Midsummer has passed, the cool autumn is coming, last October to Yecheng Gu Kaizhi thought of Jiangdong's Wan kill pure soup and perch belly, and missed the young girl, so he proposed to Chen Caozhi to return to the south, Chen Caozhi smiled: "Changkang is suitable, but I have no choice but to detain thousands of miles to invite the famous man!"

Gu Kaizhi has been in Jizhou for more than half a year, witnessed the hard work of Chen Caozhi's governance, and said: "Zizhong has the heart to help the world, not hard work, admirable, Zizhong and another ten years of operation, wait for the world to settle, and then retreat to the forest with me, indulge in the landscape brush and ink, how about it?" ”

Chen Caozhi smiled: "Very good! Deal. ”

Because Zong had a letter the day before to inform him that he would come to Yecheng in mid-July, Zong Zhi is now the secretary of the Yanzhou Chronicle Office, so Ji Caozhi asked Gu Kaizhi to go to Yanzhou one by one after Zong Zhi's arrival

On July 14, Chen Zongzhi came to Yecheng to meet his uncle Chen Caozhi, Zongzhi is eighteen years old this year, handsome and quiet, and the people of Yecheng praise "Chen Caozhi is difficult to be an uncle, Chen Zongzhi is difficult to be a nephew", which means that the uncle and nephew are indistinguishable, and they are all ordinary Junxiu

Chen Zongzhi left Qiantang in early March to enter the capital, and set off from Jiankang to Yanzhou in mid-April. Liu Tang said: "It's a pity that Chen Zongzhi is Chen Caozhi's nephew, otherwise I can marry my little daughter to him."

Xie An said with a smile: "Langya Wang Xuan, Qian Tang Chen Zongzhi, this is the most outstanding son of the younger generation, Chen Jun Yuan and Wu Jun Zhang both want to marry their daughters and Chen Zongzhi, Wang Yuanlin is short, and he is not as good as Chen Zongzhi in terms of appearance, but he is slightly better in learning, and the Langya Wang family and the Qian Tang Chen family are also very likely to become in-laws." ”

Liu Tang said: "It's Chen Run'er and Wang Yuanlin, Run'er is very beautiful, according to Ah Yuan, Run'er is also highly educated, can write and paint, and is extremely smart, but his uncle and brother are so long and handsome, I am afraid that I can't look down on the short Wang family." ”

Xie An smiled: "It's really unbelievable, the children of the Langya Wang clan are begging for a new scholar girl, and it may not be possible, the Langya Wang clan is not as good as before." ”

Liu Tang said: "It's not that the Langya Wang clan is not as good as before, but that the Qian Tang Chen clan is extremely powerful" is quite similar to the Dragon Fang twenty years ago, the Quan clan."

Xie An said: "Chen Caozhi is not Huan Wen, the first time I talked to him, I felt that this young man was calm and wise, as if he had been practicing for a long time, where was he like a weak-crowned young man who had just come out!"

Mrs. Xie Liu Tang suddenly remembered something and asked, "What did Chen Caozhi do when he built a giant boat in Hong Kong?" It's a canal and a giant boat, and Ah Yuan is busy!"

Xie An shook his head and said: "I can't guess why we want to build a port and build a giant boat, Chen Caozhi's arrangement always has a deep meaning, but the opening of the canal is a convenient thing, which can save manpower and material resources on the road and benefit future generations."

Chen Zongzhi stayed in Yecheng for half a month, in early August and Gu Kai left Jizhou to return to Yanzhou, took all the waterways, this waterway was Chen Caozhi in April last year before the start of construction before the start of construction, before and after the use of 50,000 people, cost 80 million money, until the end of June this year to open, the total length of nearly 300 miles, called Tongqing Canal, is to connect Zhangshui and Qinghe, so that from Yecheng can directly take a boat from Zhangshui to Qinghe, and then enter the Yellow River, than 6 roads are much more convenient and fast, And how can the carriage of goods, the carriage and the ox cart be compared with the boat!

It is Chen Caozhi's idea to build the North-South Grand Canal one by one, but this project is too huge, and the current national strength of the Eastern Jin Dynasty is simply not able to support it, so Chen Caozhi started from Yecheng and Qiantang, Yecheng waterway leads to the Yellow River, and Qiantang waterway leads to the Yangtze River, the penetration of these two canals will have a far-reaching impact on the people's livelihood of Sanwu and Hebei, benefiting future generations, and the immediate advantage is that Gu Kaizhi can take a boat to Yanzhou, and then from Yanzhou to Xuzhou through Juyeze, which greatly reduces the fatigue of the pommel horse

Chen Caozhi entrusted Gu Kaizhi to bring back some Jizhou Tuyi to Chen Jiawu's relatives, as well as letters to his second wife and two concubines, as well as his sister-in-law and Run'er

At the end of the sixth year of Xian'an, Emperor Sima Yu adopted the advice of Taishi Ling and issued an edict at the first month of the following year

Changed the yuan, called the first year of Ningkang, and granted amnesty to the counties and counties.

On the sixth day of the first month of February, Sima Huan Wen came to the court, Sima Yu Zhao ordered the leader Xie An, and Wang Tanzhi in the service to welcome in the new pavilion, at this time Jiankang Dynasty and wild people were 'Chang' Chang, and it was rumored that Huan Wen was obstructed by the king and Xie Da clan from being crowned the king, and this time entering Jiankang was to kill Wang Tanzhi and Xie An, and then stand on behalf of Jin to stand on his own

On the way to Xinting, Wang Tanzhi was very afraid, in the form of color, Xie An's expression remained unchanged, and said: "The survival of Jin Zuo is determined by this trip." ”

Before the afternoon of the 10th day of the first month, Huan Wen took the golden chariot and the Xuanmu two horses, dressed in the clothes of the crown, wearing the shoes of the red car, and came to the new pavilion under the escort of three thousand tiger ben guards holding halberds, Xie An and Wang Tanzhi led hundreds of officials to worship one by one on the side of the road

Huan Wen set up a tent under Xinting Mountain, the tiger was strict, and he saw hundreds of officials, those famous officials saw that Huan Wen was not good, and the edge of the axe was occasionally exposed behind the tent, all of them trembled, Wang Tanzhi sweated and stained his clothes, and the wat plate in his hand was upside down, only Xie Anzhen was calm, calmly seated, and said to Huan Wen: "I heard that the princes have a way, and they are in the neighborhood, why do you need to put people behind the account?" ”

Huan Wen admired Xie An's courage, and he didn't want to rape and kill Minister Liwei, so he smiled: "Zhengzi."

I can't help it. "So he was destined to do it left and right.

Wang Tanyi thought that his talent was not under Xie An, and since then he has respected Xie Huan.

In the evening of the same day, Huan Wen entered Jiankang City, and the next day he entered the city of Taiwan to face the monarch, and tactfully asked the emperor

Ma Yu sarcastically begged the king, but Sima Yu was submissive, saying that he had recently issued an edict to crown Huan Wen as the king of Chu

Huan thirst this year fifty, old and sick, this time in order to ask for the king, strong spirit into Beijing "this to Jiankang fell ill, in Jiankang half a month of illness, sick and sick, that is, to return to the aunt, waiting for the imperial court knight's edict, and feel sick, sent people to summon Jingzhou Huan Chong, Sizhou Huan secret, Jizhou Chen Caozhi to the aunt to obey the order.

Huan Wen ordered to join the army Yuan Hong stayed in Jiankang to urge the imperial court to order the king, Shangshu made Wang Biaozhi know that Yuan Hong's rhetoric was beautiful, so he asked Yuan Hong to draft the edict, after Yuan Hong wrote it, Wang Biaozhi convened Xie An, Wang Tanzhi, Gao Song, Zhang Ping and others to discuss, a group of high-ranking officials did not discuss the knighthood, praised the beauty of Yuan Hong's rhetoric, and put forward a number of amendments, Yuan Hong had to make every effort to revise, to write this official edict into a "Sandu Fu" like a hand-me-down strange text, Zuo Si's Sandu Fu was written before and after nearly ten years Ah one by one

Wang Biaozhi said to Xie An in private: "When I hear that his illness is increasing, I should not return to support for a long time, and I can slow down."

It's a thing. ”

Xie An smiled and nodded, Wang and Xie Da clan thwarted Huan Wen's plot by relying on old illness.

Chen Caozhi received an urgent report of 600 miles from his aunt on the 10th day of March, knowing that Huan Wen was seriously ill, he immediately led 800 light horsemen to cross the river to the south, and first arrived in Luoyang

After Huan Xi was demoted, he only had the position of General Anbei, but there was no official position in the history of assassination, General Anbei was a false title, Huan Xi was resentful, he came to Luoyang at the beginning of last year, and he was idle under the fourth uncle Huan Mi, and borrowed wine all day long to drown his sorrows, muttering and cursing Chen Caozhi of Hebei, resentful and mediocre old father, and now hearing that the old father Huan Wen was seriously ill, he and the fourth uncle Huan Mi hurried back to his aunt together, Huan Mi promised to speak well for Huan Xi in front of his brother Huan Wen, so that Huan Xi still inherited the title of Duke of Nanjun with the body of the son of the world-

On March 25, Huan Mi and Huan Xi rushed back to their aunt and entered the general's mansion to meet Huan Wen

Huan Wen has never liked the fourth brother Huan Mi, and said: "Muzi, hasn't Maide arrived yet?" ”

Huan Mi was very displeased, he rushed back day and night, the eldest brother opened his mouth but asked if the fifth brother had arrived, and replied immediately: "The younger brother has rushed back from Luoyang, and the fifth family is in Jingzhou, and the waterway does not take half a month, why hasn't it arrived yet!"

Huan Wen knew that Huan Mi had a grudge against him, and this fourth brother was not a person who could make a will, so he said: "I can still afford to wait, and I will discuss the future after Mai De comes." ”

Huan Mi retreated indignantly and said to Huan Xi: "Your father doesn't treat my younger brother as a person who can be trusted, and I can't do anything about you." ”

Huan Xi is angry and anxious, he has a bad relationship with his fifth uncle Huan Chong, the fifth uncle will definitely not say good things about him in front of his father Huan Wen, if he can't inherit the position of the head of the Huan family, then his plan to take revenge on Chen Caozhi day and night, raising his eyebrows and puffing up, will all disappear, and there will be no more future

At this time, Huan Ji knocked on the door, and he also looked resentful, and said after meeting the fourth uncle and brother: "Does the fourth uncle know why my father must wait for the fifth uncle to arrive?" That is the father wants Huan Xuan as the heir, and the fifth uncle wants to assist Huan Xuan, and the aunt and the army and horses will all belong to the fifth uncle!"

Huan Mi and Huan Xi were both shocked and angry when they heard this, although Huan Xi was a little suspicious that Huan Xuan was his son, but Li Jingshu admitted it, and Huan Xuan had never been close to him, so Huan Xi never wanted to see a six-year-old child above him, and said angrily: "My father is sick and faint, this is a chaotic life, and it cannot be regarded as a testament." ”

Huan Ji sneered: "With the fifth uncle supporting Huan Xuan, the yellow-haired child will be able to attack the Duke of Nanjun."

Huan Mi looked at Huan Xi and said, "Bo Dao, it's urgent, it depends on how you decide." ”

Huan Xi hesitated, Huan Ji said: "If the fifth uncle is ordered by his father to take Huan Xuan as his heir, "Long Fang, Huan will be defeated, and the fifth uncle is my Dragon 7!, the sinner of the Huan family."

Huan Mi said coldly: "First put Li Shimei and Huan Xuan to death." ”

Huan Xi was taken aback, what if Huan Xuan was his son, and he also had thoughts about Li Jingshu, and said: "Don't kill first, detain it, wait for the fifth uncle to come to the aunt, and force the fifth uncle to agree to take me as the son, then Chen Caozhi will also come to the aunt, kill Chen Caozhi first." ”

Huan Mi said: "What's the use of forcing him to agree to such things, can't he regret it afterwards!" If you kill Chen Caozhi, you can't be good, and you must raise troops into Jiankang together, kill Wang and Xie, and become the emperor on behalf of Jin is the best policy. ”