On August 22, Qiantang County ordered Feng Mengxiong to rush to Chenjiawu with the edict of Emperor Sima Yu. Chen Caozhi didn't dare to delay, so he set off for Beijing in linen clothes.

At the beginning of August, Chen Caozhi gathered his people to announce his ten-year plan to open up the wasteland in the south, open the canal from Jingkou to Qiantang, and build a port and build a giant ship in Qiantang Bay. Although in recent years, the Chen family's rice, tea, papermaking, textile, ironware and other industries have developed rapidly, with an annual profit of nearly 10 million yuan, which is almost comparable to the hundreds of years of Gu, 6, Zhu, and Zhang, but it is just a matter of opening up the wasteland in the south, opening a canal and building a seaport to build a giant boat, which should be a matter for the government, and it is difficult to bear the manpower and financial resources of the Chen family.

Chen Caozhi said: "I will negotiate with Zhu Taishou of Wujun and Diao Neishi of Jinling to open the canal, as for money and materials, the southward development of wasteland and the construction of ports and boats are not used from the clan, I have another place to raise funds, as long as the necessary manpower support in the clan, these three things will be supervised by Daoyun." ”

Chen Man heard Chen Caozhi say this, how could there be anything to disagree with, Xie Daoyun has always been used to showing his face, and he is extremely talented, so Chen Man and the others didn't think that there was anything wrong with Chen Caozhi asking Xie Daoyun to supervise these three things.

Murong Qinchen also wants to return to health with Chen Caozhi and return to Yecheng after giving birth, but she is now more than seven months pregnant, her belly is very big, and she can no longer go through the bumps of the carriage and horse.

Ran Sheng seemed to have let go of his infatuation with Run'er, and never mentioned marrying Run'er in front of Chen Caozhi, but Chen Caozhi said that he wanted to find a good match for him, and he smiled: "Brother don't have to worry about me, my brother is in Liaoxi, why worry about not having a concubine, but don't mention this marriage for the time being." ”

This time when he returned to health, Ran Sheng also brought the one-armed Jing Nu with him, and Jing Nu wanted to go to Longcheng to worship the late lord Ran Min in the shin mountain.

6 Wei Rui took Bo Zhen, Xie Daoyun took Fei Yu, Xiao Cicada took Fang Yu, and sent Chen Caozhi to Jiaxing Xitang Manor. ”

Xiao Fangyu followed her brother and asked, "Yes, when will Daddy come back?" ”

Half-year-old Xiao Feiyu was held in Xie Daoyun's arms, her slender eyes were smiling, and she shook her little hand to hug her father.

Chen Caozhi kissed each of the three children's delicate little faces, let Xiao Feiyu's little hand hold one of his fingers and shake it gently, and replied to Xiao Bozhen and Xiao Fangyu: "Daddy will come back to see you next year." ”

Xiao Bozhen asked, "Daddy, what time is next year?" ”

Xiao Fangyu asked, "Is it tomorrow, Daddy?" ”

Chen Caozhi smiled tearfully and said, "Ask your mother-"

Xiao Bozhen said: "My mother said that when I wake up, it will be tomorrow, and I can see my father when I wake up, right?" ”

6 The tears of Wei Rui, Xiao Cicada and others couldn't be stopped, patting the child gently, and looking at her husband beating the horse away with teary eyes.

--In the autumn and August, the sky is high and the earth is far away, the knots are thousands of miles, the Yao grass is in vain, the boudoir is secluded, the high platform is yellow, the moon is bright and the dew is white, the time comes and goes, the difference with the son, and the heart wanders--

Chen Caozhi and Ran Sheng's 300 people returned to Kyoto this time are simple light horses, much faster than out of Beijing, and did not cross the Taihu Lake by boat, and rushed to Wu County on the second day of the ninth month to visit Zhu Taishou, mainly discussing the matter from Jingkou to Qiantang Canal, and asked Zhu Taishou to convene the Wu County clan to discuss together, and Qiantang Chen was willing to donate 10 million money to promote this matter. The canal is completed, and all the places it passes through benefit from it, which can not only regulate drought and flood, but also facilitate the transportation of goods, and the river from Qiantang to Jingkou is vertical and horizontal, only need to survey the terrain and choose the most convenient path to dig the north-south river channel, and the manpower and financial resources required for this canal are not so huge--

Zhu Taishou was unwilling to benefit the township, and since Chen Caozhi advocated it, he immediately agreed, and wanted to immediately convene the Shishu clan to discuss and invite Chen Caozhi to attend the meeting, but Chen Caozhi was recruited by the emperor and could not stay in Wu County for more, so he only went to Fan's manor on the north bank of the Jing River to visit Fan Ning, who was mourning and guarding filial piety, and worshiped Fan Wang's tomb, and invited Fan Ning to go to Yecheng to help him after serving him, and Fan Ning agreed.

In the Jin Tomb, Chen Caozhi visited Diao Yi in the Jin Tomb, and Diao Yi also agreed to communicate with Wu County about the river, and the matter of the Jingkou to Qiantang Canal was initially decided.

The emergency documents of Xifu were sent to Chen Caozhi in Jinling, but it was the great Sima Hengwen who urgently summoned Chen Caozhi to discuss the matter, and there was an urgent military situation--

Chen Cao knew that this was the news that Fu Jian and Tuoba Shiyiqian had invaded and merged with Hebei Erzhou, which was arranged by Chen Caozhi a long time ago, in order to prevent Hengwen from seizing his military power and not letting him return to Hebei, which could be regarded as taking advantage of the enemy to gain self-respect.

On September 14th, Chen Caozhi and Ran Sheng entered the health city, the emperor Sima Yu immediately ordered to meet, and talked secretly for a long time, Chen Caozhi resigned, visited Xi and Xie An overnight, and left the health early the next morning.

Hengwen showed Chen Caozhi the military documents sent by Luoyang urgently, and ordered Chen Caozhi to return to Hebei immediately to take strict precautions. ”

Chen Caozhi said uneasily: "In Xia Yuan, he suggested that the Ming Gong's grandson should be long and not virtuous, but he didn't expect such a thing to happen, and he was ashamed, and he didn't dare to interfere in the family affairs of the Ming Gong again. ”

Hengwen nodded, motioned for Chen Caozhi to step back, and pondered alone, he had six sons: Xi, Ji, Xin, Yuan, Wei, and Xuan, of which four sons, Heng Yuan, were not wise and did not distinguish wheat; The eldest son Hengxi has been abolished, the second son Hengji is not famous, the fifth son Hengwei is still young, and the third son Hengxin and the youngest son Hengxuan are concubines, Hengwen now loves the youngest son Hengxuan, and is bewitched by Li Jingshu day and night, there is the meaning of establishing Hengxuan's son, but Hengxuan is only four years old, and Hengwen is really difficult to make up his mind to establish Hengxuan, so the matter of establishing another son has been delayed again and again-

Gu Kaizhi asked Hengwen for permission to go to Jizhou with Chen Caozhi this time, called Senate Military, but in fact, he was chanting poetry and painting.

Chen Caozhi, Ran Sheng, Gu Kai and his entourage of more than 400 people, as well as Jizhou soldiers and people led by Lu You to send money and grain to the imperial court, rushed to Luoyang in mid-October, and met with Heng Secretary, Shen Jin and others, and asked about the invasion of the Qin and Dai coalition forces, Shen Jin said: "Because of the heavy defense of Huguan and Jinyang, Jizhou Wumeng engaged in Liu Jiaozhi's 10,000-step cavalry stationed in Jijun and Liyang, Fu Jian and Tuoba Shiyiqian did not dare to move their troops without permission, but this erhu has always coveted the heart of the Central Plains, and Chen Tingshi must not be guarded against. ”

Heng secretary and nephew Hengxi has a close relationship, heard that Hengxi was abolished because of Chen Caozhi, Chen Caozhi was very dissatisfied, this time the meeting was much colder, Chen Caozhi did not care, stayed in Luoyang for a day, then returned to Yecheng, at this time it was the end of October, the cold winter in the north began, Ran Sheng did not stay in Yecheng more, and Jing Nu and two hundred horses rushed to Liaoxi, Chen Caozhi sent out of the north bank of Zhangshui, parting Ran Sheng dismounted and knelt down and said: "Brother, brother stationed in Liaoxi, it is rare to return to Jiangdong in the future, if Brother returns to Chenjiawu, The younger brother added a handful of soil to the grave of the old master's mother, and the kindness of the old mother's Xiao Sheng was unforgettable. "After that, he got on his horse in the stirrups and galloped away, and the whirlwind of the two hundred Liaoxi hussars followed--

Chen Caozhi saw Ran Sheng and his party go away, he was melancholy, he understood Ran Sheng's mind, Chenjiawu is Ran Sheng's home, Ran Sheng, who was adrift in his childhood, felt the warm family affection in Chenjiawu, and the confused love for Run'er, now he knows that it is impossible to marry Run'er, and Run'er must be married, so Chen Jiawu is a little unbearable for Ran Sheng, maybe it will be many years later, Ran Sheng will cross this heart barrier-

When he was healthy, Chen Caozhi had asked his uncle 6 Na to transfer Jingzhou Wuling County Literature Peng to Jizhou Literature Peng, and at the same time he also wrote a long letter to Xu Miao who was far away in Jingzhou, inviting him to Jizhou to teach Confucianism, the following year that is, at the beginning of April of the sixth year of Xian'an, Xu Miao took his family and a few disciples from Jiangdong to Yecheng, Chen Caozhi was overjoyed, and Gu Kaizhi and Changshi Cui Ying, Sima Suqi and others went out of the city to greet each other, Chen Caozhi and his friend Xu Miao have never met since August of the second year of Xian'an, this farewell reunion, self-joy, Xu Miao took his wife and children to Jizhou, obviously to live in Jizhou, Xu Miao's wife Feng Lingbo is Chen Cao's sister-in-law, this time Xu Miao first went to Qiantang to pick up Feng Lingbo's mother and son and then went north, followed by Xu Miao to Jizhou There are also two Chen family servants, who brought Gexian tea, jute paper, and valuable family letters from their hometowns--

A stack of family letters, Chen Cao opened them one by one, first read the letter of his sister-in-law Ding Youwei, but it was said that Bo Wangxun, the lord of the West Mansion, had been to Chenjiawu at the end of last year, nominally to visit Zongzhi, but in fact to propose to Run'er, Ding Youwei felt that this Langya Wang's disciple had good character and talent, but he was really short, and asked Run'er's opinion, Run'er was noncommittal, so Ding Youwei wrote to ask Chen Caozhi to reply to enlighten Run'er, and Zong Zhi has been designated as a second-grade official in Yangzhou Dazhongzheng, Xie Youdu recruited Zongzhi as the secretary of the Yanzhou Chronicle and will arrive in June, Yanzhou is not very far from Jizhou, Zongzhi will go to Yecheng to meet Uncle Ugly, and finally, Ding Youwei mentioned that Yinggu had died on the ninth day of the first lunar month last year, and according to his last wishes, he was buried next to the tomb of Chen's mother Li.

Xie Daoyun said in the letter that the southward reclamation has not yet begun, but the canal from Qiantang to Jingkou has been dug by a large number of people, and the construction of a seaport and a giant boat is being prepared in an orderly manner.

6 Wei Rui and Xiao Cicada also have letters, which are about the childlike fun of Xiao Bozhen and Xiao Fangyu, and Murong Qinchen also wrote a letter to Chen Caozhi in the neat "Zhang Qianbei" Han Li, she has given birth to a son on October 21 last year, strong and lovely, temporarily named Zhongyu by Xie Daoyun, Murong Qinchen has now arrived at the healthy mother and brother, she wants to take Zhongyu to Yecheng -