Do you know: I have a different surname: Wang, uncle Minglan.

Chapter 267: Initiation, bestowing a name?
In the yard where Xu Changzhi lived.

Wei Yuan explained his plan, "As long as your brother is known to be unfilial, find a suitable opportunity and have outsiders write a letter to the emperor to accuse him of being unfilial. Then you will definitely lose your title."

With Xu Changzhi's ability, if he follows Wei Yuan, he will be able to obtain a title sooner or later.

However, if there is a chance to become a marquis in one step, why should we go so far?
"Brother Wei is always fast in everything he does, right, sister-in-law?"

Xu Changzhi suddenly said this.

Both Wei Yuan and his wife were stunned by what they said.

Immediately, the two reacted. Zhang Guifen first chuckled, and then Wei Yuan directly punched Xu Changzhi.

The latter dodged suddenly and said, "It's just a joke, I hope sister-in-law doesn't mind."

Zhang Guifen shook his head.

Afterwards, Xu Changzhi said sternly, "Before Brother Wei came, the imperial physician had already come to see my father. The imperial physician said that my father's blood and qi attacked his heart and damaged his vitality. It will be difficult for him to recover in the future."

"As Brother Wei said, if my brother is labeled as unfilial at this time, even if he has great abilities, it will be difficult for him to inherit the title."

"But, I am afraid that the government will directly expel the Marquis of Yongyi from the title for being unfilial."

Wei Yuan nodded and said, "In fact, I have also considered this matter, but your status is different now. You are the commander of the cavalry division, and you hold a high position and great power."

"If the emperor wants to take away your Xu family's title, he must first dismiss you from your official position. Otherwise, you will retain your position but lose your title. There is no such rule."

"If the emperor really wants to remove your title, who among the young generals today can take on this position?"

Xu Changzhi was silent.

Wei Yuan patted his shoulder and said, "If you don't fight for this title, your Xu family's ancestors will not agree to it."

"If the government really dares to dismiss you, my colleagues and I will never do so."

After hearing these words, Xu Changzhi's mind finally calmed down.

Later, Wei Yuan told the story of Guo Hao again.

Xu Changzhi was furious. "This guy was just a small soldier before. He had the opportunity to become successful today because of Brother Wei. How dare he do such a treacherous thing!"

Wei Yuan said: "At most, he has forgotten his roots, but he has not yet gone as far as to betray his trust."

Xu Changzhi said: "Brother Wei should be on guard against this person."

Zhang Guifen was sitting nearby listening to their conversation.

She finally understood why her husband was so angry in the study.

Nowadays, most of the Wei family’s income comes from the southeast.

But Guo Hao wanted to seize the profit.

It would be understandable if he was not promoted by Wei Yuan.

But he can be where he is today, all thanks to Wei Yuan!

But then again, people die for money and birds die for food, so there is nothing wrong with Guo Hao doing this.

"Of course we have to be on guard, but Guo Hao is a talented general that we have worked so hard to train. It would be a pity if we leave him unused."

After he finished speaking, Wei Yuan sighed heavily.

There were only a few generals who came from Daizhou, and they were all friends who were willing to die for each other.

If he really parted ways with Guo Hao, how could he not feel regretful?
"Brother Wei, as long as you are a human being, sooner or later you will change."

"When Guo Hao was still a soldier, he wanted to be a captain. When he was promoted to captain, he wanted to be the commander of Yanmen."

"It's good to have ambition, but the real worry is that his ambition is that he is unwilling to be inferior to you."

"Before this, when we came to the capital, he wrote to us more than once, hoping to come to the capital to visit us. Is he really coming to visit us?"

When Wei Yuan used Guo Hao to guard the southeast, Xu Changzhi had actually raised objections, but Wei Yuan believed that after all, they were brothers who had fought together and were still trustworthy.

I just didn't expect that after only a short time of their success, some people have already changed.
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The sixth year of Jiayou, mid-December.

Wei Yuan and his wife visited the tomb of Ningguo Duke Gu Yan.

Before we knew it, a whole year had passed since Gu Yankai passed away.

Logically speaking, matters like the sacrifice to Gu Yankai should be handled by the Gu family, and it would not be Wei Yuan's turn no matter what.

Firstly, Wei Yuan was grateful for Gu Yankai's teaching, so he wanted to burn some incense for him when he had nothing to do.
Secondly, the map that Gu Yankai gave to Wei Yuan before his death was of great use;
Thirdly, he was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Palace Front because of Gu Yankai.

It's reasonable to come and take a look.

But what he never expected was that such an unintentional action would be spread by others.

People in the capital all say that Wei Yuan is a man of great loyalty and righteousness.

None of Gu Yankai's former close subordinates had ever visited him, but Wei Yuan was able to do it. Isn't this loyalty and loyalty, and repaying a favor?
Even this news reached Zhao Zhen's ears, and he praised Wei Yuan generously.

"My good Wei Qing has not changed, he still values ​​friendship and loyalty."

The second year of Jiayou, December 23rd.

The Tibetan leader Zuosilo arrived in Bianjing with his son Dongzhen.

Prime Minister Han and Prime Minister Wen, together with Zhang Fu, Wei Yuan and others, were ordered by the emperor to welcome the Tibetan envoys outside the city.

Before they arrived, the officials who followed Han Zhang and others to welcome the Tubo envoys could not help but discuss privately:

"The government said that they want to make Zuo Silu a king, but I don't know what king they want to make him."

"I heard that Zuo Silu encountered unexpected events when he came to Bianjing, and Xixia even sent out assassins?"

"Li Yuanhao and Zuo Silu are mortal enemies. In fact, part of the territory of Western Xia used to belong to Tubo."

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Wei Yuan also heard some of it and asked curiously, "Did Zuo Silu really get assassinated?"

Zhang Fu whispered, "It was safe. After all, we sent a lot of people to protect Zuo Silu and his party."

Wei Yuan said: "Assassinating the leader of a place, this is something that only a madman like Li Yuanhao can do."

Once Zuo Siluo died, it was estimated that the entire Tubo regime would fight to the death with Western Xia.

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At this time, Han Zhang said something.

From a distance, Wei Yuan saw the Tibetan delegation arriving.

Wen Yanbo said, "Twenty years ago, Zuo Silu came to our Bianjing once. That time, he gave the emperor a crown initiation."

"Initiation" is a term used by people in the Central Plains.

For the Tibetans, it is called "awakening", which means transmitting wisdom and making people fully enlightened.

What's interesting is that in Wei Yuan's previous life and in the present, there were many people who called themselves or took some courses and called themselves "awakened ones". Most of the awakened ones were pseudo-awakened, thinking that after awakening, they were superior to others and no longer like ordinary people.

This completely misrepresents woke culture.

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "This time, I will be crowned king by the government."

In fact, whether it was the Western Xia, the Liao Dynasty or Tubo, they all eagerly wanted to be recognized by the Central Plains regime.

For example, the emperors of the Liao Dynasty were emperors, but they were still happy to be named kings by the emperors of the Central Plains regime.

"General Wei, Zuosiluo's son Dongzhen is about your age. The emperor said that you should be responsible for receiving Dongzhen. He is the future leader of Tubo, so you should pay attention to him."

Han Zhang reminded.

Wei Yuan responded, "Please rest assured, Prime Minister Han."

As everyone was talking, the Tibetan delegation was already approaching.

Han Zhang and Wen Yanbo went to greet them side by side.

Wei Yuan and others followed behind.

When they arrived in front of the delegation, Zuo Silu was sitting in the carriage and did not show up.

"Thank you all."

Han Zhang bowed and said, "You are so polite, my friend."

As soon as he finished speaking, a man in his thirties walked out of a carriage behind Zuosiluo. He was dignified and came to the front of Zuosiluo's carriage. He looked at Han Zhang and others and asked:
"I wonder if that is the General Wei who killed seven Xixia generals in battle?" Wei Yuan was stunned. Has this 'Buddha's grandson' heard of him?

He took two steps forward, bowed and said, "Greetings to Governor Dong Jian."

A few years ago, Dong Jian was named the 'Governor of Huizhou' by Zhao Zhen. Of course, this was just a matter of face.

Dong Jian stood in front of Wei Yuan and looked him up and down. "He is indeed very brave and wise."

Hearing this, Han Zhang pretended to be joking and said, "We all know this great bravery, why did the governor say that the general of the Heavenly Dynasty Guards is also very wise?"

Dong Jian bowed to him and said, "If General Wei didn't have great wisdom, how could he let Li Yuanhao cede the Helan Mountains? That is a sacred mountain range!"

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "You are too polite, Governor. It is getting late. We should go into the city."

Dong Jian nodded and looked at the carriage that Zuo Silu was riding in. "Father, shall we enter the city now?"

Zuo Si Luo responded quickly.

Dong Zhan shouted: "Enter the city!"

Although Zhao Zhen had not yet explicitly appointed Zuosilo as king, he was the leader of Tubo after all, the uncrowned king.

In the hearts of the Tibetan people, Zuosiluo is not only a son of Buddha, but also a "king".

Therefore, Dong Jian called his father "Father King".

Afterwards, the Tubo delegation and Han Zhang and others entered the city.

Zhang Fu and Wei Yuan did not take the carriage, but walked. On the way into the city, the former whispered:

"Zuo Silu is already too old. It must have taken a lot of effort for him to come to the capital this time."

"Dong Jian has now assumed the responsibility of supervising the country."

Wei Yuan asked curiously, "So, the real leader of Tubo is Dong Zhen?"

Zhang Fu nodded and said, "That's understandable."

At this moment, Dong Zhen, who was sitting in the carriage, suddenly said to Wei Yuan,

"General Wei, can you ride with me?"

Wei Yuan glanced at Zhang Fu, and after receiving instructions from his mentor, Wei Yuan went to Dong Zhen's carriage.

Before leaving, he did not forget to say to Zhang Fu, "This father and son speak Mandarin very well."

Arriving in Dong Zhen's carriage, Wei Yuan asked curiously, "Why did the governor ask me to ride in the same carriage with you?"

Dong Zhan smiled and said, "To be honest, you and I have known each other for a long time. When I came to the Great Zhou this time, I also specifically asked His Majesty the Emperor to take me to visit Bianjing."

Tubo and Xixia had a feud, and it was a deep feud.

Both sides have shed a lot of each other's blood.

When the Tibetan people heard that Wei Yuan had killed seven Xixia generals in battle, they all spread the word that he was the "Dharma Protector" and the "Vajra Arhat".

As a future Buddhist, Dong Zhan naturally wanted to meet this Dharma Protector Vajra.

Especially when he heard that Wei Yuan was of similar age to him, he wanted to get to know him even more.

As we all know, Yelu Xinxian of the Liao Dynasty and Li Liangzuo of the Western Xia Dynasty had a very good relationship and were the leaders of the younger generation in their respective countries.

It is understandable that the future leader of Tubo would be on good terms with Wei Yuan.

"I heard that seven years ago, Li Yuanhao led his army to attack Tubo. Was it you who led the army to defeat them?"

Wei Yuan asked curiously.

Dong Zhan laughed and said, "General Wei also knows this? Li Yuanhao is too eager for quick success and will inevitably fail. It's not worth talking about it."

Wei Yuan said: "If a young man had your achievements, he would probably compare himself to the ancient saints."

Dong Zhan shook his head. “Whether you can become a saint or not is not determined by how many people you defeat, but how many people you change.”

Wei Yuan deeply agreed with this.

At this moment, Zhao Zhen was already waiting for Zuo Siluo and his son in the court hall.

After everyone arrived at the court hall, Zhao Zhen, with the help of Chief Steward Zhu, came to Zuo Siluo, held his wrist, and the two of them walked step by step to the dragon throne.

Zhao Zhen sat on the dragon throne and ordered people to give Zuo Silu a seat, letting him sit on the right side in front of him.

"It has been more than 20 years since we last met. I see you look very energetic. Are you still in good health?"

Zhao Zhen asked.

Zuo Si Luo lowered his head and said, "I am already old, and I have a feeling that my end is near."

Zhao Zhen suddenly coughed twice and sighed, "You and I have both passed the destiny, but we must know that destiny is hard to change. I will fulfill what I promised you."

Zuo Silu slowly stood up and bowed, "Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Zhou!"

Zhao Zhen added: "I do not believe in Buddhism, and Tibetan Buddhism is different from that of my Great Zhou. But since you have come, I like to listen to you talk about Buddhism."

Zuo Si Luo humbly said: "You are a saint, you have your own principles, you don't need to learn Buddhist principles."

Zhao Zhen laughed twice, "You can draw inferences from one instance to another."

He paused, looked at all the officials, and said solemnly: "After the New Year, the sixth day of the first lunar month is an auspicious day. I will offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, and become sworn brothers with the Tibetan Buddhist disciples."

Wouldn't it be the same as being crowned a king if you became sworn brothers with the emperor?

With his head full of white hair and face like withered bark, Zuo Silu bowed deeply to Zhao Zhen again, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The next moment, all the civil and military officials bowed one after another.

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

After the applause, Zuosiluo's son Dongzhen suddenly spoke up:

"Your Majesty, I have a request, I hope Your Majesty will grant it!"

Zhao Zhen asked curiously, "Tell me about it."

Dong Jian said: "I heard that your country has appointed a crown prince. I hope to give him a crown initiation."

Give the prince an initiation?
This is good!
Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "That's right."

When the court was dismissed, Zhao Zhen specifically instructed Wei Yuan,
"Wei Qing, I've troubled you to entertain the Tibetan envoys during this period."

The focus is on entertaining Dong Zhan.

Wei Yuan bowed and said, "I obey your command."

After the court was dismissed, Zuo Siluo stayed in the palace.

As for Dong Jian, he was taken to the official post station by Wei Yuan.

On the way, Dong Jian said something shocking: "General Wei should also receive initiation."

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "What's the use of that thing?"

Dong Zhan said: "It is a ceremony, an important ceremony. After the initiation, it will represent that our Buddha has recognized General Wei."

Wei Yuan continued with a smile, "Rather than saying it is recognized by Buddha, it is better to say that this mysterious ritual is recognized by the Tibetan people."

Dong Zhan smiled and said, "Anyway, there is no harm."

Wei Yuan shook his head and said, "In the hall, you said you would give abdication to the crown prince of our dynasty. Now, you are saying you would give abdication to me again. If someone with ulterior motives hears this, it would harm me."

Dong Zhan said: "The initiation ceremony only requires you and me to be present."

Wei Yuan said: "You are taking advantage of me. I heard that usually only teachers, or as you say, magic masters, can give initiation to their disciples."

Dong Zhan said: "It doesn't matter. Since we are in the Central Plains, we must abide by the rules of the Central Plains. It's just a ceremony."

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "In that case, how about you give me the initiation and I will give you a name?"

He originally thought that Dong Zhan, as a future Buddhist, would definitely reject his idea.

However, the next moment, the other party's answer surprised Wei Yuan.

I saw the other party nodded firmly and said,
"it is good."

(End of this chapter)