"Back then, if the first emperor hadn't brought me out of the quagmire of conspiracy, I'm afraid I wouldn't have the fame I have now."

The old general's magnificent and vicissitudes of face suddenly became sad and sad, and he opened up the past.

At that time, the old general was not a general, but a good citizen who studied hard and read all the books of sages, and wanted to enter Beijing as an official through the imperial examination, and do meaningful practical things for the imperial city and the people of the world.

He ran all the way from the countryside to the capital, and met many like-minded people in various poetry societies.

However, his character is bold and fearless, too bold and public, and he is even more outspoken about some things about officialdom and famous families, so he offended some people, so during the imperial examination, he was framed and thrown into a dungeon.

In the prison cell, the old general can be said to be called every day, called every day is not good, he fell into the quagmire, as a nameless person, and there are no friends who can help, except to wait for death, there is probably no other way out.

No matter how he explained the truth, no one listened, and he was tortured in that prison, but he was unwilling to bow down to those who framed him, and even if he was tortured, he would not confess his "crime".

Probably God thought that his life should not be extinguished, and he actually let the first emperor inadvertently know about him.

And the first emperor conducted a strict investigation of this matter, and when he found out the person behind it, he even issued a death order to kill, and the old general was saved because of this, and from which day did he make up his mind to die, and he would follow the first emperor for the rest of his life, and never have two hearts.

In his opinion, the first emperor was a Ming monarch, if he hadn't stood up to find out the truth, correct his name, and clear up his grievances, he would not have the position of general today.

After the imperial examination, the old general gave up Congwen and chose to pick up the spear, not only to protect his family and defend the country, but also to protect the emperor to the death and become the left arm and right arm of the emperor.

When he first entered the battlefield, he was very good at writing articles, but he was only a fledgling in the war, and when an accident happened, it was the first emperor who saved his life and cut off the enemy's hand with a knife in front of him, which undoubtedly strengthened the old general's determination.

In the end, relying on his own talent and hard work, the old general succeeded, and he became a famous general, galloping across the battlefield and killing countless enemies. The first emperor personally bestowed on him the supreme honor and made him a famous general.

It turned out that the reason why he was so disregarding his image and knelt down to Gu Ziyuan excitedly was not only because he was the only son of the first emperor, but also because the first emperor had great kindness to him.

The old general was loyal and righteous, and he was really indignant about the first emperor's being treated, and naturally he was not willing to obey the new emperor, but his forces at that time were not allowed to be presumptuous in front of the first emperor, so he could only endure humiliation and withdraw from the court.

And the murder of the first emperor, in the heart of the old general, is a hatred and hatred that cannot be erased in this life.

He hated himself even more for not saving the first emperor back then. However, Gu Ziyuan's appearance has become a hope for revenge.

Gu Ziyuan listened to the old general and the first emperor in silence.

His face was thoughtful, and he stepped forward to help the old general up: "I understand, it's just that I'm not my father, and I may not be as good as him in many places, and now I'm not qualified to make you surrender to the general." ”

Gu Ziyuan has always heard about his father from other people's mouths, Gu Ziyuan can't be sure how good his father is, but what he can be sure of is that he still has a long way to go before he can catch up with his father.

Now he is far from enough.

The old general solemnly patted Gu Ziyuan's shoulder: "Now that I know your identity, I will definitely teach you to practice martial arts more diligently, but if I get serious, you will have to be tempered more hard, Your Highness, can you bear it?" ”

"No matter what the difficulty is, I have come here steadfastly, and I will never give up until I die." Gu Ziyuan's expression was tenacious, and there was no change: "Old general, please teach me everything you have learned all your life, I will definitely live up to my expectations." ”

His eyes flickered like sparks of great ambition and eternal determination.

Looking at his eyes, the old general laughed heartily: "Good, good!" is worthy of inheriting the blood of the first emperor, and this momentum alone is already very good. ”

Seeing the future from Gu Ziyuan, the old general couldn't suppress the joy in his heart, in the past few days, he had already observed Gu Ziyuan's extraordinary skills and talent, as long as he taught well, he would definitely be able to practice a genius.

The old general then said: "Let's put today's martial arts training aside for the time being, let's sit down and have a good chat." ”

Bai Rong saw that they had a rare gathering, and he was in a good mood: "I'll go and prepare food, you sit in the hall first." ”

After humming a song and going to the stove to fiddle with things, it is better to do more fresh tricks today, so that they can all feast on their mouths.

After sitting down, the old general got down to business: "By the way, Lord Song, why are you in such a hurry when you came over this time." ”

When he first met Song Yuyu, he couldn't wait to see Gu Ziyuan, there should be something important that made him rush over from the capital.

Song Yuyu's face became heavy: "It's related to the affairs of the capital, I also took advantage of the chaos to get out of the trip, and I will return to Beijing as soon as possible." ”

Then, he said that something happened in the royal family in the capital, which attracted the attention of the emperor, so he was able to leave the capital.

"It's Gu Zongtang?" Gu Ziyuan's eyes sank, thinking that Gu Zongtang was targeting Song Yuyu in the imperial court.

If Gu Zongtang changed his mind and wanted to start from Song Yuyu's side and destroy the power of the first emperor, Song Yuyu would not be easy to deal with, after all, Gu Zongtang was not a shrimp general, and if he was involved, he would not be able to get any benefits.

Song Yuyu shook his head, his brows tightened: "It's not him, it's the emperor, I think he may already be doubting your identity, Your Highness, so I hurried out and wanted to discuss with you how to solve this matter." ”

"The Emperor is suspicious of His Highness? That's how it can be good. The old general became a little anxious.

Gu Ziyuan had already made mental preparations, and there were not too many surprises, he asked, "How did the emperor know?" ”

"I checked, it wasn't Gu Zongtang who exposed it, it may be that the emperor had some suspicions and found a way to find out, the connections under the imperial city are complicated, and it is inevitable that there will be gossip into the emperor's ears." Song Yuyu guessed.

In any case, the emperor had doubts about Gu Ziyuan, which showed that Gu Ziyuan could not help but avoid it.

Gu Ziyuan thought of what happened before: "When he sent me to escort Guanyin before, he probably deliberately let me go because he was suspicious." ”

At that time, he was already suspicious, and the emperor seemed to let him make meritorious deeds, but he put him in danger.

Song Yuyu worried: "It seems that I will soon be unable to hide it, and I must find a way to divert the emperor's attention, otherwise my career will be targeted if I don't succeed, lest His Royal Highness's career be even more dangerous and difficult." ”