As for what Sima Su said, Ziyou thought about it carefully and felt that it should be true. Yu Yuan guards guard the most unstable sealing place, Yu Yuan. As a strategist and a disciple of Guigu, Zhang Yi should have known the importance of this place, so he took over from Sima Cuo to negotiate with the Yu Yuan Guards in order to continue the inheritance of the Yu Yuan Guards and protect the sealed place.
Sima Su glanced at Ziyou and said in a deep voice
"I think it's the Chen family."
"Chen family? What's the reason?" Ziyou asked.
"In the fourteenth year of King Huiwen, Shu Prime Minister Chen Zhuang killed the prince of Shu and surrendered to Qin. In the first year of King Wu, because Chen Zhuang betrayed Qin, Sima Cuo was ordered to help quell the rebellion in Shu. Gan Mao killed Chen Zhuang. Although Chen Zhuang They were executed at that time, and all three generations were beheaded, but after all, the Chen family was a large family in Shu County and had been rooted for a long time. They only dealt with the Chenzhuang lineage.
In the sixth year of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Prince Hui, the lord of Shu, rebelled in Shu and rebelled against Qin. Our ancestors led the army to pacify it, and killed Prince Hui and twenty-seven people including Lang Zhongling. The rebellion in Shu was put down. According to rumors, twenty-seven people including Lang Zhongling were killed. Among them, there are three people from the Chen family.
The previous head of the Chen family had no children, so he adopted the current head of the Chen family, Chen Shu, from a side room. Before that, the Shujun family had never heard of Chen Shu, as if he appeared out of thin air, even if he was a side family member. I have never heard of this person. According to the records left by our ancestors, when the Shu royal family fled into Shushan, there were also some powerful families who followed him to the death. "Sima Su said.
"If the Chen family had been participating in the rebellion, why did they kill the princes of Shu and surrender to Qin?" Ziyou asked.
"Because the Chen family has always had ambitions. They wanted to replace the princes of Shu. After Chen Zhuang killed the former prince of the Shu royal family, he repeatedly expressed his closeness to his ancestors. Many of his words expressed his willingness to guard the land of Shu for King Huiwen. Because Chen Zhuang Zhuang's ambition, coupled with Chen Zhuang's betrayal of the master and his discredited reputation in Shu, were not enough to achieve the goal of stabilizing Shu. King Huiwen and Zhang Zi thought it was impossible and established one of Shuhou's sons as Shuhou. Chen Zhuang held a grudge and succeeded to the throne after King Wu At the beginning, when the Qin court was not yet stable, he incited the people to rebel." Sima Su said.
No one may believe it, but the Chen family, who have been important ministers of the Shu Kingdom in the past, actually have the idea of replacing the Shu royal family, and this idea has been deep-rooted for a long time. Chen Zhuang is just the first person to implement this idea. Unfortunately his timing was bad.
"So the Chen family is indeed suspected. Do you have conclusive evidence?" Ziyou asked. After the collapse of rites and music, monarchs and ministers quarreled. Fathers killed sons, sons killed fathers, and ministers killed kings. It happened very often. There are too many. There were restrictions of etiquette before, but once someone starts, there is no way to go back. Desire is like a rolling stone on a high mountain. Once it starts, it can never be stopped.
"No, if you need it, the Sima family can keep an eye on the Chen family." Sima Su said, and he had made all these preparations for this sentence.
"Does the Sima family still want to return to the court of Qin?" Ziyou asked, looking at Sima Su and Sima Chang.
"Yes, since the ancestors of the Sima family, only my father has inherited the Sima family's military art and used it on the battlefield. Although there are people who have inherited the Sima family's military art, there is no place to carry it forward. I am really unwilling to do so. Our Sima family Not weaker than the Wang family and the Meng family." Sima Su said seriously.
In Sima Su's view, the Sima family today is sad. The Sima family started as a military strategist and relied on military achievements to achieve its current glory. However, future generations cannot carry forward the ancestors' military skills. This is a shame. As a military strategist, there is no It is a humiliation for him to enjoy honors despite his military exploits.
Zi You can understand Sima Su's thoughts. Preventing military lords like the Sima family from fighting again in the future is equivalent to breaking the inheritance of the Sima family. As a noble, he can safely enjoy the glory brought by his predecessors. But being unable to inherit and carry forward the skills of our ancestors is even more uncomfortable than killing them. If those Confucianists are allowed to give up "Poems", "Books", "Li", "Yi", "Music", "Spring and Autumn" and "The Analects of Confucius", they would rather keep these Things will die together, this is what Sima Su thinks. This is the pride of a noble. They can enjoy wealth, but they must inherit their own mission.
Looking at the serious Sima Su and the worried Sima Chang, Ziyou thought for a while and said
"If the banditry in Shu County is quelled, it will be a great achievement for Sima Xin, the commander of the army. Can you understand?"
Hearing these words, Sima Su and Sima Chang's eyes shone with light, and their seriousness and anxiety instantly turned into joy, and they said to Zi Xingli
"The Sima family will never forget Master Wang's great kindness and kindness. From now on, we will die for the state of Qin and serve the king."
"Well, don't thank me in a hurry. Tell me how the Sima family can contact Yu Yuan." Ziyou said, this is the most important thing. The main purpose of his coming to Shu County is to go to Yu Yuan, and Shu County The banditry is just a name.
"This" Sima Su was a little embarrassed.
"Is there anything that can't be said? If it involves the secrets of the Sima family, it's me, Meng Lang." Ziyou looked at Sima Su and asked, this kind of thing is indeed a family secret, and it makes sense that you can't tell others casually. middle.
"No, this is not a secret, but since the death of the ancestor, the Sima family has never contacted Yu Yuan of Shushan. Moreover, nearly a hundred years have passed, and the great elders guarded by Yu Yuan have changed. I don't know how many people have changed. , so I don’t know if it’s still useful.” Sima Su said.
Since Sima Cuo, the Sima family has no need to contact Shushan Yuyuan. The Sima family belongs to outsiders and represents the Qin State stationed in Shu County, while Shushan Yuyuan is the spiritual representative of the ancient Shu state. There is no difference between the two. Even if the fight is fine, how can we continue to contact him?
"That's it." Ziyou said.
"In this way, I will sort it out after I go back and let Chang'er bring it to you," Sima Su said.
"Thank you very much, Master Sima." Zi Xingli thanked him.
After Sima Su and Ziyou discussed the matter of keeping an eye on the Chen family, they left the post house. After Sima Su and Sima Chang left, Concubine Yan walked out from the other side.
"Are you cultivating allies for Yi?" Concubine Yan asked.
"Yes, the clan focuses on stabilizing the local people, but the court cannot lack the die-hard loyalty of King Qin. There are too many scholars from the Six Nations in the court of Qin. The status of the old Qin people has dropped sharply. Now the old Qin people still have With this spirit of coming out from the east, they don't care about these. If the world is stable and everything is on the right track, the old Qin people will inevitably feel disappointed when they find that the country they have worked so hard to build has lost their place. In Guanzhong and among the old Qin people, they are loyal supporters of the King of Qin at all times, and their presence in the court is indispensable." Ziyou sighed.
Zi lobbied the King of Qin, not Ying Zheng. Ying Zheng conquered many people with his charisma, but this does not mean that all subsequent monarchs will have Ying Zheng's talents, strategies and charisma, so the court The court needs a strong and absolutely supportive force for the monarch.
Since the Qin Dynasty moved its capital to Xianyang, there have been more and more scholars from the Six Nations in the Qin Dynasty, while there have been fewer and fewer old Qin people. Although there is the factor that the old Qin people do not value literary style and cannot be compared with others, there are also factors that the old Qin people have. The reason why the people of Qin were heartbroken because of what happened to the Chu clan.
Since Young Master Yan Jun retired, the old Qin people and the clan in the court have become increasingly weak. Without a force that is aligned with the King of Qin to check and balance the court, it is very likely that the subsequent King of Qin will be sidelined in the end, especially in the Qin Dynasty. After the country unifies the world, there must be a force that can be of the same mind as the previous Qin kings.
In history, there are many reasons for the demise of Qin, including the misdeeds of Qin II, Zhao Gao's abuse of power and chaos, the harshness of Qin's laws, the rebellion of the nobles of the six countries, Qin's high-pressure policy, the great achievements of the First Emperor, etc., but they cannot be avoided. A very fatal problem. The King of Qin lost the support of the old Qin people, and no longer had the courage to move forward.
"Shushan Yu Yuan cannot be destroyed. If they are destroyed, something will happen to Yu Yuan's sealed place." Concubine Yan said seriously to Ziyou.
Hearing Concubine Yan talk about the sealed place, Ziyou looked at Concubine Yan in surprise and said
"How do you know about the Sealed Land?"
"I am the Eastern Lord of the Yin-Yang Family, and my status in the Yin-Yang Family is second only to Donghuang Taiyi. I can consult the Yin-Yang Family's classics at will, and of course I know the existence of the Sealed Land." Concubine Yan rolled her eyes and said.
"I know the importance of the Yu Yuan guards. I just hope that the entire Yu Yuan guard family is not involved, otherwise I can't do anything." Ziyou said. He didn't have the habit of cutting the grass without eradicating the roots. If they were left behind, they would inevitably cause trouble again. What's going on?
Concubine Yan could only hope that there were still people in Shushan Yuyuan who were sensible enough not to participate in this fight between careerists.
On the second day, the whole of Chengdu became extremely lively. Chambers of commerce of all sizes from Bashu to Chengdu formed an alliance. A large number of merchants brought goods from all over the world to sell in Chengdu. Businessmen, common people, wealthy families, etc. all participated. Into the excitement.
Ziyou was sitting on the second floor of the restaurant of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance. Yan Lingji, Yan Fei and Shao Siming were sitting at the same table with him. In the hall below, the presidents of the chamber of commerce were gathering to discuss allocations for next year.
As a bell rang, everyone had arrived. The president of the Ba Shi Chamber of Commerce, Widow Qing, and the president of the Shu County Chamber of Commerce, a middle-aged man, sat in the middle. The other merchants were divided according to the content of their business. sit.
After Widow Qing finished her opening remarks, the discussion about the distribution of goods next year began. For the sake of fairness, the final share will be based on this year's operating results. People with better operations will get better shares and have the ability. Take these shares.
Whenever a dispute arises, Widow Qing and the middle-aged man are the ones who make the final decision.
"This Mrs. Qing has a high prestige among merchants in both places. Once she speaks, others will immediately stop arguing. Even if they are unwilling, they can only accept her." Yan Lingji said with a sigh of relief. This kind of occasion was her least favorite.
"This chamber of commerce alliance was proposed by her. As the richest woman in the seven countries, the Bashi Chamber of Commerce is spread all over the world and transports all kinds of goods. If she wants to target a chamber of commerce, it won't take long for her to let others Closed down," Ziyou said.
After the discussion at the chamber of commerce below ended, Ziyou knew it was time for him to go on stage. Ziyou came to the inner hall and put on his official uniform. What he held in his hand was the edict of King Qin. After listening to the sounds outside, Ziyou took the King Qin's edict came to the hall.
When the merchants sitting there saw Ziyou come out, they all greeted Ziyou with fear and fear. They respected the widow Qing, but were afraid of Ziyou.
"The King of Qin issued an edict to Ba Qing. The merchants of Bashu specially gave Ba Qing a daughter and the title of a nobleman." After Zi persuaded him, he closed the edict of the King of Qin and gave it to the widow Qing.
The merchants below were dumbfounded. They were dumbfounded by the fact that Widow Qing was given a title. They were merchants. The status of merchants in the Qin State was extremely low. Once they were identified as merchants, they would no longer be able to become officials or even enter the army. , let alone want to get a title in the Qin State under the military title system, and Widow Qing was actually rewarded with a title, even the smallest public servant. This means that Widow Qing is no longer a businessman, but a noble. She Descendants will have the opportunity to enter the court as officials, or go to war.
After the reward was over, Ziyou did not stay, but left with others. However, as word spread about Ziyou's reward to the widow Qing, it once again caused a huge shock.
"Are you telling the truth? Is it the widow Qing who was rewarded by Master Wang alone?" Chen Shu looked at the steward seriously and asked.
"Yes, Patriarch, Master Wang is indeed alone, and he doesn't even bring his personal guards," the steward said.
"Hahahaha, God help me." Chen Shu laughed, a glimmer of light appeared in his eyes.
(End of chapter)
