After this little episode, the relationship between the two has been closer, and even the name of Jing Dan by the fifth reunion has changed from a somewhat alien "literary peddler" to "Brother Sun Qing".

Although this big brother is more than teenager than him.

On the way to Changping Pavilion, because Jing Dan was familiar with the affairs of this county, Di Wulun happened to ask about something: "Brother Sun Qing, I went to the Marquis of Qiongcheng Palace for the first time, and I took the initiative to ask about it."

The fifth relationship revealed doubts. There were many foreign relatives in the former Han Dynasty. Except for the Wang family of Weijun, who had become the royal family of the new dynasty, most of them had declined. Why is the Marquis of Qiongcheng, the family of Empress Xuan of Han, still strong? Could it be that there is any unknown connection?

Jing Dan said: "There is a reason. Queen Xiaoxuan had no son and raised Emperor Yuan of Han in the palace. She was respected as the empress dowager and the empress dowager Qiongcheng. The empress dowager Qiongcheng lived long and became the empress dowager until the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han. She died until the first year of Yongshi (16 BC), which is not far away."

In other words, this Empress Dowager Qiongcheng lived more than thirty years more than the short-lived Emperor Xuan of Han.

Jing Dan continued: "In the first year of Emperor Ping's Yuanshi, the State of Qiongcheng Hou was abandoned due to the extinction of the ancestral sacrifice. After hearing this, Empress Yuan was very sad. Thinking of the kindness of her aunt and daughter-in-law with Empress Dowager Qiongcheng, she issued an edict to grant the title of Jiansheng, the king of the branch of the Quarter Qiongcheng Hou, and has been passed down to this day."

Only eighteen years ago, the old tree in the Qingcheng Hou Mansion has sprouted new buds, but Wang Jiangu sounds quite funny. At that time, Wang Mang's restructuring had not yet been fully launched, and there are many double-character names.

This straightened out that as Wang Mang's aunt, Wang Zhengjun, was a great hero who made the Wang family powerful. After the establishment of the Xin Dynasty, she was regarded as the "Xinshi Wenmu Empress Dowager" and Wang Mang treated her with her mother's courtesy.

Therefore, the family of relatives in the Han Dynasty was like this, Zhao, Fu, Ding and Wei successively declined and destroyed the clan. However, because the King of Qiongcheng was appointed by Wang Zhengjun, he was lucky to survive and continued to enjoy wealth and honor, becoming the crown of Changling's right-wing hero.

While talking, the car left the dirt road and drove onto a more spacious and even covered with stones. The fifth reunion couldn't help but sigh that it was so rich that I could do this these days.

Jing Dan pointed out the road and told the Fifth Reunion that these were the property of the Hou family in Qiongcheng.

The fruits and trees form forests in the farm. These trees are the field boundary of the Qiongcheng Hou family, extending to the end of the horizon. The central fields are connected by acres and fields. Many slaves work in the fields, and the depressions are developed into ponds for raising fish and vegetation. The slightly higher places are planted with sandalwood, mulberry and hemp, and there are also small pastures for herding cattle, horses and animals. They are really complete.

This is a typical large manor economy, and it can be completely closed-door. I am a little envious of the fifth reunion.

"This is only within your eyes. As for the scattered real estate in this county, there are many workshops, all given by the Yuan Dynasty of the previous dynasty and the Cheng Dynasty. With the slowly merged fields, the fields added up to more than a thousand hectares!"

Guess, the land owned by the Fifth Clan is only fifty hectares. This is the strong man of Douzong... no, is it the strength of the rich?

At this time, I saw a large house in the distance, with tall buildings and pavilions. This is not a yard, it is simply a small town.

"That's Changping Pavilion!"

...

The gates of Changping Pavilion are bustling with guests coming to the banquet.

The Hou Jiacheng of Qiongcheng set his hand on the cage, stood outside the door lintel with a smile, and looked at every guest who came to visit.

I heard that in the early Han Dynasty two hundred years ago, after the war at the end of Qin, the world was still very poor. The carriage of Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, could not even get four of the same color, and the Prime Minister and the Nine Ministers went to court to ride ox carts.

The title of the fifth reunion was heard of by the Jiacheng, but the Marquis of Qiongcheng only invited him and did not specifically instruct the Jiacheng how to arrange it. Yes, the fifth reunion was revealed in the county, but he was still a white man. How could he be with the great capital officers in the seat and the Cao Zheng in the hall? It would be better to arrange it with the county officials and the townsmen.

The secretary of the family then calmed his smile slightly, refused the gift on behalf of the owner, welcomed Di Wulun, and then politely told him: "Please sit down in the middle of the hall!"

...

"Sit down in the hall?"

Jing Dan was a little unhappy when he found out, but the fifth reunion laughed and looked indifferent. After all, this was the owner's arrangement, so Jing Dan was not easy to argue.

Since they may not be together later, Jing Dan first brought the fifth reunion and introduced the Haoyou officials to him.

"This is the county gongcao."

"This is the descendant of Fan Kuai, Wuyang Marquis, and the inner city of Fan Jun."

Oh, Fan Kuai! When I heard a familiar name, the fifth reunion lit up. The person who ate the pig shoulder at the Hongmen Banquet, this descendant does look quite similar to a pig.

"This is the descendant of Fu Kuan, the Marquis of Jing of Yangling, and the inner city Fu Jun."

Jing Dan introduced the past one by one, except for Fan Kuai’s descendants, no one remembered the fifth reunion. He only knew that most of these people were descendants of the founding heroes of the Han Dynasty... Uh, the remnants of the previous dynasty?

Why are they all gathered in their county? Just think about it and understand that Emperor Gaozu of Han was buried in Changling. Most of the old brothers who accompanied him to conquer the world also chose to be buried near the imperial tombs, and after their death, they also accompanied Liu Bang. With the ancestral tomb, there will naturally be a descendant of descendants of the former Han heroes. Over time, eleven descendants of former Han heroes were formed, known as the "Eleventh Family in Lingbei".

The most powerful one is naturally the descendants of Xiao He. The Qinghou Kingdom and the Han Dynasty were the same. After Wang Mang came to power, he only changed his name and changed it to Xiaoxianghou.

The other ten families were slightly miserable, and they had long lost their throne and became civilians. It was not until the fourth year of Yuankang seventy years ago that Emperor Xuan of Han found the descendants of ten heroes and re-appointed them to the throne.

But this group of people did not seize the opportunity. The wealth from heaven knocked them out. They continued to sit and eat the whole country and learned a lot of ways to compare wealth. However, they were too lazy to touch Confucianism and classics, and gradually lost their competitiveness.

So when Wang Mang replaced the Han Dynasty, these ten families were incompetent and were demoted to Lifucheng, which was equivalent to Guanneihou. They were marginalized in the county day by day and could only rely on the Xiao family.

It's pretty good. In other eras, the remnants of the previous dynasty would definitely be the first to be liquidated, but Wang Mang continued to be raised as a pig. What a burden this would bring to the finances.

"Hmph, the declining old nobles! Sooner or later, they will be eliminated by the times."

Wu Lun didn't realize this, and his words cursed both Jing Dan and himself.

And the other party didn't look at him directly. So what if you say a word and make your reputation spread throughout the county? Do you have a title? Do you have an official title? Have your ancestors been rich?

Without corresponding resources, what's the use of having fame? He is still a little man.

So the heroes smiled on their right mouth, but they did not have any respect for the fifth reunion in their words. Fan Zhu even patted his big belly and smiled sarcastically: "Di Fifth reunion, are you short of horses at home? It doesn't matter, come to me next time!"

Jing Dan was a little annoyed, as if he had returned to the Jing clan gathering when he was young. Everyone attended the scene of his young family, but he, a child of the small clan, came in a shabby clothes and was ridiculed and left the seat in anger.

The fifth reun next to him said, "Fan Jun Gaoyi, I have agreed that I will definitely 'borrow' in the future!"

Jing Dan glanced at the fifth reunion. This young man was much better than himself back then. He was not ashamed or angry. He was calm about the strange eyes and only responded with a smile, without any shame.

This made Jing Dan feel guilty, feeling that he was in vain to be in his teens and was still an official, but he was not as open as him. He just said intimately: "Boyu is young, but he has the nature of Yan Hui. He eats and drinks a bowl of rice. In the alley, people can't bear the worries, and Hui doesn't change his happiness. What a virtuous thing."

So Jing Dan also put aside his disgust in his heart. Anyway, he decided to be a "integrity official" and be consistent in his words and deeds. He would just look at it whatever others like!

Jing Dan didn't know that the fifth reunion came today to see which future potential "collaborators" and "opponents" among the powerful people in this county are. Now he found that these ten affiliated cities have some meaning of wine and food, and he was too happy.

The fifth reunion knows that the world is in chaos a few years later, and he still cares about what those useless external decorations do? Just like the gift he gave him, the brighter the feathers, the easier it is to be coveted by hunters and become the dead soul under the arrow.

You still lend your horse? Fan Zhu, wait, I will definitely come to the door when I come!

Don’t look at the joyful dance today, be careful to get the list in the future!

After chatting for a while, it was time to go in, but before everyone could enter, a group of people walked out in Changping Pavilion.

The leader was the lord who was wearing a red suit and a long-distance crown. It was the King Yuan of Qiongcheng, whose courtesy name was Huimeng.

Fan Zhu hurried forward and wanted to say hello to the Queen of Qiongcheng, but Wang Yuan nodded only, and he didn't stop and made him very embarrassed.

The same is true when passing by Di Wulun. After all, I have never met him. When Wang Yuan saw him young, he only thought that someone's family brought his nephew to the meeting.

After leaving the door, Wang Yuan raised his arms and smiled and called everyone: "You guys are so grateful to you to the banquet. Yuan is very grateful. Don't rush in. First, follow me to welcome Wei Jimeng. His followers come to report, and they will arrive in a short while!"

The master said this, and everyone gathered at the door again, looking at Tu Dao in the distance, waiting for the most important guest.

"Who is Wei Jimeng?" Wu Lun asked curiously, which would allow the arrogant and coquettish Marquis of Qiongcheng to greet him personally.

Jing Dan said for granted: "Of course it is the great hero of Longyou, Wei Xiang!"

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Chapter completed!