"Fu Xingwen, holding a standard fourth-rank civil official position, also carries the title of Marquis, though he is merely a dispersed marquis."
"There are no talents in the fifth generation."
It's said that the ancestors served as the Grand Minister of Agriculture, so the family should have prospered.
But this also depends on the character of the ancestors.
Clearly, Fu Tianyang was unwilling to seek benefits for his descendants.
Of course, from the perspective of the time, the Fu family can be considered aristocratic, having both civil and military officials of standard fourth-rank, with ample property and land, though not considered a powerful family.
During the Jing Emperor Period, they couldn't rise to power.
The Fu family's residence during the Emperor Wen Period was the Duke Mansion, located in Fengjing East City, occupying a vast area, where every inch of land was extremely valuable.
