Midsummer has passed and cool autumn is approaching. Gu Kaizhi, who arrived in Yecheng in October last year, missed the garden vegetables, water shield soup and seabass noodles in Jiangdong. He missed his beloved wife and young daughter even more, so he asked Chen Caozhi to return south. Chen Caozhi smiled and said
: "Changkang is a happy place, but I have no choice but to travel thousands of miles to invite you to a prestigious position!"
Gu Kaizhi stayed in Jizhou for more than half a year and witnessed Chen Caozhi's hard work in power. He said: "Zizhong has the heart to help the world and does not work hard, which is admirable. Zi Zhong will continue to operate for ten years until the world is settled, and then he will be with the people."
How about I retreat to the forest together and indulge in the landscape and painting?"
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "It's very good. It's settled in one word."
Since Zong had received a letter the day before that he would come to Yecheng in mid-July, and Zong was now the assistant secretary of the Yanzhou Record Office, Chen Caozhi asked Gu Kaizhi to stay for a few more days, and then go to Yanzhou with him after Zong's arrival——
On July 14th, Chen Zongzhi came to Yecheng to meet his uncle Chen Caozhi. Zongzhi was eighteen years old, handsome and quiet. People in Yecheng all praised "Chen Cao's trouble is his uncle, and Chen Zong's trouble is his nephew", which means that this uncle and nephew
It's hard to tell the difference between the two, they are both extremely handsome——
Chen Zongzhi left Qiantang and entered the capital in early March, and set off from Jiankang to Yanzhou in mid-April to take up his post. When he visited Xie An in Wuyi Lane, Xie An's wife Liu Dan peeked from behind the curtain and exclaimed that Chen Caozhi suddenly felt like that.
Tuhu Naihe, Xie An asked why? Liu Dan said: "It's a pity that Chen Zongzhi is Chen Caozhi's nephew, otherwise my little daughter could be married to him."
Xie An smiled and said: "Wang Xun of Langya, Chen Zongzhi of Qiantang, these are the most outstanding sons of the younger generation. The Yuan family of Chen County and the Zhang family of Wu County both want to marry Chen Zongzhi, and Wang Yuanlin is short, so in terms of appearance, they are not as good as
Chen Zongzhi’s, but he’s slightly better in talent and learning, and the Langya Wang family and the Qiantang Chen family are very likely to become in-laws.”
Liu Dan said: "We are talking about Chen Run'er and Wang Yuanlin. Run'er is very beautiful. According to A Yuan, Run'er is also very talented and learned, good at calligraphy and painting, and extremely intelligent. However, his uncle and brother are both so tall and handsome, so I'm afraid I can't see them."
Go to the short Wang family."
Xie An laughed and said: "It's unbelievable that the descendants of the Langya Wang family are actually begging for a new noble girl, and they may not be able to succeed. The Langya Wang family is not as good as before."
Liu Dan said: "It's not that the Wang family of Langya is not as good as before, but that the Chen family of Qiantang is extremely powerful, quite like the Longkanghuan family twenty years ago."
Xie An said: "Chen Caozhi is not Huan Wen. When I first talked with him, I felt that this young man was calm and intelligent, as if he had been trained for a long time, and he looked no more like a weakling who had just traveled far away!"
Mrs. Xie Liu Dan suddenly remembered something and asked: "Why did Chen Caozhi build a port and build a giant boat? He built a canal and built a giant boat, which kept A Yuan very busy!"
Xie An shook his head and said: "I can't guess why a port was built and a giant ship was built. Chen Caozhi's arrangements always have deep meaning. However, opening the canal is a convenient thing. It can save manpower and material resources on the road and benefit future generations."
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Chen Zongzhi stayed in Yecheng for half a month. In early August, he and Gu Kaizhi left Jizhou and returned to Yanzhou. They took all the waterways. This waterway was built before Chen Caozhi returned to Jiankang in April last year, and was used successively.
Fifty thousand people spent 80 million yuan. It was only opened at the end of June this year. It is nearly 300 miles long and is called Tongqing Canal. It connects Zhangshui and Qinghe. In this way, one can directly take a boat from Yecheng to Zhangshui.
To the Qinghe River and then to the Yellow River, it is much more convenient and faster than the land route, and how can horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts compare with boats for transporting goods!
——It was Chen Caozhi’s idea to build the North-South Grand Canal, but this project was too huge and could not be supported by the current national power of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Therefore, Chen Caozhi started with Yecheng and Qiantang. The waterway from Yecheng led to the Yellow River, and Qiantang
The waterway leads to the Yangtze River. The connection of these two canals will have a profound impact on the people's livelihood in Sanwu and Hebei, benefiting future generations. The immediate convenience is that Gu Kaizhi can take a boat to Yanzhou, and then from Yanzhou to Xuzhou via Juyeze, greatly reducing the number of people.
Overcome the fatigue of pommel horse——
Chen Caozhi entrusted Gu Kaizhi to bring back some Jizhou soil rites to Chen Jiawu's relatives, as well as letters to his second wife, second concubine, sister-in-law and Run'er. Chen Caozhi's letter to his niece Chen Run'er was painstaking, tactful and persuasive, hoping that Run'er
Marry Wang Xun——
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At the end of the sixth year of Xian'an, Emperor Sima Yu adopted the Taishi Ling's suggestion and issued an edict on the first day of the first lunar month of the following year to change the Yuan Dynasty to the first year of Ningkang and grant amnesty to all prefectures and counties.
On Xinsi day, the sixth day of the second lunar month, the great Sima Huanwen came to the court. Sima Yu ordered Xie An to lead the army, and Wang Tanzhi, the servant, greeted him in the new pavilion. At this time, the wild people in the Jiankang Dynasty were in distress. It was rumored that Huanwen was the king and the Xie family was blocking his seal.
Wang Jue, the purpose of entering Jiankang this time is to kill Wang Tanzhi and Xie An, and then stand on his own behalf for Jin——
On the way to Xinting, Wang Tanzhi was very frightened, which was reflected in his appearance. Xie An's expression did not change and he said: "The survival of Jin Zuo depends on this trip."
Before noon on the tenth day of the lunar month, Huan Wen rode in a golden chariot and a large chariot, wearing two black and white horses, wearing a full-length crown, and wearing red shoes. He was escorted by three thousand tiger warriors holding axes and halberds, and arrived at Xinting. Xie An and Wang Tanzhi
Lead hundreds of officials to worship at the side of the road——
Huan Wen set up a tent at the foot of Xinting Mountain. The tigers were very tight and he met with hundreds of officials. Those famous officials saw that Huan Wen was coming with bad intentions, and the sharp edge of an ax and ax was occasionally exposed behind the curtain, and they all trembled. Wang Tanzhi was sweating on his clothes and holding the wat in his hand.
The tablets were all turned upside down, but Xie An was the only one who remained calm, sat down at the table calmly, and said to Huan Wen: "I heard that the princes have their own rules and are guarding the surrounding areas. Why does the Ming Dynasty need to put people behind the tent?"
Huan Wen admired Xie An's courage, but he did not want to kill the minister to establish his power at this time, so he smiled and said, "I have to do it." Then he ordered him to retreat.
Wang Tanzhi always thought that his talents were not inferior to Xie An's, and he respected Xie An from then on.
In the evening of that day, Huan Wen entered Jiankang City. The next day, he took a carriage to Taicheng to meet the king. He politely asked the emperor Sima Yu for a royal title. Sima Yu obeyed and said that he would issue an edict to make Huan Wen the king of Chu in the near future——
Huan Wen was fifty-eight this year and was suffering from old age and illness. This time he worked hard to go to Beijing in order to seek the royal title. When he arrived in Jiankang, he fell ill. He stayed in Jiankang for half a month to recuperate. When he became ill, he returned to his aunt and waited for the imperial court to grant him a title.
After receiving the imperial edict, he felt that he was seriously ill and sent people to summon Huan Chong of Jingzhou, Huan Mi of Sizhou, and Chen Caozhi of Jizhou to obey his orders——
Huan Wen ordered Yuan Hong to join the army and stayed in Jiankang to supervise the imperial court to issue an edict to crown the king. Wang Biaozhi, the minister, knew that Yuan Hong's words were beautiful, so he asked Yuan Hong to draft the edict. After Yuan Hong finished writing, Wang Biaozhi summoned Xie An and Wang Tan
Afterwards, Gao Song, Zhang Ping and others discussed together, and a group of senior officials did not discuss the official matter of ennoblement. They only praised the beauty of Yuan Hong's diction and put forward some suggestions for revision. Yuan Hong had to work hard to revise it and write this official edict into "Sandu Fu".
"A legendary article like Zuo Si's "Sandu Fu" was written for nearly ten years -
Wang Biaozhi said to Xie An in private: "I heard that his illness is getting worse day by day, so he should not be able to support him for a long time, so he can delay his treatment."
Xie An smiled and nodded, "Wang, the Xie family defeated Huan Wen's plot by relying on old age and illness."
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On the tenth day of the third month, Chen Caozhi received an urgent report from Gushu. Knowing that Huan Wen was seriously ill, he immediately led 800 light cavalry across the river and headed south, arriving at Luoyang first. Huan Mi, the governor of Sizhou, received the urgent report first and had set off ten days ago.
Return to Jiangdong——
After Huan Xi was demoted, he only held the post of General Anbei, but he did not have the title of governor. General Anbei was an empty title. Huanxi was so resentful that he came to Luoyang early last year and worked as a sinecure under his fourth uncle Huan Mi.
Drinking to drown his sorrows, he murmured curses at Chen Caozhi in Hebei and resented his mediocre old father. Now that he heard that his old father Huan Wen was seriously ill, he and his fourth uncle Huan Mi rushed back to Gushu. Huan Mi promised to help his brother Huan Wen in front of him.
Huan Xi's kind words allowed Huan Xi to inherit the title of Nanjun Duke as the crown prince——
On March 25th, Huan Mi, Huan Xi and their entourage rushed back to Gushu after a long journey, and went to the general's mansion to meet Huan Wen. Huan Wen was bedridden and could not eat, drink or drink without leaving the bed. Huan Ji and Huan Xin were waiting beside their old father -
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Huan Wen never liked his fourth brother Huan Mi, so he said, "Mu Zi, hasn't Maide arrived yet?"
Huan Mi was very displeased. He rushed back day and night. The eldest brother asked if the fifth brother had arrived. He immediately replied: "My younger brother is in Luoyang and has already rushed back. My fifth brother is in Jingzhou. The waterway does not take half a month. Why haven't I arrived yet?"
arrive!"
Huan Wen knew that Huan Mi had a grudge against him. This fourth brother was not a person who could make a will about his future affairs, so he said: "I can afford to wait. We will discuss the funeral arrangements after Maide comes."
Huan Mi retreated angrily and said to Huan Xi: "Your father doesn't regard me as a younger brother who can be trusted. I can't do anything for you."
Huan Xi was angry and anxious. He had a bad relationship with his fifth uncle Huan Chong. His fifth uncle would definitely not say good things about him in front of his father Huan Wen. If he could not inherit the position of the head of the Huan family, he would think about revenge on Chen Cao day and night.
After that, all the plans to be proud and proud disappeared, and there was no chance of success anymore——
At this time, Huan Ji knocked on the door and came in with a look of resentment. After greeting his fourth uncle and his elder brother, he said: "Fourth uncle, do you know why my father insists on waiting for the fifth uncle to arrive? That is because my father wants Huan Xuan as his father."
Hey, I want my fifth uncle to assist Huan Xuan, and all my troops and horses will belong to my fifth uncle!"
Huan Mi and Huan Xi were shocked and angry when they heard this. Although Huan Xi was a little suspicious that Huan Xuan was his son, Li Jingshu did not admit it, and Huan Xuan had never been close to him, so Huan Xi never wanted to see it.
A six-year-old child towered over him and said angrily: "My father is terminally ill and weak. This is a random fate and cannot be treated as a will."
Huan Ji sneered and said: "With the fifth uncle supporting Huan Xuan, that yellow-haired boy can attack the Duke of Nanjun."
Huan Mi looked at Huan Xi and said, "Bo Dao, the matter is urgent. Let's see how you make a decision."
Huan Xi hesitated, Huan Ji said: "If the fifth uncle follows his father's arbitrary orders and takes Huan Xuan as his heir, the Longkanghuan family will be defeated. The fifth uncle will be the sinner of our Longkanghuan family."
Huan Mi said coldly: "Let Li Shimei and Huan Xuan be executed first."
Huan Xi was shocked, what if Huan Xuan was his son, and he also harbored evil thoughts about Li Jingshu, so he said: "Don't kill him yet, lock him up, and wait until the fifth uncle comes to visit us, and force the fifth uncle to agree."
I am the heir apparent, and Chen Caozhi will also come to visit me. I will kill Chen Caozhi first."
Huan secretly said: "What's the use of forcing him to agree to such things? Can't you regret it later! Now that you have killed Chen Caozhi, you can't be good. You must also send troops to Jiankang, kill the king, Xie, and replace Jin as the leader.
