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

Chapter 284: Enlightenment

"Therefore, no one has ever known what place the emperor wanted to give to King Liang as a fiefdom. They can only speculate based on common sense that it was the "Daiguo" that the emperor had before he ascended the throne as a fiefdom."

Chen Tuo raised his head and said with a serious expression: "But what if all of this is just a rumor deliberately spread by the emperor?"

"According to my current opinion, the emperor most likely never really handed over the "Daiguo" to King Liang. After all, this is the land of Wangxing. Most of the emperor's actions in the past few years can prove this."

He asked Liu Qidao: "Have you ever heard of someone sent by the emperor to serve as the prime minister of the country?"

"Have you ever heard of the current situation in Dai Country?"

Liu Qi was stunned.

He had never paid any attention to this. He only vaguely heard that the original "Daiguo", his father's land of Longxing, seemed to be an independent country at this time and was governed by several county guards. At this time, he was directly ordered by the court. .

Liu Qi's eyes flashed with horror. He understood the meaning of Chen Tuo's words, and even understood the deeper "meaning".

"Has your father actually started preparing to reduce the vassal status so early?"

"Is there any rhetoric in the edict to praise and appease King Liang?"

Liang Guoxiang.

Even if there was a convention, he found a more "upright" person from the Chen family for Liu Wu. This new prime minister would not become his person, but he would never stand against him.

In other words, the emperor's position was passed down among the descendants of the two brothers.

What was written in the emperor's edict was just as Chen Tuo thought. It was to appease the king of Liang and tell him not to be afraid or worried. This was an edict to check and balance the Chen family, and it also meant that he should listen to the words of the prime minister and the Taifu.

She comforted Liu Wu in the edict, indicating that the emperor had been persuaded by her, and that subsequent matters would take time to ease.

Chen Tuo just sighed quietly: "Perhaps, it will be sooner than our subordinates thought."

What letters did they write to themselves? Are you laughing at yourself?

But he finally accepted the letter. He was really curious after all.

And just when Liu Wu was moved, a person he didn't expect also stood up.

edict?

The trend of East Palace has been achieved.

After Liu Wu became the emperor, he could not designate his own child as the "Prince", but had to designate Liu Qi's son, his nephew, as the "Emperor's nephew".

He no longer dwelled on what his father and mother said and did, but instead focused entirely on other things.

Such as court affairs, such as gathering power!

His whole face was filled with a look of disbelief. If Chen Tuo's inference was to be followed, at least six or seven years ago, when his father had just ascended the throne, the plan to cut down the vassal vassal had already been in his father's mind.

Chen Tuo nodded and shook his head slightly: "I don't know, but His Majesty will probably not do things so directly. The edict should only contain words to appease King Liang. As for boasting, it is likely to come from the Queen's "will"."

It shows that the emperor also intends to make him the emperor's younger brother, otherwise he would not have watched him attack the prince for so many years. But the mistake he made this time was too big, and someone from the Chen family caught him, and used it to directly make him the emperor's younger brother. The emperor changed his fiefdom.

King Liang frowned, East Palace? Chen Tuo?

After reading the letter, King Liang had a look of surprise on his face. He never expected that Chen and Dong Gong would actually say such things in the letter!

In the edict, Dou Yifang explained in detail why the emperor wanted to punish him, and also explained what the position of the "court" was. He also explained to his stupid son what Confucianism and he had done wrong.

Liu Wu looked at the edict in his hand with a slightly touched look on his eyebrows. He did not expect that his father and mother would plan such an abyss for him. It was simply touching.

As of today, there are no more enemies for him in Kyoto.

He took out two letters from his sleeves. After the paper production began, Chen was the first person to use it.

Chen Bin.

In the entire Han Dynasty, only the Chen family, the prince, and the emperor could use this kind of paper.

Liu Qi sighed: "That's it."

meeting.

The edict from the Queen was much more complicated.

At this time, Chen Tuo was not willing to speculate on Liu Heng's many thoughts. He just looked at Liu Qi and said: "So, your Highness does not have to worry about anything now. If my prediction is correct, now in the Liang Kingdom, the Liang King and the Kingdom The Prime Minister, even the Grand Tutor, and others should accept His Majesty’s edict.”

"His Royal Highness the King of Liang, this is a letter sent to you by the East Palace and clan brother. Please ask me to deliver it to you after you arrive in Liang Kingdom. As for whether you want to read it or not, it is your business."

And very moved.

Liang Guo
Just as Chen Tuo expected, the embroidered messenger and the chamberlain were standing beside King Liang at this time, each of them had a message to convey to King Liang.

In order to repay the respect of the emperor, only the head of the Chen family can use it.

Then it's "Follow this example."

Will King Liang believe this explanation?

The emperor granted permission that Chen did not have to use deliberately "downgraded" paper as a writing and recording tool, but could use paper of the same grade as the emperor.

The prince, the elder brother of his mother, said that he was actually very willing to make Liu Wu the crown prince. Of course, after he ascended the throne, he even came up with a very perfect inheritance method.

Liu Qi looked at Chen Tuo, as if he had guessed something.

He said that although he had found a Chen family member to be his prime minister, this was a common practice and not an embarrassment.

After the prince became the emperor, he made Liu Wu the emperor's younger brother, his successor.

In this way, their descendants can basically take turns to become emperors. Liu Qi stated in this secret letter that you and I are compatriots from the same mother, and we are blood relatives. We are "blood relatives" that no heir can compare to.

He didn't want the throne to affect the relationship between the two brothers.

Therefore, as long as Liu Wu is willing to make an oath and make the Gaohuang Emperor Temple an ally, Liu Qi is willing to "blood-blood alliance" with him to achieve this unchangeable oath.

In his letter, Chen Tuo said that such an oath was modeled on the sages of the past and was an act of virtuous emperors in ancient times, so Chen would not disapprove of such a thing.

Compared with Liu Qi's letter, Chen only stated in the letter that they would not stop the emperor from doing so.

But that's enough!
What is Liu Wu most afraid of? Isn't it Chen's obstruction?
But now, Chen doesn't stop it, the emperor has such intention, and expresses that he can "make an alliance through blood". Isn't this some kind of friendship?

With tears in his eyes, Liu Wu knelt on the ground, looking in the direction of Chang'an City, with grief in his voice.

"Father, brother."

"Liu Wuzhi was wrong!"

Looking up at the sky, my eyes are filled with tears!
In the spring of the eighth year of the Later Yuan Dynasty.

The chirping of cicadas outside the window continued to echo, and the sound of wind blowing through the treetops echoed in Chen Bi's ears. He sat in the Zhuoshen Building, looked at the books in his hands, and finally sighed deeply.

"My ancestors are really talented."

When he first read the "notes" left by Chen Ye, Chen Bi only felt that many of the contents were dull and even a bit cumbersome.

After reading half of the books in Zhuoshen Tower, and then reading this "letter", seeing this note is like seeing an abyss, as if the abyss is about to stop, and I deeply feel the horror in it.

After reading all the books in Zhuoshenlou and looking at the letters, Chen Bi felt that the principles in this book seemed very ordinary.

But the "ordinary" this time is different from the "ordinary" at the beginning. The ordinary this time has the plain meaning of "great skill but no workmanship" and "great wisdom seems like foolishness".

Many principles in the world are very simple and easy to understand when summed up. The most representative one is a formula from later generations.

E = mc
There are only three letters, one symbol, and one number in this formula, but can you say that the principle behind it is very simple?

Or what Mencius said, "Water can carry a boat but also capsize it." There are only eight words in total.

Can you say that this is not the best principle in the world?

In the end, Mozi's thought only consisted of these six words: "Love universally and not attack the virtuous." Can you say that Mohist's thought is very simple?

Taoist political thought can be summed up in just four words: "governing by doing nothing."

The simple and "condensed" core of thought is the greatest truth.

At this time, after reading all the books, Chen Bi began to have these thoughts in his mind.

But among all the complexity in his mind, there is nothing that can be regarded as the "core". This seems to be an "error" contained in Chen's thoughts from the beginning. Chen Bi wants to repair it, but it is extremely difficult. No clue.

Chen Bi, who had been sitting there for a long time, suddenly smiled and threw the book aside.

His mind was confused.

How to enlighten yourself when you are confused?

It is better to do something you normally do, sort out the complex and turbulent emotions in your heart, and then gain enlightenment again.

Autumn, the eighth year of the Later Yuan Dynasty.

Chang'an City.

At this time, Chang'an City was very solemn, and the emperor himself stood at the gate of the city, as if to welcome someone.

Liu Qi stood beside him, and Chen Tuo and many other ministers also had cautious eyebrows.

A carriage and horses coming slowly is simple and plain, but the people on it are anything but simple.

The Supreme Emperor Liu Ying!
When the carriage and horse arrived at Chang'an City, Liu Ying did not get off the car, but said in a weak voice: "Brother Heng, come up. I have something to say to you."

Liu Heng did not feel angry, but got on the carriage very obediently.

At this time, Liu Ying was half lying on the carriage and horse, looking weak.

He said calmly: "I hurriedly hurriedly, and finally returned to Chang'an City before I died. I was able to see you and my mother one last time."

Liu Ying sighed slightly: "You have done a good job these years. When I was traveling abroad, I always heard others boasting about the emperor's "merit". Within eight years, Guizhou has truly restored a peaceful and stable life. ”

"You are the best emperor."

He coughed lightly: "It seems that I won the bet that my father and I made back then."

Only Liu Ying, Liu Heng, and the late Emperor Gao knew where the "Edict from the Emperor" came from.

Even Chen didn't know what was going on.

Back then, Liu Bang came to Liu Ying, gave Liu Ying a sword, and told him very seriously that with the support of the Chen family, Liu Heng would be his future enemy. As long as he killed Liu Heng now, there would be no more enemies. What a hindrance.

Even after killing Liu Heng, Chen would cause trouble, and Liu Bang would bear the consequences for him.

But Liu Ying did not take action, but prepared to kill herself.

Finally, after thinking about it, Liu Bang and Liu Ying made a bet.

Even Liu Heng didn't know the content of their bet, because only Liu Bang and Liu Ying were there at the time.

"Cough-cough-"

Liu Ying coughed lightly and said in a thin voice: "Actually, I burned the edict the day after I got it. I waited for you to ask and then told you about it. Who would have thought that you didn't ask from the beginning to the end? Pass."

There was a little regret in his voice: "This is my regret."

Liu Heng was silent. He could guess what the edict was, but he didn't expect Liu Ying to burn it directly.
The carriages and horses continued to move forward.

Liu Ying fell into silent memories: "I'm afraid it's only in these few days that I can go to Emperor Gao to tell my father that I am not ashamed of the Liu family and the world."

Liu Heng held Liu Ying's hand, his expression still silent.

When the carriage and horses arrived in front of Lu Pheasant's palace, Lu Pheasant was already waiting there.

She did not expect that her child would die before her, but her expression is relatively calm now. Her relationship with Liu Ying started when her son stabbed her in the back many years ago.

Liu Ying was helped out of the carriage and looked at the person in front of her.

"Mother."

His voice was very small, just like the timid Liu Ying back then.

Seeing Liu Ying like this, Lu Pheasant finally couldn't bear it and could only sigh and said, "Come in."

In the main hall

Only Lu Pheasant and Liu Ying were left. Liu Ying was slowly recalling the old events between mother and son, with a touch of gentleness in his expression.

Finally, he looked at Lu Pheasant: "When he was young, the days when he was lying on his mother's lap were his favorite times. Now that the year is approaching, I wonder if his mother can forgive him."

Lu Pheasant just waved and asked Liu Ying to lie on her lap.

She stroked Liu Ying's hair with her skinny hands and said involuntarily: "No mother in the world would resent her son for more than ten years, at least I can't."

"My mother never blamed you, so why should you blame yourself?"

Liu Ying has been away from home all these years, not only pursuing freedom, but also banishing herself for being "unfilial".

His voice was hoarse: "That's great."

Liu Ying's hand fell weakly to the ground. Lu Pheasant stroked Liu Ying's vicissitudes of cheeks and black and white hair, with tears streaming down her face.

"Son--"

In the eighth year of AD, it was June in the summer.

The second emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Ying, died.

The posthumous title is: Ren.

Emperor Xiaoren of Han Dynasty!

Clumsy body in the building.

Time passed by spring and autumn, and Chen Bi, who was sitting in the building, opened his eyes.

Countless truths seemed to be circulating in front of him.

The effect of the Enlightenment Dragon Field has already come into play.

There was no "aura" around him, but Chen Bi looked more ordinary.

"Confucius said: If you hear the Tao in the morning, you will die in the evening."

"Today, I have attained enlightenment."