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

Chapter 258 The kings are in chaos!
Lu Zhi sat up straight and tried to pretend that nothing had happened. However, her hands in her sleeves were tightly held and her body was even trembling a little.

Sweat began to form on her back, and her clothes were soaked almost instantly.

So the old story of Qin?

What an old story from the Qin Dynasty!
Chen Ju's story about the old Qin Dynasty, coupled with the current situation, apart from the fact that Chen killed the two Queen Mothers of Qin, what else could there be?
She watched a nervous look flash across Chen Ju's face.

"What does the King of Zhen mean?"

"Is it possible that the King of Zhen wants to kill the Ai family?"

There was a sharp tone in Lu Zhi's voice, and she used this to suppress her fear and fear.

Chen Ju just raised his eyes. He looked away from Lu Pheasant. The expression on his face was still as gentle as ever. He only heard Chen Ju chuckle and said, "It's not impossible for the Queen Mother to think so."

He had no intention of denying it.

Instead, he held his hand on his waist, which was also a privilege granted to Chen by Emperor Taizu Gao.

"Want to live or die?"

Chen Ju just looked at Lu Pheasant, and then chuckled, which broke the silent atmosphere in the hall.

The old man once again restrained his powerful and breathtaking aura, and then turned into an old man who looked like he was about to die. He slowly picked up the sword on the desk and wore it around his waist.

Chen Ju lowered his head and looked at the long sword on the desk, and said softly: "The choice is up to you."

When Chen Ju's back completely disappeared, Lu Zhi suddenly collapsed and sat on the ground, with a little fear on his face.

He sighed and said, "I just don't allow my mother to interfere in politics."

"Chen has already killed two queen mothers. People in the world have already criticized Chen enough. Chen doesn't mind letting people talk about it again."

This was not a difficult question to answer. Even Lu Pheasant did not hesitate at all. She just controlled her anger and looked at Chen Ju.

Chen Ju opened her eyes and met Lu Pheasant's eyes. This was the first time Lu Pheasant met Chen Ju's eyes today. She saw that Chen Ju's eyes were deep but calm, with no emotion at all. Like a calm lake with no waves.

The clothes behind Lu Fei were all wet. Her eyes were fixed on Chen Ju's retreating figure in the distance, and she gritted her teeth: "Old thief Chen!"

A smile suddenly bloomed at the corner of his mouth. The smile looked very peaceful: "Your Majesty."

After the awkward atmosphere was broken, Lu Pheasant no longer cared about saving face. He just wanted Chen Ju to leave quickly with his extremely sharp sword.

It's not like Chen has never done this before.

"Your Majesty, I am telling you this just to inform you."

"Queen Mother, I didn't threaten you when I asked you if you remember old things about Qin."

The last person to die tragically under Chen's sword was the mother of the First Emperor, the Queen Mother Zhao.

Lu Pheasant also didn't feel that Chen respected him more than the Queen Mother Zhao, nor did he feel that her dead ghost husband would be more respectable than the First Emperor.

"I will no longer interfere in the emperor's government affairs."

He just sat there calmly and looked at Lu Pheasant gently. Chen Ju must have an answer today.

He looked at Lu Pheasant and said, "You."

Chen Ju closed his eyes, the sword in front of him still clanking.

"Queen Mother, what do you say?"

Liu Ying stood aside and helplessly helped Lu Pheasant sit up, her face full of helplessness: "Mother, why do you have to argue with the king about this matter?"

"Other matters in the Prime Minister's house will be handled by his own dog."

"Back then, Mrs. Chen could kill two empress dowagers of Qin. Today, Mrs. Chen can kill another empress dowager of Han Dynasty."

Lu Pheasant said nothing, but Chen Ju did not give up.

The two were tit for tat, and the first one who couldn't bear it was not the panicked Lu Pheasant, but Liu Ying who was sitting aside and watching. He looked at Chen Ju and said softly: "King Zhen, why are you doing this?"

His voice was still calm, even when he said these words, it was still calm, as if what he just said was just "What are we going to eat tonight?"

There is no need to pass a pass when entering the palace, and you can carry weapons when entering the palace. This is a privilege that the Chen family had when they were in the Qin Dynasty. Therefore, when Emperor Gao gave it to the Chen family again, it did not arouse any objection from the people of the world.

He still wanted an answer.

"This is just a small thing for Chen."

He put the long sword on the desk and looked at the ferocious-looking Lu Pheasant in front of him: "If the Queen Mother wants to violate this rule and test whether Chen's sword is sharp, then Chen will not care about other things. "

If Lu Pheasant didn't tell him this answer, he would definitely not leave.

Chen Ju drew out the long sword from his waist, and the cold light shone in his unchanging eyes.

Lu Pheasant is a strong person, and she does not want to bow her head at this time, but Lu Pheasant also does not dare to offend Chen Ju at this time, because Lu Pheasant knows that Chen Ju will not pay attention to her so-called "motive", as long as she If she chooses "die", then Chen Ju in front of her will immediately pick up the long sword on the desk and chop off her head.

"When Emperor Gao passed away, he once said that the harem must not interfere with politics, and those who interfere with politics will be killed."

The long sword collided with the jade pendant on his waist, making a clanking sound.

She said in a deep voice: "Please rest assured, King Zhen."

Liu Ying stood beside Lu Pheasant with her head lowered helplessly, but he did not interrupt his mother at this time.

Chen Ju nodded slightly and turned to look at Liu Ying aside: "Your Majesty, I will take my leave first."

So she didn't dare to speak anymore.

Although Lu Pheasant cursed a few words verbally, in actual actions he did not dare to offend Chen Ju at all, nor did he dare to interfere in the government affairs anymore.

She turned her head to look at Liu Ying, with a hint of resentment in her voice: "Don't take what the Ai family told you before, don't take it to heart. They were just the words of the Ai family in a moment of anger."

Liu Ying raised her head and looked at Lu Pheasant, feeling a little surprised.

Although he knew the intimidating power of Chen Ju and the Chen family, he never expected that the Chen family could be so intimidating.
His mother, who had always been strong, actually bowed her head? He thought that his mother would choose some other method, and put his previous idea of ​​awarding the Lu family to fruition in a roundabout way.

The best that can be done is to never mention the matter again.

but.
Not only did she give in, but she even reminded herself to forget about what happened before and stop interfering in government affairs. Liu Ying never even thought about the possibility.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Chen's power is indeed terrifying.

In the second year of Deren's reign, Empress Lu, who had always stretched out her hands, suddenly put away all her "tentacles". Not only that, Lu, who had been a little arrogant and domineering in the past, also slowly curbed her arrogance, and then became Be very obedient.

Everyone in the world suddenly felt that they didn’t understand.

This isn't right.

After Empress Lu's son ascended the throne as emperor, it was normal for the Lu family's many forces to be rampant. After all, they were relatives.

A series of previous actions also happened to prove this point.

But why.
Why did Mr. Lu suddenly curb his arrogance?
There is no airtight wall in the world, and soon the news that Queen Lu and the Lu family calmed down after Chen Ju entered the palace spread throughout Chang'an City.

So, people instantly made a bold guess. Chen Ju did the same thing as the ancestors of the Chen family back then!

Threatening the Queen Mother with a sword!

But this time is different from the reaction of the Chen family when they killed the second queen in the Qin Dynasty. At this time, the world is very calm, and some even feel that Chen Ju did the right thing. After all, if the Lu family is allowed to cause chaos, then the people of the world will definitely suffer. .

There is no doubt about this.

When Zhu Lu calmed down, there were other people in the world who became restless.

The kings of the Liu family.

Liu Bang divided up many of his sons, and these people became the kings of the place after they arrived. Liu Bang was a man of not a very good background, so his principles were very vulgar and somewhat rustic.

That is "many children, many blessings".

So Liu Bang had eight sons.

Of course, this is not a lot among the emperors of later generations, but it is already a lot in this era. After each heir is crowned king, there are already many Liu family kings in the world.

When Liu Ying came to the throne, the most dissatisfied person in the world was of course the King of Huainan.

King Qi! King of Huaiyang! King of Huainan! King Yan! These four Liu family kings were very dissatisfied with Liu Ying's accession to the throne, and the Lu family's previous exclusive power allowed them to see an opportunity.

Especially the two kings of Qi, Liu Fei, and Huainan, Liu Chang.

As for the acting king?

The Dai Wang is now living his own small life in his own fiefdom. He is respectful at all times and is never ambiguous when it is time to send tribute gifts every year.

This is why the King of Qi, King of Huaiyang, King of Huainan, and King of Yan are also very dissatisfied with Liu Heng.

They believed that Liu Heng should unite with themselves and others to resist Liu Ying in Chang'an City, resist Lu Pheasant, and then ascend to the throne.

The kings could not leave their fiefdoms without the emperor's edict. However, in the early Han Dynasty, this system was not very capable of controlling the princes and kings, because the ministers chosen by Liu Bang for his sons would naturally help the princes and kings wholeheartedly. of.

And Liu Ying did not replace these state ministers.

If it had been Liu Che who had replaced all these prime ministers with his own people eight hundred years ago, he would have been supervising his sons, brothers, and nephews every day.

Deren's second year passed so smoothly, so smoothly that no one in the world could believe it.

It was also at the end of this year that the emperor ordered five people, namely King Dai, King Zhao, King Huainan, King Huaiyang and King Yan, to return to Chang'an City for a happy gathering.

After hearing the news, the kings all came excitedly towards Chang'an City.

No matter how wealthy their fiefdom is, it can't be as wealthy as Chang'an City, right?

After all, this is the center of the world.

Zhen Wang Mansion
Chen Ju sat in the courtyard with his eyes closed, and Chen Bi and Liu Heng sat beside him.

He seemed to be asleep.

Chen Bi, on the other hand, patiently asked about Liu Heng's changes and actions this year. He wanted to know what the acting king did after he left the capital.

Liu Heng did not feel bored, nor did he feel that Chen Ju was neglecting him.

He just talked about the things he did in the fiefdom word by word, those things about Guizhou that were insignificant but should be done very much.

Strictly enforcing laws, mitigating criminal laws, recuperating and recuperating, and adjusting the distribution of farmland, so that everyone in Guizhou Province within the fiefdom has land to cultivate.

Of course, under the premise of recuperating like this, the king did not indulge the nobles and powerful people like Liu Bang before him. Liu Heng understood one thing very well under the guidance of Chen Bi - who should be given lighter punishments and who should be exempted. While who is recuperating, strict laws should be imposed on who, so that those people know the horror of the law.

Liu Heng felt that this was what he had to do.

Instead of being like his father, letting the world develop as it pleases without governing it.

Of course, Liu Heng did not feel that he was smarter than his father. He just felt that compared with his father, he was better able to understand and see those Guizhou heads who were humbled in the dust.

Couldn't Liu Bang see the harm that the loosening of these laws would bring to ordinary, lowest-level Guizhou officials?

No.

He can see.

But Liu Bang didn't care.

Because after letting it go, the harm suffered by the Guizhou leaders will not cause them to rebel, but those powerful people can develop the world's economy.

So Liu Bang ignored these.

After Liu Heng finished explaining what he had done, Chen Jucai slowly opened his eyes. He looked at Liu Heng with regret in his eyes: "You are fine."

"It's just a pity."

Liu Heng knew what the pity Chen Ju was talking about, he just scratched his head in shame.

In fact, he knew the throne well, but at this time he could not tell the matter, so he could only let Chen Bi and Chen Ju continue to misunderstand.

Thinking of this, he felt a little embarrassed.

Chen Ju saw the look in Liu Heng's eyes and just shook his head and said with a smile: "Don't be ashamed."

His eyes were like golden eyes, seeing through everything.

He just said softly: "Everyone will have secrets. As long as the secret does not threaten the world or the leaders of Guizhou, then Chen will not care."

"Do not worry."

After saying this, Chen Ju closed his eyes again.

Liu Heng said with firm eyes: "I will never do anything that harms the capital of Guizhou! Please rest assured, King Zhen!"

In the third year of Naruhito's reign, as the new year gradually entered, all the kings began to plan to leave Chang'an City. After all, they were vassal kings. Even if they wanted to stay in Chang'an, they had to see whether the emperor agreed.

Even if the emperor agrees, they are not very willing to stay here as princes and kings.

Because this is not their base camp.

They were afraid that the emperor and the queen mother would do something to harm them, so these people left in a hurry.

But they were very reluctant to leave Chang'an City. They saw the prosperity of Chang'an City and the power of the person sitting on the throne.

A trace of ambition sprouted in their hearts.

They want to sit in that seat too!
So, in the third year of Naruhito's reign, at the time of summer and autumn, a major event that could cause cholera in the world happened.

The kings raise their armies!

The slogan is also very simple.

"Zhu Lu caused chaos, and the Liu family punished the rebels!"

(End of this chapter)