roccoschili Chapter 253 The ancestors of the Yu family solve the problem
Chapter 253 The ancestors of the Yu family solve the problem
It is said that once upon a time, the Yu family belonged to a wealthy family in Suning County (now a county under Cangzhou City, Hebei Province).
During the Ming Dynasty, when the treacherous minister Wei Zhongxian was in power, he was arrogant and regarded the princes, generals and ministers as nothing.
But his hometown is Suning County, where he grew up. Hearing and seeing, he admired the Yu family very much, and regarded the Yu family as Wang Xie in the Jin Dynasty (Wang Xie, the collective name of the Wang family of Langya and the Xie family of Chenjun in the Six Dynasties, later became synonymous with the prominent family.) Like a rich family.
Later, when a nephew from Wei Zhongxian's hometown reached the age of marriage, he sent a message back that any heir of their Wei family would have to marry a daughter of the Yu family.
At that time, it happened that the youngest son of the head of the Yu family went to the capital to take the provincial examination. Wei Zhongxian knew that Yu's family had a daughter who was also old enough to get married, so he organized a banquet and forcibly invited Yu to his home to discuss face to face with his nephew and him. Daughter’s marriage.
Knowing that Wei Zhongxian had a bad reputation, Yu couldn't help but think in his mind: If he agrees to this marriage, there may be a big disaster in the future; but if he doesn't agree, a big disaster is just around the corner!
Yu hesitated again and again, unable to make a hasty decision. He made an excuse and said: "My old father is still at home, so I don't dare to make decisions without authorization."
Wei Zhongxian said: "This is easy. You write a letter quickly and I can send it to your father immediately. We will drink and watch the theater here and wait for the reply."
After saying that, he asked someone to bring a pen and paper and urged Yu to write a letter.
Yu couldn't shirk it, so he had to write a letter and give it to Wei Zhongxian.
While ordering people to deliver the message to Suning, he refused to let Yu Mou leave and dragged him to continue drinking and listening to the show.
And that night, in Suning Yu's home, the head of the family suddenly dreamed of his dead father while he was sleeping, and taught him lessons as before.
The old father gave him two questions: one is "Confucius said Nuo", which means that Confucius said it is possible; the other is "It's just a matter of returning home and purifying yourself", which means that it is enough to go home and take care of yourself.
When the head of the Yu family was thinking about how to write in his dream, he was suddenly awakened by a knock on the door outside.
When he opened the door, he found that the person who came had brought a letter from his son. The visitor did not leave immediately, but asked him to write a reply quickly, saying that Jiu Qiansui was waiting for news and could not delay.
After reading his son's letter, the head of the Yu family thought of the two questions asked by his father in the dream just now, and suddenly realized: This was a dream entrusted to him by his father to teach him how to deal with it!
So, the head of the Yu family replied in a letter that he agreed to the marriage, and also added that he was sick, very sick, and asked his son to come home as soon as possible.
Suning is more than four hundred miles away from the capital. When the reply was sent to the Wei Mansion, it was dawn. Wei Zhongxian and Yu were still drinking, and the play on the stage had not ended yet.
Wei Zhongxian saw that the head of the family agreed to the marriage, so he did not embarrass Yu any more.
Yu didn't dare to stay any longer, so he returned to the post house, packed up his luggage in a hurry, and set off home.
Along the way, officials were there to greet him, and all the items he needed for his journey had been prepared.
After Yu arrived home, both Yu and his son announced that they were ill and never showed up again.
This year is the Jiazi Year of the Apocalypse in the Ming Dynasty.
Three years later, Wei Zhongxian collapsed and was exterminated by the emperor. But the Yu family can avoid being implicated.
After the situation stabilized, the head of the Yu family took a small car and traveled around the countryside. He sighed and said, "I stayed behind closed doors for three years, only to be able to watch flowers and drink wine today. It's really dangerous to think about it!"
It is said that when Yu was about to leave the capital, Wei Zhongxian gave him a portrait of himself and said, "Let the bride get to know me first."
The Yu family and Ji Xiaolan's family are cousins, and Ji Xiaolan had seen this portrait when she was a child.
Wei Zhongxian in the painting is tall and thin, with a fair and rosy complexion, high cheekbones on both sides, slightly narrow cheeks, and blurred eyes, as if he was drunk. The lower part of the eye frame has a faint ocher-like halo, as if it is slightly swollen. The clothes on his body are crimson, and there are nine gold seals arranged on the table next to the seat.