Ma Shixiang brought Wang Gang to his home, and Wang Gang found that Ning Que was also there.
"Wait for me for a moment." Ma Shixiang ordered, and then asked Wang Gang and Ning Que to wait.
"Are you going to Chang'an too?" Ning Que was quite surprised to see Wang Gang.
"It seems that you have also been invited by General Ma to escort the noble man." Wang Gang said with a smile.
Ning Que asked: "Old Ma, you also said that the noble man can sponsor you to enter the academy?"
"It seems that the conditions offered by General Ma are the same!" Wang Gang said with a smile.
Ning Que said with a crooked mouth: "You are already a cultivator, can you give me this sponsorship opportunity?"
Wang Gang shook his head and said: "Everything else can be given, but this is really not possible. Although I have embarked on the path of spiritual practice, I have no idea about the inner doorways. I must enter the academy to learn the knowledge of spiritual practice."
Ning Que gritted his teeth and said nothing more, but he did not give up the opportunity to enter the academy.
"I will meet the noble lady later and discuss it with her. We will get the recommendation together, otherwise we will not escort her back to Chang'an." Wang Gang suggested.
"You have a good idea. We are on the same front, advancing and retreating together, and entering the academy together." Ning Que's eyes lit up and he said.
Wang Gang knew that the person Ma Shixiang asked him and Ning Que to escort was Princess Li Yu of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Yu was the eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty. She had married into the Royal Court of the Golden Account for the sake of the country. Her husband passed away not long ago.
According to the tradition of the Golden Horde, after the death of the Great Khan, his wives and concubines must be buried. Li Yu did not want to die, so he fled back to the Tang Dynasty.
Li Yu's journey back to Chang'an was not peaceful, because she not only had to escape the pursuit of the Golden Horde, but also had to guard against assassinations in the Tang Dynasty.
Some people in the Tang Dynasty did not want Li Yu to return to Chang'an, and among them Xia Hou, the general of Zhenbei, was the most important.
Xiahou's sister Xia was the empress of the Tang Dynasty and gave birth to the sixth prince Li Amber.
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The struggle for power in the royal family has always been bloody. As a marriage princess, Li Yu's journey back to Chang'an is destined to be bloody.
While Wang Gang was thinking about Li Yu, Ma Shixiang brought a woman out and introduced her to Wang Gang and Ning Que.
"Wang Gang, Ning Que, this is the noble's maid. You are responsible for protecting them on their way to Chang'an. If there are any problems on the way, you will contact her." Ma Shixiang was quite polite to the woman, probably for the sake of the noble behind her.
"Are you the people arranged by General Ma? The number of people is too small!" The maid's voice was full of arrogance and doubt.
Ma Shixiang said: "Ning Que is the best soldier under my command. He is very familiar with horse thieves. Wang Gang has rich experience. It is enough to have them here."
The maid snorted coldly: "General Ma, your noble man asked you to send a large army to escort us on the road. If you just find two people to send us off, what's the crime?"
Ma Shixiang's face darkened, and he was slightly unhappy.
He was the highest military officer in Weicheng and was responsible for the Tang Dynasty's first line of defense against the barbarians outside the Great Wall. How could he disperse his troops and escort a married princess back to Chang'an?
If it weren't for the sake of the royal family, he wouldn't want to get involved in this mess.
Ning Que didn't like the maid's attitude either, so he just wanted to say something angrily, but Wang Gang took action first.
Snap!
The maid covered the left side of her face, widened her eyes, and looked at Wang Gang in shock. She never expected that Wang Gang would dare to hit her.
"If you dare to speak rudely to the general, what crime do you deserve?" Wang Gang said coldly.
"You, you dare to hit me." The maid pointed at Wang Gang and said angrily: "I think you want to rebel."
Wang Gang glanced at the maid with murderous intent and said, "I don't just dare to beat you, I will kill you."
The maid trembled all over and was frightened by Wang Gang's eyes. She believed that Wang Gang really dared to take action.
Although Ma Shixiang was happy at this time, he couldn't show it and had to stand up and smooth things over.
"Aunt Su, my subordinate is a murderer and doesn't understand the rules. Please forgive me."
The maid covered her face and said coldly: "Ma Shixiang, I will report this matter to the princess truthfully."
After saying that, the maid turned around and rushed into the house.
Ma Shixiang was helpless. He glared at Wang Gang resentfully and said, "Do you know how much trouble you have caused?"
Wang Gang said indifferently: "That woman is disrespectful to the general and deserves to be beaten."
Although Ning Que didn't say anything, he still had the same attitude.
Ma Shixiang was a good general who loved his soldiers as much as his sons. Wang Gang and Ning Que took good care of him. If he was angry with him, Wang Gang and Ning Que would definitely take it out on him.
"You guys! You should restrain your temper. When we get to Chang'an, there are many noble people there. If you don't change your temper, you will suffer a big loss." Ma Shixiang said helplessly.
Ning Que asked strangely: "Now that it's like this, does that person still want us to escort him?"
Ma Shixiang raised the corners of his mouth in disdain and said, "She has no choice."
As if to confirm Ma Shixiang's words, another woman walked out of the room. The maid who had been slapped in the face followed the woman very respectfully.
The real master appeared, and Wang Gang couldn't help but take a second look.
Princess Li Yu of the Tang Dynasty has a good appearance, a little thin figure, but a good temperament. Even when she stands there, she exudes nobility.
"Did you hit my maid?" Li Yu glanced sideways at Wang Gang and asked.
"She threatened General Ma. According to military law, she should be executed. She just slapped her, and it was still for the noble's sake." Wang Gang said nonchalantly.
Li Yu frowned slightly and said displeasedly: "The military regulations under General Ma are really strict, which is eye-opening."
Ma Shixiang smiled awkwardly and said: "My lord, don't be angry. These two of my men are a bit angry, but they are really capable people.
Ning Que has been recommended by the military department and qualified for the academy examination. Wang Gang has even become a practitioner."
Li Yu was slightly startled and looked at Wang Gang again.
"Are you a practitioner?" Li Yu looked Wang Gang up and down with disbelief in his eyes.
Wang Gang was too lazy to talk nonsense, so he just waved to Li Yu, and the pearl hairpin on her head flew up and fell into Wang Gang's hand.
"Master Nian." Li Yu's pupils shrank and he said in surprise.
Wang Gang played with Li Yu's pearl hairpin and glanced proudly at the maid who was slapped in the face by him.
At this time, the maid had lowered her head and did not dare to look at Wang Gang.
She knew that in front of the noble cultivators, although she was a princess and maid, she was still insignificant, and the slap she received was in vain.
The maid now only hopes that Wang Gang does not really want to kill her, otherwise Li Yu will not be able to save her.
"Since you are a spiritual master, when can we get back to Chang'an?" Li Yu was much more polite to Wang Gang and finally lowered his arrogant head.
"I haven't agreed to escort you back to Chang'an yet." Wang Gang handed the pearl hairpin to Li Yu, and the maid quickly took it with both hands, not daring to let Li Yu do anything.
Ma Shixiang knew that just cracking down on Li Yu's arrogance would offend people to death. Even if Wang Gang was already a practitioner, it would be troublesome.
"Wang Gang, you and I have already agreed that after you return to Chang'an, I will give you the qualifications to pass the academy." Ma Shixiang pulled Wang Gang and said.
Li Yu said eagerly: "If you fail to pass the academy, I can recommend you to practice at the South Gate of Haotian Dao."
Wang Gang asked: "It's not enough, I want one hundred taels of gold."
Li Yu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. She could afford even a thousand taels of gold, not to mention a hundred taels.
