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

Chapter 243 Suddenly I’m about to go on a boat ride【Please subscribe】

In the first year of Qin Dynasty, the Han family was unified and the whole country was granted amnesty.

At that time, Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu, ordered Guandu Chen family to serve as an official. He was appointed as the seventh generation eldest son of Chen family in Guandu. He was appointed prime minister for the first time, but he assassinated him and said: "My talent is limited and I am not very knowledgeable. I am ashamed that I dare not accept it."

In the second year of the Qin Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu once again worshiped Chen Bi as an official. This time he accepted the post of "Sikou" of the Sixteenth Minister, but Chen resigned again, saying: "My talents are limited and I am not very knowledgeable. I am ashamed that I dare not accept it."

In the second year of Qin Dynasty, winter.

Heavy snow fell one after another, covering almost all the greenery on the ground.

In the past two years, the newly established Han Dynasty was "full of vitality", like a tiny seedling, slowly growing into a towering tree, staining the world with endless emerald green.

The leaders of Guizhou can finally live and work in peace and contentment.

In the winter of the second year of the Qin Dynasty, in the second year after Emperor Gaozu unified the world, he named various princes as kings, but he did not add any meritorious officials.

Except for the son of the Liu family, there is only one king with a different surname in the world.

Chen Ju is talking about the third edict issued by Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang. This edict is also very simple. It just orders Chen's son to go to Chang'an to serve as an official, but it does not say what the specific official position is.

Guandu Chen family
In the backyard of the mansion, sitting among the pond and river, a young man was sitting. There was a hint of sleepiness on the young man's face, and he was reading a scroll of bamboo slips in his hand carefully.

Chen Bi, the son of the Chen family, accepted the emperor's edict and had already set off from Guandu to Chang'an City.

He laughed heartily: "The Chen family has no intention of competing for the world, so there will be no conflict between them and me."

This can't help but make people all over the world feel deeply moved.

"And His Majesty must have understood what I meant, so he issued an edict for the third time, ordering me to enter Chang'an City."

When the first rain of spring fell on the heaven and earth, a piece of news suddenly spread.

In the third year of the Qin Dynasty, spring.

He casually picked up a piece of cake next to him and put it into his mouth, with a look of admiration on his face: "The new Genfu is really good. The taste of the snacks he makes is like nothing I have ever tasted."

"You have not received favors from Qin, so you don't have to think so much."

Liu Bang raised his eyebrows: "That's true."

"I served as an official in the Qin State. Although I don't pay attention to these things, I am not suitable to be an official in the Han Dynasty."

"I hope that this time, my Chen family can still be as glorious as before in Great Qin."

Chen.

Liu Bang.

"I really felt this when I wore it,"

"Apart from the Chen family, are there any other families in this world that can last for hundreds of years and hold high positions?"

He stretched out and handed the jade pendant in his arms to Chen Bi: "This is the symbol of the head of the Chen family, the jade pendant inherited by the head of the family, the "Qilin Jade."

Chen Ju curled his lips and looked at Chen Bi. He was getting older, so he usually used his brain wherever he could. But he didn't see what this kid was thinking before.

Chen Bi sat up slowly, with a calm look on his face: "This is not such a father."

"Aren't you afraid that I won't accept it the third time?"

"Now that you are going to Chang'an, I will give you this thing."

"When your elder father gave it to me, he once told me that this jade pendant can make people conscious and even has some other functions."

When this possibility arose, the first person to feel it was the emperor of the Han Dynasty.

The sound of footsteps sounded in the distance, and Chen Ju's figure appeared in the pond.

Chen Bi was not polite at all. He took the jade pendant from Chen Ju's hand and hung it on his waist. He stood up, his green robe showing his outstanding grace.

But only people in the Chen family know that this may not be a good thing for them, because their "head of the family" manages them more strictly.

Liu Bang heard the meaning in Lu Pheasant's voice. He frowned slightly, with a thoughtful look on his face, but then he said, "This has nothing to do with the big man, and has nothing to do with me, right?"

Lu Pheasant even said meaningfully: "Perhaps, this "hundred years" of time is not what Chen wants. Perhaps what Chen wants is a thousand years, ten thousand years, or even eternity."

This may be the "rules" of the "Centennial Family".

Because this represents another symbol, the Chen family has really accepted or recognized the current dynasty, so only those in the Chen family will serve in the dynasty.

Beside him, Lu Pheasant sat there with a faint smile on his face: "Isn't it right that Chen's influence is so great?"

"So I backed down twice."

"Otherwise, how could your Majesty give me orders one after another?"

He turned back to look at Chen Ju standing next to him: "Then I'll go, father."

Liu Bang smacked his lips. He looked at the report of his subordinates and the names recorded on the bamboo slips. He shook his head slightly with emotion on his face: "I didn't expect that no one from the Chen family has been an official in the court for decades. The influence is still so huge.”

"You are different."

"Are you still not accepting His Majesty's will?"

"you are not me."

This is indeed shocking news.

With a slight smile on his face, he just said softly: "Your Majesty should understand what I mean. Chen was an official in Da Qin before. If he directly joins the army of His Majesty the Han Dynasty, it will have a great impact on Chen's reputation. ”

"As for power?"

There was something meaningful in Liu Bang's voice: "If a dynasty wants to continue and an emperor wants to control everything, then he must learn one thing, and that is "tolerance" and "sharing." Only in this way can the dynasty Only then can it last forever.”

He turned around and looked at Lu Pheasant: "Where is Ying'er?"

Speaking of Liu Ying, Lu Pheasant's expression suddenly became a little downcast, but when he saw Lu Pheasant's expression, Liu Bang also understood instantly.

He snorted coldly: "How can you inherit my throne with such a heart?"

"If he really succeeds, wouldn't he be another Emperor of Desolate Assassin?"

Yes.

After Hu Hai's death, in the year when Ziying came to the throne, he chose two characters for the posthumous title for Hu Hai, but these two characters were both "evil posthumous titles".

What is desolate thorn?

"Having fun and neglecting government" and "following chaos both internally and externally" are regarded as desolate.

Not thinking about forgetting love is called prick; being ruthless and then passing by is called prick; being violent and having no relatives is called prick; being cruel and indifferent to Jiu Qing is called prick;
Together, these two evil posthumous titles are comparable to "King Zhou" and "King You".

Lu Pheasant, on the other hand, looked at Liu Bang with great dissatisfaction: "Ying'er has a gentle temperament, so she won't be reduced to the same level as Emperor Huang Ci, right? Your Majesty said so. Could it be that you have a candidate for the crown prince in mind?"

Her voice was calm, like a normal question.

Liu Bang, on the other hand, turned his head with a smile and looked at Lu Zhi: "Queen, remember, I decide the choice of the prince, not you, Empress Lu."

"Whoever I want to be the prince will be the prince."

"Do we still need to consider your opinion?"

After Liu Bang said this, he rolled up his sleeves and left, while Lu Fei sat there with an expression unchanged, as if he didn't care at all what Liu Bang said.

In fact, she didn't need to care. Could Liu Bang really decide on the choice of crown prince of the Han Dynasty alone?

No.

Because Lu Pheasant is not a "little white flower" who was named queen. She was married to Liu Bang before Liu Bang became emperor, and she followed Liu Bang and encountered danger many times and even managed to save the day.

Is there no one from Empress Lu in the court?

some.

Is there no one in the DPRK who supports Liu Ying?

some.

And there are quite a few.

At least those "Confucian" disciples fully support Liu Ying. Firstly, because Liu Ying is the eldest son, the undisputed eldest son. According to Zhou Rites, of course the eldest son should inherit the throne. This is in line with the etiquette that Confucianism has always followed. .

The second one is because of Liu Ying's character.

Liu Ying's soft character may not be suitable for becoming a real emperor, but she is very suitable for becoming a puppet emperor.

Only when he became a puppet emperor would he be treated well by so many courtiers.

In the autumn of the third year of Qin Dynasty.

above the river.

Chen Bi stood on the boat and looked into the distance. The fastest way for him to get from Guandu to Chang'an was to "take a boat by water".

It was late autumn at this time, with autumn rains and coldness. A little soft autumn rain fell from above his head and fell on his body, making Chen Bi's clothes wet, but Chen Bi didn't seem to notice this at all. Sample.

He just looked at the place where he couldn't see anything in the distance, as if he could see Chang'an City through the thick fog.

A boy stood next to Chen Bi and asked in a clear voice: "Sir, the rain and dew are heavy, you'd better go back to the cabin."

"Otherwise your body will just be..."

Chen Bi didn't care at all. He just smiled and looked in the distance. He asked softly: "Jiang Xing, what do you think of the world? What about Chang'an City?"

Jiang Xing was startled by Chen Bi's question. Then he remembered that this was their Chen family's ship, and there would be no outsiders at all. Then he breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Chen Bi and said, "Master, the country is naturally beautiful. As for the Chang'an City?"

There was an excited look on his face: "I heard that Chang'an City is extremely prosperous, even more prosperous than Guandu."

"Almost all the rich and powerful people in the world have gathered in Chang'an City, where talented people are everywhere and it is also the royal capital of the Han Dynasty."

Chen Bi looked calmly into the distance, thinking about other issues in his heart.

The great ancestor Liu Bang ordered him to enter Chang'an City. On the one hand, he wanted to stabilize the country, and on the other hand, he wanted to invite members of the Chen family to join the court.

I just don't know what position Liu Bang will arrange for him when he rejects the positions of prime minister and Sikou.

"Chang'an City."

"I am coming."

Suddenly, as the boat was about to set sail, there were numerous figures on the shore.

The eldest son of the Chen family is about to enter the city, and Chang'an is in chaos.

Outside Chang'an City.

Soldiers in red armor stood at the city gate, looking at the carriage stirring up some dust in the distance.

They recognized it, it was Chen's carriage.

In the autumn of the third year of the Qin Dynasty, on the last day of autumn, the seventh-generation eldest son of the Chen family entered Chang'an City. On the same day, the descendants of Confucius, the former Confucian sage, also drove into the city.

These two things happened at the same time, and people in the world almost didn't know how to react.

Why did the descendants of Confucius come to Beijing?
Soon after, the answer to this question was circulated. It turned out that today's people want to recreate the grand occasion of the "Xianyang Academy" in those days, so they invited the descendants of Confucius to Beijing.

After Chang'an City, there will be many other schools and other people entering Chang'an.

"Guozijian".

This is the name of the college that will be built in Chang'an City. Apart from this college, Xianyang College in Xianyang City has not been hit and is still standing.

long street.

Chen Bi was sitting in a small stall with a happy smile on his face, eating the food in front of him.

Perhaps because he was used to eating food cooked by Genfu at home, he always felt that food eaten outside would taste better.

The boy beside him, Jiang Xing, looked at Chen Bi with worry.

"Sir, why do we need to eat in this place?"

He was a little puzzled: "Didn't His Majesty already give me a house? It's in Chang'an City, not far from the imperial palace."

Yes.

When Liu Bang was enfeoffing the meritorious officials on a large scale, he gave many mansions and houses to them. The largest houses should be the "Anju Gongfu", "Huaiyinhou Mansion", "Fouhou Mansion" and "Liuhou Mansion". Home.

The largest of these four mansions is undoubtedly the "Anju Gongfu".

After all, Anju Gongfu seems to be built in the name of "Duke", but in fact the scale is modeled on the scale of "Prince's Mansion". It belongs to the "King of Han" and "King Zheng'an" Chen's house.

In other words, even the house of "Liu Ruyi", the most beloved of Liu Bang's children, cannot compare to the magnificence of this house.

Chen Bi said with emotion while eating: "Today I am still Chen Bi, but tomorrow I will no longer be Chen Bi, so naturally I must cherish today's opportunity to have a good meal."

Jiang Xing didn't understand what Chen Bi meant, with a confused look on his face: "Master, what do you mean?"

"Are you going to change your name tomorrow?"

Chen Bi chewed up the last thing in his mouth and swallowed it, took out a handkerchief and wiped his mouth, then stretched out: "Okay, you don't need to understand so much, just follow me."

He looked at the magnificent palace in the distance. This was built when the Han Dynasty first established its capital in Chang'an. It has not been completed yet.

Xiao He once said: "The emperor regards the four seas as his home, and there is nothing to show for it unless it is magnificent."

Therefore, the palaces in Chang'an City are more magnificent than Qin's Xianyang Palace. The colors used are mostly "red and black" which look very solemn, but there is slightly less red, and most of them are black.

Although the Han Dynasty emphasized the "virtue of fire", it was also said that the great ancestor Liu Bang was the "son of the Red Emperor".

Most of today's Han people still inherit the old system of Qin. Even the reign title during the reign of Emperor Gaozu was "Cheng Qin" to show that they have inherited the orthodoxy inherited from Qin.

Of course, the current stability of the world also shows that Liu Bang made the right move.

There is no longer a distinction between the people of Qin and the people of the Six Kingdoms in the world, there are only "Han people".

Under Chang'an City.

Changle Palace

Liu Bang was sitting in the main hall. At this time, he did not look like a rogue at all, but looked more like an emperor.

He looked at the letter in his hand and sighed softly: "There should be some new news in the court."

(End of this chapter)