Lu Lanchen and others were about to leave when they suddenly stopped.
"Mingyuan, I'm going to record this Feng'er's name in the family tree. Please think about how to remember it."
Lu Feng was also stunned when he heard this. He really had never thought about this matter. Who would record family trees in later generations?
Lu Mingyuan thought for a moment and looked at Lu Feng and said, "Brother Feng, your original name was Cheng Feng. Now that you're back, can you change it? You're a member of our Lu family now. Your generation follows the Zi character generation name, so according to the family tree, you should be called Lu Zifeng."
Lu Feng didn't think much about it. Since he had acknowledged his relationship, he naturally had to change his surname. Besides, his surname was Lu in his previous life, so he just added "Zi" in the middle of his name in this life.
"Dad, I listen to you."
Lu Mingyuan was very happy to hear Lu Feng say this. To be honest, he was afraid that his son had feelings for his adoptive father and was unwilling to change his surname. However, he didn't know that the current Lu Feng had come from the end of the world and didn't care about this at all.
Lu Lanchen was also very happy after hearing the conversation between father and son.
"Okay then. I'll go back and record Brother Feng in the family tree. His name is Lu Zifeng."
After the story was told, everyone dispersed and Lu Mingyuan sat in the yard and chatted with Lu Zifeng.
"Dad, didn't our village have a good life before? It's been three years of drought, and the food was only just finished a while ago."
Regarding his son's question, Lu Mingyuan shook his head. "That's not the case. It's said that there has been a drought for three years, but there were some harvests the year before last and last year. The current emperor is very good. When the drought first appeared the year before last, he issued an edict to exempt our Bingzhou Prefecture from taxes. This year is the third year. The emperor is a good emperor, but God doesn't give us food to eat!"
"So there's been a drought for three years straight. There was some harvest in the first two years, but at the beginning of this year, there was absolutely no rain at all, and the rivers dried up completely."
"Now, we ordinary people have completely lost hope. In fact, we haven't received any taxes in three years, and we in Xichang County have no grain left. That's why your great-grandfather said we might have to flee the famine to the south."
Lu Zifeng really didn't expect that the current emperor was actually a good emperor. Lu Zifeng also thought about whether there was any disaster relief food. It was probably because the country was too big, and the Dayu Dynasty had only been established for more than 50 years.
During this time, Lu Zifeng has gained a general understanding of the history of this country.
A hundred years ago, the government of the former Daliang Dynasty was in chaos and the people were living in dire straits. Rebellious armies emerged everywhere like mushrooms after a rain. More than eighty years ago, the founding emperor of the current Dayu Dynasty, Situ Yu, led his troops in an uprising. After more than ten years of fighting in the south and the north, he pacified many separatist forces and finally established the Dayu Dynasty.
The current emperor is the second legitimate son of the founding emperor. Why did the founding emperor pass the throne to his second legitimate son? The reason is that the founding emperor’s eldest son, that is, the current emperor’s brother, died on the battlefield, so the current emperor inherited the throne.
However, the current emperor still has a good reputation. After he ascended the throne, he worked hard to govern the country, was benevolent to the people, and was friendly to his brothers and nephews. I heard that the current members of the royal family also have a lot of intention to protect the current emperor.
After hearing what his father said, Lu Zifeng stopped asking questions. He glanced at Lu Ziyan and Lu Zimo standing beside him and said, "How are you two doing with your studies?"
When Lu Ziyan heard his elder brother asking about studying, he immediately made a bitter face.
"Brother, I... I'm not good at studying. You don't know me... I just don't like reading. I fall asleep as soon as I read."
As Lu Ziyan spoke, he secretly glanced at the expressions of his elder brother and father. Seeing that his elder brother was not displeased, he mustered up the courage to speak.
"Brother, I heard you're very good at martial arts. How about... how about you teach me martial arts? That way, even though I'm not good at literature, I can still be good at martial arts!"
Lu Zifeng just looked at Lu Ziyan and talked, but he laughed in his heart. This kid is still waiting for me here?
"Oh, tell me, where did you hear that I'm good at martial arts?"
When Lu Ziyan saw that his elder brother had no objection, he hurriedly moved closer to Lu Zifeng and said.
"Brother, it was my fourth uncle from my second grandfather's family who told me. He said you killed the wild boar in one go. He said you must be a martial arts master."
Lu Zifeng's mouth twitched when he heard this, and Lu Mingyuan next to him rolled his eyes helplessly and ignored Lu Ziyan.
As a father, he knew that Lu Ziyan didn't like studying literature! But if the Lu family wanted to bring honor to their ancestors, they still needed to read more.
"Your big brother is good at martial arts, but you know that learning martial arts is actually a very difficult process. Are you ready to endure the hardship? If you want to learn martial arts from me, then I will not allow you to come in and then leave."
Upon hearing this, Lu Ziyan immediately stood up straight and promised.
"Brother, just watch me. I've loved martial arts since I was a child, but staying in Lujia Village, how can I find a master who can teach me?"
Lu Zifeng nodded and said, "Okay, starting tomorrow, you have to get up at five o'clock every day. If you can't get up by then, don't blame me for punishing you."
After Lu Zifeng finished explaining this to Lu Ziyan, he looked at Lu Zimo and said.
"Do you want to learn martial arts?"
Lu Zimo shook his head and said, "Brother, I want to study literature, not martial arts."
Lu Zifeng frowned upon hearing this and said, "Third Brother, let me ask you, you only studied literature and not martial arts, so do you know the rules of the imperial examination? Do you know that you need to stay in the examination room for two to three days? If you don't have a good physique, how can you possibly get a good score?"
Lu Zifeng's words stumped Lu Zimo, who stood there with his head lowered, lost in thought.
Lu Zifeng didn't say anything, just sat there waiting for Lu Zimo to figure it out on his own.
After a long while, Lu Zimo raised his head and looked at Lu Zifeng and said.
"Brother, I can learn martial arts from you, but I'm afraid I won't be able to learn it well."
Lu Zifeng nodded with satisfaction. "Whether you learn well or not is another matter, but you have to know that if you train your body, then when you enter the examination room, you will have already defeated at least half of the students."
"My requirements are not high, and I don't expect you to become a martial arts master. At least you can walk out of the examination room in good health instead of being carried out. Also, if you encounter danger, you can at least protect yourself."
Lu Mingyuan was very pleased as he watched his eldest son teaching his two younger brothers. This was what an eldest brother should be like. Since ancient times, it has been said that the eldest brother is like a father. Now it seems that the eldest son has entered the role of the eldest brother.
After Lu Zifeng taught his two younger brothers, he let them go down and told them
"Get up at five o'clock tomorrow morning. If anyone doesn't get up then, don't blame me, your eldest brother, for being rude."
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