Chapter 12 Spike Targets (Part I)
"Really?" Xu Shu's eyes widened in disbelief, and she quickly sat up straight and looked at Wang Xu.
But then he said disdainfully: "Even if that's the case, it's not a big deal." At the end of the Han Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms were not completely in decline, and there was no one who was a little out of business except for Wang Cang. ”
"Not necessarily! In my estimation, it's likely that three of them should have been known to me before. Although the reputation is small, it can be regarded as a one-time risk. In the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, when there were so many talents, it was extremely difficult to have the opportunity to be on the edge of the stage. ”
"Huh? Are you sure? How so? I should also know about the famous people of the Three Kingdoms, right? Xu Shu looked at Wang Xu strangely and asked with a puzzled face.
"I didn't say they were famous." After smiling at Xu Shu, Wang Xu couldn't help frowning again. "Actually, we are different from the official history, romance, drama, plain dialect, etc., so I am not sure about many things. At least I didn't know that my current grandfather Wang Chang had so many sons, and it seems that his son Wang Qian, who is now my third uncle, seems to remember that he was an official under He Jin. Besides, did we know that there is an internal strength in the mind? I didn't expect that there was such a thing as internal strength, and I almost thought it was a martial arts novel by some old-timer. ”
"Huh! It's not the same, it's not the same! What does it matter? Why do you care so much! You still tell me about the famous Wang family, as well as their deeds, I'm super interested now! ”
Seeing that Xu Shu didn't pay attention to his words at all, Wang Xu sighed slightly. His heart is as clear as a mirror, and of course he is worried. If this world is completely beyond his grasp and there is no knowledge of the afterlife to pave the way, then he will stand on the same starting line as the ordinary people of this era.
If this is the case, he really has no bottom in his heart about the future. But Wang Xu didn't want to bring these troubles to Xu Shu, so he didn't want to say more on this issue.
Putting aside the worries in his heart, Wang Xu carefully recalled the books he had read, and then slowly told Xu Shu.
"Let's start with the more famous ones! The first is his uncle's son, Wang Kai. As far as "Naturalist Records" is concerned, the record in "Wang Bi's Biography" is: In the late Han Dynasty, Wang Cang and his brother Wang Kai avoided trouble in Jingzhou, and Liu Biao valued Wang Cang's talent at that time and wanted to marry his daughter to him. But he felt that Wang Cang's appearance was not very good, so he married his daughter to Wang Kai instead. ”
"How many children the two had is not said in the book, but there is a son Wang Ye who is a little famous. This is because Wang Ye gave birth to two amazing sons, Wang Hong and Wang Bi. The elder brother Wang Hongguan is the captain of the Sili school, and the younger brother Wang Bi is a metaphysician at the end of the Wei Dynasty, I can't remember what officials he did, but I only know that his works include "Zhou Yi Note", "Zhou Yi Brief Example", "Lao Tzu Note", "Lao Tzu Finger Strategy", "Analects and Doubts" and so on. He also had extraordinary philosophical achievements and had a great influence on later generations. ”
Saying that, Wang Xu looked at Xu Shu, who was listening with relish, and added again: "By the way, "Wei's Spring and Autumn" said that soon after Wang Cang's death, his two sons were killed by Cao Pi because they were implicated in Wei's rebellion. The "Chronicles of Articles" also recorded that Cao Cao at that time sighed very much, if he was not on the front line of the expedition against Hanzhong, but in the rear, it would not make Wang Cang the rear. Therefore, Cao Cao succeeded Wang Kai's son Wang Ye to Wang Cang as a son, inherited his title, and served as an official to the observant. Therefore, even if Wang Bi succeeded Wang Cang as a grandson, it was just that Wang Bi's life was not good, he was first implicated in Cao Shuang's usurpation of power and lost his office, and soon he fell ill and died. Only twenty-four years old! It's a pity that many of the historical books that record these materials have been lost, and I used to see them in Pei's notes in the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms". Otherwise, you might know more. ”
Hearing Wang Xu say so much in one breath, Xu Shu was extremely surprised. "You have such a good memory, you can remember so much, I didn't know you knew this before?"
Without waiting for Wang Xu to speak, he continued suspiciously: "But I really didn't expect that there are so many origins, but didn't you just say that Wang Kai is Wang Cang's brother?" I've heard you say before, according to the title of the late Han Dynasty, now that the father is a brother, Wang Kai should be Wang Cang's cousin, that is, a brother, right! ”
Faced with Xu Shu's questioning, Wang Xu scratched his little head with a headache. "My dear! That's also the question I want to know. Maybe it's because the historical records are wrong, or maybe it's different in our time. But who knows? Anyway, that's the case now, my uncle's son Wang Kai should be the Wang Kai recorded in history. In other words, the end of the Han Dynasty we are in now seems to be different from the official history, romance, and even those wild histories, dramas, commentaries, and so on. So, don't ask too much about it, because I have a headache too! ”
Seeing Wang Xu's embarrassed appearance, Xu Shu smiled and said coquettishly: "Okay, I know!" It's funny. But how did your brother Wang Cang die? ”
"You've been with me for so long that you don't even know such a famous thing? There used to be so many electronic versions of the classics at home, didn't I let you read them too? Wang Xu heard Xu Shu's words. Immediately asked suspiciously.
Xu Shu smiled embarrassedly and said, "I've only seen particularly famous people!" ”
"Forget it! You're right, none of them are very famous, they are not household names. It's okay to look at these and it's useless! ”
After speaking, Wang Xu sorted out his thoughts before continuing to explain to Xu Shu: "Wang Can's situation is actually recorded in Zhang Ji and Zhang Zhongjing's biographies. It was probably when Wang Cang was in his 20s! I once met the medical saint Zhang Zhongjing, and after seeing him, Zhang Zhongjing said that he was suffering from a terrible disease and wanted to treat him. But he didn't believe it, thinking that he had taken some medicine, and later Zhang Zhongjing saw that the admonition was ineffective, so he gave up. As Zhang Zhongjing expected, twenty years later, Wang Cang's eyebrows began to fall out, and he died in 217 AD while accompanying Cao Wei's army to conquer Eastern Wu. ”
"That's it! I don't even listen to the words of a famous doctor like Zhang Zhongjing, it's true! I can't see that the little guy who likes to play with mud is so stubborn and jokes with his own life. Xu Shu was extremely emotional about the cause of Wang Can's death.
"What about the rest of the family? Don't you know a few more? ”
Looking at Xu Shu's big watery eyes and hesitating for a moment, Wang Xu replied without some uncertainty: "What do you say?" Actually, I'm not sure about these two people, I just think they should be. One is my current brother Wang Xiong, and the other is my uncle Wang Qian's son Wang Fei. But the two of them have not appeared in any historical classics, and I have only heard of two people with the same name in the commentary and in the Ming and Qing dynasties. ”