Following Wang Shao, the internal historian of Yangzhou, who came to Qiantang were also the Ancestral Department, headed by Shi Jiabi, the commander of the genealogy, and the officials of the People's Department, a group of 16 people. They came to re-register the new gentry Qiantang Chen family and distribute officials.
In terms of fields, the eight surnames of the Qiantang gentry became nine surnames. As for the Langya suntai clan, because they lived temporarily in Qiantang, Langya County belonged to Xuzhou, so twenty hectares of fertile land in Xuzhou, that is, Jingkou area, was awarded to the Langya suns.
Shi.
Wang Shao, a well-known scholar, naturally couldn't bear to interrogate and review the case in person. He just invited Ding Yi, Du Jiong and others to the post to talk for a while, and then ordered his subordinates to investigate and review the case of expanding the county residence and Lu's impersonation of scholar registration.
Just report the results to him.
Wang Shao was also convinced and impatient. He wanted to visit Chen Caozhi the same day he came to Qiantang. Naturally, Ding Yi would not let go of such a good opportunity and asked his son Ding Chunqiu to lead the way. He said that Ding Chunqiu and Chen Caozhi had been there before.
Classmate Wu Jun.
Wang Shao only brought two followers, and together with Jia Bizhi, Ding Chunqiu followed Ding Chunqiu to Chenjiawu. The weather was warm in the summer, and the breeze was warm. Along the way, he saw faint green mountains, vast green water, and luxuriant trees and flowers everywhere, which made people dizzying.
When they arrived at Fenglin Ferry, Wang Shao pointed the scorpion in his hand and said, "Isn't this the place where King Huanye presented the flute to you?"
Ding Chunqiu replied: "Yes, at the end of April the year before last, Zizhong was waiting on the other side to cross the river. Quanchang Shi and Huan Canjun were crossing the river. When they heard the sound of Zi Zhong's flute, they were so impressed that Huan Canjun gave him the Keting flute as a gift.
, it became a good story."
Wang Shao asked again: "It is said that Wei Xie painted a picture of "Huan Yi presenting a flute". Is this painting in the place of Chen Cao?"
Ding Chunqiu said: "This painting is in the collection of Wu Commandery Lu Shijun." Ding Chunqiu responded fluently, showing that he knew Chen Caozhi well and had a close friendship. At this moment, Ding Chunqiu was indeed very proud of him.
Wang Shao said: "In this case, I will stop by Lu Zuyan on my way back and ask for a look at the painting."
Jia Bizhi said with a smile: "This Fenglin Ferry has become a famous place of Qian and Tang Dynasty because of Huan Yi's gift of flute. When people in the capital talk about Huan's wonderful reward for joining the army, they will definitely talk about Fenglin Ferry and Chen Caozhi."
As a group of people ferried across the river, the scenery on the south bank of the Qiantang River became even more beautiful, with green mountains and rocks, shaded bamboo trees, and clear running water, which made people feel like they were leaving behind the world.
Wang Shao smiled and said: "This is very much like visiting a hermit in the mountains. I still don't know what is so impressive about Chen Caozhi. Just the mountains, rivers, flowers and trees along the way make this trip worthwhile."
Jia Bi said: "Chen Cao, who guarded the tomb in a hut, can also be said to be a hermit. Disciples of Ge Zhichuan, Xi Jibin, Lu Zuyan, and Xie Anshi must be worthy of recognition."
The setting sun was smoky with willows, and the Wubao was standing tall. Wang Shao did not enter the gate, but only watched the scenery in front of the fort, praising it repeatedly.
Ding Chunqiu took three steps at a time and went in to report the news. Chen Shang heard that Wang Shao, the internal historian of Yangzhou, and Shi Jiabi, the commander of genealogy, were coming. He was greatly surprised and hurriedly went out to greet him with his father.
Chen Xian, Chen Shang and his son were very grateful to Jia Lingshi for taking care of them in Jiankang. Now that Jia Lingshi has arrived at the door, why not warmly welcome them.
Jia Bizhi looked at Wang Shao, who said, "I came here just because of Chen Caozhi."
Jia Bizhi then smiled and said, "Then I won't disturb Mr. Chen for now, and go to visit Chen Caozhi."
Chen Shang went with him, knowing that Jia Bi came here for the Chen family's admission as a scholar, and Wang Shao naturally came for the Chu family's case, but now these things cannot be mentioned, and it is commonplace to mention them.
Arriving at the foot of Yuhuang Mountain, the sun sets in the west, the mountains are light and mist-like, and the cemetery hut shaded by green bamboos, pines and cypresses is deep and quiet.
Laide was sitting alone, whittling some slender bamboo slices with a knife. When he saw Sanlang Jun and Ding Langjun accompanying their guests up the mountain, they quickly put down their bamboo knives and stood respectfully.
Chen Shang asked: "Where is my sixteenth brother?"
Laide said: "Young Master has gone to Lingyin Temple."
Chen Shang patted his forehead lightly and said to Wang Shao and Jia Bi: "Yes, today is the eighth day of April, the Buddha's birthday. My seventh aunt told my sixteenth brother before her death that she should go to Lingyin Temple to offer incense and give alms every year on the Buddha's birthday -
Wang Neishi and Jia Lingshi went to the hut to rest for a while. It is already dusk and the sixteenth brother should be returning soon."
Wang Shao came a long way and met no visitors. He was disappointed and a little tired, so he went to sit in the hut and served tea to the distinguished guests.
Wang Shao took Wu Shi Powder and was very particular about his diet. When he saw the tea was green and fragrant, and the tea leaves stretched and stood upright at the bottom of the bowl, he hesitated to drink it.
Jia Bizhi took a sip, narrowed his eyes, and praised: "Good tea, sweet and refreshing, with endless aftertaste. Where is this tea and how is it prepared?"
Laide said: "Returning to your distinguished guest, this is the tea picked at the Chuyang Taoist Temple in Baoshi Mountain before the Qingming Festival. It was planted by Ge Xianweng. My young master ordered people to kill the picked tea leaves, knead them, dry them and soak them in boiling water.
Note, this is the tea now."
Wang Shao and Jia Bi were very surprised. This kind of tea drinking method had never been seen before. Wang Shao tried to take a sip and found that it was indeed light, long-lasting and fragrant.
There is only a pine wood table in the straw shed. Four tea bowls are placed on this pine wood table. On one side is a thick stack of manuscripts, as well as pens, inks, paper and inkstones -
Wang Shao casually picked up a volume of manuscripts and saw that it was "Lunheng. Volume 1" by Wang Chong. He had read this book but was not very interested. He picked up another volume of manuscripts and it was "Lunheng. Volume 1". It was just the first volume of paper.
The ink marks all showed age, but the ink marks on the following volume were still fresh. The regular calligraphy written by Fei Wang Fei Xie on Zuo Bo's paper was tall and straight, unique and unique. His eyes lit up as he admired it and recited:
"There are always virtuous people in conduct, but officials do not always meet. Whether they are virtuous or not depends on their talents; when they do not meet, it depends on the time. If you have high talents and clean conduct, you cannot guarantee that you will be noble; if you have poor conduct, you cannot guarantee that you will be humble. Or if you have high talents and clean conduct, you will not meet them.
Retreat to the lower stream; if you are weak and turbid, if you meet, you will be on the top of the crowd. Each person in the world has his own way to attract scholars, and each scholar can advance. Advance when you meet, retreat when you don't meet. Wherever you are respected, you may not be virtuous, but when you meet; you are in a low position.
, you may not be stupid, you don’t encounter it——”
This is the opening sentence of Wang Chong's talk about encounters. Wang Chong was born in a small and isolated family. Although he had great talents, he had no ambitions. He believed that those in high positions may not be wise and those in low positions may not be stupid. This is obvious, but he was born in a high family.
Wang Shao was not happy with this statement. He believed that the noble family was nobler and wiser than the poor common people. As for Chen Caozhi becoming a scholar from a common people, it was because the Chen family of Qiantang was Yingchuan Chen
The branch of the clan also has a long inheritance and foundation——
Wang Shao closed the book, put it back to its original place, and asked, "Is this written by Chen Caozhi?"
Ding Chunqiu replied: "Yes, the volume above is from Mr. Ge Zhichuan's collection. Zizhong goes to Chuyang Taoist Temple every half month, borrows books, reads them, and copies them. So far, he has copied hundreds of volumes."
Wang Shao nodded and said: "Chen Cao's calligraphy is impressive, and his hard work is well-deserved."
Jia Bizhi took Chen Caozhi's copy of "Lunheng" to appreciate his calligraphy, and said: "It is said that Chen Caozhi has the ability to shoot the bow from the left and right, haha, that is, he can write with both hands at the same time. I wonder whether this regular script is written by the left hand or the right hand?"
Chen Shang smiled and said: "This is Xing Kai. It was written by the right hand of Sixteenth Brother. Sixteenth Brother's hands also have different tasks. The left hand is good at writing Han Li and Da Kai, and the right hand is good at Xing Kai and Zhang Cao."
Wang Shao and Jia Bi both laughed: "Interesting."
Jia Bizhi flipped through the pages and saw two calligraphy sheets sandwiched between the pages. Even though they were folded, it could be seen that they were in Xie An's calligraphy style. Jia Bizhi was also a fan of Xie An's casual, free and elegant calligraphy style, and he immediately opened the book.
Looking at the post, the first column from the right is the three characters "英台白"——
Jia Bi was stunned, and immediately remembered that when Xi Chao came to Jiankang last year, he told him that Xie Xuan studied in the Xu Family Cottage in Wu County in the name of Zhu Yingting. There was also a person named Zhu Yingtai who studied with Xie Xuan.
Which descendant of the Xie family was neither Xie Shao nor Xie Lang, because Xi Chao had met both of them. In Dongshan, Xi Chao once asked Xie Xuan who Zhu Yingtai was? Xie Xuan vaguely said that he was his cousin, Xi Chao
He laughed it off, knowing that Xie Xuan was unwilling to tell the truth. Xie Xuan's cousin should be Liu, with the right surname of Wang. Xi Chao was familiar with all the children of these two families. How could he have such Zhu Yingtai!
Jia Bizhi glanced at it in a hurry, but felt that the words were clear and beautiful, and the emotions were delicate. They seemed to be the mood of a woman, mourning her father, and comforting Chen Cao's pain of losing his mother. The mood was sincere and the feelings were deep -
At this time, Chen Shang was taking the "Mengxia Grass and Trees" painted by Chen Caozhi for Wang Shao to appreciate. He did not notice that Jia Bizhi was reading the letter he brought back. It was a letter written by Xie Xuan's cousin Zhu Yingtai to his sixteenth brother years ago.
Jia Bizhi calmly folded the calligraphy and put it back in the book "Lunheng" and put it back to its original place. However, his heart was filled with confusion. The deceased father mentioned in Zhu Yingtai's letter was clearly Xie Yi, the general of Zhenxi.
He is in charge of genealogy and knows these gentry children very well. Xie Yi has three sons and two daughters, one of whom died in infancy. The eldest daughter, Xie Daoyun, was born in the early years of Jianyuan and is eighteen years old this year. The second is Xie Xuan, who was born in Jianyuan.
In the second year, there was another one who was still young, so Zhu Yingtai was most likely Xie Daoyun’s pseudonym——
Thinking of Xie Daoyun's rejection of Wang Ningzhi's marriage, and the letter in front of him, which did not involve the personal relationship between his children, but was obviously deeply affectionate, if Jia Bizhi realized something, he couldn't help but be stunned. The story of the Lu family of Wu County falling in love with Chen Caozhi had spread to Jiankang
, Jia Bizhi also heard about it, and today he discovered the secret of Xie Daoyun's refusal to marry. Are the daughters of the two powerful families in Beidi and Jiangzuo falling in love with Chen Caozhi? Shocking the world is not enough to describe the shock this incident caused to Jia Bizhi——
Wang Shao saw Jia Bizhi's eyes wide open and asked curiously: "Brother Jia, why are you so upset?"
Jia Bizhi calmed down and concealed: "Chen Cao's calligraphy is indeed pure and refined, self-contained. Bi Zhi heard that Quanchang attended Chen Cao's calligraphy and went to Tan County to visit Ling Cong's brother Wang Youjun. Wang Youjun also admired Chen Cao's calligraphy.
Damn it, I wonder if the rumor is true?"
Wang Shao nodded and said: "It is indeed true. My ninth brother said that he would like to meet this Chen Caozhi if there is a chance in the future. It is not easy to create original calligraphy, let alone a weak young man!"
Just as he was talking, Lai De shouted from outside: "The young man is back. Dear guests, my young man is back."
Wang Shao and Jia Bizhi got up and walked out of the hut and looked down the mountain. In the dim dusk, a handsome young man wearing linen clothes and rope shoes was walking quickly up the mountain. Behind him was a big man about seven feet five inches away.
, when I got closer, I realized that the burly man's face was still childish, and he was a young man.
