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

Chapter 230 The vultures carving up the corpse [Please subscribe]

When they heard the news of the death of the fourth emperor, all the governors, princes, and ministers who stood beside Qin but had ulterior motives were suddenly stunned.

Surprise.

Explain, explain, what is a fucking surprise?
This is called a fucking surprise!

The collapse of the fourth emperor has more symbolic meaning than actual significance, because he symbolizes a fact that everyone wants to say.

"Qin has lost his destiny!"

The early deaths of two consecutive emperors have proven this, and no one can refute it anymore!
Even Chen’s is the same!
Therefore, on the day when the fourth emperor died, all the princes in the world began to publicize this fact. The two consecutive kings of Qin died within less than two years of their reign. This shows that Qin is no longer favored by God. !
God has abandoned Qin!
As a result, the princes began to make up their own stories.

Each prince has his own "legend", like the reincarnation of a saint.

If someone in future generations looks at the history of this period, they will find some very interesting things. This period seems to have gathered all the saints and descendants of sages in the past five thousand years. If you find a person at random, it will be like A person who has been handed down from generation to generation with glory for eternity.

"The mother of Sheng had a connection with the wilderness, and received the gift from heaven to conceive Sheng. When Sheng Sheng was born, the sky was bright, and there were swan geese chirping in the sky. At that time, thousands of swan geese gathered together to form a bridge. Sheng Sheng knew it, and he could do it at the age of five Yan, when he was seven years old, once said: I am the son of Shui De from the sky. I descended to Qin and was born to kill the dragon. When I asked him again, Sheng was at a loss and didn't know what happened. This is called the responsibility of the gods to give birth to him. - " "Historical Records·Chen Sheng and Wu Guang Family"

"What should I do?"

Yet even in this chaotic period, there is an exception.

"The person with Xiang Ji is a prime minister, whose courtesy name is Yu. He was twenty-four years old when he first started. His Ji father, Xiang Liang, was the Chu general Xiang Yan, who was killed by the Qin general Wang Jian. The Xiang family was Chu for generations. General, was granted the title of Xiang, so his surname was Xiang. His mother is unknown, and it is said that he has no parents, and he is the son of heaven. Liang once said that a golden light suddenly appeared in the wilderness, and the golden light disappeared and feathers appeared. At that time, there was a strange sound in his ears. His voice was not like a human being, but like a ghost. He said: This is my master. When there is a calamity, I should take care of Xiang's body. You should save his body and maybe save Xiang's family from danger. Liang felt deeply about it, and later Yu Guo became an overlord and resumed the legacy of Xiang's ancestors. - "Historical Records: The Chronicles of Xiang Yu"

This winter passed quickly, and the Qin State had almost become a loose empire. This huge empire had not yet collapsed because it still had five leaders.

As long as the recorders who went to the Chen family to see and ask questions, they all got the same answer.

He looked ugly: "Except for those who were taken away by Prime Minister Chen, the Qin royal family who are left in Xianyang City are not worthy of being emperors!"

The first year of the Fourth Emperor, winter.

Liu Bang looked majestic, with a little solemnity in his expression: "Only in this way can we preserve the last territory of Qin."

Chen.

Chen Ye, the ancestor of the Chen family, was a descendant of Zhong Shanfu in the past. Later he came to Qin and established the Chen family. He had no strange phenomena in his body, and there was nothing magical about him when he was born. Everything was ordinary.

"We have been delaying it for a month! If we still can't find an emperor, the Guizhou leaders in the country will be in panic!"

Liu Bang sneered: "In this case, the world will definitely collapse? Doesn't the world collapse now?"

During this period, it seems that if you don't have the slightest bit of magic in you, and if you didn't have some visions when you were born, you are not worthy of becoming a member of the contenders.

He sighed: "For the current plan, we can only elect a member of the royal family as the emperor first, and then retreat to Hangu Pass, using the original territory of Qin as the territory, and then slowly map it out."

But among them, whether it is the ancestors of the Chen family or the heads of each generation of the Chen family, these records are very detailed and there is not a trace of falsehood.

"I often drank wine from Wang Lao and Wu Fu, and when they were lying drunk, Wu Fu and Wang Lao often saw dragons on them, which was strange. Every time Gaozu left a bottle of wine, the wine was several times larger. - "Historical Records: The Chronicles of Gaozu"

Zhangtai Palace
Meng Tian and others sat together with a look of sadness on their faces. If anyone wanted the Qin Empire to collapse the most, it was Meng Tian. He really didn't want the great empire built by the First Emperor to collapse.

"The Great Ancestor was born in Zhongyangli, Peifeng City. His surname was Liu and his given name was Ji. His father was Taigong and his mother was Liu Lao. Before him, Lao Liu had a dream of meeting the gods when he tasted the valley of Daze. At that time, it was dark with thunder and lightning, and Taigong When he looked over, he saw a dragon on top of it. He was already pregnant and gave birth to Emperor Gaozu. - "Historical Records: The Chronicles of Emperor Gaozu"

"If this happens, the world will surely collapse!"

There are many records about the Chen family. Whether it is historical records or other historical books in later generations, there are special records. Even the Chen family has a book specifically recording the history of the Chen family.

Zhang Han, Meng Tian, ​​Liu Ji who changed his name to Liu Bang, Wang Bi, and Chen Ju, the head of the Chen family who still has supreme prestige in the Qin State but no one is currently an official in the court.

"In the past, the ancestors of the Qin State were able to use this place as their basis to conquer the world, so why can't we help His Majesty unify the country again?"

He looked around at the three people present and said, "Do you think we are so inferior to the sages?"

Wang Ben looked ordinary. He knew in his heart that he could not compare with his father. He lowered his head and said nothing, like a silent tiger.

In fact, this is exactly the case.

Zhang Han, on the other hand, was even more silent. In fact, if it hadn't been for the catastrophe of the Qin State, he would not have been qualified to sit here and become one of the people in power. But times make heroes, and Zhang Han finally stood on his historical stage. .

After Meng Tian was silent for a moment, he closed his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, he looked at everyone: "I have received news from Heibingtai. Master Ziying has brought people from the royal family to Shangdang. I am going to personally go and ask Master Ziying to come out and become the fifth emperor." , taking charge of the overall situation."

His voice was low and hoarse: "When the late emperor was still alive, he once praised Young Master Ziying for his intelligence. But when His Majesty Hu Hai intended to murder members of the clan and the heirs of the late emperor, Young Master Ziying was the first to discover it and then went to the residence of Prime Minister Chen to ask for help. .”

Meng Tian looked at Liu Bang with a sharp look in his eyes: "I think everyone should have no objections to the fact that Young Master Ziying is the fifth emperor."

He said he was asking everyone, but in fact he was only looking at Liu Bang. At this time, Liu Bang shrugged his shoulders with an indifferent smile on his face: "General Meng, what do you think I do? Will Bang still give your advice?" Do you have any comments?"

Liu Bang yawned: "According to what you said, Master Ziying is indeed the best successor."

He stood up and patted his body: "Then the two generals Zhang and Wang and I will be in Xianyang City. While trying our best to stabilize the current situation, we will reduce the scope of influence towards Hangu Pass and strive to protect the Qin Dynasty to the maximum extent. The power of empire.”

"Everything will wait until General Meng returns."

After Liu Bang bowed his hand, he yawned and left.

After Liu Bang left, Meng Tian sighed and relaxed. He looked at Zhang Han and Wang Ben and said in a deep voice: "I suspect that the death of His Majesty Hu Hai has something to do with Liu Bang."

His eyes were deep: "But I'm not sure."

"and--"

Meng Tian whispered: "I feel that Liu Bang's ambition must be more than just becoming the "king" of Da Qin."

"He has the ambition to conquer the world!"

Wang Ben held the long sword at his waist and whispered: "No matter who wants to harm the Qin Dynasty or destroy the Qin Dynasty, they must walk over my body!"

"My sword is Shangli!"

Zhang Han also nodded, with a gloomy look on his face: "The late emperor was kind to me in the past, and what I did today is to repay the kindness of the late emperor to the Qin Dynasty! I will not hesitate even if I die!"

Meng Tian closed his eyes and leaned on Ping Ji behind him, with a tired look on his face, as if he had exhausted all his strength. this is normal.

In the short period of one month after the death of the fourth emperor, except for the county guards in the Qin Dynasty, the other county guards in the six kingdoms' homelands no longer obeyed the orders of the Qin Central Committee and instead established themselves as kings.

Coupled with the constant noise from the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, the world was in chaos.

Under such circumstances, Meng Tian stood up and took charge of the overall situation. At the same time, he realized that being in charge of a great empire was so tiring.
He pressed his forehead and said, "Let's go and invite Master Ziying tomorrow."

Meng Tian wanted to go back to the general who only had to obey orders.

Tufu's Mansion

When Liu Bang returned to his mansion, Lu Pheasant stepped forward and took the clothes from his hand, and just asked in a low voice: "My dear, how is the situation now?"

Listening to Lu Pheasant's low voice, Liu Bang curled his lips and said somewhat unhappily: "What else can we do?"

He relaxed his shoulders and relaxed his body: "That guy Meng Tian has a bad temper and a tough temper. He insists on thinking that I have the idea to plot the world and become the master of the world at this time, but he doesn't even think about it -"

"Now that the world is in such chaos, how can I possibly take over this burden?"

There was disdain in Liu Bang's voice: "He said that he would invite the young master Ziying back to be the fifth emperor. I think that's quite embarrassing."

"Even if Ziying comes back, I'm afraid the final result won't be what Meng Tian wants."

Lu Pheasant asked curiously: "I have heard about Ziying's talents. Could it be that after Ziying returns, won't Mrs. Chen return with her?"

"With the Chen family here, I'm afraid Qin will be able to survive this test, right?"

Liu Bang sat in the room, poured himself a cup of tea and sighed softly: "Ms. Chen will not come back."

He waved and asked his wife to sit down.

Lu Pheasant sat obediently opposite Liu Bang. Liu Bang always believed that his wife must not be a fool, because it would cause a lot of trouble, so he was happy to tell Lu Pheasant some of the general trends of the world in his eyes.

"No matter how talented Ziying is, he can't restore the power of Qin."

"Because the Qin State was able to unify at that time because all the other six kingdoms' monarchs were incompetent people. In addition, Shang Jun and Chen Ye's previous reforms were the envy of all the leaders of Guizhou."

"At this time, after the unification of the world, the leaders of Guizhou did not feel the peace, stability, and happy life brought to them by Qin Law. Instead, they felt the boundless harshness and pain. How could such leaders of Guizhou still support the unification of the world? "

"What's more, there are many other small things, which together became the cause of Qin's downfall today."

"And if you want to save Qin, it will be even more difficult than when Qin was unified."

He looked at Lu Pheasant's puzzled expression, touched his chin, and gave an example: "Bronze mirrors are very simple when they are cast, but have you ever seen a broken bronze mirror put back together again and intact?"

Lu Pheasant immediately showed a look of understanding on his face.

"I see, I understand."

Liu Bang then nodded, with a hint of contemplation on his face: "What's more, do you think the Chen family can suppress the world?"

There was a smile on his lips: "The princes and the governors of the world are afraid of the Chen family, just because the Chen family is too high-minded and does not touch their interests."

"If the Chen family really returns to Qin now, the rebels in the world will not give up their thoughts of rebellion."

"They will just swing their swords at Mr. Chen and fight to the death."

"Although the final outcome may be Chen's victory, Chen will definitely have to pay a heavy price. Such a price is something Chen will never want to bear."

Liu Bang sighed: "I believe that if barbarians invade the lands of Zhuhua and Xia, Chen will stand up without hesitation."

"Even if every last drop of his own blood is shed, Chen will never back down."

"But if it were an internal fight between the Hua and Xia, the Chen family would not be willing to pay such a high price."

Although Lu Zhi was still a little puzzled, looking at Liu Bang's tired look and not wanting to continue talking, he immediately nodded softly, acting as a "wife", walked to Liu Bang's side, and pressed his hand gently. Squeezing shoulders.

"Ying'er has been crying at night recently. I've invited several doctors to come but they can't find anything."

"Can a person who doesn't know well please ask the imperial doctor to order from the palace?"

Liu Bang was startled for a moment, then nodded and said, "It's just a small matter."

"I'll go and invite you tomorrow."

After several people in power in the Qin State jointly decided to retreat from their power, the huge war machine of the Qin State that had collapsed many "parts" once again performed as it should.

Except for the soldiers guarding Baiyue and the soldiers guarding Northern Xinjiang, all the soldiers outside began to return to Hangu Pass.

The situation in the world seems to have once again changed to what it was during the Warring States Period.

At this time, after half a year of fighting, there are still seven counties left in the world. The "Zhang Chu" regime established by the state forces and the head of Guizhou led by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang.

Except for Qin, ten political powers suddenly emerged in the world.
It was simply more chaotic than the Warring States Period.

These forces were like vultures eating away at the corpse of the great empire, and then became larger and stronger. They looked at the other vultures greedily, trying to snatch away the "carrion" in their mouths.

By eating the corpses of the remaining vultures, they can transform into the great dead giant.

No one knows who among these vultures will be the final winner.

Shangdang
Meng Tian, ​​covered in dust, stood in front of the Zhao Mansion, looking hesitant.

He is afraid.

"Squeak-"

The door rang softly and the bellman came out.

"Sir, please come in."

(End of this chapter)