Accompanying Wang Shao, Neishi of Yangzhou, to Qiantang were sixteen officials from the Ministry of Rites and Ministry of Personnel, headed by Genealogy Office Clerk Jia Bizhi. They had come to amend the Gentry Register for the newly admitted Qiantang Chen Clan and distribute official fields. The Eight Clans of Qiantang would henceforth become nine. As for Sun Tai's clan from Langya, since they were only residing temporarily in Qiantang and Langya Commandery belonged to Xuzhou, the Langya Sun Shi would receive twenty qing of fertile land in Qiaoxu Province, around Jingkou.
Wang Shao was an eminent gentleman from a distinguished family and naturally had no patience for conducting interrogations and trials himself. He merely invited Ding Yi, Du Jiong, and the others to the guesthouse for a brief conversation, then instructed his subordinates to investigate and adjudicate the County Office expansion and the Lu Clan's Fraudulent Gentry Register Registration Case. They need only report their findings to him afterward.
Wang Shao also took the powder and was impatient by temperament. On the very day he arrived in Qiantang, he wanted to visit Chen Caozhi. Ding Yi naturally would not let such a fine opportunity slip by. He had his son Ding Chunqiu lead the way, explaining that Ding Chunqiu and Chen Caozhi had studied together in Wu Commandery.
Taking only two attendants, Wang Shao accompanied Jia Bizhi and followed Ding Chunqiu toward Chen Family Cove. It was early summer, and the gentle breeze carried a mellow warmth. Along the way, blue-green mountains rose in the distance and green waters stretched far away. Luxuriant trees and abundant blossoms met their eyes everywhere, more than they could take in.
At Maple Forest Ferry, Wang Shao pointed into the distance with his Dust-Tail Fan. "Was this not where Huan Yewang presented the