Marquis Xue Lu of Yangwu was a native of Xuejia Island, Jiaozhou.
His father, Xue Gong, was very poor and herded cattle for a retired official eunuch in his hometown.
The gentleman's family had a field full of wild grass, and Xue Gong often drove the cattle there to graze, and he could always see snakes and rabbits fighting in the wild grass, and because he thought this was too strange, he asked his master to give him this land to build a house.
When the owner agreed, he built a hut to live in.
A few years later, his wife was giving birth in the hut when it suddenly rained heavily.
As it happened, two commanders were ordered to inspect the coastal defense, passing by and taking shelter in huts because of the rain.
The two commanders were amazed to see crows and magpies gather under the house, scrambling to cover the roof with their wings to cover the leaking rain on the roof.
After a while, Xue Gong came out, and the commander asked him, "What was you doing at home just now?" ”
Xue Gong said that he was giving birth to a child.
The commander asked if it was a boy or a girl, and Xue Gong replied that it was a boy.
The conductor was even more surprised and said, "This child will certainly be rich and wealthy in the future." If not, how could it be that two of our commanders guarded the portal for him? ”
Sigh and go.
This child, who later became the Marquis of Yangwu named Xue Lu, grew up day by day, with a dirty face and a runny nose all day, and was not smart at all.
The family surnamed Xue on the island was originally subordinate to the military household, and this year, it was the turn of Xue Gong's family to send a male ding to guard Liaoyang, and Xue Gong's eldest son was very worried about this matter.
At that time, Xue Lu was already eighteen years old, and people thought he was too stupid and no one wanted to marry his daughter to him.
One day, he suddenly said to his brother, "The eldest brother is muttering all the time, is it not that there is no one to guard Liaoyang?" ”
The brother said, "Yes."
Xue Lu smiled and said, "If you are willing to marry me, I am willing to serve in this service." ”
The elder brother was overjoyed and immediately gave him the beard.
Xue Lu then took his wife to the defensive place.
I had just walked dozens of miles when I suddenly encountered a torrential rain.
The couple saw a cliff on the side of the road and ran down the cliff to avoid the rain.
After a while, the rain stopped, and the two continued to hurry.
Only a few steps away, the cliff collapsed.
The people who lived nearby saw in the distance that two tigers had jumped out and were close to clinging to them and disappearing.
Since then, Xue Lu has been very brave and strong, and his demeanor is very different from that of the past.
Later, he was awarded the title of Marquis of Yangwu for his repeated military merits, and he inherited the title for generations.
During the years of the Apocalypse and Chongzhen, a certain duke who inherited the title died, with no sons, only widows, so he found a person from his collateral relatives to temporarily replace him.
At that time, the wives and concubines of the hereditary prince's family were pregnant and had to be reported to the emperor that the government had sent elderly women to accompany them until the child was born.
More than a year later, Madame gave birth to a girl.
After the birth of the daughter, there seems to be a fetus in the lady's belly, and after fifteen years, the old woman who is waiting to accompany her has changed several times, and the lady has given birth to a boy, who should inherit the title as a concubine's son.
However, the collateral relatives clamored against it, believing that the child was not a descendant of the Xue family.
The government then arrested all the old women who accompanied the guardian lady, tortured them, and asked them in every way, and there was no different explanation, and the right to inherit the title was determined.
