Chapter 449: Captured (Second Watch)
The invincible Dao chief sighed quietly, and the old monk was really not so kind.
He was silent for a moment, his expression rather solemn, as if he was caught in a memory.
Han Youning looked at Su Bai in surprise, he turned out to be the grandson of Emperor Nanchu, and it was probably a lot of twists and turns for their Su family to save their lives.
And when his father destroyed his grandfather's clan, there was also a blood feud between them. But Su Bai never mentioned it, nor did he show resentment towards her.
She whispered, "I'm sorry."
Su Bai smiled calmly, "There are different positions, and there is no right or wrong. In the war of annihilation, the emphasis was on cutting the grass and eradicating the roots. What's more, the Su family was able to survive all the time, and it was all down to the mercy of the Duke of Dingguo."
At this time, Su Bai was arrogant and self-contained, and he was really free and easy.
Han Youning had some respect for him, he was always trapped by the pain of the Chen Mansion's annihilation, and he couldn't get out completely. Compared to him, he is really not open-minded enough.
The Invincible Dao Elder let out a long sigh, "Back then, Emperor Qingming ordered the bloody washing of the Southern Chu royal family and the three major families, and none of the men and women were left alive, where were there any survivors."
The invincible Dao Chief's expression was stunned, "The Luo Clan's royal family has been established for more than two hundred years, and in terms of national strength, it is even better than that of the Great Zhou. In the first war of Chu and Zhou, Southern Chu had a chance to destroy the Great Zhou. But the emperor's kindness gave them a chance to recuperate and fight back."
Su Bai said, "On the surface, they naturally want to be killed, but behind the scenes, has anyone escaped? There is one less man and one child in the house, so you can definitely see it, right?"
Duan Yi said that his father killed his wife and concubine and left with only his eldest son.
The Invincible Dao Leader shook his head slowly, "Don't say that if a master wants to escape, he will definitely find a dead ghost to pretend to be him, let's just say that there are really few people, and there are hundreds of people in a clan, how can the Southwest Army who is responsible for killing understand?"
Su Bai frowned, "Don't say it to others, my mother is a princess, she must care about the whereabouts of her parents and siblings, you can't know the situation of their mansion, right?"
Speaking of these, the invincible Dao Chief's expression was much more serious, "Your maternal grandfather, the Emperor of Southern Chu, died on the battlefield, and your grandmother hanged herself on the day the city was broken. Your mother has a brother-in-law, the Prince of Southern Chu, and a sister-in-law, Princess Baorong. The Prince's Mansion and the Imperial Palace are the key targets of the Southwest Army, and it is not easy to escape. As for Princess Po Wing......
He said, "This is the secret of the royal family, and your parents never mentioned her. I only heard that the Emperor of Southern Chu was extremely fond of her, and it was rumored that she had married away from another country, and it was also rumored that she was suffering from a vicious illness and living in the deep palace."
Su Bai is even more of the prince's mansion, "Is there any shortage of the prince's concubines?"
The Invincible Dao Chief's eyes widened, "There are so many princes and concubines, what does it matter to you if there is one more or less? Is your father okay to tell me what this is for?"
"You don't know anything?" Su Bai frowned and said, "It's been in vain that I've put so much thought into it!"
The master and apprentice quarreled again.
Han Youning immediately understood that the original purpose of Su Bai inviting the Invincible Dao Leader to Xiangping Mansion was to investigate Duan Yi's life experience.
She said, "Don't waste your mind, you can't find it."
She never felt that Duan Yi was very powerful. He has always used the simplest and most direct way to protect her, and in the end, in order to protect him, he also used his body to block the sword with his body and block the killer's fatal blow for her. ….
But Duan Yi was able to conceal the investigation of Zhao Chengyuan and Su Bai, so he had some of his own skills. Now he said it half-secretly, I'm afraid there are only so many people who want to reveal everyone, and it is so easy to find out where he is.
Su Bai stopped arguing with his master, "It's impossible not to check."
Han Youning looked at the Invincible Dao Chief, "You said that in the big battle between Southern Chu and Great Zhou back then, Southern Chu had a chance to destroy Zhou, can you tell me more about it?"
This sentence is in line with what my grandfather said about the "war of shame". And Zhao Chengyuan was born at that time.
The Invincible Dao Leader bowed his head appreciatively, "Your points are much stronger than his. He's got all his curiosity to the point of uselessness."
He nagged his apprentice a few more words, and Fang replied to Han Youning, "The national strength of Southern Chu was at its peak back then, and the king of Chu back then could be described as a generation of heroes and invincible.
The territory of Southern Chu is unprecedentedly vast. When attacking the Great Zhou, the Chu army had already captured several cities in the Great Zhou, and Xiangping Mansion was about to fall, but the king of Chu suddenly agreed to negotiate peace.
This kind of opportunity to win the Great Zhou in one go went down in vain. After three years, the king of Chu attacked the Great Zhou again on the grounds of the treachery of the Great Zhou Emperor, but he fell into the trap of the other party and unfortunately lost, and he did not even save his life."
"Perfidy?" Han Youning asked, "What agreement?"
Invincible said, "I don't know."
He wondered, "These things are determined to be the parties involved, and no one knows better than him. You ask him, why do you come to me from near and far?"
Han Youning said gloomily, "Father, he is very strict-mouthed, and he won't say anything when I ask."
Her feelings became stronger and stronger, and the inexplicable hostility between Zhao Chengyuan and her father must be related to these things back then. But she couldn't figure out what the connection was.
Why did Empress Dowager Lu come to Xiangping Mansion, why did the subordinates serving in Wutong Courtyard be exterminated, why did the State of Chu agree to negotiate peace, and why did she attack the Great Zhou again later?
The more she investigated, the more mysteries she had in her mind.
Su Bai held his chin and listened to the master and Han Youning with open eyes.
His gaze suddenly stopped, he sat up straight and said, "I seem to know where the first emperor went back then."
Han Youning looked at him and couldn't wait to ask, "Where?"
Su Bai said, "Nan Chu. He was taken prisoner."
Han Youning stood up suddenly, "Prisoner? How could he be captured?"
Grandfather didn't protect the first emperor back then, so wouldn't he be able to apologize with death!
Su Bai said, "It is precisely because of his dignified status that the fact that he was captured will be concealed. It was also because of his capture that peace was negotiated between the two emperors, after which he was released. But let the tiger go back to the mountain, and regret it too late."
He corrected again, "To be exact, it was the tiger cub who rebelled and stole the throne and betrayed his promise. And this tiger cub is more ruthless than his father, and he wiped out Nanchu in one fell swoop, avenging the humiliation of the first emperor being captured."
Han Youning sounded quite reasonable.
According to his guess, it can explain why that battle was called a war of shame by his grandfather, and it can also explain why Empress Dowager Lu rushed all the way to Xiangping Mansion.
"If it is the capture of the Great Zhou Emperor, then wouldn't it be better for Southern Chu to directly destroy the Great Zhou and take it for himself, what else makes the King of Chu heart more excited than the entire Great Zhou? Why does he need to make peace with the Great Zhou?"
Su Bai frowned, "yes, this explanation doesn't make sense."
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