Chapter 1207 Recognize the ancestor and return to the ancestry
The Kaiping Palace is the Huaiyuan Marquis residence of Chang Yuchun, the founding general of the Ming Dynasty. Chang Yuchun was very much like Huo Qubing back then. He was brave and good at fighting. He often said that with an army of 100,000, he could conquer the world. He was known as Chang Shiwan in the army, but it was a pity that the British
Although he died young, he still ranked second among the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty, which shows his great military achievements.
I wonder if the ancestral grave of the Chang family was not properly buried. Chang Yuchun died early, and his descendants also had a rough fate. Both his sons, Chang Mao and Chang Sheng, did not die well, and the family was demoted to common people and wandered around. By the fifth generation, Chang Fu
He was recruited by Hongzhi to install the hereditary Nanjing Jinyi Guard Commander in Nanjing. It was not until the eighth generation Chang Xuanzhen was renewed as Huaiyuan Marquis in the 11th year of Jiajing. From then on, the family became stable. The Chang family also learned from their ancestors and acted in a low-key manner and did not mix in messy things.
It has been said that the twelfth generation Qiao Yanling no longer cares about the hereditary commander of the imperial guards. Some people speculate that it is because Qiao Yanling does not want to have more conflicts with the Duke of Wei.
Although Qiao Yanling did not attach much importance to official titles, he was very concerned about state affairs. When Chu was occupied last year, he invited himself to Jiujiang to help defend the country. He also organized people from the Chang clan in Jiangdu to train troops to fight against thieves, but they were all rejected by Emperor Chongzhen, but it shows that he was loyal to the emperor.
The heart of defending the country, and historical records also record that many nobles in the southern capital indulge themselves in whatever way they want, and only extend their life to keep their official titles.
Moreover, he was indifferent to fame and fortune. After Chongzhen died, he saw the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty was messing around and Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng were disrupting the government.
His integrity.
Ever since her self-recommendation failed last year, Qiao Yanling had become a little disheartened and knew that the imperial court did not look down on nobles like them at all. They wanted ability but no ability, and strength but no strength. They were just talking nonsense about commanding troops on paper, especially since the Chang family had not led troops for many years.
Been on the battlefield.
Thinking about the glory of our ancestors, the famous Chang Shiwan, but now... in the midst of a national crisis, he can only eat and wait for death in the mansion. Generation after generation is not as good as the generation that has failed to honor its ancestors! Chang Yanling wasted his ambition every day in the Hou Mansion.
Although he was dead, he paid more attention to state affairs. He read every issue of the Di newspaper and inquired about the situation in various war zones through various channels, mainly in the north. He even sent his servants to the Yangtze River estuary outside the city to inquire from tourists.
A eunuch suddenly appeared in Dongchang and his rise was astonishing. His achievements were jaw-dropping. He even had the same surname, so he paid special attention to this person. Afterwards, various rumors came pouring in. Chang Yanling's blood boiled when he heard it, sometimes stroking his hands and sometimes sighing.
Why couldn't such talents be produced after King Kaiping, but they were not as good as a eunuch? The ancestors' face was completely disgraced.
Although Chang Yanling was indifferent to fame and fortune, he attached great importance to family honor. Otherwise, he would not have had the integrity to prefer to be a commoner than to commit crime.
The war in the north subsided, and the eunuch devoted half of the country's military and financial resources to one man. After several battles, the bandit army and the Tatars fled in embarrassment, ensuring that there would be no worries about war in the north for two years, but now the bandit trouble in the south is getting worse.
, has reached the doorstep of the city. Although there are tens of thousands of soldiers in Nanjing, there is not even one who knows how to fight. The bandit army Ruolai can only defend the city to resist the enemy. He is afraid that he will not even dare to go out of the city to fight fiercely, and he may even still defend.
Can't hold it back. But even if we can hold the city of Nanjing, what about other places, will they be allowed to be destroyed by the bandit army?
Therefore, if you want to defeat the enemy, you have to have the eunuch come to help. Chang Yanling has made good friends with Shi Kefa. He has learned from Shi Kefa that the little eunuch will go south to fight for help, and Shi Kefa's evaluation of the little eunuch is particularly good, so good that he feels
It's incredible, because it is impossible for a civil servant, especially a civil servant with an upright character like Shi Kefa, to have a good attitude towards a power supervisor, let alone such a good reputation.
It seems that there must be something strange about this eunuch. Chang Yanling is planning every day. If he comes to Nanjing, he must find a chance to meet him. He even licks his face and asks Shi Kefa to introduce him when he comes. Shi Kefa is an honest man.
, He only said that if he came to Nanjing, he would serve as an introduction. As for whether he would see him or not, he could not guarantee it, because the young eunuch did not like to socialize, especially with civil servants and nobles. This made Chang Yanling a little disappointed, but he still had a chance.
Therefore, he never expected that the person who might not be able to see him after all his efforts would actually come to his door today.
Chang Yu didn't come to the door directly, but someone went to explore the way first.
Just after noon, a Taoist with a celestial spirit came to the gate of the Hou Mansion. He knocked on the door and directly told the servant that he wanted to see Chang Yanling, the head of the Chang Mansion. Although the servant saw his extraordinary temperament, it was impossible for him to meet just because he said so.
What's more, there are so many people cheating and cheating now, so they want to coax him to leave. At this moment, when the Taoist raised his hand, he saw a black mist rush out of his sleeve and turned into a tiger's head, and he could faintly hear a whistling sound.
The servant did not dare to neglect and hurriedly welcomed him into the house, and quickly informed Chang Yanling.
Chang Yanling was a little surprised when he heard the news and came to meet him in the lobby. The Taoist was really a fairy. From his appearance, he didn't look like a treacherous person, so he had a favorable impression in his heart. When he was about to speak, the Taoist said first: "I am a poor Taoist."
The abbot of Lu Xian Temple in Guangping Prefecture has met the head of the Chang family" (Note: the word abbot originally originated from Taoism. The Buddha who followed the local customs after entering the country was also called abbot)
Chang Yanling had heard of the Lu Xian Temple in Guangping Prefecture, but he didn't understand why this Taoist came here. Could it be that he came to pray for alms to catch the autumn wind, but most people would call him the Marquis, but this Taoist called him the Patriarch of the Chang Family.
It was surprising, so he cupped his hand and said, "Master Yifang is so polite."
Li Muxian nodded slightly and looked around: "After King Kaiping, there is a genius, and the Chang family will be prosperous for five hundred years!"
Sure enough, they are here to beat the autumn wind. Chang Yanling smiled bitterly in her heart. No matter whether it is a monk or a Taoist priest, it is always the same. Either there is a disaster in your family or there is a good news in your family. Anyway, you can find an excuse first and then try to fool them.
These days, the common people are superstitious about the rich and powerful, and even those who don't believe in it are unwilling to offend these monks. Most of them will give away some money and food to get rid of them.
However, what the Taoist priest said was quite interesting. Chang Yanling had nothing to do and wanted to listen to him for a while and wanted to talk about boring tactics, so he was not in a hurry to send him away. However, when Li Muchian's next words made him jump up from his chair in shock: "I am a poor Taoist."
He is a staff member of the governor of the East Factory, Eunuch Chang."
People from Dongchang, people from the eunuch!
"Where is Eunuch Chang? He has come to Nanjing?" Chang Yanling regained his composure and asked quickly, but Li Muchian gently waved his hand to indicate that he should not be nervous: "The Governor is on official business elsewhere, and I have specially ordered Pindao to come to the Marquis Mansion to inform him first.
, Sun Changyu, the 14th King of Kaiping, will come to visit my uncle later."
What! Chang Yanling was like a thunderbolt. He took a few steps back and sat down on the chair again. He looked at Li Muchian with astonishment. The dignified governor of the East Factory, the invincible murderous eunuch turned out to be the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty.
The fourteenth grandson of Chang Yuchun’s descendant???
This was undoubtedly a thunderbolt for him, it was incredible.
But the dignified governor of the East Factory naturally cannot recognize his ancestors casually. Of course, the Chang family cannot recognize his ancestors casually just because a person's surname is Chang. If you want to recognize your ancestors, we must admit it. You must think about whether it is right or not. This is also the cleverness of Li Muxian.
, he only said that it was after Chang Yuchun, but did not clarify which branch it was.
Chang Yuchun had a son, Chang Sheng, and Chang Mao. When Chang Mao died, he had no children. This line was considered extinct. Chang Sheng had a son, Chang Jizu. However, he was only seven years old when he was demoted to Yunnan.
Maybe he stayed in the north, and Chang Yu's native place is Hebei. If you say that he is the direct descendant of Chang Sheng and Chang Mao, it is absolutely wrong.
Therefore, it can only be traced back to the fifth generation, Chang Fu, who led his people back to Nanjing and spread their branches. It is difficult to trace the direct line and collateral lines, and some may only be the servants of the Chang family who will say it after they marry and have children.
After Chang Yuchun came out, it is difficult to investigate this kind of thing carefully.
For example, last year Chang Yanling asked for an order to recruit thousands of Sha tribesmen from the Chang family in Jiangdu to train troops and suppress thieves. Jiangdu is over there in Yangzhou. In the first year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang conferred the title of Chang Mao, who was the Duke of E at that time, and left it in Yuliu Lane, Xiaodongmen, Yangzhou.
By the end of the Ming Dynasty, this tribe had grown into thousands of people. They all said that spring always came after them, but they always had no heirs!
Therefore, Chang Yu’s true pedigree cannot be traced at all.
"The Lord Governor lost his father when he was a child, and his family was extremely poor. His mother raised him until he was ten years old and passed away. When he was dying, he did not forget to tell her that she was the Queen of Kaiping! Later, she was not allowed to enter the palace to make a living, and she often cried and cried bitterly.
I feel ashamed of my ancestors... Even though he is famous all over the world now, every time he thinks about it, he is in great pain. He always wants to recognize his ancestors and return to the clan, but he is worried about bringing shame to his ancestors, so he specially sent a poor man to come and hear the intention of the family head."
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Li Muxian spoke eloquently, and Chang Yanling had mixed feelings, but he had a rough idea in his mind. It was impossible for the eldest son and grandson of his direct line to get mixed up like this. It was most likely which side of the family would be like this, but it was hard to say.
Aren't the Chang family among the fifth generation ancestors all civilians? At that time, there was no difference between the direct line and the collateral line. They were also running around for a living. If they were not preserved, maybe it was a branch that spread to the north. As for the specifics of their childhood,
There is no clear information about the deceased father and there is no way to investigate. As for returning to his ancestral home and asking the clan members, Li Muxian explained: "He went there, but he was involved in a military disaster and there was no one there for a long time."
This sentence is true. Li Zicheng's bandit army swept across the territory of Hebei, and the Tatar cavalry plundered, leaving only ten rooms and ten rooms with bones and bones for thousands of miles.
For such a powerful eunuch to recognize his ancestor, Chang Yanling couldn't make up his mind for a while. Everyone wanted to be attached to power, but the identity of a eunuch was indeed a gap that was difficult to cross. In this era, no matter whose family had a eunuch
It's all a shame to the family.
Although Wang Zhi, a powerful eunuch like Wei Zhongxian, had countless people clinging to them, and even shamelessly acknowledged him as their father, but on the surface it was like this, but behind the scenes, everyone was not poking their backs and looking down on them from the bottom of their hearts.
But isn't it more shameful to kneel down and lick someone while calling him daddy while secretly scolding him? Chang Yanling felt relieved when he thought of this. He also knew why Chang Yu sent people here in advance, so as not to make it appear that the incident suddenly affected him.
Difficult.
"My ancestors were also thieves, but they eventually became heroes in the founding of the Ming Dynasty. The so-called heroes do not care about their origins. Eunuch Chang was forced to live in the palace and entered the palace just to survive. Although he was a eunuch, he was also an upright man. He is better than
Nowadays in the Ming Dynasty, there are countless self-righteous people who have single-handedly eliminated thieves and chaos and established the prestige of our country. Our Chang family is proud of them. How can we deny it?"
As soon as Chang Yanling said these words, Li Muxian knew that the matter was done. Although he didn't know the reason for their acquaintance, he definitely made this decision after considering it, so he laughed: "Changmen will continue to live for another five hundred years. It is by no means empty talk.
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"Taoist Master, please don't bully me," Chang Yanling said solemnly.
Li Muxian also straightened his expression: "I am proficient in the Book of Changes. If you are not sure, how can you talk nonsense? If you don't have some ability, how can Master Datuk keep me by your side to help him? He is invincible and invincible, and he has the help of me."
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Seeing what he said, Chang Yanling became more and more curious. He was already very interested in Chang Yu. How could he let go of the opportunity to gossip at this time? So he asked someone to serve tea. One of them was spitting in the hall, and the other was listening.
Before I knew it, it was getting late in the evening, but I still had a lot of fun.
"At that time, there were tens of thousands of Tatar cavalry outside Qingzhou City. Lord Marquis, you know that the Tatar cavalry is said to be invincible in the world..." Li Muxian was talking about the Qingzhou battle, and Chang Yanling clenched his fists tightly at the critical point, nervous and afraid.
Take a breath.
At this moment, the official came hurriedly: "Master, Master, there are two people outside the door. They said they were invited by Chang."
Ah, Chang Yanling stood up quickly: "Quick, quick, open the door to welcome you."
Chang Yu stood outside the gate of Chang's Mansion. After seeing the servants go in and report, the gate of Hou's Mansion opened soon. More than ten families came out and knew that the matter was done. However, he was also a little nervous. After adjusting his clothes, he saw Li Muchian followed by a middle-aged man.
He walked quickly and hurriedly greeted him and bowed down: "Sun Changyu, the 14th King of Kaiping, kowtows to his great-uncle."
Chang Yanling quickly stepped forward and reached out to help him up. Although he was mentally prepared, he was still surprised. How could he be so young?
, more like a warrior in the army like his ancestors, he even wondered for a moment whether this was a group of liars.
"There are descendants of this generation in the Chang family. Our ancestors should be proud, and we are also proud. Eunuch Chang, please." Chang Yanling had long admired Chang Yu's illustrious military exploits when he heard about it. Now when he saw the person, he immediately felt good about him.
Ignoring his status as a eunuch.
"Uncle, just call me Chang Yu. This is a family matter and I don't dare to invite you." Chang Yu quickly said with his hands, and the identity he gave himself was the fourteenth generation grandson of Chang Yuchun, two generations older than Chang.