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

Chapter 218 The humble Chen Ju [Second update, please subscribe]

Letter from Guandu?

Chen Zheng's body trembled slightly. What could happen to Guandu's letter at this time?

Recalling that Chen Su had been in poor health the last time he returned to Guandu, Chen Zheng suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, and he quickly took the letter from the boy's hand.

What the letter said was just as Chen Zheng expected.

Chen Su passed away.

But there was no illness or disaster, and he just passed away suddenly in his sleep. This was probably a happy event for Chen Su. After all, even at the end of his life and in his later years, he did not suffer much.

Chen Zheng stood there, feeling dizzy.

The boy on the side supported his body, and Chen Zheng exhaled. He had just returned from the palace and was going to the palace again.

Chen Su's death was a big event, both for Qin and the Chen family.

Zhangtai Palace

The eldest son of the next generation of the Chen family, "Chen Ju", was only twelve years old at this time.

Chen Ju's words were very humble, but no one could find a reason to refute, not even Ying Zheng who really wanted him to be the prime minister.

At that time, he just looked at Chen Ju and said with emotion: "This son is not like his father."

He raised his head and looked at Ying Zheng: "I want to take leave and return to Guandu for a while."

He originally thought that Chen Zheng came back to supplement the details of what he just said, but when he looked at Chen Zheng's expression, it really didn't seem like it.

This is as it should be.

He looked at Chen Zheng: "Go ahead."

Ying Zheng smiled and said calmly: "This is as it should be."

But what happened next made the people of the world feel helpless again. Because of Chen Su's death, Chen Zheng, who had just returned to Xianyang City to succeed the "right prime minister", resigned again and returned to Guandu. This is what he should do .

The First Emperor originally wanted to appoint the twelve-year-old son of the Chen family as the left prime minister, but Chen Ju refused. Chen Ju's reason was that his talent and learning were less than one-tenth of his father's, so It’s hard to be photographed.

Chen Zheng's departure was a blow to the "plan" at this most critical moment.

Seeing Chen Zheng returning, Ying Zheng wanted to say something, but as soon as he looked up, he saw the solemnity and silence on Chen Zheng's face, and immediately asked: "What happened?"

Chen Zheng's expression was solemn: "Chen's father passed away."

In order to declare the achievements of the Chen family and Chen Su, the First Emperor posthumously named Chen Su "An Guogong".

At the end of the eighth year of the First Emperor's reign, An Guojun Chen Su passed away in Guandu. His departure caused turmoil in the world, because there were so many of his disciples, and almost all the officials from the imperial court came to see off Chen Su. .

What's more, if he becomes prime minister at the age of twelve, wouldn't that be the greatest contempt for the official system of Qin?

He was unwilling to use his family's authority to become an official, let alone use Chen's reputation to gain power, so he refused.

Ying Zheng looked at Chen Zheng and couldn't say any words of rejection. He just thought in his heart that maybe the destiny was not in Qin, but in him. Otherwise, how could Chen Su die at such a critical time?

After Chen Su passed away, it was impossible for him to keep Chen Zheng, both emotionally and rationally.

It was at this time that the fifth-generation eldest son of the Chen family, Chen Zheng, became the head of the Chen family and inherited the title of "An Guojun".

After that, he accepted Chen Ju's suggestion. He saw that Chen Ju was not willing to be an official in the court, so he didn't force it.

I just sighed in my heart again, maybe the destiny is not in Qin.

In the ninth year of the First Emperor's reign, because the position of prime minister was too important to remain vacant for a long time, the First Emperor ordered Feng Quji to be the left prime minister and Li Si to be the right prime minister. In history, Li Si should have been the left prime minister, but at this time Li Si had been the left prime minister for many years and had a clearer understanding of government affairs than Feng Quji, who had already retreated to the second line. What's more, Ying Zheng didn't want to I felt wronged by Li Si.

He could see that Li Si was a talent.

Of course, it was not only because of this, but also because even if Han Fei resigned, Li Si could always find more excuses to ask Han Fei to help him deal with his affairs.

Therefore, the person sitting in the position of right prime minister is not "Li Si", but "Li Han Si Fei", a combination of the two people. If such a person is not worthy of being the right prime minister, then who else is worthy?

The officials in the court were reshuffled again, and students from Xianyang Academy were also entering the Qin court one after another.

The tenth year of the First Emperor was a very special year.

This is the first ten years since the First Emperor ruled the world, and it is also the twentieth year that the First Emperor Ying Zheng has been sitting in this position. He is getting older and older, and as he gets older, his body is also Some are not as good as before.

As for the whole world, the students who came out of Xianyang Academy are gradually replacing the "original scholar-bureaucrats". Those people didn't find anything at the beginning, but slowly the power in their hands was lost too fast. This was enough. Keep them on their toes.

Therefore, the anti-Qin forces in the world seemed to suddenly have support, and they began to flourish in secret again.

This was another huge blow to the First Emperor's plan.

In the darkness of fate, the balance seems to be slowly shifting again.

The lights slowly turned on, and a hint of failure blew out of the wind.

Guandu

In the autumn of the eleventh year of the First Emperor's reign, the autumn wind and rain were always frightening. Chen Zheng was sitting in the courtyard.

Three years later, he should have returned to the court as an official, but he didn't want to go back.

He went back before just because he was shocked by the plans and ambitions of the First Emperor. He wanted to help the First Emperor realize his dream, so he forced himself to go again.

But then the death of his father gave Chen Zheng a heavy blow.

Is the Chen family's foundation in Xianyang City?

No, at least he is no longer in Xianyang City now.

The foundation of the Chen family is in Guandu. He wants to protect the fiefdom that his ancestors won with blood and military exploits in the past, and make this place truly the foundation of the Chen family.

So he can't leave.

He was afraid that after leaving, Chen would once again become the same person he was when he came back to "cleanse" her.

Chen Ju stood beside him, with no expression on his handsome face, just a faint expression.

Chen Zheng chuckled: "You are already fifteen years old, don't you still want to become an official?"

Chen Ju's expression remained unchanged and he just said: "My son's talents and learning are not enough to serve as prime minister."

"And your Majesty will definitely not give up the position of Sikou easily again."

It is really a terrible thing to let the Chen family control the laws of Qin. Therefore, the position of Sikou is that no one can be a member of the Chen family anymore, because if another Chen Zheng appears, it will be a threat to the emperor. disaster.

Chen Zheng laughed dumbly: "You."

He threw a handful of fish food into the pond, and ripples rippled in the calm water.

"What do you think of the situation in the world?"

(End of this chapter)