The Rise of the Cold Gate in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 102 Super Calculation

Lu's Cherishing Garden, with rockery and winding water, pavilions, pavilions and pavilions, is filled with exotic flowers and plants, and rare birds and animals.

Lu Shijun is a pure and upright person with a quiet and elegant personality. The world knows that Wang and Xie are good at calligraphy, but they don't know that Lu Shijun's calligraphy achievements are not inferior to the above two.

"Ping Fu Tie", which has been handed down far and wide in later generations, was written by Lu Ji. It has the title of "the ancestor of Fa Tie". It is a typical calligraphy in the evolution of cursive script. Clearly, the font is between Zhangcao and Jincao, and it is now the treasure of the Palace Museum.

Lu Wan, the father of Lu Shijun, is also good at calligraphy, especially running script. Therefore, due to the origin of his family, Lu Shijun is also especially good at running calligraphy. Writing with a brush in the cherished garden where no one is disturbed is the life of Lu Shijun. Good thing.

After the heat subsides in the evening of June, there is a bit of coolness in Xiyuan, which is a good place to enjoy the shade. In Xiting, Lu Shijun and his nephew Lu Chu sat opposite each other, drinking the wind and talking, and watching the stars and moon at night.

Among a group of nephews and nephews, Lu Shijun likes Lu Chu the most. He is undisputed and unbiased, quiet and natural, has his own temperament, is relatively elegant, and his calligraphy is also profound.

At this point, Lu Shijun thought of his only son named Changsheng, and couldn't help feeling worried.

Lu Changsheng is a humble man, neither humble nor overbearing. He has few talents and reputations. However, he is weak and suffers from illnesses all the year round. In recent years, he is often bedridden.

"Uncle, are you worried about longevity?" Lu Chu said in relief, "Uncle has been upright all his life, and he has been a clean and honest official. God has the virtue of good life, and Changsheng will be safe and sound."

"The disease of longevity cannot be cured by medicine or manpower. How could I not know it? I only hope to be with him for one day, and one more day. I think it's only been a few years." The white-haired man sent the black man Faren, I have always regretted that Lu Shijun was in a bad mood and his eyes were cloudy. He looked at Lu Chu and told him: "In the past few years, it is inconvenient for me to go to Jiankang. Scholar, you are the leader, and you have to take more responsibility. Go next year." Jiankang, please help your father, it is not easy for him alone."

"Nephew understands." Lu Chu nodded.

"Your envoy, Mr. Chu Lang, Dr. Xu is visiting." The servant came to report.

"This Yongzheng, he can come here after taking a rest tomorrow. If he visits at night, he won't be afraid of falling at night. His eyes are not good at night." When Lu Shijun heard that his friend came to look for him, he couldn't help chattering a few words, among which he was concerned. The meaning is full.

"Uncle, I know why Dr. Xu came here?" Lu Chu couldn't help laughing yesterday. He just returned from Kuaiji with Henry Zhang yesterday, and he caught up with the big things that happened in Wu Jun in the past two days.

"Oh? What's the matter?" Lu Shijun asked curiously.

"Of course it's for his careless student—Xiao Qinzhi." Lu Chu covered his nose, and couldn't help chuckling, "I just arrived in Wu County yesterday, and I had a fight with Zhang Yong and Brother Qin, and today I fought with him again." He Shu and the others got into a fight."

It's hot these few days, and Lu Changsheng fell ill again. Lu Shijun was worried that he didn't have a county mansion, and he was at home all the time, so he didn't hear about it. Hearing what Lu Chu said, he couldn't help laughing: "Haha——what a fool Don't worry, no wonder Yongzheng came here in a hurry."

He asked again: "What if this bastard didn't get caught by Qiner and the others?"

Lu Chu opened his teeth lightly, "giggled" and kept laughing, shaking his head and said, "It is said that there was no winner in the fight with Brother Qin and the others, and when he fought with He Shun and others, not only did he beat him severely, even He Shu was beaten by him. I'm dizzy with anger. Uncle, do you think he is a loser?"

Lu Shijun was stunned when he heard it, and he didn't dare to believe it: "Qi'er is in his hands, and he didn't get it right? It's strange, where did it come from?"

Lu Chu smiled lightly and said, "Uncle, you haven't heard his name, but you must have heard his poems. In March, Wuxi Fahrenheit suffered a lot from his hands."

"Oh! It turned out to be him. That's true. Those poems are excellent, and Jiang Zuo is not far behind." Lu Shijun suddenly remembered, and couldn't help but regret: "It matches his temperament very much. , young man, talented and arrogant, it's a pity that he is from a poor family, otherwise, after a few years, he will definitely have his place."

Just as he was talking, Dr. Xu stepped forward, walked to Xiting skillfully, saw Lu Chu was there, and asked, "Oh? When did the scholar come back from Kuaiji? Who is better at chess, Zhang Xuanzhi or Xie's daughter? "

In May, Zhang Xuanzhi received Xie Xuan's letter and invited him to Kuaiji to play chess with his sister Xie Daoyun, so he went with Lu Chu and stayed for more than a month before returning.

Lu Chu got up and saluted: "Go back to Dr. Xu, just came back yesterday, Henry Zhang and Xie Daoyun are evenly matched in chess, if you really want to talk about it, Henry Zhang will win a little bit."

"The old man remembers that Zhang Xuanzhi has this chess skill before he reaches the championship, which is very impressive. The Xie's daughter is even more impressive. She can compete with Henry Zhangzhi in just one chess skill, and she really lives up to the name of a talented woman."

"Dr. Xu praised it absurdly. Although Xuanzhi defeated Xie Daoyun, it was also difficult to win." Lu Chu and Zhang Xuanzhi have a good relationship, and it is okay to be humble on behalf of Zhang Xuanzhi, but suddenly changed the subject and said with a smile: "Xuanzhi chess It's okay, but Dr. Xu has a student who can beat Xuanzhi."

Dr. Xu had long heard Xu Miao say that Xiao Qinzhi had superb chess skills, and he thought it was a bragging. Later, he received a letter from Master Cui, saying that Xiao Qinzhi's chess skills were as good as Qian Laodao, so he believed it.

"Hey——" Dr. Xu sighed, and said modestly: "The scribes are talking about my naughty student Xiao Qinzhi? His chess skills can only be regarded as eye-catching, and he is far behind Henry Zhang. The scribes must not have misheard."

He took out the tea again, put it on the table, and said: "I heard that the prefect Xie tasted this tea for the first time in Jinling, and said it was worth tens of thousands of dollars. Master Qian Tian even named it 'Qingming'. After some time, I thought about having a drink with the envoy."

The name of this tea, blessed by Taoist Qian Bing and Taishou Xie, has already spread. Under the fame, many people want to taste it, but they have nowhere to get it. Lu Shijun is one of them. Get up, attract people, boil water and drink tea.

The bright moon, the evening breeze, Xiting, clear tea, Dr. Xu started with tea and talked eloquently, leading to Xiao Qinzhi and related family background, and then naturally brought up the two fights.

Lu Chu didn't have a bad impression of Xiao Qin, and he didn't care much about the fights, it was just because young people were eager to win, but he was particularly annoyed by the Chinese education's provocation.

Huajiao knew that Zhang Yong and Lu Qin were a group of anointed children, and they had no enmity with Xiao Qinzhi, so they insisted on deliberately provoking a fight, so how could they care about the four surnames of Wu County?
Yan said: "If you want to count it, it should be the old grievances between Xiao Qinzhi and Wuxi Huashi. Brother Qin was deceived by the Chinese teaching and didn't notice it for a while, so he had a conflict with Xiao Qinzhi. In fact, the two had no contact before. Even though Xiao Qinzhi was originally from the north, with a rough and hot temper, he might not have clashed with people as soon as he came to Wu County."

Lu Shijun understood this matter, sipped his tea slowly, thought for a while, and said: "Scholar, Qin'er is your younger brother, you should teach him a lot and calm your temper, take this as a lesson. Tomorrow, find some free time and talk to Qin'er, Zhang Yong, and the others. The Xiao family was recommended by Diao Shilang and Xie Yuzhou. He will undoubtedly become a scholar at the end of the year. Xiao Xiaolang's literary comparison with him is also considered an elegant thing. Don't make excuses. It's a joke. As for the Cheng and Hua families, let them go, the young gentleman of the Cheng family has also received the punishment he deserves, so let's let this matter go, and it would be inhumane to pursue it."

"My nephew will always remember my uncle's teachings," Lu Chu said.

"Go!" Lu Shijun waved his hand.

In the pavilion, only Lu Shijun and Dr. Xu have a very good personal relationship. They have known each other for many years and appreciate each other. Lu Shijun is honest and upright in front of outsiders. Only in front of old friends can he show his true self and express his heart When he thought of his beloved son Lu Changsheng, Lu Shijun's eyes dimmed, his heart was heavy, and he drank the tasteless tea and lamented:

"Yongzheng, Changsheng is afraid"

"Look at what you said? I just went to Changsheng's room on purpose and chatted with him, don't worry about it, it's a matter of finding a famous doctor to treat Changsheng." Dr. Xu interrupted.

"Changsheng is born with an incurable disease. Over the years, I have visited countless famous doctors and tried my best to protect him for [-] years. Now the time is coming, there is no other way!" Lu Shijun said. When she read it, her eyes were clouded with tears, her old state was fully displayed, and her love for her son was moving.

"My naughty student, he is also a teacher and friend with Master Qian Tianshi, maybe let Master Qian Tianshi see Changsheng." Dr. Xu thought deeply: "Master Qian Tianshi and Master Ge Tianshi are in the same school, and Master Ge Tianshi is living in seclusion in Luofu Mountain. , It’s a long way to go, it’s inconvenient, and Qian Tianshi is in Wujin, the trip is only two hundred miles, maybe there is a turning point.”

"I have already sent countless invitations, but they were rejected one by one. If it is possible, how can I wait until now?" Lu Shijun said helplessly.

"So let my stubborn student come forward, you listen to me tell you," Dr. Xu whispered.

"Yongzheng, is it really possible?" Lu Shijun asked in surprise.

"It's not a bad idea to try. The weather is hot these days, and Changsheng is bedridden, so it's inconvenient to move around. When Changsheng's condition improves a little, I'm going to do this plan." Dr. Xu said.

"Okay!" Lu Shijun said happily, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, Lu Shijun will not give up.

Xiao Qinzhi slept until dark. When he got up, he was sweating profusely. He walked out of the house in the dark, feeling the coolness of the breeze. Suddenly, he cried out hungry again. Seeing the door of the next room open, After lighting the lamp, there was the sound of Xu Miao and others talking. He wanted to go in, but suddenly heard a sound, which was a mosquito swatting. He saw a person sitting in the darkness beside the door. When he looked closely, it was dark. Atuo, keep silent.

"A Tuo, you're going to scare people to death, why don't you say anything?"

A Tuo didn't raise his head, still reticent, swatting the mosquito calmly.

In the hut, Xu Miao, Zhao brothers, Zhao Yunfei brothers, Xu Bin and others came out after hearing the sound. They were all overjoyed to see Xiao Qinzhi woke up, and asked how to deal with it next.

Xiao Qin took a sip of a glass of water and said, "What are you worried about? If something happens, we'll go to jail after fighting with the 'Four Little Killers' yesterday. How can we wait until now?"

When everyone thought about it, they seemed to be right. If something happened, it should have happened yesterday. How could they wait until today?

"What about congratulating them?" Zhao Yunfei asked.

"Don't worry, Wu Jun is dominated by Zhang Yong and others. Zhang Yong and He Shun are mortal enemies, the kind that cannot be resolved. As the saying goes, an enemy's enemy is a friend, and Zhang Yong will not sit idly by."

"But we and Zhang Yong are also rivals?" Zhao Yunfei was puzzled.

"It's not the same, we have a new feud with Zhang Yong, and we have already made a written agreement, which is equivalent to giving Zhang Yong a chance to take revenge in a fair and honest manner. Before Zhang Yong's revenge is over, we are all safe." Xiao Qin His analysis was surprisingly consistent with Zhang Yong's statement, which shocked everyone and felt a lot of peace of mind.

"Then what shall we do next?" Xu Miao asked.

"Of course it's shaking people." Before going to sleep, Xiao Qinzhi had already thought up a strategy. In the dimension of the poor family's children fighting against the noble family's children, there is no doubt that the poor family's children will suffer a lot.

Therefore, Xiao Qinzhi thought of a trick of "removing flowers and grafting wood", replacing the opposition between scholars and commoners with North-South opposition, and in the dimension of North-South opposition, there is no problem of disadvantage. Advantage.

However, Xiao Qinzhi's final plan is to use the children of Gaoliang from the north to deal with the children of Gaoliang from the south, "removing flowers and planting trees" and "driving wolves and tigers away", and using the two strategies together, this will make things happen.

Xiao Qinzhi briefly mentioned it, and Xu Miao immediately understood it. He was very excited, but he was puzzled: "Why are they willing to help us?"

"Of course it's profit. As long as there is profit, they will come naturally. The most direct thing is money." Xiao Qinzhi paused, looked at Zhao Yunfei, and asked: "Do Zhang Yong and others, He Shun and others often gamble?"

"Yes, and they gambled heavily, often hundreds of thousands of dollars." Zhao Yunfei said truthfully.

"That's good, that's good! Haha——" Xiao Qinzhi thought, it was like God's help, even the reasons for shaking people were ready-made, which saved a lot of heart, thinking: "Pai Gow, it will work again Yes, hehe!"

"I'll fix a copy of the book tomorrow and give it to my eighth brother. I'll win a small sum of money first." Xiao Qinzhi was very happy, and suddenly felt urgent to urinate, so he hurried outside.

Xu Miao followed out immediately, taking advantage of the interval between Xiao Qin's peeing, hurriedly asked carefully how to implement it, Xiao Qinzhi took advantage of no one, explained the deeper calculations in his heart one by one, and Xu Miao's hairs stood on end in fright , but his blood was swelled, his blood was boiling, and he said in a low voice: "Brother Qin, do you have to play so big when you plan north and south?"

Xiao Qinzhi said in a cold voice: "If you don't play, you're dead. If you want to play, play big. Do you really think I'm easy to bully?"

Xu Miao glanced around and said in a trembling voice: "At that time, if it really becomes a comparison between the southerners and the northerners, it will not be easy to control the situation, and it is easy to cause big troubles. Moreover, the southerners have always been rich, so they must bet on their support. If the southerners win, they may gamble tens of millions of dollars, and if they lose, we won't be able to afford it."

In the dark night, Xiao Qinzhi smiled wickedly, and said to himself: "I will be the banker in this game. Anyone can lose, but the banker will not lose. Brother Xianmin, you can relax."

Xu Miao swallowed his saliva uncontrollably, once again he was overwhelmed by Xiao Qinzhi's boldness, generosity and calculation.

Calculations and being calculated often happen at the same time. This night, Xiao Qinzhi was planning a huge scheme, but he didn't know that while he was calculating others, someone was secretly calculating him. Dr. Xu laughed.

(End of this chapter)