Fourteen. General Yuwei, Dingxi Dashou Ran Sheng with a hundred cavalry guards, the Liaoxi County Governor of Shengzhu drove to Handcheng, and met his brother Chen Caozhi and sister-in-law Xie Daofa, Ran Sheng was full of beard, majestic and mighty, looking forward to it, not angry and self-prestigious, and had the general temperament of the Xiongzhen side

Ran Sheng congratulated his brother Chen Caozhi on his noble son and daughter, he brought 100 pieces of Beizhu from western Liaoning, 20 pieces of Goguryeo 100-year-old ginseng, and 20 pieces of purple trick skin, as gifts to Chen Bozhen and Chen Fangyu's brothers and sisters, and a pair of famous Mubei foals will be sent to Hancheng in a few days

Chen Caozhi first asked Ran Sheng about the governance of Liaoxi, and then took the family letter to Ran Sheng, this is the new family letter brought by Huang Xiaotong from Qiantang at the beginning of the month, the patriarch Chen Xian and sister-in-law Ding Youwei, and Run'er wrote a letter to Chen Caozhi all mentioned Ran Sheng, praising Ran Sheng's courage and good fighting, meritorious service for the country, and glory for the family, Ran Sheng was very happy with the letter, and looked at the second baby lying down picture painted by Run'er, and exclaimed: "Run'er's little lady painted so well" took a long breath in his chest and slowly spit it out.

Ran Sheng asked his sister-in-law Xie Daoyun about the current situation of Chen Jiawu, and was very relieved to learn that the clan was prosperous and Uncle Jing was also healthy, and said to Chen Caozhi: "Brother, the senior servant said that he wanted me to return to Jiankang to meet the emperor in due time, I don't know if I can make the trip this year?" When will Brother return to Jiangdong? ”

Chen Caozhi: "Your sister-in-law of the Xie family is also pregnant, and the Yizhou Grand Procuratorate has not yet ended, so I plan to leave for Jiangdong in April next year." ”

Ran Sheng hurriedly congratulated his brother and sister-in-law, and said, "Then I will rush to Handcheng before April next year and go back with my brother."

Chen Caozhi said: "Very good, you are also twenty years old this year, Uncle Jing asked me to choose a good woman for you to be your wife, and see if the marriage will be done next year." ”

Ran Sheng said: "Brother, this matter is not urgent, I am used to living alone." ”

Chen Caozhi said with a smile: "You are twenty years old, how can you not be in a hurry, Zongzhi is sixteen years old, Run'er is fourteen years old, you should think about marriage." ”

Ran Sheng lowered his head and remained silent.

August 15, Mid-Autumn Festival, Chen Caozhi invited his subordinates to a banquet in the Yamen of the Assassin History, and returned to Bingjingtai in the evening to celebrate the festival with Ran Sheng drinking and eating melons and fruits

Chen Caozhi and Ran Sheng sat in the courtyard to drink, the bright moon was in the sky, the night was dark, the wind brought the fragrance of the osmanthus tree in the Tongque Garden, Chen Caozhi was rare to be so leisurely, and Ran Sheng drank while gossiping, first said that the Xuanguang Palace was rich in gold, and then talked about the past in his hometown, the wine was sad, and he was homesick

Ran Sheng is drinking happily tonight, Chen Caozhi is not forbidden, the wine is hearty, worry from the bottom of his heart, Ran Sheng suddenly put down the wine cup, ordered the waiter to retreat temporarily, and then knelt down and said: "Brother, Ran Sheng has a word, although I know that it is not appropriate to say it, but I have been depressed in my heart for several years, today I have the courage to say to Brother Chen through the strength of wine, I must first ask Brother Brother for forgiveness"

Chen Caozhi saw that although Ran Sheng was snorting wine, his words were clear, and he didn't want to talk nonsense after drinking, so he said: "Although you and I are not blood brothers, we are like brothers, how can I blame you for my words, say it." ”

Ran Sheng gritted his steel teeth and said a few words: "Brother, I like Run'er." ”

For a while, the bright moon hung high, the courtyard was silent, and everything seemed to be still

Ran Sheng mustered up the courage to say this, the smell of wine turned into a cold sweat, soaked his back clothes, lowered his head, and waited for his brother Chen Caozhi's reprimand

Chen Caozhi's shock can be imagined, but when he thinks about it, this is not very abrupt, Ran Sheng was taught by Run'er to read and write, and Run'er is love and affection, and Run'er gradually grew up. Beautiful and cute, it is not unusual for Ran Sheng to like Run'er, but

Chen Caozhi opened his mouth and said: Curse Bu Sheng. I won't blame you for this, but it's very difficult for you to marry Run'er, of course I know your real name and surname, but my fourth uncle doesn't know, my sister-in-law doesn't know, and Run'er doesn't know, they all regard you as my Chen's distant brother, even if I explain it to them for you, but you still can't restore your real surname, marriage is not a matter of two people, but a matter of the whole family. ”

Ran Sheng knelt down, his fists on the ground, tears fell one by one, and said: "Ran Sheng is an unfilial son, no matter how hard he tries, he can't get rid of his fate, but I really like Run'er, if my brother is willing to let Run'er marry me, I am willing to resign from my official position and live in seclusion with Run'er. ”

Chen Caozhi knows Ran Sheng's temperament very well, Ran Sheng is true to his words and deeds, Ran Sheng is willing to resign and retire for Run'er, which he Chen Caozhi couldn't do for Lu Weirui at the beginning, of course, Chen Caozhi believes that he will be able to marry Lu Weirui in three media and six times, Ran Sheng obviously does not have that kind of confidence, because the difficulty of marrying Run'er is far more difficult than Chen Caozhi's marriage to Lu Weirui

Chen Caozhi sighed lightly and said, "Xiao Sheng, this is not the old Kouyang that I can decide... 8. Fisherman's book is not the same body clam! Dry, the second main thing is Run'er, you like Run'er, but does Run'er like you. "Both men and women must have such hearts, you are willing to go into seclusion, but is Run'er willing to go into seclusion with you?" ”

Ran Sheng shook his head and said, "I don't know if Run'er likes me, but I really like Run'er, and I'm willing to do anything for her."

Chen Caozhi felt the signs of danger, Ran Sheng's emotions were blazing, if he couldn't guide them properly, he was afraid that it would lead to uncontrollable adverse consequences, he was silent for a while, and asked, "Xiao Sheng, are you willing to run your life well?" ”

Ran Sheng responded: "Of course. ”

Chen Caozhi said: "Then you should consider Run'er's feelings, next year the two of us will return to Qian Tang, I agree with you to ask Run'er in person."

Ran Sheng hurriedly said: "Brother, I don't dare to take the head of the enemy general in Ran Sheng's army, but I don't dare to confess my heart in front of Run'er, Run'er is a fairy, and Ran Sheng is ashamed of himself."

Chen Caozhi said: "You can confess by letter first

Ran Sheng said with a bitter face: "My words are too ugly, it's still my brother, brother help me test Run'er's mind, if Run'er is willing, I will marry her when I go to the soup, if Run'er refuses."

Speaking of this, Ran Sheng paused, and his voice was low: "If Run'er refuses, then I have no choice, I will go back to Liaoxi."

Chen Caozhi patted Ran Sheng's shoulder: "I can't help you ask about this, I will arrange an opportunity for you to ask Run'er yourself, you want to marry Run'er, how can you have so much courage!" ”

Ran Sheng straightened his waist and said, "Brother taught yes."

This night, Chen Caozhi and Xie Daotao stayed together, while talking about Ran Sheng, his palm probed into Xie Daotao's bottom skirt, and gently rubbed on her lower abdomen, Xie Daoyun was three months pregnant, and her lower abdomen was slightly bulging

Xie Daostick was not surprised, and said: "I have already seen that Xiao Sheng likes Run'er, Chen Lang, since Xiao Sheng is not a child of the Chen family, what did you do when you let him recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors?" ”

There was nothing to hide in front of Xie Daoru, Chen Caozhi told Ran Sheng's true identity, and Xie Daozhi was surprised: "I see, it is really difficult for Xiao Sheng to marry Run'er."

Chen Caozhi said: "Chen Yu Chen Zisheng is now well-known all over the world, and it is difficult to arrange another identity for him

Xie Daoyun said "um": "Yes, if Xiao Sheng suddenly doesn't have the surname Chen, changes his surname to something else, and then marries Run'er, isn't this a big joke, the government and the opposition will criticize it, and it will cause great damage to the reputation of the Qian Tang Chen family, but if Run'er really likes Ran Sheng, then what should you do Chen Lang?" Would you like to be poisoned by Xiaosheng?

Chen Caozhi said: "If Run'er loves Ran Sheng as much as her ugly uncle and mother love her ugly uncle, then I am willing to fulfill it, and I can let the two of them live overseas." ”

Xie Daotao smiled, pressed his hand on the back of Chen Caozhi's hand that stroked her lower abdomen, and said: "Run'er and Xiao Sheng were still young when they were together, and Xiao Sheng has been in the army again in the past two years, where can there be a relationship between vows and old men and death!" But Run'er is not a vulgar woman, she has a whimsy, and it is difficult to say that she made a decision that surprised us. ”

Chen Caozhi smiled: "Does A-Yuan know? What Run'er admires most is you, who dare to go out to study and become a man in men's clothes

Xie Daotao smiled and didn't answer, and said in his heart: "That's because I met you."

The Yizhou Grand Prosecutor's Register ended in mid-September. Chen Caozhi presided over the inspection of the family vigorously and resolutely, the family did not dare to hide and provoke, more than 40,000 households, 200,000 mouths, these are the big landlords in Yizhou counties privately sheltered without legal family registration, forced to hand over this time, although there are grievances, but also barely acceptable, because Chen Caozhi promoted many children of the family as officials, and the politics are clear. The tax burden was also slightly reduced by one

Although Chen Caozhi reduced some taxes, because he obtained a large number of manor land of Xianbei nobles, nearly 200,000 people who could serve and pay taxes were added to the inspection, and the manor land owned by the government could be leased out for farming, and there would be a large amount of tax income by next year, and the Jin court had not yet set the taxes to be paid by the Hebei states, so at least one year all the taxes in Yizhou could be disposed of by Chen Caozhi

At the beginning of December, news came from Jiangdong that Xiao Huan Wen was officially accepted by Jiuxi, the tiger concubine Dage, the sword went to the palace, and the worship was unknown, Chen Cao's next plan was to coerce the imperial court to crown him as the king of Chu, and the pace of Huan Wen's usurpation of the throne became more and more urgent

At the same time, there was also news that the original Jingzhou Thorn Shi Crazy Huo died of illness, Yuzhou Thorn Shi Yuan Zhen died of illness, Yuan Zhen's son Yuan Jin was called to Jiankang to serve as a free cavalry attendant, and the post of Yuzhou Thorn Shi was taken over by Huan Xi

According to Wang Meng's plan, the lord of Qin sent Yangping Gonghe Rong to Jiankang, and then negotiated peace with the Great Jin, and Zhijian expressed his willingness to remove the emperor's honorific title. It is only said that Qin Huanwen has no plan for the Northern Expedition to Guanlong due to poor health, and he does not want Chen Caozhi or others to make such a great achievement, so he strongly advocates peace with Qin Yuan, and the peace agreement is completed.

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