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

Chapter 119 New and Old [6k second update, please subscribe]

Zhangtai Palace, back hall.

After all the officials left, Chen Ye came here quietly. Looking at Ying Si sitting there, he couldn't help but sigh again.

Although he knew that his disciple had many thoughts, he was Chen Ye's only disciple after all.

After decades of getting along, the accumulated feelings are like fine sand falling into the arms little by little, and then accumulated into a vast desert.

After all, he couldn't bear it.

"Your Majesty, what else do you need me to do?"

Ying Si looked at the teacher in front of him with obvious worries in his eyes, and said with emotion: "Teacher, you have always been cautious and are willing to do this for me. I am already satisfied, how can I ask for more?"

He held Chen Ye's hand, with a sad look on his face.

A pair of eyes are like fallen leaves in autumn, with sentimentality and nostalgia: "I really don't want to tire you anymore, but I have no choice."

"My life is in the last six months. I want to be able to help Ji'er grow up quickly in these six months. Therefore, I want Shen'er to go to Zhao State secretly to be Ji'er's teacher. teach."

"As for the position of Sikou in the country, please ask the teacher to take over temporarily!"

"In the past six months, there will be waves of wind and rain in the country. Only you, teacher, can suppress all the wind and rain!"

Did you ask Chen Shen to find and teach Ying Ji?

Chen Yeyi sighed. He knew what Ying Si was thinking, and it was nothing more than wanting to tie Chen and Ying Ji tighter.

In this way, Chen will make every effort to ensure that Ying Ji ascends the throne when he ascends the throne.

If it were normal, Chen Ye would never agree.

But at this moment, looking at Ying Si in front of him who could hardly hold on and was about to fall, Chen Ye could not restrain his inner emotions after all and patted him on the shoulder.

In fact, in Chen Ye's heart, Chen Shen was not his eldest son.

Ying Si is his "eldest son".

Disciple Ru'er, when Chen Ye was nineteen years old, he was old enough to be Ying Si's father in two lifetimes. When he taught Ying Si, he taught with the heart of a father.

The outpouring of emotion cannot be offset.

"Don't worry, Ying Ji will ascend the throne smoothly, and there won't be any surprises in your arrangements."

Chen Ye looked at Ying Si and said firmly: "Even after he takes the throne, I will help Ying Ji to take over the government smoothly and remove the obstacles in front of him."

This is his promise to Ying Si.

Ying Si breathed a sigh of relief, but he refused to let go of Chen Ye's hand: "Teacher, you swear in the name of Chen Ye!"

Chen Ye just smiled and made an oath.

After hearing Chen Ye's vow, Ying Si felt completely relieved.

He sat there, his expression still pale, but seemed to be a little rosy: "Teacher, if I go, Mi Bazi"

Ying Si actually had hesitation in his heart.

Mi Bazi is ambitious and indeed capable. What's more, Ying Ji is Mi Bazi's son. If Mi Bazi wants to do something, a "filial piety" can restrict many of Ying Ji's actions.

Since ancient times, it is not uncommon for the queen mother to dote on her youngest son or other sons while the monarch is young and the queen mother is involved in politics.

For example, the Queen Mother of Zheng State threatened her monarch's son and gave her youngest son a reward.

Ying Si was worried that something like this would happen to Qin after he left.

In fact, his concerns are indeed justified.

In the original historical trajectory, Mi Bazi took charge of the government after Ying Si left, and almost controlled the government for nearly [-] years. It was not until the [-]th or [-]th year of King Zhaoxiang that Mi Bazi was forced to leave because of "certain things". The "rights" were returned to Ying Ji.

But he stayed in the palace, leaving his life there.

That was Ying Ji's final victory and Mi Bazi's defeat, but no matter what, the government was in the hands of Mi Bazi for decades.

Even after Ying Ji took office.

There was worry in Ying Si's voice, but he was vaguely reluctant to let the Mi Bazi in his memory leave with him.

There was a melancholy look on his face: "Teacher, what do you think I should do?"

At this time, Ying Si was still like a child, asking his teacher for a solution to a problem that he could not solve.

Chen Ye looked at Ying Si's confused eyes and felt helpless.

This is what Ying Si wants to make another guarantee for herself.

The heart of a king has always been like this.

"Don't worry, I'm here."

He smiled: "Mi Bazi can suppress the next King of Qin as the Queen Mother, but can she suppress the old minister as the Queen Mother?"

"I am your teacher, so I am her teacher."

"I am also a minister of the three dynasties, and I have been granted the title of Lord An Guo, and I am in charge of the country. With me here, Qin will have no worries."

After Ying Si thought about it in his mind, he found that there was nothing else that his teacher needed to do, and immediately the feeling of suspense in his heart completely came out.

His face became more rosy.

He looked at the guard beside him: "Did you find anything from the Queen?"

After the guard saluted, he replied in a low voice: "Your Majesty, no spies were found in the queen's palace, but..."

"On the contrary, many spies were discovered in the palace of Young Master Dang and his biological mother."

"We have found evidence that it has connections with Qi, Chu, Zhao, and Wei, and it has more connections with Wei."

"It seems. It seems that Madam also promised Zhao and Wei that if Young Master Dang succeeds in taking the throne, he will return all the cities that were ceded to Qin by the two countries."

After hearing this, Ying Si snorted and laughed angrily: "Okay, okay, okay, okay."

"She gave back the city that was obtained by countless soldiers of the Qin State after they shed blood on the frontier so easily?"

"Who does she think she is?"

He sneered and said, "What's Ying Dang's attitude?"

The guard lowered his head even lower: "Young Master Dang did not object."

He didn't dare to say the rest. In fact, it wasn't that he didn't object, but that he "strongly supported" it.

In Ying Dang's view, as long as he can be exchanged for his accession to the throne, any city can be handed over, even if he cedes a few more.

This is the attitude of a young master.

And Ying Si was not a fool. He noticed something from the guard's attitude almost at a glance.

"No objection?"

He sneered: "I'm afraid it's a strong support."

Ying Si closed his eyes slightly, with helplessness and anger in his voice: "Teacher, tell me, among these things, is there anyone other than Ying Ji who can become the King of Qin?"

"The foundation that my father, grandfather and I created in three generations has allowed Qin to achieve its current prosperous age. If it is left to such a person, wouldn't it be ruined?"

"Qin's ideal of unifying the world will never be realized."

These words already expressed Ying Si's disappointment in Ying Dang.

When Ying Dang did these things, he was actually no longer destined to be the King of Qin.

Of course, in the original trajectory, Ying Dang would not be like this.

But the changes in history began a long time ago, and Ying Dang's identity and status have changed.

In the original history, Ying Dang's mother was the queen. No matter how favored Mi Bazi was, she was still not the queen. In the future, she would at best be regarded as a queen mother.

Under such circumstances, Yingdang is the legitimate son, and even more so the eldest son.

As long as nothing happens to him, he will be the next King of Qin, so he can barely maintain his sanity and become what he is in history.

But now history has changed, and he is just a bastard.

Not even the eldest son.

How could he still be exactly the same as he was in history?

Chen Ye didn't want to hear this. He looked at Ying Si and wanted to say something but paused. Finally he just said: "Your Majesty, one day is a day as long as you can live."

He looked at Ying Si, and although he couldn't bear to scold him, he still wanted to say a few words to him.

"It's better not to take those strong medicines."

"Although it allows the king to maintain his current mental state and work hard to handle government affairs, it will cause fundamental damage to your body and may damage your lifespan."

Ying Si grinned and sneered: "Teacher, with my body like this, what else am I worried about that is not fundamental?"

"How can there be any fundamental knowledge at all? It's all happened in the past two years. It's better for me to die while maintaining my mental state."

"This way I can clear the way forward for Ji'er!"

Listening to Ying Si's words, Chen Ye sighed helplessly and said, "That's fine, I won't say more."

He could understand Ying Si's psychology. If he didn't have much time left to live, he would be willing to compress the time so that his spirit could remain in a normal state. He could complete his arrangements before death and clear the way for his children. The way forward.

Instead of lingering on the sickbed.

Zhao Guo Handan
  Inside the palace

The dancer was dancing gracefully, and King Zhao was sitting at the front, with a slight smile and gentleness on his face.

He has spent half his life in the military, so he should naturally enjoy it.

but--

Today's banquet is obviously not for enjoyment.

Those present were all protons exchanged between the various countries, and King Zhao also knew in his heart that some of these protons were favored and some were not.

There was only one favored person, and that was King Qin's legitimate son Ying Ji.

There are a lot of people who are not favored, and the children from several other countries are not favored.

After all, not many people have the same brain circuit as Ying Si.

Ying Ji sat quietly in his seat, listening to the continuous beating of the chime, but his mind was not on the beauty dancing in front of him, but on the "question" that Chen Shou asked for him yesterday.

Chen Shou is Chen Ye's eldest son, only a few years younger than Chen Shen, and is his second child.

Although he is not a very talented person, he is honest, loyal, gentle and modest. Perhaps among several children, only he and Chen Ye have the most similar personalities.

The reason why Chen Shou was not born and did not have a title was not because he was not talented enough.

It's because he doesn't want to show off his talents. ,

Chen Ye respected each of his children, and although Princess Youning didn't like these concubine children very much, she didn't dislike them either. Instead, she treated them like ordinary children.

When Chen Shou was twelve years old, Chen Ye once asked him. Whoever you want to be your teacher, if you have someone you like, you can look for him, just like Chen Shen.

If he wanted to travel around the country, he would also ask Ying Si to send guards to follow him.

But Chen Shou rejected these proposals one by one.

He told Chen Ye that he wanted to stay at home. Occasionally reading a book, going out for an outing, or lying in the house and sleeping in were all his favorite things.

Don't feel like you've treated him badly.

He just likes to live such a lazy life.

Even going out to Handan this time was Chen Ye's helpless decision, because he was not at ease with the other children.

Only the character of this concubine's eldest son reassured Chen Ye that he could bring Ying Ji to Handan City.

Ying Ji was thinking about the question Chen Shou had asked for him yesterday. Halfway through, he couldn't help but silently count with his hands in his sleeves.

Numeracy is already available in this era, but it is not in depth.

But "Chen Shou"'s talent in this area made Chen Ye unable to bear to let it go to waste, so he taught his son a lot in private.

Now, Chen Shou handed these over to Ying Ji.

"Sir?"

"Sir?"

Urgent cries awoke Ying Ji from his thoughts. He raised his head and saw King Zhao looking at him in the distance.

The attendant beside him also reminded in a low voice.

"The King of Zhao asked you how your life was in the Kingdom of Zhao, and whether there was anything unsatisfactory."

After finishing speaking, the attendant said thoughtfully: "King Zhao called you three or four times, and he has already taken three breaths."

When Ying Ji heard this, he suddenly thought about it and stood up immediately with a slight apology on his face: "The beauty of the Zhao Kingdom is really too gorgeous."

"Unknowingly, Ji was stunned."

With a little shame on his face, he picked up the wine on the table and drank it all in one gulp: "Drink this cup to congratulate King Zhao."

After hearing Ying Ji's words, the slight anger on King Zhao's face involuntarily faded away, and he turned to smile and said: "Hahahahaha, after all, he is still a young man."

"If you are young, you will admire your parents; if you are lustful, you will admire Shao Ai. Young Master Ji is already an adult!"

Then I stopped thinking about it.

King Zhao looked at Ying Ji and asked, "How is it in the Kingdom of Zhao? Is there anyone bullying you?"

Ying Ji shook his head slightly and looked at King Zhao with respect and humility in his voice: "The country of Zhao is strong, its people know etiquette and courtesy, and everyone is humble. Ji's life is very good."

"Rely on King Zhao to govern, and no one will bully you."

King Zhao nodded slightly, with a sense of pride in his heart. Did Ying Ji have some discernment? He was so proud of himself.

So he seemed more friendly.

After saying a few more words, he asked Ying Ji to sit down and turned to talk to other protons.

But when communicating with other protons, they looked slightly happy and got closer. Firstly, it was because other countries were not as powerful as Zhao, and secondly, it was true that other protons were not as good at talking as Ying Ji.

It is getting late and the moon is rising.

The banquet lasted until very late, and it was already very late when Ying Ji walked out of the palace.

It was almost time for curfew.

He got on the chariot and pressed his forehead slightly: "Let's go back."

Handan City, a mansion somewhere.

An oil lamp fell slightly on the table, illuminating the slightly dark room.

Chen Zhao sat aside and looked at the bamboo slip in his hand, and was stunned.

While he was immersed in the sea of ​​books, Chen Shouze sat aside, also looking at the book in his hand, with a bit of lazy happiness on his face.

With the sound of cars outside the courtyard, the two people in the house were awakened.

Chen Zhao put down the bamboo scroll in his hand and said with a smile: "The master must be back."

Chen Shou also put down the bamboo scroll in his hand: "Let's go and see what the young master has gained this time."

The winter of King Huiwen's fifteenth year came quietly. This was the second winter since King Huiwen became seriously ill.

The only difference this time was that he didn't have to worry about whether he could make it through the winter, because he would definitely make it through.

From the first pill to the two pills, Ying Si's complexion became better and better, but in fact, his internal foundation was getting worse and worse, and he was almost exhausted.

He no longer even wore a coat in winter, just ordinary robes.

This is because the pill is constantly draining his body, causing his body to emit warmth. It is also because the medicinal power contained in the pill is constantly dispersing, making him feel "hot".

In fact, his body is "cold".

It's like a burning fire. Although the temperature is very high, that's because the firewood in the fire continues to burn into ashes.

Qin State did not stop in winter, but walked faster than before.

In November of the fifteenth year of King Huiwen's reign, even in the coldest month of winter, when the wind and snow were covering the country, the alliance of Wei, Zhao, Qi, and Yan brazenly launched an attack on Zhao.

And because of the "Qin-Zhao Covenant", Qin also participated in this war.

Of course, the main force is Zhao's army.

Under the biting cold wind, Zhao's cavalry felt pain for the first time since the reform.

There is snow everywhere on the ground, the horses' hooves are slipping, and the road ahead is in danger. Without the horses and cavalry, Zhao's military strength has been greatly reduced. Although it will not return to the original place, it is still worse than before. After the reform, they became much weaker.

The original Zhao State was somewhat powerless against the Four Kingdoms Alliance, let alone the current Zhao State?

But with the help of Qin, the war was not lost miserably this time.

In other words, it's not that we didn't lose miserably, but we won the war in a tragic way.

It is December [-]th in the fifteenth year of King Huiwen’s reign.

In the wind and snow, the six countries resumed peace talks.

Wei and Han ceded two cities again, one to Qin and one to Zhao.

At the same time, the anti-war wave in Wei was getting louder and louder.

They don't want a war, especially a war that they keep losing. Since the last King of Wei, almost no war against Qin has been successful!
  Cut five cities today, cut five cities tomorrow!
  The Qin army has arrived again!
  Such words appeared quietly in Wei State, but they were changed versions.

Became
  "Cut five cities today, and cut five cities tomorrow."

"The King of Wei started a war again and brought disaster to the country!"

The matter of the previous King of Wei being ostracized by his ministers seems to be quietly brewing in the Kingdom of Wei again.
  If the king fails to live up to his expectations, Wei's ministers can only "fight hard" for their own future.

In the first month of the sixteenth year of King Huiwen's reign, winter had not yet passed, and everything looked covered in wind and snow. People were walking on the streets, and no one had a bitter look on their face.

This is the achievement of the two kings of Qin for so many years, and it is also the achievement of so many years of hard work by talented people like Chen Ye and Shang Yang!
  Even at this time, there are still many businessmen gathered in Xianyang City.

There is an endless stream of people coming and going.

Chen Ye and Ying Si stood on the tower, looking at the bustling city, with gratified and happy smiles on their faces.

Ying Si turned his head and rubbed his hands. His palms were red and his cheeks were covered with sweat: "Teacher, look at how the Qin Kingdom is doing now. Compared with when my father handed him over to me, it is better. Or is it broken?"

"How much better?"

Chen Ye was not polite to Ying Si, and just said: "Your Majesty, in the past twenty years, you and many talented people in the country have worked so hard. If Qin is worse than before, wouldn't it mean that we are very incompetent? ?”

He looked into Ying Si's eyes calmly, knowing that the child just wanted a compliment.

"Your Majesty did well."

"Compared to when the late king was alive, the lives of the people of our country are much better. People can live and work in peace and contentment. Even in such a panic and troubled world, they can still have a peaceful paradise."

"This is all the result of the king."

The two of them were walking and talking, and snowflakes were drifting quietly behind them.

Pieces of snowflakes fell on them, making them look pale.

The sky and the earth are vast, and when the snow begins to melt, countless snowwater flows on the streets, and people spontaneously come out to clean up the water.

The whole world seemed to have been washed away.

It seems like it has become brand new again.

In this atmosphere, February of the [-]th year of King Huiwen came quietly.

When swallows fly, people know that spring has arrived.

This is the new spring.

Handan City

Chen Shou looked at the letter in his hand, with some inexplicable melancholy on his face. He patted Ying Ji, who had grown up next to him: "Ji'er, there is a letter from father, saying that it is for us to go back." The time is almost up."

Yes, time to go back.

Ying Ji was overjoyed at first, and then his expression changed unpredictably. He looked at Chen Shou with a hint of disbelief in his voice: "Could it be the body of my father?"

Chen Shou nodded slightly: "Father said that the king does not care about his body. He has often taken strong tonic medicines in the past six months. Now his body is exhausted and is almost reduced to a shell."

"He'll give us the news in advance."

"Everything in the city has already been taken care of. As soon as we get the news, we will set off immediately."

"By traveling day and night, we can reach Xianyang in three days."

Ying Ji sat in front of the desk, rubbing his hands unconsciously, with a melancholy look on his face.

Although he wanted to go back and become the King of Qin, he did not want to become the King of Qin after his father squeezed him out to smooth the way for him.
  It's a mixed emotion.

Xianyang City Zhangtai Palace
  In March, the sixteenth year of King Huiwen's reign.

Ying Si was lying on the hospital bed. At this time, even the tonic medicine could not keep him in his previous energetic state.

Su Qin, Zhang Yi and others stood there with inexplicable sadness on their faces.

Chen Ye had gray hair and tears in his eyes.

This spring is new, but these people are old.

The boundless sadness and sorrowful emotions, lying on the bed now, exactly like Ying Si when he bid farewell to Shang Yang, these all came out of Chen Ye's memory.

These are old.

Things are changing, the world is new, but people are the only ones who are old.

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