Kong Wang, a son of the Confucian clan of Huiji, had asked 6 Wei Rui for marriage in October of the fourth year of Shengping and was allowed to marry by the 6 clan patriarch 6 Shi, but because 6 Wei Rui was determined not to marry, and Jiankang Shishu had a lot of criticism of Kong Wang, Kong Wang resigned in shame and returned to Huiji, and the Kong family was quite ashamed.

Huiji Kong is Jiangdong second only to 6, Gu, Yu, He first-class family, Kong Wang's great-grandfather Kong Zhu is the Yuzhang Taishou of Eastern Wu, grandfather Kong Tian Xiangdong Taishou, uncle Kong Weiguan to the great Si Nong, father Kong Yu is a scholar servant, Kong's family has high-ranking officials and dignitaries, compared to Wujun 6 clan is not far behind, but since the death of Kong Yu 20 years ago, Huiji Kong has declined slightly, but Kong Wang is known as the leader of the young generation of Kong who can cheer up the family style, studious and ambitious, and his appearance is also elegant, if it is not for 6 Wei Rui has met Chen Caozhi, Then the marriage of the 6 clan and the Kong clan is very happy, and 6 Wei Rui will not be unhappy, but the marriage in the world is so unreasonable, 6 Wei Rui has met and fallen in love with Chen Caozhi, then Kong Wang is no matter how good he is, in the eyes of 6 Wei Rui, he dares to be hateful, if he insists on concluding a marriage, there will only be endless pain.

However, the Kong family out of the family face, did not want to give up, now the Kong family in the court has no high-ranking officials, if Kong Wang married the daughter of 6 Na, it is very helpful to his career, and 6 began to appreciate Kong Wang, refusing to marry is not the will of the 6 family, but 6 Wei Rui is young and ignorant.

The land of Jiangzuo in the Jin Dynasty still retains the habits of the ancient Dongyi people, the folk customs are fresh and simple, and the love between men and women is quite open, although Kong is a family heirloom, but 6 Wei Rui and Chen Caozhi are not eloped, so Kong does not despise 6 Wei Rui, learned that Chen Caozhi will enter Jiankang at the beginning of the first year of Longhe, and the elders of the Kong clan ordered Kong Wang to also enter Beijing at the same time, hoping that Kong Wang will dwarf Chen Caozhi in the family background and character and talent, so that marrying a 6 girl is the glory of Kong, and Kong Wang will also become famous in one fell swoop.

There is also a family in the four surnames of Huiji who is obsessed with the 6 clan, that is, the He family, the son of He Zhu of Linhai Taishou He Yu was rejected by 6 Na because of the dispersion, it is very unfair, and Kong Wang can be said to be the same disease, He Zhu has married the Yu girl of this county as his wife, because he wants to enter Beijing to seek a job, this time he and Kong Wang accompanied into Beijing, He Zhu and the son of 6 beginnings 6 poultry friends, to Jiankang will invite 6 poultry to feast together, 6 poultry hated Chen Caozhi, there are many slanderous words, He Zhu echoed it, and Kong Wang has not seen Chen Caozhi, heard 6 birds, He Zhu said so, regarded Chen Caozhi as a shameless person who sold his reputation and reputation, and was determined to show his talent and learn to frustrate Chen Caozhi.

6 Naturally, the birds knew that Chen Caozhi was coming to Jiankang today, so he made an appointment with Kong Wang and He Zhu early in the morning, and took a few servants to Qingximen, to see what Chen Caozhi looked like now, but what he saw was the frenzied scene of the people of Jiankang filling the streets and congesting to see Chen Caozhi.

He Zhu was jealous and hateful, he and Kong Wang entered Jiankang, cold and lonely, not alarmed, how could there be such a grand occasion of falling into the city, he laughed angrily, and said to 6 birds and Kong Wang: "Ziyu, Deze, after this Jiankang City has crossed to the south from the north, there are many ignorant people, and it is ridiculous that a child of a poor family enters the city and is so crazy to watch!" ”

6 The bird also shook his head again and again: "It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous!" Chen Caozhi is what kind of Wei Jue is resurrected, Wei Shubao has the beauty of Hanxiu, and Chen Caozhi used to run around the lake in Xiaojing Lake, like a farmer, where can he compare to Wei Shubao's fingers! ”

He Zhu said with a smile: "If Chen Caozhi is seen killed, then I will admit that he is Jiang Zuowei Jue, haha!" ”

Kong Wang didn't smile, he stared at Chen Caozhi standing on the high-covered carriage, talking about the demeanor, this Chen Caozhi has a tall figure and beautiful eyebrows, he is the most outstanding beautiful man Kong Wang has ever seen, Kong Wang's appearance is also elegant, but now looking at Chen Caozhi, he can't admit it, and regrets in his heart: "Such a beautiful woman, but how can he have a bad character, and the 6 girls will marry him for life!" ”

6 Poultry and He Zhu saw that there were constantly slender and good-looking women and girls throwing sachets and flowers on Chen Caozhi's body along the way, and they also followed the carriage, 6, He and He saw that their eyes were hot, and their hearts were full of jealousy and hatred.

6 Bird said: "Chen Caozhi's spirit is too lively, how to give him some setbacks, otherwise he really thinks that the city treats him as a treasure." ”

He Zhu felt the same way and asked, "How to frustrate him, is that the guard of King Huiji?" ”

6 The fowl looked left and right, and saw two peasant women on the side of the road each carrying a blue chicken to be sold, and they were all standing on tiptoe, so they smiled and said, "There are those who scatter flowers and send sachets, and there are also those who send chickens." He whispered a few words to the servants beside him.

The 6 family servants bowed down to receive the order, squeezed to the side of the two peasant women, and said, "I bought all these two blue chickens." ”

These two peasant women are concubines, they are overjoyed when they hear this, they are worried that they are too heavy to squeeze in to see Chen Caozhi, and hurriedly said: "I know that it is good, since I bought them all at once, then it is cheaper, these two blue chickens have a total of one hundred and sixty-three, and three coins for one penny——"

6 The servant of the 6 clan saw Chen Caozhi's carriage approaching, and said hurriedly: "I will give you the consistent money for the two blue chickens, oh, this is the money-"

The two peasant women took the money and looked at each other with surprise and delight, but they heard the bold and kind man go on to say, "Wait for the carriage to come, and you two will just throw the chickens on his cart." ”

"Ahh The two housewives were stunned.

There was an old woman on the side who heard it, this old woman had heard about Chen Cao's mother for a long time, and now she saw Chen Caozhi so handsome, looking at joy, and heard that someone was going to throw chickens at Chen Caozhi, she was immediately annoyed, and grabbed a chicken and threw it over, "Bar click" hit the head of the 6 family servants, and suddenly the egg whites and egg yolks flowed on their faces, and before he came back to his senses, two chickens flew again, but the two peasant women threw them, so frightened that the servants turned around and fled, returned to the 6 birds, wiped the sticky egg whites on their faces and cried with a sad face: " Rokuro-kun—"

6 The birds pulled out and left, He Zhu and Kong Wang also hurriedly retreated, and the servant looked back, wow, the chickens smashed like hailstones, and quickly hugged their heads and ran away.

The two peasant women were very happy when they saw the remaining half-blue chickens and the heavy money, and when they raised their heads, Chen Caozhi's carriage had already driven over, and they hurriedly caught up to see-

Chen Caozhi naturally didn't know about this, and came to Da Situ Mansion all the way safely, with a thick layer of flowers and leaves and incense sachets under his feet.

Sima Yu, the king of Huiji, entered the Taiji Hall in Taicheng and saw the emperor Sima Pi and then returned to Situ Mansion, he was unhappy along the way, the emperor only loved the longevity method, Bigu, taking pills, ignoring the government and politics, and now the Yan lord Murong Wei worked hard, and the Qin king Fu Jian used Wang Meng as an auxiliary general, all of them are becoming stronger and stronger, and Xie Wan and Fan Wang have repeatedly failed in the Northern Expedition, Huaibei has basically given up, and Jin Zuo is worried!

At this time, Sima Yu saw the grand occasion of thousands of people vying to see Chen Caozhi, and couldn't help but twist his beard and laugh, and his worries seemed to be swept away.

Chen Caozhi secretly looked at the current emperor's uncle Huiji King Sima Yu, Sima Yu's words are ten thousand, he has passed the age of not being confused, his eyebrows are clear, he is elegant, and his demeanor is very good. "Sima Yu is a man who is pure and has few desires, he is especially good at Xuanyan, he is careful with his heart, he is simple and simple, and he is respected by the world, and Chen Caozhi certainly knows more than others, he knows that Sima Yu is the later Emperor Jian Wen, there are many anecdotes about Emperor Jian Wen in "The World Says New Words", one of which Chen Caozhi has a deep memory, Sima Yu received the secretary and supervisor in his early years, and when he was the general of the army, he sat on the bed and refused to make people clean it, saying that the paw prints crawled by the mice were very good-

Sima Yu also looked at Chen Caozhi with a smile, this young man he wanted to summon three years ago is now a mature man, handsome and graceful, and his demeanor is calm.

The luncheon of the Great Situ Mansion is very simple, the dishes are light, Sima Yu personally accompanies him, there is no other accompanying guest, it is quite deserted, and the rumored Situ Mansion is very different from the rumored grand occasion of the tail waving the wind and full of friends.

After lunch, Sima Yu invited Chen Caozhi, Gu Kaizhi and others to his tearoom to sit and talk, Sima Yu's tearoom is an independent small courtyard, and the walls are planted with small piano silk bamboo, this kind of bamboo is pale red in color, reflecting the wind quite beautifully. In the square room of Guangtang, Sima Yu sat according to the Hu bed, and he didn't know when he had an extra tail in his hand, and ordered the waiter to cook tea, and said: "Zi Chongyuan has worked hard, I don't know when I can meet the assessment of the Eighteen State Universities?" ”

Chen Caozhi bowed down and said: "at any time." ”

Sima Yu nodded and said; "There are still eight in Beijing under the Eighteen States Dazhongzheng, and this evaluation does not have to be so solemn, when the king invites the eight states Dazhongzheng, as well as the Beijing is Xuantan celebrities to gather in Situ Mansion, and the test is to analyze the learning of Lao Zhuang, but this has to wait until the 16th of this month, because the 16th is the period when the little girl is blessed to return, and the evaluation is scheduled for the afternoon of the 18th."

Chen Caozhi didn't know about Sima Yu's marriage, so he hurriedly said: "Congratulations to King Huiji, Cao Zhi wants to ask for a cup of happy wine to drink." ”

At this time, the right attendant of the palace came to report that Huan Ji, the prince of Linhe County, had entered the city, and Sima Yu asked the secretary to come to Hao Ji to accompany Chen Caozhi, and he and the chief of the palace went to meet Huan Ji.

Chen Caozhi asked Hao Ji: "Hao Cheng, this Huan Ji is the second son of Huan Da Sima?" ”

Hao Ji nodded and said: "Yes, the Duke of Huan County is the second son of Sima Da Huan, and the eldest daughter of the King of Huiji, the princess of Xin'an County, was married last year, and the period of welcoming is the 16th of this month, and today is the 12th, and the Duke of Huan County has arrived." ”

Chen Caozhi said to Chen Shang: "Third brother, we have to hurry up and prepare a gift to send it." ”

Chen Shangdao: "This matter will be handled by the elder brother himself, and the sixteenth brother does not have to worry about it." ”

After sitting for a while, Chen Caozhi and others took their leave, Situ Fu was busy with the marriage of the princess of Xin'an County, so they didn't bother, and asked Hao Cheng to pay tribute to King Huiji on his behalf, and nine volumes of "Ming Shenghu Treatise on Xuan", "New Interpretation of Analects", "Lao Tzu Xinyi", and "Theory of Phonology" were forwarded to King Huiji.

Dianshu Cheng Hao Ji sent Chen Caozhi and others out of the Yayan tearoom, and as soon as he walked to the crimson small piano silk bamboo, he heard a woman's voice ask: "Jiang Zuowei and Chen Caozhi are here, I want to see him——"

The woman's voice was crisp and fast, as sharp as a knife cutting a turnip.