Once upon a time, "Song, Qi, Liang and Chen" was an era in history that carried forward the past and ushered in the future like a baton. It was the collective name for the four dynasties that the Han people established like mushrooms after a rain.
Of course, although the history of this land is similar to what we know, it is not exactly the same. The reason is that some important geographical and humanities, some important time points, some important historical events and some important figures have undergone some small changes.
If we have to get to the bottom of it, it should be traced back to ancient times. Two or even more continents collided and migrated in ways that should not have happened. The natural condition of "geography" should have delayed the emergence of the "human" race. Bear the main and greatest responsibility.
And this directly affects the origin and development of civilization on this land. Some people who should be princes and generals may die early due to war or illness and become unknown, while some insignificant characters are forgotten by the times. The tide has pushed to the forefront. Some conspiracies that shocked the past have not been adopted, while some plans that seemed to be full of loopholes have become wonderful craftsmanship due to a combination of circumstances... After experiencing After a chain reaction similar to the "butterfly effect", another world line is produced that may not be better, but is equally interesting.
Perhaps due to fate, or perhaps some unnecessary coincidence, more than a thousand years later, the meaning of the four words "Song, Qi, Liang and Chen" has added a new layer.
These four bosses with different surnames, or the four forces with these four surnames as the main body, can be said to be the heroes who overturned the chaos of the previous dynasty and ended the dynasty with the surname "Chai" as the royal family...
However, the general trend of the world is that if it divides for a long time, it will unite, and if it unites for a long time, it will divide. "Unification" has long been imprinted in the bones, blood and heart of every Han Dynasty. The demise of the Chai family represents the rise of other clans, and everyone feels that this is theirs. Branch.
Call it self-confidence or arrogance, in short these four companies are convinced that they will be the final and only winner.
Everyone should be aware of what is happening now... In the end, it was the people named Qi who established Shengguo and became the largest shareholder of this land. In addition to being responsible for being happy about this hard-won victory, they were also responsible for There is an important task, which is to help the losers record the reasons for their failure, and by the way, help some of them close the coffin lid.
Why some people instead of everyone... Because the leader of the Chen family, Mr. Chen, is a very thieves. After a period of fierce fighting with many parties, they found that although they had ambitions to aspire to the top, they really couldn't defeat them. , so they chose to be the first force to declare surrender.
The person they surrendered to was the overlord named Qi.
Surrendering may be a good thing for his subordinates. After all, working for someone is not a fight, not to mention that there is room for promotion and wealth from a small power Ma Zai to a big power Ma Zai. The biggest loser is the leader, because surrender means that Boss Chen will be demoted to Chen Lao Er, or even Chen Lao Twelve, but the living Chen Jiujiu is better than the dead Boss Song and Liang.
Facts have proved that Chen Lao Twelve’s choice was correct. In the old "Liang and Song" times, when Yan Qian flew into ordinary people's homes, the Chen family's elder Chen was named the Duke of the country and ranked twelfth on the list of meritorious officials. The Chen family could still stand still and live a life that was no better than surrendering. In the past, maybe Boss Qi would invite Chen Lao Twelve to have a drink and talk about heroes one day in order to commemorate his old friend. Chen Lao Twelve could also say with a shy face, "I am happy here, and I don't miss the old land." In my heart, I secretly despised Boss Song and Boss Liang for being two fools.
From the voluntary surrender, it can be seen that although Chen Lao Twelve may not have strong abilities, his sense of smell is absolutely sensitive. Therefore, when the Yuan Cong heroes of the Sheng Kingdom collectively despised and ostracized this guy, Chen Lao Shi Er once again made a surprising choice - he knew very well why these ministers looked down on him. Since the day of the uprising, they had been risking their lives to conquer the world with Boss Qi, but many people's status was not even as good as his surrender. Pai——So he voluntarily resigned from office and returned to his hometown of Maolin County to become a rich man. He only retained the honorary title of "Chen Guogong" and swore an alliance with the first emperor of the Sheng Kingdom, Qi Laoda, "not to cross the thunder pool."
Facts once again proved Chen Lao Twelve's brilliance, because the first hero of the Yuan Cong faction, the general, didn't know what medicine he had taken wrong, and he actually had the intention of rebelling. This rebellion affected half of the world, and countless officials were involved. The final result was that the heroes of the Yuan Cong faction were imprisoned, beheaded, dismissed from office, and annihilated. The position of general has since been abandoned. The Chen family, who took the initiative to keep a distance and even "destroyed the Great Wall", was not only safe and sound, but was also regarded as a positive example. Before Boss Qi passed away, he awarded the Chen family a "gold medal for immunity from death."
Until Qi Changgeng succeeded to the throne, there were still not many officials in the "Maolin Chen family", and their official positions were not very high. People had a peaceful and upright mentality, so they could just be their own landlords.
Why do we have to talk so much about the past? Because the Chen Yanbi caught by Zheng Qulai was the legitimate son of the Maolin Chen family, and could even be said to be the "eldest son."
It's just that the position of the eldest son is a bit embarrassing.
Chen Yanbi's nominal father, Chen Qu, is the head of the Maolin Chen family, but his biological father is his current second uncle, Chen Rou.
When reading the above paragraph, I hope readers will not misunderstand "Did something unethical happen to the Chen family?" Please listen to me explain in detail.
The root cause of this incident actually lies with Chen Qu.
Just like the imperial family, aristocratic families will also have their heads, and the selection of heads is nothing more than "establishing legitimate sons, establishing elders, establishing virtuous people, and establishing love". In order to avoid unnecessary troubles and fratricide, Mainly primogeniture. Starting from Chen Lao Twelve, everyone can clearly understand that the Chen family is a family that does not like to make trouble, so for so many years, the eldest son has always taken over as the head of the family, without exception.
As for Chen Qu, the head of the family... He couldn't give birth to a son, not because there was something wrong with his fertility, because his first wife gave him three daughters in succession, but none of them could take on the position of the next head of the family. Men. Chen Qu originally didn't care about this, because he was not too old, so it was not a big deal to continue having children. Even if he gave birth to ten daughters, the Chen family could afford to raise them with their financial resources.
However, Chen Qu's body was strong, but his wife was not. The delivery methods and sanitary conditions these days were average, so Mrs. Chen, a weak woman, suffered from a serious illness. On the one hand, Chen Qu was worried about his wife's health, and on the other hand, he was also worried about the family's heirs. After discussing the matter with his clan members, he finally adopted his second brother's eldest son, Chen Yanbi, into his own name.
But, the complicated thing is that Mrs. Chen's body gradually recovered, and although Chen Qu already had a "son" like Chen Yanbi, Mrs. Chen was still reluctant after all, and Chen Qu himself was not willing to do so. There was little knot of heart, so Mr. Chen and his wife had their fourth child.
The child is a boy. Let's use a more elegant word, Lin'er.
Maybe it's fate. If the fourth child is still a daughter, then maybe the Chen couple will just accept their fate and not bother with it. After all, although Chen Yanbi is not his biological son, he is still his nephew. As long as the big Chen family can continue. , pass it on to your nephew, after all, there were many such things in ancient times.
But the birth of this child made Chen Yanbi's status very embarrassing in an instant.
After Chen Yanbi was adopted to his uncle, he was originally the next head of the Chen family. Even if his ability was mediocre, as long as he was not an obviously mentally retarded child, he should be the successor. But this child was the real "successor" in Chen Qu's heart. From the name Chen Qu later gave him, it can be seen that he has a little knowledge.
Chen Shenju.
It may not seem like a big deal at first, but it’s actually quite a mystery.
It can be said that every head of the Chen family has a name determined when he is born. Generations have been named according to the order of the five elements, which is the order of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. The cycle repeats endlessly, and the name of the head of the family is even more special - - Not only should the five elements of one's own generation be included, but also the words of one's father's generation should be included, symbolizing inheritance. For example, Chen Qu's character "qu" contains water and wood, and another example is Chen Shenju's character "犊", which contains wood and fire.
Chen Yanbi's name was decided before he was born. Although he was the eldest son of this generation, in fact, the family's expectation for him was to take on the responsibility of "assistant", which is the meaning of the word "Bi". Who was it at that time? We also knew that Chen Qu could not give birth to a son and had to adopt an adopted son, but after the adoption, he actually gave birth to a biological eldest son?
There are two "eldest sons", one is from the patriarchal clan and the other is from blood. In short, the Chen family has discussed this matter openly and secretly countless times, but in the end there was no result that everyone could reach a consensus on. come out.
Originally, the uncle and aunt were very kind to Chen Yanbi, and the entire family tried their best to cultivate him. However, since Chen Shenju was born, the uncle really cared more about this younger brother, and the aunt occasionally looked at her nose and eyes, which made Chen Yanbi feel very bad. uneasy.
He is a very open-minded, easy-going person who is afraid of trouble. Although he comes from the Chen family, a prominent family full of glory and wealth, he is not the kind of playboy who bullies men and dominates women. His biggest dream is actually to be stable and smooth. A prosperous life will be lived without wind or rain.
But things at home made him feel particularly embarrassed. He didn't hate his parents, nor his clan members, nor did he have any negative thoughts about his younger brother, who came from behind. After thinking about it for a long time, he finally made a decision - Exit voluntarily.
What does it mean? Even if he goes out on his own, it won't be too late to wait until his younger brother reaches the age of weakness and has inherited the position of head of the family before going back. But he couldn't say this clearly, because he also knew that if he took the initiative to "withdraw from the competition for the position of the head of the family," someone would definitely say behind his back that it was the older generation who put pressure on him, and that would be bad for his eldest brother, aunt, and even his younger brother. He became a human being, so he gave his family a very nonsense reason: "To seek immortals, visit famous mountains, and practice martial arts if he fails to succeed in Taoism."
At first, the Chen family thought that the eldest young master was crazy, but after thinking about it carefully, Chen Yanbi seemed to be really a young man suitable for practicing Taoism. He was "not fighting", and a prominent family like the Chen family also let their children gain a foundation in martial arts from an early age. Chivalrous and righteous, just to keep fit.
In short, the aunt and uncle wholeheartedly agreed with this proposal. For the sake of family unity, my own parents did not interfere too much. The family and even the servants wanted to take the initiative to send some people to follow him to protect his safety. , but Chen Yanbi’s idea is that he doesn’t even know where he is going, so why bother dragging others along with him? So he sternly refused, took his luggage and ran away in the middle of the night.
Chen Yanbi is a good man, and he is not stupid either. The only drawback is that he has grown up at home for the past 20 years. Even though he has learned business skills from his elders, he has never been alone in the world. To sum up, he is " Jianghu experience is too poor."
Chen Yanbi relied on his luck to cross two rivers from Maolin County in the southwest, but he was robbed by Zheng Qulai. He knew that life was more important than money, so he gave up all his money with both hands, just asking for To survive, Zheng Qulai also saw that this man had a good family background, was stupid and had a lot of money, so he asked casually, and Chen Yanbi answered truthfully.
After hearing that Chen Yanbi was the eldest son of the Chen family in Maolin, Zheng Qulai hesitated whether to let him go. After all, the Chen family was a real person who had the emperor's decree to protect him. If he really killed Chen Yanbi, let others know about it. Well, then my two dragon ponds have to be turned into two insect ponds, and I, the "empty Yama", have to be sent down to meet the real King of Hell.
But he soon changed his mind, and a wonderful poisonous plan was born in his heart.
"So...you want to pretend to be friends with us, and then quietly kill this brother after we leave, and finally say that it was the two of us who did it? Get rid of us with the help of the Chen family?" He Nan hugged Zheng Qu He came to the neck and said with a half-smile: "What do you think? Don't you think there is a huge loophole in it?"
"What loophole?" Zheng Qulai was now being held in the middle by He Nan and Wei Kui, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Think about it... If you want to use the help of the Chen family to get rid of Wei Kui and hide behind the scenes, who on the Green Forest Road will think that this is your contribution? If you want the Green Forest Road to recognize that we two are cheating, What's the reason why the Chen family doesn't know about the result of your borrowed knife killing? In the end, you will either become an 'unsung hero' who is full of grievances and has nothing to say, or you and I will have to meet the King of Hell. What are you trying to do? " He Nan said with a dumb smile. He has now taken control of the situation and is in a happy mood.
"I have thought of this a long time ago, so when I made the plan, I wrote to Uncle Qin Guang and asked him to testify for me in front of Comrade Lu Lin, but the matter would not be leaked to the Chen family. Hit." Zheng Qulai said confidently.
Unexpectedly, He Nan burst out laughing: "You...you really don't know how high the sky is and how high the earth is. This plan is poisonous but full of flaws. Are you so sure that he will testify for you? What if he says he did it?" What about you? Or maybe he thinks he can’t offend the Chen family and sells you back? Why do you, a plucked chicken, believe that King Qin Guang will give up the high branch of the Chen family for you? "
"I was able to sit in this position because of Uncle Qin's greatest efforts. How could he abandon me?" Otherwise, as Zheng Qulai gets older, his power becomes smaller and smaller! When he was surrounded by bandits, he didn't know that people's hearts are sinister, and he was ruthless in plotting against others. He didn't even have the brains to think about whether others were plotting against him behind his back.
"Hey." He Nan sighed softly, "Now your life is in our hands. Whether we kill you and then rush out or hold you hostage and run away first, you have no choice after all, because you This group of people is just like that. They can't stop us at all. Otherwise, you wouldn't have played this bullshit scheme and just faced it head on. But as for me, I don't want to increase the number of crimes, and I don't want to cause trouble. ——Because you are such a badass, and the only people who can still stay under you are probably die-hard loyalists. If I really kill you, I have to be careful about being stoned to death while sleeping one day, so..."
"How about we have a three-party transaction, a win-win situation for all three parties, what do you think?" He Nan gave Zheng Qulai a choice.
