The spring in Jinling City is beautiful. Following the spring rain, all the green leaves and peach blossoms in the city were born. Whether you are standing in the house or walking on the street, you can feel the vitality in the drizzle.

In the inn, Gu Qingci politely said to Ouyang Muhua: "Senior Ouyang, you have a request. As long as you can help, you will never refuse!"

Gu Qingci said sincerely. Although he still doesn't know what Ouyang Muhua is going on now, he has always been wary of Ouyang Muhua. However, when he heard Ouyang Muhua's words, he felt relieved. There may be no hatred in this world, but there will definitely be no love for no reason. It is normal for Ouyang Muhua to help and ask for something.

Ouyang Muhua casually raised his feet and put them on the table, wrapped his hands in his head, and said, "Don't call me a senior. Between you, that thing is just like fart. If you look down on me, call me a tiny ball, and I will feel comfortable."

"Uh..." Gu Qingci was stunned for a moment and said, "This is not good!"

Ouyang Muhua frowned and said, "I said you are a man. When you fought last night, you didn't look like a pedantic person. Why did you become those literary scholars after the fight? Or, or, those people, you know how to study every day, become stupid."

"I was originally a scholar." Gu Qingci said with a dry cough.

"Don't talk nonsense, I'm a scholar, that scholar fights twelve great practitioners alone." Ouyang Muhua stretched and said, "You call me Tiedan. Don't you feel that your relationship is closer. I can do something to you, right?"

Gu Qingci smiled helplessly and had to bow and say, "I wonder what Brother Tiedan has to give?"

"There are no instructions," Ouyang Muhua said: "You just need to remember that if you go to guard Beimo in the future, just take me with you."

"Guarding the Beimo?" Gu Qingci said in confusion: "Brother Tiedan thinks that I will definitely succeed in going to the capital this time? Are you sure that's that?"

"Haha," Ouyang Muhua let out a meaningful laugh and said, "If a meritorious minister cannot get the credit he deserves, I can't figure out how Xia Kingdom has flourished over the past decade. Including you, whether it is the Ma family or other interested people, they underestimate our Majesty too much."

The gentle middle-aged man sitting high on the dragon chaise of the Golden Palace suddenly appeared in Gu Qingci's mind. He was full of doubt and bowed, "Brother Tiedan, how can you explain this?"

Ouyang Muhua slowly stood up, walked out of the inn, waved his hand, and said, "You will know in the future, well, I won't accompany you anymore. See you in the capital. Then I will take you to visit Zijin Tower and I'll treat you, haha!"

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In the capital, in an unknown attic, a middle-aged man in black clothes was standing. Through the window, there were bunches of begonia fighting for spring. He looked a little confused. He didn't know when there was an old man in the room. Seeing that he was dressed up, he was a eunuch.

"Xiao Yi." The middle-aged man suddenly called out, his voice was low, but it was like a vast ocean, with a majestic and heavy momentum.

The old eunuch hurriedly took a step forward and replied: "Your Majesty, I'm here!"

If other people heard this conversation, they would probably be scared to death. One of these two people is the current emperor of Xia State, Tang Peiyan, and the other is the general manager of the Xia State, Xiao Yi, the first eunuch.

Tang Peiyan turned around slowly, held his slender fingers across the window ridge, walked slowly to the table, and gently tapped the edges of the table with his fingertips. Then his finger joints suddenly tightened and he said, "Isn't it peaceful last night?"

"Your Majesty's wiseness is exactly the same as expected. Gu Qingci is really as His Majesty said, full of pride. He knew it was a lifetime of death, but he didn't escape. He just sat in Jinling and waited." Xiao Yi said with a smile.

Tang Peiyan knocked on the table and said, "That boy, I have paid attention to him during the palace examination. He was not very knowledgeable, but the pride of a scholar is not bad at all. Judging from what he did in Langya County, I knew that this time he came to the capital, he would definitely be in a dignified way, how could he escape?"

Xiao Yi smiled and said, "It seems that His Majesty must appreciate Gu Qing very much, and it is his blessing."

"The blessing is not worth mentioning," said Tang Peiyan: "Changling County, he has proved a certain strength. This battle in Jinling made me even more eye-catching. He used his strength to make me appreciate it."

"Your Majesty has always been wise and wise, and I admire him." Xiao Yi said.

Tang Peiyan was silent for a moment and suddenly asked, "How many people did Ma Dongyang send last night?"

"Yes," Xiao Yi nodded quickly and said, "Shangshu Ma sent twelve great practitioners, more than thirty martial artists in the Qi Realm, and thousands of martial artists in the secular world."

A smile appeared on Tang Peiyan's face and said lightly: "What a Ma Dongyang, such a big deal, twelve great cultivators. I remember that in the battle of Changling County some time ago, thousands of people died, and only three or four great cultivators participated in the battle. You said, Ma Dongyang, a civil servant, has cultivated so much combat power, what do he want to do?"

"I don't know this."

Xiao Yi didn't say much. Since ancient times, he was with the king as a tiger. In front of the emperor, it would be better to be a fool forever, just don't do stupid things.

Tang Peiyan said lightly: "With such a big noise, what's the matter with the prefect of Jinling?"

"I just went to the Jinling garrison and prepared to take action, but before I could do it, Lord Gu's help arrived. The assassins were unable to resist for too long, so the Jinling prefect had to give up the action and finally compile a letter to the third princess." Xiao Yi reported truthfully.

This happened thousands of miles away. In just one night, the emperor received the news that he had seen with his own eyes, and even more clearly understood than those who participated in it. The strength of the empire was the real terror.

"Well," Tang Peiyan narrowed his eyes, his face was very plain, and he could not see his expression, and said lightly: "Yun'er has been very independent since she was a child and has a very accurate vision. However, this time, she was really wrong, and it's time to remind her."

Xiao Yi selectively inaudible and does not express his opinions.

After another silence, Tang Peiyan suddenly looked up at Xiao Yi and asked, "Hey, Xiao Yi, tell me, this time Gu Qingci's boy came to Beijing, how can I arrange for him and how can I deal with Ma Dongyang?"

"Uh..." Xiao Yi smiled and said with a smile: "Mr. Gu is a young talent, with a few people in the world, both civil and military, and now he is valued by His Majesty. I don't know how great his potential is. How do I know how to arrange it? As for Master Ma, he is an old minister of the court. This time, he may have just been confused, and I don't know what to do."

"You old guy, you say so much, every sentence makes sense." Tang Peiyan smiled and said, "In recent years, the forces in the martial arts world have developed too quickly. The court is a little powerless in the younger generation. This Gu Qingci is good and worthy of training. I also appreciate it."

"As for Ma Dongyang, huh, it's fine for them to do some small moves on weekdays, but I'll let them go. Unexpectedly, they are getting more and more courageous now. This time, if they can't steal chickens, they will lose a lot of rice, and the Ma family will be seriously injured."

Xiao Yi lowered his head and didn't say anything, but he sighed a little in his heart.

In fact, this time, the emperor had known about the fact that the credit was replaced by a slightest reason, but he had been silent and pretended not to know, just wanted to hit some ministers in the court. Over the past few years, as several princes grew up, many people in the court began to become active.

As the third princess Tang Yun returned to the court and the general trend of carrying the country's heroes, these things became more and more intense. As soon as Ma Dongyang did such a thing at this time, the emperor followed the situation and prepared to take advantage of the situation and beat it hard.

The reason why he delayed for so long was that Emperor Xia suddenly discovered that Gu Qingci had existed and had some thoughts, so he wanted to see Gu Qingci's potential. Gu Qingci became famous during this period by accident, and his potential exploded more and more, just in time, meeting Emperor Xia's idea.

In Xiao Yi's opinion, compared with Ma Dongyang, Gu Qingci was a lucky person.

"Hey, by the way," Tang Peiyan suddenly said, "Ouyang Tiedan has also gone to Jinling?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, Ouyang Xiaohou was originally entrusted to Jinling by Shangshu Ma, but no one expected that he would help Lord Gu. Even the old slave could not understand this." Xiao Yi said.

"Haha," Emperor Xia smiled faintly and said, "This Ouyang Tiedan is still the same as before. It seems that he can't hold it in. He wants to go to the battlefield. Just find an opportunity to help him. The whole world owe him the Ouyang family!"

I don’t know how long it took to be silent in the house. Emperor Xia suddenly stood up and looked out the window with his hands behind his back. His tone was plain but a little cold: “Some people in the military are interfering, some people dare to be greedy for the merits of the battlefield, some people dare to be greedy, some people in the Censorate make small moves, all six doors intervene, and even my secret guards dare to bribe. Haha, these people are so bold that they should let them know who the world is. I will take it if I give it to you. If I don’t give it to you, I can’t rob it!”

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In the Princess' Mansion, Tang Yun received several messages of spy.

The seventh prince Tang Moyi also felt the princess's mansion quickly. As soon as he entered the door, he hurriedly held a tribute and said, "Sister, what happened?"

Tang Yun took the letter and handed it to Tang Moyi and said lightly: "I, this time, I really misunderstood!"

Tang Mo Yixun quickly browsed the letter, took a deep breath, and said, "Sister, this Gu Qingci is really so profound. Is there any room for relief?"

Tang Yun nodded and said, "We will not participate in this matter anymore. From beginning to end, we will not have direct conflicts with Gu Qingci. The only thing is that I have not fulfilled my original promise. At that time, I will go and apologize to him in person, and it will be fine."

Tang Moyi nodded and said, "Your princess, you are a princess with a huge body, you personally apologize to Gu Qingci. I think he dare not have any complaints anymore, but if I go to recruit him personally, he will be grateful."

As he said that, Tang Moyi frowned again and said, "Then, Sister, do you mean we will give up the Ma family now? But Ma Dongyang is also the Minister of Rites after all!"

Tang Yun shook her head and said, "It's not that we're giving up, but we won't join the party for the time being. With the strength shown by Gu Qingci now, the Ma family is no longer weak. Moreover, this time, in the battle of Jinling, the Ma family has been greatly damaged. It is said that Gu Qingci has taken the opportunity to break through the innate world, one has risen and the other has declined, and Gu Qingci is even stronger. At that time, when the trouble starts, no one can say who will lose and who will win, and we try not to offend both sides."

Tang Moyi thought for a moment, nodded, and bowed: "The emperor's words are reasonable, so let's do what you said. I am really curious about this Gu Qingci now. What kind of person is that he can grow so fast in just a few months."

Haitang words floated in and fell into Tang Yun's palm, as white as snow. Tang Yun suddenly remembered that he met Gu Qingci from Changling County. A smile appeared on his face and said lightly: "If you came to the capital at that time, I would definitely pick you up at the gate of the city, but you...ah!"

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In fact, the person who cares most about this battle is Ma Dongyang.

After getting the result of this battle, he fainted directly on the ground. The Ma family hired many Ming doctors and struggled all night before he woke up slowly.

Just one night, Ma Dongyang seemed to have been aged for twenty years. He was just gray in his temples, but almost covered in white hair overnight, and he became haggard, like an old man who was about to die in his twilight years.

As soon as Ma Dongyang woke up, he leaned over and vomited blood, which scared the Ma family to panic. However, Ma Dongyang waved his hand, straightened his body, leaned against the head of the bed, and said in a weak voice: "Bai'er, are you back?"

Mrs. Ma sat beside the bed, her eyes were red, and she wiped her tears, saying, "Bai'er came back last night. Are you outside the door now?"

Ma Dongyang smiled weakly and said, "He still refuses to see me? Alas, I will go and call Bai'er in. Everyone else goes out. Madam, you go out too. I have something to say to Bai'er alone."

Mrs. Ma nodded with tears and went out with the others.

Soon, Yi Bo brought Ma Zhibai in.

Ma Zhibai was always angry and refused to meet his father. Even last night, Ma Dongyang was so angry that he had been guarding outside the door all night and did not enter. But now when he saw Ma Dongyang's old appearance, he immediately fell to the ground and cried: "Dad, you..."

Ma Dongyang smiled, grabbed Ma Zhibai's hand, and said peacefully: "Bai'er, Dad knows, you blame me, blame me for trapping you and the unjust land. Dad also knows that you have been open and honest since childhood, and Dad is actually unwilling to force you like this, but Dad has no choice."

Ma Zhibai wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Ma Dongyang waved his hand and said, "I know what you want to say. You don't think it's that serious. In fact, it's not the case. Our Ma family is already in decline. However, you are still young, I'm not at ease. I have no choice but to have a chance to make a fortune for you."

"Dad didn't have too many requests, I just hope you don't blame him and don't waste my hard work. This time, Dad has bet the entire Ma family, but I lost. Our Ma family has been greatly damaged. There is one chance in the end, and I can only see you."

"Dad," Ma Zhibai took Ma Dongyang's hand and said, "I don't know what I should do, Dad, I really don't know!"

Ma Dongyang took a deep breath, closed his eyes slightly, and said, "Brother Yi, take Bai'er out, let him think about it carefully, I... I can't force you now!"

Ma Zhibai followed Yi Bo out of the house, looking sluggish and a little absent-minded. He was very confused now. He really didn't know how to face Gu Qingci, not to mention that he was likely to confront the court.

Walking in the corridor, Yi Bo suddenly spoke, "Young Master, it's not easy for you, you have been honest all your life. If he hadn't been forced, how could he force you like this?"

Ma Zhibai frowned and said, "Yi Bo, what's wrong? What's wrong with my family?"

"Oh," Yi Bo sighed and said, "Our Majesty is a wise man, and he has a tiger in his heart. After resting for so many years, he has been going to launch a large-scale military general."

"Enable generals?" Ma Zhibai said in confusion: "But why did Your Majesty want to use generals? Is there a war?"

"That's why you say that Your Majesty is so talented. The Weishui Alliance in the aspect is a shame for our Majesty throughout his life. Now, the Xia Kingdom is strong and powerful, how could he not avenge his previous shame?" Yi Bo sighed and said.

"But, what does this have to do with our Ma family?" Ma Zhibai asked.

Yi Bo sighed and said, "Since ancient times, civil and military disagreement, the matter of General Zhenbei was suppressed, but no one knew that it would be impossible to end so simply. As one of the few leaders among civil servants, the master must be the first to bear the brunt of the attack."

"Many things are like this. They seem to be strong. In fact, the master is under great pressure. The Ma family has become a star of a declining mountain. The master has to pave your road as soon as possible while he is still there. And it happens that this Changling County Battle can neither hand over bad military generals nor civil officials. The master did this."

"The master has tried his best for you. This time, Jinling failed, and our Ma family no longer has the strength to do it again. If you give up at that time, young master, it would be like pushing the entire Ma family into the abyss. You should think it through carefully!"

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In the inn, Gu Qingci watched Ouyang Muhua leave on the donkey and smiled and said, "Brother Tiedan is really unconventional. I admire such a demeanor!"

Liu Yiqing drank wine, lay on the windowsill, and said with a smile: "I think his brick is a very good thing. When will I go to make a whole piece too?" As he said, Liu Yiqing suddenly turned around and said: "Hey, by the way, brother, have you successfully broken through the innate?"

"Well," Gu Qingci nodded, suddenly looked at Qin Keqing with some guilt, and said lightly: "Last night, at that urgent moment, I happened to break through, and that's why I was not beaten to death."
To be continued...