Now that he was reborn, Wei Ci was always concerned about his teacher's recent situation. Unfortunately, the world was becoming more and more chaotic, and a letter was comparable to ten thousand gold pieces.
The round trip would take at least half a year. If they were unlucky, they might even lose contact with their letters.
Wei Ci had not received his teacher's reply for a long time.
Cheng Jing was under Huang Song's command. Huang Song's territory was in Haozhou, which was only a month's journey away from Langya County. Communication was relatively convenient there.
He said, "Recently, Teacher has had many happy events. He's doing well."
"Oh? What happy event? "
Wei Ci was delighted. If Master Yuanjing could live a good life, he would feel better.
"Last year, Langye Academy recruited a student with great spiritual energy, and the teacher was overjoyed. Although this man was born in a poor family and had no parents, his talent was amazing and his appearance was not ordinary. He was born with a cinnabar dot on his forehead, so Wuniang took a fancy to him at first sight. You also know that Teacher dotes on Wuniang and has always been worried about her marriage. Now that he had met a suitable candidate, how could he not be happy? Acting as a go-between and helping the two of them get married. "
The Wuniang that Cheng Jing mentioned was Master Yuanjing's youngest daughter. Her maiden name was Zhu Qingning.
Wuniang had always been fond of Wei Ci. Unfortunately, the falling flower was in love with Wei Ci, but the heartless stream was heartless. The Goddess had Mengxiang, but King Wang had no feelings for her.
She was not a vulgar woman. When Wei Ci explicitly rejected her, she felt uncomfortable for a while and then let go.
When he heard that Wuniang had been betrothed to someone, Wei Ci first felt happy for her, but then he frowned.
The man was born in a poor family and had no parents. His conditions were indeed a little poor.
The teacher loved Wuniang so much. How could he choose such a son-in-law for her?
He had always regarded himself as Wuniang's elder and even treated her as his daughter. In Wei Ci's eyes, Wuniang's husband was naturally equivalent to his son-in-law. Usually, Wei Ci made friends regardless of one's family background. However, the standards for a father-in-law to judge his son-in-law and to make friends were different.
"Is this the teacher's choice or Wuniang's idea?"
Wei Ci knew how much his teacher loved his daughter. He wished he could pluck the stars and the moon and bring them to Wuniang.
How could such a loving father choose such a husband for his daughter?
Cheng Jing understood the meaning behind Wei Ci's words and instantly understood the hidden meaning in his words.
He said, "Although Teacher loves Wuniang dearly, he won't indulge her without principles. Since he had agreed to this marriage, it was clear that his teacher was also satisfied … Come to think of it, what was so special about that person? At the end of the day, a teacher is also a father, and I still hope for my children's happiness. "
Wei Ci asked again, "What is that person's name and where does he live?"
In his previous life, he had moved to Zhongzhao with his clansmen, but he had never stopped contacting his friends. He had always kept in touch with them through letters.
He vaguely remembered that Wuniang married one of his teacher's students. That person was a young scholar in Langya County and was known for his talent.
However, after the second marriage, Wuniang didn't live a happy life. In the end, she divorced and went home for some reason.
Cheng Jing thought for a moment and said, "I heard that he's from Zhongzhao's Bianzhou. His surname is Nie and his name is Xun. His courtesy name is Chengyun."
"Nie Xun?"
Wei Ci furrowed his brows and rummaged through his memories, but he could not find any trace of it.
Cheng Jing asked, "Zi Xiao, have you heard of this person?"
Wei Ci shook his head. "I've never heard of him. Perhaps this person is a late bloomer and only became famous recently."
Whether it was in his previous life or this life, Wei Ci had never heard of this person called Nie Xun. This was suspicious.
One must know that Wei Ci had lived in Zhongzhao for many years in his previous life. Although he was an invisible person who was not valued, he still visited his relatives and friends.
To put it bluntly, there was almost no famous scholar in Zhongzhao's Bianzhou that he had not met.
If Nie Xun's talent could catch the eye of Master Yuanjing, there was no reason for him to be unknown in his previous life.
As for the inborn cinnabar between his eyebrows, such an obvious mark, if Wei Ci had really seen or heard of it, it was impossible for him not to have any impression.
Could it be that this Nie Xun had only appeared in this life?
Thinking of this, Wei Ci felt relieved.
The difference between his previous life and this life was too great. Even the big picture of the world had been distorted, let alone ordinary people.
However —
"This person was born in Zhongzhao's Bianzhou. What is his relationship with the Nie family in Bianzhou?"
The Wei family in Langya, which Wei Ci belonged to, was a branch of the Wei family in Bianzhou. The former had fallen, but the latter was still flourishing.
There were two aristocratic families in Bianzhou. One was the Wei family, and the other was the Nie family. The two families had been connected by marriage for generations and had a close relationship.
Of course, this was not the main point.
The main point was that the Nie family became a hegemon in troubled times and was the third last feudal power to be eliminated by His Majesty.
Thinking back to that time, there were no less than twenty feudal lords in the world. For the Nie family to be able to survive until then, it was obvious how powerful they were.
Of course, after the Nie family surrendered, they did not stop stirring shit up.
Thinking of this, Wei Ci's eyes had a hint of coldness.
In the "Case of Crown Prince Zhang Zuo" in the 18th year of Emperor Yongchen of the Jiang dynasty, the Nie family secretly added fuel to the fire.
Other than large families like the Nie family and the Wei family, there were many other aristocratic families involved.
If they had not instigated, schemed, and tried to sow discord, the outcome would not have been like that!
He and His Majesty were responsible for their improper upbringing, but at the end of the day, these ambitious aristocratic families were the main culprits.
Cheng Jing smiled and said, "According to the rumors, Nie Xun was adopted by a branch of the Nie family. If he was born in the Nie family, how could he be considered to have a humble background? "
It was precisely because he was adopted, his background was unknown, and his adoptive parents died early that Nie Xun was looked down upon.
Wei Ci said, "That's true. It's just that … this person is related to the Nie family, why did he come to Dongqing to study? "
Master Yuanjing's reputation was indeed resounding, and he was comparable to a famous teacher in the world. However, aristocratic families like the Nie family had always implemented clan education and arrogantly thought that people like Master Yuanjing were just unorthodox. Even if Master Yuanjing's students were all top-notch, they were still criticized by these people.
Nie Xun came to Dongqing to study, and he even became Master Yuanjing's son-in-law. Wasn't this a slap in the face to the Nie family?
Cheng Jing said, "This … I vaguely heard that Nie Xun is not from Zhongzhao, and his hometown is in Dongqing … Perhaps, he came here to look for his relatives? Although Nie Xun's surname is Nie, the Nie family does not acknowledge it. He stayed in the Nie family and suffered from both sides, so he might as well come out and be independent. "
Heroes emerge in troubled times. Nie Xun was really talented, and he could become famous even after leaving the Nie family.
Wei Ci nodded and did not say anything.
He was not curious about Nie Xun, and he only asked a few more questions because he was Wuniang's husband.
Naturally, there were endless things to talk about when they reunited.
Wei Ci asked about the others, and Cheng Jing hesitated and said, "Wenbin sent a letter recently, and it seems that he wants to go to Zhe County to take a look."
Wenbin was naturally referring to Han Yu.
Wei Ci remembered that Han Yu worked under Xu Pei in his previous life, so he was not surprised that Han Yu went to Zhe County.
"What about Shaoyin? I haven't heard from Shaoyin for a long time. "Wei Ci asked again.
He remembered that Lu Zheng sought refuge with Huang Song in his previous life. Huang Song was defeated and killed himself, and Lu Zheng guarded the last isolated city and refused to surrender.
When the city was breached, he cried blood and cursed, and jumped down from the city wall.
If there were no changes in this life, then Shaoyin would have gone to find Huang Song.
To Wei Ci's surprise, Cheng Jing did not know Lu Zheng's whereabouts.
"Half a year ago, Shaoyin said that he wanted to go to the alliance meeting, but there is no other news until now."
Wei Ci choked, and then shook his head helplessly.
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