"Buddhism Zuo Taichong" branch of the Han is now the host of Dong'an Temple, Chen Caozhi returned to his hometown to worship his ancestors, deliberately and Ran Sheng and others went to Dong'an Temple to hang the sacrifice branch of the Lin Pagoda tomb, have leisure and branch of the Han in the meditation hall to talk about the Buddha, reminiscences of the past, five years ago Chen Cao first entered the health, in Jurong Huashan met the same as to visit the pearl magnolia of the branch of the Han, with "the Buddha flowers, the leaves of the smile" won a horse of the branch of the Han. At that time, 6 Weirui was still waiting for Chen Caozhi's arrival in Hengtang, and Xie Daoyun was still talking about refusing to marry in Wuyi Lane-

Speaking of the past, the ugly monk Zhi Fahan smiled and said: "That day in Wuyi Lane, Yuan Zicai invited the little monk to help him talk, but Chen Tanyue helped the Xie family lady to talk, at that time the little monk thought it was accidental, but it was premeditated, haha, Chen Tanyue and the Xie family lady teamed up, unless the Buddha is now wide and long-tongued, otherwise who can argue with you and your wife!" ”

Chen Caozhi also smiled and said, "It's really accidental, not premeditated." ”

Zhi Fa Han said: "Twelve karma, seven by eight love, although it is not premeditated, there are also karma. ”

Chen Caozhi came to Dong'an Temple today, and there was another important thing, asking: "The cold people preach Buddhism, and they are quite bitter about copying scriptures?" ”

Zhifa Han said: "Determined to spread the Dharma, don't think it's bitter." ”

Chen Caozhi said: "It should be bitter and sweet, I have a convenient method, I don't know if the cold people are willing to hear it?" ”

Zhi Fahan's eyes lit up, and he was busy: "Please speak." ”

Chen Caozhi led Zhi Fahan to the front of the two tablets outside the temple, this is the two Zen sects of "Bodhi Benfei Tree" written by Chen Caozhi on the temple wall that day, as well as Wang Xianzhi's "pieces of fairy clouds" four big characters, Zhi Daolin invited the famous craftsman Wu Mao from Tan County to engrave the big characters on the stone tablet first, in order to spread forever-

Chen Caozhi asked: "Are there quite a few believers who come here to rub the inscription?" ”

Zhi Fahan said with a smile: "There are many rubbings, and the little monk is afraid that the ink will stain the inscription, so he began to prohibit the vulgar from rubbing at the beginning of the year. ”

Chen Caozhi: "My convenient method is from this rubbing tablet carving, the cold Taoist people are determined to spread the Dharma, and the general believers want to get a Buddhist scripture is very difficult, copying is not only time-consuming and time-consuming (force), but also inevitably have mistakes, resulting in the Buddha's righteousness is absurd, why not set skilled craftsmen, carved woodcut scriptures, 100 words for a version, that is, such as the "Diamond Sutra" needs a total of more than 50 editions and then rubbing, more than 1,000 scriptures can be obtained. ”

Zhi Fahan was surprised, and hesitated: "This is really a convenient method, but I am afraid that it will cost a lot." ”

Chen Cao's order was offered with 100 gold, 100 gold is 100 catties of gold, and one gold is worth about 10,000 yuan in the two Han Dynasty, but since the Wei and Jin dynasties, wars are frequent, and the gold is lost, and one catty in the Eastern Jin Dynasty is about equal to 350 grams in later generations, which is heavier than 250 grams in the Han Dynasty, so a catty of gold in the Eastern Jin Dynasty is worth 15,000 yuan, and 100 gold is 1.5 million yuan——

Chen Caozhi: "Engraving and printing scriptures can not be successful in a year and a half, please ask the Handao people to gather skilled craftsmen to try, this is immeasurable merit." ”

Zhi Fahan was so happy that he recited the Buddha loudly: "The more Chen Tan opens this great blessed field, he should get immeasurable victories, and the little monk should preach Chen Tanyue's wisdom and kindness." ”

Chen Caozhi hurriedly said: "The reputation is outside. Slander followed, and I asked for nothing more. I just ask the people of the cold road not to declare to people that this engraving and printing method is passed on by me, remember to remember. ”

The reason why Chen Caozhi gave up opening a printing workshop in Chenjiawu is because the popularization of books first harms the interests of the scholars, and will shake the foundation of the Jiupin Zhongzheng system, which is more intolerable than Huan Wen's usurpation, and the social foundation of the popularization of books has not yet been formed, rashly radical is not beneficial to the country, and it is enough to take trouble, although Chen Caozhi has the heart to promote innovation, but it can only be gradual, the emergence of engraving printing technology in history is used to print Buddhist scriptures, and he is now three hundred years ahead of schedule to let this engraving and printing technology spread in the name of supporting the law and cold, Since the Buddhist scriptures are printed, of course, there will be people who will come to print Confucian books, at that time, the books are circulating, and the people's wisdom is gradually opened, it is not something that the scholar class can contain, Chen Caozhi now belongs to the scholar class, and should safeguard the interests of the class, but he has the consciousness of getting rid of his own class, knowing the general trend, the strength of the Shu landlords is gradually increasing, it is better to be sparse than blocked, to let the Shu elite also have a way to advance, he must do his best to avoid violent social turmoil-

Zhi Fahan listened to what he said solemnly, thinking that Chen Caozhi didn't want to be too famous, this is also the true meaning of Lao Tzu who is not the first in the world! At the moment, he promised never to use Chen Cao's name to do this engraving and printing of scriptures——

Out of the mountain road of Donglin Temple, Chen Caozhi sighed, and passed on the engraving technique to Zhi Fa Han but one of his thoughts, in fact, he knew very little about engraving printing, only a few words, but as long as there is this kind of creativity and enough money and material support, Zhi Fa Han and his craftsmen will definitely be able to successfully print China's first book.

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Chen Shang has not returned to Qiantang for three years, and his father's health has not been good for many years, so this time he took leave to the emperor and returned to his hometown with his wife and children and sixteen brothers.

It is very hard to rush in the middle of summer, and I am more worried about the heat stroke of the female dependents and young children under the scorching sun, but fortunately, there are nearly three months of vacation, Chen Caozhi is not in a hurry, and he starts every day, and then he rests when he arrives in the evening, and he only travels thirty or forty miles a day, and when he encounters a good scenery along the way, he will play for a day, Chen Caozhi has traveled back and forth to Jiankang Qiantang many times, only this time is the most leisurely and comfortable-

Traveling to Qu'a City, Chen Cao lived in Wanshan Inn, at dusk, 6 Wei Rui stood under the window of the building to see the Jiuqu River behind the inn, that day she was ordered by her uncle 6 to return to Wu County, Chen Caozhi heard the news and chased in the rain overnight, early in the morning under the red poplar tree on the bank of the Jiuqu River, she was awakened from her sleep, extremely happy, immediately quietly went downstairs and Chen Caozhi boated on the Jiuqu River, that kind of joy is still hot in my heart, and now Chen Caozhi has become her husband, and has another wife and two concubines, can't be as single-minded to her as back then, sometimes it's inevitable to have some resentment, but she is a mother now, a woman's thoughts will be different after becoming a mother, pure and sincere love is now gradually evolving into a warm and drunken family affection, her husband is her lover, but also her relatives-

"Mother, I want to see, I want to see" - Xiao Bozhen dragged his mother's skirt behind, his body jumped and jumped, he also wanted to look at the scenery outside the window, suddenly felt that his body was light, he was lifted in the air, turned his little head to look, and said happily, "It's Daddy." ”

Chen Caozhi held Xiao Bozhen in his arms, and looked at the river outside the window side by side with 6 Weirui, the sunset was still shining, the flowing water was broken gold, the evening breeze was blowing the trees, and the heat was gradually disappearing-

The love of the past is not a passing thing, once it is gone, the person who is worth cherishing is still by his side.

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On the third day of the seventh month, Chen Cao and his entourage of more than 400 people went to Jinling, rested for two days in Gu's manor, and went to the east bank of Taihu Lake on the sixth day of the first month, and crossed Taihu Lake in three large boats——

On the sixth night of the first month of July, the big boat drove slowly on the calm lake, a crescent moon hung in the center of the sky, the vast sky and stars were bright, the wind came on the lake, the autumn coolness came first, the daughters of the Chen family were busy worshipping Tiansun Niangniang in the stern of the boat, Chen Caozhi and Chen Shang and Ran Sheng were smiling and watching, and the graceful Run'er came over to salute and said: "Three uncles, this is the daughter's family to pray and beg, and men are not allowed to listen, otherwise Tiansun Niangniang will not be blessed." ”

Chen Caozhi and Chen Shang laughed. Chen Shangxiao asked: "Run'er, but you pray for the heavenly grandson to ask for marriage?" ”

Run'er said coquettishly: "Third uncle." Pray for something that cannot be said in advance! He added, "Fortunately, I didn't ask for that." ”

Chen Shang and Chen Caozhi smiled and walked away to the port side, but Ran Sheng's heart was heavy, just now Run'er called the three uncles but included him, he was Run'er's uncle, how could he confess to Run'er!

Ran Sheng looked at the sinking lake, and said in his heart: "Wouldn't it be good if Brother didn't let me return to the Chen clan at the beginning?" Shaking his head, he thought, "I was young." I didn't expect that there would be today's things, and I can't take the surname of my ancestors, Chen has a great favor to me, then there is only the surname Chen, and then it is unfilial to take his surname, and the genealogy of each surname is there, not that you can take on whatever surname you want, and only Qian Tang Chen is willing to cover it up for me. ”

Ran Sheng lingered for a long time, suddenly went to the cabin to take his five-stone bow, led the bow to shoot the moon, the bowstring "Zheng" sounded, and the arrow shot straight up towards the crescent moon in the sky-

Huang Xiaotong behind him was speechless: "General Xiao Sheng is going to shoot the moon down!" ”

Ran Sheng's eyesight is excellent, even at night, he can clearly see that the arrow rises dozens of feet into the air, and then falls in an arc, falling into the water silently, without any waves.

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Xie Daoyun has not begged for Tiansun Niangniang for many years, and has been worshiping and praying since last year, when Xiao Feizi was still in her womb, begging for a safe delivery, and this year is asking Xiao Feizi to grow up safely, and after begging for skill, he will distribute melons and fruits and other sacrifices to the servants and servants to eat——

The next day, the boat landed on the shore, continued to ride the carriage and horses 6 lines, in the afternoon, it rained, Xie Daoyun beckoned from the car window, the carriage stopped, Chen Caozhi got on Xie Daoyun's carriage, saw Xiao Feizi in the arms of the wind, fell asleep sweetly, the thin prickly prickly on the forehead went down, and said: "As soon as this autumn rain, the weather will be cooler, Xiao Feizi is afraid of heat——"

Xie Daoyun looked at Chen Caozhi with a smile. Asked, "When will Chen Lang return to Jizhou?" ”

Chen Caozhi said with a smile: "I have to rush back a year ago, what's the matter, Ah Yuan still wants to go back to Jizhou to be my assistant?" I really need your help, too. ”

Xie Daoyun glanced at Xiao Feizi with pity, and said, "The year after tomorrow, when Xiao Feizi is weaned and grows up, I will be able to get out." ”

As she was talking, Xiao Feizi woke up, clicked her mouth a few times, and cried, she was hungry-

"Ah, girl, Feizi's little lady is going to breastfeed." Because of the wind, he hurriedly handed Xiao Feizi to Xie Daoyun.

Xie Daoyun glanced at Chen Cao, his face flushed, and he hesitated, only patting Xiao Feizi and refusing to undress.

Because of the wind: "Ge" smiled, asked the coachman to stop, she went down, and went with the catkins and them.

Chen Caozhi chuckled and said, "Hurry up and breastfeed, Feizi is crying sadly." ”

Xie Daoyun's slender fingers in his right hand nodded at Chen Caozhi, his eyes were horizontal, and then he turned slightly sideways to breastfeed Xiao Feizi-

Well, watching the talented girl flirting with clothes and breastfeeding, it is really funny, Chen Caozhi sighed: "A-Yuan is thin, I was worried that your milk is not enough for Xiaofeizi to eat, and I wanted to find another nursing mother, but I didn't think that you had a strong taste, and you fed Xiaofeizi white and fat, it is really unseemly." ”

Xie Daoyun smiled "sneering", and diverted the topic: "Chen Lang, then Li Jingshu wants Huan Xuan to marry my family Fangyu, but I'm afraid that it will be a lot of trouble." ”

Chen Caozhi said: "It's just an empty promise, whether you want this family business or not, and look at it later, do you still regret it!" Remembering Wang Xun's matter, he told Xie Daoyun.

Xie Daoyun said: "Wang Yuanlin is talented, but he is too arrogant, but most of the children of famous families are like this, Liu Shangzhi Didn't they also say that I and Youdu were arrogant before." ”

Chen Cao smiled and said: "Wang Yuanlin is very attentive to Run'er, but she doesn't have the opportunity to have a long-term relationship like you and me, and I don't know if this matter can be accompanied?" And Xiao Sheng, I'm afraid he has no chance with Run'er. ”

Xie Daoyun thought about the past when he and Chen Caozhi knew each other and fell in love, and said with a smile: "How can you hear such a recorder music under the Gongsun tree of Jinghe in the world." He added: "Xiao Sheng has to find another good match." ”

Chen Caozhi sighed lightly, and then said: "Three years ago, I talked to An Shi and Zu Yangong about the three surnames jointly going to Xin'an and Shaowu to open up wasteland, and the day before yesterday, I said again that it should be implemented next year, and the 50,000 gold I brought back from Yecheng has three purposes, one of which is to raise manpower and form private soldiers to go south to open up wasteland; The second is for water conservancy navigation, I want to open up the waterway from Qiantang to Jingkou, so that it is convenient for irrigation, and the Yangtze River ships can also go directly to Qiantang; The third is to build a bay on the east coast of Mingsheng Lake, and build a giant boat to open the sea, which is also a plan for the family's back road, the cunning rabbit three holes. ”

Xie Daoyun said: "Okay, I will try my best to help Chen Lang do these three major things." ”

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On July 18, Chen Cao and his entourage of more than 400 people rushed back to Qiantang Chenjiawu, Chen Zongzhi, who was studying in Wu County, had returned to Qiantang in early July, Chen Caozhi saw that the seventeen-year-old Zongzhi was long and jade, and Fengyi was excellent, and asked about his Confucian classics, and the answer was like a stream, Zongzhi traveled for several years, and his temperament was gradually cheerful, not as restrained as he was a child——

On the 23rd, the Chen clan held a grand ancestor worship ceremony in the Chen family temple in Yuhuang Mountain, Chen Caozhi led his wife and children to worship in front of his parents' graves, and Chen's mother Li's dowry maid Huan Yinggu is now nearly sixty years old, and her old eyes are dizzy. When I saw Chen Caozhi, I was so happy that I wiped my tears-

The old patriarch Chen Xian is white, his body is aging, he is very pleased to see his eldest son Chen Shang and his sixteenth nephew Chen Caozhi come back with his wife and children, July 29, the old patriarch Chen Xian passed away with a smile, although Chen Shang, Chen Caozhi and others are sad, but not very sad, the old patriarch Chen Xian is over seventy years old, and he has seen the prosperity of the family with his own eyes, and there are no regrets in this life.

Chen Xian's funeral was extremely grand, and the solemnity mainly refers to the hanging guests like clouds, and the Shishu clans of Huiji, Wu County, Xin'an, and Dongyang counties all sent people to help the funeral and mourn, far and near. Hanging guests 10,000 people, Yuan Shao lost his mother in the past, and was buried in Runan, 30,000 people were buried, the fourth generation of the Yuan family and the third duke, and the Qiantang Chen family was just an emerging family-

According to Chen Xian's will, there is no stone coffin, no gold and jade burial, and the tree is also simple.

Chen Shangzhi has to keep the funeral for three years according to the system, and Chen Caozhi, as a nephew, must also keep the ceremony of great merit, and the mourning period is five months.

Emperor Sima Yu, who was far away in Jiankang, heard that Chen Caozhi was going to mourn his uncle for five months, and he couldn't help but be very anxious, so he issued an edict to take revenge and summon Chen Caozhi back to Jiankang, and the edict was sent to Qiantang on August 21-