Early the next morning, when the sky was dim, Chen Caozhi got up and practiced Wuqinxi first in the courtyard, and then Huang Xiaotong served him to wash up. Although this young man was also smart, he was not as familiar with his daily habits as Xiaochan, and he was not as careful as Xiaochan.
Compared with Xiao Chan, Huang Xiaotong looks careless.
Ran Sheng and Shen Chiqian had also gotten up early. Chen Cao said: "Xiao Sheng, Chiqian, come with me to visit Sujiabao."
The three of them left the small courtyard and walked slowly from north to south along Wubi Cross Street. It was getting bright at this time, and the farmers living in the fort came out of the fort to cultivate with their oxen and adzes. The farmland within ten miles of Sujiabao belonged to
It is owned by the Su family clan. Most of the nearly 1,000 households live in the fort, and some farmers live outside Wubao. Once there is an alarm, they will retreat to the fort to take shelter. There are 800 private soldiers in the Su family fort, including
There are 300 full-time private soldiers who are not engaged in farming. The rest of the private soldiers train in their spare time and work in the fields during the busy farming season. Pingyu Sujiabao is considered a relatively powerful Wubi in Huaibei, because those who have more than a thousand people
Most of the refugee clan commanders were appointed by the imperial court as governors and generals to guard counties and cities.
Sujia Fort was built between two hills. The east and west walls were built on the hills. They were undulating like the Great Wall. At the foot of the east mountain of Wubao, Chen Caozhi and his three men met Su Qi and Chen Caozhi, the eldest son of Su Daozhi, the lord of the fort.
If you want to go up to the city wall and have a look, Su Qi will naturally accompany you.
The land of Pingyu is flat and vast. It stands on the east mountain wall of Sujiabao. It is unobstructed and can be seen far away. Chen Caozhi remembered that he left Jiankang on the sixth day of last month and went north from Gushu on the eleventh day. It was already the fourth day of the month.
On the second day of the lunar month, the trip to Chang'an will be halfway through. If everything goes well, we should be able to arrive in Chang'an by the end of this month or early next month.
Chen Caozhi and Su Qi were walking and talking on the city wall. Su Daozhi, as a refugee commander with 800 poems, only had an unworthy tour in Pingyu County. This was really aggrieved. Chen Caozhi understood.
The secret of this is that the Su family of Shiping, whose ancestral home was in Guanzhong, moved here just over ten years ago, with little foundation and no one to recommend him. Therefore, Su Daozhi is currently in a low position.
Chen Caozhi said to Su Qi: "Your Majesty, Su Langzhu and Brother Ziyi are both talented people. It is evident that everyone in Guangui Fort lives and works in peace and contentment. The current rulers, Sima Huan and King Langya, are thirsty for virtuous people. A virtuous father and son should have them."
For a more distinguished position, I would like to report to the imperial court to recommend a virtuous father and son."
Su Qi was not overjoyed. Instead, he showed a thoughtful expression and said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Chen." Seeing someone approaching on the wall, Su Qi looked up and his face changed slightly.
Chen Caozhi saw that Su Qi had a strange look on his face and looked towards the visitor. He saw a young man with a golden crown and his hair tied up slowly coming slowly with two followers. This young man should be under twenty years old and had sharp eyebrows.
He looked at Chen Cao and said, "Brother Ziyi, is this Prince Xima Chen who came yesterday as envoy to Da Qin? He is indeed a man from Jiangzuo.
Well-deserved reputation." He bowed deeply to Chen Caozhi.
Chen Caozhi returned the courtesy, but asked Su Qi: "Brother Ziyi, who is this gentleman? Please recommend him."
After Su Qi hesitated for a moment, the young man with the golden crown bowed and said, "I am Dou Tao, also known as Lianbo, who is a distant relative of the Su family."
Su Qi also nodded and said: "He is my distant cousin."
Chen Caozhi smiled and asked, "Master Dou, are you from Chang'an?"
When Dou Tao and Su Qi heard this, they both became pale.
Dou Tao forced himself to calm down and asked: "Why does Chen Shijun think that I am coming from Chang'an?"
Dou Tao did not believe that Chen Caozhi would know his name. He had no official position and no registered name. How could Chen Caozhi, who was thousands of miles away, have heard of his name!
Chen Cao said: "The Dou family of Fufeng is also a wealthy family. It was first descended from Emperor Shaokang of the Xia Dynasty. Although Fufeng now belongs to Di Qin, the Dou family of Fufeng is still a descendant of the Han people with a long history." After a pause, he added: "According to legend,
The Murong family is a mixture of Hu and Han, and has changed several Xianbei surnames to Dou, so the Dou family in Qinghe in the Central Plains will be impure."
Dou Tao did not expect that Chen Caozhi, the only one with the surname Dou, would have such ironic remarks. He felt a little embarrassed and said: "I am indeed a branch of the Dou family in Fufeng. I came here from Fufeng last month to visit my relatives."
Dou Tao is Su Ruolan's husband. Of course, he is not yet. According to unofficial history, Su Hui visited Famen Temple when Su Ruolan was sixteen and saw Dou Tao bending his bow to shoot geese. They fell in love at first sight and they got married. But now Su Hui is only fourteen years old.
, and Sujiapu was still within the sphere of influence of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Dou Tao appeared in Sujiapu in advance. The so-called distant relative theory should be an excuse. Dou Tao's grandfather Dou Zhen was the right general of the former Qin Dynasty, and his father Dou Lang was also
Officials of the former Qin Dynasty, why did Dou Tao come to Sujiapu? The Dou family who worked for Di Qin could not have come all the way to marry the Su family. Could it be that he wanted to persuade Su Daozhi to lead the clan to return to Shiping, Guanzhong?
Chen Caozhi frowned slightly, Fu Jian reused Wang Meng to recruit Han people. Now Di Qin can also be said to be a leader in politics and people, and the country is booming. Su Daozhi's ancestral home is in Guanzhong. If Fu Jian promises an official, a salary and fertile land, Su Daozhi is likely to be tempted.
Yes, Chen Caozhi said in his heart: "It's fine that I haven't encountered this matter. If it has happened, naturally I can't let Su Daozhi lead his troops to return to Di Qin. I'm afraid the marriage between Dou Tao and Su Hui will also be blocked.
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Thinking of this, Chen Caozhi couldn't help but think of Xie Daoyun. The marriage between Xie Daoyun and Wang Ningzhi disappeared while Chen Caozhi was alive. The lifelong friendship made his heart heavy. If Xie Daoyun could not become Mrs. Wang, it was his unintentional intention.
He wanted to deliberately destroy the marriage between Dou Tao and Su Hui, and let Dou Tao and Zhao Yangyang have a good relationship. It would be better for Su Hui, a talented girl, to stay in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Why worry about not having a handsome and talented man to match her? Maybe, in this world, there will be
Missing is the stunning and stunning "Xuanji Picture".
Su Qi observed Chen Caozhi's expression and said: "I'm so good at teaching Chen that I'll get it. Brother Lian Bo is here to propose to my sister."
Chen Caozhi thought to himself: "This is probably the bargaining chip that the Dou family made on the orders of Fu Jian and Wang Meng to win the return of the Su family clan to Qin." He asked with a smile: "Your Majesty, have you agreed to marry me?"
Su Qi glanced at Dou Tao and replied: "Brother Lian Bo just arrived here the day before yesterday." The implication was that the engagement was not yet engaged.
Chen Caozhi nodded. Su Daozhi naturally had to consider such an important matter carefully and said, "I want to pay homage to Master Su Lang. Brother Ziyi, how about Master Dou going with me?"
When Dou Tao saw Chen Caozhi, he was amazed at Chen Caozhi's graceful appearance. He told Chen Caozhi that he was from Chang'an and was even more wary when he saw that Chen Caozhi was going to see Su Daozhi.
, of course I want to hear what Chen Caozhi wants to say to Su Daozhi? Now he and Su Qi went to see Su Daozhi with Chen Caozhi.
Su Daozhi invited Chen Caozhi, Ran Sheng, Dou Tao and others to eat white sesame soup cake together. Pingyu's white sesame is very famous, pure and fragrant, and is considered a major specialty. After eating, Chen Caozhi straightened his back and knelt down.
Said: "I am deeply grateful to Mr. Su for his hospitality. Mr. Su is an elegant elder. Cao Zhi cannot delay unless he is ordered by the king. I really want to stay in your castle for two more days to listen to Mr. Su's elegant talks."
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Su Daozhi repeatedly said: "Chen Shijun is too praised, but Su Mou had a talk with Chen Shijun last night and benefited a lot. Chen Shijun was on an envoy to Qin State, and the journey was far away, so he didn't fight for one or two days, and
Sergeant, the horses also need to recuperate. Chen Shijun must rest in the fort today so that Su can ask Chen Shijun for advice on Confucian classics and metaphysics."
Su Daozhi was extremely attentive, while Dou Tao's expression on the side changed slightly.
Chen Caozhi thanked him and said, "Cao is grateful to Su Lang for his kindness. I have something to say to Master Su Lang. This is related to the future of Sujiapu. Please don't blame Cao for his bluntness." Chen Caozhi cannot stay here for a long time.
, so I didn’t want to play any tricks, so I went straight to the point and spoke frankly in front of Dou Tao.
Su Daozhi's smile froze, and then he brightened up and said, "If you have anything to say, Mr. Chen, feel free to say it. Su is all ears."
Chen Cao looked at Dou Tao and asked with a smile: "Dou Gongzi's ancestor, could it be that the right general of Qin, Dou Gongtao, is too immortal?"
Dou Tao's face changed drastically, and he almost stood up in shock. He barely kept calm. He didn't know how to answer for a moment. It would be shameless to deny that Dou was really his grandfather. How could Chen Caozhi know his identity?
Dou Tao sat still and replied: "Exactly." He said little and quietly watched what happened. Unexpectedly, Chen Caozhi asked again: "Master Dou is here to persuade Lord Su Lang to return to Shiping?"
Now even Su Daozhi couldn't sit still and said: "Chen Shijun, Mr. Dou is here to propose to my daughter." When he said this, he felt guilty.
Chen Caozhi smiled like a spring breeze and said: "Master Su, don't worry, Cao has no ill intentions. Master Su, just imagine, Master Su lives in Huaibei, but he marries his daughter to a Di Qin official. How can he hide this from others?"
, Unless Su Langzhu is willing to move back to Shiping, it may not be easy to settle down in Pingyu."
Su Daozhi, Su Qi and his son turned blue in the face. Chen Caozhi was right. Dou Tao and Wang Meng secretly sent a secret letter, just to let Su Daozhi lead his troops to wait for an opportunity to return to Di Qin. The Su girl was still young, so she made a secret engagement first
, now that Chen Cao Zhi has seen through this matter, the Su family and his son are in panic. If they want to kill Chen Cao Zhi to silence him, Su Daozhi does not have the courage, not to mention the three hundred strong soldiers outside the fort, and the majestic one behind Chen Cao Zhi alone.
The brave military governor made them dare not act rashly.
Just listen to Chen Caozhi say calmly: "Regardless of the national righteousness, Cao Zhi is here purely for Su Lang's plan. The Su clan fled from Guanzhong fifteen years ago and expanded its business in Pingyu."
, recuperate and recuperate, the clan has been established for the first time, and there are many people who have joined, but now they have to move thousands of miles back to Shiping, isn't it self-injury to work hard? Although the hometown is lovely, it also depends on whether it can be stayed for a long time, the reproduction of the clan is the first priority, before moving to the beginning
To rebuild our home in peace, we will inevitably rely on others to fight, enemies will be violent, and disasters are unpredictable. How can Lord Su Lang abandon his peaceful hometown and go to a dangerous place that threatens the country?" Seeing Dou Tao open his mouth to argue, he said: "Master Dou, wait until I finish speaking.
It's not too late to argue. Cao Zhi spoke up about this matter in front of Mr. Dou just to be frank. If Mr. Dou can convince me, I will pretend that I didn't see anything about Sujiabao and set off for Chang'an immediately."
Su Daozhi was hesitant about whether to move back to Shiping, so he respectfully said: "I would like to hear Chen Shijun explain the pros and cons."
