A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 229 Shangguan clan

The first year of Han Dynasty (the first year of Shiyuan Dynasty)

March
Bai Gonghe passed away, and his eldest son Bai Zheng succeeded to the throne. According to Bai Guo's wishes, he was given the posthumous title "Zhaoxuan", which was Bai Zhaoxuan Gonghe.

【Descent】

Wu Zu (aged fifty-five years): Si’s surname was Bai Shizhen [last words]: Wu’er didn’t expect that, treat your retainers well.

Xiangzu (aged sixty-three): His surname was Bai Shiwu. [Last words]: Come on, Huan'er! Pay attention to the inheritance of the school.

Huan Zu (aged forty-one): Si’s surname was Bai, Huan’s last words: Ji Xia, you are a cheat, you TXX.

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Ancestor Huijian (93 years old): Si’s surname is Bai Shilun [last words]: Those with high status are prone to cold, while those with low status are prone to dryness.

Zhao Xuanzu (90 years old): His surname was Bai Shihe. [Last words]: If the lonely yang does not flourish, the lonely yin will not grow long.

September
The Chariot General Jin Rixi, one of the auxiliary ministers, passed away. As the prime minister, Tian Qianqiu was too humble to confront Huo Guang. Shangguan Jie and Sang Hongyang could not resist Huo Guang alone. Therefore, all political affairs in the world depended on the great Sima Da. General Huo Guang.

The fourth year of the Han Dynasty (the fourth year of the First Yuan Dynasty)

Chang'an, Shangguan Courtyard

The Shangguan family has its roots in Anling County, so there is only one other courtyard in Chang'an as a place for Shangguan Jie and others who were officials in the court.

Shangguan Jie looked at his six-year-old granddaughter playing in the yard and suddenly had an idea in his mind.

"An'er!"

Shangguan An, who was watching his daughter playing with a happy smile on his face, heard his father's call and immediately stepped forward.

"Father!"

"My father has an idea that can guarantee the prosperity of my Shangguan family for hundreds of years, but it may require you to make some sacrifices. My father really doesn't know how to make a decision, so I want you to decide on your own."

Shangguan An was confused, but still said: "Father, as a son of the Shangguan family, I should think about the future of the Shangguan family. If it can really benefit the development of the Shangguan family, why would I be reluctant to part with it?"

"Do you know how old your Majesty is now?"

"I heard he's twelve years old."

Shangguan Jie held his beard and said: "Exactly, and His Majesty has not married yet, which means that the position of the Lord of the Inner Palace is still vacant. Moreover, when the late emperor died and took away the Queen Mother, there was no one in the Inner Palace. The person in charge.

If I, the Shangguan family, can marry your daughter to Your Majesty, then I can easily control the power of the inner palace, and if I, the Shangguan family, can also become your Majesty's uncle, I can become a family that is not inferior to the Lu family, the Bai family, and the Dou family. The big family of the Bai family will not need the support of the Bai family in the future.

Besides, your wife is the daughter of Da Sima, and Da Sima would not object to this marriage. How could you miss such a God-given opportunity? "

After Shangguan An heard this, he looked at his innocent and lovely daughter and felt a little unbearable. Due to the history of the Shangguan family, the Shangguan family has always favored girls over boys. Even the head of the Shangguan family in the past generations has been a Shangguan daughter.

After accepting the influence of the family, I also liked my daughter quite a lot. Now that my father wants to marry off his six-year-old daughter, I really don't want to.

"Father, Yin'er is still young. It's not good to be sent to the palace like this!"

Shangguanan opposed this from the bottom of his heart.

After Shangguan Jie heard this, his face immediately fell.

"Muddleheaded, isn't it just a daughter? As long as my Shangguan family can become a prominent family in the world, why bother with a daughter?"

Because Shangguan An grew up in Chang'an, he has a rather cowardly temperament. After being yelled at by Shangguan Jie, he immediately became a little depressed, but for the sake of his daughter, he still said: "Father, even so, I still have to get my grandmother's consent!"

Shangguan Jie has been immersed in officialdom for many years. How could he not see what Shangguan An was thinking? Xiao Jiujiu snorted coldly and said: "Don't worry, we will go back to Anling in a few days to visit your grandmother. I will mention this when the time comes." thing."

Shangguan An had no choice but to agree, but his eyes looking at Shangguan Yin became even more sad.

Anlingli is the largest settlement near Anling and a large township in Chang'an County. Among them, the Shangguan family is a major clan in several townships near Anling.

"Mother, Jie'er is here to see you." Shangguan Jie smiled and greeted an old but energetic lady.

Shangguan Xiang was very happy to see Shangguan Jie bring his whole family to see him.

"Jie, it's hard for you to quarrel with those people in the court."

"Mother, what are you saying? They are all for the sake of the Shangguan family. The child is happy with it."

"Okay, okay, okay!"

"Fourth brother, since you're here, sit down, what's the point of just standing!"

The speaker is Shangguan Jie's eldest sister Shangguan He, who is also the current leader of the Shangguan family.

The Shangguan family has laid its foundation in Anling since the first ancestor Shangguan Rui. Relying on the help of the Bai family, he began to engage in business. A generation or two later, with the cooperation and support of the Bai family, the Shangguan family has become Anling. It is even the richest family in Baili.

Shangguan Rui has lived in the palace for a long time, serving beside Renhou Baihui all year round. He has been exposed to many government affairs and has a very long-term vision. He knows that the family cannot prosper just by doing business. And because he is deeply influenced by Renhou's female system, he relies more on it. Bai's help.

Soon, he arranged for his family's children to enter the Chang'an County Yamen and become petty officials to ensure that his family's property would not be attacked by hostile forces. The Shangguan family has always been a woman in power, but they also know very well that today's world is still dominated by men, so in the officialdom, men are still used more often. Later, Shangguan Jie, a son with a reputation for bravery from all over the country, was born.

Just as Emperor Wu was seeking external expansion, the Shangguan family quickly realized the opportunity and decisively contacted the Bai family, hoping to recommend the Shangguan family to the Guangluxun Mansion, which was still called Langzhong Mansion at that time.

The Bai family, thinking of Empress Ren's incense, sent out their descendants to evaluate the Shangguan family's development, personnel situation, ideological tendencies, and dialogue emotions, and was willing to accept their surrender, so they agreed.

That's why it happened. Shangguan Jie was promoted as a filial and honest man, and became a Langguan. He followed Li Guangli to conquer the Xiongnu, and conquered the East and West. After making great achievements, he was moved to Shizhong, Shuiheng Duwei and concurrently served as Guanglu doctor. He was also appointed by Emperor Wu He valued him, became an auxiliary minister, and climbed to the top step by step, becoming the left general Shangguan Jie who is now second only to the general Huo Guang.

And because he has been mired in political quagmire for many years, lived in Chang'an for a long time, seldom returned to Anling, and received little family education, this led to Shangguan Jie's thoughts being biased towards the mainstream thoughts of the world and no longer consistent with the thoughts within the Shangguan family.

"Shangguan Jie! Do you know what you are talking about?"

Shangguan Jie's eldest sister Shangguan He asked him angrily. After hearing that Shangguan Jie wanted to exchange his granddaughter for wealth, Shangguan He couldn't bear it anymore.

As a woman and the person in charge of the Shangguan family's business, she often dealt with the outside world and was very aware of the outside world's behavior towards women. She was glad that she was born into the Shangguan family more than once, so she deeply abhorred the use of women in transactions.

"Other families only do this. As a descendant of the Shangguan family, you actually have the idea of ​​​​using women to trade. Are you worthy of your ancestors?"

Shangguan He stood up and angrily scolded Shangguan Jie, even though he was one of the most noble people in the world today.

Shangguan Jie hasn't been criticized by others for a long time, and her face is a bit ugly, but who made her the current head of the Shangguan family? She still needs the support of the family.

"Sister, what are you talking about? What is a deal? What a great opportunity this is. Now the master of the inner palace in the palace is vacant, and Yin'er is not only the daughter of my Shangguan family, but also the granddaughter of the general, there is almost no obstacle. the power of.

Isn't becoming a queen, the most noble woman in the world, the best arrangement for her? Doesn’t it conform to the Shangguan family’s ancestral system? "

Shangguan He was speechless, but she hated this from the bottom of her heart.

"Anyway, I won't agree to this. The women of my Shangguan family have always had the right to choose their own husbands, and there is no precedent for making deals with the outside world. Even when dealing with the Bai family, emotions come first, and no transactions have occurred. "

Shangguan Jie turned his gaze to Shangguan Xiang, who had been silent.

"Mother, what do you think? Now our Shangguan clan has reached a development bottleneck. If we don't seize this opportunity, the next one will be hundreds of years later. Anyway, the child has made up his mind. Even if the clan does not agree, I will Do this."

Shangguan Xiang opened his eyes, and his cloudy eyes actually made people feel like there was something inside them.

"Jie'er, you also know that I, the Shangguan family, became empress Ren and escaped from the deep palace. You should understand how complicated the affairs between the royal family are, how serious the consequences of involvement are, and what happened in the deep palace. It's all possible.

Now that Yin'er is still young and doesn't know how to fight for power, can you guarantee her survival in the palace? Moreover, the power of the queen depends on the emperor. Even if your majesty is peaceful now, your husband and wife will be loving in the future.

But who can guarantee a good outcome? Throughout the ages, has the love between husband and wife in royal families surpassed that of benevolent emperors and benevolent empresses? But you also saw the fate of Queen Ren and the Bai family after the death of Emperor Ren.

Even though the Bai family has hundreds of thousands of years of heritage, they still have to retreat to maintain their current rights, but there is no chance of assisting the regent.

Looking at other queen families, how about the Lu family? How about Dou? How about Tian? What about the Wei family? Where are they now? In other words, the Lu family survived with the support of the Bai family, but now they still stay in the Duke of Lu. They are as noble as Duke Lu and cannot leave the house without the emperor's order.

The Dou family, the Tian family, and the Wei family, let alone the Wei family, wouldn't it be pity to destroy the family?

And my Shangguan family has only been prosperous for more than a hundred years. How can I have the confidence to participate in the fiercest and most cruel battle in the world? Bai Zi once said: People should be content with what they have, and only then can they always be happy. The same should be true for families. If they are content with what they have, then they can always be prosperous! "

Shangguan Jie was now blinded by power, so how could he listen to his mother's earnest persuasion, and said angrily: "Since mother doesn't agree, there's no need for me to say anything more.

But as a member of the Shangguan family, the boy should devote himself to the Shangguan family. Now the opportunity to become the world's Yashi is right in front of him, and the boy really doesn't want to give up. Yin'er is my granddaughter, and I have the right to decide her life.

Even if my family doesn't support me, I will do this, all for the glory of my family. "

After saying that, he turned around and left.

"Shangguan Jie," Shangguan He stood up and wanted to say something, but Shangguan Xiang stopped him.

"Let him be!"

"But mother, what he is doing now is too risky and may cause great harm to the family!"

"He has already made up his mind, so there is no point in trying to persuade him. What's more, as General Zuo, he has no less power in the family than you do. What can you do?"

"Well, mother, if he gets into big trouble because of this, no matter how we try to evade it, his surname is still Shangguan, and the family may be destroyed because of this. What should we do?"

Shangguan Xiang raised his head, looked out the door, and said slowly: "Since we can push him up, we can also push him down."

Then he looked at Shangguan He and said with a smile: "Do you know how Duke Lu survived during the Lu rebellion?"

Shangguan He looked into his mother's eyes.

"You mean?"

Seeing his mother nodding, Shangguan He understood and immediately made up his mind.

"I understand, don't worry, mother, my daughter knows how to do it."

(End of this chapter)