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

Chapter 274 An Neng relies on the sky to draw his long sword

When this news spread, people were wondering about a question.

What exactly is "paper"?

Why can Chen Dun be granted the title of Young Master directly from a person who has made no contribution with this thing? There are also subsequent rumors that the Emperor Dayue wants to grant him the title of "An Shen Gong".

This is not an unimportant title.

The male prince of the Duke!
Even with the merits of the mighty general Han Xin, he was only awarded the title of "Marquis of Huaiyin", while Zhang Liang and Zhang Zifang were only awarded the title of "Liuwai".

In today's Han Dynasty, apart from the two categories of people, the highest level of title is: "Hou".

Category 1: Children of the Liu family!

Most of the Liu family's descendants were granted the title of king and established various places in the country. This is well known to everyone.

Category 2: Chen!

The ancestors of the Chen family were posthumously named kings, and even kings with the title of their country. The "gold content" of such a title was not even comparable to that of the Liu family in relatively barren places.

The successive heads of the Chen family will also be named kings, but this king is no longer the so-called "King of Han", but titles with special meanings such as "King An" and "King Zhen".

The gold content of this kind of title is naturally very high.

The Chen family does not have a fiefdom in name, but everyone knows that the Chen family has a real fiefdom of "Guandu". This is why when people in the world call and introduce the Chen family at this time, they always say "Guandu Chen". 's" reasons.

This is actually Chen’s territory!

And when kingships are so scarce, and when no one has ever obtained the title of duke, the reward of a "duke" becomes particularly conspicuous and important.

Two possibilities.

The first is that the emperor wants to promote Chen Dun.

Secondly, the "paper" that was presented was really an extraordinary thing, so extraordinary that the emperor could no longer be stingy.

Which of these two scenarios is more likely?

孔府
The Kong family is not a poor family. On the contrary, the Kong family's wealth is not much less than that of the Chen family. Many of Confucius' disciples are very good at running businesses. What's more, Confucius himself was also the actual leader of the Lu State. .

How could such a family lack gold and silver?
Kong Yun looked at the things collected in front of him, and his expression became even more sad. He looked at Jia Yi and said, "You have a good relationship with King Dai. King Dai has not returned to the fiefdom. Can you go and find out about it?" , see what’s going on?”

"From the information collected, I always feel an ominous premonition."

"It seems like something is happening."

"This thing called [paper] will probably have a great impact on our plan."

There was a bit of silence in Jia Yi's expression. After a moment, he looked at Kong Yun and said, "Okay, teacher, I will find King Dai to interview him from the side."

He sighed faintly and said, "I hope our plan can proceed smoothly."

In fact, it is not very difficult for the Confucianists to enter the court or become orthodox. There is only one reason why it has developed to the present point. The Confucianists want to overthrow the Chen family, not to cooperate with the Chen family.

In the fourth year of the Later Yuan Dynasty, it was summer and autumn.

There is no spring and autumn in Chang'an City, and the temperature always changes quickly. After people enjoy the warmth of spring for a short time, they immediately enter the hot summer, and the high temperature bakes everyone.

Even in autumn, it is still very hot, and the heat has only changed from obvious heat to sultry heat.

People in Chang'an City were enjoying their own lives. Except for some people who were concerned about the advent of paper, most people ignored the government affairs of the court.

They don't want to get themselves into trouble.

But there are always exceptions, such as the other group of people gathered in Chang'an City at this time, those who were supposed to teach in Xianyang Academy.

Today's representatives of various schools of thought gathered here. They came with the Xianyang Academy to offer wine, and it was not considered a private matter, nor could it be regarded as a private visit.

Xianyang Academy is now offering wine. Xunzi's descendant "Xun Ji" led the current disciples of the Academy to Chang'an City in order to visit the Imperial College.

In other words, it is not a "visit", but a "kick-in" called "exchange and learning".

He heard about what people from Confucianism and Huang-Lao School were doing, so he brought these people to support Chen.

Talking nonsense?

Will Xunzi's descendants be afraid of lip service?
Why could Xunzi at that time become the "zi" in the post-philosophical era? What did he do?
Apart from his thoughts, the most terrifying thing Xunzi did was "criticize the saints".

Of course, it was not called "criticizing saints" at that time, because among those people, even the most famous Confucius had not yet become a saint.

He criticized hundreds of schools of thought and scolded everyone in the world for being invincible. Later, he became the most powerful "talking king" among hundreds of schools of thought at that time. All the schools of thought were frightened by him, and even Mencius was called "a cheap Confucian" by him.

Therefore, he became the strongest "zi" of that era and the leader of all the disciples of that era.

Xunzi's reputation was not made by boasting, but by real criticism.

So when they heard that Xunzi's descendants came to Chang'an City, and came as "Xianyang Academy to offer wine", some people in Chang'an City began to be afraid.

For example, the "Confucians" who want to fight with the Chen family, and the "Huang Lao classics masters" who hide behind the Confucians.

Some people began to visit the posthouse where Xun Ji lived, trying to persuade Xun Ji not to get involved in the struggle between the Chen family and Confucianism and Taoism.

The first ones to come were some Confucian disciples. They came with angry looks on their faces and rebuked Xun Ji directly. They rebuked Xun Ji without any politeness at all. They scolded him for ignoring the overall situation and for helping the Chen family even though he was also a descendant of Confucianism. It is simply unreasonable to deal with Confucianism.

And towards this kind of person, Xun Ji was not polite at all.

He also cursed loudly and said that it was Confucians and Confucius who denied Xunzi's status and did not recognize Xunzi's "Confucian" identity. After Xunzi's death, he publicly stated that Xunzi and the Xun family were not Confucian people, so Confucius Their identity drove them out of Confucianism.

How come at this time, when they need to be used, they start to admit that Xunzi and his Xun family are Confucian people?
Bring it when you are using it and throw it away when you are not using it. Is this what Confucianism calls "gentlemanly behavior"?

Xun Ji even made some very heart-wrenching remarks.

"If all Confucians are hypocritical and greedy people like you, Mr. Zhongni will probably crawl out of his coffin!"

"Deceive the world and steal fame!"

"I don't want to be called the same person as you!"

The translation is actually very simple, that is, these things are not human beings, they are all hypocrites. Confucius would crawl out of the coffin when he saw them.

Of course, the above excerpt is a more elegant statement.

Xun Ji even stood in the post house in front of these visitors, playing the piano and singing in front of the people coming and going.

A rat has skin, but a man has no manners; a man has no manners, so why not die?

Rats have teeth, but humans have no teeth; humans have no teeth, so why wait until they die?

If a rat has a body, a person will be rude; if a person is rude, why will he die?

Educated people never use curse words when they curse, but the curse can make people heartbroken and heartbroken.

Xun Ji finally pointed to the few Confucian students who came to admonish him, and said with a smile: "There is no end to human beings. Why wait until they die?"

It means pointing at the nose and asking these people: "Why don't you die quickly?"

Those Confucian scholars stood in the crowd, and the people around them pointed at them. At this time, their dignity had already been completely lost.

But there was an old scholar among them who frowned and asked: "Sir, are you doing this to kill us with everyone's words?"

Xun Ji sneered: "I can't do what Kong Laoer did!" After saying that, he waved his sleeves and left.

However, before those Confucian scholars could breathe a sigh of relief, Xun turned his head sharply, sneered, and nodded to the three of them: "If you are rude, why will you die?"

After saying that, he turned around and left happily.

The old Confucian stood there, his face flushed with blood, his expression indignant, and his whole person looked like he had been put into a frying pan.

The meaning of this sentence is simpler.

"You hurry up and die!"

There are also people in the crowd who have read books and understand the meaning of this rat. They are explaining it to the leaders around them who don't understand. His explanation voice is not loud, but it is just enough for these three Confucian scholars to listen. arrive.

As a result, the three Confucian scholars, who were surrounded by the crowd and unable to move forward or retreat, became even more angry.

The flames of anger burned their reason and their heart.

"puff--"

The oldest Confucian scholar suddenly turned red, and then a mouthful of blood spurted out, blood mist fell, and he fell back with his head raised.

This person was so angry that he died!

Inside the post house

Meng Xun looked a little nervous: "Brother Xun, have we gone too far?"

Xun Ji sneered: "Too much? Isn't what they did to the teacher too much?"

He spread his hands: "What's more, did I make something up? Did I exaggerate something? Even if this matter is brought before the emperor, I am not afraid."

Xun Ji imitated the tone of those Confucian scholars and said in a high voice: "Your Majesty, since Xun Ji insulted us in the street, please punish him!"

"When your Majesty hears this, ask them what Xun Ji did."

Xun Ji chuckled and imitated those Confucian scholars' mean looks.

"Xunji told us everything we did! He took off all the sheepskin we were wearing!"

Xun Ji sat up straight: "If they have the guts to tell His Majesty like this, I would have some respect for them."

"But do you think they will tell His Majesty this way? Or do they have the courage to tell His Majesty?"

Meng Xun shook his head slightly. Although his tone was calm with a hint of cowardice, his words were very heartbreaking: "They don't have the courage, and neither does Kong Yun. Most of the courageous ones in the Kong family died in the late Qin Dynasty."

Xun Ji closed his eyes: "Yes, the real Confucius was almost extinct by the end of the Qin Dynasty."

"Today's Confucius Mansion is just a place where fame and fortune are pursued."

"What's there to be afraid of?"

Meng Xun was silent again: "It's just that we are from Confucianism after all. It's not good to have such a quarrel with Confucianism."

Xun Ji smiled again and said, "What's wrong?"

"Brother Meng, you have to know that whether it is your Meng family or my Confucian family, the only one we can rely on in the end is the Chen family, not the Confucian family."

His voice was cold and solemn: "With the Confucian family acting so self-centered, how long do you think Confucianism can be rampant?"

Meng Xun lowered his head again and said nothing.

What Xun said was reasonable, but it was so reasonable that Meng Xun felt a little helpless.

He couldn't find any reason to argue with Xun Ji.

"Well, since you said so, let's get ready."

He said slowly: "Be prepared to completely crush Confucianism."

"Don't give Confucianism a chance to rise again in a short time."

Meng Xun seems to be a softer person, and he seems to be two extremes from Xun Ji, but in fact he is more ruthless than Xun Ji.

There is no trace of the style of Mencius back then.

When everyone from Xianyang Academy, Imperial College, and even Confucians and Taoists put aside their distracting thoughts and prepared to fight with the Chen family, the Chen family was extremely leisurely and contented, without any thought of competing with the Confucians. , Taoist consciousness of fighting hard.

In the courtyard

Chen Bi even performed a set of punches quietly and leisurely, exercising his body at the same time.

Chen Tuo stood aside and was whispering something.

Farther away, Chen Pi and Chen Qiu were sitting together, studying the books in their hands.

After Chen Tuo finished talking about everything, Chen Bi also finished his round of punches.

He looked at Chen Tuo with a smile: "You just think too much."

Chen Bi flicked the dust off his body and said, "The emperor spread the news but did not explain it. He was obviously waiting for the big fish to take the bait."

"We just have to wait."

"His Majesty will never let us fight. Whether it is Confucianism, Taoism, or the Chen family, he needs it."

"I just don't know when your Majesty will take action?"

Chen Tuo pondered for a long time and finally sighed.

Today's emperor has a kind personality, but this kindness is mainly aimed at the "Guizhou head", not people from wealthy families like them.

He looked at Chen Bi and whispered: "I hope so."

Top of Mount Tai
Mount Tai has always been a sacred place, but compared to other mountain peaks, it actually doesn’t have much more to it. It just has a few more people who add a bit of "political significance" to it. If not, how could future generations be affected by one person? Once you have been here, does this place no longer have a grand meaning?
Has Taishan changed?

Tarzan has not changed.

It's people who are changing.

Chen Fan was sitting on the top of the mountain. He looked a little older than last time, but his expression was a little happier.

He looked proudly at the hazy haze in the distance and took out the paper.

After Chen Dun found this thing, he naturally sent some to Chen Fan.

He used a stone as a table and painted the scenery at the top of Mount Tai.

An Neng relied on the sky to draw his long sword and cut off tens of thousands of years of sorrow.

Daiwangfu

Jia Yi sat upright, with Liu Wu sitting in front of him.

"Does His Highness have the will of the world?"

(End of this chapter)