"After opening the city gate, the Chu royal family quickly occupied the capital, and then the ancestors and the emperor ascended the throne to establish the Great Zhou Dynasty." Chen Huai continued to say the words of Mrs. Shen, "But the ancestor was depressed because he was surrendered, and he died within a month. Before his death, he told the Shen family not to follow the martial arts again, and in the future, he would not follow the martial arts even if he did business or even returned to the countryside to farm."

Civil officials in prosperous times and military generals in troubled times.

If the Shen family continues to follow the martial arts, they may have to face what the ancestors of the Shen family have experienced one day.

Although he opened the city gate to follow the emperor's wishes, the surrendered minister is the surrendered minister. No one will listen to you and say the reason for surrender, and no one will believe that your surrender is because of the orders of the king who lost his country.

"The descendants of the Shen family buried the battle suits, weapons, and the combat experiences written by everyone in the Shen family, as well as the edicts and confessions written by the emperor of the previous dynasty to the ancestors of the Shen family in the deep mountains. From then on, they abandoned martial arts and followed the literature, just to be a civil minister who reassured his ancestors in the prosperous era, and never took a gun and a sword again." Chen Huai finished speaking, sighed heavily, "If there is something valuable in the treasure map, it is the combat experiences written by the ancestors of the Shen family, but after hundreds of years, those experiences may not be so useful."

Shen Qingxi really didn't expect that the Shen family was a surrendered minister, and he didn't expect that the fate of the entire Shen family would change because of this incident.

"My grandmother and father have never told me about this, just don't want me to know that the Shen family is the identity of the surrender minister?" Shen Qingxi could guess some of their intentions, but she still wanted to ask a definite answer, "Are you afraid that I will mind these?"

Mrs. Shen sighed slightly, "This is the decision made by your grandfather back then. Although the ancestors of the Shen family were descendants, he was loyal to the king and the country. He helped the emperor and protected the people. Even if the surrendered ministers were worthy of surrender."

Chu Ye nodded as well. The ancestors of the Shen family were indeed righteous people, and he was willing to endure all the insults for the sake of the people.

"Your grandfather thinks that the past of the Shen family is just buried. There is no need to let future generations know about some things. He told me that it would be for your father's generation. Since the Shen family has chosen Congwen, then as the ancestors, they should be a civil servant to assist the king. As for the others... forgetting may not be a good thing." Mrs. Shen also smiled slightly when she mentioned these, "The ancestors would rather let the Shen family abandon Wu Congwen, so that the descendants would forget about the matter of opening the city gate and putting it into the Chu royal family. If that is the case, why should we remember those from generation to generation?"

In fact, Shen Qingxi did not agree with Mrs. Shen’s statement very much, but since these were all decisions made by her grandfather, she, as a married daughter, would not be convenient for her to interfere in her parents’ affairs anymore.

"Grandfather thought very thoughtfully." Shen Qingxi nodded, "Since that's the case, I'll pretend that I haven't heard of these. But Shen Qingrou also told Mu Qiyang about the treasure map. I'm afraid that the Shen family will have a better life in peace next."

Chen Huai was so angry that his teeth were itchy when he heard this. He really didn't expect that his daughter, whom he once loved so much, would do something to push the Shen family to the forefront. It was so disappointing to him.
Chapter completed!