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

Chapter 90 How to gain dignity [[-]st update, please read and collect]

The emperor's gift of the bell and tripod caused a huge commotion in the world. This was the first time that the Zhou royal family had given a bell and tripod to someone who was not a king.

Everyone's eyes turned to Chen.

While looking at Chen, they also discovered Chen's shocking background.

Needless to say, Chen Ye, the first generation of the Chen family, has already been listed among the Hundred Schools of Philosophy by people all over the world, and together with the founders and leaders of many other schools, he is called "Chen Zi".

This is a great honor.

Some people even vaguely admit that Chen Zi is the leader of this generation of scholars.

During the Warring States Period, there were always three schools of thought: Confucianism, Mohism, and Taoism. People also vaguely ranked Confucius, Mozi, and Laozi as the top of the hundred schools of thought.

When Chen Ye's reputation spread widely, people no longer talked about Sanxian Xue, but called him "Four Masters".

Chen Zi, Confucius, Mo Zi, and Lao Zi can already be compared to a certain extent.

Of course, this statement has not yet been widely recognized. It is only recognized on a small scale in some places and said so.

Most people in the world still think that Chen Zi is the number one person below these three people.

After all, no matter which one of these three people it is, they have created a genre and have a very strong and widespread influence.

Although Chen Ye seemed to have his own theory, he did not create a discipline.

And what about Chen’s second generation?

This is why all the eyes of the world are looking towards this place.

The second generation of the Chen family is still very outstanding. Chen Shen, the eldest son, traveled around the country, perfected his own theory, studied with Shang Jun, Su Zi, Zhang Zi, Mencius, and sought advice from Gongshu, Mohist Juzi, and Zhuangzi.

Zhao Chenghou boasted: "I should give birth to a son like Chen Shen", and the Emperor of Zhou praised him: "He is a truly benevolent and righteous gentleman, where etiquette lies and righteousness is the responsibility.".

Talented people all over the world boasted about it, and some people speculated that Chen Shen was partly responsible for the bell and tripod given to the Chen family by Emperor Zhou.

Although he has not yet shown any extraordinary talent, he has received so many compliments, so he must be worthy of his fame.

Chen Zhan, the second son of the Chen family, has already shown his own talents.

He played an undisputed role in Qin's war against Yiqu State. He led his troops to capture the capital of Yiqu State with thunderous force, captured the prince of Yiqu State alive, and brought him back to Xianyang City.

With his extraordinary military talent, he captured the Yiqu State almost without a single soldier, so that there was no longer a threat to the Qin State behind him.

Such a talent, but now he is only fifteen or sixteen years old, how can this be comparable to ordinary people?
  Some people even speculated that Chen Zhan would not be more than twenty years old when he was awarded the [-]th degree.

It is probably the only one in the world to become a Chehou at such an age.

What's more, we haven't relied on the legacy of our ancestors?

The Chen family produced two more talented people.

Although the other children in their family have no talent and are very good, they have never caused trouble outside. There are no children of the Chen family who are very naughty in Xianyang City.

Chen's family tradition can be seen from this.

Zhangtai Palace

Chen Ye and Ying Si sat face to face. Ying Si's eyes were filled with a little sadness: "The emperor actually gave the bell and tripod to the teacher. This is a great honor."

"Why does the teacher look so sad?"

Chen Ye sighed slightly and said, "This is not a good thing."

He seemed to be able to see that the purpose of the other countries and the Emperor of Zhou behind this incident was nothing more than to increase the glory of the Chen family and alienate the Chen family from Qin. Chen Ye raised his head, looked at Ying Si and said, "The emperor did this because he was instigated by several other monarchs."

"Although I don't think this can estrange the relationship between Qin and the Chen family, I'm afraid the world's attack on the Chen family is about to begin."

If a tree is beautiful in the forest, it will be destroyed by the wind. This principle is very simple and easy to understand.

Ying Si laughed out loud. He looked at Chen Ye and said, "Teacher, why are you so worried? Don't you often say that the next generation has its own path, so there is no need to think so much?"

"Why are you starting to think about this now?"

He picked up a roll of silk from the table and sighed softly: "Now that Yiqu has been captured, there is no longer a threat from Qin's back."

"Teacher."

Ying Si's body leaned forward slightly, and he said with a little hope on his face: "When will I be able to become the king?"

Chen Ye looked at the silk in Ying Si's hand and the Kantu map recorded on it, but he was thinking in his heart.

He pointed to a certain place and said softly: "Your Majesty, Qin must capture this place before becoming king. If we can capture this place, the time has come."

"Qin can be called king."

Ying Si frowned slightly and looked in the direction Chen Ye was pointing. It was a small area, but it was very close to Hangu Pass.

If this place can be captured, Qin will have a way out to the east.

"Teacher, by taking this place, wouldn't it reveal that the Qin State intends to go eastward?"

"Now that the world is so peaceful, the other countries have no intention of uniting. This is purely because the Qin State has not revealed its intention to go eastward. It just guards the current place tightly and heads towards the west."

"If Qin's intention is exposed, I'm afraid the six countries will unite in an instant."

"By then, even with Qin's current strength, I'm afraid there will be suspense whether it can win."

Chen Ye was unhurried. He sat there with a slight smile in his voice.

"Your Majesty, do you think that even if Qin has no intention of going east, the other countries will not unite?"

There was solemnity in his eyes: "As long as Qin continues to be strong, they will still unite."

"And how to let the six countries know that Qin doesn't need to look at their faces to do what they want?"

Chen Ye's voice was filled with iron blood and murderous intent. Every word he spoke, his voice was solemn and powerful.

"There is only one way!"

"That's war!"

His eyes were sharp and murderous, and he no longer had the elegance of the past. Instead, he looked like a warmonger.

"Dignity and the right to speak will not appear out of thin air, nor will they be obtained through words."

"The reason why Zhang Yi and Su Qin can get what they want so easily with the power of words is not because words are really powerful, but because the Qin State behind them has powerful forces that almost no one can stop. strength!"

"Whether it's Bashu, Rongdi, or the Central Plains countries."

"They didn't compromise because of their words, but because of the soldiers of Great Qin!"

Chen Ye looked at Ying Si, who was sitting there. The two looked at each other, and then Chen Ye lightly said the last words that touched Ying Si's heart.

"Dignity is only obtained in war and from countless blood!"

(End of this chapter)