When Wei Kui's majestic figure appeared in front of him again, Wei Cheng didn't know what he felt in his heart.
Maybe there is sympathy for the person who was framed, maybe there is hatred of one's own powerlessness, maybe there is pride in finally surpassing the figure that has always been longed for, maybe there is regret as to why I didn't urge to go to Hanerzhou with them, and finally die together. regret...
Or maybe...a bit of both.
"Brother..." Wei Cheng blurted out and stood up from the big rock.
“That word is called ‘destiny’, right? I originally wanted to ask Uncle Tiezhu if he knew about this matter. Since I met you here, I think it would be better for you to explain it clearly in person. "Wei Kui had no expression and didn't seem to be afraid of the other party at all: "I'd really like to hear your opinion on this matter."
Wei Kui crumpled the notice that Bo'er brought to him into a ball and threw it away. He had no intention of insulting the other party. He knew that Wei Cheng had always had quick eyesight and quick hands. Even if there was only a little moonlight, he could catch it steadily, but Wei Chenggong just let the ball of paper hit his chest, and then fell to the ground silently.
He knew very well what this ball of paper was, knew what was inside, and of course also knew Wei Kui's questions.
But he just couldn't say it.
Wei Kui saw Wei Cheng's embarrassment, but he was not prepared to ignore the topic: "Your father and my father are cousins, your grandfather and my grandfather were born from the same mother, and your great-grandfather and my great-grandfather are the same. Alone - then why don't I, the elder brother, know that our ancestors are so glorious?"
"Stop talking!" Wei Cheng suddenly stopped Wei Kui's words and his face turned red.
"Ha..." Wei Kui sneered. This was the first time today that he experienced the feeling of anger and anger. No wonder He Nan likes to use words to attack other people's spirits. In a sense, this is better than using force. Much more enjoyable.
Rather than saying that this piece of paper is a notice, it is more like the Di Bao officially issued by the imperial court. However, the general Di Bao will compile the important news over a period of time, but this one is "single".
The above content is not difficult to understand. Ignoring the gorgeous words full of praise, even a rough guy who cannot read a word can understand what is being said.
Wei Cheng, the "Magic Arrow General" who made extraordinary achievements in the desert and soared across the vast sea, is a descendant of Wei Mansheng, one of the "Thirteen Pillars of the Founding of the Nation".
What are the "Thirteen Pillars of the Founding of the People's Republic of China"? It refers to the thirteen heroes and pillars who worked with Emperor Taizu of the prosperous country to expand the territory and conquer the world. These thirteen people in total were all named Dukes after the founding of the country, and they inherited the title from generation to generation and enjoyed the land forever. , ranging from 5,000 to 15,000 households - Chen Yanbi, the ancestor of Mr. Chen, was Chen who took the initiative to surrender to Emperor Taizu and ranked twelfth. The homophonic surname is also an honorific title) Duke Chen Yinhan is one of them, with a settlement of 6,500 households.
The Wei Mansheng, the Duke of Wei, ranked sixth. He was a fellow countryman who followed Emperor Taizu when he rebelled against the army. He was extremely brave and sacrificed his life in marches and battles. He was known for his agility and won twice in ten thousand battles. The savior in the army rebelled against fire and water three times, so the Duke was given the name "Wei", which is similar to Chen Yinhan's "Cheng".
Wei Mansheng was a soldier all his life and suffered many injuries, so he died of illness not long after Anbang. His eldest son Wei Dong ascended the throne, but then came the earth-shattering event "Xuan Gong's Rebellion". The second-ranked hero in the list of heroes, General Xu He, robbed Xuan Guogong in the name of "Qingjun Side". Fully half of the Thirteen Pillars were involved in this incident, and Wei Dong was also involved. After Emperor Taizu put down the rebellion, several Zhuguo who participated in it were also liquidated due to the size of their crimes. Xu He and others were beheaded, and were removed from the post of general, and Wei Dong and other accomplices were also imprisoned one by one. Or be exiled, and their titles will be removed and they will be demoted to common people.
Xu He's entire family was executed, and naturally no one inherited the title of Duke Xuan. However, Duke Wei retained it, but the settlement was reduced to only a thousand households. It was inherited by a branch of the Wei family, but it also declined from then on. Go down.
At this moment, Wei Kui is mocking Wei Cheng for forgetting his ancestors. Naturally, this newspaper is nonsense. Wei Cheng and Wei Mansheng are basically incompatible except for having the same surname.
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Take Weijia Village as an example. As Wei Kui said, the two brothers are of the same generation. They have the same great-grandfather, and the old man’s name is Wei Huizi. In an era when culture was not widespread, most people Not to mention reading and literate, there are many people who have never seen a book in their lives, and they will adopt a very concise way when naming, such as naming after their birth date, ranking number, or using some Name things that exist around you. For example, Wei Kui's ancestor directly used this number because he was the seventeenth among his peers. He Nan's ancestor simply and crudely named him after two or three because he was born on the 23rd of the first lunar month.
In fact, don't think the birth of the name Wei Kui is so complicated - Wei Kui should have an older brother named Wei Fu. At that time, Wei Tao and his wife had already planned to have two sons, one rich and one noble, just like next door. The two sons of Tiezhu's family are ready to succeed. However, before Wei Kui was born, his eldest brother drowned in the river and died. Wei Tao was a somewhat superstitious person and was afraid that his younger son would suffer another tragedy, so after the child was born, he consulted a fortune teller in the county. After giving him a penny, he gave Wei Kui a fortune telling, saying that this child was also short of water in the five elements, so why not just add it to his name without losing the word "expensive" that he had originally decided on, so it became " Collapse".
Although the meaning of the word "Ke" alone is not very good, there is a local rule in the village that "a cheap name makes a living", and doesn't Wei Kui mean "Wei Kui"? When combined with the surname, it becomes Yes, that's why this big, sturdy child who weighed more than ten kilograms at birth was given such a name.
And even the Wei Guogong lineage, which was deprived of most of their settlements, has always lived near the capital and has nothing to do with this small village in the northwest border - if Wei Cheng is a descendant of Wei Mansheng , wouldn’t that be the case in the entire Weijia Village? However, clan-centered settlements like Weijia Village have very strict and detailed genealogies enshrined in the village ancestral halls, which can even be traced back to before the Feng Dynasty. Counting the names on the genealogy, there has never been a Wei Man Sheng and Wei Dong were father and son.
Wei Cheng's identity as the so-called Thirteen Pillars and a descendant of Wei Guogong is of course fake. Both Wei Kui and Wei Cheng knew it well - so how did his identity come from?
Of course it was given by the imperial court.
Since there is an endorsement from the imperial court, even if it is false, it is still true, and it must be true.
Wei Cheng, who had made such extraordinary achievements, received surprisingly generous treatment. Perhaps Shengguo really needed a great victory over Xie Gao. After arriving in the capital, in addition to being awarded the title by the Ministry of War in person, a member of the Ministry of Rites Yuan Wailang also introduced a person to this young man - the current Duke Wei, and the reason for the matchmaking between the two was to make Wei Cheng recognize Duke Wei as his "father".
At first, Wei Cheng was definitely unwilling, and he also had many questions in his mind - it's not like he didn't have a father, so why did he insist on recognizing this old man as his father? It's just that neither Wei Guogong nor the Yuanwai Lang gave him a more detailed explanation. They just explained the conditions to him - as long as Wei Cheng recognizes Wei Guogong as his father today, he will be Wei Guogong from now on. As a person of the Duke's lineage, this will be of great benefit to his future career, and Duke Wei will also invest in buying a set of land for his biological parents near the capital, so that Wei Cheng can take the two elders there. When you come here, you don’t have to make a living by farming in the remote countryside.
It's just that from now on, Wei Cheng can no longer call his biological father Wei Tiezhu his father. He has and can only have one father, Duke Wei.
Faced with such nonsense, Wei Cheng definitely refused and his attitude was very firm. However, after a few days of "staying as a guest" in Duke Wei's mansion, his mind gradually changed - because there was a great possibility that he would become "Gong Wei" in the future.
According to the title succession system in the "National Law" of the Sheng Kingdom, "the eldest son will inherit the title, followed by the legitimate son, then the eldest son, and if there are no children, the title will be removed." However, Wei Guogong does not have a son, which means that he will inherit the title in the future. One day, after going west, he will be in a situation where he will have no heirs. Then his title, salary and food will be deprived. Then who will support this large family?
It is not that Duke Wei has never thought about adopting one of his brothers from a side branch, but these children have grown up as officials' sons who have relied on royal grain to support themselves, so they have grown up full of arrogance and extravagance.
Yi, how can anyone be worthy of the first-level title of Duke Wei? Not only will the family fortune be ruined sooner or later if it is left to them, but if trouble occurs, the family may suffer even worse - and according to Wei Guogong's understanding of them, these losers can do such a thing. The probability was very high, so he had this idea after hearing that there was such a young general with the same surname as himself.
To be fair, in order to retain your title and land, you, Duke of Wei, dared to admit an outsider as your son and pretend to be a prince. This is a crime of deceiving the emperor. According to Qi Changgeng's character, even killing your head would be an exaggeration. Moreover, you have no son to seize the title and pass the imperial court. What a nonsense, the court is eager to take back your rewards as soon as possible, so Duke Wei does not dare to mention this nonsense at all and can only talk about it in his heart.
However, it always comes to the end of the road. One of the disciples whom Duke Wei Guo had mentored at that time was working as a clerk in the Ministry of Etiquette. He was grateful for his teacher's kindness and thought of going together with his teacher, so he made a decision. After hearing this, Duke Wei was also very impressed - the final result was that the Minister of Etiquette reported the matter to the emperor and gave the emperor several irresistible and impeccable reasons given by the official. After repeating it once, the matter was settled. And this Yuanwailang who shined among them was also a good person and did his best to the end. He drafted this Di newspaper with his own hands.
It can be said that things have been smooth sailing until now. The only thing left is Wei Cheng to take over his parents - of course, this is the last link that Wei Cheng thinks. Because neither Duke Wei nor the court cares whether Wei Cheng takes your parents or not. In Qi Changgeng's eyes, it was over after he made the decision. He didn't even know Wei Cheng at all. He just saw those few reasons as persuasive. At most, he was only concerned about whether the results promised by the Minister of Rites would appear; In the eyes of Duke Wei, he only cared about having such a person to inherit his title. At least he, his wives, concubines and daughters could have a good life.
As for how far Wei Cheng can go for this, and whether he will fall out with his parents and eldest brother because of "forgetting his roots", only the people in Weijiacun will care.
