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

Chapter 276 Fighting for heirs
Jia Yi looked at the person in front of him and asked softly: "If it were the previous dynasty, do you think Mrs. Chen would wait until this step before entering the palace with a long sword?"

Liu Wu fell into deep thought and began to think about the answer to this question.

If it were in the Qin Dynasty, would Chen have waited so long before entering the palace?

Will not.

Mrs. Chen would enter the palace directly when Mr. Lu wanted to take action, or before she even had the idea. She would enter the palace so that the Queen Mother would not have such an idea, and she would not simply say: "Can the Queen Mother remember the old events of Qin?" ", they will ask directly: "Do you want to die?"

The more you think about it, the clearer your thoughts become.

Liu Wu raised his head and looked at Jia Yi: "So, was Chen already ready when he founded the Han Dynasty?"

He sighed, an incredulous look flashed in his eyes.

"I thought it was some time ago that they thought about retreating bravely."

Jia Yi sneered: "That's because in the last years of the Qin Dynasty, they sacrificed too many young people, so they were afraid!"

"The Chen family doesn't want to sacrifice themselves because of the change of dynasties. Maybe they will wait until one day when the Hua and Xia are invaded by barbarians, right?"

Liu Wu put his hands on his hands and laughed. He looked at Jia Yi in front of him and said, "Okay."

"Sir, analyze the pros and cons for me so that I can see clearly."

"only."

He looked at Jia Yi suddenly, with a cold look on his face: "With these alone, I can't win the cooperation with Confucianism. I think Confucianism should ask me to take a look at your ability."

"After all, what do you need to do in court to prove your ability?"

"Weak people are not qualified to discuss cooperation with this king."

Jia Yi also smiled slightly, with countless confidence in the smile on his face: "The prince can rest assured. As long as the prince has this intention, Confucianism will let the prince see our abilities within a month."

To be honest, Confucian's ability is considered to be one of the best in the court.

Except for Chen, there are not many people who can suppress Confucianism.

Even the "Xianyang Academy" lineage that once flourished for a while cannot be compared with the current Confucianism. Perhaps it is because the "Xianyang Academy" lineage once belonged to the Chen family, but now after the fall of the Qin Dynasty, Xianyang Academy The Gong Yimai lineage had already been forced to be separated from the Chen family.

This is also the reason why "Xun Ji", the current sacrificial wine of Xianyang Academy, came directly to Chang'an City with "Meng Xun". They wanted to seek their own progress and join the forces of the "Chen family".

Xun Ji's previous "performance" in front of the post house was probably seen by the Chen family of this generation who could make the decision, and his "loyalty" was seen, so that he was once again accepted by the legitimacy of the Han "regime".

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At this time, Xianyang Academy had begun to decline.

Because he has lost his "legitimacy".

After studying in Xianyang Academy for many years, you may not even be able to graduate. Although you can learn real skills, what can you do?

Even if you learn true skills, you will not be directly admitted into the court.

Their competitor, the Imperial College, is different.

Compared with Xianyang Academy, Guozijian has three advantages.

One victory: The threshold is low. Xianyang Academy will select some elite students to study in the academy, while many people can pass the Imperial Academy.

Second win: legitimacy. Xianyang Academy is already the orthodox academy of the previous dynasty "Qin". Even if Xianyang Academy surrenders early, so what? Those in power would still doubt them and "who" the students who came out of Xianyang Academy were loyal to, and the Imperial College was established by Emperor Gao himself.

This legitimacy cannot be matched.

Three wins: graduation rate.

The "graduation rate" of Xianyang Academy is simply touching. After studying hard for ten years, you may not even be recognized by the academy. And it is of no use to be recognized. Its glory has long gone, and you cannot directly become an official with this "recognition".

The "graduation rate" of the Imperial College is very simple. As long as you study conscientiously, you can still get your turn after waiting in line for three to five years.

Moreover, as long as you get this "recognition", you will be the "county magistrate" of the same place after you come out. If you are lucky, you can even be assigned to the position of "county magistrate", which will directly make you the head of a county.

Under such comparison, the Imperial College certainly surpassed Xianyang Academy by a lot.

Therefore, at this time, Jia Yi could pat his chest and make such a guarantee. He patted his chest and told Liu Wu that they would definitely be able to make certain "achievements" to prove their abilities.

Liu Wu naturally believed it too. He just refused to let the hawk see the rabbit and wanted to get something before accepting Confucianism.

The reason why Confucianism agreed was because Liu Wu's identity was so suitable.

He is simply the next "Emperor".

He was born a concubine, his eldest brother was said by the emperor to be "not like himself", and his mother loved him very much. With this series of conditions, Liu Wu's identity as an "emperor's younger brother" was simply written on him.

Autumn, the fourth year of the Yuan Dynasty.

The long autumn day swept across the entire Chang'an City. Countless golden leaves fell to the ground, covering the ground into layers of blankets.

The Confucians in the court were very honest. Since the last conversation with Liu Wu, they had been waiting and watching, as if waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to take action.

At the end of October, the fourth year of the Yuan Dynasty.

Confucianism is finally ready to take action.

above the hall.

When Confucianism was about to take action, the emperor took the lead in announcing a news that should have been "announced" long ago.

"Paper".

He told everyone in the court what "paper" was like and what kind of convenience it could provide to people all over the world.

The emperor just said a few words briefly, and all the subsequent content was explained by the lieutenant beside him.

Then, something miraculous fell on everyone's ears.

Liu Heng sat on the high platform, watching the changes in the expressions of the many courtiers below, a smile flashed in his heart.

Because this was invented when he was the emperor, this is one of his political achievements!

In the future, whenever someone mentions this "paper", as long as someone still uses "paper", they will definitely think of him as the emperor!
He sat on the throne and said softly: "My lords, what do you think of this thing?"

"Can it be called an auspicious thing?"

For a moment, both the Chen family members and the "Confucian" people who were preparing for a fight were all silent.

If this thing cannot be called auspicious, then what else can be called auspicious?

Like dominoes falling, the courtiers saluted one by one, and their voices almost penetrated the entire Changle Palace.

"The Han Dynasty has been around for ten thousand years——"

"Your Majesty will always be happy——"

Winter, the fourth year of the Yuan Dynasty. On the first day of winter, the Emperor and the Chen family gave everyone a huge surprise.

The advent of "paper" represented that the civilization of Zhuhua and Xia had officially entered a more profound level. It took a big step forward. From then on, Zhuhua and Xia bid farewell to the period of using bamboo slips.

Of course, today's China cannot say goodbye to silk, because in the eyes of the aristocracy, some of the more "important" or "noble" things still have to be carried in "silk".

For example, "imperial edict".

From the time China officially entered the feudal era until the end of the feudal era, "imperial edicts" were all carried on silk.

This symbolizes "identity" and "status".

After all, at a certain stage in China, silk had once become "currency", or in other words, under a certain period of time, silk could still be used as currency.

For example, the late Ming Dynasty.

After the credit system of "baoqian" collapsed, sometimes the emperor would be too embarrassed to reward his ministers with "baoqian". Instead, he would reward "cloth". These silks and cloths from the palace can be Used as currency.

Of course - no one would actually sell the silk gifted by the emperor, except for a few ministers who lacked brains and a few sharp minds.

First, it is a crime of disrespect.

Secondly, this is a gift from the emperor. It is a very precious thing to keep as dowry or betrothal gift for your children in the future. With this thing, your children will have more face when they get married.

When the news of paper spread, people were suddenly surprised to find that a new place was established in Kyoto specifically to make paper.

What is even more surprising is that the method of making paper has also been spread.

At first, people did not dare to try and learn easily. After all, the method of making paper belonged to the emperor and the Chen family. It was not until a businessman was brave enough to actually try making paper that everyone felt relieved.

Just as porcelain is made by "official kilns" and "private kilns", the same is true for paper.

The quality of the officially produced papers, "Junzi Raf" and "Huanhua Raf", is much better than those produced by the private sector. They look plain, but the colors are not as dull as those produced by the private sector. yellow.

As for the "Emperor's Raft" specially used in the palace, some people have been lucky enough to see one or two of them.

It is said that the emperor's raft is as white as jade, soft and light.

When the businessman made paper and started selling it, Mrs. Chen stood up, but she was not there to rebuke this man as everyone thought, but to encourage him more.

People from the Chen family even said that they had asked the emperor for instructions on this thing, and private merchants could also make it.

However, the price of paper is not allowed to be too expensive.

During this period, copper coins, called "wen", had begun to be used, but the copper coins used were not the same. The silver coins used in various feudal states were different from the silver coins used in counties controlled by the Han Dynasty. Even within the Han Dynasty, apart from the official In addition to copper coins, there is another type of coin called "Deng Tong Qian".

This was what the emperor allowed Deng Tong to do, so even if the emperor already realized that this matter would have a great impact on the big man, he had to hold his nose and admit it.

After all, the emperor's words are like words coming out of the Nine Cauldrons.

You have no joke!

News of the circulation of paper quickly spread throughout the world, and people's attention shifted from the Confucian, Taoist and Chen Dynasty's disputes over the classics to the public use of paper.

Some clever merchants hired skilled craftsmen to transform the paper again.

Note here that his transformation does not make the paper more usable or more refined, but rather makes it "rougher". Of course, the roughness is exchanged for "cheapness".

The cost of this paper is one-tenth of the original cost of "writing" paper.

People who are slightly less poor can use it on a daily basis.

Of course, the uses are also different.

Some people use it to write things, after all, it is cheap, and some people use it to change clothes.

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Kong Shaoqing sat in the mansion with a gloomy look on his face, with an angry look on his face.

"How about this?"

"Now, I am afraid that the people of the world will not have time to pay attention to the debate between us and the Chen family! We even have no chance to attack the Chen family! The emperor and many courtiers will naturally block these verbal arguments for the Chen family!"

Kong Yun, who was sitting opposite Kong Shaoqing, looked a little thoughtful. He lowered his head in silence and suddenly laughed after a moment.

There was a hint of realization and surprise in his laughter.

Kong Shaoqing looked at Kong Yun in front of him in confusion: "Father, things are already like this, and you are still laughing?"

Kong Yun seemed to be suffering from epilepsy. He couldn't control his words and actions and just laughed.

"Why don't you smile?"

"What is the purpose of our attack on the Chen Clan? Can we be sure of victory this time? In other words, what do we mainly want to gain by attacking the Chen Clan this time?"

Kong Shaoqing was slightly startled and said, "Of course it's to test Mr. Chen."

"Let's see if Chen is still as invincible as he was many years ago."

Kong Yun stroked his beard with a smile on his cheek: "So haven't we achieved this goal now?"

"If Mr. Chen was really confident, why would he do these things to confuse the world's attention?"

"Has Mrs. Chen ever been timid?"

"No."

"This is the first time that Chen has escaped from the war. Why do you think it was?"

Kong Shaoqing's eyes suddenly brightened: "You mean, the Chen family is now in a quagmire, and they also have no guarantee that they can defeat us, so they came up with this countermeasure?"

"This is a ploy to use other things to confuse the situation?"

Kong Yun nodded: "Apart from this possibility, I can't think of any other possibilities."

He seemed to be scolding Fang Qiu: "Debating scriptures is no longer important. Let our people in the court start building momentum for the king tomorrow!"

"Helping the king in his fight for the throne is our top priority!"

"When the prince supported by Confucianism becomes the successor of the next prince, or even more directly becomes the next prince, then all Chen's efforts will be in vain!"

In the fourth year of the A.D. Yuan Dynasty, it was winter and November.

The emperor issued an edict to worship Jia Yi as the acting king's Taifu.

This simple edict started a war without smoke or even sound in the next five years.

The battle for the right to inherit the throne!

(End of this chapter)