Chapter 1 (This chapter is free)

"During Zhenguan, the four surnames of Cui, Lu, Li and Zheng were the most important, and Emperor Taizong hated him. So he recruited Gao Shilian, the Minister of Personnel, Wei Ting, and others to publish the names of the official surnames, and generally blamed the genealogy of the world, and based on historical records, they cut their glitz and determined their authenticity. The loyal and wise men praised the advance, and those who rebelled were demoted, and they wrote it into the "Clan Records", but the people in the Shandong clan were the first.

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Cui Wubo was from Chang'an, Jingzhao, and was born in the old family of Boling. Wen Congli, the uncle of Empress Wei of Zhongzong, Jinglong Zhongwei Weiqing, the second-level secretary, and the Duke Xiao Zhizhong was very talented and highly praised. He ordered his ancestor to be defeated.

Empress Wei lost his brother. Wubo married her and became a loyal daughter. The empress was a daughter's family. The emperor was a son's family. The emperor was a son's family. The people at that time said, "The empress married her daughter, and the emperor married her wife." When Empress Wei was defeated, she died when she died. Wubo sat there for a long time and was demoted to the outside world. Later, because Guozhong quoted the resignation of the prefect of Shaanxi County and the governor of Xingyang County. An Lushan led the people southward to recruit them. Wubo ordered the thief to recruit them. The thief's power became strong, and the spears and drums were drums and horns were scared, and the city was in Xingyang. He fell from the city like rain. Therefore, Wubo was captured by the thief and refused to follow. He died in the grass marsh.

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The marriage of the Tang Dynasty was particularly important in family background. The so-called famous or high-ranking families in the Tang Dynasty were also called old clans. The most prominent ones were the Shandong gentry Cui, Lu, Zheng, and Wang families. They were recognized as the highest family, especially the Cui clan in Shandong.

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In the spring of the ninth year of Dali in the Tang Dynasty, Dingzhou, Boling County

About thirty miles east of Boling County, the towering Erlang Mountain stretches for dozens of miles from west to east. The quiet river at the foot of the mountain is like a passionate woman, lingering with the mountains. Surrounded by this green mountains and green waters, there is a manor with trees planted inside and outside, dancing lightly with the wind. It is really "the elm willow shade the back eaves, and in front of the peach and plum hall". However, the elegant charm cannot completely conceal the bleak aura under the broken exterior wall.

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"Young Master is awake, Young Master is awake." The twelve-year-old girl Pomegranate shouted in surprise. It was the first sentence Cui Po heard after waking up after waking up for four days. Looking at the childish little girl in front of her who had not yet escaped and wore a half-old silk clothes, she turned her head to look at the thick wooden window carved in the translucent area. Cui Po just murmured: "It seems that everything is true" and fell asleep again

When he woke up again, it was already dusk, and a swaying oil lamp was lit in the bedroom. It took Cui Po for a long time to adapt to the light in front of him. He saw a kind woman sitting in front of the bed. He was about to be between thirty years old, but his temples were already frosty. The woman was closing her eyes and chanting scriptures, mixed with the sentence "The Emperor of Taishang Xuanyuan blessed Po'er to escape this disaster and live a hundred years old." Although Cui Po knew that the woman was not for him, he felt a heat in his heart and moaned. The woman opened her eyes, looked full of surprise, and gently stroked Cui Po's hairline.

"Po'er, you are the only one in the Cuimen lineage. Before your father died, I promised him to raise you into a human being. This time you fell down from the tree and fell asleep for four days. Finally, I asked Laojun to bless you and get safe. If you have a few shortcomings, how can I explain to your dead father? You are so old, so don't be naughty again next time.

Cui Po wanted to wait for the answer but didn't know where to start, but he just said that.

"I miss your grandfather Wubo Gong, a hero who was once famous all over the world that day. Although he died in the Anhuer army, the word "loyalty and wise" is worthy of this word. Although your father has not served in his entire life and has no achievements, he is gentle and polite, and has never lost the reputation of the Cui family for this century. The first line is passed on to you. Now the world is difficult. I don't ask you to be a good official, but I just don't let the other branches of the Cui family laugh. Just pass on the incense safely. Po'er! You should grow up, and you must not let your mother be sad anymore!"

At this time, Cui Po's mind was completely awake. When he listened to the words of the woman in front of him, he still didn't understand her identity. He felt Cui Lu's warm hands and looked at the maternal love in her eyes. Cui Po's heart was mixed. This maternal love was so heavy. Thinking about being an orphan when he was born, he had never had such an experience. How many times did he dream about his mother's image at midnight? Isn't it like this? Kind, beautiful, kind, and a momentary mood.

It was stirred and blurted out: As soon as the words "mother" were said, Cui Po was already shocked. He really didn't expect that he would call such a name that made him so strange. However, the smile of comfort on Cui Lu's face at his eyes dissolved all his knots. A faint feeling of attachment surged from the bottom of his heart, and he thought to himself secretly; "At this moment, I am actually the son of this woman. I am Cui Po, and this feeling seems good."

The time after that was Cui Lu's teachings. Cui Po did not feel it was long-winded, but instead had a different kind of warm feeling. For a moment, the mother was kind and filial to her son, and she was really a good picture of her child. But it was not suitable for the little maid, Pomegranate, and she was really strange that the naughty young master in the past was so respectful. She couldn't help but mutter to herself, "Have you changed your temperament after falling down?" Cui Po was so depressed.

After two days of recovery, Cui Po was already free to move again. After dinner that day, Cui Lu said softly: "Po'er, you have been sick for a lot of time these days. Now it seems that your body has recovered almost. You will go to the clan school to resume school tomorrow. Remember not to make your husband angry anymore. Don't get up early tomorrow. Cui Po said seriously and would not mention going to bed.

On the second day, the sky was lightly dewed in the morning light, Cui Po had already gotten up and washed up. After taking the blue coarse cloth wrapped in the four treasures of the study, he followed the path in his memory to learn from the clan. The Cui family went to the city for more than ten miles. It was originally a place where other families of wealthy families in the clan gathered. The surrounding fertile fields were rich and beautiful scenery. The Cui family has valued the inheritance of etiquette for hundreds of years, and is afraid that the habits of the young masters and ladies in the clan will become less popular in the future, so he specially established a clan.

Rule: Establish a clan school here. On weekdays, the young masters and ladies of various families live in other industries, no matter the rich or poor, and only have three festivals to go home on holidays. If parents can’t help missing each other, they can only drive to visit. The first application level is that there is a clan industry expense. Cui Po’s family is poor, and there is no car or horse. When he arrives in the school, it is dawn and class is about to start. When he finds the class, he sees many children already here, so he walks to the last table on the left corner to sit down.

While tidying up the utensils, I suddenly heard a strange cry in front of the left: "Oh! Cui Po, your embroidered pillow is really lucky. If you fall so hard this time, you won't kill you." Cui Po looked up and saw that it was Cui Ling in the second room.

Cui Po's grandfather Cui Wubo had six brothers in his generation, and Wubo was five. The young man went back and forth to develop in the capital, and was highly appreciated by his cousin Empress Wei. Later, because Empress Wei abused power, he wanted to carry out the story of Empress Zetian Wu, and joined forces with the eunuchs to become powerful for the eunuchs of Xuanzong Li Longji to demote him to a commoner. Cui Wubo was demoted for a long time and was deposed to his subordinates for decades. After a slight improvement in his later years, he was in trouble and died in Caoze.

Shortly after his father was born, Cui Wubo was released from prison. Seeing that his son was young and his mother died early, he could not bear to suffer the pain of trekking mountains and rivers, he asked for a kindness to not follow his actions, and entrusted a pair of young servants to place him in a house outside Wannian County, the capital. However, he never served in the office for his entire life. Later, he was able to marry Cui Lu. Shortly after his marriage, Cui Po was born in the bed for three years, and he spent only the dowry that Lu brought to him cleanly, and soon left.

At that time, Cui Po was only four years old, and Dai Chongxiao helped his spirit back to his ancestral home for burial. This journey of thousands of miles made his family extremely poor. Fortunately, Gao Yi, the son of the servant, supported and cared for him, came to Boling before he arrived. After the burial, the old man of the Cui family saw that the orphan and widow mother were poor and helpless, and Cui Wubo had to keep the cigarettes in this lineage, so he allocated a small courtyard from the farm where the clan sacrificed to them, and gave him a portion of money and food every year.

The two of them were temporarily rested. Cui Lu was grateful to Gao Yi for his loyalty along the way, and pointed out the only dowry maid to him, rented some tribe fields to settle them, and took care of the orphan and widowed mother.

The person in charge of the payment of money and grain was the son of Cui Wujiu, who went to Beijing to take up the imperial examination and stayed at Cui Wubo's house. Wubo was very kind, but he was grateful for his feelings even though he didn't win. Therefore, the mother and son paid enough money and grain every year, so the mother and son were not so embarrassed. But later, they saw pomegranate and loquat begging for food with their mother, and their mother died of starvation. Cui Lu was kind and saw that the twins were smart and cute, so he took them in. But in this way, life became more and more difficult.

Cui Po's grandfather praised the world for "gentle, polite, and beautiful style", and his father was also very polite. When Cui Po arrived, although his facial features were very handsome, he was poor when he was young, and his personality was naughty and could not read books. He was quite laughed at by his children of the same clan. He was also remote in the countryside for a long time, which seemed quite a bit humble, so he was named "Embroidered Pillow". This title was named Cui Ling, who was originally the eldest son of the second wife, and his father was responsible for all the business names of the Cui family and his business dealings. He spoke very well in the family and loved the eldest son very much. In addition, Cui Ling was very smart and admired by his husband when he was studying. He was also a handsome talent. Unfortunately, his nose was slightly unstable. His classmates in the school thought it was slightly worse than Cui Po. Cui Ling heard it and felt jealous. Therefore, he always laughed at him.
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