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Chapter 016 Rumors

The spread of the rumors was very smooth. For some reason, even Prime Minister Wei Zisi was helping Gou Bian because Duke Wei, who was hiding in the deep palace, also learned the news.

Decades ago, Confucius' grandson Kong Ji, a great scholar named Zisi, came to a conclusion after talking to Wei Gong several times. Gong Wei was greedy for power and was very stubborn. To sum up, it was only eight words: "Gan Gang's arbitrary and stubborn". This was a fifty years ago. At that time, Duke Wei was Wei Jinggong, not the current Duke Wei Ji Tuo. Now he is a bad old man who is almost in his seventies. No matter which Duke Wei Gong, his character of "Gan Gang's arbitrary and stubborn" was inherited.

When Ji Tui heard the rumors, he was not sure whether it was true or false.

He didn't ask anyone to ask, as he seemed incompetent.

So he just thought alone in the palace of Wei State that if it was true, it would be easy to deal with. The countries would either pretend to turn a blind eye to the nobles and even the princes of other vassal states that had been exiled or treat them preferentially. If it was fake, Wei Duke was not prepared to deal with Bian Zibai's problem, so he would just turn a blind eye.

As the younger brother of Wei, Duke Wei was shrouded under the power of the Marquis of Wei for a long time, and Chu and Wei were hostile countries. But at this time, the Chu and Zhao coalition forces defeated Wei Wuzhan, which made the Marquis of Wei hold a grudge. If he knew that there was a seed of revenge in Wei, he would definitely come to ask for it. According to Duke Wei's nature, he would definitely not give it! Logically speaking, those who are younger brothers must have the awareness of being younger brothers, but Duke Wei is so arrogant. Now the relationship between Chu and Wei has eased, mainly because Zhao beat Chu to the north and beat up the army of Chu. Chu is no longer the Chu State of Wu Qi's era.

In addition, Wei fought with Qin in Hexi, and suffered great losses every time, but Qin did not take advantage of it. This great power, one of the five hegemons in the Spring and Autumn Period, is now on the verge of national collapse. The national strength is much different from that of Wei, and it is no longer possible to recover a few even-matched wars. Yang Chengjun's son is no longer important to Wei and Zhao. Of course, it is not important to Wei.

If it is true as the rumor says that Bian Zibai is the youngest son of Yangchengjun, then according to time, he was about ten years old when he left Chu State to exile. According to the results of the investigation, Bian Zibai's origin should be a nobleman. The age is the corresponding one. But the question is, aren't Yangchengjun's family all dead?

Killing the king's corpse and sinning the three tribes.

As the leader of causing trouble, Yang Chengjun must not escape the pursuit of the King of Chu. It is unlikely that his son can survive. Then he should be an illegitimate son. Gong Wei praised his wit. The more he thought about it, the more he felt it made sense. He attracted the Prime Minister Zisi and said to his relative, who worked part-time in the country, saying: "According to my research, Bian Zibai's origin is clear."

"Haven's spy has heard from you?"

Wei Gong Ji Xun shook his head in a good mood and said, "Although I did not send a secret spy, I have concluded through the existing news that Bian Zibai is a descendant of Chu State. He has bought rice many times in Diqiu. In addition, his age, his clothes and accessories are all Chu Feng. Therefore, he came to this conclusion that Bian Zibai is probably the son of Yang Chengjun, but he is not a legitimate son, but an illegitimate son. Although he is not successful, he is not far away."

Gong Wei’s approach has a very appropriate adjective in later generations, which is a brain-supplement.

The people who eat rice are from Chu and nobles, so that's fine. Which country's reason is this?

Zisi's hand, who was pinching his beard, trembled, and suddenly his chin hurt a sharp pain. Good guy pulled off a small thigh of beard, and he took a breath of air. Although he was very cooperating with the idea of ​​rebellion, he promoted Bian Zibai's origins to be unique, thereby increasing Bian Zibai's reputation. As one of the most powerful and powerful people in Wei State for many years, he found that his talent abilities were not weak, thanks to the higher popularity of national education in Wei State than other vassal states. However, even if some people discovered it, it was useless. They looked down on Wei State at all, and they did not want to become an official in Wei State.

But some guards cannot help!

There are also some guards who have weakened their intention to become officials due to national policies and national strength, such as rebellion.

In his opinion, Bian Zibai's origin is not important. What is important is that he sees a unique temperament from Bian Zibai. This temperament also exists in Wu Qi. Of course, he has little contact with Bian Zibai, and he doesn't know much about the young man's character. As for Wu Qi, who has first-class military and political talents, Bian Zibai has no qualifications to compare with him. Therefore, this kind of consideration is not to compare talents, but to compare his personality. He is not a single-standard and has a confusing attitude, but is very purposeful.

For example, let’s talk about watermelon. A big one is ripe and sweet. Then according to your existing experience, the greater the possibility of finding a big one to pick. Wu Qi is the big watermelon, and the shape of the edge white may be similar.

Therefore, Zisi felt that Bian Zibai had the value of cultivation, so he could give it a try. That's all.

But now, things seem to have changed. The addition of Duke Wei made a simple matter complicated. The illegitimate son of Yang Chengjun, the Duke of Chu clan, must have no record of the Dazai of Chu. The issue of identity has become a mystery. Anyone can say that, but it cannot be confirmed.

But is this really good?

If Bian Zibai was an ambitious young man, he suddenly had such an identity and with Wei's endorsement, he might be able to return to Chu. After all, King Xiong Zang, who ordered Yang Chengjun and others to be executed, was still in power, but this person's life was not easy. Chu State failed in the wars against Shu and Zhao State one after another, and the western border of Chu State had shifted from offensive to defense stage, and the possibility of going north was lost. And the resistance of the nobles involved in Chu State was becoming stronger and stronger due to the "King Killing Incident" that year. It can be said that Xiong Zang is already in a situation of internal and external troubles. If he wants to ease the conflicts within Chu, he has to accept a more gentle approach, such as pardoning more than 70 families involved in the "King Killing Incident" that year. The first one is Yang Chengjun, who is the most famous. Even if Bian Zibai returns to Chu State, it is beneficial to Wei State.

Wei Duke Wei has the final say, even if Zisi wants to refute it, it is useless.

So, under Zi Si's strong request, Duke Wei hid the attributes of an illegitimate child, and rumors spread quickly on the streets of Diqiu. Bian Zibai was the son of Fengjun.

"Xiao Lang, is the son of Fengjun?"

"You are the son of a nobleman, and your whole family is the son of a prince." Whenever someone asks him like this, Bian Zibai will always retort in anger.

After just one day, Bian Zibai found that the eyes of the people around him were full of curiosity and awe that he had never felt before. He was confused. He was neither an official nor a nobleman. His origin was made up, so he dared not pretend to be the son of a prince. After all, if he could be a prince, he could only be a member of the family of a prince!

Although Bian Zibai dared not say that he was proficient in the laws of the State of Defense, he seemed to have heard the yamen say that pretending to be the son of a nobleman would be punished by corporal punishment. There are four main types of corporal punishment, namely: tattoo, sword, jean, and palace. The lightest one is tattoo, which is tattooing on the face. It is very simple when executing the punishment. Use a knife to pierce the skin, then use a ball of ink to make a fork on the face, and then it will be a fork on the face. After that, the punishment is the lightest, and the main punishment is thieves, and they are thieves with few robberies.

Slaughter is to cut the nose.

Punishment, chopping the feet.

Cadmosis... As a time traveler, it would be fine if he didn't disturb the world's thunder. If he was still in the palace as a father-in-law, he would probably only be a way to commit suicide with anger.

No matter which kind of corporal punishment is, Bian Zibai doesn't want to give it a try. Of course, he also knows that having a good father in time travelers will bring a very high starting point. If he is lucky, he will be reincarnated in the harem of the princes and kings, and become a veritable prince (son of the prince). In the future, he will inherit the country, become the lord, fight all directions, and win one after another, and return to the court and conquer the world. He will make the First Emperor's great-grandfathers cry in the thatched cottage! But the reality is so touching. He just fainted on the street, suspected to be the unlucky guy of the little noble, that's all. He can vaguely see the scenery of the past, but it doesn't look like the luxury that the son of the noble should have.

As for choosing an unlucky monarch, it is best to have the whole clan destroyed, be considered the ancestor, and then walk among the nations... It is commonly known as the second generation of officials. In later generations, the consequences of impersonating the second generation of officials were to cheat money and sex, and in short, there was no worries about life after the incident. However, in the Warring States Period, the risk was too great and he could not bear the result of failure. He had to make up a disciple of a hermit in the mountains. The teacher died and was lonely and had to go out to make a living. It was not noble, but it was not too low. It gave people a certain amount of knowledge, but how powerful? No one knew.

It is an identity that can attack and retreat or defend. Of course, such an identity cannot be verified. Just pointing to a mountain on the map, it means that I have practiced on this mountain for more than ten years, but I really can't verify it. If this is a mountain on the territory of a hostile country, it will be even less impossible to check it.

No one believed the identity he made up, but no one refuted him. When he fainted, he had a jade pendant on his body, but unfortunately the texture was good, but there was no family badge, so it was impossible to verify. There was also a ragged silk robe. There was no hermit who could wear silk robe, which was refuting common sense. As a result, Bian Zibai was very disappointed. The more he wanted to clarify that the rumors were made up and untenable, the more outsiders believed that the rumors were true.

Fortunately, I didn’t care much about identity in this era. The government is like this, and the people are the same. The reason why I need to apply for an identity certificate is that Bian Zibai wants to buy a property in Weiguo, that’s all. Don’t look at the scholars, businessmen, these three identities are ranked last, but in fact, merchants are often more popular than those in the various countries. After all, there are so many official positions, many gentry are very large. Some gentry have been fantasizing about being an official and being a doctor all their lives, but the final result is to be a guest of a great nobleman. This is still a good deal, and there are even more unlucky people. If Jiang Ziya had not met King Wen of Zhou, he would have been a bad old man who was bullied by a scorching wife.

On the contrary, merchants should not listen to words like "merchants value profit" or "merchants are ruthless" and are mostly satirizing merchants for being unkind and righteous, and referring merchants to being profit-oriented villains. However, whether it is the people, the gentry, or even the monarch, they welcome the arrival of merchants very much. Because as long as merchants gather, for a country, it means taxes and materials that the country urgently needs; even for the gentry, the same is true for the people. Even if a large family is, they cannot bring all the goods from their own workshops.

So, when someone told Bian Zibai that you were the son of a nobleman, Bian Zibai's first reaction was: Someone wanted to harm me!

The second is to fight back.

Even if you beat him to death, you cannot admit that the identity of a son of a nobleman cannot be impersonated. Needless to say, the princes of a country, like the royal family of a country, has the right to inherit the right of supreme succession.

This is all managed by the prestigious Dazai roster. Not only does it have a roster, but each member of the public even records some physical characteristics, such as moles in the soles of his feet.

As for officials who can serve as ministers, they are usually vassals, with large fiefs, and naturally there is also family genealogy, and there is no hope of pretending. You can check this thing by checking it out. How can he not be in a hurry?
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