Princess Sheng'an was helpless.
She looked at Zhou Gu and sighed deeply, "Brother Gu, I just asked you and you didn't answer. Now I ask you again. Now you insist on seeking an answer. What is your purpose?"
She reminded her sternly, "You have broken off your engagement with Su Rong! She is no longer yours. You can't control her affairs, and she doesn't need you to control her. If your grandfather hadn't told her repeatedly, 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."
Su Rong broke off the engagement that day, neatly and decisively, leaving no room for error. He still remembers her heart-wrenching words.
He raised his head and looked at Princess Sheng'an, his eyes gradually turning 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 the family in the future, and won'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.
"Grandpa 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 Lord 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 again why I asked you to study literature."
Zhou Gu pursed his lips, "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 improve my stature, but I will not be able to live forever." However, armies and horses, relying on the protection of ancestors, stop at a small place and can never achieve great results. With my intelligence, if I abandon martial arts and follow literature, I will 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, build up the country, and be famous in history. , 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. .”
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, a vassal state of Daliang. .”
Zhou Gu was shocked and sat up straight.
There was a buzzing in his head, and he wanted to blurt out, "How could it be?", but when the words reached his mouth, 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, the princess of Zhenmin, used her own efforts to save Daliang from danger and agreed to a marriage. Later, she was buried in the Wei Dynasty, which made the Wei Dynasty withdraw its troops and return the city. 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 Liang 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 to lose my life. The King of Southern Chu at that time had his own thoughts in Daliang and stood aside, but Zhenmin gritted his teeth and asked Chu Rong, the crown prince of Nan Chu. Chu Rong had already fallen in love with her.
It was for her sake that she persuaded the King of Nan Chu to help Daliang. The two parties signed a marriage contract. Zhen Min went to Nan Chu, and Nan Chu sent troops to fight with Daliang against the enemy 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 was behind the instigation of Nan Chu, also sent people to negotiate a peace with Daliang, but the condition of the peace was that Zhen Min The princess wants to marry the Great Wei. Otherwise, the Great Wei will fight hard, and it is still unclear who will win. You know, 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 case, 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. But after arriving in the great Wei, , 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 battle between the princes of Wei, and faked her death to escape, and left Wei. You will know what happened next. Due to civil strife in the Wei Dynasty, Da Liang no longer had the intention to capture the city, but Daliang took the opportunity to demand that the Wei Dynasty return the city and sign 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 A monument was erected for him."
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 giving birth to Su Rong. The root cause of the illness came to light at the 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. 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 government is becoming more and more powerful every year, and the Duke Protector's Office 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 Jiang Ning 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 was 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, 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.
"In the past few years, I have often seen the situation in Nanchu. Since the King of Nanchu 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 She became his only heir. In the vassal state of Nanchu, there was a precedent for a woman to be the king. Queen Nanchu hated Zhenmin, and naturally she also hated Su Rong. She wanted to kill her queen quickly, and the Nanchu clan had been the throne for many years. The heir 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 for the throne if she doesn’t want to go to Southern Chu? She will go to Southern Chu sooner or later. Chu, and you..."
The old Protector paused and said solemnly: "You want to be a minister of Daliang and go down in history. Are you going to Nanchu to be her husband?"
Zhou Gu's whole body froze, motionless and silent. .
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