On the twenty-seventh day of the seventh lunar month, Emperor Sima Yu convened hundreds of officials in the Taiji Hall and gave seals and ribbons to the generals of the Beifu. Among them, Chen Caozhi and Huan Shixiu were even given swords by the emperor to demonstrate their transcendent status in the Beifu. , Chen Caozhi is now the sixth-rank state Sima and the fifth-rank Yingyang general, Huan Shixiu is the sixth-rank state special commander and the fifth-rank Weiyuan general, it is normal for a civil servant to hold a military position at the same level -
After the court meeting, Huan Shixiu, Tian Luo and a total of 12 generals from the Northern Prefecture followed Chen Caozhi to Chen's house by the Qinhuai River for a banquet. They drank fine wine from Jingkou and tasted Chen's family dishes. Chen Caozhi was a good host and enthusiastic. , elegant, humorous, guests feel like they are sitting in the spring breeze——
Cai Guang said to Huan Shixiu: "Tomorrow we will return to Jingkou and Guangling, but it will be a great pity if we cannot participate in Chen Sima's wedding. The Queen Mother has granted me the marriage, and it is an unprecedented romance and grand event for my wife. If you dare to ask Huan to leave, please come to Huan and give me five days' leave so that we can come to Jiankang and have a glass of Chen Sima's wedding wine."
Everyone in Tianluo, Wei, and Qian dynasties praised him, so be sure to speak kindly to Huan when he bids you farewell.
Huan Shixiu nodded and said: "Okay, brother Zizhong's wedding is not to be missed. Jingkou is not far from Jiankang. It takes five days to ride back and forth."
The next day, Huan Shixiu, Tian Luo, Cai Guang and other Beifu generals returned to Jingkou and went to General Anbei's Mansion to report to Huan Xi. Since there was not much time left before Chen Caozhi's wedding on the eighth day of August, Huan Shixiu went to the capital to report to Huan Xi. When Huan Xi mentioned the matter of giving him leave, Huan Xi frowned, with an arrow scar on his left cheek crooked, and with a solemn expression, as if military and state affairs were very urgent, he said: "At the beginning of the founding of Beifu, we were about to intensify our military training. How can we train the generals well?" It’s inappropriate, very inappropriate, to ask for leave together—”
Huan Shixiu suddenly felt embarrassed. He didn't expect his cousin to be so disrespectful. He was entrusted by the generals of Beifu. If he couldn't get such a small thing, how could he still have prestige in front of Tianluo, Cai Guang and others in the future? Holding back his resentment, he said: "The trip to Jiankang is only a hundred and fifty miles away, and the round trip to attend Chen Zizhong's wedding is only five days. This is not a critical military situation, so why not get along with the generals and have fun with everyone!"
Huan Xi did not mean to disgrace his cousin Huan Shixiu, he just wanted to show that every decision he made was carefully thought out. The art of imperial rule is not to make promises lightly. This is the art of strategizing. This can also be regarded as the use of "Laozi" "If you want to seize something, you must give it to him first", this is to make Huan Shixiu feel that he is majestic and unpredictable. This is what his father Huan Wen taught him, but Huan Wen did not expect that his son would use it on his cousin first. Got on——
Huan Xi looked majestic and then said in a slow tone: "Zizhuang, since you brought this up, how could I not agree? I will go on the sixth day of the lunar month and come back on the tenth day of the lunar month."
Although Huan Shixiu got Huan Xi's consent, he felt very unhappy and said to himself: "Since I have to agree, why bother to say anything before? I have the same ancestor as you, and it was my uncle who asked me to assist you. You are playing such clumsy political tactics with me, it’s really ridiculous! It’s despicable!”
Huan Xi felt proud that he had demonstrated both kindness and power.
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In the afternoon of that day, Chen Caozhi returned to Chen's house from Xi Chao's apartment, and saw two maids from the Xie Mansion waiting in front of the hall. They said that Madam Dao Yun had invited Sister Ding and Run'er to listen to the piano in the mansion, and Jiao Wei's qin had already been played. Good strings, right tuning——
Just as he was talking, Run'er followed Liu Xu out and said, "Uncle Chou, Aunt Xie's Chou invites Run'er to listen to the piano. Can Uncle Chou accompany Run'er?"
Chen Caozhi asked: "Where is your mother?"
Run'er said: "Mother is not going." Then she smiled softly and said, "Aunt Xie's Chou is actually going to invite Uncle Chou to listen to the piano."
Liu Xu pursed her lips and smiled.
Chen Caozhi and his niece Run'er came to the Qiangwei Courtyard of Xie Mansion. Xie Daoyun was very serious about playing the piano this time. He took a bath and burned incense. Seeing Chen Caozhi and Run'er arriving, he smiled and saluted. Without saying anything, he tuned the strings. With lowered eyebrows and lowered eyelashes, he pressed the strings with his left hand and strummed the strings with his right hand. He made a long trill of "Zheng", filling the room with elegance and elegance——
Xie Daoyun played the song "Flowing Water" that Chen Caozhi came to give her in the snow on the night of her 20th birthday in Kuaiji the year before last. It is rare for a close friend to play "Flowing Water" in vain, and now the two will be married. , the twists and turns here are really like a gentle stream, with no way back, and finally it suddenly becomes clear, and the sound is playing elegantly——
After Xie Daoyun played two pieces of music, he began to instruct Run'er to play the piano. Run'er was smart and enlightened. Although he had not learned the piano for a short time, he had a foundation in playing the harp, so he quickly mastered the piano skills and was able to play simple piano music. Very interesting——
Chen Caozhi sat aside and listened silently. Xie Daoyun sometimes raised his eyes and found that Chen Caozhi was smiling and lost in thought. Although Xie Daoyun was considerate, he really didn't guess what Chen Caozhi was thinking at this time. Chen Caozhi What Cao Zhi wants to do is: after he marries Dao Yun and Wei Rui and gives birth to a bunch of children, Dao Yun will teach him. Xie Daoyun, a talented woman of the generation, will become a kindergarten teacher. Haha, how wonderful!
As the sun was setting, a servant woman hurriedly came outside Qiangwei Courtyard and talked to Yinfeng for a few words. Yinfeng came in and reported: "Chen Langjun, the steward of your mansion came to report that the people of Chenjiawu have arrived. Qian Tang and congratulators from Kuaiji are also here."
Run'er said happily: "Brother must have arrived too."
Chen Caozhi said goodbye to Daoyun and returned to Chen's house with Run'er. He saw cars and horses filling the road and a large number of guests. In addition to his sixth uncle Chen Man and his eldest son Chen Chang, his fifth aunt in the east building and Chen Mo who was studying in Wu County In addition to the Chen clan members such as Chen Tan and Chen Zongzhi, the seven surnamed Qiantang clans all sent important people from the clan to attend Chen Caozhi's wedding. Ding Yi, the head of the Ding clan, even went to Beijing in person. Ding Xia Shang and Ding The two sons of Chunqiu also came. Ding Yi told Chen Caozhi that Ding Youwei's brother Ding Licheng would arrive around the fifth day of the lunar month. Ding Licheng is now the magistrate of Wuning County——
Feng Mengxiong, a family friend of the Chen family, asked his 16-year-old son Feng Xuan to come with his sister Feng Lingbo to congratulate him. Naturally, Feng Lingbo's youngest son Xu Huo also brought him. Xu Miao will come to Jiankang from Jingzhou to attend Chen Cao's wedding in the near future, and he will be with his wife by the way. Let’s meet——
Along with the Chen clan and the Qian and Tang gentry, there were also congratulators from the Yu clan, the Xie clan, and the Wei clan in Kuaiji. For a time, the three halls of the Chen residence were overcrowded.
Chen Man, Chen Chang and his son escorted twenty oxcarts of wedding utensils and sheep wine into the capital this time. The white-haired rich man Chen Man is most interested in the dowry of the daughters of the Xie family of Chen County and the Lu family of Wu County. How rich it will be, I am planning and looking forward to it even in my sleep——
Xu Miao and Zhang Tongyun's brother Zhang Xuan arrived in Jiankang on the same boat on the third day of the lunar month. Ran Sheng and Lai De came from Gushu on the fifth day of the lunar month. Ding Licheng arrived on the sixth day of the lunar month. Beifu generals Huan Shixiu, Tian Luo, Cai Guang, Su Qi, Shen Chiqian and dozens of people arrived from Jingkou on the evening of the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. There were also guests from nearby counties who came all the way to watch this unprecedented wedding, filling all the inns in Jiankang City——
What even more amazed the scholars of the Jiankang Dynasty was that the Di Qin Prime Minister Wang Meng sent Prime Minister Shi Xibao to send a congratulatory gift to attend Chen Cao's wedding. Xi Bao was going to go south to Jiankang with Chen Cao as an envoy last year, but he was outside Luoyang City.
He was captured by the Xianbei people and taken to Yecheng, and was later repatriated to Chang'an. This time he came to Jiankang on the orders of Fu Jian and Wang Meng. Firstly, he wanted to attend Chen Caozhi's wedding, and secondly, he wanted to take the opportunity to make friends with the Jin Dynasty, because the Qin Dynasty
The country has been experiencing constant internal and external troubles recently. We are worried that if the Jin army and the Yan army join forces to attack, the Qin country will be in danger——
Xi Bao and his party arrived on the fourth day of August. The next day, the fifth day of August, 200 congratulators from Yan State also arrived after a long journey. The leader was Murong Ling, the son of King Murong Chui of Wu, who set off from Yecheng two months ago.
, came to attend Chen Cao's wedding on the order of Dazai Murong Ke, and reiterated the friendly alliance reached between Huangfu Zhen and the Jin Dynasty last year. The national policy of Yan State is to first destroy Di Qin and then control Jiangdong. Now that Di Qin is not at peace, it is natural to change its intention and Jiangdong.
The weddings between Chen Caozhi and the two wealthy ladies Lu and Xie were an opportunity for Yan and Jin to make peace——
Chen Caozhi’s wedding stirred up the Three Kingdoms!
The day before, Chen Caozhi went to the post house to visit Xi Bao, the guest of Qin. They were old friends and they had a very pleasant conversation. Chen Caozhi also introduced Xi Chao to Xi Bao. Xi Bao naturally knew that Xi Chao was a powerful figure in the Jin court.
Being able to see Xi Chao, Xi Bao felt that this trip was worthwhile——
On the day when Murong Ling, the crown prince of Wu, arrived in Jiankang, Chen Caozhi also went to visit him to thank him for his kindness. However, among Murong Ling's personal attendants, he suddenly discovered the blond-haired and blue-eyed Phoenix son Murong Chong!
A year later, Murong Chong has grown a bit taller. Although he is only nine years old, the Xianbei people are tall and precocious. The nine-year-old Murong Chong is about the same height as the twelve and three-year-old boys from Jiangdong. His blue eyes are even more cold and handsome.
, proud, pretentious. Compared with Zongzhi's gentle and elegant beauty, the beauty of Murong Chong, with blond hair and blue eyes, is bright, sharp, and more impactful——
Chen Caozhi could not pretend not to know Murong Chong, so he greeted him politely: "His Royal Highness, King of Zhongshan, has come a long way for your hard work." At the same time, he swept his eyes to both sides, thinking that since Murong Chong, the phoenix son, was here, the equally proud and fierce Princess Murong of Xianbei
Will Qinchen come too?
Murong Chong returned the gift indifferently, guessing what Chen Caozhi was thinking, and said: "On behalf of my sister, I came to see how beautiful that Lu girl is, and what kind of beauty will not fade even with gray hair!"
On that day, Chen Caozhi left Yecheng and returned to Jiangdong. Princess Murong Qinchen of Qinghe and her brother Murong Chong stopped at the south bank of Zhanghe River. Seeing that he could not keep Chen Caozhi, Murong Qinchen asked Chen Caozhi: "The beloved woman you mentioned
Is it that girl from the Lu family? How beautiful is she that makes you so reluctant to part with her?" Chen Caozhi replied at that time: "She is very beautiful, the kind of beauty that will not fade even when her hair turns gray."
Now, Murong Chong has come to verify it on behalf of her sister.
Although this Murong Chong is young, he has a violent temper. Who knows if he will cause any trouble at the wedding!
Chen Caozhi frowned slightly, looked at Murong Ling, and said: "Your Highness, your wedding is the most important thing in life, and there must be no accidents." His tone was quite stern.
Murong Ling hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Chen Xima. His Highness King Zhongshan is just observing the ceremony and will never cause any offence. Before coming to Jiangdong, His Highness King Zhongshan swore an oath, otherwise I would never have brought him here."
On the side, Fenghuang'er Murong Chong had a cold face and remained silent.
