Chang Yangwei's emotions were finally vented, and he went from crying loudly to sobbing softly. Chang Yu dragged him to his haystack to hide from the wind and snow.
Do you know why you came to this bitter cold place to experience it?
In order to promote the power of the Chang family and the power of the Ming Dynasty, Chang Yangwei wiped his tears, pursed his lips and straightened his back. Chang Yu nodded slightly, this is the origin of your name, it is the wish of your uncle, and it is also the wish of the Chang family.
wish!
Well, Chang Yangwei nodded vigorously. In the future, I will become a general like you, brother Chang! In fact, Chang Yangwei didn’t know that Chang Yu was an eunuch at this time. The Chang family kept Chang Yu’s identity extremely secret, let alone
The children and the premise are secrets, but Chang Yu didn't deliberately hide them from him. They can hide them from Zhang Biyun and his family, but they can't hide them from Chang Yangwei who is in the army. At most, Chang Yangwei will start tomorrow.
Other soldiers learned that the young general who came was the Governor of the East Factory of the Ming Dynasty, a great eunuch, and that great eunuch was his great nephew. As for how he would be touched in his heart, it was unknown.
The wind and snow are getting tighter. Chang Yangwei and Chang Yu are huddled side by side in the haystack. Uncle, do you know why your uncle wants you to show off the prestige of our Chang family? Do you know how prestige our Chang family had back then?
Chang Yangwei nodded and shook his head. My father told me that our ancestor King Zhongwu of Kaiping was the founding general of the Ming Dynasty. He followed Emperor Taizu to conquer the world. He led an army of one hundred thousand and was invincible. He was known as Chang Shiwan. He was first granted the title of Marquis.
After being granted the title of Duke again, he was posthumously granted the title of King.
Chang Yu sighed: "Yes, the King of Kaiping, the Duke of E, and the Duke of Shangzhu. Our Chang family was not as powerful as the King of Zhongshan back then, but now after the King of Zhongshan, he is still the Duke of Wei, and our Chang family, hey, the Marquis Huaiyuan."
"Then why did our Chang family become a marquis?" Chang Yangwei had reached the age of curiosity and couldn't help but ask. He had never thought of asking this kind of question before, and Chang Yanling might not tell him at his age if he asked it.
Of course Chang Yu knew why and would tell him.
Everyone knows that the Xu family is the first family in the Ming Dynasty and the first cousin of the Zhu family, but few people know that the Chang family is actually the first cousin appointed by the old Zhu.
The first relative was originally the Ma family, that is, Queen Ma's family, but Queen Ma was an orphan, and without a family, there would be no relatives, so the competitors became the Xu Chang family, because Xu Chang was Lao Zhu's right-hand man.
The greatest contributor to the founding of the country.
But why is it said that the Chang family was appointed by Lao Zhu? You will know whose family the princess Lao Zhu chose for Prince Zhu Biao is from. Yes, it is Chang Yuchun's daughter.
Xu Da's daughter married the fourth child, Zhu Di.
If Zhu Biao had not died so early... Zhu Laosi would have had no chance of becoming emperor.
If Princess Chang had not died early... it would not have been Zhu Yunwen's turn to become the emperor, but the third child born to Princess Chang would have become the emperor!
Crown Princess Chang gave birth to two children to Zhu Biao, one was the eldest but died young, and the other was the third child, but because Chang was the Crown Princess, the third child was also the legitimate eldest son.
Because the second child Zhu Yunwen was the second son, born to a partial concubine, but Princess Chang died too early, Zhu Yunwen's mother was made the principal concubine, so he naturally became the eldest son and sat on the throne!
That is to say, because Zhu Biao and Princess Chang died too early, the Chang family gave up their first cousin, but the person who really made the Chang family decline was Zhu Di.
Chang Yuchun's two sons used to be from the same clan, and their mother's family was Lan Yu, so they were very powerful back then. The eldest son, Chang Mao, was very brave in fighting and was admired by Lao Zhu, but this guy is too arrogant.
He was eventually exiled and executed, and his second son also died for his crimes.
However, due to the lack of Ming history data or human tampering, there are too many doubts about the historical data of many characters. Even for the founding heroes like the Chang family, there are many gaps in the historical data, and many things have become mysteries.
For example, Chang Yuchun actually had three sons. The third son, Chang Sen, only had his name, and his life history cannot be verified. It is not known where he went or how he died. Some unofficial historians say that he went to hide in Shanxi to avoid Zhu Di, and the Chang family in Shanxi is now one of them.
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For another example, was Chang Mao really childless when he was exiled to Longzhou? But at that time, his real death was faked, which caused Lao Zhu to send troops to attack, so it is impossible to tell whether he was really dead or faked at that time.
According to research, unofficial history says that his descendants multiplied very prosperously.
As for the death of the second son Chang Sheng, the historical data also mentions the death in one stroke.
There are also doubts about how he died. Some say that Lao Zhu was responsible for killing Lan Yugu. Others say that he was killed by Zhu Di because he firmly supported Zhu Yunwen. After all, Zhu Di deliberately suppressed the Chang family after he ascended the throne, and the Chang family was deprived of the title of Duke.
, the descendants were exiled, and their rehabilitation after a hundred years will only be a matter of hope!
Anyway, the real situation of the normal family at that time has long been impossible to test, and what is left are all kinds of speculations.
"So the emperor took away our title?" Chang Yangwei looked solemn, looking at the swinging lanterns outside in a daze.
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"The title was originally given by the emperor." Chang Yu smiled calmly: "Back then, our ancestors were able to be extremely powerful ministers because of their ability to fight. If future generations fail to hold on to it, it means that future generations are incompetent. But not all descendants are incompetent. Our ancestors can
We can do what we have done, and whether the Chang family can get back the lost title in the future depends on you!"
Ah, Chang Yangwei looked embarrassed: "Can I do it? But you are the best. My father said that you are very good at fighting. The Tatars are afraid of you, and the bandits are also afraid of you. No one can defeat you!"
Chang Yu smiled: "I can only fight, but I can't be an official or an official. But you will have the opportunity in the future to be able to fight and be a high official. Besides, you are the eldest son of our Chang family. In the future,
The position of Duke of our country belongs to you."
Chang Yangwei seemed to understand, but looked at Chang Yu and asked, "Why can't you be a high official?"
Chang Yu did not answer him, but asked: "Do people here know your identity?"
Chang Yangwei shook his head, "General Zu won't let me tell you, and I won't tell you either. Even his family generals don't know about it. They were very strict when they taught me, but they didn't bully me. I think General Zu must have told me."
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"It's okay if you don't know, and you don't need to say anything. As a man, don't rely on others. You must learn to be patient. If you don't complain, you will become famous." Chang Yu taught earnestly: "Someone will talk about me to you in the future. No matter what they say, you just listen."
Just stay there, keep everything in your heart and don’t make any noise.”
Chang Yangwei nodded vigorously and asked, "Can I see you often?"
"I will always be here this winter, but tomorrow you may have to follow General Zu back to Ningyuan." Chang Yu touched his head. Chang Yangwei didn't understand: "I heard there is a war here, why did General Zu go back to Ningyuan?"
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"Because he is the biggest here." Chang Yu smiled. He knew Chang Yangwei couldn't understand, but he didn't need to understand.