Once the matter was settled, Huan Wen handed the memorial to Wang Tanzhi, who would set out for Jiankang the next day. Merging Offices and Reducing Posts, along with the comprehensive household census, would all be implemented on the Gengxu day of that month, under the name of the "Gengxu System."
Chen Caozhi, Xie Daoyun, and Xie Xuan left the General’s Residence. Xie Xuan said, "Today is the seventh day of the seventh month. The Great Tuduan will not begin until the twenty-first, and the three of us will return to Jiankang at the end of the month."
Chen Caozhi said, "We probably won't be able to stay in Jiankang for more than a few days either. We're bound to be sent down to the commanderies and counties to inspect the Tuduan. I only fear Brother Yingtai's frail constitution may not withstand the hardships of traveling."
Seeing Chen Caozhi's concern for his elder sister, Xie Xuan was delighted. He was just about to speak when Xie Daoyun said, "Zizhong, don't underestimate me. I may look thin and weak, but my bones and sinews are actually quite sound. I've never been ill since childhood."
Chen Caozhi smiled. "That is excellent. We can use the Great Tuduan as an opportunity to distribute the Treatise on Pestilential Qi to the various provinces and commanderies, requiring local officials to clean their water sources, the people to avoid unclean food, and livestock that die of disease to be burned or buried. The drainage channels in towns must be put in order to ensure they flow freely-and we must build more irrigation channels to prepare against drought. Ah, there is too much to do. The heart is willing, but the strength is lacking."
Her long, slender eyes clear and bright, Xie Daoyun looked at Chen Caozhi