Chen Caozhi, Xie Yan, Fan Ning, Gu Kaizhi, Ran Sheng, Liu Laozhi, Sun Wuzhong, Laide, Huang Xiaotong and more than 50 people left Jiankang for Gushu, Xinting, where Xie An was farewell
, Lu Na, Xi Chao, Zhang Ping, Gu Minzhi, Xie Xuan, Xie Daoyun, and Lu Weirui all came to see him off. Xie Yan's wife, Yuan Shi, and Gu Kai's wife, Zhang Tongyun, also came. After some exhortations to take care of themselves, the carriage and horses set off.
, the pedestrians gradually drifted away, filled with emotions of separation——
Before noon on February 15th, Chen Cao and his entourage arrived at Gushu, Huanxi, and Huanshixiu and met them at the foot of Bailu Mountain. Together they entered the city and entered the General's Mansion. Huanwen had recently suffered from wind-cold paralysis and his movements were quite inconvenient, so he came to see him by car.
Chen Caozhi and others first congratulated Chen Caozhi on his engagement, and then asked about the wedding date. When they learned that it was the eighth day of the eighth lunar month, Huan Wen nodded and said, "It's a very auspicious time for family and country matters."
Chen Caozhi introduced Fan Ning, Liu Laozhi, and Sun Wuzhong to Huanwen. When Huanwen saw Liu Laozhi and Sun Wuzhong, he was delighted and said, "This is a good general of my Beifu." He awarded Liu the title of Grand Sima with overall military power.
After being imprisoned, Sun Wuzhong joined the army in the Northern Mansion, and he also solemnly told Huan Xi to reuse the two generals Liu and Sun. Of course, Huan Xi only said so.
After the luncheon, Huan Wen left Chen Caozhi, Xie Yan, Huan Xi, and Huan Shixiu to discuss matters. These four people will be the ones in charge of the Beifu Army. Huan Wen said: "I already know about Yu Xi's misappropriation of Beifu military resources.
The commander-in-chief impeached him and demoted him to a commoner. When you go to Jingkou, you should be careful to prevent the Yu family from causing trouble."
Chen Caozhi asked about the status of the war between Qin and Yan. Huan Wen looked a little tired and said to Huan Shixiu: "Shi Xiu, can you tell Chen and Xie about the status of the war between Qin and Yan?"
Huan Shixiu responded and said: "In the Qin Dynasty before the Qin Dynasty, there was heavy snow in Yan's territory. Countless cattle and sheep froze to death, and it was difficult for soldiers and horses to move. Murong Chui was worried that he would not be able to attack the city and would not be able to sustain food and grass. He had already retreated to Yanshi and Gongxian. Murong Ke's eight
The army of ten thousand failed to cross the Yellow River, and it seemed that they were preparing to fight again in the spring. During the Four Fu Rebellion, Fu Yu who occupied Shaanxi City was beheaded. The Shaanxi Rebellion had been put down, and former general Yang An was ordered to attack Anding City.
Fu Wu was defeated by Fu Wu's general Gou Xing. Fu Wu and Fu Shuang's 20,000 soldiers from Shanggui took advantage of the victory and marched to Yumei to attack Chang'an. Fu Jian hurriedly sent General Wang Jian and General Ningshuo to lead the army.
Thirty thousand elite soldiers attacked Fu Wu, Fu Shuang, and Lu Guang. They were very brave and defeated Fu Wu's army and captured 15,000 people. Fu Wu knew that the peace could not be defended, so he rushed up to Gui with Fu Shuang. Wang Jian and Lu Guang besieged Shang Guang.
It snowed heavily, the soldiers were frozen, and the attack on the city was unfavorable. Wang Jian reported to Fu Jian that he temporarily retreated to Yumei, settled down, and guarded the main road of Chang'an. Fu Wu and Fu Shuang were able to temporarily survive; among the four Fu, Fu Liu occupied Pu Ban.
The army was at its strongest, with 30,000 soldiers, and Puban was only a hundred and fifty miles away from Chang'an. Fu Jian attached great importance to this road and ordered Wang Meng and Deng Qiang to lead ten thousand elite cavalry to attack Puban. Wang Meng led his army to Puban.
However, he did not attack the city, but instead dug deep ditches to defend the city. Fu Liu went out to challenge the city, but Wang Meng closed the fort and responded. Fu Liu thought Wang Meng was afraid of him and left his son Fu Liang to guard Pu Ban. However, he led an army of 20,000 to attack Chang'an. Wang Meng responded.
Deng Qiang was ordered to lead 7,000 soldiers to track and attack all night, and defeated Fuliu. Fuliu led the defeated army back to Puban. Wang Meng invited him to attack again and captured his soldiers. Fuliu had only a few hundred people left and fled back to Puban, unable to hold out.
, it snowed heavily, and Wang Meng and Deng Qiang were also blocked from attacking the city - this was the news reported by General Yangwu Shen Jin in early February."
Huan Wen said: "Chen Fu's prediction is good. The rebellion of the Four Fus cannot shake Fu Jian's foundation. Fu Liu, Fu Wu and Fu Shuang will be captured sooner or later."
Chen Cao said: "Although it cannot shake its foundation, it will also severely damage the vitality of Guanzhong. When the snow melts in spring, Fu Qin will face the attack of the Xianbei people. No matter how talented Wang Meng is, it is inevitable that Di Qin will suffer a temporary setback."
Huan Wen said with a smile: "It depends on whether Murong Ke will be bedridden or not -" When he mentioned that he was bedridden, Huan Wen frowned. It was cold last winter, and when he went to Jiankang, he caught wind and cold, and suffered from wind paralysis.
My legs are painful and stiff, and medicine is not effective. Think about it, I will be fifty-three years old in the New Year, nine years older than Murong Ke. Chen Caozhi said that he can predict the end of life, and said that Murong Ke will not survive this autumn.
He Huan Wen still has ten years to live, no, now he only has nine years——
Huan Wen stroked his knees and asked Chen Caozhi: "Chen Yu, you are good at medicine, can you help me get rid of the pain of wind disease, stiffness and paralysis?"
Chen Caozhi stepped forward and took Huan Wen's pulse, which was stringy and tight. He pinched Huan Wen's knee, which was obviously deformed and swollen, and said: "The prevailing wind Qi will cause walking paralysis, and the prevailing cold Qi will cause painful paralysis. Ming Gong, this is painful paralysis."
, and it is a chronic illness that has lasted for more than ten years. It can be cured by non-medicine and stone. Perhaps acupuncture can alleviate Ming Gong's pain, but I am not good at acupuncture."
Huan Wen said: "My brother Huan Chong advised me to take the powder, which can help activate blood circulation and remove blood clots. What does Chen Yu think?"
Chen Caozhi was moved. He knew that Huan Chong often took Wushi Powder. There is an interesting story about Huan Chong in "Shi Shuo Xin Yu". Because of taking Wushi Powder, Huan Chong's skin became sensitive and he was afraid of friction, so he liked to wear old clothes.
, Old clothes are soft. Once when he was bathing, his wife Wang took away his old clothes and sent him a new set of clothes. Huan Chong was very angry and ordered his maid to bring new clothes to exchange for old ones.
When the new clothes were brought back, a message was spread: "If clothes are not new, how can they be old?" Huan Chong smiled and put on the new clothes. Although it was uncomfortable, he endured it——
Huan Chong takes the powder, but Huan Wen does not take the powder. If Laolai takes the powder, it is easy to increase the deficiency fire, hyperactivity of yang and dryness, which can easily lead to other diseases. If Huan Wen takes the powder, the rheumatism pain may be relieved to some extent, but he will definitely lose several days of life.
Year, the current Eastern Jin Dynasty obviously cannot live without Huan Wen. The Beifu army has not yet been completed, and the Northern Expedition has not yet achieved success. It cannot be done without Huan Wen, so it is better to let Huan Wen die naturally——
Chen Caozhi said sincerely: "Although wind and cold paralysis is a chronic disease, it is not life-threatening. Ming Gong only needs to ask a good acupuncturist to perform acupuncture every other day, and pay attention to keeping warm every day. There should be no serious problems. If the five stones are scattered, it is foolish to think that the year is over.
People in their fifties should not take it. Five stones are hot in nature and there are many taboos."
Huan Wen nodded. What Chen Caozhi said was consistent with what Yang Quan, a famous doctor in Guangling, said. It can be seen that Chen Caozhi's concern for him is sincere and worthy of trust. He said: "When people grow old, they will always suffer from illness. It's just that Lu Chen of China
, life is in ruins, if I can expedition to the north of the Central Plains and drive out the barbarians, why would I regret my remaining years!"
Chen Cao said: "Your Majesty's noble body is related to the rise and fall of the country. I hope that your Majesty will cherish your self-love."
Huan Wen suddenly became proud and said with a smile: "Next year, you will follow me in the Northern Expedition and we will jointly carry out our great cause." He also said: "The Beifu army must be completed this year and have combat power. Next year's Northern Expedition, we will use the soldiers from Guxifu and Jingkou Beifu.
It is the main force. Jing and Xiang's troops must be used to contain Di Qin and cannot be moved arbitrarily."
Xie Yan said: "Gong Huan has learned clearly that Sizhou has neither money nor silk to spend, nor people to serve. This long history will be in trouble for me."
Huan Wen smiled and said: "Don't worry about money and food. I will provide relief from Jingxiang and Jiangzhou. All you need to do is work together to recruit generals from the old generals in Beifu and the docks in Lianghuai and form an army quickly."
To build the Beifu Army, Huan Wen must allocate money and food from his base of power in Jingxiang to support it. There was a severe drought in Sanwu. If taxes were levied more, public resentment would boil. Moreover, by controlling the money and food of the Beifu Army through Huan Shixiu, he also controlled the Beifu Army.
The lifeblood of the Beifu Army must be firmly controlled by the Longkang Huan clan. No matter how much Huan Wen trusted Chen Caozhi, there was no ambiguity on this point——
Huan Wen said to Huan Xi: "I will also deliver to you the three thousand fine cavalry commanded by Cavalry Inspector Duan Si. This cavalry will be the vanguard for the Northern Expedition next year. The Ordnance Department has built a thousand pieces of armored riding equipment. It is expected that by the end of the year
, all three thousand pieces of armor and riding equipment can be completed, you can first order Cavalry Governor Duan and Chen Zisheng to train this cavalry army."
After discussing some matters, Huan Xi decided to take a big ship from Gushu Navy Pier to Jingkou the day after tomorrow——
Chen Caozhi returned to his residence at the foot of Fenghuang Mountain. Xie Yan lived in the neighboring courtyard of Chen Cao's house, which was originally Xie Daoyun's residence. Fan Ning lived with Chen Caozhi, Liu Laozhi, Sun Wuzhong and more than thirty of their entourage.
They followed Ran Sheng to the Zicheng military camp to rest for the night.
At dusk, Chen Caozhi and Fan Ning were walking in the small courtyard to talk about the reconstruction of the Beifu army. Zuo Lang, a subordinate, came to report, and Duke Huan's concubine Li came to pay her respects——
Fan Ning was startled and thought to himself: "How could Zizhong have contact with Huan Wen's concubine!" He couldn't help but look doubtful on his face.
Chen Cao smiled and explained: "She is the sister of Li Shi, Marquis of Guiyi. She is favored by Duke Huan and learns the recorder from me."
Fan Ning said "Oh" and said, "I'll take a break for now and go back to my room to study."
Li Jingshu was still wearing a plain long dress and a scarf tied around her waist. She was slim and graceful. She bowed down as soon as she came in and congratulated her with a loud voice: "Female disciple Li Jingshu congratulates Master Chen on your happy marriage."
Thereupon some followers presented gifts, all of which were silk, jade, lacquerware, and porcelain produced in Shu——
Chen Caozhi knelt down solemnly and said with a smile: "My marriage is possible only because of Mrs. Li's strength."
Li Jingshu raised her delicate eyebrows, and her face suddenly showed a look of astonishment. The woman's mind turned very quickly, and she understood what Chen Cao's words meant. She understood it as soon as she turned her eyes, but she was not surprised at all. She smiled and said: "
Master Chen is over 20 years old and his marriage has not yet been consummated. How can the disciple not care about him? With such meager energy efficiency, I dare not resign."
This woman's thick skin was unparalleled. Chen Caozhi narrowed his eyes, looked directly at Li Jingshu, and said, "I have no grudges against Madam Li, why would Madam Li go to such lengths!"
When Li Jingshu saw that Chen Caozhi had made it clear, she also suppressed her smile and said solemnly, "Then what Master Chen means is that Jingshu should go find the person with a grudge, right?"
Chen Caozhi was not offended by Li Jingshu and said calmly: "Countries have risen and fallen in ancient times, but who has ever seen what a woman who has lost her country can do? When Cheng Han pretended to be the emperor, he was tyrannical and absurd. If a man cannot be destroyed, he will be punished by heaven.
"Come on, Mrs. Li is obsessed with the past and can't extricate herself. She can't harm others, she can only harm herself."
Li Jingshu was horrified when Chen Caozhi directly revealed her inner secret, but she quickly calmed down and said sweetly: "Jingshu has been out of Shu for fifteen years, and no one can express her thoughts. But Master Chen, the one who really knows me, Chen
Master, please listen to what Jing Shu has to say——"
Chen Caozhi looked at Li Jingshu. There was a look of determination and coldness on the face of this beautiful princess of the country. It seemed like she had seen this expression somewhere before!