Chapter 31 Chapter 30 Ancient Family Tree

After this incident, the old man's attitude towards us has obviously become much warmer, and he also treats me and Da Ya as his own family, saying whatever he wants, without the slightest sense of guard like before. Da Ya and I used the excuse of studying the stone statue, so we stayed again, waiting for news from Liu Ye. When I have nothing to do, I just talk nonsense with the old man, from the Republic of China to the liberation, from Taiwan to Tibet, and my life is quite carefree. One morning after breakfast, we sat on the kang of the old man's house and chatted, turned on the TV, drank tea, and puffed clouds.

Not long after, the room was filled with smoke, and no one could be seen. The room seemed to be covered with a gray-blue veil under the sunlight. An ancient costume drama is playing on TV, it should be the story of Kangxi's private visit in a micro-clothes.The old man glanced at him twice, and then he said to Da Ya and me, "Hey, you don't know, in fact, our family and Lao Meng's family also have a bit of history. It’s a bannerman who waits on the prince Baylor. In the past, it was a family wearing silk and satin, but now it’s no longer possible, and it’s up to the sky to eat.”

It's okay to be idle, Da Ya and I will let the old man talk about it.The old man talked more and more about sex. Although he didn't understand some parts, Da Ya and I could guess some of it. According to the old man, the ancestors of their family served important people in the early Qing Dynasty. They should have been princes or something, called "Heshuobile".Later, one of the prince's daughters moved not far from this village. At that time, there were not so many families here, so a very grand house was built near here, which is said to be as big as this village. Not far next to it is the Niangniang Temple, which is close to the water and mountains, and it is also a geomantic treasure.The ancestors of their family also moved here and lived in a big yard, which is also very particular.The ancestors of their old Gu family and Lao Meng's family were all the guards who followed them. They were the leaders and were responsible for protecting the safety of the princess's family.

The old man can't say clearly about many things. After all, people are old, and these things are passed down from generation to generation. Many details are simply missing. Seeing that we were very interested in this, the old man was very happy. He dug out a bundle from the bottom of the box, and took out a thread-bound booklet to show us: "Nephew, you are not outsiders. This is my family tree. It has been passed down in the hands of my branch. It is said that there are some records of some events in those years, but I can’t read or understand. If you are interested, you can take a look, but this thing is precious Very, don't break it."

When the old man said that there was a family tree, I was pleasantly surprised.Genealogy is also a family tree, which records the family lineage reproduction and important people's deeds with blood relationship as the main body. It is equivalent to the book of inheritance of family descendants and lineages. It can distinguish the blood relationship of family members. The content in it is not only the blood branch chart , will also remember some big events. It's just that in the "Destroy the Four Olds" movement, the family tree was regarded as the "four olds" and was cleaned up, and "thousands" of family trees were destroyed. Many families had to destroy the family trees that had been treasured for generations. From the genealogy of my family, I can also guess that it took a certain risk to keep this book, which shows how precious it is.

The family tree that the old man took out has a very thick cover, which is much thicker than the book folder used in school, and I don't know how many layers of paper have been pasted.After I opened it and looked inside, the paper was a little yellow and brittle. The first page of the genealogy should be a similar preface, probably something like the resume of the ancestor who opened the genealogy.Then there is the genealogy chart, which is a tree-shaped chart, which can tell the lineage, which generation it belongs to, and who its father is; followed by the main text of the family tree, the words recorded in it are all written in small letters, which is very regular.

While expressing my gratitude to the old man, I asked Da Ya to fetch the camera and take a photo of it, so we can read it again, because this genealogy book is too precious, and it would be ruined if we turned it over and over again. The old man was very moved when he saw how much we valued this genealogy, and said politely: "No, no, I didn't treat you as outsiders. If I were outsiders, I wouldn't have brought it out. I didn't tell you how many people came to me in 2009, and now only our family has a family tree in this village, only me and Xiao Yu'er's father know about it, no one else has told."

At this time, Da Ya had already fetched the camera, switched to micro-shooting mode, and began to carefully take pictures of the appendix and preface page by page. Then I solemnly wrapped this booklet in cloth and handed it to the old man: "Master, I know you don't treat us as outsiders. I also know how precious this is. We are only interested in history. We only took photos of us. Take a look at the text in the appendix and look back, it may be helpful, thank you very much!" After taking it, the old man carefully put it back into the box, and said while tidying up: "You guys, don't be polite anymore, you are not a treasure, but if you are more polite, you will look heretic."

In the evening, Da Ya and I looked at each page carefully in front of the computer, and the more we read, the more surprised we became, and only then did we realize that the ancestors of this ancient man were really not simple. In fact, the prince mentioned by the old man is a well-known figure, Mang Gurtai, the fifth son of Qing Taizu Nurhachi. Qing Taizu Nurhachi had sixteen wives, sixteen sons and eight daughters.Three of the sons and one nephew were very outstanding at the time, and they were conferred the title of "He Shuo Baylor". These four people "discussed the state affairs together and assigned officials to each".The four people in order of age are: Daishan of the Big Beile, Amin of the Second Beile, Mang Gurtai of the Third Beile, and Huang Taiji of the Fourth Beile.

Among them, Erbeile Amin is the son of Nurhachi's younger brother Shuerhaqi, and the other three are the sons of Nurhachi.There is no difference in the power status of these four people because of their order. For example, Huang Taiji was ranked last at the time, which does not mean that his status is lower than the other three. "Heshuobile" was just the rank of title at that time, not a person, but equivalent to an official, just like today's governor. After Nurhachi's death, it was the "Huang Taiji" among the four major Baylors who inherited the Khan position. In fact, he was not outstanding in terms of personal ability or performance. I have some doubts, and the records of this period of history are also secretive, just a few words, and I have been searching for a long time, but I can't find anything new on the Internet.

Da Ya and I sat on the kang and chatted for a long time. After talking about it, we can only say that Huang Taiji is a bit tall. Although he has not fought a few tough battles, but fortunately there is no major fault. People are lucky. The second beile Amin is Nurhachi's nephew, and it is obvious that this position is not his turn.And Dabeile Daishan seems to have an affair with one of Nulhachi's daughters-in-law. It's hard to say whether this matter is true, but there was a lot of trouble at the time. This kind of rumor is fatal, and it is probably useless. As for that Sanbeilemang Gurtai, even though he is brave and good at fighting and has made great achievements in battle, that guy is too stupid. Just because his mother misbehaved, he killed his own mother. There are such reckless people Being brave and foolish is not what makes an emperor. Although Mang Gurtai was brave and good at fighting on the battlefield, no one can match him, but this buddy repeatedly contradicted his brother after Huang Taiji ascended the throne. In the end, he died violently in 1632 with a pair of small shoes after another pair of small shoes. In his forties, he ended up miserable. As for more circumstances, there is no record in history, and his children have no historical data to follow. According to the genealogy of Laogutou's family, the princess living here is the youngest daughter of Manggu Ertai, and the leader of the more than one hundred people who protected her is the ancestor of Laomeng's and Laogu's families. There is a record that caught the attention of Da Ya and me. It is said that in the first year of Chongde, that is, the fourth year after Mang Gurtai's death, for unknown reasons, the princess's mansion suddenly caught fire, and the fire burned all day and night. The water can't be extinguished, the soil can't be extinguished, and the fire doesn't disappear until all the tiles are burnt.The life and death of the princess's family is also uncertain, and their whereabouts are unknown.Afterwards, the ancestors of the Meng family and the Gu family were deeply loyal to their lord and never left. Later, they changed their surnames to "Meng" and "Gu" respectively, and each took the homophony of the first two characters of "Mang Gu Er Tai" as their surnames.Settled and lived just five miles away from the house. After all, Nurhachi was the final target. With the appearance of the magic magpie guardian and the emergence of Mangurtai, this matter seemed to become more confusing.