After Murong Qinchen gave birth to Chen Zhongyu in Qian Tang in October of the previous year, in the spring of the second year, she lived in Chen's house on the bank of the Qinhuai River less, and lived more according to her mother and brother, when Xu Miao went to Jizhou to take up her post, she asked Xu Miao to bring a letter to her husband Chen Caozhi, saying that she wanted to return to Yecheng, Hebei, but Chen Caozhi's reply asked her not to go north for the time being.

At the beginning of April, Huan Wen's obituary spread to Jiankang, Murong Qinchen learned that Chen Caozhi also rushed back, overjoyed, day after day looking forward to Chen Caozhi from his aunt to Beijing, according to her girlish temperament, she had already ridden her rouge horse to see Chen Caozhi, now as a mother, patience is much better, one and a half years old Xiao Zhongyu is almost not quiet except for sleeping, excess energy, very naughty, although there are many servants and maids, but Xiao Zhongyu only pesters his mother, Murong Qinchen's patience is grinded out by his son, Maternal grandmother Ke Zuhun said that Xiao Zhongyu is like a phoenix Murong Chong, and the Han people say that a nephew is like an uncle, which is very reasonable.

On April 19, Murong Qinchen learned that Chen Caozhi would arrive in Jiankang tomorrow, and early the next morning, she took her servants to greet her husband Chen Caozhi from the direction of Xinting.

In the carriage, Murong Qinchen taught Xiao Zhongyu to speak, and when his father came back, he wanted to make a move when he saw his father, and he couldn't beat his father when he hugged him...... Where was Xiao Zhongyu willing to listen, climbed the car window and smiled at the scenery of the characters, and suddenly turned around and pulled Sanuer's thin braids.

To the new pavilion is about three o'clock in the morning, come early, this place is empty, Murong Qinchen took Xiao Zhongyu up to the mid-mountain pavilion to play for a while, no one came in the direction of Gu, there are a lot of cars and horses 6 on the Jiankang side, this is to welcome the officials of Sima Yao, the king of Huiji, and Chen Caozhi, the assassin of Jizhou.

Murong Qinchen didn't want to wait with these people in Xinting, so he ordered the servant Hu to move forward in the direction of Lao Shengdian, and traveled for several miles, Xiao Zhongyu looked at the servant who was riding a horse and was also clamoring to ride a big horse to play, Murong Qinchen's heart moved, and she got out of the car, and the rouge horse she usually rode also followed behind the car.

Murong Qinchen rode on the rouge horse, and Xiao Zhongyu jumped on the side and shouted: "Riding a horse, riding a horse, hugging, hugging, hugging." ”

Sanur picked up Xiao Zhongyu and put it in the front saddle of the rouge horse, Murong Qinchen held the reins in one hand and half in the other, Xiao Zhongyu was already excitedly shouting: "Drive, drive"

The rouge horse trotted briskly, Sanur and more than a dozen Chen private soldiers hurriedly rode their horses to follow, and Xiao Zhongyu, who heard the front in front of him, screamed excitedly, like a bamboo whistle.

After traveling three or four miles, sergeants and chariots and horses appeared on the way, and the sergeant in front drank: "Idle people, wait, avoid"

A private soldier of the Chen clan stepped forward and said, "We are the family of Chen Tingshi in Jizhou, and we have come to greet Chen Tingshi." ”

Before the sergeant could answer, Liu Gaozhi immediately stepped forward and asked, "Who is blocking the way!" ”

Sanur saw that it was Liu Gaozhi, and greeted: "General Liu, it's us who are here to pick up Chen Tingshi." ”

Seeing that it was Murong Qinchen, Liu Jiaozhi hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted, and said, "Chen Tingshi is behind. ”

A sergeant had already gone to report the news, and a moment later, Chen Caozhi came out of the long queue of carriages and horses, ran to the front and flew off the horse, and saw the tall Xianbei girl standing in her arms holding a child by the rouge horse, so she shouted: "Qinqin." ”

Murong Qinchen saw Chen Caozhi's black and thin appearance at first glance, his nose was sore, and he wanted to shed tears, but he held Xiao Zhongyu high and said, "Chen Lang, this is Zhongyu, I gave birth to you."

Murong Qinchen always spoke so directly and warmly, Chen Caozhi smiled earnestly, stretched out his hand and said, "Zhongyu, daddy hug." ”

"Husband, be careful, Zhongyu will beat people indiscriminately." Murong Qinchen hurriedly reminded.

Xiao Zhongyu looked at Chen Caozhi in a daze, did he feel familiar, and was picked up by Chen Caozhi's hands under his armpits, but he didn't reach out to fight.

Murong Qinchen was very happy to see that his son was rarely so well-behaved, and said, "Zhongyu, this is Daddy, called Daddy." He also explained to Chen Caozhi: "Zhongyu is still young, his head is a little yellow, it will be good to grow up, and he will be black like me." ”

Under the May sun, Xiao Zhongyu's soft and fine light golden luster, although not as bright as gold as the phoenix Murong Chong, but it is also obvious that there is Xianbei and Xiongnu blood, and the eyes are as light and blue as his mother Murong Qinchen, stretching the baby's snow-white skin, which is extremely cute.

Chen Caozhi said with a smile: "The yellow-haired child is also very good. He held up his son again and said, "Zhongyu, call Daddy." ”

Xiao Zhongyu finally remembered to give a slap to the stranger, and as soon as his little hand moved, he was caught by Murong Qinchen and said, "This is Daddy, you can't beat it." Chen Shang since the death of his father Chen Xian in August of the fifth year of Xian'an, is still in the Qian Tang Dynasty to mourn filial piety, and 6 Wei Rui, Xie Daoyun is also a permanent residence in Chenjiawu, so this Qinhuai house is Murong Qinchen's mother and son and servants live, so Chen Caozhi is pleased that he originally planned the four parks in the southeast and northwest have now built the east garden and the south park, the east and south two parks are mainly residential areas, can accommodate three or four hundred people, the west garden and the north garden are gardens, in 6 Wei Rui last year in Jiankang, and the servants planted a large number of flowers and trees, There are also some dots dotted among the flowers and trees, and pavilions are still under construction.

There are three caves of cunning rabbits, one in Qiantang, one in Jiankang, and one in the vast sea.

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On April 22, Emperor Sima Yu summoned the ministers in the east hall of the Taiji Hall to discuss the following major events: the establishment of the prince, the rebuilding of the Taiji Palace, and the appointment of high-ranking officials.

Sima Yu is fifty years old this year, because of the long-term dispersion, the recent health is not as good as before, in the past two years, because he is busy dealing with Huan Wen to ask for nine tin, ask for the king, so has not set up a prince, now the threat of Huan Wen's usurpation has been lifted, the successor Huan Chong has no ambition, the emperor Sima Yu wants to consider the establishment of the prince, Sima Yu is the king of Huiji, marry Wang Shu Congmei as a concubine, give birth to a son Daosheng, Daosheng is irritable and has no action, and dies in a ghostly waste, and the other sons died early, only Sima Yao and Sima Daozi brothers born by Concubine Li survived, Sima Yao is nine years old this year, Sima Daozi was six years old, and Wang Biaozhi, Xie An and other ministers were all intelligent and enlightened by the cloud association, and he could be the crown prince.

Taiji Hall is in disrepair, a group of birds' nests, do not rebuild the Taiji Hall can not show royal prestige, but the treasury is empty, it is difficult to move tens of millions of money to rebuild this hall, Xie An is advocating the reconstruction of the Taiji Palace, Wang Biaozhi opposed, that this is a big construction, intrusion of the people, Wang Tanzhi in the service of the suggestion, stop the construction of the palace in Luoyang, first repair the Taiji Palace, Emperor Sima Yu expressed appreciation for Wang Tanzhi's proposal, Sima Yu is unwilling to move the capital to Luoyang, Luoyang is only 600 miles away from Tongguan, the military town of Qin, Qin has not been destroyed, and moving the capital to Luoyang will be threatened, In that case, he would have to rely on the generals of the army, Sima Yu didn't want to be controlled by others, he wanted to stay in Jiankang.

Before the public discussion was decided, Emperor Sima Yu solicited Chen Caozhi's opinion, although Chen Caozhi was only a four-grade Jizhou assassin history, and did not have the right to participate in political affairs, and he couldn't speak in front of the court and the regular servants, but the emperor Sima Yu trusted him, and Chen Caozhi was the general of Pingbei, and the military of the four states of Hebei, And, You, and Ping, represented by the forces of the four states of Hebei, of course, had the right to speak in moving the capital to Luoyang.

Chen Caozhi knew that the emperor was unwilling to move the capital, Qin had not been destroyed, and it was really inappropriate to move the capital to Luoyang, and Huan Wen was bent on moving the capital in order to let his army fully control Gyeonggi and clear the way for his usurpation.

Emperor Sima Yu was very satisfied with what Chen Caozhi said, and the matter of rebuilding the Taiji Hall was decided.

In the appointment of high-ranking officials, Chen Caozhi was added as the former general of the third grade, the opening of the palace with the three divisions, and the envoy of the festival, Chen Caozhi was originally the general of the fourth grade of Pingbei, and was promoted from the general of Pingbei to the former general, and was promoted from the general of the holding section to the envoy holding the festival, and the holding of the festival is to kill people without official positions in peacetime, and can kill officials with 2,000 stones in wartime, and with the honorary title of opening the palace and the three divisions, Chen Caozhi can open the government and elect officials.

As early as two years ago, Emperor Sima Yu wanted to entrust Chen Cao with a heavy responsibility, because he was afraid of Huan Wen so he did not dare to reward the appointment, now Huan Wen is deceased, although Huan said that the arrogance of the Huan family has been greatly defeated, but there are still Jingxiang, Yangzhou, Jiangzhou, and the land of the state, although Huan Chong is not a big Sima, but the military of Kyushu, Long Kang Huan is still the first family in the Eastern Jin Dynasty above the imperial power, Sima Yu must support Chen Caozhi to contain the Huan family, and the most subtle thing is that Chen Caozhi and the Huan family and Wang Xie clan maintain a good relationship.

And to serve Wang Tanzhi as the book order, the province of the book since Xi for the book Lang, has not set up the book order, are the dictatorship of the book Lang, the major affairs of the court are decided by Xi, last year because of Huan Wen Feng Chu King matter, Xie An and Wang Tanzhi once went to visit Xi together, Xi apartment seekers are endless, Xie An and Wang Tanzhi from noon to the evening still not seen, Wang Tanzhi to leave angrily, Xie An persuaded: "Only can not endure for life?" "Huan Wen's usurpation of the throne is a matter of the clan's life for Wang Xie, so Xie An said so.

Now that Huan Wen has died, Xi's status is suddenly much worse than before, and Wang Tanzhi is the Zhongshu Order, which is to deprive Xi of the right to take charge of power and issue decrees.

Due to the death of Huan Wen, Xie Shi was promoted to Wubing Shangshu, Langya Wang Yun was promoted to Danyang Yin, and Taiyuan Wang Tanzhi was promoted to Zhongshu Ling.

The power of the Wang Xie clan was expanded.

That night Xi came to visit Chen Caozhi, expressed pessimism about the prospects of Gaoping Xi, Xi followed Huan Wen for many years, and Wang, Xie Shijia contradictions, when Huan Wen was alive, he did not want Xi Xinyin to live in Jingkou, secretly cut Xi Xinyin's military power, and now Huan Wen died, Gaoping Xi's situation seems to be more difficult, but it is the Qiantang Chen family such a rising scholar family left and right.

Although Chen Caozhi has a very close personal relationship with Xi, he can't keep Xi's status, so he just said: "If the guest brother is not satisfactory in the court, it is better to be released and be a governor of the state and county." ”

Xi smiled: "How dare you hope that the history of the state assassin is enough, I am not on good terms with the king and Xie, and I am afraid that I will not be able to keep too much." ”

Chen Caozhi said: "Brother Guest, what position is not competent, if Brother Guest does not give up, how about going to Jizhou with me?" ”

Although Xi felt that he had promoted Chen Caozhi before, but now it has been reversed and he has lost face, but the situation is like this, and Chen Caozhi is also an honest and worthy of deep friendship, so he agreed.