Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

In the dark night, flames and screams of killing rose to the sky.

Gu Tingye's roar was like the roar of a tiger or a dragon, tearing a gap in the midst of the fight between hundreds of beasts and instantly draining the arrogance of the rebels.

Some of the rebels immediately knelt down and surrendered, shouting that they were forced into action; others were still fighting desperately.

Amid the clanging sounds of fighting, several rebels surrounded Gu Tingye. Several of them feinted attacks in front of the horses, while one leaped up from behind the horse, and with a flash of knife, he instantly forced his way to Gu Tingye's neck.

Gu Tingye turned sideways and raised his hand to swing the bow. The bowstring hummed and went straight through the attacker's arm, blocking the opponent's knife. The bow kept moving, and it went up to the opponent's head. Gu Tingye swung the bow with his hand, and actually lifted up the attacker, drawing a huge arc and sweeping the rebels beside him to the ground.

Another sneak attacker took advantage of the situation and leaped up, with a cold light directly hitting Gu Tingye's back. His ears moved slightly, and he suddenly turned around, slashing with his right hand holding the knife, and actually chopped off the surrenderer's head in mid-air.

Behead in mid-air!

What an amazing force!

The attacker's head was still flying in the air, but the rebels on the ground were already terrified.

Gu Tingye raised his knife again and roared: "Who else?!"

There was the sound of weapons falling to the ground, and the rebels were no longer able to struggle.

The situation was quickly brought under control, and Prince Yan and the Rong family were completely defeated.

……

At midnight, the battlefield was finally cleaned up.

Zhao Zongquan and his son and Gu Tingye stood in front of the emperor and empress and saluted.

Zhao Zongquan: "I am sorry that I came late to save you, and frightened your majesty!"

The Emperor: "This is all God's will. Prince Yan has made a mess of himself. If those two children hadn't met you as soon as they left the city, the Queen and I would have died long ago."

Zhao Zongquan bowed and said, "This is the duty of a subject."

The emperor pointed at Gu Tingye and said, "Erlang, I didn't expect that you would accompany them to save me. I removed you from the list and didn't allow you to join the Gu family's army. I wanted you to stay in Yuzhou, a place where you couldn't make any military achievements. I didn't expect that you would put aside the past grudges and sacrifice yourself to save me... I feel so ashamed of you!"

Gu Tingye bowed and said, "It is a blessing for me and the whole world that your majesty is safe. I am young and ignorant, and I do not understand the difficulty of your majesty governing the country. I spoke wildly, and I really deserve to be punished."

The emperor waved his hands and said, "It's not your fault. I was wrong in this matter. I have always considered myself to be kind and benevolent, but because of a joke, I ruined Yang Wuduan's career. From then on, I was offended and became angry. When I heard from others that you were speaking up for Yang Wuduan, I was displeased, so I demoted you from the top three and said that you should take the exam again after you are fifty years old, just like Yang Wuduan. I felt that it was inappropriate to say this, but because of the emperor's face, I did not take it back. Instead, I took advantage of this incident and deprived your family of the title and the imperial seal for the crime of nephews fighting and bad family tradition."

Gu Tingye: "I understand. This is a family matter as well as a national matter. I have no regrets in serving Your Majesty!"

The emperor looked at Gu Tingye with admiration: "Among Gu Yankai's sons, you are the one that pleases me the most!"

He looked at Zhao Zongquan and his son, "This kid is right. When I took away his family's title, it was not just for his family affairs. Ever since I nodded and agreed to adopt from the royal family, Prince Yan and Prince Yong have never stopped fighting. The court is in chaos. The people are suffering from the cold disaster, but they are still busy fighting for the throne, robbing money, people, and territory... The more I see, the more frightened I am. They don't care about the people at all. How can such a person be the master of the world? Therefore, I used the affairs of the Gu family to warn the two princes and the court officials to let them be more obedient. The situation has eased a lot, but it is hard for the Gu family." He looked at Gu Tingye again, "It's hard for you."

Gu Tingye knelt down and kowtowed: "It is the duty of a minister to share His Majesty's worries. I didn't expect Your Majesty to be so open-hearted today. I am deeply grateful!"

The emperor raised his hand to let him stand up. "I told your father to go home and think clearly whether the Gu family or your eldest brother is more important. I will return the things to your family after he has figured it out. I heard that later, he did hand over the family business to you, but I had my own selfish motives and was still angry with your family, so I did not return the title and coupons to the Gu family. Now, you have sacrificed yourself to save the emperor and it is time for me to return your family's things."

He looked at the flickering candlelight and continued, "Erlang, I still remember the words in your article. You said you wanted to emulate Fan Wenzhenggong and carry on his aspirations and career. So, from now on, you must assist Zhao Zongquan and his family, defend the country, and revitalize the government."

Gu Tingye: "I will repay your majesty with my life, revive your majesty's government and defend your majesty's territory! Your majesty, I have another request."

Everyone looked at him.

Gu Tingye blinked his eyes and said, "Your Majesty just returned the Gu family's things to the Gu family. I want to ask Your Majesty for an additional reward."

Zhao Zongquan was sweating profusely: "How dare you! What nonsense are you talking about!"

Zhao Ceying hurriedly explained to the emperor: "Your Majesty, this kid has been wild in Yuzhou and has no rules. I will definitely take him back and discipline him properly!"

The emperor laughed out loud: "It's still that naughty boy! I remember when he entered the palace at the age of eight, he showed off a set of guns in front of me. I praised him a few words, and he took advantage of the situation to ask for money, until I gave him the gun as a reward."

Gu Tingye chuckled twice: "Because of this, my father beat me up when he got home."

Zhao Zongquan gritted his teeth and said, "He deserves a beating!"

The emperor said: "You naughty monkey, what reward are you thinking of this time?"

Gu Tingye knelt down again and said, "I beg Your Majesty to grant me marriage. Give Sheng Minglan, the sixth daughter of the Imperial Court Doctor Sheng Hong, to me as my first wife."

The emperor laughed even more happily: "Your family is of higher status than the Sheng family anyway, why didn't you propose marriage earlier? Is it because the girl ignored you, and you want me to help you snatch her away?"

Gu Tingye shook his head repeatedly: "No, no! Your Majesty, the Sheng family has been a family of integrity for generations, and Miss Sheng Liu is well-educated and polite. I admire Miss Sheng Liu, but I am a warrior and I am afraid I am not worthy of her... That's why I want Your Majesty to grant me marriage, to give me... courage!"

Everyone in the room laughed: "Gu Tingye, you actually have a time when you don't have the guts!"

The emperor was delighted and said, "All right, all right. Since you rarely show any fear, I will grant you this favor."

Gu Tingye kowtowed to Zhao Zongquan again.

Zhao Zongquan looked at him with a smile: "What are you going to do?"

Gu Tingye laughed and said, "I would like to ask Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess to be the matchmaker."

When Zhao Zongquan said the three words "Crown Princess" in front of the emperor, he broke out in a sweat again - he was still unsure whether the emperor would turn around and disown the edict.

Fortunately, the old emperor showed no hesitation at all and agreed immediately: "That's right, there should be a matchmaker for a marriage. Since I have taken on the task of granting the marriage, the matchmaking task will be taken over by your family, and let the Crown Princess go to the Sheng family and say good things about this brat!"

Zhao Zongquan and his son felt relieved and bowed to the emperor, saying, "I will definitely live up to your trust."

The emperor nodded in satisfaction and said to Zhao Zongquan, "Erlang is a good boy! You are where you are today because of his protection. From now on, you must treat him well."

Zhao Zongquan bowed and said "I obey your order".

The emperor raised his voice and said, "Our dynasty has always valued civil officials over military officials, but no one can treat the Gu family with disrespect!!!"