"Gu Qing? The third wife of the Gu family?"
A hint of interest flashed in Chen Duan's deep eyes.
"If I remember correctly, Gu Heng was exiled to Lingnan four years ago?"
The man in Hu clothing replied respectfully, "Three years and seven months."
"At that time, Gu Sanniang should have been only nine years old."
"No matter how much Gu Heng dotes on his granddaughter, he probably wouldn't hand over the Gu family to a nine-year-old child!"
Chen Duan wore a ring on his thumb, which was carved from white jade and looked very delicate.
Even though he was wearing the usual brocade robe of a young man from an aristocratic family, he still had a ring on his hand for controlling the string, which was enough to prove the bravery and toughness that emanated from this man's bones.
Of course, bravery does not mean being a warrior.
Although Chen Duan looks like a rough northern man, he is also a child of an aristocratic family who grew up reading the classics of sages and learning military books and strategies.
He is a mixed-blood, but he was able to make a name for himself in the Chen family and was even named a prince by Chen Jing. It was not because of "connections".
But it is his decisiveness in killing and his planning and calculation.
It is no exaggeration to say that Chen Duan is definitely a man of both civil and military talents.
He has strong limbs but a smart mind.
This time, Chen Duan was "driven out" of Jiankang by Chen Jing because he wanted to open up a new world in Lingnan.
The Gu family, who have already occupied the mountains and become the king of Lingnan, is Chen Duan’s biggest rival!
Chen Duan was well-versed in military books and knew the principle of "know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle."
Therefore, before he even started, his secret guards and spies had already gone to Lingnan.
When Chen Duan led his 30,000 troops straight to Lingnan, he began to receive various news on the way.
And in all the information related to the Gu family, there is a name that cannot be avoided - Gu Qing!
In fact, when he was in Jiankang, Chen Duan had heard of Gu Qing's name.
But at that time, Gu Qing was just a "little talented girl".
Well, those who understand will understand that talented women and the like are just hype created by the aristocratic families.
The purpose is to increase their family wealth so that their daughter can marry a suitable husband.
Whether one has talent or not is not important.
Of course, this doesn’t mean that talented women are just destined to be talented.
In fact, the education of aristocratic families has always been the best.
A truly large family will never be influenced by the social norm of favoring boys over girls.
It is true that in a patriarchal society, women are certainly not as valued as men.
But for a true aristocratic family, they will never relax their education of their daughters.
Even if the noble ladies of aristocratic families are not "talented women per capita", they all have a certain level of knowledge.
It’s just that the talented little girl of the Gu family is overpraised.
Can you write at the age of three?
Haha, what a joke.
It’s good enough for a three-year-old child to be able to memorize "Taigong's Family Education"!
Still writing your own articles?
In addition, Gu Qing Gu Sanniang is very famous, but she rarely appears in public.
Therefore, in Jiankang, in the circle of aristocratic families, Gu Qing never recited poems or composed couplets "in public".
Even writing articles requires concealment. Who can guarantee that those popular works are actually written by Gu Sanniang? Or are they borrowed from the masterpieces of her elders?!
Gu Qingcheng: ...I'm ugly, there's nothing I can do!
Ever since Gu Qingcheng began to have the concept of beauty and ugliness, she didn't like to show up in public.
In her previous life, because of the sudden change in the Gu family, she fled to the Northern Dynasty with her parents and relatives, and that was how she came into contact with the outside world.
The reputation of Wuyan as an ugly woman, along with her reputation as a talented woman, has always accompanied her!
After being reborn, Gu Qingcheng encountered the system and became more beautiful little by little.
But at that time, she was in Lingnan, and the people of Jiankang could only hear the legends about her but could not see her in person!
"Sugar production? Salt production? Building Wubao in Luozhou, Yuezhou, and other places?"
These things that even adult men may not be able to do were all done by a half-grown child?
Chen Duan didn't believe it at all.
But the information in hand cannot be false.
The latest news is that Gu Qing has formed an alliance with the Huang, Chen and other powerful families in Lingnan!
"If all the rumors are true, this Third Lady of the Gu family is quite a character!"
Chen Duan gently stroked the ring on his thumb, a smile on his handsome face that perfectly blended the genes of the north and the south.
Fortunately, Gu Qingcheng did not see this scene, otherwise she would have rolled her eyes at Chen Duan - this guy is too pretentious!
However, Gu Qingcheng will meet Chen Duan soon.
King versus king!
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Gu Qingcheng extended his hand to Yuezhou and continued to copy the model of Luozhou.
Continue to build Wu Fort, recruit private soldiers, adopt orphans, and open shops.
In addition to cooperating with local powerful families such as the Huang and Chen families, she also did not forget the governor of Yuezhou.
Gu Qingcheng relied on her aristocratic family status and financial offensive to take down the local officials of Yuezhou in the shortest time.
As for Gu Qingcheng's expansion, the governor of Yuezhou and the governor of Luozhou both chose to leave it alone.
Oh no, not only do they “not care”, they will also quietly help when needed.
For example, with the arrival of more and more members of the Gu clan, it was impossible for all the talented people in the Gu family to be busy doing business and running Wu Castle.
We still need some help from the government.
The members of the Gu family have both status and talent.
With Gu Qingcheng's benefit output, the governor has no right to directly appoint officials such as county magistrates, but he can easily appoint left clerks similar to chief clerks.
Gu Qingcheng arranged for his uncles, brothers and other members of the Gu family to go to Luozhou, Yuezhou, Huangzhou, Jiaozhou and other places.
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