The Marquis nodded and said, "That's how their family has always been. Several men like that have come from their previous generations. Some of them have even abandoned their status as members of the Duke's Mansion and gone to other places to live a good life. But not many of them have that kind of courage."
Zheng Boyuan listened with great interest and said, "Grandfather, is there really such a thing?"
Rarely finding himself in the mood to recount the past to the younger generation, the Marquis said, "Of course there is. The ancestors of this Duke's Mansion were not only skilled in battle, but I heard they were also sworn brothers with our founding emperor. After helping us conquer the country, they were granted the title of Duke of Ming, which was hereditary. It's just a pity that their descendants are not very promising. Over the years, not a single outstanding person has emerged to restore the prestige of the Duke of Ming's Mansion. They are just living off the achievements of their ancestors."
Zheng Boyuan nodded and said, "That's why their heir acted so recklessly. I heard from Li's fourth brother that their heir always wanted to contribute to the succession of the emperor, otherwise he wouldn't have trained assassins for the third prince to do those shady things."
The Marquis's expression was somewhat unpleasant. He said, "Back then, in order to establish this dynasty, there was indeed a team specifically responsible for assassinations. However, after the establishment of the dynasty, this team disappeared without a trace. Moreover, the existence of this team was very secretive back then. I just don't know whether the Duke of Ming knew about what happened back then or was involved in it. Boyuan, you must be very careful when dealing with this old friend of the Li family."
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