Emperor Liu Qi had more than a dozen sons, and those who are still alive have basically been crowned kings.
According to probability theory, he should have quite a few daughters.
But the reality is that Liu Qi only has three daughters.
What's even more exaggerated is that these three daughters were all born to Wang Quan.
Almost all of Liu Qi's favorite concubines gave birth to sons, and even Wang Hao's sister Wang Haohan gave birth to four sons at one go.
Only Wang Quan gave birth to three daughters in succession, and finally Liu She was born.
From this point of view, Liu She's birth was really unique.
Because she has fewer daughters, she is more valued.
The eldest daughter was named Princess Yangxin and married Cao Shou, the Marquis of Pingyang, a descendant of the old princes.
That's right, the historical title of Princess Pingyang was actually Princess Yangxin.
She was called Princess Pingyang because she married Cao Shou, the Marquis of Pingyang, which was considered a type of husband's surname.
As for Cao Shou, he is the Cao in "Xiao Gui Cao Sui", that is, the great-grandson of the famous founding general Cao Shen.
A prince can marry a commoner, but a princess cannot marry, at least she must be of high rank.
Pingyang County is the place where Pingyang Marquis Cao Shou lived. Theoretically, the entire county belongs to Cao Shou.
This kind of state within a state, whether it is a vassal state or a kingdom, is contrary to the emperor's centralization of power. This is why Liu Qi wanted to cut down the vassals, which led to the Rebellion of the Seven Kings.
After the Seven Kings Rebellion was put down, Emperor Liu Qi took the opportunity to take back a lot of his feudal power, but even so, Cao Shou was still the nominal master of Pingyang County.
When people in the Han Dynasty performed military service, most of them had to go to Chang'an City to guard the city.
The same is true here in Pingyang County.
Of course, Pingyang County did not send soldiers and horses to guard the Pingyang Hou Mansion. They only sent county officials to work at the Hou Mansion.
There was a small official named Zheng Ji in Pingyang County. When he was on duty at the Pingyang Marquis Mansion, he flirted with a maid in the mansion and wore black silk or something like that when he came home.
This maid is called Wei Wei.
Wei is the surname of her husband's family, and Wu means old woman or madam. Simply put, it is Mrs. Wei, Mrs. Wei.
In other words, these two people are doing that and that.
Wei Wei gave birth to three daughters and one son to her husband's family. The eldest daughter was Wei Junru, the second daughter was Wei Shaoer, the third daughter was Wei Zifu, and her son was Wei Changjun.
These are all the sons of the Pingyang Marquis Mansion and have been slaves for generations.
Of course, there is no need to say more about Wei Zifu, the famous Queen Wei.
But the second daughter Wei Shaoer has a son named Huo Qubing!
Wei Shao'er was very similar to her mother. She also found a small official from Pingyang County to work with you in private. You were foaming at the mouth while I stood in front of you to welcome you. Then there was Huo Qubing.
Talk back.
Wei Wei and Zheng Ji got along well, and gave birth to three sons to Zheng Ji in one go.
The eldest son is called Wei Qing, the second son is called Wei Bu, and the younger son is called Wei Bu.
Because she was born in that country, her surname could not be Zheng, so she took her husband's surname as Wei.
If Zheng Ji knew about Wei Qing's later achievements, he would probably open an ancestral hall to invite him to recognize his ancestor.
In that case, it would not be the Hedong Wei family but the Hedong Zheng family.
Well, hundreds of years later, there was a descendant of the Wei family named Wei Zhongdao, who took a wife named Cai Wenji.
It was obvious that Wei's real husband, Mrs. Wei, looked down upon these three sons of the Wei family, so Wei Qing's life was very difficult when he was a child.
After all, there are so many brothers and sisters, and they are all born into servant families. What is even more exaggerated is their status, which makes the Wei family in the prairie above her head get angry at the sight of them. It is a ghost to live well.
Because life was too hard, Wei Lao had no choice but to send Wei Qing to Zheng Ji in Pingyang County to beg for a living.
But Zheng Ji has his own family and sons, so he naturally doesn't have a good impression of Wei Qing, a by-product of his once-promising life.
Not only was he not called the son of the Zheng family, but he was treated as a free labor force, asking him to herd sheep and cut grass all day long. His life was even worse than in the Pingyang Marquis Mansion.
If someone told him at this time that you can ride on Princess Shang in the future, Wei Qing would definitely beat him to death!
I've had such a hard life, and you still come to make fun of me. It's really too much!
On this day, Wei Qing was driving a group of sheep to graze on a hillside outside Pingyang County.
Young Wei Qing was sitting on the grass covered with dried sheep dung, biting a grass root in his mouth, looking blankly at the blue sky in the distance.
He had had enough of this life that was worse than a slave, and planned to return to Pingyang Marquis Mansion after the New Year.
Even being a servant to Marquis Pingyang is better than being here.
The sound of horse hooves gradually woke up Wei Qing. He turned his head and looked over in confusion, and saw a group of powerful knights riding up the hillside.
Wei Qing felt nervous. He was here to steal his sheep, right? This was outside the county town!
The knights glanced at the sheep not far away, without any emotion in their eyes.
When they were outside the Great Wall, they were really tired of eating.
Finally, his eyes fell on the skinny Wei Qing. "Boy, are you a sheepherder?"
"...yes."
Wei Qing stood up and stood aside with his hands tied and responded, "The Zheng family in Pingyang County grazes sheep here."
The leader waved his hand, "Don't let go today, take your sheep home."
Wei Qing was stunned. Who would take care of the sheep these days?
He also has little knowledge, he doesn't know what urban... farming... let alone herding sheep, cough cough.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me." Wei Qing saluted cautiously. This was something he learned at the Pingyang Marquis Mansion. "If I don't go home to herd the sheep, I will be taught a lesson by the master of the house."
"Um?"
The leader of the team was slightly surprised: "The etiquette is good, you can't tell that he is just a sheepherder. We are not crazy people, but cavalrymen under the command of the King of Zhongshan Kingdom!"
Having said this, Shi Chang continued with a proud look on his face, "We will escort the king into Chang'an. This hillside is located next to the road into the city, so we must be vigilant."
After that, he took out a few copper coins from his arms and said to Wei Qing, "leave quickly."
This team of cavalry is sentry, responsible for guarding and checking for risks along the way.
The hillside where Wei Qing is located is very close to the road into the city. If a crossbow is set up here... any dangerous places must be checked out.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Hearing this, Wei Qing's eyes were full of envy.
At this time, the news that King Zhongshan went out to defeat the Xiongnu had already spread throughout the world.
In the Han Dynasty where martial arts were strong, the title of King of Zhongshan was really loud and clear.
Looking at these mighty cavalry in front of him, Wei Qing's eyes were full of envy.
If possible, he would also like to join the army of King Zhongshan and use his horse and gun to attack the Huns!
He leaned over and picked up the copper coins on the ground. They were smooth, bright and heavy. They were the new coins of the Zhongshan Kingdom that had become popular all over the world recently.
Collecting the coins, Wei Qing saluted the cavalry, then waved his whip, gathered the sheep on the hillside, and drove them towards the city.
For these cavalrymen, this was just an episode in the journey that was forgotten in the blink of an eye.
Of course they don't know that Li Yunze came to Pingyang County this time just for the cowherd boy in front of him.
The county seat of Pingyang County is not small, but it cannot accommodate thousands of soldiers.
Li Yunze only entered the county with hundreds of guards, while the rest of the troops camped outside the city.
The people accompanying him were a little confused and didn't understand why they didn't go directly to Fenglingdu, but instead took a slight detour to Pingyang County.
Naturally, some people also thought that the king had already begun to make plans in advance to win over Pingyang Hou?
For Li Yunze, let alone Pingyang Marquis Cao Shou, even if his great-grandfather Cao Shen came, or Cao Shou's descendant, Cao Cao came hundreds of years later, it didn't matter to him.
There is only one real target, and that is Wei Qing who doesn't know where he is.
The magistrate of Pingyang County and all the officials in the county government were well-informed people, and they naturally knew why the emperor wanted to recruit King Zhongshan to Chang'an this time.
Since he knew about it, of course he welcomed the king with great enthusiasm. That night, he held a banquet in the best residence in the city, the villa of Pingyang Marquis, to entertain the king.
They said they were entertaining the king, but in fact they had no status or qualifications to entertain Li Yunze.
Li Yunze simply wanted to find Wei Qing, so he agreed to attend the dinner and specifically requested that all the county officials be called.
Naturally, the steward of Bieyuan would not stop him. Not only would he not stop him, but he would be very enthusiastic.
Although my mistress is the biological sister of the King of Jiaodong, everyone can see the current situation clearly, and of course she has to consider it for the head of the family.
If the hospitality is not good or even refuses to entertain, then Marquis Pingyang... haha.
People from the old Liu family have always been narrow-minded!
That night, Pingyang Houbie Garden was brightly lit and bustling with activity.
All the minor officials in the county government were flattered that they could actually have a place in such a place and such an occasion!
You must know that those sitting across from you are all captains of the Great Wall Legion and important ministers of the Zhongshan Kingdom!
The Pingyang County Magistrate sitting on the right side was also very excited. If he fell into the eyes of King Zhongshan, wouldn't he have the opportunity to be the county governor of two thousand dan in the future?
Or even enter the DPRK?
I get excited just thinking about it.
Moreover, the king is really kind and has no airs at all. He is always smiling and makes people feel like spring breeze.
When Li Yunze asked the county magistrate to introduce all the county government officials, the county magistrate also worked very hard and introduced his subordinates to the king one by one.
The so-called county, a county with ten thousand households is called an order, and a county with less than ten thousand households is called a chief.
Those who know the affairs of a certain county are the so-called county magistrates, that is, Bailihou.
In a county, there are only a few people who can be called officials, such as the county magistrate, the chief registrar, the county captain, and the edict. These are all appointed and dismissed by the imperial court.
Under this, there are also officials such as Dianshi, Yicheng, tax collectors, warehouses, river ambassadors, etc. who are not in the mainstream, that is, they are not organized, and can be regarded as powerful people in the county.
Further down, there are the officials who do the actual work.
Taxation, punishment, military service, culture and education, water conservancy, farming, etc. are all officials, and the police are also officials.
Under the bureaucracy, there are non-staff temporary workers, such as doormen, grooms, storekeepers, watchmen, lampmen, minzhuang, etc.
Today Li Yunze showed mercy, so ordinary petty officials are also eligible to enter the palace.
"...Huo Zhongru, this county..."
Hearing this name, Li Yunze looked over immediately.
He has a good face, no wonder he is attracted to him.
Historically, Huo Qubing was born after watching Wei children wearing black silk stockings.
However, he did not recognize Huo Qubing, but broke off contact and returned to Pingyang County to marry a wife and have children.
Well, the son he gave birth to in Pingyang County was named Huo Guang.