Xi stood under the corridor, twisted his hair, smiled and looked at the tall and handsome Chen Caozhi, walking briskly, behind Chen Caozhi, a giant man with eight feet of hiatism followed step by step, Xi saw that the giant man was a little familiar, and suddenly remembered that it was a young man named Ran Sheng, who had not seen him for three years.

When Chen Caozhi saw Xi, he hurriedly took a few steps and gave a deep salute: "Seeing Xi join the army again, how happy it is!" ”

Xi returned the salute, stepped forward and held Chen Caozhi's hand, looked carefully, and praised: "After a farewell for three years, Zizhong's demeanor was more prosperous in the past, and Tongxuan Pagoda was first seen, at that time Zizhong was still childish, and now he is a beautiful man. ”

Ji Zhongsan is Ji Kang of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, the dragon and the phoenix, the nature is natural, Xiao Xiao is solemn, hearty and clear, and the mountain praises Ji Kang: "Uncle Ji is also a person at night, and the rock is independent if a lone pine; Its drunkenness is also, and the puppet Russian Jade Mountain will collapse. ”

Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "Life is like a reverse journey, a hundred generations are like passers-by, and this body is nothing more than a stinky skin in the shape of a civil and wood, worthy of such praise from Xi to join the army!" ”

"The son is a man who is open to the public!" Xi Lang laughed loudly, held Chen Caozhi's hand, looked at Ran Sheng who was standing with his hands forked and said, "You are Ran Sheng, can you ride and shoot?" ”

Ran Sheng straightened his chest and said: "The bow horse is skillful, don't believe it, ask my little Langjun." ”

Chen Caozhi smiled and said nothing, Ran Sheng's archery skills are very accurate, but this horseback riding has only been learned for two days, and he dares to claim that he is skilled in arching horses, which can be regarded as a big statement.

Xi said to Chen Caozhi: "Zizhong, you go to Xifu to take Ran Sheng with you, and let him start training from the army commander, and within ten years, he will be a fierce general." ”

Chen Caozhi said: "It depends on Xiao Sheng's own wishes. ”

Ran Sheng said: "I'm not going anywhere, I only follow Xiao Langjun." ”

Seeing that this bearded giant man showed the childishness of a child, Xi couldn't help but smile, and Chen Caozhi joined hands in the room to talk, and after greetings, Xi asked Chen Caozhi when the Dazhong assessment was scheduled? Chen Caozhi: "It is the eighteenth day of this month. ”

Xi Dao: "Okay, then I'll also participate in it and test you." ”

Chen Caozhi said: "With the participation of the Bazhou University and the Central Committee, as well as the celebrities who often gather in Situ Mansion, I am already tired of coping, so Brother Xi should not embarrass me anymore." ”

Xi laughed, pointed to the volume of "Lao Tzu's New Ideas" on the desk, and said: "King Huiji read your masterpiece last night, and it was not until the fourth watch that I rested, and then I went to visit, and the King of Huiji praised again and again, saying that Qian Tang Chen Caozhi is not only the resurrection of Wei Jue, but also the reincarnation of Wang Bi, Wang Bi notes Lao Tzu, opens a generation of Xuanfeng, Chen Caozhi uses Buddhist scriptures and Confucian scriptures to explain Lao Tzu's new meaning, the Tao has never been seen before, wonderful, and really a genius - to the eighteenth assessment, Zizhong put "Lao Tzu's New Ideas" and "Ming Shenghu on Xuanwen Collection" to Bazhou Dazhong Zhengchuan to read again, Naturally, they passed the assessment, those celebrities who talked about it, it was very mysterious to say that the cloud and fog cover was very mysterious, but who could write a book and say it! ”

Chen Caozhi said: "I'm afraid I won't pass so easily." ”

Xi Dao: "Is Zizhong worried about being harassed like Yu Xi in Wu County last time?" You are so talented that you have to be appreciated by the king, so what is there to worry about! After a pause, he said, "Zizhong, I have something to discuss with you—"

Chen Caozhi listened to Xi's solemn tone, so he sat down and said, "Brother Xi, please speak." ”

Xi Dao: "I entered Beijing this time, escorting the Huan County Gong to complete the marriage is not a business, the real mission is to submit the Huan Da Sima's recital to the imperial court for consideration, this is to move the capital to Luoyang, since the chaos of Yongjia to sow the river table, all the people who migrated north, to the real Henan-Zizhong thought that this discussion can be done?" ”

Chen Cao's heart shook slightly, moved the capital, this is a major event that shook the government and the opposition, Huan Wen Su has different ambitions, has the heart of winning the championship, once said that "the big husband does not flow through the ages, it will be stinking for ten thousand years", Yonghe ten years, Huan Wen's second Northern Expedition victory, recovering Luoyang, has long wanted to move the capital Luoyang to consolidate its position, and then take Jin and replace it, Xi is Huan Wen's think tank, Huan Wen's ambition should be clear, but still do his best to help Huan Wen, naturally want to be the founding hero of Huan, because in this way can he gain greater power, can also show his chest to take revenge, on the other hand, the Eastern Jin Dynasty royal family, partial to Jiangzuo, do not want to forge ahead, Wang and Xie Gaomen have laid a foundation in Jiangdong, occupy a high position, and do not think of returning to the north, so Xi is determined to help Huan Wen, and even does not hesitate to break with his father Xi Su-

Chen Caozhi's ending of Xi is very clear, Huan Wen's third Northern Expedition did not use Xi Zhi's strategy, which led to the defeat of Fangtou's army, his prestige plummeted, and he was unable to usurp the throne, a few years after Huan Wen's death, Xi also died of depression, only forty-two years old-

And now, it is the time when Huan Wen's prestige is in full swing, and it is a plan to move the capital, Xi said these things to Chen Caozhi, one is to investigate Chen Caozhi's insight, and the other is to test Chen Caozhi's position to see if it can be used by Huan Wen-

Of course, Chen Caozhi understands Xi's intentions, his mind is turning, he is now healthy, it is impossible to just read and paint to accumulate knowledge as before, and he is bound to be involved in political disputes, Huan Wen and Xi have made great efforts to enter the Chen family of Qian Tang, this is a kindness, there must be a repayment, and he is a new disciple of the Shi clan: "", the family is declining, if you don't take a shortcut, just step by step by accumulating seniority to be promoted, in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, where the Gaomen clan occupies a high position, to do the five products too shou I am afraid that they are already white, And of course he Chen Caozhi is not only this, he has greater ambitions, assisting Huan Wen should be the best choice at the moment, as for whether to assist Huan Wen in the end, it depends on how the situation unfolds, people can't hang themselves on a tree-

While Chen Caozhi frowned and pondered, Xi Mo sat on the side, quietly waiting for Chen Caozhi's answer.

Half-sounded, Chen Caozhi said slowly: "Brother Xi, I think that Huan Da Sima's proposal is only afraid that it will be difficult to implement. ”

Xi raised his eyebrows and asked, "How can you see it?" ”

Chen Caozhi: "Huan Da Sima's proposal to move the capital, it is true that it is far-sighted, for the country's long-term map, but the northern soil is depressed, people are suspicious, Yongjia Nandu, the northerners who live in Jiangbiao have gone through several generations, most of them live in peace, and now they have to forcibly order them to return to Henan, the field house can not be re-sold, the boat and car can not be obtained, the country of peace and happiness, the hometown of habitual chaos, the hardship of life is needless to say, there must be complaints, and it is not good for the reputation of Huan Da Sima. ”

Xi eyes showed a sense of approval, nodded and said: "Zizhong is very worried, but those who do great things must have extraordinary actions, the northern soil is admittedly depressed, but the land is there, and the northern returnees can be divided into a large number of fields, which is very attractive to the northerners who miss their homeland, and when they return to their hometowns, they can recover the Huaibei refugees and the northern tribes, which will be of great help to recover the land of Henan and Hebei. If there are many opponents, can Zizhong have a good way to compromise? ”

Chen Caozhi said: "Luoyang is now a place to use troops, it is impossible to move the capital, for the Huan Da Sima plan, should send the henchmen to guard Luoyang, sweep the land of Liang, Xu, Henan, dredge the Caoyun, with Wei Wu's method of hoarding fields, so, Luoyang is rich, but Xu can discuss the relocation of the capital, Zi said, 'no desire, no small profit, no desire, no big thing'. ”

Xi squinted his eyes and stared at Chen Caozhi, Chen Caozhi faced it calmly, Xi gradually showed a smile on his face, and said: "Zizhong is the first smart person I have only seen in my life, judging the situation and sizing up the situation, clear and thoughtful, talking about the mysteries and rhetoric, and being helpless, Yin Hao, Xie Wanshi and the like, can do high-minded words, and can be pragmatic and clear, this is what my Xi guests value." ”

A Wu Ben came to say goodbye: "Xi joins the army, Huan County invites you to discuss something in the past." ”

Xi got up and said: "Zizhong, go with me to see the Duke of Huan County, you will enter the West Mansion in the future, and you will have to see the Duke of Huan County often." ”

Chen Caozhi followed Xi to see Huan Ji, Huan Ji was twenty-three years old, seven feet tall, with a flesh mole on his left eyebrow, his appearance was not handsome, and when he saw Chen Caozhi, he greeted him slightly, and regardless of Chen Caozhi's presence, he said to Xi angrily: "Xi joins the army, I don't want to marry the daughter of the king of Huiji, I will return to Jingzhou tomorrow." ”

Xi was taken aback and asked, "Why did the county prince of Huan County say this?" ”

Huan Ji glanced at Chen Cao and kept silent.

Chen Caozhi immediately said goodbye, Xi sent him to the court, and said, "I'll have a long talk with Zizhong another day." ”

Chen Caozhi took Ran Sheng back to the mansion of Cheng Gu in the imperial history, frowning slightly along the way, thinking about what Huan Ji said about not wanting to marry the county lord of Xin'an, what was the reason for Huan Ji to say such a thing? Sima Yu, the king of Huiji, and Sima Huanwen, the great one, are the two most powerful people in the court at present, such a marriage should not break down easily, whether it is the lord of Xin'an or Huan Ji, they are powerless to resist the will of the family, and the marriage is imperative-

Thinking of the ridiculous question and answer between the county lord of Xin'an and him that day, and the matter between the county lord of Xin'an and Wang Xianzhi in history, Chen Caozhi couldn't help but feel a little premonition.

Chen Caozhi returned to Gu's house, that Gu Kaizhi saw that Zhang Andao had not come back, but he saw that the free rider was accompanied by Gu Minzhi, waiting for him to come back, Quanli was a fellow villager of Qiantang and Tang Dynasty, four years ago Qiyun Mountain Yaji, the whole attendant gave Chen Caozhi the comment of "genius Yingbo, bright and outstanding", and promoted Chen Caozhi into the sixth grade, and Chen Caozhi can be said to have the grace of knowing each other.

It was almost noon, Gu Minzhi stayed for a small banquet, Chen Caozhi accompanied him, Chen Shang went to Situ Mansion to send a congratulatory gift and did not come back, Gu Kaizhi must have been left by Zhang Andao for dinner. Nearly sixty of the free riders, the body is not as good as in the past, has been on the table of the court to ask the old to return to the hometown, on the big Situ and the ministry approved, during the banquet, the whole ceremony and Chen Caozhi talked about the hometown customs, it is like an arrow, people to get old, just want to return to the roots.

Sent away the whole permanent servant, Chen Caozhi thought about going to the full permanent servant's mansion to pay a return visit, the doorman came to report, the spectrum of the division Jia Bizhi visited, just welcomed Jia Bizhi into the hall and sat down, the doorman came to report again, Dong'an Temple Lin Gong's disciple Zhi Fahan asked to see Qian Tang Chen Gongzi.

Gu Minzhi said with a smile: "Cao Zhi stays in my Gu Mansion, the Gu Mansion is really like a city." ”