Chapter 166: That year I saw that Chang'an was more chilled
The civil and military style of Xia State is popular, so it is common for Gu Qingci and his men to carry weapons. Except for banning weapons such as Gongnu, there will be no restrictions. Gu Qingci and others are paying attention to the entry of Gu Qingci into Beijing, but no one appears.
Chang'an City is the most prosperous in the world and is lively everywhere. No matter how much noise Gu Qingci and his men made outside the city, they were flooded by the sea of people when they entered the city. Moreover, they could not make any noise in the city. This is no longer a dignified entry into the city, but a provocation to a country.
Walking on the street, the endless stream of people and things made people sigh. It seemed that the wealth and spirit of the whole world were concentrated in this city. It was so passionate that it was exciting and intoxicating. Walking in this vast sea of people, Gu Qingci couldn't help but raise his head as the same person as the city in his heart.
The intoxication of the people of Xia people is pride!
Walking on the street, many people were secretly watching the four of them. To be precise, they looked at Qin Keqing with a beauty like ice and snow. No matter where he placed it, it would attract the attention of young people in the flower season. Gu Qingci's gentleness as jade can also attract too many eyes of the opposite sex.
When the two of them walked together, no one would come forward to chat with them. Qin Keqing was so cold that she would keep others from thousands of miles away. Even if she was a beautiful lady and a gentleman, no one would be boring. But if Gu Qingci didn't say anything, there was a Qin Keqing beside him.
As for Liu Yiqing and Suyi, they were only covered by Gu Qingci and Qin Keqing.
It was Liu Yiqing's first time to come to the capital. She was a little excited for a moment, her face flushed. She pulled Gu Qingci and asked, "Brother, are we going to the yamen to complain now?"
After Liu Yiqing asked, Suyi also looked at Gu Qingci. Qin Keqing was still dull. She had no intention of asking. She just followed Gu Qingci, and even if Gu Qingci wanted to lift his sword into the imperial city, she would not hesitate if she was afraid.
Gu Qingci shook his head and said, "Let's find an inn to stay in for now, take a break, and let those people be prepared."
"Okay," Liu Yiqing said happily: "I just like you, you are so domineering. If you want to make trouble, you will hit the front and beat me. You're afraid that they are not prepared. That's so boring, hehe, it's just right, I'll have a good time today. This is the first time I've been to Chang'an when I'm so old. Hey, where are you?"
Suyi nodded and said, "I'll go with you!"
"Okay, okay, Qin Keqing, brother, where are you two?" Liu Yiqing asked.
Gu Qingci shook his head and said, "I came to the capital, and some people couldn't sit still. Instead of asking them to look for me everywhere, I might as well wait for them to come. If you go and have fun, I won't go. This is not the first time I have been to Chang'an."
Liu Yiqing looked at Qin Keqing again.
Qin Keqing said lightly: "I protect Gu Qingci."
Liu Yiqing casually said: "Does my elder brother still need protection? Qin Keqing, you..."
Before Liu Yiqing finished speaking, she was pulled by Suyi and stepped on him hard. Liu Yiqing almost screamed out because of pain. He blushed and said, "Suyi, what are you doing?"
Suyi gave Liu Yiqing a blank look and said, "If you don't know, shut up, talk less, just let Miss Qin protect Mr. Gu. They will also have a look after you. What's the point of following you?"
"I……"
Liu Yiqing was about to say something, but suddenly his face changed and his eyes instantly turned cold. He saw a few people slowly surrounding him.
None of the people present were ordinary people, and they all noticed it. Qin Keqing slowly raised his head and looked at the middle-aged man in front, as if a sword was pressed against the man's chest. The man was so scared that he trembled all over, as if frost was everywhere. He hurriedly bowed respectfully: "Mr. Gu, don't get me wrong, we are not here to cause trouble."
Gu Qingci took two steps forward and said with a polite manner: "I wonder what you are looking for me?"
Gu Qingci stood in front of Qin Keqing, and the ice-like cold suddenly disappeared. The middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief, and felt a relaxation after a disaster. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "It was my lady who sent me to pick up a few of them, and the inn has been prepared for you."
"What is your lady?" Gu Qingci asked.
"My lady's surname is Mo!" said the man.
Liu Yiqing suddenly jumped out and said excitedly: "Hey, is your lady Mo Lanying Miss Mo? She has also come to Beijing? Is that so hard to be slow, lead the way!"
The middle-aged man smiled at Liu Yiqing and looked at Gu Qingci again. After getting Gu Qingci's approval, he led the way in front of him, wandering out of the crowd, gradually quieting down, and soon entered a quiet street, with wide and narrow enough to pass a carriage, and there were some inns on both sides, but they were all relatively quiet.
The middle-aged man explained as he walked: "The whole street is basically inns, but the price is very expensive, so few people come on weekdays, and most of them are Gentiles, and they rent the entire inn directly, so it is quieter."
"Well," Gu Qingci nodded and said, "When I was in Chang'an before, I knew that many Gentile envoys came to Chang'an, and the imperial court would arrange this place. It was a rare quiet place. Miss Mo was very good at choosing a place."
Soon, when he walked to the middle of the street, Gu Qingci saw someone suddenly jumping down from the inn, walking over quickly, and shouting: "Scholar, fool, you are finally here. I have been waiting for you for a long time!"
Gu Qingci smiled slightly and said with a polite manner: "Miss Mo, it's been a long time since I was gone."
"Miss Mo, are you waiting for me too?" Liu Yiqing touched the back of her head, with an extremely unnatural expression, and said with a shy smile: "I was thinking about it, but I didn't expect you to be here."
Mo Lanying slapped Liu Yiqing on the shoulder hard and said, "Silly, why are you still so stupid? You are a drunkard. What do people say when standing in the martial arts world say? Liu Yiqing is the leader. You have to be smarter. Your image is very important, okay?"
Liu Yiqing smiled and nodded, "I know."
Suyi stood beside Liu Yiqing, looked at Mo Lanying, and suddenly stepped on Liu Yiqing again, and then walked to Qin Keqing in Liu Yiqing's confused eyes. The scene was a bit cold at one point.
Gu Qingci smiled helplessly and said, "Miss Mo, I'll introduce you to you." As he said that, Gu Qingci pointed at Qin Keqing and said, "This is my good friend, Qin Keqing, who is known as the Sword Mystery in the world..."
Mo Lanying's eyes lit up and he hurriedly said, "I have long admired Daming. I heard about you many years ago."
Qin Keqing looked at Gu Qingci, then nodded in response.
Gu Qingci was afraid that Mo Lanying would be embarrassed and explained, "Miss Qin has always been like this, and she is like this to everyone," pointed at Su Yi and said, "This is also my friend. Qin Chi Su Yi, you must have heard of it!"
"Oh, of course I know." Mo Lanying said, "It's the one who has a baby kiss to Liu Yiqing..."
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As night falls, the lights in Chang'an City are brightly lit. When you enter the night, there is still silence under Chang'an City. Even if someone passes by, look up at the towering city walls and slowly enters the city. An old man slowly enters the city, hunched over, droops his eyes, and slowly walks forward on the bluestone road.
Suddenly, he heard someone talking about the seven mysteries of the world, and someone saying that the people on the road are like jade. His body stiffened slightly and sighed softly: "Are you here? You finally come. Before you die, you should go and see me!"
After a while, the old man slowly walked into a quiet alley. He looked no different from an ordinary person. He carried his hands on his back, like an old man with a somewhat slow reaction. He walked into the streets and alleys, raised his head and looked at the inn.
Just at this moment, by the inn window, a young man in white seemed to feel something. He turned his head and looked down, but saw nothing. After the young man turned around, an old man slowly walked out of the streets and alleys, and at the last moment he was frozen on his satisfied smile: "It's all the time to turn, and you can't forget your original intention. Lord Gu, I... admire it!"
So, that night, an old man took the initiative to walk into the Jingzhao Prefecture yamen and surrendered. He was shocked that the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture got up from bed in the middle of the night and dared to go to the yamen. Because the old man who surrendered himself looked ordinary, he had an unusual identity. He was Ning Qing, the imperial prison, and he had been an official in the court for decades!
That night, the Ministry of Justice was restless and an elderly man was added to the prison.
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The same night, there was a person from the Six Tribes who could not sleep quietly. Ma Dongyang, the Minister of Rites who had been lying on the hospital bed for many days, sat up in shock while dying, and a candle was set on the fire until dawn!
In that simple study, Ma Dongyang's hair was gray. In this warm spring season, he was wearing a thick cotton jacket and coughing constantly. An old man in front of him was adding charcoal to the brazier.
Yi Bo's eyes were loving and unbearable. He sighed and said, "Master, things have not turned around."
Ma Dongyang was very weak, with a pale face, and his hands were close to the charcoal fire, and asked, "Yi Bo, Ning Qing, have you really surrendered?"
Yi Bo nodded and said, "Just just now, I received the news that Ning Qing surrendered himself, claiming that he had killed Zhang Zhihuan and Yue Yan because of some conflicts, and was willing to be punished. The Ministry of Justice temporarily put Ning Qing in prison, and the specific matters are still under investigation."
Ma Dongyang's face suddenly flushed, and after a while he recovered, he said, "Well, what's going on over the Hundred Thousand Mountains?"
"According to the princess, Your Majesty has sent someone to bring Wu Kui back," Yi Bo said this and said, "But, Master. There is another thing. Wu Kui's son is the boy you arranged to be the captain of Jingzhao Mansion. I don't know what happened today, but it disappeared out of thin air. No matter how we look for it, we didn't find it."
Ma Dongyang raised his eyebrows, and a bad premonition surged in his heart. He clenched his fists and said, "It seems that we are all in the trough. Well, by the way, how did that thing be done?"
Yi Bo nodded and said, "Don't worry, Master, you have done it. I will go to see Gu Qingci tomorrow and let him let go!"
Ma Dongyang frowned and relaxed a little, saying, "Why not go now?"
Chapter completed!