Anling is one of the few large counties in the Northern Kingdom of Yingshui in the Wei State.
The Anling Wang family is the leading aristocratic family in Anling, and has been so for hundreds of years.
Why can the Anling Wang family be passed down for hundreds of years?
The reason is very simple, because this wealthy family also has the surname Ji!
Yes, the Anling Wang family are the descendants of the royal family surnamed Ji in the early days of the founding of the Wei State. However, as the generations passed on, they became farther away from the Zhao family surnamed Ji, so they were reduced to a "public family".
, called "Ji's surname Wang".
Even though Zhao Hongrun and his third uncle Zhao Laiyu's branch of the "Ji surnamed Zhao family" is a royal family, the Wang family in Anling is just a public family, which seems to be shorter, but in fact, the Wang family's background in Anling
, it is not comparable to the Ji surnamed Zhao family in Zhao Laiyu, but the latter has purer blood and a higher status.
It is no exaggeration to say that the power and financial resources of the Anling Wang family will never be inferior to those of Chengling Wang Zhao Wenshen and other princes who were granted the title of king. The only difference between the two is that the latter has a fiefdom and can still apply it no matter how many generations.
Ji's surname is Zhao's noble surname, but the former does not have this honor.
Such examples are common in the Wei State: there are many great nobles with astonishing wealth and great power. In fact, they are all surnamed Ji, and they all come from the noble surname "Ji surnamed Zhao". However, as the years have changed, their bloodline has changed.
It was a misunderstanding, and he was ordered by the clan to change his surname.
To put it bluntly, in the Wei Kingdom today, there are many great nobles with the "Ji" surname, but the "Zhao family" only includes the clan and the princes and kings who were granted the title in the early days of the founding of the country, such as Chengling King Zhao Wenshen. The rest have all changed their surnames.
, such as the Wang family in Anling.
Today's Anling Wang family, the head of the family is called Wang Zan, and he is the eldest among his brothers. He has two younger brothers, one named Wang Xun and the other Wang Lun.
Wang Zan gave birth to three more sons and four daughters. The eldest son was named Wang Zhi, the second son was Wang Han, and the third son was Wang Chen, who was called "Wang San Gongzi" by the locals.
The eldest son, Wang Zhi, has always been talented. He passed the imperial examination at a young age. Later, with the financial and power support of the Prince of Anling, he entered an official career. He is currently serving as a Langguan in the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Daliang Dynasty. He can be called a young man.
promising.
The second son, Wang Han, did not like studying since he was a child. He studied with his brother Wang Zhi since he was a child, but he did not learn anything in the end.
At first, Wang Han hoped to enlist in the Sixth Battalion of the Garrison and become an officer, but unfortunately, although the Anling Wang family was powerful, the generals in the Sixth Battalion of the Garrison never looked down upon the nobles in the country.
After all, generals like Baili Ba, Sima An, Zhu Hai, Xu Yin, etc. were all Zongwei who used to be around Emperor Wei. Are you tired of threatening them?
Therefore, at first, Wang Han relied on the power of the Anling Wang family to join the dredging army, but he only got the position of corps commander.
As we all know, the training of the Dredging Army is extremely difficult. Wang Han endured it for half a year, but he couldn't stand it anymore and fled back home.
At that time, the Anling Wang family spent a lot of money to have the Jun Shui Army delete Wang Han's name from the military register. Otherwise, the Jun Shui Army would definitely capture deserters like Wang Han and impose strict military discipline.
Do you think the Sixth Battalion of the Garrison is the city gate? You can come when you want and leave when you want?
However, in view of the heavy gift secretly sent by the Anling Wang family, Bailiba finally dismissed Wang Han as a deserter.
After returning to Anling, Wang Han became the captain of Anling with the help of his family.
It has to be said that Wang Han has been trained in the dredging army for half a year, and his martial arts skills are really good. At least ten ordinary county soldiers are no match for him. Therefore, serving as a county captain is not a big deal.
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As for Wang Zan's youngest son, Wang Chen, he was just a spoiled playboy. He was usually very playful and had a very happy life.
It is undeniable that this is a true portrayal of the vast majority of aristocratic families in the Kingdom of Wei: for the eldest son who wants to inherit the family business, the family will strictly educate and train them vigorously, but for some sons who are destined to be unable to inherit the family business, their tutoring will be
Much more relaxed.
This kind of education method led to Wang Zhi, the eldest son of the Anling Wang family, to enter the official career at a young age and was called a pillar of talent, while his younger brothers Wang Han and Wang Chen were both county captains.
In Hengxing Township, a man just eats, drinks and has fun, walks around and hunts every day, without thinking about the future at all.
But having said that, even if a nobleman like Wang Chen is destined to be unable to inherit the family business in the future, he does not need to worry about his future life. After all, he is still a member of the Wang family, even if Wang Zhi inherits the family business in the future.
, and will not treat his two younger brothers badly.
Furthermore, although Wang Chen was uneducated and incompetent, he was quite filial to his parents, and he was also eloquent, which made his parents very happy.
Therefore, although Wang Zan always praises his eldest son Wang Zhi externally, in his heart, he loves his younger son Wang Chen very much. Except that the position of head of the family cannot be passed to Wang Chen, no matter what Wang Chen wants, Wang Zan
Zan will try his best to satisfy him.
However, when Wang Chen came back today, Wang Zan learned from his servant that his youngest son looked strange.
So Wang Zan ordered his servants to call Wang Chen to the study.
"Chen'er, I heard that you were unhappy today. What happened? You had a quarrel with Cheng Xun?" Wang Zan asked with a smile.
The Anling Wang family and the Anling Zhao family came from the same ancestor, and there were many marriages in modern times. The relationship between the two families was very good. Therefore, even if Zhao Chengxun was a descendant of the royal family, he always treated Wang Zan with the courtesy of a junior.
"The child and the Thirteenth Brother are as close as brothers, how can they quarrel and quarrel?" Wang Chen shook his head. The "Thirteenth Brother" in his mouth refers to Zhao Chengxun, the thirteenth member of the Zhao family in Anling.
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Wang Zan laughed loudly after hearing this, nodded and said: "Okay, okay, just be as close as brothers... I, the Wang family, and your thirteenth brother, the Zhao family, are descended from the same ancestors, and we are brothers." As he said,
He paused and asked doubtfully: "If it's not because of your thirteenth brother, then why?"
Wang Chen thought for a moment after hearing this, and then said timidly: "Father, the child may have...offended King Su Zhao Run."
"If you offend me, I'll offend you..." Wang Zan didn't take it seriously at all. After all, his youngest son had been causing trouble since he was a child. He had offended many people over the years, and he had long been accustomed to it.
However, when Wang Zan came to his senses, his expression changed a little, and he asked urgently: "Who did you say you offended?"
"He is the brother of the Thirteenth Brother's family, King Su Zhao Run..."
"Prince Su?" Wang Zan's expression suddenly changed, he stood up, paced back and forth in the study, and said in a deep voice: "Tell me everything."
Therefore, Wang Chen told Wang Zan exactly what happened when they encountered Zhao Hongrun on their way back from hunting, but the latter's brows furrowed slightly.
After a long time, Wang Zan frowned and said, "You shouldn't have locked him up outside the city... It was a small matter, but by doing this, you really offended that Zhao Run."
"That was Brother Thirteen's idea..." Wang Chen quickly explained: "My father didn't know how arrogant and domineering Zhao Run was, and he even said that his nickname was written as 'Hongrun', so he pronounced it 'Domineering'."
Being 'aggressive' does not take our Wang family into consideration at all."
In fact, Wang Chen had already said this once before. Therefore, Wang Zan had no other reaction after hearing this. He just shook his head and said: "Despite this, you still can't lock him outside the city..."
Seeing his father say this, Wang Chen was slightly surprised and asked in a low voice: "Father, is Zhao Run really very powerful?"
"Well." Wang Zan nodded and said in a solemn voice: "Zhao Run is not an ordinary prince. At the beginning of this spring, he even overthrew the Daliang clan. Aren't you surprised that your thirteenth brother's grandfather
Why did (Zhao Laiyu) come to my Anling? As a father, I can tell you that your thirteenth brother’s grandfather was squeezed out by Zhao Run and lost control of the clan..."
"Zong... Zongfu?"
Wang Chen looked surprised.
Regardless of the common people, except for those in Daliang, few people know much about the Zongfu. However, in the circle of aristocrats, the Zongfu is a superior existence, especially among the royal family of the Zhao family with the surname of Ji, and those like the Wang family with the surname of Ji.
In the eyes of a noble family like this.
Therefore, Wang Chen was stunned when he suddenly heard that Zhao Hongrun had brought down the clan and kicked Zhao Chengxun's grandfather Zhao Laiyu away from Daliang and back to Anling.
"Then... what should we do?" Wang Chen asked in panic.
Wang Zan waved his hand, signaling to his younger son to calm down.
Although Wang Zan had never met King Su Zhao Run, he had heard a lot about the deeds of King Su.
He was not worried that his youngest son Wang Chen would offend Prince Su. After all, both parties came from the same ancestor. Even if there was a slight friction, he believed that Prince Su would not kill the youngest son in front of him.
What Wang Zan was more concerned about was the porridge factory that his youngest son Wang Chen mentioned.
Wang Zan knew about the refugees outside Anling City; he also knew that a group of bad boys, led by his youngest sons Wang Chen and Zhao Chengxun, emptied the county warehouses of kumi and sold them to other counties.
Before that, he had no interest in asking about this matter.
What happened to the refugees who starved to death? Which country has never starved to death?
However, King Su ordered Yan Yong, the magistrate of Anling County, to open a porridge factory and distribute rice porridge to the refugees outside the city. This news made Wang Zan feel that the situation was not good.
The attitude of King Su towards his youngest son and Zhao Chengxun from the Zhao family in Anling made Wang Zan even more aware of the crisis.
"Chen'er, please stay at home these days and are not allowed to go out..."
Just when Wang Zan was exhorting his youngest son, suddenly a servant hurried out of the study and reported out of breath: "Master, it's bad, the Yanling army has occupied the south gate of Anling.
…Subsequently, a group of people went to the county warehouse, broke the door lock, and checked the rice in the county warehouse.”
Wang Zan's heart skipped a beat.
Of course he understood who was in charge of this matter: except that Su Wang Zhao Run, who had the guts to occupy the South City Gate and privately open the county warehouse to inspect the rice?
Under Wang Chen's astonished gaze, Wang Zan paced back and forth in the study with a solemn expression, thinking about countermeasures.
I don’t know how long it took, but another servant came to report.
"Master, a group of people outside the mansion said that King Su has arrived and asked the master to go out to greet him personally."
"Sure enough, it's here..."
Wang Zan's complexion changed slightly.
He didn't care about the airs put on by Zhao Hongrun and his group. After all, Zhao Hongrun's status was indeed more noble than his. It didn't matter that he went out to greet him in person.
What he was worried about was that King Su had bad intentions this time.