After Murong Qinchen gave birth to Chen Zhongyu in Qiantang in October of the previous year, she went to Beijing in the late spring of the next year. She lived in Chen's house by the Qinhuai River for a short time and lived with her mother and brother for most of the time. When Xu Miao went to Jizhou to take office, she invited Xu Miao to take office in Jizhou.
Miao sent a letter to her husband Chen Caozhi, expressing her desire to return to Yecheng, Hebei Province, but Chen Caozhi wrote back and asked her not to go north for the time being——
In early April, the news of Huan Wen's obituary reached Jiankang. Murong Qinchen was overjoyed to learn that Chen Caozhi had also rushed back. He was looking forward to Chen Caozhi coming to Beijing from his aunt every day. According to her girlish temperament, she had already ridden him.
She rushed to meet Chen Caozhi with her rouge horse. Now that she is a mother, her patience has improved a lot. The one-and-a-half-year-old little Zhongyu hardly has a moment of peace except sleeping. She has too much energy and is very naughty. Although there are many servants and maids,
But Xiao Zhongyu only pestered his mother, and Murong Qinchen's patience was tempered by his son. Grandmother Kezu Hun said that Xiao Zhongyu was like a phoenix, Murong Chong, a Chinese saying that a nephew is like an uncle, which makes sense -
On April 19th, Murong Qinchen learned that Chen Caozhi was coming to Jiankang tomorrow. Early the next morning, she took her maidservants and retinue to the direction of Xinting to greet her husband Chen Caozhi. They had not seen each other for nearly two years, thinking about them day and night.
, if her husband returns to Yecheng this time, she must go with him——
In the carriage, Murong Qinchen taught little Zhongyu how to speak. When his father came back, he wanted to bow when he saw him. He should not hit him when he hugged him... Little Zhongyu was not willing to listen. He was looking at the people and scenery with a smile on the window, and suddenly turned around and grabbed Sasha.
Slave’s thin braid——
We arrived at Xinting at about three quarters past three hours. We arrived early and the place was deserted. Murong Qinchen took Xiao Zhongyu up to Banshan Pavilion to play for a while. No one was seen coming from the direction of Gushu, but there were many carriages and horses coming from Jiankang.
When they arrived, these were the officials who came to greet Sima Yao, the king of Kuaiji, and Chen Caozhi, the governor of Jizhou—
Murong Qinchen didn't want to wait with these people in the new pavilion, so he ordered his servants and servants to go towards Laoshengdian and walked for several miles. Xiao Zhongyu saw that the servants on horseback were also making noises about riding big horses. Murong Qinchen
With a thought in Chen's heart, she got out of the car, and the rouge horse she usually rode followed behind the car -
Murong Qinchen rode on the rouge horse, while Xiao Zhongyu jumped on the side and shouted: "Ride the horse, ride the horse, hug, hug, mother hug -"
Sanu'er picked up little Zhongyu and put him on the front saddle of the rouge horse. Murong Qinchen held the reins in one hand and held little Zhongyu in his other hand. Little Zhongyu was already shouting excitedly: "Drive, drive -"
The rouge horse started to trot briskly, and Sanuer and more than a dozen Chen's private soldiers quickly rode up to catch up. Xiao Zhongyu in front could be heard screaming excitedly, like a bamboo whistle.
After traveling another three or four miles, a sergeant and a chariot and horse appeared on the road. The sergeant in front shouted: "There are many people waiting here, please get out of the way quickly."
A private soldier of the Chen family came forward and said: "We are the family members of the governor of Jizhou, Chen, and we are here to greet him."
Before the sergeant could answer, Liu Laozhi stepped forward and shouted, "Who is blocking the way?"
When Sanuer saw it was Liu Laozhi, he greeted him: "General Liu, it's us who are here to pick up Governor Chen."
When Liu Laozhi saw it was Murong Qinchen, he quickly clasped his fists and saluted, saying: "Chen Jishi is right behind -"
A sergeant had already gone to report the news. After a while, Chen Caozhi emerged from the long queue of carriages and horses, rushed to the front and dismounted. He saw the tall Xianbei girl standing beside the rouge horse with a child in her arms.
Then he shouted: "Qin Qin——"
When Murong Qinchen saw Chen Caozhi's dark and thin appearance, his nose felt sour and he was about to shed tears, but he raised little Zhongyu high and said: "Mr. Chen, this is Zhongyu, I gave birth to you -"
Murong Qinchen always spoke so directly and enthusiastically, Chen Caozhi smiled warmly, stretched out his hand and said: "Zhong Yu, daddy hugs you."
"Husband, be careful, Zhong Yu will hit people randomly." Murong Qinchen reminded quickly.
Xiao Zhongyu looked at Chen Caozhi blankly, maybe he felt that he had seen him before. He was picked up by Chen Caozhi with his hands under his armpits, but he didn't even reach out to hit him——
Murong Qinchen was very happy to see that his son was rarely so well-behaved, and said: "Zhong Yu, this is daddy, call him daddy -" and explained to Chen Caozhi: "Zhong Yu is still young, and his hair is a little yellow. It will be fine when he grows up.
Now, he will have black hair like me."
Under the sunshine of May, Xiao Zhongyu's soft and fine hair glowed with light gold. Although it was not as bright as gold like Phoenix's Murong Chong, it was obvious that he had the blood of Xianbei and Xiongnu, and his eyes were similar to those of Xianbei and Xiongnu.
The mother, Murong Qinchen, is as light and deep blue as the baby, and looks extremely cute against the baby's snow-white skin.
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "The yellow-haired boy is also very good." He then raised his son and said: "Zhong Yu, call me daddy."
Xiao Zhongyu finally thought of giving a stranger a slap. As soon as he moved his little hand, Murong Qinchen caught it and said, "This is daddy, you can't hit him."
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Chen Shang has been still mourning in Qiantang since the death of his father Chen Xian in August of the fifth year of Xian'an. Lu Weirui and Xie Daoyun also lived in Chenjiawu for a long time, so the house on the bank of Qinhuai is where Murong Qinchen, his mother, his son and their maids lived.
Now, what makes Chen Caozhi happy is that the east garden and south garden that he originally planned for the four gardens in the southeast and northwest have now been built. The east and south gardens are mainly residential areas and can accommodate three to four hundred people.
The Garden and the North Garden are gardens. Lu Weirui was in Jiankang last year. Together with her servants, she planted a large number of flowers and trees, and some pavilions and pavilions are still being built among the flowers and trees——
There are three cunning rabbit burrows, one in Qiantang, one in Jiankang, and one in the vast sea.
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On April 22nd, Emperor Sima Yu summoned his ministers in the east hall of Taiji Hall to discuss the following major matters: establishing a prince, rebuilding Taiji Hall, and appointing high-ranking officials. In the past, all political affairs came from Huan Wen, but now Emperor Sima Yu can finally be the master of the country.
I'm back.
Sima Yu is fifty years old this year. Due to long-term illness, his health has been much worse than before. In the past two years, he has been busy dealing with Huan Wen's request for nine tins and the king's title, so he has not established a heir apparent. Now that the threat of Huan Wen usurping the throne has been removed, he will inherit the throne.
Huan Chong had no ambitions, so Emperor Sima Yu wanted to consider setting up a heir apparent. When Sima Yu was the king of Kuaiji, he married Wang Shu's concubine and gave birth to his son Daosheng.
He died young, and only his brothers Sima Yao and Sima Daozi, who were born to Concubine Li, survived. Sima Yao is nine years old this year, and Sima Daozi is six years old. Wang Biaozhi, Xie An and other ministers all thought that King Sima Yao of Kuaiji was wise enough to be the crown prince——
The Tai Chi Hall has been in disrepair for a long time and is like a bird's nest. If the Tai Chi Hall is not rebuilt, it will not be able to show the royal majesty. However, the national treasury is empty and it is difficult to allocate tens of millions of money to rebuild the hall. Xie An advocates rebuilding the Tai Chi Hall, but Wang Biao is opposed to it.
This would be a massive construction project that would disturb the people. Wang Tanzhi, the minister in charge, suggested that the construction of palaces in Luoyang should be stopped and the Taiji Palace should be built first. Emperor Sima Yu expressed his appreciation for Wang Tanzhi's proposal. Sima Yu was unwilling to move the capital to Luoyang because Luoyang was far away from the Qin military.
The important town of Tongguan is only six hundred miles away. Before the Qin Dynasty is destroyed, the move of the capital to Luoyang will be threatened. In that case, he will have to rely on military generals. Sima Yu does not want to be controlled by others, so he wants to stay in Jiankang——
Before the consensus was resolved, Emperor Sima Yu asked Chen Caozhi for his opinion. Although Chen Caozhi was only the fourth-rank governor of Jizhou and had no power to participate in political affairs, he could not speak in front of the court servants and regular servants, but the emperor Sima Yu trusted him, and Chen Caozhi was the general of Pingbei, the governor of Ji, and the military of the four states of Bing, You, and Ping. He represented the forces of the four states of Hebei, and of course he had a say in moving the capital to Luoyang——
Chen Caozhi knew that the emperor was unwilling to move the capital. Before the Qin Dynasty was destroyed, it was not suitable to move the capital to Luoyang. Huan Wen had originally wanted to move the capital so that his army could completely control the capital and clear the way for him to usurp the throne. Chen Caozhi agreed with Wang Tanzhi. The proposal was to build the Tai Chi Palace first and then the Luoyang palace, with Jiankang as Nanjing and Luoyang as Beijing——
Emperor Sima Yu was very satisfied with what Chen Caozhi said, and decided to rebuild the Taiji Palace. He also ordered Shen Jin, the governor of Sizhou, to stop the construction of Luoyang palaces and only rebuild the Ancestral Temple and He Mausoleum.
In the appointment of high-ranking officials, Chen Caozhi was added as the third-rank former general, and he was the same as the third-rank official, envoy Chijie. Chen Caozhi was originally the fourth-rank Pingbei general, and he was promoted from Pingbei general to former general. Jie is promoted to envoy Chijie, who can kill people without official positions in peacetime, and officials with less than two thousand stone in wartime; envoy Chijie can kill officials with less than two thousand stone in peacetime and wartime, and has With the honorary title of Kaifu Yitong Sansi, Chen Caozhi can open the government and select officials——
As early as two years ago, Emperor Sima Yu wanted to entrust Chen Cao with important tasks. He was afraid of Huan Wen, so he did not dare to grant him a reward. Now that Huan Wen has passed away, although his arrogance has been greatly reduced, the Huan family still controls Jingxiang, Yangzhou, and Jiangzhou. In the land of Bingzhou, although Huan Chong was not the great Sima, he was in charge of the military affairs of the nine provinces. The Longkang Huan family was still the largest family in the Eastern Jin Dynasty that overcame the imperial power. Sima Yu had to support Chen Caozhi to contain the Huan family, and the most subtle Yes, Chen Caozhi maintained good relations with the Huan family and the Wang-Xie family——
Wang Tanzhi, the minister of affairs, was also appointed as the order of Zhongshu. Since Xi Chao became the minister of Zhongshu, the province of Zhongshu has never had an order of Zhongshu. The minister of Zhongshu has always had the exclusive power, and all major affairs in the court are decided by Xi Chao. Last year, because of When Huan Wen was granted the title of King of Chu, Xie An and Wang Tanzhi went to visit Xi Chao together. There was an endless stream of people asking to see Xi Chao at his residence. Xie An and Wang Tanzhi had not seen him from noon until evening, and Wang Tanzhi wanted to leave angrily. Go, Xie An advised: "You can't stand it for even a moment for your own life?" For Wang Xie, Huan Wen's usurpation of the throne was a matter of life and death for the clan, so Xie An said this -
Now that Huan Wen has passed away, Xi Chao's status is suddenly not as good as before. Wang Tanzhi's appointment as Zhongshu Ling deprived Xi Chao of the power to control important officials and issue government decrees.
Due to Huan Wen's death, Xie Shi was promoted to Minister of the Five Arms, Wang Yun of Langya was promoted to Danyang Yin, Wang Tanzhi of Taiyuan was promoted to Zhongshu Ling, and the power of the Wang Xie clan expanded.
That night, Xi Chao came to visit Chen Caozhi and expressed his pessimism about the future of the Xi family in Gaoping. Xi Chao had followed Huan Wen for many years and had considerable conflicts with the Wang and Xie families. When Huan Wen was still alive, he did not want Xi Min to live in Jingkou and secretly reduced Xi Min's military power. Now that Huan Wen has passed away, The situation of the Xi family in Gaoping seems to be even more difficult, but on the contrary, rising noble families like the Qiantang Chen family are getting the best of both worlds——
Although Chen Caozhi had a close personal relationship with Xi Chao, he could not keep Xi Chao's status. He just said: "If Brother Guest is not happy living in the court, it is better to live outside. It will be more satisfying to be a governor of a state or county."
Xi Chao smiled and said: "How dare you hope to be the governor of the state? A prefect is enough. Since the king and I are not on good terms, I am afraid that the prefect will not be available."
Chen Cao said: "Brother Jingbin is a great talent. There is no position that he is not qualified for. If Brother Jingbin doesn't give up, how about you follow me to Jizhou?"
Although Xi Chao felt that he was the one who supported Chen Caozhi in the past, and now it was reversed, which was quite embarrassing, but the situation was like this, and Chen Caozhi was also a frank and worthy person, so he agreed.
