"Third Young Master, can you tell me something about my father?"

Su Ping didn't want to dwell on this issue and quickly changed the topic, "What is his relationship with the elder in your mansion?"

"I thought you would first ask me where I am from and what the background of the Shen family is."

It was only then that Shen Yushu felt that Su Ping looked like a young man.

"My father...the only thing I know is the name Su Yun."

Su Ping looked lonely.

"Well, but when it comes to your father, we have to start with the Shen family."

After Shen Yushu paused for a moment, he spoke eloquently.

Sixteen years ago, the barbarians took advantage of the locust plague in the east of Daqing to move south in large numbers, attacking cities and plundering territory, and devastated the entire northern part of Zhongzhou.

At that time, the Shen family was still just a family of merchants. Although they settled in Yangjing, they were still far from being a powerful person.

In the face of a national crisis, the imperial court watched helplessly as the North was being devastated, but was unable to do anything.

However, there was one person who couldn't stand it anymore, and that was Shen Tiannan, the head of the Shen family.

Shen Tiannan, who was over fifty years old, stepped forward and recommended himself to the late emperor, willing to spend his family wealth to raise an army and go north to fight against the enemy.

There is only one person who dares to stand up at this juncture, let alone raising an army at his own expense?

The late emperor agreed without thinking.

So Shen Tiannan sold all his property, including his ancestral property such as houses and fields, and sent his wife, daughter, and daughter-in-law back to his parents' home. He took his three sons with him, raised troops and grain along the way, and headed north.

It was at this time that Su Yun met Shen Tiannan.

"Your ancestor is really a hero! Huh? That's not right!"

Su Ping sighed, then wondered: "Ling Zu went all the way north from Yangjing, but Anping County is south of Yangjing, how could my father meet Ling Zu?"

"My ancestor said that your father was riding alone and chased him all the way from the south to the north. He only caught up with his team on the eve of the battle with the barbarians."

Shen Yushu glanced at Su Ping and thought that father and son are father and son.

The blood of the Su family is not bad.

"My ancestor didn't go into too many details. I only know that your father sacrificed his life to save my ancestor at the most dangerous time."

"Later, when my ancestor was sorting out your father's belongings, a fish-shaped jade pendant disappeared, so he thought it was sent back home."

"But after asking around, my ancestors only knew about Xiaohe Village, not Anping County... Do you know how many places called Xiaohe Village are there in Daqing?"

"It wasn't until the twelfth lunar month of last year that the jade pendant you pawned ended up in the Duke's Mansion. We followed the clues one by one and finally found Anping County."

As Shen Yushu spoke, he secretly observed Su Ping's expression, "Before leaving the capital, my ancestor told me that I must take you back. He also said that without your father, he would not be the Duke of Dingguo."

Duke?

Moreover, the title is still a first-class title of Dingguo, and can only be titled under the princes of the emperor and royal blood.

It's a bit awesome.

Su Ping was slightly stunned, but not surprised.

In his heart, what was even more powerful was the father he had never even met.

He traveled thousands of miles alone just to join the army and serve his country.

He even rescued the leader of the resistance against the barbarians.

It can be said that Su Yun contributed a lot to Daqing's current peace.

The only regret is that he died in battle.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Su Ping's expression was different, Shen Yushu asked.

"Uh... I just didn't expect that the father I had never met before could be so powerful."

Su Ping shook his head and replied.

"oh?"

Shen Yushu was a little puzzled.

"Being able to travel thousands of miles to join the army when the country is in danger is a role model for men. What's more, he also saved Duke Lingzu Dingguo."

Su Ping smiled and said: "It is not difficult to imagine how important Ling Zu's position was in the battle against the barbarians. My father, it was not Ling Zu who was saved..."

Su Ping stood up from the stone and pointed to the river bank in the distance.

There were some women there, washing vegetables and laundry in the river, and children were playing around them.

You can still vaguely hear songs with a rustic flavor coming from afar.

Su Ping's eyes glowed with a strange light: "He saved the people of the world."

After experiencing a life where all his pursuits were superficial, Su Ping himself was not passionate, and it was difficult for him to be passionate.

But this does not prevent him from paying homage to his devotees.

Shen Yushu looked steadily in the direction Su Ping pointed. After a long time, he slowly exhaled: "It's a pity that my father was not able to see Daqing today with his own eyes."

"Yeah...uh?"

Su Ping was about to nod when he suddenly reacted, "Your Majesty has...?"

"There's nothing to say."

Shen Yushu turned around and smiled, saying without hesitation: "Except for the ancestors, there are only two other males in the Shen family: me and my second brother..."

It turned out that in the battle against the barbarians, the eldest young master, the second young master, and the third young master of the Shen family all died in battle.

The son of the eldest young master, Shen Yuliang, the eldest grandson of the Duke of Guo, actually ran to the north to join the army after learning that his father died in the battle.

And then... he died in battle again.

Now, among the third generation of men in the Duke's residence, only Shen Yuchun, the son of the second young master, and Shen Yushu, the son of the third young master, are left.

"this……"

Su Ping was a little stunned.

The second generation is dead, and the third generation is gone.

It’s really full of loyalty.

If it weren't for the rule in Daqing that people with different surnames were not allowed to be crowned kings, Shen Tiannan would never have stopped the Duke with this merit and sacrifice.

"It's a pity that my ancestors didn't allow Brother Cong and I to join the army."

Shen Yushu sighed a little.

"???"

Su Ping looked unreasonable.

After all this, you still want to go to the battlefield?

You have to kill the Shen family incense to be satisfied, right?

"Don't talk about this."

Shen Yushu waved his hand and asked: "By the way, I found many manuscripts of Confucian and Taoist classics in your house, but do you plan to take part in the imperial examination?"

"Well...of course there is."

Su Ping answered vaguely, "Ge Yuanwai said that if you can be admitted as a scholar, well... the magistrate of Anping County will also treat you with some courtesy."

"Xiucai? You just want to be a scholar?"

Shen Yushu asked in surprise.

"A scholar can live a good life. There is no need to take the imperial examination. I don't want to be an official."

Su Ping answered bluntly.

"I see, it seems... you don't understand what Confucianism and Taoism are."

"Confucianism?"

This time, Su Ping finally heard these two words clearly.

In my previous life, I had heard about Confucianism, Confucianism, Confucianism, and Confucianism. This was the first time I heard about Confucianism. Is there any difference?

"Well, since I'm free, I'll talk to you."

Shen Yushu stood up and stood with his hands behind his back facing the river: "In ancient times..."

In ancient times, evil spirits were everywhere in China.

The human race was born in Zhongzhou. They struggled to survive in hardships and created a martial arts that could fight against evil spirits. Finally, they were able to gain a foothold in the troubled times and avoid being exterminated.

As the ethnic group gradually grew, writing was created, and sages established the Mysterious Way, using the flesh, blood and bones of demons to refine medicine and make talismans. This enabled them to fight against demons without having to spend years polishing their bodies and practicing skills.

At this time, the evil spirits finally regarded the human race as a threat and attacked them in groups.
To be continued...