A carriage and a team of sergeants descended from Yunshan Mountain under the scorching afternoon sun and embarked on the long journey to Qingzhou.
Ma Zhou didn't know what he would experience there, but he firmly believed that with his own ability, Qingzhou could be stabilized quickly. There was a long road ahead. He understood that this was a great opportunity given to him by Li Zexuan to display his political ambitions, and he did not want to waste it. !
In the past year since Ma Zhou became the editor-in-chief of Datang Daily, he has published many articles in Datang Daily. His political opinions have not only attracted the praise of a considerable number of court officials, but even Li Er has read them. I have read several of his articles and praised them highly!
Therefore, if Ma Zhou wanted to enter the court and become an official at this time, it was actually very easy. Li Zexuan only needed to recommend him to get an official position. However, when he first entered the court, he had not made any achievements, and he was not taking the imperial examination. At the beginning, he was bound to be He can't be a high-ranking official. At most, he can only be an assistant officer in a certain yamen!
Therefore, Ma Zhou thought that instead of being an unknown assistant with no real power in the court, it would be better to follow Li Zexuan's wishes and go to Qingzhou to serve as the governor of the governor's office. As an official, he would have Li Zexuan's trust and importance. , he is more able to use what he has learned "unscrupulously" and realize his political ambitions faster!
So knowing that the road ahead was bumpy and full of thorns, Ma Zhou still resolutely embarked on the road to Qingzhou!
But neither he nor Li Zexuan expected that the situation in Qingzhou was far from being as simple as imagined, and that in the near future, Qingzhou was about to undergo an unprecedented major change!
"Uncle Ma! You must be safe and sound. I'm still waiting for you to send someone to pick me up for a trip to Qingzhou!"
On a hillside at the foot of Yunshan Mountain, a girl wearing a red dress was facing the east, looking at the team coming down from Yunshan Mountain. She clasped her hands together, closed her eyes and prayed.
"Girl, since you're here, why don't you go up and give Mr. Ma a lift~?"
Suddenly, a strong and pleasant male voice came from the girl's side. The girl was startled. She quickly opened her eyes and turned to look. After seeing the person clearly, she hurriedly took two steps forward to greet him and said hello. : "It's sir! Why are you here?"
The person who came was none other than Li Zexuan, and the girl in red was Li Yu. Wearing a red dress, she looked like a red koi in the sun, looking very bright and agile!
"Ha! I saw Mr. Ma off and was about to go down the mountain to the workshop. I didn't expect to meet you here!"
Li Zexuan smiled. He had something to do at the workshop in the afternoon, so he immediately went down the mountain after seeing Ma Zhou off. After thinking about it, he asked again: "You are here, why don't you go up?" Say goodbye to Mr. Ma? Is it possible that you didn’t know about his going to Qingzhou before~? "
"No! I already knew this in the morning!"
Li Yu shook her head. She looked at Ma Yiyi's back and said softly: "Uncle Ma and I have already said goodbye in the morning. We don't want to go up the mountain to say goodbye again, which will only add to the sadness. It's still the same as now." It’s better to watch him from a distance!”
Seeing the deep feeling of reluctance on Li Yu's face, Li Zexuan also expressed his understanding in his heart. Although this little girl came to Chang'an City alone, she was taken care of by him and entered the editorial office of "Datang Daily". He didn't care much about what happened next. It was Ma Zhou who was taking care of her. Now that Li Yu is able to get along smoothly in the editorial department, most of it is due to Ma Zhou!
Now that Ma Zhouyuan is going to Qingzhou, this girl will naturally feel reluctant to leave!
"You!"
Li Zexuan shook his head, and then said meaningfully: "I don't know since when, our carefree and innocent little fish likes to hide some things in our hearts!"
Speaking of this, Li Zexuan couldn't help but cast his eyes on Li Yu's face, looking at the latter with a half-smile.
"I... How can I not!"
Li Yu always felt that there was something in Li Zexuan's words, and under Li Zexuan's aggressive gaze, she immediately felt uncomfortable all over. The little girl said harshly, "How could I hide things in my heart? What should be said, in the morning I told Uncle Ma, if you don’t believe me, you can catch up now and find out what happened!”
"Haha! Xiao Yu'er, you know that's not what I'm talking about!"
Li Zexuan shook his head and said with a smile: "Forget it, I happen to be going to the workshop too. We are traveling together, so let's talk while walking!"
He has not forgotten what Ma Zhou told him yesterday afternoon, which is to take good care of Li Yu, who has been unhappy since returning from the north. It is best to help this girl untie her knot!
Although Li Yu felt a little guilty, he still said bravely: "Yes! Sir!"
"Xiao Yu'er, since you came back from the north, have you been thinking about your biological father and mother~?"
A man and a woman were walking one behind the other on the path to the workshop. Li Zexuan suddenly asked.
Li Yu's expression suddenly changed. She opened her mouth in surprise and said, "Sir, how did you know~?"
Li Zexuan thought to himself, "It's true." Then he turned his head and said to Li Yu, "Haha! You girl, you just have your worries written on your face. How could I not know?"
"Is there... is there?"
Hearing this, Li Yu quickly touched his cheek with his hand, then pouted and said, "No way, sir, you lied to me again!"
Li Zexuan smiled and stopped teasing the girl. He walked and said, "Okay! I won't tease you anymore! Let's talk about your parents. What have you come up with these days?"
Hearing this, Li Yu's eyes darkened and her expression became hesitant. She clasped her hands tightly and followed Li Zexuan silently, but did not speak.
"What? Do you need to hide anything from me? Don't you still believe me~?"
Seeing that Li Yu didn't speak for a long time, Li Zexuan stopped, turned around and looked at Li Yu and asked.
"No! No! Of course I trust you, sir, but..."
Li Yu quickly raised her head and denied it. After hesitating for a moment, she gritted her teeth and then said: "Sir, you have fought against the Turkic Imperial Master, have you seen the appearance of this Turkic Imperial Master clearly? Also, have you ever seen the Turkic Imperial Master?" Have I mentioned my parents to you~?”
"Turkic National Preceptor~?"
Li Zexuan frowned. He held his chin and thought for a moment, then slowly said: "It seems that you are still obsessed with what happened that night! I have told you before that the Turkic Imperial Master was wearing a black robe, and his whole body was shrouded in darkness. Under the black robe, although I have fought with him, I have never seen his appearance. In addition, during the fight, he never mentioned your parents to me! Oh, by the way! When we were in the north before, I want you to ask my junior uncle if he knows the origin of Wu Jie and what did he say at that time~?"
Wu Jie had previously attacked the academy. The three great masters, Mo Huai, Dugu Xin, and Qiu Beard Ke, fought together but were almost killed. Li Yu stood in front of Qiu Bearded Ke at the critical moment, but strangely, Wu Jie was watching. After seeing the jade bracelet on Li Yu's wrist, he chose to stop!
Li Yu suspected that Wu Jie knew about her life experience. After the Battle of Yunshan, she went to the north alone to look for Wu Jie. She happened to meet Li Zexuan at Longmen Pass, who had just experienced a fierce battle and reached the peak of Grandmaster!
"Hmm! I asked Taoist Master Xuanqing at that time, and he said that Wu Jie was extremely mysterious. Even ten years ago, there was no name for this person in the world. It was only about seven or eight years ago that he heard someone say that A very powerful person appeared on the grassland, and later this person became the great Turkic national advisor under Jieli's tent, who is now Wujie!"
Li Yu frowned, thought for a moment, and answered.
"Seven or eight years ago?"
Li Zexuan's eyes narrowed and he couldn't help but murmur in his heart. After a moment of silence, he looked at Li Yu and asked: "Xiao Yu'er, during this time, have you ever thought about what your parents might be like?" People?"
"this… "
Li Yu was stunned for a moment. After hesitating for a moment, she said in a low mood: "I have thought that my parents are probably Turkic people. Otherwise, how could the Turkic national master know the jade bracelet my parents left me?"
Having said this, Li Yu lowered his head. It could be seen that the girl felt uncomfortable at this time. After all, her former adoptive parents and current friends and teachers were all Han people, and the Turks and the Tang Dynasty were two powerful countries. There must be a battle between them. How should she deal with it at that time? Will her friends and teachers still treat her as kindly as they do now
"Ha! I don't think so!"
Li Zexuan shook his head, then he stepped forward and patted Li Yu on the shoulder, saying, "Xiao Yu'er, do you have a word?"
"What words?"
Li Yu said doubtfully.
"Dragon begets dragon, phoenix begets phoenix, and the mouse's son can make holes!"
Li Zexuan smiled and said.
"What do you want to express, sir~?"
Li Yu was a little confused when he heard this.
Li Zexuan smiled and said: "What I want to say is that people's appearance characteristics can be inherited. Academically speaking, this is called a genetic trait. If you look at the Hu people, most of them have rough looks, tall bodies, rough and yellowish skin, and hair. Their eyes are also lighter in color, their cheekbones are prominent, their faces are broad and flat, and their noses are straight or protruding. Why is this? Because they have had this appearance for generations!
As for you, Xiaoyuer, you have a delicate appearance, fair skin, black hair, and a small nose. These are the standard characteristics of a Central Plains girl. Therefore, your parents are definitely not Turkic, but are out-and-out Central Plains people! Don’t worry about this! "
In order to make this girl feel at ease, Li Zexuan even moved all the biological genetic knowledge here. It can be said that he took great pains!
Li Yu didn't know what genetic traits were, but she roughly understood what Li Zexuan was trying to express. She pondered for a moment and asked: "Sir, do children born from Turks definitely not look like people from the Central Plains?" ?"
Li Zexuan smiled and said, "That's about right! Don't worry, Xiao Yu'er, it's getting better!"
In fact, the truth cannot be said with absolute certainty, but the probability of this situation mentioned by Li Yu is very small. After all, there are still genetic mutations! But if the Turkic people's genetic traits want to completely mutate into Han people, the chance is so slim that it can almost be ignored!
"Huh~! Then I'll be relieved!"
Li Yu breathed a sigh of relief and said.
"Let's go! Go back to the workshop! Now that Mr. Ma has gone to Qingzhou, Xiao Yu'er, you have to take over the affairs of the editorial department as soon as possible! Do you understand~?"
Seeing this, Li Zexuan waved his hand and continued to follow the workshop with Li Yu.
"Yeah! Don't worry, sir! I will try my best!"
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