Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 2 A heart full of ideas
"It's not like these hundreds of fortune-telling tubes. Don't say that I was all-powerful in my previous life. I'm afraid I died in the first few days of time travel. I was either hacked to death by soldiers, or starved to death or frozen to death. I'm just a librarian with no skills. If you don’t have the power to restrain a chicken, you will be at the mercy of others in troubled times.”

Chen Zhi sighed slightly, but quickly dispelled his sadness and silently explored the bamboo tube in his heart.

"Nearly a hundred years later, there are still two blocks of fame. Two of the five ticks are full, and you can draw a low-quality lot. With the layout of the Chen family, it is probably enough, but the gold liquid of fame is a bit The turbidity means that it is not a good reputation. I understand, this is not a leftover reputation, it is probably the accumulation of 20 years of hard work from the predecessor. But regardless of good reputation or bad reputation, those who can draw lots are useful..." Thinking about it, he pointed his fingers Tap on the table.

This was a habit he had developed in his previous life. He was originally pretending to be sophisticated so as not to be looked down upon by Liu Bei. Later, it became a habit many times. In his previous life, Liu Bei and others would calm down when they saw him like this. , wait for the results.

However, this time Chen Zhi was not planning for others, but for himself.

"The five-element scale of the lotus tube has five grids. As long as my reputation continues to spread and someone praises or criticizes it, fame gold liquid will be produced. When the gold liquid fills the five-element scale grid, lots can be drawn. The drawn lots have their own magical uses. It may be a Confucian technique, a Taoist wonderland of mind, a Mohist organization blueprint, or a military strategist's method of training and deployment. It is all-encompassing and was the foundation of my previous life. But what is the lot drawn every time and which family it belongs to? It's random, and..."

His attention was focused on the two scales filled with gold liquid.

"With my current new identity, it is not easy to accumulate fame. Unless I devote myself to accumulating notoriety, the gain will outweigh the losses. Therefore, this reputation has no stable source for the time being. The use of two bars of gold liquid must be carefully considered. When should I draw it? How to draw? To draw the lower lottery, or the lower lottery? It must be planned.”

After thinking this, Chen Zhi breathed a long sigh of relief and smiled.

"Family fights are also quite interesting. According to my memory, except for the slight dispute between the north and Shu, it is barely a peaceful world. I no longer have to accompany you like a tiger. I worked hard in my previous life, but died unexpectedly. Now that I have a chance to come back, I can't If you work so hard anymore, to avoid dying again, it is better to devote yourself to the mountains and rivers. However, you cannot learn from the hermits. "Peach Blossom Spring" sounds beautiful, but it is unavoidable that it is like sitting in a well and looking at the sky. Speaking of which, history has changed, and this article does not know There is still a day when it will be released.”

Thinking like this, his thoughts became clearer.

"Accumulate some fame first, so that you have the confidence and a way out. When the matter is over, you can get out of the way, earn some money, ask for some land, and become a rich man and a happy guest. As for the Chen family's fight, what do I have to do with it?"

After regaining the memory of his original body, Chen Zhi did not have the original emotional involvement and did not have much concern. He just wanted to be free in this life and not live again.

dong dong dong.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Brother Qi, are you awake? I see the light in your room is still on." Listening to the voice outside the door, the corresponding memory emerged in Chen Zhi's mind, allowing him to identify the owner of the voice——

Chen Luo, the second son of Chen Xun, the fifth master of Chen, is also a gambler on weekdays, and has a good relationship with Chen Zhi. The difference is that his parents are still alive, and he is not a rootless duckweed like Chen Zhi, so he lives a quite cool life. , but he restrained himself a lot during the funeral and had no contact with Chen Zhi for three days.

"I'm in." Chen Luo saw that the door bolt was not set yet, so he opened the door with a creak, revealing his fat body.

He first looked outside the door, then came in cautiously, closed the door with his backhand, then breathed a long sigh of relief and wiped his forehead, which was already covered in sweat.

"Don't you sit still? You shouldn't respond no matter what." Turning around to see Chen Zhi, Chen Luo couldn't help complaining, but his expression soon changed to one of admiration, "Speaking of which, in the How does it feel to be taken to bed in the mourning hall? Although you were punished, when we heard about this feat, we couldn't help but give a thumbs up, it's so brave!"

Good guy, taking drugs at the memorial service sounds really exciting, but it is definitely not a good name!
"Isn't it because of this incident that those two fame gold liquids were accumulated?" Chen Zhi murmured in his mind, resisting the urge to roll his eyes and said: "I haven't seen a fat man like you for a few days. I'm afraid that I don't dare to come over. Alright."

"How can that be impossible!" Chen Luo patted his chest, "Who am I, Mr. Chen? Who in the whole Pengcheng County doesn't know? That always puts justice first!" Then the topic changed, and his momentum weakened, "This is not Can't you get away? Once my grandfather leaves, it's hard to come to this ancestral house often. There are too many things going on. Besides, I have to keep an eye on it for you..."

He picked up the teapot from the table, poured a cup, drank it in a gulp, and then continued: "You don't know, in the past two days, that boy Chen Yun has always been in the limelight because of his popularity. Today he even wrote a poem in front of his relatives and friends. This poem is so pretentious that I can’t even stand it anymore! According to my estimation, this poem must have been written by his servant, the romantic servant who was admired by his grandfather and was rumored to be related to the Cao Gang. Hey, what do you think of Chen? If you compose poems in rhyme, you will compose poems, and this is not enough!"

As he spoke, he slammed the cup on the table with a look of indignation: "That's all. I brought you up for nothing, deliberately ruined you, said you are uneducated, and said He wants to teach you the principles of life. Who do you think he is? He is still thinking of educating you, Brother Seven? He hasn’t sorted out his own messy things yet. By the way, I heard that this kid was forcing me a few days ago. With a maid, you know..."

"Chen Yun is in the limelight and is appreciated by his second uncle. He has the potential to rise in the Chen family. However, compared with the rising stars of several other wealthy families in Pengcheng, his reputation is slightly less. If the family wants to build momentum for him, it must find someone to back it up and build momentum. There is also a step-by-step approach. For this first step, if you don't use me as a counterexample, who should you use?" Chen Zhi looked at Chen Luo with a half-smile, "I have learned from my mistakes, so you can't follow in my footsteps. In the future, you will be here with me. It’s better to come less often.”

"Brother Qi, are you seeing someone outside? That's not what I meant," Chen Luo leaned forward a little and whispered, "I am also busy making inquiries for you. No, as soon as I received the news, I came over to ventilate Reported."

Chen Zhi saw that the other party did not raise any suspicion, indicating that his imitation of his predecessor Chen Zhi's style was quite qualified, so he turned to ask: "What's the news?" In fact, he had roughly guessed it.

Chen Luo lowered his voice a little more: "Second uncle is coming to find you. You must be prepared. My father also told me what he is planning. You must hold on to the land, otherwise it will be difficult in the future. Yes, this..."

Having said this, there were faint footsteps outside the door. Chen Luo's expression changed slightly and he quickly stood up: "I still have something to do. I'll see Brother Qi another day. I'll bring you a pot of good wine next time. I'll leave first. I'll leave first. "After saying that, he left in a hurry, looking embarrassed.

"Chen Luo is timid, but he also has a plan. It's hard to judge whether he came here to report the news sincerely or provoked me to fight with Chen Yun." Looking at the door that was closed again, Chen Zhi's expression did not change at all, "But this is not the point. Judging from the information he revealed, the test of Chen Zhi's house is about to come. A family fight? Sure enough, it's all about wine and food. In troubled times, the big families are busy making bets from all sides, even if there is internal fighting. , it’s not like this.”

Shaking his head, he returned to normal and sat at the table, waiting for the third visitor tonight.Boom, boom, boom.

Soon, there was another knock on the door.

"Brother, are you asleep?"

This voice caused Chen Zhi's memory to surface again, and he identified it as Chen Zhi's half-brother Chen Ting.

There are four brothers and sisters in Chen Zhi's house. The eldest son Chen Zhi and the second son Chen Ting were both born by his wife. There is also a brother and a sister, both of whom are concubines. The biological mother of the two concubines, Mrs. Liu, is still alive - Chen Fu is this The only servant in a room, but there are many masters. With so many people to eat, plus a prodigal son, it is difficult to live a hard life.

Recalling it, Chen Zhi secretly lamented that even though he was down and out, interpersonal relationships were still complicated. After making up his mind, he rushed out the door and said, "Come in."

"Second uncle wants to see you, let me call you over." The door was pushed open again, and a young man who looked somewhat similar to Chen Zhi walked in. He was about seventeen or eighteen years old, and said as he walked, "Brother Qian Be careful, the second uncle has been coveting our land for a long time, and he is probably going to attack today. In the past, he was still protecting me, but this time he even offended him, alas..."

This person was Chen Zhi's second brother Chen Ting, and his face was full of worry.

"Uh, Chen...Second brother, the second uncle wants to keep the lights in the mourning hall and entertain relatives and friends who came to express their condolences, can you still take care of me?" Chen Zhi asked, while searching for the information of the second uncle in his memory— —

Chen Taigong's second son, Chen Bian, was very restless in the Chen family. He left much more evil tracks than Chen Zhi, but no one dared to take care of him. Judging from his actions, he seemed a bit unscrupulous.

"Chen Luo is right. It has only been a while since he took action. Even the mourning hall can't stop him. It can be said that he is impatient."

According to the rules, after a person dies, the corpse must be washed, put on a shroud, moved to the coffin, and the coffin is reported. As soon as the obituary is published, relatives and friends come to express their condolences, and immediate family members wailing to greet them. There are many etiquettes that come and go, all of which fall on Chen Taigong. As for sons, Chen Bian, as the second son of the Grand Duke, had a hard time finding time to pay attention to his affairs, but he did find time to see Chen Zhi.

"My second uncle felt a little unwell and rested for a while. It happened that Chen Yun mentioned you, so my second uncle took the opportunity to have an attack." Although Chen Ting felt that his brother was a little different from usual, he just thought it was a big change and his mood was not good. Caused by smoothness.

"'Just right' is a good word," Chen Zhi nodded and asked, "Did the second uncle ask you to call me?"

"It's not the second uncle, it's Chen Yun. Seeing me next to him, he asked me to come over and call him brother." Chen Ting showed a trace of anger. "The second uncle didn't seem to be ill at all. He was clearly trying to make use of the topic. But the second brother is so powerful. We can deal with it, how about I go and ask uncle?"

"Uncle takes care of us because of my father's face. He was the closest to me at first. Now I have made a big mistake. My second uncle wants to use this matter to beat me. I have nothing to say. There are so many branches and separate families. Now, if the uncle is partial to others, others will say that he, the head of the family, is acting unfairly. Not to mention that his prestige will be damaged, and his reputation will be reduced. The new Zhongzheng official will come to inspect it. This is a matter involving the ninth-grade rural character, uncle. How could it be mixed up?" Chen Zhi shook his head helplessly. After all, the root cause still lies in his predecessor. If a fly doesn't bite a seamless egg, who could let his predecessor fail? How could Chen Bian let go of such a good opportunity?
When Chen Ting heard this, he immediately looked over with a "hateful" expression.

Chen Zhi's scalp was numb and he waved his hands and said: "Since we can't hide, we can only take one step at a time. You go back first. I'll tidy up my clothes and go to see the second uncle."

"Brother..." Chen Ting was even more worried. He was very aware of the stupid things his brother had done, and he was afraid that if he left, there would really be nothing left in his room.

"I know what you want to say. I've done a lot of bad things in the past, but I also know that the land is the backbone of the family. Without the land, there's nothing. Don't worry, I won't let go if the worst happens."

"Brother, you must keep your word." Chen Ting still looked worried.

Seeing this, Chen Zhi's eyelids jumped.

"How unreliable is this predecessor? It scared my brothers to such an extent that no one believed what he said."

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Chen Ting change the topic: "However, the second uncle is unscrupulous. If he threatens my brother with harsh methods, you... just give up a few acres. You can't let your brother suffer. Leave As long as the green mountains are there, you won’t have to worry about running out of firewood.”

Chen Zhi was stunned for a moment, then chuckled and said, "I know what's going on. Just go."

When Chen Ting turned around and left, Chen Zhi was silent for a moment, shaking his head and laughing.

"After taking on this body, I can't let you have no place to stand. Let's put it aside and get over it first."

Thinking of this, he silently recited two words in his heart.

"Lottery tube."

(End of this chapter)