Sixty-nine, leave the dry lotus to listen to the rain
Sixty-nine, leaving the withered lotus to listen to the sound of rain
At midnight on September 15th, Huangfu Zhen, the envoy of the State of Yan, met with Emperor Sima Yi of the Jin Dynasty at the Taiji Hall, and then set off to return home. Chen Caozhi had to see him off. It was already afternoon when he returned to Jiankang City from Bailuzhou Wharf.
, and accompanied Ding Licheng to Taicheng Shangshutai to visit the minister Pushe and the leader of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Wang Biaozhi. Ding Licheng was a son of the gentry, and was originally the magistrate of Wuyang County, Qianwei County, Yizhou. Zhou Chu, the governor of Yizhou, said that he had a good reputation as an official.
Well, now there is another recommendation from Huan Wen. It is not a promotion, but a change of official position in a county. Of course, Wang Biaozhi will not stop him. He ordered the Ministry of Personnel to check whether there are county magistrates in the four counties of Wu, Wuxing, Kuaiji, and Dongyang to fill the vacancies.
, Shi Cao said: "These four counties are all wealthy places, and county magistrates cannot be obtained unless they are descendants of rich families. There are currently no vacancies. Only Dongyang County reported the day before yesterday that Wuning County Magistrate He Ming was seriously ill and could not govern. The report was drafted.
He will fill the gap with his son He Yao."
Wang Biaozhi was old and forgetful, and had no impression of Wuning County Magistrate He Ming, so he asked: "Is He Ming a descendant of the He family in Kuaiji?"
The attendant said: "Yes."
Wang Biaozhi still remembered that at the end of last year He Sui and He Zhu's uncle and nephew falsely accused the Chen family of Qiantang of the land occupation case. The He family suffered a disastrous defeat in this Tujuan dispute. The descendants of He Sui were not allowed to participate in the final product for ten years. He Zhu
Being exempted from being a commoner, I wonder if this He Ming will be the direct lineage of the He family. The decline of the He family is an indisputable fact. Why not step on it again? Wang Biaozhi said: "Can the county magistrate also be hereditary?"
The servant asked: "What does Wang Pushe mean?"
Wang Biao said: "Let Ding Licheng fill the vacancy of Wuning County Magistrate and take office in early November."
The waiter Cao responded, "Yes." He went to draft a letter and pass it on.
Ding Licheng was overjoyed when he learned that he would take office in Wuning County, Dongyang County. Wuning County is adjacent to Qiantang County and is one of the few wealthy counties in Dongyang County. Originally, the official positions in these large counties were controlled by wealthy families, like Qian.
How can low-class nobles like Tang Ding squeeze in? Ding Licheng's transfer from a remote small county in Xichuan to a large county in Yangzhou was like a dream. In order to arrive in early November, Ding Licheng packed his bags and returned to Qiantang to prepare for his marriage.
After worshiping the ancestors, he went to Wuning County to take up a job.
Shen Chiqian decided to go back with Ding Licheng. Shen Chiqian's mother had died of illness three years ago, and his father Shen Jin was far away in Luoyang. It was Shen Chiqian's uncle and several uncles who managed the Shen family property in Wukang, Wuxing. Shen Chiqian returned this time.
The main purpose is to recruit refugees from various counties in Wuxing County to prepare for Chen Caozhi to rebuild the Beifu Army.
On the morning of the 17th, Chen Caozhi saw off Ding Licheng and Shen Chiqian, and rode back to the city with Ran Sheng and several soldiers. Chen Caozhi said: "Wuning County is only two hundred miles away from Qiantang. Uncle Ding will want the money back in the future."
Tang only needs three or two days, and my sister-in-law only has this one biological brother. She will be very happy to learn that Uncle Ding has been transferred to Wu Ning."
Ran Sheng said: "Aren't Sister-in-law Ding, Zongzhi, Run'er and the others coming to Jiankang?"
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "Wu Ning is not far from Jiankang. Compared with Xichuan, it is literally right in front of us."
Ran Sheng asked: "When will brother return to Qiantang to pick up Sister Ding?"
Chen Caozhi hesitated for a moment and said: "Sister-in-law and the others should be able to celebrate the New Year in Dongyuan. There will be a lot of things going on in Beijing recently, so you should pay more attention."
Ran Sheng responded: "Yes, I understand."
Chen Caozhi did not go back to the house, but went to Wuyi Lane to visit Xie Daoyun. In the past few days, he had visited Xie Daoyun every day, checked his pulse, checked the changes in his condition, and inquired about his diet and sleep. After changing the medicine three days ago, Xie Daoyun's chest burning sensation became much worse.
I feel relieved, I can eat, and my sleeping condition is a little better——
Chen Caozhi no longer needed to announce when he entered Xie's Mansion. He just went in directly. He came to Qiangwei Courtyard. Before he entered the courtyard, he heard the "clanging and clanging" music of the lyre, but it was the song "Spring Is Always Here".
You can tell from the sound of the piano that Xie Daoyun is in a happy mood. "Spring Is Always Here" is originally a soulful and beautiful piece of music.
After the song was played, Chen Caozhi stepped into the hospital and saw Xie Daoyun sitting under the long window of the small hall, bathing in the warm sunshine. Although he was thin, he was in good spirits. Chen Caozhi applauded in the corridor and said: "Daoyun drummed well."
Nice piano.”
Xie Daoyun raised his head, smiled and said, "Zizhong came early today."
Chen Caozhi took off his clothes and sat at the table opposite Xie Daoyun's piano table. He said: "My sister-in-law's brother returned to Qiantang today. I saw him off and came here. Are you feeling better today?"
Xie Daoyun nodded and said: "I feel better, but I have a lot of phlegm."
Xie Daoyun was very clean, but she suffered from this disease, which made her very embarrassed, especially in front of Chen Caozhi.
Chen Caozhi took Xie Daoyun's pulse, closed his eyes and looked inside, and said for a long time: "Don't worry if you have a lot of phlegm. I can now conclude that you are not suffering from fatigue, but due to consumptive lung disease. Of course, this disease is not serious, and you need to take good care of yourself."
Only when the year comes." Then asked: "What did you eat today?"
Xie Daoyun replied: "One Dangshan pear, half a bowl of mutton soup, and a cup of honey water."
Chen Caozhi nodded and said: "Very good, we must work hard to eat more, and taking supplements is as good as taking medicine." Chronic pneumonia is also a disease of wealth. If poor people get this disease, without nutritional supplements and hard work, the disease will be only
The disease became more serious as time went on, and eventually she died. Of course Xie Daoyun didn't have such worries, she was just worried that she wouldn't be able to eat.
Xie Daoyun responded: "Yes."
When she met Chen Caozhi again after her illness, Xie Daoyun felt that it was a little different from the past. In the past, when they were in Xifu and Kuaiji, they were on equal terms, evenly matched, admired and cherished each other, but this time she felt that she was completely in the same position.
When Chen Caozhi said she was weak, she could only nod her head. Was it because she had changed back to a woman's clothes, or was it because the patient was timid in front of the doctor?
For some reason, Xie Daoyun felt a little happy when she thought this way. She liked this feeling, as if she was very attached to it——
Chen Cao's way: "In addition to dietary supplements and medicine, you also need to keep fit. After a few days, when you are in better health, I will teach you how to practice Wu Qin Xi. This was taught to me by Master Ge when I was in Chenjiawu. Practice it over time.
Eliminate all diseases and prolong life."
Xie Daoyun said: "I can play Wu Qin Xi."
Chen Caozhi asked curiously: "When did you learn it?"
Xie Daoyun smiled and said: "I learned it from you last year. I watched you practice Wu Qin Xi several times in the morning and I learned it."
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "It turns out that you stole the skills from me, but I forgot that you are the smartest person with a photographic memory."
Xie Daoyun squinted his eyes and said, "Do you still want me to become your disciple?"
Chen Cao said: "How dare you." He stood up and said, "How about I accompany you to the Tingyu Corridor?"
Xie Daoyun said: "Very good."
The two of them left the Qiangwei Courtyard one after another and walked slowly to the Tingyu Corridor. Chen Caozhi found that as soon as he arrived here, all the servants and stewards of the Xie Mansion disappeared, including the two Xie Daoyun.
The personal maid Yin Feng and Liu Catkin also served tea and then quietly stayed away so that he could be alone with Xie Daoyun. Chen Caozhi was slightly embarrassed about this——
There is a small pond on the north side of the rain-listening corridor. The lotus leaves on the pond are ruined and withered and ugly. Chen Caozhi suddenly remembered a poem from later generations and blurted out: "The withered lotus leaves are left to listen to the sound of rain."
Xie Daoyun smiled in surprise: "That's what I thought, but Quilt said it out loud."
Chen Cao's way: "People from ancient times to people today are always in harmony with each other when it comes to feeling things and expressing feelings."
Xie Daoyun said: "Zizhong's words are very strange. Who are the ancients and who are the moderns?"
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "I mean people in a hundred or a thousand years will still have the feeling of leaving dry lotuses to listen to the sound of rain."
Xie Daoyun didn't know what he thought of, and he felt melancholy for a long time. He suddenly coughed, covered his lips with his hands, and turned away. After a while, he finally calmed down and asked in a low voice: "Zizhong, the agreement you and I made back then - is it still useful?"
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Now Xie Daoyun is ashamed to say the words "lifelong friends" because she violated her earlier vow and met Chen Caozhi in women's clothing. Without the cover up of the silk scarf and jacket, "lifelong friends" makes
She was embarrassed, and she also vaguely felt that her feelings for Chen Caozhi had changed. She still hoped to see Chen Caozhi rise to a high position step by step through unremitting efforts, hoped that the Qiantang Chen family would become a prominent family, and sincerely wished Chen Caozhi
To be able to marry Lu Weirui - she wants to see Chen Caozhi go smoothly and be happy. These are the same as what she said to Lu Weirui that day. So what has changed?
Chen Caozhi hesitated for a moment, but before he could answer, Xie Daoyun laughed at himself again: "It's really strange that my resignation letter to Huan Da Sima has not been approved yet. Is it possible that I can still go to the Xifu and join the army?"
Chen Cao couldn't help but said: "Dao Yun, you will be my staff."
Xie Daoyun looked sideways at Chen Caozhi and shook his head slowly: "I said before that you are the black-headed man and I will be your staff, but it is impossible now -"
The autumn sun was shining brightly, the lotus leaves were silent, and the winding corridor was quietly listening to the rain. There was no one around. Chen Caozhi felt deeply melancholy. He stood there for a while and said, "Daoyun, I have to say goodbye. You are in good health."
, I'll come see you in two days." He cupped his hands and walked towards the end of the corridor, hearing Xie Daoyun calling from behind: "Zizhong——"
Chen Caozhi stopped and turned around. Xie Daoyun came up and said, "I heard from my third uncle that you will assist the Duke of Huan County in rebuilding the Beifu Army. Is this the case?"
Chen Caozhi nodded and said, "Yes."
Xie Daoyun asked: "This matter is obviously not what King Langya wants to see, so why is King Langya willing to support you?"
Chen Caozhi pondered for a moment, then heard Xie Daoyun say: "Zizhong, you must be careful not to make Sima Huan suspicious."
Chen Caozhi was grateful and said: "Thank you for reminding me. I will be tactful and I will tell you some things in two days."
On the way back to the mansion, Chen Caozhi thought to himself: "Although Dao Yun is ill, his mind is still sharp. Maybe this is also a reminder from Xie An to me, but Dao Yun obviously doesn't know that I am planning to dethrone the emperor for Huan Wen.
Regarding this matter, Huan Wen naturally thinks that I am following him wholeheartedly."
On this day, rumors about Lu Song, Zhu Lingbao and others began to spread violently in Jiankang City's teahouses and wine shops, saying that the second son born in May by Tian Meiren and Meng Meiren in the palace was not the emperor's.
If a prince is born and a king is established, the imperial throne will be transferred——
Rumors spread more and more widely, and people at that time could not distinguish the truth from the truth.
