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

Chapter 270 Chess Game
Chen Tuo came back to his senses after hearing this voice, and looked at the young man who was walking towards him, with a look of fear on his face: "Your Highness?"

He bowed slightly and saluted. At this time, Chen Tuo did not have an official position, so even if he was the son of the Chen family, he had to salute when he saw the prince. What's more, even if he had an official position, as long as he was not one of the three masters or three divisions, or not Everyone who is a king needs to salute.

Liu Qi, however, turned sideways to avoid Chen Tuo's salute, and just looked at Chen Tuo with a smile: "Sir, how can I accept this salute from you?"

The heavy rain was still falling from the sky, but the two of them were talking here as if they had met old friends.

"I previously paid filial piety to the king of Zhen, and my father was a disciple of Prime Minister Chen."

"My father once said that Prime Minister Chen is like a teacher and father to him. If you think about it this way, Prime Minister Chen is my great father."

These words came from Liu Qi's mouth, and Liu Heng's words were irrefutable even if they were from the most respectful "Confucian" or "Meng Confucian" lineage.

"Sir, if you calculate carefully, you are the same generation as my father, who can be called a brother. If you salute me, doesn't it mess up this ethical theory?"

Liu Qi's expression was filled with respect: "If my father knew about this, I'm afraid he would be angry at my rudeness."

Chen Tuo had no choice but to put away his false gift and stand under the eaves, letting the rain fall continuously outside the eaves.

Upon seeing this, Liu Qi smiled and asked: "I just saw Mr. standing under the eaves, but I didn't see Mr. carriage coming. But what problem did you encounter?"

He suggested: "If you don't mind, sir, you can take my carriage. I happen to be traveling with you on the same road, so I can also give you a ride."

Liu Qi's proposal didn't go beyond the rules, but Chen Tuo looked at Na Yu with some hesitation.

Looking at the hesitant Chen Tuo, Liu Qi did not urge him, but just stood there and waited quietly. He knew that Chen Tuo's final decision was Chen's decision. If Chen Tuo was willing to go with him, then it would take at least half a month. At that time, his position as the crown prince can be determined.

Heavy rain fell and covered the ground, and layers of "new mud" emanated from the sky.

This is the smell of new life.

For a long time, the rain became heavier and heavier, and finally turned into a heavy rain. Thunder echoed in the air, lightning tore through the sky, and raven-gray lightning covered the sky.

The previously blue sky suddenly turned into a misty color, with a strange yellow-green tint.

Lightning flashes filled the clear sky.

During the thunder and lightning, Chen Tuo finally spoke. He turned around and looked at Liu Qi: "In that case, I'd like to trouble Your Highness."

At this time, Chen Tuo seemed to have changed a little. It could be seen from his attitude that he seemed to be less respectful to Liu Qi.

Although there is still the respect of a monarch and his ministers, there are more indescribable feelings.

Like treating a junior.

If other people had behaved like this, Liu Qi would have had someone pull them out long ago, but Chen Tuo's gesture made Liu Qi very excited. He quickly said: "Sir, please--"

His attitude turned out to be that of a teacher.

In the carriage and horse, the solid wood blocked the sound of wind and rain outside. Chen Tuo seemed as if nothing had happened and he didn't know the identity of the person sitting in front of him. He just asked Liu Qi in a low voice about his recent classes. .

The age difference between him and Liu Qi is not too big, but he seems to be calm and steady at this time.

Liu Qi also sat there respectfully, treating Chen Tuo like his father, honestly explaining what he had learned during this period, and all the confusion in his heart.

And Chen Tuo also answered them one by one like a teacher.

The two of them are not like peers, nor like monarchs and ministers, but more like teachers.

The speed of the carriage and horse was not slow. In the heavy rain, the carriage and horse finally arrived at the former King's Mansion and now the Chen Mansion. Chen Tuo stopped talking and the expression on his face remained unchanged. Liu Qi opened the door for Chen Tuo. The car curtain, with a respectful look on his face.

"Today we must listen to your teacher's teachings, and students will gain enlightenment in their hearts."

"Now that all the confusions in Qi's past have been solved, I just wish I could be taught by a famous teacher like Mr. Chen Zi, and I will definitely be able to understand Chen Zi's classics."

Chen Tuo smiled and replied: "His Royal Highness is naturally intelligent, and being able to teach His Highness is the desire of any scholar in the world."

"There are so many wise men in the world, wouldn't it be easy for Your Highness to find a good teacher?"

"As long as His Highness opens his mouth, no one in the world will refuse His Highness."

At this point, Liu Qi already understood the meaning of Chen Tuo's words, and immediately said with a smile: "Thank you sir for clarifying my doubts. I will definitely remember your teachings."

Over and over again, he has changed from a student to a disciple.

But Chen Tuo did not refuse.

The meaning is already obvious.

Liu Qi stood in the rain, watching Chen Tuo's figure walking further and further away, with an inexplicable smile blooming on his face. He knew that the tasks assigned to him by his father had been completed.

Tomorrow he can enter the palace and ask his father to pardon Chen Tuo and grant him the title of Prince's Young Master.

This position is only a false position, but it has real benefits, because this is the prince's real teacher.

When Chen Tuo becomes the Prince's Young Master, he can worship Chen Tuo as his teacher.

Chen Tuo is the Prince's Young Master, and he is Chen Tuo's only disciple, so who else can deny his identity?

He is the legitimate prince.

"Let's go back to the palace!"

The chamberlain holding an umbrella on the side also had an extremely excited look on his face, which was also a good thing for him. After all, he was Liu Qi's personal attendant.

Don't you see that the attendant who served Liu Heng back then has now become the official of CRRC?
He will definitely be able to ascend to that position in the future.

This is the highest position that every chamberlain aspires to.

Chen Mansion, somewhere in a courtyard.

A man was lying on the bed and fast asleep. The sound of thunder sounded from the window. He woke up instantly. He looked at the sky outside and thought in his mind: "At this time, I'm afraid the gentleman has come back, right?"

He rubbed his arms, with a hint of disguised fear on his face.

"I never expected that I overslept today and forgot to pick up my husband! I want to go and apologize!"

Kureiin

Outside Chen Tuo's residence

Chen Si had a frightened look on his face. He knelt on the ground and said, "Sir, please forgive me. Sir, please forgive me."

"Chen Si actually overslept and forgot to pick up Mr.

"Please forgive me, sir!"

Chen Tuo's personal attendant "Wang Jun" had a look of helplessness on his face. He pointed at Chen Si's forehead and cursed: "It's just that you make mistakes in daily things. How dare you forget about Mr. Lian?"

"Sir doesn't care, but I can't care less, otherwise wouldn't it be breaking the Chen family rules?!"

He pondered for a moment and then said: "In that case, I will punish you by returning to Guandu and becoming a steward in Mr.'s village."

"You will come back after three years."

Wang Jun sighed, looked at Chen Si and said: "Some things in Zhuangzi are complicated and difficult to handle. If you are illiterate and it is difficult to make a decision, you are punished for this. You are extremely disrespectful, so I will punish you at the same time." Bar."

Chen Si kowtowed on the ground: "I accept my punishment!"

He said cautiously: "It's just that I'm old. Is it inappropriate to join the clan school again?"

Wang Jun frowned: "How do you treat me?" Chen Si became more cautious: "It is better to let my son join the clan and learn it. After he learns it, he will come back to teach me. It will live up to the hard work of you and your husband."

Wang Jun thought for a moment: "That's okay."

Only then did Chen Si suppress his excitement: "Thank you, sir!"

After saying that, he left quickly.

Inside the house, there was thunder and lightning and rain outside, but it did not stop Chen Tuo from reading.

When Wang Jun came back, he didn't look up from the book and just asked: "But has it been dealt with?"

Wang Jun's expression remained unchanged: "Reply to Sir, it has been taken care of."

"Then Chen Si knows that he is guilty. Please return to his hometown farm in Guandu, and please send him to a clan school."

Chen Tuo then nodded: "That's fine."

He sighed: "Change me to a coachman who knows the rules. This kind of thing can't happen again in the future."

Wang Jun nodded respectfully: "No."

Changle Palace

Liu Qi stepped into Changle Palace with cheerful steps, with a look of extreme excitement on his face. He felt that he could calculate Chen Tuo so easily, as if he had God's help!
When he arrived in front of Liu Heng, Liu Qicai bowed and told him everything about today.

Liu Heng was meditating while listening, and the sound of knocking on the table kept echoing in the hall. After Liu Qi finished telling everything, he sighed: "So that's it, that's it."

He shook his head and sighed, looked at his son who was still jumping for joy, and said with a smile: "Do you really think you have plotted against Chen Tuo?"

Liu Qi had confusion on his face. He was still young at this time and couldn't understand the sense of proportion.

Liu Heng smiled and said nothing. He looked at Liu Qi and shook his head slightly and sighed.

As expected of the son of the Chen family, he deserves to be one of the most outstanding talents of the Chen generation. Many of his advisers have nicknamed the son of the Chen family, who has not yet entered an official position, "Sly Fox".

He smiled and looked at Liu Qi: "You can think about it yourself."

"If you can figure this out clearly within three days, I will immediately make Chen Tuo the Prince's Young Master and make you the Crown Prince."

"If you can't figure it out, then you need to practice a lot before you can sit in this position."

Hearing the joking in Liu Heng's words, Liu Qi quickly said: "My son, I obey the order."

After Liu Qi left, Liu Hengcai sighed with emotion: "Mr. Chen, Mrs. Chen, why can such great talents appear in every generation?"

"At such a young age, a city like this will surely achieve extraordinary things in the future if it changes as time goes by."

But in an instant, he said proudly: "No matter how extraordinary you are, aren't you still willing to jump into my trap?"

As he talked, Liu Heng became a little proud.

Chen Mansion
Kureiin

Chen Tuo was sitting in the courtyard. At this time, the rain had passed and the sky was clear. The fragrance of the earth was mixed with the sound of green grass. Several peach blossoms were already in full bloom in the distance.

There was a chess game before him.

At this time, Fang Luo said a few words, and even the dragon had not yet taken shape.

The two figures, black and white, intertwined and intertwined, as if there was going to be a struggle.

Chen Tuo picked up a chess piece with a light hand, his eyebrows seemed a bit pale, and he sighed softly: "The world is like a chess piece, and now I am like a chess game."

"I just don't know how this game of chess can be played."

"Snapped--"

Following Chen Tuo's words, a crisp sound fell on the chessboard, and a sunspot suddenly landed on a certain position.

The world is like a chess game, and the chess game has already begun.

Who is the player and who is the pawn?
It's not clear yet.

In the second year of the Yuan Dynasty, it was summer and August.

The emperor issued an edict to pardon Chen Tuo of the Chen family and make him the prince's young master. The edict boasted that Chen Tuo was like the blooming sun, with endless brilliance.

But under such boasting, many ministers discovered a problem.

The emperor only gave Chen Tuo a false position, but not real power.

Did the emperor have other arrangements, or was there something more profound?
Has Chen been suspected by the emperor again? Or does the emperor have other intentions?
No one understands.

As for what to say?
People all over the world, even the children of the Chen family, are used to it. The emperor or emperor will always doubt the Chen family. This seems to be the case every time. Not only this dynasty, but also the previous dynasty also has this tradition.

Which king or emperor of Qin never doubted the Chen family?

Just like if you don't doubt that Chen is not a qualified emperor.

But some others got a glimpse of the emperor's intention. The emperor's decision to make Chen Tuo the prince's junior master was obviously not because he doubted the Chen family. After all, if he had doubts, there was no need to hand over this position to the Chen family.

This is obviously to make the status of a certain prince more stable so that he can be granted the title of "Prince".

Then there is only one possibility left.

The emperor did not give Chen Tuo a real job because he was waiting for news or an opportunity.

Three days later, all the courtiers understood.

Sometimes the rumors that circulate may actually be true, like this one.

At the court meeting, the emperor asked many ministers to discuss the position of "Taxation Temple Minister", saying that this position involves important matters and must be filled by a worthy and outstanding person. And because it involves taxation, it must be Choose someone who is knowledgeable about the subject.

He even lamented that this position is one of the Seventeen Ministers, a high position, but it involves many interests. If many veterans are used, it may not be possible to completely clean up the "dirt".

It is better to boldly recruit new people.

During the discussion, several people from poor families were introduced, but the emperor was more moved.

This matter may involve the whole world, and also involve many wealthy and powerful people. I am afraid that people from poor families cannot handle it well. Only those who come from a wealthy family, or even an important family, can suppress people's opinions.

He even lamented that it would be great if there was someone who came from a prominent family, was not afraid of the world's nobles, was currently in a high position, but had no actual job, and was more proficient in the law.

This way you don't have to worry about the candidate for this position.

After hearing this, many ministers who were still discussing very enthusiastically and wanted to get a piece of the pie were speechless.

Can't you just say that you want Chen Tuo to be the Minister of Taxation Temple? Why say so much.

This has almost named Chen Tuo, right?
Hadong County

The faces of the powerful people here are worried.

"I heard that Chen Tuo of the Chen family is appointed as the Minister of Taxation Temple. Do we still want to implement our previous plan?"

(End of this chapter)