Chapter 1120: Two Lives(2/2)
At worst, I'll take the initiative to kneel on the keyboard when I get home.
Oh, I forgot there were no keyboards in this era.
That would be better and save trouble.
Just when the emperor of the Han Dynasty returned to the old capital and visited Weiyang Palace, there was another bustle in Luoyang, thousands of miles away.
The excitement was caused by the fact that Sima Shi, the son of the Taifu, married the Wu family, the daughter of Wu Zhi, the former Zhenwei general.
During the Jian'an period, Sima Yi, Chen Qun, Wu Zhi, and Zhu Shuo were either on good terms with the Wei crown prince Cao Pi, or they were simply Cao Pi's advisers, and were called Cao Pi's "four friends."
After Cao Pi became emperor, these four people were all reused and had extremely high status.
Wu Zhi, in particular, gave Cao Pi many suggestions and made great contributions to establishing Cao Pi's position as crown prince.
After Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty and proclaimed himself emperor, he immediately sent people non-stop to bring Wu Zhi to Luoyang, appointed him as Zhonglang General, and made him a marquis, allowing him to control the military affairs of various states.
A few years later, Wu Zhi returned from Hebei, and Cao Pi ordered the generals in the capital and the generals below Tejin to gather at Wu Zhi's house to celebrate him.
Because Cao Zhen was relatively fat, while Zhu Shuo, one of the Four Friends, was very thin.
When Wu Zhi was drunk, he deliberately asked a good rapper to come up and make fun of him.
Cao Zhen, who was a general at the time, thought that he was an important member of the clan and was ashamed to be teased, so he angrily scolded Wu Zhi.
Unexpectedly, Wu Zhi stood up with his sword in hand and cursed Cao Zhen angrily.
Cao Zhen was humiliated, and Cao Pi had no reaction afterwards, which shows his favor for Wu Zhi.
As another of the "Four Friends", Chen Qun was also slandered by Wu Zhi.
When Cao Rui first came to the throne, Wu Zhi stated to him his security plan:
Chen Qun, the Minister of Sikong, is a mediocre person, not a talented person; he praised the Hussars General Sima Yi for being loyal and resourceful, and a pillar of the country.
Cao Rui thought so.
Therefore, Cao Rui's four auxiliary ministers, Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu, are all clansmen, so they can control the army outside.
And Sima Yi, as a non-clan relative, was actually able to lead the army to garrison Wancheng and oversee the military affairs of Jing and Henan provinces.
Although Cao Rui's move was suspected of taking advantage of the central government's power, Sima Yi's power and influence far surpassed that of Chen Qun, but it was real.
Although Chen Qun was the only auxiliary minister who was not sent to Luoyang, and his status seemed to be high, Cao Rui believed that it would not affect his control of the court.
It can be seen that Wu Zhi's words did play a certain role.
It was precisely because Wu Zhi was arrogant and acted arrogantly because of his favor that he offended too many people. However, these people became the most powerful ministers of Cao Rui's dynasty after Cao Pi's death.
In addition, he always likes to make friends with powerful people and never interacts with the people in the countryside, so his reputation in his hometown is not good.
Therefore, after Wu Zhi's death, those who had been offended by him collectively counterattacked and gave him the name "Chou" and the posthumous title of "Chou Hou".
Wu Zhi was so prosperous during his lifetime, but after his death, his descendants suffered a lot. He was collectively suppressed by the powerful men in the DPRK, and his treatment was not very high.
Wu Zhi was not from a noble family, and his family did not have much foundation. As soon as he died, his family fortune declined rapidly, and he was hated by the villagers.
Afterwards, the descendants could not even return to their hometown, so they had to rely on the wealth Wu Zhi had accumulated during his lifetime to live in Luoyang.
In addition, his son Wu Ying once served as an official under Cao Pi. Although he had not been promoted for many years, he still had a meager salary to make ends meet.
Of course, what's more important is that everyone is willing to give Sima Yi some face.
At the same time, he also didn't want to bear the reputation of being a villain who dared not take revenge in person, but only dared to use his power to bully his juniors.
However, although Wu Ying was burdened by his family and had a difficult life these years, he never gave up his efforts to change his family's posthumous title.
He wrote to the court countless times and tried his best to visit various enemies, but he received countless looks from his eyes during this process.
But he never backed down, never got discouraged, and tried again after failing once.
As the saying goes, things in this world are impermanent.
Wu Zhi's descendants were suppressed due to Wu Zhi's involvement, and now they will come into the eyes of the people of Luoyang again because of Wu Zhi's kindness?
The Taifu was favored by Wu Zhi in front of the emperor, and now the Taifu's son, not knowing whether to repay the favor, wants to marry Wu Zhi's daughter.
The senior ministers of Wei State, headed by Cao Zhen, who advocated giving Wu Zhie the posthumous title, have gradually died over the years.
Coupled with Wu Ying's unyielding determination, people can't help but sigh that this person's filial piety is rare in the world.
Even those who have a bad feeling for Wu Zhi have to admit that Wu Zhi gave birth to a good son.
In this case, Master Sima married Wu as his wife, not only was he not burdened by Wu Zhi's reputation.
On the contrary, many people felt that the Taifu was indeed a person who valued affection and righteousness.
He can still do this to the descendants of his old friends who have passed away, and how much he values the friendship of his old friends!
The news that Master Sima was marrying Wu's daughter had already reached Xuchang in advance.
After all, the Taifu is a veteran of four dynasties and has many old friends in the court. Although there is no need for them to come to congratulate in person due to their status, it is normal to send their descendants to come.
Even if he is not sent, Sima Shi, as his nephew and nephew, still has to tell these uncles.
After receiving the wedding invitation, many veterans in Xuchang had complicated moods.
I don’t know who’s yard, but someone cursed hatefully:
Chapter completed!