Although the Qian Tang Du clan is a second-class scholar clan, Du Zigong is famous all over the Jiangzuo, he is the most famous Taoist head of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Heavenly Master Dao, and there are countless disciples under him, Yaoya Wang's family, Chenjun Xie family, Huiji Kong family, Yixing Zhou family, these top gate valves have children worship under his door, so Du Zigong's influence in Qiantang is far more than the county's first high-ranking Quan's family.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the door of Du's villa in the north of the city was wide open, and the believers of the Heavenly Master Dao from the nearby counties who had been waiting outside the gate for a long time entered the Heavenly Master Dojo in the villa one after another.

Tianguan Emperor is also known as the blessed heavenly official, also known as the Ziwei Emperor, "The Immortal Tongjian of the Past Dynasties" also said that the Tianguan Emperor is Yao, which is the first Tianzun exhaled and transformed, and at the same time there are Shun and Yu, which are the earth officials and water officials.

Chen Caozhi listened to these imaginary fairy legends, because his mother believed in this, and he did not dare to disobey his mother's will to express his disbelief, according to some historical facts he knew in his previous life, Tianshi Dao was almost the culprit of the demise of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, in the later period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the wealthy families of the scholar clan monopolized power, and a large number of annexed land and labor, resulting in a serious social crisis, Tianshi Dao Sun Tai, Sun En's uncle and nephew took the opportunity to gather people to make trouble, especially Sun En, the destruction was especially fierce, everywhere he went, he slaughtered local officials and scholars, plundered property, and burned houses, and filled up all the wells, and forced the people to follow them—

Chen Caozhi only learned today that Sun Tai was Du Zigong's disciple of the Fa, Du Zigong was not in Qiantang, he went to Jiankang to preside over the birthday celebration of Tianguan, and the celebration here was presided over by Sun Tai.

Sun Tai is in his twenties, robes and shoes, yellow silk wipes his forehead, and his facial expression looks quite stern, leading the believers to worship the heavenly official for blessings, asking the believers to ban meat and vegetarian food from now on, and the ban can only be lifted after seven days, and asking the believers to repent and think in front of the statue of the heavenly official-

Chen Caozhi also stepped forward to worship the heavenly officials in turn, and when he got up and exited after worshipping, Sun Tai stopped him: "You are Chen Caozhi of Chen Jiawu?" ”

Chen Caozhi saluted: "Chen Caozhi has seen Brother Dao. ”

Sun Tai looked at him a few times and asked, "What have you confessed to the Heavenly Official?" ”

Chen Caozhi said lightly: "According to the law of Taoism, I only repent to the Heavenly Officials and Emperors. ”

Sun Tai's face changed slightly, and he sneered: "Confess to Ge Hong too!" ”

Ge Hong is the patriarch of the Jindan sect of Taoism, and he is also a disciple of the Heavenly Master, although it is very different from the Taoist Taoism of the Heavenly Master taught by Du Zigong, Ge and Du are both Taoist people, and their character is important to the world, Du Zigong also heard that Chen Caozhi worshiped Ge Hong as a teacher, and did not express any displeasure, but Sun Tai was indignant, thinking that Chen Caozhi betrayed Du Daoshou like this, although Du Daoshou did not explicitly say that he wanted to punish Chen Caozhi, but as Du Daoshou's right-hand man, he should naturally serve the teacher, so when he saw Chen Caozhi at this time, he opened his mouth to question.

Chen Caozhi didn't want to provoke this Sun Tai now, and said: "I only asked Master Ge about the difficulties in scriptures and metaphysics, and did not involve the Taoist scriptures. ”

Sun Tai stared at Chen Caozhi, Chen Caozhi treated it indifferently, for a long time, Sun Tai said: "At the beginning of April, Du Daoshou will return from Jiankang, and then you will come to explain to Du Daoshou the process of joining another division, and listen to the Daoshou Tribunal." ”

Chen Caozhi responded, took Ran Sheng and Laifu father and son out of Du's villa, and said in his heart: "I am in Wu County in April, how can I come back to listen to the referee, and how do you want to judge me?" Expelled me from the Heavenly Master's Dao? He thought again: "Once Jiang Zuo Heavenly Master Dao is mastered by Sun Tai and Sun En's uncle and nephew, it will be very bad, Sun En should be a young child now, maybe he hasn't been born yet——"

Ding Chunqiu followed his father to participate in the Tianguan's birthday celebration, and he had already seen Chen Caozhi, who was not easy to talk in the dojo, so he chased him out and called: "Zizhong-Zizhong-"

Chen Caozhi stopped and turned around to greet him, and said that he would leave for Wu County on the sixth day of the next month.

Ding Chunqiu said: "Okay, then you and the monk will come to my Ding's villa to get together, and then set off together." ”

Ding Chunqiu invited Chen Caozhi to go to the villa outside the East Gate with him now, and then return to Chenjiawu for lunch.

Chen Caozhi wanted to meet his sister-in-law Ding Youwei, and immediately happily walked with Ding Chunqiu.

Ding Chunqiu asked Chen Caozhi what he had just said to Sun Tai, and Sun Tai seemed to be quite displeased.

Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "Sun Tai scolded me for not worshipping Ge Hong as a teacher, and asked me to wait for Du Daoshou to come back and repent." ”

Ding Chunqiu laughed: "Sun Tai is completely out of jealousy, Zizhong doesn't know anything, before Sun Tai followed Du Daoshou, he wanted to worship Ge Hong as a teacher to learn alchemy, Ge Hong turned him away, he should have a grudge against Ge Hong, but you are blinded by Ge Hong, he naturally looks at you unpleasantly." ”

Chen Caozhi said with a smile: "I see, it seems that I am not in a small trouble." ”

Ding Chunqiu said: "It's okay, Du Dao's heart is like a mirror, he won't come from him, Sun Tai is a northerner, and he has no foundation in Qiantang." ”

Ding Yi also came over in an ox cart, and when he saw Chen Caozhi, he nodded and said, "Do you want to see Youwei?" ”

Chen Caozhi saluted: "I'm about to go." ”

Ding Yi said: "Youwei has been a little sick recently, so it's okay for you to visit her." ”

Ding Chunqiu was surprised: "Is the third sister sick, why don't I know?" ”

Ding Yi said: "I also learned yesterday that the maid Ah Xiu said that she had a slight stomach pain and didn't want to eat, so I had ordered someone to go to the city to seek a doctor." ”

Chen Caozhi's eyebrows furrowed, he was very worried about his sister-in-law, and said: "Ding She people, Cao Zhi has a request, and I hope that Ding She people will fulfill it." ”

Ding Yi said: "Well, please say." ”

Chen Caozhi said: "Cao Zhi wants to bring Zong Zhi and Run'er to visit their mother, and ask the Ding She people to fulfill it." ”

Ding Yi hesitated for a moment and said: "I am already magnanimous and generous for me to allow your uncle and nephew to visit the villa twice a year, if you often come and go, wouldn't it be in vain to provoke criticism-it's just that this time it's a slight illness, just let Zongzhi and Run'er come, and go back in three days." ”

Chen Caozhi thanked Ding Yi, and felt faintly sad in his heart, Zong Zhi and Run'er wanted to visit their sick mother, and others had to nod and agree, why is this? It's because of the disparity in status, the identity of this scholar clan is really necessary.

Chen Caozhi immediately ordered Laifu to drive back to Chenjiawu, send Zongzhi and Run'er to Ding's villa early tomorrow morning, and told Laifu not to tell his mother, Zongzhi and Run'er about his sister-in-law Ding Youwei's illness for the time being, Laifu agreed, and drove away.

Chen Caozhi followed Ding Yi, Ding Chunqiu and his son to Ding's villa, and the doctor who went to the city had not yet arrived, so Ding Chunqiu accompanied Chen Caozhi to visit Ding Youwei first.

The small courtyard was deserted, the snow was swept aside, the old servant woman was drawing water and clothes, Ah Xiu and Yuyan didn't see their figures, they should be in Ding You's micro room.

Chen Caozhi and Ding Chunqiu came upstairs, and when they met Yuyan with a frown and ready to go downstairs, they saw Chen Caozhi and said in surprise: "Why is Xiaolangjun here?" He raised his voice again: "Lady, Xiaolangjun has come to visit you." ”

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