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

Chapter 335: The Emperors in Peach Blossom Spring

In a distant legend, every emperor after the Qin Dynasty would meet the ancestor of the Chen family, the legendary King An Chen Ye, after his death.

Of course, many times, these emperors who were high and mighty on earth were unwilling to see that person.

Especially the emperors after Emperor Xuan of Han.

Before Emperor Xuan of Han, although the emperors knew that the Chen family had some supernatural powers, they did not expect that the Chen family's ancestors were really as high as gods, nor did they expect that they would be able to see their beloved ministers again in such a place.

It was at this time that they finally understood.

It turned out to be the case.

This is the reason why Chen never wants to be king and will never be king.

Of course, part of the reason is because of the high moral standards of the Chen family members, but more of it is probably because they have such an immortal ancestor watching over them, and in the true sense, death is not the end for them.

If that’s the case, no one would want to be an emperor.

After all, even among emperors, only a very famous few were able to obtain the opportunity to temporarily reside in this paradise in order to obtain true immortality.

And it's just a temporary residence.

Ziying looked a little confused. He stood on the battlefield full of corpses, and it seemed that the people around him could not see him.

How is this going?

When his memory came back to him, Ziying finally understood one thing: he was already dead.

Died along with the magnificent Qin Dynasty.

A relieved smile flashed across his face, and then he looked at his body. This transparent body was rapidly dissipating and disintegrating, floating in the sky like points of light.

Ziying closed his eyes and waited for his own end.

He did not disappoint the grand aspirations of his ancestors. Even if the Qin Dynasty disappeared, the new empire would eventually bring some new peace to the world.

Qin's grand desire to unify the world will never disappear!
The imagined dissipation did not come. Ziying, with his eyes closed, only felt gusts of gentle wind blowing past his body, and it seemed that something had changed around him.

He suddenly opened his eyes and saw endless peach blossoms.

This is a vaster world, more filled with "fairy spirit".

A young man in ordinary clothes stood beside him, with admiration on his face: "You are Ziying, right? I didn't expect you to be so brave. Even though destiny was going to destroy Qin, you were able to give Qin a second breath."

“It’s really amazing.”

From the chattering young man, Ziying learned that the place he was in was called "Peach Blossom Spring". He also learned that the young man was from the "Guan Du Chen Clan" and was an ordinary disciple of the Chen Clan.

Of course, it can also be said to be not so ordinary.

Because the young man's name Ziying had also been heard of. He was a well-known "gentleman" in the world and had done many good deeds. However, God was jealous of his talent and he died of illness at the age of twenty.

“We’re already here.”

The young man pointed to the magnificent palace in the distance that had already separated from the Peach Blossom Spring and said, "That is where the ancestors and several kings lived. You are late. It seems that something went wrong during the reception process."

He scratched his head and said, "Now in the secular world, it seems that we have already reached the period of Emperor Kang of the Han Dynasty, which should be more than 200 years in the Chen calendar."

"Well - about sixty or seventy years after your death."

Ziying nodded.

Sixty or seventy years after his death?
Who else is in the hall?
How many kings?

Ziying looked a little uneasy, as he didn't know whether he could meet his ancestors.

Logically speaking, if I am qualified to come to this paradise, then my ancestor - at least His Majesty the First Emperor - should be able to come, right?

He came here slowly with excitement, fear and admiration in his heart, and his face was full of tension.

Ziying was afraid that his ancestors would be dissatisfied with his behavior.

He stepped onto the smooth steps and took a breath.

But at this moment, he seemed to hear a sound suddenly——

“Ah ...

"Dad, please stop hitting me, stop hitting me—"

The corners of Ziying's eyes twitched slightly. Why did this voice sound a bit like that of his unreliable uncle Hu Hai?

Then the father that Hu Hai mentioned, isn’t it His Majesty the First Emperor???

He swallowed and was about to step forward when all eyes in the hall seemed to be looking here at once. Then a tall old man walked out slowly with a look of satisfaction on his face.

Yingji patted Ziying on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Ziying, you are here?"

"Let's go, we old guys have been waiting for you for a long time."

After arriving in Taohuayuan, Yingji became very easy-going. He felt that he had finally put down all his burdens and could live a good life here.

In particular, one can observe the mundane world through this water mirror.

Of course, at the beginning, Yingji was very happy to see it. After all, who would be very happy to see that his successor and his successor's successor performed very well and even unified the world, fulfilling the aspirations of the Qin kings of all generations, right?

But later
When history progressed to the generation of Hu Hai.
Um.
Yingji's mood was very difficult to predict.

Of course, the one who was even more furious than him was the First Emperor.
Because the First Emperor conferred the fate of "Emperor" on himself, he received the most destiny among all the emperors in the world, and therefore he was received relatively late.
And the timing was perfect.

After he had successfully received the guidance and understood everything about the Peach Blossom Spring, he saw Hu Hai wantonly destroying the empire he had built.
In fact, with Hu Hai's virtue and negative achievements, he was not qualified to come to Taohuayuan, but
The Qin kings of all generations, as well as the First Emperor, the Ren Emperor, and the Huai Emperor, made requests in Chen Ye's palace every day. Even King Xiaogong of Qin brought up the title of his "father-in-law" and found Princess Youning to whisper in his ear.

With "helplessness", Chen Ye could only happily bring Hu Hai in temporarily.

Wait until all the Qin kings have had enough fun and then release him back to the mortal world to reincarnate.

After learning about Hu Hai's experiences in Peach Blossom Spring over the years, Ziying couldn't help but look a little sympathetic.

Over the past few decades, the lives of successive Qin kings can be summed up in three sentences.

Happy? Give Hu Hai a beating to celebrate.

Unhappy? Beat Hu Hai to vent your anger.

Bored? Beat Hu Hai up and find something to do.

It's a rainy day and I have nothing to do, so I might as well give the kids a beating.
"Cough-cough-"

When Ziying and Yingji walked into the hall, all the kings of Qin gathered around them, looked at Ziying and said, "It's okay, kid. You've done very well. It's all your fault, uncle Hu Hai."

Ziying looked at the names in the family tree one by one, with a slightly dazed look on his face.

Finally, the First Emperor walked up to Ziying.

He was still as majestic as before, just as Ziying remembered him, with a serious expression that made it hard to tell whether he was happy or not. Ziying felt a little more worried.

Although successive Qin kings were very satisfied with him, Ziying cared most about the opinion of the First Emperor.

He didn't know why he felt this way, but he still looked at Ying Zheng nervously. "Hahahahahaha——"

In an instant, Ying Zheng suddenly laughed out loud, and patted Ziying on the shoulder: "You did a good job."

"I didn't bring shame to the Emperor of our Great Qin!"

He sighed and said, "In fact, when I was still alive, I should have dealt with this evil creature Hu Hai."

The First Emperor looked a little tired and lonely.

"At that time, I thought that this was at least my offspring. I didn't expect that my momentary weakness would leave such a disaster for the Qin Dynasty. I am sorry to all the Qin kings, and even more sorry to you and Fusu."

Fusu stood aside and calmed Ying Zheng down.

Ziying also hurriedly tried to persuade the First Emperor not to be too sad.

Chen Ju, who was standing at the side, was also cheerfully admonishing the First Emperor. Ying Zheng was still in a bad mood. At this time, a man who was obviously not wearing Qin clothing said with a smile: "Don't be like this, you are still the First Emperor."

"Since you feel unhappy, why don't you go and beat up Hu Hai?"

"I'm just sitting around doing nothing..."

The expression on Ying Zheng's face changed from lonely to thoughtful, and then to ferocious.

He turned around and looked at Hu Hai who was trying to escape, grinning: "Evil beast! You dare to run!"

"Father! Grandfather! Fusu! Juer! Help me catch him!!!"

"I'm going to beat this evil beast to death today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Ziying swallowed his saliva and watched the hall become noisy again. The middle-aged man beside him laughed and put his arm around Ziying's shoulders: "Come on, let's go. I'll take you to visit this Peach Blossom Land."

He introduced himself in a familiar manner: "My name is Liu Heng, and I am the emperor of the Han Dynasty."

"He is the great man who came after you. My father is Liu Bang, the Duke of Pei whom you, Emperor Wulie, conferred upon him."

Liu Heng didn't feel awkward at all, instead he said cheerfully: "Let's go, let's go. My father heard that you were coming, so he started to get ready three days ago. He said he wanted to see you."

There was a hint of sadness in his voice.

A hint of curiosity flashed across Ziying's face. In fact, he also wanted to meet Pei Gong and ask him whether he had taken good care of the world.

But then I thought, considering that these people can come to Taohuayuan now, they should be well taken care of.

The two walked to another palace, which was an area specially designated for the Liu emperors. After all, the Liu emperors always had somewhat unique hobbies.

As soon as I walked into the area, I saw a dissolute young man sitting there with several men and women in his arms.
Liu Heng's expression darkened instantly.

He said word by word: "Liu-Qi!"

When Liu Qi heard the voice, he quickly stood up and smiled.

He didn't love these things when he was in the mortal world, because he was wholeheartedly focused on improving the lives of the people and consolidating the rule of the Han Dynasty. But after coming to this paradise, he found that it was no wonder that his ancestors, um... Che'er and the others, liked these things.

The most wonderful thing in the world is beauty!
Whether it is male or female!
Liu Heng didn't know what to say when he saw his son like this, so he led Ziying away awkwardly. Ziying looked at Liu Qi with a strange expression but said nothing.

What's going on with the Liu family?

Can the world really be governed in this way?

It was not until we reached the deepest part of the area that the surrounding environment returned to normal.

The towering Chang'an City seemed to have been moved here.

A man wearing the attire of one of the three highest officials in the Qin Dynasty stood there, just as he looked when Ziying bestowed upon him the title of Duke of Pei.

When Liu Bang saw Ziying, he bowed slightly with a look of respect on his face.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you——"

"Your Majesty, may you live forever—"

He raised his head, and at this moment Liu Bang looked solemn: "I have not failed your majesty's trust. I will govern this world well!"

Suddenly, a sour feeling welled up in my heart.

Ziying looked at Liu Bang standing in front of him, his eyes suddenly reddened, he calmly suppressed his emotions, helped Liu Bang up, and said with a smile: "No need to be polite, Lord Pei."

"You are now the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty. Why do you need to pay respect to a king like me who lost his country?"

He patted Liu Bang's hand, and before Liu Bang could speak, he continued with a smile: "Come on, Pei Gong, take me to see the situation in the Peach Blossom Spring, and also to see what the world looks like today."

A smile appeared on Liu Bang's serious face, and he led Ziying to stand in front of the water mirror.

"Your Majesty, this is the water mirror. It can see everything in the mundane world."

The two of them lowered their heads and looked over, and saw that the current mortal world was the time when Emperor Xiaokang and Emperor Xiaocheng subdued the Western Regions. The whole world was submitted, and all under heaven belonged to the king.

Looking at such a vast world, Ziying's expression was filled with a hint of longing.

"Okay, okay."

"Pei Gong——"

"Your descendants have governed this world very well."

Somewhere in Peach Blossom Spring

After beating the child, Ying Zheng felt relieved. He came to the depths of the Peach Blossom Spring and looked at the man sitting under the tree with a look of respect on his face.

"King An, thank you for taking the trouble to take this child."

Chen Ye just waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's okay, they are just small problems."

He asked curiously, "How long do you plan to fight Hu Hai? It's been more than 60 years, isn't it time to vent your anger?"

Ying Zheng snorted coldly: "Let's talk about it later."

Chen Ye shook his head. There was nothing he could do about the First Emperor.

"Okay, it won't take much anyway."

He pondered and said, "But, I can obviously simulate the city of Xianyang for you to live in, why do you have to treat yourself like this?"

Ying Zheng was silent for a moment.

"It hurts my heart."

The scene hurts my feelings——

Chen Ye silently picked up the wine glass, which was a style from later times. He silently took a sip of the wine in the glass.

It's so touching.