Su Zhengchen

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He was one of the oldest and most established official in the royal court, as well as one of the legendary marshalls of Great Tang Empire. Fifty years ago, this name was once well-known throughout the lands of Great Tang, and in the military, Su Zhengchen possessed incomparable influence.

But his name slowly faded along with time, and to date, his name had disappeared from everyone’s memories. There were many in the Great Tang that thought that he had died. After all, he was much older than Wang Chong’s grandfather. After all, when Wang Chong’s grandfather and the Yao Clan’s Old Master came to power, he had already retired and gone into seclusion. It has been long since then, and Wang Chong’s grandfather had already come to be respectfully known as Duke Jiu. From this, it was clear how old that person was,

The reason why Wang Chong remembered him was because numerous years later, when that catastrophe struck and thousands of foreign armored cavalries came charging into the capital, it was him who singlehandedly blocked all of the invading armored cavalries, buying the civilians precious time to evacuate from the capital.

But it was a pity that he had surpassed his limits during that event, resulting in his death. Buried along with him was the most destructive and incredible martial arts of the Great Tang!

As one of the oldest and prestigious officials in the royal court and the number one expert of the military, his life was both a legend and a tragedy. He has never been happy in his entire life. Misfortune and sorrow followed him from his birth to his death.

Su Zhengchen carried the bloodline of a princess of the previous Great Sui Dynasty in him. Even though his results on the battlefield were outstanding, this also became the source of his misery. When he was still a humble subordinate, no one spoke of his bloodline. But when he had finally risen through the ranks through his contribution, striking down the Turkic Khaganate, Ü-Tsang, and Goguryeo, expanding the borders of the Great Tang to the Yin Mountains, this sliver of Great Sui bloodline became his fatal flaw.

In his lifetime, countless people had framed him for plotting a revolt to overthrow the Great Tang and reinstate the Great Sui Dynasty! This was huge taboo, regardless of which dynasty one was in! Furthermore, it was a fact that Su Zhengchen carried the bloodline of a princess of the Great Sui in him! His outstanding military achievements and his influence in the army became a gigantic baggage for him, transforming into the arrows pointing straight at his heart!

In order to avoid suspicion, at the very peak of his career, Su Zhengchen chose to retire. He handed over the military influence within his grasp and went into seclusion. Shutting himself within the Su Residence, he rejected all guests and cut off all connections with the military commanders and influential officials of the royal court.

He even went as far as to give up on pursuing his cultivation. Thus, in the Su Residence, not a single word about the military could be heard and no movement of the Origin Energy could be felt either. As though an ordinary man, he slowly aged and waited for his demise. The Su Residence’s gates were always shut, secluding those within the Su Residence, including Su Zhengchen, from the outside world. Even so, this was just the start of his tragedy.

Even though Su Zhengchen could tolerate giving up his power under the slanders of the officials, losing his only son when he was in his prime had dealt him a heavy blow. Su Zhengchen had retreated from the royal court, but he didn’t forbid his son from working for it. This was the matter that he regretted the most. When Su Zhengchen’s only grandson died as well, Su Zhengchen’s heart was killed along with him. From then on, his life was just a heap of sorrow and pain.

Su Zhengchen might have suffered great injustices in his life, but his loyalty toward his nation had never faltered. He even gave his life fighting on the battlefield to save the civilians of the country he loved.