Zhu Pei, the lord of Yongping, said a lot of names of "Zhu XX", but Xie Mulin didn't know any of them.

These are the side branches of the Yanwang Mansion in the past dynasties, accumulated from generation to generation, although there are not many people who can still be crowned high, but the number is also considerable. For various reasons, since the death of the Yan King who built the Zizhu Courtyard, the reigning Emperor Chengde succeeded his brother to inherit the Yan Palace, and the former left several concubines were only awarded the title of county king, and there were few side branches of the Yan Palace.

There are not only the reasons why the old Yan King sat on the throne because of his parents and sons, but also the deliberate suppression of the bloodline of the original Yan Wangfu by the two generations of emperors before and after the royal family. It is undoubtedly a great grace for the current emperor to suddenly seal all these clans that have not been officially canonized for decades.

This great grace is given, not only these side branch clans can benefit, but even King Yan, who has been trying to entrap the former, can also get a lot of help.

It's hard to say whether there is an emperor here who takes the opportunity to appease his younger brother, but the emperor's will has been decided, just wait for the queen mother to come to Beiping, you can summon all the clans to come to receive the decree, King Yan can't refuse the emperor's kindness on behalf of all the clans, right? That would make him an enemy of the public! Therefore, the emperor's grace is already destined to be given to the heads of the clans next to the Yan Wangfu.

The lord of Yongping mentioned these clans, among them who are still alive, the oldest, and the highest, is a concubine under the knee of King Yan who built Zizhu Temple, and he is the longest-lived among the brothers. After losing the right to inherit his father's throne, he was canonized as a county king by Yili, but it was not a real title, and he still lived in the city of Beiping.

Because he is a scholar, no matter how much dissatisfaction he has in his heart, he will not openly scold the general, and as a weak scholar and unable to fight against the successor King Yan, he can only use a "non-violent and non-cooperative" attitude to treat all matters in the Yan Wang's Mansion - do not participate in any activities proposed by the Yan King, nor do they mix with any activities against the Yan King, close the door and live their own small life, occasionally write a few sour poems to satirize the reigning Yan Wang, but will not publicly promote their works. Because he didn't cause much trouble to the Yan Wangfu, and he didn't anger the two reigning emperors before and after, his life has always been quite smooth, and the things he should have, whether it is the royal family or the Yan Wangfu, have never lacked him.

The old county king is very old now, and he rarely sees outsiders, and only his closest children and grandchildren have the opportunity to see him. He said that he was the elder brother of the old prince and the uncle of the first emperor, so he had a very high prestige among the clan members of the Yanwang Mansion. The Empress Dowager came to Beiping, but she was afraid that she would call him an elder, and it was very likely that she would not summon him at all, but only sent his children and grandchildren to give him a title.

Mrs. Wednesday of the Zhou family is actually the daughter of the old county king's daughter-in-law's granddaughter--he himself has no son-in-law, and this concubine is the only descendant of the concubine, and her identity is different from others. On that day, the old man Zhou asked his third son, who was promising for the future, to marry the granddaughter of the old county king, which meant to take advantage of the prestige of the old county king. Helplessly, Zhou Ye was disabled due to an accident, and his future was ruined, and this marriage lost its original political significance. Fortunately, Mrs. Wednesday has a strong temperament and a very harmonious relationship with her husband, not because of this, but because of this, they have supported each other for many years, and they have always been in love.

The title of the old county king himself will not change much, but several of his concubines have not been canonized for decades, and the only concubine is also married in the name of the clan daughter, and the county lord is not canonized in accordance with the rules of the court. This time, in the will brought by the Queen Mother, the name of the county lord was corrected. As for her brothers, although they can't get the title of the eldest son of the king of the county, they also have the title of the general of Zhenguo, and their children and grandchildren are auxiliary generals, Fengguo generals, and so on. Mrs. Wednesday has no title to receive because she is her granddaughter, but her mother has become the county lord, which also elevates her status.

The brothers of the old county king have died one after another over the years, but they have left many children and grandchildren, some of them are grandchildren and some of them are concubines. Some of them will be made the eldest son of the county king, but they will not inherit the title, but others will also have many clan general titles to receive. Even if it is not as noble as the king, the court's fortune is not fake. Of course, some of them were promoted to officials by King Yan because of their outstanding talents, and some people lived a leisurely rich life by relying on private wealth or dowry brought by their wives, but more of them were "poor" people in the clan who did not touch each other and lived a tight life. With titles and fortunes, most people can live a life without worrying about food and clothing, and some people can take advantage of the trend to raise their status again, and completely improve their living standards.

These dead and living clans have all received the grace of the emperor, and the key person who asked for grace during Zhu Rui's visit to Beijing-the eldest son of the first emperor and the late son of King Yan-is naturally impossible to be absent.

According to the lord of Yongping, the emperor posthumously conferred the title of the eldest brother of Shunyi County - not a real fief, and the fief is also very small, just on the edge of Beiping, but he is dead anyway, and it is impossible to get the income from the fief, and the location of the fief is of little significance to him. The greatest value of this county prince title is that it establishes his position and identity in the clan.

The king of Shunyi was originally the son of King Yan, but when he was given death by the first emperor, he had actually been deprived of the title of prince and was buried as a son of a guilty clan. His wife and daughter were demoted as a result. The emperor intended to give him favors, but he could not change the will of the first emperor and restore his title of "Prince of Yan", let alone posthumously crown him as "King Yan", which would affect the prestige of the current King of Yan and give his side room Mrs. Xu the opportunity to rely on his name to make a fortune.

Therefore, he can only be the king of Shunyi, a county king who no longer has the right to inherit the Yan Wangfu. His concubine Hong was also posthumously named the princess of Shunyi County, and although her daughter was not a concubine, she was given the title of county lord.

The king of Shunyi was originally the son of King Yan, but when he was given death by the first emperor, he had actually been deprived of the title of prince and was buried as a son of a guilty clan. His wife and daughter were demoted as a result. The emperor intended to give him favors, but he could not change the will of the first emperor and restore his title of "Prince of Yan", let alone posthumously crown him as "King Yan", which would affect the prestige of the current King of Yan and give his side room Mrs. Xu the opportunity to rely on his name to make a fortune.