In the blink of an eye, the time has come to the twelfth year of Hongwu, eight years have passed since the Great Song Dynasty moved the capital, and Song Emperor Guo Mo also ushered in his fortieth birthday.

Guo Mo, who is already not confused, has already grown a beard in the countryside, and his face is still silver, but there are slightly more traces of pampering.

The three locks of beard fluttered in the front of the heart, and between the corners of the eyes and eyebrows, there was a sense of nobility, and the essence was introverted, and he couldn't see the appearance of martial arts at all?

Eight years have passed, and the new generation in the world has replaced the old.

Among the three princes in the center, Xue Ji, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, and Zhao Rushu, the secretary of the Criminal Department, have all passed away one after another.

He was a very popular minister during his lifetime, and he enjoyed honors after his death, and Zhao Rushu was posthumously awarded the title of "King Yu".

It's Cheng Jue, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, the old man is seventy-six years old, he can still eat and sleep, and he is happy all day long.

Although he is no longer in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, Guo Mo has always retained his position, and even the position of chief in the cabinet is firmly seated.

Emperor Zhao Kuo, who was far away in Bianliang City, was four years younger than Lao Cheng Juelai, but he was also physically tough and energetic.

During this period, he once went north to the capital to live for more than half a year, and Guo Mo even accompanied the old man to go out to Juyongguan to walk horses, hunt, roast sheep, and drink alcohol on the grassland.

The white horse is plugged with the west wind, and the apricot blossoms are raining in the south of the Yangtze River.

The old man has walked through the north and south of the Great Song Dynasty, and finally returned to Bianliang City with satisfaction.

The pattern of the court has changed, the secretary of the ministry was taken over by Yelu Chucai, Song Ci took the position of the secretary of the criminal department, but the head of the hundred officials was occupied by Lao Cheng Jue, and Yue Ke, the secretary of the household department, was only ranked behind Lao Cheng Jue.

The four strong brigades were also adjusted, each expanded to 150,000 horses, and were stationed in the vast land of the Great Song Dynasty.

King Jing Guo Jing is still the commander of the "Jingnan" army, but he has been stationed in Changping all the year round, guarding the north gate of the capital.

It is worth mentioning that Kublai Khan, Guo Jing's apprentice, also had a captain in the "Jingnan" army, with 10,000 horses under his command, stationed at the "Shanhai" Pass.

A few years ago, Guo Mo's third apprentice, Hu Yande, was transferred to the south and became the deputy commander under the account of Yu Jue of the "Zhongshun" army.

Haji was transferred to the "Tiger Ben" army and came under the command of Lu Guanying, and now the "Tiger Ben" army has expanded to 30,000 people.

However, the "Dunwu" army, which has the strongest combat power, directly changed the commander.

After the Meng Gong led the "Dunwu" army to destroy the Western Liao State, it was stationed there for two whole years.

For ease of administration, the Western Liao Kingdom was divided into two provinces, with the eastern part of the country near Ningxia known as Qinghai and the farther west known as Huajiang, two new provinces of the Great Song Dynasty.

Three years ago, Hu Yu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, was old and sick, and he went to the road to beg for bones, Guo Mo repeatedly kept it to no avail, and Hu Yu still went to Bianliang City to accompany the emperor Zhao Kuo.

After thinking about it again and again, Guo Mo recalled Meng Gong, the general of Zhengxi, the Duke of Liao, and the commander of the "Dunwu" army, to the capital, and was reappointed as the secretary of the military department, and became the king of Liao, becoming the second person under Guo Mo to be crowned king.

And the commander of the "Dunwu" army was replaced by Guo Mo's eldest apprentice, 28-year-old Zhang Shijie.

Over the years, Guo Mo has rarely stayed in one place for so long.

Except for accompanying his father on a trip to the grassland, he stayed in the palace to deal with court politics and teach his apprentices and sons martial arts, as for Guo Mo's own kung fu, no one has ever seen him practice.

Therefore, eight years later, Guo Mo gives people the feeling that he doesn't know martial arts, and he seems to be just a full-time emperor with a slightly stronger body.

"Jinyi" has always maintained the scale of two hundred people, but it has also been stuffed into two young boys, Ye Feng and Lu Bing, who are the same age as Yang Guo, but they have been the closest to Guo Yi since childhood, and they are the sons of Ye Qu and Lu Guanying.

Now the commander of the "Jinyi", "Iron Palm Ruthless" Lu Pingsheng, is also a first-class master, while the second commander Wu Nantian is the strongest in the "Jinyi".

There are not many second-rate players in "Jinyi", and there are only six so far, but those who have reached the third-rate realm have broken through thirty-two.

This is a force that cannot be ignored, if it is paired with the strongest eight-person combined attack array in the "Wansheng Sword Technique", the two hundred "brocade clothes" at this time are enough to deal with ordinary top masters.

After Wu Nantian and Zhang Ting got married, the two have been living in the capital, and the old eunuch beside the Emperor Taishang officially stepped down and became an idler who accompanied Zhao Kuo.

The "Imperial City Division" is also divided into one south and one north, which are led by Wu Mianfeng and Nan Xiren respectively.

Thirty-two-year-old Wu Nantian, the realm is still at the first-class level, but now the combat power is even more terrifying, and he can be regarded as ranking in the forefront of the same realm.

Zhang Ting gave birth to a son and a daughter for him, named Wuyang and Wuluo respectively, to commemorate the "Sunrise and Sunset Palm" taught to him by his master.

Yang Guo and Guo Xiang have been practicing with Guo Mo, and later added a Yeluqi.

The other sons, such as 20-year-old Zhao Simo, 16-year-old Guo Xiao, 14-year-old Guo Yao, 13-year-old Guo Xun, and just 10-year-old Guo Shi, were taught by Huang Rong, Li Mochou and Murong Yan.

After Zhao Simo became an adult at the age of eighteen, he was named the "King of the South", but he had to go back and forth between Guizhou and the capital.

Guo Mo also expressed his willingness to send someone to take her to the capital through his son An Ling'er, who was far away in Guizhou, but unfortunately, An Ling'er refused.

A scene more than 20 years ago should be regarded as a dream.

Yang Guo and Guo Xiang are undoubtedly the best, both of them broke through to the first-class realm before the age of eighteen.

Now twenty-one-year-old Yang Guo, the "Jiuyang Divine Skill" has also been practiced to the sixth level, and this progress is comparable to Guo Mo back then.

And Guo Xiang is even more exaggerated, under the soft grinding and hard bubble of the little girl, Huang Rong also taught her the most powerful technique "Selfless Divine Skill".

In terms of age, even Yang broke through to the first-class realm a year earlier, although the two are two years apart, it is difficult to distinguish between winning and losing every time they fight together.

However, if there is a real martial arts competition, it will definitely be Yang Guo who finally admits defeat.

The two grew up together since childhood, practiced martial arts together, and are the only geniuses in the eyes of others, so they naturally have common words.

As soon as Yang Guo was twenty years old, Yang Tiexin, who was over the age of six, personally came to the capital and proposed to Guo Mo about asking for marriage.

Even if the current capital has changed its name, in Yang Tiexin's heart, it is still the sad Zhongdu City that he was at the beginning, if it weren't for the marriage of his own grandson, I'm afraid he would never have come to this sad place in his life.

Regarding the marriage of Yang Guo and Guo Xiang, Guo Mo naturally would not object, or rather, these two deliberately arranged for them to stay together more when they beat Guo Mo, and the relationship between childhood sweethearts is the most flawless.

It's just out of his love for the little padded jacket, even though Guo Mo agreed to the marriage of the two, he asked to keep Xiaoxiang'er for another year, and then hold a wedding for them after she passed her twentieth birthday.

has been an emperor honestly for eight years, and Guo Mo is also a little quiet.

When the spring breeze came and the ice river was civilized, Guo Mo, as the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, issued an announcement to the whole world, which was scheduled to continue the "Huashan Sword" on the top of Huashan at the top of this year's Mid-Autumn Festival.

It has been forty years since the last Huashan Sword Debate, and even the youngest "Eastern Evil" Huang Yaoshi at that time is now almost eighty years old.

The reason why this edict was issued was because Guo Mo suddenly felt something, as if he had been precipitating for so many years and was about to break through.

Second, he remembered the Taoist he met on the top of Mopan Mountain next to Juyong Pass many years ago.

Whether it is that Taoist or other masters who have traveled all over the world, in today's world, only Guo Mo can issue an edict to bring everyone together.

In order to achieve the desired effect, not only through the channels of the government, in all provinces, states, and counties, but also through the beggars and the Quanzhen Sect to spread heroic posts to the martial arts.

The Huashan sword debate again also makes people relish and admire the stories of the rivers and lakes forty years ago, and the contemporary "five uniques" that were prominent and famous all over the world.

However, this Huashan Sword Discussion is a semi-official nature, and all possible expenses are solved by His Majesty Guo Mo, the emperor, out of his own pocket.

Of course, not just anyone can participate, and those who have not reached the first-class level of kung fu will be blocked by the "brocade" at the foot of Huashan.

"Daddy, I want to go out with Brother Yang for a trip, and I will go to Huashan to wait for you in the Mid-Autumn Festival."

After another teaching, Guo Xiang had the courage to make a request to his father, but Yang Guo stood aside, his head was low, and he didn't dare to come out.

"Haha, the young eagle has to grow up after all. When I was let go by the masters, I was younger than the two of you now, and my martial arts did not reach your current level. ”

"However, the rivers and lakes are sinister, and many times they may not be solved by pure martial arts. After that, you have always been smart and steady, and you have to take care of your children more when you go out. ”

"You can go to Peach Blossom Island to visit your grandfather and mother-in-law first, and if you want, you can also go to Zhongnan Mountain......

After Guo Mo moved the capital, Yang Tiexin did not come with him, and lived in Bianliang City for two years, and felt that the environment of Peach Blossom Island was better, so Yang Tiexin returned to Peach Blossom Island.

Yang Tiexin looked up and didn't look down, he saw that there were a few masters in the rivers and lakes, but his own martial arts had always been mediocre.

Now he is also sixty or seventy years old, and he wasted the rivers and lakes in his early years, especially after he spilled his weak blood in the capital, and his only son did not recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors.

Although Yang Tiexin is alive, he doesn't have the strength that a living person should have, if it weren't for the existence of Yang Guo and Mu Nianci's care, I'm afraid Yang Tiexin would have been gone for a long time.

Since he was going back to Peach Blossom Island, Mu Nianci would of course go with him.

Mu Nianci's life is completely around three men.

Yang Tiexin is her stepfather, who rescued Mu Nianci when she was young, even if she slept in the open air, he still raised her as an adult.

Wan Yankang is the man she "competes to recruit relatives", and he is the only man who makes her heart move, and it is this man who completely changed Mu Nianci's life.

The third one, naturally, is Yang Guo, that is her son, her belief in living now, and the only thought that Wan Yankang left her.

"Master, I'...... My grandfather wouldn't let me go to that person, and every time I asked my mother, my mother would only shed tears. ”

Twenty-one-year-old Yang Guo has grown up, and he naturally has a clear understanding of what has happened in their family in the past few decades.

However, Yang Guo's thinking is more influenced by his master, and he doesn't hold a grudge against Wan Yankang like that, or he is more indifferent to Wan Yankang.

It's just that every time he sees his mother who is alone and silently crying, Yang Guo will also be full of resentment towards Wan Yankang.

"Guo'er, your father and your mother, even your grandfather and grandmother, are all hard-working people, no matter what they have done before, you, as their junior, are also close relatives, you should be broad-minded."

"That person is no longer the prince of the Jin Kingdom, although he has not recognized his ancestors and returned to his ancestors, but he no longer uses Wanyan's surname."

"Tie his hair for the Tao, and name himself 'Mu Dao Ren', it can be seen that he has changed in the depths of his heart, didn't your grandfather name 'Mu Yi' back then?"

"You are also an adult, what should you do in the future, the teacher will not force you, I believe you will have your own judgment and decision."

"However, as a teacher, I have a suggestion for you, you can treat it as a normal river and lake worship, and go to the door to challenge and defeat him in person, hahaha-"

After being serious for so many years, thinking of the way Yan Kang dragged him back then, if he was challenged and defeated by his own son, how would he, the current head of the Quanzhen Sect, end up?

"Master, the disciple also thought like this, I'm afraid so far, the disciple is not that person's opponent."

Seeing the master's "schadenfreude" there, Yang Guo's face was not sad or happy, but his heart may not be as calm as it seems.

After twelve years of continuous efforts, the palace of the new capital of the Great Song Dynasty has already been built according to the sketches provided by Guo Mo that year.

Even in some details, elements unique to the Song Dynasty have been added, and the only change is that the imperial garden is more than twice as large.

Huang Rong, Li Mochou and Murong Yan no longer have to crowd in a Kunning Palace, but the three sisters get together to eat every day, and they spend more time together than Guo Mo.

"Guo'er, Xiang'er has always been willful, and she has been spoiled by your master all these years, so you have to take care of it more in the future. Before leaving, go to Changping to find your uncle, and ask him for a token of the beggar gang, if you really encounter any trouble outside, you can take care of it. ”

In the end, she is a mother, Huang Rong's current combat power is close to the top master, and she is inevitably worried when she sees her daughter going to the rivers and lakes.

"Mother, did you say that about your daughter? Daddy said, as far as Brother Yang and I are concerned, in today's rivers and lakes, except for some seniors, it is not easy to find an opponent——"

Hearing that his mother arranged his own wrong, the arrogant Guo Xiang was a little unhappy to listen to it, and he could hang an oil bottle with a small mouth.

Although Huang Rong does not spoil this daughter as much as Guo Mo, Guo Xiang is their only daughter after all, and there is still a difference between her feelings and those sons.

Thinking about it, as far as Yang Guo and Guo Xiang's skills are concerned, there are not many who can completely control them, and if you really encounter such a character, you may be afraid of the power behind these two young people.

After saying goodbye to Huang Rong and the others, Yang Guo and Guo Xiang quietly left the capital, they did not listen to Huang Rong's words and went to Changping to find Guo Jing, but went directly south to take a trip to Peach Blossom Island first.

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"Did Guo'er and Xiang'er leave?"

In the "Palace of Nourishing the Heart", Guo Mo is reviewing the recitals, and the cabinet has played an important role in these years, and there are not many recitals that Guo Mo must personally review every day.

On Guo Mo's right hand, there is also a small eucalyptus table, and the eldest son Guo Yi sits there on his knees.

Each piece of music requires Guo Yi to make his own judgment and suggestions on the copy, and this phenomenon has been going on for a year.

"Your Majesty, they left when Shen Shi, and their subordinates have notified the 'Imperial City Division' everywhere, but if there is any trace of them, they will report to the capital as soon as possible."

Standing in front of the imperial book eucalyptus were the brothers Cao Shan and Cao Hai, after these two were forced to Guo Mo by his father Zhao Kuo, he did not let these two simply stay in the palace, but incorporated them into the "Imperial City Division".

It's just that a branch department has been opened independently, and in addition to Cao Shan and Cao Hai, there are still more than 20 eunuchs, all of whom are more than third-rate people.

These people are mainly active in the capital, and they are only responsible for Guo Mo alone, and the object of their supervision is no one else, it is the civil and military officials of the court.

Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, or you can't have the heart to harm others, and you can't have the heart to prevent people.

There are some things, when you really sit in that position, you will find that you can't afford to gamble at all, once you lose the bet, the price you have to pay to turn the tables is very big.

"No need, just know their whereabouts, maybe it won't be long before the people of the 'Imperial City Division' can't keep up with them, if their whereabouts can be captured by the 'Imperial City Division' from time to time, then I really won't consider letting them go out."

Regarding the martial arts and abilities of Yang Guo and Guo Xiang, Guo Mo is still very confident.

However, over the years, he has made a lot of enemies, and there are not no people with strong martial arts, once they really meet, at least it is not something that Yang Guo and Guo Xiang can deal with in the current first-class realm.

In the Mid-Autumn Festival, the news of holding the Huashan Sword Debate again, just like growing wings, in just a few days, it spread all over the north and south of the river, inside and outside the Great Wall.

Even Tibet, the Western Regions, Mongolia, the Great Dynasty and other places have also received this news one after another, which can really be described as a stone that has caused a thousand waves.

"Haha, Mo'er understands me, I really miss those old friends, above the first-class realm? It's kind of interesting, the old man wants to see how many masters have been added to the world-"

……

"Hmph, Guo Mo, what do you mean by reopening Huashan Sword with such fanfare? Do you want to take away the title of the old man for many years? Mid-Autumn Festival in August, the old man won't let you down—"

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"Amitabha, fortunately, the old monk has found his own way, otherwise he would really be behind those old friends. Huashan, it's been many years, I'm looking forward to it-"

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"Senior, Huashan is talking about the sword again, do you want to go and see it together?"

"Haha, it's indeed a good place to fight, but it's a pity, the old man is almost one hundred and fifty years old, where do you care about those false names? But you kid have to work hard, you can't lose the reputation of your gang for hundreds of years—"

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"It's so fun, it's so fun, forty years ago, my brother was able to defeat you, and forty years later, I want to try to beat the crowd."

"Huh, just you? Even your son's enemy has not been found yet, are you embarrassed to participate in the Huashan Sword Debate? I hate you—"

"Again? Why can't I go? The notice said that you can go above the first-class realm, let alone me, there are many big bull noses, medium cow noses and small cow noses that can go, I'm going to go-"

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"Master, they are going to compete in martial arts in the Central Plains, what kind of Huashan sword discussion is being held, why do you want to go over to the old man?"

A little monk about eight years old, but he has a solemn appearance, a pair of wise eyes, it seems to be able to see through everything in the world, and it seems that these eyes should not appear in the world.

"Hehe, apprentice, as a teacher, I really have the heart to fight for the 'five uniques' in the world, the first person of the year is no longer there, and the other four may be slightly higher than the teacher. However, forty years later, if there is still Huashan Sword, you should have the ability to compete for the top spot—"

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When there was a lot of discussion all over the world, Guo Mo, the initiator, stayed in the harem every day, and even had fewer opportunities to go to the Heart Cultivation Palace.

As soon as May passed, almost all the reports submitted by the cabinet, Guo Mo directly threw them to Guo Yi, saying that he wanted to train him first.

Only those involving military or diplomatic relations will be sent to Guo Mo for imperial trial after Guo Yi has dealt with them.

"Brother Mo, you're too lazy, aren't you? Now the matter of reviewing and reading the folds has been pushed to Yi'er, and even the previous dynasty has been changed to once every ten days, and you have also pushed Qi'er to us, and you will bask in the sun here all day long? ”

Looking at Guo Mo who was lying on the rocking chair and pretending to sleep, Murong Yan, who was outspoken, still couldn't hold back, and questioned like a cannonball.

"Third sister, don't be rude, Brother Mo is preparing for the Huashan Sword Debate in more than two months, so don't make trouble on the side."

"Besides, the DPRK and China now have Yelu Chucai, Wu has Meng Gong, and Mr. Cheng and Yi'er, the old and the young, also complement each other, even if they leave Brother Mo, there will not be much trouble."

The person who knows Guo Mo best is Huang Rong, who has been with him for more than 20 years.

Although she couldn't tell what level Guo Mo's kung fu was now, she knew that her brother Mo wanted to leave.

More than 20 years ago, when Guo Mo and Huang Rong first met, they only hoped to travel the world and smile proudly.

The ghost made a god reveal that identity, and then there was the military and political circles, and now the emperor has been the emperor for twelve years.

Huang Rong also asked Guo Mo why he didn't go north and completely wipe out the Mongol regime?

Guo Mo's answer is that now the Great Song Dynasty has strong soldiers, whether it is wealth or armament, whether it is a literati or a samurai, the current reserves are enough to support the Great Song Dynasty for more than 50 years.

The Mongols are such a nomadic people, and instead of completely exterminating them, it is better to stay in the steppe thousands of miles away.

Leave such an opponent for the children and grandchildren behind him, so that they can be prepared for danger in times of peace, and also let the men of the Great Song Dynasty have a training ground with real knives and guns.

As soon as June passed, Guo Mo set off.

This time, only Empress Huang Rong, eldest brother Guo Jing and second apprentice Wu Nantian accompanied Guo Mo south, and the others stayed in the capital, and the two hundred "brocade clothes" were sent to Huashan by Guo Mo as early as a month ago.

There are two hundred "brocade clothes" led by the "iron palm ruthless" Lu Pingsheng, and it is expected that under normal circumstances, no one can make any trouble.

The emperor wants to leave Beijing, leaving the crown prince in charge of the country should be a due friendship, but until now, Guo Mo has not given the crown prince to the Great Song Dynasty.

However, at the court meeting before leaving, it was announced that Guo Yi, the king of Yan, would supervise the country, and the secretary of the military department, the king of Liao, Meng Gong, and the secretary of the ministry Yelu Chucai would be the left and right auxiliary ministers.

An edict was also issued, and if Guo Mo still did not return to Beijing before the end of the year, the cabinet could convene the civil and military ministers to gather in the Qianqing Palace.

In the Qianqing Palace, after the plaque of "Zhengda Guangming", Guo Mo placed a long box early, locked by two locks, and the keys were each in charge of Li Mochou and Meng Gong.

"Brother Mo, will we come back again?"

They picked one to leave at dusk, and while the city gate was not locked, Guo Mo, Huang Rong, Guo Jing and Wu Nantian, four horses went out of Yongding Gate and went south along the gallop road.

"Of course we will come back, but when we come back, maybe we are just ordinary two people of the Great Song Dynasty, just like when you and I first entered the Central Capital City."

"Second brother, after so many years of hard work, are you really willing to let go?"

Guo Jing also asked on the side.

Guo Mo's thoughts, and his complete plan, have only been told to two people.

One is naturally Huang Rong, the other is the eldest brother Guo Jing, and even Li Mochou and Murong Yan only know half a claw.

"Haha, big brother, why do you have such questions? You must know that when we are in the desert, we are just enough to eat. ”

"I can bring the Great Song Dynasty to today's situation, and I have a clear conscience, but I still have to ask my eldest brother to sit in Changping for another three years."

"Three years have passed, and when everything is normal again, if the eldest brother doesn't want to continue to stay in the army and the DPRK, it's not too late to get out."

Looking at the second brother's begging eyes, Guo Jing was also a little helpless, so he could only nod and agree......