The gods began by supporting Guo Jing to become emperor

Chapter 202 A Different Mu Nianci,
He looked at the old man behind the counter, his eyes falling on the wood carving that was taking shape bit by bit in his hands. He could vaguely see a woman carved on it, with her clothes and hair slowly taking shape. There was a basket of wood carvings like this behind the counter.

The old man had gray hair, a hunched body, and wrinkles on his face that showed the vicissitudes of life. But his eyes were fixed on the wood carving, with flames of passion bursting in his eyes, as if he was carving a priceless treasure.

This old man is Yang Tiexin, who lives in seclusion at the foot of Mount Zhongnan.

Su Ming walked forward and knocked on the counter, "Give me a pot of wine!"

Yang Tiexin didn't say anything, still carving the wood. The waiter came over quickly, bowed and said, "Sir, please tell me what kind of food and wine you want. Come in here!"

Su Ming came to a table in the inner room and sat down. The servant was busy wiping the table with a rag, and his attitude was very enthusiastic.

"Is that your shopkeeper?"

The waiter kept moving, "Hey, our boss is always like this, we are used to it, he is not ignoring you on purpose, he treasures this wood carving very much, he usually won't let anyone touch it, I heard that it is his wife."

"What do you want?"

"Give me a pot of wine and two side dishes."

"Okay, wait a minute!"

The waiter threw the rag over his shoulder and trotted to the back hall.

Su Ming nodded slightly, his eyes still on Yang Tiexin at the counter. He was like a wooden sculpture, except for the movements of his hands, his whole body did not move at all.

"Fairy!"

Suddenly, there was a shout from the diners next to him. He followed the gaze of the crowd and saw a woman in a white dress walking towards him. She had a pretty face and cold eyes, like a snow lotus, intimidating and no one dared to approach her easily.

It turned out to be her.

With Yang Tiexin here, the identity of this woman is naturally obvious. Who else could it be other than Mu Nianci who was a disciple of the Ancient Tomb Sect?

Mu Nianci walked into the tavern, ignoring the astonished looks of the patrons around her, and sat down in a corner, from where she could clearly see Yang Tiexin behind the counter.

Su Ming glanced at her lightly, sensed her breath, and couldn't help but reveal a faint smile on his face. This woman had a long breath and her internal strength was already at a high level. She was probably at the second-rate level in the martial arts world.

If it were in the original novel, she would probably have been a dried-up beauty at this moment, without the emotional entanglement with Yang Kang. Instead, she would have made great progress in martial arts. After another fifteen years, she would have been able to fight on equal terms with one of the Seven Masters of Quanzhen. After all, the Ancient Tomb School's swordsmanship was specifically designed to counter the Quanzhen swordsmanship.

Mu Nianci just looked at Yang Tiexin quietly without disturbing him. She ate her meal and left.

The eldest senior sister of the Ancient Tomb Sect, the future Miss Mu, is not bad. Su Ming glanced at Yang Tiexin with a slight smile in his eyes.

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Luoyang.

A guest came to Guo Jing's house. "Father-in-law."

"No need to be so polite, just sit down." Huang Yaoshi sat in the seat of honor, his face slightly cold, but his eyes were full of complexity. He was still brooding over the fact that Huang Rong had done something to Guo Jing.

But he had to admit that his achievements in the past two years were amazing.

He controlled Guanzhong, the Three Jins, and a part of Henan. If it were someone else, he would have been crowned king. However, he still held on to the honorable position of Marquis of Han, did not overstep his boundaries, did not indulge in extravagance, and was not cruel. He was wholeheartedly fighting for supremacy over the world but did not resort to war. Instead, he was sympathetic to the people to a certain extent, and even personally stayed in Luoyang to comfort the refugees who were suffering from the plague.

Seeing these scenes, no matter how arrogant he was, he had to accept this son-in-law in his heart.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Huang Rong walked in from outside holding the child, "Daddy."

Huang Yaoshi nodded first, then his eyes fell on the baby in her arms, "Jianjia is this big now?"

Huang Rong smiled lightly, "Look at what you said, Jianjia is almost one year old, how can she be small." Then she handed the baby in her arms to Huang Yaoshi. Huang Yaoshi held the baby carefully, and looked at the tightly wrapped baby, and the resentment in his heart seemed to be much less. Obviously, he was already a master of the Five Absolutes level, and he could control his strength at will, but he was still afraid of hurting her. He didn't know where to put his arms, and he always felt that it was wrong to put them anywhere.

Guo Jianjia was lying in the cradle, her skin was rosy and tender, she was sleeping soundly, like a pretty little figurine carved out of jade.

Seeing this, Huang Rong couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle. She had never seen her father so embarrassed.

"Dad, relax, don't be so stiff." After fiddling with it for a while, Huang Yaoshi finally felt relieved.

After a while, loud crying sounds echoed in the hall. Huang Rong immediately took over and carried her away. Huang Yaoshi watched his daughter's leaving figure reluctantly, as if his heart had been taken away by his granddaughter.

Guo Jing laughed inwardly, but his expression remained serious. "Father-in-law, Jianjia's first birthday party will be held in a while. I am not familiar with these etiquettes. I would like to ask for your help and guidance to avoid mistakes and being laughed at by others."

Huang Yaoshi knew what he was thinking, so he agreed and stayed in the marquis's mansion waiting for the upcoming one-year-old celebration banquet.

Unexpectedly, Guo Jing handled government affairs every day and discussed with Huang Rong from time to time. As a result, after a while, Huang Rong went to ask him again. Huang Yaoshi was annoyed and simply let Guo Jing ask him directly.

In fact, when Guo Jing is in this position, he will not be short of staff, but those people are not as versatile as Huang Yaoshi. He will not leave such a great god unused, as it would be a pity.

For him, the most important thing now is to recuperate, digest the territory under his rule, and accumulate strength.

Henan has been badly damaged, and Hebei is still plagued. Hebei will not be able to recover for at least two years. But in his opinion, the war will not stop, because although Hebei has suffered a disaster, Youyan and Liaodong are safe. Mu Huali will not sit idly by and watch the Jin Kingdom recover its national strength and get a chance to breathe. Next year, he will definitely open Kaifeng again.

But he did not intend to take part in this war. Whether it was to conquer Kaifeng or attack Huaibei, he would not actually fight. At most, he would send some soldiers from the government to participate in the war.

Prior to this, Mu Huali withdrew his troops in a hurry, leaving behind many cities. Guo Jing then sent people to take over. Most of the areas of the former Song Dynasty's Jingnan Road and Jingxibei Road centered on Luoyang fell under his control. He had formed an encirclement of Kaifeng and was ready to send troops at any time.

These territories were lost by Mu Huali, and he was temporarily out of reach and couldn't take care of them. In addition, Guo Jing's previous sale of grain to him alleviated his urgent need, so he readily accepted it. Almost half of Henan was in Guo Jing's hands, so for him, the battle was not fought in vain.

Mu Huali did not lose out either, because of the 200,000 surrendered Jin troops under his command, less than half were left, and only one in ten of the elite Jin troops in Kaifeng City remained. Henan was severely damaged and it was difficult for the Jin Kingdom to suck its blood again. He lost tactically, but won strategically. His purpose was not to capture cities, but to weaken the Jin Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)