Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 32 Liu Family
Just as the myth of "the appearance of He Bo" gradually spread in Ye County, Tongdi and Pingyang, a family was preparing to move in Hexi County to the west of Wei State.

"Are you really going to Dongjun?"

"I heard that to get there, we have to pass through Han, and the Rongdi on the way have not been completely cleared out. I'm afraid there will be danger."

Liu Sheng, son of the Liu family, knelt opposite his father and spoke with sorrow.

His father Liu Ping sighed, "What else can we do if we don't move?"

"Liu is not a nobleman of Wei State. Moreover, the land of Xihe was seized by Wei State from Qin State. Wei State is already very wary of Qin people. We are afraid that it will be difficult for us to make a breakthrough in Hexi County."

"Now, Dongjun was established not long ago, and it is separated from Hedong and Hexi counties. It is the time to make great efforts."

"As long as the Liu family can take root and grow in Dongjun, it will be much easier for them to return to Hexi and gain a foothold."

Old father Liu Ping twisted his beard and was also very sad about the decline of his family.

Leaving home in such an era is painful.

However, due to historical reasons, the Liu family had to migrate many times and abandoned all the resources accumulated in the past. It became increasingly difficult for them to make a comeback, which made Liu Ping feel even more ashamed of his ancestors.

The young son Liu Sheng said dissatisfiedly, "My Liu family is originally the descendants of the Three Jins, but in the Three Jins, we have fallen to such a state!"

"If the Fan family were still here, we wouldn't be bullied like this!"

His father Liu Ping snorted when he heard this, disdaining his son's youth and inexperience. "Do you think that as long as Fan is still around, Liu won't be humiliated?"

"At most, they will just change a family to humiliate the Liu family!"

"The clan has been divided for so many years that they can't even gather together for ancestral temple sacrifices. Do you think the Fan clan will still care about the friendship of the same surname?"

"Qin and Zhao both have the surname Ying. Look at what they were like before?"

Their lineage, the Liu family,
Originally grew up in Qin State,
He was one of the six nobles of the State of Jin, a branch of the Fan family, and a descendant of Fan Wuzi Shihui.

At the beginning, because Duke Xiang of Jin died and Crown Prince Yigao was only three years old, the people of Jin planned to establish an older monarch.

Therefore, General Zhao Dun sent Shi Hui to Qin to welcome Prince Yong, the younger brother of the late emperor, who was serving as a hostage.

As a result, after Shi Hui set out for Qin, Zhao Dun decided to go against his previous promise because of the crying and insistence of Mu Ying, the wife of Duke Xiang and the mother of Prince Yigao, and welcomed the young Prince Yigao as the emperor. He also sent people to attack Shi Hui's team that had entered the territory of Jin and expel Prince Yong who came to compete for the throne.

As a result, Shi Hui fled to the State of Qin and left behind his blood relatives in Qin.

Afterwards, he returned to Jin State, taking only a part of them with him. The rest stayed in Qin State and multiplied. They took "Liu", the name of their place of residence, as their surname to distinguish themselves from their relatives in Jin State. They also served as officials in Qin State and became minor nobles.

In recent years, as the State of Wei grew stronger, it seized the Xihe area that originally belonged to the State of Qin and established a county seat. This branch of theirs was also forced to migrate to the territory of the State of Wei as a trophy, and their previous family business had to be abandoned.

As the patriarch, Liu Ping must make more arrangements for the future of the family in order to survive in the turbulent Shanxi.

First of all,

Their original family, the Fan family, had long been eliminated in the battle royale among the nobles of the State of Jin, and now there are not many people left. The remaining descendants are probably not as powerful as the Liu family, which has been hiding in the State of Qin.

Therefore, relying on relatives is unreliable.

Secondly,

As one of the conquered Qin nobles, most of their property was naturally plundered by the Wei State.

As for status and official position, it is even more impossible to retain them.

The State of Wei was newly established, and because its monarch Wei Si was unconventional in employing talents, it was a time when there were many talented people. No matter which official position, it was not the turn of Liu, an outsider, to hold it.

In particular, after years of development, the Xihe area has shown a trend of becoming the new economic center of the Wei State. The ministers and officials of the Wei State are busy grabbing the meat here, and the Liu family is excluded and cannot even see a trace of it.

Even because they have lost their original aristocratic status, the Liu family can now only be regarded as wealthy gentry with some wealth, which can easily attract other meat eaters.

Hedong County was the core of the Wei State. After hundreds of years of operation, the Wei family could no longer accommodate others.

Therefore, since it is difficult to gain a foothold in Hexi and Hedong counties, and the remaining property is obviously not enough for the Liu family to continue to maintain its wealth for long, it is better to take advantage of the fact that some people still have money and run to the newly developed Dongjun, to that area to be developed, to occupy a few ecological niches.

As long as they can develop in Dongjun for a period of time and then return to Hedong and Hexi in the future, the Liu family will have more confidence.

"But if we go to Dongjun, where should we find a foothold?" Since Dongjun is a county, it is natural that there are many cities in it.

Some of the more famous and larger cities include Chaoge, Tangyin, Shanyang, etc.

"No!"

"We won't go to those big cities!"

Liu Ping narrowed his eyes and tugged at his beard, "Let's go to Ye County!"

"Ye?"

"Is it the newly established county?" Liu Sheng was very shocked by his father's arrangement. "I heard that it is very desolate there, and it is located between Zhao and Wei. I'm afraid it will be dangerous."

"Besides, Ye County is in the north of Dongjun, and the journey is long. Why not move to Shanyang?"

Shanyang City is located to the west of Dongjun, close to the Dan River. It is surrounded by many small cities and is very prosperous.

"What do you know!"

"How can I trust you to hand over our family to you when you are so short-sighted?"

The father glared at his son and said, "Don't you think about why our Liu family wants to move away from here and go to Dongjun?"

"Because there is no chance for our Liu family to gain a foothold here!" the son answered confidently.

My father snorted, "Then the prosperous East County will give our Liu family a chance to gain a foothold?"

The truth of the world,

It's always simple and crude.

That is a beautiful and good thing, and it has been occupied by someone early on.

The Liu family moved to Dongjun, which was essentially not much different from their migration from Qin to Hexi.

It’s just that Dongjun and Hexijun are different.

"If Liu is content with enjoying himself, then it will only be wishful thinking to make the family rich again!"

"But going directly to Ye County is really risky." His son Liu Sheng was still puzzled.

Liu Ping smiled and twirled his beard, "That's why I told you not to be stingy with money and to spend more time with the nobles."

"I have learned from a young master that the king has sent Ximen Bao to govern Ye County."

"Ximen Bao is a capable gentleman and a minister trusted by the monarch. I think he is capable of bringing peace to Ye County."

"You can just wait a little longer, why are you so anxious?"

Wouldn't it be more comfortable if they waited until Ximen Bao had governed Ye County well before going there?

Liu Ping slapped the low table and sighed, "Foolish, stupid, how could I have a child like you!"

"If Ye County becomes prosperous and stable, will Liu still be respected by Ximen Bao if she goes there again?"

"Stop complaining, you idiot. Go check your luggage to make sure you haven't left anything behind!"

Liu Sheng then went out and found his wife, "Have you counted everything?"

"We have counted everything," his wife said, "but I am worried that the journey is long and your health may not be able to bear it."

Liu He,

He is Liu Sheng's son, who is not yet eight years old. He was born after the Liu family moved to Hexi.

Liu Sheng said to his wife, "No matter how difficult the family situation is, what can we do?"

"I can only hope that our ancestors will bless us so that the Liu family can arrive in Ye smoothly and restore the ancestral temple."

(End of this chapter)