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

Chapter 242 Han! Chinese! Chinese! 【End of this volume】

Fighting, endless fighting.

In the end, all that was left was the desolation of the ground and the bones of flesh and blood. Liu Bang, the king of Han, stood on the high tower, looking at the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood below with a peaceful look on his face.

He couldn't help but sigh in a low voice: "One general will make thousands of bones wither. You will never deceive me."

There was some inexplicable sadness on Zhang Liang's face, but he still forced himself to cheer up: "Your Majesty, Qin Zhongche Mansion has asked for an audience."

Liu Bang's expression flashed, and he looked at Zhang Liang beside him with a hint of expectation in his eyes.

Qin State's CRRC ordered to see him?
Could it be what he was thinking?
"please--"

A moment later, under Liu Bang's expectant eyes, a figure slowly walked up the tower. This figure was still wearing Qin-style robes, with a stern and solemn face.

In his hands he held a roll of black silk and a seal.

Subconsciously, Liu Bang's eyes were attracted to the seal, and then he murmured to himself in a low voice, as if he was attracted to it: "Is it the jade seal passed down from the country?"

After saying this, Liu Bang looked at CRRC Fu Ling and said: "Fu Ling has been working hard all the way, why don't we go to the palace to talk about it?"

As soon as he stood up, he heard the voice of the official of the Zhongche Palace in his ears.

Liu Bang did not hesitate at all: "I, a great man, have inherited the destiny of the Qin State and accepted your majesty's abdication. I should die a good death for your majesty with the courtesy of an heir."

"The King of Han accepts the imperial edict."

The official of Zhongche Mansion said: "Your Majesty said: Alas, our great Qin Dynasty overthrew, not because of destiny, but because of human mistakes."

"As for the three people including the Prime Minister"

It seems that if it weren't for the reply and the respectful salute that he just gave, this person might have given him a fake seal.
Seeing the sweat on Liu Bang's face, CRRC's governor put an apology on his face and said in a slightly sharp voice: "Your Majesty, please forgive me."

The man breathed a sigh of relief, then bowed and saluted, threw the jade seal in his hand to the ground, and then took out a small rosewood box from his arms.

Liu Bang knelt on the ground, respectfully stretched out his hand, raised it above his head, and took the edict from the hands of Zhongche Fuling.

God willing?

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the King of Han, your Majesty has something to say before his death. I hope you will listen."

It wasn't until he saw CRRC Fu Ling taking out a seal from his arms that he breathed a sigh of relief and sweat poured down his back.

"If Your Majesty is not willing to treat His Majesty Ziying well, then the slaves will take this real jade seal away and pass it on from generation to generation. One day, it will be handed over to the person who really should hold it."

The official of the CRRC walked up to Liu Bang, and there was no clue in the look in his eyes. He just said softly: "Your Majesty's decree, please ask the King of Han to accept the imperial edict."

The First Emperor's jade seal was carved with the He family's jade, with eight characters imprinted on it: "If you are ordered by Heaven, you will live forever."

The CRRC official unfolded the edict in his hand and read its contents word for word.

"I asked you, King of Han: In the past, Emperor Yao was in the Zen position of Yu and Shun, and Shun also ordered Yu. The destiny of heaven is not always the same, but it can only be virtuous."

"The calendar of heaven is in your hands, and if you hold on to it, the fortune of heaven will last forever. You will only obey the great gift, serve all nations, and inherit the destiny of heaven."

Liu Bang thought for a while and then said: "The three of them were buried with His Majesty in the imperial mausoleum to show their loyalty and the great Qin warriors. I wonder what the government thinks?"

God’s will is greater than the number of people!

There was sadness in the voice of Zhongche Fu Ling, but his voice did not tremble at all. He just recited the edict in his hand firmly, word for word.

"This is not what His Majesty Ziying ordered, but my own idea."

"This slave is illiterate, has never read a book, and is not smart either."

Yes, the national jade seal.

"But I have served His Majesty Ziying all my life, and I don't want His Majesty to end up with no bones left and his body exposed in the wilderness."

He looked in the distance, with sadness in his voice: "Although Your Majesty doesn't care about what's going on behind your back, you told me to give the edict and the jade seal to Your Majesty after I came."

"His Majesty has already started building the imperial mausoleum. I will bury your majesty in the Qin Emperor's Mausoleum."

He said very calmly: "Your Majesty, please punish me."

"Qin Daoling was late, the order of the world was lost, and it came to me. It was a great chaos, and the evil people were rebellious, and the whole world was overturned."

"Has the King of Han ever understood His Majesty's painstaking efforts?"

Liu Bang didn't hesitate at all, didn't even ask what the edict was, and just knelt on the ground.

Liu Bang stood there respectfully and whispered: "My lord, please listen attentively."

When the edict read "to solemnly inherit the destiny of heaven", a hint of ridicule flashed in the eyes of the CRRC official.

"I knew that this might ruin His Majesty Ziying's important event, but I still did it."

"I hope you will take this as a lesson, implement the system of our Great Qin, change the books of our Great Qin, and carry forward the legacy of our First Emperor of the Great Qin, so as to increase the number of people in the world and win the agreement of the heads of all peoples in Guizhou."

There was no expression on the face of the Zhongche Mansion Ling. He just looked at Liu Bang and asked again: "I wonder what His Highness, the King of Han, is going to do with the bodies of His Majesty, Prime Minister, Shang Qing, Shang General and others?"

"If you violate your oath in the past, why don't you hear that my name is Ying and you should return?"

When the jade seal was thrown to the ground by the CRRC Order, Liu Bang's eyes almost bulged out, but he knew that this man would never do such a thing, so he waited patiently.

He lowered his head and looked at Liu Bang and said, "Your Majesty's words have been conveyed to the King of Han."

"So a fake seal was made."

Liu Bang's voice was respectful and without the slightest fear or fear, and he said softly: "Keep this in mind."

Liu Bang helped Fu Ling, who was saluting, to stand up with a gentle smile on his face: "What did Fu Ling say?"

"You are loyal to His Majesty."

Even though the abdication edict had fallen into Liu Bang's hands, Liu Bang still did not change his words and still called Ziying "Your Majesty."

The sun was shining brightly in the distance, and everything had changed.

194 BC was the year when Liu Bang died in history.

Today is the tenth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bang received the abdication edict from Prince Qin Ziying and proclaimed himself emperor, officially becoming the king of kings and the only emperor in the land of China.

Change your name to me and grant amnesty to the world.

It has already begun to ennoble the heroes without holding the enthronement ceremony.

And the first meritorious official of the new Emperor Gaozu was not Zhang Liang, who made great contributions, nor Han Xin, who made outstanding contributions to his overthrow of Chu State, or even the final battle to overthrow the Qin Dynasty.

Not to mention Xiao He, Chen Ping, Cao Shen and others who have been following him.

Nor were they the people who killed Xiang Yu and divided up Xiang Yu's body on the banks of the Wu River.

But someone who no one expected.

Or a family. Chen.

Ten years of Emperor Gaozu.

In the first year after Emperor Gaozu became emperor, before the Yuan Dynasty was changed, he began to enfeoff the people of the "Chen family".

Chen Ye, the ancestor of the Chen family and now King of An, was posthumously named "King Wu of Anguo and Han Dynasty", pardoned him as "King of Han", pardoned him and named him "Holy Master", and posthumously named him Emperor Master, Tai Tu, Tai Tu and Tai Tu. Master, Taibao, posthumous title of Prime Minister, Taiwei, Yushi Dafu of the Han Dynasty.

So far, in the tenth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, Chen Ye, who had been dead for a hundred years, became the first and only person in the history of the Han Dynasty to hold all the positions of the three divisions and three public affairs.

Then, Emperor Gaozu once again granted the title of Chen Zheng, the father of the current head of the Chen family.

Chen Zheng was posthumously named Taishi and Taifu of Han Dynasty, Prime Minister of Han Dynasty, "Gong Zheng'an", and "King Zheng'an" successively.

Chen Ju of the contemporary Chen family was granted the title of Grand Master and Grand Tutor of the Han Dynasty, Chen Ju was granted the title of Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, and was granted the title of "Gong Anju".

A series of titles made the eyes of everyone in the world drop. Everyone thought that with the fall of Qin, the glory of the Chen family was about to pass away. However, no one thought that the glory of the Chen family not only did not fade at all, but also increased with the fall of Qin. The new emperor ascended the throne and continued to "glorify".

Even more glorious than before.

After all, who can become the three masters and three masters in one person after a hundred years of death, and be posthumously named king, and the king's word is either to Anguo, or to quell the chaos, and even in the end, he can use the name of the country to be king?

King Wu of Han?
?

After all, who can be named the "Grand Master, Grand Tutor, or Prime Minister" of an empire while alive?
There are a total of six positions in the three divisions. This person holds three?

Who can?

However, no one has any opinions on this.

Who dares to have an opinion?
Have you seen the many counselors under the King of Han now?
Xiao He, Chen Ping, and Cao Shen were born in Xianyang Academy. They were officials under Chen Ju, the current head of the Chen family, and were direct disciples of the Chen family.

It is said that Zhang Liang was favored by the head of the Chen family after being taught by Huang Shigong, and he was allowed to enter the Chen family's Zhuoshen Tower to read classics. It can be said that he was half of Zhang Liang's teacher.

Do you think Han Xin is okay?

According to the general who had been named "Marquis of Huaiyin", when he was about to starve to death, he lived in Guandu. The children of the Chen family saw his pity and gave him some money and advice.

As a result, not only did he not starve to death, but he fled to Pei County and was put into great use by the King of Han.

Moreover, the disciple of the Chen family gave him a book of war, and it was this book of war that made him a world-famous general.
In addition to these people, most of the "scholars" under the King of Han had more or less received, or indirectly received, Chen's teachings.

This is the result of Chen’s hard work in the “school” for hundreds of years and for four or five consecutive generations.

Who dares to object? Who can object?
Of course, except for these people
The most important thing is the one who stands tall on the throne. When he went to Guandu Chen family, he had a detailed discussion with the head of the Chen family. Perhaps he got support before going to Peijun.
To sum up, three words.

"Can't afford to offend".

Guandu Chen family.

Liu Bang, who people thought must be very busy, was now very leisurely in the Chen family's mansion. He was sitting in the pavilion, still with that snarky smile on his face.

"Mr. Chen, I really didn't expect that when I was sitting here in the past, I was still a lost dog, and I was always in panic."

"And today, I have become the master of this world and the emperor of the Han Dynasty."

He sighed and said: "The world is really changeable."

Chen Ju sat opposite him, neither humble nor arrogant, he just smiled and said, "Isn't all this the result of His Majesty's struggle and efforts?"

"If not, how could Your Majesty become the King of Kings in the world?"

He said slightly curiously: "I just don't know what your Majesty is doing here?"

"It should be almost time for His Majesty's founding ceremony, right?"

"Your Majesty must be very busy."

Liu Bang chuckled and just said: "What kind of founding ceremony is this without the arrival of the head of the Chen family?"

Chen Ju seemed to be stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he patted his forehead and said, "That's it."

He shouted into the distance: "Bier?"

A young man walked from a distance, with a gentle smile on his face, like a modest gentleman.

"Father, Your Majesty."

Chen Ju smiled and pointed at Chen Bi: "This is the head of my Chen family. I will let him go to Chang'an with His Majesty later."

Liu Bang rolled his eyes helplessly. After becoming emperor, his arrogance became much less ruthless, but he did not hide it at all in front of Chen Ju. He looked at Chen Ju and said, "Sir, you understand what I mean."

"I don't ask you to actually accept my appointment and become the prime minister of the Han Dynasty."

"But you have to attend my founding ceremony, right?"

"This is the legacy of His Majesty Ziying. This is also another rebirth of Da Qin. Don't you want to take a look?"

His tone was very sincere: "After you finish reading it, you can go back to Guandu. Even Brother Chen Bi can come back first if he doesn't want to be an official."

"Bang will definitely not force you two."

Liu Bang shrugged: "Give me some face?"

Chen Ju sighed, not knowing which of Liu Bang's words touched him.

He put down the teacup in his hand and looked at Liu Bang: "That's fine."

"I will go to Chang'an to see how prosperous this man is."

Liu Bang chuckled, casually put his arm around the shoulders of Chen Bi who was standing beside him, and said with a smile: "As for brother Chen Bi, why don't you come with us? Let's see how my big man is doing."

He rubbed his hands: "I don't care at all how Chen is doing in the Qin State. As long as Chen is willing to join the court as an official, how about Chen Bi still being the prime minister?"

"I think Xiao He won't object to the Chen family being the prime minister, right?"

Chen Ju pressed his forehead. He really couldn't cope with Liu Bang's troubled emperor. He sighed softly and said, "Your Majesty, Chen Bi is still relatively junior. How can he become the prime minister of the Han Dynasty?"

Liu Bang immediately followed: "Okay, okay, then if you don't want to be the prime minister, how about letting Brother Chen Bi become the Sixteenth Minister first?"

"After a few years of qualifications like this, when that old guy Xiao He dies, he will be qualified to be the prime minister."

Chen Ju looked at Liu Bang helplessly, but did not deny it, while Chen Bi looked dazedly at the conversation between his father and Liu Bang, with a look of confusion on his face.

Why does he feel something is wrong?
Didn't we discuss before whether to go to Han Dynasty to serve as an official? How did it change from this point to whether you want to be prime minister?
The eleventh year of Emperor Gaozu's reign was the first year of "Cheng Qin".

When Liu Bang ascended the throne as emperor in Chang'an, the head of the Chen family, the sixth-generation eldest son, and the seventh-generation eldest son of the Chen family came to watch the ceremony.

In the endless wind, the red and black flag symbolizing the Han Dynasty fluttered.

The big man has been established.

This volume is finished.

(End of this chapter)