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

Chapter 239 The figure standing by the river [Please subscribe]

In the seventh year of Wu Lie, it is the time of spring and summer.

A heavy rain fell from the sky, and countless Guizhou leaders looked up at the inexplicable rain.

The heavy rain caused a few ripples in the big rivers, but it never brought any regrets to everyone in the world.

Guandu, Chen family.

Chen Ju is sitting at home. Next to him, Chen Bizhao has grown up. Although he has never been crowned, he no longer has the childishness of a few years ago.

The same rainy day, the same home, under the same roof.

Chen Ju looked at the rain falling on the eaves in the distance and the pond where the falling rain gathered, and then glanced at Chen Bi standing next to him. He couldn't help but smile suddenly. This scene was very familiar.

Many years ago, he and his father sat under the eaves like this, watching the falling rain and talking about the general trend of the world.

then
Then his father went to Xianyang City.

An unquestionable war broke out.

“It is said that reading ten thousand books will lead to traveling ten thousand miles.”

After Chen Bi finished speaking, he looked at Chen Ju with confusion on his face: "It's just father, why don't you want Chen to get involved in this world's troubled times?"

Chen Bi stood there, just like Chen Ju many years ago: "Father, I'm afraid the situation is very clear now."

Chen Ju raised his eyebrows slightly when he said this. He turned back to look at Chen Bi: "I don't want Chen to participate in the troubled times in this world?"

Chen Bi seemed to understand, but he didn't dare to nod or shake his head.

Chen Ju coughed slightly, and under Chen Bi's concerned voice and eyes, he said calmly: "Go, go to Zhuoshen Tower, read the books of the sages, see and understand, if you haven't yet If you understand, then go out for a walk.”

Chen Ju smiled and stood up. The rain under the eaves fell on him slightly with the noise and blowing of the wind. He just smiled and said: "I said Bi'er, look. Things are too superficial.”

It is when you abandon your own thoughts.

It's just a pity that after knowing the fate of Chen's people, he is no longer afraid.

Chen Bi shook his head slightly and looked at Chen Ju: "Is there any difference between the two?"

He sighed quietly, but what he said was no different from what his father said to him back then: "Bill, what do you think of the current situation in the world?"

In the seventh year of Wu Lie, autumn.

Chen Bi nodded slightly with doubts, bowed and left.

"The day you understand these things, you will be able to truly become the next generation head of the Chen family."

Chen Ju nodded, turned his back and looked at the raindrops under the eaves.

"The world always thinks that reading thousands of books is the most important, but in the eyes of me and the ancestors of the Chen family, traveling thousands of miles is the most important."

"Isn't this a symbol of your unwillingness to let Chen get involved?"

Chen Bi was also used to his father's behavior and just said doubtfully: "Isn't it like this?"

When Chen Bi left, Chen Ju stood there with a look of vicissitudes of life on his face. Time is the most ruthless thing in the world.

"The King of Han and the King of Chu competed for the right to finally fight Qin, and the one who won in the end was probably the King of Han."

Chen Ju's laughter came from the sound of wind and rain. He was still so calm and composed: "Then do you know where these disciples are?"

Most of the people who rush in this world are ruthless people, and most of them are ruthless things.

This said, it lasted for more than half an hour.

Chen Bi nodded: "I know."

"Why do you say that?"

"Do you know the difference between the two?"

He didn't dare to nod because he wouldn't lie in front of knowledge, and he didn't dare to shake his head because he seemed to have some realization.

"Except for the seventh uncle who went to the Qin court under a pseudonym, no one from the Chen family participated in the other forces."

Chen Bi shook his head and said, "I don't know, kid."

Death is not the final destination for people in the Chen family.

That was during the reign of the First Emperor.

"If it's like what you said, it's not that my father didn't participate in the struggle in these troubled times, it's that he didn't participate in the struggle for hegemony between the King of Han and the King of Chu."

After explaining the whereabouts of these people, Chen Ju did not explain, but asked again: "Bier, do you know the difference between the two just mentioned?"

The rain was blown away by the wind.

"The King of Han has visited many times, but you are not willing to allow a member of the Chen family to serve as an official under the King of Han."

This is the war between the king of Chu and the king of Han, and it is also one of the battles that determines the final fate of the world.

Chen Ju stood there, chanting one by one about the disciples who had gone out and where they were now, and even told them what they had done.

Chen Ju had a slightly aggrieved look on his face. He never got along with his son like an ordinary father and son, but more like friends.

"Many members of the clan have traveled around the world. You should know this, right?"

He carefully analyzed the situation in the world and explained clearly the advantages and disadvantages between the King of Han and the King of Chu, as if he himself was involved.

This battlefield plays a decisive role in history, and is even listed as one of the most famous battles after the "Five Battles between Heaven and Man". This war has been described in history books of all ages, of course. ——For this battlefield, some people praise it while others belittle it.

Those who praised it called it a "righteous war," while those who devalued it said that the leaders of both sides of the war had no brains.

After all, when Chu and Han were fighting for hegemony, there was a huge creature standing quietly behind them.

"In the seventh year of Wu Lie, King Xiang Yu of Chu fought against King Liu Bang of Han. They fought endlessly with casualties all over the place. The Han Taiwei spread suspicions about Chu's troops and lured the Xiang clan members with huge profits, so he planned to succeed. If Yu's army was defeated, he would be exhausted. Later, he led his own soldiers to flee. At that time, the king of Han was benevolent and the army came, and all the cities surrendered. The king of Chu had a reputation of being foolish and unprincipled, and was abandoned by the world. Only his own soldiers followed him. Later, the king of Chu fled to Wujiang River and committed suicide. And many people were awarded the title of marquis in this battle - "The Book of Qin: The Chronicles of Emperor Qin Wulie".

"Gaozu was fighting the king of Chu in the wild, and he was lucky enough to receive divine help. The king of Chu was unruly and God abandoned him. Wherever he went, Guizhou closed his doors. This is called the destiny of the emperor. - "Book of Han·The Chronicles of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty" ""The Shang Chang was having a talk in Shanglin. In the sixth year of Yuan Ding, the Prime Minister Chen was sitting in Shanglin and discussing. Suddenly he talked about the old events of Gaozu's battle with the king of Chu in the past. He said: In the past, Gaozu fought the king of Chu on the bank of Wujiang River. The king of Chu was defeated and committed suicide. This was God's destiny to return to the Han Dynasty. From then on, Gaozu made great achievements. Today I read Gaozu's notes and heard about Chen's contribution. I am amazed that this battle may be Chen's contribution. Why do you think so? ? At that time, Prime Minister Chen humbly said: The war was the result of Gaozu, followed by Han Xin, Xiao He, Zhang Liang and others. Why was it the fault of Chen? At that time, no one from the Chen family entered Gaozu's account.

"I heard that I was very happy, but I restrained myself. I asked Chen Xiang again: What do you think is the merit of this battle? Why did Gaozu win?"

"Chen Xiang said: Gaozu knew people and made good use of them. He used Huaiyin Hou Han Xin, Gu Xiangguo He, and Wenhou Liang. However, the King of Chu was mediocre and unprincipled. He was close to villains and kept away from virtuous ministers. This is the reason why Gaozu won, and he is also called the King of Chu. The reason for the defeat is that Gaozu received help from heaven and was determined by fate."

"I am overjoyed and ask again: Now that I want to attack the King of Chu on the bank of the river, do you think I can reenact the old deeds of our great ancestors?"

"Xiang Chen was greatly shocked when he heard about it. He bowed and said: Your Majesty, wherever heaven and man come, you will definitely get what you wish for."

"Therefore, the emperor granted the ancestral home of the Chen family the title of "Han" and made him the most holy King of Han in Anguo. - "Book of Han·The Chronicles of Emperor Wu""

In the vast history, no one has described the specific description of this war. After all, although the Chu-Han War is important, it is not very important in the vast history and can be left in the history books. Many words are written because of the "symbolic meaning" of the Chu-Han struggle for hegemony.

During the hundreds of years between the Han Dynasty, countless emperors wanted to use this war to prove the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty.

In the war that later generations called the Battle of Heaven, the Han emperor of that generation even asked the head of the Chen family at that time several times about the meaning of the Chu-Han struggle for hegemony, asking him whether the Han Dynasty was destined to be destined, and whether the Han Dynasty could More ancient and everlasting.

During the period after the Han Dynasty, although the Central Plains world was not invaded by the barbarians as in the original history because of the Chen family, it was still extremely turbulent and many precious historical materials were lost.

During the hundreds of years of turmoil, no one had the thought to verify and record history.

As a result, the details of the Chu-Han struggle for hegemony were lost.

In the following dynasties, although people made many artistic changes and dramatizations to this war, they did not verify the historical facts many times.

It was not until many years later, when the war had completely disappeared, that the situation was changed when people began to pay attention to historical records again. At that time, a scholar who was on good terms with the Chen family verified it many times and even entered into it, which had been passed down for more than two thousand years. It was only then that Zhuoshenlou finally compiled the "History of Chinese War" that shocked the world.

In this book, the record of the Chu-Han struggle for hegemony is as follows.

"The Chu-Han War for Hegemony was unnecessary at the beginning."

"But later, what neither the King of Chu nor the King of Han expected was that when the pace of war was approaching, none of them had any way to resist. They could only be pushed step by step towards the established destiny trajectory by the hand of fate. "

"The author found some records belonging to the Chen family's ancestors in the Chen family's Zhuoshen Tower, and then discovered that the original war was related to the ancestor Chen Haoying, who was nicknamed "Zan Chen" at that time."

"It was under this counselor who was known in history as "a gentleman as wise as a demon but as good as a jade tree" that the Chu-Han struggle for hegemony was forced to emerge."

"Of course, according to the investigation data we have discovered now, the King of Han at that time and later His Majesty the Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty should also know this, but he did not resist at all and just followed the path of fate."

"According to the author's archaeological data, before Gaozu went to Peijun, he went to Chenshizhong to have a detailed discussion with the then head of the Chen family, "Chen Ju", and then agreed to go to Peijun as the county governor. Therefore, I think this was Gaozu. The deal with Emperor Wu Lie.”

"The reason why Emperor Wu Lie supported this warlord was because he wanted to "raise Gu" and raise a qualified successor. This was evident from the fact that later the Imperial Seal and the Zen Edict were handed over to the Emperor Gaozu intact. It can be seen that Emperor Gaozu buried Emperor Wu Lie with the courtesy of "minister".

"This war was an unequal war from the beginning. The overlord of Chu believed that this was between Chu and Han, which was wrong from the beginning."

"The "Chu-Han Struggle" is unfair because it places "Chu" on one side and "Qin-Han" on the other."

"Therefore, the defeat of King Chu was destined. It can also be said that it was brought about by the two majesties of Emperor Qin and Han Ancestor. - "History of Chinese War: The Battle of Chu and Han"

There are different opinions on these records in the current and later generations, and each seems to have its own truth.

But no one could cross two thousand years to go to the bank of the Wu River and ask the two kings of Chu and Han whether they were as recorded in history.

At this time, on the bank of Wujiang River.

Xiang Yu was holding a long sword, his hair hanging down behind him, with a ferocious and bloody look on his face, and there were countless corpses under his feet.

The water beside the Wujiang River in the distance has been dyed red, and corpses are constantly being scooped down from the river, and then no longer appear. This is what war is like, and death is an ordinary thing.

Xiang Yu stood by the Wujiang River. He raised his head, blood dripping from his hair. He looked at the Wujiang River in the distance. Maybe he was looking at Jiangdong on the other side of the Wujiang River.

There are many talented people from Jiangdong.

But so many talents were ruined in his hands.

Xiang Yu felt even more sad and angry. He still didn't understand how he could lose to the rogue riding on horseback in the distance. How could he lose?
He turned around and saw that there was nothing around him, and then let out a deep sigh again: "This king has been defeated!"

Xiang Yu pointed the long sword in his hand into the distance and grinned: "But I will never surrender!"

He roared angrily: "Who is going to take my life?"

Liu Bang, who was watching from a distance, was riding on his horse with a calm expression. He looked at the defeated Xiang Yu indifferently without any expression. He just said to the people next to him: "If I are defeated in the future, I will also be defeated." Is this the end?"

Zhang Liang smiled: "Your Majesty should not be like King Chu."

"After all, His Majesty Ziying will definitely save the king's life, but the king will probably spend the rest of his life in Xianyang City."

Liu Bang just smiled and placed his hand gently on the sword: "Then I still hope that I will win."

"If we win, the world's surname will be changed to "Liu", and the country's name will be "Han"."

During their conversation, Xiang Yu in the distance was already powerless and trapped in spears by several people. Several spears passed through him, but Xiang Yu seemed to feel no pain.

He just raised his head faintly and looked at the sky in the trapped formation.

"This is how it is meant to be."

"It's not my fault."

Eight words ended the life of King Chu.

On the river, a small boat drifted far away.

A figure stood there, not moving for a long time.

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