Middle-aged people with life experience know that money can indeed solve 90% of the troubles in the world. Therefore, when people reach middle age, they will no longer be as passionate as teenagers. They learn to bow their heads to money and bend their knees.

Rather than saying that it is to bow to money, it is to bow to a stable and smooth ordinary life. For most people, living a stable life is the greatest desire. Money can satisfy this desire and can also avoid and solve many troubles. Middle-aged people lack blood because they are unwilling to make trouble anymore and unwilling to cause trouble again.

With more ties and greater pressure, the responsibility of the wife and children is on their shoulders. Who has the confidence to be angry?

"My life is up to me, not to God." This sentence is usually called by a young man with a strong spirit. I have never seen any middle-aged man shouting like this. Because it is too crazy and ridiculous. If you live for another twenty years, will the young man who shouted this sentence slap himself in the face for his arrogance?

That monkey with great supernatural powers is crazy enough? He was still pressed to the foot of Wuzhi Mountain for five hundred years, and still went through eighty-one difficulties to escort Tang Monk to obtain scriptures. In fact, what does the Buddha have to do with him? What does the scripture have to do with him?

The monkey just grew up, understood compromise, understood awe of the power of heaven, and understood that arrogance had to pay the price.

Gu Qing sat in the yard, flipping through a letter.

The letter was written by Song Gensheng, and a clear message was clearly revealed between the lines.

Song Gen grew up, like the sad monkey, had to wear a golden hoop and embark on a long journey that he was reluctant to do.

Song Gensheng rarely mentioned the dream of benefiting the people in his letter, and no longer wrote about the beautiful scenes of the people under the jurisdiction of Qingcheng County living and working in peace, having a place to support the elderly, and having a child to support them. His letter all wrote very realistic things.

For example, after impulsively killing the local gentry surnamed Cai and fighting with the Dead Soldier of Ji, how did he finish the aftermath? He booked a restaurant and invited all the well-known gentry in Qingcheng County. At the banquet, Song Gensheng apologized to all the gentry and expressed his regret for the reckless confiscation of the land occupied by the gentry.

Not only that, he also talked with the gentry separately in a tone of discussion, asking the gentry to give up a small part of the land for the people under his rule to cultivate. This time it was no longer an administrative order from the county magistrate, but a way of selling favors with face. In addition, he also organized corvee labor and searched for new wasteland to reclaim. Although it could not fundamentally solve the problem of land loss among farmers, it could at least temporarily alleviate the increasingly sharp contradictions between the two classes.

By using the method of selling favors, Song Gensheng might have used Gu Qing’s name as a county marquis, and finally got the consent of the gentry.

The gentry still gave face. After all, Song Gensheng had killed the gentry surnamed Cai before, and established his authority in the front and was kind to the back. Even though the gentry was reluctant, they still agreed to it because of Song Gensheng's kind-hearted attitude of discussing.

Finally, Song Gensheng said in the letter that the Shuzhou Governor's Mansion had retired and died in the spring next year. Song Gensheng wanted to operate it. He gave Xian Yu Zhongtong, the Jiannandao Jiedushi, in the name of Gu Qing, a set of exquisite Shuzhou green kiln porcelain. If nothing unexpected happens, Xian Yu Zhongtong would be able to hear the string songs and know the elegance, so that Song Gensheng would be promoted to the Shuzhou Governor's Mansion.

Gu Qing read this letter several times, first smiled with relief, and then read it several times, Gu Qing sighed with regret.

They are all peers, but for some reason Gu Qing has a feeling that the child has grown up, but the old father is old.

Song Gensheng was finally no longer the passionate and simple boy. After fighting with the Death Soldier of Ji, he seemed to have matured much overnight.

He learned to slowly realize his ideals in a tactful way, he learned to compromise with local gentry, and to win vitality for the people through compromise, he understood the importance of the word power, and was operating with the most disdainful bribery method to gain greater power, and then he used his power to feed back the villagers.

Gu Qing's mood is quite complicated.

It is both relieved that an ignorant boy finally grew into a calm man, and it is also lost in the cruel reality that kills the innocence of a boy.

How can the world love be so beautiful? It can not only keep innocence and not change color, but also realize the ideal of a young man. It is just a single choice question.

The scene of countless heroes and heroes rushing towards the dead soldiers of Ji Wang without hesitation flashed through my mind, and their voices, appearances, smiles and appearances were still vivid in my mind.

The sacrifices of so many people are exchanged for the growth of a young man. I hope that Song Gensheng will not disappoint them.

Gu Qing read the letter again, then got up and went to the study room, picked up his pen and wrote a letter to Xian Yu Zhongtong.

Given Gu Qing's current status and title, there is no need to go around the bush when writing a letter with Xian Yu Zhongtong. In the letter, he asked Xian Yu Zhongtong for help and quickly transferred Song Gensheng to the governor of Shuzhou. After writing it, Gu Qing thought about it and thought that he should give Xian Yu Zhongtong some sweetness, and the plastic brothers also need to contact each other.

So Gu Qing added a few lines of words and told Xian Yu Zhongtong that he had been summoned by the emperor recently and occasionally spoke to Xian Yu Zhongtong several times in front of the emperor, so the position of the governor of Jiannandao should be stable in the few years.

In fact, Gu Qing did not mention Xianyu Zhongtong at all in front of Li Longji. He had to weigh the pros and cons of dealing with plastic brothers. At present, Gu Qing was able to become an official because of Xianyu Zhongtong's credit card for winning and winning the title, but Gu Qing's Qing kiln also helped Xianyu Zhongtong a lot. Not only did he keep his heart in the emperor, but he also consolidated his relationship with Yang Guozhong, but also won the favor of Yang Guifei.

Compared with the two sides, the debts between Gu Qing and Xian Yu Zhongtong are equal. He and Xian Yu Zhongtong tacitly suggested that Qing kilns operate tribute porcelain are mutually utilizing and fulfilling each other.

As for Song Gensheng's Qingcheng County Magistrate, in the eyes of the Jiedushi and the current Qingcheng County Magistrate, it seems that it is just a trivial matter, and it is not even a favor. If Xian Yu Zhongtong can promote Song Gensheng as the governor in the next few years, Gu Qing would have to pay the debt of favor.

After writing the letter to Xian Yu Zhongtong, Gu Qing tskated in disgust, frowned and shook his head and sighed. After handing the envelope to his servant to find a quick horse to send it out, Gu Qing took out a copybook from the study. It was given to Gu Qing by Yan Zhenqing, and Gu Qing honestly copied it according to the copybook.

As soon as he wrote two words, Gu Qing threw away the pen impatiently.

Then I thought, I am so perfect, but the only shortcoming of "ugly" characters is left, can't I keep this shortcoming as a souvenir?

Yan Zhenqing's copybook is kept, locked in a box, and left it as a family heirloom treasure for future generations. If you have the opportunity to invite Lao Yan to have a drink, you can extort a few more calligraphy and paintings.

Not only that, poets like Li Bai, Du Fu, and Wang Wei all asked them to make a few words. If Gu Qing's descendants were a prodigal son, the calligraphy and paintings of these famous people would be enough for him to lose for a few years.

Sitting in the elegant study, Gu Qing had such a philanthropic idea in his mind. The more he thought about it, the more he made the more sense, so he enthusiastically put up his pen and wrote the blackmail list.

Just after writing a few names, Butler Xu carefully reported outside that a personal guard asked for a visit.

Gu Qing looked up and asked Butler Xu to lead his personal guard into the study.

Originally, my own guards did not need to inform him, but the study was located in the inner courtyard of the Gu family. In ancient times, the rules were strict, so outsiders could not enter the inner courtyard of the owner, especially the private guards with low status.

Not long after, a personal guard walked into the study as if walking on thin ice, lowering his head nervously and dared not speak.

Gu Qing glanced at him, then smiled and said, "Shisanlang, is there anything wrong?"

After getting to know each other for the days, Gu Qing has been able to call out everyone's name familiarly.

Shi Sanro is a young man, at the age of eighteen or nineteen. He is more lively and active in front of the robes, but he is very honest and introverted in front of Gu Qing.

"Mr. Marquis forgive me. The villain should not disturb Marquis Qingjing, but there is something that the villain has to say..."

Gu Qing smiled gently and said, "If you have something to say, don't say anything polite. There is no need to be restrained in front of me, just say whatever you want."

Shi Sanlang smiled gratefully, then looked solemn, and said, "Marty, something happened at Zheng Xiang's house. Somehow, the case was involved in the lawsuit. Originally, the case was handed over to the Luonan County Government, but later it went to the Shangzhou Governor's Office. General Han rushed to Shangzhou the day before yesterday to go to the governor's office to argue about the right and wrong, but was ordered by the Shangzhou Governor to be beaten out..."

Gu Qing frowned, stood up and walked to Shi Sanlang, with a chill expression: "Tell me clearly, what happened to Zheng Xiang's family? Why is it involved in a lawsuit?"

Shi Sanlang shook his head and said, "The villain doesn't know. General Han asked someone to come to the Marquis' Mansion to report the news. The villain is Zheng Xiang's fellow townsman, so he first reported to the Marquis."

"Is Han Jie still in Shangzhou?"

"Yes, the governor ordered General Han to be beaten out of the governor's office by sticks. General Han was slightly injured and was in Shangzhou to manage officials from the governor's office to investigate the whole story."

Gu Qing asked again: "Where is Zheng Xiang? Has he been taken by the local government?"

Shi Sanlang shook his head: "The villain didn't know. The person who reported the news only said a few words and left. The villain had no way to know Zheng Xiang's whereabouts."

Gu Qing pondered for a moment, then said decisively: "Call all the personal guards to gather in front of the gates of the gates of the guards, ask the housekeeper to prepare the carriage, and let's go to Shangzhou."

Shi Sanlang said surprisingly: "Her marquis also went there in person?"

Gu Qing patted his shoulder and smiled and said, "You protect me, and I have the responsibility to protect you."

Seeing Shi Sanlang's face showing a touch, Gu Qing smiled again: "Don't be happy too early. Although I rushed there myself, I still have to reason. If Zheng Xiang did something wrong, Wang Fa was ruthless. I will not be partial to the judgment as much as I should."

Shi Sanro hurriedly said, "The villain is Zheng Xiang's fellow countryman. He has known him for many years and has always regarded him as his elder brother. Zheng Xiang has never caused trouble. He must have had some misunderstandings or was framed by others."

Gu Qing smiled and said, "Photographs are useless. Only when you see them with your own eyes count. Don't delay, let's set off immediately."

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Shangzhou is about 200 miles away from Chang'an and belongs to the southern Datangshan Road. Gu Qing led his guards to leave the city. Fortunately, the road leading to several nearby cities in Chang'an was very flat, and Gu Qing basically didn't feel bumpy when he sat in the carriage.

The personal guards did not suffer much after Gu Qing's carriage. Before leaving, Gu Qing went to the left guard. As he was now the General of the Left Guard, it was still very easy to borrow a hundred war horses from the Left Guard camp. With one hand, the handover of the war horses was completed. Each of the personal guards had a horse and rushed to Shangzhou with Gu Qing's carriage.

The carriage was swaying forward, and Gu Qing sat in the carriage with a serious expression.

First of all, I must help Zheng Xiang’s affairs. As a leader, if he does not have the nature of protecting his son, his subordinates will definitely not support him in the future.

The meaning of personal guards is different from the soldiers in the military camps led by ordinary leaders. They are the only line of defense in front of Gu Qing. If they encounter danger in the future, their bodies will be exchanged for their own vitality. It is no exaggeration to say that personal guards are his second and third life.

If something happens to the personal guards around you, they will help you no matter what. From the perspective of interests, this is an opportunity to win people's hearts. From the perspective of personal feelings, Gu Qing has a good impression of the group of men he just met. After contacting him for a long time, he gradually found that they were actually a group of simple and dull men. Gu Qing would only scratch his head and laugh foolishly when he made a few jokes with them. It is hard to imagine that half of them were actually veterans who killed people without blinking on the battlefield.

Although such a simple group of people is not very familiar, Gu Qing is willing to treat them as brothers. It is duty and responsibility to run for brothers today.

But Gu Qing had a vague premonition that Zheng Xiang might have caused quite a lot of trouble.

Before leaving, Han Jie took away 100 taels of silver cakes. The money is now considered a huge sum of money. The trouble that cannot be solved by even a huge sum of money must be a big trouble.

It took more than two hundred miles to walk for five hours before reaching Shangzhou City when it was dark.

After entering the city, Gu Qing sent more than a dozen personal guards out to find Han Jie and Zheng Xiang, and also booked another inn.

After entering the inn, Gu Qing had just washed his face, and the guard hurriedly came to report and found Han Jie.

Gu Qing quickly walked out. In the inn yard, Han Jie sat on the stone bench with a bruised nose and a swollen face. His right hand was softly hung on his chest with a cloth strip, as if he had a fracture.

Seeing Gu Qing come out, Han Jie stood up and bowed: "The general is paying homage to the marquis. The marquis is tired and comes to Shangzhou in person. The general is ashamed of being terrified..."

Gu Qing held his arm and said, "Don't talk nonsense, are you seriously injured? Have you ever seen it?"

Han Jie lowered his head and looked at his arm, sighed, "Mr. Lao Hou is worried, and he will not do anything good..."

Gu Qing waved his hand and interrupted him, saying, "Things are said one by one, and doing it one by one, and you will talk about your injury first. Is it serious?"

Han Jie smiled gratefully and said, "It's not serious. The governor's mansion had a dispute with the officials. He didn't notice that he was knocked by a stick. He was about to crack his bones and he would be fine after a few days of raising them."

Gu Qing nodded and said, "If the injury is painful, you must say it. Mo Qiang is a hero. OK, the next thing is Zheng Xiangren?"

"Zheng Xiang is still in Shangzhou City, Mo Jiang ordered him to hide. The governor's mansion is about to capture him now. Mo Jiang Yan ordered him not to come out. If he is taken away by the officers of the governor's mansion, this matter will be considered a case closed..."

Gu Qing nodded again and then said, "Okay, Zheng Xiang is alive, then it's okay. The third thing is, what did Zheng Xiang do? He was obviously the personal guard of my Marquis' Mansion a few days ago, so why did he become the main criminal of the Shangzhou Governor's Mansion in a blink of an eye?"

Han Jie's expression suddenly became indignant, and his tone was a little excited: "Marty, the general of the Mo came to Shangzhou the day before yesterday to see Zheng Xiang. The general of the Mo dared to use Xiang's head to guarantee that Zheng Xiang was wronged! If it weren't for the Mo General's official position, he could not violate the law. The general of the Mo General wished he could hold the Qingfeng sword and cut those dog officials under the sword!"

"Brother Han, please calm down first. If you are too excited when you encounter something, you will often mislead the situation. You calm down your emotions first. Then I will hear the whole thing from beginning to end. It is difficult for me to continue chatting with you with your passionate and slogans..."

Seeing Gu Qing's expression was calm, even with a little indifferent look, and his eyes were neither sad nor happy, he was no longer the marquis in the marquis' mansion who did not care about the superiority and inferiority, and drank with his personal guards and cursed. At this moment, the marquis was like a god worshipped by incense, looking down at the sorrow and joy of all living beings with compassion and calmness.

In the world, I heard and witnessed it, but the world has nothing to do with him.

Perhaps, this is the state of "calmness".

Han Jie smiled ashamed. He was two years older than Gu Qing, but he couldn't be as calm as Gu Qing at this moment.
Chapter completed!