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

Chapter 54 The legitimate son [Second update, please collect and read]

What Qin Xiaogong said was extremely sincere, but no one present believed it, and no one listened.

King Qi Wei turned around and rolled his eyes inadvertently.

What Qin Xiaogong said was better than what he sang. He didn't have the ambition and strength to dominate, and he didn't have the ambition to become a king. He just wanted to develop slowly now and couldn't let go of that reputation.

After all, it wasn’t the first day that Qin’s reputation as a barbarian land spread.

Moreover, the Qin State is located in a remote area, and the people are not outstanding. Even the great talents in the country, Shang Yang and Chen Ye, are not native to the Qin State.

Of course they cherish their reputation even more and want to use it to recruit talents.

King Wei Hui smiled and seemed not to hear the sarcasm in Qin Xiaogong's words, because he only saw a hint of reluctance hidden deep in Qin Xiaogong's eyes.

Which king would not want to be king?
  Almost none, it’s just the word “restraint”.

He smiled and said: "So it turns out that I have misunderstood Lord Qin."

King Wei Hui smiled with emotion and praised Qin Xiaogong loudly: "But Qin Jun was wrong in one thing. Why doesn't Qin have the strength to dominate and be king?"

"Our three allies, Han, Zhao and Wei, together, are no longer a match for Qin and were defeated by Qin."

"Qinjun is so humble, it really makes me ashamed."

Qin Xiaogong did not accept the move but still said humbly: "It's just luck and God's protection of justice in the battle to protect the country."

"If we do it again, we may not know whether we will win or lose."

King Qi Wei came out to smooth things over at this time, with a peaceful expression on his face: "Okay, okay, what kind of war is there without war? You and I are both ministers of Zhou, and we are all for the stability of the world and the stability of the state of Zhou. That’s all.”

Wei Chenghou, Song Tichengjun, Han Zhaohou, Zhao Chenghou and others also nodded.

The alliance continues, and everything that happens in the alliance spreads throughout the world as people spread it by word of mouth.

Two months after the end of the alliance, on a cold winter day, the reputation of Qin Xiaogong's humility and the power of the Qin State spread, and the wise men in the world began to pay attention to this barbarian and remote country.

After a year-long journey, Meng Ke finally arrived in Qin.

Ten days after entering the Qin State, Meng Ke left the Qin State with his disciples. However, this departure did not follow the original trajectory, making the unspoken rule "Confucian scholars should not enter Qin" become a "rule".

On the road.

Meng Ke sat on the chariot, and his disciples drove for him, with confusion on his face.

"Teacher, why don't you stay in Qin?"

Meng Ke shook his head slightly, with a bit of sadness in his expression: "Although the Qin State has a reputation for benevolence and righteousness, it treats the people with severe punishments and harsh laws. However, the people are ignorant and think that such governance is for them. Good idea."

"Shang Yang has already carried out reforms in Qin State, and the land of Qin State is no longer suitable for the survival of Confucianism."

Although Shang Yang, after being reminded by Chen Ye, slightly revised the Qin Law to make it less stringent, and even canceled the "continuous sitting" for common crimes, in Meng Ke's eyes, such a law was still harsh.

The disciple asked again: "Then why doesn't the teacher firmly leave the tradition of [Confucianism will not enter the Qin Dynasty]?"

Meng Ke shook his head slightly: "Although Qin is not suitable for me, it does not necessarily not suit you."

He saw the changes in the Qin Law at a glance: "The Qin Law I heard about is different from the Qin Law today. After my inquiry, the people nearby once said that the Qin Law was revised under the suggestion of Chen Jun. "

"The original Qin laws focused more on using severe punishments to frighten the subjects, thereby making the people fear the king."

"Today's Qin Law is no longer so harsh and more tolerant, but it is still the Legalist approach."

Speaking of this, Meng Ke said with some hesitation: "It's just that, for some reason, I always feel that there are traces of Confucianism, famous scholars, political strategists, and even Mohism in some of the Qin laws."

"This is strange." The disciple watched his teacher fall into silent thinking, remained silent, and then waved the whip in his hand.

The carriages and horses drove slowly on the road, and waves of dust rippled behind them.

Liyang City.

Qin Palace
  After hearing that Meng Ke came to Qin and stayed for ten days before leaving, Qin Xiaogong looked a little gloomy, but he didn't say anything after all.

It is not a good thing for a country to have different opinions for a country that has not yet become strong.

Maybe Qin should use the talents of Legalists!
  After comforting himself in this way, Qin Xiaogong felt that he felt much more comfortable.

Time flies by in a hurry, and the time passes year by year amid the changes in the reform and the general trend of the world.

In the second year after the Pingyang League, Chen Ye married Princess Youning, the daughter of Qin Xiaogong, and four months later, Princess Youning became pregnant.

Sikou Fuzhong
  The pregnant Princess Youning looked even gentler. She looked at Chen Ye who was sitting in the courtyard and reading a book, and for some reason she smiled gently.

At first, although Princess Youning had heard of Chen Ye's reputation, she didn't have a good impression of him.

The rumored Chen Ye seemed to be an unkind and selfless person. Princess Youning always felt that such a person would be very indifferent and would definitely not treat others with suspicion in the future.

But nearly half a year after getting married, it was enough for Princess Youning to see Chen Ye's true character.

This is a true gentleman with a gentle heart. He is not at all like his teacher, a bad old man from the Legalist school.

You Ning walked to the courtyard with a robe in his hand and put it on Chen Ye.

"Husband, the weather is getting colder. Remember to put on some clothes when you are reading in the courtyard."

Chen Ye smiled and held Princess You Ning's hand with his other free hand: "Okay, you are pregnant now, so be careful about everything."

You Ning nodded slightly, with a bit of shyness belonging to a girl in his expression.

In the tenth year of Xiaogong's reign, winter.

Sikou Mansion

Chen Ye stood outside the house, feeling a little anxious as he heard the woman's hoarse voice and Wen Poshang's calm voice constantly coming from inside the house.

This is his eldest son and his legitimate eldest son.

Although several concubines became pregnant one after another during this year, Chen Ye still valued his eldest son the most.

If a family wants to inherit a legacy that lasts for thousands of years, what they need most is not talented people, but a stable inheritance system.

No matter when, no matter who.

No matter how much the head of the family loved his other wives and concubines at that time, the concubines could never be corrected and the bastard could never become the head of the Chen family.

If the concubine is talented and virtuous and can develop on his own, the head of the family must not restrict or be jealous.

It can be said like this.

The Chen family in Chen Ye's imagination has a direct lineage that stabilizes the overall situation, inherits the bloodline, and has unrestricted concubines.

"Whoa whoa-"

There were bursts of crying children in the house, and Chen Ye's heart finally dropped to his stomach.

His eldest son was born.

(End of this chapter)