Chapter 5: The Powerful Wang Family (Part 2)

  Wang Xu secretly let out a sigh of relief, he was really afraid that Wang Yan would think he was a freak.

  Seeing Wang Yan didn't mind, he immediately went straight to the point and said: "Father, I've always heard others call you by your courtesy name, and as a child, I only knew that Father's courtesy name is Gongzheng, but until now, I still don't know Father's real name. Moreover, as a descendant of the Wang family, I don't even know who our ancestors were, it's really shameful, please enlighten me, Father."

  "Good, good, very good..." Upon hearing Wang Xu's words, Wang Yan was so excited that he said three "good"s in a row, with a relieved expression on his face.

  Then, with a gentle smile, he hugged Wang Xu tightly with his left hand and said softly: "What's wrong with my son? This is the fault of your father, don't blame your father. I didn't expect you to be so sensible at such a young age. Alright! Father will tell you my name."

  As he spoke, Wang Xu noticed that Wang Yan's expression gradually became serious. After a moment of silence, he began to speak in a solemn and heartfelt tone: "My father's name is Wang Yan, our family, the Wangs of Shanyang Gaoping, have been officials for generations, a large clan. Your grandfather, my father, was named Wang Chan, Zi Shu Mao, who served as the Prime Minister of Qi Wang Liu Xi. Hmm! The Prime Minister of Qi Wang is equivalent to the position of Taishou, do you know what Taishou is?

  "Father, just say it, I've heard people talk about it before, it seems to be a big official who can take care of many people!" Wang Xu said proudly with a childish tone, patting his chest.

  "Ah! It can be said that way. Since it's like this, I'll finish speaking first and then explain to you." Wang Yan rubbed his beloved son's head, smiling as he continued: "Later on, your grandfather was promoted one after another due to his exceptional talent, becoming the Colonel of the Capital Gendarmes, Governor of Nanyang, and other positions. He was also appointed four times as the Minister of Works. In previous years, he was transferred to be the Colonel of the Imperial Guard, and soon after, he was promoted to be one of the Three Dukes."

  "Your great-grandfather Wang Gong, also known as Bozong. He served as the Governor of Qingzhou and was summoned by Emperor An to serve as a Minister due to his achievements. Later, he successively held positions such as the Inspector of the Capital City, the Governor of Runan, and the Grand Master of the Palace in the first year of Yongjian. He was then transferred to the position of the Prefect of the Imperial Palace, and four years later, he was promoted to the Minister of Works, ranking among the top three officials. However, due to an earthquake, he was dismissed from his post, but in the first year of Yonghe, he was again promoted to the position of Grand Commandant, only to unfortunately pass away five years later due to illness!"

  Wang Yan smiled proudly and continued: "As for the ancestors before that, I won't tell you one by one. In short, our Wang family has always been a prominent clan, with relatives and former officials all over the world. Later, you can go to my study to see the genealogy! There are more detailed records on it."

  After hearing so much, Wang Xu finally understood a lot of things he wanted to know. At least one thing he had already confirmed was that he had been reincarnated into ancient times and the era was very early. Because these official titles seemed completely identical to those of the Han Dynasty.

  Unfortunately, the only specific year he heard was the first year of Yongjian, but what year the first year of Yongjian was, he wasn't clear about. Moreover, that was still during his great-grandfather's time.

  After thinking for a moment, Wang Xu continued to act cute. With wide eyes open, he asked in a milky voice, "Father, what is the first year of Yongjian? And what year is it now? In which year was I born?"

  "Yongjian yuan nian is the year number, it's something to record time. As for now, it's Xiping second year, you were born in Jianning third year!" After finishing speaking, Wang Yan couldn't help but patted Wang Xu's head and praised with a smile: "Unexpectedly, the little guy actually cares about his own birthday, not bad! Has prospects."

  No matter how happy Wang Yan was at this moment, Wang Xu was suddenly stunned, and his heart had already been stirred up by his father's answer.

  Good heavens! It's indeed the Han Dynasty, but what shocked him even more was that it was now the second year of Emperor Ling of Han's Xiping era. Wang Xu had some knowledge of history, especially this famous period. Wasn't the second year of Emperor Ling of Han's Xiping era equivalent to 173 AD? Which was also 11 years before the Yellow Turban Rebellion?

  As the information of this era gradually appeared in Wang Xu's mind, he also thought of Wang Yan's words. His eyes suddenly lit up, and he couldn't help but blurt out: "Father, do I have an uncle named Wang Qian?"

  "Yes! Your father's younger brother, your paternal uncle is Wang Qian! He often comes to see you and especially likes to kiss you. You said his whiskers poked you painfully, so the one who runs away from him is actually your paternal uncle!"

  As soon as the words fell, Wang Yan looked at Wang Xu with a puzzled expression. "I don't know how the child knew his name?"

  "Huh?" Wang Xu was taken aback, then quickly realized his mistake and hastily covered it up by saying: "Oh! It's just that the child seems to have heard elders mention this name before, so I asked!"

  Saying that, she deliberately pouted and said: "I didn't expect the old uncle who loved to tease me was actually my real uncle! He's so annoying."

  "Haha! You little brat, your uncle is just teasing you because he likes you!"

  After muddling through, Wang Xu had no time to care about Wang Yan anymore, his heart was already in turmoil.

  Good heavens! I was right after all. Wang Gong, Wang Chan, and Wang Qian, having read "Zizhi Tongjian" and "Book of Later Han", how could they not know about the powerful Wang family from Shanyang? Although they gradually declined in the early Three Kingdoms period and didn't produce any talents who could govern the country or bring peace to the nation. However, Wang Qian had a son who was a famous person whose poetry I studied in school during my reading days. That was none other than Wang Can, one of the Seven Scholars of Jian'an!

  It's just that he shouldn't have been born yet, I think he was born in 177 AD. Who would have thought that I would become a Wang Gong like Wang Can? I don't know if anyone will describe me like this in the future. Alas! Heaven, are you playing a joke on me? I liked the Three Kingdoms, and then you actually brought me to the end of the Han Dynasty through a solar eclipse...

  Seeing Wang Xu's expression changing unpredictably, he remained stunned and speechless. Wang Yan immediately asked with concern: "What's wrong? Xu'er's complexion doesn't look good, is there something uncomfortable?"

  Wang Xu was summoned back to the Divine Realm, shaking his head repeatedly. At this moment, he had a mix of emotions, feeling somewhat excited but also melancholic as he thought about his past life, and was caught in a dilemma.

  However, after thinking for three years, he had come to terms with reality. So he was still able to control his emotions well, looking at Wang Yan's concerned eyes, and forced a smile: "It's okay! I just wanted to remember what my father told me earlier!"

  Having said that, without waiting for Wang Yan to speak, he hastily changed the subject: "Can Father tell me about our family's current situation?"

  "Haha... my son is really something else! At the age of three, he already knows so many things. Alright, Dad will have a good talk with you today." Upon hearing Wang Xu's question, Wang Yan was instantly drawn in and captured everyone's attention.

  After he bowed his head and thought for a moment, he continued slowly: "Our house is the most direct descendant of the Gao Ping Wang family. This is because of your great-grandfather's and grandfather's merits. However, your grandfather passed away before you were born, so in the end, they didn't get to meet either. If your grandfather could see how clever and quick-witted you are now, I don't know how delighted he would be!"