The clear and delicate voice of the girl who said "Chen Shijun wins" made Dou Tao feel ashamed and angry. He couldn't stay any longer. He threw his pen on the ground angrily, held his hand towards Su Daozhi, and said: "Master Su Lang, I take my leave." , I am very grateful for the hospitality." After saying this, he walked out, returned to the Wubei guest house, and packed his luggage.
Su Qi saw off the guests on behalf of his father, sent Dou Tao and more than a dozen of his servants out of Sujiapu, and watched them go to the northwest to ride horses.
Chen Caozhi, Ran Sheng, and Shen Chiqian climbed up to the west turret of Sujia Fort. They were looking at the vast wilderness. Dou Tao and his group of more than ten people rode for a while and were still in everyone's sight.
Ran Sheng lowered his voice and said: "Brother, I will lead a few people to catch up... okay?"
Chen Caozhi understood what Ran Sheng meant. His argument with Dou Tao did not seem to allow Dou Tao to be brought back to Di Qin, so Ran Sheng wanted to bring a group of elite soldiers to follow him quietly and kill him at night.
Chen Caozhi shook his head and said: "No need. Even if this person returns to Qin, I won't be afraid even if he repeats what I said in front of Wang Meng. Moreover, this person has a perverted nature. He will be deeply ashamed of this setback. If he returns to Qin, he will only say that I am holding him hostage." The situation is so overwhelming that I won’t elaborate on how the argument failed. Let him go, after all, our trip is to negotiate peace with Di Qin.”
Ran Sheng nodded and said no more.
Chen Cao's eyes were looking at the blue sky and green fields, and he thought: "Wang Meng wants to alienate people and recruit members of the refugee clans in Huaibei. Sujiabao should be just one of them. Although Dou Tao has left, there must be other Di Qin envoys still lobbying in Huaibei. I want to report this matter to the Secretary as soon as possible to prevent Wang Meng's plan from succeeding." He also thought: "Yuan Zhen, the governor of Yuzhou, is at odds with Duke Huan. If I report this matter to Yuan Zhen, he will ridicule me for asking for credit, and Shouchun If you stay far away from here, going back and forth will cause trouble."
While thinking about it, Chen Caozhi suddenly remembered a person that Xie Daoyun once told him. This person's surname was Gao and his name was Rou. Rou was also a subordinate of Xie Wan. Xie Wan was defeated in Shouchun and was demoted to a commoner. Gao Rou was also implicated. From then on, the prefect of Xincai was demoted to the position of Cheng of Yingchuan County. Gao Rou had a close relationship with the Xie family of Chen County. Although he was demoted, he He often exchanged letters with Xie An and Xie Wan. Two months ago, Li Fu, the prefect of Yingchuan, defeated Xuanhu and died in battle. In order to cultivate Yuzhou forces to fight against Yuan Zhen, Huan Wen announced that Gao Rou would succeed Yingchuan prefect. This was also to win over the Xie family of Chen County. .
Chen Caozhi made up his mind and returned to the guest house to write a letter to Gao Rou, explaining Di Qin's intention to recruit refugees from the North and asking Gao to pay attention to those refugee clans who might leave the country and provide appropriate comfort.
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In the side hall of Su Mansion, Su Daozhi and his old wife Zou were sitting across from each other, while Su Hui sat aside with her eyebrows lowered and her eyelashes lowered.
Mrs. Zou was still complaining about her daughter Su Hui, saying that Su Hui was too hasty in deciding that Chen Caozhi won. Su Hui did not argue, but just looked down at the poem on the small case in front of her, and her heart was full of what Chen Caozhi had written. elegant gesture.
Su Daozhi waved his hand and said: "Needless to say, Dou Tao has left, and I, Sujiapu, will not join the Qin State." After a brief pause, he continued: "In terms of talent and learning, how can Dou Tao be the famous Chen in Jiangzuo? How could Ruo Laner be wrong in judging your opponent?"
Mrs. Zou, who had longed to return to her hometown because of Dou Tao's arrival, was a little regretful that Dou Tao had left like this. She said, "Even if the clan does not return to Guanzhong, it would be good for Ruo Laner to marry that Mr. Dou. Mr. Lang has a tall and handsome appearance, and few descendants from the rich families in Lianghuai can match him. What a pity!"
Su Daozhi shook his head and said with a smile: "I am confused. If I don't want to return to Qin, how can I marry a descendant of the Qin family?" Suddenly asked: "Have you seen that Chen Shijun, Madam, just now?"
Zou said: "I only heard the excitement of the debate and didn't go to the curtain to see anyone. Ruo Lan'er saw him. It is said that he is a famous handsome man in Jiangzuo. Isn't Ruo Lan'er?"
Su Hui's face turned red and she didn't know how to answer!
Su Daozhi glanced at his daughter and said, "Ruolan, go back to the inner courtyard first, and daddy will talk to your mother."
Su Hui responded, bowed to her parents, and exited the side hall.
Su Daozhi watched his daughter's graceful figure pass away, and said to his old wife Zou: "A'e, what do you think of Ruolan?"
"How about what?"
"How is Ruolan's talent and appearance?"
Zou laughed: "This is a strange question. Could it be that Ruolan is someone else's daughter?" She raised her head slightly and said, "Of course my daughter is excellent. Speaking of Lianghuai, even the entire Jiangzuo and
I'm afraid there's no one as talented and beautiful as me, Ruo Lan'er, right? There are two famous ladies in Jiangzuo. Yong Xu, Xie Daoyun, are said to be very talented, but their appearance is definitely not as good as my Ruo Lan'er. The nymphomaniac Lu Weirui is certainly beautiful in appearance.
He is famous, but his talent and learning are definitely not as good as mine, Ruolan'er."
Su Daozhi smiled and said: "Okay, okay, I know I can't ask you. I praise you endlessly. It wouldn't be a joke if outsiders heard it."
Zou was dissatisfied, and when he was about to argue, he suddenly asked: "What does your husband mean when you suddenly ask about your daughter's talent and beauty? Is there another beloved son who wants to propose to me, Ruolan'er?"
Su Daozhi sighed: "If this man is willing to propose to my daughter, then I will be so happy that I can't sleep at night."
Mrs. Zou frowned and asked, "Is your husband talking about this Shijun Chen? Is he really so handsome? No matter how handsome and handsome I am, Ruolan'er is worthy of him!"
Su Dao questioned: "The Chen family in the Qiantang Dynasty was promoted from a commoner to a scholar. Chen Shijun was promoted to the seventh rank of the Qing Dynasty when he was crowned. It is said that Sima Huan admired him very much. He has a bright future. Ruolan is indeed beautiful and talented.
But the Su family is a common people after all, and their family backgrounds are separated, which is a pity, a pity!"
Zou said: "Isn't it rumored that this Chen Shijun wants to marry a girl from the Sanwu Lu family? His Chen family was originally a commoner, so why should he look down on me, the Su family!"
Su Daozhi shook his head and said nothing.
At this time, Su Qi came back from seeing off Dou Tao. Su Daozhi ordered him to invite Chen Caozhi to the banquet. A moment later, Chen Caozhi, Ran Sheng, and Shen Chiqian arrived. Zou peeked from behind the curtain this time. Sure enough,
Even more handsome than Dou Tao, the idea of marrying his daughter Su Hui to Chen Caozhi suddenly became intense.
During the banquet, Su Daozhi asked Chen Caozhi about his marriage. Chen Caozhi stated that he would not marry anyone who was not a girl from the Lu family. Su Daozhi stopped talking about the matter and only discussed the general trend of the Three Kingdoms with Chen Caozhi. The Su family and his son
He greatly admired Chen Caozhi's foresight. To show his honesty, Chen Caozhi asked Su Daozhi to send someone to lead the way and send the letter he wrote to Gao Rou, the prefect of Yingchuan, with two sergeants under Ran Sheng.
Huan Wen wrote a letter recommending Su Daozhi as the captain of Pingyu County. As for Su Qi, Chen Caozhi wanted to wait until the Beifu army was formed to recruit him as a general. At that time, he could be promoted in one fell swoop without starting from a low-level military position.
Su Qi's experience in leading the Su clan's tribes makes him fully qualified as a tribe governor and army commander.
After the luncheon, Chen Caozhi wanted to say goodbye. The Su family and his son tried hard to persuade Chen Caozhi to stay for one more day, but Chen Caozhi was not very kind and had to agree to leave early tomorrow morning.
Su Qi was very utilitarian and wanted his sister Su Hui to marry Chen Caozhi. In the afternoon, he had a secret conversation with his father Su Daozhi in the study and proposed that Su Hui should be given to Chen Caozhi as his concubine. Su Daozhi was very unhappy at first.
Said: "Although I, the Su family, are a common people, we are also a large family in Shiping. There is no reason to marry a girl as a concubine!"
Su Qi said: "My father doesn't know. I know that the marriage between Chen Shijun and the girl from the Lu family of Sanwu will be difficult. Although Huimei is a concubine, as long as she gives birth to a baby boy for Chen, her status will be different. Father
If you are very knowledgeable, don’t you know what happened to Zhou Jun in Runan?”
Zhou Jun from Runan was promoted to General Andong in the Western Jin Dynasty. He oversaw all the military forces in Yangzhou and was granted the title of Wuhou. Pingyu was the territory of Runan. Su Daozhi naturally knew about Zhou Jun's deeds. Zhou Jun's eldest son was the famous Zhou Boren.
Small thanks to Zhou Boren, who was upright and upright, the Zhou Boren who said, "I didn't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me."
Su Daozhi asked in confusion: "What does Cheng Wuhou have to do with Chen Shijun?"
Su Qi said: "Marquis Cheng Wu has six sons in total, and the most outstanding of them are the three brothers Zhou Boren. Don't you know, father? The three brothers Zhou Boren were born as concubines, and their mother, Li, is the daughter of a wealthy family in Runan. It is said that Marquis Cheng Wu is for peace."
When he was the general of the East, he was hunting and took shelter from the rain in Li's manor. He saw that Li's daughter was very beautiful. Because she wanted to be a concubine, Li's daughter's father and brother refused. However, Li's daughter said, "The family is exhausted, how can we cherish a daughter? If she marries a noble,
, It may be of great benefit in the future." From this, the father and brother gave birth to the three Boren brothers. Li's daughter was good at educating her children. She said to the grown-up brother Zhou Boren, "So I am Qujie and become your concubine.
If you don't become a relative of our Li family, I will not hesitate to live for the rest of my life.' The Boren brothers followed their mother's orders and took great care of the Li family. The Li family in Runan is still strong today."
When Su Daozhi heard what his son said, he pondered silently and said for a long time: "Ruolan is so arrogant, how can he be willing to be a concubine!"
Su Qi said: "Chen Shijun interpreted the palindrome poem wonderfully. Lan Mei said that Chen Shijun was the winner without waiting for Dou Tao to hand in the paper. Isn't it true that she is full of love and waits for the child to convince her?"
Su Daozhi thought for a while and said: "Don't rush to explain it now. Let's discuss this matter after Chen Shijun returns from his mission to Di Qin. Di Qin's trip can sharpen Chen Shijun's skills to see if he is worthy of my Su."
My daughter is willing to be my concubine!"
Su Qi nodded and said, "Father is very considerate."
Neither father nor son had ever thought about whether Chen Caozhi was willing to take a concubine. In their opinion, Su Hui was both talented and beautiful but willing to serve as a concubine. Chen Caozhi had no reason to refuse, and the Su family had great influence in the political circles.
It's not small at all, it's still stronger than the Qiantang Chen family. No matter from every aspect, it's something that Chen Caozhi would be very proud of and benefited from. How could Chen Caozhi refuse!
Su Hui didn't know that her father and brother were considering sending her as a concubine to Chen Caozhi. This beautiful girl, who was only fourteen years old, clever and thoughtful, had Chen Caozhi's shadow in her heart. She couldn't get rid of it and was a little troubled. At dusk,
Su Hui and her maid Qing Hu were sitting in the backyard weaving brocade under the melon shed. They were absent-minded and kept making wrong stitches. The little maid Qing Hu was very surprised and thought to herself, what's wrong with the little lady?
At this time, Su Hui suddenly looked like she was listening and asked: "Qinghu, did you hear anything?"
Qing Hu listened intently for a while, then shook his head and said: "It's nothing. There is the sound of wind, the sound of flowers and trees, and the laughter of farmers returning from farming outside the fort."
"None of them!" Su Hui shook her head. When she listened carefully, there was really only the sound of wind blowing leaves and the laughter of farmers outside the wall.
Su Hui thought: "I clearly heard the sound of a recorder. Is it the sound of a recorder?"
Su Hui didn't know if the sound that came faintly in the wind was the sound of the recorder. She had never heard anyone play the recorder before. She had only heard of Chen Cao's wonderful interpretation of music, which was given to him by Huan Yi, the prefect of Huainan. She only heard about it.
She felt that the ethereal music just now was so beautiful that it was unforgettable for her.
