On the tenth day of the first lunar month of the second year of Xian'an, Emperor Sima Yu of the Jin Dynasty, the convoy of Chen family from Qiantang Dynasty to Beijing set off from Ding family villa. Two carriages, eighteen bullock carts, and nearly a hundred maidservants and private soldiers filled the road and blocked the road.
It was so majestic that people along the way heard that this was the convoy of the Qiantang and Chen family coming to Beijing to get engaged, and they lined the streets to watch, marveling and admiring. The fact that Chen Caozhi married two powerful girls from the north and the south has long been known to everyone, and no one knew about it.
I don’t know, such a magical marriage that has never been seen in eternity is talked about by the people——
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Chen clan and his entourage rushed to Huating. This time Lu Shi showed up. It was a foregone conclusion that Lu Weirui would marry Chen Caozhi. Lu Shi couldn't hide all the time. That would be inappropriate——
When Chen Xian, the head of the Chen family, was the chief registrar of Qiantang County twenty years ago, he met Lu Shi, who was the governor of Wu County at that time. Lu Shi was arrogant and disrespectful to these humble officials. But now, Chen Xian can talk to Lu Shi.
The court resisted.
Mrs. Lu Zhang Wenwan knew that Chen Caozhi was going to work in Jingkou after getting engaged, so she could not delay, so she prepared her luggage two days earlier and set off with Chen's motorcade at noon on the 16th of the first lunar month. Chen Caozhi left with Ran early that morning.
Sheng led a few sergeants on horseback and rushed to Fan's Manor in Wuxian County. At dusk, he crossed the Jinghe River and entered the bamboo hut.
Lao Zhi had already been waiting at the manor. Fan Ning and Chen Caozhi were old friends. They were overjoyed to meet each other and immediately agreed to be Chen Caozhi's staff——
Liu Laozhi was seventeen years old in the new year, and he admired Ran Sheng, who was one year older than him. Ran Sheng was now a seventh-rank cavalry captain, but he was still a commoner. He envied Ran Sheng very much and asked Chen Caozhi: "
Chen Sima, can you take any position in the Beifu Army after being imprisoned?"
Xie Daoyun's silk letter to Chen Caozhi focused on the Liu family of Pengcheng. The Liu family of Pengcheng was a wealthy family and was famous for its bravery. Liu Laozhi's great-grandfather Liu Yi was good at riding and shooting and served Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty. He served as the prefect of Yanmen and was Liu Lao's father.
Liu Jian was the general who conquered the captives. Because Fan Wang was demoted, Liu Jian was also abandoned. Now Liu Jian is old and ill and cannot be used for much purpose. His son Liu Laozhi has grown up. For Chen Caozhi, Liu Laozhi is better than Liu Jian.
Use Liu Jian well. As a good general who has been famous for a long time, Liu Jian may not be easy to win his loyalty. Liu Laozhi is young and can be trained. Recruiting Liu Laozhi into the army can quickly gather thousands of brave Pengcheng refugees——
Chen Cao said: "I will recommend you to the imperial court to join the army as an eighth-rank officer, and then you will be rewarded according to your military merit."
Liu Laozhi said happily: "That's great. Laozhi will go with Chen Sima right now."
Fan Wang said: "He Qian of the East China Sea and Sun Wu of Jinling sent a letter a year ago saying that they would be here on the 16th of the first lunar month. I don't know why they haven't arrived yet?"
At this moment, the banker came to report that Sun Wu had finally arrived.
Sun Wuzhong is nineteen years old this year. He is short, stocky, brave and powerful. His brother Sun Wushi was a general under Fan Wang and died in the Northern Expedition in the fourth year of Shengping. Fan Wang introduced Chen Caozhi to Sun Wuzhong, and Chen Caozhi said good things to him.
Sun Wu was very happy to accept it. At that time, the warriors respected the scholars very much, and the status of the warriors was not as good as the scholars. Xie Wan called the soldiers under his account strong soldiers, which made the generals angry. Chen Caozhi was a famous scholar in Jiangzuo, and he talked about abstruse debates.
He was invincible and courageous enough to send an envoy to Chang'an. He was not just a person who only talked but did not do anything. He was deeply appreciated by Huan Wen and Xie An, and even married two wealthy ladies. His reputation was greater than that of Xie Xuan and Wang Xianzhi, so Chen Cao
The courteous treatment they received from Liu Laozhi and Sun Wuzhong made them feel that their faces were glorious——
Fan Wang hosted a banquet for everyone, during which they talked about the Northern Expedition. Chen Caozhi analyzed the situation for everyone, listed the pros and cons of Fu Qin and Murong Xianbei one by one, and described the prospects of the Northern Expedition with rigorous inferences. Fan Ning and Ran Sheng
, Liu Laozhi and Sun Wuzhong are both strong-blooded people. Their blood boiled when they heard it, and they were extremely respectful of Chen Caozhi's wisdom and foresight——
That night, Chen Caozhi and Fan Ning stayed together for a night chat. Fan Ning suddenly remembered that last year, Chen Caozhi and Xie Daoyun, whose pseudonym was Zhu Yingtai, came to visit the manor. Chen Caozhi stayed overnight at the manor, but Xie Daoyun refused. At that time,
Fan Ning thought that Xie Daoyun was very angry because he did not want to make friends with him because the Fan family had lost power. Chen Caozhi explained that Zhu Junjun had a mysophobia and even though he was traveling, he brought his own bedding. Fan Ning believed him and now he finally understood why.
It’s the same thing. The more I think about it, the more I laugh. I can’t help but laugh out loud——
Before noon the next day, Donghai He Qian also arrived at Fan's manor. He Qian was twenty-five years old, lanky and capable. He used to be Fan Wang's general. Fan Wang was demoted and Yu Xi succeeded him. Yu Xi appointed his cronies, and He Qian suffered.
Yu Xi received a cold reception, but He Qian was young and energetic. He disbanded his troops and returned to his fields in anger. There were hundreds of private soldiers on the village, who often went to and plundered the Huai River. Years ago, he received a letter from Fan Wang, asking him to rise up and help Chen Caozhi rebuild the Beifu army. Why?
Qian learned that Yu Xi had been removed from the post of governor of Xu and Yan Erzhou and had been appointed as general of the army guard. He immediately agreed to return to the army——
He Qian had a chat with Chen Caozhi and admired Chen Caozhi's talents. He said: "Qian was in Danyang the day before yesterday. He met an old soldier who returned home. He was an old friend of mine. He talked about the affairs of Xu and Yanzhou.
, the old soldier was aggrieved, saying that Yu Xi was extremely angry because he was demoted to the general of the guard army, and stole the military supplies of the Beifu that had been sealed up, including countless military weapons and weapons - for fear of having other agendas. "
Huan Wen criticized Yu Xi on the pretext of not being able to save Xuchang. Yu Xi naturally refused to accept it, and his sister Queen Yu had already passed away. Huan Wen also demoted Queen Yu as his wife because of Sima Yi's dethronement. One can imagine Yu Xi's resentment, and for
It was Chen Caozhi who was responsible for Huan Wen's advice. If Yu Xi was not eliminated, it might lead to serious troubles. To fight against the outside world, we must first settle the internal affairs. Yu Xi's matter must be resolved before the Northern Expedition——
Chen Caozhi frowned and said, "I am going to compile a book immediately and report it to Sima Huan to ridicule Yousi for pursuing the impeachment."
Fan Wang said: "General He might as well go to Jingkou to investigate the theft of military supplies. Only with evidence can we impeach Yu Xi."
He Qian agreed generously and asked Chen Caozhi when he could arrive at Jingkou.
Chen Cao said: "It will arrive around the middle of next month."
He Qian said: "Okay, I will wait for Chen Sima at Jingkou."
In the afternoon, Banli rushed to Fan's Manor and said that Patriarch Chen and Mrs. Lu had arrived in Wu County, and invited Chen Caozhi to meet him at the Lu Mansion——
Fan Wang smiled and said: "Fuck it, Fan Ning, Liu Laozhi, Sun Wuzhong, I will follow your motorcade to Beijing tomorrow."
Chen Caozhi, Fan Wang and others agreed to meet outside the west gate of Wu County tomorrow afternoon, then left Fan's Manor, crossed the Jing River, entered the county town, came to Lu Mansion, and met with Mrs. Lu Zhang Wenwan, his fourth uncle and others.
I decided to have lunch before setting off tomorrow. Seeing that it was still early, I wanted to see Lu Weirui. I saw her briefly yesterday but didn't say much.
Mrs. Lu asked her maid to take Chen Caozhi to see the beautiful flowers in Xiyuan. The back garden of Lu Mansion was huge, covering an area of more than 200 acres, with rockery, winding rivers, pavilions and pavilions. It was the most beautiful garden in the Three Wu Dynasties. Xiyuan
There is also a gathering of famous flowers. Lu Weirui will leave Wu County and enter the capital tomorrow. At this time, he must be wandering around Xiyuan to enjoy the flowers——
Entering Xiyuan from the stone garden gate of Taihu Lake, I met the two maids Dan Ho and Hairpin Hua. They smiled and said to Chen Caozhi, "Bless you." Dan Ho said: "The young lady is painting on the Jinfeng Pavilion. Chen Langjun, please go and meet me."
I won’t disturb you, maid.”
Chen Cao smiled and walked towards the Golden Wind Pavilion in the west of the garden. It was almost dusk, the setting sun was setting, and the sunset was like fire. There was still snow in the shade of the flowers and trees under the walls of the garden, but the breath of spring was in the early blooming flowers.
In the evening breeze, the fragrance of flowers is everywhere, refreshing -
There are hundreds of precious water-red plum blossoms planted on the west side of Xiyuan. This is the time when this late-blooming plum blossom blooms. This kind of plum blossom has multiple layers of double petals. A small bowl-shaped water-red plum blossom has three,
There are forty tiny petals, one on top of another, the broken petals are floating, the color is extremely beautiful, and the fragrance is better than that of ordinary plum blossoms. When a gust of wind comes, the garden is filled with the fragrance of flowers.
Chen Caozhi took a deep breath and felt the breath of spring. At this time, he saw a very moving picture:
On the golden wind pavilion with hexagonal eaves, Lu Weirui, wearing a deep robe with a curved train and a long plume, stood leaning on the railing. Facing the plum forest, she leaned forward, squinted her eyes, and pursed her petal-like lips slightly, as if kissing the fragrance of flowers carried by the wind.
Kissing the breath of spring, the hem of her long skirt has wide and small peaks, layered in layers, and the shape is like the water-red plum petals. The cool spring breeze blows her skirt, and the hem of her long skirt blows diagonally to the back, outlining the beauty of her body.
Silhouette, her expression is focused and cute, charming like a fairy——
Chen Caozhi stood a few feet away, looking at the girl on the pavilion. He felt that he loved her so much. Well, this is the cuteness of Wei Rui. Seeing Wei Rui makes people feel the sweetness of life, even if there are all kinds of things.
Ups and downs, strife, ugliness and sorrow, even if there will be a bloody battle tomorrow, they can not damage our feeling and cherishment of the beauty of life, which is our courage and hope to survive in the troubled world——
Lu Weirui opened her eyes, feeling a little shy. She just smelled the fragrance of the flowers and was a little forgetful. She looked around and saw Chen Caozhi looking at her with a smile. She couldn't help but blush her cheeks and said with a blush: "Mr. Chen is here -"
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Chen Caozhi walked up to the pavilion and looked Lu Weirui up and down. He saw that Lu Weirui's heart was beating like a deer, her face was red, and she said: "Chen Langjun, what are you looking at? I, what's wrong with me?"
Chen Caozhi took Lu Weirui's left hand, kissed her gently on the back of her hand, and said: "I haven't held a paintbrush for a long time, but I want to draw your appearance just now and give it to you as my betrothal gift to propose to you.
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Lu Weirui was ashamed and happy, thinking that her appearance just now might be a bit frivolous in the eyes of others, but Chen Langjun is not a common person, as long as Chen Langjun likes it, that's fine, so she responded: "Okay."
Chen Caozhi was looking at a small case in the pavilion. There were pens, inks, paper and inkstones on the case, and Wei Rui was painting a chrysanthemum "jade plate", which was almost completed——
Lu Weirui pointed to the precious jade chrysanthemum outside the pavilion and said, "Mr. Chen, do you still remember this jade chrysanthemum?"
Six years ago, this precious jade chrysanthemum had rotten roots due to overwatering and was about to wither. Lu Weirui was helpless and cried at the flower. It was Chen Caozhi who managed to save the jade chrysanthemum——
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "Flowers are our matchmakers, how could I forget."
Lu Weirui smiled sweetly and said softly: "Flowers are matchmakers." She pointed at a stem of flowers and leaves and gently twisted them, and the flowers and leaves swirled and fell -