The host of the quick travel is lacking in virtue for eight generations

A few years ago, a post suddenly appeared with the title "Deeply digging into Taizu's unknown life story."

It is said that Taizu was actually the son of Prince Jing and Prime Minister Gu's wife Xiao, who was born secretly. Because he could not recognize his mother openly, he found a way to recognize Xiao as his adoptive mother, but did not recognize Prime Minister Gu as his adoptive father, and directly gave Xiao a super-rank imperial edict. This is a bit strange.

When Xiao died, she was buried with the ceremony of a queen mother. Not only did she bring her concubines to the funeral, but she also observed mourning for 27 months...

This post was very popular at the time, and everyone thought it was very possible, otherwise which emperor could do this to the wife of a minister, not even an ordinary person.

Later, the Qi family came out to refute the rumor, saying that there were records about this in their ancestors. It was because Taizu was ambushed during his secret visit and was rescued by Xiao when his life was hanging by a thread. As a result, Xiao was seriously injured, so he was awarded the super-grade imperial edict.

As for recognizing his adoptive mother, it was because Xiao did look a bit like Taizu's biological mother. When Taizu was rescued from serious injuries, he thought he saw his biological mother, so he recognized his adoptive mother later, and it was also to express his longing for his biological mother...

Speaking of Xiao, she is also a legendary figure. Some professional archaeologists have discovered that she was specifically recorded in some documents, especially in the family history of the Gu family.

It is said that this woman was very unusual. Xiao was originally from Fanyang County. Later, she fled to Yanshui County with her family and married Gu Lanzhang, who was still a commoner at the time. She gave birth to three sons and two daughters for him. They were the three brothers and two sisters of the Gu family, who later became famous for "one family with one prime minister, three governors and two county ladies".

It is said that there was a severe drought in Yuzhou at the end of the Qi Dynasty, especially in Yanshui County. In addition, the emperor was incompetent, bandits were rampant, and other countries were eyeing them covetously. Therefore, Yanshui County, which was located on the border, had to conscript soldiers.

Because the whole village fled famine, the Kuiyang Village where the Gu family lived happened to encounter conscription officials, and all the young and strong men were forcibly conscripted.

Of the family of seven, only the Xiao mother and her two daughters were left. At that time, the two daughters were still young and were fleeing from famine. One can imagine what happened to the mother and her two daughters when they were the only ones left.

If it were someone else, they would have been doomed, but unexpectedly, Xiao resolutely took her daughter and left the fleeing team, and ran directly to the conscription office in Yueya Town. With her courage, she single-handedly rescued everyone!

Later, he fled back to Fanyang County with his family and took refuge with his cousin Xiao Yuan, who was the commander of Fanyang County at the time. The father and son of the Gu family directly joined Xiao Yun's army and became his staff.

Later, they were promoted to the Yuzhou Prefecture. Xiao Yuan became the governor, Gu Lanzhang became the chief secretary, and the Gu brothers became Sima or military officers. This was considered a step to heaven. If they had relied on their own efforts, they would probably never have reached this position in their entire lives.

Unexpectedly, the legend was yet to come. When Taizu ordered the expedition to Chen, the three brothers of the Gu family were all sent there. They performed outstandingly and made great military achievements along the way. After conquering the other three kingdoms, they stayed there and became provincial governors there.

Later, Taizu suddenly ordered the relocation of the capital. The original border Yuzhou Prefecture became the capital and was renamed Jiuyao City.

Xiao Yuan was promoted again, and he directly skipped the level and became the Minister of War. Gu Lanzhang even became the Vice Minister of War. Finally, Xiao Yuan was conferred the title of Duke, and Gu Lanzhang became the Prime Minister. His three sons all became provincial governors, and his two daughters all became county princesses...

Whether it is Xiao Yuan or the Gu family, their journey has been quite bizarre, making it difficult to understand why they were so trusted and valued by Taizu.

When Xiao was recognized as Taizu's adoptive mother, there seemed to be some clues. After that, Xiao passed away with the utmost honor, which makes people think a lot.

So it was normal that that post appeared later. Some professionals also thought so, but they just couldn’t find any solid evidence to prove it.

Of course, the reason why these records about the Xiao and Gu families are so comprehensive is because they are provided by the friendship of the Xiao and Gu families.

Yes, the Gu family and the Xiao family still exist today, and together with the Qi family and the Shen family, they are known as the four major families.

As the oldest family in Kyushu, they have a history of thousands of years.

For example, the Jiuyao Dynasty lasted for thousands of years, making it the longest-lasting dynasty in history. Even though it later split into many small countries and merged into other dynasties, the four major families still existed.

It's just that the Qi family changed from a royal family to an aristocratic family, and later on they didn't participate much in the fight for power. However, their foundation has always existed. Even when there were invasions by outsiders, that is, some countries across the sea, they were repelled because of the existence of the four major families.

Even though the dynasty has changed, the four great families have always protected the land of Kyushu.

The full name of Jiuzhou is Jiuyao Shenzhou, which was named after the Jiuyao Dynasty. Even though many dynasties changed later, the name has never been changed.

Even other dynasties have always called Emperor Jiuyao "Taizu", not just referring to the founding emperor, but the Taizu Emperor who unified the Kyushu!

Because the inheritance of the four families of Qi, Gu, Xiao and Shen has never been interrupted, many historians who cannot find some historical records will ask these four big families. As long as they do not ask about the more secretive family secrets, they can basically get answers.

Of course, the current country does not dare to rashly dig up other people’s ancestral graves. Even the tomb of Emperor Jiuyao was opened only with the consent of the Qi family.

First, the descendants of the Qi family knew that this imperial mausoleum was not the burial place of their ancestors, but a place they built later for worship. It contained things that their ancestors liked during their lifetime, and it was a place for them to express their grief.

After all, no one knows where the ashes of our ancestors have gone, and there is no trace of them at all, so it is not good to have no place to pay homage to them. There must be a place to worship our ancestors.