When Chen Caozhi left Yedu and returned to Jiangdong, Zhu Faya, the elder of Longgang Temple in Saga Mountain, asked Chen Caozhi to bring a letter to his junior brother Zhu Fatai. In the first few days after Chen Caozhi returned to Jiankang, he mingled among high-ranking officials and celebrities.
Running around the Wuyi Alley in Hengtang, I was so busy that I had no time to warm up. It was not until September 19th that I had free time. I invited Mrs. Lu, Zhang Wenwan and Lu Weirui, to go to Waguan Temple to celebrate the occasion -
Because last time Lu Weirui went to Xinting without private soldiers to protect him, Banli almost had his arm broken by Lu Song, so this time when he went back to Waguan Temple outside Qingxi Gate, some troops were mobilized, including forty private soldiers, forty government servants, and other maids and maids.
Cars and horses filled the road without stopping, and the majesty of the Lu family in Wu County was clearly demonstrated.
Chen Caozhi, Ran Sheng and others had already arrived at Waguan Temple to talk with Zhu Fatai. Zhu Fatai read the letter from his senior brother Zhu Faya, thinking about it now and feeling a lot. While they were talking, the monk came to report to Xiao Lu Shangshu.
When the lady came to offer incense and worship the Buddha, Zhu Fatai knew that the girl from the Lu family had come to the Buddhist temple to meet Chen Caozhi again. She smiled and said: "On that day, Empress Dowager Chongde saw the expression of love from the girl from the Lu family and was greatly moved. She said that the Buddha
God bless you, Chen Tanyue will definitely get married to Miss Lu."
Chen Caozhi and Zhu Fatai came out of the palace to greet each other. Mrs. Lu Zhang Wenwan also brought her beloved son Lu Daofu this time. Lu Daofu and Waguan Temple have a long history. Last year, it was in the main hall of Waguan Temple that Chen Cao
Then she gave Mrs. Lu a dietary prescription and asked Lu Na to replenish her body, and then she had Lu Daofu. This time, Mrs. Lu made a longevity lamp in front of the Buddha for Lu Daofu, and donated sesame oil of 100,000 yuan every year——
Chen Caozhi looked at Lu Weirui, and the two looked at each other and smiled.
Banli Zikong asked Chen Cao: "Have you ever heard of the rumors about Lu Song and others, Mr. Chen?"
Chen Caozhi asked: "How to say?"
Banli recounted the scandal in the palace, and then said: "In the past few days, the palace has sent many guards to investigate the matter. Lu Song's followers of Tianshi Tao also helped track down the rumor spreaders and arrested many people.
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Chen Caozhi sneered in his heart, nodded and said, "I understand."
When Chen Caozhi accompanied Mrs. Lu Zhang Wenwan and Wei Rui to worship the Buddha in the Medicine Master Hall, they suddenly saw a steward of the Gu Mansion leading Wu Bian hurriedly over. Seeing Chen Caozhi, Wu Bian bowed and saluted: "Chen Xima
, Huan Zhongjun asked Chen Xima to meet at the mansion immediately."
Huan Zhongjun was Huan Wen's fourth brother Huan Mi. He was the leader of the third rank and commanded the guards inside and outside the palace. Chen Cao thought to himself: "I visited this Huan Mi two days ago and had nothing to say. It is said that Huan Mi was with him."
My brother Huan Wen is not very harmonious, but he has a good relationship with his two nephews Huan Xi and Huan Ji. Why is Secretary Huan looking for me in such a hurry?"
Mrs. Lu Zhang Wenwan said: "If you have anything to do, go back first. Wei Rui and I will burn incense and pay homage for a while."
Chen Cao ordered Wu Bian to wait outside the palace, but he quietly asked Wei Rui: "When will you come to see me again at the Double Corridor Building in the East Garden?"
Lu Weirui's clear eyes blinked, and she suddenly woke up. Her pretty face turned red to the back of her ears. She shook her head and said, "I won't come." She paused and whispered, "I'm just waiting for you to come and marry me."
Chen Caozhi rarely used his brain to think, but was rejected. He was quite ashamed. Wei Rui committed herself to him that day at the Double Corridor Building in Dongyuan. In fact, it was a determination not to marry him unless Wei Rui married him, because at that time Wei Rui
It has been discovered that her uncle and brother Cong intend to send her to the palace——
Seeing Chen Caozhi's embarrassment, Lu Weirui softened her heart and said softly: "When Ding's sister-in-law arrives in Jiankang, I will come to Dongyuan to meet her." In this way, Chen Caozhi's original intention was quietly replaced, so as not to embarrass Chen Caozhi, Lu Weirui was really
What a very smart woman.
Chen Caozhi brought Ran Sheng and several others to Huan Mi's house. Huan Mi went out to greet him, but the person beside him was Huan Wen's eldest son Huan Xi. Chen Cao knew it when he saw Huan Xi, and Huan Wen finally made the decision to establish Huan Xi.
For the heir apparent.
In the past, Huan Xi was quite cold towards Chen Caozhi, but this time he was much more enthusiastic. Huan Xi was secretly told by his father Huan Wen to get along well with Chen Caozhi, and Chen Caozhi would do his best to assist him, and this time it was officially established.
He was the crown prince, and Chen Caozhi also made great efforts. It was Chen Caozhi who advocated the establishment of direct heirs based on elders rather than virtuous people. This made Huanxi very grateful to Chen Caozhi, although deep down he still felt inexplicable jealousy towards Chen Caozhi.
, but at least on the surface it is a harmonious and cheerful face.
Huan Wen's seal has been sent to the Situ Official Office in Taicheng, and he is waiting for the edict to be issued. Huan Xi is the direct heir of the Longkang Huan family.
Huan Mi was quite dissatisfied with his brother Huan Wen's ambitions, and was disapproving of General Chen Cao's assistance to Huan Xi in rebuilding the Beifu Army. He believed that the original Beifu Army had been abandoned for more than ten years and the internal relations were complicated. How could Huan Xi have the ability to dominate the Xi family and Yu's family?
Jingkou, where the Clan's power is entrenched, has gained a foothold, and Chen Caozhi is only twenty years old and comes from a humble background. Although he is very famous and has entanglements with girls from the two major gentry families in the north and the south, leading troops is not something that a celebrity can do. Xie Wanshi is
Drawing lessons from past mistakes, Huan Mi believed that his brother Huan Wen’s move was a misstep and would be difficult to succeed.
Huan Xi invited Chen Caozhi to have a long talk in private, and then went to visit Xi Chao together. Huan Xi said: "The emperor will take a boat to Yangzhou in the near future to supervise the construction of Guangling City. On the way back, he may pass through Jiankang."
Xi Chao and Chen Cao understood deeply that the day Huan Wen entered Jiankang would be the time to depose the emperor.
Xi Chao said: "Today, in the west hall of the Taiji Hall, we discussed the promotion of Zi Zhong to the rank of Sixth Rank Shangshu Chenglang. The emperor was determined not to allow it. King Langya refused to listen to his advice. Although King Langya did not need the emperor's permission to promote Zi Zhong, since the emperor clearly opposed it.
, as the prime minister, King Langya would not be able to confront the emperor face to face, so this proposal was abandoned."
Emperor Sima Yi originally wanted to remove Chen Caozhi from the post of Prince Xi Ma, but King Langya, Shangshu Pushe and others opposed it, so Emperor Sima Yi decided to leave it alone. Unexpectedly, Chen Caozhi could no longer be removed from the post of prince, but Chen Caozhi did not.
To be promoted is really unbearable. Of course the emperor must show off his power!
In this regard, Chen Caozhi remained silent.
Huan Xi said: "How can such a foolish king control his subordinates when he can't even be sure whether the prince is his biological son or not?"
Xi Chao was the mastermind who arranged for people to spread rumors, but at this time he did not answer Huan Xi's words and just smiled, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
In the evening of the next day, Langya King Sima Yudan invited Chen Caozhi to a banquet to appease Chen Caozhi and promised to promote him next year.
Chen Cao said: "Your Majesty, you don't have to be too kind to Cao Zhi, otherwise Cao Cao will not be able to serve your Majesty."
Sima Yu understood Chen Caozhi's meaning and felt very relieved, saying: "Cao's loyalty is a blessing to the country. I will definitely persuade your majesty to reuse Cao."
Chen Caozhi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, you must not talk to the emperor about Cao Cao's plan. The emperor has just ascended the throne and is not aware of the dangerous situation. He also favors Lu Song, Zhu Lingbao and others, so he really cannot plan big things with him."
Sima Yu nodded and said: "Cao Zhi is right, the emperor really does not know how to respect himself - has Cao Zhi heard any rumors recently?"
Chen Cao said: "I have heard a little bit."
Sima Yu, king of Langya, looked ashamed. He was silent for a while and then said, "Could this rumor be spread by the Xianbei people? As soon as Huangfu left Jiankang, this rumor came out."
In this troubled autumn of the first year of Taihe, Fu Jian of Di Qin, the Murong royal family of Xianbei, and Emperor Sima Yi of Jiangdong were all troubled by rumors: Fu Jian, the Lord of Qin, was not the son of Fu Xiong, but his mother and Ximen Bao Temple.
Born in the temple of Zhu; King Murong Ping of Shangyong of Yan State and Murong Chui of Wu King were jealous of the Empress Dowager and the Hun family; Emperor Sima Yi of Jin Dynasty and Tianshi Dao Yaoren practiced the art of combining male and female in the palace, and all the concubines in the harem became successful.
The furnace of gathering nourishment, the princes are not born of the emperor——
Rumors often reveal the truth!
Langya King Sima Yu asked: "How do you think we can eliminate the bad influence of this rumor?"
Chen Cao said: "The rumors stop with the wise. The king does not need to worry too much. However, the reaction in the palace is excessive. In the past few days, the guards have been everywhere, and Lu Song's followers have been randomly arresting people in the city. Doesn't this make things more troublesome?"
The bigger the river is, the better it is to guard the people's mouths than to guard the rivers. It can be sparsed but not blocked. The emperor does not stay away from the slanderers to eliminate criticism, but he treats the people like this. I don't know why."
Langya King Sima Yu deeply believed this and said: "I will enter the palace tomorrow and ask the emperor to expel Lu Song, Zhu Lingbao and others."
Chen Cao Zhi thought that Emperor Sima Yi would definitely not listen to King Langya's advice given his foolish temperament. Emperor Sima Yi would definitely stride forward towards his destined destiny——
As Chen Cao had expected, in the morning of the next morning at the Shiqian Hall in Taicheng, Emperor Sima Yu heard that King Langya was going to expel Lu Chang and others. He became angry and furious, saying: "When these rumors spread, if I expel Lu
Taoist leader, wouldn't it be true for the rumors to be laughed at by everyone in the world!" He said angrily: "I will definitely find out the person who spread the rumors and cut him into pieces!"
Sima Yu, the king of Langya, tried hard to remonstrate, but the emperor was unwilling to listen, so he had to resign. When he went to the Secret Pavilion in Taicheng, he saw Wang Biao, the servant of the minister, rushing over and said: "Your Majesty, something bad has happened!"
Sima Yu was taken aback and asked, "What's the matter?"
Wang Biao said: "Huan Da Sima led a boat crew of ten thousand people and sailed down the river from Gushu to Jiankang."
Sima Yu was shocked and his voice trembled: "He-he, what does Sima Huan want?"
Wang Biaozhi was calm and said: "Your Majesty, please do not panic. Huan Xi, the Grand Sima Crown Prince, entered the capital from his concubine the day before yesterday. You can summon him for questioning."
Sima Yu urgently summoned the governor of Yuzhou to attend to Huan Xi's visit to Taicheng to discuss matters. When he asked, he found out that Huan Wen was going to Yangzhou to supervise the construction of Guangling City. Sima Yu breathed a sigh of relief, but Wang Biaozhi raised his eyebrows and felt something was wrong. Huan Wen
He led a fleet of ten thousand people to Yangzhou without informing the court in advance. This was obviously putting pressure on Jiankang.
In the afternoon of that day, when Chen Caozhi went to Wuyi Lane to visit Xie Daoyun, he was taken to see Xie An by Xie Shao.
Xie An was the most wise man in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Chen Caozhi wanted to tell Xie An about this a few days ago. Chen Caozhi wanted to make a difference in the court and rebuild the Beifu army, but without Xie An's support
It didn't work, so he said casually: "Cao Zhi was just about to discuss this matter with Duke An Shi -" He immediately told Xie An about Huan Wen's plan to go to Yi, Huo's move, and the matter of deposing the emperor and appointing King Langya as the king.
