Rise From the Humble

Judging from Li Shu's surprised reaction, Zhu Ping'an knew that he had guessed right.

"Hehe, I also know that Emperor Yongle likes your great great-grandfather very much."

Facing Li Shu's surprise, Zhu Ping'an added with the corner of his lips hooked again. Can you not like it, this is the person who "helped" Emperor Yongle ascend the throne.

Li Shu's Taixuan grandfather was Zhu Yuanzhang's brother-in-law. He married Zhu Yuanzhang's second sister in his early years. When Zhu Yuanzhang was young, his relatives were relatively poor. Only Li Zhen's family had enough to eat and often helped Zhu Yuanzhang. Therefore, after Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, among all relatives, he took extra care of Li Zhen's family. Zhu Yuanzhang not only asked Li Zhen to "exempt from the imperial court, but not to be named in praise", but also allowed him to wear the dragon robe of the five-clawed golden dragon. Li Zhen is the only living relative of the same generation after Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor.

Li Shu's great-grandfather was Li Wenzhong, son of Li Zhen, and nephew of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. He is also Zhu Yuanzhang's famous general and adviser, and the third hero of the founding of the Ming Dynasty. When Li Wenzhong was twelve years old, his mother, Princess Cao, passed away. His father, Li Zhen, took him through the rebel army and was on the verge of death many times. It was two years later that he met his uncle Zhu Yuanzhang in Chuzhou. When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Li Wenzhong, he liked him very much, so he adopted him as his adopted son and adopted his own surname of Zhu. Li Wenzhong was brave and good at fighting and had outstanding military exploits. He was awarded the title of Cao Guogong and was posthumously granted the title of King of Qiyang after his death.

At that time, the Li family could be said to be "the most distinguished person in the family for three generations, and the most generous benevolence in one family. There is no one in this family who is more than a minister."

As the saying goes, a tiger father has no dog sons, but this was not the case for Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong. Li Wenzhong's son, Li Shu's great-great-grandfather, was the famous "God of War" general Li Jinglong in history.

The name is very impressive, but his ability is inversely proportional to his name. He is simply an upgraded and enhanced version of Zhao Kuo, Zhao Kuo 2.0. Li Jinglong also loved reading military books, and he was more proficient in memorizing them than Zhao Kuo. He also often played backward memorizing, and he was very good at playing. He liked to organize games and invite friends to have a few drinks, so he was quite famous among the nobles at that time.

Of course, Li Jinglong made his name during the Battle of Jingnan. The Battle of Jingnan was a battle for the throne within the Ming Dynasty royal family, but the person who influenced this battle for the throne and the most shining star in this war was none other than the "God of War" Li Jinglong.

When Zhu Di's Jingnan offensive was frustrated, his men packed up and returned to their hometowns, and the Jingnan campaign was about to fail, who stood up? Yes, it was him, our "God of War" Li Jinglong. He stood up. With his majestic appearance, while talking and laughing, Emperor Jianwen's million-strong army was wiped out.

When Zhu Di attacked the city of Nanjing and was helpless in the face of the hundred-foot-long city wall, scratching his head and sighing, who stood up? It's him, it's him, it's him, our "hero" Li Jinglong.

Li Zhanshen can almost be regarded as the number one contributor to the Jingnan Campaign. How could our Emperor Yongle not like him?

However, the only problem is that our Comrade Li Jinglong is the general of Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen, and he and Zhu Di are not the same group.

When Zhu Ping'an said that Emperor Yongle liked the great ancestor of the Li Shu family very much, the corner of his mouth curled up. Li Shu was not blind, so she could clearly see the curvature of the corner of Zhu Pingan's mouth, and she also knew what Zhu Pingan was thinking in his heart.

"Do you think you can know the truth of history by reading a few history books?"

Li Shu was not angry at all for Zhu Pingan's ridicule. She played with her hair with her slender hands, opened her red lips and asked lightly.

"So I made a mistake?" Zhu Pingan said slowly, leaning against the carriage.

"No, you are right. Chengzu really likes my great-grandfather very much. But it's not the way you smile, but he really likes me. Chengzu is a few years older than my great-grandfather. We are very close to each other. We are the same. The one who grew up is the child, and they have a very good relationship. The two of them once trained together in the field, and later became the ancestors of the vassal Yan. They also exchanged letters several times and kept in touch."

Li Shu played with her hair with her slender hands and looked at Zhu Ping'an with her big, watery eyes. There was a sparkle in her eyes, and her little cherry mouth raised a slight smile.

Um?

After listening to Li Shu's words, Zhu Pingan was slightly startled. Zhu Di and Li Jinglong were childhood friends, which Zhu Pingan had never thought of. However, it was not impossible. After all, Li Jinglong's father was Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son. Zhu Di and Li Jinglong The relationship is relatively close, and the age difference is not big. When Zhu Yuanzhang and Li Wenzhong led the troops on the expedition, it was very likely that they were left together to be looked after. It is not impossible to say that they were younger.

"In the Battle of Jingnan, my great ancestor invaded the Zhangyi Gate of Peking. Why didn't he enter? In the battle of Baigou River, Chengzu was almost captured. Why did he escape with only one horse? My great ancestor was defeated by 500,000 soldiers. Why did he still gain victory? Emperor Jianwen trusted him and allocated another 600,000? As a defeated general, why did Chengzu ascend the throne and appoint him as a minister of Fengtian's auxiliary movement to promote sincerity and Xuanli, special minister of Guanglu, and Zuozhuguo? He was ranked above the heroes of Chengzu's team. The court had He is the first to make decisions on major matters. Emperor Jianwen didn't know people well, so could Emperor Yongle also know people well?"

"Do you think an idiot general can do that?"

"History books are written by the victors. This statement is not accurate. The accurate statement is that history books are written by the victorious people in power."

"What Chengzu, who has an elusive throne, needs is a fool general to set off his great achievements, shock the world, and stabilize his throne; he does not need a humiliating God of War to divide his achievements and dilute his influence."

Li Shu's voice was soft, but in Zhu Ping'an's ears, it was sonorous and powerful.

Just when Zhu Pingan was thinking about Li Shu's words and distinguishing the authenticity of them, he saw a handsome and fair face suddenly appeared in front of him. There was a smile on the brows and eyes, and a pair of big watery eyes that seemed to be dripping with water. , with a playful smile on his little mouth.

"Hehe. Stupid toad, you really believe it, hehe."

Li Shu narrowed her big watery eyes slightly and looked at Zhu Ping'an, smiling like a little fox having fun.

"My great-great-grandfather of the Li family was deprived of his title of Duke of Cao, and then his title was restored, and then he was conferred and demoted. Now our Li family inherits the title of Marquis, the hereditary Marquis of Linhuai."

After laughing, Li Shu went on to introduce Zhu Pingan's situation, but simply talked about the changes in the Li family's title.

Duke Bozinan, the title of Marquis is also very high, and it is considered the highest existence among the noble children. Now there are not many Dukes in the Ming Dynasty. Except for the descendants of Xu Da who are still seizing the Duke of Wei, Chang Yu The descendants of Chun are still inheriting the title of Duke of Chengguo, probably the Duke of Chengguo who was granted the title of Zhu Neng, the hero of Jingnan, and the descendants of Tang He and other founding heroes of Zhu Yuanzhang have also been demoted. The Marquis is still a hereditary Marquis, so the Marquis of Li Shu's family can be regarded as a wealthy family among the nobles in the capital.

"The current Marquis of Linhuai is my uncle, but my grandmother is in charge of the family. I have many uncles and many brothers and sisters. Oh, we are getting home soon, so I will tell you one by one then. "

As Li Shu spoke, she heard something moving outside. She stretched out her slender hand to open the curtain and took a look outside. Then she lowered the curtain and said a summary to Zhu Pingan, and then gave another uneasy warning.

"The people in the Hou's mansion are not easy-going lamps, you have to be careful."