Gu Kaizhi went to Jingzhou for business in mid-July, and returned to Gushu one day before Chen Cao. On that day, because of something else, he did not go with Huan Wen to Jiangkou to greet Chen Caozhi. He hurried over when Chen Caozhi entered the General's Mansion in Gushu City. He shouted: "Zizhong, Zizhong, you are back!" He stepped forward and grabbed Chen Caozhi's hand, shook it hard, and said: "Zizhong, come with me, I have something important to tell you." Huan Wen cupped his hands and dragged Chen Caozhi away.
Huan Wen shook his head and smiled, and said: "Chen Yu, Shen Shimo came here for a banquet, and Gu Canjun also came to greet Chen Yu after he returned from his mission."
Gu Kaizhi pulled Chen Caozhi out of the general's mansion, followed by Ran Sheng and Shen Chiqian. Su Qi did not come to Xifu with Chen Caozhi this time. It was Chen Caozhi who asked him to stay in Sujiapu to spend more time with his wife and children. I will come to Jiankang to meet you again at the end of September.
Gu Kaizhi asked as he walked: "Zizhong, do you know about Miss Lu?"
Chen Caozhi nodded and said, "I heard about it."
Gu Kaizhi asked again: "Have you heard about Zhu Yingtai?"
Chen Caozhi replied: "I understand."
Gu Kaizhi had just returned from Jingzhou and did not know that Xie Daoyun was seriously ill. He glanced at him and asked, "Zizhong must have known Zhu Yingtai's true identity for a long time, right?"
Chen Caozhi hesitated for a moment and said, "Yes, but this is Brother Yingtai's private matter. Chang Kang didn't notice it, and I can't talk too much."
Gu Kaizhi sighed loudly and said: "What other Yingtai brother is there? It's the lady of the Xie family, Yong Xu and Xie Daoyun."
Chen Caozhi smiled: "I'm used to calling you Yingtai brother."
Gu Kaizhi asked: "Then what do you think you should do? If you let down Miss Lu, I, Gu Hutou, will never spare you, and neither will my wife, A Tong."
Chen Caozhi imitated Ruan Ji's green eyes and gave Gu Kaizhi a look: "What are you talking about? Why did I let Wei Rui down?"
Shen Chiqian defended his teacher and said: "Mr. Gu, my teacher is loyal to Miss Lu. I want Princess Qinghe of the Yan Kingdom to marry my teacher, but my teacher firmly refuses——"
Gu Kaizhi was indifferent and looked at Chen Cao: "This is a matter of course. Could it be that Miss Lu is waiting hard in Jiangdong, but you brought a Xianbei princess back!" He waved his hand and said, "I am talking about the matter of the Xie family. What do you propose?"
Chen Cao said: "There is nothing I can do. Xie Daoyun's identity has been revealed. He will definitely not be able to join the army in the Xifu."
Gu Kaizhi asked: "Have you ever thought about marrying her?"
Chen Caozhi shook his head and said: "I have never thought about it. Xie Daoyun is an extraordinary woman, and I respect her."
After hearing what Chen Caozhi said, Gu Kaizhi also fell silent. After a while, he said: "She is indeed an extraordinary talented woman, but I think the rumors are true. Xie Daoyun studied and became an official because of you. In the past, in Wu County, this Zhu Yingtai I basically treat others with a blank stare, but I only have a green eye with my wife. Immortal people and I are not low in talent. Why would Zhu Yingtai prefer one to another? If it is just friendship, I don't think so. I don't know what Miss Lu thinks. There is no such thing. Nothing to be happy about."
Chen Caozhi was silent for a while and said, "I will return to Jiankang tomorrow."
Gu Kaizhi's residence is also at the foot of Fenghuang Mountain, one to the east and the other to the west of Chen Cao's residence, separated by the small Fenghuang Mountain. Chen Caozhi's residence is currently only occupied by his subordinate Zuo Lang, while Xiao Chan and others have gone to Jiankang.
Entering Gu Kai's apartment, Gu Kai said: "Zizhong, let you meet someone, you will definitely be happy."
Before he finished speaking, a man came out of the hall. He had a long beard and a thin appearance. He said with a smile: "Young Master Cao has returned from a mission!"
Chen Caozhi was overjoyed and said: "It turns out to be Uncle Ding. When did uncle Ding get here?"
This person is Ding Youwei's brother, Ding Licheng, the magistrate of Wuyang County, Jianwei County, Yizhou. At the beginning of the year, Ding Yi asked Chen Caozhi to find a job for Ding Licheng in Yangzhou or Jiangzhou, so as to avoid having to return to Qiantang to serve as an official in the distant Shu region.
It was inconvenient to go there, so Chen Caozhi agreed. He mentioned the matter to Huan Wen before going to Di Qin. On the same day, Huan Wen ordered the record office to pass a letter to Zhou Chu, the governor of Yizhou, and asked Ding Lingcheng, the magistrate of Wuyang County in Jianwei County, to go to the construction site.
Kang, there was another appointment. Ding Licheng received the order in early May and set off in late May. He arrived in Jingzhou at the end of July, but met Gu Kaizhi. So he waited for Gu Kaizhi to finish his official business, and together they took a boat from Jingzhou down the river to Gushu——
Chen Caozhi asked again: "My uncle has seen Duke Huan Wei, where will he become an official?"
Ding Licheng said: "I just arrived yesterday. I don't know what position I will be assigned to. How can I, a small county magistrate, meet with Duke Huan?"
Chen Caozhi nodded, without saying much, and went to visit Ding Licheng's wife and Ding Licheng's children. The children were two years older than Zongzhi and Run'er, and they were also very handsome.
Chen Caozhi was so busy that he had to take a bath. Then he asked Gu Kaizhi about the reaction of Lu Shi and his son when they wanted to send Wei Rui to the palace. Gu Kaizhi told them one by one. Chen Caozhi listened quietly and knew what he knew.
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At the end of the Shen Dynasty, Wei Chang, the chief secretary of the general's palace, came to invite Chen Caozhi and Gu Kaizhi to a banquet. Chen Caozhi introduced Ding Licheng to Wei Chang. Wei Chang understood what Chen Caozhi meant and immediately invited Ding Licheng to the banquet. Chen Caozhi was now Huan.
How could Wei Chang not give face to the person that Da Sima relied on the most?
When Huan Wen saw Ding Licheng, he asked, "Where would County Magistrate Ding be willing to serve as an official?"
When Ding Licheng saw this powerful Sima Huan, who had purple eyes and a beard, but was not angry or intimidating, he couldn't help but feel a little sincere and frightened. He bowed and said: "I'm a prince, I just want to be closer to my hometown Qiantang."
Huan Wen said: "Tomorrow I will repair the book and work with the minister Pushe and lead the official department Wang Shangshu. I will recommend you to be the chief official in a county in Yangzhou. It will not be more than three hundred miles away from Qiantang. How about it?"
Ding Licheng was overjoyed and quickly thanked him. Chen Caozhi also thanked Huan Wen.
Xifu aides such as Hao Long were quite dissatisfied with Huan Wen's personal visit to Jiangkou to greet Chen Caozhi. They believed that Chen Caozhi's mission was not a great achievement. He originally wanted to form an alliance with Di Qin and exchange weapons for war horses. Now, now
The one who came back was the Xianbei envoy Huangfu Zhen. What an achievement, but Sima Huan welcomed Chen Caozhi's return so grandly, and immediately promoted Chen Caozhi's younger brother to the eighth rank of military service, and promised Chen Caozhi's sister-in-law's brother
Ding Licheng appointed him as the chief official of a prosperous and prosperous county. Because the counties and counties near Qiantang were a land of plenty, it was rare for officials from non-rich families to be appointed to the chief officials of these counties. Therefore, Sima Huan was simply over-rewarding him with excessive kindness. How could he convince the public?
After drinking for three rounds, Hao Long, still drunk, started to attack Chen Caozhi again. He stood up and walked to Chen Caozhi and said loudly: "Chen Chen, I heard that you were kidnapped by Xianbei white slaves outside Luoyang City.
, it was Yuan Yanbo who went to Yecheng to ask for you back. I wonder what your merits are, sitting here drinking wine?"
Chen Caozhi used nursery rhymes and prophecies to drive a wedge between Qin and Yan, and planned to create civil strife. These were all top secret matters. Huan Wen only talked about them with a very few senior staff such as Xi Chao. Naturally, a so-called celebrity like Hao Long, who spoke openly, could not
and smell.
All the officials of the Western Government in the seat were in high spirits. They wanted to hear how Chen Caozhi would refute Hao Long, but they saw that Chen Caozhi looked unmoved and said calmly: "It's just drinking, why bother talking about merit."
Everyone was surprised. Chen Cao, who was always sharp in his words, had never shown weakness to others in words. Today, he was ridiculed by Hao Long and did not fight back. Could it be that he really felt guilty?
When Hao Long saw that Chen Cao was avoiding arguing with him, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "Da Sima keeps saying that Chen Fu has returned with meritorious service. Does it mean that being kidnapped is a great achievement? Hahaha, it's extremely ridiculous!"
Chen Caozhi lowered his head to drink and ignored him.
Everyone was even more astonished. Chen Caozhi was just spitting on him. At this moment, Huan Wen in the hall suddenly shouted: "Come here!"
Two sturdy butlers stepped forward in response, folding their hands and waiting for orders.
Huan Wen pointed at Hao Long and said, "Hao Canjun is drunk. Send him back to his apartment."
Hao Long shook his head and shouted: "How am I drunk? I am so drunk. Isn't Chen Caozhi ridiculous?"
The two stewards couldn't help but grab Hao Long from the left and right and take him out of the hall.
All the officials of the West Palace looked at each other in shock, and everyone was silent. Everyone understood that Sima Huan was supporting Chen Caozhi and actually kicked Hao Long out of the banquet hall!
Huan Wen looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice: "Chen Xima was sent as an envoy to Chang'an and Yecheng. His integrity was awe-inspiring and he did not lose the prestige of the country. Fu Jian and Murong Ke wanted to keep him because of his outstanding talents. They promised him a high official and generous salary. Chen
However, Xi Ma resolutely returned to Jiangdong. As for his achievements, they cannot be disclosed to the public because they are top secret. You only need to think about the tens of thousands of Xianbei's cavalry who attacked Luoyang and then rescued the siege. Isn't it Chen Xima's contribution? "
He also said: "It is related to Chen Xima's mission. Don't discuss it anymore, let alone mention it to outsiders, otherwise it will be punished as a violation of the law."
Everyone was horrified. Although they made all kinds of guesses in their minds, they did not dare to ask another word.
That night, Huan Wen and Chen Caozhi had a long talk in the secret room of the inner court of the General's Mansion. Of course, Huan Wen would not take the initiative to tell Chen Caozhi about the incident involving the Lu family's girl entering the palace. He did not need to explain anything to Chen Caozhi. He would only argue with Chen Caozhi.
Due to the situation between Qin and Xianbei, Huan Wen heard that Chen Caozhi sent people to write in honey water to attract ants to show the oracle's prophecies. He admired: "Such a strange plan has never been heard of. Fu Jian is the person who believes in prophecies the most. King Xinping
Tong was appointed Taishi Ling by Fu Jian because of the prophecy he presented. Zi Zhong used this plan to attack his shield with his spear. Even though Wang Meng was extremely talented, he would still be devastated. Di Qin would be in chaos. However, why did Zi Zhong think that Murong Ke could not take advantage of the opportunity to attack?
Longyou? If Murong Ke annexes Di Qin, the Xianbei cavalry will go to Jiangdong. What can I do?"
Chen Caozhi didn't want to mention the Five Stone Powder thing, so he said: "Cao Zhi studied under Mr. Zhichuan and was very good at observing people's longevity. Murong Ke's hands were trembling, his face was weak, and his spirit was not attached to his body. This was a sign of premature death. I expected him to
He will be ill this winter and next spring, and will not survive the beginning of autumn next year. Murong Ke is ill, and Murong Chui is unable to support a single tree. There are also the Hun clan and Murong Ping in the court who are constrained by jealousy. How can the Xianbei people destroy the Qin Dynasty? After all, Fu Jian and Wang Meng are not easy to do.
generation--"
When Chen Caozhi came to Xifu at the beginning of the year, he had a long talk with Huan Wen. He said that he could see people's longevity and that Huan Wen still had ten years to live. Huan Wen was very happy and thought that if he had another ten years to live, he would be able to achieve great things, so
Now when I heard Chen Caozhi say that Murong Ke died a long time ago, Huan Wen believed it.
