entered the Xifu again and was sure to be reused by Huan Wen. By that time, the Ding family was indeed as good as Yourong.
It is possible that the relationship with Chen Qingzhi may turn out to be a high-profile one. Things in this world are unpredictable——
Because he wanted to deceive the Chu family, Chen Xian did not announce this great news to the tribe. It would not be too late to announce it to the tribe when the Chu family was overthrown and the imperial officials came to distribute the official land. However, Chen Xian was too happy.
When I was alone in trance, I was still chanting:
"There are fine fish in the south, and the atmosphere is bright. Gentlemen have wine, and guests enjoy themselves.
A person who is graceful and graceful comes to think about it. A gentleman has wine, and he thinks like a guest - "
This is the favorite poem of the old patriarch Chen Xian. The house is full of guests, the host and guest are honest, the fish in the pond are gently swaying their fins and tails, coming and going quickly, and they are contented. The guests gather in the hall, have a big banquet, and they are drinking and laughing.
——
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Chen Shang did not return to Chenjiawu with his father Chen Xian. He stayed alone to talk secretly with his sixteenth brother.
A green oil lamp was lit in the thatched hut, and the light dimmed yellow. The scent of mountains and wild vegetation drifted in with the evening wind, making people intoxicated. The brothers from the clan looked at each other and smiled.
Chen Shangdao: "Sixteenth Brother, according to your instructions, "A Volume of Ice and Snow Essays" and "Mingshenghu Lunxuan Collection" have been handed over to Mr. Xie Xuan. Mr. Xie was very happy, but Brother Yu asked about Mr. Xie's cousin.
I wish you the best and thank you, but you have a look of displeasure on your face, I don’t know why!”
Chen Caozhi asked: "Three brothers haven't seen Mr. Zhu this time, have they?"
Chen Shangdao: "I haven't seen him before. Mr. Xie said that his cousin went to Gushu West Mansion with Mr. An Shi."
Chen Cao was stunned, Xie An accepted Huan Wenzhi's appointment to serve in the Xifu so quickly?
