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

Chapter 158 "Win-win" [Second update, please subscribe]

Everyone fell silent.

To kill or not to kill, that is the question.

Maybe everyone has their own plans in mind, but they don't dare to speak out their "plans" because once they are spoken out, they will be "reprimanded" anyway.

It will also become a reason for eternal infamy.

If he is not killed, a new question will arise: should he be released or should he be redeemed by the Three Jin Dynasties? Are Sanjin willing to redeem people?

If the people are not redeemed, and the Qin State treats these captives harshly, resulting in the death of these captives, the person who proposed this opinion will become the target of public criticism, and no one is willing to take such a risk.

Silence, long silence.

Finally, Chen Shen stood up slowly. He looked at Ying Ji sitting on the stage and said softly: "Your Majesty, prisoners cannot be killed. If they are killed at once, the reputation of "benevolence and righteousness" that Qin State has finally established will be It will be lost in an instant."

His voice was deep and powerful: "Once the name of benevolence and righteousness collapses, Qin will inevitably suffer backlash."

"That's why, you can't kill him."

Ying Ji looked at Chen Shen who was standing there: "Does the Prime Minister mean to let him go?"

He said softly: "If we let it go, there will probably be objections in the country."

This is natural.

The victory of the war allowed Qin to obtain prisoners. These prisoners could be said to have been exchanged for the lives of Qin people. If they could be exchanged for any benefits, or could weaken the enemy's power, then naturally there would be nothing to say.

But if you send it back for free.

I'm just afraid that the Chinese people will riot now.

Chen Shen just smiled slightly: "Of course it won't be sent back in vain. Let Sanjin redeem him."

Redeeming people?

Everyone has different expressions. Will Sanjin really be willing to redeem people at this time?

Chen Shen ignored the crowd's noise and just continued: "First ask Hei Bingtai to build momentum within the Three Kingdoms. If the momentum is strong, even the kings of the Three Kingdoms will not dare to make any decisions easily, so they can only Redeeming people according to the voice of the land.”

"The State of Qin only needs to wait. It does not need to take the initiative to invite them to "redeem people." It can even show dissatisfaction when they come to redeem people."

"In this way, we can not only weaken the three Jin countries again, but also solve the problems that Qin is facing today."

Chen Shen's words fell to the ground. Everyone present looked at me and I looked at you. This was a very simple and straightforward method, but no one thought of this.

There was a little thought in Ying Ji's expression: "It's just that even if there is "power" in the country, the three kings may not dare to come to Qin to ask for these prisoners, right?"

He seemed to be mocking himself and said: "After all, in the eyes of the kings of the six kingdoms, Qin's reputation for benevolence and righteousness is as far-reaching as its bad reputation."

Chen Shen stood up and looked at Ying Ji standing on the stage, his voice unchanged: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty."

He raised his head and looked into Ying Ji's eyes. The two looked at each other, and Ying Ji clearly saw the smile in Chen Shen's eyes.

When Ying Ji was still guessing the reason for that smile, Chen Shen spoke.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Ying Ji understood the meaning of that smile.

"There are only a handful of people in the Zhao Kingdom who have the ability and courage to do this. But there is only one person who has the vision to see the long distance and is willing to do this."

"Lin Xiangru!"

"My younger brother became a disciple of Zhuangzi, and he happened to be my brother-in-law with Lin Xiangru's son."

Chen Shen looked at King Qin Ying Ji and said, "That's why, as long as Qin's attitude is a little firmer, then Lin Xiangru will definitely find a way to open up this line of Qin."

"There are only two people he can use. First, the king's confidants; second, the Chen family."

Chen Shen had confidence on his face, and he was sure that what he said would come true: "The confidants around the king will definitely not dare to come forward at this time, but the Chen family is different, and the minister's younger brother is different." " Chen An, my third brother, has always been free and easy-going, he looks like a young master from a rich family, and he is good at helping others."

"The Chen family's status in the Qin State is different, so Lin Xiangru will definitely beg his younger brother in the end."

"At that time, my third brother and I will write a letter and ask him to have a hand in it. Lin Xiangru will not notice anything."

"This matter can continue as usual."

Ying Ji sat there, quietly looking at Chen Shen who was standing there talking eloquently. His heart was a little ups and downs. He could understand the meaning of Chen Shen's words.

He said in a deep voice: "Xiang Chen wants Chen An to serve as an official in the State of Zhao?"

Chen Shen, who heard this, had a look of confusion on his face, as if he didn't understand Ying Ji's words: "What does your Majesty mean by this?"

Ying Ji's expression softened, wasn't it what he thought?

"Chen An is the senior minister of the Qin State, and he was an official in the court before. Although he left a few years ago, how can he be trusted by the State of Zhao?"

Chen Shen was silent for a moment, and then said strangely: "Your Majesty, let's not say that it is Chen An, my third brother. Even if your Majesty is standing in front of them now, they will definitely pretend not to know anything and then go away from you." Relationship."

He let out a long sigh: "Zhao originally wanted to drag all the three Jins into the quagmire, because their biggest opponent will never be us, but the other two who were also split from the Jin."

Ying Ji still didn't speak. In fact, he was still worried in his heart.

At this time, Chen Shen stepped forward and continued to speak: "If your Majesty is worried, there is no need for it."

"Lin Xiangru has a peaceful personality and no ambition. He is a typical Confucian scholar and is determined not to endanger Qin."

On the surface, these words were about Lin Xiangru, but in fact they were about "Chen An."

Chen Shenzai explained to Ying Ji that Chen An would never serve as an official in the State of Zhao.

"If you're worried that my brother won't come out, that's no need."

"Although my younger brother has a loose personality and likes to live in seclusion in the mountains and fields with Zhuangzi, how can he stand idly by when the Qin State has this matter?"

When Ying Ji heard Chen Shen's promise, he sighed: "If Chen Shangqing doesn't want to be an official, how can the State of Zhao let him go?"

"I'm afraid you brothers will never see each other again."

Chen Shen just bowed slightly: "For the sake of the Qin Kingdom, my brother must be willing to make such a sacrifice."

He raised his head and looked into Ying Ji's eyes.

After a long time, a sigh came.

"That's all, Gu Yun."

Zhao Wang Palace

As Chen Shen expected, the first person to worry about this matter was King Zhao.

King Zhao Huiwen summoned Lin Xiangru almost at the end of the war. He wanted Lin Xiangru to go to Qin in exchange for those detained.

Lin Xiangru stood in front of King Zhao Huiwen and lowered his head: "Your Majesty, the rumors in the country have not spread to a certain extent at this time. If I go to Qin at this time, I'm afraid..."

King Zhao Huiwen waved his hand slightly tiredly: "Don't worry, I will let you do it as soon as possible."

"No one will be able to find out by then."

After pondering for a moment, he looked at Lin Xiangru and said, "I heard that your son Lin Li and the Chen family's "Chen An" are senior brothers?"

"Do you think you can invite Chen An to come out and serve as the envoy of the State of Zhao?"

(End of this chapter)