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Chapter forty-six: willing to die for the people

Ning Qing is an elderly man. Not only does he walk very slowly, he also seems to be very difficult. The Park knife in his hand is more than three feet tall, one finger thick, and the net weight is at least ten kilograms, but he holds it very steadily, and the blue veins on the back of his hand swell up and walks in step by step.

When Tang Yun saw Ning Qing, she frowned because she felt endless murderous aura from Ning Qing, and the perseverance that should not appear at Ning Qing's age. She did not doubt that Ning Qing would be detrimental to her, but only felt confused.

"Old Ning, what are you going to do?"

Ning Qing was a great practitioner and had enough capital to treat Tang Yun with courtesy. What's more, Tang Yun was escorted by Ning Qing all the way to Beimo, and he also owed much favors. Moreover, Ning Qing was the imperial censor of the imperial court, so Tang Yun had to treat him carefully.

Ning Qing bowed slightly. He was a minister and maintained great respect for the royal family at any time. Even now, he was full of murderous aura and still did not forget the etiquette. He slowly spoke: "Princess, old minister, you are going to kill someone!"

Tang Yun's eyelids twitched and she hurriedly said, "Old Ning, I know that you have made enemies with Gu Qingci. According to the rules of the world, it may be true that you will die, but you are a courtier, so do he. You must follow the rules. You cannot kill him. Moreover, although Gu Qingci contradicts me, he will not be guilty of death. I will not allow you to kill him."

Ning Qing shook his head and said, "The old minister is not going to kill Gu Qingci, but someone else."

Tang Yun was slightly stunned and said in confusion: "Isn't it that I killed Gu Qingci?"

Ning Qing nodded lightly and said, "Although Gu Qingci and I have become enemies and I really want to kill him, now, I will never kill him. On the contrary, if necessary, I can still die for him."

Tang Yun said in surprise: "What does Mr. Ning mean?"

Ning Qing said: "Princess, the people of Beimo stationed more than 10,000 troops, just outside Qiling Post, there were 5,000 cavalry, including two thousand heavily armored cavalry. Do you know what this means?"

"What, more than 10,000 troops were stationed, and there were heavy armored cavalry!" Tang Yun was very shocked and stood up from the bed and said urgently: "Bei Mo has other purpose, not just to hunt grass valley!"

Ning Qing nodded and said, "Hu Yu Lie was originally a pro-war faction. Now that he has controlled Beimo, he will invade my Daxia sooner or later. So, I guess that these ten thousand soldiers are vanguard troops, mainly to test my Daxia's reaction."

"Ten thousand people can attack, retreat, and retreat, they can let us relax our vigilance by using the name of "Da Cao Valley". If our Daxia still chooses to turn a blind eye like in previous years, they will immediately turn into a vanguard force, directly conquering the city and catch it off guard. So now, we must block them, and Princess, you must go to Weicheng in person to inform the local defenders to reinforce Gu Qingci."

Tang Yun's face was pale and very bad-looking. She said seriously: "Mr. Ning, are you sure?"

Ning Qing nodded and said, "I had already guessed it, but I was not sure. Today, seeing Gu Qingci's reaction, I thought he had guessed it too, so he took all the soldiers in Changling County directly. Moreover, according to my investigation, he also asked the gangs and families in Changling County to prepare and help at any time."

A trace of disbelief flashed in Tang Yun's eyes and said, "Old Ning, you said, Gu Qingci knew the seriousness of the matter, but he still went there without hesitation. How is this... possible?"

Ning Qing sighed long and said, "I didn't believe it very much, but I just went out to inquire about Gu Qingci, and found that my previous guess was wrong. He was not as arrogant and domineering as I thought. On the contrary, he was a good official, a good official who was deeply loved by the people, and a true gentleman who loved the people as much as his son and was willing to take risks for the people!"

"But he..." Tang Yun felt incredible when she heard Ning Qing look so arrogant to Gu Qingci, and said, "Is he really that true? Then, Mr. Ning, do you still want to kill him?"

Ning Qing nodded and said, "Only with his people's hearts in Changling County, can he be able to defend Changling County and gather the people to fight against Beimo. Therefore, he cannot die, at least not now. The old minister has been deeply grateful to the emperor and must not abandon my Daxia safety for personal grudges. Therefore, the old minister would rather die than protect him."

Speaking of this, Ning Qing suddenly knelt down and knelt in front of Tang Yun. Tang Yun was so scared that she hurriedly protected Ning Qing and said in confusion: "What are you doing, Mr. Ning?"

Ning Qing is a great practitioner, while Tang Yun is just an ordinary person. If Ning Qing doesn’t take the initiative to stand up, Tang Yun naturally cannot help Ning Qing up. He can only keep one move and said, “Old Ning, get up quickly, let’s say something slowly!”

Ning Qing shook his head slightly and said, "It's too late. The old minister must catch up with Gu Qingci as soon as possible. There are two innate warriors in the Beimo area, and Gu Qingci can't stop him. If the old minister goes too late, Gu Qingci will definitely die."

Tang Yun was about to say something, but Ning Qing interrupted directly and said, "Princess, when the old minister was a child, his whole family was killed by the people of Beimo. Do you know? At that time, the old minister was so helpless. I hated the injustice of heaven. I hated even more that I didn't meet an official who dared to fight against the people of Beimo for the sake of the people."

"Now, when I see the people of Changling County, I really envy them. They have met a county magistrate who is truly respectable. There is such a parent official who is willing to lead by example and stand on the battlefield for the sake of ordinary people. And I, Ning Qing, is a great practitioner, and there is no reason to hide behind. I am worried that I will have no face to face my relatives who died in front of me in a hundred years."

"But, princess," Ning Qing knocked on the floor with a loud bang. At that moment, blood was soaked on his forehead. He choked and said, "The old minister begged the princess, for the sake of millions of people, you must go to Weicheng in person."

"Old Ning..."

Tang Yun hesitated. Weicheng was the first military defense line in the north of Daxia, three or four hundred miles away from Changling County. If she agreed, it would mean that she was likely to die on the road. Beimo must have set up a net of heaven and earth on this road.

However, if she didn't go, it would be impossible for her to invite reinforcements immediately based on the people sent by Gu Qingci, because Weicheng would definitely be able to send troops after several confirmations. But by then, it would be too late and it would be too late.

"Princess..." Ning Qing kowtowed again, his tone hoarse, and said, "The old minister has been deeply favored by the emperor. He should not have asked the princess to enter the trap, but the old minister really can't bear to see thousands of people fall into the abyss. When this is finished, the old minister will definitely apologize for his death!"

"No, Mr. Ning," Tang Yun said hurriedly: "Mr. Ning, I promised you that you should live well, but what I am worried about now is that the journey to Weicheng is long, and I don't have enough people in my hands, so I'm afraid I can't get there at all."

"This..." Ning Qing was stunned.
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