Yang Guifei summoned Gu Qing without any purpose. She was just a very lonely woman. Li Longji could not be with her every moment. Most of the time she was lonely, so she needed someone to accompany her.

Gu Qing was summoned to the palace to chat because Yang Guifei regarded him as his younger brother, both of whom were from fellow countrymen and had a distant life experience. Gu Qing was also very successful and his performance in Chang'an was very impressive. His recent popularity in poetry and prose made Yang Guifei very proud.

Gu Qing accompanied Yang Guifei and Princess Wanchun for a long time, and said goodbye without waiting for Yang Guifei to give him a banquet. Under Yang Guifei's relentless gaze, Gu Qing walked out of the agarwood Pavilion.

The eunuch led Gu Qing out of the palace, and the two walked along the path beside the dragon pond in Xingqing Palace. The eunuchs were quite close to Gu Qing. The eunuchs in the palace were the most eye-catching people. Which minister was valued and which concubine was neglected, the eunuchs could see clearly at a glance. They cling to those who were favored and those who were out of favor, and the eunuchs did more realistically in this regard than anyone else.

Along the way, the eunuch took the initiative to chat with Gu Qing, and some of them were chatting for a while, just like a taxi driver who was lonely like snow in his previous life. No matter whether you are happy or not, they would force you to chat with you all the way. Every time they got off the bus, they always felt a sense of loss, and they always felt that they should not pay the car, but the driver should pay for themselves to chat.

Gu Qing was full of thoughts and casually talked about the eunuchs, but he was thinking about Zuo Wei's corruption case.

When he walked past the Longchi and was about to reach Hua'e Tower, Gu Qing suddenly heard a quiet discussion not far away. Gu Qing's expression moved, and he couldn't help but stop and signaled the chattering eunuch to silence.

The location where Gu Qing was standing was on the path between Huaye Tower and Longchi. There was a low bush beside the path. The sound came from the other end of the bush. Gu Qing had been to Xingqing Palace several times, and he knew that the sound should come from the guards guarding Huaye Tower.

"It's winter when you speak. Why haven't the winter clothes on it come down yet? If you freeze to death, who will guard the palace?" A voice said in dissatisfaction.

"Give up, even if the winter clothes are sent down, do you think they can resist the freezing? My brother is the head of Zuowei Cangcao. He told me yesterday that this year's winter clothes are thinner than summer clothes, and the fabric is the worst on the market. It will be broken by rubbing your hands. Can that thing resist the wind?"

"Bah! These dog officials are damn. They are comfortable sitting in the room all day and lighting charcoal fires, but they don't know how uncomfortable our brothers who stand in the cold wind every day are."

Another voice sighed: "This is not the most uncomfortable. The most uncomfortable thing is that my brother said that Zuowei has created a new batch of weapons this year. Someone has done it. The weapons are very crisp and broken when they are knocked. Let's pray to God and Buddha. Don't meet assassins in the palace, otherwise the guys in our hands are not as good as fire sticks."

"Didn't the above check it?"

"Check it, of course. The officials in the military weapon surveillance are staring at it, but there are officials above the officials. After saying hello, they can only go through a formality. Anyway, there is a rare time in the palace to pull out weapons to fight. Were weapons to our imperial guards just like a good guy. What are they afraid of?"

"These dog officials are lacking great virtues, and the pig iron in their weapons must have been made famous. Our palace guards are like this. It is hard to imagine how hard the soldiers guarding the border in the border guards are. The top is so bad. Even if we fight hard, who will we fight for?"

"Shut up! Are you looking for death? You dare to say this. Don't forget that we are guarding Huaye Tower today. If your Majesty hears it, your head will not be enough to cut off."

The voice gradually faded, but Gu Qing was still standing there, his expression gloomy and sunny.

The collapse of the prosperous era is ultimately a long-accumulated outbreak of contradictions. What overturned it is not just a rebellion. In just a few conversations, Gu Qing not only heard the dusk aura of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, but also their resentment.

Gu Qing stood there thinking for a long time. After coming back to his senses, he smiled apologetically at the eunuch and signaled him to continue leading the way.

When he left Xingqing Palace and returned home, he saw a familiar woman at the door, dressed in a manly outfit. Gu Qing quickly recognized her. She was the female entourage beside Li Shierniang.

Seeing Gu Qing come back, the female entourage bowed to him with fists and said, "Miss Li, please come to the house to talk."

Gu Qing then followed the female entourage onto the carriage before he even entered the door.

Li Shierniang also lives in Changlefang. It was only an incense stick of walking from Gu Qing's house. The carriage quickly arrived in front of Li Shierniang's mansion. Gu Qing got off the carriage and walked in.

Like the Zhang family, Li Shierniang's mansion had already regarded Gu Qing as his young master. Nowhere in the mansion was guarded against him, and he was like his own home.

Li Shierniang sat in the front hall, holding a small wine jar in her hand. Her cheeks were slightly red, and she obviously drank a lot. Li Guangbi was sitting next to her, and both of them were a little stiff. Gu Qing smiled and went up to greet them.

Li Shierniang glanced at him, with a little cold expression.

Li Guangbi grinned at him, showing his white teeth, but his smile was very forced.

Gu Qing walked into the front hall, and Li Shierniang lit the wine jar at him and said, "Can you drink it?"

Gu Qing smiled and said, "Uncle Li is his family and there are no guests in the house. It seems that there is no need to drink wine?"

Li Shierniang frowned: "It's not as long-winded as a woman, so where does it come from when drinking so much nonsense!"

As he said that, Li Shierniang threw the wine jar in his hand at him. The wine jar drew a parabola in the air. Gu Qing was shocked and hurriedly carried out his 120,000-strong spirit and dangerously caught the wine jar.

Seeing Li Shier Niang staring at him, Gu Qing smiled bitterly and had to take a big sip at the wine jar. Li Shier Niang was still staring at him. Gu Qing sighed and drank all the wine in the wine jar in one breath.

After putting the wine jar on the table, Li Shierniang was still staring at his face. Gu Qing noticed that her eyes were very strange, with a little indifference.

Gu Qing's heart sank, and then smiled bitterly. He knew why Li Shier Niang had such a look. Some things were indisputable. In the eyes of smart people, any defense was pale. They only looked at the results and forced themselves to find excuses and reasons, which could only make themselves even more indecent.

Li Shierniang stared at him for a long time before saying, "It's too late today, so you sleep in the mansion and follow me out of the city tomorrow morning."

"The errand of Zuo Guard..."

Gu Qing was interrupted by her as soon as he spoke: "Is errands important? It's a job that is a simple meal, even if you don't go, what's the point of not going?"

Gu Qing sighed, "Yes, follow the order of Aunt Li."

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That night, Gu Qing slept at Li Shierniang's house. The next morning, Li Shierniang woke him up and gave him a brand new set of clothes for him to wear. The plain white clothes fit very well, obviously Li Shierniang made it according to his size.

Then Gu Qing was taken on the carriage by Li Shierniang. The two of them sat in the carriage, and more than ten female disciples on both sides of the carriage were riding horses to follow.

Gu Qing didn't ask where he went from beginning to end, and took a nap when he got on the carriage. Li Shierniang seemed to have no chatting nature, wrapped her arms around her chest and half closed her eyes. The two sat in silence for two hours, and the carriage finally stopped.

Li Shierniang woke up Gu Qing, said "get out of the car", and then walked down first.

Gu Qing got off the carriage, looked around with his sleepy eyes open, and said in surprise: "Where is this?"

Li Shierniang's eyes suddenly turned red, and she said in a cold tone: "The village near Mount Li, your parents are buried here."

Gu Qing was stunned and then fell silent.

Li Shierniang looked ahead calmly, her tone was choked: "In the war, your parents' bodies were transported back to Chang'an by the Zhang family. Chang'an had old friends everywhere, but no one knew where your parents' ancestral home was, and they never said that, so the Zhang family had to decide to bury them near Mount Li."

"Shan Li has been a Fengshui treasure land that gathers wind and hides qi from ancient times. The tombs of emperors of all dynasties are mostly round. The Zhang family thanked your parents and carefully buried them on an inconspicuous mountainside near Mount Li. Without exceeding the rules, they tried their best to build your parents' tomb into a luxurious and luxurious place. They have always wanted to repay your parents' kindness, but the hero has passed away and the old friends have passed away. They have no way to repay their kindness."

Gu Qing sighed and said, "Please take Aunt Li to the mountain to worship her parents."

Li Shierniang nodded and waved her hand. The female disciple behind her handed over a bamboo basket, which contained incense, candles, paper money, soul-summoning banners and other items. It was obvious that she had prepared for a long time.

The female disciples were ordered to guard the foot of the mountain, and Li Shierniang and Gu Qing meandered up the rugged mountain road.

The road up the mountain was very bumpy. It took me half an hour to walk to a cemetery where I was buried.

The cemetery was indeed very luxurious as Li Shierniang said. The Zhang family really tried their best. Around a huge grave, there were various colorful soul-summoning banners, incense and candles, but the cemetery was very clean. It was obvious that people often cleaned it, and there was no weed within two meters of radius.

Gu Qing was a little surprised. There should be no one guarding the tomb in such a remote mountain, but his parents' tomb was cleaned so clean, which was very strange.

There is only one grave bag, much larger than the ordinary size. There is only one tombstone in front of the grave. It is made of top-notch marble. The tombstone with black background and gold characters has been wiped cleanly, as if washed, clearly reflecting the figures of Gu Qing and Li Shierniang.

There are two lines of words engraved on the tombstone, "The tomb of the hero Gu Qiu and the Yu Niang of Gu Cui's family has been held without repaying the grace."

The signature "who has not been rewarded" surprised Gu Qing. The format of this tombstone is somewhat unique, and the tombstones of ordinary people's ancestors are not like this.

Li Shierniang pointed to the soul-summoning banners that were planted around the cemetery and said, "These are all set up by people who have received the favor of your parents back then. They cleaned the cemetery. Every few days, there are always several people who have received favors to worship your parents, so the surrounding area is so clean."

Li Shierniang seemed to see his doubts and said lightly: "Gu Qing, do you know how many powerful literati and peddlers and peddlers in Chang'an City came on foot when your parents' coffin was transported to this mountain? Some of them were poor without cars or horses, and walked here from Chang'an City with their families a day in advance. When they went up the mountain, there were as many as a thousand mourners. They scared Lantian County Magistrate sent out several servants to maintain order at the foot of the mountain, so that they did not cause trampling..."

"Do you know how many tears have been shed by more than a thousand people from the foot of the mountain to this cemetery when your parents' coffin went up the mountain? The tombstone of your parents was originally engraved with the 'Zhang family benefactors for generations to worship the children of the Gu family'. Later, after hundreds of people begged, the Zhang family had to temporarily transfer craftsmen to change the words on the tombstone and change it to 'Have the benefactors not rewarded.' Do you know why? Because there are not only Zhang's family who receive the favor of your parents. They are dissatisfied with the signature of the tombstone of the Gu family couple. They think that if they do not leave a trace, it means ungratefulness, so many benefactors begged the Zhang family to change the tombstone."

Li Shierniang sighed quietly, looked up at the white clouds in the sky, and said softly: "Do you know how many people your parents have given to in this life? From punishing evil and protecting loyal and kind people, to building bridges and paving roads to help the poor, their lives are poor, and they use some money to help the poor, they hate evil and will be jealous of evil whenever they see unfair things."

With a mocking smile, Li Shierniang said, "Gu Qing, are your parents stupid? How should we define people like them? They never show mercy when killing people, but they never missed anyone. They are unrestrained when drinking, and they must drink until they are unconscious before they feel happy. When they make friends, they never ask about their origins. Even if the other party is just a beggar, they will pat his shoulder and say drink first, and after drinking, accompany him to the street to ask for money."

"Whether free or restrained temperament is free or restrained, sitting at a table and drinking for less than half an hour can make people fall in love with each other and lead couples to be confidants in life. When they have to sacrifice their lives for the sake of human morality, they will never hesitate and leave like Jing Ke who assassinated Qin and die generously."

"Gu Qing, this is your parents, your parents, you should be proud of them. Even if I, Li Shier Niang, only lived in the memories of those years of contact with them, I, was still happy. People in the world are frivolous, even if they are the emperor, how many people live as calm as your parents?"

"Since Zhenguan, there are countless people who are called "heroes" in the world, and the only "heroes" that I, Li Shierniang, recognized in my life, are your parents. They are truly worthy of the word "heroes". They will not be cowardly because of their power, nor will they be different because of their identity. They only have the word "morality" in their hearts. They do not recognize people, only recognize principles, are so heroic that they are admirable, and are so stupid that they are cute..."

As Li Shierniang said, tears finally poured down, but her face was filled with a longing smile. Her tears in her smile made people feel distressing, but no one hurt.

After trying hard to calm down, Li Shierniang turned her head and looked at Gu Qing and suddenly said, "Gu Qing, you are not as good as them."

Gu Qing smiled, but did not defend himself. He reached out to take the bamboo basket, lit the paper money, hung the soul-summoning banner, and knelt in front of the tombstone and burned one by one.

Li Shierniang also knelt down, staring at the words on the tombstone in a daze, stretched out her hand to caress Gu Qiu's name, as if she was stroking her lover's old cheeks, her eyes gradually became empty, and what flashed in her mind was still the memories of the past.

The two of them were silent for a long time, and Gu Qing suddenly said, "Auntie Li, you are wrong."

Li Shierniang came to her senses: "Which sentence was wrong?"

"You said I was not as good as them, and this sentence was wrong."

"How can I see it?" Li Shierniang's expression felt a little cold.

Gu Qing had burned the paper money, but he still knelt in front of the tombstone and smiled calmly: "I am better than them, time will prove everything."

"Where are you better than them? You are cowardly and retreating in a corruption case. Don't you feel ashamed of your parents?" Li Shier Niang sneered.

Gu Qing sighed: "The temple is higher and the rivers and lakes are far away. Aunt Li, court affairs are not the same as those in the rivers and lakes. The court does not pay attention to the distinction between good and evil, and does not pay attention to the pleasure of grudges and grudges. The court can only plan and act before taking action and take action later. Aunt Li, you are a man from the rivers and lakes and don't understand the affairs of the temple."

Li Shierniang was stunned and sneered, "Is sophistry useful? I only saw you retreating, you disappointed me, your parents chose to help you when they saw something wronged, but you chose to bypass the injustice."

Gu Qing's expression gradually became colder: "My parents only saw one injustice, and what I saw was the whole road. They chose to wipe out this injustice, and then to shovel the other injustice. What I chose was to pave the entire road again so that there would be no unfairness on this road."

Li Shier Niang looked at Gu Qing in a daze. At this moment, she suddenly realized that Gu Qing had become very strange and felt a breath from him that she had never seen before.

Gu Qing took out a handkerchief, gently wiped the tombstone, and whispered: "Auntie Li, I only think you are the only relative in this world. I have never said some words to anyone, but I am willing to say them to you."

"The heroes are just one corner, and there are so many unfair things in the world. Can they all sanction them all? How many things can they do to maintain justice in the world in their lives? The people of the Jianghu only have the Jianghu, and the Jianghu has done all the things that violate the forbidden things, and the so-called justice maintained is very limited."

"What officials in the court see is the whole world. A temple issuing an order to change the color of the universe and bring disasters or blessings to the people. A superior person writes a few words to make it better than a hero who runs around and eliminates evil for the rest of his life. Whether the people live well depends on the correctness of the government orders, the clean government, the people's hearts, and not how many evil people the hero kills. Aunt Li, do you understand this principle?"

"I can choose to resist or retreat in the case of Zuowei's corruption. No matter which choice, I am sure to get out of here. However, I am the first to enter the court and everything is unclear. It is not advisable to take the risk of making enemies. After weighing the pros and cons, the harm will outweigh the benefits..."

As Gu Qing said that, he suddenly smiled at Li Shier Niang, and his voice suddenly softened, and he said softly: "But Aunt Li is my only relative. I, Gu Qing, are alone in Chang'an. Aunt Li treats me like a parent and nephew. How can I bear to let my only relative down?"

After facing the tombstone for three respectful worships, Gu Qing stood up and smiled and said, "Since that's the case, Aunt Li, please see if my nephew has shoveled this unfair thing!"

Watching the tombstone, Gu Qing whispered: "The Gu family members are more powerful than each generation after all. Aunt Li will wait and see. Let's go down the mountain!"

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It was already evening when he returned to Chang'an City. Since Gu Qing said that in front of the tombstone, Li Shierniang has been silent. When she returned to the carriage, she looked at Gu Qing from time to time, as if she was thinking about Gu Qing's words, and as if she was thinking about Gu Qing's man.
To be continued...