Thirty-nine, what night is there without the moon?
On the 9th day of the 11th month, Lu Shi, the Minister of the Fifth Army and the Chief of the Territory Division, received an urgent document of 400 miles from his son Lu Chu informing Qiantang of the Chen family's violation of the law. At the same time, the Kuaiji gentry headed by the He family
He accused Chen Caozhi of disturbing the people by borrowing land. Tens of thousands of farmers in Kuaiji counties delayed their winter wheat planting due to panic. However, Chen Caozhi brutally suppressed those who petitioned and offered words, arresting innocent officials and kind villagers.
Extremely evil.
Lu Shi has been feeling a lot of pressure recently. Huan Wen reported to the court and dismissed Sima Xuan, the king of Pengcheng, as a lieutenant. The originally boring and difficult-to-implement Yangzhou soil break suddenly became turbulent. Many stubborn nobles were forced to surrender their houses again and allied with the Lu family.
The Zhu family of Wu County seemed unable to withstand the pressure, and frequently sent envoys to ask Lu Shi if he would hand over some of his hidden households to satisfy his culpability. Lu Shi secretly ordered the Zhu family and the thirty-sixth-level nobles of Wu County to resist resolutely.
There will still be some time left for Tu Duan, so don't be intimidated by Huan's family.
The folk customs in Kuaiji are strong. Since the southern crossing of Yongjia, Wang Dao, Yu Liang and Geng Yi presided over the three civil wars. Kuaiji was the county with the most intense opposition. The three civil wars had little effect. Lu Shi originally thought that because of the Yu family, He
The Kuaiji clan headed by Chen Caozhi would let Tu Duan make Chen Caozhi hit the wall. He never expected that Chen Caozhi could persuade the Yu family to hand over 700 hermit households, plus the 300 hermit households handed over previously. The Yu family came forward one after another.
Thousands of households have been handed over to hermit households. The common people in Kuaiji heard the news and did not dare to resist anymore. They handed over their hermit households one after another. Now only the He family and several other inferior noble families are still waiting and watching. If Chen Caozhi's momentum cannot be curbed in time,
Then Wu Jun, Wuxing, Dongyang, Yixing and other Jiangzuo gentry inhabited areas will be forced to hand over their hidden households again. The alliance between Lu Shi and the Sanwu gentry to resist Tujuan will collapse. The Huan family will use Tujuan to weaken the manpower of the Jiangdong gentry.
, the next part will be to limit the financial resources of Jiangdong nobles, so that it will be more difficult for southerners to enter the power center of the imperial court.
After receiving a secret report from his eldest son Lu Chu, Lu Shi immediately discussed it with his second son Lu Qin. Lu Qin said: "Father, don't hesitate. This time, Chen Caozhi will be removed from office. If Chen Caozhi resigns, Kuaiji Tujuan will be naturally terminated.
Taxi can also be more relaxing for a wealthy family."
Lu Shi hesitated and said: "Chen Caozhi is highly appreciated by the King of Kuaiji, and he is from Xifu. He is protected by Xi Chao from Zhongshu Province. It will not be easy to remove him from his post."
Lu Qin said: "Father, His Majesty the Emperor was extremely angry because Huan Wen accused King Pengcheng. He felt that he had lost the dignity of the royal family. He hated and feared Huan Wen. When I came to the palace, I reported to Your Majesty Chen Cao's violation of the law. Your Majesty
There is nothing we can do about Huan Wen, but Chen Caozhi can't handle it!"
Lu Shi nodded and said: "As my father, I also went to see the King of Kuaiji and stated the interests and dangers. Chen Caozhi must be severely punished."
After Lu Qin entered the palace, Lu Shi also went to Situ's Mansion to visit Sima Yu, and presented the documents of Kuaiji County and the He family and other noble families to accuse Chen Caozhi of disturbing the people by using land to cut off the land, and demanded that Chen Caozhi be dismissed from the post of Zuojian of the Land Cutting Division.
, and was detained and examined on the spot. Sima Yu, the king of Kuaiji, flicked his tail and said: "These are all one-sided words. How can we remove Chen Caozhi based on this!"
Lu Shidao: "The people in Kuaiji are extremely angry. If Chen Caozhi is not severely punished, there may be a civil uprising."
Sima Yu still shook his head, and Lu Shi said: "Your Majesty, it is clear that Huan Wen's use of soil to establish his authority may not be a blessing to the country."
These words touched upon Sima Yu's hidden worries. He originally supported Tu Duan because he felt that Tu Duan could increase the court's tax revenue, provide enslaved people and usable wealth. However, last month Huan Wen reported to the imperial court that Sima Xuan, the king of Pengcheng, would be sent to the imperial court.
It was a huge loss to the Royal Sima family. Now that Lu Shi said this, Sima Yu couldn't help but hesitated and said nothing, but Chen Caozhi was someone he admired, and he would never want to see Chen Caozhi punished severely.
Sima Yu said: "This matter will be discussed in Taicheng tomorrow."
On the tenth day of the eleventh month, in the east hall of the Taiji Hall in Taicheng, Sima Yu summoned the ministers, the regular ministers of Sanqi, the censor Zhongcheng, the ministers of various ministries, and ministers to discuss the matter of Chen Cao. Lu Shi sent the Chen family of Qiantang to occupy the government field.
He went around the countryside, plundered and forcibly bought his own farmland, and asked Chen Caozhi to be dismissed from his post and investigated.
Xi Chao, the assistant secretary of Zhongshu, said: "The Chen family's land occupation case in Qiantang has not yet been verified. Whether there is such an illegal thing is not yet known. Even if it is true, how can we convict Chen Caozhi, who was reviewed and judged in Kuaiji!"
Lu Shidao: "During the period of Tujuan, the Chen family of Qiantang used Chen Cao's power to invade the government and farmers' fields. It seemed difficult to convince the public if they were not severely punished."
Xie An, the censor Zhongcheng, said: "People with the same surname are mixed, good and bad, and it is inevitable to break laws and prohibitions. There is no such law in Jin law. Chen Cao cannot be blamed for violations by the Chen family. Wu County should be ordered to send officials to supervise Qiantang County to try Chen Cao."
The case of family occupation of land.”
At this time, a chamberlain came to the throne of King Sima Yu of Kuaiji and handed Emperor Sima Yi's handwriting to King Sima Yu of Kuaiji. However, it was Emperor Sima Yi who asked King Kuaiji to punish Chen Caozhi severely. Sima Yu secretly shook his head. The emperor was still young and vigorous.
, don’t you know how to be patient and severely punish Chen Caozhi for demonstrating to Huan Wen? What’s the use of this!
Lu Shi saw that there were many courtiers who spoke favorably of Chen Caozhi, and he knew that it would be difficult to remove Chen Caozhi from his post and investigate him, so he said: "Chen Caozhi is extremely angry among the people in Kuaiji. If he continues to review the case, he may provoke a popular uprising.
I think that Chen Cao should be temporarily dismissed from the post of Tudu Envoy in Kuaiji, and at the same time, people should be immediately sent to thoroughly investigate the Chen family’s land occupation case, and no lenient loan will be given."
Lu Shi was the chief official of the Tuduan Department, and he still had the power to remove Chen Cao from being the Tuduan envoy in Kuaiji. Chen Caozhi still had the post of Zuojian of the Tuduan Department, but he was no longer responsible for reviewing Tuduan in Kuaiji. Xi Chao
He couldn't object, thinking: "With Chen Caozhi's wisdom and prudence, and with the help of Xie An's niece Xie Daoyun, Lu would not have been caught so easily. Otherwise, how could Chen Caozhi be called Wang Zuo?"
Talent."
In order to remove Chen Caozhi from office as soon as possible, Lu Shi hurried to Kuaiji with a 400-mile horse that day.
On the 11th, Xi Chao returned to his apartment from Taicheng, only to see the messenger sent by Chen Caozhi arrive. Chen Caozhi told Xi Chao about Lu Chu and He's attempt to frame him, and also told Xi Chao in detail about the Kuaiji native land.
Broken details.
Xi Chao smiled after reading the letter, and immediately wrote to Chen Caozhi and Dai Shu, the internal secretary of Kuaiji. He also rushed four hundred miles to Kuaiji to see Dai Shu at starry night. In the afternoon of November 15th, Tuduan Secretary sent the document
When he arrived at Shanyin County in Kuaiji, he informed Dai Shu, the internal historian of Kuaiji, and Lu Chu, the prefect of the county, about the removal of Chen Cao's territorial envoy. Dai Shu was shocked, and Lu Chu had a look of color on his face. Lu Chu was responsible for the territorial envoy of this county.
, he ordered Chen Caozhi to be summoned and read out the Tuduan Commandery Order in person. He wanted to see Chen Caozhi depressed. Unexpectedly, Chen Caozhi's expression remained as usual. Instead, he smiled and cupped his hands to Dai Shu and said, "I finally have some free time to go."
I visited Mr. Dai Andao in Shan County."
Dai Shu said: "Chen Zuojian has made outstanding achievements in reviewing Tuduan in Kuaiji. I don't know why the Tuduan Division dismissed Chen Zuojian from his post!"
Chen Cao said: "Since I am no longer responsible for reviewing Tuduan in your county, and the Tuduan Department has not sent another Tuduan envoy, then the deputy envoy Zhu Yingtai should take full responsibility."
Lu Chu returned to his apartment by the Li River. He Zhu had been waiting for a long time. He already knew the news of Chen Caozhi's dismissal, but he still felt dissatisfied that he could not arrest Chen Caozhi for investigation. Lu Chu smiled magnanimously and said: "No.
After all, when the Chen family's land occupation case in Qian Tang came to light, Chen Cao's reputation plummeted, and his official career should have come to an end. Even if Huan Wen still hired him, he could only stay in the Xifu as a staff member.
How can you get promoted if you can't be an official?"
He Zhu said: "Then do I, Mr. He, still need to hand over my hidden house?"
Lu Chu said: "Just hand over a hundred households to deal with it."
He Zhu smiled and said: "The Yu family, the Wei family, the Xie family, and the Kong family must have regretted it now. Haha, fear of Huan Wen is an insult to the family name. By the way, brother Zishan, those families in my village who were detained
Can the household be released?"
Lu Chu said: "I will let Dai Neishi know tomorrow and let him go."
Chen Caozhi and Xie Daoyun of Junyi were also chatting in front of the stove at this time. Chen Caozhi said: "Today is the 15th, and there are still eight days left before the deadline for soil review. Brother Yingtai is going to have a hard time."
Xie Daoyun asked: "When did Zizhong go to Shan County to visit Mr. Andao?"
Chen Cao said: "I will go after Xi's guest messenger arrives. I went to Shan County. He thought that there was nothing I could do. I will quietly return to Shanyin before the 24th, and start early on the 24th.
To search the He family's manor, just ask Dai Neishi to help with a hundred people on horseback and archers. If the He family dares to gather a crowd to fight, Brother Yingtai will withdraw to the county and show the He family in Kuaiji against Tu Duan with force. I don't expect the He family to dare.
"
On the evening of the 16th, Xi Chao's messenger rushed to Shanyin and sent a letter to Dai Shu, the internal envoy of Kuaiji. After Dai Shu read the letter, he went to the county post in person to meet with Chen Caozhi and Xie Daoyun, and had a long discussion before returning to the internal envoy.
Mansion.
Chen Caozhi and Xie Daoyun sent Dai Neishi out of the county post, and then walked back slowly. The cold moon was like a newly polished bronze mirror, clear and shining, and the light was like frost. It really felt like one step at a time.
The two of them were not in a hurry to return to the inn, so they took a walk in the courtyard. There were several tall fragrant trees in the courtyard. In the middle of winter, the leaves of the fragrant trees had fallen off, and the watery moonlight reflected the branches on the muddy ground, making them look uneven and slanted.
, like vertical cursive writing.
Xie Daoyun asked: "Zizhong will go to Shan County tomorrow?"
Chen Cao said: "Yes, I will go early tomorrow morning and take Zongzhi and Run'er with me."
Xie Daoyun walked around for a while, raised his head to look at the moon, folded his shoulders in fear of the cold, and suddenly chuckled: "The inspection of He's Manor is about to take place, so the two of us still have time to enjoy the moon."
Chen Cao said: "Where is the moonless night? Where are there no bamboos and cypresses? But few friends know each other as well as I have two ears."
Xie Daoyun turned to look at Chen Caozhi. Chen Caozhi's eyes were deep and bright, and the outline of his brow bone and nose bridge were strong. Well, if you stay friends with such a man for life, what more could you ask for!
Snowflakes are falling sporadically. Tonight, Kuaiji County will receive its second snowfall since the beginning of winter.
Xie Daoyun opened his hand, feeling the coldness of the snowflakes falling on his palm, and said with a smile: "Zizhong is going to visit Dai in the snow tomorrow, how about I write this ice and snow article?"
