Maoling is located in the northwest of the ancient Chang'an City. The cemetery chosen by Emperor Wu of Han Liu Che for himself was Maoxiang. The tomb was named Maoling because it was located in Maoxiang. From the second year of Jianyuan of Emperor Wu of Han to the year of Emperor Wu of Han's death, one-third of the national taxes were invested here every year in 53 years.

Setting up tombs near the tombs of the emperor was a major innovation in the Han Dynasty's tomb system. According to the "Guanzhong Records", the people who moved the people to establish counties in the Western Han Dynasty were all Qiling, except Baling and Duling in Chang'an. Five cities of Changling, Anling, Maoling, Pingling and Yangling were all on the Xianyang Plain, so this place was later called Wuling Plain. At the same time, for political reasons, all the Mausoleums of the Western Han Dynasty were established, and wealthy people from all over the country were moved here to immigrate to build cities, making it a prosperous and prosperous place.

The poet's writings of the world's poets have said that Wuling is young, which comes from this. Naturally, there is no Duling or Pingling at this moment. However, with more than ten years of hard work, the prosperity of Wuling has begun to emerge. There are many civil and military ministers in Maoling town southeast of Maoling, with wealthy families settled there, with a population of more than 277,000, ranking first among the "Wuling". Its prosperity is even greater than that of the capital Chang'an at that time. The dignitaries and nobles in Chang'an admire those who could move to Maoling.

"Aunt, are you still missing the one you visited today?" Liu Huichen looked at the famous sect who was sent to the mansion today and asked.

"Let's take a look." Chen Jiao answered with a famous thorn in her hand.

Even if the so-called local tyrants were forced to move here, they still spared no effort to develop their own network of relationships. The prosperity of Maoling naturally had its own origins. After the news of the head of the Pengcheng Coal Store moving here, the famous sage who visited us came over and came back.

"Aunt, whose famous thorn is in your hand?" Liu Huichen found that Chen Jiao was holding a famous thorn. This was something she had never seen before, so she reached out and asked for it.

"Sima Qian, the envoy Chen Jiao bows again and tells you." Liu Huichen said in this way, "Who is this Sima Qian? A child of the official family?"

"It is the son of Sima Tan, the Grand Historian." Chen Jiao said.

"Is that so? What can a historian do to find us?" Liu Huichen was very puzzled.

Chen Jiao can probably guess the purpose of Sima Qian from the "Records of the Grand Historian" he later completed. It is probably to get to know her, a contemporary rich man. Perhaps for Sima Qian, her way of making a fortune with "new technology" is very novel, which makes him want to record. This famous sect is the second one. It seems that he is still quite persistent, but she is still hesitating if he sees or not. What is the clear-eyed boy two years ago now?

"Forget it, stop watching these things. Let's go out for a walk." Chen Jiao shook her head and said, "I haven't been out for so long."

"I'll call Shang Shi Zhi and Sizhi." Liu Huichen turned his eyes and nodded. Since she learned about the identities of Guo Ning and the other two, she has been very close to them. On the one hand, this is because they are Guo Jie's disciples, and on the other hand, she considers that for the Chen family, who has weak force, it is naturally necessary to get two free bodyguards to make the best use of them.

Only by walking on the streets of Maoling City can Chen Jiao feel the so-called prosperity of Wuling. Unlike many ancient cities that Chen Jiao once lived in, Maoling is almost a completely commercial city. Most of the people living here are wealthy families. Occasionally, people with food and dress neatly, can be seen as well-educated people. Chen Jiao guessed that those scholars who were arrogant and talented and came here to find their own men.

"Aunt, look." Just as Chen Jiao was lost, Liu Huichen touched her and pointed at a couple not far away and said.

Chen Jiao looked up and saw that it was a handsome man with a simple white dress, without any gorgeous decorations. Her long black hair was tied up with only a ribbon and was scattered behind her. A woman in the same simple dress was accompanied by a rare and beautiful appearance. She raised her head and talked to the man with a smile. The two looked like fairies, no wonder even Liu Huichen noticed them.

"Sir, we are from Liaodong City. We will send it back for repairs. We will definitely give you a perfect one." The man and woman were walking out of a shop. It was obvious that they had extraordinary identities. The shopkeeper in the shop chased after him all the way, and kept nodding and bowing at the door.

The three words "Liaodong City" made Chen Jiao, who was about to turn her head, look at them again.

"I'm working." The man showed a gentle smile on his face, nodded to the shopkeeper, and took his wife down the steps. The two of them passed by Chen Jiao and the other two with a smile. Seeing Liu Huichen and Ning Shizhi staring at him, the man nodded slightly to the two of them. When his eyes swept to Chen Jiao, who was masked by a scarf, there was a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

"Let's go there and take a look." Chen Jiao walked into the place where the man and woman came out just now, trying to see what the couple bought.

The store’s decoration is full of the style of Liaodong City. The glass cargo display cabinet and the clear price tag gave Chen Jiao an extremely familiar feeling. The clever guy immediately stepped forward enthusiastically and asked, “Two girls, what do you want to buy?”

"What did those two people buy just now?" Chen Jiao asked while looking.

"You said Lord Sima?"

"Mr. Sima?"

"It's Sima Xiangru, Lord Sima." The guy said endlessly, "After His Majesty recalled him from the southwest last year, he and his wife settled in our Maoling County. They are famous people here."

It turned out that the couple was the protagonist of Feng Qiuhuang. No wonder their story was praised by people at that time and later generations. They seemed to be able to withstand people's beautiful fantasies. Chen Jiao felt a little sad.

"Master Sima came to us before and bought a guzheng from Liaodong City." The guy was probably a talkative person. When someone asked, he started to whisper, "But there was a string inside that broke. How did our master repair it? Master Sima thought the tone was wrong. So, the shopkeeper agreed to send it back to Liaodong City for repair."

"Haha," Chen Jiao smiled after hearing this and said, "Why should I leave the distance? I heard that the scholars of the Momen were ordered to move to Chang'an. They were originally from Liaodong City. The people in the Momen have always been involved in the learning and may involve the guzheng. Your shopkeeper can ask Lord Sima to send the things to the Momen. If they fail to send them to Liaodong City, it will be too late." Chen Jiao naturally knew that there were many geniuses in the Momen. Although the guzheng was an overseas object, these people had been in Liaodong for a long time, so they probably had already mastered this trajectory.

After hearing this, the guy walked to his shopkeeper with suspicion and relayed what he had just heard. Chen Jiao ignored their discussion and left the store, but she was 90% sure that the shopkeeper would listen to her. The road from Chang'an to Liaodong was far away, and it was too unsubstantiable to repair a guzheng just to repair it.

The four of them walked around and returned to the mansion in the evening. As soon as they returned to the mansion, they received an invitation from their servants.

"Aunt, what is it?" Liu Huichen asked.

"According to Houma's birthday, we will invite the invitations of Maoling heroes." Chen Jiao looked at the invitation, and a bright light flashed in her eyes.

"Ma Tong? This person is a rare young general in my Han Dynasty. I heard that he was also on the list of migrations this time, so it turned out that it was true." Liu Huichen had been in charge of the intelligence network of the Jiangdu Palace for many years. The Jiangdu King, who was eager to the battlefield, was naturally very concerned about the generals in the army, so Liu Huichen was not unfamiliar with the name Ma Tong.

"The Marquis of Chonghe has always been deeply trusted by His Majesty, but this time he was ordered to move his family to Maoling City. This is a profound meaning." Chen Jiao smiled and closed the invitation and said. Chen Jiao still understood Ma Tong, because his fiefdom was close to Liaodong City, and because he did not rely on any nepotism, he was granted a Marquis for his military achievements at a young age. Although his high succession was related to Emperor Wu of Han liked to appoint young people, his own talents could not be ignored. From the perspective of later generations, Ma Tong, whom Chen Jiao learned, was a pure soldier, did not understand political affairs, and did not harm the rule of the court, but was also included in the migration list. The reason for this was not because of himself, but because the court needed a person to be in charge of Maoling City to prevent these powerful people from being moved into.

"Deep meaning?" Liu Huichen thought for a while, and had already understood the meaning of the court doing so. He frowned and asked, "Then, will we go to this invitation?"

"Of course we have to go. I think there are few people in Maoling who dare not go to celebrate the birthday of this general, as long as he has a little brain." Chen Jiao said lightly, "We naturally want to go, otherwise it will be too eye-catching. You know, the most unfavorable thing for our identity is eye-catching."

***

Ma Tong is very young, and his years of fighting career made him have a unique aura, which made most people dare not look directly at him. He stereotyped what he was going to say tonight, and the general idea was that today's sage, please enjoy the peace, and never be disobedient. That obvious tone of the tone fully told many old foxes present that he was just a microphone, and who the main master behind him was, naturally everyone could guess. There were many people who should be with him, one by one, and one by one, swearing to the sky to be a kind citizen forever. How many of them were voluntary and how many were required? The big men in the court didn't care. Anyway, this show was just a warning, and something really happened, that was when Ma Tong's knife was unsheathed. After that, there were routine singing, dancing, wine and meat, with extreme luxury.

Chen Jiao looked at the song and dance in front of her with a little sleepy sleepyness, and resisted the urge to yawn hard. Liu Huichen, who was sitting next to her, was almost the same. Only behind them, Anu who came to serve and Guo Sizhi who acted as guards, still stood expressionlessly, without any impatience on her face.

"Two girls, my master is welcome." At this time, a servant walked to the two of them and whispered.

Chen Jiao was shocked. There were more than a hundred people present, but why did Ma Tong come to invite these two inconspicuous women? Did he see something?

She looked at the attendant in surprise, but did not answer.

Seeing that Chen Jiao was silent and knew that she had concerns, the attendant said, "It was Lord Sima and his wife who invited the girl in the backyard."

Chen Jiao felt relieved when she heard that it was Lord Sima, not someone in the palace. She smiled mockingly and thought, even if it was a real person from the palace, could she still escape from this heavily guarded marquis' mansion? She took Liu Huichen's hand, nodded to the attendant, and stood up and followed him away.

Bypassing the winding corridor, Chen Jiao and others were taken to a room. Several people were kneeling in the room. Chen Jiao saw Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun, and there was a young man she was unfamiliar with. Even though the young man was by Sima Xiangru, he was still imposing. He was not stolen by the gentle and jade-like man around him, which made Chen Jiao take a look.

"The little girl has seen an adult." Chen Jiao leaned slightly, and she was regarded as a polite politeness. Liu Huichen was the same. Sima Xiangru didn't seem to care about their rude behavior, and the smile on her face was still gentle. Zhuo Wenjun walked forward with kindness, held Chen Jiao's hand and said, "Don't you know what to call this girl?"

"My surname is Chen."

"Miss Chen, Wenjun must thank you very much. If it weren't for your suggestion, I don't know how long it would take to repair the guzheng." Zhuo Wenjun explained the reason why they were invited here. It turned out that the shopkeeper passed their suggestions to Sima Xiangru, and at the same time informed them of the existence of their group.

Originally, Sima Xiangru and his wife didn't care about this. But the next day, he saw this strange group of people at the banquet specially arranged by His Majesty. Moreover, after the two of them were careful to observe, they immediately discovered that the two women, as masters, were absent-minded about the whole banquet. After the singing and dancing began, Sima Xiangru and his wife left the hall and went to the backyard. They were invisible to this level of singing and dancing. As the master, Ma Tong also understood it very well and immediately arranged a side room for the two to rest. At Zhuo Wenjun's suggestion, Sima Xiangru sent his servants to invite Chen Jiao and others to rest here, and expressed their gratitude to them.

"It's just a small matter. Mrs. Sima doesn't have to take it to heart." Chen Jiao shook her head and said after learning what happened.

"This is not a trivial matter. Wenjun entered the palace to teach her musical instruments by the queen's order. This guzheng was the one that the queen was interested in. If it was delayed, it would be a pity to hurt her heart." Zhuo Wenjun smiled and turned to the young man and said, "You said yes? General Wei."

"What does Mrs. Sima say? My sister admires her wife for a long time before she asks Your Majesty to invite you to the palace. No matter what instrument you teach her, she will be very happy." Needless to say, this general of Guard is the younger brother of the current queen guard Zifu, Guannei Hou Weiqing.

Chen Jiao felt a little suffocated. She never expected to see Wei Qing under such circumstances—

For Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun above, please refer to the Jiao version.

Comrade Wei Qing above, please do not refer to the editions of "The Emperor of Han" and "The Emperor of Han Wu".

You ask why?

If you beat me to death, it is not in line with the principle of beauty. If you don’t look beautiful, you’d rather die. Do you understand you?—

In addition, the story of his character yesterday seemed to aroused public anger...
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