The host of the quick travel is lacking in virtue for eight generations

Because of the truth-telling talisman water provided by Xiao Yun, Qi Yun's interrogation went smoothly, and the same went for the male and female protagonists.

It is not known whether it was because their halo was weakened, or because Qi Yun, who was interrogating them, was from this world and therefore was not targeted by Heaven, and the secrets they wanted to hide were also revealed during the interrogation.

Let’s talk about the Pingxi Marquis’ Mansion first. It turns out that the first generation of Pingxi Marquis who followed the founding emperor to conquer the world was not from Zhongyun, but from a small country in the sea.

That small country is not too far from Zhongyun Country. It is separated from the sea in the east by a strait. It is an island and its area is not very large.

Because the entire island looks like a turtle, it was named Xuanwu Kingdom. People on the island regard themselves as servants of the Xuanwu divine beast and worship the Xuanwu statue.

Because the country's land area is small and the population is not large, there is no agricultural output and most people make a living by fishing, so it is very poor.

Later, some people became pirates on the sea, robbing passing ships. Of course, they were all merchants traveling near the coast, and none of them went on long voyages, after all, the shipbuilding technology was limited.

The first generation of Pingxi Hou was captured when he was robbing a merchant ship from Zhongyun. At that time, the pirates fought back and many of them were killed on the spot. Only some who were caught and put on the ship to do hard labor or some children were left behind.

However, after being brought back to Zhongyun, they were sold as slaves, and the first generation Pingxi Hou was one of them. The surname Chu was given to him by his first owner. He originally wanted to have the surname Li Hui, which sounds like a foreign surname.

I don't know if it was because of his pirate bloodline or his extraordinary talent, but he was very decisive in killing people at a young age. In addition, it was a time of war at that time, so he simply killed his master's family and escaped.

And because of the war, there was no longer any question of whether a slave could escape or not, and the government did not do much at that time, so he took advantage of the chaos to join the founding emperor's team.

Because of his ruthlessness and quick learning, he learned a lot of professional fighting skills in the army, and then quickly rose through the ranks, from an ordinary soldier to a centurion, a thousand-man commander, and even a deputy general.

Anyway, he became more and more courageous as the battle went on, and later followed the founding emperor all the way to the imperial city.

When it came to rewarding people for their merits, it was a great achievement, so he was granted the title of marquis. Because they wanted him to guard the west, they gave him the title of Marquis of Pingxi.

The title of Marquis Zhenbei has the same origin, but the first generation Marquis Zhenbei was from a family of military generals in the previous dynasty. He was confiscated and exiled because of treacherous officials, so he directly followed the founding emperor to rebel.

At that time, only two dukes and two marquises were conferred titles, namely the Duke of Zhenguo and the Duke of Weiguo.

The two dukes were generals who had followed the founding emperor from beginning to end. They were the ones who led the troops and followed the founding emperor in his rebellion. They are definitely incomparable.

We have strayed off topic again. Let's get back to the story of Marquis Pingxi. After the situation stabilized, the first Marquis Pingxi managed to secretly contact his family.

Yes, he still has family in Xuanwu.

He was only a teenager at the time and he boarded the ship to rob out of curiosity. There were no relatives of his on the ship.

After he was granted the title of nobility, he contacted his family. His parents were still alive at that time, but they were very old and it was impossible for them to travel across the ocean to Zhongyun, so he asked his brothers to come over.

After all, life in Xuanwu was indeed hard. Even though Zhongyun had just ended the war, it was still a country with a solid foundation. It just changed its emperor. Many of the prosperous places before were still relatively prosperous, which was of course very attractive to the citizens of their tiny country.

After his brothers came, they didn't want to go back and stayed in Zhongyun Kingdom. However, they did not enter the officialdom. After all, they were foreigners and it would be easy for them to be exposed.

Instead, they chose to do business or become a comfortable landlord. For several generations over the past two hundred years, the life has been relatively stable.

Those letters were the communications between several generations of Pingxi Marquis and the Xuanwu Kingdom. Although most of them were family letters, there were also letters to the royal family there. After all, he was a marquis of a big country, and the royal family there would also take the initiative to make friends with him.

If this is the case, it really cannot be considered treason, because the person is a foreigner who followed the founding emperor to conquer the world. Since he has been conferred the title of marquis, it means that he has been recognized, and it would be difficult to hold him accountable for the affairs of his ancestors.

After all, the founding emperor was not of authentic Zhongyun descent, and his mother was from Dongling. That was why he had always maintained good relations with the Dongling Kingdom, and at least there had been no war.

The Xuanwu Kingdom is a tiny country and not worthy of Zhongyun's attention, so it is not considered a hostile country. It is really difficult to charge someone with treason.

But it's not good to be too careful. After all, there are so many things that violate the rules. Even if those foreign ornaments are gifts from relatives, what about the phoenix crown of the previous dynasty?

That was used by the queen of the previous dynasty. Even if you got it, you should hand it over instead of hiding it yourself. Just this one thing can make you sure that he is disloyal.

So now it’s okay to punish him, and it’s also acceptable not to punish him. It all depends on what the emperor wants to do.

The emperor? Of course the emperor would punish them. He had long been waiting for an opportunity to completely take down these powerful people who had held military power for hundreds of years. The military power had been constantly changing hands among these people, which was a great threat to the imperial power.

However, it would not be the case that the entire family would be executed or exiled. After all, it was not that serious. They would just be demoted to commoners.

Of course, this is just the beginning, the turning point is yet to come.