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

Chapter 148: Establishing oneself [st update, please subscribe]

The news that Bai Qi was named Wu'an Lord because of the "Battle of Tu Shui" spread back to the country, and almost all the generals opposed it.

Even Bai Qi himself opposed this matter.

In the hearts of the soldiers of the Qin State, and in the hearts of the "scholars" of the Qin State, the title of Lord Wu'an was supreme. Bai Qi believed that he had not yet achieved the merits of Lord Wu'an Chen Zhan, so he did not dare to accept this title and title.

Sima Cuo and Ying Ji also wrote letters asking Ying Ji to change their minds.

Zhangtai Palace

Ying Ji looked at the memorial letter, a gloomy look flashed in his eyes. He actually didn't really want to confer Bai Qi as Lord Wu'an, he just wanted to test it out.

Test how deep the influence of the "Chen family" is within the Qin State.

Now it can be seen.

Has even the title of "Jun Wu'an" become extremely glorious because of "Chen"?

He could clearly see that the Chinese people and even Bai Qi felt sincerely that Lord Wu An's title was supreme. Bai Qi had even written four or five secret letters in succession out of fear.

Ying Ji closed his eyes.

There were some thoughts in his mind, and then the smile on his face disappeared again.

Now is not a good time to get rid of Chen.

The reputation of the "Great Demon King of the Warring States Period" has not yet spread far and wide. Not to mention the Six Kingdoms, even within the country, there are not many people who fully recognize Ying Ji's reputation. This needs time to accumulate little by little.

If the time is postponed thirty years, then whoever Ying Ji wants to be named Lord Wu'an will be Lord Wu'an.

He can do whatever he wants.

No one could refute his words, no one even dared to question them, whether they were saying this in front of Ying Ji, behind Ying Ji's back, or behind Ying Ji's back.

"Pass the widow's edict."

Ying Ji closed his eyes and said something.

Fan Mansion

Fan Ju was sitting at home with a look of anxiety on his face. He is a smart man, but also a suspicious and sensitive person.

Although he did not suffer as many hardships due to the suspicion of Prime Minister Wei as he did in history, he is still a person who "will retaliate" from the bottom of his heart. Therefore, in his eyes, most people in the world are the same as him. .

Is Mengchang Juntianwen a good-tempered person?

Fan Ju doesn't know.

Is Grand Master Chen Shou a good-tempered person? He looks like a good-tempered person, but Fan Ju doesn't believe that there are people in this world who can repay evil with kindness.

But now, he had offended two people because of a small concierge.

The power of these two people is no worse than him, and to some extent, they are even more powerful than him.

Because an edict has been sent from the palace, making Mengchang Jun Tianwen the right prime minister.

This is the first time that someone other than Chen has occupied this position since the position of right prime minister appeared. This made Fan Ju even more frightened.

He began to worry day and night about the revenge from Lord Mengchang.

certainly--

He did not wait for Lord Mengchang's revenge, or rather before waiting for Lord Mengchang's revenge, he first waited for the revenge from "Chen Family".

In other words, it was not Chen's initiative to retaliate.

For some unknown reason, the news spread that the concierge of the Fan Mansion was disrespectful to the Chen family, Lord Wu'an Chen Zhan, Lord Wen'an Chen Shen, and Lord An Guo Chen Ye, and everyone in Xianyang City became aware of the uproar.

This previously peaceful city became lively for the first time.

But it was boiling anger.

From unknown day onwards, people from the Fan Mansion would be looked at with side eyes when they went out. People who often delivered dishes to the Fan Mansion also declined politely, saying that they were sick and could no longer continue doing this business.

Fan Ju could clearly feel that the attitude of the people in Xianyang City towards him had changed.

Spring River Plumbing Duck Prophet.

The attitude of the officials of Xianyang City and the "Chen Family" and "Xuegong" in the court towards Fan Ju naturally affected the attitude of the entire court towards Fan Ju.

Fan Ju was even more frightened.

So, while handling the government affairs of the court, he waited for the king's reaction.

He wondered what it would be like to be a king.

Taishi Mansion

This is Chen Ye's former residence. He has been living here since Chen Ye entered Xianyang City and came out of Shang Jun's Mansion. Later, it changed from Sikou Mansion to Prime Minister's Mansion, to An Guojun Mansion, and then to Chen Shen's Mansion. In his hands, it became Wen'an Jun's Mansion.

After Chen Shen left, it became Wu'an Jun's Mansion, and after Chen Zhan left, it became Taishi's Mansion.

Chen Shou was sitting in the courtyard, looking at the letters in front of him with a look of helplessness on his face. He could feel Fan Ju's anxiety across from him, but he didn't understand why the storm in Xianyang City suddenly became so big this time.

This doesn't make sense.

Nor should it.

He put down the letter in his hand, knocked on the table gently, and sighed softly: "It seems that the king is still worried about Mrs. Chen."

Chen Shou sighed helplessly.

Who else could promote the development of these things in Xianyang City, except the aloof King Qin? there is none left.

Chen Shou looked to the distant east, and seemed to see Guandu behind the clouds and mists, as if he saw his brother and others living in Guandu.

He stopped sighing and just murmured to himself: "Fortunately, the Chen family has left Xianyang City."

"Even if the king wants to do something, he will not take it too far."

Today, he is the only one left in the Chen family in Xianyang City, and all the other children have returned to the Guandu fiefdom.

The spring of King Zhaoxiang's fifteenth year came to this land as promised one after another. After the spring began, the "school" opened by Chen Shen of the Chen family in Guandu began to recruit students.

This is a private school like "Confucius" back then.

Before Confucius, almost no one established private schools on a large scale. Even if they recruited students, it was like selecting children. They only accepted a few students, thinking that they would pass on the "mantle" and academic achievements.

After Confucius, private schools gradually became more numerous.

Of course, although Confucius' private school did not limit the origin of the students and even recruited three thousand disciples, he obviously did not have that much energy.

He would give lectures at certain fixed times every year.

It means "open class".

At the rest of the time, only a very small number of people were able to obtain Confucius' teachings, meet Confucius in person, and raise their own questions.

These people are either very talented, very noble, or have their own unique expressions of "benevolence and righteousness".

As for other people, it is these people who teach on behalf of their teachers.

Therefore, among the three thousand disciples rumored by Confucius, most of those who were actually taught by Confucius appeared in the Analects, and the rest can only be regarded as his de facto disciples and disciples. The private school founded by Chen Shen was somewhat different from that of Confucius.

He lectures for "two hours" every day. This teaching tool is a public lecture like "opening the forum". In the afternoon, he will set aside an hour to answer questions for his "disciples", and his "question-solving" is also It was beyond people's expectations.

Chen Shen's solution to doubts is to ask his disciples to sort out the confusions that most people have, and then to guide them by solving the "confusion".

This is still the "opening" for most disciples.

As for one-on-one disciples, although Chen Shen was younger and stronger than Confucius, he was still a little overwhelmed.

So I just picked out some of them and followed him.

He is said to be a disciple, but more like a "waiter".

Of course, the relationship between teachers and disciples in this era is often like that of "the one being served" and the "server". In order to study, students are willing to regard themselves as those who serve others.

This is because knowledge in this era is precious and the special effects produced cannot be easily obtained.

When Chen Shen taught these people, he told them very frankly that he had only learned some wisdom from his father, Chen Ye.

He was making a name for his father.

And when the disciples taught by Chen Shen were allowed to leave his side and go to serve in various countries, people suddenly discovered that there were so many talented people born among these disciples.

Among the ten, seven or eight are actually talented people who can be directly appointed as officials to govern a country.

This matter was not only discovered by King Ying Ji of Qin, but also by the kings of the other six countries in the world, because Chen Shen did not restrict the recruitment of disciples from other countries. After these people completed their studies, although they felt a little guilty in their hearts, The greater "righteousness" made them ignore this trace of guilt.

That great righteousness is called "family and country".

King Qin was not angry because of Chen Shen's actions, but he was even more happy to express his gratitude to Chen Shen for his virtue.

As for whether it is sincere, it is a bit unclear.

After the Battle of Tu Shui, the alliance of the five countries also became very loose. It seemed that they no longer wanted to continue their alliance to defeat Qin.

Le Yi, a famous general of Yan State, even stated in public that his "serious illness" before the war was no accident. Someone must have framed him, and the person who framed him must have received the permission of a certain king.

This statement was recognized by King Yan Zhao.

In the summer of the fifteenth year of King Zhaoxiang's reign, King Qin Yingji received the first good news of the year amidst the sound of heavy rain.

King Yan publicly stated that he would withdraw from the Five-Nation Alliance and would no longer interfere in the affairs of the Central Plains.

After this news, Qi seemed to realize that its current national power was very different from before, so it also announced its withdrawal from the Five-Nation Alliance, and they were concentrating on developing their own power.

After all, before he became King of Qi, Qi State had always been in a first-rate and powerful position.

Although it is a little worse than Qin, it should not be farther away from Yan and Zhao.

The Five-Nation Alliance was completely broken.

Chu State, capital.

King Chu Qingxiang had a proud look on his face. He looked at Huang Xie beside him and said with a smile: "Master Chun Shen, look, what my father and I did back then was very correct?"

There was sarcasm on his face: "Unless there is a disaster, or the Qin State really starts the process of annexing the six countries, the so-called "alliance" is something that can be broken at a glance and cannot be consolidated. "

"After the defeat in the Battle of Tu Shui, although the five kingdoms did not lose any cities, they were forced to send a large amount of money, gold and silver to Qin in order to seek peace."

"Even if the Five Kingdoms did not lose too many soldiers in this war, the fear brought to their soldiers by constant losses to Qin is more terrifying than death. In the future, their soldiers will really have the courage to resist Qin. What?"

Huang Xie hesitated slightly and just said: "But how many cities in Chu State can be ceded?"

He looked sad: "Most of the lifespans of King Qin are short - the previous King of Qin lived long enough, but he only lived for nearly thirty years."

"It is already the fifteenth year of King Zhaoxiang."

"How long can this King of Qin live?"

"When the King of Qin dies, the alliance will naturally end. What will the Chu State do then?"

King Chu Qingxiang had a surprised look on his face. He looked at Huang Xie and said, "Wouldn't it be good to exchange a little city for twenty years of peace?"

He smiled and said: "Let's wait until the next King Qin ascends the throne to talk about it."

"It is still worthwhile to exchange some cities for ten or twenty years of peace."

King Qingxiang of Chu was not a mediocre monarch. On the contrary, under the management of him and Chun Shenjun Huang Xie, the power of Chu State was gradually recovering. However, because Chu State was a "small state", Chu State was It is very difficult for a country to exert its strong power.

But the rut has been changed.

There is no irresolvable hatred between Qin and Chu, just like two ordinary countries.

In the long river of history, the rut of Qin and Chu has changed subtly, because King Huai of Chu did not die in Qin, nor did he die while escaping because of the threat of King Yingji of Qin. Zhang Yi did not use blank words. The words resolved the alliance between Chu and other countries and did not break his promise.

He did not treat Chu State as a fool.

Therefore, the irresolvable hatred between Qin and Chu did not appear at the beginning.

And under such circumstances, will the declaration "Although Chu has three households, Chu will definitely die if Qin is destroyed" will still appear?

this is a problem.

Xianyang City

Fan Ju, who had been waiting anxiously for the ending, finally got what he wanted to wait for.

King Ying Ji of Qin issued an edict to kill the talkative concierge.

Moreover, the edict was issued publicly without giving Fan Ju any face, as if he didn't care about Fan Ju at all.

This is also different from the union of kings and ministers in history. When Fan Ju heard the edict, his anxiety became even heavier.

He began to think, would King Qin kill himself just like the concierge?

Unprecedented fear began to sprout in his heart, and then covered his whole body, making him tremble involuntarily.

Even though he was comforting himself in his heart, he was different from the concierge.

Guandu

Chen Shen sat at home, flipping through the classics he had compiled, and sighed with a calm look on his face: "I finally sorted out my father's thoughts for so many years!"

"Chen Zi Quotations" is more like an immature book, just to make Chen Ye famous.

The "Dharma Sutra" he is compiling now is the "work" he prepared for his father.

Such as the "Tao Te Ching", "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mozi" general works.

Somewhere in the mountains.

Chen An yawned, glanced at the two little beans next to him and sighed helplessly: "You two, can you stop being so annoying?"

(End of this chapter)