Qin Shizhi's Confucian junior master

Chapter 214, Inheritance

Regarding what Sima Su said, Ziyou thought about it carefully and thought it should be true. The Yu Yuan guards guarded the most unstable sealed place, Yu Yuan.As a strategist and a disciple of Guigu, Zhang Yi should know the importance of this place, so he replaced Sima Cuo to negotiate with Yu Yuan's guards, in order to continue to let Yu Yuan's guards continue to pass on and protect the sealed land.

Sima Su glanced at Ziyou and said in a deep voice
"I think it's the Chen family."

"The Chen family? What's the reason?" Ziyou asked.

"In the 14th year of King Huiwen, Chen Zhuang, Prime Minister of Shu, killed the Marquis of Shu and returned to Qin. He was executed, and all three generations were beheaded, but the Chen family is a big family in Shu County after all, and it has been rooted for a long time, and it only dealt with the Chen Zhuang lineage.

In the sixth year of King Qin Zhaoxiang, Prince Hui, the Marquis of Shu, rebelled in Shu and rebelled against the State of Qin. There are three people in the family.

The previous head of the Chen family had no children, and adopted the current head of the Chen family, Chen Shu, from a side room. Before that, the big clan in Shu County had never heard of the character Chen Shu, as if he appeared out of thin air, even if it was a collateral I have never heard of such a person. According to the books left by the ancestors, when the Shu royal family fled to Shushan, there were still some big families who swore to follow. " Sima Su said.

"If the Chen family has been participating in the rebellion, why did they kill the Marquis of Shu and surrender to Qin?" Ziyou asked.

"Because the Chen family has always had ambitions. They wanted to replace the Marquis of Shu. After Chen Zhuang killed the original son of the Shu royal family, he repeatedly expressed his closeness to his ancestors. Many of his words expressed his willingness to guard the land of Shu for King Huiwen. Because Chen Zhuang's ambition, coupled with Chen Zhuang's betrayal of the master and his reputation in Shu, was not enough to achieve the goal of stabilizing Shu. King Huiwen and Zhang Zi thought it was impossible, and made a son of the Marquis of Shu the Marquis of Shu. At the beginning, taking advantage of the fact that the court of Qin State was not yet stable, the people were incited to rebel." Sima Su said.

No one would believe that the Chen family, who have been important ministers of the Shu Kingdom in the past, actually had the idea of ​​replacing the Shu royal family, and this idea has been rooted for a long time. Chen Zhuang is just the first person to implement this idea. Too bad his timing was wrong.

"In this way, the Chen family is indeed suspected. Do you have conclusive evidence?" Ziyou asked. There are too many, there were restrictions of etiquette before, but once someone starts it, it can no longer be undone. Desire is like a rolling stone on a high mountain, once it starts, it can no longer be stopped.

"No, if your lord needs it, the Sima family can keep an eye on the Chen family." Sima Su said, all the foreshadowing he made was for this sentence.

"Does the Sima family still want to return to the court of Qin?" Ziyou asked, looking at Sima Su and Sima Chang.

"Yes, since the ancestors of the Sima family, only the father has inherited the Sima family's military art and used it on the battlefield. Now, although someone has inherited the Sima family's military art, there is no room for it to flourish. I am really not reconciled. My Sima family Not weaker than the Wang family and the Meng family." Sima Su said seriously.

In Sima Su's view, the current Sima family is sad. The Sima family started as a military family and achieved its current glory by relying on military exploits, but future generations cannot carry forward the ancestors' military art. This is a shame. It is a humiliation to him to enjoy the honor while serving in the military.

For Sima Su's thoughts, Ziyou can understand, not to let the military lords of the Sima family go to battle again, which is equivalent to breaking the inheritance of the Sima family. As a nobleman, he can safely enjoy the glory brought by his predecessors. But unable to inherit and carry forward the ability of the ancestors, this is more uncomfortable than killing them. If those Confucianists were to give up "Poetry", "Book", "Li", "Yi", "Music", "Spring and Autumn", "The Analects" and so on, they would rather take these Things die together, Sima Su thinks this way, this is the pride of a nobleman, they can enjoy wealth, but they must inherit their own mission.

Looking at the serious Sima Su and the anxious Sima Chang, Ziyou pondered for a while and said

"If the bandits in Shu County are calmed down, it will be a great contribution to Sima Xin, the commander of the army. Can you understand?"

Hearing these words, Sima Su and Sima Chang's eyes lit up, their seriousness and apprehension turned into joy in an instant, and they said to the parade ceremony.
"The Sima family will not forget the kindness and virtue of the Master Wang, and will serve the Qin State and serve the King from now on."

"Well, don't thank me in a hurry, tell me how the Sima family contacted Yu Yuan." Ziyou said, this is the most important thing, his main purpose of coming to Shu County is to go to Yu Yuan, and Shu County The banditry is just a title.

"This..." Sima Su was a little embarrassed.

"Is there anything I can't say about it? If it involves the secrets of the Sima family, I, Meng Lang." Ziyou looked at Sima Su and asked. This kind of thing is indeed a family secret, and it is reasonable not to tell others casually. middle.

"No, it's not a secret, but since the ancestor passed away, the Sima family has never contacted Shushan Yuyuan again, and it has been nearly a hundred years, and the elder who guards Yuyuan does not know how many people have changed. , so I don’t know if it’s still useful,” Sima Su said.

Since Sima Cuo, the Sima family has no need to contact Shushan Yuyuan. The Sima family is an outsider, representing the Qin State stationed in Shujun, and Shushan Yuyuan is the spiritual representative of the ancient Shu State. It's okay to fight, how can I continue to contact you?
"I see." Ziyou said.

"This method, after I go back, I will sort it out and let Chang'er bring it to the adults." Sima Su said.

"Then I would like to thank Patriarch Sima." Zi Xunli thanked.

After Sima Su and Ziyou discussed keeping an eye on the Chen family, they left the post house. After Sima Su and Sima Chang left, Concubine Yan came out from the other side.

"Are you cultivating allies for Yi?" Concubine Yan asked.

"Yeah, the clan has focused on stabilizing the people in the local area, but after all, the court cannot lose the loyalty of the King of Qin. There are too many scholars from the six countries in the court of Qin, and the status of the old Qin people has declined sharply. There is such a breath of air coming out of the east, so I don't care about these things. If the world is stable and everything is on the right track, the old Qin people will find that the country they have worked so hard to lose their place, it will inevitably be chilling, and the foundation of the Qin State In Guanzhong, among the old Qin people, they are loyal supporters of King Qin at all times, and they are indispensable in the court." Ziyou said with a sigh.

Ziyou talked about King Qin, not Yingzheng. Yingzheng conquered many people with his own charisma, but this does not mean that the subsequent monarchs all have the majestic strategy and charisma of Yingzheng. The hall needs a strong force that absolutely supports the monarch.

Since the Qin State moved its capital to Xianyang, there have been more and more scholars from the six countries in the court of the Qin State, and fewer and fewer old Qin people. The reason why the Qin people were chilled because of the things about the Chu family.

Since Prince Yan retired, the old Qin people and the clan in the court have become weaker and weaker. There is no one who is united with the King of Qin to check and balance the court. In the end, it is very likely that the King Qin behind will be pushed aside, especially in the Qin Dynasty. After the country has unified the world, there must be a force that can unite with the Qin kings of all dynasties.

In history, there were many reasons for Qin's demise, such as Qin II's misconduct, Zhao Gao's arbitrariness, the harshness of Qin law, the rebellion of the nobles of the six countries, Qin's high-handed policy, the great success of the first emperor, etc., but none of them can be avoided. A very fatal problem, the king of Qin lost the support of the old Qin people, and no longer had the spirit of going up and down.

"Yu Yuan in Shu Mountain cannot be destroyed. If they are destroyed, something will happen to Yu Yuan's sealed land." Concubine Yan said seriously to Ziyou.

Hearing Concubine Yan mention the sealed land, Ziyou looked at Concubine Yan in surprise and said

"How do you know about the sealed land?"

"I am the Eastern Lord of the Yinyang family, and my status in the Yinyang family is second only to the Eastern Emperor Taiyi. I can freely look up the records of the Yinyang family. Of course I know the existence of the sealed place." Concubine Yan rolled her eyes and said.

"I know the importance of Yu Yuan's guards, but I just hope that the whole family of Yu Yuan's guards are not involved, otherwise I have nothing to do." Ziyou said, he has no habit of cutting weeds without rooting them out, if they are left behind, it is inevitable that there will be trouble again What a mess.

Concubine Yan can only hope that there are still enough sensible people in Shushan Yuyuan not to participate in this battle of careerists.

When the time came to the second day, the whole of Chengdu became extremely lively. Bashu chambers of commerce, large and small, formed alliances in Chengdu, and a large number of merchants brought goods from all over the world to sell in Chengdu. Merchants, common people, rich families, etc. all participated In the midst of this excitement.

Ziyou was sitting on the second floor of the restaurant of the Chamber of Commerce, Yan Lingji, Concubine Yan, and Shao Siming sat at the same table with him, and the hall below was where the presidents of the chamber of commerce gathered to discuss the allocation for next year.

With the sound of a bell, everyone has arrived. The president of Bashi Chamber of Commerce, Widow Qing, the president of Shu County Chamber of Commerce, a middle-aged man, sits in the middle, and the other merchants sit in the middle according to the content of their business. sit.

After the widow Qing finished her opening speech, the negotiation on the distribution of goods next year began. For the sake of fairness, the final distribution of the negotiated distribution depends on the operating results of this year. The better the management, the better the distribution. Take those shares.

Every time there is a dispute, the widow Qing and the middle-aged man are the final decision-makers.

"This Mrs. Qing has a high prestige among the merchants in the two places. Once she speaks, other people will immediately have no disputes. Even if she is unwilling, she can only accept it." Yan Lingji said with a sigh of relief.Such occasions were her least favorite.

"This association of chambers of commerce was proposed by her. As the richest woman in the Seven Kingdoms, Bashi chambers of commerce are all over the world, and the goods they transport are omnipresent. If she wants to target a chamber of commerce, I am afraid it will not take long for other chambers of commerce." Closed." Ziyou said.

After the discussion at the business meeting below was over, Ziyou knew it was time to go on stage. Ziyou came to the inner hall and changed into his official uniform. He was holding the imperial edict of King Qin in his hand. When the voices outside stopped, Ziyou held King Qin's edict came to the hall.

Seeing Ziyou coming out, the merchants sitting there saluted Ziyou in fear and reverence. They respected the widow Qing, but were afraid of Ziyou.

"Qin Wang's imperial edict, Ba Shiqing, is a Bashu businessman's special gift to Ba Qing's daughter, a nobleman." After Ziyou finished speaking, he closed the Qin Wang's imperial edict and handed it to the widow Qing.

The merchants below are already dumbfounded. They are dumbfounded about the fact that Widow Qing was bestowed with titles. They are merchants, and the status of merchants in Qin State is extremely low. Once they are identified as merchants, they will no longer be able to become officials, or even join the army. , not to mention wanting to get the title of Qin under the military title system, and the widow Qing was awarded the title, even the youngest public servant, which means that the widow Qing is no longer a businessman, but a lord. His descendants have the opportunity to serve as officials in the court, or to fight in battle.

After the reward was over, Ziyou didn't stay, but left with others, but as the news of Ziyou rewarding the widow Qing spread, it caused a great shock again.

"Is what you said true? Is it the widow Qing who was rewarded by Master Wang alone?" Chen Shu looked at the steward seriously and asked.

"Yes, Patriarch, Master Wang is indeed alone, and he didn't even bring his personal guards with him." The steward said.

"Hahahaha, God help me too." Chen Shu laughed loudly, a gleam appeared in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)