Gu Qing felt that there was nothing wrong with the Zhang Huaijin brothers. Apart from not being able to go to the bathhouse together, not being able to steam sauna together, and not being able to go to the toilet together... they are all very good in other aspects, at least they are very happy to get along. Who said that there is no pure friendship between men and women? As long as the brothers are matched, they can strangle all ambiguous feelings that are still in the bud in a timely and rational manner.

The carriage was shaking, Li Shierniang sat inside and stood still, looking at Gu Qing helplessly, and sighed: "How long have you been to Chang'an? You have been in Chang'an one after another and have been in prison twice. You are young and frivolous. You are a very calm person on weekdays, why are you so impulsive when you encounter something?"

Gu Qing smiled bitterly and said, "I have to force myself, I have no choice."

Li Shierniang nodded slowly: "I think you have the 'righteousness' you insist on, but for the sake of righteousness, you sacrifice your life and forget to die, but you are not as proud as your father. But you must think twice about your actions in the future and consider the consequences in advance. I am worried that if you continue to cause trouble like this, you will sooner or later have a risk of your life."

"Thank you, Aunt Li, for reminding me, I just don't want to leave regrets for the rest of my life."

Li Shierniang and Zhang Huaijin both looked at him in confusion.

Gu Qing sighed: "When it comes to stand up, I choose to be cowardly, when I should die calmly, when I choose to be greedy for life, when I should protect others, when I choose to escape, when I promise a woman who is in harmony with her, I choose to let go... These are all regrets, regrets that cannot be compensated for in my lifetime."

As Li Shierniang listened, her eyes gradually turned red, and she didn't know what she remembered.

Zhang Huaijin stared at him calmly, with a strange look in his eyes.

Li Shier Niang calmed down for a long time and said quietly: "At that time, your mother asked your father if he wanted to accept me as a concubine. Your father said he didn't want to. He only had your mother in his heart, and I also said he didn't want it because I, Li Shier Niang, don't want the affection of others to give..."

Zhang Huaijin said puzzledly: "If the three of them can be happy together, what's wrong?"

Li Shierniang smiled bitterly: "You are still young and don't understand."

Zhang Huaijin looked at Gu Qing again: "Do you understand?"

Gu Qing nodded and said, "I understand, but I haven't met a woman who is in line with me yet, so I can't imagine what crazy things I can do to pursue her."

Zhang Huaijin was stunned when she heard this, and then muttered dissatisfiedly: "I am a woman..."

Gu Qing said quickly: "No, you are not."

The sad Li Shierniang looked at Zhang Huaijin, then looked at Gu Qing, and suddenly a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

When the carriage stopped, Gu Qing lifted the curtain and found that this place was Changlefang. Unexpectedly, Li Shierniang also lived in Changlefang, not too far from his house. If you walk, you will be almost incense stick.

Li Shierniang's house is very big and looks very grand. Without exceeding the rules, every decoration of the house is luxurious and exquisite.

As Li Shierniang entered the door, there were many women in strong clothes in the spacious front yard practicing swords in the yard. When Li Shierniang came back, the women stopped and saluted Li Shierniang, calling him Master.

Gu Qing suddenly realized that these women were all disciples of Li Shierniang. Sword dancing is an art and a craft, and he also wants to be a disciple.

After the women saluted, they looked at Gu Qing curiously behind Li Shierniang. Some cheerful women covered their mouths and laughed secretly, while others turned their faces embarrassedly.

Gu Qing was also a little nervous. He rarely watched so many women at the same time after living for two lifetimes. So he unconsciously covered his face with his sleeves and lowered his head to walk through in a hurry.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Huaijin jumped out and took out the dagger that Li Shierniang gave her from her arms. First, he clasped his fists at the women and said boldly: "Are you guys, please! Zhang has arrived at the precious land, who can compete with me a few moves..."

Before he finished speaking, Gu Qing covered his mouth with one hand and took the tie with the other. Gu Qing also smiled awkwardly at the women: "I laughed at you, but I laughed at you, and my family was unfortunate, and my evil deeds were rampant..."

Keeping his hands lifted Zhang Huaijin into the front hall, Zhang Huaijin broke free from Gu Qing's hand and stared at him hard: "Who is from your house? Who is the evil one?"

"Brothers are of course a family. As for who is the evil one..." Gu Qing pointed at himself and pointed at her again: "Isn't it obvious enough?"

Li Shierniang watched the two of them quietly, and the smile on the corners of her mouth became deeper and deeper.

The three of them sat in the front hall. Li Shierniang looked at Gu Qing and said, "I heard that you have been promoted, but I forgot to congratulate you."

Gu Qing smiled bitterly: "This official is promoted to a mess. I am obviously hurting people when I am robbing prisons. Your Majesty did not kill me but promoted me to my official position. Is it because I praise me for being good at robbing prisons, and I am very happy to be grateful, and encourage me to continue to work hard?"

Li Shierniang gave him a blank look and snorted, "What kind of dream is there? Is there any reason to rob the prison? If His Majesty hadn't happened to hit Li Linfu, if there weren't so many civilians who pleaded for you in front of the Dali Temple, and who had created momentum for you, would you think His Majesty would spare you?"

Gu Qing was shocked and said, "There is still such an inside story? What I did has nothing to do with others. Why do civilians go to the gate of Dali Temple to plead for me?"

Zhang Huaijin held Li Shierniang's arm affectionately and said with a smile: "If it weren't for Aunt Li's secretly planning, why would you think so many civilians go to the gate of Dali Temple for no reason to plead for a person they don't know?"

Gu Qing suddenly realized that the people who pleaded for him were secretly organized by Li Shierniang. No wonder he could easily survive this disaster. He thought he was lucky, but it seemed that someone was silently carrying the burden for him.

Gu Qing quickly stood up and saluted Li Shierniang: "Thank you for Aunt Li's favor for saving you."

Li Shierniang waved her hand: "You don't have to thank me. I said that in this world I am your only relative."

Gu Qing still bowed and said after sitting down, "Auntie Li said that Your Majesty wants to hit Li Xiang? What does this have to do with my robbery of prison?"

Li Shierniang said: "The one who instructed the magistrate of Wannian to take down the two merchants was Li Linfu. Do you know this?"

Gu Qing nodded: "When I was in prison, my third brother told me."

Li Shierniang frowned again by the inappropriate names of the two, but she still held back.

"Yang Guozhong has obtained the consent of His Majesty and the Imperial Concubine in the gossip you have done. After they agreed, Li Linfu, the right prime minister, still instructed the Wannian County Magistrate to take people. What do you think His Majesty would think?"

Gu Qing smiled and said, "I must feel uncomfortable."

"Not only that, the Eastern Palace and Li Linfu have fought hard in recent years, but Li Linfu has been seriously ill recently, and it is said that he has not had much time to go. In this situation, what do you think of Your Majesty?"

Gu Qing thought for a while and said, "Li Linfu was seriously ill, and the powers of the Central Eastern Palace and the Prime Minister were unbalanced. Your Majesty must adjust the intervention and create a new balance again..."

Li Shierniang looked at him in surprise: "Have you learned the art of emperor?"

"I haven't learned it, but I have heard of some skin-like techniques, namely balance techniques. As long as the court can achieve balance, the world and the court will not be in chaos."

Li Shierniang praised: "This is not superficial. You already know it is very insightful. Yes, the imperial technique is the balance technique... After Your Majesty spread the news of your promotion from the palace the day before yesterday, I wondered for a long time. I couldn't figure out why Your Majesty wanted to be promoted to your official position. Later, after someone asked clearly, I realized that this matter was related to Li Linfu..."

"Many people in Chang'an City know that Li Linfu has not had much time, but his prime minister's power is still in his hands and refuses to let go. Li Linfu said that he will die. If he dies, the court will inevitably be unbalanced for a short time. At that time, the Eastern Palace was dominant and there was no second force in the court to check and balance him. How could Your Majesty feel at ease?"

Gu Qing felt something: "So, Your Majesty must support a new force before Li Linfu's death?"

"Yes, this force may not be too powerful at the moment, but the East Palace and Li Linfu have been fighting for many years and have been at a disadvantage. After Li Linfu's attack for many years, the East Palace's power is not much stronger now. Therefore, after His Majesty supports the new force, he can form a new balance with the old forces in the East Palace."

Gu Qing's eyes flashed: "The person in charge of this force should be Yang Guozhong, right?"

Li Shierniang looked at him and admired her more and more: "It seems that you are really an official, and your vision is very accurate. If you can cause less trouble, you may be able to make a name for yourself in the officialdom in the future."

"I will control the number of sends it." Gu Qing said humbly.

"It's almost eight or nineteen things that Yang Guozhong has taken over Li Linfu's position as prime minister. Before supporting the new prime minister's power, the first thing to do is to defeat the old prime minister. This force must be severely suppressed before Li Linfu died. Only when Li Linfu died would they immediately fall down and scatter, be squeezed out of the court or turn to the new forces in a flash. The court formed a new balance, and His Majesty's goal was achieved."

Gu Qing pondered for a moment and said, "So, Your Majesty first used the excuse of my robbery of prison. Not only did he not punish me, but he promoted me to my official position in order to hit Li Linfu. Let everyone take a good look. Anyone who can be promoted by opposing Li Linfu can be promoted. Is this a signal to the court?"

"Yes, Your Majesty said nothing. Regarding the gossip report, Li Linfu probably didn't know that Your Majesty had agreed, otherwise he would not be so bold. I can only say that this matter has nothing to do with you personally. You are just a chess piece in Your Majesty's hand. Even if Li Linfu did nothing, Your Majesty would find a reason to hit him. It was not him who hit him himself, but the prime minister's power headed. Do you understand?"

Gu Qing let out a long sigh and smiled bitterly: "I thought Your Majesty admired my style, so no matter what I did right or wrong, I could get his reward. It turned out that I was just a chess piece..."

"Did you figure it out? Feel uncomfortable?"

Gu Qing shook his head: "No, I don't feel uncomfortable. Chess pieces are just chess pieces. At present, I am a little bit light. Being used by Your Majesty shows that I still have value in use. I will slowly accumulate strength. One day in the future, I want to be a chess player."
Chapter completed!