On the night of Mengxia, when the weather was pleasant and cool, I lay down under the north window and watched the moonlight enter my house. Chen Caozhi and Xi Chao arrived and had a long talk. They talked about the proposal to move the capital to Luoyang. Xi Chao said: "As Zi Zhong expected, the matter of moving the capital is After going to bed, Gao Song, the attendant, passed on the emperor's edict, saying that "all decisions should be dealt with by entrusting them with high calculations." Everything was decided by Sima Huan, but he had to manage Heluo first. Isn't this a year and a half's work! The courtiers are like Wang Shu seemed to have expected that the Great Sima Huan would not be able to clear the central territory, so he said this. The Great Sima Huan decided to make another northern expedition. What suggestions does Zizhong have?"
Chen Caozhi was surprised. In his memory, Huan Wen's third Northern Expedition should be six or seven years later. At that time, Murong Ke, the prime minister of Yan State, passed away. Yan was victorious in consecutive battles. The leader of Yan, Murong Wei, and the Taifu, Murong Ping, were frightened and sent envoys to King Fu Jian of Qin for help, promising to cede territory. Fu Jian used Wang Meng's strategy of "aiding the weak and attacking the strong" to raise 20,000 troops to rescue him. At the same time, Murong Wei appointed the military genius Murong Chui as his general. Huan Wen, a great hero of the generation, was defeated miserably in Fangtou, his reputation plummeted, and his plan to establish the Jin Dynasty on his own failed.
Chen Caozhi asked: "Brother Guest, who is the Murong family during the Northern Expedition of Sima Huan? Who is the Fu family?"
Xi Chao said: "Fu Jian has Wang Meng as his assistant, and he is also in danger of Yao Han, so there is no way he can succeed."
Chen Cao said: "However, Murong Ke, the Taifu of the Yan State, is profound and strategic, and Murong Chui, the King of Wu, is both wise and courageous, so there is nothing he can do."
Xi Chao laughed and asked, "Does Zizhong know about Murong Chui?"
Chen Cao said: "He has been famous for a long time. He defeated Goguryeo, destroyed the Yuwen family, and swept across Mobei Chile. He can be said to be a god in his military skills. I think this man is a strong enemy of Duke Huan."
Xi Chao was solemn and asked: "Does Zizhong think that the Northern Expedition is not at the right time?"
Chen Cao said: "Yes, for the current plan, it is better to send more troops and horses to defend Luoyang to wait for Qin and Yan to have civil strife, and then plan for it."
Xi Chao nodded, thought deeply in silence, and then said: "Mr. Huan has decided on the Northern Expedition. I can't advise him. I will return to Xifu and analyze the pros and cons of the Northern Expedition to Duke Huan."
Chen Caozhi said in his heart: "You, Mr. Xi, are Huan Wen's confidants. If you don't listen to my advice, what's the use of my advice? Judging from your smile, it must be another bluff for Huan Wen, seeking prestige with the Northern Expedition - Although Xi Jinbin is on good terms with me, we are not close to each other. Well, I also have some reservations about Xi Jinbin." He said with a smile: "Brother Xi Jinping, please don't hide it from me. Who is Duke Huan? The time and place are right. Renhe must have other plans!"
Xi Chao laughed loudly and did not mention the matter. He said, "How about Zizhong coming with me to visit Zhu Yingtai in Xie's Mansion tomorrow?"
Chen Caozhi hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'd also like to say goodbye to Wan Shigong."
Xi Chao said: "It seems that Zhu Yingtai will not be able to go to Gushu with you on the 18th. Let Xie Youdu accompany you. I have some things to do in Jiankang, so I would like to urge Zhu Yingtai to make the trip as soon as possible." Suddenly asked: "Zizhong How is your relationship with Zhu Yingtai?"
Chen Cao said: "Ya respects his talent." What he thought in his mind was: "It's a pity that Brother Yingtai's talent will live forever. If I don't help her, who will help her? I can't go because of what Xie Xuan said the day before yesterday." To marry Xie Daoyun, I cannot refuse Xie Daoyun thousands of miles away just because I love Lu Weirui, because a close friend is rare, and getting along with Brother Yingtai is very exciting and makes people dare not slack off——"
Xi Chao smiled and said: "It's good to be classmates and colleagues." When he asked Chen Caozhi about the incident with Lu's girl, he said: "Lu Zuyan still admires Zizhong very much, but Lu Shi is a headstrong person who is stubborn and stubborn. It’s very difficult for Ziyang to get his consent to marry him. I thought it would be more difficult for Ziyang to marry a girl from the Lu family than it would be to marry a girl from the Xie family.”
Chen Cao was stunned, what did Xi Jinbin mean by these words! But he heard Xi Chao say again: "The wealthy families in Jiangdong have deep-rooted self-reliance and are more proud than the wealthy families in Nandu. Relatively speaking, it is easier for Zhu Yingtai to marry a girl from the Xie family.
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Chen Caozhi breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself: "It turns out that Xi Jinbin was talking about Zhu Yingtai's marriage to Xie Daoyun. I thought Xi Jinjia had something to do with it."
Chen Caozhi did not know that the letter written by Xie Daoyun to him would be seen by Jia Bizhi. Jia Bizhi told Xi Chao that it was because of the letter that Xi Chao was able to string together various clues and guessed that Zhu Yingtai was Xie Daoyun.
So when Huan Wen received the "Three Strategies for Zhongxing" signed by Zhu Yingtai, he was greatly surprised and ordered people to go to Jingzhou to summon Xi Chao back to Gushu. As soon as Xi Chao arrived in Jingzhou, the messenger arrived and presented Huan Da Sima's secret letter and "
"Three Strategies for ZTE", Xi Chao was surprised and laughed when he read the letter, and thought to himself: "Chen Caozhi, you are really good at it. You actually let the Xie family show up and follow you to become an official in the Xifu. Xie Anshi's niece is indeed
Strange woman, "Three Strategies for Zhongxing" is concise and thorough, with subtle insights. It is hard to imagine that it was written by a boudoir girl!" Huan Wen immediately wrote back and asked Zhu Yingtai to be his assistant, so that Zhu Yingtai and Chen Caozhi could join together.
Xifu——
Huan Wen was also an eclectic person. He felt that this was really a strange and wonderful thing, and the "Three Strategies for Zhongxing" really impressed Huan Wen, so he ordered Xie Xuan to return to Jiankang to conquer Zhu Yingtai and enter the Xifu——
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On April 16, Chen Caozhi accompanied Xi Chao to visit Xie Wan at Xie's Mansion in Wuyi Lane. Because Xie Xuan did not tell his fourth uncle about his sister's bitter love for Chen Caozhi, Xie Wan still had feelings for Chen Caozhi.
He was very polite. After listening to Xi Chao's statement about Huan Da Sima's intention, Zhu Yingtai was very anxious to enter the Xifu. He also said that he had written to his brother Xie Anshi and that he would send someone to Shangyu to invite the head of the Zhu clan. Xie Wan's heart sank. If Xi Chao
If you ask the head of the Zhu clan, you will know that there is no such person as Zhu Yingtai. Xi Chao is a famous and powerful person. He will not let it go until he is given an explanation. The matter of Dao Yun impersonating Zhu Yingtai will probably be revealed to the public.
He found--
Xie Wanshi felt helpless and said: "It's not that I don't want to let Zhu Yingtai serve as an official, it's really because he is sick and weak, so he can't handle the work of the military government!"
Xi Chao smiled and said: "The military government is only busy when it is using troops, and does not work very hard on weekdays. Both An Shigong and Youdu know this."
On one side is Xie Xuan Weiwei.
Xi Chao added: "I came here with Chen Zizhong today because I want to visit Zhu Yingtai. Zizhong is a disciple of Mr. Zhikawa. He is proficient in medicine and can diagnose and treat Zhu Yingtai."
When Xie Wan heard this, he suddenly felt that his head was as big as a bucket. He looked at Xie Xuan and asked, "Ah, is the illness in Yingtai still a minor one?"
Xie Xuan said, "Brother Xi, please wait a moment. Zizhong will wait a moment. I'll go check first. I wonder if my cousin can see the guests?"
Xie Xuan then went into the inner courtyard and came out at about two quarters, saying: "My cousin Yingtai's condition has improved today, but his illness is not good enough. I dare not see Xi Junjun. Zi Zhong is an old friend and he is good at medicine, so we can barely meet him."
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Xi Chao did not force the meeting. He watched Chen Caozhi follow Xie Xuan into the inner courtyard with a smile on his face, thinking: "It is hard to predict what will happen to Chen Caozhi and Lu and Xie's two daughters? This is really
Very interesting thing."
Xie Xuan led Chen Caozhi through the Tingyu Corridor to the Sanheyuan where his sister Xie Daoyun lived. Xie Xuan originally wanted his sister to meet Chen Caozhi in the small courtyard where he lived, but thinking about Chen Caozhi,
Now that I know my sister’s identity, I don’t need to hide it anymore.
There was a white gauze curtain in the small hall, just like the Empress Dowager Chu was listening to politics behind the curtain. Xie Xuan sat with Chen Caozhi for a while, listening to Chen Caozhi saying some sarcastic words to his sister behind the curtain, shaking his head secretly, and got up.
Said: "Zizhong, I will go for a walk in the yard for a while, and you and my brother will have a slow chat."
After Xie Xuan left, Chen Cao was speechless for a moment. Thinking of Xie Xuan's words that broke the ambiguity the night before, it was quite embarrassing to see Xie Daoyun this time.
Xie Daoyun, who was behind the white gauze curtain, was speechless for a long time, and asked slowly: "Zizhong, what did A'le want to see you for the night before?"
Brother Yingtai is very sensitive, Chen Cao said: "Youdu asked me to advise you to give up the idea of becoming an official."
Xie Daoyun said: "How do you answer Zizhong?"
Chen Cao said: "I respect Brother Yingtai's choice."
Xie Daoyun behind the gauze curtain said "Hmm" and was speechless for a while.
Chen Caozhi couldn't sit still for a long time, so he said goodbye: "Brother Yingtai, I'm taking my leave. Please take care of yourself. See you again."
Chen Caozhi and Xie Xuan returned to the front hall. Xi Chao asked how Zhu Yingtai's condition was. Chen Caozhi said: "It doesn't matter. I'll just take care of him for a few days."
After Xie Wan waited for Xi and Chen to leave, he asked Xie Xuan: "Ah, your guest Xi actually said that he wanted to invite the head of the Zhu clan. What should we do? I originally planned to announce that Zhu Yingtai had returned to Shangyu.
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Xie Xuan hesitated and said: "I'm afraid that my sister has to become an official. It's hard to go against Duke Huan's wishes. I, Mrs. Xie, can't find a reason not to let Zhu Yingtai become an official. If I don't get along with Duke Huan over this matter,
It’s really unwise.”
Xie Wan stared and said: "A Yuan woman is an official. If her affairs are revealed, won't she be ridiculed by others?"
Xie Xuandao: "Fourth uncle, my nephew has carefully considered this matter. It is not impossible for Sister Daoyun to become an official. I can help her cover it up in Xifu. Three years ago, Chen Caozhi and my sister's classmates did not notice it for several months."
My sister is actually a woman, so my uncle doesn’t have to worry too much about my sister’s identity being revealed. With my sister’s talents, if she can make some achievements, it will be of great benefit to me, Mr. Xie. Even if my true identity is revealed accidentally, I will be dismissed
It's okay to return home, who dares to laugh at me! And if I reject Duke Huan now and don't allow my sister to serve as an official, my identity will be leaked faster, and her failure to become an official will be a laughing stock."
