The Rise of the Cold Gate in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 87

For this trip, Xiao Qinzhi will stay in Wu County for half a year, and will not come back until the end of the year, so before leaving for Wu County, he must have his mother's advice, sister's concern, and a series of related preparations.

Grandmother prepares winter clothes, rituals for grooming, and Xie Taishou's meeting ceremony, while Elder Sister prepares books, pens and inks, and school supplies. The west building is busy, and it takes about a day or two to prepare them. During this period, Xiao Qin's family The condemned sent a letter to Chen Yunzhi and Xu Miao each.

In the early morning of June [-]rd, the weather was cool and misty, Xiao Yunzhi and Xiao Ronger were still sleeping, but at the gate of Xiao's manor, two oil-painted carts were already standing, Manjing, Kongqing, etc. Maid, move the things Xiao Qin needed for his study tour from the third floor to the car one by one.

With tears in their eyes, Xiao's mother and elder sister gave their last instructions before leaving. Xiao Qinzhi bowed his head frequently and agreed, and Mancang also gave his son Mangu his last instructions, because Mangu was the only one accompanying him on this trip. , Zhou Lie planned to join the army with Xiao Shu next year because of his determination to join the army.

The patriarch has not yet returned from Jiankang, and the affairs of the clan should be decided by the sixth uncle. Therefore, when Xiao Qin went to study abroad, the sixth uncle had to explain something, and told Xiao Qin not to be reckless when encountering problems, and not to have someone to take care of him. , everything must be done with care.

The two oil-walled carts were packed to the brim. When parting, Xiao Qinzhi felt a little bit disappointed at the same time as he was happy. After all, he traveled far away from home when he was young. I'll be back when.

Xiao Shu, Fat Old Ba, and Zhou Lie escorted two oil wall carts to Xijin Ferry.

There are endless rice fields, blue waves, and birch forests standing tall. Looking back, Xiao's Manor is hidden in the mist.A small boat on the Xijin Ferry, with no water on its side, slowly sailed towards the waterway. Xiao Qinzhi stood at the stern, waving goodbye to Xiao Shu, Fat Laoba and Zhou Lie.

On the eve of the evening, Xiao Qinzhi stepped onto the pier of Jinling County, and Man Gu behind him was going to visit the prefect Xie with the gift he had prepared. This was the first important thing.

As a county residence, Jinling County is naturally much more prosperous than Wujin due to the fact that it is in the south of Wudi. As the evening approached, the temperature dropped slightly and there were many people on the street. Xiao Qinzhi walked into it with a paper folding fan in his hand, looking for In the shade, go to the county office.

Unfortunately, Taishou Xie was not working in the county office, and was having a farewell drink with his colleagues in Dabie Field outside the city. Instead, he met an acquaintance Zhao Changli, who was the same Zhao Changli who was in Huayuan that day.

It was a coincidence that if Xiao Qinzhi was a few days later, he might not be able to see Governor Xie.

Last year, during Huanwen's Northern Expedition to regain the former capital Luoyang, Shangshu asked Xie Shang, the prefect's cousin, to guard Luoyang, but Xie Shang was ill, so he was unable to go to the post.

This year, Xie Shang was appointed as the governor of Yuzhou, Jizhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou. However, due to his serious illness, he was called back to the imperial court as an exception. Xie Shang was ordered to return to Jiankang. Halfway through, he died of illness. 50 years old.

Xie Shang played a vital role in the rise of the Xie family in Chen Jun, which is briefly introduced here.

As the saying goes: "I am a hero, I am a good man, I am a bastard, I am a bastard", Xie Shang has the style of leaving his father Xie Kun, Xie Kun and Xie An's father Xie Po are two brothers, so Xie Shang is Xie An's cousin.

The Xie family of Chenjun was not well-known from the Western Jin Dynasty to the early Eastern Jin Dynasty. Although the descendants of the clan had hereditary official positions, but because there were many silent and prominent people, their strength was far inferior to the two kings of Langya and Taiyuan.

Before crossing the river, Xie Kun used to work as a government official under Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea. He received a high salary, but he had nothing to do every day.

When Xie Kun was young, he was romantic, good at piano, and good at talking. He was one of the members of the famous "Bada Celestial Art Performance Troupe". He liked to dance "tuoyi" dance. He had a close relationship with Wang Dun and Wang Cheng. Throughout the night, it was often Xie Kun and Wang Cheng who talked freely, while Wang Dun clapped and applauded.

Therefore, with the old father Xie Kun as an example, Xie Shang has been exposed to all kinds of knowledge since he was a child, and his playing skills are more fancy than his father, so he was given the title of "Yan Hui" by the people of the time.

When Xie Shang became an adult, he was a well-rounded man with both good looks and talent. He was highly respected by people at that time because of his five talents, one of which was the qin and the flute.

Director Wang recruited him as an official because he liked to listen to Xie Shang playing the piano and flute. Because Xie Shang often had nothing to do, he played the piano by the window with his toes up, pretending to be a wave, and was often overlooked by others. Huan Wen, who was still a bit upright at the time, couldn't listen to these slanders, and often argued with others, blushing and thick neck, defending Xie Shang.

The second is dancing. At that time, Wang Meng and Xie Shang were both officials under Wang Dao. The two had a good friendship and often attended banquets together. "Starling Dance" is to imitate the dance of starling birds, and its expressions and movements are leisurely and comfortable. Director Wang is also fascinated, and praised Xie Shang as Wang Rong's second.

The third is good at talking. After Xie Shang succeeded his father, Marquis of Xianting, he often talked and drank with Sun Chuo, Wang Meng, Liu Tun and other great talkers.

Once, Xie Shang had just returned to Wuyi Lane after offering sacrifices to his ancestors. Liu Dian and a group of friends were drinking and chatting at Huan Yi's house. They invited Xie Shang to participate. .

The fourth is cursive script. Xie Shang is very good at writing cursive script. Su Shi once said that he had seen Xie Shang's cursive script and recorded it in his "Dongpo Inscriptions".

The fifth is military ability.Xie Shangneng was both literary and military. During his development and promotion, his talents were favored by Wang Dao, Wen Qiao, and Huan Wen at the same time. He served as Li Yang and the governor of Yuzhou for 12 years. Ran Zhi, the son of Min, took back the Jade Seal of Chuanguo for the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Xie Shang was the first member of the Xie family to hold a high-level official position. After his death, he was conferred the titles of General Wei and Kaifu Yitong, and his posthumous title was Jian. the road to rise.

After Xie Shang died of illness, the imperial court originally wanted to invite Xie An to come out of the mountain, but Xie An refused. He still went his own way and lived in seclusion in Dongshan. Therefore, the imperial court assigned Xie Yi to take Xie Shang's seat.

Prefect Xie resigned, so who should take over as prefect of Jinling County?Xiao Qinzhi will inevitably ask such questions, after all, it is closely related to his own family, and it stands to reason that it should be a matter of course for the second-in-command Juncheng to take over.

But the bad thing is that Cheng Juncheng of Jinling County is from the south, and he is also Xiao's deadly opponent. He is the uncle of an old widower with a powdered watermelon face who vainly wants to marry Xiao Yunzhi.

On the way to Dabieye outside the city with Zhao Changli, Xiao Qinzhi couldn't help but feel worried, thinking: "Jinling County is bordered by Wudi in the south and Yangtze River in the north. The geographical location and military value are extremely important. From Wudi Starting out, you can go to Jingkou by fast boat along the Dantu Waterway in a few days, and you can go straight up the river to Jiankang. If a small army advances along the upper reaches of the Qinhuai River, it will be even faster. In Wu, Zhou and Shen rebelled. As a precedent, the previous prefects of Jinling County were all from the north, so after the resignation of prefect Xie, although he is not sure who will take over, he must be from the north, as long as he is from the north, the Xiao family will be fine."

Thinking of this, Xiao Qinzhi couldn't help but feel relieved, but in the end it was not determined who the successor was, and he couldn't feel at ease. Suddenly, Xiao Qinzhi had an idea, called Zhao Changli, and said with a smile: "Zhao Changli, take a break, listen The boy said, since the colleagues in the Jinling Mausoleum were drinking wine with Taishou Xie, the boy went there suddenly, so it was unavoidable to be disturbed. Why don't you talk to the chief official Zhao first. When you were in Wuxi, thanks to the chief official Zhao for taking care of you, boy I am very grateful, but because of illness, I left in a hurry, which is unavoidable. It is expected that Zhao Changli will go with Xie Taishou, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to meet in the future, so why not take this opportunity to give the boy his heart."

Chief official Zhao is a smart person, after a little thought, he knew Xiao Qinzhi's plan, but seeing the young man in front of him, his demeanor was really extraordinary, his speech and demeanor were neither humble nor overbearing, showing wisdom everywhere, and said with a smile: "It's dark now, Qinzhi will come from Wujin Coming here, I’ve been exhausted all the way, I’m not doing my best to be a landlord, there’s a restaurant in front of me, when there’s nothing to do, I don’t often drink here with my colleagues, so let’s go there.”

Xiao Qinzhi bowed and troubled Zhao Changli to lead him, Mangu followed behind him, when they arrived at the restaurant, Xiao Qinzhi went upstairs with Zhao Changli with the gift, Mangu went back to the ferry, and came to get another gift.

(End of this chapter)