Han officials

Chapter 88 The Nature of Rights [55]

Even though things may not be as we wish, life must go on!

In fact, after the news of Wei Zhe's reward was announced, many people were envious.

The Marquis of Buye, with a fief of 2,000 households, is considered a genuine dignitary even today.

In the past, when people introduced Wei Zhe’s family background, they often said it was the Houcheng Wei family.

But now this term has gradually disappeared, and people have become accustomed to calling it "Xuanfu Weishi".

Even if Wei Zhe died in his prime like Huo Qubing, the Xuanmo Wei family would not decline with this title.

Although the noble families are slightly inferior to the aristocratic families, they are also a real class leap.

For this reason, when the news of the reward spread, people came to congratulate Wei Zhe in an endless stream.

Even Wei Zhe's father-in-law Guan Yue came to congratulate him under the pretext of visiting his daughter.

"When I first saw him, I knew he was no ordinary man. Today, it seems my judgment was indeed good!"

In the backyard of the prefect's mansion, Guan Yue was seen reminiscing about the past with a flushed face.

But to be honest, this happened not that long ago, only three years ago.

And ever since Wei Zhe was promoted to the governor of Lelang, Guan Yue has nagged him dozens of times almost every year.

Guan Weng's ears were almost callused from listening to this, and he even subconsciously wanted to go to the toilet when he heard the beginning.

However, others had never heard of it. People like Yuan Jun and Guan Xiu listened attentively with great enthusiasm.

There’s no way around it. Although the story is cheesy, Guan Yue’s vision is indeed amazing!

Who has the ability to take a liking to Wei Zhe at first sight when he was insignificant, marry his daughter to him, give him a boat, and provide him with generous financial support?
Nowadays in Qingzhou, especially in Donglai County, the story of Wei Zhe and Guan is known to almost everyone, young and old.

Especially after Wei Zhe was renamed the Marquis of Buye County, people in Donglai County became more keen on discussing this topic.

The powerful and the nobles wanted to become the next Guan Yue, while the young scholars and heroes wanted to have the same fate as Wei Zhe.

As Wei Zhe's reputation grew, it became a consensus in Qingzhou that Zhuxu Guan had the ability to judge people.

In the past, the people of Qingzhou considered Wei Zhe, the son-in-law of the Guan family, an outsider, but now that Wei Zhe's title is named after the Donglai County, what is there for them to worry about? He is definitely one of their own!
At the same time, seeing his father-in-law acting like this, Wei Zhe couldn't help but laugh.

Only Guan Yan felt helpless. It was the first time she saw her father like this.

Seeing her covering her face in shame, Wei Zhe comforted her: "It's rare for your father-in-law to be happy today, so let him be. Besides, there are no outsiders here, they are all our relatives and friends, so it won't be a problem."

After all, if it wasn't a private banquet like this, Guan Yan wouldn't come out to meet guests.

After hearing what Wei Zhe said, Guan Yan was too lazy to remind her father to pay attention to his manners. She immediately went to find Taishi Ci's wife, Wei, and talked about girls' private matters.

By the way, Taishi Ci’s wife is Wei Zhe’s cousin Wei Ying.

Taishi Ci was already at the age to get married, so Wei Zhe introduced his family to him early on.

To some extent, this can also be considered a political marriage.

However, both Taishi Ci and his mother Guan were quite satisfied with this marriage.

So before Wei Zhe conquered the seven tribes of Xianbei, the two families arranged the marriage.

Later, when Taishi Ci was promoted to the commander of the vassal state of Haidong, the Qingzhou gentry realized that they had missed another good opportunity.

After Taishi Ci was awarded the title of Marquis of Duting for his merits, countless people in Qingzhou regretted it to the core.

However, it is too late, and no one can dig up the foundation of the wall now.

There was no other way. Not only did Taishi Ci and Wei Zhe know each other from humble beginnings, they had also been through life and death together. Now they were also bound by marriage. To put it bluntly, even if Wei Zhe wanted to rebel, Taishi Ci would have to help him without hesitation.

After all, once Wei Zhe's property was confiscated and his clan was exterminated, Taishi Ci would inevitably suffer as well.

Of course, to a certain extent, Wei Zhe's behavior is purely local clique-based pursuit of personal gain.

But the problem is that everyone does this now, and there are countless ministers in the court who are related by marriage.

Even the emperor disagreed with this, otherwise he would not have transferred Taishi Ci to be the commander of the vassal state of Liaodong.

Obviously, in the eyes of the emperor, Wei Zhe and Taishi Ci had long been one and the same.

So, just like when he planned the conquest of the Three Han, this time the emperor also habitually asked Taishi Ci to assist Wei Zhe in destroying Goguryeo as soon as possible. Taishi Ci was quite satisfied with this arrangement.

The Korean Peninsula is basically peaceful now, and if he stays here, he will just be eating and waiting to die.

This was obviously a torment for Taishi Ci, who was young and wanted to achieve great things.

Therefore, even though the Liaodong vassal state only has six counties, Taishi Ci is still looking forward to the next challenge.

However, there was one thing that Taishi Ci was a little confused about.

"Brother, what about the Haidong vassal state?"

Even though Taishi Ci thought Haidong was boring, it was the foundation he and Wei Zhe had built with their own hands.

Now that he suddenly had to leave, Taishi Ci naturally felt a little reluctant.

Seeing this, Wei Zhe couldn't help but sigh and said, "The palace hasn't received any news yet, but His Majesty intends to merge the Haidong vassal state into Lelang County, and have it governed by the Lelang governor."

In this way, Lelang County and Dongming County were basically the same as North and South Korea in later generations.

Hearing this, Taishi Ci felt a little complicated, but then he realized a problem.

If this arrangement is made, the power of the new Lelang prefect will be greatly increased.

If we only talk about power in Liaodong, the Lelang governor may surpass the Liaodong governor in the future.

Although Taishi Ci was young, he was not naive. He immediately looked at Wei Zhe with some concern.

Seeing this, Wei Zhe immediately realized what he was thinking and couldn't help laughing.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty has already made a plan. This man is a friend to us, not an enemy!"

Although Emperor Liu Hong acted a little foolishly, he was indeed smart.

He also knew that Goguryeo was difficult to defeat, so he arranged for his own people to come down to help.

According to the eunuch, the new prefect of Lelang was named Fan Chou, with the courtesy name Daya, and his family was quite wealthy.

Of course, he didn't buy the position of Lelang prefect this time, but there were other reasons.

Although Fan Chou was from Anding, Liangzhou, he had a good career as an official. He was initially a doctor and later the magistrate of Qiantang.

The reason why he was able to do all this was mainly because he was a disciple of Hongdu School.

The most important thing is that he is a fellow townsman of Liang Hu, who is now the Minister of Cao.

It was precisely because of this relationship that he, who was good at Bafenshu, was able to study at Hongdu School.

Otherwise, do you really think that anyone who wants to can enter Hongdumen School?
If Liang Hu is the boss of Hongdu School, then Fan Chou can almost be considered his younger brother.

Therefore, when the emperor appointed the prefect of Lelang this time, Liang Hu recommended Fan Chou.

After hearing what Wei Zhe said, Taishi Ci's eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "Then isn't this Governor Fan one of us?"

"For now, that's indeed the case!"

From these arrangements, Wei Zhe could see the emperor's determination.

Goguryeo is basically surrounded at the moment, and the emperor is really preparing to stand up before his death!

To be honest, Wei Zhe didn't have much confidence at first.

But with the emperor making such arrangements, he actually felt that he might be able to defeat Goguryeo within two years.

As for the foundation he had built in Lelang County in recent years, Wei Zhe was not too worried.

Some rights are granted, but some rights are created by oneself.

For example, now, even though Wei Zhe is no longer the prefect of Lelang, he can still recruit thousands of evil followers at any time whenever he needs them.

As for the military and civilian settlements in Lelang County, there is no need to mention it. His words will be more effective than those of the court.

Do you really think that his helping refugees and saving countless lives is an overflow of love and a waste of effort?
We must understand that the essence of rights lies in the fact that great power belongs to oneself, not in the fact that great power belongs to the system!
Otherwise, why were some emperors, all emperors of the Han Dynasty, reduced to being the prefect of Luoyang?
Therefore, in Wei Zhe's heart, he always knew what he should do...

(End of this chapter)