Chen Qingzhi who travels south in all clothes

After Liang Emperor Xiao Yan came to the throne, he was full of ambition and changed Yuan Tianjian, which meant "willing to be supervised by heaven", and made his son Xiao Zhaoming the prince.

On the one hand, he did not massacre the former Qi clan ministers, but comforted them more. Except for the promotion of meritorious cronies, all the court officials followed the old positions, which corrected the decades-long strife in the Southern Dynasty.

On the other hand, in order to recruit talents, he rebuilt the National Academy of Sciences, installed a doctor of the Five Classics, and stipulated that there is no limit to the poor family, regardless of the number of people, and those who pass the assessment will be awarded official positions according to their grades.

Chen Qingzhi was promoted to be the chief secretary of Zhongshu Province. He was near Xiao Yan and was responsible for drafting and sorting out edicts. He was deeply loved by Emperor Liang because of his prudent and steady handling.

Qingzhi and his family moved to the east of Jiankang City, where they lived in a two-entry courtyard in Xiangzhong, Chongrenfang, which was decorated like his grandfather's house, and planted an osmanthus tree in the courtyard by himself.

It was the ninth month of the sixth year of Tianjian, with blue tiles and white walls, and the fragrance of golden osmanthus. The weather was still hot in the afternoon.

This day happened to be off for a bath, and Chen Qingzhi had a rare leisure time. He carried his three-year-old eldest daughter on his shoulders, circled around the osmanthus tree, and the pink-clothed girl with a double bun was amused to giggle.

A young woman sat next to them, looked at them and smiled without saying a word. Although her skirt was plain, she couldn't hide her beautiful appearance, and she was also coaxing a baby in her arms.

Not far away sat an old woman and a young woman, chatting and working as maids. They were Qingzhi's mother and the third sister Pinji who brought them home.

At this time, there was a knock on the door in the front yard, and the boy came to report. It seemed that the three fathers-in-law, Qingzhi hurriedly handed over the baby girl to the elder sister, and went to greet her.

I saw the first person, wearing a maroon crown without a headband, wearing a brown long gown, a black short robe on the outside, tightly cuffed cuffs, and a sword on his waist.Followed by two people, one is slightly smaller, with green cloth scarf, onyx robe, slender eyebrows and long eyes, a little elegant, the other is dressed in fine linen and short brown, big eyes and straight nose, with a witty smile.

"Boss Zu?" Qingzhi called out tentatively.

The leading man raised his eyebrows and smiled, stepped forward quickly, hugged Qing Zhi firmly, and said, "You boy, you've developed a lot, and you haven't forgotten me at all!"

"Look at your whole body demeanor, it's different, I really dare not admit it!" Even so, Qingzhi was very excited, and hugged him back for a long time.

When the two stood apart and stood still, they looked at each other and smiled again, as if they had returned to the side of Taihu Lake, the youthful days.

The two people who followed were also smiling happily. Qingzhi saw that they looked familiar, and hurriedly asked, "Who are these two?"

Boss Zu hurriedly pulled the well-mannered young man over, "You don't know him anymore, this is the one who always follows us, Zhao Xiaoyao, now I am working as a clerk under my account, and I will change his name to Zhao Xiaoyao."

Before the grandpa could pull someone over, the short-brown young man took the initiative to take a step forward, "Brother Chen doesn't know me anymore, you will know me after I yell out."

Before he could speak, Elder Zu hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Isn't it Wang Xiaoliu, who often calls you sick Chen? He will be a messenger under my tent and change his name to Wang Liuling!"

I saw him arch his hands, bowed his body and said, "You are young and shapeless, don't blame me!"

Qing Zhi hurriedly supported him, and said with a warm smile, "Brother, I forgot about this a long time ago. I just remember that we made a bet and I lost to you."

Qingzhi hurriedly led everyone into the front hall, where they sat down for tea, and the four of them talked about interesting things about their childhood, with constant smiles.

Qingzhi asked about the situation of Boss Zu, and he sighed, "Although I went out earlier than you, I have been in Jiangzhou for more than ten years. From holding a halberd in front of the tent, I became a general of Ninghe, but the eighth squad. You are promising, and I heard from the villagers that you have already become a high-ranking official in the capital."

"Boss Zu is too modest. Who doesn't know that you are a real military exploiter. I am just a clerk in the Ministry of Education. It's because the township is too fond of you." Qingzhi shook his head and said.

"That's right, that's the name. What is Zhongshu Sheng? I don't know whether your civil servants are big or small. I only know that the Chinese army has leaders, guards, left guards, right guards, Xiaoqi, and guerrilla soldiers. General, I'm going to focus on them!"

Xiao Yao, who was sitting at the east end, smiled and said, "Boss, didn't we explain it to you before!"

"I heard about it at the time, but I forgot about it later." After speaking, he pointed to Liu Ling on the west head, "He was there at the time, you can ask him?"

Liu Ling shook his head with a suppressed smile.

"It's just by the emperor's side, when he was drafting the edict, he spread the paper and rubbed the ink." Qingzhi swung his wrist, motioning to rub the ink.

"Oh, I understand!" Zu Boss suddenly realized.

"Boss, what do you know?" Liu Ling asked puzzled.

"The old people in the village say that companionship with a king is like companionship with a tiger, and they also say that a fox pretends to be a tiger, so it can be big or small!" He made everyone laugh with his secretive look.

Talking about his plans for the future, Elder Zu frowned and said, "I will go back to Beijing to report on my duties with Lord Changyi, the governor of Jiangzhou. Master Chang, because of his achievements in business for many years, moved to assist the general of the country, governor of Xuzhou, and supervise the military forces in northern Xuzhou. I'm considering whether to go north with him!"

"Is there any disagreement at home?" Qingzhi asked.

Grandfather Xu Xu said, "It's ashamed to say that my parents passed away a few years ago. Although I was able to go back to fulfill my filial piety, it was only a few months, and I came and went in a hurry. The family was run by your sister. Later, when the brothers separated, she only guarded one of them." As an only son, I thought that the past few years would be stable, but now I don’t want to take him to Jiangzhou.”

"Second sister is also worried about your safety. After all, there are many wars at the border," Qingzhi turned, "Have you ever thought about bringing second sister to live with us, and my mother and third sister can give more comfort."

Elder Zu clapped his hands and smiled, "Actually, I have the same thought, but I'm ashamed to mention it. Qingzhi coincides with me. But I don't want to bother you. I plan to buy a mansion near your house for my stay in Beijing." Let your sister bring Deng'er to move here, firstly, to have a caretaker, secondly, this is also the usual practice of the generals on the frontier, to leave their families in Beijing."

Qingzhi nodded, teasingly said, "You treat me too much as an outsider, this is not like your ancestor's style."

Grandfather Dahan laughed, "There is no reason to live in uncle's house for free!"