When Wei Kui's majestic figure appeared in front of him again, Wei Cheng didn't know what he felt in his heart.
Perhaps there is sympathy for the person who was framed, perhaps there is hatred for one's own powerlessness, perhaps there is pride in finally surpassing the figure that one has always admired, perhaps there is regret as to why we did not urge to go to Hanerzhou with them, and finally die together.
regrets...
Or maybe...a combination of both.
"Brother..." Wei Cheng blurted out and stood up from the big rock.
"That word is called 'destiny', right? I originally wanted to ask Uncle Tiezhu if he knew about this matter. Since I met you here, I think it would be better for you to explain it yourself."
Wei Kui showed no expression and didn't seem to be afraid of the other party at all: "I'd really like to hear your opinion on this matter."
Wei Kui crumpled the notice that Bo'er brought to him into a ball and threw it away. He had no intention of insulting the other party. He knew that Wei Cheng had always had quick eyesight and quick hands. Even if there was only a little moonlight, he could catch it steadily, but
Wei Chengcheng let the ball of paper hit his chest, and then fell to the ground silently.
He knew very well what this ball of paper was, knew what was inside, and of course also knew Wei Kui's questions.
But he just couldn't say it.
Wei Kui saw Wei Cheng's embarrassment, but he was not prepared to ignore the topic: "Your father and my father are cousins, your grandfather and my grandfather were born from the same mother, and your great-grandfather and my great-grandfather are the same.
Alone - then why don't I, the elder brother, know that our ancestors are so glorious?"
"Stop talking!" Wei Cheng suddenly stopped Wei Kui's words and his face turned red.
"Ha..." Wei Kui sneered. This was the first time today that he experienced the feeling of anger and anger. No wonder He Nan liked to use words to rape other people's spirits. In a sense, it was better than using force.
many.
Rather than saying that this piece of paper is a notice, it is more like the Di Bao officially issued by the imperial court. However, the general Di Bao will compile together the important news over a period of time, but this paper is "single".
The above content is not difficult to understand. Ignoring those gorgeous words full of praise, even a rough guy who can't read a word can understand what others are saying.
This "Magic Arrow General" Wei Cheng, who made extraordinary achievements in the desert and soared across the vast sea, is a descendant of Wei Mansheng, one of the "Thirteen Pillars of the Founding of the Nation".
What are the "Thirteen Pillars of the Founding of the People's Republic of China"? They refer to the thirteen heroes and pillars who worked with Emperor Taizu of the Sheng Kingdom to expand the territory and conquer the world. These thirteen people in total were all named Dukes after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
, inherit the title from generation to generation, and enjoy the food and land forever, ranging from 5,000 households to 15,000 households - Chen Yanbi The ancestor of Chen Gongzi was Chen (who took the initiative to surrender to Emperor Taizu and ranked twelfth)
Ben Yin led the crowd to join the army and called him Cheng (Chen was a homonym for his surname and also an honorific title). Chen Yinhan, the Duke of the state, was one of them, with a settlement of 6,500 households.
The Wei Mansheng, the Duke of Wei, ranked sixth. He was a fellow countryman who followed Emperor Taizu when he rebelled against the army. He was extremely brave and sacrificed his life in marches and battles. He was known for his agility and won twice in ten thousand battles.
The savior in the army rebelled against fire and water three times, so the duke was given the name "Wei", which is similar to Chen Yinhan's "Cheng".
Wei Mansheng was a soldier all his life and suffered many injuries, so he died of illness not long after Anbang. His eldest son Wei Dong ascended the throne, but then came the earth-shattering event "Xuan Gong's Rebellion Case". Ranked among the heroes.
The second Duke of Xuan, the general Xu He, robbed him in the name of "Qingjun side". Fully half of the Thirteen Pillars were involved in this matter, and Wei Dong was also involved. And when Emperor Taizu suppressed the rebellion,
After the end, several Zhuguo who participated in it were also liquidated due to the size of their crimes. Xu He and others were beheaded, and were removed from the post of general. Wei Dong and other accomplices were also imprisoned or exiled one by one, and all had their titles stripped.
Demoted to common people.
Xu He's entire family was executed, and naturally no one inherited the title of Duke Xuan. However, Duke Wei retained it, but the settlement was reduced to only a thousand households. It was inherited by a branch of the Wei family, but it also declined from then on.
Go down.
At this moment, the reason why Wei Kui was mocking Wei Cheng for forgetting his ancestors was naturally because the newspaper was nonsense. Wei Cheng and Wei Mansheng were incompatible with each other except for having the same surname.
Take Weijia Village as an example. As Wei Kui said, the two brothers are of the same generation. They have the same great-grandfather, and the old man’s name is Wei Huizi. In an era when culture was not widespread, most people
Not to mention reading and literate, there are many people who have never seen a book in their lives, and they will adopt a very concise way when naming, such as naming after their birth date, ranking number, or using some
Name things that exist around you. For example, Wei Kui's ancestor directly used this number because he was the seventeenth among his peers. He Nan's ancestor simply and crudely used the number two or three as his name because he was born on the 23rd of the first lunar month.
In fact, don't think the birth of the name Wei Kui is so complicated - Wei Kui should have an older brother named Wei Fu. At that time, Wei Tao and his wife had already planned two sons, one rich and one noble, just like next door.
The two sons of Tiezhu's family were ready to accomplish the same thing. However, before Wei Kui was born, the eldest brother drowned in the river and died prematurely. Wei Tao was a somewhat superstitious person and was afraid that the younger son would repeat the tragedy, so after the child was born,
So he consulted the fortune teller in the county. After receiving a penny, the fortune teller gave Wei Kui a fortune telling and said that this child was also short of water in the five elements. It was better to make it up in his name so as not to lose his original identity.
The word "expensive" that was decided on turned into "broken".
Although the word "Kui" alone does not have a good connotation, there is a local rule in the village that "a cheap name makes a living", and doesn't Wei Kui mean "Wei Kui", but when combined with the surname, it becomes
Yes, that’s why this big, sturdy child who weighed more than ten kilograms at birth was given such a name.
And even the Wei Guogong lineage, which was deprived of most of their settlements, has always lived near the capital and has nothing to do with this small village in the northwest border - if Wei Cheng is a descendant of Wei Mansheng
, wouldn’t that be the case for the entire Weijia Village? But a clan-centered settlement like Weijia Village has a very strict and detailed genealogy enshrined in the village ancestral hall, which can even be traced back to before the Feng Dynasty.
I counted the names in the family tree, but there was never a father and son named Wei Mansheng or Wei Dong.
Wei Cheng, the so-called Thirteen Pillars, is of course a fake identity as a descendant of Duke Wei. Both Wei Kui and Wei Cheng knew it well - so how did his identity come from?
Of course it was given by the imperial court.
Since there is an endorsement from the imperial court, even if it is false, it is still true, and it must be true.
Wei Cheng, who had made such extraordinary achievements, received surprisingly generous treatment. Perhaps Shengguo really needed a great victory over Xie Gao. After arriving in the capital, in addition to being awarded the title by the Ministry of War in person, a member of the Ministry of Rites
Yuan Wailang also introduced a person to this young man - the current Duke Wei, and the reason for the matchmaking between the two of them was to make Wei Cheng recognize Duke Wei as his "father".
At first, Wei Cheng was definitely not willing, and he also had many questions in his mind - he didn't have a father himself, so why did he have to accept this old man as his father? However, neither Wei Guogong nor the Yuanwai Lang had any idea about this.
Giving a more detailed explanation, he just told him the conditions - as long as Wei Cheng recognizes Duke Wei as his father today, he will be a member of Duke Wei's lineage from now on, which is very important for his future career.
There is no harm at all, and Wei Guogong will also invest in buying a set of land for his biological parents near the capital, so that Wei Cheng can bring his two elders here, so they don't have to live by farming in the remote countryside.
It's just that from now on, Wei Cheng can no longer call his biological father Wei Tiezhu his father. He has and can only have one father, Duke Wei.
Faced with this nonsense-sounding thing, Wei Cheng definitely refused, and his attitude was very firm. However, after a few days of "staying as a guest" in Duke Wei's mansion, his thoughts slowly changed.
——Because he has a great possibility of becoming the "Duke Wei" in the future.
According to the title succession system in the "National Law" of the Sheng Kingdom, "the eldest son will inherit the title, followed by the legitimate son, then the eldest son, and if there are no children, the title will be removed." However, Wei Guogong does not have a son, which means that he will inherit the title in the future.
One day after going west, he will be in a situation where he will have no heirs. Then his title, salary and food will be deprived. Then who will support this large family?
It is not that Duke Wei has never thought about adopting a descendant from his brothers, but these children have been fed and clothed by the imperial rations since they were young, so they grew up full of arrogance and extravagance. How can any of them be able to bear the responsibility of Wei Guogong?
If the Duke of Guo, who holds the title of first-class national pillar, is left to them, not only will the family fortune be ruined sooner or later, but if trouble occurs, the family may suffer even worse - and according to Duke Wei's understanding of them
, the probability that this bunch of losers could do this was very high, so he came up with this idea after hearing that there was such a young general with the same surname as himself.
To be fair, in order to retain your title and land, you, Duke of Wei, dared to admit an outsider as your son and pretend to be a noble. This is a crime of deceiving the emperor. According to Qi Changgeng's character, even killing you would be an exaggeration. Moreover, you have no son to seize the title and pass the imperial court.
Damn it, the court is eager to take back your rewards as soon as possible, so Duke Wei does not dare to mention this nonsense at all, he can only talk about it in his heart.
However, it always comes to the end of the road. One of the disciples whom Duke Wei Guo had mentored back then was working as a clerk in the Ministry of Etiquette. He was grateful for his teacher's kindness and thought of going together with his teacher, so he made a decision.
After hearing this, Duke Wei was also very impressed - the final result was that the Minister of Etiquette reported the matter to the emperor, and gave the emperor several irresistible and impeccable reasons given by the official.
After retelling it once, the matter was settled. And this Yuanwailang, who shined brightly in it, was also a good person and did his best to the end. He drafted this Di newspaper with his own hands.
It can be said that things have been smooth sailing until now. The only thing left is Wei Cheng to pick up his parents - of course, this is the last link that Wei Cheng thinks. Because neither Duke Wei nor the court cares at all.
Will Wei Cheng accept your parents? In Qi Changgeng's eyes, it's over after he has made the decision. He doesn't even understand Wei Cheng at all. He just sees those few reasons as very convincing. At most, they are just
He was concerned about whether the results promised by the Minister of Rites would appear; and in the eyes of Duke Wei, he only cared about having such a person to inherit his title, so that at least the lives of his wives, concubines and daughters could be saved.
As for how far Wei Cheng can go for this, and whether he will fall out with his parents and eldest brother because of "forgetting his roots", only the people in Weijiacun will care.
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