When the Jin Dynasty was in chaos, many people came to seek refuge from the Pei family.
The Pei family was very calm. They had been rooted in Wenxi for many years, and they were convinced that the Pei family's children would not be massacred by the rebel army. They did not form a stronghold to protect themselves, nor did they flee one after another.
They just gathered the villagers and slaves together to deal with the sudden military chaos. They were not like the Dou family in Fufeng County. During the war in Guanxi, they did not hesitate to abandon their ancestral home and run to Chang'an to take refuge.
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In fact, the Pei family was not affected much by the war. Firstly, it was because of the Pei family's prestige in Hedong. Secondly, they did not live in Wenxi County. Thirdly, the Pei family had always been able to restrain their children and there was no bullying in the village.
, on the contrary, he has done a lot of work to help the weak and help the poor, and his reputation is very good.
So no one thought about liquidating them...On the contrary, people who were afraid of being involved in the war came here one after another to seek favor from the Pei family.
But having said that, many of the Pei family's people died. In just one battle between Li Shentong and Li Po, many of the Pei family's children accompanying the army were killed and injured.
Therefore, when Pei Ji resumed his post as palace eunuch of Jinyang, he did not dare to go back after passing through the Pei family. The blood shed by the Pei family over the years was all thanks to him. You can imagine what kind of treatment you will receive once you return to the Pei family's ancestral home.
Moreover, he will probably not be able to enter the Pei family's ancestral grave a hundred years later. He placed too much emphasis on Li Yuan and even affected the family. Such a person has no status in the family.
Pei Shiqing is his opposite. He brought peace to the family in the midst of chaos. Now he is an important minister in the court. Needless to say, his treatment after returning to the Pei family.
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Entering Pei's main house from the main entrance, you will see a wide open space in front of you.
Unlike the residences of the big nobles in the city, the Pei family's main residence occupies a very large area, and there is no screen wall or other such thing to block people's sight. Instead, a straight road has been built from the main entrance for horse racing.
The houses were scattered in an orderly manner next to the main road. There were many small paths branching off the straight road, and two ponds were dug. Li Po strolled on them, looked around, and said with a smile: "I can live here."
He must be a broad-minded person."
The current head of the Pei family is Pei Shiqing's cousin Pei Shiheng. He once served as the minister of the Ministry of Rites in the Sui Dynasty and later became the secretary-supervisor. He was considered one of the senior officials in the court.
He is about the same age as Pei Shiqing, both in his fifties and sixties. Now he retires and teaches his children at home. There are many such people in the Pei family's ancestral home. The term "talents come out in large numbers" is really apt when applied to Pei family.
Pei Shiheng used to be called Pei Shi'an. In order to avoid the emperor's taboo, he changed his name to Pei Shiheng when he got older. It's a bit unlucky to say that if it was Li Shimin, their Shi character would also have to be removed. There is no way to avoid it anyway.
At this time, he accompanied Li Po and replied: "Your Majesty, your Majesty is ridiculous. The Pei family's home is simple and has not been repaired for a long time. It is just taking advantage of living outside the city that it is bigger than other people's homes."
Maybe I was told by my cousin before and knew that the emperor's cultural quality was not high, so I tried to speak as plainly and straightforwardly as possible without making any nonsense.
However, his temperament is very similar to that of Pei Shiqing. He has a bookish air, and even when he meets the emperor, his posture is very calm. At a glance, it is clear that he has read poetry and books, and has met people in the world.
Surrounded by everyone, Li Po talked to people and wandered around the Pei family's main house.
This is almost a fixed process. The emperor's visit is usually not a disaster. Those who come to ransack the house are the emperor's minions. You will not see any emperor himself using the knife.
Of course, it's hard to predict the fortunes and misfortunes when the emperor comes to visit. Maybe you will live a more comfortable life in the beautiful house here than you do, and then the house will be demolished without any discussion. Who the hell can know what a creature like the emperor is like?
What do you think?
Fortunately, Pei's family is not in danger. The emperor is here today, and it is obvious that he does not have any ill intentions.
And if you think about it more deeply, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Pei.
The two major families in Jin, one in the south and one in the north, have been at odds with each other for many years. The situation on the Wang family's side is not very good now. Needless to say, the Wang family changed the head of the family in a very shameful manner.
Moreover, he stayed in Chang'an after the emperor's Western Expedition and set up his own business, which was a heavy blow to the Wang family.
Last year when **Yi returned home, the Wang family made another mistake. The Pei family and the Wang family were in close contact and were relatively well-informed. Soon they heard that there were frequent disrespectful behaviors when receiving **Yi there. In Pei's case,
Everyone in the Wang family seemed to be in a daze, and the people in the Wang family had no idea what they were doing.
It is said that **Yi is also very cold to people in the Wang family, and not many people can be friendly with her.
It's a bit unbelievable. People in the Pei family were dubious when they heard this. But for the Pei family, this is a good thing. The Wang family has restricted the Pei family for a long time. Which descendant of the Pei family doesn't want to get rid of the suppression of the Wang family and become a member of the world.
Among the richest families in the world?
Now that the Pei family has reached the edge, they are trying harder to push the Wang family down, and they are just about to become a wealthy family with a Han surname in the world.
The emperor's visit to the Pei family's ancestral home is the icing on the cake. Maybe it won't be long before people talk about the gates of Jin, and the Pei clan of Hedong will be ahead of the Jinyang prince.
At that time, they can be known as the Zheng family in Xingyang, the Cui family in Qinghe, and the Lu family in Fanyang...all of them are representatives of wealthy families with Han surnames.
In fact, they already had this qualification in the pre-Sui period, but the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty disrupted their rhythm.
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Li Po toured the Pei family's house and first went to see the Pei family's ancestral hall. This time he did not offer incense to the Pei family's ancestors. Maybe the King of Han could bear it. As for the emperor, even if he wanted to offer incense, he had to.
I can't bear to be stopped by others.
By that time, the Pei family's ancestral grave will no longer be emitting smoke, but will be on fire.
The emperor is the proud son of heaven. Except for worshiping his ancestors and the gods of heaven and earth, no one can make him bow down.
Li Po didn't care about this. He didn't demolish the Wang family's ancestral hall back then, and he wouldn't embarrass the Pei family now.
He could see that although the Pei family occupied a larger space, they were very frugal. The clothes worn by the Pei family members were all striving to be neat and tidy, but the materials were a bit rough. Some even had patches on their bodies, but he didn't know why.
True or false......
Mainly, it was the place where the Pei family members lived. The bricks and tiles were very old, but they were still in disgrace, and the furnishings were also very simple, not as magnificent as imagined.
Pei Shiheng and others led the emperor to visit their home school. Even when the emperor came, it was still full of schoolchildren, and the sound of reading could be heard from a distance.
This is what the Pei family is most proud of. They have built more than ten schools in the Pei family's ancestral home, with students enrolled in different ages. They also built two libraries, which are the most luxurious places in the Pei family's main house.
Every brick and tile is carefully maintained...
Li Po was just looking at the flowers, and he didn't know whether they were really like this on weekdays, or they did it deliberately when they saw him coming. Anyway, the Pei family's ancestral home was quiet and peaceful, and the smell of books was everywhere.
Once you enter this place, it seems like everyone can get some sense of culture.