When Chen Shang, Chen Caozhi and Liu Shangzhi followed Gu Kaizhi to the Gu Mansion for a banquet, there was a sudden disturbance in Hengtang Lu Mansion.
Chen Caozhi entered Jiankang with such great fanfare and was taken into the palace by King Kuaiji. How could Lu Shi, the Minister of the Fifth Army, not know about it? He was extremely angry. Lu Shi had never seen Chen Caozhi and did not plan to see him. He didn't think Chen Cao
He was so heroic and extraordinary, I just thought that this was because the northern nobles deliberately praised Chen Caozhi so highly in order to suppress him, the Lu family, and wanted to see the Lu family's jokes.
He was extremely dissatisfied with the people fighting for land and profit. Although he held an important position in the court, he criticized the government a lot and had little respect for the powerful minister Huan Wen. Therefore, he regarded Chen Caozhi as the vanguard of the Northern gentry to challenge him, the Wu people, and he must
A head-on blow——
In the afternoon of that day, Lu Shi heard from his son Lu Qin that Chen Caozhi came to Jiankang with Zhang Mo and Zhang Wenwan. There were rumors in Jiankang that the Lu family had agreed to the marriage between Chen Caozhi and Lu Weirui, and that they would soon be engaged.
Lu Shi was so angry that he rushed to question his brother-in-law Zhang Wenwan -
The houses of the two brothers Lu Shi and Lu Na were adjacent to each other. There was an alley connecting the two houses, so one could come and go with each other without going in and out through the gate. Lu Shi took two children with him through the small door to the house of his third brother Lu Na.
, asked that Zhang Wenwan was in the back garden, so he rushed over angrily. He saw Zhang Wenwan and Lu Weirui beside the swing in the back garden, and a little maid was talking happily, seeming to be talking about the grand scene of empty streets when Chen Caozhi entered the city——
The little maid who spoke was a short hoe. She and Hairpin Hua went to see Chen Caozhi enter the city. They wanted to say a few words to Mrs. Wei Rui, but they couldn't get through, and they couldn't talk to Chen Caozhi in full view of the crowd.
After saying those words, he followed Chen Caozhi to Situ's Mansion and watched Chen Caozhi enter Situ's Mansion before rushing back with Hairpin Hua. At this time, it was already the third time that he described Chen Caozhi's appearance to the little lady Wei Rui.
As well as the grand occasion at that time, little lady Wei Rui couldn't get tired of hearing about it. The smile burst out from her heart. It had been a long time since she had seen little lady Wei Rui smile so happily, so the more she talked about it, the more happy she was.
Sometimes, it is somewhat exaggerated and untrue. For example, Ran Sheng was described as one foot tall, reaching the eaves; Chen Caozhi did not say anything on the high-covered carriage, but in the short hoe mouth, Chen Caozhi said
She was literally shouting "I won't marry anyone but Lu Weirui" all the way into the Situ Mansion - Lu Weirui smiled and shook his head to express disbelief, and the short hoe and the hairpin flower were also colluding, and they said it categorically -
At this time, Short Hoe saw Lu Shi striding towards him with a bad look on his face, so he quickly shut up and stepped aside.
As soon as Lu Shi arrived, he stared at the maids and maids around Zhang Wenwan and Lu Weirui and said in a deep voice: "You guys go and wait outside the garden gate first."
The maids and maids looked at Madam Zhang Wenwan and hesitated for a moment. Lu Shi became furious and shouted: "Get out, get out!"
Several maids and servants were so frightened that they quickly ran out of the garden. Only Zhang Wenwan and Lu Weirui were left under the swing frame, as well as the menacing Lu Shi standing opposite. Lu Shi's two children stood a few feet away from each other.
Under the flower stand.
Zhang Wenwan knew that her second uncle, Lu Shi, was here because of Chen Caozhi's trip to Beijing with her. She was a little worried at first, but her second uncle drove away her servants so rudely, which made her very angry. She was Wu Jun
The girl from the wealthy Zhang family was also arrogant. Lu Na and she treated each other as if they were guests. How could she have ever been wronged like this? She looked at Lu Shi coldly and was not polite. She only held Lu Weirui's hand and signaled her not to be afraid.
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Seeing Zhang Wenwan like this, Lu Shi became even more angry and said loudly: "Ms. Zhang, is it true that Chen Caozhi went to Beijing with you?"
Zhang Wenwan was also angry and sneered: "Is the second uncle interrogating the prisoner?"
Lu Shi was so angry that veins burst out on his forehead and said, "I'm just asking you if you came to Beijing with Chen Caozhi. Can't I ask you that?"
Zhang Wenwan said: "Second uncle, you can ask my fifth brother Zhang Andao."
Zhang Mo had already made an agreement with Zhang Wenwan that if Lu Shi asked about his trip with Chen Caozhi, he would let Zhang Wenwan blame it on him and let Lu Shi ask him and he would have something to say.
Lu Shi said angrily: "I only ask you, you are a member of my Lu family, I don't care who you ask!"
Zhang Wenwan couldn't help but feel a little scared when he saw Lu Shi's bulging eyes and arrogant look, and said: "My fifth brother and I went to Beijing and met Chen Caozhi by chance. Moreover, I entered the city yesterday, and Chen Caozhi today——
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A maid at the garden gate timidly said: "Madam, Mr. An Daogong is here."
Lu Shidao: "Zhang Mo came just in time. I have something to ask him."
As soon as Zhang Mo entered the garden gate, he heard Lu Shi calling him by his first name. Only elders can address juniors by their first names, otherwise it would be rude. Zhang Mo immediately became angry and strode over to see his cousin Zhang Wenwan with tears in his eyes.
, this is bullying his Zhang family, he got angry and asked: "Lu Shi, what are you asking me about?"
Lu Shi was almost furious and said angrily: "Zhang Andao, why did you bring Chen Caozhi to Beijing with you? Isn't this ruining the reputation of our Lu family?"
Zhang Mo said: "It's strange. Who should I, Zhang Mo, associate with or travel with? Do I need others to take care of me?"
Lu Shi said loudly: "Zhang Andao, I don't care who you associate with, but why did you deliberately lead Chen Caozhi to Beijing with people from my Lu family? How bad is this in the eyes of outsiders?"
Zhang Mo said: "I went to Beijing with Wanmei, and Chen Caozhi also came to Beijing at this time. What's so strange about being together for several days? Could it be that Chen Caozhi can't take this road, or I have to give way to Chen Caozhi?"
Lu Shi said angrily: "Zhang Andao, you are arrogant!" He then said to Zhang Wenwan: "If you still regard yourself as a member of the Lu family, you must teach Wei Rui to be chaste and self-disciplined and not to do anything scandalous that would disgrace the family.
Otherwise, I will order my third brother to divorce you!"
Zhang Mo was furious: "Lu Shi, it's not easy to divorce my daughter from the Zhang family. You dare to be so arrogant in front of me. You must be contemptuous of me. Zhang Mo has no official position, right? If I want to be an official
, I can do it next month. It’s just that I like mountains and rivers by nature and can’t bear restraint. I didn’t expect to be looked down upon by the common people today!”
Zhang Mo's words are true. When King Langya recruited him to be the chief historian of the palace, Yu Bing, who had great power for a while, asked him to join the army, but he declined. His elder brother Zhang Ping was an official of Zhang Changzong, and his power was not with Lu, the Minister of the Five Arms.
At first, with Zhang Mo's family background and reputation, it was really easy to become an official.
Lu Shi was furious. Zhang Mo actually said that he was a common official. This was a great humiliation. He pointed at the garden gate and ordered to expel guests: "This is my Lu family's mansion. Please leave."
Lu Weirui had never seen such a fierce argument since she was a child. Her beauty turned pale, and her heart was pounding. She knelt on the ground and sobbed: "Second uncle, fifth uncle, don't argue, don't argue, it's all Wei Rui's fault -"
When Lu Weirui cried, Lu Shi and Zhang Mo both felt that they were a little angry. This matter did not have to turn out like this, but Lu Shi was stubborn and stubborn, while Zhang Mo was aloof and arrogant. After everything had happened, there was no reason to apologize to the other party.
Mrs. Lu Zhang Wenwan wanted to help Lu Weirui up, but Lu Weirui couldn't get up from her knees and kept crying.
Lu Shi issued an eviction order, and Zhang Mo couldn't stay here any longer, so he said, "Sister Wan, you and Wei Rui will stay with me for a few days at the fourth brother's house. You will get sick from anger here."
Zhang Wenwan thought about it. The quarrel with his second uncle Lu Shi was so tense that he had to stay away for a few days, so he ordered his maid to come in and help Lu Weirui. He also ordered his maid to pack his luggage and prepare to go to his fourth brother Zhang Changzong's house——
Lu Shi stamped his feet bitterly and went back with the two children.
When Lu Na returned home, he saw that his wife Zhang Wenwan and daughter Lu Weirui were gone. He asked about the situation, but there was nothing he could do. He shook his head and sighed, and then ordered him to drive to Zhang Shizhong's mansion to comfort his wife and daughter. Zhang Wenwan asked her husband to rest assured that she He and Wei Rui will stay in Zhang Mansion for a few days and then go back.
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At night, Chen Caozhi, Liu Shangzhi, and his third brother Chen Shang had a long chat over tea in Gu Kaizhi's study. Gu Kaizhi was greatly surprised when he saw Chen Caozhi's "Eight Parts of the Dragon" and said, "I will take this painting with me tomorrow." Go to Waguan Temple and let Elder Zhu Fatai see if you can paint murals of Buddha statues!"
It turned out that when Gu Kaizhi recommended Chen Caozhi to Zhu Fatai to paint murals with him, Zhu Fatai was worried that Chen Caozhi's painting skills were shallow and could not show the solemnity and intimidation of the Buddha statues, so he hesitated and refused.
Chen Cao said: "If you really want to paint murals of Buddha statues, I will just be Changkang's assistant. I don't have as much time as Changkang."
Gu Kaizhi said: "Zizhong should not underestimate Waguan Temple. Waguan Temple can be said to be a royal temple. Every year on the Buddha's birthday, the empress dowager and the emperor would come to Waguan Temple to worship the Buddha in person. The princes, ministers, ministers and even the common people were all happy to come. Waguan Temple listened to Zhu Fatai's lectures. Zizhong now has a good reputation, but his talent has not yet been revealed. Painting murals in Waguan Temple is a good opportunity. By the way, the five Buddha statues in Waguan Temple are Yanxi The sculpture was sculpted by Mr. Dai Andao himself and is known as the unique one in Waguan Temple."
Chen Cao said: "Okay, if Zhu Fatai doesn't think I'm humble, then I will enlarge this eight-part Tianlong statue ten times and paint it - but tomorrow Changkang doesn't want me to accompany you to visit Mr. Andao?" "
Gu Kaizhi said: "Yes, how about we go to Zhang Mansion in the morning and Waguan Temple in the afternoon?"
The gatekeeper came to report that Kong Wang and Kong Deze in Kuaiji asked to see Mr. Gu and Mr. Chen——
Gu Kaizhi was stunned and said: "Why did Kong Wang come to see Zizhong?" He asked Chen Caozhi: "Zizhong and Kong Deze know each other?"
Chen Caozhi had heard of Kong Wang, the same Kong Wang who proposed to Lu Weirui. Why did Kong Wang come to visit him?
Gu Kaizhi said: "Kong Deze and I know each other, but we don't have much friendship. He came here for Zizhong - Zizhong, and Kong Wang is still unmarried."
Liu Shangzhi smiled and said: "This Kong Wang is quite bold."
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "Invite him in. I really want to see this Kong Wang."
Kong Wang brought a bookboy to Gu Kaizhi's study, met with Gu, Chen and others, and said straight to the point: "I have heard about the name of Chen Zizhong in Qiantang for a long time, so I came here to ask for advice."
Chen Caozhi saw that Kong Wang had an elegant appearance and good temperament, but his words seemed to be aggressive, so he said lightly: "How dare you? It's just a waste of fame."
Gu Kaizhi took a volume of "Mingshenghu Lunxuanji" from the desk and handed it to Kong Wang and said: "Brother Deze, please take a look. This is Zizhong's masterpiece. It is both Confucianism and Xuanxuan. I just read an article. It's really wonderful. It’s unspeakable.”
Kong Wang took it and opened it and looked at it. The corner of his mouth moved slightly, indicating disdain, and thought to himself: "Chen Caozhi's calligraphy is so vulgar. It seems that he really has a false reputation. The calligraphy is like this. It's okay not to read this kind of article."
He closed the book in his hand and said to Chen Cao: "Mr. Chen, I would like to talk to you alone."
