Lieutenant Chang was more grateful to Yuhua than any other imperial guard.
Chang Xiaowei was born into a family of military commanders and already had martial arts skills, but his qualifications were average and he was unable to cultivate his internal strength.
A general with a family background but no ability will not go very far.
It is true that he is the eldest son of the family, but if his martial arts skills remain mediocre and his promotion reaches a certain level, the family will no longer invest resources in him, and will allocate opportunities to more promising brothers.
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After all, the Chang family earned their title by fighting hard on the battlefield. A son who cannot fight on the battlefield cannot take over the title of the Chang family.
He has a good family background, and now that he has the skills, his future is bright.
From the fact that four groups of people wanted to get rid of Yu Xi in one day, especially one group of people sent by the Crown Prince of Weiyuan Hou, it was confirmed that Yu Xi's identity was just as he thought, and she was Zhen Lingjun, the former wife of Weiyuan Hou.
's biological daughter.
There are some things that you can't say to the palace maid Yu Xi, but you can tell Zhen Lingjun's daughter.
Seeing Zihua looking for her, he knew what she wanted to ask, so he weighed it a bit and made a decision, and came to Tingxuan to see Zihua.
"What is the relationship between Zhen Lingjun and Emperor Cheng Xian?" Obsession did not recognize the identity of the legitimate daughter of Marquis Weiyuan, so Zihua could only dig deeper.
Captain Chang denied it in one sentence, "The relationship between the two is not as rumored."
In recent years, rumors have circulated from unknown sources, saying that Emperor Cheng Xian was deeply in love with Zhen Lingjun, but Zhen Lingjun had been engaged to the then Prince of Weiyuan since childhood and could not get her.
After Emperor Cheng Xian ascended the throne, he received many rewards from the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion and favored the Prince of Weiyuan Marquis because he never forgot about Zhen Lingjun. And so on.
There are even rumors that Prince Weiyuan Hou looks similar to Emperor Cheng Xian, and everyone understands the meaning.
But the Chang family knows best.
Chang Xiaowei's father had been with the Crown Prince when Emperor Cheng Xian was still the Crown Prince of Chunyang, and he knew the past of Emperor Cheng Xian best.
When Prince Chunyang sneaked out of the palace to play by the river, he accidentally fell down the river embankment and was pulled out of the river by Zhen Lingjun, who saved him.
The two got to know each other since then.
Zhen Lingjun was more than three years older than Emperor Cheng Xian.
Zhen Lingjun has a bold and generous character that is rare among women in this era. She treats Prince Chunyang like a younger brother, and Prince Chunyang only treats her as a sister with a different surname.
It's just that Zhen Lingjun couldn't escape the matter of getting married, so he waited until the age of eighteen to marry into the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion.
Due to being in two places and changing their identities, the two almost stopped communicating with each other and only communicated occasionally.
Later, Emperor Cheng Xian was established as the crown prince and married the current queen, who was the princess at the time. More than two years later, the former emperor died and Emperor Cheng Xian ascended the throne.
After Emperor Cheng Xian was established as the crown prince, he moved into the capital and had many contacts with the then Prince Weiyuan Hou, because Emperor Cheng Xian and Prince Weiyuan Hou were also old acquaintances.
The Weiyuan Hou Mansion was a staunch royalist, loyal to whoever was in office, and supported the only prince recognized by the late emperor, and did not prevent the then Crown Prince Weiyuan Hou from interacting with the prince.
But to avoid suspicion, Emperor Cheng Xian never met Zhen Lingjun.
The two met again after Emperor Cheng Xian ascended the throne.
The original owner was born more than a year before Emperor Cheng Xian ascended the throne.
Therefore, it is a rumor to say that Prince Weiyuan Hou is a bloodline of Emperor Cheng Xian.
Emperor Cheng Xian once had a deep relationship with Zhen Lingjun, but this relationship had nothing to do with the relationship between men and women. However, due to the customs of the time, it was difficult to even meet Zhen Lingjun, let alone talk alone.
"So the emperor has abolished some old etiquette and laws in recent years, and folk customs have become much more open. Nowadays, women walking alone can be seen everywhere. There are more women setting up female households. For example, it has become common for Mingzhu Trading Company to choose a woman to be the head of the family.
thing.
It's a pity that Mrs. Zhen died of illness thirteen years ago and did not see the scene at this time."
Captain Chang could recognize Juhua's appearance because he had seen Zhen Lingjun more than once.
All the prominent families in Beijing have contacts with each other, and there are often banquets and gatherings. As the wife of the Marquis of Weiyuan, Zhen Lingjun naturally goes out to socialize, and the Chang family also belongs to this class circle.
Because he knew the true relationship between Zhen Lingjun and Emperor Cheng Xian, Chang Xiaowei, who was very curious when he was young, had stared at Zhen Lingjun specifically and had a deep memory of her appearance.
Zi Hua did not hesitate to praise him, "He will be a wise king through the ages."
Emperor Cheng Xian's move to abolish the old etiquette was probably the starting point of his struggle against the forces that suppressed him. As a result, he won. Regardless of his starting point, the result was good.
Conducive to the forward process of social civilization.
He is a wise man.
From what she had heard from different people, it turned out that under the governance of Emperor Cheng Xian, the Ning Dynasty was relatively well-educated and the number of wealthy families increased year by year, showing signs of a renaissance.
Give Emperor Cheng Xian a few more years, and the prosperous age will surely come.
This is the limitation of the imperial system. Once the emperor changes, for various reasons, most of the previous emperor's best initiatives cannot be continued.
However, the ministers and nobles who helped Emperor Xian ascend to the throne would not be willing to lose their control over Daning. Now there is an undercurrent surging in the face of the resurgence of the Daning Dynasty.
It is not possible that the original owner was replaced, but it must involve a dispute between the two parties.
Judging from the privately made crossbow machine with high lethality, the fake Prince Weiyuan was on the opposite side of the emperor.
Zi Hua was wondering before. The three treasures of time travel, soap, glass, and papermaking have been produced. Why can't the three treasures of time travel, crossbow arrows, gunpowder, and steelmaking be produced?
Looking at it this way, it seems that it was secretly created to use it for trouble. The crossbow machine is made of steel, and gunpowder should also be available.
Emperor Cheng Xian's throne is in danger if all these people are not caught in time.
Lieutenant Chang hugged Yu Huashen and said, "On behalf of the Chang family, I would like to thank Miss Yuxi. If the girl hadn't caught three of Chu Yunshao's men and seized the crossbow machine, the emperor might still have been kept in the dark.
Because the Weiyuan Hou family has been loyal to the emperor for several generations, and because of Mrs. Zhen's relationship, the emperor treated Chu Yunshao very kindly. Chu Yunshao behaved badly when he was young, so the emperor always treated him high and put him down gently, and had no regard for him.
Too many precautions.
My Chang family will advance and retreat with the emperor. If the emperor makes a mistake, my Chang family will definitely be gone."
Captain Chang regretted coming here at first and getting involved in matters related to the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion and Zhen Lingjun, but now he is glad that he is gone this time.
It's a small thing to be given credit by Miss Yuxi, but it's a big deal to save the Chang family from a possible family annihilation in the future.
The Crown Prince Weiyuan Hou hid it so well and so deeply that the Chang family had no doubts about the Weiyuan Hou Mansion.
Because there is no need for rebellion in the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion. The Marquis Mansion has a decree from the founding emperor that it will not be reduced to a hereditary title. However, it is not a serious crime of rebellion, so the Marquis Mansion will not fall.