Chapter 557 Heaven’s grace is mighty and the Wu family rises
Chang'an,
Xuanyangfang, Duke Yiguo's Mansion.
Angels come to announce the decree,
The middle door is wide open.
Fan Xuanfu, the wife of Yiguo, led everyone in the mansion to welcome the imperial edict and set up a table to burn incense.
The person who came to announce the decree was Zhang Anan's adopted grandson, who had to be called Fan Xuanfu as adopted sister. This was a decree of sealing. Wu Huaiyu sealed 1,200 households, rewarded 10,000 pieces of silk, and gave 100 slaves to the family.
After his art was lost, the family property was rewarded to Wu Huaiyu.
In addition, Wu Huaiyu's father, the warrior Ke, had his son Guang, and was granted the title of Count of Shouyang by the Jin Dynasty, with a virtual title of 700 households.
Wu Huaiyu's eldest son Wu Chengsi, the quasi-consort of Princess Lanling, the nineteenth daughter of the emperor, was elevated to the rank of Viscount of Sanyuan County by a baron of Sanyuan County, and granted a virtual title of 500 households.
The second son, Wu Chengye, who was engaged to the eldest son Wuji's concubine, was also granted the title of Prince of Chiyang County in recognition of his father's special merits.
These two brothers-in-law don't have any lofty ideals and ambitions. They are quite satisfied with their current life as little military attachés in the capital. They have a small house with two acres in Chang'an and relatively leisurely work in the Wei Yamen. They can accompany their wives and children every day, and their lives are stress-free.
The two brothers of the Xu family, Er Lengzi is with Huaiyu in Hebei, and Er Pangzi is in the Forbidden Army.
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"I heard that your father-in-law wants to go to Youzhou?" Ma Zhou asked.
Then many of Luo Yi's properties, money, silk slaves, etc. were confiscated. This time the reward was actually taken out of Luo Yi's Chang'an house and two villas and estates in the suburbs of Beijing, one in Lishan and the other in Luo Yi.
Zhongnan Mountain,
"When Huaiyi comes, hold your nephew in your arms and officiate," Lao Wu arranged.
The old man asked the hunchback Wu Cheng to prepare a lot of reward money, a small bunch of ten coins.
The servants were very satisfied that they could get ten cents by saying "Shouyang Bo".
The other two sisters and brother-in-law have also come, and they are now transferred to the Yamen of the Twelve Guards in the capital. Although they are only eighth-grade military officers of the Guards Yamen, they still have to be related to the Wu family, otherwise ordinary
The second generation of Yuancong's father and son in the Forbidden Army may not be able to achieve this position if they continue to work for more than ten years.
"Okay." Ma Zhou nodded.
"Yeah, think about it a few years ago, how lively it was when a group of us were together, especially in the small courtyard in Huaiyuanfang."
Regardless of whether these lands are good or bad, the quantity alone is quite a lot.
Huailiang, the third child, is on winter vacation while studying at the Wu Academy. Today, he brought Wu Sansi and Hou Sansheng with him. The little fat man has changed quite a lot now. Although his brothers are too dazzling, he also made a reservation.
The daughter of Bachelor Wang from Taiyuan is still studying with the three brothers of Bachelor Wang, and is already ahead of most people at the starting line.
The temple built by Wu Huaiyu can only be the officiant of his branch. In the future, if Wu Huaiyi has a high enough official rank, he can also ask for another temple to be established, but he cannot usurp the right of the officiant of Huaiyu's branch.
This is a festive day, but the only regret is that the head of the family, Wu Huaiyu, is still far away in Youzhou, and he will not be back for the New Year this year.
"I'll visit my fourth uncle at his house later, and I'll ask him and Madam Yang."
This has also been a practice since the Wei and Jin Dynasties. For example, in the Northern Qi Dynasty, one person could even have several titles, and they could also be given to mothers, brothers, nephews, etc.
After all, the eldest sister Yu'e had lost three husbands before she met Ma Zhou, all of whom died in battle.
In this regard, in fact, the warrior Ke often criticized his two daughters and felt that they were ignorant. However, the Wu Liu family, Yu'e, even Fan Xuanfu, and the elder sister-in-law Cheng family all supported the two sisters Yu Chanyuan.
Mei Yuwan also thinks her sisters are right.
Wu Yu'e took the initiative to bring up this matter. She thought the marriage was a good one and Ma Zhou was willing to do so. He had even seen Wu Shun's family background and it was indeed good.
"The Luo Yi property rewarded by the saint is in this book," he explained to Fan Xuanfu in a low voice, saying that it was Luo Yi's family property. In fact, not much was actually handed down. Luo Yi did have a lot of property before, but Wu Huaiyu killed Luo Yi in Binzhou.
After Yi, the imperial court had already rewarded Wu Huaiyu with part of Luo Yi's property.
An Yuanshou returned to Liangzhou to pay filial piety to his mother and Dingyou.
In fact, it was the second and third sisters who constrained them more. They did not want their husbands to go to the frontier battlefields to seek fame and were afraid of what might happen.
Although Wu Shun was the cousin of Ma Zai's stepmother, this didn't matter to the people of the Tang Dynasty.
"Now everyone is going their separate ways and busy."
Established, it means branching off and establishing another branch.
But at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the ritual system was relatively chaotic. When the emperor gave Wu Huaiyu to establish a family temple, his parents were still alive, and his eldest brother was also there. However, in the Tang Dynasty, officials and nobles were promoted. The most important thing for establishing a family temple was to meet the conditions for official titles. Even if
If he is a concubine, as long as he is an official of the third rank or above, and if he is a Qing official of the fourth or fifth rank in the capital, he is eligible to establish a family temple. However, if the eldest son does not reach the rank, he is not qualified to establish a temple. When offering sacrifices in the family temple, he must also be a concubine.
The chief priest and the eldest daughter-in-law accompany the priest. This situation actually does not conform to the patriarchal etiquette system.
Zhang Chaoen is very young and does not have a high status in the palace. His adoptive father Zhang Guozhong helped him to get the opportunity to come to the Wu family to deliver the decree this time. It is not because of the generous reward from the Wu family, but because the Wu family is now a famous dignitary in the court.
If the new valve can be contacted, then this kid also has strong foreign aid, and the road will be better in the future.
Huaiyu is not in Chang'an this year, so for the Wu family temple in the south of the city, it is Huaiyu's eldest son Wu Chengsi's turn to be the main sacrificer, but he is only over one year old.
Zhang Chaoen thanked him and accepted the gold book. He had to accept this gift because it was for Lady Fan's sake.
Wu Huaiyi, who only succeeded his father in the Yuan Dynasty and served in the imperial army in the ninth year of Wude, is now also the governor of Shaozhou and is bestowed with purple gold.
"Congratulations, sister." The eunuch Zhang Chaoen said with a smile, "Fan Xuanfu is not very familiar with this adopted brother. Zhang Anan is her ancestor, but Zhang Anan has a high status in the palace and has many adopted sons. These adopted sons
They also adopted many godsons, and she really didn’t recognize a few of them.
"Yu'e told me a few days ago that Shun Niang, the eldest daughter of my fourth uncle's family, is very virtuous and wants to marry Ma Zai,"
Although he was still the Viscount of Daling County, he was personally summoned and commended by the emperor, who gave him a royal horse and a set of books.
However, he was quite open-minded about the matter of accompanying sacrifices in the family temple. The imperial system was such that he readily agreed to it.
Feitian has been pestering Wei Xiaojie a few days ago, saying that he would trade the governor of Luzhou with him for the governor of You. Don't you think this is a joke? How can national official positions be exchanged privately?
Wu Huaiyi was really convinced by his father-in-law, and he made all kinds of nonsense.
Ma Zai, the eldest son of Ma Zhou and his late wife, is now studying in Beijing, and he is about the same age as Wu Shun.
Everyone has had children, started their own families, and now has a career, so it's rare for them to get together.
"After receiving the saint's decree, all departments immediately implemented it, but Luo Yi's property had been confiscated for a long time," Zhang Chaoen explained. Many properties, such as money, silk, gold and silver, livestock, slaves, and fields, had actually been given to officials by the imperial court.
The ministers either sold it or used it.
The two men chatted there for a while, and the warrior Ke came in with a red face, but he talked about the New Year's sacrifice to the ancestors. The family temple of the Wu family was built by Wu Huaiyu, and the right to worship was with Wu Huaiyu. As the eldest son, Wu Huaiyi even
It can only be a sacrifice.
Princess Shang Lanling, the eldest son of Wu Huaiyu, whose mother is Yang Jieyu, the daughter of Hongnong Yang, is the daughter of Yang Gongdao. Yang Gongdao is the cousin of the warrior Yu's wife, Yang.
Even Chen Xing, who was just a slave of Li Jing's family back then, is now a Sima of Yanjing Town. Zhao Xin, a humble businessman who was an intermediary in the East and West markets, is now a special general in Xiazhou.
Then the imperial court newly established the Anton Governor's Office. After hearing this, he wrote to His Majesty, saying that Erlang, the Governor of Youzhou, had just been promoted to the Grand Governor's Office. He wanted to supervise the military of the ten states. He would definitely be too busy to serve as the Andong Protector.
Expressing his willingness to share the worries of the imperial court and share some of the burdens for Erlang, he became the Protector of Anton."
What's more, his son Siye was promoted to Viscount of Sanyuan County. He hugged his one-year-old son to express his gratitude.
"If it can happen, it will be an even better kiss."
In the past, Samurai Ke was also the family temple where Samurai Yu was worshiped, but now Wu Huaiyu has established a separate family temple. Even though their branch is officially separated from Samurai Yu and his family, the relationship between the two families is still close.
"Fourth uncle will be transferred to Luozhou as the governor in the next year. Will you come over for a visit later?"
The down-and-out scholar Ma Zhou was still Huaiyu's accountant in the courtyard, but now he has become the deputy chief of Yushitai, wearing a purple robe and jade belt.
Wu Huaiyu gave him advice. After he arrived in Shaozhou, he first built the Meiling Road to open up the channel between Jiangnan West and Lingnan East. He also attracted investment, opened mining and smelting, and the Dan Copper Factory made Shaozhou the largest copper factory in the Tang Dynasty.
, a large amount of pig iron flows from the Pearl River system, and even from the south of the Yangtze River, from the Ganjiang River and the Xiangjiang River into Lingnan, gathers in Shaozhou, and is processed into copper.
Although they are still young, there are countless people who want to propose marriage.
Huaiyi was surprised when he heard this, "Did the imperial court really get what he wanted? I don't know what my father-in-law was doing. The governor of Luzhou was not the right one, and he ended up being the governor of Yingzhou."
"Those hundred hectares of land are all in the Youyi area of Hebei Province."
In fact, Samurai Leng and Samurai Yi are all third-rank officials and county dukes, and they are qualified to establish temples. However, they did not build another family temple. They have always accompanied the family temple established by Samurai Yun. This is also a manifestation of family unity. There are brothers.
If you stand first, the people behind you can stand or not.
With very impressive political achievements in hand, attending the imperial gathering in Beijing will naturally be a reward.
Even the Wu Liu family, who has always been thrifty, did not care about Lao Wu's behavior of throwing away money today. They usually live in Yongxingfang, but today they specially came to Xuanyangfang.
Since the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, people have been more and more cautious in awarding titles. They would not easily grant famous national objects, especially when it comes to actual titles.
In fact, according to the formal etiquette, when setting up a family temple, not only did one have to be a third-rank official or above, but one also had to complete the three-year mourning ceremony and petition the Ministry of Rites for permission to establish it.
The warrior Xun was transferred from the governor of Jingzhou to the governor of Luozhou, but the emperor also granted him the title of special jin and granted him a hundred households, so he still retained his holy status.
The group of people in Huaiyuanfang Xiaoyuan are actually doing well now. For example, Huaiyi is now the governor of Shaozhou, and Huaiyu is the governor of Youzhou.
Ma Zhou has not yet reached the qualifications to establish a family temple. He is currently only a fifth-rank official in charge of writing and serving as a censor. He is considered a general noble. There is still a long way to go before he is a third-rank official. Although he has been awarded gold and purple, he has not entered the imperial family after all.
Third grade.
Huaiyi and Ma Zhouze did not interfere with their ideas. Everyone had their own ambitions and pursuits. Some were bent on gaining fame and wealth, while others were content with being ordinary.
The warrior Ke's face was glowing red, and he was very happy to hear the servants respectfully address him as Uncle Shouyang, "Reward!"
Huaiyi smiled and said, "My father-in-law is simply a grinder. He served as the governor of Luzhou and has not been idle in the past two years. He suppressed the barbarians, opened up Nanzhong, and opened commerce. However, he didn't like talking to the Nanbarians.
It’s boring for us to play. We are not going back to Chang’an Chaoji this time. We just happened to catch up with the Erlang Yehuling victory. After listening to the battle report, I was scratching my head and felt uncomfortable. I kept shouting that I was going to Youzhou.
Wu Shun, the eldest daughter of the warrior Xun and the Yang family, and the three sisters of the Wu family born to the Yang family are all very virtuous. Especially in the past two years, the Wu family has been very popular, and together with their mother Yang, they are also called the three golden flowers of the Wu family.
flower.
In addition, a hundred former slaves of the Luo family were plucked out, and there were another hundred hectares of land, and the rest was gone.
Zhao Xin is still in Shuofang, Chen Xing has returned to Longyou, Chen Sheng is in Liumen of Beijing, Zhao Yi has gone to Luoyang to run the Wu family's business, Hou San is in Qinzhou, and Fatty Wu has followed Huaiyu to Youzhou.
Cheng Chumo was also the governor of Yinzhou, and Niu Jianwu was the Sima of Yanzhou.
The warrior Yu was moved from the Grand Governor of Jingzhou to the Governor of Luozhou. This move seemed to everyone to be a normal move. After all, Wu Huaiyu was promoted to the Grand Governor. The Wu family could not only occupy two of the five major governors.
For Ma Zhou, a poor family, he is very eager to achieve the qualifications of establishing a family temple. If the family temple is established, then Qinghe Ma Zhou will be able to create a noble family.
But this is also a court system, and if there is any violation, officials will be impeached.
Huaiyu's eldest son, from the Wu family's side, would call the warrior Yu's wife Yang's great-uncle, while from the perspective of his fiancée Princess Lanling, she would be his wife's great-aunt.
Virtual titles are not easily awarded these days.
"This is not a leak. The matter has been decided. Lu Guogong will go to Youzhou after the year to serve as the deputy governor of Andong and the governor of Yingzhou. Well, he will also serve as the deputy general manager of the Heng'an Road March and become the general who leads the left army."
Zhou told him.
The eldest brother Huaiyi also came with his wife Cheng. He had also been the governor of Shaozhou for a year. He returned to Beijing to attend the meeting and received a commendation.
Now these are all allocated by special request from the emperor.
It was such a happy event for the Wu family, so naturally the eldest sister Yu'e and her brother-in-law Ma Zhou also came. Ma Zhou is now the censor of the book and is still very much appreciated by the emperor, but he is getting busier.
Fan Xuanfu has no objection to the reward given by the emperor. No matter how much it is, it is a reward from the emperor. A ten-acre house in Chang'an is not too small, and the two manors in the suburbs of Beijing are also worth a lot, and even more
Not to mention a hundred slaves and Youyi's ten thousand acres of land.
If Wu Shun marries Ma Zai, the relationship will be even more complicated.
Wu Huaiyi is now the fourth-rank governor of Xiazhou, one step away from the third-rank rank.
"Erlang is not at home, so I always feel that it is not lively enough."
After the angel left, the Wu family became lively.
"Let me tell you news, Duke Lu is really going to Youzhou."
Although these titles are all fictitious, they are still very precious. They are because Wu Huaiyu has made great achievements this time. He is already a duke of the country and only has four hundred real titles added. The emperor specially decreed that his father and son should be given special titles based on their merits.
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There are only two of the Wu family in Bingzhou who have family temples, one is the warrior Xun and the other is Wu Huaiyu.
"Thank you for your hard work." Fan Xuanfu asked Runniang to get a gold book for him. It was ten taels of gold, which was very generous. "In the future, I will come to my house more often when I have time."
Shaozhou has also established a new coin-minting bureau, and a large number of copper coins have been minted here. There are mines, industries, and trade routes, as well as support from the dignitaries of the imperial court. Wu Huaiyi's job as governor is very smooth, and he is even the local governor.
Those powerful men were also very obedient, because they had meat to eat by following the Governor Wu.
Yingzhou used to be the governor's office, but now it has been downgraded to a state and placed under the jurisdiction of the Youzhou governor's office. Cheng Yaojin is not only the governor, he is also the deputy governor of Andong and the deputy general manager of the march of Heng'an Road.
"Lu Guogong is still very shrewd. He knows that there is no battle to be fought in Luzhou and there is no military merit to be achieved. Now he has spotted the opportunity to make meritorious service in the north and also takes a fancy to Erlang's ability, so he insists on joining forces in Youying, even if he is a deputy.
Deputy General Protector, as long as you can ride on this chariot to annihilate the Turks, you will be able to lose some military merit by then?" Ma Zhou felt that Cheng Yaojin was a thief.
Upon hearing this, Huaiyi thought it was true, "I actually want to go to Youzhou Erlang's place, but I know there is no chance."
Ma Zhou nodded, "Why don't I want to go to Youzhou too?"
