Chapter 343: Hedong Family
With the arrival of Liaodong on the north bank of the Yellow River, the entire Sizhou was divided among Shi Le, Wei Shuo, and Li Ju.
After Liaodong destroyed the Xiongnu Han Kingdom, the two counties of Pingyang and Hedong in the northwest of Sizhou fell into the control of Liaodong; And Sizhou Thorn Shi Li Ju occupies the four counties south of the Yellow River: Xingyang, Henan, Hongnong, and Shangluo.
In the northeast, the five counties of Wei County, Ji County, Yangping, Dunqiu, and Guangping north of the Yellow River are the foundation of Shile, and as for the only remaining Hanoi County in the north, because it happens to be the intersection of the three parties, in order to maintain the balance, none of them took the initiative to occupy it.
Wei Shuo went south to Hedong County, although it was to inspect the Pujin Ancient Bridge, but he also had another purpose, which was to visit the Hedong family. There are two top families in Hedong, namely the Anyi Wei family and the Wenxi Pei family, in addition to a large number of medium-sized and powerful families such as the Liu family and the Xue family, it can be said that the strength of the Hedong family is far beyond Wei Shuo's imagination.
If it is said that the former Wei Shuo is really not sure of subduing the Hedong family, but now it is different, Liaodong has begun to show the assets of the king, and the three dependents of the Pei family, represented by Pei Wei and Pei Kai, are currently the mainstay of Liaodong.
Moreover, Pei Dun, the representative of the Western Family, is the father-in-law of the general of Zhenbei, so two of the three dependents of the Pei family have stood on the side of Liaodong.
Although there are still some children of the Western Dependents, such as Pei Xianzheng, who went out of Xiangguo, and Pei's middle dependents who moved south to Jiangzuo to support King Langya, the Pei family in Hedong has made it clear that they will fully support Liaodong. It was with Pei's support that Wei Shuo made up his mind to get rid of the Hedong family.
However, even with Pei's support, Wei Shuo did not dare to act rashly. As one of the gathering places of the Kanto family, the Hedong family has a huge power, and it is not easy to obtain it from the Wei family, the Pei family, the Xue family, and the Liu family.
"Lord, where are we going next? Do you want to go straight back to Jinyang? "I just crossed the Fenshui Feng Yi and came to Wei Shuo's side.
"No, go to Anyi to visit the Hedong Wei clan."
Wei Shuo raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Anyi in the northeast, the reason why he put the first target of subjugation on Anyi Wei was because he knew that Wei was no longer what it used to be. If it had been twenty years ago. Wei Shuo is still alive, Wei is in his prime, and he doesn't dare to offend Wei Shuo if he kills him.
Wei Qian is talented and entered the career at the age of twenty.
After Wei destroyed Shu, Deng Ai and Zhong Hui fought for power and profit after Ping Shu, so. He designed to kill Deng and Zhong and pacified the trouble.
By the time of Emperor Wu of the Western Jin Dynasty, the official was in charge of the government and the government, which could be said to be under one person and above ten thousand.
Moreover, the descendants of Wei Qian all married with famous families in the Western Jin Dynasty: the eldest son married the daughter of He Shao in Yangxia, Chen County; The second son, Wei Heng, married Wang Hun of Jinyang, Taiyuan; The third son, Wei Yue, married Hedong Wenxi Pei Kainu; His grandson Weiyu married the daughter of the famous scholar Le Guang in the court, and after his wife died, he married the granddaughter of Shantao as his wife.
And that's not all. The Wei family also married the royal family, and the fourth son of Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, Wei Xuan, the daughter of Emperor Shangwu, Princess Fanchang.
Because Wei Qian was in power and upright, when Emperor Hui was the crown prince, the ministers of the court and the central government thought that the prince was stupid and it would be difficult to pro-government in the future, but no one dared to speak.
Wei Qian once used alcohol to get drunk "Emperor Yu Shewu", which caused Queen Jia Nanfeng to hold a grudge. At her direction. Nine ancestors and grandsons of Wei Qian were killed by Chu Wangwei, and only Wei Cao and Wei Jue survived.
By the time of Emperor Huai of Jin. Wei Qi was the main horse and rode the squire, and his younger brother Wei Jue washed the horse for the prince.
Wei Jue was born handsome, with beautiful and white skin, and was known as the "Jade Man".
Due to the turmoil in the north at that time, part of the famous scholars moved south to save the portal. In the fourth year of Yongjia, Wei Jue and his mother traveled south with his family, but due to the long distance, hunger and cold, he became ill from hard work. Yu Yongjia died in Nanchang in the sixth year.
Wei Qi did not go with his family because of "serving Emperor Huai", and was killed in Yongjia for five years, after the Xiongnu captured Luoyang.
Since then, the Hedong Wei clan has withered since then and gradually disappeared from the court.
Although the Wei family's self-defense line was killed and led to decline, the heritage of its wealthy family is still there, and there are still thousands of acres of fertile land and tens of thousands of slaves in the family, and now it is Wei Qian's younger brother Wei Shizi Wei Kang who is in charge of the family power.
Since Liaodongnan went down to Hedong, Wei Kang has become restless. It's not that he didn't think about uniting the Hedong family to fight against Liaodong, but when he thought of the consequences of fighting against Wei Shuo, he couldn't help but feel depressed.
Later, Wei Kang thought about going south to Hongnong and moved to Jiangzuo, but he was reluctant to have good land and slaves at home. The children of the Wei family can live an arrogant and lascivious life, all relying on countless fertile fields and tens of thousands of works. For Wei Kang, he would rather die than lose his land and tribes.
On the one hand, Wei Kang couldn't let go of the arrogant and lascivious living conditions, and on the other hand, he held that his uncle Wei Qian had made great contributions to the imperial court, and Wei Shuo, the general of Zhenbei, might not dare to treat Wei with common sense.
Just when Wei Kang was suffering from gains and losses, the news that Wei Shuo, the general of Zhenbei, went south to Pusaka to inspect reached the Wei family.
Wei Kang didn't think that Wei Shuo's real purpose was to build the Pujin Yellow River Bridge, he thought that the Liaodong drunkard's intention was not wine, but Wei's. In Hedong, as long as the Wei clan submits to Liaodong, the other families in Hedong will not have to worry, and Liaodong can easily take down the entire Hedong family.
"Father, father, Zhenbei General Wei Shuo is here in Anyi......"
Wei Xuan shouted all the way and broke into his father's study, causing Wei Kang to frown, and couldn't help but scold: "What kind of system is panicking?!" Don't forget that you are a child of a family, so you must always pay attention to your appearance! If you have half the grace of your cousin's guard, you will not be a father who has made it difficult to get to this step. ”
Hearing this, Wei Xuan hurriedly straightened his clothes and bowed down to receive the training, "The son obeys his father's teachings. ”
"By the way, who did you say came to Anyi just now?"
Seeing Wei Kang's question, Wei Xuan couldn't help but dance with his eyebrows, he leaned forward, and said mysteriously: "Father, I just received a report from the secret line, that Wei Shuo personally led five hundred iron cavalry guards, with two or three followers, and after inspecting Pusaka, he actually came to our Anyi. ”
"Father, you said that General Zhenbei drove straight to Anyi from Pusaka, did he come to our Wei family?"
"Humph! Finally got to the point, this time General Zhenbei is coming to our Wei family. ”
Wei Kang glanced at his son Wei Xuan with slanted eyes, thinking about the demeanor of his brother's sons, and couldn't help but sigh secretly. I don't know if it's because his brother Wei Qian has taken up all the luck of the Wei family, and when he arrives at this branch, not only have few heirs, but also his knowledge and talent are far inferior to his brother's.
If it weren't for Wei Qian offending Queen Jia Nanfeng and being wiped out, and his nephew Wei Jie's nephew went to Jiangzuo, it would not have been Wei Kang's turn to take charge of the Wei family.
"Boom! That...... How should the Wei family respond? Wei Xuan swallowed hard and foamed, and couldn't help but feel a little flustered.
"Look at your little bit of interest?! Panic what?! The sky can't fall! Wei Kang looked at his son's cowardly appearance, a little angry, and couldn't help but scold a few words.
Wei Xuan snorted and said, "Father, my son heard that General Zhenbei killed people without blinking, which is more terrible than those Hulu." In case Wei accidentally offended General Zhenbei, he would not have to send Liaodong Iron Cavalry to slaughter us and others. ”
"Alas!" Wei Kang frowned, what his son Wei Xuan said was exactly what he was worried about. Guan Weishuo's words and deeds are all carried by a strong wind, and there is quite a smell of Shunchang's rebellion. However, if Wei expressed his support for the implementation of the uniform field system and the release of slaves, it would mean that Wei's children would completely stay away from their previous arrogant and lascivious life.
But if he carried the edict of disrespecting Liaodong, in case he really annoyed General Zhenbei, Wei Kang was worried about the fate of his brother Wei Qiang's family. After the murder of Wei Qiang, Wei Kang has been very soberly aware that no matter how sharp the mouth of the family is, it is not as powerful as the knife in the hands of those in power.
"Father, I heard that General Zhenbei's family background is secret, do you think it is possible that he is from my Wei family?"
"How could he be a disciple of my Wei family!?"
Wei Kang listened to Wei Xuan's words and did not hesitate to reject the rumor that Wei Shuo was from the Wei family. A wealthy family like the Wei family has a detailed genealogical record in the family, and there is no record of Wei Shuo on it at all, which shows that he is indeed from a poor family and has nothing to do with the Wei family in Hedong.
"Father, how can he not be a child of my Wei family?!"
Unexpectedly, Wei Xuan's face showed a strange look, regardless of his father Wei Kang's opposition, he repeatedly emphasized that Wei Shuo was born in the Wei clan in Hedong.
"Huh?" Wei Kang's face was puzzled, he didn't understand why his son, who had always been cowardly and incompetent, was so persistent today, could there be a deep meaning in this that he had not guessed? (To be continued.) )