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Chapter 2045 Guo Shanfu and Guo Zixing [Free]

Then he learned that the monk's name was Zhu Chongba, a wandering monk from Huangjue Temple, who had been away from the temple for more than a year and had traveled to many places in Anhui and Hubei. So Guo Shanfu curiously asked Zhu Yuanzhang about the characteristics of the places he had visited. As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang talked for several hours in one breath, describing the culture, economy, terrain, government, cities, and even many bandits in these places he had visited.

Zhu Yuanzhang especially talked about how miserable the people in these places were and how dire the situation was. He became interested and even talked about what the court should do to effectively allow the people to recuperate and restore the strength of the people in these places.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought that the local rich man had never been to far places, so he was curious about those places, so he deliberately talked more about them, hoping to win the favor of the local rich man and get some money for his trip. However, he did not expect that the local rich man was testing him to see if he was the real dragon emperor that he had calculated from the hexagram.

After this conversation, Guo Shanfu determined that Zhu Yuanzhang was the true emperor, and that the Guo family was Zhu Yuanzhang's destined nobleman and lucky star, able to help Zhu Yuanzhang achieve great things. At that time, Guo Shanfu immediately decided to marry his daughter to Zhu Yuanzhang, and then give all the family's assets to Zhu Yuanzhang as the foundation for his success.

Don’t think that this plot is very funny and nonsense, because the same thing has happened once in history. On that day, Liu Bang just attended a banquet and made Lu Zhi, who was more than 20 years younger than him, his wife. Later, half of Liu Bang’s team came from the Lu family’s resources.

Although there is almost no mention of the Lu family's achievements and style during the Chu-Han Contention Period in later Han Dynasty history books, when Lu Zhi's two elder brothers were first granted titles, their titles were actually second only to those of the princes. In addition, some clues in the Records of the Grand Historian show that half of Liu Bang's troops were actually led by his two brothers-in-law.

When Liu Bang suffered a great defeat in Pengcheng and his 50-strong army was wiped out, he fled to his eldest brother-in-law and was able to recover with the help of his eldest brother-in-law's 10 soldiers and a large amount of stored food and grass. Therefore, the Lu family made tremendous contributions during the Chu-Han contention period.

It's just that for well-known reasons, Lu Zhi angered the public, and the entire Lu family was grouped as meritorious officials. Emperor Wen of Han killed his wife and four sons, so it was impossible for the Lu family to be recorded in history books. Therefore, the Lu family's deeds were deliberately erased by the court, and later generations had no idea how much contribution the Lu family made to Liu Bang during the Chu-Han contention period.

Now the Guo family is about to become Zhu Yuanzhang's Lu family.

However, when Guo Shanfu shared this idea with his family, he was immediately opposed by the whole family, especially Guo Shanfu's mother, who directly brought up Jiafa, saying that Guo Shanfu was sending his entire family to death and actually believed that a beggar monk could become emperor.

Guo Shanfu brought up the Lu family, but ended up being scolded bitterly. No matter how powerful the Lu family was in the past, in the end, didn't the entire family be executed, and there was no descendant at all?

After all, Guo Shanfu is not Lu Gong, and Zhu Yuanzhang is far from Liu Bang.

So Liu Bang was also a pauper at that time, but he was the local tyrant of Pei County after all, and he had countless brothers under him. Even the clerks and county lieutenants of the county government were on good terms with him. In modern times, he would be the leader of local evil forces, and Zhu Yuanzhang, a beggar and monk, could not compare to him. Fortunately, Guo Shanfu, unwilling to give up, read his fortune again and found that it was not the right time for his family to come out and assist Zhu Yuanzhang. The real time should be 7 years later. At this time, Guo Shanfu's daughter was only 9 years old, and it was too early to be betroth her to Zhu Yuanzhang.

In the end, Guo Shanfu also calculated that the greatest benefactor in Zhu Yuanzhang's destiny was a person named Guo. So who else could this Guo be other than himself?
So Guo Shanfu gave up his original plan and gave Zhu Yuanzhang a large sum of money, which was considered a good relationship. He also told Zhu Yuanzhang all the results of his fortune-telling and said that he would bring his whole family to Zhu Yuanzhang in seven years.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he found it funny, but he was also very moved. After all, he was just a monk and a beggar, but someone actually thought he was the true emperor. This really gave Zhu Yuanzhang great satisfaction in dignity. So Zhu Yuanzhang left with many thanks and promised that if he really had the opportunity to become rich in the future, he would definitely coexist with the Guo family for generations.

As a result, seven years later, when Zhu Yuanzhang's reputation spread to the local area, Guo Shanfu learned that Zhu Yuanzhang was now a marshal of the rebel army. So Guo Shanfu excitedly took his entire family to join Zhu Yuanzhang, preparing to become Zhu Yuanzhang's destined benefactor. Then Guo Shanfu helplessly discovered that although the benefactor destined for Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed surnamed Guo, it was Guo Ziyi, not him, Guo Shanfu, and that he was two years late when he took his two sons to join Zhu Yuanzhang.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang's civil and military officials were basically in place, and Zhu Yuanzhang also had a considerable team. His chance to become a general as soon as he took office was gone, but Guo Shanfu still kept his two sons.

However, later on, these two sons became one of the 24 generals of Huaixi under Zhu Yuanzhang, and made outstanding military achievements in the process of founding the country. They were Duke of Shan Guo Guo Xing and Duke of Ying Guo Ying. Naturally, Guo Shanfu's daughter also became the later Concubine Guo Ning.

It is precisely because Concubine Guo Ning was actually the first marriage arranged by Zhu Yuanzhang, and was betrothed to Zhu Yuanzhang when he was in the most difficult time. So in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, Concubine Guo Ning might indeed be inferior to Empress Ma. She was also one of the most important women in his life, and her status in the harem was extremely respected, and no one could compare to her except Empress Ma.

However, Guo Shanfu has always been brooding over the opportunity he lost to become the noble lady Guo. Otherwise, his two sons should have been crowned kings, and his daughter should have been the queen.

Because of his advanced age, Guo Shanfu did not follow Zhu Yuanzhang into battle, but returned home to live. After several years of depression, Guo Shanfu became seriously ill and was about to die of depression. Before he died, he read a fortune for the Guo family, and the depression that had lasted for several years was swept away, replaced by complete joy.

The two brothers accompanying their father at the bedside hurriedly asked what his father had predicted. Then Guo Shanfu told the two brothers that although Zhu Yuanzhang's destined benefactor was another family of theirs, the Guo family also determined the fate of the Lu family, and the entire lineage of Guo Zixing would be cut off from descendants.

On the contrary, it is different for Guo Shanfu's lineage. In the future, the titles of his two sons can be passed down from generation to generation, and eventually they can achieve the state of prosperity and wealth along with the country, and enjoy 300 years of prosperity and wealth, which is completely worth it.

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