Carrying the little lucky star, leading the villain on the road to exile

Ever since she was old enough to understand things, Gu Xingchen has been fearless except for her own older sister.

My parents always mainly disciplined and scolded me, but my older sister would actually hit them, and she did it hard.

What saddened him most was that, despite being the eldest son in the family, his parents favored his older sister, and she got to decide everything.

Wherever his older sister is, he and his younger brother act as if they are invisible.

However, as my older sister grew up, she was often away from home, sometimes for a few days, and sometimes for more than two years.

They didn't know where their sister was doing, and when they asked their parents, they were told that she had gone off to pursue her own great career.

He was curious: what constitutes a great undertaking?
The parents just smiled and didn't say anything, but their eyes were full of worry.

Later, it was discovered that the older sister had quietly accomplished a great feat. Once the world was at peace, everyone learned that the new empress was a member of the Gu family.

He still remembers the first time he stepped into the palace gates and saw all the civil and military officials prostrating themselves behind his sister. He was thrilled; that feeling of being above everyone else struck him to the deepest part of his heart.

Later, when the older sister sent them to the military camp, some people who knew their identities whispered in his ear, saying that he was the eldest son of the Gu family and how could he let a woman ascend to the throne.
In terms of legitimacy and qualifications, it should be his eldest son.

He admitted that he was momentarily tempted, but he quickly came to his senses and realized that the person in front of him was trying to sow discord.

My parents are right. My sister built this empire on her own, and it has nothing to do with the Gu family.

If you want something, you have to create it yourself. If they are ambitious, their parents will support them, and even their older sister will provide some help.

But before that, he must have the corresponding abilities; otherwise, his parents will not let him do whatever he wants.

Without hesitation, he relayed these words to the secret guard, who was arranged by his parents to protect him. He openly and honestly had the guard relay these words verbatim. A few days later, the gossips disappeared.

He wasn't guilty at all. These people wanted to sow discord within his family, and what would their fate be? That was something they should bear themselves.

But since these events happened, he has studied even more diligently.

Later, after he achieved some military merits, his sister sent him several tutors to teach him military strategy and the art of managing people...

Indeed, learning from setbacks yields the most significant results.

With each meritorious service, he rose to the rank of third-grade garrison commander and also cultivated some of his own men.

Gu Xinyu was also guarding another frontier. It was unclear whether it was a unique connection between twin brothers, but they performed meritorious service at roughly the same frequency and were promoted in the same way.

As the two brothers gained some power, some people jumped out to stir up trouble, thinking that now that the two brothers had military power, they could take control of the country and let a woman rule over everyone. What kind of situation would that be?

Gu Xingchen remembered that he had turned hostile at the time, raised his sword, and gave the other party a quick death, saying, "How dare you question my family's affairs?"

You look down on my sister because you're all useless.

My sister can build a nation single-handedly. You all feel inadequate and don't look for the reasons within yourselves. Instead, you try to incite me to become a villain. You're simply courting death.

If anyone does this again, this is what will happen to you…

Since that incident, there has been less noise around him, but he knows this is not the end.

As long as the two brothers remain on this land, there will always be people who relentlessly try to drag them into their schemes. Of course, the two brothers will not be swayed by such attempts, because they know their own limitations. If they dared to harbor any disloyalty, their parents could suppress them without their sister even needing to lift a finger.

They found a time to meet and realized that staying here wasn't a solution. Just like their sister had said before, there was so much land overseas, and instead of wasting time here, they might as well go and take advantage of others.

The two brothers hit it off immediately, relinquished their power, and hurried to the capital.

Their arrival seemed to be exactly what their parents and sister had expected. Without saying a word, the two old people handed over their fleet to them and even generously provided them with personnel and supplies, something they had never done before.

The two brothers were a little dazed. Could it be that their parents had made preparations all along? What would have happened if they hadn't gone on this trip?

Xingyu blurted out the question without thinking.

I still remember my mother saying, "If you don't make this trip, then continue to guard the border for your sister. When you get old, we will bestow upon you the title of a leisurely prince and send you back to the capital to retire."

"Mother, we wouldn't dare covet our sister's things." Both brothers felt wronged; they truly had no such thoughts.

Gu Kaiyuan patted them on the shoulder at the time, saying, "But there will always be those who are troublesome, who may be people around you, or who may be your descendants in the future."

Your mother and I don't ask for anything, we just don't want you brothers to fight each other in the future.

As for future generations, Gu Kaiyuan and the others knew that future struggles were inevitable, but all he wanted was for his three children to be well.

Gu Xingyang issued an imperial edict that very day, bestowing upon them the title of prince and assigning them personal guards, ordering them to go to neighboring countries to "maintain good neighborly relations."

Of course, if there is any disregard for divine grace, one can deal with it as one sees fit.

Now that everything was ready, the two brothers readily accepted all the manpower and supplies and set off in a grand procession for their new battlefield.

If you see something inappropriate, use both kindness and severity to let them know the majesty of the founding empress.

After going around in circles, they actually found a sparsely populated land. The natives there were just tribes, and they didn't have much trouble dealing with them. They quickly brought them to their submission.

But the two brothers were not satisfied with just this one piece of land. After going around in circles, they returned to Monkey Island, which they had previously rejected, and that's when the two brothers finally separated.

They each established themselves as kings in the region, and helped the soldiers who had fought alongside them to bring their families back from the founding of the dynasty, where they settled down and took root.

Here, they have no time to think about anything else; they spend their days educating the natives and teaching them their language and culture.

To truly achieve standardized cart tracks and a unified written language...

They brought over the technology from the founding dynasty and began to develop their territory step by step.

Ten years passed, and after achieving some success, the two brothers finally had the face to return to Kaichao. They wanted to bring their parents over, but their parents refused, saying that it was hard to leave one's homeland. They suggested that if the brothers were filial, they could bring their children back to visit them more often.

In fact, both brothers knew that they just didn't want to leave their sister.

When they were young, their parents often went out to have fun. Why didn't they say back then that it's hard to leave one's homeland?

Although life has some regrets, Gu Xingchen is still grateful to her parents and sister. Without their guidance and support, how could she have achieved such success? (End of Chapter)