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

Chapter 244 Everyone has their own thoughts

The towering Chang'an City is not peaceful. After Chen Bi and Kong Yun, the eldest son of the Kong family, arrived in Chang'an City, the city began to operate like a machine.

People under the moonlight each have their own thoughts.

They think about their own things and calculate their own interests.

In the shadows, Chen Bi came outside "Anju Gongfu". He looked at the mansion in front of him and smacked his lips: "Jiang Xing, look at it, this house is even more gorgeous than the Chen family's old house in Guandu. ”

Jiang Xing lowered his head, listening to Chen Bi's strange words, and coughed lightly: "Sir, why don't we go in and talk?"

Chen Bi stretched his waist and said with a smile: "No need to worry, no need to worry."

A glimmer of wisdom flashed in his eyes: "Someone has been waiting for us for so long, how can we go in without saying hello?"

"Wouldn't that be rude?"

Jiang Xing had a look of confusion on his face. The reason Chen Bi chose him to follow was because his brain was not very easy to use. Generally speaking, people who are too smart like to be friends with fools.

Several emperors in the early Han Dynasty were criticized by this sentence: "This son is not like me."

Among them, the most severely harmed by this sentence should be the current Crown Prince Liu Ying and the future Emperor Hui.

Dachangqiu, who was standing on the side, walked up to Lu Fei and whispered: "The people from Mrs. Qi Ji's side sent news, saying..."

Three laughters came from the shadows in the distance again: "Hahahahahahaha, you also said you wanted to hide it from the other master, try to see if he can guess it, isn't it embarrassing now?"

"The four gentlemen waited for me until late at night. They must have something important to do."

Do I know?

The voices of the other two people sighed helplessly: "That young master is indeed that young master."

Lu Pheasant sat there, clenching his fingers tightly with a look of resentment on his face.

Yes.

At the same time that Xiao He and others entered Duke Anju's mansion, some spies lurking around the mansion had already reported back.

Let them go?
The messengers in embroidered clothes never thought that Liu Bang would say such words, but this was not something they could question. They nodded immediately: "No."

This is the greatest boast a father can make to a child.

Chen Bi shrugged slightly: "Okay, let's go in and talk."

Only then did Dachangqiu say: "Say, your Majesty stayed at Madam Qi Ji's place last night. Madam Qi Ji called the third prince. After your majesty tested the third prince, he praised him many times and praised him as "quite like a father." , said: "This child is like me."

Weiyang Palace

Liu Bang's anger was also anticipated.

Liu Bang was already prepared to make Liu Ruyi the next generation emperor, and he tested Lu Pheasant many times, but Lu Pheasant blocked him all the time.

But beyond his expectation, Liu Bang just smiled faintly and put the silk on the table: "Okay, I know this."

Because these four people were originally sent by him, but except for these four people, or in other words, except for waiting for Zhang Liang, no one should know about this matter.

"Sir, who is waiting for us in the middle of the night?"

Xiao He and others looked at each other without politeness and just said: "Then I'll stop disturbing you."

Chen Bi slightly raised his hands and saluted with a gentle expression: "I'll wait for you to say this. How could I not remember you, sir?"

This Tian family couple has long been inseparable. If it weren't for the throne, they would have quarreled countless times.

After the embroidered messenger left, Liu Bang smiled faintly, and then murmured in a low voice: "How many people have other thoughts because of their actions? I am a little curious."

"Just let them go."

The three people who came out of the shadows were "Xiao He, Chen Ping, and Cao Shen". They stood beside Zhang Liang and said with a smile: "I have met the young master."

Liu Ying sat next to her with her head lowered, with a timid look on her brows. He just whispered: "Mother, Queen."

Especially in the Heavenly Family.

Quite like a father? This subclass me?
These two sentences completely broke the tight string in Lu Fei's mind, because these two sentences revealed a very simple meaning. Liu Bang felt that Liu Ruyi looked like him.

Lu Fei frowned and looked at the hesitant Dachangqiu: "What did you say?"

The "Embroidered Messenger" kneeling in the hall lowered his head and did not dare to speak. When he received the news, he was shocked.

Especially in the mouth of an emperor.

Then he looked at Zhang Liang: "I wonder if Mr. Xiao and the others have been here before?"

He was a bit arrogant: "Is this a serious person?"

Because this means that in the future, the great cause of the family and the country will most likely be handed over to the hands of this "father-like" person. This is the most difficult obstacle for the emperor of the Han family to overcome.

Lu Fei looked at the child sitting in front of her who looked nothing like her or Liu Bang, and the resentment in her heart accumulated. She said angrily: "One Liu Ruyi is not enough. Your Majesty wants to Will Chen also vouch for his precious prince?"

Changle Palace
Liu Bang's expression remained unchanged. He was not worried at all about the reason why Xiao He and others were looking for Chen Bi.

He stretched out his hand and hit Jiang Xing on the head and yelled in a low voice: "When will you take care of your mouth? Don't say anything nonsense."

Zhang Liang walked out of the shadows, looked at Chen Bi who was standing there waiting for him to come out, and said with a smile: "Young Master, I haven't seen you for a long time. Do you still remember me?"

As soon as Jiang Xing finished speaking, there was a gentle cough not far away, and a gentle laughter with a hint of weakness and guilt came: "Hahahaha, this little brother is right."

"please--"

Lu Pheasant forcibly suppressed the emotions in her heart, a fierce look flashed in her eyes, but she did not dare to attack at this time. With Liu Bang around, she would never be able to stretch her hand very long.

"call--"

Lu Pheasant exhaled the turbid air in his heart, looked at Dachangqiu and said: "Let the people over there keep an eye on it."

"in addition."

"Inquire about what happened in Anju's mansion tonight, and also inquire about their conversation."

"I want to know what they said!"

Her eyes were sharp and gloomy, staring intently at the dark night.

"I would like to see what kind of skills this Mr. Chen has that would allow Liu Bang to reuse him like this!"

Changle Palace

Liu Bang listened to the report of his subordinates and didn't care: "If she wants to listen, let her listen."

There was a half-smile on his lips: "I don't care."

"What can she change?"

After saying that, Liu Bang stroked his chin again and chuckled: "It is my decree to give Qi Ji a hundred golds and ten silks to King Zhao to show her hard work in her studies."

Alluring night.

Anju Gongfu
Xiao He and others had already left, while Chen Bi sat in the courtyard for a long time without moving, with a complicated look on his face.

After a while, he stood up and stretched to relieve his overly tight body and mind.

Jiang Xing stepped forward at the right time, looked at Chen Bida and said, "Sir, I saw that you have been discussing things with several guests for too long, so I asked Genfu to prepare some snacks for you." "You have a taste. "

Chen Bi was not polite. He picked up the snacks on the plate and put them into his mouth. He sighed softly: "This Chang'an City is like a man-eating beast. Since I came here, I have been targeted by many people."

There was a slight pause in his voice: "The Chen family's power is too huge. Many people are jealous and envious of it. There are also people who want to use the Chen family's power to achieve their own goals."

"These people are smart enough to think that I don't know these things, but how could I not know?"

Chen Bi shook his head slightly and looked at the black night sky: "Chang'an, Chang'an."

He closed his eyes and his expression did not change at all. He just said lightly: "I'm afraid His Majesty will summon me to the palace tomorrow. No matter who sends the invitation during these days, please refuse it temporarily."

"I just said that I'm new here and I'm not used to the local environment, so I'm feeling a little unwell."

Chen Bi looked grim: "Especially the posts from some princes."

Yes.

This Chang'an city is like a dragon's pond and a tiger's den, but Chen Bi has no intention of retreating. It's not that he doesn't want to retreat, but that he can't retreat.

Things like this are nothing like sailing against the current. Only by constantly working hard and struggling forward can we maintain our initial strength.

Nowadays, Mr. Chen is so eye-catching, but Mr. Chen has no way to hide himself, because he is so big that there are few places or ways in the world that can hide him.

Give up everything?
Give up power? Give up your school? Give up the right to annotate scriptures? Give up accepting disciples?

Then what awaits Chen is not "hide your strength and bide your time" but "a dead end".

"Ugh--"

Chen Bi sighed again.

Chang'an City under the dark night is like a lying beast. It has more than one heart.

Although Liu Bang divided the kings among them, some of the many princes and kings never left Chang'an City.

For example, Liu Ruyi, Liu Chang, and the acting king Liu Heng.

Compared to Prince Liu Ying, these three people each had their own reasons for staying in Chang'an City, and the reasons were very sufficient.

The first two, such as Liu Ruyi and Liu Chang, are because of Liu Bang's favor, especially Liu Ruyi, who can be said to be the most unprovoked among the princes and kings in Chang'an City today.

A few days ago, Qi Ji was praised by Liu Bang. Liu Bang even wanted to depose his eldest son Liu Ying many times and make Liu Ruyi the crown prince.

This failed due to the opposition of Lu Pheasant and many people in the court, but he did everything an emperor could do. He not only sealed Liu Ruyi's land in the Central Plains, but also sealed the most fertile land in the Central Plains. A piece of land was given to him.

"King Zhao", this is Liu Ruyi's title.

It symbolizes Liu Bang's love for Liu Ruyi.

As for Liu Chang, it was because Liu Chang was extremely powerful and could carry a cauldron, which reminded Liu Bang of his old rival. And such a child who looked like his old rival was respectful in front of him all day long, which undoubtedly made Liu Bang's little The mind is satisfied.

Furthermore, because of Liu Chang's mother Zhao Ji's repeated requests, Huainan was indeed a little panicked. Even though it has recovered a lot now, it is still a little deserted compared to other places.

Leaving it in Chang'an City was the emperor Liu Bang's compensation to Liu Chang.

As for the acting king Liu Heng
This is a bit complicated.

In fact, Liu Bang wanted to let Dai Wang go to his fiefdom in his heart. After all, Liu Bang didn't really like this gentle child who looked nothing like himself.

He prefers Liu Ruyi, a wild and "naughty" child, so that Liu Bang can see himself when he was young.

But for some reason, Liu Bang sighed a little every time he saw Liu Heng's face.

So he still left Liu Heng in Chang'an City.

This led to the fact that in addition to the prince, there were three princes staying temporarily in Chang'an.

Yes, stay.

Even Liu Bang couldn't defeat the group of courtiers, so he found a decent excuse to "temporarily stay" these three people.

But everyone knows what is actually going on.

The battle for the right to inherit the throne started as early as the birth of these people.

Now it's just getting more intense and difficult to conceal.

Qi Ji palace
Liu Ruyi had a look of disdain on his face. He looked at his mother and curled his lips: "Mom, what's so good about that Chen Bi? Why should I try to please him?"

"Am I, the great prince and King Zhao, not as noble as a minister like him?"

Although Qi Ji is relatively brainless on some things, she has natural intuition on some things. She looked at Liu Ruyi directly and said unceremoniously: "Yes, you are not as noble as him."

"How long has the Liu family been famous?"

"It's just the beginning of your father's generation who became the emperor."

"But how long has Chen been a noble? He has held the position of prime minister since the days of Duke Xiao in the previous dynasty! He has never ceased to be a powerful person for more than a hundred years."

"Even your father can only compromise with Chen."

Her eyes were fixed on Liu Ruyi, and her voice was serious: "If you think about it carefully, why did your father immediately posthumously grant titles to the ancestors of the Chen family when the country was just founded and unified the world? The head of the family sealed it?”

"Did you think your father was willing?"

Qi Ji's mouth was filled with sarcasm: "Of course your Majesty is not willing to do this."

"It's just that before he thought of a way to deal with the Chen family, the ministers in the court had already proposed to confer a title on the Chen family because they saw something, and after they saw it, your father also saw it. "

"That's why the sealing happened."

matter?

Liu Ruyi raised her head and looked at Qi Ji: "Mother, what's the matter?"

Qi Ji smiled slightly: "When His Majesty did not pursue the title of Chen clan, although the world was unified, few people in the world recognized the Han Dynasty."

"And when your father pursued the title of Chen clan, and the Chen clan did not resist, the people of the world truly accepted the big man, and those hidden people who wanted to stir up trouble stopped."

"Do you now know the importance of the Chen family and the importance of the eldest son of the Chen family this time?"

Compared to Qi Ji's nervousness, Lu Pheasant wasn't too anxious.

Because she found out that when Xiao He and the other four people left An Jugong's mansion, they seemed to look bad.

It was at this time that she thought of something.

As the eldest son, how could Chen Bi support his concubine to seize the throne?

They are naturally of the same school.

Walking in a hurry, time flies.

On the seventh day after Chen Bi arrived in Chang'an City, the palace finally received an order to invite Chen Bi to the palace.

"finally come."

(End of this chapter)