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

Chapter 292 King Liang and the Fish
Following Liu Qi's words, everyone turned their attention to Chen Qiu who was standing aside.

Chao Cuo, Chen Tuo, the group of neutralized Chen family members, including ministers from other parties, all looked at Chen Qiu.

Chen Qiu's opinion may be able to decide many things at this time.

Chen Qiu knew that he could not remain silent at this time, so he stood up with a slightly solemn look on his face: "Your Majesty, my opinion is the same as that of Prime Minister Chen for the time being. King Wu will send an envoy at this time. Coming to the court to challenge His Majesty is actually a sign that he does not dare to wait. "

There was a smile on his lips.

"The King of Wu did not dare to wait any longer, because the "soft" policy of reducing vassals had already made the King of Wu afraid. The minister could even conclude that the power of the State of Wu was declining at this time, and would definitely continue to decline as time went by. attenuation."

"However, for some reasons, King Wu did not dare to take action himself at this time."

"He clearly understood that if he took action first, then he would be guilty of treason, and the crime of treason is unforgivable."

"And the other kings will never stand by his side."

"He is alone and cannot fight against the imperial court."

"So if he wants to force the court and His Majesty to take action, he can raise the slogan of "Qingjun side" to incite other vassal kings."

"As long as the other vassal kings are resentful towards the court or have expectations for the throne, they will definitely agree to King Wu's proposal. At that time, it may be another "rebellion of kings" during the period of Emperor Xiaoren. It happened again."

After listening to Chen Qiu's words, Liu Qi sat there with a look of sadness on his face.

He was silent.

Everyone else in the court also understood what Chen Qiu meant, but the expressions of Chao Cuo and Chen Tuo, who were sitting at the front, changed slightly.

They thought that after Chen Qiu came to Chang'an City, he would temporarily find one of their forces to live in temporarily, but they did not expect that Chen Qiu seemed to be setting up his own company.

The two looked at each other, then closed their eyes and stopped talking.

After the court meeting.

Chen Qiu was walking towards the door of his home. He wanted to feel the bustling city of Chang'an, so he did not take the carriage at home, but just walked lightly on the streets.

There was a sound of footsteps behind him, and a man walked over with a complicated smile on his face.

"I didn't expect that you would support Brother Chen."

It was Chao Cuo.

Chen Qiu looked at the faint smiles on the faces of the surrounding Guizhou leaders and sighed before saying: "Chao Yushi, some things are not what you think. There are many things you have not seen."

"Take the "salary adjustment" of King Wu's envoy in the court today as an example. Are you so sure that King Wu doesn't know the manpower you have placed beside him? Are you so sure that King Wu didn't take advantage of his plan and let you and I join him? Are you falling into his trap?"

Chen Qiu looked at Chao Cuo with a hint of seriousness in his eyebrows.

"Chao Yushi, do you know that the Sacred Heart is unpredictable?"

At this point, Chen Qiu stopped talking and said no more. He knew that Chao Cuo would be able to respond to what he wanted to say.

Chao Cuo just looked ahead faintly and said softly: "Actually, I'm not sure, but I know another thing. As long as the spearhead is raised, no matter whether the subsequent flames can be extinguished, both sides will not stop adding fuel to it. Fire and wood.”

He laughed: "If this is the case, even if you use yourself as firewood to light this raging fire, what can you do?"

Chen Qiu frowned: "Mr. Chao has made such preparations?"

He sighed: "Why bother?"

"You should know that what my father said back then was right."

"Now that the emperor has three or four children, do you think that except for the eldest son Liu Rong, the emperor does not like any of the other children?"

Chao Cuo's expression became more solemn: "No matter whether your Majesty likes it or not, as long as the position of the vassal king in the world is eliminated, your majesty will never do anything to make all the efforts to eliminate the vassal be in vain, right?"

Chen Qiu looked at Chao Cuo and felt that he was a little naive.

"Chao Yushi."

Chen Qiu shook his head.

In fact, Chao Cuo's judgment on most things was correct, but his judgment on one thing was wrong.

On a very simple matter.

"Sacred Heart".

Chao Cuo believed in the emperor, or he felt that the emperor would not be so ruthless.

But in fact, this is already a big mistake and an irreversible mistake.

In this world, trust no one but the emperor.

Neither Chen Qiu nor Chao Cuo said anything more, they just walked forward silently, with some thoughts in their eyes.

Changxin Palace
Liu Qi was sitting in the main hall, and Queen Mother Dou was sitting opposite him. Both of them had a slightly cold look on their faces.

Empress Dowager Dou just spoke softly: "Is the emperor determined to cut down the vassal clan?"

"Even Chen doesn't support you?"

Liu Qi raised his head and looked at his mother. His expression became colder and more indifferent: "Mother, reducing the vassal status is something that my father wanted to do during the imperial period, but failed to do so."

"Today, when the Han Dynasty has abundant financial resources and powerful military force, how can it still be checked and balanced by many vassal kings?"

Queen Mother Dou just raised her eyes and glanced at Liu Qi lightly: "Are you worried about the so-called "kings", or is it just your brother "King Liang"?"

There was sarcasm on her lips: "You are nothing like your father."

Liu Qi stood up and looked at Queen Mother Dou somewhat condescendingly.

Due to some minor changes in history, the relationship between Queen Mother Dou and Liu Qi at this time was not friendly, and Liu Qi was not afraid that Dou Yifang would use the word "filial piety" to oppress him.

Because Chen is here.

Because if the Queen Mother dared to use the word "filial piety" to oppress the emperor and gain "the right of relatives to interfere in politics," then Chen would come to the palace with a long sword in the next moment and ask the Queen Mother if she still remembered the old events of Qin.

The arrogant "Queen Lu" in the past did not dare to be arrogant in front of the Chen family, let alone the "Queen Mother Dou" who is far inferior to Queen Lu today?

"Mother."

Not only did Liu Qi not break his guard because of Queen Mother Dou's words, but he said with a faint smile: "This trick no longer works for me."

"My father once told me that I am the person most like him, even stronger than him, because I will not be affected by the so-called "blood relationship" cholera, and I will try my best to do what I want to do. ”

"You don't have to use this to contain me."

"I've decided to cut this feudal clan down!"

Looking at Liu Qi's back, Queen Mother Dou sighed helplessly. In fact, does Empress Dowager Dou really want to support the vassal king, or support the Liang Prince?
No, it can be seen from many news that the late Emperor Huangwen was alive that Empress Dowager Dou did not like brainless people like Prince Liang very much, but she liked such brainless people to be emperors.

Because in this way, Queen Mother Dou can develop the power of the "Dou family".

Instead of being like now, there is only Dou Ying standing in the court, and he does not have too many rights.

Who does Dou's rights come from? It comes from Dou Yifang, who is the Queen Mother.

But when Dou Yifang lost his rights, the power in their hands was naturally also restricted.

If Mrs. Chen is not here.
Empress Dowager Dou sighed helplessly in the main hall, how wonderful it would be if Mrs. Chen was not here.

Without Chen, the "Queen Mother" killer, would the emperor dare to be as rampant as he is now? Of course he didn't dare. At least the emperor didn't dare to tell Empress Dowager Dou in front of her that I had decided to reduce the vassal.

From a historical perspective, this history has already been changed a lot by the arrival of Chen.

If it were not for the Chen family, Emperor Jing would be thinking about how to win over Prince Liang. Now, although Emperor Jing is still thinking about how to win over Prince Liang, it is not as intense as in the original trajectory.

certainly--

In Emperor Jing's view, how could such a useful chess piece not be used?
This is an excellent chess move that has been arranged since the time of Emperor Xiaowen.

Chen Mansion
Chen Qiu raised his eyebrows and looked at the attendant standing in front of him: "Tell me, who wants to see you?"

The attendant stood in front of him, with the same dreamy look on his face: "Sir, Princess Guantao wants to see you."

Princess Guantao?

Chen Qiu and Chen Pi looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes. What is this person doing here?
"Please quickly."

After the attendant went down, Chen Qiucai looked at Chen Pi and asked curiously: "Why does this eldest princess come to us? Could it be that she wants to sell you my position as an official?"

Princess Liu Bi of Guantao was very greedy and loved money as in the original history, but her "famous" at this time is not that great.

In the original history, this "official" and "title" would dare to sell no matter what it was, no matter what level it was, and he would dare to promise no matter what it was, as long as you could come up with enough money.

Prices are clearly marked and no one is fooled.

But now?
The "balance" between the Empress Dowager Dou and the emperor was not even a balance, so the "energy" Guantao could exert was also very limited.

certainly--

On some matters that were not critical, Liu Qi was still willing to listen to his "mother"'s opinions, thereby demonstrating his "pure filial piety".

After all, this is the Han Dynasty, after all, it is a dynasty where the word "filial piety" must be added before the posthumous title even after death.

The word "filial piety" is still as big as the sky.

Liu Qi also knew very well that if the Queen Mother dared to use the word "filial piety" to pressure him to do something that would have a huge impact on the court, then Chen would definitely take action. But if the Queen Mother just scolded him, Chen would definitely not I'll take care of it.

After all, Chen is not a dog.

It is precisely because of this that Guantao is still living as wonderfully as the spring breeze at this time, but he wants to go further.

Chen Pi smiled and said, "Brother, what do you think this is?"

"When Princess Guantao comes, you will naturally know what the princess wants to do."

In just a moment, Guantao arrived in the courtyard. After seeing Chen Qiu and Chen Pi, he quickly congratulated: "Guantao has met An Guojun before, but he didn't expect that An Guojun would still be so handsome and outstanding after not seeing each other for so many years."

She said jokingly: "If Gillian was not too young, I would even want to betroth Gillian to An Guojun."

Chen Qiu paused in his heart, but the expression on his face remained gentle: "Princess, you are joking, Gillian is only seven or eight years old now, how can she think so long-term?"

He looked at Liu Bi and said with a smile: "I just don't know why Princess Guantao came to the humble residence this time."

Chen Qiushi was frightened by Liu Bi's "bold words" and betrothed Chen Ajiao to him?

It's simply outrageous with a hint of temptation.

Not to mention other things, Chen Qiunai was born in the first year of Emperor Xiaoren's reign. After four years of Emperor Xiaoren and eighteen years of Emperor Xiaowen, he is now six years old and is already twenty-eight years old.

Where is Ajiao Chen?

Ajiao Chen is only seven or eight years old.

Chen Qiu's eldest son is almost the same age as Chen Ajiao. If Liu Bi is really crazy and finds the emperor and wants him to betroth Chen Ajiao to him, then in order to connect the royal bloodline with the Chen family, the emperor will Most likely you will agree.

That's really like "a pear blossom crushing a begonia".

So Chen Qiu could only change the topic and look at Guantao and ask her about the purpose of her visit this time to show her attitude.

Liu Bi naturally sensed Chen Qiu's reaction from it, and immediately said with a smile: "It's not a big deal, I just came to see Mr. An Guo, and I want to remind you of something by the way."

She said softly: "Chang'an City today is much more chaotic than Chang'an City before."

"An Guojun has been away from Chang'an City for a long time, but don't be deceived by some people."

After saying a few more words, Liu Bi left mysteriously.

Chen Pi walked out of the backyard and smacked his lips: "Brother, is this Princess Guantao really willing to give up? Doesn't it mean that what she loves most is her little daughter?"

Chen Qiu just chuckled: "She doesn't feel sorry for this daughter, but because this daughter is liked by Empress Dowager Dou. She can bring her into the palace at any time, so that she can use her daughter's marriage to buy herself another "hundred-year wealth." "That's all."

He lowered his head and sighed softly.

"However, today at the court, His Majesty expressed the intention to "cut down the feudal vassal". In the harem, Princess Guantao came, and there were many hints in her words. Do you think this is a coincidence??"

Chen Pi was silent: "Brother, what do you mean?"

Chen Qiu just smiled: "I'm afraid this is a battle between the Queen Mother and Your Majesty."

He closed his eyes: "Wait."

In the seventh year of Jingyuan, Chen Qiu, the head of the Chen family and the contemporary king of Anguo, brought his younger brother to Chang'an City.

The emperor decreed that Chen Qiu should be appointed as the "Left Prime Minister".

Since then, the Han Dynasty once again began an era of having two "prime ministers".

This is also the final swan song of the big man's double phase.

Liang Guo
King Liang once again received a letter from his brother, which stated that the time had come.

If he can make a contribution this time, he will be able to convince the court and the Chen family to make him, Prince Liang, the crown prince.

(End of this chapter)