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

Chapter 141 Guandu Chen Family [st update, please subscribe]

King Zhao Huiwen didn't care, and just laughed loudly: "Hahahahahahahahahahaha, what is the difference between returning to the fiefdom and leaving Qin?"

He was quite proud: "I originally thought that the alienation plan back then had failed, but I didn't expect that it was just hidden in the dark and ready to go."

The chamberlain continued: "I heard that Chen Zhan and Chen Shou from the Chen family have not left Xianyang City."

"Chen Zhan is still in the position of Taiwei, but he has handed over most of the affairs in his hands to Bai Qi."

Bai Qi?

King Zhao Huiwen was stunned for a moment, and then thought of this person, but he didn't pay much attention to it.

In fact, what he cared about was not the "Chen family", but the relationship between the Chen family and the "Qin State" was so close that he almost thought the two were inseparable.

What is Bai Qi?

For this kind of old nobleman who suddenly rose up and had no foundation, King Zhao Huiwen had a hundred ways to make the king doubt him.

But Chen is different.

King Zhao Huiwen even suspected that if the Chen family continued to survive in Qin according to its original model, the Qin State in the future might develop into "Chen and Ying, sharing the world."

Before the Chen family left, the third generation of the Chen family had been born, and they were still childhood playmates with King Qin, and the second generation of the Chen family also became King Qin's teachers as usual.

If nothing unexpected happens, King Qin will undoubtedly marry one of his "sisters" or "sisters" to the third generation of the Chen family as his wife.

In this way, the fourth generation of the Chen family and the second generation of the Chen family will be the same, with the blood of the Qin royal family in their bodies.

This continued until the sixth generation of the Chen family, and perhaps the Chen family had almost integrated with the Qin royal family.

He looked at the chamberlain standing under the stage with a slight smile on his face: "In the name of my king, I went to Guandu to deliver gifts to the Chen family. I said that I have admired the gentleman Chen Shen for a long time. In the past, the gentleman was not allowed in Xianyang City. See, I’m leaving Fanlong today, and I wonder if I can come to Handan to talk about it.”

The waiter responded slightly and then left.

The prince sitting next to King Zhao Huiwen had confusion on his face: "Father, will Chen Shen agree?"

King Zhao Huiwen patiently taught his eldest son the principles of being a king: "Whether Chen Shen is willing to come or not is one thing, but whether the news has spread is another thing."

"With Chen Zhan and Chen Shou in Xianyang, it is impossible for Chen Shen to come to Handan."

"This is who he is as a person."

"But when the news of my gift reaches Xianyang City, will Ying Ji, who can't watch Chen Shen all the time, start to doubt Chen Shen?"

"It will definitely happen."

There was a slight smile on the corner of King Zhao Huiwen's mouth, which looked very gentle, but made people feel endlessly cold.

"What I want is not Chen Shen, what I want is a further breakdown in the relationship between Chen and Qin."

He sighed faintly: "The King of Qin has already obtained three of the Nine Cauldrons and one-third of the fortune of the world. How can the other princes and kings compete with him?"

"But within the six countries, even now they are still unable to unite and form an alliance to fight against Qin."

King Zhao Huiwen lowered his head, stroked the prince's head with his hand, and said gently: "We need to speed up, we can't let Qin develop like this anymore!"

官渡

Cars and horses in the distance were driving slowly on the country road. Chen Shen sat in the rickety carriage and looked at the scenery outside through the window, with a bit of sadness in his eyes.

He left Xianyang City and the political center of Qin State.

His father said this was a good thing, but for Chen, was this really a good thing?

Chen Shen let out a breath, as if he wanted to spit out all the clutter in his heart. His hands tightly held the unicorn jade hanging around his waist, and then he looked far and wide.

People in the fiefdom are constantly harvesting fields on the roadside, and autumn is a busy time.

The golden color in the field makes people feel a little comfortable.

This is Guandu.

Chen's fiefdom.

The Chen family's house is located in the center of Guandu. It is not very luxurious, but it is connected together. After all, the Chen family is now considered a large family with dozens of people.

After another half an hour, the carriage and horses finally arrived outside Chen's mansion.

Chen Jing was already standing at the door waiting.

"Uu——"

When the sound of carriages and horses stopped, Chen Shen stepped down from the chariot and looked at the man standing there. He was dressed in simple clothes and looked kind. He didn't look like the "Master Chen" of the fiefdom, but more like an ordinary person. Farmer.

This is also Chen Jing's habit.

"Brother, have you been safe all the way? Did you encounter anything?"

Chen Shen walked forward and said with a smile: "It was a peaceful journey, nothing happened."

Then he laughed self-deprecatingly, pointed to the soldiers lined up in the distance and said: "After all, the king lent me his own soldiers and sent me back to his fiefdom. How could there be any unsighted people on the road? "

The two of them walked forward while talking.

Behind them, many juniors stood together. At this time, they were still a little unfamiliar, but as they chatted, they relaxed and gradually became familiar with each other.

After all, although the people in Xianyang City don't come back often, they still come back during the holidays.

It's just that everyone has changed a bit.

Chen Shen led many Chen clan members all the way to the outside of the ancestral hall. There were not many spiritual tablets listed in the ancestral hall. The one at the top was Chen Ye's "father", who was their eldest father.

Chen Ye is the only one in Chen Ye's generation, so he has no brothers. The spiritual place below Chen Ye's father belongs to Chen Ye.

In fact, this ancestral hall does not seem to be an ancestral hall, it can only be said to be another place to worship my father.

After all, the second generation of the Chen family has not passed away yet.

Chen Shen held the incense in his hand and bowed slightly, with a pious expression on his face: "Father, I am taking Mrs. Chen back to my former residence Zhongmou."

He saluted again: "From now on, the main lineage of the Chen family will never leave this place again."

This is Chen Shen's decision, and it is also Chen Shen's plan for the future.

The smoke from the burning incense drifted slowly. The two brothers Chen Shen and Chen Jing had not seen each other for a long time, but they still had endless things to say.

Chen Jing looked at Chen Shen and said with a smile: "Brother, you don't have to think so much."

"Isn't it good to go back to Guandu?"

"It's much better than fighting in Xianyang City."

Chen Shen also smiled: "It's indeed good, but I'm just a little worried about my fourth and fifth brothers in Xianyang City."

He sighed and said: "Fifth brother has been fighting all year round and is not in good health. He is not willing to leave any incense. I have urged him several times to no avail."

"If it doesn't work out, I can only adopt one of my children to him."

Although Chen Shen only had two legitimate sons, there were quite a few bastards. Chen Shen's original plan was to adopt a legitimate son under Chen Zhan's name, which would be regarded as continuing his legacy, but Chen Zhan refused. He said that when the time comes, he will choose someone who is good at literature and martial arts, so that he can inherit his military heritage and so on.

To support him as a disciple.

Chen Shen had no way to stop him. He had never been able to persuade this younger brother. Even his father could not persuade him.

The two of them chatted about their "soldiers" in Guandu. A prince can have "kids" and "soldiers" in his fief. This is to protect his fief, which is almost the same as a small country. difference.

This is also the reason why in the original historical trajectory, after Ying Ji, there were fewer and fewer people, and there was almost no such thing as "king".

Because wanting to "become a king" is akin to carving out a "small country" within your own country. Who would be willing to do this?

Footsteps hurriedly sounded outside the house, and the young man had a look of horror on his face: "Your Majesty, Sir, there is someone visiting you outside the house, saying that he wants to become the Lord's disciple."

"Dozens of people from Wuyangyang are waiting there now."

Chen Shen and Chen Jing looked at each other and were not surprised. After all, the news of Chen Shen's return had already spread throughout the world.

Nowadays, there are diners coming to invest, which is normal.

"Let's go."

Chen Shen stood up with a calm look on his face. He didn't accept any customers before because he didn't want the "Chen Family" to become a big success, so as not to attract the suspicion of the king and the ministers. But now he is recruiting many customers because he doesn't want the king to be jealous. and the suspicion of the officials.

After all, you returned to the fiefdom but refused to recruit any disciples. Do you have any big plans?

This kind of thought will definitely appear in the minds of the suspicious king and his suspicious ministers.

outside the mansion

The scholars stood there one by one, some with faces full of excitement, others with calm expressions, and the person standing at the front had a little calmness on his face.

He is different from others in that he is not worried that Chen Shen will not accept him as his disciple.

Because he was from the "Xianyang Academy" and had been a disciple of Chen Shen for a long time, but he had never said so to the outside world.

Chen Shen stood on the steps outside the mansion, looking at the people in the audience, very humbly: "You are here because of Shen's poor reputation. However, Shen is not very talented and has little knowledge. I may not be able to take you all under his command, so I ask for your understanding." .”

The words were very simple, and everyone knew what Chen Shen meant.

I just want to see what they are capable of.

Therefore, everyone is very active.

In the winter of the tenth year of King Zhaoxiang's reign, Lord Wen'an returned to Guandu and aggressively recruited followers. There were nearly a thousand followers under his command at one time, and the scenery was unparalleled.

At that time, people called him, his father "An Guojun" Chen Ye, and his brother "Wu'an Jun" Chen Zhan together, as the "Three Gentlemen of the Country", and they were the pillars of the country.

Xianyang City

Ying Ji was watching various government affairs in the palace, and from time to time there were a few letters of impeachment against Chen Shen. When he saw such memorials, Ying Ji would throw them aside with disdain.

He understood why a cautious person like Chen Shen wanted to recruit customers so much, just so that he could know the news about him all the time.

not to mention.

None of the people he sent there were screened out, and they all became Chen Shen's retainers.

This is also a way for "Chen Shen" to express to him that you should be able to see whatever he does in the fief, and there is nothing shameful about me.

Therefore, the aggressive solicitation of customers did not make Ying Ji feel afraid or apprehensive, but instead comforted Ying Ji's heart.

It is a good thing that someone can deliver news all the time. It is much better than Chen Shen being very quiet after returning to the fiefdom and unable to hear anything.

In the eleventh year of King Zhaoxiang (294 BC), after experiencing severe cold and heat, the six countries finally decided to form an alliance.

After the alliance, the six countries seemed to have nothing happened. They neither launched a war against Qin nor made any other remarks. This made everyone in the world feel very strange after seeing it.

What do the Six Nations want to do?

This question not only appeared in the minds of the people of the Six Kingdoms, but also appeared in the minds of the historians of the Qin Kingdom.

They become confused and doubtful.

What do the Six Nations want to do?

But when everyone was suspicious, King Qin Ying Ji secretly received the envoy from King Chu in the palace.

The King of Qin has the blood of Chu flowing in his body. In the Qin court, because of Mi Bazi, there are also many Chu officials, and their status is not low.

Therefore, when launching a war, Chu people's officials would generally oppose symbolically, but the intensity of their opposition was not large.

Because as long as the Chu State has not reached the point of subjugation, they will treat their own country more viciously than others. Perhaps only when the state of Chu is subjugated will they feel that this is their own country, right?

King Qin Ying Ji was sitting in the palace, looking at King Chu's envoy, and said softly: "King Chu really said that?"

The King of Chu's envoy said with respect and humility on his face: "Yes."

"My king made it clear that the Chu State is located in the barbarian land in the south and is unwilling to get involved in the disputes between the Central Plains countries. Therefore, it wants to sign an alliance with the Qin State to non-aggression."

"The time of the covenant will not embarrass King Qin, so how about it is determined by your reign?"

"As long as you are here, this covenant remains."

The envoy of the King of Chu lowered his head: "If you agree, the King of Chu is willing to donate the eight cities of Ye, Chen, etc., and during the existence of the alliance, Chu is willing to donate 100,000 shi of food to Qin every year."

"I wonder what King Qin wants?"

Ying Ji raised his eyebrows slightly, with a slightly half-smiling look on his face. He stroked his chin and said with a soft smile: "Actually, even if the King of Chu doesn't do this, Qin will not launch a war against Chu."

"After all, Gu has the blood of Chu flowing in his body!"

The King of Chu's envoy did not take these words seriously. After all, there was a war not long ago. Qin and Wei united and almost knocked the brains out of Chu's dogs.

"In that case, I will report back to my king."

In the autumn of the eleventh year of King Zhaoxiang, Qin and Chu formed an alliance at the "Xiling" border between the two countries and signed an alliance, agreeing not to invade each other.

It is known as the "Xiling League" in history.

In the winter of the twelfth year of King Zhaoxiang, the palace of Wu'an.

Chen Zhan coughed slightly, then took out a small bottle from his arms and took the pills inside. His cough was much better.

He looked towards the north and stroked the long sword on the table.

Chen Zhan knew that his time was running out, and he wanted to launch a war against the Xiongnu.

Even if the Xiongnu cannot be eliminated, the Xiongnu should be prevented from going south for at least a hundred years!

just

Chen Zhan sighed. Will his body be able to support that day?

"Father"

"I hope your spirit in heaven will protect me and help me live for a few more years!"

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PS: These chapters are mostly about "Chen", which is more everyday. It is the process of the "Chen family" from the Chen family in Xianyang City to the "Guandu Chen family". It is the process of the Chen family's first rapid retreat. It is also the process of the Chen family gradually starting to stand in the "neutral" team. It is the process of "Chen family" The process of "de-Qin Wang". The Chen family should be the Chen family of "people in the world", not the Chen family of King Qin.

Yeah, yeah

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