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

Chapter 113 Chen Zhao [6k third update, please subscribe]

Chen Ye's words instantly caused all the gentlemen to fall into an awkward silence.

Because he is talking about reality.

Chen Zhao entered the academy as their common companion, and he treated all the young masters equally at the beginning.

Or
  Until now, he treats all the young masters equally.

Except for Ying Ji, the other young masters were tugging at the memories of Chen Zhao in their minds. They could only see that Chen Zhao had been studying, and no matter what happened, Chen Zhao dealt with it just like his father and eldest father. Same, just and peaceful.

This is a fair and just "gentleman" like "An Guojun" Chen Ye, today's "Sikou" Chen Shen, and "general" Chen Zhan.

An impeccable gentleman.

Ying Zhuang was indeed an adult young master. He reacted very quickly. He immediately held down Ying Dang's hand with a guilty look on his face and said softly: "An Guojun, it was my brother who offended me."

He sighed and stepped on Ying Dang without leaving any trace: "You are still young, so don't care so much."

"Still a child."

For a person vying for the throne of the crown prince, what is the most deadly thing?
  "Still a child"

This sentence is the most deadly.

Because after saying this, if other people agree with it, he will instantly change from a young master vying for the crown prince to a "child". From then on, he will no longer be qualified to compete with the people in front of him for the crown prince's position.

Their identities are not equal.

One is the "child" and the other is the "Crown Prince" candidate.

Ying Dang's face was a little red with anger. He wanted to say something, but Ying Zhuang obviously didn't give him a chance. He obviously wanted him to suffer this humiliation.

"An Guojun is right, we didn't seize the opportunity."

"It's just that I have a question I want to ask you, and I also want to know your final, definite answer."

Ying Zhuang stood there like a humble gentleman, but what he said was anything but humble: "Are you sure that Mrs. Chen, you, Sikou, the general, and Mr. Chen Zhao will not interfere in the dispute between the crown prince and the prince? ?”

"Are you sure Chen is standing on the outside?"

He seemed to be bewitching and admonishing: "Mr. An, the position of Crown Prince is related to the next King of Qin, and since the Chen family is in the Qin State, they must not be able to escape."

"Since you can't escape, why not join in?"

"In this way, when the next King of Qin succeeds to the throne, if you win the bet, you will be able to continue the glory of the next generation of the Chen family, right?"

There were some hints in Ying Zhuang's words: "You are already the Prime Minister, maybe the Prime Minister will be Sikou after you? Or maybe the Sikou after you will be Mr. Chen Zhao?"

His voice was soft, but the benefits he promised were not soft at all.

"If the Chen family could serve as the prime minister of Qin for three generations, what a magnificent story it would be!"

"The leaders of Guizhou and the people of the country will have more trust in the Chen family who have been serving as Sikou. Isn't this a good thing for the continuity of the Chen family and the reputation of the Chen family in the world?"

Although Ying Zhuang didn't know why Chen Ye had been standing on the outside, with his extraordinary wisdom, he suddenly caught what Chen Ye seemed to be doing.

"Improve the reputation of the Chen family and keep it going."

Although the point he found was inaccurate, the reason was wrong, and even the process was all wrong, but——

Surprisingly, his guess was correct.

And he took out enough benefits, suitable enough benefits.

Listening to the conditions proposed by Ying Zhuang, a flash of horror flashed across the eyes of several other young masters. How could Ying Zhuang offer such generous conditions?

Gongzi Kui and Gongzi Fu knew in an instant that they could not pay such a price no matter what.

Because there are some Chu faction forces standing behind them.

Among the many forces in Qin State today, which one is the most powerful? The power of the Chen family, because Chen Ye, Chen Shen, and Chen Zhan are all still there, and they are in high positions, and they are capable of both civil and military affairs. They almost control the power of the Qin State.

So they are the most powerful.

Secondly, there are several other forces that check and balance each other. Why are other forces so desperately involved in this battle to establish the throne?
  Isn't the purpose just to wait until the new king comes to the throne so that he can lean his own power and trust himself?

Isn't it just to control the government?

But if the positions of Prime Minister and Sikou are given at this time, what will happen to the people behind them?
  Although the Chen family may be able to secure the position of crown prince, they actually believe more in the power behind them.

The reason why Ying Dang remained silent was simply because he didn't want to.

He hates the Chen family. Even if the Chen family really chooses him, he will discard the Chen family after using the Chen family.

He had just been ridiculed by Ying Zhuang and "insulted" by Chen Ye. How could he go against his own heart and say something to please and flatter Chen Ye?

This is impossible.

In the end, Ying Ji just sat there, because he was too young, so in fact, he did not have an advantage in this battle for the throne.

Even if King Qin's health completely breaks down in the past few years, the possibility of him becoming the crown prince will continue to decrease.

Because Qin does not need a young king who cannot govern himself.

The Qin State at this time was already strong and powerful. If it were the one in history, there would be no problem. After all, the Qin State at that time had not yet swallowed Yiqu, let alone digested the "interests" of Bashu. It had just experienced King Wu's uprising. Ding's "farce" and "ambition".

What the Qin State in that state needed was a "peaceful", "weak" and "unable to govern personally" King Qin.

Yingji is the best choice.

Chen Ye picked up the teacup in his hand and took a slight sip. He looked at the changes in the expressions of the young masters and couldn't help but chuckle. Then he sighed and said with a gentle smile: "Young gentlemen, Mr. Chen has never participated in these things." matter."

"Ms. Chen just wants to be worthy of the heaven, to be worthy of the earth, and to be worthy of herself."

"So, Chen will not be involved in these things."

"If the next King of Qin delays the Chen family because of this, then it will be the fate of the Chen family."

He put the tea cup on the table and said softly, "That's no one's fault."

"It's Chen's order."

Ying Zhuang heard the rejection in Chen Ye's words. He looked at Chen Zhao sitting aside and couldn't help but slow down his tone again: "Don't Mr. An Guo consider Mr. Chen Zhao?"

"Master Chen Zhao is now as young as my younger brother. When the next King of Qin succeeds to the throne, he will probably enter the court, right?"

"At that time, An Guojun's body"

He seemed a little embarrassed and said, "I was the one who offended."

"But I didn't mean any harm."

"Can Mr. An Guo's body be able to survive until that time and plan for his descendants?"

Chen Ye narrowed his eyes slightly. At this moment, he sat up straight, with a peaceful look on his face, but a dangerous light shone in his eyes.

At this moment, it was like a tiger suddenly woke up.

He wants to hunt and kill the offending person in front of him!
  "bump--"

The tea cup was suddenly placed on the table, making a crisp sound,

Chen Ye whispered: "Can I think that the young master is threatening me and the Chen family?"

There was a threat in his eyes: "Master, do you know that no one who can threaten the Chen family has appeared yet?"

Ying Zhuang couldn't maintain the smile on his face against Chen Ye, who suddenly had a surge of momentum, as if he was about to devour him. Under this pressure, he subconsciously said: "What does Mr. An Guo mean by this? "

"Are you trying to assassinate me?"

After hearing what Ying Zhuang said, Chen Ye suddenly smiled.

This smile completely dissolved the dangerous atmosphere between the two, leaving only a little calmness.

He just looked at Ying Zhuang and said in a low voice: "What Mr. Chen said seems to be a rebellious minister."

Chen Ye shook his head slightly and said no longer politely: "Everyone, I'm tired."

"I won't keep you anymore."

After saying that, he closed his eyes to rest, and even ignored the few young masters present.

At this time, Ying Dang changed his angry expression and started to gloat. He looked at Ying Zhuang who looked sulky, as if he had been slapped in the face, and said with ridicule in his tone: "Brother, I thought you were better at talking. Woolen cloth?"

"I didn't expect that the way you spoke was to threaten Lord An Guo?"

At this time, Gongzi Kui and Gongzi Fu also added insult to injury and said: "Mr. An Guo is the pillar of the Qin State and his father's teacher. Brother, how can you threaten Mr. An Guo like this for the sake of your position as the heir apparent?"

The three of them all said that they would definitely explain this matter to their father after returning to the palace.

Afterwards, several people saluted and left together.

Only Yingzhuang paused for a moment and said with a bitter look on his face: "Please forgive me, Mr. An Guo. I didn't mean that."

"I was forced by Lord An Guo's momentum just now and said something wrong in a moment. Please forgive me, Lord An Guo."

At this time, it seems that the humble Yingzhuang is not the young master of Qin, but the junior of An Guojun.

Of course, if we talk about it, he is indeed Chen Ye's junior.

Because Chen Ye's wife is Ying Zhuang's sister-in-law, Chen Ye is Ying Zhuang's uncle. This is something that Ying Zhuang and the other young masters only figured out and remembered after they walked out of An Guojun's mansion.

Several people stood at the door of Lord An Guo, like homeless people who had been driven out.

Ying Zhuang looked at the other brothers with a gentle expression: "You guys shouldn't talk nonsense, right? After all, I just made a slip of the tongue."

However, the other people did not buy his blame, and just said sarcastically: "Brother, with one slip of the tongue, he threatened Lord An Guo of Great Qin? If he slips next time, wouldn't he threaten my father?"

"After I go back, I will immediately ask to see my father!"

"Brother, if you are worried and think I am talking nonsense, then I and the others should go find the father together!"

"Brother, it's better to accuse the father directly!"

With that said, he got on his chariot and slowly headed towards Xianyang Palace in the distance.

Only Ying Ji was left standing there alone. Ying Zhuang looked ugly at this time and just wanted to solve his own problems, so he didn't notice his younger brother at all.

So he drove away. Ying Ji stood at the door of An Guojun's mansion, waiting quietly. He was waiting for someone.

After a while, Chen Zhao slowly walked out of the mansion, his expression still calm, as if nothing had happened just now.

He just looked at Young Master Ji in front of him, nodded slightly, and said softly: "I wonder what the young master has to do with staying here? If necessary, Chen Zhao is willing to relieve the young master's worries."

Ying Ji felt relieved all of a sudden.

This was the agreement he had made with Chen Zhao. If An Guojun did not obstruct his own choice, he would say so; if An Guojun obstructed him, he would send someone out and say: "Mr. Chen Zhao fell ill yesterday, and now his illness is gone. Si, I can’t see you anymore.”

Now that it was Chen Zhao who came out on his own, and even said the code words agreed upon at the beginning, it seems that Lord An Guo didn't stop him?
  He didn't understand why, but it was obviously a good thing for him.

However, Chen Zhao's next words made him a little confused.

Because Chen Zhao said: "I will not reveal the identity of the third generation of the Chen family until the young master succeeds. From today on, Chen Zhao, the eldest son of the third generation of the Chen family, will be seriously ill and bedridden, and can hardly speak."

Chen Zhao's expression was calm: "Everything is just as the great father said just now. The Chen family will not take the side of any young master."

"Chen Zhao cannot represent the Chen family."

"Chen Zhao can only represent Chen Zhao."

He looked at Ying Ji and said, "If the young master cares about this and what he really needs is not Chen Zhao but the Chen family, then Chen Zhao can retreat today."

Chen Zhao looked at Ying Ji calmly.

The king is choosing his ministers, and the ministers are also choosing their king.

The "scholars" of this era are still very courageous. If he is a king he doesn't like, even if Corporal Li Xian comes to his door, he will never help him.

Even if it means death, it will not happen either.

Although what Chen Zhao told was the truth, he was using this matter to test Ying Ji. If Ying Ji's performance disappointed him, he would never continue to insist on his own ideas, even if his grandfather told Ying Ji He is the next King of Qin.

Of course, just because Chen Zhao doesn't help Ying Ji doesn't mean that other members of the Chen family won't.

He is not the only one in the Chen family, and he is not the only one in the third generation of the Chen family.

This is the reason why the family can be passed down for a long time, because the family has a lot of error tolerance and can even bet on many people.

For example, the Zhuge family.

The three Zhuge brothers bet on the three families of Wei, Shu and Wu respectively. As long as any one of them wins, the Zhuge family will continue to be glorious in the end.

Families throughout the ages have done this.

For example, the later famous Wang family and the famous Xie family.

The "Wang Xie" that "in the old days the swallows in front of the Wang Xie Hall flew into the homes of ordinary people".

They are extremely good at placing bets.

Ying Ji didn't hesitate at all, just looked at Chen Zhao standing there: "What I want is my old friend and confidant, Chen Zhao."

"It's you."

"It's not Chen Zhao, the eldest son of the third generation of the Chen family."

His voice was firm, and there was no trace of retreat in his brows. He took a step forward and held Chen Zhao's hand: "I can't guarantee what I will be like in the future."

"But the person I am today will never let down Brother Zhao today!"

Chen Zhao looked at Ying Ji, who was standing there with a childish look on his face, with a slight smile on his cheeks.

He also spoke, but his words were more decisive and resolute than Ying Ji.

"You will live up to Zhao, and Zhao will live up to you! This oath can be learned by heaven and earth! The sun and the moon will hear it!"

A childhood friendship was forged at this time, and the oath that could be learned from heaven and earth spread throughout the hearts of the two teenagers.

Chen Ye, who had been listening secretly, had a slight softness on his face. He thought of his teacher and Duke Xiao. Even after Qin Xiaogong left, he never forgot the friendship between Qingshan Pines and Cypresses. His teacher was even more so. After leaving, I always wanted to follow him.

Can the third generation of the Chen family have such a relationship between monarch and minister?
  He wasn't sure.

But Chen's is still in its infancy, and it doesn't matter if it stumbles at this time.

Zhangtai Palace
  As expected by the other young masters, Ying Si immediately became furious after hearing that Ying Zhuang dared to threaten Chen Ye. This time, his anger was not even covered up at all.

Ying Zhuang knelt on the ground, the blood on his cheek slowly dripping on the ground.

The other young masters who complained were also frightened by Ying Si's anger. They thought that their father would be angry, but they did not expect that their father would be so angry!

Before they could finish speaking, Ying Si angrily threw the bamboo slips in his hand towards Ying Zhuang!

The sharp edge of the bamboo slip directly scratched Ying Zhuang's cheek!
  In addition, Ying Si, who was furious, did not allow anyone to call the imperial doctor. He just watched the blood on Ying Zhuang's cheek dripping on the ground coldly, and said in a cold voice: "Ying Zhuang! Who do you think you are?"

"Do you think you are the king of Qin?"

As soon as these words came out, the sympathy in the hearts of the other chamberlains present instantly turned into pity.

King Qin’s words are too serious!
  And they understood the real reason why King Qin was so angry, and they overstepped their bounds.

Today he is just a young master who has not yet established a heir apparent, but he dares to threaten Chen Ye, the pillar of the Qin Kingdom, who has been favored for two generations, has been granted the title of Marquis of Che for military merit, and has been granted the title of Lord of An Guo. What about the future? If he really becomes the King of Qin, how will he become a king with no scruples?
  This is definitely not what King Qin Yingsi wants to see.

The Qin State looks very powerful now, but in fact it is also very fragile. If there is a mediocre monarch, the Qin State will immediately return to its original appearance.

It was as tragic as the current Wei State.

Ying Si slowly closed his eyes, but the words in his mouth did not pause at all, as if he had rehearsed them a hundred times.

When the surrounding chamberlains and young masters kneeling on the ground heard this, they were too frightened to move. They knelt on the ground and trembled like quails.

"Preaching Gu's will."

"The young master has no dignity, lacks etiquette, is stubborn, and has a perverse temperament. He is arrogant without the style of a young master. He is bold and reckless and resembles Jie and Zhou. He believes in treacherous and sycophant officials and keeps away from virtuous ministers. He favors the unprincipled but hates the virtuous. His behavior is abominable. , he should be punished!"

"Here, the jade talisman of the clan will be removed from its name and relegated to the position of head of Guizhou."

"Imprisoning the clan, ancestral temple, etc., no one can show it to anyone without an edict, and no one can get it without an edict!"

Ying Si opened his eyes and looked at the people kneeling below, with a slightly sarcastic smile on his face: "I just wanted to see what abilities you all have, but I didn't expect that if you don't have the abilities, you have a lot of bad habits." !”

How could he not know about the trend of establishing a prince in the court?
  How could he not know about the dispute over the throne in Qin? He just wanted to see if among his sons, apart from Ying Ji, there were others who could be of great use.

If so, even if Ying Ji becomes king in the future, he will make him a king before his death and leave a legacy to ask Ying Ji to treat his brother well and let him assist his elder brother well.

Who says there is only competition between brothers?

Aren't he and his younger brother Yingji a pair of good brothers?
  Win the battle and perform meritorious service, and you will also be awarded the fifteenth rank!

He was even ready to make Yingji the king!
  And with the efforts of him, Yingji and many ministers, the Qin State is flourishing and flourishing. Isn't this better than brothers fighting each other?

But these people couldn't understand his painstaking efforts!

Ying Si slowly closed his eyes, hiding the disappointment in his heart: "Suppress the sinner."

He didn't give Ying Zhuang a chance to refute or defend. After Ying Zhuang was pulled down in despair, Ying Si spoke again: "Go back and tell the people behind you, this is the only time."

"If you have any thoughts that you shouldn't have, don't blame me for being rude."

Several young masters bowed cautiously, and when they were about to leave, Ying Si behind him spoke slowly again, with a low and powerful voice: "In addition, they have to pay the price for piercing Gu's heart."

"No matter what happens these days, just stay here and stay."

"The same goes for the people behind you!"

After finishing speaking, he closed his eyes and waved his hands, no longer looking at these traitors who gave him a headache.

After they all left and even the shadows disappeared, Ying Si continued to speak: "According to the list, arrest people!"

"Kill them all!"

"Anyone who blocks his path, no matter who he is, kill him!"

"Anyone who dares to hide the people above him will be killed!"

"Those who dare to resist are from the Yi tribe."

The light words are full of boundless blood.

In the eighth year of King Huiwen's reign, the Caishikou in Xianyang City has never stopped. People are constantly being escorted here, and people's heads are constantly rolling to the ground.

The entire Xianyang City was filled with the smell of blood, and the moat outside the city was almost dyed red.

Everyone outside the city was discussing what was the reason for these heads falling to the ground.

But no one could guess that this massacre was just because a fool threatened an old man.

Of course--

Maybe it's more than that, but the apparent reason, at least the reason known to all ministers, is this.

early morning
  The ministers looked at me and I looked at you, and they were all discussing the events of this month in low voices.

The king's guards kept arresting people, and people kept being beheaded, even members of the Yi tribe, all because of Chen Ye.
  Everyone once again realized Chen Ye's position in Ying Si's heart.

And Chen Ye also rarely appeared in the court again.

But at his age, he can already have a seat, a soft pillow, and a maid standing by to serve him.

Chen Ye just sat there carefree, leaning on the pillar behind him. There was a soft pillow between the pillar and his waist. He also sat on a cushion under his buttocks, with fruits placed around him. He was afraid that the old man might feel uncomfortable in some way.

This is probably the truest portrayal of being a thief if you don't die until you grow old.

"The king has arrived——"

The sharp sound pierced the tranquility of the court.

The court, which used to be filled with quarrels about "establishing the crown prince" once it started, was particularly quiet today.

PS: I am in a sluggish state. I need love to stimulate me. Seriously, is there any sweet love looking for me? In addition, today's RMB [-] has been delivered, and I will try to make sure it is updated on time tomorrow.

Brothers, please forgive me if I'm not on time.
  It’s not that Yuzai doesn’t work hard, it’s that he is really in a sluggish state.
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(End of this chapter)