Wei Chijingde and Qin Qiong are both military commanders, and their literary talents are not brilliant, but they also know some pen and ink. However, he is a hero on horseback after all. It's easy to attack the city and plunder the land. In the perennial military life, it is estimated that there is not much time to discipline your family and children. In addition, generals on the battlefield value force. If they have time, they will teach their children to dance with knives and guns. Although they will also let their children learn literature and ink painting, they will not pay special attention to it. In addition, Wei Chijingde and Qin Qiong always follow Li Shimin's eastward expedition to the west. They often don't see their children, so they feel a little guilty about their children. When they make meritorious deeds, they will spoil their children too much. Besides, their father is proud of his military exploits, so their children will follow their example and value martial arts rather than literature.
Wei Zhi is different. He is a counselor, and his literary talent is very good. He is a true Confucian scholar. Although they have been useless since ancient times, if a scholar has a plan, he is a counselor for the world. Although war broke out in the border areas after Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, it was still the civil servants who brought peace and stability to the country. Wei Zhi not only often gives Li Shimin outspoken advice, but also strictly educates his children, so his descendants are all learned people.
You can look back at the children of Wei Chijingde and Qin Qiong. Wei Chijingde's eldest son forced a good woman to be a concubine, and was later criticized by Emperor Taizong. Although children in Qin Qiong are not so ridiculous, there are no capable people, so their children are not rich for three generations. However, due to Wei Zhi's strict education of children, many talents of Wei Zhi family held important positions in the Tang Dynasty, so the Wei Zhi family could prosper.