Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 198 Where did the invitation go?
Just as Tao Ya's servant finished speaking, another servant from Lu Ying came over and also whispered something in his ear.

After Lu Ying heard this, he asked, "Where are the people?"

His servant said: "The man sent the invitation. When he learned that the young master was not here, he waited for a while, then left the invitation and went back."

Tao Ya was standing next to him and said, "The invitation from the Kong family invites me to discuss Taoism in Xingtan Forum. It is probably for us to observe and discuss Taoism. Maybe we can show off our skills while discussing Taoism."

"I still have to ask clearly about the specifics. In the past Xingtan forum, there was no such invitation." Lu Ying frowned and thought.

Liu Gang looked envious and said, "Both of you are famous people, so it's normal for you to get an invitation."

Tao Ya shook his head and said, "You can't say that. With such qualifications, I just watched and listened to other people's comments. But a top-notch person like Brother Chen might be able to take the opportunity to become famous."

Lu Ying nodded and said: "With Brother Chen's current reputation, he will definitely receive invitations. It's time to ask the person who sent you the invitation what the situation is."

Tao Ya also smiled and said: "Good idea."

Liu Gang became even more envious when he heard it, and felt that he and these two were simply not in the same world.

Noticing Liu Gang's expression, Tao Ya said with a smile: "Brother Chen, didn't you say you wanted to study abroad? I think you can go north to Qingzhou. There are many academies in Qingzhou, a gathering place for humanities. It just so happens that the Zuo family has also invited you. I'm waiting for you. I got the invitation from the Kong family, so we can accompany you all the way."

When Liu Gang heard this, he became energetic and said quickly: "Brother Tao's words make sense. What do you think, Brother Chen? I think since we are studying on a study tour, we must go to Qingzhou." He also heard the underlying meaning of this sentence. It was just to create an opportunity for himself. Since he was accompanying Chen Zhi on the study tour, he and Liu Gang could justifiably follow him at whatever event Chen Zhi attended.

Lu Ying said with a smile: "It's just right. I have been persuading Brother Chen to go north these days. It saves trouble now. Once the invitation comes, you can leave. Brother Chen, you can't refuse this time. I have followed you long ago." You said, although you have profound knowledge and good writing, if you don’t look at this great country, some insights will be difficult to understand and will restrict your future achievements."

"Yes, yes, in fact, I also have a merciless request." Tao Ya heard the words and smiled, "If Brother Chen goes on a study tour, let me accompany you so that we can continue discussing Taoism on the way. After talking with Brother Chen these days, I realized that Brother Chen He is erudite, and he has a wide range of knowledge and experience, so there will definitely be promotion on the road of study tour."

His suggestion did not surprise Chen Zhi, Lu Ying and others, because Tao Ya had already revealed such an idea.

The previous Wang Mi incident was detrimental to the reputations of Tao Ya, Pang Xiang and others. The reputation accumulated along the way and Zhuge Yan's study tour could not be fulfilled. In fact, according to their original ideas, after Zhuge Yan's study tour was completed, he should If you take advantage of the trend and become an official, you can seek for the most ideal rural quality and official position.

As a result, Wang Mi attacked and Wu Xianghou went north, so Zhuge Yan returned early. Although he did not say it explicitly, the study tour was in name only, and it was over. Tao Ya and others were in a rather embarrassing position, and their reputation was not fulfilled. , where will the future go?
It's hard to say what other people's choices will be, but Tao Ya's intention is very clear, which is to continue studying with Chen Zhi, which shows that he is very optimistic about Chen Zhi's future.

Of course Chen Zhi would not refuse such a decision.

Studying on a study tour seems to be a one-person affair, but in fact there are many different paths in this era. With experienced people like Tao Ya leading the way, it will undoubtedly save a lot of twists and turns once you hit the road.

Not to mention, the background of Tao Kan behind Tao Ya, that person did not start with high-quality, but came to the front purely by virtue of military exploits, the power is real, and he is a person worth making friends with.

Apart from Liu Gang, the only ones who decided to study with Chen Zhi were Lu Ying and Tao Ya.

After thinking about it, Chen Zhi said frankly: "Since you two are interested, how could Chen refuse? I have been preparing for the study tour for a while, and training servants is one of the links. The mountains are high and the roads are far away, and there is no support. But it won’t work.”

Over the past two months, he has indeed made a lot of preparations. In addition to training his servants, his own martial arts skills have also improved.

For more than two months, he took medicated baths every day, supplemented with medicated meals, and used the method of strengthening himself. Not to mention that Chen Zhi's body was not strong. In fact, his muscles and bones were more than twice as strong as before, and his strength was much improved. Fighting against Wang Mi's men and using martial arts skills, it is enough to fight evenly. Of course, if you are facing a few foreign masters and Wang Mi himself, without the assistance of the Speed ​​Talisman, it is still not enough.

In addition to preparing for force, he is also collecting as much geographical information as possible.

Study tours, traveling all over the world for study, involve long distances, so you must prepare geographical information in advance. After all, Chen Zhi does not intend to go to just one place.

But the current situation is no better than that of later generations, there is no satellite positioning, and there is no global map. Although Chen Zhi has the memory of the maps of later generations in his mind, it cannot be copied to the present.

Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about a few famous water systems. Over the thousands of years, the river courses alone have changed countless times. In addition, there are dense jungles and thickets, and there are countless forests and mountains. It is difficult to move forward blindly relying only on the maps of later generations. , it is easy to end up dead. Therefore, Chen Zhi must collect more information on contemporary geographical features.

Fortunately, there were many geographical works in his collection of books in his heart. In addition, many people came to visit these days. From their mouths, Chen Zhi learned a lot about the local customs and customs. Taken together, he gradually had a rough outline in his heart. "When I finish taking care of the trivial matters here, it's time to go out on a study tour. Being stuck in Pengcheng, I won't be able to see the general trend of the world after all." With this thought, Chen Zhi took the opportunity to chat with Lu Ying, Tao Ya and others about Qingzhou. of customs.

This surprised Lu Ying quite a bit. He could tell that Chen Zhi had the intention to go north recently.

Lu Ying came from the south to study, and Xuzhou was one of the first stops on his study tour. As a result, he was delayed, so he didn't know much about Qingzhou. In comparison, Tao Ya knew more. When Zhuge Yan was studying on the tour, he also I have been to Qingzhou, so I know a little bit about it.

Therefore, Tao Ya consciously took on the task of explaining to a few people——

"The land of Qingzhou is also a place with many wars. It is close to the north and has experienced wars. Even if Xuanwu unified it, it is still often threatened by the north. Sometimes foreigners even come across the sea. However, it has improved slightly in recent years. Dongpinghou is guarding it. It's getting more and more peaceful."

He first talked about the situation in Qingzhou, and then changed the subject: "However, Qingzhou is a place of humanity after all. Although it has experienced wars, its learning is endless and there are many academies. This is why it can promote the trend of Xingtan lectures and discussions. Not only the Sage Academy has commentaries, but also many other wealthy families and schools of thought. This is the case with the invitation that Brother Chen received from the Zuo family of the Literary Society. Many local wealthy families like to imitate the Xingtan Forum."

Tao Ya also mentioned Chen Zhi's invitation to the Zuo family. As Chen Zhi ascended to the top rank, his experiences, no matter how big or small, were known to everyone in Pengcheng. Many of them were sought after and imitated, and things like New Year's Day congratulations were even spread. As anecdotes, many people have talked about all the big and small things, and this invitation from the Zuo family is one of them.

"Actually, there are many aristocratic families in Qingzhou, such as the Langya Wang family, which is the representative one, and is the leader of the noble families in the north. In addition, there are several other families that are quite famous. Even the Zhuge family has branches there. In addition to the noble families, There are also royal families, the fiefdoms of Langya King, Donghai King and other royal families, can be counted in the territory of Qingzhou..."

Donghai County, the fiefdom of King Donghai, was originally under the jurisdiction of Xuzhou. However, after Xuanwu unified the north, considering the weak foundation of northern rule, several kings with the same surname were granted to the north to help govern and help each other.

Xuzhou was relatively stable due to numerous infiltrations. On the contrary, people in Qingzhou were moved, so they divided the original Donghai County into two parts, and one part was included in Qingzhou. It was used as the fiefdom of the third son Liu Qiu, who was named the King of Donghai.King Langya is the brother of the current emperor, and was conferred by Liu Zhong, the previous emperor.Liu Zhongnai was the fourth son of Emperor Xuanwu.

In addition, in order to weaken the resistance of the northern nobles to unification, some northern prefectures and counties such as Qing, Xu, Yu, and Yan were slightly adjusted. The hometown of the saint also fell into the category of Qingzhou.

Chen Zhi savored Tao Ya's introduction, and immediately felt that Qingzhou was much more complicated than Xuzhou.

"Many academies mean that the humanities are flourishing, and a lot of gentry means that there are many conflicts of interests, and they are not small in power. But there are many royal families, which makes the division of power more complicated, and at the same time, this place can also get in touch with foreign races..."

Such a place is good for study tours because there are many academies, and it is also an ideal choice if you want to understand the general trend of the world.

Several people were talking, but the atmosphere became weird.

Soon, Lu Ying said with some confusion: "Why hasn't anyone from the Kong family come to send the invitation? Even if Brother Chen lives outside the city and needs to inquire about it, he should send it here."

A few people seemed to be chatting casually, but in fact they were waiting for the invitation to be sent. As a result, there was no news yet, which was a bit strange.

Not long after the words fell, Chen Jue came over again.

Just when Lu Ying thought it was an invitation, Chen Jue said: "The ancestors are sending someone over to invite you, young master, to come to his house."

"Zuzhong is looking for me?" Chen Zhi was slightly stunned. In the past two months, he had visited Zuna many times, so he didn't think there was anything special. He said to several friends around him, "Since Zunzhong is calling me over, I have no choice but to excuse myself first."

Lu Ying smiled unceremoniously and said, "You invite yourself, I'll be here to watch the servants perform martial arts."

Chen Zhi smiled and shook his head, cupped his hands, and went first.

On the other side, in the north of Pengcheng County, a carriage was driving into the city, and then it stopped in front of the Zhang Mansion. The curtains of the carriage were opened, and Zuo Yuan and Zuo Jing got out of the carriage. Both of them had sad looks on their faces.

When the Zhang family's concierge saw him, he said hello and hurried in to report.

As soon as they left, Zuo Jing said worriedly: "Uncle Wu, do you think other families have already sent invitations to Mr. Chen?"

Zuo Yuan shook his head and said: "It's hard to say, but we also have an advantage. We sent the invitation at the end of the year. At that time, we thought it would be the icing on the cake. Now that Mr. Chen is on the top rank, it will be an unexpected surprise. If he comes, It won’t make Wenhui too deserted.”

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