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

Chapter 275: The Ghosts and Gods of the Common People

Liu Wu's expression remained unchanged, hiding the ambition in his eyes.

"Mr. Jia, what do you mean?"

He said half-jokingly: "Does Mr. Jia still want to help me?"

Jia Yi just looked at Liu Wu and said in a lower voice: "Whether I can help His Highness is not important; whether His Highness wants to help yourself is the most important."

He put down the things in his hands: "Your Highness should be able to know that after the prince became a disciple of the Chen family, the Chen family became the most important supporter of the prince. No matter what happens in the future, as long as the prince is still there, the Chen family will definitely stand by him. From the prince’s side.”

"In other words, as long as Chen is here, you will have no chance, even if you have endless ambitions."

After Jia Yi said this, he looked directly at Liu Wu: "Your Highness, are you right?"

Liu Wu was silent.

"What do you want to say sir?"

The smile on Jia Yi's face became much more sincere. He just sighed quietly and said: "What can I want to express? If His Highness wants to take one step forward, or even two steps, then we have a common goal." Enemy, isn't it?"

"As long as Chen doesn't fall, you and I will encounter difficult problems."

Liu Wu squinted his eyes gloomily: "You mean, you or the people behind you want to fight with the Chen family?"

Having said this, he couldn't help but sneer: "I think you, sir, may not understand, maybe you are talking about the current status of Confucianism? Do you still not quite understand the status of the Chen family?"

"Only with you? And me?"

Liu Wu pointed at his nose, and then at Jia Yi sitting in front of him: "A Confucian who is not in decline, but can't fight against the Chen family, and a king who doesn't know when he will return to his fiefdom? "

"What can we do?"

"To put it bluntly, the person who really calls the shots in this world is not just my father, but also the Chen family."

"It should be noted that Emperor Gao once said that Chen and Liu belong to the same world!"

"These words come from the mouth of Emperor Gao, and they cannot be changed by future generations."

At this point, the eager hope in Liu Wu's heart had disappeared. He felt that Jia Yi's coming here was just a dream, and he made a joke with himself that was not a fun one.

He didn't initially feel that Confucianism could help him reach that position. He just felt that Confucianism might be able to help him change his current embarrassing situation.

Later, when he heard that Confucianism wanted to deal with the Chen family, he regretted it.
I regret letting this madman in today. What if one day they really go crazy and want to fight with Chen, and the fight is brought to the public?
Could Chen think he was involved?

Would Chen think he was the mastermind behind this?
Jia Yi looked at Liu Wu and thought that Liu Wu said so much because he was moved, but in fact it was not the case.
Liu Wu was not moved at this time, and did not even dare to move at all, for fear of irritating the person in front of him, who would immediately provoke Chen directly in order to "prove" himself when he returned.

Jia Yi just said silently: "Your Highness, Chen is not that impeccable, is she?"

He whispered: "Chen doesn't want to become a real powerful minister now, and the blow he suffered at the end of Qin Dynasty has not yet fully recovered."

"A god is certainly invulnerable and feared, but"

Jia Yi opened his eyes and looked at Liu Wu: "But what if this god was injured by mortals and shed blood?"

"Doesn't anyone dare to take action in this situation?"

"The reason why people dare not challenge the Chen family is just like ordinary people fearing the ghosts and gods of the common people. But Your Highness, if a mortal or an ant can hurt the gods, then what kind of gods are the gods?"

Jia Yi said softly: "At the end of the Qin Dynasty, the connection between the Chen family and the Qin State was too strong, so the Chen family's descendants went to serve as soldiers in the Qin State's army. This caused more than half of the Chen family's young men to die on the battlefield. ”

"I don't think that the Han Dynasty will end up like the Qin Kingdom, but - even if there is a one in 10,000 possibility, does the Chen family have so many young men to sacrifice?"

Liu Wu was silent for a moment. After a moment, he opened his eyes, looked at Jia Yi in front of him and said, "What do you mean?"

Jia Yi looked at the "spark" of ambition jumping in Liu Wu's eyes, with a slightly proud smile on his face. He just said softly: "Your Highness, haven't you noticed that since the founding of the Han Dynasty, the Chen family has been... Do you try your best to keep your distance from the big man?"

"Since the Chen family became the prime minister of the Qin State a hundred years ago, until now, has the number of Chen family's descendants who entered the court as officials been decreasing year by year?"

"It was only at the last moment of Emperor Gao's death that His Highness the King of Zhen was willing to accept the title of "King of Zhen" and come to sit in Chang'an City. He had to do this for the sake of the head of Guizhou in the world."

"Most of Chen's descendants are staying in Guandu. Even though His Majesty was very worried about establishing the "Taxation Temple" before, Chen only let some of his disciples temporarily serve in the Taxation Temple."

His voice was like a tight hook, firmly hooking Liu Wu's heart.

"The Chen family wants to keep a certain distance from the big man, so they will definitely not use too many methods, because those are like vines, which not only help themselves, but also bind them to the big man."

Jia Yi finished his guess in one breath. After finishing speaking, he sighed softly and said, "So, you don't have to worry."

“Don’t worry about the counterattack and anger from Chen.”

He narrowed his eyes and said, "Perhaps what we are doing now is exactly what Chen wants to do but has no way to do?"

Liu Wu's heart was completely moved.

Maybe not everyone has the courage to kill a god who can be "killed", but when he learns that this god himself wants to "leave", everyone will become a member of the "killing god".

Because this means that as long as he is not the last stab, the gods will not hate him or take revenge on him.

"What do you want to do?"

"In other words, what can you give me, what bargaining chip can satisfy me, and what price can make me happy."

Jia Yi did not feel angry because of Liu Wu's "lion's mouth" appearance. Instead, he felt happy in his heart.

"Your Highness, don't you think it's enough to help you get to that position?"

"When you become the prince or the emperor, then everything in the world will be yours, and you don't have to ask for anything from anyone."

Liu Wu sneered. He was just a little naive, but that didn't mean he was a fool.

Of course, if you get to that position, you have everything, but what if you don’t get to that position?

Isn’t that a death without a burial place?

"Don't say these polite things, say something practical, so that I can evaluate you better."

"What do you want, and what can you help me do?"

"You keep saying that you can help me ascend to the throne, so what do you rely on?" "You can't just talk in vain, right?"

Jia Yi looked at Liu Wudao: "Let's not talk about what happened after Confucianism and Mr. Huang replaced the Chen family and became orthodox in the court. Just now, the Confucian family and Mr. Huang are going to fight with the Chen family. His Highness Dai Wang must know it. of."

"The Chen family's current reputation is firstly because they have been officials all year round, and even all of them have been prime ministers for six consecutive generations."

"Secondly, it's because their disciples and former officials are all over the world. The whole world and even the whole court are disciples of the Chen family."

"Thirdly, it's because people from the Chen family have never lost."

He said softly: "But what if the Chen family loses once? Let the emperor know that the Chen family will also lose, and the Chen family will also fail?"

"The person who has always won suddenly loses, then he loses everything."

Liu Wu stared into Jia Yi's eyes: "Are you so sure that you will win this time?"

Jia Yi's expression remained unchanged: "No, actually we are not sure that we will win this time. We are just sure of another thing. Chen is not a real god. He will definitely lose once."

"Confucians can lose a thousand times or ten thousand times. They just need to dust themselves off."

"But not Chen."

"Chen can't lose even once. As long as Chen loses once, she will never stand up again."

There was endless laughter in Jia Yi's voice: "So this is a big gamble, just to see if His Highness dares to gamble?"

"Confucianism is not asking for His Highness's cooperation. Apart from Your Highness, we have other options."

He said very frankly: "It's just that the other choices are not as "orthodox" as His Highness, nor are they more "suitable" than His Highness. That is why I came to see His Highness."

Liu Wu said softly and asked, "Is it more suitable without me?"

"I would like to know, in your eyes, why am I suitable? Why am I suitable to be the person who sweeps away the Chen family for you and replaces the crown prince?"

Jia Yi pursed his lips slightly: "Because of your status, because the great man governs the country with filial piety, because you are more "self-like", and because of Chen's concession."

Four reasons made Liu Wu completely fall into silence.

In fact, these four reasons are very simple and easy to understand.

First, Liu Wu's identity is actually the same as that of the second Han Dynasty who governed the country with filial piety. Because the Han Dynasty governed the country with filial piety, so when the Queen Mother did not do anything too crazy, she was the best move that could restrain the Emperor. As long as the Emperor did not want to bear the reputation of being unfilial, he had to obey the Queen Mother to some extent.

This is also the best person Liu Wu can use.

His mother is the current queen.

Dou Yi!

Or if you mention her other name, people will be more familiar with it.

Dou Yifang!
Queen Mother Dou!
That powerful man who could almost destroy Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che in his original trajectory!

The powerful man who later wavered between Emperor Jing and Prince Liang, who wanted Emperor Jing to make Prince Liang his crown prince!
The real "core" that allows Liu Bi, a loser, to say: "Whoever I want to be the emperor can be the emperor." "Whoever marries Gillian will be the emperor."

The Empress Dowager Dou, who dominated the political arena of the Han Dynasty for four generations, was the last one to hold the sky in her hands!
From the beginning, Dou Yifang liked Liu Wu more than the prince. No one knew the reason, but Dou Yifang was so strange and unreasonable.

Even some of her opinions can affect today's world.

This is what Liu Wu and Confucianism need most.

Therefore, even if he failed to compete for the position of crown prince, Liu Wu could rely on the protection of the queen mother to safely return to his fiefdom, and even seek the supreme position again!
Because there is a precedent!
The emperor’s brother!
Today, Liu Wu and Liu Qi's father Liu Heng succeeded to the throne through the means of "the emperor's younger brother", and the emperor Liu Ying has not even passed away yet.

With precedents to follow, this is no longer a dead end.

Even though it may be very difficult for him to walk, it is not a dead end. As long as there is a road, he will definitely be able to make it.

Second: be like yourself.

Perhaps the previous emperors of the Han Dynasty could not escape a curse, which was what their father called "like oneself".

Liu Bang said that Liu Ying was not like himself, Liu Heng said that Liu Qi was not like himself. Later Liu Qi also felt that his eldest son "Liu Rong" was not like himself. Later Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, felt that his eldest son, Liu Rong, was not like himself. The violent prince "Liu Zhi" is not like himself.

None of them can escape this curse.

And Jia Yi said that "similarity to oneself" is Liu Wu's best card. He does not mean that Liu Wu is similar to "Liu Heng", but that Liu Wu is more similar to "Gao Emperor".

Being like oneself is a lifelong curse in today's world. He wants to get rid of this curse, so he boasts that Liu Wu is like oneself, because Liu Wu is like the emperor Gao. This seems to be a complicated and incomprehensible thing, but in fact the underlying logic is very simple. .

Liu Wu is similar to Emperor Gao, and Liu Wu is similar to Liu Heng, so Liu Heng is similar to Emperor Gao.

Liu Heng wanted to reach a conclusion similar to Emperor Gao by praising a child who was similar to Emperor Gao.

This is the emperor's inner demon, and it is also a card that Liu Wu can use.

As for the third
This is the most important thing. If there is no third one, even if there are the first two, Confucianism or Taoism, there will be no other thoughts at all, and they will only stand by Chen's side willingly.

Liu Wu would also blow Jia Yi out with a broom the moment before Jia Yi came in, to show that he had absolutely no other intentions, so that Chen would never misunderstand what he meant, and thus punished I mean what I mean.

Chen backed down.

When Liu Wu thought of this, he raised his head and looked at Jia Yi and said, "Where did Chen give in?"

"A member of the Chen family will still rush into the palace with a long sword."

"Empress Lu, who was so arrogant back then, was so frightened by Chen's words, "The Queen Mother remembers the old events of the Qin Dynasty," that she didn't dare to speak out. At the same time, Lu's power also shrank a lot?"

"Is this also called giving in?"

Liu Wu looked at Jia Yi as if he were looking at an unreasonable person.

Jia Yi smiled calmly: "Isn't this called giving in?"

"The king of Zhen entered the palace with a sword when he heard that the Lu family wanted to create a different surname for the king, and even caused cholera to the people of the Lu family to disrupt the government and bring disaster to the head of Guizhou."

(End of this chapter)