The sound in the Golden Palace gradually disappeared, and Wu Kui walked in slowly. He held his letters with Wu Kui in his hand and submitted them to Emperor Xia.

"I am ashamed of the Holy Grace and willing to die!"

Wu Kui explained his plans with Ma Dongyang, including his first memorial intercepted by Ma Dongyang, and then cooperated with the assassin and later preparing to enter Beijing to commit perjury.

With Wu Kui's appearance, Ma Dongyang deceived his superiors and subordinates, and even blocked the secret letter from the secret guards. The dust settled, Emperor Xia had nothing to say, and Ma Dongyang did not make too much quibbling.

Putting the letter on the case, Emperor Xia was silent for a moment and slowly said: "Ma Dongyang, the Minister of Rites, deceived his superiors and subordinates, secretly intercepted the secret letter of the royal secret guards, and used his power to seek personal gain to ink and ink. He also sent someone to assassinate meritorious ministers in an attempt to cover up the truth. He first cut into the Heavenly Prison and handed over to the Ministry of Justice for review. The result will be publicly known to the world within three days."

"Ma Zhibai, an academician of the Hanlin Academy, knew the truth and did not report it. He cooperated with the greed. He thought about his unknown knowledge and voluntarily pleaded guilty, sentenced him to lightly and exiled him. He handed him over to the Ministry of Justice for a review. Within three days, he would be publicly aware of the world, and the secret guard Wu Kui did not think about the emperor's kindness, framed the meritorious minister, eliminated his identity as a secret guard, and sent him to the Heavenly Prison, and handed over to the Ministry of Justice for trial."

The emperor made the final decision. This time no one refuted it. After his clear order, soldiers came in and took the three of them down. Ma Dongyang bowed to Gu Qingci, and Ma Zhibai looked very depressed and left.

Only Wu Kui, who looked at Gu Qingci, had a little relaxed and earnest look in his eyes. After seeing Gu Qingci nodding slightly, he let out a long sigh.

As Ma Dongyang was taken away, all the ministers in the court turned their attention to Gu Qingci, because at this moment, it meant that a new giant in the capital appeared, and having such contributions as a ladder to advance meant that they would rise to the top from then on.

Emperor Xia also looked at Gu Qingci thoughtfully, and after a while, he said, "What do Gu Qing's family think about my actions?"

Gu Qingci heard Emperor Xia’s complaints, but he was not too worried. This was a qualified emperor and it was impossible for him to really remember it in his heart because he had just hated him and find a way to kill him.

Gu Qingci bowed slightly with his politeness and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"

"Is that so? I just became the foolish monarch in your mouth!" Emperor Xia looked at Gu Qingci with interest, with a little joking in his eyes.

Gu Qingci was slightly stunned and said, "No one can do without mistakes," he said, "No one can do without mistakes," he said.

Emperor Xia said angrily: "You will follow the clues and educate me."

"I, I dare not!" Gu Qingci said hurriedly.

"Forget it," Emperor Xia waved his hand and said, "Now, the justice you want has been recovered, and the credit has been recovered. What reward do you want?"

The highlight is coming, which everyone expected. Ma Zhibai entered the Hanlin Academy with his credit, but now Gu Qingci is obviously impossible to have just this reward. After all, this time, the matter was too many twists and turns, and even the Shangshu came down.

Everyone looked at Gu Qingci quietly, but some people shook their heads slightly. Emperor Xia seemed to have made a choice for Gu Qingci himself, but it was actually a trap. If Gu Qingci spoke loudly, his ending would be like this. It would be not appropriate to say that it was small. Originally, this kind of thing had a fixed procedure, and the result would be the same. Within a certain range, it was just the emperor's mood.

However, what surprised everyone was that Gu Qingci actually bowed and said, "I have three requirements. First, exchange all the rewards for cash and distribute them equally to those comrades who died in the battlefield. Second, I request that the temporary county magistrate Ma Shilian, who died in the battlefield, add fame to the Jinshi in the name of the court. Third, I allow me to send my scholars home and never ask about the affairs of the court."

As soon as Gu Qingci said the third request, it caused an uproar. The first and second points were still acceptable to everyone. After all, what Gu Qingci has always shown is that he values ​​love and righteousness. It is normal to use the reward to subsidize the martyrs. It is normal to request rewards for the court for his friends. Moreover, with the contribution of Ma Shilian, it is not a big deal, but the third point is to catch everyone, including Emperor Xia, off guard.

Emperor Xia was stunned for a moment and said, "I think it's good to have the first two points, but I don't understand the third point. You are young now and are a pillar of the court. Why do you get a scholar? Is it because you are dissatisfied with me?"

Gu Qingci shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I have no other intentions. I just think the court is not suitable for me. When I was in Changling County, I had already decided to resign from my post when I came back. If it weren't for this incident, I would have gone back to my hometown to live under the eastern fence and leisurely see the southern mountain, or to have a boat, a man with straw hat and fishing alone in the cold river snow. This is what I yearn for!"

Emperor Xia and the ministers in the court all looked at Gu Qingci in a daze, a little shocked. They all thought that the reason why Gu Qingci fought so hard with the Ma family was simply because his contribution was robbed and he could not accept it on anyone. But in this situation, it seems that Gu Qingci is really just for the martyrs who died on the battlefield.

At this moment, an old minister looked at Gu Qingci leisurely and said, "Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, leisurely seeing the southern mountains, lonely boats, old men's straw hats, fishing alone in the snow of the cold river. Your casual words are enough to be a famous quote that has been passed down through the ages. Such talent and such merits and ability, it is not suitable to be an official in the court and seek benefits for the people of the world!"

Gu Qingci knew this person, or his predecessor, Zeng Tong, a second-rank grandson in the court, was a respected person. Although he was not as good as Mr. Wuque, he was also a very prestigious person among scholars.

Gu Qingci hurriedly held the ceremony and said, "Student Zeng, the old official is indeed not in the court. If it weren't for the hope of so many people on his back, the old official wouldn't have come to the capital for a while. I have already considered it. After returning to his hometown, Shuzhong, he would be a teacher. It can be considered as a way to do something for the country!"

After saying that, Gu Qingci bowed deeply to Emperor Xia and said, "Your Majesty, please allow me to resign as the people."

Emperor Xia was really silent. Only then did he realize that he did not misjudgment Gu Qingci's potential, but misjudgment of Gu Qingci's character. He smiled and said, "Gu Aiqing, I need to consider this matter carefully. Let's come here for now. Let's talk about it later. Retreat the court!"

Gu Qingci widened his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, your move is inappropriate. Are you helpless?"

An inexplicable smile appeared on Emperor Xia's face and said, "I am just helpless today, so what can you do?"

Gu Qingci bowed to several ministers of the Censorate and said, "There are some old seniors of the Censorate here, how could they let Your Majesty do such an inappropriate thing?"

Emperor Xia looked at the ministers of the Censorate with a smile and said, "What do you think of your dear friends?"

As if they were discussing, the ministers of the Censorate said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise, for the sake of the court, such a small matter is not worth mentioning!"
Chapter completed!