Han officials

Chapter 125 Mother’s Family

The next day, after a night of adjustment, Wei's mother finally recovered.

Although she still had a smile on her face, Mother Wei was not too excited.

So after breakfast, Wei Zhe brought up another topic.

"Mother, since His Majesty has bestowed upon you the title of Lord Chungu, are you going back home to visit your family?"

After all, even a great hero like Xiang Yu could not resist the temptation of returning home in glory.

The same was true for people in the Han Dynasty. Rapid success and returning home in glory almost became two sides of the same coin.

As a son, Wei Zhe is still very willing to meet his mother's spiritual needs.

However, what Wei Zhe did not expect was that the smile on Wei's mother's face gradually faded after hearing this.

Guan Yan didn't dare to say anything more when she saw this, and the room suddenly fell into a strange silence.

After a moment, Mother Wei sighed with a gloomy expression and said, "Forget it, there's no need to go through so much trouble."

Hearing her say this, Wei Zhe immediately stopped talking and felt very uncomfortable.

Seeing this, Wei's mother couldn't help laughing, and took the initiative to explain the whole story.

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It is said that the main reason why the emperor named Wei's mother "Lord of Chungu" was that her household registration was in Chungu County.

Chungu County belongs to Danyang County, Yangzhou, which is located in the east of the Yangtze River.

Wei Zhe actually couldn't figure out why she, a woman from Jiangdong, married a powerful man from Liaodong?

You know, these two places are completely unrelated, so how did the two of them get together?
However, Wei's mother had always been reluctant to talk about the past, so Wei Zhe did not ask any further questions.

But there was one thing he was very clear about, that was that Wei's mother had few relatives here.

"Actually, you had an uncle a long time ago!" Even though many years had passed, Wei's mother still sighed when she mentioned the past again: "But his life was more miserable than mine. He died of illness in the second year after coming to Liaodong."

Wei Zhe did not rush to interrupt when he heard this, because he understood that if it were just this, his mother would not be so reluctant to talk about the past, and sure enough, it happened afterwards.

Mother Wei's eyes were filled with complexities as she slowly spoke, "Although my ancestor was a descendant of Prince Gong of Lu, he had many children, so his life was not very good. Later, during the Wang Mang Rebellion, he took his family across the river and took refuge in Jiangdong, where he sought refuge with the Marquis of Wuhu."

Hearing this, Wei Zhe couldn't help but feel moved. This was really a coincidence.

If he remembered correctly, later generations also said that Taishi Ci was granted the title of Marquis of Wuhu.

Even two thousand years later, the tomb of Taishi Ci, Marquis of Wuhu, was discovered and became a tourist attraction.

However, Wuhu County and Chungu County are not in the same place, so there may be some disputes here.

This is indeed the case. According to Wei's mother, her ancestors had all taken root in Wuhu County.

Even though the Marquis of Wuhu changed frequently after Emperor Guangwu unified the country, they had already integrated into the local community.

Although the Wuhu Liu family did not produce any high-ranking officials, there were many members of the family who served as officials in the county and county.

Even Wei's mother's great-grandfather was the magistrate of Dangtu and was in charge of a region.

However, it was fine when it was not well developed. As soon as it started to improve a little, some people within the Liu family started to make trouble.

Wei's mother's father, Wei Zhe's maternal grandfather, was a bastard in the family, so he was driven to Chungu County to set up his own family.

However, to say that he is setting up his own business actually means letting him fend for himself.

Of course, all kinds of bloody stories happened here, and Wei Zhe's grandfather died of depression because of this.

It was precisely because of this that Wei Zhe's uncle Liu Yan, whom he had never met, started to set up his own business early on.

In other families, the eldest brother is like a father, but in Wei's mother's case, she truly regards her brother as a father. It was he who managed the business despite the ridicule of others and supported the family.

However, God is sometimes so cruel, even blind.

When Wei Mu was young, Emperor Huan was in power. At that time, for unknown reasons, plagues broke out frequently throughout the country.

Even in Jiangdong, in some severely affected areas, two-thirds of the people could die from the epidemic.

The same was true for Wei's family. Everything was obviously moving in a good direction, but in the end, only the brother and sister survived.

Even so, Wei's mother was seriously ill at the time. Although it was not a plague, there was no one in the local area who could cure it.

Wei's mother had already prepared to die, but Liu Yan sold all his property and took her to seek medical treatment everywhere. They walked all the way from Jiangdong to Qingzhou, where they met an old man named Cai.

The old man was moved by Liu Yan's behavior and cured Wei's mother.

Later, when Wei Xuan crossed the sea from Liaodong to Donglai to seek an opportunity to serve as an official, he met Wei's mother by chance, and this led to this marriage spanning more than two thousand miles.

Unfortunately, the fatigue from all the traveling damaged Liu Yan's foundation, so he died of illness less than two years after arriving in Liaodong.

In fact, Wei's mother also suffered from a loss of vitality, so her first son was born with congenital deficiencies and died before he was three years old.

Later, Wei Xuan found a lot of non-salty mountain ginseng for long-term recuperation, which led to the birth of Wei Zhe.

Fortunately, the Wei family had a geographical advantage, so it was not too difficult for them to obtain the Buxianshan ginseng.

If it were the top-grade Shangdang ginseng, Wei really couldn't afford to eat much.

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After telling this story, Wei's mother's face was full of sadness.

This is also the main reason why she is unwilling to return home to visit her relatives.

After all, she was the only one left after Chungu Liu died. What was the point of returning home in glory?

Even if I return home now, it will only add to my sadness.

Seeing this, Wei Zhe didn't know what to say for a moment.

But Wei Zhe had to admit that his uncle, whom he had never met, was indeed a man.

Such people did not end up with a good ending. God is really blind!
After all, from the perspective of today's Han people, his affairs after death can be said to be quite miserable.

There is no other reason, it means that you will have no descendants and no blood to eat!

Thinking of this, Wei Zhe couldn't help but hold his mother's aged hand and comfort her, "The past is over, mother, please don't be too sad! Instead of dwelling on the past, why not find a way to adopt a son for your uncle to carry on the family line in the future?"

Upon hearing this, Wei's mother was stunned at first, but her eyes gradually brightened.

Seeing that the old man had finally recovered, Wei Zhe couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

So Wei Zhe chatted with his mother for a while, and only prepared to leave when she smiled again.

However, before leaving, Wei Zhe looked at Guan Yan's growing belly and remembered something. He immediately asked casually, "Mother, I wonder where Mr. Cai lives now?"

After all, whether in modern times or in the future, giving birth is an extremely risky thing for women, so Wei Zhe naturally wants to make more preparations.

However, upon hearing this, Mother Wei said with regret, "Mr. Cai was a hermit in the mountains. He passed away more than ten years ago. I only learned about this later."

Wei Zhe couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when he heard this. But just as he was about to look for another way, he heard his mother reminisce thoughtfully, "But he did have a disciple named Hua. I don't quite remember his name, but I know that Master Cai called him 'Yuanhua'."

As soon as these words came out, Wei Zhe was stunned...

(End of this chapter)