100Chapter 100 You Sing, Chen Qing's Death
The Inspectorate system that Chen Qing mentioned was a measure devised by his nephew and the emperor to restrict local tyrants and princes.
"Inspector" is specifically responsible for supervising county governors and local powerful people.
The Enfeoffment Order is the most important of these points. The reason why Chen Qing acted out such a drama was because of Chen Rui's instructions when he left Chang'an City.
In fact, even if he retired, he would not need to return to Guandu. After all, Chang'an City was prosperous and bustling, and its luxury was far beyond the reach of today's Guandu City.
Although Chen Qing did not like pleasure and the Chen family rules also restricted them from enjoying a luxurious life, living in Chang'an was much better than living in their ancestral home in Guandu.
However, the introduction of the Inspectorate system must have a reason. At this time, some "things" happened in the ancestral land of Guandu. Some of the Chen family members had been corrupted by local tyrants and became like those powerful people.
He came back just in time to purge the Chen family once again, leaving the Chen family as "pure" as before.
We can also take this opportunity to propose the system of provincial governors, so that it does not seem so abrupt.
after all.....
Even if everyone in the world knew that the emperor wanted to reduce the power of the princes and limit their influence, he still had to find a fig leaf for himself, right?
"Thump, thump, thump—"
Footsteps could be heard outside the ancestral hall, and a young man slowly approached with a respectful and humble expression on his face: "Uncle, those young men have been sent to the government office and taken away by the county magistrate."
He stood behind Chen Qing, a look of confusion on his face. "It's just that the mistakes made by some of these people are not very serious. Why not keep them and deal with them according to family rules?"
"When the common people see that there are so many corrupt people in the Chen family, won't they be suspicious of the Chen family?"
Chen Qing smiled slowly, turned around, and walked out with his hands behind his back. As he walked, he said, "Their mistakes may not seem very serious, but in fact, the mistakes of those people you mentioned are the most serious."
"Some people commit evil simply because they want something, become greedy, and take risks to satisfy their greed. But some people commit evil because they don't think it's evil."
The smile on Chen Qing's face slowly disappeared. He stood there and said, "For example, your cousin."
He sneered, "He knew what he did was wrong, so when we went to arrest him, he begged for mercy and admitted his mistakes. He clearly knew in his heart that it was wrong, which means he at least still has a sense of good and evil."
"But that's not the case with Thirteenth Brother's son."
"The thirteenth brother's son is a man of extravagance and pleasure. He does not regard the people of Guizhou as "people", but only as stepping stones for him, as "puppets" to play with. He does not think he is wrong because he feels that he is a descendant of the Chen family and is a superior person."
"And this is a heinous crime."
"There can't be anyone superior to others in this world. Even if there is, it can't be a descendant of the Chen family."
Chen Qing said coldly, "He thinks that because he is a descendant of the Chen family, he is superior to others. Then we should deprive him of his status as a descendant of the Chen family and let him know that there is no one who is superior to others!"
"So, he must hand it over to the imperial court for handling. Tell him, and tell those who are still hiding in the Chen family and have not been exposed."
"The Chen clan won't tolerate anyone who doesn't respect the people as human beings. If there is such a person, the Chen clan will be the first to eliminate him. Without the Chen clan... he will be the lowest level of dust!"
Chen Qing's words were full of meaning, and the young man bowed slightly and said, "I see, thank you for your hard work, uncle."
"It's just that they may not understand my painstaking efforts."
Chen Qing waved his hand: "They don't need to understand, they just need to do it. Everyone has their own division of labor. When my brother was still alive, I didn't like to use my brain, I just pretended to be stupid and went to war."
"If I could do this back then, why can't they?"
He coughed lightly a few times and said, "Besides, I am an old man with not much time left to live. If I can do something for the Chen family before I die, it will be considered my contribution."
Chen Qing's body had been completely damaged after years of fighting, and it had only recovered a little bit in the past few years. However, if there was any slight damage, all his hidden diseases would break out instantly.
Just like now.
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The winter of the eighteenth year of Emperor Wu's reign was a lonely season.
While the heavy snow covered the entire Han Dynasty, it also made one of the Han Dynasty's war gods, Chen Qing, the Marquis of Qing, fall ill. When the first wave of cold wind swept across the world, Chen Qing in Guandu developed a minor illness that developed into lung heat.
The lung heat quickly caused a viral outbreak throughout his body. Within just one day, he was lying in bed unable to move.
This is a lonely winter.
But it also spread to all directions along with the emperor's edict.
Chen Qing was reluctant to leave despite his seriously ill body, because he knew that once he left, the emperor's system of provincial governors and provincial governors would be hindered - he wanted to wait until the emperor completely abolished these systems before leaving with peace of mind.
The emperor also understood Chen Qing's intention, so he acted very quickly. He even sent his personal physician to come, and with him came the imperial physician.
Emperor Wu of Han moved almost all the imperial physicians to Guandu, but none of them could cure Chen Qing's illness.
Because this is the end of one's lifespan.
There is no cure for it.
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In the spring of the nineteenth year of Emperor Wu's reign, when the warm spring breeze blew across the world for the first time, the emperor's system of inspectors, the Enfeoffment Order, and the system of provincial governors began to be slowly implemented throughout the country.
At first, the county governors and princes were dissatisfied with this, but they did not dare to take any action due to the majesty of the Chen family and the bravery of Chen Qing. As the position of provincial governor became more popular, the opposition from the world became less and less.
As for the Enfeoffment Order?
Almost no princes resisted the Enfeoffment Order.
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The King of Huainan was the first to accept the Enfeoffment Order. At first he was very angry, but when his concubine heard that her son could also inherit the "throne" and "state", she became more docile and the King of Huainan began to accept this matter silently.
When he saw the happy look on the face of his youngest son, who had no inheritance rights but was deeply favored by him, after hearing the news, the King of Huainan not only accepted the Enfeoffment Order, but also publicized the matter widely.
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Autumn, the nineteenth year of Emperor Wu's reign.
The Enfeoffment Order and the Inspector System were implemented throughout the Han Dynasty, and Chen Qing died of illness at Guandu in satisfaction.
In the same year, the emperor issued an edict to posthumously confer the title of "King of Wei" on Chen Qing.
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A little light flashed by, and everything floated slowly like paper in the water. In Chen Cheng's eyes, everything turned into a ball of white light.
"Bang--"
The silver bottle was punctured.
PS: I'm practically superhuman. I wake up at 6:00 AM to supervise exams at the off-campus campus, four in a row, and stay there until 5:40 PM. Then I go back to school for three pre-exam tutoring sessions, which end at 8:30 PM. Then I'm home for lunch at 9:00 PM. And even then, I still manage to write 4,000 words. I'm truly superhuman... even though I'm completely dead now.