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Supreme Golden Pupils - Chapter 639 Ling Family Ancestral Training

Ling Zhongze has two sons and one daughter, and the one he loves the most is his youngest daughter. In addition, his daughter and son-in-law died young, and his grandson's whereabouts have been unknown. He has been worried about it for 20 years, and he has accumulated guilt for 20 years.Now that Ling Shaonan called out "Grandpa", he seemed to see his daughter and son-in-law again, and couldn't help but burst into tears.

Everyone else could understand Ling Zhongze's mood at this time, so no one said anything, just sat quietly. It was not until several minutes later that Ling Zhongze slowly restrained his emotions and said slowly: "Our Ling family The origin can be traced back to the Northern and Southern Dynasties 500 years ago. The ancestor was Li Hu, the great general of the Western Wei Zhu Kingdom, who was also the grandfather of Tang Gaozu Li Yuan. However, we are not from the same line as Li Yuan. Our direct ancestor is Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia. .

Presumably you also know that the ancestors of Daozong had always been at odds with Changsun Wuji, the head of civil servants at that time, and were framed by him to death. Since then, our line has gradually declined, until the end of Tang Dynasty Has been reduced to the level of ordinary minor nobles.

After the fall of the Tang Dynasty, the land of China ushered in a troubled time of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. At that time, the ancestor Li Cheng joined the army of the Later Tang Dynasty, and was promoted to the commander of the imperial guards after accumulating military merits.It's a pity that the state of the Later Tang Dynasty was not long, and Li Cheng's ancestors were not long after he took office as the commander of the imperial guards, and were eventually destroyed by the Later Jin Dynasty.According to historical records, before Luoyang, the capital of the later Tang Dynasty, was captured, the last emperor Li Congke hugged the Jade Seal of Chuanguo and took the royal family to the Xuanwu Tower to catch fire and committed suicide.

Before committing suicide, the last emperor was extremely pessimistic and even thought that the Han people would suffer a great deal of trauma caused by the turmoil in the hundreds of years since the Wei and Jin Dynasties. In the continuous turmoil, it gradually died out.So he secretly summoned the ancestor Li Cheng alone, and entrusted him with a mission to leave Luoyang City with a small part of the elite guards and their families to hide, and try his best to preserve the land for the Han people. The last inheritance of blood and culture.

Before leaving, the last emperor issued his last imperial decree as the emperor of the later Tang Dynasty, conferring the ancestor of Li Cheng as the King of Zhongwu, and the three sons of the ancestor were canonized as Fuguogong, Anguogong and Zhenguogong respectively.Of course, at that time, the Later Tang Dynasty would die, and this imperial decree would have no effect, and no dynasty would recognize the titles of the ancestors.However, the imperial decree and canonization, as well as the jade seal passed down from generation to generation in my Ling family, are the most important township treasures of the Ling family.

As for the change of our family's surname to 'Ling', it was also decided by the last emperor after discussing with Li Cheng's ancestors.The reason why this surname is used is because the pronunciation of "Ling" and "Li" are similar, and it also means "beyond the world". Accumulate strength locally, and do everything possible to preserve the vitality of the Han people in case of troubled times in the world!

However, in the past 1000 years, we have not done very well. Although the Ling family will do their best to exert influence in the dark whenever troubled times or foreign races invade, but it is really hard for the Ling family to change the overall situation of the world by itself. It is too difficult, and we have only succeeded a few times. When the Mongols and Manchus invaded, we could only watch our family and country fall, unable to recover, ashamed of our ancestors! "

Speaking of this, Ling Zhongze let out another long sigh and stopped temporarily, while Ling Shaonan took the opportunity to interject and asked: "The Chuanguo Yuxi has always been in the hands of the Ling family? But as far as I know, it appeared several times after the Later Tang Dynasty. The Shi family in the later Jin Dynasty carved characters on it, and Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin also got it, and finally disappeared after being taken to Mobei by Emperor Yuan Shun after the fall of Meng Yuan."

"That's fake!" Ling Zhongze said categorically: "The Jade Seal of the Chuanguo had a special meaning in the feudal era, symbolizing the fate of the destiny. The concept of 'not getting the Jade Seal of the Chuanguo is not orthodox' has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people for thousands of years. Therefore In those days, Shi Jingtang did not get the real Jade Seal of Chuanguo, so anxious and angry, he secretly ordered someone to imitate one. However, it is impossible to find a piece of similar quality even with the efforts of the late Jin Dynasty and even the precious jade that is rare for thousands of years. Yes, it can only be smelted with some small pieces of jade and cast into a piece, and then polished to look like the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, deceiving oneself and others.

But a fake is a fake after all, and the gap with the real one cannot be counted. Later, anyone who got the fake jade seal can also see that it is not the real one, but no one will say this kind of thing, otherwise, wouldn’t it be telling? Other people's own dynasty is not justified?So since then the so-called "Chuan Guoxie" has been covered with a layer of mystery, and few people can see its true face.

As for Emperor Yuan Shun fleeing north with Yuxi, it is a huge lie. The fake Yuxi is not true after all, it cannot suppress the luck of a country, and it is doomed to end in the dark.According to our Ling family's investigation, when Meng Yuan was about to perish, the jade seal was broken along the cracks during casting. , I hope there is still a chance to make a comeback, it's just that this backhand has not been used. "

"I didn't expect the truth to be like this." Ling Shaonan didn't doubt Ling Zhongze's words, but nodded, and asked again: "Grandpa, you just said that the children of the Ling family will only be born in troubled times, but it seems that in the past when dynasties change There has never been a prince or general with the surname 'Ling', so what's going on?"

"This starts with the family rules of our Ling family. The ancestors of Li Cheng didn't go far after they left Luoyang City, because they brought a lot of women and children with them, so they settled down in Beiman Mountain. The place where it is now was originally built by the royal family of the Later Tang Dynasty. At that time, it was because they were in troubled times and wanted to leave the last safe place for future generations. Although it was not built until the Later Tang Dynasty was destroyed, it was finally built. Let the ancestors of Li Cheng and the others have a place to stay.

After settling down here, under the leadership of ancestor Li Cheng, the facilities here were gradually improved, and it took hundreds of years to form the current scale.In addition to where we are, there are several other mountains around which have been hollowed out, but their scale is much smaller than this one. Except for two of them are the storage places of the Ling family, the others are similar to Like the valley we passed through when we came here, it is the residence of the family guards, responsible for guarding the place.

With the passage of time, the troubled times gradually passed, and the Ling family, which had been thriving for nearly a hundred years, also recovered some vitality.At that time, the head of the Ling family decided that, except for the direct line, the other offshoots would slowly disperse and engage in various businesses. Firstly, to collect various classics and send them back to the Ling family headquarters for preservation, and to accumulate financial and material resources. The Ling family has one more channel to understand the outside world, so as to prepare for possible turmoil.And those descendants who went out from the headquarters changed their names and changed their surnames. Many of them restored their ancestor's surname "Li", and many of them changed their mother's surname to other surnames.Therefore, although the Ling family has done many things, their reputation has not been obvious. This is what the ancestors of the Ling family hoped to see. If this were not the case, the Ling family would be taboo by many emperors, and it would be impossible to pass it on to this day . "

"So that's how it is." Ling Zhongze's explanation gave Ling Shaonan a general understanding of the Ling family, and other details will naturally come to him in the future, and he is not in a hurry.

After chatting casually for a few more words, Ling Zhongze and Ling Qiyan introduced the descendants of the Ling family's direct line respectively, and Ling Shaonan also formally got to know these blood relatives.

Ling Yunxiao and Ling Yunhao are Ling Shaonan's uncles, but they grew up with Ling Shaonan's father, Ling Yunyao, and they are like brothers and sisters, so Ling Shaonan directly asked them to call them "uncle" and "second uncle".Naturally, Ling Shaonan has no opinion on this point.

Further down is Ling Yunxiao's son, Ling Shaonan's big brother Ling Yanzong, he is 25 years old this year, and he is a first-class late stage warrior.Ling Yanzong was deeply influenced by his father no matter his appearance or personality, he looked very stable, and there was a trace of simplicity on his face, but from his agile eyes, it can be seen that this is a rough but fine character, not Not as stupid as he looks on the surface.When Ling Shaonan greeted him, Ling Yanzong immediately stood up and smiled back, showing a good family education.

Next to Ling Yanzong is Ling Yunhao's eldest son, Ling Yanting. He is two years younger than Ling Yanzong, and his strength is also slightly lower.He is also very similar to his father, his face is a little less stable than Ling Yanzong's, but his clear eyes are shining with a bit of wisdom, he looks very shrewd and capable.

The last one is a girl, she is Ling Yunxiao's daughter, Ling Yanyun, also Ling Yanzong's younger sister, she is one year younger than Ling Yanting, although she is only 22 years old, she naturally exudes a dignified and elegant look when she sits there Temperament, that is the aristocratic demeanor that has been cultivated since childhood and comes from the bones.

And between Ling Yanting and Ling Yanyun is a boy who is a few years younger than them. He looks younger than Ling Shaonan. Immediately jumped up, and called Ling Shaonan "third brother" with a smile, with a familiar look, it is easy to make people feel good.

From the seats of these people, it can be seen that the thinking of the Ling family is still very traditional. Although the status of girls is not as low as in the feudal era, the idea of ​​"men are superior to women" is still very deep-rooted.However, Ling Shaonan was not surprised by this point. The Ling family has been passed down for more than a thousand years, and it is very normal for many old habits to be preserved. To a certain extent, this reflects their background. It's strange that rich families are the same.

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