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Chapter 18 The Past of Taizu

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The surname of Taizu of the Great Chu was Han Fu. He was originally a Buyi from Donghai County. He eventually became the founding king of the country. There are countless legends about him. Han Ruzi lived in a closed life since childhood, but he had heard a lot.

In these legends, Taizu's life was full of miracles. When he was born, he was surrounded by red clouds and thunder. After he became an adult, he had adventures in succession. He had killed a mad dragon in the forest, examined ghost soldiers at night, met immortal masters on the top of the mountain, and explored treasures under the sea... He was trapped several times during the battle for the world and fell into a desperate situation. Every time, the gods and men came to help, thus turning danger into safety.

Yang Feng told another kind of story that Han Ruzi had never heard of.

When Taizu was just Han Fu, he was not an ordinary person. He had some wealth in his family, but he was not a child and did not like to be an official. He spent money to donate a minor official. He fished for three days and had two days of drying the net. He was not competent at all, but he liked to make friends with heroes from all walks of life. The family often had a lot of guests and had fun all night, which made the neighbors uneasy, but no one dared to sue the official. The Han family's guests were quite destined, and they were really good at killing people when they were annoyed.

The Han family's industry could not withstand the torture. It was exhausted in three to five years. My father was so angry that his brother and sister-in-law took his mother to separate the family. His wife cried every day. Even so, Han Fu refused to turn back to justice. He borrowed it if he had no money, steal it if he couldn't borrow it, and rob it if he couldn't steal it.

In the autumn of the 25-year-old, the robbery incident occurred. Han Fu officially changed from a small-scale official in the county to a criminal. In order to avoid pursuit, he had to abandon his wife and children and embark on the road to escape. The friendships that had been made in the past several years brought rewards. Han Fu went from east to west and almost traveled all over the world. People were welcomed everywhere, with good wine and meat. Local heroes came here to be willing to become friends with him.

This is not escape, it is more like patrol.

But this life lasted for less than five years. Han Fu's reputation became increasingly important, and the government's investigation of him became increasingly stricter. In the end, no matter how big the hero was, he could not protect the fugitive. He had to escape into the wilderness and join the bandits, and dared not show up publicly.

The life of bandits is far from being free and happy as imagined. Instead, they often endure hunger and are always worried about the encirclement of officers and soldiers, the competition for territory between different gangs, and the internal power struggle. In the wilderness, Han Fu's connection with heroes from all over the world is becoming increasingly rare, and his name will occasionally appear in the conversation after drinking, but that's all.

Fortunately, Han Fu caught up with the chaos in the world in the first year of joining the bandit gang. He was not the first to invade, but he had two major advantages: he had a group of desperate people under his command, and they played an extremely important role in the early stages of expanding their power. As for some of them betrayed Taizu, it was a story later. He made extensive friends and was familiar with the situation of the county and county in the world. Wherever he led his troops, he could find his former friends and quickly gain the trust of the locals.

This is the story of Yang Feng, and there is no obvious miracle. Then he left a question for the emperor: "You have heard many stories about Taizu. They are not all fake. There are some truths hidden in them, but they need to be carefully explored. I will give you three days to think about a question: There are hundreds of heroes who are good at making friends, why did Taizu win the world?"

"I know, because Taizu has the help of the gods." Han Ruzi blurted out.

Yang Feng looked at the emperor for a while, shook his head and said, "You don't know, think about it carefully."

Han Ruzi couldn't sleep anymore. The story Yang Feng told attracted him, but the content was too little, which was very different from the image of Taizu that his mother and servant had described. Yang Feng asked him to combine the two statements and deduce why Taizu could win the world. This was really difficult. Han Ruzi went all night, and his eyes were swollen when he woke up in the morning, and he didn't think of any eyebrows.

In the next two days, Han Ruzi was often distracted when listening during the day. No one cared about it anyway. He could roam around Taizu's past at will. The stories told by Yang Feng, the legends told by his mother, and the pictures of war in the quiet room, were in and out of his heart, but they could not be coordinated together, just like different characters from three different eras.

On the morning of the third day, he finally couldn't help it. Guo Conggang, who was talking about poetry, sat on the stool, opened his mouth and was about to speak, but the emperor spoke first: "Master Guo has read a lot of books, have you?"

The old man was stunned. This was the first time he heard the emperor talking. It was impossible to pretend to be confused and he could only whine: "The old minister has been studying all his life and has been studying. I dare not say that there are many, but there are some."

"Then let's talk about things outside the Book of Songs today."

"Uh...this...the "Book of Songs" has just begun, and the article "Guanju" has not been finished. Poetry can express one's aspirations, move emotions, praise virtues, and stop evil. There is a great righteousness in the poem, which moves heaven and earth, and moves ghosts and gods, from emperors to common people, should learn poetry..."

Guo Cong wanted to continue to say this so as to avoid the emperor's request, but Han Ruzi would answer the questions left by Yang Feng tonight. He couldn't listen to the poems and word-by-word annotations, and reached out to beat the desk, "If you don't fight for a while, I want to listen to something more useful today."

Guo Cong's face suddenly changed, "Your Majesty, the Book of Songs is of great use, it can express one's aspirations and move one's emotions..."

Han Ruzi continued to beat the book case, "Taizu didn't learn poetry. I want to hear Taizu's story. Master Guo has read many books. I will pick a few paragraphs to listen to."

Guo Cong's face turned into purple, so he had to look at the two eunuchs guarding the door. The eunuchs were also very panicked and did not dare to give any prompts. The King of Donghai, who was sitting in the side seat, staring at the emperor, both surprised and confused.

"Taizu...the story of Taizu is recorded in the national history. If your Majesty wants to hear it, the old minister can recommend several doctors from the Imperial College and the Imperial College who specializes in national history. They..."

"It's too troublesome to find others. I don't want to hear everything. Just choose a few stories that can teach future generations."

A eunuch at the door hurriedly left, and Guo Cong was forced to a dead end, so he had to continue to say: "Taizu's great achievements are unprecedented, and there are too many stories that can teach future generations. This... Mr. Rong thinks about it..."

Guo Cong thought for a while, his face flushed and his breathing became heavier and heavier. He suddenly fell down and fainted!

The eunuch hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and Han Ruzi was shocked. He never thought that a simple request would trigger such a serious reaction.

King Donghai laughed, "Ha, Guo Cong is considered to have died in the line of duty. If he can die in front of the emperor, his life will be worth it."

"Don't talk nonsense." Han Ruzi leaned over and watched, but he didn't want anyone to be forced to death because of his few words, "How is he?"

"Old Master Guo... is still alive." The eunuch said that another eunuch came back at this time, and the two carried Guo Cong out together.

The morning class ended like this.

"Why are you suddenly interested in Taizu?" When there were only two people left in the room, Donghai asked curiously.

"I remembered the pictures in the quiet room and some stories my mother told, so I wanted to hear how the ministers told Taizu. I didn't expect... it would be like this. Are there any taboos in Taizu's story?"

"What everyone is afraid of is not Taizu, but - do you know who it is - anyway, some people don't want you to learn history books, for fear that your ambition will expand." King Donghai shut up.

Zuo Ji came in, took a few glances, and said nothing.

That night, Han Ruzi told Yang Feng about the daytime incident. Yang Feng said: "Your Majesty is not the time to read the history of the country. I have told enough stories. With those legends, you should be able to draw conclusions. Your Majesty think about it again, and when your Majesty figures it out, let's talk about it later."

So Yang Feng only taught the emperor to recognize words. When his homework was about to end, Han Ruzi asked: "What did Mr. Yang do in the past?"

"I used to be a eunuch. I served the late emperor for more than ten years and watched him grow up with my own eyes."

"Where is going forward? Mr. Yang must have been a eunuch since he was a child, right?"

Yang Feng shook his head, "Of course not. I used to be a scholar... If Your Majesty is really interested in my experience, you may be able to say something when I finish talking about it from Taizu to Emperor Wu. Your Majesty should not have too much expectations. My experience is very simple and I can finish it in just ten sentences."

Han Ruzi believed that Yang Feng’s past was never simple.

Guo Cong did not appear again, and the masters who came to preach became more and more cautious in their words and actions. Apart from the content in the book, they would never say a word. Han Ruzi was not interested in forcing them to tell the history of the country. They just stared blankly every day, recalling many of Taizu's deeds over and over again.

In mid-April, news came from Guandong that the King of Qi refused to accept the court's interrogation and finally rebelled publicly. Unfortunately, the time had passed. The princes and ministers who had secretly communicated with the King of Qi all surrendered to the court at this time. The Grand Tutor Cui Hong, now the General Pingdong, fought several victories in succession, attacked the King of Qi's territory, and quelled the rebellion just around the corner.

King Donghai was both happy and worried. What was happy was that his uncle made great contributions, and the foundation of the Cui family became more stable. What was worried was that once the general wins and returns to Beijing, his cousin will be enthroned as the queen.

The other noble servants were only excited and talked all day long, all regretting that they could not go to the battlefield to make achievements. Sometimes the voice could be heard into Lingyun Pavilion. Han Ruzi learned about the progress of the war in the east from them. As for Yang Feng, he seemed to have no concern at all about the war in the distance. He did not mention a word, and focused on praising the emperor to recognize words and urged the emperor to think.

The Battle of Qi affected the emperor's peaceful life. The afternoon lecture was cancelled and changed to learning to ride horses and shoot archery, which was to one day read the triumphant army.

Han Ruzi had never rode a horse, but fortunately there were many extremely gentle horses in the palace. He could quickly sit firmly on the back of the horse, but he could not gallop.

Archery is difficult to learn. After two days, Han Ruzi was able to barely shoot arrows near the target.

There is one advantage in the afternoon study. Han Ruzi has more contact with the noble servants, and can even call out a few people's names and have the opportunity to observe their abilities.

The "active contact" that Yang Feng predicted had not appeared yet, and the servants were very cautious and communicated with each other with their eyes, but rarely looked at the emperor.

On the third day of learning riding and shooting, the Emperor and the King of East China Sea added another compulsory content - fists, feet, swords and swords. The Queen Mother was still worried about the assassin, so she hoped that the Emperor would have some self-protection ability.

The teacher is the Meng brother and sister whom I haven't seen for many days. Meng E's brother has returned to men's clothing and has also issued his real name. His name is Meng Che.

It was from this brother and sister that Han Ruzi found the clue and was finally able to answer the question left by Yang Feng: Why are only Taizu Han Fu who has made many heroes who have made extensive friends?

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