After Chen Ling finished meeting the guests and went to the back hall, Chen Wen went to the back hall to meet the female guest and followed her.
Before leaving, Deng Ai glanced at Deng Ai, and Deng Ai bowed down to accompany Cao Zhi. After a while, Deng Ai confessed to Cao Zhi and walked away.
Cao Zhi didn't notice the strange behavior of Deng Ai and others. He didn't know many people around him, and he hoped that no one would bother him. He was secretly proud that he had found an effective way to deal with this kind of kneeling. Move slightly.
Move your cute butt and relax those muscles that are about to become stiff.
Cao Zhi, who was feeling happy, looked up and found Lu Kang opposite him looking at him suspiciously. He was so shocked that he quickly turned his face away.
"Don't let him see the clues. It's nothing but maybe a bit embarrassing." Cao Zhi thought secretly.
Then Cao Zhi used his usual and most usual movements to glance back at Lu Kang, who was still looking at him from time to time.
"Hey! Where is the person?" Within a minute of Lu Kang leaving Cao Zhi's sight, Lu Kang disappeared.
He couldn't "transfer", so he ran away for a while.
Cao Zhi, who was looking around to see where Lu Kang was, suddenly heard from behind: "Mr. Cao!"
Cao Zhi was really startled by the sudden shout. When he turned around, he saw that it was the housekeeper of the Chen family.
"The old housekeeper is really uncanny." Cao Zhi said with a half-joke.
quot;I am really sorry for Mr. Cao, but by the order of the great master, I invite you to have tea in the back study.quot;
"Oh! I'm really tired of sitting here."
"Master Cao, please come with me."
As he spoke, Cao Zhi got up and followed the housekeeper into the back hall. The back hall was quite far away. He passed through the hallway first, passed the west corner door, and passed the marble screen in the hall. In front of him was a large and bright courtyard.
There were three upper rooms in a row. There was a person standing solemnly at the door of the middle room. I saw an acquaintance again. It was Zhou Cang standing at the door.
The butler made a gesture of invitation and turned around to get away.
Zhou Cang cupped his hands and said: "Brother Cao, my lord is in the house, please come with me."
Cao Zhi said "Oh" and followed Zhou Cang. He thought to himself along the way, "My names are quite confusing here. Chen Wen calls me 'Xiandi' and Zhou Cang calls me 'Brother Cao'.
The relationship between these two people is guest and host, which is quite chaotic."
Cao Zhi followed Zhou Cang to the door of the study. Zhou Cang went in first and reported. After a while, he came out and called Cao Zhi and said, "My lord, I have an invitation." After saying that, he withdrew and went to stand guard where he came in.
Cao Zhi thought to himself, "What kind of tea is this? It feels a bit like a gang boss meeting."
Cao Zhi was confused as soon as he stepped into the study. There were many people inside.
Deng Ai was naturally there, as was Lu Kang, who had just mysteriously disappeared. His face was still flat. There was also a young man sitting on the lower left. After Chen Wen introduced him, this young man named Zao Zhuan was his second son-in-law and the current
Captain of Yangzhou.
Zao Zhuan saw Cao Zhi's friendly smile, and Cao Zhi also smiled and nodded to him. Cao Zhi had met Zao Zhuan once in the middle hall just now, but he never thought that he was Chen Wen's son-in-law.
These people were sitting around a round wooden seat. There was tea, but they didn't drink much. Cao Zhi seemed to be talking about something before he came in.
And it can be seen that the topic they are talking about is not a pleasant topic. You can tell by looking at Lu Kang's face, it is so cold that it almost freezes.
Chen Wen invited Cao Zhi to sit down and asked him if he had enjoyed eating and drinking outside. He quickly turned to his intention of inviting him in.
Chen Wen invited these confidants to the study to discuss Zhou Xin's affairs. He was invited to verify what he had seen and heard during his trip to Danyang.
Cao Zhi thought to himself, "Didn't you already tell Deng Ai and Zhou Cang? Why do you still ask for proof?" "There is nothing we can do. After all, Cao Zhi is a guest, and the guest does as he pleases!"
Then he recounted what he saw and heard at the Danyang Prefect's Mansion that night in detail. There was nothing to hide about Xiaocui, and Cao Zhi told all the causes and consequences.
To his surprise, the person most interested in this matter was not Chen Wen, but Lu Kang.
Whenever Cao Zhi mentioned some key points, Lu Kang would always raise questions or be confused.
Although Cao Zhi was extremely uncomfortable being stared at by Lu Kang, Cao Zhi didn't like this overly arrogant guy. But for Chen Wen's sake, Cao Zhi still told Lu Kang's questions.
Finally, I would like to add that the main purpose of their trip was to get to know Zhou Xin's background. They did not have any extravagant hopes of being able to find out Zhou Xin's background. What they did not expect was such an unexpected gain.
The whole story of this incident lasted half an hour. Cao Zhi was left frothing at the mouth and his mouth was dry, so Lu Kang finally let him go.
After listening to Cao Zhi's statement, the study was quiet for a while.
Only then did Cao Zhi have time to pick up the tea bowl and take a sip.
"Do you believe it now?" Chen Wen broke the silence first.
Cao Zhi raised his head inexplicably and thought: "Who are you talking to?"
When everyone looked at Lu Kang, they realized that Chen Wen was speaking to Lu Kang.
Lu Kanghan kept his face and said nothing. After a while, he sighed softly and said: "I didn't expect that the loyal Han Dynasty would do such things?" He then asked Chen Wen, "What are you going to do?"
"If the law is not upright, it will be difficult to win over the people!" Chen Wen replied with these eight words.
As an observer, it was not difficult for Cao Zhi to glean a lot of information from the words of the two men. First, he was asked to verify Zhou Xin's matter, mainly because Lu Kang had questions. No wonder Cao Zhi always felt that Lu Kang's eyes were filled with excitement when he raised questions.
It seems that Lu Kang and Zhou Xin have an old relationship. Cao Zhi is glad that he did not conceal Xiao Cui's matter, otherwise Lu Kang would find out the doubts, and the credibility of his testimony would be greatly reduced.
Second, it is not difficult to see from the exchanges between the two that Lu Kang was an authentic loyal minister of the Han Dynasty and a royalist. Otherwise, it would not be a pity to miss Zhou Xin, a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty.
Third, Chen Wen's attitude towards Zhou Xin's matter was very firm and he would quickly get rid of it.
In fact, as an outsider, if I can hear this, I have already passed it. After all, this is someone else's internal affairs.
Cao Zhi stood up and left.
Chen Wen and others may have also realized that they even said "non-woven, non-woven!" but did not refuse Cao Zhi's request to leave. Chen Wen personally escorted Cao Zhi out of the study and walked all the way.
Cao Zhi persuaded him for a while and said, "If you have anything to do, Ambassador Chen, please do it yourself." Chen Wen just had no intention of turning around and just hesitated while walking, thinking about something.
Cao Zhi thought that he might have something to say to him, so he took the initiative and said: "Your Majesty, you and my brother (referring to Cao Hong) are old friends. Whenever there is a need for wisdom, as long as it is within the ability of the intelligence, I will not hesitate to speak out."
,Zhi must do his best.quot;
Chen Wen was very happy when he heard this. He patted Cao Zhi on the shoulder with a smile and said: "This is my good brother. I don't want to be flirtatious with you. Let's be honest! Brother, don't look at what I, the governor, do on the surface."
The scenery is actually like walking on thin ice. Brother, I have six counties under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou, Lujiang, Wujun, Yuzhang, Kuaiji, Jiujiang, and Danyang. The place is not small, but except for Lu Kang of Lujiang County and my brother, the others are not
To stop and watch is to harbor evil intentions. If Zhou Xin's matter fails, the soldiers will meet with each other. If there is a fight, my brother is not afraid of him. At least I have many soldiers and horses in the state capital, but to win the war, it depends on soldiers and horses from time to time.
Too much trouble.quot;
Cao Zhi felt the same about this, but he just smiled, did not speak in agreement or refute, he just nodded in agreement.
Seeing that Cao Zhishen felt the same, Chen Wen continued: "What brother needs most now is the ability to lead the army. I won't beat around the bush. Let's just say it straight, brother, do you think you can come to my brother's place and help him lead the troops? You
I served as a Cavalry Lieutenant in the capital, commanded a battalion of the Forbidden Army, and participated in the battle for the Young Emperor's throne and the battle of the Black Mountain Army. All of them were victorious. What a formidable future! Your brothers all went to the "Kwantung Alliance" with your eldest brother. I can't
I went to poach Mr. Yuan, but God has been kind to me and sent you to Liyang. As long as you and I are of the same mind, we can make great achievements in Yangzhou."
Cao Zhi was stunned by Chen Wen's unexpected words of advice.
Chen Wen didn't wait for his reply in a hurry, and said, "Brother, think about it carefully, think about it! I'll wait for the good news!" Cao Zhi was left alone in a daze and walked away.