Princess Sima Xingnan of Nankang was the daughter of Emperor Ming Sima Shao of Jin Dynasty, and she and King Sima Yu of Kuaiji were sisters and brothers of the same mother. Therefore, Huanji and Princess Sima Daofu of Xin'an County were married by cousins. The couple did not get along well. It is no secret that Princess Nankang has tried to persuade her several times, but the two seem to have had a grudge in their past life. No matter what Princess Nankang says, they cannot listen. No matter how they look at it, they feel that the other is not pleasing to the eye, and they are speechless——
Huan Ji mainly felt that Princess Xin'an had said contemptuously that he was the son of a soldier, which was really insulting. Moreover, on the night of their wedding, Sima Daofu dared to argue with her and even refused to have sex with her. He was ashamed to tell his mother all this. Come on, if you had followed Huan Ji's temperament, you would have divorced this unworthy woman long ago——
Princess Xin'an, Sima Daofu, looked down upon Huan Ji even more. The mole on Huan Ji's left eyebrow made Princess Xin'an feel sick and she didn't even want to look at it. When she first fell in love a few years ago, Princess Xin'an heard that Wang Xizhi's youngest son Wang Xianzhi was both talented and beautiful, and was the most romantic at the time, so she secretly admired him in her heart. Unfortunately, she was already engaged to Huan Ji at that time, and she had not met Huan Ji at that time. She didn't know that Huan Ji was so disgusting. , she had never met Wang Xianzhi, who was just famous, but she had met Chen Caozhi. That day at the Yayan Teahouse, she saw Chen Caozhi walking towards the setting sun. Sima Daofu, the princess of Xin'an County, was stunned. It turned out that There is such a beautiful man in the world. No wonder there are thousands of people turning out to see Wei Jie. If you can marry such a husband, wouldn't it be a pleasure to watch and live a lifetime of happiness! Then Sima Daofu saw Huan Ji. The contrast was so great that Sima Daofu was so angry that he shouted Not marrying is a child of the king and his mother. Sima Daofu also knew that not marrying was not possible, so he had no choice but to get married. Unexpectedly, he saw Chen Caozhi again on the chrysanthemum stage in the new pavilion, and she was that handsome man like a fairy. There was no fate, life was really boring, so in agitated mood, I said those earth-shattering words - "Just wait, I will marry you!"
If Huan Ji's wife were replaced by another woman, then Princess Nankang could use the majesty of the royal family and an aunt to force her daughter-in-law to serve her husband well, copy Cai Zhonglang's "Women's Training" a hundred times a day, and then threaten her with the seven-step rule In short, it was helpless that Sima Daofu was both her daughter-in-law and her niece. Of course she could not let her son Huan Ji divorce Sima Daofu. There was a completely different difference between an aunt scolding her niece and an aunt scolding her daughter-in-law. Sima Daofu was not afraid at all and even asked Princess Nankang was so coquettish and crazy that she couldn't help but think about it, so this time she came to Gushu to reunite with her husband Huan Wen, so she brought Sima Daofu with her, planning to come back in a few days to meet her younger brother Sima Yu. Let Sima Yu and Concubine Xu be well disciplined and enlightened, so that the young couple can reconcile——
Princess Nankang's ship is the largest and best ship in Jingzhou Navy. It has four floors, three masts and five sails, and can carry more than 300 people. There are three other warships that escorted it all the way from Jingzhou.
At dusk, the setting sun was about to set, and the sunset glow was like fire, reflecting the surging river water like red silk and vermilion cotton. Princess Xin'an, with her tall bun and graceful sleeves, supported her aunt Princess Nankang on the starboard side, looking at the rugged rocks. On the bank of the river, Princess Xin'an was filled with joy. She was close to Jiankang. She didn't want to stay in Jingzhou. She encouraged Princess Nankang to live in Gushu forever, so that it would be more convenient for her to return to Jiankang. She said: "My aunt should place Li Jingshu in Jingzhou, while my aunt lives in Gushu."
Princess Nankang, who is nearly fifty years old, has gray hair on her temples, a high nose bridge, and slightly sunken eye sockets. Standing with the young and beautiful Princess Xin'an, she looks like a mother and daughter. Princess Nankang listened to her niece Daofu's light words and thought to herself. "More than ten years ago, I had already fallen out of favor. I rarely saw Huan Fuzi for a whole month. Once, Xie Yi, the commander of the army, forced Huan Fuzi to drink. Huan Fuzi hid in my inner courtyard. I laughed. He said, "You are not mad, Sima, how can I meet you?" Although it is a broad-minded statement, no one knows the sadness!" He said: "You don't need to worry about my aunt, I have a group of children, you are blessed. , when will you give me grandchildren?”
Sima Daofu said "uh" and quickly changed the subject: "Auntie, look, there are so many people on the shore to pick us up."
At this time, Huan Wen's fourth son, Huan Yi, came to the deck accompanied by two servants. Huan Yi was fourteen years old, but he was as short as an eleven or two-year-old boy. , but his language was simple and simple. Huan Wen and Princess Nankang pitied his ignorance and loved him very much.
Although Huan Yi was short, she was fair and chubby. She looked cute at first glance, but her eyes were persistent and dull. She came over and asked, "Mother, have you arrived at daddy's military residence?"
Princess Nankang turned around, straightened her silly son's clothes lovingly, and replied: "We're here, Yi'er, the name of this place is Gushu, remember."
Huan Yi couldn't close his mouth and said: "It's really strange. I was in Jingzhou two days ago, and today I am my father's aunt. I really can't understand."
There are too many things that this silly son cannot understand and cannot be explained to him. Princess Nankang said: "When you see your father later, you have to bow calmly, you know?"
Under the setting sun, the ship slowly docked. Sima Daofu, the princess of Xin'an County, among the people who came to greet her, suddenly saw Chen Caozhi, who was wearing a lacquer gauze crown and a white ramie summer shirt, elegantly emerging from the dust. The scenery was dazzling, and Sima Daofu couldn't take his eyes away. There were more than a hundred people on the shore, but Chen Cao was the only one in Sima Daofu's eyes. Seeing Chen Caozhi getting closer and closer to her, his heart almost jumped out of joy. Chest——
Sima Daofu knew about Chen Caozhi's entry into the Xifu. Naturally, he wanted to see Chen Caozhi when he came to Gushu. He did not expect that Chen Caozhi would come to Jiangkou to greet him. He immediately had this crazy thought: "Chen Caozhi" He came for me, he came to welcome me——"
A woman who falls in love is so wishful thinking and unreasonable.
Chen Caozhi also saw the luxuriously dressed Xin'an Princess Sima Daofu. He recalled Princess Xin'an's words that seemed to be seeking revenge that day at the mid-level pavilion of Juhua Terrace, and couldn't help but want to laugh. Wang Xianzhi was also in the pavilion that day and heard Sima Daofu. What Fu said, Wang Xianzhi, who was originally a man in love, stayed out of the matter and actually comforted him. How unreasonable!
The Princess of Nankang was different from other female family members. She was the eldest princess of the royal family. Naturally, Chen Caozhi had to come forward to pay her respects. When Huan Xi introduced her to his mother, he said lightly: "The official of the military government, Qian Tang Chen Caozhi."
Huan Shiqian added: "Chen Yu has outstanding talents and is highly valued by his uncle."
Princess Nankang looked at Chen Caozhi with a smile and said: "Jiangzuo Weijie, famous in Jingxiang, really has an excellent appearance. No wonder thousands of people are competing to see it. This time the old woman entered Jiankang, she also wanted to go to Waguan Temple to see Chen Caozhi. With the Buddha murals painted by Gu Kaizhi, Jingxiang scholars and common people traveled all the way to Waguan Temple to worship Buddha every day in order to see the murals in the Mahavira Hall of Waguan Temple."
Young girls and ladies are happy to see handsome men, and the same is true for older women. They have less admiration and more appreciation, and are more pure. Princess Nankang is a sweetheart and praises Chen Caozhi directly. Huan Xi listens on the side.
Feeling secretly annoyed, Xie Xuan once reminded Chen Caozhi that Huan Xi, Huan Bodao, the crown prince of Huan Gong, was narrow-minded and could not see others being more handsome or talented than him. Although he was humble on the surface, he was actually envious of talents. But now, for some reason, Huan Xi's surface humility was gone.
No more, the indifference towards Chen Caozhi is obvious.
Strangely enough, the naive Huan Yi seemed particularly happy when he saw Li Jingshu. Li Jingshu took Huan Yi's hand to meet the Princess of Nankang, and they looked very friendly and harmonious. Li Jingshu destroyed the country at the age of thirteen and was taken in by Huan Wen at the age of fourteen.
As a concubine, she gradually turned into a charming princess who was raised in a deep palace and knew nothing about the world. She turned into a beautiful woman with a surly temperament, changeable but good at observing faces and scheming. She noticed that Huan Xi was interested in Chen Caozhi.
At the same time, he made another shocking discovery: Princess Xin'an looked at Chen Caozhi from time to time, with a look of obsession in her eyes——
It is not unusual for anyone to look at a handsome and clean man like Chen Caozhi a few times, but the sensitive Li Jingshu saw the strange look on the face of Sima Daofu, Princess Xin'an, and when she got on the carriage, Princess Xin'an was still around
Patrolling around, looking for Chen Caozhi, Li Jingshu immediately thought: "Could it be that Princess Xin'an has an affair with Chen Caozhi? Well, Chen Caozhi seems to be a gentleman, but even if there is no affair between the two,
At least this Sima Daofu is affectionate. I have long heard that Sima Daofu and Huan Ji are not on good terms, and perhaps this is the reason."
Thinking about this, Li Jingshu felt a little jealous and a little happy, and thought to herself: "I want to catch Chen Caozhi. Isn't this Princess Xin'an the best bait? Even if Chen Caozhi cleans himself up, I have to give him a reason to say no."
It will be used by me in the end."
Chen Caozhi rode behind the convoy to avoid meeting Princess Xin'an. Princess Xin'an was well-known in Jiankang for her unbridled speech. Chen Caozhi did not want to get into unexplained trouble. Sima Daofu was no better than Li Jingshu.
Li Jingshu was a concubine and had no status. Sima Daofu was the daughter of the King of Kuaiji and the daughter-in-law of Huan Wen. This scandal was unacceptable and could lead to death.
In the afternoon of the next day, Chen Caozhi entered the General's Mansion to teach Li Jingshu the recorder, and first went to see Huan Wen. After a while, Li Jingshu came to the front hall, and brothers Huan Yi and Huan Wei also came. Huan Wei is Huan Wen's youngest son.
He is two years younger than Huan Yi and slightly taller than his fourth brother Huan Yi.
Huan Yi followed his mother's instructions and bowed to his father Huan Wen every time he saw him. In fact, Princess Nankang only told him to bow to his father Huan Wen for the first time yesterday. Huan Yi remembered it firmly. When they met on the road, they knelt on the ground.
He also kowtowed. Although Huan Wen felt helpless, he still loved his silly son. Huan Wen was ambitious, but he had many things to worry about. He had five sons, not to mention the silly son, and the other four were not outstanding.
Intelligence is difficult to inherit from one's father. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, both family status and character were valued. Of course, this character refers to the person in the family. At that time, brothers Yu Bing and Yu Yi were in power. When Yu Yi was about to die, he wanted to replace him with his son Yu Yuan.
The governor of Jingzhou, but because of Yu Yuan's reputation and lack of qualifications, the whole court criticized him and believed that Yu Yuan was not worthy of the important post of governor of Jingzhou. Huanwen, the consort, took over as the governor of Jingzhou, and the Longkang Huan family replaced the Yingchuan Yu family in Jingxiang.
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Times have changed, and now it is Huan Wen's turn to consider his posthumous affairs. The crown prince Huan Xi is now serving as the governor of Jingzhou and the captain of the Yue Cavalry School. He is of the sixth rank. Due to his lack of reputation for talent and knowledge, Huan Wen cannot suddenly promote him for fear of being criticized by public opinion, so the Huan family
In addition to Huan Wen, the current high-ranking people are Huan Wen's three younger brothers, Huan Huo, Huan Mi and Huan Chong. These three people were promoted during Huan Wen's victory over Shu and during the two Northern Expeditions. Huan Huo held Jingxiang,
Huan Chong held Jiangzhou, and Huan Mi, the leader of the third rank, took control of the palace guards. Huan Wen really wanted to complete the great task of replacing the Jin Dynasty and ascending the throne as emperor during his lifetime, and then choose loyal and reliable ministers to assist his son, but such a major event was
There is no need to worry, the power of the aristocratic family is still strong, and the Huan family only really controls Jingxiang and Jiangzhou. Huan Wen must launch the third Northern Expedition to establish higher prestige, and let Huan Xi also participate in the third Northern Expedition.
Only in this way can Huan Xi be promoted legitimately, so last night Huan Wen summoned his eldest son Huan Xi for a secret meeting, and ordered Huan Xi to be friends with Chen Caozhi. Huan Wen intended to make Xi Chao and Chen Caozhi the two chief ministers of the future eldest son Huan Xi.
It can be said that Huan Xi has great foresight and painstaking efforts, but on the surface Huan Xi only agrees, but in his heart he disagrees——
In the side hall, there is a furnace of agarwood and green smoke curling up, with brocade curtains covering the partitions, and several cases standing out.
Li Jingshu was sitting upright and kneeling on the banquet. Brothers Huan Yi and Huan Wei were sitting next to Li Jingshu, one on the left and the other on the right. These two brothers were closer to Li Jingshu than to the Princess of Nankang. According to Li Jingshu's plan, she wanted to please others.
It's not easy, let alone two children.
Li Jingshu sat there with her upper body slightly leaning forward, with a humble look. She wore a pretty pony bun, a golden step trembling, her eyebrows were like green feathers, her eyelashes were like crow's wings, and her long flute was placed on her red lips.
The purple flute pipe reflects the white jade fingers, and the slender jade fingers stretch and press, as if a little elf is dancing in response to the festival. Li Jingshu's usual plain long skirt wraps her slim body and is lined with dark brocade silk.
, like a very beautiful picture of a lady, it should have been written by Tang Yin and Qiu Ying——
Chen Caozhi knew that Li Jingshu had a vicious heart, but Li Jingshu was indeed beautiful. He didn't know that the beauty of Zidu was like a person without eyes. Individual life in the Wei and Jin Dynasties awakened, and they were good at discovering beauty in suffering. A stunning beauty like Li Jingshu was right in front of him.
It is impossible to turn a blind eye. Chen Caozhi did not deliberately avoid his gaze. He looked at Li Jingshu calmly, watching the shape of her lips and the rhythm of her fingers. After listening to Li Jingshu played the song "Chang Qing" intermittently, he gave her instructions.
Some blowing methods and paying attention to the changes in lip shape. Li Jingshu followed Chen Caozhi's instructions and tried playing a few bass notes, but she was still mute and unable to make a sound——
Li Jingshu requested: "I have never heard Master Chen play this "Changqing Song". I would like to ask Master Chen to play a piece for me to try and learn, okay?"
Chen Caozhi was a very serious person. Since he agreed to teach Li Jingshu the recorder, he would not be perfunctory when teaching. Moreover, Li Jingshu was so earnest in asking for help. His refusal was just pretentious and he responded: "Well, please wait a moment. I will order someone."
Go back and get the Keting flute."
But Li Jingshu said: "Master Chen, is it possible that only your unique Keting flute can play such high and low notes?" As she said that, she took a silk handkerchief and carefully wiped the hole of the purple bamboo flute in her hand, staring at it with a pair of beautiful eyes.
Chen Caozhi then held up a three-foot-three-inch purple bamboo flute with both hands flat, lowered his head and lowered his eyebrows, intending to ask Chen Caozhi to use this flute to play "Chang Qing Song".
What Li Jingshu said made sense. Chen Caozhi hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Then I'll give it a try. Xiangyang Cao Polu is a famous flute maker, and the recorder he makes should not be inferior to Ke Ting's flute."
Li Jingshu raised her eyebrows, smiled, and looked very happy. She stood up, holding the skirt of her skirt in one hand and the purple bamboo flute in the other. She walked lightly to Chen Caozhi and respectfully presented the purple bamboo flute with both hands.
In the afternoon of early autumn, the sun shone slantly in through the door. Li Jingshu saw her own shadow pressing on Chen Caozhi. Chen Caozhi saw that Li Jingshu's thin Shuwan dress reflected the sunlight and revealed the outline of her legs, which were plump and round.
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Chen Caozhi looked down at the long flute in his hand and said, "Please sit down."
Li Jingshu sat back on the table and watched Chen Caozhi put the purple bamboo flute to his lips. She couldn't help but her heart was pounding. She felt a rare feeling of shyness. She heard a low sound of the flute coming out -
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Chen Caozhi tried the flute and said: "The sound is excellent, not inferior to the Keting flute. The Keting flute is famous just because it was left by Cai Zhonglang." After that, he played "Changqing Song"
Once again, the high notes are clear and clear, the bass is melodious, and the music is wonderful and soul-stirring.
Li Jingshu said quietly: "It's really shameful that Master Chen plays the same recorder so beautifully."
Huan Yi grinned and said, "Yeah, I really can't understand it. I almost fell asleep."
His younger brother Huan Wei corrected him: "It's not that I want to sleep, but I'm fascinated by what I heard."
Are you feeling sad? Chen Caozhi smiled slightly, stood up and said, "Then I'll take my leave." He bowed his head and turned around to leave.
Li Jingshu's graceful voice said in a low voice: "Thank you, Master Chen, for your advice."
When Chen Caozhi came out of the hall, he saw Huan Xi standing under the corridor outside the hall. He seemed to have been standing for a long time.
When Chen Caozhi returned to his apartment at the foot of Fenghuang Mountain, Xiao Chan came up to him and asked, "Xiao Langjun, will you get up and go back to Jiankang tomorrow?" Xiao Chan wanted to follow him this time, so he was very happy and concerned.
Chen Cao said: "We have to wait a few more days."
Xiaochan asked again: "Xiao Langjun, shall we go back to Qiantang during the Chinese New Year?"
Chen Cao said: "I really want to go back, but it depends on whether the civil registration examination can be completed before the end of the year - Sister Xiaochan misses Chenjiawu. Even if I can't go back by then, Sister Xiaochan can go back and come to Zhen
, everyone who came to Germany has to go back, and Liu Shangzhi, he wants to go back to Qiantang to pick up his family, and then you, Shangzhi, will go back together."
Xiaochan shook her head and said: "We have all gone back, who will serve the young man? If the young man cannot return to Qiantang, then I will stay too."
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "It's still early for the New Year, let's talk about it then. I'm really not used to living without Sister Xiaochan."
Hearing this, Xiaochan was so happy that she quickly turned around, pursed her lips, and smiled from the bottom of her heart.
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On July 29th, King Sima Yu of Kuaiji sent a document to formally appoint Chen Caozhi as the left eunuch of the Tuduan Division, Xie Xuan as the right eunuch, and Lu Shi, the Minister of the Fifth Army, as the chief official of the Territory Duan Division. Since the Han Dynasty, Gui
The right is inferior to the left, which means that although Chen Caozhi and Xie Xuan are both deputies of the Tuduan Division, Xie Xuan ranks above Chen Caozhi. Originally, Chen Caozhi was a subordinate of the Tuduan Division, and together with Jia Bizhi and Xie Daoyun,
Liu Shangzhi, a colleague of Liu Shangzhi, was promoted after being made trouble by Lu Shi. You can imagine how angry Lu Shi was. However, the Tuduan incident was serious, and Lu Shi did not want to give up taking charge of the Tuduan Division. Sima Yu, the king of Kuaiji, was kind to comfort him, so Lu Shi had to endure it.
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Huan Wen summoned Chen Caozhi, showed the document to Chen Caozhi, and said: "Chen Yu will leave for the capital tomorrow. Princess Nankang will also go to Taicheng to meet the new emperor. Comrade Chen Yu will accompany her."
On the first day of August, Chen Caozhi took Xiaochan, Lai Zhen, Huang Xiaotong, and two private soldiers of the Chen family to leave the Fenghuang Mountain residence. Lai De wanted to stay in Gushu because he had to supervise the production of the big bellows.
, Chen Caozhi comforted him and said: "Lai De, I worked diligently in the military government. I returned to Qiantang years ago and brought Qingzhi here."
Lai De said dullly: "Xiao Langjun, Lai De doesn't want to bring Qingzhi here."
Chen Cao was stunned and asked: "Why?"
Lai De said: "Young gentleman, Lai De just wants to stay in Chenjiawu and farm the fields with his father and brother. That way Lai De will be very happy."
Chen Caozhi was silent for a while, and couldn't help but think of what Qin Prime Minister Li Si said to his son before he was executed - "If I want to go out with Ruofu to lead a yellow dog to Cai Dongmen to chase cunning rabbits, how can I succeed?" He also thought: "Wei Rui's great-uncle.
Lu Ji also said, "How can we hear the chirping cranes in Huating again?" I am following Huan Wen, and my future is unpredictable. I must not end up in a tragedy. When the time comes, I will no longer be able to hear the cicadas chirping in Jiuyao Mountain. Wouldn't it be sad!"
Chen Caozhi said to Laide: "Okay, I promise you, when I return to Gushu after the end of the war, I will ask the engineer and soldier Cao to relieve you from your service, and you can go back to Chenjiawu."
Laide smiled honestly and suddenly asked: "Young man, don't you blame Laide for not knowing how to appreciate others?"
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "How could it be! Being with your relatives is indeed the happiest thing in the world. Come to Germany, I will make it happen for you."
Ran Sheng arrived with ten of his sergeants, and together with Chen Cao, he went to the general's palace to meet Princess Nankang's motorcade. Only then did he learn that Princess Nankang was going to Beijing by water. In this case, Chen Cao wanted to meet Lu Weirui
My wish to date in Xinting came to nothing. I had to go to Jiankang and find another way to meet her. The eighth day of August was Lu Weirui’s birthday. I had to see her no matter what. It had been forty years since we last met.
Today, lovesickness is quite painful——
Huan Xi accompanied Princess Nankang to Beijing, and Princess Xin'an also returned to Beijing to visit her father, queen, mother, and concubines. Chen Caozhi did not expect that Li Jingshu would also go to Jiankang, saying that it was to hold an anniversary ceremony for her brother Guiyi Marquis Li Shi.
When they boarded the boat at the mouth of the river, Huan Xi arranged for Chen Caozhi and Ran Sheng to take the escort ship at the back. Chen Caozhi had exactly what he wanted. He did not want to be in the same boat with Li Jingshu and Princess Xin'an.
Princess Xin'an fully expected to see Chen Caozhi on the ship. Unexpectedly, Chen Caozhi did not board the ship. She was disappointed and unhappy. She returned to the cabin to chat with her aunt Princess Nankang. Li Jingshu also sat aside. Princess Xin'an
Compared with her, Li Jingshu was naturally jealous and did not want to pay attention to Li Jingshu, but when she heard Li Jingshu talk about learning the recorder from Chen Caozhi, she felt even more uncomfortable.
Li Jingshu also talked about the matter between Chen Caozhi and Lu Weirui, saying how Chen Caozhi would not marry unless she was the Lu family's daughter, and how it was that the Lu family's daughter would not marry unless Chen Caozhi. Looking at Princess Xin'an's face, it turned out to be even worse.
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Princess Nankang listened with great interest and said: "Chen Caozhi is indeed a rare handsome man with outstanding talents. Huan Fuzi has a noble spirit and is rarely praised, but he praises Chen Caozhi highly and thinks that Chen Caozhi is intelligent.
Not under Xi Jinbin - it's a pity that my daughter is still young, only ten years old this year. Otherwise, I would marry my daughter to him and find an opportunity to ask him. If he is willing to wait, let him be my son-in-law in five years, eh
, after arriving in Beijing, let Mr. Xi ask him——"
