After coming to Chenjiawu, Chen Caozhi was greatly relieved, because since the end of the month, in addition to the eight scholars in this county, almost all the Shu clans who are not low in status and have quite a lot of land have invited matchmakers to come to Chenjiawu to propose marriage, saying that this lady is beautiful, that girl is smart, and she is Chen Langjun's good couple, and even Liu Shangwei's father, Liu Patriarch, has personally come to the door to marry his niece to Chen Caozhi

Not only Qiantang County, but also nearby Yuhang, Yuji, Shanyin, Jiaxing, and even Wu County City have matchmakers from afar, so Wu County City must be a bold and amorous girl who once gave a sachet to Chen Caozhi, begging her father and brother to invite someone to be a matchmaker.

At the end of June and the beginning of July, there are several door-to-door matchmakers every day, the county's good wine and good food are treated with a meal and sent away, and other counties have to arrange their nightbreaks, and the wife of Laifu Zeng Yuhuan has added a lot of hard work, but fortunately, she is in a happy mood, and every day she sees that there are constantly matchmakers who come to Chenjiawu by car and foot, Zeng Yuhuan and the eldest daughter-in-law Zhao and the second daughter-in-law Huang guess whose matchmaker this is, sometimes there are several matchmakers sitting in the banquet hall to dine, staring at each other with big eyes, thinking that they are enemies.

Feng Mengxiong's wife, Sun, moved when she heard the news, and in the name of family friendship and visiting Chen's mother, she once again brought her daughter Feng Lingbo to the door.

If 6 Weirui didn't come this time, then Chen's mother Li would really be moved by those clever tongues that even Zhang Yi and Su Qin had to bow down to the matchmaker, and it was inevitable to urge Chen Cao to make a decision early, Chen Cao's mother was filial piety, it was really very difficult, but now, Chen's mother Li was once in the sea, 6 little lady was so beautiful and gentle, and gave her a "hand worship" gift, although she knew that it was difficult to marry a 6 girl, but the ugly child and the 6 little lady were in love, and she could not break up the two of them as a mother. No matter how difficult it is, let my son fight for it

Chen's mother, Li, thought to herself: "Ding Youwei, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Chen family in the West Building, is so good, and her ugly talent is still very good, maybe she can really marry 6 girls." ”

So Chen's mother Li made up her mind, those who said that the matchmaker refused all of them, and the only thing that made Chen's mother Li feel sorry was Feng Lingbo, this girl had a good temperament and appearance, and Feng Mengxiong was a close friend of Chen Caozhi's father, and she was the right person, but now, Chen's mother Li recognized Feng Lingbo as a righteous daughter, and she was truly commensurate with Chen Cao's brother and sister.

Although Feng's wife Sun was unhappy, she didn't hear that Cao Zhi had a marriage with anyone, neither this county nor other counties, so she felt a little better, and went back to Feng Mengxiong and said: "The person who told Chen Caozhi about the matchmaker broke through the threshold of Chen Jiawu, and Chen's mother refused all, and even my family Ling Bo didn't look down on it, it seems that Chen Caozhi wants to be a girl from the Panshi clan." ”

Feng Mengxiong said with a smile: "With Caozhi's current hope, it is not impossible to marry a clan girl, didn't Qingzhi marry a Ding girl back then." ”

Feng's wife, Sun, muttered: "Didn't that end end well." "It's over. From then on, he no longer mentioned the marriage with the Chen family.

June 24. The Tao sent a messenger. Ask Chen's mother, Li Shi'an, if she is? She also said that her third uncle Xie An was worried about the northern expedition. At the beginning of the month, he went to Huainan to give advice to his fourth uncle Xie Wan. Do not seek merit, but seek no fault. and Daosi talked with Zizhongqing and talked with his hand in Wu County. When the autumn is cool, he and his younger brother will come to Chenjiawu again

There is also Xie Dao's recent painting of "Dongshan Silk and Bamboo Map" with the letter. The peaks and mountains are stacked and the pavilions are covered. It depicts the scene of Xie An and the guest scene. The composition and color are very high-level. Chen Caozhi asked himself.

Chen Caozhi's no painting rebate. He painted a picture of "Nine Fog Rises" and "Feather Coat Basket" with satisfaction. Because of 6 loveliness. I gave it to 6 Weirui. Immediately wrote a back book. Dozens of the newly compiled "A Volume of Ice and Snow Text" were asked to be brought back by the servant. I thought about it. He also drew a dime with a quill pen. came up with a question of life and death, and asked Xie Shijian's servants to take it with him and hand it to Xie Dao.

Chen Caozhi said to Xie Dao that it was a little strange to visit after Qiu Liang. Xie Dao still has the freedom to play anywhere? It's not good to ask Xie Shijian. Xie Dao and Wang Ningzhi are married? Wang Ningzhi is twenty-five or six years old. If you are married. It should be soon.

I think of the words of thanksgiving for lifelong friends. Chen Caozhi was stunned. Yongsu thanked him for saying that such a confidante is the dream of all men. A beautiful wife, a greasy friend. May I?

On the afternoon of the second day of the first month of July, Chen Xian's eldest son Chen Shang returned from Jiankang, Chen Xian and Chen Shang's father and son set off for the capital after the Dragon Boat Festival.

As soon as Chen Shang came back, he first went to the south building to greet his mother, and before he could talk to the two brothers, he came to see Chen Caozhi.

People are to experience, Chen Shang used to stay in the countryside, Wu Jun only accompanied his father once last time, read thousands of miles of books, travel thousands of miles, cramped in the township no matter how much he read is just a little Confucian, this time with his father to Jiankang, saw the majestic and profound beauty of the mountains and rivers, visited a lot of dignitaries and celebrities who were only famous before, saw a lot of knowledge, and the temperament has become calm and contains a lot.

Chen Shang first greeted Chen's mother Li, and Chen's mother Li asked Chen Shang and Sibo what important things they had in Jiankang in the past two months? Chen Shang responded vaguely, and Chen's mother Li did not ask deeply, Chen Shang immediately got up and went to the study with Chen Caozhi to have a secret conversation, the two sat opposite each other, and Xiaochan served tea and retreated.

Chen Caozhi said with a smile: "The third brother has worked hard, it takes more than 2,000 miles back and forth, and it will take more than a month on the road, is the fourth uncle still staying in Jiankang?" ”

Chen Shang couldn't hide the excitement in his heart, and said: "Yes, my father stayed in Jiankang, and he will come back when the weather is cooler, and I will go to Jiankang again in a few days" The words changed, and said in a cheerful tone that seemed to complain: "Sixteenth brother, you hide from me so the way to Jiankang, my father has never told me what happened to this behavior, until I saw Jiankang City, my father only talked about this major event, I was tormented all the way, and my father said that it was a tempering for me, so that my patience was practiced"

Chen Caozhi saw that Chen Shang was so calm and didn't rush to say the result, so he knew that there must be good news, so he smiled and said: "The third brother is also sharpening his patience now." ”

Chen Shang smiled heartily, raised his eyebrows lightly, and said in a deep voice: "Sixteenth brother, my father asked me to come back first to tell you, I Qian Tang Chen's naturalized scholar family is hopeful, when I and my father arrived in Jiankang, I joined the army and had not yet returned to my aunt, when my father went to see Jia Bi's Jia Lingshi with a letter of joining the army, he met the army, and he praised the sixteenth brother when he joined the army, saying that the talents of the world must not be subservient, please Jia Lingshi must try to restore the Yingchuan Chen family's Qian Tang lineage."

Chen Caozhi nodded, the Yingchuan Chen family was originally a big family, and the statement of restoring the scholar status was more convincing.

Chen Shang continued: "Jia Lingshi has studied the changes of the family since the Eastern Han Dynasty, and knows the Central Plains Shi clan and the southward migration Shi clan well, and has read my Chen family's book

The world, pondering for a long time, and my father carefully analyzed the situation of today's scholars, the three major clans of Yingchuan, Xun, Chen, and Chen, Chen's ranking is still above the Yingchuan clan, today's big family, Langya Wang's family, Taiyuan Wang's family, Gaoping's family, the family's fame is only in the later Han Dynasty, Ling's time, Chenjun Xie is the door of the latecomer, and the real family of the Han and Wei dynasties, such as Fanyang Lu's, Boling Cui's, Hongnong Yang's, Hedong Pei's family, stayed in the north and did not cross the river to the south. Or Zhao Shile, or the Murong clan that now occupies the Central Plains, is trying their best to win over these big clans, so most of the real clans that have been inherited for hundreds of years are still in the north, and the ones who cross to the south are some emerging families that are close to Emperor Yuan, these families have shallow roots in the north, and they have gained status by following the south, while some of the northern clans who crossed the river, such as the Chen Liu, Yingchuan Xun, and Langya Zhuge clans, have not been reused, and have been reduced to second-class scholars, and some side branches have become the Han family of the Shu clan, and my Qiantang Chen clan is one of them. ”

Chen Shang said a lot, took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and said: "This is not Jia Lingshi's original words, there are some things that Jia Lingshi will not say so clearly, such as the new clan and the old clan, wouldn't it offend people, I listened to Jia Lingshi and looked at the "Surname Genealogy" compiled by Jia Lingshi and summarized it. ”

Chen Caozhi said: "What the third brother said is extremely true, for the Sima clan, he is not willing to let those powerful gate lords of the clan cross the river, for fear of endangering their imperial power, or it is more stable to support new gate valves, so there are many exile sect marshals in Huainan and Huaibei, and these people have become the barrier of Jiangzuo Third brother, so how will Jia Lingshi help my Chen clan restore his scholarly status?" ”

Chen Shangdao: "Jia Ling Shidao, it is extremely difficult for a cold family to enter the scholar family, even the emperor is unable to promote a cold family to a scholar family, because this will shake the foundation of the scholar family and break the rules, Jiang Zuoqiao surnamed the scholar clan and the three Wu scholars will be criticized, so it is extremely difficult to say that it is extremely difficult, fortunately, the Qian Tang Chen family is not a cold family without origin, but after Chen Changwen, Chen Changwen's fame can be said to be known to everyone in today's scholar clan, the Jiupin Zhongzheng system has benefited the scholar clan a lot, and the descendants of Changwen Gong have become the Shu clan, which makes the world Shi clan shameless, of course, Just to promote the Qian Tang Chen clan into the scholarhood, the pressure is still too great, there will be many people to pick on the thorns, such as questioning the authenticity of our book valves, criticizing my father's and ancestors' low official positions, etc., which requires the union of some other old clans that fell after the southern crossing, together to create momentum, and restore this group of old clans at the same time, before my Chen clan met Jia Lingshi, there were Runan Mei clan, Langya Sun clan, Yang Zheng branch, Zhucheng Liu branch, Fan Yang Lu branch all came to see Jia Lingshi, and some also went to Situ Mansion to meet the big Situ Sima Yu, The intention of asking for the restoration of the scholar Jia Lingshi is to gather these old clans in the north, which are now cold families, and apply to the Situ Mansion together, asking for a court discussion, and asking for the registration of scholars, so that a momentum can be formed, and the hope of becoming a scholar is great. ”

Chen Caozhi nodded and said: "Very good, Jia Lingshi's method is feasible, by the way, third brother, is the Langya Sun clan the Sun Tai clan?" ”

Chen Shangdao: "Exactly, I came back to ask Sun Tai to enter Beijing together, Sun Tai is a disciple of Du Dao, there are quite a lot of believers in Jiankang, Langya Sun is also a family in the north, after crossing the river, the clan has no permanent property, and the scholar is nameless, Du Zigong thought that he had run for Langya Sun's family to enter the Shi clan, but failed to do so, so this time the naturalized Shi clan move, invite Sun Tai to go together, there is a better chance of winning." ”

Cao Zhi's brows furrowed slightly, Sun Tai and Sun En's nephew were going to set off a great chaos that destroyed the Eastern Jin Dynasty after more than 30 years, but now Sun En has not yet been born, and Sun Tai is only a disciple of the Heavenly Master, and he is still a cold man, so he can't blame Sun Tai for the chaos that has not yet been born, he Chen Caozhi's soul has been fused into this world, and he has to change something

Chen Caozhi said: "That's good, the third brother will be affected." ”

Chen Shang said excitedly: "This is the first major event of my clan, the successful naturalization of the scholar clan, the ancestors of the Chen family have glory, and the descendants will benefit, what is my hard work, and also, after entering the scholar nationality, the Qiyun Mountain Yaji in the year after tomorrow, Brother Mo and Brother Tan can participate as children of the scholar family, and the product is also more than six grades, and the sixteenth brother can also be re-determined, with the talent and prestige of the sixteenth brother, how difficult is it to set the second grade." ”

Chen Caozhi asked: "Third brother, the fourth uncle is as ordered, can this matter be announced to the clansmen now?" ”

Chen Shangdao: "Dad told me that I can't, I can't tell the clansmen until I am sure of naturalization, and now I only say that I am seeking an official position." ”

Chatted again, unconsciously twilight, Chen Shang went back to the south building, and after a while sent a letter, which was written to Chen Caozhi, the chapter cursive calligraphy adhering to his ancestor Sikong Jian and his father's wonderful evacuation of the style of calligraphy, the pen is smooth, the style is elegant, there is not a word in the letter to help Chen enter the scholarhood, only to say the words of Xuan and Buddha, talk about the emptiness, say the truth as if there is no self, and ask Chen Caozhi has seen Dongshan Xie An, Qiguang Temple old monk branch?

Chen Caozhi read the letter and asked Chen: "Did you say how to reply to the letter when you joined the army?" ”

Chen Shang shook his head and said: "I only said that I hope to see you again as soon as possible, and I will talk with you all night." ”

There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, Chen Shang rushed to Du Mansion to see Sun Tai, Sun Tai was quite dissatisfied with Chen Caozhi, and was very cold to Chen Shang at first, but when he heard that it was a matter of entering the Shi clan, he was immediately overjoyed, and invited Chen Shang to meet his father-in-law Du Zigong together.

Du Zigong listened to Chen Shang's relays of Jia Bizhi's words, nodded slightly, but asked, "Who introduced the Qian Tang Chen family to Jia Bizhi?" ”

Chen Shang hesitated for a moment, and said truthfully: "It's a guest who joined the army." ”

Du Zigong said with a smile: "It is rumored in Wu County, Shengde's peerless guests and Jiang Zuowei Chen Cao are like old friends, and they have a long talk all night, it seems that the rumors are true, the guests are really very sorry for Chen Caozhi, and they want to help Qian Tang Chen's family become a scholar, so Chen Cao will enter the Xifu in the future" turned his head and said to Sun Tai: "Jingyuan, if the Langya Sun family can re-enter the scholar this time, you have to thank Chen Caozhi for your life, if there is no power of the guests, how can Jia Lingshi be so dedicated to helping!" ”

Sun Tai's face was only substantial, and his heart was quite uncomfortable.

Du Zigong said: "Without further ado, even if you set off for Jiankang tomorrow, I will accompany you, and this time it must be successful." ”

Sun Tai and Chen Shangju were overjoyed, and Du Zigong had a great reputation in Jiangzuo, although this prestige was not the prestige of celebrities, but the influence of the Heavenly Master Dao was huge, and it would be much safer if Du Zigong went with him.

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