"That's true, but I didn't expect that after so many generations and living in such a remote place, the Wuzhou Qin family would still come to visit me," Qin Ziling said.
In the country where he once lived, clan rights had a profound impact on history.
The basis for the family's long-term prosperity is the ancestral hall, family tree, and clan rights. Through these, family consciousness is strengthened, family unity is maintained, and it becomes a cohesive force.
Therefore, what Shao E said was easy for Qin Ziling to understand.
"Speaking of it, starting from you, young master, it is actually five generations. It has not yet reached the seventh generation, so it can't be considered that many generations have passed." Shao E said.
Qin Ziling was slightly startled when he heard this, and then he remembered that in the country where he once lived, there was a saying in history that the great sect would not move for a hundred generations, while the small sect would move for the fifth generation. However, in Da Qi, the big sect remained unchanged for a hundred generations.
But the Xiaozong moved in the seventh generation, not in the fifth generation.
So according to this rule, even if Qin Ziling's great-great-grandfather belonged to a small sect, the descendants of Qin Ziling and his great-great-grandfather's brothers would still worship the same ancestor, and they were still two generations apart before they could be considered "all relatives."
"But I heard what that person said. The reason why they came here this time should be related to the fact that the tribe of the young master's great-great-grandfather is now in power. So in terms of continuing the genealogy, even if the young master is separated by five generations,
They live in Fangshan County, and they traveled thousands of miles to find me." Shao E added immediately.
"So that's it. No matter what, since my clan members have come all the way to visit me, I have to go and meet them. And I just want to go on a trip recently. Let's talk to the clan members first, and if it's suitable, I'll go to Wuzhou Qin
Take a look at home." Qin Ziling nodded and said.
After that, Qin Ziling and Shao E left the hall one after another, mounted the Blood Goshawk and flew towards the Qin Mansion.
Before Qin Ziling arrived home, he saw a luxurious carriage parked at the door of Qin Mansion.
The carts were pulled by four third-grade exotic beast horses, called Blood Cloud Horses, with single horns on their heads and blood-red manes.
There is a pattern embroidered on the curtain of the carriage.
The outline of the pattern is in the shape of a shield, but on the upper and left sides of the shield, there are four-clawed horned dragons clawing at the top, protruding their mighty dragon heads.
In the center of the shield is the character Qin.
A groom was combing the blood cloud horse's mane with a comb, and he was impressively capable of transforming energy.
Riding on the back of the Blood Goshawk and seeing the scene below, Qin Ziling couldn't help but admire it secretly, then patted the Blood Goshawk on its head and flew down to the backyard of the Qin Mansion.
After the Qin Mansion was renovated, the mansion was much more majestic than before and the area was much larger.
There is a special area in the backyard to house traveling animals.
After placing the Blood Goshawk, Qin Ziling came to the front yard and central hall.
In the middle hall, Cui Yun was drinking tea and chatting with an old man in Tsing Yi who looked like he came from a big family with elegant temperament and elegant attitude.
The cultivation level of the old man in green is not high, he is only at the level of Huajin martial artist, but there is a pair of middle-aged men and women sitting under him. The man has the cultivation level of the late stage of bone refining, and the woman has the cultivation level of the middle stage of Zhenyuan refining.
Chi Master.
In addition to the middle-aged man and woman, behind the old man in green stood two beautiful young maids, both of whom had good fortune and good fortune.
Although Qin Ziling now has several grandmasters under his command, and his own strength is even more terrifying, he was still shocked when he saw that a member of the Qin family in Wuzhou who was out to do business was only a Huajin martial artist, but had such great power.
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"Brother Tian Chou, he is Qin Ziling, the son of my late husband Tian Meng." Seeing Qin Ziling come in, Cui Yun first said something to the old man in green next to him, then waved to Qin Ziling and said: "Ziling, come and meet the Tian Chou clan.
uncle."
Qin Ziling strode forward, then bowed towards the old man in green and cupped his hands: "Zi Ling has met my uncle!"
"That's right, that's right. He has extraordinary bearing and talent. I didn't expect that your great-great-grandfather, who moved to Fangshan County, would be able to cultivate such an outstanding descendant like you." Qin Tianchou looked at Qin Ziling up and down for a while, then he looked happy.
He stroked his beard and said.
"Uncle Clan, thank you very much." Qin Ziling cupped his hands and said modestly.
"You are the only descendant of your family now. You are the master of this family. You should sit down and talk." Qin Tianchou said with a smile, giving people a feeling of spring breeze, without the arrogance and pride of a prominent family in Shangzhou.
"Yes." Qin Ziling replied humbly before sitting down.
"The state has history, the land has ambitions, and the family has genealogy. This time it is time to renew the Qin family tree in Wuzhou every thirty years. Sixty years ago, a clan member came to Fangshan County to collect the information about your great-grandfather's branch.
When the heirs were entered into the genealogy, your great-grandfather had already married and had a son, your grandfather, but he was still a child at that time.
Thirty years later, it stands to reason that the Wuzhou Qin family should come to Fangshan County to renew their genealogy. However, because your great-great-grandfather's branch is located in a remote area, your great-great-grandfather's talent is mediocre and he has no talent.
Although there are many achievements, the population is not prosperous, and the generations are far apart. In addition, another branch of the Qin family was in power at that time. Our branch can only be regarded as a side branch, so no one pays attention to your great-grandfather's branch.
No one was sent to register. So your father's name was not included in the genealogy, and naturally you were not included in the genealogy either.
Twenty years ago, my uncle entered the Qin family in Wuzhou and was promoted as the head of the Qin family in Wuzhou. My uncle's grandfather, my great-grandfather, and your great-great-grandfather are half-brothers.
So, based on this calculation, you now belong to the main sect of the Qin family in Wuzhou, and considering your age, your seniority in the family is considered high. But there are too few people, and you are the only one. We
There are dozens or even hundreds of people in each branch of the main sect." Qin Tianchou couldn't help but shake his head when he said the next part.
Qin Ziling was confused by the relationship between the main and branch lines, his great-great-grandfather, his cousin, etc. It took him a while to straighten out his thoughts.
"No wonder my mother never mentioned anything about the Qin family in Wuzhou after my grandfather and father passed away and the family tree was destroyed. It turned out that after my grandfather came to renew the family tree once when he was a child, they later saw that my great-grandfather was mediocre in talent and had no achievements.
The population is not prosperous, there are no outstanding people in the descendants, and the location is remote. The Qin family in Wuzhou just lets them fend for themselves and pays no attention to them.
If it hadn't been for the change of ownership of the Qin family in Wuzhou this time, and the blood relationship between my great-grandfather and the current clan leader is relatively close, it is probably impossible to send people to such a remote place to find the descendants of the clan. The reason why this clan uncle was so polite to follow
I spoke clearly and clearly. I am afraid that in addition to the relatively close blood relationship, it should also be because my Qin family is quite powerful now and has attracted attention.
Otherwise, if my Qin family still shows signs of decline and lives a poor life, and I am still just a martial arts disciple at this age, it is estimated that this uncle of the clan will at most simply enter his name and leave directly.
In thirty years, it’s hard to say whether anyone will come again.”
After Qin Ziling smoothed over his thoughts, he quickly raised his hands to Qin Tianchou and said: "I see, it's a pity that my grandfather and father are gone. Otherwise, they would be very happy if they knew that someone from the main family was looking for them and entered their names into the genealogy.