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

Chapter 294 A small change
Draw a river to rule!

In the past, Emperor Gao's words "Chen and Liu, the world is together" were just a joke, or said to appease the Chen family, but what the kings said now was sincere.

They really want to share the world with the Chen family.

Because no one among them dares to compete head-on with Chen, or even together they dare not confront Chen.

So, they came up with a brilliant idea.

That is turning enemies into friends.

Is there anyone in this world who doesn’t want to be an emperor? Is there anyone in this world who doesn’t want to sit in that supreme position?
In the eyes of the kings, there is basically no such thing.

Because that position has a fatal attraction for "people", no one would be unwilling to sit in that position.

Chen Qiu sighed, handed the letter in his hand to Chen Pi, and then asked with a smile: "Ruoyu, look at how cruel these kings were to be able to divide half of the world?"

Chen Pi just glanced at it and frowned as if he were looking at garbage: "It's just a temporary comfort."

He yawned and said: "Furthermore, the Chen family has ancestral teachings. People of the Chen family cannot be called kings. This is the oath made by the ancestor Chen Ye, and the Chen family does not want to be the king of the world." , Chen doesn’t have that ambition, nor the mental energy.”

Chen Pi said jokingly: "Brother, are you excited?"

Chen Qiu shook his head: "No, even the position of the head of the family is not something I have willingly achieved, let alone the position of the emperor?"

"Liu Bi's idea is quite good. Chen will be the Southern Emperor and he will be the Northern Emperor."

Chen Pi laughed out loud: "He also had the nerve to secretly say in the letter that if Chen didn't want to lose his reputation, he could marry Chen's daughter to his son. In the future, he would definitely become emperor. This son is the prince."

"And he made an oath for his son. The next emperor of the Han Dynasty, his son, will only have one queen and no other concubines until Chen's daughter gives birth to three sons."

"Moreover, as long as the eldest son is born, the eldest son will definitely be the emperor's grandson. In the future, the Liu family's emperor will definitely have the blood of the Chen family flowing through him."

He sneered: "He really thinks highly of himself."

With that said, Chen Pi stood up, opened the door, and shouted at the door: "That embroidered messenger, come out quickly, I have something to tell you."

In the courtyard, the shadows of trees staggered.

Chen Pi became impatient and waved the letter in his hand: "Come out quickly. I know you are here. Give me this letter intact and send it to Your Majesty. There are important things in it. If it is lost, there will be consequences. You are conceited.”

With that said, he threw the letter in his hand directly outside the courtyard.

Then he turned around and walked directly into the study.

One or two figures appeared in the courtyard. They squatted on the ground and picked up the letters on the ground, looking at each other with blank expressions on their faces.

"This"

The other person sighed as he was used to: "Let's go and leave it to His Majesty."

In the study

Chen Pi lay beside the window and watched the two people leave with the letters before he sneered and sat back.

"I knew there must be messengers looking at us."

He let out a long sigh: "Our Majesty is completely different from the late emperor. Back when my father was like that, the late emperor never asked anyone to supervise or look after our yard."

Chen Qiu just said gently: "This moment, that moment."

"One emperor and one courtier."

He smiled and said, "No problem, let's just go back to our hometown in Guandu."

"There must be no one watching my hometown in Guandu."

Chen Pi waved his hand at this moment: "That's not possible. Brother, you still have your political ambitions. How can you be trapped in your hometown in Guandu?"

"not to mention--"

There was excitement in his eyes: "After the chaos among the kings is resolved, I would like to resign to Your Majesty and go to the desert of the Western Regions to take a look at the scenery there, and by the way verify what the ancestors said in their essays. Content."

Although Chen Ye did not leave much to future generations, he did record some "interesting things" in the essays he once wrote.

These essays are in Zhuoshen Building, and you can naturally see them if you have the chance.

And this generation indeed has a destined person. He got a glimpse of the huge treasure of the "Western Regions" in Chen Ye's essays. Some of the records about the "spice" they use today are not considered rare in the Western Regions. Chen Pi was very moved.

If we can open a route to the Western Regions and bring back the seeds of these valuable things and plant them in this vast expanse of flowers and summers, then it will definitely be a good thing for the head of Guizhou in the world.

not to mention.
Chen Pi's eyes sparkled. What he found in his ancestor's notes was not only the "mystery of spices", but also some other records.

For example, is this world the only continent?

The ancestors guessed that there may be other continents and lands on the side of the boundless sea. Zhuhua and Zhuxia must not be the only people in this world. Maybe there are other continents thousands of miles away.

But now he can't verify it.

But if the records about the Western Regions are true, can we also try to verify other records?

He felt that it was about the land.
The emperor will definitely be moved.

Although Chen Qiu didn't know what Chen Pi was thinking, he still didn't care. He knew that his brother must have discovered something in Zhuoshen Building, but he didn't say it now, which meant that it was not suitable to tell him at the moment.

The two brothers looked at each other, each with their own thoughts.

Suddenly, there was a smile between the two brothers.

Changle Palace

Liu Qi looked at the letter in his hand and raised his eyebrows: "So the emperor is so ruthless?"

"I want to give the Chen family half of the world and rule across the river with the Chen family."

He sneered and shook his head, not paying attention to these things.

In fact, if Chen wanted to become the master of the world, he would have had the opportunity long ago. Why wait for the King of Wu's charity?
As early as the end of the Qin Dynasty, if the Chen family wanted to compete for the world, let alone his father, even the most arrogant King of Chu at that time and the later Emperor Wulie of Qin had no hope.

Chen's appeal was far greater than his stupid imperial uncle thought.

He waved his hand: "Okay, don't worry about this."

There was a cold look in Liu Qi's eyes: "Now that we know Chen's thoughts and attitude, there is no need to wait any longer."

He pondered for a moment, and then said softly: "Send a letter to King Liang and tell him that I miss him."

"I hope he can come to Chang'an." Liu Qi squinted his eyes slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Forget it, I will write this letter myself."

In the ninth year of Jingyuan, all the kings in the world gathered together and wanted to attack the Han Dynasty to gain the throne.

The first person they contacted was "King Liang".

Because they discovered one thing. If they want to attack Chang'an City, they must attack Liang State first. Only by defeating Liang State can they be able to conquer Chang'an.

Of course, they have another option.

Liu Bi once again vowed: "The King of Liang must also want to become the emperor. When the emperor was still the prince, the King of Liang had a fierce dispute with him, and he even became a popular candidate for the crown prince."

"Back then, the Confucians represented by Kong Yun and the Chen family represented by Chen Bi were fighting back and forth. Later, because of some of my reasons, King Liang lost."

He sneered: "I still remember the hatred of the past, how could Prince Liang not remember it?"

"The Chen family did not accept our temptation, but they did not express their clear support for the court. This may be because they have acquiesced in what we have done."

Liu Bi sighed: "Even the Chen family can't resist the temptation of the throne, let alone Prince Liang?"

"Believe me, Prince Liang will definitely pretend that he doesn't know anything and then let you and me go."

The other kings all looked at me and I looked at you, and finally believed in Liu Bi's choice.

Immediately, everyone wrote a letter and each stamped their own seal.

Whether the Nine Kings Rebellion can be upgraded to the Ten Kings Rebellion depends on the reply to this letter.

Liang Guo
King Liang received two letters at the same time, one was sincere and the other was full of falsehood.

He sneered and threw the letters from the kings on the ground: "You have the nerve to deceive me with such a false letter. How can I not see that the contents of this letter are all for deceiving me?"

"You just want to trick me into working for you!"

As he spoke, he looked at Liu Qi's letter with tears in his eyes: "Brother's letter is still so sincere, and every word touches my heart."

He choked up and said: "Even at such a dangerous time, my brother still didn't mention asking me to resist the kings. Instead, he wanted me to take refuge in Chang'an City because he missed me."

"It's just that brother, you trust me so much and give me your back. You want me to become the crown prince and inherit the throne. How can I live up to your trust?"

King Liang drew out the long sword from his waist with a generous look on his face.

"Even if the Liang Kingdom is completely destroyed, I will definitely stop the attacks of the kings. If I want to step into Chang'an City, the only way is to step on my king's body!"

Chen Bin's expression on the side remained unchanged, but the corners of his eyes twitched slightly.

Jia Yi, on the other hand, looked tired and helpless.

The two looked at each other and then closed their mouths.

They could all see that this was the emperor's deliberate move to appease King Liang, but what use could they see? King Liang couldn't see it, so it was of no use at all.

In the ninth year of Jingyuan, winter.

The kings invited the King of Liang by letter to join in the Qing Dynasty, but the King of Liang flatly refused.

The King of Liang personally went to the front line, stood on the city tower, pointed at the King of Wu and many other traitors who were plotting rebellion, and cursed him very filthyly. There is not much record about this paragraph in the history books, but it is simply described as: "The kings' expressions changed."

These four simple words reflect the breadth and depth of the Chinese language.

The princes and kings were naturally very angry, but King Liang had already thought about fighting against the princes. How could he not be prepared?

In addition, it was winter again, so the Liang Kingdom's city, which had been well prepared, was naturally extremely strong, and even the Nine Kings' Allied Forces could not break through the city.

It was not only the coalition of kings who were anxious, but also the emperor.

The emperor was so anxious that blood blisters appeared at the corners of his mouth, and his face looked confused and at a loss: "What on earth did Prince Liang think?"

For the first time, a confused look appeared on his face, and he obviously didn't understand what Prince Liang was thinking.

"Did he really want to fight for me and was deceived by me? Is he really that stupid, or did he have another plan? If he doesn't come to the capital, as long as I have any changes, he can immediately lead his troops to attack Chang'an. ?”

Liu Qi looked at Chao Cuo, Chen Qiu, Chen Tuo and Zhou Yafu sitting in front of him, his eyes filled with confusion.

Zhou Yafu, Chao Cuo, and Chen Tuo's mouths twitched, and after a moment they said: "I feel that King Liang is really so stupid, and was moved by His Majesty to want to fight against the enemy personally."

Liu Qi looked even more confused: "Is there such a stupid person in the world?"

Chen Qiu sighed, looked at Liu Qi and said, "Your Majesty, it should be exactly what the others said."

"because."

He took out a letter from his sleeve: "This is a letter from my uncle. He is the Prime Minister of Liang, and he is beside King Liang. Over the years, he has repeatedly expressed his trust and gratitude to His Majesty."

Chen Qiu helplessly held his forehead, obviously it was not a good thing for the enemy to be too stupid.

Because the enemy is too stupid, people often make misjudgments.

After all, their "predictions" are all aimed at smart people, or ordinary people. How could someone specifically target stupid people?

After Liu Qi carefully read Chen Bin's letter, the corners of his eyes twitched slightly: "Huh?"

After everyone circulated the letter, they all exclaimed "Huh?". Everyone had a look of confusion on their faces, but they actually breathed a sigh of relief.

It’s not that King Liang has ulterior motives.

In the tenth year of Jingyuan, spring.

In the third year of the rebellion of the kings, when the rebellion of the kings broke out, Chao Cuo should have been executed by Emperor Jing to put an end to the rebellion of the seven kings. After all, the slogan of the kings at the beginning was "Qing Jun side, "Execute Chao Cuo", and although the slogan is still the same today, because there are still people holding up the sky when it falls, Emperor Jing did not kill Chao Cuo mercilessly.

At this moment in history, some subtle changes have occurred.

If history is said to move slowly like a carriage, then this carriage named "Zhuhua Zhuxia" has begun to deviate from the track of history and started to drive in an unknown direction.

In the tenth year of Jingyuan, it was the time of spring and summer.

The emperor issued an edict to send General Zhou Yafu with one hundred thousand troops to aid the two countries to suppress the rebellion of the kings.

And under the emperor's many "sincere" concerns, King Liang finally got on the carriage and headed towards Chang'an City.

This year, the eldest son "Liu Rong" of Emperor Liu Qi also came of age.

Chang'an City became lively again.

　New book, please collect it, I will definitely not cut it this time. mwah
　　
　
(End of this chapter)