Chen Cao ordered Huang Xiaotong to present the Jiaowei Qin. Xie Daoyun was very happy and said: "In two days, after I have strung up the strings and got the sound right, I will invite Zi Zhong to come and listen to the Qin."
Xie Daoyun was used to calling Zizhong, so Chen Caozhi didn't correct him anymore and said with a smile: "In two days, you should be playing the piano in my Chen's East Garden."
Xie Daoyun's face turned red, he lowered his eyes and looked at the hem of Chen Caozhi's white silk singlet, smiled on his lips, and whispered: "It's still early -"
Chen Cao said: "Is it like three autumns?"
The setting sun slanted on the small pool outside the corridor, with shimmering waves, green lotus cover, and weeping willows beside the pool. The two people were walking on the corridor listening to the rain while talking. Xie Daoyun told Chen Caozhi that Xie Xuan would marry him on the ninth day of March after they got married.
My wife Huan returned to Jingzhou together. A letter arrived last month, saying that she would definitely come back in early August——
Unknowingly, the sky darkened, and Xie Shao came over to invite Chen Caozhi to dinner. Chen Caozhi said that his fourth uncle was still waiting for him to go back for dinner, so he took Huang Xiaotong back to Chen's house by the Qinhuai River, but saw Gu Kaizhi and Liu Shangzhi.
, Kong and Wang had been waiting for him in the hall for a long time, and they immediately drank and had a banquet together. The old patriarch Chen Xian couldn't bear to sit for a long time, so he drank two glasses of Jingkou wine and told Chen Shang that Chen Cao's brother was good at hospitality, so he went in first.
After resting, so as not to restrain the younger generation, Gu Kaizhi started reciting poems without waiting for the banquet to end. Liu Shangzhi praised the verses and praised them. Kong Wang was cautious and listened with a smile. Chen Caozhi talked about the customs and interesting things about Huaihe and Huaihe. Friends were reunited, and they were very happy.
——
Laifu came in and said, "Little Master, Banli, the steward of the Lu Mansion, has been waiting for a long time."
Liu Shangzhi smiled and said: "Zizhong went to Xie Mansion today, how dare you not go to Lu Mansion?"
Kong Wang said hurriedly: "Zizhong, please excuse me. It's time for us to leave."
Gu Kaizhi was already a bit drunk and said to Kong Wang: "Brother Deze, we will drink and recite poems while Zizhong goes to visit his uncle on his own. We won't delay the two."
Chen Caozhi stood up with a smile and said to Chen Shang: "The third brother will accompany the guests, and the younger brother will go first."
Chen Caozhi took Huang Xiaotong with him and followed Banli to Hengtang Lu Mansion to meet Lu Na. After a few words of greeting, a two-foot-tall child stumbled in and called Lu Na "daddy" in a milky voice.
At the age of half-year-old Xiao Daofu, Mrs. Lu Zhang Wenwan’s laughter came from the front of the hall: “Has Cao Zhi come——”
Chen Caozhi quickly saluted Mrs. Lu. Mrs. Lu looked at Chen Caozhi and said, "It's very hard for Cao Zhi to travel around Huaihe River. Don't overwork yourself."
Chen Caozhi bowed and said: "Yes, thank you Aunt Zhang for your concern." He ordered Huang Xiaotong to present the five volumes of "Lu Shi" written by Cai Yong, explained the origin and said: "——Wei Rui is good at studying Han Li, Cai Zhonglang's five volumes
Just give "Lu Shi" to Wei Rui for copying." I felt a little strange why Wei Rui didn't come with Mrs. Lu?
Lu Na was addicted to the inscriptions on stele, and he fell into trance when he read the "Poetry of Lu" written by Cai Yong. Mrs. Lu called him several times before he woke up. Mrs. Lu said: "Weirui would like to have a conversation with Cao Zhi."
Lu Natuan was strict and strict in etiquette, and he had to abide by the Sanwu custom that men and women could not meet before marriage. At this time, he listened to his wife's request, looked at Chen Caozhi, and said: "Then let's talk through the curtain."
Mrs. Lu smiled and said to Chen Caozhi: "Wei Rui is in the next room. You can go."
Chen Caozhi saluted Mr. and Mrs. Lu Na and followed a maid to the left side hall. He looked up and saw that the lights were bright and several maids were standing respectfully. He saw another door on the west side with a bead curtain hanging down, so he walked over.
Before he even got close, he heard Lu Weirui's voice behind the curtain: "Mr. Chen, I'm here." Then the bead curtain was lifted, and Lu Weirui walked out, staring at Chen Caozhi with tears in her eyes. She wanted to say something, but her lips moved.
She moved but didn't make a sound. She just heard the maid said that Chen Langjun was dark and thin, and she felt very worried. Now that she saw it, it was indeed the case, and she couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable——
Chen Caozhi said softly: "It's just a little tanned. Don't Wei Rui like it?"
Lu Weirui smiled and said softly: "No matter what, I like it."
The maids in the side hall had all retreated to the corridor, leaving only Chen Caozhi and Lu Weirui, who sat knee-to-knee across from each other. They talked for a while, and Lu Weirui suddenly shut up, blushing again and again, and stopped talking.
——
Chen Caozhi stroked the back of her hand on her knee and asked, "What does Wei Rui want to say?"
Lu Weirui bit her lower lip and said, "Mr. Chen, please leave the double-corridor building on the west side to me." After saying that, she couldn't even raise her head.
Chen Cao immediately understood that there were two double-corridor buildings in the east garden of Chen's residence, facing each other from east to west. The double-corridor building in the west was the place where Wei Rui and he fell in love in February last year. Wei Rui must have learned about it from his sister-in-law or Run'er.
These two double-corridor buildings will serve as her and Xie Daoyun's residence. Of course she wants the west building——
Chen Cao said: "Okay, let's go to the West Tower."
At this time, Xiao Daofu, who was not afraid of strangers, walked to the side hall again, followed closely by Short Hoe and another personal maid of Mrs. Lu. Xiao Daofu walked up to Lu Weirui and called out obediently: "Ah
sister--"
The short hoe smiled and taught: "Daofu Xiaolangjun, this is my brother-in-law, be good, call me brother-in-law——"
Xiao Daoyun looked at Chen Caozhi and felt that he was pleasant to the eyes, so he called out: "Brother-in-law."
The short hoe and the other maid covered their mouths and laughed "coo", Lu Weirui's face turned red, she was ashamed and happy——
Chen Caozhi touched Xiao Daofu's pink face and said with a smile: "Daofu, be good, my brother-in-law will give you a small toy." He took out a small golden bell from the silk fish bag at his waist and gently
When shaken, it makes a tinkling sound——
Xiao Daofu's eyes suddenly lit up. He took the small golden bell and shook it vigorously in his hand. He held it too tightly and the bell sounded muffled. It was not as clear as Chen Caozhi's. Shaking it, the golden bell was thrown out of his hand and rolled away.
With the sound of tinkling, the path is supplemented by great music, and from then on, the golden bell is lost and played.
…
At midnight on the morning of the 26th, Chen Caozhi entered the Taiji Hall in Taicheng to meet Emperor Sima Yu. The emperor of the Jin Dynasty had a half-month dynasty, which refers to a court meeting where hundreds of officials gathered. He usually only received ministers in the east and west halls of the Taiji Hall or the Shiqian Hall.
Ling, Shizhong, Zhongshu Shilang and various ministers reported matters. Other officials could not see the emperor. If there were any matters, they would be reported by ministers. However, when Chen Cao entered Taicheng, he was greeted by the palace eunuch.
It was said that the emperor had given an oral edict, and when Chen Cao, the commander of Sizhou, arrived, he immediately went to see him.
Chen Caozhi followed the eunuch of the palace to the west hall of Taiji Hall. Wang Biaozhi, the minister, the commander of the army, Xie An, the minister Gao Song, the official minister Lu Na, and the minister Xi Chao were all there. Chen Caozhi bowed and respectfully accompanied the last one.
, reported to the emperor the process of rebuilding the Beifu soldiers. Sima Yu had mixed feelings. Sixty thousand Beifu soldiers were recruited into the army in half a year. This was a powerful force in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Its importance has exceeded that of the governors of Xu and Yanzhou, but Chen Cao
Can he master this force? Even if he masters this force, whether he is truly loyal to the Jin Dynasty is uncertain. If Chen Caozhi is determined to rely on Huan Wen, then the Jin Dynasty will be hopeless——
Emperor Sima Yu naturally praised Chen Caozhi for his kind words, and decided to hold a gathering of officials in the court hall tomorrow. He summoned Huan Shixiu, Tian Luo, Cai Guang and other generals from the Northern Prefecture, and awarded them seals and ribbons, as well as silk and silk——
After Emperor Sima Yu returned to the Shiqian Palace, Chen Caozhi and Xi Chao went to Zhongshu Province to talk. Chen Caozhi told him about his visit to Xi Min in Huaiyin. Xi Chao said: "My father has a letter, and he appreciates Zi Zhong very much." He added.
: "According to the regulations, Zizhong has two and a half months of marriage leave, but the soldiers in Beifu are undecided. It would be better for Zizhong to return to Jingkou as soon as possible."
The official wedding leave for officials in the Jin Dynasty was twelve days. Including the time spent on the journey back home to worship ancestors, the wedding leave in this county was one month, and the marriage leave in other counties was two months. The longest one was half a year, which should be Jiaozhou.
, Guangzhou is so far away——
Chen Caozhi understood what Xi Chao was referring to. Xi Chao was reminding him not to relax his control over the Beifu Army. Xi Chao also did not want to see the Huan family completely control the Beifu Army, because then his father Xu, the governor of Yan Erzhou,
He was afraid that his position would be eclipsed by the Huan family. His father, Xi Min, was not obedient to Huan Wen. Therefore, if the Huan family became powerful, the Xi family would be completely squeezed out of Jingkou sooner or later. For the sake of family interests, Xi Chao did not want Huan Wen to usurp the throne and form a powerful force.
Imperial power, and is willing to maintain the current imperial power and govern the family together——
Chen Cao said: "Thank you, Brother Guest, for reminding me. I will take state affairs as my top priority."
Xi Chao also smiled and said: "After my bigamy, it is necessary to return to Qiantang. Taking the two brides back to Chen's family temple to worship my uncle and aunt, etiquette must not be lost."
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "I will definitely return to Jingkou by the end of September."
Xi Chao laughed loudly. He was worried that Chen Caozhi would be newly married and have two lovely wives to deal with. He would be addicted to the gentle countryside and would not return to Jingkou for a long time.
After leaving Taicheng, Chen Caozhi went to Da Sima Mansion to visit Huan Shixiu, and invited Huan Shixiu and Tian Luo generals to have a banquet in the east garden of Chen's residence in the evening. Huan Shixiu admired Chen Caozhi's talents very much, and he also admired Chen Caozhi.
He was very respectful and said: "Your mansion has been very busy recently, so I won't bother you anymore. I will ask for a wedding drink when brother Zizhong gets married. Tonight, I will entertain brother Zizhong and the generals of Beifu."
Chen Cao said: "Forget it, brother Zizhuang is hosting a banquet today, then I will host a banquet tomorrow."
That night, Chen Caozhi went to Huan Shixiu's banquet. After the banquet, he accompanied Cai Guang to visit the spy commander Shi Jia Bizhi. Chen Caozhi had promised Cai Feng, the patriarch of the Cai family, to help Chenliu Cai family re-enlisted as a scholar. After his marriage, he would
When he returned to Qian Tang, he didn't have much time in Beijing, so he had to get the matter done as soon as possible. Jia Bizhi was his good friend, so even though it was already midnight, he still took Cai Guang to visit——
Jia Bizhi listened to Chen Caozhi's talk about Chenliu Cai's registration as a scholar. He knew these things very well, and immediately told Cai Guang: "During the Yuan Dynasty, the genealogy of Nandu scholars was rebuilt, and the Chenliu Cai family was already registered, so the ancestor Xuan Gong (i.e.
Although Cai Bao was sentenced for his crime, it did not affect the family, so the Cai family is still a noble family."
Cai Guang was stunned. According to the spy records, his Cai family was still a noble family, but no one had been an official for thirty years. What kind of noble family does this look like!
After bidding farewell to Jia Bi and coming out, Cai Guang was unhappy. Chen Caozhi comforted him and said: "The Cai family has been in the family for hundreds of years. They suffered setbacks at the beginning of their journey to the south and have not set foot in Jiangdong since, so their reputation is not obvious. Now Brother Cai is determined to become an official.
This is the beginning of the resurgence of the Chen Liu Cai family."
Cai Guang thought about it. He should be the starting point for Cai's children to become officials. The ice has been broken and the official career will become smoother and smoother.
