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

Chapter 179 "Chaotang" [Second update, please subscribe]

Chen Zhao looked at Ying Zichu in front of him with a somewhat helpless look on his face.

Ying Zichu's request was not too much. After all, he just wanted his own son back. However, this matter could not be made by Master Zichu, but by Chen Zhao.

This is politics.

No joke.

Handan City

Chen An was lying in the yard basking in the sun. He raised his head and looked at the clouds in the sky, but he was thinking about many things in his heart. He was too old and could no longer control his thoughts.

He was born in the thirteenth year of Duke Xiaowen of Qin, and now it is the first year of King Xiaowen. The times are galloping like a white horse, but Chen An is left behind.

There is no one in the world who has lived longer than him, even the capable guy Meng Ke has lived longer than him.

He is ninety-four years old.

Chen Perk walked up to Chen An with a little worry on his face.

Recently, Chen An has been sleeping more and longer. He is afraid that his father will leave him, but he also feels that it is normal for his father to leave him.

"Father."

Chen An slowly opened his eyes, looked at Chen Per and said, "There is always a chance of death in this life."

He opened his eyes and said tiredly: "I'm afraid Zheng'er is going back, right?"

Chen Perk nodded slightly: "Brother Zhao has sent a letter, saying that he will ask the king for an order to take Zheng'er back."

He hesitated for a moment and then said: "I'm thinking, should I go back with you?"

Chen An had a look of surprise on his face: "What are you going to do?"

"Just ask Zhong'er to follow you back."

He raised his head and looked at the sky in slight silence: "You have to know that the purpose of our lineage's existence is to provide support for the Chen family."

"It would be the best if there is no day, but if there is that day, we will become the new "Chen Family", just like the "backup" candidates."

"The Chen family cannot be cut off."

Chen Yu nodded slightly: "I know, father."

Chen An didn't know why today, he had a lot of thoughts in his heart and always wanted to say more.

He looked at Chen Per and waved. Chen Per squatted beside him and lowered his head: "Perch, after I die, send me to Guandu."

"In the future, people from our lineage will be sent back to Guandu. That's where we will return to our roots."

Chen Yu looked at his father, and the ominous premonition in his heart became stronger, but he did not dare to say anything at this time. He could only nod, look at his father, and obey his teachings.

After a long time, the hand that had been holding Chen Perch dropped slightly as if it had no strength.

Chen Perk sighed softly.

But he was not sad because of his father's passing, because this was not what Chen An wanted to see. His father lived for ninety-four years and was already "happy and sad".

In the summer and autumn of the first year of King Xiaowen, Chen An, the last second-generation member of the Chen family, passed away in Handan City.

King Zhao and King Qin named Chen An "Jun Heng'an" and "Jun Duan An" respectively.

So far, in the Chen family's ancestral hall, the first generation "Anguo Gong" is at the top, and the second generation "Wen'an Gong", "Jing'an Jun", "Heng'an Jun", "Shou'an Jun" and "Wu'an Gong" are at the top. There, the third generation already has "Chen Lin" and several other third-generation descendants of the Chen family.

This ancestral hall in Guandu has become the "ancestral place" of the Chen family.

In the winter of the first year of King Xiaowen, during the sacrifice, King Xiaowen once again named "Jing'an Lord", "Heng'an Lord" and "Shou'an Lord" as "gong", and named the late right minister Chen Shen as "Shen'an Gong" .

King Xiaowen Yingzhu was different from the previous kings.

Both King Huiwen and King Zhaoxiang were still young when they took charge, but Yingzhu was already an old man in his forties or fifties when he took charge.

Although his control over government affairs is not as powerful as that of his father, King Zhaoxiang, he is still unpredictable. Maybe he is the king.

Zhangtai Palace

Chen Zhao sat opposite Ying Zhu, coughing uncontrollably. King Xiaowen looked at Chen Zhao with helplessness on his face: "Your body is already in this condition, why are you still here?"

Ying Zhu's eyes were full of worry. He looked at Chen Zhao and said, "I have already read the memorial you sent me before."

"In the spring of next year, I will send a letter of credence to the State of Zhao and order them to send Zichu's son back."

"Why do you bother yourself so much about these little things?"

Chen Zhao looked at Ying Zhu and said with a smile: "Even if you don't work hard, you won't have a few more years to live."

"I'm still aware of my body."

He sighed lowly and said, "What the king has to consider now is the matters regarding the remaining five countries."

"Among the five countries of Zhao, Wei, Yan, Chu, and Qi, Qi is the farthest away from us, and there are still some gaps in between, so I don't agree with conquering it next."

"As for Chu State?"

Chen Zhao smiled: "With such kings of Chu here, we can slowly encroach on them. In this way, we can also digest the land we have encroached on before."

"In this way, only three countries, Zhao and Weiyan, are left."

Chen Zhao raised his head, a sharp look flashed in his eyes: "In a short period of time, Qin can only annex one more country. My suggestion is to choose one from Wei and Zhao." "Yan State is located in the bitter cold borderland. The land, if we conquer them, is not suitable for slow development."

Ying Zhu looked at Chen Zhao who insisted on discussing state affairs with him and felt helpless. He understood Chen Zhao's persistence, so he no longer insisted on letting Chen Zhao go back to rest.

Instead, he said: "If you have to choose between Wei and Zhao, I actually want to choose Zhao."

"After all, Zhao is the closest to Qin. After Han is destroyed, Zhao and Qin will be right next to each other."

"Once it annexes Zhao State, Qin State can look forward to Yan State in the north and Qi State in the east. There will no longer be another country between Qi State and Qin State."

"By then, even if we really want to launch a war against other countries, the territories of several countries will be close to each other."

Chen Zhao smiled slightly and said: "I have the same idea, and isn't there an opportunity now?"

There was a light of wisdom in his eyes, and Yingzhu was stunned for a moment before reacting instantly: "But Zi Chu's son, named Ming Zheng, can he react?"

"But still a child."

Yes, Ying Zheng, who was born in the 45th year of King Zhaoxiang, is now ten years old, but in Ying Zhu's eyes, he is still just a child.

If he was included in this "plan", things would probably go wrong a lot.

Chen Zhao shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, my nephew in Zhao State is not a fuel-efficient lamp."

He teased Chen Zhong: "Although Zhong'er has a very good relationship with Master Zi Chu, if he hadn't really been a talented person, he would never have accepted him as his disciple."

This was something Chen Zhao had not expected.

A few years after Ying Zichu left Zhao, Gong Zizheng successfully gained Chen Zhong's favor and was accepted as a disciple by Chen Zhong.

Is it true that the entanglement between Chen and Ying cannot be stopped?

This made Chen Zhao really emotional, but he also knew that the people in the Chen family all adhered to the obsession of "having a clear conscience", and it was difficult for them to do things that went against their hearts.

But that's nothing.

Chen Yu's lineage had another entanglement with the King of Qin, so his lineage would just return to Guandu and become a "spare".

After Yingzhu pondered for a moment, he finally made up his mind: "In that case, let's do as the teacher said! We don't have to wait until next spring. I will pick up the child in a few days."

He smiled and said, "I just wonder if your nephew will come with you?"

Chen Zhao blinked slightly and said, "It depends on what Zhong'er and my younger brother think."

In the winter of the first year of King Xiaowen, King Qin brought back the Crown Prince's eldest son "Gong Zizheng", and the Crown Prince also registered Gong Zizheng's biological mother as the Crown Princess.

It was also at this time that Gong Zizheng became the legitimate "eldest son of the Crown Prince" and the eldest grandson of King Qin.

In the spring of the second year of King Xiaowen, after more than three months, Gongzizheng finally returned to this land belonging to the "Qin people". During the conversation between King Qin and Gongzizheng, he discovered that the Zhao clan had much influence on Qin. slander.

King Qin was furious.

He ordered Wu Anjun, who was still able to wear armor, to wear armor again and go to the battlefield and launch an attack on Zhao.

King Zhao was horrified. In panic, he once again invited Lian Po, the "Xinping Lord" who had been reprimanded and demoted by him, and Lian Po once again put on his armor and went to the battlefield.

The war between Bai Qi and Lian Po broke out again.

This seems to be a fateful battle where reincarnation will eventually arrive.

Same configuration, same characters.

I just don't know if the results will be the same.

During the war between Qin and Zhao, the kings of the other four countries in the world also watched this scene, but in fact they were not worried. Even if Zhao was destroyed, King Zhao might have the opportunity to continue to enjoy a luxurious life like King Han.

And so are they.

Although Lian Po's military talents are slightly inferior to Bai Qi's, he is "good at defense". When he defends wholeheartedly, even the "God of Death" Bai Qi cannot break through his defense quickly.

So the war went on at a stalemate.

While this war continued, another major event happened in Qin.

The right prime minister "Chen Zhao" died of illness in Xianyang City.

He died at the age of seventy-four.

Upon hearing the news of Chen Zhao's death, King Yingzhu of Qin was deeply saddened and named Chen Zhao "Jun Zhao'an".

In the same year, Chen Yu, who was far away in Handan City, returned to Qin with his children. Ying Zhu, who knew the news, was relieved in his heart. He originally wanted Chen Su to be the prime minister.

But when Chen Zhao left, Chen Su resigned from his position as Sikou.

At that moment Yingzhu was very panicked. He was afraid that this was the "Chen's cutting" that his father said before he died. However, when Chen Yu and Chen Zhong arrived, he felt relieved.

This is just an "alternation" within the Chen family.

Therefore, in the summer of the second year of King Xiaowen, King Qin appointed Chen Yu as the "right prime minister" and Chen Zhong as the "secret officer".

The original Sikou, the head of the Chen family "Chen Su" returned to his hometown in Guandu, inherited the career of his eldest father "Chen Shen", and continued to be the "teacher" in his hometown.

In the third year of King Xiaowen's reign, it was autumn.

Bai Qi has lost his patience and is about to launch a final attack.

(End of this chapter)