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

Chapter 188 Please follow the old example of King An Guo in the past [Second update, please subscribe]

After the news about Zichu's fainting came out, everyone in the world was shocked.

But the King of Chu and several nobles of Chu State were secretly rejoicing. They thought it was a good thing that they did not use a large amount of money to exchange for the "covenant" this time. In this way, after Zi Chu died, they would still have time to do what they had done in the past. things.

——That is: sign an alliance with the next King of Qin.

Amid the entanglement and heartbeats of everyone in the world, Zichu, who had fainted, woke up, and his body seemed to have returned to its original state.

Many people were shocked, but did not put down what they were doing.

To please the prince Ying Zheng, to please the young master becomes a dragon.

It is really uncertain who will become the King of Qin in the future, and Chen does not seem to be involved in this matter.

Zhangtai Palace

Zichu sat in the palace with a look of helplessness on his face. He did not expect that his body would be unable to hold on so quickly.

In fact, there was another reason why Zi Chu was not liked by Ying Zhu back then.

Zichu was less than a month old when he was born.

He had just been born and was told by the imperial physician that he would not live more than three months, so there was no need to waste time and emotion.

Later, Zi Chu gradually grew up under the guidance of his mother and lived for three months, but for some reason his mother's health became worse and worse.

The Taishi Ling at that time once said that this is a son who relies on his mother to support himself, and he is a monster.

Zichu was sitting in the main hall, and the words that Tai Shiling said that year came to his ears again. He thought that he had forgotten those words, but he seemed not to have forgotten them.

"The son uses his mother to raise his son. If this continues, the son will survive but the mother will die."

"The young master is born with deficiencies and needs to be nurtured. My wife was always careful when she was pregnant and had sufficient nutrition. How could the young master be born with deficiencies? This is a punishment from God."

"God wants to use this method to kill the young master's existence."

One after another calm and determined words came from Tai Shiling's mouth, and Zi Chu seemed to have really become the product of that "God's punishment".

So later, Zi Chu was named "Extraordinary".

A stranger who is "different from others".

Later, his mother Xia Ji couldn't bear such a thing anymore, so Yingzhu sent him to Handan, Zhao State, as a proton. This was the truth about his being a proton back then.

Because Zhao Guo happened to request it because he wanted to throw him far away.

Otherwise, with the prestige of the Qin State at that time, how could the Qin State be allowed to hand over its son as a hostage?

After arriving as a hostage in Zhao State, although he was not mistreated, he was not treated favorably?

Zhao Guo doesn’t want to live anymore?

No, it's not that Zhao Guo doesn't want to live anymore, it's that they got the news about the young master's strangeness, and they also know that while this young master is not welcomed, there is even a vague dislike of the two people.

They were sure that a foreigner could not become the King of Qin.

That's why Zhao Guocai ignored Zi Chu so much. This is one of the reasons why Yingzhu was the first to attack Zhao instead of Wei after he became Queen of Qin. He wanted to use the destruction of Zhao to calm the hatred in his son's heart. resentment.

"Cough cough. Cough cough cough."

There was a violent cough, and Zi Chu caught the blood in his mouth with a handkerchief. The bright red blood fell on the white handkerchief, looking extremely dazzling.

He closed his eyes.

Is life impossible?

Is God really going to take him away? We couldn't collect it back then, so we have to collect it in advance today?

The corners of Zi Chu's pale mouth opened slightly. He looked at the main hall behind him, walked outside and looked at the towering Xianyang City: "Maybe destiny is like this after all, let this country be unified in the hands of my son."

He once discussed this matter with Juzi of the Yin and Yang family in Yan State. Juzi of the Yin and Yang family said that although the destiny has been changed a little, the fate of this unification is not in his body after all, and he cannot complete the unification.

At that time, he thought that the Yin Yang family's Junzi was talking nonsense, but now it seemed that he knew that it was not a lie.

He really doesn't have that fate.

In the third year of King Zhuang Xiang's reign, Xia.

Bai Qi, Lord Wu'an of Qin, died on his way back to Xianyang City, so the two armies merged into one, commanded by Chen Zan, the son of Lord Wu'an. The army returned to Xianyang City in May of that year.

Chen Zan was also named "Jun" because of his military exploits this time. When discussing the title, no one hesitated at all.

"Wu'an".

The title of "Wu'an" was earned by Chen Zan. Whether it was the large and small battles he had conquered over the years or his military exploits in resisting the Huns on the border, it was enough for him to be awarded the title of Wu'an.

It was at this time that people realized that this was a father-son double "Wu'an".

As a result, the world once again lamented the Chen family's "Zhong Ling Yun Xiu". The Chen family has lasted for four generations. For the four consecutive generations, talented people appeared one after another, both civil and military. All the descendants of the second generation were posthumously named. "Mr.", what is this if not Zhong Lingyunxiu?

The saying "Whoever wins the Chen family wins the world" once again appeared in the ears of kings from all over the world.

This is not the first time, but none of the kings responded at all. The Chen family has been flourishing in Qin for hundreds of years, and now Qin is at its peak and is about to dominate the world. What can they use to tempt the Chen family to join them? ?

Can anyone afford such a price?

nobody. As a result, the kings of the world could only watch as the relationship between the Chen family and Qin became closer day by day.

In the third year of King Zhuang Xiang's reign, it was winter.

Zi Chu appointed "Chen Zan" as the "Taiwei", and promoted him to be the Lord of Wu'an and the Grand General, in charge of the military and political affairs of the Qin State. He worshiped "Wang Jian" and "Meng Yu" as the Shangqing and the Grand General to assist the Taiwei Chen Zan. In charge of military and political affairs in the world.

At the same time, Zichu vigorously reformed the "official system" in the country and appointed thirteen "ministers" to take charge of the political affairs of the Qin State.

These "Qings" are collectively called the Thirteen Qings. The system of "Six Dukes and Thirteen Qings" has been initially established, but it is still not perfect and needs further improvement. Zi Chu did not pay attention to the gossip of those people, but instead Carry out reforms more recklessly.

In the spring of the fourth year of King Zhuang Xiang, King Zhuang Xiang did not participate in the Qin State's national sacrifice. Instead, he asked Prince Ying Zheng to participate and preside over it.

After this news came out, everyone in Qin firmly continued to bet on "Ying Zheng". They believed that Ying Zheng would definitely become the new King of Qin, and I am afraid that it would be within the next year or two.

Their guess was good.

At the end of spring and March in the fourth year of King Zhuang Xiang, King Zhuang Xiang asked the prince Yingzheng to supervise the country on the pretext of being ill. However, he himself hid in the palace and rarely came out. He did not want to see anyone.

Zhangtai Palace

Zichu sat in front of an alchemy furnace, with several alchemists sitting next to him. They swore to introduce their "elixir".

It is said that this thing can change people's lives against the heavens and rejuvenate them, just like living a new life.

Zichu believed it.

Outside the main hall, the chamberlain hurriedly came over with a thoughtful look on his face: "Your Majesty, please see your right minister Chen Per."

Zi Chu's stiff expression changed, and then he said slowly: "No."

He closed his eyes and looked at the alchemy furnace with all his heart, hoping that the elixir that would allow him to "relive his whole life" could be conceived in it. He did not want to see his teacher because he was afraid that he would regret it and stop what he was doing. .

He wants to live.

Who doesn't want to live? Especially the kings who hold the power of the world?

Zi Chu no longer took the "elixir" every day or two. When he was in Handan, the capital of Zhao, he often took it without telling Chen Per.

In other words, from the time he was born, from the time he was born prematurely at less than a month old, he and his mother began to believe in these alchemists and continued to take elixirs.

Zi Chu is now thirty years old, and he has been taking the "elixir" for twenty years.

Zichu's eyes turned red, and he was unwilling to give in.

Not willing to die.

So he desperately wanted to survive.

In the summer of the fourth year of King Zhuang Xiang's reign, it rained continuously, and the rain from the sky kept falling on the ground. Nothing special happened in the world this year.

The Qin State, which had successively annexed the three Jin lands, seemed to have been silent as if it had no extra energy. Taking this opportunity, the Yan State, Qi State and Chu State also temporarily breathed a sigh of relief and lived in peace.

Only the ministers in the Qin court were a little scared.

They had not seen King Qin for several months and did not know what King Qin was doing.

Even Chen Per, the right minister, asked to see the King of Qin several times but was not allowed to see him, let alone them?

Of course, they don't think there's anything bad about today's Prince Supervisor - the Prince Supervisor is indeed very good, even a little too good.

In the autumn of the fourth year of King Zhaoxiang.

Heavy rain fell continuously on the land of Qin, and thunder sounded from time to time in the sky, covering the entire world.

Chen Mansion

Chen Yu and Chen Zhong, who were sleeping, were woken up by an urgent call. At this time, the palace servants were waiting anxiously in the mansion, with sad and serious expressions on their faces: "Chen Xiang, Sikou. , Your Majesty summons you to the palace for urgent matters!"

"If the matter is urgent, please obey the authority. I hope you two can forgive me!"

Chen Yu and Chen Zhong looked at each other and saw some tension and seriousness in each other's eyes. What did King Qin want to do with them at this time?

But at this time, they had no extra time to care.

Inside Zhangtai Palace

Chen Yu and Chen Zhong, who came in a hurry, saw Zi Chu dying on the bed, almost like a skeleton, with a look of horror on their faces. Chen Yu stepped forward and held Zi Chu's hand. Hands: "Your Majesty, this is..."

On the contrary, Zichu looked normal and did not do anything drastic. He seemed to be holding on for a breath until this moment.

He swallowed the ginseng slices in his mouth, and a wave of heat emerged, giving him some strength.

"I regret that I didn't listen to the teacher."

Zi Chu said this with a long sadness, and then held Chen Per's hands tightly, with tears constantly falling from the corners of his eyes: "Teacher!"

He used all his strength to say one sentence: "Please follow the old example of An Guojun in the past!"

"Protect my Qin country!"

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"At the end of the autumn and September of the fourth year of King Zhuang Xiang, the king died in Zhangtai Palace. Before his death, he summoned Chen Yu, the right prime minister and Lord An Guo, and said: Please follow the old example of Lord An Guo. That night, I named your right prime minister the Lord An Guo. - " "Book of Qin·The Chronicles of King Zhuang Xiang"

(End of this chapter)