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

Chapter 227 Chen’s choice [Please subscribe]

The message Dunruo sent was very simple, only five words.

"The Emperor is critically ill, please return soon"

Under the stormy night, Chen Ju rode on his horse and headed towards Xianyang City day and night.

This made him look embarrassed.

But Chen Ju didn't care at all, he just rushed towards Xianyang City like crazy.

He couldn't imagine what Yingwen's death meant at this time.

I also dare not imagine what will happen to Da Qin after Yingwen dies.

Dunruo didn't tell Chen Ju any more news when he came. He just told him that Yingwen was critically ill. No one told him what the illness was or how it was caused.

It wasn't until Chen Ju returned to Xianyang City that he knew what kind of illness Ying Wen had.

The imperial doctor's order could not explain it in detail, but Chen Ju found out that it was true after reading various classics and secretly investigating a lot of information.

Chen Ju stood up slowly, adjusted his clothes, and then sighed again, and then slowly walked towards the back hall.

Today, among the first emperors, only two men, "Jiang Lu" and "Hu Hai", are still alive. Jiang Lu is slightly younger than Fusu. As for Hu Hai,
Chen Ju closed his eyes.

Zhangtai Palace
The head of the Chen family sat in this magnificent hall for the first time, but what he felt was unprecedented loneliness and desolation. The owner here should be a person with the surname Ying, but where can he find a suitable one with the characteristics of Ying now? Will a child of the First Emperor's bloodline or Fusu's bloodline ascend the throne?
Fusu's heirs were not prosperous, which was why Chen Ju had repeatedly warned Fusu to open up a harem.

This is the root of all problems.

But at this time, he could no longer speak normally, and drool was even flowing from the corner of his mouth.

When Chen Ju heard the news, he was shocked and didn't know what to say. He understood that Yingwen was still young and lustful, and he also understood that he who had just become the emperor would become wanton after taking control of the supreme power. , there will also be many maids to seduce.

At this time, Yingwen was lying on the bed, tears slowly flowing from the corners of his eyes.

In layman's terms, it means that the woman was too excited during sex and suffered a stroke and died on the woman's belly, so it is called "immediate wind".

This is a shameful disease.

No matter how powerful the Chen family was, no matter how willing to sacrifice their reputation for the sake of Qin, it was absolutely impossible for them to support an infant child to become the emperor.

But he never imagined that Yingwen could become so ridiculous in the short half year since he left Xianyang City.

This chess game will eventually span two thousand years. In the first game, fate will prevail.

It’s also a “stroke”, but the stroke is done in a different way.

Because Hu Hai is definitely not a good person.

Then we can only find it from the descendants of the First Emperor or the Qin royal family.

Chen Ju is not to blame for this.

After Chen Ju read through the classics and asked the folk doctor "Bian Que" several times, he learned that the reason for Fusu's poor heirs may be that the first emperor took the golden elixir and had too many toxins in his body, and Fusu's mother gave birth to the child. When Fusu died, Fusu's body naturally contained the poison of the golden elixir.

One, Yingwen, is the eldest son; the other is the child born to a concubine, who is still in his infancy.

Yingwen's eyes were full of expectation. In fact, he should have died long ago, but he kept holding on for a while just to wait for Chen Ju's arrival.

The outcome of Qin's downfall was already doomed when Zi Chu's mother asked him to take the golden elixir, and Zhao Ji also asked the First Emperor to take the golden elixir.

If he becomes the emperor, I am afraid that the Qin Dynasty will be overthrown in an instant.

He had a stroke simply because he was really too wild.

"The wind will blow soon."

Even if the child is four or five years older, Chen Ju can firmly support the child to ascend the throne, then take charge of the government, and then hand over the government affairs when the child reaches adulthood.

Chen Ju also believes that he can do this.

But it turned out that his father had cleaned up the palace well enough, so he didn't find anyone.

The same principle holds true for men and women in future generations who will adopt healthy routines, quit smoking and drinking, etc. during pregnancy preparation.

A half-year-old boy suddenly had great power, and there was no one around him to restrain him. Everyone was trying to please and flatter him. Chen Ju, the only one who could check and balance him, left Xianyang City and returned to Guandu. How could he not What about exposing the true nature of young people?

But when fate no longer favored him, no matter how hard he tried, Fusu only had two children over the years.

However, this child is still in his infancy.

Chen Ju closed his eyes again.

Dunruo stood not far away, his voice a little heavy: "Your Majesty is awake, please go."

From the time when he sent the people from Heibingtai to invite Chen Ju quickly, he kept his eyes open, leaving behind the people he trusted and letting the imperial doctor hang his life, and used the people from Heibingtai to search Xianyang Palace and clean it again This inner palace.

Of course, this is understandable.

"Xiang Chen."

Chen Ju stepped forward, half-knelt on the ground, and held Yingwen's hand: "Your Majesty, why is this happening?"

Toxins can spread between the blood of mother and baby.

Chen can do this.

It's not that the Chen family is afraid of this enemy, but that they can't let Hu Hai, an obviously fatuous person, become emperor.

Perhaps everything today had its roots when Fusu's heirs were not prosperous, or perhaps the fact that the First Emperor took the golden elixir when he was young had already doomed today's outcome?

Because Yingwen acted too normal, too smart, and too good before. Unless someone has a God's perspective, how could anyone know that the emperor would become like this after leaving the restraint?

Just like no one could know that Tang Xuanzong would become so mediocre later.

Yingwen's voice stuttered, as if he had exhausted all his strength: "Mr. Chen."

He seemed to have become a real "emperor" at this moment. Yingwen's voice was choked and weak: "Qin entrusts you to me!"

These six simple words completely exhausted Yingwen's strength, and he slumped on the bed helplessly. At this time, his chest was rising and falling, but his eyes glanced at Heibingtai Ling Dunruo who was standing beside him.

Dunruo took out a piece of silk from the hidden compartment on the side.

Although Yingwen indulged in pleasure during the past six months, this does not mean that he is a fool. Like his father, he wrote a decree early when he was healthy.

This is a precautionary measure.

Dunruo took the silk and looked at Chen Ju as he declared.

"According to the edict of the third emperor: Chen Ju, the king of Jinan and the right prime minister, is appointed Duke of Anguo. He is granted the title of Taiwei and Taifu and takes charge of all military and state power. Anyone who disobeys will be the enemy of Yingxing! Order Chen Ju, Duke of Anguo, to choose The children of the royal family are to inherit the great unification. The choice of An Guo Gong is my choice, and the choice of An Guo Gong is my will."

"If there is any violation, behead him!"

"In addition, Chen Zheng, the father of Chen Ju, Duke of An Guo, was posthumously named Duke of An Guo."

After that, he came up with another will.

"According to the edict of the third emperor: exempt the imperial censor Feng Jie from his position."

The seal of the national jade seal that reads "Ordered by Heaven, May You Live Long and Prosperous" has already been stamped on the silk. This is the unquestionable edict of the third emperor.

Chen Ju took over the heavy decree, his eyes full of movement.

He was granted the titles of Taiwei, Taifu, and Jinan Guogong.
He himself is still the Prime Minister.

He occupied three of the positions of the three divisions and three masters!

The prime minister is the head of a hundred officials, and the Taiwei is the head of a hundred soldiers! As soon as this edict comes out, as long as the Chen family has a little bit of disobedience, the dynasty will change now!

not to mention--

Another "Yushi doctor" who was barely able to check and balance Chen Ju was dismissed! The Taishi and Taibao are temporarily vacant.

The position of the Third Division and the Third Duke, which stood at the pinnacle of the Qin Dynasty's court, was now the only one left, Chen Ju.

What kind of trust is this?
Chen Ju closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, there was a little determination on his face.

A chamberlain beside him walked to his side after receiving the emperor's signal and whispered: "Mr. Chen, your Majesty's intention is that if you find that Qin cannot be saved, you can retreat."

"Just please don't forget the agreement between the Chen family and King Zhaoxiang back then to preserve the direct bloodline of the surname Ying!"

Chen Ju was startled. He looked at Yingwen lying on the bed, and Yingwen nodded in the same way.

This time nodding completely exhausted his energy, and he closed his eyes weakly.

The third emperor Yingwen died in the second year of Wuhe.

In the second year of Wuhe, winter.

In this silent winter, Qin fell into a brief crisis.

The third emperor passed away, and the third emperor did not leave any heirs because he was too young, while the second emperor's heirs were still in their infancy.

The only solution now is to let the heir of His Majesty the First Emperor become the emperor.

This is the best choice.

Although there are still suitable people from other clans in the Qin royal family, those people do not have enough status to be recognized by the people of the world.

It would be fine if the First Emperor had no heirs left.

But the two heirs of the First Emperor were still there, so how could it be possible for other members of the royal family to get their turn?

As a result, a multiple-choice question fell on the heads of the courtiers. Choose Jiang Lu or Hu Hai?

This doesn't seem like a very difficult choice.

But the trick of fate didn't seem to end there. General Qin Gongzi was not in Xianyang City at this time.

He went on a journey.

After Fusu became the emperor and firmly implemented the system of prefectures and counties, people no longer paid extra attention to other princes. It was precisely because of this that Lu was given a secret to Fusu. Then he left Xianyang City.

It has been nearly two years now.

Zhangtai Palace

Chen Juze, who was currently sitting in the hall of power, looked at Dunruo in front of him: "You said you can't contact Mr. Lu?"

Dunruo nodded, with a very ugly look on his face: "Since His Majesty was seriously ill and asked me to go to ask for Prime Minister Chen, I followed His Majesty's order to contact Mr. General Lu, but for some reason I have been unable to contact him. Young Master.”

Chen Ju squinted his eyes and said coldly: "Is Master Jianglu still safe?"

Dunruo nodded slightly: "This can be guaranteed. If something happens to Mr. Jiang Lu, Hei Bingtai who is beside him will immediately use all means to let us know, even leaving a signal before he dies."

"The signals we have detected so far all indicate that the young master is still alive, but he cannot be contacted for the time being."

The people at Heibingtai have unique contact methods. They found the last traces of Jiang Lu and the signals left by the people at Heibingtai. This means that the young master Jiang Lu was fine, at least ten days ago.

Chen Ju pressed his forehead.

The problem is huge.

One of the only two young masters who can inherit the throne is not in Xianyang City. Does this big ship of Qin have to wait for the general?

This is obviously unrealistic.

No one can afford the consequences of doing this.

Even Chen is the same.

Dunruo's voice was a little cautious: "Xiang Chen, what should we do?"

"The court, many ministers, and the royal family are urging us."

There are still some things he dare not say. During the half month of delay, although there are no rumors in the world, it has begun to spread among the princes and nobles. It is the Chen family who wants to replace Ying and become the master of the world. It is the Chen family who wants to I want to be the emperor, so I keep putting it off.

Chen Ju closed his eyes.

When things got here, it seemed like there was no room for change.

He seems to have only one choice at the moment, which is to let Hu Hai ascend the throne and become the fourth emperor.

Destiny allowed the Qin State to have eight virtuous monarchs in a row. It was precisely because of this that the Qin State was able to unify the world with the efforts of the six monarchs. Then, in the hands of the next two virtuous monarchs, the Qin State was qualified to "bet". Bundle.

But now, there is only one heir to the world and the heir to Qin, Hu Hai.

He opened his eyes, his eyes full of sharpness: "Then I can only respect Young Master Hu Hai as the fourth emperor!"

This is a choice made out of desperation and the last forced choice.

In the second year of Wuhe, the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month.

The third emperor Ying Wen died, and it was rumored that he died of illness. He took good care of the face of the emperor who died young.

The following year, the fourth emperor Hu Hai ascended the throne.

This year is 204 BC, five years later than Hu Hai ascended the throne in the original history. The world today is still peaceful compared to the world in the original trajectory.

In 204 BC, Hu Hai, the fourth emperor of Qin, ascended the throne and changed the name to "Huairen", which was the first year of Huairen, also known as the first year of the fourth emperor.

Not many people in later generations recognized this title, because what the fourth emperor did after he ascended the throne made everyone in the world think that he was really not worthy of the title "Huairen", so generally he was only called "Huairen". Year of the Fourth Emperor".

It is precisely because the reign of the fourth emperor Hu Hai was shorter than that of the third emperor, only one year, so people were too lazy to think of another name.

In the first year of Huairen, the fourth emperor who had just ascended the throne ordered the removal of An Guo Gong Chen Ju from his position as right prime minister, and wanted to cancel the title of An Guo Gong Chen Ju and the Chen family's fiefdom.

However, the title of An Guogong was given by the late emperor. Even if Hu Hai became the emperor, he was not qualified to cancel it. Moreover, the pressure within the court was too great.

It was so big that even Hu Hai did not have the ability or qualification to cancel Chen Ju's position and title.

It was precisely because of this that Hu Hai realized Chen Ju's "dominant power".

So the new emperor settled for the next best thing and appointed his teacher "Zhao Gao" as the grand master, that is, the emperor's teacher.

Although people were initially opposed to a eunuch or an eunuch assuming the position of Grand Master, due to Hu Hai's persistence and the lack of real power in the position of Grand Master, the courtiers agreed.

And what about Chen Ju?

Chen Ju did not object or agree. He seemed to have returned to the time of the First Emperor. He seemed to no longer be in charge of the affairs of the world, like a clay Bodhisattva.

The first year of Huairen, spring March.

The ministers discussed the posthumous title and temple name of the third emperor. This time, when the fourth emperor and Taishi Zhao Gao wanted to give the third emperor an "evil posthumous title", Chen Ju stood up.

Chen Ju only said two sentences to decide the outcome of this court meeting.

"I disagree."

"The posthumous title of the third emperor is Huai."

"Those who are pregnant - use it to hurt the pain, use it without the latter"

This is not a good posthumous title, but it is definitely not bad. It can be regarded as a posthumous title used for nostalgia and sentimentality among the medium posthumous titles.

Hu Hai wanted to say something, but when he saw the look in Chen Ju's eyes, he didn't dare to say a word, and even became a little scared.

Zhao Gao also restrained himself and did not dare to say anything.

Chen Zheng left a huge shadow on him.

Chen Mansion
Chen Ju was packing his bags with a calm and silent look on his face.

Qin's defeat is irreversible. Unless Chen Ju can replace Hu Hai at this time, Qin will surely perish.

Before the Qin warship capsized, Chen Ju decided to take Chen's people away from the ship.

This is his decision.

He wanted to change the ending in front of him, but he couldn't do anything.

The Chen family will not advance or retreat with the Qin State. This may be cold-blooded or shrewd. No matter how you say it, the Chen family will never advance or retreat with the Qin State, or even be tied together.

There is always only one being that can be bound to Chen.

China.

At that time, the state of Zhou was destined to last for eight hundred years. In the end, it aroused public resentment because of the voice of the head of Guizhou, and was finally replaced by the state of Qin.

Why can't today's Qin State be replaced by a new country?
The first year of Huairen, spring and April

The fourth emperor massively mobilized the head of Guizhou to perform corvee and civil service in order to build his luxurious palace. Under Zhao Gao's suggestion, Hu Hai prepared to start a war against the Huns because Hu Hai wanted to prove that he was not a "fool" but a wise man. The emperor is more majestic than his brother.

This year, Xiao He temporarily served as an internal official, while Han Xin was a soldier who had already joined the Qin Dynasty.

Liu Bang became a county magistrate through the recommendation of Xianyang Academy.

People's trajectories are changed by subtle butterflies, and the final journey is to return again.

In the first year of Huairen, it was the thirteenth day of the fifth month of spring.

Ziying looked at the generous mansion in front of him and finally walked in.

He looked at Chen Ju who was sitting there with a tolerant face, and couldn't hold back tears for a moment, and tears fell on his face.

"Please sir, save me!"

Ziying's legs went weak, and he almost wanted to kneel on the ground. His eyes were red: "I hope that Mr. Chen will fulfill the agreement between the Chen family and King Zhaoxiang in the past!"

Chen Ju opened his eyes and looked at Ziying in front of him. Beside him was the long sword that had been prepared.

Everything in the house was tidied up.

He was leaving Xianyang City and this mansion.

But there is one more thing to do before leaving, and this thing is about to begin now.

"Let's go."

Chen Ju stood up, and in an instant his aura burst out, like a god.

He held a long sword in his hand and smiled at Ziying.

"Let's go see His Majesty."

PS: In the past two days, the comments have actually been talking about the demise of Qin. I feel that I have not concealed this from the beginning, so it should not be considered cheating.

Qin is bound to perish, because what I want to write about is a thousand-year-old family. Just like the longevity essay, creating a dynasty or writing about the thousand-year Qin Dynasty is a thankless act. I will not do this either. I like Da Qin and I also like the Han Dynasty. I like Tang and Ming Dynasties.

Apologies to the disappointed book friends.

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