The change of Chengtianmen, in just five words, represents the heaviest period of history of the Dajin Dynasty in the past two hundred years, and is considered by the world to be the key turning point for the Dajin Dynasty to decline from its peak and rise again.

The eldest son of His Majesty the current emperor, that is, the former crown prince Zhao Rui, rebelled for no reason, led the 17th Route rebel army into Beijing, intending to seek power and usurp the throne, and launched a bloody battle that lasted three days and three nights with the forbidden army, the ruling division, the soldiers and horses division, and the major families to worship the strong.

The final result was that Zhao Rui was defeated and killed on the spot, and none of the leaders of the 17th Route rebel army were spared, all of whom were beheaded.

After this battle, the entire Luoyang court was reshuffled, the army was reintegrated, and the Dajin Dynasty experienced the darkest and most chaotic period after the death of Emperor Taizu.

Fortunately, although the current emperor is not as majestic as Emperor Taizu and Emperor Gaozong, he can be regarded as a generation of masters.

So far, a full 127 years have passed.

Xia Sheng sighed softly, closed the last page of the annals, and raised his head, only to realize that it was already dawn.

Overnight, looking at the five-hundred-year history of the rise and fall of the Dajin Dynasty, for ordinary people, I am afraid that they will already be overwhelmed in their minds, but that is not Xia Sheng.

At this time, his eyes were clear, and his mind was rapidly calculating and analyzing, trying to find what he wanted to find from the records of these historical books.

As the saying goes, it is better to believe in books than to have no books.

Even if what Xia Sheng is holding in his hand at this moment is the most objective and fair history book in theory, he also understands a truth, history books have always been written by the victors.

Xia Sheng firmly believes that there must be too many truths that he can't see, which have long been artificially buried in the abyss of history, and will never see the light.

However, in a moment, Xia Sheng had already sorted out some clues and selected the four things that deserved his attention the most.

For example, in the early days of Emperor Taizu's reign, did the butcher's knife raised against the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest really kill them all? Are there any survivors? If so, where should Xia Sheng find these former brothers?

Five hundred years have passed, even if the deceased have resigned, but what about their descendants?

For another example, the death of Emperor Gaozong, in Xia Sheng's view, there are also great doubts, the death of such a great emperor, even if he really died of wind and cold, why are there only a few crosses recorded in the history books?

Also, regarding the Chengtianmen Change, on the surface, it seems that it is just a case of the prince's rebellion, but why are the other princes also involved, and more importantly, after the Chengtianmen Change, why did Emperor Jinren order someone to fill in all the living springs outside Luoyang City?

What is the necessary connection?

In the end, the reason why the name of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest can appear in the records of the history books in a bright and bright way, instead of using titles such as the Seven Rebellions of the Bamboo Forest, is of course due to Emperor Jinren's rehabilitation of them, but the question is, it has been three or four hundred years, why did Emperor Jinren do this?

He even didn't hesitate to slap his ancestors hard in the face!

These four questions, except for the mystery of Emperor Gaozong's death, the other three can be said to be closely related to Xia Sheng, no matter what, he must also find out the inside story.

Of course, this matter is not urgent, and you need to be cautious, otherwise if you are not careful, you will lose everything, and you will never recover.

But in any case, at least Xia Sheng has found the most important thread from these complicated historical materials.

Or rather, one of the most critical people.

General Zhenguo, Xu Qiu Chao.

The Xu family, now also listed as one of the nine great families of the Dajin Dynasty, has the same transcendent status as the Ye family of the Weining Marquis Mansion, the Shantang Qin family, and the Gu family where Gu Zhixing is located.

Once upon a time, the Xu family had already fallen to the point where they couldn't even afford to eat, and they were about to dissipate in the smoke of history, and they would be wiped out, but they never thought that at the last moment of life and death, the contemporary head of the Xu family, Xu Qiuchao, took out a heavy treasure that made the world blush.

Good wording!

This changed the fate of the entire family.

But if you can create a wealthy family just with the help of Shantang, then these nine families are too worthless.

So the key is the opportunity to really revitalize the Xu family.

It is the change of Chengtianmen!

In the records of the official history, Xu Qiuchao played a very vital role in the Chengtianmen Change, and one of the most prominent feats was to cut off the head of the crown prince Zhao Rui with his own hands!

It was also after the change of Chengtianmen that the Xu family was reused by the emperor, and thus became one of the nine famous families today!

Of course, this is not the only reason why Xia Sheng values Xu Qiuchao so much.

Because in addition to the change of Chengtianmen, Xia Sheng also discovered a very interesting thing.

This Xu family is not the first time to appear on the stage of history after the Chengtianmen Rebellion, long before this, the Xu family has gone through several ups and downs, three ups and downs, carrying the rise and fall of the entire Dajin Dynasty for hundreds of years, the earliest time, even back to the founding of Emperor Taizu five hundred years ago!

What does this mean?

It means that this Xu family is likely to have an inseparable relationship with the Golden Armor Spirit Saint among the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest back then, Xu Bei.

And this Xu Qiu Chao is likely to be the descendant of Xia Sheng's old friend!

"In this way, I have to go to the Zhenguo Military Mansion, but I am afraid it is not appropriate to go so rashly, and I need to find a reason......

Xia Sheng's eyes flickered, and he already had a plan in his heart, but at this time, there was a knock on the door unhurriedly.

Xia Sheng stood up, stacked the history books in his hand, stepped out, and opened the door, only to find that it was Yun'er.

"I wonder if Mr. Xia has finished freshening up, breakfast is ready, and Mrs. has been waiting in the front hall for a long time......

Xia Sheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Since that's the case, let's go, by the way, what about my two friends?"

Yun'er replied respectfully, "Mr. Ning has already gone to the front hall." ”

"Hmm......" Xia Sheng responded, and then followed behind Yun'er and walked to the front hall.

After a while, the two of them came to the door of the hall one after the other, and when they looked up, Mrs. Ye was sitting on the main seat, as if they were chatting with Ning Zheng with a pleasant face, but they still didn't see Meng Qi's figure.

Seeing Xia Sheng's arrival, Mrs. Ye stood up at the moment, smiled and beckoned to him: "Xiao Xia is here, come, come here, sit down and have breakfast together, these are all famous breakfasts in Luoyang City, come and try them." ”

Hearing this, Xia Sheng immediately subconsciously narrowed his eyes.