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

Chapter 264 The Emperor
Why did the emperor order the king to enter Chang'an City at this time?
What's the conspiracy?
Not only everyone in the world thinks so, but even Mrs. Bo Ji in the Daiwang Palace thinks so.

The emperor wants to kill the last threat?
Many people speculated, including Mrs. Bo Ji. She was speculating that imprisoning the kings in Chang'an City and reducing the fiefdoms of the princes and kings was obviously beneficial to the emperor. So, what was reported before Is it true or false that the emperor's benevolence wanted to release the kings?

Could this matter be the emperor's conspiracy from beginning to end?

This is not impossible.

Daiwang Palace

Mrs. Bo Ji, now the Queen Mother, looked at the Prince's face with sorrow in her eyes: "I didn't expect that even if you and I, mother and son, hid in a place like this, there would be no way to completely avoid the incident."

She couldn't help but sigh.

"Let's go back to Chang'an City."

As for resistance? Not going back to Chang'an?
That is disobeying the imperial edict and disobeying the emperor's will. The fate of the previous kings is clearly visible, and even the wailing corpse on the earth has not completely rotted. Who dares to directly disobey the emperor's order at this time?

If he did that, it would be a real dead end and would give the emperor a legitimate reason to attack Dai Guo.

Town King's Mansion

The First Emperor reigned for sixteen years, the second emperor reigned for nearly ten years, the third emperor and the fourth emperor reigned for two years, the fifth emperor reigned for eight years, and the Gao Emperor also reigned for eight years. Today's emperor His Majesty has been in office for five years.

Chen Ju's expression became more peaceful. This was a rare occasion for him to see a member of the Chen family jump out of the cage.

He was born before the First Emperor unified the world. By the third year of the First Emperor, he was already six years old.

Chen Ju turned around and looked at the night sky in the distance. He sighed quietly in his heart, but with a bit of envy.

"One day, I saw the most beautiful scenery in the world."

"Chen doesn't have any rules that restrict what the children in the family must do. It's natural for you to be obsessed with the mountains and rivers."

He turned around, looked at Chen Fan and said, "That's fine."

Chen Ju coughed twice, with a slightly tired expression on his face. He looked very weak.

He sighed and looked seriously at Chen Fan, who was sitting next to him. Chen Fan had a look of respect and humility on his face, but Chen Bi could see the pride in his eyes.

"Are you sure?"

Running a family and a country is a matter of mental and physical exertion.

"I'm ready."

Everything is ordinary.

If he does not return to Chang'an City, it will be a real dead end. Maybe even Chen will not help Dai Wang anymore.

"Finally, I understand the true meaning of the Great Way."

It has been just over a year and less than two years now!
There must have been some mistakes, but Liu Heng could not imagine what problems would arise.

He was from the previous dynasty. If we look at it carefully, he was from the reign of the First Emperor.

"Go back."

There was determination in his eyes: "In the past, I used to wander around various restaurants and bars in Guandu, but all this was just a passing cloud."

Chen Fan closed his eyes and said softly: "I don't want to pursue this elusive family and country event like other children of the Chen family. What I want is to be like a wisp of breeze and go with the wind."

Will Chen Fan correct his evil ways and then indulge in the mountains and rivers?
This is even harder than when the emperor suddenly became smarter, then began to gather power, and even killed Dai Wang and others.

It is difficult and difficult to raise well.

Coupled with the wars at the end of Qin Dynasty, although Chen Ju did not experience many hardships, his body was still damaged in those years.

"Go back to Chang'an!"

For people in this era, being in your fifties is no longer considered prime age, it is considered old age.

The smile on Chen Fan's face became even brighter. He was like a bird flying freely, and like a gust of wind, he was gently floating by.

Mr. Chen is not as beautiful as he looks.

The situation of this big man gathered in Chang'an City. Anyone who wants to achieve great achievements must go to Chang'an City!
If you don't go to Chang'an City, you will be just a tiny speck of dust after all.

After all, Chen seems to have no opponent, but...
The world is so big, who can guarantee that he really has no opponent?
Furthermore
After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, Chen Ju fell seriously ill and stayed in bed for several months. Even after three years of nursing, he did not see any improvement. Emperor Gao once ordered the imperial doctor to visit him. He just said that he was extremely sad and his heart was broken. The pulse is fundamental.

After all, Dai Wang is a disciple of the Chen family. If the Chen family helps, with this threat, the emperor may not necessarily imprison Dai Wang, but may be able to let Dai Wang return to his fief.

The original agreement with my father and brother should have been made three years after Emperor Gao's death, not at this time.

"Immersed in the mountains and rivers, this is Chen Fan's path."

To sum up, there may be a glimmer of hope when we return to Chang'an City.

"Please allow the master of the house."

In fact, before Chen Fan came to Chang'an City, he vaguely mentioned this matter, but Chen Bi didn't believe it at that time because it was so unbelievable.

He is already fifty years old.

King Dai looked at the sadness on his mother's face. After much hesitation, he still did not tell the secret hidden in his heart. He sighed, looked in the direction of Chang'an City in the distance, and murmured to himself in a low voice: "This It shouldn’t be.”

"I climbed the mountain with my friends, stood on the top of the mountain and looked at the scenery in the clouds, and gained enlightenment deep in the mountain."

"I think if your father knew about it, he would definitely be very happy."

This is also the reason why Chen Ju, who is in a high position and pampered, has gray hair in his fifties.

The night was darker.

After Chen Fan left, Chen Ju sat there and sighed softly: "Pursue the mountains and rivers, immerse yourself in them, and get rid of the cage of the world, you will feel so free."

In the autumn of Deren's fifth year, when they arrived in this autumn, Dai Wang Liu Heng and Dai Wang Queen Mother had already arrived in Chang'an City.

Bo Ji came to Chang'an this time with the thought that she would never be able to leave again.

So she persuaded her son to come with her and stood outside the towering Chang'an City. She looked at the city with a tired look on her face: "You and I, mother and son, have been busy for so many years. After all, there was no way to escape.”

Yes.

In Bo Ji's view, mother and son could not escape after all.

Daiwang looked even more helpless. He actually knew what was going on, but he really couldn't say it now.
Mainly because I'm afraid that things will change.

But even if things change, he is confident that he will survive and return to Dai Country, so he has been trying to comfort his mother, but now it seems that he has not been able to do so.

Changxin Palace

After the emperor's wedding, Lu Fei moved into Changxin Palace.

Or
In fact, when the emperor was willing to cooperate with Zhou Bo and release the kings, Empress Lu already wanted to move away from Weiyang Palace. She felt that if she lived too close to the emperor, she would be affected by the emperor's stupidity.

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After looking away, Lu Pheasant no longer even realized that Liu Ying was his son.

In secret, she even asked her men to investigate carefully to see if her son was already dead when Emperor Gao kicked him off the carriage when he escaped. Later, Emperor Gao found someone to impersonate Liu Ying.

Although I know that if this is the case, Emperor Gao will definitely not let the emperor ascend the throne.
But Lu Pheasant still couldn't bear to investigate the matter. The result was very disappointing to Lu Pheasant. This child was really her biological child.
Dachangqiu on the side saw Lu Zhi looking a little tired and hesitant. Lu Zhi glanced at Dachangqiu, and then sighed: "If you have anything to do, just tell me directly."

Dachangqiu then lowered his head and said softly: "Queen Mother, the Emperor once met Prime Minister Chen when King Zhaodai entered Chang'an City, but I don't know if the incident of King Zhaodai entering Chang'an City has something to do with the Chen family?"

Is it related to Chen?
Lu Pheasant raised his eyebrows with a hesitant look on his face.

"Invite Prime Minister Chen to enter the palace."

"The Ai family no longer wants to fight with the Chen family and the emperor. No matter what happens to the left and right, the Ai family is still the queen mother of the Han Dynasty and the mother of the emperor."

"Let's see what Chen and the Emperor want to do."

Da Changqiu then lowered his head and said, "No."

In Xiao He's Mansion

Cao Shen, Xiao He, and Chen Ping sat together. Chen Ping had a curious look on his face: "Let me tell you, what happened when the emperor summoned the king? Why is it so mysterious?"

"We've reached this point now, and there's not even a hint of news coming out."

"This situation rarely happens."

Xiao He had a calm face, and a look of helplessness flashed across his face: "I'm afraid the matter is really serious."

"I got news that the emperor had asked to see Prime Minister Chen before he ordered the king to enter the palace. I'm afraid this matter has something to do with the Chen family and Prime Minister Chen."

"What I'm worried about now is that the emperor was forced by the Chen family to summon the king to Chang'an City."

"After all, only in Chang'an City can one become the emperor of this great man, right?"

Hearing Xiao He's guess, both of them were a little surprised.

"Isn't this impossible?"

"Would Mr. Chen do such a thing?"

Chen Ping and Chen Ping looked at each other, somewhat unable to believe what came out of Xiao He's mouth.

Xiao He shook his head slightly: "Actually, I don't believe this possibility. After all, we still know who Chen is."

"only."

He looked in the direction of the sky: "After all, I feel a little uneasy, as if a storm is about to sweep the entire country."

The storm that swept the entire Han Dynasty?
In addition to matters involving the emperor's struggle, can it really cause such a big disturbance?

But if it involves the struggle between the emperor and the emperor,
I'm afraid it's not just as simple as sweeping over the big man.
Before hearing that sentence from Chen Bi's mouth, Lu Pheasant always thought that he could maintain his posture no matter what ridiculous words he heard from Chen Bi's mouth.

But when she actually heard the news from Chen Bi, she was still a little shocked.

At this moment, Lu Pheasant even blurted out: "Is Liu Ying really replaced? Isn't Liu Ying the child of Emperor Gao and the Ai family?"

Chen Bi, who was originally very calm, also twitched his eyebrows when he heard Lu Pheasant's words.

What the hell?

Queen Mother, what are you talking about?
He couldn't help but said: "Queen Mother, please be careful what you say."

"Be careful what you say."

Lu Pheasant coughed lightly, and then she calmed down the emotions on her face, but her heart was still in turmoil. She controlled the turmoil in her heart: "What do you think of Mr. Chen?"

"Why did Emperor Gao leave such a legacy?"

Chen Bi also frowned. He also did not understand the reason why Emperor Gao left such a testament. This was a bit outrageous for him, even though now he felt that this was the best way, and even the emperor recognized it.
He shook his head slightly: "Actually, I just learned about this."

Chen Bi glanced at Lu Pheasant and sighed: "Queen Mother."

Lu Fei waved his hand at this time: "I know what you want to ask. The Ai family only has one sentence. I don't care about these things, but the Ai family is the emperor and queen of Gao, and Bo Ji is just a wife."

"Whoever becomes the emperor will be the legitimate queen mother of the Ai family."

"There shouldn't be any problem with this, right?"

Chen Bi was relieved, and he really realized that Lu Pheasant was really disappointed with Liu Ying, otherwise he would not have said such things.

"It's natural."

"No matter who becomes the emperor, you will be the queen mother."

"If anyone violates this ritual, even if it is the emperor, Chen will definitely raise his sword and fight to defend this ritual."

This is not just a question of "who becomes the Queen Mother?"

This involves one of the most core things in "etiquette", that is, the distinction between concubines and concubines.

Whether it is the enfeoffment system or the eldest son inheritance system, as long as the world continues to rely on blood inheritance, as long as this feudal dynasty still exists.

Whether in the Han Dynasty or in the next dynasty, the distinction between "concubine and concubine" is always the most important thing.

Because he is related to the foundation of the primogeniture system of feudalism.

What determines the distinction between concubines and concubines?

According to the theory of wives and concubines, the children of the principal wife are naturally the legitimate children, and the children of the concubines are naturally the bastards.

This means that the head wife is the "mother" of all children.

This is called "wife", and this is called "legacy".

Lu Fei also understood this. After she received Chen's protection, she breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Chen Bi and said, "In this case, the Ai family will not interfere with this."

"You don't need to tell me, Prime Minister Chen."

There was sarcasm in the corner of her mouth: "After all, the throne that I worked so hard to save for that idiot, he himself wants to give it to someone else. How else can I save it for him?"

"Whatever."

"The Aijia will always be the Aijia."

Chen Bi looked at Lu Pheasant's expression and raised his forehead helplessly.

It is indeed a bit difficult to explain in words.

Wangfuzhong

King Dai looked at the letter in his hand, with a somewhat erratic expression on his face.

He understood that when he stepped into this stormy city, he officially stepped into the biggest storm of the Han Dynasty.

"This time."

"I want to be the emperor!"

(End of this chapter)