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

Chapter 130 New Era [4k update, please subscribe]

The system of human sacrifice is not new, nor is it just now that some people are beginning to propose its abolition.

This is a very old topic.

Being ancient also means that this problem is very complicated and cannot be solved in a short while. Perhaps the best solution in the eyes of these nobles is to slowly fade away with the passage of time.

Of course, they themselves also know one thing.

That means this matter can never be resolved.

Because people who can decide the fate of others will never give up the temptation of "having someone to serve them after death."

Maybe they are not sure whether they will still exist when they get down there, or maybe they don't know whether the souls of these people will continue to serve them when they get down there, and they are even less sure whether "down there" exists.

They just enjoy this moment of opportunity and time to control the destiny of others.

When Chen Shen raised this topic, the entire court was silent, and people could hear it even if a pin dropped.

After a while, there was gradually the sound of discussion.

There are objections, but not many.

There are voices of support, but again not many.

This is a huge problem.

Chen Shen saw it and the ministers in the court wanted to make peace with Xi Ni and brush the matter over, but Chen did not agree with this decision.

He took a step forward with a firm look on his face.

"I would like to report to Your Majesty that we please abolish the burial system. This is my father's request before his death."

Chen Shen did not tell the truth.

Sometimes people are so strange. If Chen Ye had not given Chen Shen a dream, but had actually passed away, Chen Shen might have used the excuse "my father had given me a dream last night" to consolidate his remarks when mentioning this matter.

But when Chen Ye really entrusted him with a dream last night, Chen Shen tried his best to cover it up.

When Chen Shen said that the "abolition of the sacrificial burial" system was what Chen Ye said, the court fell silent again.

After that, the "Xianyang Academy" faction, which had not spoken out before, also began to speak out in support of Chen Shen.

Chen Shen has been in the position of Sikou before, so although the academy faction supports "Chen" and "Chen Ye", they don't know "Chen Shen" unless someone in the court attacks Chen. , otherwise they will not speak easily.

When the Academy Faction also participated in this court battle, everything seemed much easier.

The debate heated up.

Because those who opposed the abolition of the burial system and included it in Qin's laws also began to end one after another. This was a huge group of people.

Both the old aristocracy and the new aristocracy are opposed.

At this moment, the two factions within the Qin State that had been divided and opposed finally stood together because of Chen Shen's words.

Ying Ji, who was above the main hall, looked at this scene, his eyebrows twitching slightly again.

He thought of a certain classic saying his father once told him about his "master".

"There are no eternal opponents, only interests without collusion."

Under such circumstances, Ying Ji quickly absorbed the knowledge in the court, and slowly grew up without anyone noticing. By the time he takes charge, he will probably become the real "one in history" Big Devil".

This situation is nearly forty years earlier than in history.

After all, it was only forty years after King Zhaoxiang that he got rid of Mi Bazi's control, and thus truly and completely took control of the government and embarked on the path of his great devil.

Chen Shen stood in the main hall with sharp eyes: "I believe you all know in the past few days that many people have come to Xianyang City from other countries to bury their father. Many of these people are world-famous rangers and knights. Talented."

He looked around at everyone present: "If these people can join the court, wouldn't it be good for Qin?"

"They can create greater benefits for Qin while they are alive!"

A middle-aged man standing opposite him sneered: "But what if they don't join Qin?"

"Have they expressed their desire to join the Qin Kingdom?"

"If they don't join Qin, they will be Qin's enemies! And this is what is likely to happen!"

He took a step forward and stared at Chen Shen closely: "Can Chen Shangqing guarantee that these people will definitely join the Qin State? After all, they only decided to come and be buried because they admired the grace of An Guojun!"

"If you can't get people or things, you would rather destroy them than let them live!"

Chen Shen also sneered and stepped forward, almost face to face with this person. He asked in the same sharp tone: "I don't know if they are willing to join the Qin State, but one thing I can be sure of is this."

"If I let them die for my father today, tomorrow the wise men in the world will once again regard Qin as a scourge! Stay away from Qin!"

He turned his head, looked at Ying Ji sitting in the court hall and said: "Your Majesty, you should know that the reason why Qin is now the first choice of talented people in the world despite being on the border is because of Qin's "benevolence and righteousness". "The name."

"Benevolence and righteousness are the superficial reasons. Zhang Shangqing has already said the real reason before!"

Chen Shen walked up to Zhang Yi, who was closing his eyes to rest, and asked, "May I ask your Majesty, why did you join the Qin State?"

"Is it simply for the name of Qin's benevolence and righteousness?"

Zhang Yi sighed inwardly, if this kid is not looking for others, why should he look for himself?

He didn't want to get involved.

But since Chen Shen asked himself, he must answer, so he said: "On the surface, I am here because of benevolence and righteousness, but in fact, I am here for my own interests!"

Zhang Yi's answer did not surprise anyone, and it was also the answer in their hearts.

Chen Shen said quietly: "Zhang Shangqing, if you have not joined the Qin State at this time, when you were about to join the Qin State, you suddenly heard that there were people in the Qin State who were upright and accepted sacrifices on a large scale, and there were hundreds of them, nearly a thousand people. Nobles were buried."

"Even if this nobleman is the world-famous "King An", what would you think?"

"How will you choose?"

Zhang Yi did not hesitate at all: "Run. Unless he dies, he will never think of joining Qin."

"Even after joining the Qin State, you still have to find a way out for yourself."

Chen Shen looked at everyone and continued to ask Zhang Yi: "Then why is this? After all, the person who died was the voluntary choice of the person who was buried. They felt the character of Lord An Guo before they went there."

"Why are you afraid?"

Zhang Yi looked around the crowd and sighed quietly: "Today it is voluntary, but what about tomorrow? Since they can accept sacrifice, will they force people to sacrifice themselves in the future?"

"Why do people seek fame and wealth? Isn't it just to live a better life?"

"Now that joining this country is putting your life at risk, why should you join?"

Chen Shen smiled slightly and then continued: "This is the reason why I advocate incorporating the system of human sacrifice into Qin's laws, just as my father was unwilling to let the late king directly confer titles on my two brothers."

"It's all the same reason."

"There is no precedent!"

"As soon as this case is opened, everyone will think that since there is a precedent, why can't there be another one? Once there is another one, this hole will no longer be able to be blocked in the future." Looking at many ministers still pondering, Chen Shen released A word that made everyone quickly support his decision.

"Everyone."

"Today you are indeed able to control the fate of those people and let them die."

"But can you guarantee that no one in the world can control your destiny?"

"Today you oppose the inclusion of human sacrifice in Qin's laws. What if someone forces you to be buried in sacrifice in the future?"

These words shocked everyone. Can anyone in the world control their destiny?

Have.

And this person is now above the court, sitting on the steps in the distance.

That person is King Qin.

Under King Qin, although everyone is still on an unequal ladder, there is always someone above them!

At this moment everyone started to get scared.

but.

No one dares to ask, does the king also abide by the laws in Qin's laws?

Perhaps seeing the reason for the silence of many ministers, Ying Ji, who was sitting on the stage, smiled slightly. Chen Shen had told him about this matter in advance, and Ying Ji agreed.

That's why Chen Shen said these words in the court.

Otherwise, Chen Shen would never try to flirt with Ying Ji in court or in private.

He still wanted to keep the Chen family alive.

Immediately, Ying Ji spoke directly: "If human sacrifice is abolished and Chen Qing's words are incorporated into Qin's laws, Gu can make the decision. The addition that the royal family, even Gu, and future kings of Qin will not allow human sacrifice, will be included in this article. Among the Qin laws."

"And it cannot be changed forever."

Ying Ji's words were a kind of support, and it was clear support.

It's like looking at everyone with a butcher's knife and saying, if you dare to disagree, if you dare to continue to use people to die in private, then I will dare to let you die in the future.

Now that the knife has been placed on the neck, everyone has no chance and cannot resist.

Immediately he said with some regret: "I agree with this statement!"

"Incorporate the abolition of the human sacrifice system into Qin law!"

In order to save his life, this is all he can do.

Down towards the back

Zhang Yi and Su Qin walked together. Zhang Yi touched his chin with a thoughtful look on his face. He looked at Chen Shen who was walking in front, his posture already somewhat Chen Ye-like: "Have you noticed, Chen Shen?" There seems to be some changes.”

"A few days ago, he still had a bit of "cowardice" and "cautiousness" in him. It's not that caution is bad, but being too cautious becomes "cowardice". This will be the biggest obstacle to him becoming a "generation of talents". obstacles.”

"And today, when he was high-spirited in the court and quarreling with the heroes, he seemed to have a bit of the character of An Guojun."

Su Qin also had a distant look in his eyes, but he didn't say anything. He just said: "After the death of An Guojun, the Chen family finally has a new generation of pillars."

Saying that, Su Qin felt helpless.

"Looking at what the king wants now, I'm afraid this person will be able to become the prime minister in a few years."

Pay homage to the prime minister!

What an amazing thing. How old is Chen Shen now?

Zhang Yi smacked her lips: "Isn't that true?"

"You and I haven't even become prime ministers yet. How old is Chen Shen? Why do we just become prime ministers directly?"

"Shouldn't we first go to the position of Daliang Zao or Zuo Shuchang and stay for a while?"

Su Qin glanced at Zhang Yi, and then said, "Have you ever seen Lord An Guo become a great leader?"

"Worshiping the prime minister is nothing more than a son inheriting his father's legacy."

"As for you and me, the king will probably let one of you and I be the great minister, and the other one will also be the prime minister."

Two prime ministers?

Zhang Yi blinked: "Two prime ministers?"

Su Qin nodded slightly and said softly: "The king seems to have the intention to set up two prime ministers, one left and one right. These two prime ministers can restrain each other, but the right prime minister will have a higher status and greater power than the left prime minister."

He shook his head and said: "But I'm not sure, it just depends on what the king thinks."

An Guojun Mansion

Chen Shen looked at the people kneeling in front of Chen Ye's coffin with a sincere look on his face: "Everyone, maybe I have been thinking about it during the day and dreaming about it at night. I dreamed about my father last night, and I only saw him standing with a word In front of me, there are occasional sighs."

There was sadness on his face: "When I woke up and still had some memories of the dream, I discovered that it was my father's study. So I missed my father and went to the study, and found that the words my father often said were hanging in the study. "

"My father often said that there are three responsibilities in life: to look up to heaven, to bow to earth, and to have a clear conscience."

"I have already made a suggestion to the court this morning. Regardless of whether the person who is buried is voluntary or not, as long as someone orders others to be buried, it is a violation of Qin law."

"The king and many court officials have agreed, and there is no dispute that this law has been incorporated into Qin law."

"If you really admire my father's character, how could you have the heart to destroy the laws of Qin that my father has protected for his whole life?"

Chen Shen's words were very sincere and candid. He looked at the slightly angry crowd and said, "Also, everyone, have any of you read "Chen Zi's Quotations"?"

Everyone nodded. They admired Chen Ye and naturally had read Chen Zi's quotations.

"I've read them all."

Chen Shen then said: "If you have read my father's quotations, you will definitely understand my father's character. Is my father the kind of person who would let hundreds or even thousands of people sacrifice themselves for him?"

"My father always said that people's existence depends on their intentions and cannot be violated."

"If you seek your heart, you will do it for yourself."

Chen Shen bowed again: "Please don't embarrass Shen, and don't ruin my father's reputation of benevolence and righteousness throughout his life, so that my father can't rest in peace until his death."

This was a serious statement, but everyone present looked at me and I felt that there was some truth in what Chen Shen said.

They were not only thinking about themselves, but also thinking about An Guojun.

How could An Guojun's reputation for benevolence and righteousness be ruined on them?

Immediately they all sighed: "How can we ruin the reputation of An Guojun for our own selfishness?!"

"This matter is over!"

In the fourth year of King Zhaoxiang's reign, An Guojun was buried according to the etiquette of a state funeral.

In the winter of the same year, King Zhaoxiang officially took charge.

A new era has arrived!

"In the fourth year of King Zhaoxiang, An Guojun died. At that time, people from the six kingdoms came to Xianyang, please die for An Guojun. Wen'an Jun carefully asked the deposed people to die, and entered the Qin Law. Wang Yunzhi said: Future Qin kings should not be martyred by others, for all generations. Don't change it. When people heard about it, they were furious and reprimanded Lord Wen'an. Lord Wen'an said: "My father has been benevolent and righteous throughout his life, so how can he not be able to rest in peace?" People at that time were very sad and said generously: "Don't ruin Lord An's life because of our selfishness." "Name", the matter is settled. The benevolence and righteousness of An Guojun can be seen from this! - "Qin Shu Biography of An Guojun Chen Ye"

PS: I went out today, so I was a little late. Secondly, if there is no accident, it will be before twelve o'clock. If there is an accident, it will be before one o'clock.

Yeah, yeah.

(End of this chapter)