The scenery of Chrysanthemum Terrace is special, the Mid-Mountain Pavilion is elegant and quiet, and the send-off who likes Go goes to watch the chess. Those who are not good at this way overlook the river and the scenery of the mountains and rivers under the pavilion, at this moment, the world is disturbed outside the degree, please watch the chess, and drink in the cup.

Chen Caozhi and Jiang Sixuan's game of chess played more than 100 moves two months ago, and the situation was two points. Because Emperor Sima Yu was mad due to eating pills, Jiang Sixuan wanted to rush back to Taicheng to wait for the order. The game was interrupted, and there was no chance to continue after that, Jiang Sixuan has been thinking about this game of chess, and knows that Chen Caozhi will go to Xifu to take up his post today. Therefore, I waited in the mid-mountain pavilion to finish this game of chess.

The sun was shining, the chess pieces were dingding, and in half an hour, more than 50 hands were played, and the black and white chess pieces had covered most of the chessboard. Chen Caozhi's white chess piece attacked Jiang Sixuan's lone chess at the cost of abandoning a piece on the right, and Jiang Sixuan's forehead was sweaty. The situation is very tight, and if he is not careful, Dalong will die of anger, and Jiang Sixuan wants to go down several times. They are all retracted again, and the complex changes have not yet been cleared up at this time. Seeing the three fast horses galloping from the direction of Jiankang, because of the experience of the last time, Shi Yuan, the governor of Situ Mansion, immediately became nervous. I'm afraid that something will happen in the city! He screamed again.

Sima Yu, who was watching chess, got up, walked quickly to the edge of the chrysanthemum platform, and heard the messenger under the mountain report loudly: "The emperor is seriously ill, and the queen mother invites His Royal Highness King Ji to the palace." ”

After Emperor Sima Sheng was poisoned and died two months ago, the imperial physician of the still drug supervision was helpless, and all the officials knew that Emperor Sima would not live for more than a year and a half, but he didn't expect that his condition would worsen after only two months. This pill poisoning once the condition is aggravated. It is not far from the period of returning to heaven, and most of the emperors of the Eastern Jin Dynasty have died young, among the six emperors so far. Four of them died before the age of thirty, and the emperors changed too frequently. directly led to the decline of imperial power, because it had been foreseen, and Sima Yu, the king of Huiji, was not alarmed. Calmly returned to the pavilion and said to Xie Xuan and Chen Caozhi: "Xie Oak and Chen Oak, this king has something to do and wants to go back to Jiankang first, so he will not be far away. ”

All the officials in the pavilion went down the mountain with the great Situ Sima Yu. Jiang Sixuan got up and said, ", this game of chess between you and me is really full of twists and turns." That's it, this bureau is no longer sealed. Holding on to the incompleteness also contains mysteries. "Anyway, the chess set is not accepted. Go down the mountain.

Xi instructed Xie Xuan and Chen Caozhi a few words, and also said goodbye to go back to Jiankang, if Sima Tian dies, it is a big deal to establish a new monarch, although Sima Yi, the king of Langya, is the prince of the interior, but there are still variables.

After Xi left, it was still crowded Xinting Chrysanthemum Terrace, and at this time, there were only a few people left, Xie Xuan, Kong Wang, Gu Kaizhi, Xu Miao, Liu Shangwei, and Ding Chunqiu.

Xie Xuanfang watched the chess for a long time, and then said: "It's just a game of chess, how can it be related to the destiny of heaven, what do you say about the mystery of holding the incomplete!" Zizhong, I'll continue this game on behalf of the Jiang Protector. ”

Chen Caozhi said with a smile: "You don't have to play, in fact, this game of chess is over." If I don't make a mistake, I will rob the black dragon. ”

Xie Xuan didn't believe it, carefully calculated the offensive and defensive moves of the black and white sides, and as Chen Caozhi said, he praised:

"I haven't seen you for three years, and my chess skills are still above me." He added: "Yesterday I played a game against my cousin in Yingtai and lost a son and a half. ”

Chen Caozhi said: "I am too humble to be young, and I am stronger than attacking and killing." And shorter than the tightening. If the opponent is not defeated in the middle game, and the smooth progress is more defeated and less wins, and it must be a surprise attack, just like this, abandon a piece first, and take "

Xu Miao on the side said with a smile: "Zizhong is not wrong in one step, and he has gone to Jiankang and Xifu." ”

Chen Caozhi stood up, looked at Qingshan, and said, "Third brother, Shang Value, Changkang, Xianmin, I and Youdu are going to be on the road, and we will send them again without work." ”

Chen Shang looked at the heroic sixteenth brother. The heart said: "Yes." The sixteenth brother can really go to this day, but it is really a step wrong, otherwise he will not be able to raise his head by the Chu family in Qian Tang, and it is very strange that the sixteenth brother does not seem to deliberately calculate anything, everything is a matter of course, it is a bit of "Lao Tzu"'s husband is indisputable, so there is no especially, the mystery, this is mainly because the sixteenth brother chose the right path, the sixteenth brother did not stay in Jiankang as an official and wanted to go to the Huanwen Military Mansion.

It is another crucial move, whether the sixteenth brother can have a more ambitious future depends on what he does in Xifu.

Chen Caozhi and others came to the bottom of the mountain and saw that the short hoe of the chestnut was still there. The short hoe said: "The little lady said that you must watch Chen Langjun pass the new pavilion before going back." ”

Xie Xuan saw that 6 Wei Rui had a deep affection for Chen Cao. Secretly sighed. said: "Zizhong, let's get on the road." ”

Everyone said goodbye, Gu Kai said: "Zizhong, young, I will go to Jingzhou with my father next month, I don't know when we can see each other again!" ”

Chen Cao Xu Miao: "Do immortals go with Changkang?" ”

Ding Chunqiu smiled: "The immortals will walk with me." ”

Xu Miao said: "I want to go to Wu County to visit my father. Then he and Ling Bo went back to Qian Tang to visit his father. ”

Chen Caozhi was surprised and said: "Does Sister Lingbo want to go back to Qian Tang, the first two Xu Miao said: "It was decided temporarily yesterday, it is not easy to come back from Jingzhou once, and it is in Jiankang." Just go to Wu County and Qian Tang for a visit, Uncle Gu has promised to take leave from Yang Taishou of Wuling County for me.

Chen Caozhi said to Chen Shang: "Please prepare some gifts for the immortals to bring and present to Dr. Xu, Uncle Feng, Uncle Ding, and the elders of Chen Jiawu." ”

Chen Shang said: "I know. "Last time, Ah Zhu only brought gifts to Ding Youwei's mother and son. That's because Chen Shang and Chen Cao are shy in their pockets. Now it's much more generous.

Chen Caozhi, Xie Xuan, Gu Kaizhi, Kong Wang and others waved goodbye, and the chestnut and short hoe brothers and sisters gave another ride. Standing on the side of the road, watching Chen Caozhi who was riding a jujube red horse go away, he returned to the city to return to the little lady Weirui.

That night, Chen Caozhi, Xie Xuan and his entourage rested in Laoshengdian, thirty miles away from Jiankang, and talked with each other at night. Xie Xuan asked Chen Caozhi what he thought of his sister Xie Daoyun? Chen Caozhi said: "Young, I don't have any discrimination against women as officials. I once saw a strange book called "Arabian Nights" in the collection of Mr. Zhi, which said that there was a country overseas. Both men and women can be officials, appointing people as virtuous, only is to move, but in our dynasty will be regarded as a strange thing, because women relatively do not have the same teaching conditions as men, such as Sister Ling's talented woman is probably hundreds of years to produce one, if there is a chance to be an official, then the country has talents, legends through the ages. ”

Xie Xuan also grew up with a Confucian education since childhood. Naturally, he was surprised that the woman was an official, but when it came to his sister, he felt that this matter might be in power. It is a special case, not a regular case, because Sister Xie Daoyun has always given him the feeling that he is smart and strong, which makes him respectful. He can be an official. Why can't my sister be an official!

Hearing Chen Caozhi praise his sister so much, saying that she was a talented woman who came out once in a few hundred years, Xie Xuan was very happy, and thought: "Anyway, Zizhong appreciates my sister very much." is indeed my sister's bosom friend. As for whether there is a marriage, it depends on the progress later. Zizhong is not taboo about women showing their heads. It's also hard to come by. ”

Xie Xuan said: "Xi guests have to invite Zhu Yingtai, it seems that my third uncle and fourth uncle are also difficult to withstand the pressure, my sister is very likely to come to Xifu next month to be with my two colleagues, when the time comes, it is important to take care of me, and I will help my sister cover up, so as not to expose her true identity." ”

Chen Caozhi said: "This is natural, Sister Ling is also very good at concealing it. ”

In the next few days, the two traveled all the way down the river to the southwest, Xie Xuan informed Chen Caozhi of all the experience he had gained in the military government for a year, and reminded Chen Caozhi to pay attention to two people, one was Hao Long, who joined the army in the Southern Barbarians. This person is arrogant, and once ridiculed Xie Xuan's uncle Xie An with "the place is the ambition, and the grass is the grass", and this time Xie Xuan was ordered to recruit Chen Caozhi and Zhu Yingtai. Then Hao Long threatened to study the knowledge of Chen Caozhi and Zhu Yingtai to see if they were fame and reputation fishers; The other catty is Li Jingmei, the sister of Li Shi, the favorite concubine of Huan County, who is moody. It is good to travel, and those who are resentful of the military and civilians are often humiliated. Huan Wen is very favored, and he can't help Xie Xuan said: "Zi re-entered the West Mansion, and he should stay away from these two people and deal with them carefully." ”

Chen Caomao thought to himself: "It turns out that the woman I have met twice with soft hands is named Li Jingmei, "The World Says New Words" does not contain her name, only Li Shimei is called Li Shimei, Jingnu's sister, the name is good." But he asked: "Are Huan Zhongdao and the county lord of Xin'an in aunt?" ”

Xie Xuan said: "After Huan Zhongdao and his wife went to the aunt to bow to the county prince. After resting for five days, I left for Jingzhou to meet Princess Nankang. ”

Chen Caozhi was only worried about Sima Daofu, the lord of Xin'an County, who pointed at him and said, "You wait, I will marry you", and when he heard that he was far away in Jingzhou, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and said: "Why be afraid of madmen, wait for Brother Yingtai to enter Xifu." Impress with talent. As for Li Shimei, Li Jingmei. It's okay to avoid three rounds. ”

Xie Xuan said with a smile: "Also, the fifth son of the county prince, the prince Xihuan Bodao is narrow-minded, and he can't see others who are more handsome and talented than him, and he is humble on the surface. In fact, if you are jealous and jealous, you should also beware of it. ”

Chen Caozhi knew that this Huan Xi, because he was not virtuous, Huan Wen was worried that he could not protect the family business, and his last words were to inherit his power with his younger brother Huan Chong. Huan Xi and his younger brother Ji wanted to get rid of their uncle Huan Chong, but they were defeated and exiled to Changsha, and they were also incompetent, because they asked: "The fifth son of Huan County." Which five sons? ”

Xie Xuan said: "Xi, Ji, Xin, Shen, Wei. Huan is the most stupid, and he is not allowed to be silent. ”

Chen Caozhi knew that Huan Wen had a mentally retarded child. It seems that this Huan Xuan is this, and he thought: "Huan Xuan, the young son of Huan Wen, who usurped the throne as the emperor in the last years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, has not yet been born, Princess Nankang is nearly fifty years old, Huan Xuan should not be born to Princess Nankang, could it be that Huan Xuan was born to Li Jingmei!" This is a strange thing that I didn't expect. Huan Wen destroyed Cheng Han, captured Li Shi, and took Cheng Han princess Li Jingmei as a concubine, and Li Jingmei gave Huan Wen a life."