My name is An Pei, and I am a descendant of the An family in Ancheng, the great Wei Dynasty.
According to the genealogy records, hundreds of years ago, my An family was a famous family in An City, even ranked high in the Liang Kingdom at that time, and the city where my family lived was also named after my An family. This title
It has been used to this day.
Unfortunately, like most families in the world, my family has gradually declined over the past few hundred years.
There is a reason for the military disaster. After all, according to the genealogy records, my An family experienced the "War of Wei to Destroy Liang" and the "War of Wei and Wei". Many of our ancestors died directly or indirectly in those catastrophes.
Of course, the ancestors have long since let go of these grudges and grudges from hundreds of years ago.
Maybe at the beginning, my ancestors of the An family were very frightened. After all, those tiger and wolf warriors who called themselves the Wei people of the Zhao family drove chariots and commanded the later famous Wei soldiers. From now on, they are called Sanchuan.
When the Xiyi from the county came out, the entire Liang Kingdom was frightened.
Because for the Liang State, which was a country in the Central Plains at that time, the Wei people of the Zhao family at that time were just Western barbarians living in Sanchuan.
Later, the Wei people of the Zhao family destroyed the Liang State. They did not burn, kill, and loot in the Liang State like other foreign tribes at that time. They settled here, appeased the descendants of the Liang State, and learned the culture of the Liang State, so that for several years
Later, the ancestors of my An family gradually recognized the rule of the Wei people of the Zhao family over this land, and even gradually became a Wei people.
These are old stories, so don’t mention them.
In short, I, the An family, later boarded the chariot of the great Wei Zhao family.
Compared with these military disasters, what really caused the decline of our An family was due to the laziness of our ancestors - although it is unreasonable to say so, it is indeed true.
All in all, my An family has declined. From being a prominent family in Ancheng in the great Wei Dynasty, we have now only had an ancestral home covering an area of more than ten acres, plus several hundred acres of farmland outside the city. This is all that remains.
I have absolutely no intention of showing off, because this small amount of family property may satisfy ordinary people, but for me, as a descendant of the An family, it is a shame and a lament.
I, the An family, come from a middle-aged and middle-aged family, and I am not very prosperous. In my generation, there are only me and my elder brother An Tu.
Although the family still has some land, in fact, in my father's generation, my An family was not as good as those in Ancheng. As a once famous family, now we are in a really embarrassing situation. Although with my father's former strength,
Due to our relationship, my brother and I are married to the daughters of the Li family in the city, but the relatives of my wife’s family always look at our brothers with a bit of prejudice.
In the final analysis, it is nothing more than one word: money!
Mr. Li, no, it should be my father-in-law. He is a man of great love and justice. Regardless of the dissuasion of his family, he betrothed his daughter to my two brothers. My two brothers are very grateful, but those relatives of my father-in-law
, Tsk! I get upset just thinking about it.
Because of this incident, my two brothers have been thinking about how to prosper our An family.
Finally, at the beginning of last year, the opportunity came. His Highness King Su of the Wei Dynasty sent troops to conquer Sanchuan. Later, our Great Wei and Sanchuan established a solid trade - the word trade was said to be proposed by His Highness King Su.
In fact, it means transaction.
At that time, my brother and I thought about it, and we both felt that this opportunity should not be missed, so we gritted our teeth and sold the hundreds of acres of land that our ancestors had inherited from our ancestors, borrowed a sum of money from my father-in-law, and headed for Sanchuan.
Luocheng, Sanchuan County, is such a good place. Those girls of the Yi tribe... Well, that's not the point. In short, the two of us went back and forth to Sanchuan several times and made several times the money. Not only did we also pay our father-in-law who owed him
My lord's money was spent on selling and buying back the fields he sold, and there was actually a lot left over.
Of course, the reason why I made more money at that time was because His Highness King Su refused to allow the big nobles in the Wei Dynasty to go to Sanchuan. Although I don’t know the specific reason, the caravans of those big nobles and rich people could not enter and exit Chenggao Pass.
, for small caravans like us brothers, this is simply a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a fortune.
Later, as His Highness King Su compromised with the big nobles in the country, a large number of noble caravans entered and left Sanchuan. It became difficult to earn money. I don't know how many civilian merchants were defeated.
But this has nothing to do with my An family. After all, no matter how defeated I am, my An family is still a respectable noble in An City. Those big nobles will not suppress us. They only suppress the civilian merchants.
Subsequently, the business of my two brothers grew bigger and bigger, with hundreds of Hu slaves, two merchant ships built by Daliang Smelting Bureau, and a shop in the unfinished Bolangsha River Port. Although
At present, we can't even see any shops, but we two brothers are determined that His Highness King Su will not trick us.
This year, I will no longer follow my brother, and I will take care of the shop in Ancheng. Hey, my brother now owns an inn, two taverns, and a shop selling some scattered items purchased from Sanchuan.
thing.
Recently, my elder brother took his father-in-law’s youngest son, who is also our brothers’ brother-in-law, to Shangshui County on a merchant ship to purchase pearls, bronzes from the Chu Kingdom and other things. These things were either in our Wei Dynasty or in Sanchuan County
, all sold quite well.
Speaking of my father-in-law's relatives, they are the same guys who used to look down on our brothers. Now they are all very jealous and ask our brothers to teach us some experience... Bah! I don't care whether they live or die!
Well, in short, my An family is gradually becoming prosperous again.
However, a few days ago, something unexpected happened. An unfamiliar army suddenly swarmed into Anseong. Although it was a bit embarrassing, I almost peed my pants in fear at first. I thought it was Koreans from the north who had invaded. Later,
Seeing this army hanging the flag with the word "Wei", I was relieved.
However, this tone did not last long, because it was not my Wei army at all.
In fact, I was wondering at the beginning, "Zhao Sheng, the king of Yao", I have never heard of it. When did I, the great Wei Dynasty, have the title of king of Yi? Aren't they all the kings? It's like the king of Yuanyang.
King Ling, it is simply inexplicable that a Lord Yao suddenly appears.
Later I found out that this Wei army was not the army of the Wei Dynasty with my surname Zhao, but the army of the Wei State in Longxi in the far west.
It is said that the Wei family in Longxi is the descendant of the Zhao family in the Great Wei Dynasty - Oh my God! The Ji family in the Wei Dynasty is named Zhao. That is the emperor's clan, a royal family! How could there be some inexplicable division of the Wei family in Longxi?
Without allowing me to dwell on this issue, the army of the Wei clan in Longxi, a gang of scoundrels, occupied Ancheng.
These beasts are really not good people. They drove me and my family members out of the house indiscriminately, and occupied my ancestral home of the An family. It is said that they want to make room for some "Zuo Shuchang" to live in -
—Maybe he is a high-ranking official in this gang of villains.
Even those scoundrels who call themselves Wei Bing actually have evil thoughts about my sister-in-law and my wife. If it weren’t for the fact that there are more than a dozen loyal Hu slaves at home, no, no, no, they are Hu servants.
I'm afraid that my sister-in-law and my wife may really be insulted by these villains pretending to be Wei soldiers.
... Damn it, these villains dare to call themselves Wei Bing?!
The army of Wei Dynasty will never point its weapons at its own compatriots unless it is against rebellion!
However, the situation is stronger than the person, so I will tolerate it for the time being.
Under the protection of more than a dozen loyal Hu servants, I protected my sister-in-law and my wife and escaped from the city.
On the way, I met many well-known people in Ancheng, including Mr. Zhang who opened a rice shop, and Mr. He who had switched to selling candles for the Yu Manufacturing Bureau in recent years. Many well-known people in Ancheng were running away in fear.
Towards the outside of the city.
Even, I actually met my father-in-law outside the city.
The old man was very angry this time, and his nice mansion was robbed. I quickly comforted him with words to prevent this kind old man from getting angry to death by those beasts.
I really can’t figure out what happened in Ancheng. How could a group of villains under the banner of the Wei army appear in the land of Wei, occupying mansions, bullying men and women? This is a criminal offense!
Why did the county magistrate just stand by and watch?
I slept all night full of resentment, but when I got up to urinate in the middle of the night, I saw the county magistrate leading more than a dozen county soldiers, with their heads covered and disheveled, cursing: This is unreasonable! This is unreasonable!
I secretly gave myself a warning and quickly stepped forward to salute the county magistrate.
The county magistrate was really angry. He was quite old. His face turned red and he cursed: I'm going to the Ministry of Justice in Daliang, no, I'm going to the Ministry of War! What is the court doing for food?!
However, the county magistrate was still unable to go to Chengdaliang the next day because the old man got cold after scolding and blowing the cold wind all night...
What will happen to Anseong?
With nothing left, we stayed outside the city for two days.
Suddenly one day, I saw a team coming to Ancheng under the banner of my great Wei.
Yes, it is not the banner of the Longxi Wei family, but the real banner of my great Wei!
The shacks outside the city suddenly boiled. Those who had been robbed of their mansions and property like me, whether they were nobles or commoners, were united in a rare way at this moment.
"That adult is in front of you?"
"Sir, you have to make the decision for us..."
"Those evil thieves took over our house..."
We have never been so united. Whether they are nobles or commoners, the strong young men struggled to break through the obstruction of the Longxi Wei soldiers, rushed to the unknown court official, and complained to him about the Longxi Wei soldiers.
evil deeds.
But the Wei soldiers in Longxi, these beasts are really no joke. They blocked us and even used their swords to force us to retreat.
Is it the end like this? Doomed to not even be able to see the face of the official in the DPRK who is using the banner of Wei Dynasty?
Just when we were extremely angry and disappointed, suddenly, a loud shout came from the team.
"Stop! Let them come over!... Didn't you hear me? I tell you one last time, let them come over! Whoever dares to use weapons against my people of Wei Dynasty again, I, Zhao Run, swear to wait for you and stop them.