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

Chapter 273 "Confucianism" and "Chen"

Kong Yun was silent for a moment, and then sighed slightly: "It's not that we must be hostile to the Chen family, but the Chen family is too big."

He said: "It was like a spacious road. Everyone could move forward normally, but at this time a huge boulder suddenly appeared on the road. The boulder blocked everyone's progress."

"In this case, how can we move forward without moving the boulder?"

"To us today, the Chen family is like this huge rock."

"He's not just blocking our progress, he's blocking everyone's progress."

"So this time, not only us, but also those from Huang Laozhi School will come. They will stand with us and face the huge Chen family together."

"Even if we can't completely move this boulder from the road, we still need to cut this boulder in half so that we can move forward."

Zhou Shu lowered his head, with a mocking smile on his lips: "Is this really the case?"

He raised his head and stared at Kong Yun in front of him: "Chen didn't block anyone's way. The spacious road can still allow everyone to pass, but you just want to be this huge stone and replace Chen's position."

"So you have to fight against Chen."

Zhou Shu stood up, and the other four people in Shangshan Four Hao also stood up. Their faces were old and tired, but their eyes were still sharp, as if they could see through people's souls.

He looked directly at Kong Yun in front of him and whispered: "The four of us are already this old, so we won't get involved in these things."

Tang Bing behind him also slightly cupped his hands, and the four of them turned around and left without any regrets.

In the empty room, Kong Yun sat there silently, with an even more tired look on his face. He just said softly: "Shangshan Sihao is not trustworthy at all. The first person they saw when they came to Chang'an City was Town King.”

"This obviously means that everyone in Confucianism has opinions and believes in Chen even more."

"When I was hesitating to get them involved, they just said no, so that's fine."

Kong Yun sat there and couldn't help coughing twice, his face became even paler: "Instruct the disciples and students above the court to start taking action. I think those from Huang Laozhi will also add fuel to the flames."

Jia Yi bowed slightly and nodded: "Student understands."

Spring, fourth year of the Yuan Dynasty.

The continuous spring rain turned into rain fell on the grass, and the fragrance of a little earth spread throughout Chang'an City.

Chang'an City is still so lively, and the arrival of the Confucian people and Huang Lao Xue people has added to the excitement.

The fire burned brightly.

Kong Yun and others arrived at Chang'an City holding high the flame of "revenge". Even the continuous spring rain in the sky could not extinguish the anger in their hearts. Instead, like water pouring into an oil pan, countless oil splashed out and burned. Burn those who pass by.

In such an environment and atmosphere, Chen Tuo, the current "mainstay" of the Chen family, did not stay in the Tax Temple. Instead, he came to the gate of Chang'an City. He held an oil-paper umbrella in his hand and looked even more expression on his face. peaceful.

He is waiting.

Pedestrians were walking hurriedly in the distance, and the smiles on the faces of passers-by were full of life.

A figure came from the wind and rain in the distance, with a dull look on his face, his steps hurriedly, and something in his arms.

The thing was held tightly in his arms. Even though his clothes were half wet, the thing was not damaged at all. It was obvious that the thing was more important than his life.

The visitor walked up to Chen Tuo and showed his first smile in these days.

"Fourth uncle, please wait here."

Chen Tuo helplessly held his forehead, Chen Bing was dull and he usually paid the most attention to etiquette, so even though he had emphasized countless times that they should not call him Fourth Uncle because they were similar in age, Chen Bing still insisted on it.

"Have you brought anything?"

Chen Bing nodded and looked at the cloth bag in his arms: "I have already brought it. Uncle Qi and the craftsmen were on the road together, asking me to work hard to bring this as proof."

Chen Tuo nodded: "Let's go back to the house and talk about it later."

This thing was so important that even Chen Tuo couldn't make the decision. He could only go back to the house and ask Chen Bi, the current head of the Chen family, to come into the palace to see the emperor and present this thing to the emperor.

He smiled and said: "With this thing, the Confucian people probably don't have the time to tangle with us so much."

Chen Bing just nodded silently without saying a word.

In fact, he's really not very good at talking.

Chen's annexation to Chang'an City did not attract too many people's attention. After all, among the young adults of the Chen family, there are only a few who are relatively famous. Chen Bing is not on the list that they need to pay attention to.

This is why Chen Qian asked Chen Bing to come first.

Before this thing reaches the emperor's hands, Chen's actions should not be known to too many people.

The two of them hurriedly returned to Chen's mansion. Chen Bi had been waiting here all morning. He looked at what Chen Tuo was holding in his arms with an extremely excited look on his face.

"Is this what Seventh Brother mentioned in his letter?"

Chen Tuo and Chen Bing were relieved after seeing Chen Bi. Chen Tuo took out the things in his arms, and then opened the cloth to reveal the box inside. The box was very simple and did not look like something valuable. .

But this box is anything but ordinary.

The Chen family has always cooperated with the public losers, and their relationship with the Mohist family is also somewhat ambiguous. After all, the current Mo family's Juzi is a member of the Chen family.

This is a box created by combining the mechanical skills of the Gongshu family and the Mohist family.

If you don't have a key, trying to forcefully open the box will only lead to one result - the box will be shattered and the contents inside will be destroyed.

Chen Bi looked at Chen Bing. After Chen Bing looked around, he took out a sharp dagger from his sleeve, then stabbed it somewhere in his abdomen mercilessly, and then took out a key from the flesh and blood.

After doing all this, Chen Bing looked a little pale: "Uncle Jiu, this is the key."

Chen Bi sighed slightly and glanced at Chen Tuo. Chen Tuo immediately helped Chen Bing and went to the backyard, where the imperial doctor's order had been prepared and waiting, ready to treat Chen Bing at any time.

Chen Bi was sitting in the courtyard, holding the key with blood in his hand.

After he opened the box, there was no gold or silver jewelry in the box, only a few yellowed and extremely flimsy things.

Chen Bi took out the thing and sighed: "Is this what Brother Qi made?"

He picked up the pen and inkstone he had prepared from the side, and then wrote something on it.

Qin Law and Han Law.

Yes, after getting the paper, the first thing Chen Bi thought of was still the laws of Qin and Han. This was something that ran through the Chen family for hundreds of years, and nothing could replace it.

After the brief Qin Code and part of the Han Code were written, Chen Bi looked at the paper and stood up immediately.

"This item needs to be handed over to His Majesty immediately!"

In the fourth year of the Yuan Dynasty, it was spring and summer.

A piece of news spread in Chang'an City. The sages of Huang Lao's school and the great Confucian scholars came to Chang'an City hand in hand, wanting to "discuss the Tao" with many sages and disciples of the Chen family. They wanted to compete for a " orthodox".

Not even the emperor can stop this. Because the emperor's mother, Queen Mother Bo, was a loyal believer in Huang-Lao's theory, and many ministers in the court were also Confucian disciples. The most important thing was that the Chen family did not come forward to object. What reason and identity could the emperor use to object?
So, the news intensified.

Hot afternoon, hot weather.

The palace has already taken out the ice cubes prepared last winter to cool down the palace. Ice cubes in summer are now fashionable and very rare. There are only three people in the palace: the Queen Mother, the Empress, and the Emperor. There are more supplies in the palace.

Among them, the emperor has the most, the queen mother comes next, and the empress comes next.

There were a lot less of them in the other ladies and the palace.

Changle Palace
Liu Heng's face looked tired and sleepy. It was a hot summer and he felt a little bitter.

Almost all of his brocade robe was wet with sweat. He simply opened his robe and exposed his chest. Although this was a bit rude, there was no one in the palace now.

The chambermaid next to you?
They were not considered human beings in the eyes of the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I would like to see Mr. Chen."

Mr. Chen?

Liu Heng raised his eyebrows, with a curious look in his eyes.

"What is the teacher doing at this time?"

He waved: "Please come quickly."

As he spoke, he also adjusted his clothes so that he didn't look so cluttered.

"Teacher, if you don't stay at home to enjoy the coolness in summer, how come you have time to come to my place?"

Chen Bi's expression was serious. He was holding a box in his hand. There was no trace of laughter on his face. He looked very solemn. When Liu Heng saw this posture, he immediately understood that this was something serious.

He immediately straightened his expression and asked, "What's important, Chen Qing?"

Chen Bi sat there on his knees, holding the box in his hand and raising it high above his head: "Your Majesty, my seventh brother is a disciple of the Mohist family. He led all the disciples of the Mohist family to create this thing, and dedicated it to the emperor."

"This is an auspicious sign and a gift from God to calm the hearts of our great people."

"Your Majesty, please take a look."

An auspicious thing?

A sharp look flashed in Liu Heng's eyes. He took the box from Chen Bi's hand, and after opening it, he found several yellow things inside.

"what is this?"

Chen Bi said softly: "Your Majesty, this thing has not yet had a name, but it is something that can be written on. Its cost is low, not even as good as bamboo slips, and it is even thinner than silk, but it is superior to bamboo slips and silk. "

"Your Majesty, please give me a name."

Something to write on? The cost is cheaper than bamboo slips?

Liu Heng sat up straight and looked at the thing in front of him. He quickly took it out and stroked it as if he were stroking his lover.

He did not doubt Chen Bi's words. After all, Chen Bi could not lie.

After picking up the object, Liu Heng tentatively wrote something on it with a pen. Then he held his hands and laughed, with uncontrollable joy in his laughter.

"Good! Good! Good!"

He said three good words in a row, and his eyes were full of excitement and joy.

"With this thing, why worry about the world being uneasy?"

In fact, Liu Heng had always wanted to educate the world and break the family's monopoly on knowledge, but he was unable to solve the problem because the cost of making books was too high.

But now with this thing, the huge gap in front of us has been directly solved.

"Let's call this thing 'paper'."

After Liu Heng pondered for a while, he gave his name, looked at Chen Bi and said, "Don't spread the word about what this thing created for the time being. I am going to give those people a "surprise" and let them take a look at the big man's body. Auspicious."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Chen Bi very kindly and said, "Teacher, I wonder if your "seventh brother" has the idea of ​​becoming an official?"

"I have long disliked the young master. If he is willing to join the imperial court, I will evacuate the young master immediately."

"I would like to take the position of Young Master and be granted the title of Young Master."

Chen Bi shook his head slightly, with a sigh on his face: "Your Majesty, my seventh brother does not want to become an official. The only thing he loves is this ingenuity."

"I disappoint His Majesty."

Liu Heng's expression didn't change at all. He was the same whether he came or not.

You are here to build these things. If you don’t come to Chen Dun, will you give up on studying these tricks? Will not.

So Liu Heng just wanted to give Chen Dun a status. This was compensation.

As for whether Chen Dun wants him or not, that's a trivial matter. Anyway, if he doesn't want the young master, he can't run away. After all, this is just a false position, just a title.

So when he heard Chen Bi's tactful rejection, Liu Heng didn't react at all. He just smiled and said, "Forget it about the young master, but I can always make him the prince's young master, right?"

"Teacher, if Mr. Atsushi takes out such a magical object, if I don't say anything, I'm afraid I will be stabbed in the spine by future generations."

After Chen Bi thought for a moment, he nodded and responded: "I would like to thank Your Majesty for your grace on behalf of seventh brother."

East Palace
Liu Qi originally wanted to do something to criticize Confucianism, but before he could take action, Chen Tuo had already rushed to the East Palace and had a long talk with him.

Although Liu Qi could not know about the "paper" from his mouth for the time being, the meaning of Chen Tuo's words was obvious.

They already have the means to deal with Confucianism, and they can make it so that neither Confucianists nor those who study Huang Laozhi have the time or energy to care about "discussing Taoism and arguing for orthodoxy". They will only seek With Chen.

Begging for the emperor.

Let them join in the fun.

Liu Qi didn't know what was going on at first, but when his father asked him to go to Changle Palace to talk with him in detail, he suddenly understood.

It turns out that the teacher has prepared such a big killer weapon? ?

What is the difference between this and his father who asked Han Xin, Chen De, and Zhou Yafu to lead an army of 200,000 just to quell the rebellion of a small Guiyang County?
In the fourth year of the Yuan Dynasty, Xia.

When the heavy rain spread, Chen had not come forward to express his acceptance of Huang Lao and Confucianism's "discussion on Tao". Everyone was a little impatient. Some Confucian scholars even came out to ridicule him publicly, feeling that Chen was just cowardless. Rats.

under these circumstances.

A somewhat inexplicable news came out.

The Chen family presented the sacred object "paper", and the emperor was greatly pleased and worshiped Chen Dun as the prince's young master.

(End of this chapter)