Thousand-year-old family: its rise began with Shang Yang’s reforms

Chapter 118 What is reversal and surprise! [Update 4k, please subscribe]

"Germany" is a sword?

The world-famous "Chen Zi" said that his "virtue" is a sword? Name a sword "De"?
  The Confucian disciples present looked at each other with confusion on their faces.

What is this operation?
  But they dare not say a word. After all, this person has already said that his "virtue" is the sword in his hand. What if he criticizes him, what about this person who "conquers others with his virtue"?

When Ying Si looked at Chen Ye, who was seriously introducing his sword, he almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

It's obviously such a serious occasion.

He coughed lightly, then looked at Chen Ye who was standing there with a very serious look on his face and said, "Teacher, did you name your sword "De"? This..."

Chen Ye said seriously: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with this?"

"In the past, when Confucius traveled around the world, he took three thousand of his disciples with him."

He looked at the Confucian disciple on the side and asked: "It is said that Confucius was nine feet six inches long? (one foot 23.1cm), and he was so strong that he could open the city gate with his bare hands?"

The group of Confucian disciples knew clearly what Chen Ye wanted to say, but what Chen Ye said was indeed the truth, so they could not refute it. They could only nod slightly aggrievedly: "Report to Lord An Guo, this is it."

Chen Ye then added: "Although I have not read a few books, I have read the Analects. There is a saying in the Analects. A disciple asked Confucius whether he should repay kindness with evil."

"Do you know how Confucius answered?"

Repay virtue with resentment?
  A glimmer of hope suddenly rose on the faces of the group of people who were paralyzed on the ground. Could it be that Chen Ye was worried about his own reputation, so he was ready to let them go and promote his reputation of "benevolence and righteousness" by "repaying kindness with hatred"?
  But when they saw the expressions of the group of Confucian disciples who were gradually enlightened, they felt a little uneasy in their hearts.

Isn't it what they think?

I saw a Confucian disciple slowly stood up, walked to the center of the hall, and said softly: "Reporting to Lord An Guo, in the past a disciple asked: "How about repaying evil with kindness? "."

"Confucius said: Repay evil with kindness. How to repay kindness? You should repay evil with straightness."

Report complaints directly!
  This is Confucius's answer.

Rather than repaying evil with kindness as some people misrepresent it.

Confucius was never a kind old man, but a two-meter-two-meter-tall, muscular man who could open city gates with his bare hands. 【Note 1】

This is the real Confucius.

If Confucius saw those so-called "Confucian" disciples in later generations who shouted "repay evil with kindness" and "benevolence and righteousness" to their enemies all day long, he would be so angry that he would crawl out of the coffin and kill them one by one. kill.

after all
  Confucius had the precedent of "killing Shao Zhengmao".

Chen Ye turned his head, holding the long sword in his hand, and walked step by step in front of the group of people. The cold light of the long sword in his hand was a bit dazzling.

"Confucius, a sage who was always known for his "benevolence and righteousness", said that we should repay grievances with kindness. How can I, a common man, repay grievances with kindness?"

He grinned slightly. At this time, many of his teeth had fallen out, so his smile looked very scary.

The group of people looked at Chen Ye approaching and were almost stunned into a coma by fright.

Could this person be trying to imitate Sima Cuo before and kill people directly in the court?

Who would have expected that after Chen Ye walked in front of these people, he turned his head and looked at Ying Si in front of him: "Therefore, I please deal with him in accordance with the laws of Qin."

The courtiers in the hall were silent.

At this time, even if Chen Ye killed these people directly, they would not feel anything if the blood was spattered on the spot.

But Chen Ye was still able to restrain his inner anger, and acted in accordance with Qin Law, once again maintaining Qin Law's dignity.

What a rare thing this is!

To be powerful but not arrogant, to be powerful but not indulgent, to stick to oneself is to serve the public.

This is a true adult!
  At this time, everyone remembered the old Shang Lord's evaluation of Chen Ye: "You are unyielding when you are poor, and you are not slutty when you are rich. You are truly a great man!"

This evaluation once again made many ministers recognize "Chen Ye".

I also realized the family tradition of the "Chen family".

male! Be loyal to the public.

just! His body is upright.

This is justice.

A feeling of trustworthiness of "Chen" rose up in their hearts.

Standing there, Chen Ye did not expect to see Chen's credibility rising again on the system panel.

The improvement this time is huge.

Through a little bit of management by Chen Ye, Chen Shen, and Chen Zhan, Chen's credibility has jumped from [-] to [-].

It took the three of them, father and son, nearly ten years to improve these thirty points.

And now, in just this moment, Chen's political credibility has soared from "[-] points" to "[-] points."

Soared by a full one hundred and twenty points!

Of course, this is not because Chen Ye's behavior is really so convincing, but because of this behavior and Chen's decades of perseverance, people all over the world associate and trust him.

It is a kind of accumulation of quantity. When the quantitative change reaches a certain level, there will be a qualitative change. This is a natural philosophy.

After years of accumulation, Chen's political credibility has finally reached the third stage. 【Note 2】

A stage of more than two hundred points!

Chen Ye stood there with a smile. He believed that after this group of people went to court, Chen's political credibility would continue to grow, because...
  The reputation passed down by word of mouth and the natural respect for "justice" in people's hearts will "beautify" everything.

Ying Si on the stage looked at Chen Ye standing there, with a soft smile on his face. In fact, even if Chen Ye killed someone on the spot, he would not be surprised, let alone stop him.

But now Chen Ye's behavior makes Ying Si even more satisfied.

Killing people in court may not seem like a big deal to some people, but for a king, it is a provocation to the royal power.

The king is still here, you kill people?
  Where do you put the king?

He waved his hand and said with a smile: "Teacher, teacher, won't you kill these people on the spot to vent your anger?"

Chen Ye straightened his back and said, "Your Majesty, everything must be based on the Qin Law."

"Although I am the prime minister of the country, I am also a citizen of Qin."

"You have no right to kill in court, let alone the right to kill in front of the king."

"In Qin, there are only two people who can kill people as a matter of course."

Ying Si said softly, slightly curious: "Both?"

Chen Ye looked at Ying Si: "The first one is Qin Lu."

"The Law of Qin, the root of the Qin State, is to maintain all order in the State of Qin. Therefore, killing people according to the Law of Qin is in accordance with the "law". Naturally, it is natural to kill people as a matter of course. Anyone who violates the Law of Qin should be killed according to the Law of Qin. .”

Ying Si looked around and looked at the sitting ministers: "What about the second one?"

Chen Ye's voice was still serious: "The second one is the king."

"The king is the king of a country. Anyone who offends the king should be killed."

"Because the king is the foundation of Qin." He explained each person and thing clearly one by one, and all the Legalist disciples present had golden eyes.

This is the explanation of the law! This is the explanation for the Legalists’ ultimate dream, to establish a feudal autocratic country and destroy all previous countries with unreasonable systems!

What is feudal autocracy?

This is feudal autocracy!

The disciples of other schools had dark faces after hearing this. They did not expect that Chen Ye, who had never regarded himself as a disciple of Legalism, would say such words at this time.

Chen Ye stood there.

In fact, it is not that he wants to establish a feudal autocratic country, but that only a feudal autocratic country can be established in this era!
  This is the best solution!

Why is it that although ancient Greece can be said to be "civilized" and prosperous, it cannot compare with the Central Plains of China at the same period?
  Why did Greece fall, but Rome was able to persist in its inheritance, and the countries on that land continued to adhere to the "feudal monarchy" one by one?
  Again, because the economic base determines the superstructure.

Rushing to implement those advanced systems will only deal a fatal blow to this era.

Perhaps some people think that we can bring advanced technology first to boost the economy and then implement the superstructure.

But technological progress is like eating.

It needs to be eaten bite by bite.

Just like a person is full after taking the [-]th bite of rice, you cannot just take the [-]th bite of rice and ignore the previous [-] bites of rice.

Building a house still requires laying the foundation step by step. How can it take off in one fell swoop with technology?
  If people's minds don't change, everything is in vain.

Chen Ye is very ambitious. What he wants to change is not an empire or an era, but the vigorous wave of the era in the future!

He wants to take it step by step, each step following the trajectory of historical development, but "deviating" a little bit.

Each change may only be regarded as a small drop of water in the vast sea of ​​history, but when Chen's hundreds or even thousands of years of accumulation are added up?

One, two, three, four.

When the waves accumulated by the Chen family that have been passed down for thousands of years accumulate together, it will be a mighty river that can shake the "wheel" of history.

Just like what he did in Qin.

Even Ying Si didn't know what Chen Ye had done. Perhaps no one in the entire Qin State or the entire world knew what Chen Ye had done.

Only Chen Ye himself knows.

Chen Ye smiled slightly. He stood there and said as usual: "So, I ask the king to give an order, or act in accordance with the laws of Qin, or the king can give an order to directly kill these thieves."

Ying Si suddenly laughed when he heard this. He knew his teacher very well.

He shook his head and chuckled: "Teacher, teacher, you even plot against me."

Pointing at Chen Ye, he said helplessly: "Okay, okay, I give the order, I give the order."

Saying this, Ying Si looked serious: "You and other national thieves, who falsely accused An Guojun and even attempted to murder Gu, are guilty of conspiracy and treason, and you should be blamed for the Yi tribe!"

"If the culprit appears again today, I'll just kill him."

"An Guojun is the master of suffering."

"Please ask Mr. An Guo to take action and kill these thieves! To uphold the law of the country!"

Almost at the moment when Ying Si's voice fell, Chen Ye responded directly: "Wei!" while walking to those people and raising the sword in his hand!
  "呲-"

The long sword connected with the traitor's neck, making a dull but somewhat crisp sound. The next moment, the heads and necks of those who were already frightened were separated.

The head rolled to the ground, and blood splashed on Chen Ye's body, dyeing his cyan robe bright red.

But Chen Ye didn't care at all and walked towards the other thieves step by step.

He raised and lowered his sword without any hesitation or pause.

There was silence in the main hall, and everything that happened today was so overwhelming that people didn't know what to say.

There are too many reversals.
  I thought that today was still a court meeting to "cruel" An Guojun, but it turned out that An Guojun and the king were plotting against these thieves; I thought that An Guojun would "conquer people with virtue", but it turned out that An Guojun said that his "virtue" was a A long sword.

I thought that An Guojun would kill these thieves on the spot, just like Sima Cuo a few days ago, but it turned out that An Guojun said that he would act in accordance with the laws of Qin.

I thought that everyone was acting in accordance with the laws of Qin and today would not be so exciting. However, the king ordered An Guojun to kill him on the spot.
  Everything I thought had turned into "it can still be like this."

Chen Ye smelled of blood. After killing one by one with his sword, he walked to the center of the hall, holding the sword with blood still dripping from it.

"I have completed the king's order and came here to reply to the king."

Ying Si felt a little helpless after hearing this, held his forehead and sighed: "Teacher, I watched the people you killed, of course I know you have finished it."

He was quite helpless: "Okay, okay, today's matter is over."

He looked at the many ministers standing there, as trembling as quails, and smiled in his heart.

Then there was a little haze.

These days have given these people enough shocks and "unexpected things", right?
  Even if something "expected" happens in the future, these people will think in this direction, right?

Ying Si sighed quietly in his heart.

In this way, when he really collapses in the future, if something "unexpected" or something "unconventional" happens, these ministers will feel that they are the back-up preparations and preparations they left behind. An Guojun is plotting against people together, right?
  such
  Even if he died, he could still do something for his teacher and son.

In this way, you will die without regrets.

He suppressed his physical condition of wanting to cough, endured the great pain and said with a smile: "In that case, let's leave the court."

With that said, he walked towards the back hall.

Many ministers stood up and saluted, and then they all breathed a sigh of relief and discussed in low voices.

Only Chen Ye stood in the main hall and looked at Ying Si's leaving figure, feeling even more sad and helpless in his heart.

Why would the always cautious Chen Ye act like this?
  And cooperated with Ying Si to do something that was not in line with his character?
  Because Chen Ye knew that his only disciple's time was really running out.
  After sending away his teacher, will he finally send away his disciples?
  sometimes.
  Living too long seems to be a kind of pain.
  apse
  Ying Si, who had just reached the back hall, could no longer control his body. He bent over and vomited a mouthful of blood on the ground.

The blood was no longer red, but rather black.

He took the honey water handed to him by the waiter beside him, rinsed his mouth slightly, and then took out a pill from his sleeve.

This is strong medicine.

A strong medicine that allows his body to squeeze out the last bit of "oil" for his "oil lamp" to burn.

The corresponding price is that he who could have lived on the hospital bed for a year and a half could only live for half a year or even less than half a year.

This is the fifteenth year of King Huiwen’s reign.

It was also the twenty-seventh year of the reign of King Huiwen Yingsi. He was a qualified king.

PS: Hahahaha, you didn’t expect it. The reversal in the title is not just a few reversals in the previous plot, but also the reversal of the overall [joy] and the final [knife]! ! Hahahahaha! ! !
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Note 1: This incident comes from "Liezi·Shuofu Chapter": "Confucius's strength can expand the gates of the country, but he refuses to use force to hear." Liezi was born in 450 BC. When he became an adult, it was only thirty or forty years before Confucius died. Years from now, this should be true.

注2：前文有说明，0~30~70属于低等、普通、80~200属于可信、200~500属于无可怀疑的，500以上属于完全可信的。

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