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

Chapter 125 Sir, save me! ! [6k second update, please subscribe]

Chen Shen raised his head, glanced helplessly at Chen Ye who was sitting there with a bitter mouth, and sneered: "The purpose of pretending to be sick is to draw out the Queen Mother's backhand and force her to do what she wants to do. "

"But now that it's exposed, it's just for this stutter, right?"

Chen Zhan chuckled: "Brother, don't expose your father. Don't forget that after you exposed your father when you were a child, what your father often did was to beat you up."

Chen Shen didn't care much, just smiled and said: "Father is already this age, can he still chase me and fight?"

He glanced at Chen Ye who was eager to try and said: "What's more, doesn't my father no longer want the majesty of An Guojun? He is already over seventy years old, and he is still chasing his own children."

"If this spreads out, my father's reputation will be ruined."

Chen Ye coughed lightly, and then he gave up the idea of ​​beating Chen Shen in his heart, and just said: "Nonsense, when have I ever beaten you?"

"That's all education. Do you understand education? How can it be said that what happens to scholars is a beating?"

After saying that, Chen Ye sighed again: "Shen'er, you are in charge of the palace soldiers. In two days, you will go to the king and tell him to resign for the time being."

He stood up and clasped his hands behind his back: "Mi Bazi might want to do something about this. If you are still here, it's hard for her to do anything."

Chen Shen's expression changed: "Father, what do you mean?"

Chen Ye turned his head with a slight smile on his face: "I received news that Gongzi Fu and Gongzi Kui entered the palace to meet the Queen Mother. What do you think will happen when they meet the Queen Mother at this time?"

"They came back as hostages from other countries. Will they really be willing to watch the child who was least favored by their mother become the king?"

"In the past, there was pressure from the late king, but what about now?"

"Today, the new king is not yet old enough to rule, and has not been able to control the government and gain the trust and support of the courtiers. And I, the only courtier who supports the new king, am critically ill again, lying on the bed with my life and death unknown."

"Their mother can take control of the government right before her eyes."

"And there has been a gap between the new king and the Queen Mother. The new king even kept the Queen Mother in seclusion for the sake of "an outsider."

"If they still have access to the palace soldiers at this time, what do you think they will do?"

The answer was almost already placed in front of them.

There is only one thing that the two of them can and can do, and that is to force the palace to rebel and become the new King of Qin.

This is what they have to do and will do.

"The fight for the throne has always been cruel."

"No one dislikes power"

Gongzi Mansion

The two young masters have not yet reached the position of a lord, but this is considered a normal thing.

After all, even their people had just returned from other countries.

The Queen Mother obviously has no control over the government and has been suppressed before. How to get them to become the king?

Gongzi Kui looked at Gongzi Fu, with a little light in his eyes. He said in a low voice: "Brother, your brother, you came to the palace to see your mother this time, I'm afraid it's not just to talk to your mother, right?"

There was a little playfulness on his face: "Do you have other thoughts?"

Young Master Fu sneered. He looked at Young Master Kui and said, "Aren't you the same? You want to test the relationship between mother and that boy Ying Ji."

"Now that you've seen it, what do you want to do?"

Young Master Kui shrugged his shoulders: "I'm not the eldest son of my mother. What can I want to do?"

"only."

He looked at Young Master Fu: "The relationship between Ying Ji and us is not as close as the relationship between the two of us. Now that bad old man is backing him, he doesn't even listen to the Queen Mother's wishes."

"Otherwise, you and I should be able to come back when we last year, and we won't have to wait until that person is seriously ill and lingering on his bed."

"No matter who of you or me becomes the King of Qin, I'm sure he won't be so cruel to the other one, even with the intention of killing him to death, right?"

Young Master Fu raised his head with a cautious look on his face: "You are right."

"But the soldiers in the palace are controlled by Chen Shen."

"Even if we want to do something, I'm afraid there's nothing we can do."

"What's more, will the queen mother agree?"

"Without the support of my mother, no matter what we think of or do, it would be impossible."

Young Master Kui did not hesitate: "Do you think my mother was not touched by you and me today?"

"The relationship between mother and Ying Ji is not that strong to begin with, and now that mother is trapped in the palace, this is your chance."

"As for Chen Shen."

A little hesitation flashed across Gongzi Kui's face: "He is indeed a big problem, but it is not an unsolvable problem."

He squinted his eyes and smiled: "Isn't that guy about to die?"

"If someone writes a letter at this time and says that the ancient kings were pained when they saw the pain of their ministers and could understand it, so that Ying Ji and the courtiers can propose that Chen Shen go back to take care of An Guojun and even Chen Shen himself. Are they all resigning voluntarily?"

"And the duties of palace soldiers have always been beyond the reach of important ministers."

"At this time, you and I take the initiative to ask for orders and take up this position. Don't we naturally hold the military power in our hands?"

"By the time they react, it's too late."

Gongzi Kui's eyes were full of ruthlessness: "As long as we kill Ying Ji before everyone reacts, what can we do even if Chen objects?"

"Who else is qualified to inherit this throne but someone between you and me?"

Gongzi Kui's plan is simple and crude, but at present, the probability of success is very high.

Because there are fewer twists and turns in the middle, the places where there are risks are also reduced accordingly.

The most difficult thing is probably how to get Chen Shen to step down from the position of being in charge of the palace.

However, what neither of them expected was.

A few days later, before they took action, Chen Shen took the initiative to report to the court.

It was stated that the imperial doctor said that his father did not have much time to live, so he wanted to take care of his father before his sickbed. Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety cannot be both. His younger brother was loyal to the country in the court, so he asked him, the eldest brother, to go back. Be filial.

When Chen Shen's suggestion was made, everyone present was moved to tears.

Although Ying Ji was hesitant and worried, he finally agreed to the matter.

In the palace of the Queen Mother

Ying Ji stood outside the palace and walked over slowly. As soon as he entered the hall, he saw Mi Bazi standing in front of the window in simple clothes, looking at the sky in the distance, as if thinking about something.

"What does my mother have to do with me?"

His voice was cold, not as if he was speaking to his mother, but as if he were speaking to a stranger.

Mi Bazi turned around. She did not put any makeup on her face. Instead, she looked very simple. She just said softly: "Does a mother need a reason if she wants to see her son?"

"Kings?"

Ying Ji looked at Mi Bazi and just smiled. He didn't hesitate at all and said directly: "If you have anything to say, mother, you'd better say it quickly. If you keep going around and around, I may not necessarily agree."

In fact, Ying Ji said this just to test.

If Mi Bazi really had nothing to do with him, he would sit there and talk to his mother.

Although he already knows his mother's partiality and true identity, she is his mother after all.

But when Mi Bazi heard this, she didn't know why. She, who was always smart, seemed not to see the temptation in Ying Ji's words, and said directly: "Your two brothers have returned to the country, but they have always been nameless and insignificant. "

Mi Bazi looked at Ying Ji and said, "I don't ask you to make them kings or marquises. Why don't you give them an errand?"

Ying Ji lowered his eyes, blocking the darkness deep in his eyes.

He knew that his mother must be looking for him for something, and the two brothers who entered the palace two days ago must be the biggest suspects.

Although he knew the result in advance, when Mi Bazi really tore off the last mask of warmth, his heart was still filled with anger and sadness.

Although they are both biological children, why does he always seem to not be loved by his mother?

Ying Ji turned around and looked at the sky outside: "What position does mother want for them?"

Mi Bazi did not hear the emotion in Ying Ji's words, and just said: "The other positions are too tiring, why not give them a position in charge of the palace soldiers."

"After all, you are biological brothers. How can the relationship between other people in this world be as close as yours?"

Speaking of this, Mi Bazi said with complaint: "You would rather leave this position to an outsider, wouldn't you trust your brother?"

Ying Ji just said lightly: "Okay."

"But don't forget one thing, Queen Mother."

He turned his head, with a cold look in his eyes: "The order for Chen Shen to take charge of the palace soldiers was an order given by the father before his death. He was not alone."

After saying this, Ying Ji no longer stayed, but saluted and said, "Since my mother has nothing else to do, I will leave first."

He left without any hesitation.

Mi Bazi was left standing there alone, looking at Ying Ji who suddenly became depressed and cold, with a slight loneliness on his face.

In fact, she knew that Ying Ji wanted her to ask for this position no matter what, and the relationship between their mother and son would get worse.

Can.
  "What can the queen do?"

She looked in the distance and said softly: "I have no choice but to do this."

If others heard this, they would probably find it extremely ridiculous.

What does it mean to be helpless?

Who else forced Mi Bazi?
  No.

Everything was just caused by Mi Bazi's own greed.

Zhangtai Palace

Ying Ji was sitting in Zhangtai Palace, looking gloomy.

He was the one who knew Chen Ye's plan from beginning to end, and he was also the one who watched it all happen.

Ying Ji knew it from the beginning.

Because when Chen Ye was implementing this plan, he came to see Ying Ji, but his first sentence scared Ying Ji.

The first thing Chen Ye said was: "I don't have much time left." Just six short words, Ying Ji's heart almost stopped beating, because Ying Ji knew that so far, the whole Qin State could The only person who could restrain his ambitious mother was the old man in front of him.

Not only does he have enough power, but he also has enough status.

He was King An of the Qin State, the teacher of the previous king, and even the son-in-law of the previous king.
  Such an identity is the most suitable whether it is to get involved in royal affairs or to control the court and prevent some people from reaching out.
  But now, this person's time is running out?
  But before Ying Ji could continue to speak, Chen Ye explained the purpose of his visit.

"The bones in my body have not been very good since I was young, but that's just the way it is. I have been maintaining it since I was young, and the foundation is still there."

"If you use strong medicine to squeeze out all the foundation, and then rely on tonic to hang on, you can barely sustain it for three years."

"Three years are enough for the king to take charge."

Chen Ye's expression was gloomy, like a tiger hiding in the mountains staring at its prey: "However, the Queen Mother is much younger than the minister. If there is no suitable excuse for the Queen Mother to never interfere in the government affairs, I'm afraid Even after the king takes charge, he will still be in power."

"As the Queen Mother's own son, the King cannot say anything out of filial piety, and cannot even disobey him again and again."

Chen Ye sneered: "What's more, the Queen Mother obviously likes your two brothers more, but those two have no talent and are narrow-minded. They will not be of any benefit to the Qin State. And if the King rejects the Queen Mother's intention , If I don’t grant the title to these two, I’m afraid the Queen Mother will oppress you with filial piety.”

He sighed faintly: "Before the king died, he told me to take good care of the Qin State. Therefore, even if I die, I must clear this obstacle for the king before I die!"

At that time, after listening to Chen Ye's words, Ying Ji actually had very complicated emotions in his heart.

His mother may be deliberately trying to harm him, but a stranger is doing everything he can for his father's entrustment.

This is so ridiculous.

But for Ying Ji, this kind of thing is completely beneficial and harmless.

That's why he accepted it.

The bell outside the hall rang leisurely, and Ying Ji came back from his thoughts. He slowly walked to the window, with a little sigh on his face: "The night is so beautiful, and the mountains and rivers are indeed so delicate."

There was a serious look on his lips.

In the past few days, Gongzi Kui and Gongzi Fu often announced the affairs of the Queen Mother, and Ying Ji knew it.

It was precisely because he knew that during the day today, when the Queen Mother Xuan asked him to find a job for the two young masters, he was so cold.

In fact, when Chen Ye proposed the plan, he and Chen Ye had a slight dispute in some aspects.

That is the treatment of "Mi Bazi".

After all, she was his mother, and Ying Ji didn't want to be so unfeeling to her.

Chen Ye made a bet with him on whether Mi Bazi would agree to the two people's plan. If he agreed, Mi Bazi would be dealt with according to Chen Ye's ideas. If Empress Dowager Xuan disagreed, then she would be dealt with according to Ying Ji's ideas.

Ying Ji closed his eyes.

He lost completely.

Obviously, Mi Bazi chose his two elder brothers and gave up on him.

"I have endured enough."

"No wonder I'm lonely"

The summer of the third year of King Zhaoxiang's reign came as promised. Raindrops often fell from the sky, and the drought in some places seemed to have been resolved.

Businessmen who often came to Qin also began to buy grain in other countries with Qin's secret support.

And don't care at all about some "premium".

Some people see through the people behind these businessmen, but they don't care, such as many nobles from the other six countries.

After all, what if the person buying the food is Qin?

Are gold, silver, property, and silk used?

Yes?

Since it is purchased with real money, who is selling it to?
  Do you want them to give it to the Guizhou chiefs in the city for free? Then wouldn’t they have made a huge loss?

Furthermore, even if the Chinese people in the country have no food to eat and are about to starve to death, what does the rise in food prices have to do with them?

After all, as long as they can't starve themselves, that's fine.

Is not it?
  This is a true portrayal of the nobles of the Six Kingdoms, so they don't care about Qin's purchase of grain, because the grain they store is enough for their squandered life.

Definitely no worse than before.

Zhao Guo
  King Zhao Wuling abdicated this year and allowed his son Zhao He, King Zhao Huiwen, to ascend the throne and become the new King Zhao.

King Zhao Wuling, who has abdicated, calls himself "Master Father".

In fact, whether King Zhao Wuling abdicates or not does not affect his control of the government. It is like he has changed his name. He is still the one who handles the affairs of Zhao State on a daily basis.

It's just that "King Zhao" has become Zhao He.

Of course, because Zhao He already has the reputation of a righteous King Zhao, some people began to seek refuge in Zhao He and cling to this seemingly frustrated King Zhao in order to achieve their "investment", hoping that in the future Zhao He would truly When you are in power, you can favor them.

What happened in Zhao Guozhong seemed like he took off his pants and farted, but it was not that simple.

Why did King Zhao Wuling pass on his position to Zhao He in advance?

Because he saw Zhao He's dissatisfaction.

Why is Zhao He dissatisfied?

Because King Wuling of Zhao doted on his eldest son and couldn't bear to see his eldest son salute his "brother", who was the crown prince, "Zhao He", he felt that he had wronged his eldest son, who was Zhao Zhang. And he rewarded his son generously.

but

Although King Wuling of Zhao dotes on his eldest son and feels that his eldest son has been wronged, he still has a good mind and feels that the most suitable person to become King Zhao is his younger son, Zhao He.

Because Zhao He is indeed smart and has a reputation as a virtuous person since he was a child.

Under such circumstances, King Zhao Wuling felt that he had to make some obvious and important compromises in his opinion.

For example, let Zhao He become the King of Zhao in advance to appease Zhao He's heart.

Tell him, the King of Zhao in my heart is still you, so my love for your brother is just a way of comforting you. Don’t get me wrong.
  But what King Zhao Wuling didn't know was.

Zhao He didn't care about his doting brother, all he cared about was the actual territory that was given away!

Those are all from Zhao!
  In other words, it’s all his!

Therefore, even though King Zhao Wuling passed the throne to Zhao He in advance, he failed to achieve the goal he originally wanted to achieve, which was to appease Zhao He's emotions.

The situation in the State of Zhao is just like that of the State of Qin, like a powder keg that will explode as soon as it is touched.

Among the seven countries in the world, this is not only true for Qin and Zhao, but also for several other countries.

For example, the state of Wei.

There were also turbulent times between the two sons of King Wei.

The talent and reputation of the Crown Prince of Wei are obviously not as good as those of his younger brother, even though the two are still young.

The King of Xinling, Wei Wuji, who was known as the "Fourth Prince of the Warring States Period", showed his talents at a very young age, leaving the next King of Wei, who was also a prince of the Wei State, shrouded in shadow from an early age.
  Of course.

At this time, both Lord Xinling and the next King of Wei were still children.

For example, Qi State.

Although there are no fights between brothers in Qi State, King Qi Xuan's harem has a very strange situation.

Queen Qi is a woman who is not very beautiful.
  She has a name that many people know, called "Zhong Wuyan".

Yes, it is the Zhong Wuyan who "Zhong Wuyan is there when he has something to do, and he welcomes spring when there is nothing to do".

For example, Chu State.

The Chu State was currently engaged in internal fighting. Several big families in the country were fighting back and forth. It was almost a scene that the King of Chu could hardly hold back.
  For example, Yan State, such as Han.

There are not so many things in these two countries, but there are not many small things.
  At this time, the world seems to be peaceful, but there are undercurrents surging inside.

night, late at night.

The rain was pouring down from the sky, and the people in Xianyang City had already fallen asleep peacefully.

Zhangtai Palace.

Ying Ji was ready for everything and waiting for things to happen.

He got the definite news that tonight, his two good brothers and his good mother would launch a palace coup and try to kill him in this palace coup to threaten the courtiers. A king.

In other words, this is no longer a threat.

Because among the children of the late king, except for Gongzi Kui and Gongzi Fu, the others are not in Xianyang City.

A country cannot live without a ruler for a day.

Although this plan is very stupid, stupid Ying Ji doesn't know what to say, but once this plan succeeds, the benefits will be very generous, and the possibility of success is not small.

Thinking like this, a burst of noise suddenly came from outside the hall!

The palace change has begun!

A chamberlain rushed in hurriedly, with an anxious look on his face: "Your Majesty, come with me quickly!"

"There is a traitor plotting rebellion!"

Ying Ji nodded calmly and followed the chamberlain. When the chamberlain turned around, he suddenly drew out the sword from his waist!
  A sword flashed by! Heads fell to the ground.

Ying Ji curled his lips. He saw the waiter's smile just now, but he just wanted to lure him to a deserted place.

He immediately opened the door and headed towards the horses that had been prepared. ,

The next moment, Ying Ji got on his horse and ran straight to the palace gate.

The palace gate had already been opened, and Ying Ji was speeding along the streets of Xianyang City. People kept being awakened as he passed the streets.

He rushed to the door of An Guojun's mansion.

Ying Ji turned over and dismounted. His calm cheek suddenly turned extremely sad, and tears fell down. He used all his strength, as if he wanted everyone to hear him.

"Sir, save me!"

"My mother conspired with my two brothers to kill me and seize the throne!"

"Sir, save me!"

(End of this chapter)