She looked at Zhou Gu and sighed deeply, "Brother Gu, I just asked you and you didn't answer. Now I'm asking you again. Now you insist on seeking an answer. What is your purpose?"
She reminded her emphatically, "You have broken off your engagement with Su Rong! She is no longer yours. You can't take care of her affairs, and she doesn't need you to take care of her. If your grandfather hadn't told her again and again, she might have wanted to do it all."
The earth and the Protector's Mansion are completely cut off and there is no longer any involvement, do you understand?"
Zhou Gu lowered his head and said softly: "I understand."
When Su Rong broke off the engagement that day, he was very decisive and did not leave any room for chance. He still vividly remembers her heart-wrenching words.
He raised his head and looked at Princess Sheng'an, his eyes gradually turned red, "Grandma, if you insist on asking me about my purpose, then I will tell you that I am not willing to do so."
Princess Sheng'an stiffened up for a moment, "What are you unwilling to accept? Are you unwilling to have your engagement annulled?"
"No." Zhou Gu shook his head and said word by word: "I am not willing to accept that she will have nothing to do with me from now on."
The eldest princess of Sheng'an breathed a sigh of relief and said in a gentle tone: "There is still a relationship, there is still an old friend's friendship. You can treat her as your sister from a family friend in the future, and doesn't she also call you Brother Zhou?"
Zhou Gu stared straight at Princess Sheng'an, "Grandma understands what I mean, do you want me to be more straightforward?"
Princess Sheng'an's face froze.
"Grandfather asked me to ask Su Rong, and you also asked me to ask Su Rong. Well, I'll ask her now." Zhou Gu stood up and seemed to be angry, "If she doesn't tell me, then I
So I stayed with her until she said so."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked out.
He walked to the door and bumped into the old Protector. The old Protector glared at him and said, "Go back."
Zhou Gu stopped and looked at the old Protector calmly.
The old protector said, "Don't you want to know? I'll tell you!"
Zhou Gu turned around and followed the old Protector into the house again.
The old Protector sat down and looked at Zhou Gu, "Before I tell you, please tell me the purpose of letting you study literature."
Zhou Gu pursed his lips and said, "Grandpa, you said back then that my three brothers all joined the army. There is no place for me in the army. The glory of the Protector's Palace has come to an end. If I join the army, I will only be able to pick up people's wisdom and make progress in my life.
However, armies and horses rely on the protection of ancestors, stop in a small area, and have no great achievements. With my intelligence, if I abandon martial arts and follow literature, study astronomy and geography, a collection of classics and history, read hundreds of schools of thought, become knowledgeable and knowledgeable, assist the emperor of Ming Dynasty, establish the country, and be famous in history.
, it can also achieve unparalleled feats."
"Okay, you remember what I said to you." The old Protector looked at him, "When I tell you the answer, after you listen, I hope you can always remember what I said to you.
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Zhou Gu paused, but still nodded.
The old protector was waiting for him to nod. After he nodded, he said to him: "Su Rong is not the biological daughter of Su Xu, the governor of Jiangzhou. Her real life experience is the daughter of Princess Zhenmin of Daliang and the king of Nanchu of Daliang.
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Zhou Gu was shocked and sat up straight.
There was a buzzing in his head, and he wanted to blurt out, "How could that be?", but when the words reached his lips, he didn't say them out, only the buzzing in his head kept coming.
"You have read the history of Daliang thousands of times. You should know that Yan Ruzhen, Princess Zhenmin, used her own efforts to save Daliang from danger and agreed to a marriage, but was later buried in the Wei Dynasty, which made the Wei Dynasty withdraw its troops and return the city.
They signed a thirty-year non-aggression treaty." The old protector mentioned the past, his voice filled with sadness and helplessness, "At that time, the King of Nan Chu was still the crown prince of Nan Chu, and he loved Zhen Min, but Zhen Min fell in love with Xie Yuan, and the two of them were mutually exclusive.
Xu Xinyi, only one piece of paper is needed to grant a marriage. The Wei Dynasty sent troops to invade, and your father and uncles also died in the war at that time. No matter how many people were buried in the Protector's Palace, they could not save the decline of Daliang back then.
, the city was defeated one after another, and it was defeated one after another. It was a fact that the national strength of Daliang was weak, and the supply of food and grass was insufficient. The soldiers on the front line could only grit their teeth and fight hard. In the pain of the wound, I gritted my teeth and carried the gun into battle, but it was just a loss of life.
At that time, the King of Nan Chu had second thoughts in Daliang and stood idly by. It was Zhen Min who gritted his teeth and asked Chu Rong, the crown prince of Nan Chu. Chu Rong was already attracted to her, so he persuaded the King of Nan Chu for her sake.
The King of Chu helped Daliang, and the two parties signed a marriage contract. Zhenmin went to Southern Chu, and Nanchu sent troops to fight with Daliang against the enemy of Wei."
When the old protector of the country said this, he said with deep disgust: "But the great Wei wolf has been ambitious for many years, how can he be willing to accept this result? So, the Nangong family who encouraged Nanchu behind the scenes also sent people to negotiate a peace with Daliang, but the condition of the peace was that Zhen Min
The princess and the Wei Dynasty will be married. Otherwise, the Wei Dynasty will fight hard, and it is still unclear who will win. You must know that the Nangong family of Nanchu controls half of the court in Nanchu. If the Nangong family takes the opportunity to seek power, then the Nanchu royal family will be on fire.
, will also be too busy to take care of themselves. In this way, if we fight hard, it will be nothing more than a result. It is foreseeable that Daliang Wei will not be the opponent of Dawei."
The old protector sighed deeply, "So, Zhenmin had no choice but to beg Chu Rong to let go. Three months later, Chu Rong tore up the marriage contract and let her leave Nanchu, return to Daliang, and marry the great Wei Dynasty. But after arriving in the great Wei Dynasty,
, she found out that she was pregnant, and she was Chu Rong's flesh and blood. She was unwilling to separate her, so she could only grit her teeth, plotted the dispute between the princes of the Wei Dynasty, faked her death to escape, and left the Wei Dynasty. You will know what happened next.
Due to internal strife in the Wei Dynasty, the Wei Dynasty no longer had the intention to capture the city, and Daliang took the opportunity to ask the Wei Dynasty to return the city, and signed a thirty-year non-invasion treaty with the Wei Dynasty. Zhen Min could only die in the Wei Dynasty, and there would be no such person again. The court
Erect a monument and comment on it."
The old protector of the country said so much in one breath. When Zhou Gu remained silent, he added: "After Zhenmin faked her death and escaped, she settled in Jiangning County and lived in the prefect's mansion. She was injured in the Wei Dynasty and had difficulty in giving birth to Su Rong.
The root of the disease came to light at that time, and Su Rong died of illness when she was seven years old. Before she died, she wanted to seek shelter for Su Rong, so she wrote to me. Naturally, I was obligated, and after careful consideration, I chose you and made an appointment with you for her daughter.
She felt relieved about the marriage."
After he finished speaking, seeing that Zhou Gu still didn't speak, he continued: "Actually, your Majesty was already jealous of the Duke Protector's Mansion back then. But since I agreed to protect Su Rong, I naturally had to keep my promise, but I didn't expect that your Majesty would
The power is getting stronger and stronger every year, and the Protector's Palace is closely watched. I dare not send anyone to Jiangning for fear that she will be watched. Thinking that she is raised by Su Xu and Xie Yuan, and protected by secret guards,
She will grow up safely. Therefore, I will not send you to Jiangning until she reaches the age of 18 and Jiangning writes that she has grown up."
The old Protector sighed, "How did you get along when you were in Jiangning County? Did you find out that someone had been trying to kill her? You didn't tell her when you came back, so you probably didn't find out. It wasn't until the day she came to Beijing to break off the engagement that I asked
Only then did she realize that people have been assassinating her over the years, and the person who killed her was the Queen of Nanchu."
Zhou Gu straightened his body suddenly.
"Over the years, I have often paid attention to the situation in Southern Chu. Since the King of Southern Chu came to the throne, although he has accepted a large number of harems, established queens, and served as concubines, he has not set foot in the harem. As you know, the King of Nanchu has been childless for many years, and Su
Rong became his only heir. In the Southern Chu vassal state, there was a precedent for a woman to be the king. Queen Nanchu hated Zhenmin, and naturally she also hated Su Rong, and wanted to kill her quickly. However, the Nanchu clan has been doing nothing for many years.
The heir to the throne is also fiercely fighting. With the situation in Southern Chu like this, how many people would be happy for Su Rong to live? In other words, could Su Rong not fight if she doesn't want to go to Southern Chu to fight for the throne? She will go there sooner or later.
Nanchu, and you..."
The old Protector paused and said solemnly: "You are going to be the assistant minister of Daliang and your name will go down in history. Are you going to Nanchu to be her husband?"
Zhou Gu's whole body froze, motionless and silent.
