Chen Caozhi is the nine products of the expedition to the west, the military government according to the custom allocated to a small official for Chen Caozhi to deal with daily chores, the subordinate official named Zuo Lang, born in a poor family, over 30 years old is still the lowest level of turbidity, humility has penetrated into the bones, to Chen Caozhi is respectful, although the work is not profitable, fortunately, there are not many words, integrity.

On April 30, Xifu was resting on the day, and Chen Shangcao had been in the aunt for six days, which was considered to be settled in the cold. He wrote a letter to his third brother Chen Shang, his friend Gu Kaizhi, and 6 Wei Barrui, and sent him to Jiankang, and Xie Xuan also sent a messenger to return to Beijing with him, and sent a letter to his uncle Xie Wan and his sister Xie Daoyun.

As soon as Lai Zhen went out, Zuo Lang came in and said, "Runan Zhou Lin is visiting." ”

Chen Caozhi had a relationship with Runan Zhou Zhen, and Zhou Zhen was also one of Xie Daoyun's marriage suitors, but this Zhou Lin had never heard of it, and asked Zuo Lang, Zuo Lang also said that he didn't recognize it, only said that he was a twelve- or three-year-old boy.

Chen Caozhi ordered Zuo Lang to invite that Zhou Lin in, that Zhou Lin's boy dress, about the same age as Zongzhi, his face was like a hibiscus, and he behaved decently, and when he saw Chen Caozhi, he saluted respectfully and said: "My sister ordered me to thank Brother Chen one by one" Seeing Chen Caozhi's questioning face, he explained: "My brother-in-law is a guest of Xi, and I came here from Yuzhou to visit my sister the day before yesterday." ”

Chen Caozhi suddenly, when he left Beijing, Xi had asked him to bring some items to his wife Zhou, and the day after Chen Caozhi arrived at his aunt, he asked Xiaochan and Huang Xiaotong to send the items to Mrs. Xi's Zhou, Xi was not there, and Chen Caozhi was inconvenient to visit. Only wrote a letter to greet him, but he didn't expect that Xi Fu would let his younger brother come to thank him, Chen Caozhi had heard Xi say that his father-in-law Zhou Min had no children, and his brother Zhou Yi's son Zhou Lin was his heir.

The noble women of the Wei and Jin dynasties and the Northern and Southern Dynasties took good names, especially the name of the queen, Cao Pi's queen name was Queen Guo, the queen of Emperor Hui of the Jin Dynasty Jia Nanfeng, the queen mother of the dynasty Chu Garlic, Wang Xianzhi and Sima Dao Fusheng's daughter later also became the queen's name Wang Shenai Yiyi, so Mrs. Xi's maiden name Zhou Matou is not too strange

Mrs. Xi Zhou Matou was born in the Zhou clan of Runan, and his father Zhou Minguan was a scholar and servant, and the leader of the Chinese army, and his grandfather was more famous, that Zhou Boren, known in history as "although he is a trick, but the flaws are not concealed, and the beauty is not enough", Chen Caozhi was deeply impressed by this Zhou Boren, not only because Zhou Boren had been rude to Ji Zhan's concubine, but because of the grievances between Zhou Boren and Wang Dao, Wang Dun rebelled. Because Wang Dao is the younger brother of Wang Dun, he is afraid of being implicated, so he knelt outside the palace to ask for guilt, and when Zhou Boren entered the palace, Wang Dao begged and said: "Boren, my family of 100 will entrust you." ”

Zhou Boren ignored it, and entered the palace to say to Emperor Ming that Wang Dao was loyal, rescued, and even, and the emperor accepted his words. Stay Zhou Boren to drink, Zhou Boren got drunk and left the palace, Wang Dao was still in front of the palace gate, and begged Zhou Boren, Zhou Boren did not answer, but said with a snort of wine: "Kill all the thieves and slaves tonight, take the gold seal like a bucket and tie it behind the elbow one by one" Wang Dao naturally thought that Zhou Boren did not save him, and hated him very much, and then Wang Dun entered Jiankang, asked Wang Dao's opinion, and asked whether to do it for Zhou Boren's high-ranking officials or kill him? Director Wang is a word, so Wang Dun killed Zhou Boren, and later Director Wang checked the story of the book, saw Zhou Boren to save him in the chapter, the words were touching, attentive to the point, Wang Dao insisted on tears, sad and overwhelmed, and said to Zhu'er: "Although I don't kill Boren, Boren died by me, in the underworld, this good friend." "Director Wang is repentant for the rest of his life

Zhou Boren is a typical figure of the Wei and Jin dynasties, both noble and debauched, both hesitant and persistent, and the lesson left for future generations is: if you do good deeds, you must leave a name

When Chen Caozhi saw Zhou Lin, he thought of his nephew Zongzhi, Zhou Lin was one year older than Zongzhi, but he called Chen Caozhi Brother Chen.

"Brother Chen," Zhou Lin said, "I have heard Brother Chen's recorder music for a long time, and my sister and I want to listen to it." Xi often praises Chen Caozhi, Huan Yi Fenglin ferry flute gift, Zhou Matou, Zhou Lin sisters and brothers are familiar with it, although Zhou Lin is young, but elegant and good rhythm, I heard that Chen Caozhi will enter the West Mansion, so he rushed from Yuzhou, look at the sister, the second is to hear how beautiful Chen Caozhi's recorder is

Chen Caozhi is not a stubborn person, he hesitated a little and said, "Okay, when will you go?" ”

Zhou Lin opened his eyes wide and said, "Naturally, early is better." ”

Chen Caozhi said with a smile: "Okay, let's go now." Let Xiaochan take Ke Tingdi, and order Huang Xiaotong to ask Xie Xuan to go with him.

Xi's residence is not at the foot of Phoenix Mountain, but adjacent to the General's Mansion, all in the west of the city, which is much more spacious and luxurious than the residences of other officials in the military government, and also highlights Xi's status.

Mrs. Xi Zhou Matou came out to meet inconveniently. The younger brother Zhou Lin was the guest, and Mrs. Xi Zhou Matou asked and asked questions with Chen Caozhi and Xie Xuan through the screen, and Chen Caozhi played the song "Remembering the Old Man" on the Keting flute

Chen Caozhi's ink brows furrowed slightly, Ke Tingdi's mouth left his lips, and the sound of the flute stopped.

Mrs. Xi Zhou Matou behind the screen hurriedly apologized: "Chen Langjun, don't blame, there is a female guest visiting, I will come when I go, sorry, sorry." The footsteps hurried and went to the backyard.

Chen Caozhi secretly wondered, how did this female guest come from the backyard? It was inconvenient to ask, and said to Zhou Lin: "I'll leave after blowing two tunes." ”

Zhou Lin said: "Okay, the main thing is that I want to listen to Brother Chen's songs. ”

Chen Caozhi played the two pieces of "Remembering the Old People" and "Red Bean Song" again, and the sound of the dong pin flute was high and lonely, as if it was late in the cold of late spring. The sun sets, and the distant mountains are green, such as the mist of the hands; It is like the fragrance brought by the night wind, refreshing people's hearts and spleens, and smelling and discerning; It's more like the smoke and rain in the south of the Yangtze River, misty and lingering, turning a thousand times one by one

Behind the screen, the sound of footsteps shattered, and several people came. Then it was silent until the sound of the flute dissipated.

Chen Caozhi clearly heard a sigh behind the screen, even this sigh was tactful and soft.

Chen Cao was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart: "Is this the sigh of Mrs. Xi Zhou Matou?" No, why is that woman's voice familiar? ”

Chen Caozhi was inconvenient to sit for a long time, that is, he said goodbye with Xie Xuan, Zhou Lin sent out of the house, this thirteen-year-old boy was in awe of Chen Caozhi, and said: "Brother Chen, I want to worship you as a teacher to learn the recorder, I don't know if Brother Chen is willing to agree?" ”

Chen Caozhi thought that Zong Zhi had also said that he would learn the recorder from him, but now he was thousands of miles away, and said: "The military government is not so leisurely, it is not a place to play and sing, since you love music, I can record a score for you." ”

Leaving Xi's apartment, Chen Caozhi and Xie Xuan walked all the way to Phoenix Mountain, Xie Xuan asked, "Zizhong knows who Mrs. Xi's female guest is?" ”

Chen Caozhi: "I don't know. ”

Xie Xuan said: "Xi Guest's apartment is adjacent to the General's Mansion, and there is a corridor in the back garden, this female guest is probably Huan Da Sima's daughter, and it is very likely that it is Li Jingshu." ”

Chen Caozhi smiled and said, "Then I'm going to retreat." ”

Xie Xuan said: "The two difficult people in Xifu, Hao Long, you have provoked it, but this Li Jingshu must not be provoked." ”

Chen Caozhi said: "What does Ah Ji mean by this, I'm going to provoke her!" "Chen Caozhi is now a little closer to Xie Xuan, and he is commensurate with Ah Xuan.

Xie Xuan smiled and said: "Zizhong, you still don't know how charming your recorder music is, so you didn't mention it one by one back then." What I thought to myself was: "Didn't my sister be fascinated by your recorder music first?" ”

"Ridiculous!" Chen Caozhi said with a smile: "So I have to break the Keting flute, and I will never play music again." ”

Xie Xuan said with a smile: "That is the sin of one by one, what I just said is not a joke, Huan Da Sima summoned his subordinates to discuss matters, and often served as a female prostitute, just like the Later Han Dynasty Confucian Ma Rong, when he was teaching at home in his later years, he sat in the high hall, Shi Jiang yarn tent, taught the apprentices in the front, and Chen Nule in the rear, so as to appreciate the virtues of the students and hone the mentality of the students one by one."

Chen Caozhi smiled and said in his heart: "Is the master tempted?" I'm not that womanizer. ”

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On the first day of the first month of May, Huan Wen ordered the history of the gate to summon the governor of Xifu, Shi, Sima, join the army, engage in Zhongyun, soldiers, armor, Shicao, battalion army, assassin, account governor, foreign governor, and Peng's subordinates, and go to the Zicheng campus to watch the military exercise.

The length of the city is 500 zhang and the width is 300 zhang. It is mainly used for the garrison, as well as the manufacture and management of ordnance, and the dependents of the sergeants do not live in the sub-city, and there is a large area of earthen houses in the south of the city of Guyu that is a military household settlement.

The Eastern Jin Dynasty followed Cao Wei to implement the world soldier system, the so-called world soldier system, that is, the separation of soldiers and people, the soldiers set up a separate military register, strictly controlled by the court and the military government, and the soldiers succeeded their fathers and sons, brothers and brothers, and became soldiers from generation to generation. During the Cao Wei period, the soldiers also had to implement the "wrongful service" system. That is to say, the soldier's place of service should be separated from the place of home, if the soldier fled, his wife should be punished, since the Western Jin Dynasty, this strict punishment law was abolished, and the soldier could not bring his wife's room with him when he went out to fight, but he usually practiced in Tuntian, and his home was no longer separated.

Since the implementation of the land occupation system during the Jin Taikang period, most of these soldiers also have fields, although the situation is somewhat better than that of Cao Wei, but it is still equivalent to serfs, and it is criminals, homeless people and captives who have become soldiers, and the combat effectiveness of such soldiers is not strong, so Huan Wen supplemented the soldiers with the recruitment system. The Jingxiang soldiers under his command have the strongest combat effectiveness.

At the beginning of the morning, the Northeast University of Guzizi City. Strict drums and three links, horns and trumpets sounded in unison, two thousand infantry in four colors of blue, red, yellow, and black lined up in four teams, practicing ten kinds of old methods such as culvert boxes, fish scales, and four gates, and a team of 500 cavalry rushed straight from the southeast corner of the school field, the huge sound of horses' hooves seemed to be the chariot of the god of thunder rolling over, and in the blink of an eye, rushed through the large school field within a radius of ten miles, all kinds of weapons circled and flew, with the change of flying dragons and snakes.

Huan Wen's good deeds, heavy force, and excellent military training, it is not a fluke that the victory in Shu and the two Northern Expeditions have been successful.

Huan Wen stood on the general's platform, looking at the elite cavalry of Jingxiang galloping back and forth on the school field, and asked Chen Caozhi beside him: "Chen Peng, my Xifu is such a strong teacher, can I recover the Central Plains?" ”

Chen Caozhi: "I will definitely be able to become the ambition of the great Sima." ”

The Jin people often confuse the trail's thinking. Thanks to the enthusiastic book friend for finding the surname of Xi's wife. Thank you very much, Xiaodao continues to code words, and there will be a second shift until about two o'clock in the morning.