Chapter 1 The Great Chen Imperial Family
In the past month, Chen Cuo has been getting up early every day. And when they came together, they looked towards the bronze mirror beside the bed.
In the mirror, heavy dark circles can be seen on the slightly immature face.
"I have become a little fresh meat this time, but I am afraid of staying up late when I am young, and it is easy to lose my life. β
He is a shallow sleeper, and he has to toss and turn in the middle of the night to change places, but now he has not only changed places, changed beds, and even changed eras, it is even more difficult to be comfortable.
Not to mention......
"Alas, this bird gourd really ran under him again, no wonder he panicked all night. β
Sighing, Chen Cuo picked up a palm-sized black gourd from under him.
"According to the novel, this thing should be a golden finger or something, after all, it has such a strange effect, it can suck things into dreams, and not long after I got this thing in my previous life, I flew into trouble......"
Thinking about it, he shook his head and smiled.
"It's a pity, I wore it to the Northern and Southern Dynasties, no matter how weird the gourd is, at most it forcibly makes me dream, and it doesn't affect reality, but those books in the dream may be useful, after all, many of them are works of the Sui, Tang, Song, Ming and Qing dynasties, but I'm in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and I can't verify the authenticity, if it's wrong, wouldn't it be a shame to copy it?"
This black gourd was given by a friend in his previous life.
At that time, the other party suddenly called Chen Cuo, and as soon as they met, they stuffed a gourd over, saying what myths, hearts, consensus building, etc., but they didn't finish speaking, received a notice, and left in a hurry.
Chen Cuo wanted to ask in detail in the future, but it didn't take long for him to encounter a disaster, and since then he has been separated from heaven and man forever, and he can't ask the answer.
"He's in modern times, I'm in ancient times, and I have to say that it's the difference between ancient and modern. β
He sighed, reminiscing about the past, and rejoicing in his suffering.
"That kid said that this gourd was the thing of Chen Lu's ancestor, and he thought it was nonsense, but now it seems that it is not necessarily nonsense, after all, his main direction of attack in that research institute is Liang Song. β
Rustling......
As he was thinking, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and a voice as crisp as a yellow bird cameβ
"Prince, do you want a slave to help you dress and wash?"
"No need," Chen Cuo shook his head, "you give me the order to prepare breakfast." β
"Wow. β
Listening to the people outside the door go away, Chen Cuo breathed a sigh of relief.
Now, he still has a name, called Chen Fangqing.
This Chen Fangqing is not a nobody, he is on the history books, although it is only a few words, but the person who can go to history, even if it is just a name, is not trivial.
Chen Cuo has passed through the past month, and he has not left his mansion, but he also knows the prominence of his family.
There is a founding monarch in the family-
Chen Baxian!
That is, the last dynasty of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the last dynasty of the Southern Dynasties of Song, Qi, Liang, and Chen, and the founding emperor of the Southern Dynasty Chen.
Chen Fangqing's grandfather's name is Chen Xiuxian, and he is the younger brother of Chen Baxian. Therefore, it can be regarded as a relative of the emperor.
Just before Chen Cuo came, the original owner had just been knighted a few days ago, and he was the Marquis of Linru County. Maybe he was too young, too excited, and died, which gave Chen Cuo a chance.
As for where Linru County is, Chen Cuo is not clear.
"Those historical travel novels, there are emperors to start, but most of them are frontier pawns, poor men, all the way to counterattack, spend half a book, more than a million words to touch the edge of the center, in contrast, my starting line is really not low, but it's a pity that Nanchen is a short-lived dynasty, was destroyed by the Sui who unified the world, could it be that I want to learn from those protagonists to change their lives against the sky? But Nan Chen's most capable founder is gone, what ability can I have?
He didn't know the bottom of his heart.
Now the emperor of Nanchen is no longer Gaozu Chen Baxian, but his nephew, Chen Qian.
Chen Cuo's historical knowledge is average, he has barely heard of Chen Baxian, and then he knows that Chen Shubao, the king of the dead country, who "still sings the flower of the backyard", and the other emperors don't know anything, but since it was the unification of the Sui Dynasty in the end, he is still very glad in his heart, knowing that if there is no external force to intervene, there should be no twists and turns in the national situation of Nan Chen - it should be stable and downward.
It's a pity, Chen Cuo should have been an external force from the sky, but he hadn't even fought a few times before crossing, let alone leading troops to fight, as for invention and creation, it was not what he was good at, so it seems that there is a long way to go to reverse the fortunes of the country.
Thinking about it, Chen Cuo put on his clothes and walked out of the house.
I have to say that the people of the Southern Dynasty really like luxury, whether it is the furnishings in the house or the carved beams and paintings outside, they can get a first-class evaluation in later generations. The cool silk ribbon was draped over his body, which was quite comfortable, and the atmosphere was relatively open, and no one said much to dissuade him from being as bare-chested and belly as he was.
Chen Cuo's mansion was only average in Jiankang City, the front and back yards combined, about the size of a football field in later generations, he walked out of the bedroom, walked through the garden paths and winding corridors, and it took him a while to reach the main hall.
He sat down here, and a crisp voice sounded over thereβ
"Wait a minute, breakfast is ready. β
The person who spoke was a yellow cedar woman, who was at a prime age, with snow-white skin, a good look, and a little charm between her eyebrows, who was the person who asked outside the door before.
Chen Cuo nodded, asked her to take the book from the bookshelf and handed it over, opened it casually, and passed the time.
The woman summoned a few more people and gave them some orders, let them serve the food, and she was generous and generous, seeing Chen Cuo nodding secretly, thinking that it was no wonder that her predecessor Chen Fangqing was a little interesting to her.
This woman is called Aster, she is not very old, but she is already the head of the female envoy in the house, and she was arranged by Chen Fangqing's mother, and she has quite prestige in the house, even the original Chen Fangqing did not dare to reprimand at will, and treated her politely.
Judging from the memory fragments left in his mind, Chen Fangqing had a lot of affection for this little lady, but because of his mother's authority, he didn't dare to make a mistake, and he hit the nail several times, so he had to hide it in his heart.
Now, Chen Cuo has replaced Chen Fangqing, he is an adult, not the young man's mind, he doesn't have much thought about this female envoy who is only sixteen years old, and he appreciates it at most.
Retracting his gaze, Chen's attention was on the book.
The title of the book is "The Travels of Zhou Youzi".
Looking at it, he couldn't help but lament, it was still a lot of entertainment in his previous life, as if this travelogue in his hand was just in the name of personal experience, and it was strange and confusing here, and it was fake at first glance.
Even after watching a plot, Chen Cuo couldn't help laughing, and said left and right: "This Zhou Youzi, saying that he went to the Bashu Mountains and Forests, flattered himself in the cave of the thousand-year-old tree demon, and barely saved his life, but in the end, the heart in his chest was cut in half, and he saw that he was dead, but he escaped with the help of a person, doesn't that mean that now this person only has half a heart in his chest?
"The prince is cautious!" but Aster came over and said, "You have forgotten, Mr. Zhou is going to the palace as a guest, how can you talk about it at will?" If the prince is curious, when he comes, ask him in person. β
Chen Cuo was stunned.
Seeing this, Aster said with a smile: "Junhou, this travelogue was ordered by the old lady to be placed here, and she also specially told you to read it carefully, have you forgotten?"
Chen Cuo frowned, trying to remember.
After he came through, Chen Fangqing left some memory fragments, but one claw in the east and one in the west, it was not systematic, and there were many missing, and he couldn't think of it at will, but it was like flipping through a book, searching for it according to the map, spending time searching, and if the defect was serious, he couldn't find it.
Right now, Chen Cuo couldn't find the relevance no matter how he recalled, and his heart said that it should be lost.
When Aster saw it, he sighed and said: "Zhou Youzi Dao Chang was originally a sword warrior, when the old man was alive, he wanted to go to the north as a hostage, Mr. Zhou admired the heroism of Gaozu, took the initiative to come and escort him, and left in a chic manner after arriving in the north, so he left a friendship. β
"This person still has a friendship with our family, and he is going to visit him in the next few days?" Chen Cuo immediately understood.
Chen Fangqing's father, Chen Tanlang, was sent to the Northern Qi as a hostage, and finally died in the north, Chen Fangqing and his brother Chen Fangtai were both born before Chen Tanlang went north. And Chen Cuo also found in the memory fragments that after Chen Tanlang went to the north, before he died, he gave birth to two sons with his concubine and took them back with the coffin, but he hadn't seen it yet, and he didn't know the specific news, and he didn't know whether it was true or false.
According to Aster Chrysanthemum, Zhou Youzi is still a loyal person, but the gods in his book are chattering, I'm afraid he is not a charlatan, right?
Aster didn't know what Chen was thinking, and continued: "Mr. Zhou said goodbye to the first queen, trapped in Bashu, had an adventure, was accepted as a registered disciple by the passing fairy Taoist, I heard that he was already a fairy among the gods, but he still remembered the old friendship, and wanted to visit the old lady, the old lady attached great importance to this, so I explained it, let you read the travelogue first, and then it was good to do what he liked, and strive to ask for a fairy fate for your brother." β
"Where did all this news come from?" Chen Cuo's face was full of suspicion, "He was accepted as a disciple by the Taoist, how did our family know about it?
"It's not for the slave to know," Aster raised her head as she spoke, and then changed her mind, "Breakfast is here, the prince and the prince please eat." β
A number of servants carried a few dishes on the table.
The fragrance is fragrant, Chen Cuo no longer asks, he can see that Aster has limited knowledge, and he has to ask the old lady to do it, but he has replaced the original owner, and ordinary servants can still be perfunctory, but he is worried about revealing his stuffing in front of people close to him, that old lady is Chen Fangqing's mother, it is really a face-to-face, easy to goof, you must be careful, otherwise you don't have to stay at home for a month.
"You have to be tactful when you ask, in case the original Chen Fangqing knows, when I ask, won't I be exposed......?"
Thinking in his heart, he was about to put off his chopsticks, and someone came again-
In the hurried greetings, Chen Hai, the steward of the mansion, walked in quickly and said to Chen Cuo: "Junhou, the old lady has an order, let you go to the palace quickly, Mr. Zhou is happy that it will be there in the next two days, and you have to be there." β
Chen Cuo nodded, and said that he couldn't hide it, so he picked up a piece of bread and said, "I'll go after eating." β
Who would have thought that Chen Hai said: "Junhou, this matter is related to your brother's fortune, there is no room for loss, don't eat it, let's leave now." β
Chen Cuo frowned, and said: "Didn't you say that in the past two days, I don't know when, why be in such a hurry? And you also came here to report temporarily, you have to let me prepare, right?"
Chen Hai arched his hand, his tone was humble, but the content was irrefutable: "Mr. Zhou is a master, you can't be lazy, if the time comes, you can't greet him personally, he is unhappy in his heart, maybe the blessing to the king will become an empty one!"
Chen Cuo's face was difficult to look at.
Okay! You are a county marquis, you are a subordinate of your own family, and you just use the name of the old lady to press me, and you don't give me time to eat?
And in such a hurry, is it for Chen Fangqing's brother?
Make it clear that you are a tool man!
It just doesn't make sense!
He was about to scold twice, but Aster also took two steps forward, bowed down and said: "Prince, the matter is important, let's go to the palace to eat again, the call is urgent, and it can't be delayed, otherwise the old lady will blame, and you know it's powerful." β
Chen Cuo's face turned blue immediately.