The rest of the Xia Dynasty officials were much more relaxed than those of the Two Han Dynasty, and the officials of the Two Han Dynasty could only go home on six abyss days, and the rest of the time stayed in the official office, while the officials of the Eastern Jin Dynasty implemented the rotation duty system, except for the officials on duty who had to stay in the official office all night, and the rest of the officials could not sit in the hall in the afternoon, because the officials above the fifth grade had a lot of subordinate officials, and those daily complicated official affairs were done by the subordinate officials, and the senior officials only needed to make decisions

Xi was waiting for Chen Caozhi in the apartment in the afternoon, he saw Chen Caozhi's brother Chen Yu in Taicheng escorting Lu La and Zhu Lingbao more than ten people to the Wubing Shangshu Department, he was very surprised, so he went to ask Chen Yu, Chen Yu said that his brother Chen Caozhi had also returned to Jiankang, presumably he would go to Lu Mansion first, and he would definitely visit Xi Shilang in the afternoon, and briefly talked about the conflict with Lu Xiang

Xi saw that Chen Caozhifu had caused such a big dispute when he returned to Jiankang, and he also sent Lu La to Lu Shi's Five Soldiers Shangshu Department, which can be described as a big fanfare, which is inconsistent with Chen Caozhi's introverted style, is it out of the instructions of Duke Huan?

Seeing Chen Caozhi, Xi held his hand and greeted him, and asked, "Zizhong is having lunch in Lu Mansion?" Knowing that it was Xie Fu, he was a little surprised and asked, "Can the Xie girl's illness still be treated?" ”

Chen Caozhi said: "You have to observe the ten-day to be sure, there is always hope." ”

Xi Xin said: "If Zizhong cures Xie Daoyun's illness, then Xie An and Xie Wan should be very willing to marry their niece to Chen Caozhi, after all, the rumors that Xie Daoyun is in love with Chen Caozhi have spread, if you don't marry Chen Caozhi, Xie Daoyun will have no one to marry, a famous and talented woman is really a good match, but what about Lu Na's daughter?" Could it be that Chen Caozhi felt that Lu Shi was stubborn and hopeless to marry the Lu family's daughter, so he turned to Xie Shi's daughter? This is a wise choice for ordinary people, the Xie family's Gaomen is still better than the Wujun gatekeeper, but this does not seem to be in line with Chen Caozhi's temperament, and Chen Caozhi has a very good relationship with the Lu family's daughter, as can be seen from today's Lu Shu's incident.

This is Chen Caozhi's private matter, Chen Caozhi did not take the initiative to talk about it, and Xi was inconvenient to say more, so he asked about the envoy to the north, Chen Caozhi had nothing to hide from Xi, when he was about to go to Chang'an and Handcheng, Xi heard that Chen Caozhi designed to deceive Qin envoy Xi Bao also went to Yan with him, laughed, but expressed doubts about Chen Caozhi's ability to successfully persuade Murong Ke, and asked: "Zizhong is not endless?."

Chen Caozhi said with a smile: "Brother Guest's eyes are like torches, and I can't hide it from you at all, so I told him about the contradiction between Murong Ping and Murong Ke, of course, Princess Xianbei Murong Qinchen also said that she intended to marry him."

Xi stroked his palms and smiled: "I see, haha, this is also a good story, if the Northern Expedition goes well, Zizhong can still accept this Xianbei princess as a greedy treasure" Chen Caozhi said: "The Northern Expedition did not see a single soldier, so I talked about the belonging of Princess Xianbei, and I was afraid that future generations would laugh and open the topic: "Brother came this time, with a secret letter from Duke Huan, please take a look at the guest brother." He took out a slip from his bosom and handed it over

Xi looked solemn, Zhan Xin looked closely, the slender phoenix eyes narrowed, the things said in the letter are not trivial, it is Huan Wen who wants to do Yi Yin and Huo Guang's move, to abolish the emperor Sima Yi and set up a new monarch, Xi is very clear about Huan Wen's thoughts, Huan Wen is to abolish the emperor to establish his authority, and then it is to stand on behalf of Jin to stand on his own, Huan Wen suddenly took this big step must be related to Chen Caozhi, if it were not for Chen Caozhi to let Huan Wen see the hope of the Northern Expedition to make great contributions, Huan Wen may not be so radical, Chen Caozhi has a great influence on Huan Wen, Emperor Sima Yi is affected by land fowl, Zhu Lingbao and others were tempted to admit the daughter of the Lu clan into the palace, which obviously made Chen Caozhi extremely angry, and Chen Caozhi also knew that as long as Sima Yi was in power, it would be quite detrimental to his career, and he wanted Huan Wen to abolish the emperor, which was also in line with Huan Wen's intentions

Xi Xin said: "Chen Caozhi's surface is elegant, but his scheming is very deep, from his tricks in Chang'an and Handcheng, you can know that I read a lot of people, but Chen Caozhi can't see through, he can be very sincere, he can also be cunning and scheming, he is lucky to be his friend, and he will be frightened if he is an enemy."

Xi is also very conflicted in his heart, he is not as desperate to follow Huan Wen as outsiders know, he is also for the future of the family, after the death of Xi's grandfather Xi Jian, Gaoping Xi was gradually squeezed out of the center of power, Xi came to visit his aunt Xi in Wuyi Lane when he was a child, and was teased by Wang Hui, the son of Wang Dao, deeply humiliated, and vowed to revive the prestige of Gaoping Xi, which is the reason why he chose to work for Huan Wen. Gaoping Xi has since lost his military power, Xi Jian's Beifu soldiers are scattered, Xi's power in Jingkou is far less than before, Xi does not follow Huan Wen will not be able to cheer up the reputation of the writer, from this point of view, he and Chen Caozhi took the same path, Chen Caozhi's appearance made him understand that there are many people who follow Huan Wenbo to gain fame, and he can't let himself be an outsider

Xi raised his head and looked at Chen Caozhi: "It seems that Duke Huan has made up his mind, but I don't know what name he will use."

Chen Caozhi said: "This is exactly what Duke Huan asked me to ask the guests for advice. ”

Xi smiled and said: "Zituo has the wisdom of staying and marquis, why ask me." ”

Chen Caozhi didn't want Xi to be disgusted with him, he was very grateful to Xi, and said sincerely: "When my brother was ordered to leave my aunt, he didn't have an opinion. But there was a conflict with Lu La and Zhu Lingbao in Xintingshan before, and he thought of a plan, which can not only achieve the affairs of Huan Gong, but also vent his brother's private anger, which requires the guest brother to be the mastermind of the younger brother. ”

Xi nodded and said, "Zizhong, please speak." ”

Chen Caozhi: "Lu La's heart is not right, he has never dreamed of Lao Tzu's Xuanyuan and Miao, only preaches the so-called male and female achi, thinking that he can cultivate immortals by virtue of the manification technique in the room, when he was in Zhangcheng, there was that ignorant Shishu who served Lu Shu with his family, and the money was at his disposal, and his wife and daughter provided for the achi, last year in Jiankang Zhiyu Mountain Dojo, there was also a scandal spread" Xi faintly guessed Chen Caozhi's plan, only to listen to Chen Caozhi's continuation: "When the emperor was the king of Langya, he studied under Lu La to learn "Lao Tzu Xianger Note", the palace guarded Zhu Lingbao, calculated well, The three of them also followed and studied, and these three guest brothers also knew that Lu Lai was expelled from the capital last year, but this year he was invited back by the emperor, and he was enshrined in the palace, preaching his male and female achiki, and he was arrogant and powerful outside, and if he did not get rid of these people, he would become a harm to the country. ”

Xi understood what Chen Caozhi meant, and said, "Does Zizhong want to treat the crimes of Lu La and Zhu Lingbao with the defilement of the court?" But as soon as the emperor said this, Xi suddenly woke up, the corners of his mouth hooked up a meaningful smile, and said: "Very good, just reply to Duke Huan, this matter is important, there is no such thing as the Kuang Dynasty, and Duke Huan must go to the capital to abolish this move." He added: "Recently, there has been criticism in Jiankang City about Lu Oak's transmission of the law in the palace, and now we just need to make this rumor more explicit, so that Duke Huan has a reason to lead the armored soldiers into the capital to carry out Yi and Huo's moves." ”

Chen Caozhi fused the soul of the two worlds, and did not have too many loyal thoughts, he pursued Mencius's "the people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light" and the Wei and Jin dynasties were prosperous, and the etiquette was abolished. It should be abolished, otherwise it will only bring disaster to the country and the people, for Chen Caozhi, abolishing Sima Yi is very happy in both public and private.

The two discussed for a while, and Xi wrote a reply letter to Huan Wen, Chen Caozhi said goodbye, and he was going to visit Sima Yu, the king of Langya, who was the new monarch that Huan Wen was going to support.

When Chen Caozhi came to the Langya Palace, it was close to dusk, and he said: "The king knows that Chen Xima has returned to Jiankang, and orders your brother Chen Shang to invite Chen Xima to come and meet him, why did Chen Xima come at this time!" ”

As he was talking, Chen Shang, who had been promoted to the permanent attendant of the king of Bapin Langya, hurriedly came, sweating profusely, and said with a wry smile: "Sixteenth brother, let me find it easy, I rushed to Xi's mansion, saying that you went to Xi Shilang's residence, and rushed to Xi Shilang's nest, but said that you had come to the palace." ”

Hao Ji said with a smile: "Since Chen Xima has arrived, please go directly to the Yayan Tearoom, the king has been waiting for a long time." ”

Chen Caozhi went to the Yayan tearoom with the third brother Chen Shang, Chen Shang looked at Chen Caozhi while walking, and said: "The sixteenth brother has worked hard, a few days ago my father wrote a letter, saying that once there is news of the return of the sixteenth brother, immediately send someone back to Qiantang to report that Ding's sister-in-law is ready to set off to Jiankang as soon as there is news that you will return to Jiangdong, the news that you were taken captive by the Xianbei people came back to Jiangdong the month before, I was so anxious that I wrote a letter back to Jiangdong, so anxious that my father ignored the old man, and was ready to rush to Jiankang with Ding's sister-in-law, and begged the rulers to try to rescue, just wishing Shen Er, Zhu joined the army and passed by Chenjiawu, and persuaded him that the sixteenth brother would be able to return safely."

Chen Caozhi said emotionally: "It's because I didn't think it through, so that the fourth uncle was worried, and I felt very guilty." ”

Chen Shang said with a smile: "The sixteenth brother is back, these things are all over, you and my brother will write a letter to the elders of the clan tonight to report safety, send Laide back tomorrow, and then pick up Ding's sister-in-law and my wife and children to Jiankang." ”

Chen Caozhi said in a low voice: "Laide can let him go back tomorrow, but sister-in-law don't want them so early"

Chen Shang asked, "Why?" ”

Chen Caozhi said: "There may be a big event in Beijing, and I will pick up my sister-in-law after the matter is decided, I will go to Wu County on business a year ago, and I will just go to pick up my sister-in-law at that time." ”

Chen Shang didn't know what major events would happen in Beijing, and he knew that it was inconvenient to ask now, and he thought of Lu La's matter, which was another trouble, and said: "I'm afraid the sixteenth brother doesn't know yet, you let Xiao Sheng escort to the Five Soldiers Shangshu Department Lu La and the people have been sent back to the palace by the emperor, and it is said that the mainland Shangshu has scraped that Lu Oak."

Chen Caozhi sneered, walked a few steps, and said, "Third brother, don't worry, let me talk about this matter later." (To be continued)