Wei Hucheng's name was removed from the Wei family tree.
At the beginning, those old men were a little afraid and turned their backs, but seeing that handsome man in white heroic armor just sat on a chair and watched them move from beginning to end, his heart, which had been held by the villagers all the time, was overwhelmed. Stand tall.
Seeing Wei Hucheng's name crossed out, a clan elder suddenly said, "Patriarch, just doing this is not good enough."
"That's right, Wei Hucheng's predecessors have all entered my ancestral hall. If something happens, it will implicate us."
"For the sake of the entire Wei family, the patriarch should move all the ancestors of Wei Hucheng out."
Wei Mingyan stepped back, with a slight sneer on his face, "I have no objection."
"It's just that you elders, don't regret it in the future."
The patriarch paused, and looked at Wei Mingyan, who was always smiling and contented, "Hu Cheng, if you are willing to bow your head to the court now, we can help you bear the incense of your ancestors."
He still didn't want to do such an absolute thing. Of course, the patriarch didn't notice something, but although Wei Hucheng was a traitor, as soon as he returned to the village, the Wei family hurriedly expelled Wei Hucheng's team, and the court was satisfied. Well, people still don't know what to say about them in the future.
"Patriarch, when our village recruited soldiers, you also said the same to the people who were going to join the army."
"Why wait for me to come back, my mother's field was taken, my sister was divorced without reason, and I didn't see the patriarch to take care of them for a while?"
"Today, if you don't do such a great job and still offer the incense of my father's generation, I will promise here that in the future, I will achieve great things and the whole Wei family will flourish."
"No need!"
One of the clan elders stood up with a cold face as if his tail had been stepped on, "You are committing a serious crime of treason, you should be tied up and sent to the government..."
He had to be cold-faced, because it was his own son who wanted to encroach on Weimu's land.
As for whether he himself made any suggestions in it, outsiders don't know.
"Third!"
The patriarch scolded him.
Didn't he think that Wei Hucheng would be trapped and go to the government? It’s just that the rows of rebels outside are still standing, and if Wei Hucheng is angered by saying these words...
"Third Uncle, do you know how to write the five characters of kicking the nose and putting the face on?"
Wei Mingyan slapped the table and stood up, his calm face was finally tinged with anger, "Today you expel me from the Wei family, what will happen to the world in the future! The children of the Wei family don't want to be affected!"
"Come on."
The tall and strong Mo Da led the people in. This group of elite soldiers were all Wei Mingyan's confidantes. Everyone had seen blood on their hands, and they stood outside and heard their words clearly. At this moment, they looked at those who dared to disrespect adults. The elders of the clan, every one of them has killing intent in their eyes.
The clan elder who had just stiffened was taken aback, his face immediately showed a bit of weakness, he leaned on his crutches and hid behind, "You, what do you want to do."
Mo Da stared at him gloomyly, seeing how frightened he was, he clenched his fists tightly, and only waited for an order from the lord, then rushed forward and smashed these old men who dared to bully the lord to pieces.
"Go and bring down the tablet of my ancestors, Patriarch, I will trouble you to find it."
Wei Mingyan didn't even look at the frightened patriarch with a pale face, but just looked at the patriarch and said in a low voice, "From today onwards, I, a rebellious official, have nothing to do with Weijia Village."
"Is the patriarch satisfied?"
The patriarch's face was blue and white, and he always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say anything to refute.
After seeing the group of well-dressed guards carefully carrying the tablet down, Wei Mingyan said that he was going out, the patriarch's heart tightened for some reason, and he subconsciously called out, "Hu Cheng..."
"Patriarch Wei."
Wei Mingyan turned his head, he was no longer as respectful as before, his expression was as cold as frost, and even his voice became cold, "I have changed my name a long time ago, now, it should be Wei Mingyan."
"Walk."
Seeing the group of people getting on their horses and walking away, with dust on the way, the patriarch who choked with Wei Mingyan just now asked unwillingly, "Patriarch, why should you give him a good face? He dares to do such a rebellious act Don’t tell me we’re not allowed to get rid of the family in order to keep the Wei clan!”
The patriarch's face was gloomy, he stared at the backs of this group of people, and let go of the uneasiness in his heart, "That's right, I was thinking too much."
"A worm, actually wants to become a dragon, wishful thinking!"
Several clan elders also laughed.
"What the patriarch said is that we should spread the news of Wei Hucheng's removal from the clan as soon as possible, lest the court blame us in the future and implicate our Wei family."
They were afraid that they would be implicated this time, so they called their descendants after they left the ancestral hall.
Tell them that Wei Hucheng, who committed the crime of treason and treason, has been excommunicated, and since then Wei Hucheng has nothing to do with their Wei family.
The older villagers often bullied Wei's mother, and the younger ones started to mock the Wei family siblings when they were young. If Wei Hu is successful, they will be bad, and if Wei Hu is not good, they will feel refreshed up.
The news spread quickly, and along with the news that Yunzhou was captured by the rebels, it spread to the imperial city.
The emperor didn't mean to implicate the Wei family. After all, when Wei Mingyan took down two cities in a row and still wanted to continue to fight, someone stood up and announced for him that he was a traitor. That would be great up.
Look, people who don't even want their clans are ridiculed by the world.
The clan of Jin State is the largest, and those who were expelled from the clan hall must have committed a big mistake.
Without the clan, he will die in the future, without even offering incense and offerings, so he can only be a lonely ghost.
In less than a month, Wei Ming announced his rebellion, and the clan severed ties with him. The news that his sister was divorced by her husband had already spread throughout the capital.
At this time, he had already reached the Acropolis.
As we all know, the Acropolis is guarded by General Zhao. General Zhao is now the number one general of the Jin Kingdom. In the past seven years, after the old general left, he has been fighting against the enemy country, going through life and death many times to keep the country.
General Zhao's soldiers are all brave men who fought against the war. Everyone said that the traitor would be defeated if he fought against the Acropolis.
The clan elders in Weijia Village were very excited, wishing to offer incense sticks to their ancestors and let them bless them, except for this rebellious traitor.
The people in Miao City have already tasted the sweetness of being managed by Wei Mingyan. During this period of time, the officials who patrol the city day and night no longer bully them as usual. Sometimes they see the old man carrying heavy things , the officers and soldiers who should have been high above will go up to help and help deliver them home.
The old man wanted to give the copper coin in fear, but was pushed back by the officers and soldiers, saying that Master Wei had established a rule that they, the government officials, were not allowed to take property from the common people, otherwise they would lose their hats.
The government has a good attitude towards the civilians, but it is full of energy for those villains who are swindling and abducting. Although Miaocheng is not up to the point of not closing their doors at night, the common people have formed a pattern in this short period of time to find the government when encountering difficulties. Habit.
It used to be that almost everyone on the street was afraid of people wearing the clothes of government servants. Now, those vegetable sellers who have been helped and are grateful to the government still rush to deliver vegetables to these government servants who protect them. , but seeing the trusting and grateful appearance of the people, which government servant present felt uncomfortable.
In the past, wherever the yamen servants went, the young girls there had to hide quickly, for fear of being spotted by those yamen servants and marrying them forcibly, but now it is completely different from the past. The yamen servants are all admiring, and wish they could marry such a great hero.
The yamen servant who had just taken power and had some other thoughts was treated with such admiration and trust by the people, and his heart sank again.
Although they may not earn as much money as the previous yamen servants, Lord Wei said that every month the three best yamen servants will be selected and rewarded. What a beautiful day to get the silver taels, and to bring the round stomachs I ate to my family.
In the past, when someone in that family became a yamen servant, the relatives of that family would be avoided, for fear that they would inform them, but when it was their turn, the mothers, wives, and even children in the family all stood up with their chests up.
More and more men who didn't have time to join the Wei Family Army went to the government to become government servants. After a round of competitions, only the best could be selected to protect the safety of Miaocheng.
The people of Miaocheng were protected by the yamen servants, and those wicked people had no chance to do evil. As long as the people worked hard, the silver taels they got would be their own.
As long as you buy the books you need to learn, you can go to school. Every day at noon, the school will even send food to the children.
Although there is only one meal, it is life-saving for many children living in poverty.
The common people are no longer hungry, no longer worry that thieves will break into the door when they fall asleep, and children can also go to school. On such a day, the first thing many people do after waking up in the middle of the night is to pinch themselves As soon as he felt the pain, he hurriedly asked the person lying beside him.
Ask if such a good person as Mr. Wei came out of her dream.
The man beside him answered no as he was used to, and continued to sleep in a daze.
If Wei Mingyan had just encircled Miaocheng, some people thought he was trying to usurp the throne, then after experiencing the benefits of being under Wei Mingyan's jurisdiction, almost all the people loved the new lord sincerely.
Knowing that the adults are going to attack the Acropolis, the people of Miao City watched their men go to the battlefield, while they burned incense and worshiped Buddha at home.
The good days of praying for the safety of the family first, praying for the victory of the Acropolis for the second time, and praying for the third time can continue day by day.
The Miaocheng army surrounded the Weicheng and had been confronting the Weicheng army all the time. No one knew why Wei Mingyan hadn't launched an attack yet, but as far as the Miaocheng army got the crossbow and siege equipment from someone who didn't know where, he If you don't attack, the Acropolis will not be able to take the initiative to attack.
The stalemate between the two sides lasted for about three days, and the people in the Acropolis gradually became uneasy.
Although I heard that wherever the Miaocheng army went, they would not move the people at all. When Yunzhou City was captured, the city gates would be opened wide on the same day, allowing the people to come in and out, and they would not covet the people's property.
But in the end, it was just hearsay. In this world, who is willing to hand over their lives to others.
On the third day, when the people in Weicheng were anxiously wondering whether the Miaocheng army planned to trap them to death here, a sound like thunder suddenly came from outside.
The people who were trembling and hiding at home quickly huddled together. Those with old people protected them, and those with children hid their babies in their arms like a hen.
The woman hid behind the man, and the head of the family took out something that could be used as a weapon at home, and looked at the door vigilantly.
"In the year of Tianwei, the late emperor died—"
This sound that seemed to appear in the sky startled everyone, thinking that the enemy had come to the house, they all made a fuss.
"General."
The strong man with a round beard frowned and looked at the object in the sky. From his eyes, he could naturally see that there was a man wearing Miaocheng armor holding something in his hand and shouting loudly. .
It was strange to say that even though he was so far away from them, the voice really reached them.
The strong man asked, "Shall we shoot him down?"
"Need not."
The middle-aged man was also looking in that direction, his eyes a little dazed, "Listen first and see what he said."
"Before the late emperor left, he left eight loyal ministers to assist the new lord—"
"Three civil servants, three military officials, two grand tutors—"
"The new emperor took the throne and changed it to Tianshun. Tianshun was one year old, and the new emperor took the throne for less than a month. Two civil servants passed away one after another, and two military officials also died in battle—"
"Afterwards, the remaining two ministers were mad at the Golden Luan Hall."
"Emperor Tianshun kept the cause of death of these two ministers secret, but the cause of death of the four elders in front cannot be hidden! Who in the entire capital knows that they were poisoned by the uncle of the country!"
"The bones of the poor adults are not yet cold, and the Erlangs in the family who were in charge of the imperial court were driven to the frontier. Within three years, not a single one died!"
"Foreign relatives are in power, the emperor is fatuous, loyal officials are murdered, and corrupt officials are in power. Soldiers and common people, think carefully about whether such an emperor is worthy of loyalty!"
The soldiers below who were not ordered to stand still clenched their knives.
They weren't stupid either. After confronting the group of people outside for so long, they could naturally see the gap between the two sides.
Miao Chengjun had enough food and clothing, and when the wind blew, it even brought the smell of meat, but what about them
Obviously they are all the same, and they are even more orthodox than Miao Chengjun outside, but the thin layer of clothes on their bodies can't resist the enemy's damage, not even the cold wind.
Just this piece of clothing was issued by the imperial court.
Not to mention the food you eat every day. You don’t see the smell of meat once in half a month. A meal of meat, even if you go to the underworld, you will feel uncomfortable.
In fact, they also know that they are much better than the other armies. At least their military salary was not deducted by General Zhao. It is not like other armies. There is one bottom left.
But this is how it is these days. Even if you are a soldier, you don’t think you are doing murder. Everyone’s life is no longer your own when you join the army. If you meet a better commander, just like their General Zhao, although He was also suffering from the cold, but at least the money was still his own. Compared with other people, he felt more at ease.
But in the past three days, it was Miao Chengjun who were compared with them.
Here they are stiff from the cold, but over there they are wearing solid thick cotton padded clothes with a layer of helmets on top. They are happy when they can each get a bowl of porridge, but over there everyone has a bowl of porridge. an egg.
The soldiers standing on the city wall in the Acropolis looked down and were seen by the Miaocheng people, and they threw the eggs high deliberately as if showing off. At this time, the smell of meat floated into the tip of the nose along the wind, let alone the envy in their hearts up.
For the past three days, many Weicheng soldiers have been muttering in their hearts.
After all, they are also orthodox Jin soldiers, how can they not even compare to a rebel army in terms of food and clothing.
In the Miaocheng camp, Mo laughed and entered the tent from the outside, "My lord, your trick is really effective. I heard from the spies that the guards guarding the gate almost stared out of their eyes."
Wei Mingyan looked at the sand table in front of him, and smiled, "The speaker who was put in the city, has he returned well?"
"Come back, that kid was sweating from fright, and his eyes are still bright."
"Remember to give him the agreed fifty taels. Since he is back, let him bring the money to his family."
"Yes, my lord!"
Wei Mingyan lowered his eyes slightly, and when he was staring at the sand table and didn't know what he was thinking, Hou Er strode in.
He saluted, there were still a few bloodstains on his face, but he didn't seem to know the pain, and said respectfully, "My lord, Mrs. Zhao and General Zhao's sons and daughters are back."
"good."
The man standing in front of the sand table raised his eyes and smiled, "Hou Er, I wish you a great contribution. After the matter is completed, I will ask for it myself."
As he spoke, Wei Mingyan stretched out his hand, picked up the small flag representing the Miaocheng Army with his slender fingers, and landed in the Acropolis.
three days later
Beijing, the day of the announcement
Jiang Cai squeezed into the crowd, struggling to see if his name was there.
He looked from the bottom up, and after a while, he really saw his name on it.
Jiang Cai's eyes widened, "I've won!!! I've won!!! I've won!!!"
From now on, their Jiang family can finally completely change their faces!
Thinking of the woman who was still somewhat beautiful before, but was married by her, Jiang Cai's face was ecstasy and at the same time a little ferocious.
From then on, he could step into the court, the family of officials.
When Wei Hucheng was beheaded and Wei Qingniang was implicated in her death, he, who was her husband, would definitely visit her before she died and humiliate her.
On the imperial road, a fast horse entered the city.
General Zhao brought his tens of thousands of troops, and the Weicheng, into the account of Wei Mingyan.
After they were integrated, they were about to call the capital.
The emperor, who was having fun with the noble concubine, was woken up by the queen mother's slap. He covered his face in a daze for a while before remembering to send someone to General Zhao's house.
But it's too late.
The Zhao Mansion, which had been well guarded, had already been emptied.
The name of the Rebel Guard's statement resounded throughout the entire capital.
Ji Jia
Ji Xiawan sat in front of the bronze mirror, her hand lightly resting on her slightly protruding belly, Qing Ziru entered the room with a food box, carefully brought out the still hot baby soup, and handed it to her.
"Miss, drink the soup, be careful of the heat."
Ji Xiawan looked at herself in the bronze mirror, but didn't take the medicine bowl. She turned her face, her eyes were slightly red, and looked at the person beside her, "Ziru, he sent you here."
She said this with an affirmative sentence.
Qing Ziru was stunned, her hand holding the medicine was still steady, she didn't answer, but the expression on her face had already given Ji Xiawan the answer.
The girl sitting in front of the bronze mirror had a stunned and bitter smile on her face, touched her slightly protruding belly, and said softly, "I asked the people in the kitchen why I can You used the silver taels to eat the hot dishes and hot soup, and they thought it was my order, but in fact, you used your own silver taels to make these."
"And this soup."
Ji Xiawan glanced at the steaming medicine in Qing Ziru's hand, "I already remember when my mother was pregnant with Xiaying."
"Miss, don't blame the adults."
Qing Ziru put Baotai soup by the table and knelt down on the ground, "My lord is also afraid that if I fail to plan this time, I will hurt you instead."
Ji Xiawan asked, "If he loses, what will you do?"
Qing Ziru hesitated for a while, and then replied, "Master Ji will die unexpectedly, Mrs. Ji will also die of a sudden illness, and the gold left by your lord will be accidentally found by Master Xia Ying, and all of us, except me, will die." Hiding in the dark, protecting Miss for life."
"What about him?"
"My lord's mother, sister and niece have also been settled properly. If things fail, they will be sent in by the secret channel immediately..."
"I ask you about himself!"
Ji Xiawan patted the table hard, her voice was more angry than choked up, "Did he ever say, what if I'm pregnant?"
Qing Ziru lowered her head firmly, "Your Excellency mentioned that you are not married yet, if, if he loses... this child can't stay..."
Ji Xiawan's hand never left her abdomen.
Finally, those long white fingertips trembled slightly, and picked up the baby soup on the table.
The eighteen-year-old girl closed her eyes, and tears fell as she gulped down the soup, dripping into the bowl, as if it also brought a bit of bitterness.
After drinking, she said calmly, "Send Xia Ying away."
"Miss!"
Ji Xiawan gave a wry smile, put her hands on her abdomen again, lowered her head slightly, and looked softly at the part where her child was.
"I can't bear to let go of this child, since he can be regarded as loving and righteous to our mother and son."
"If things fail, it's a big deal to go together. Anyway, I have nothing to hope for except Xia Ying in this world."
"Since Xia Ying has already been settled by him, it's okay to go with him."