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Chapter two hundred and forty eight

Strictly speaking, Gu Qing is also a "traitor", but he hides deeply, and no one in the world has noticed it except Zhang Huaiyu.

However, this traitor wants to kill the traitor, and there is no conflict.

The same is to change the world, but the motivation is completely different.

An Lushan just wanted to be the emperor, but what Gu Qing wanted was to continue the lifespan of the prosperous country. What was the surname of the country was not important. The prosperous era lasted for a few more years, allowing ordinary people to live a few years of good life, allowing the army to restore the invincible glory of the early Tang Dynasty, and allowing the ministers in the court to have more people who look like humans. These are the motives of Gu Qing to be a traitor.

Sorry, the Confucianism of the king, the ministers and the ministers, Gu Qing comes from modern times. Without this concept, there is no such thing as loyalty.

"I can rest assured that your parents' revenge is yourselves." Li Shierniang took a glass of wine, and her shoulders unconsciously loosened, as if she had taken off a thousand pounds of weight in an instant.

Gu Qing sighed: "Auntie Li, you should let go. Leave the matters in the future to me. I once said that the matters in the temple should be left to the temple to solve, and the affairs in the martial arts will be left in the martial arts."

Li Shierniang nodded: "I have seen the danger of the temple. As expected, a word can kill people, which is much better than the world."

Turning his head to look at Gu Qing, Li Shierniang suddenly laughed: "How did you compile the contents of that secret letter? It has a nose and eyes. I heard that the officials of the Censorate last night were so scared that they were cold and they didn't dare to say it..."

Gu Qing smiled a little sternly: "Auntie Li, how did you know that the letter was compiled by me?"

Li Shierniang was shocked: "Is it true?"

Gu Qing said leisurely: "If you want Your Majesty to be suspicious, some things must be real. Otherwise, if the content of the letter cannot stand scrutiny and verification, Your Majesty will trust An Lushan and Aunt Li more. I will not make such a mistake."

Li Shierniang was shocked and said, "Is An Lushan really against his will?"

"Yes, he did have the opposite intention, and he has been planning for many years. Aunt Li has been to his three towns. You can tell what his soldiers are like, his layout of troops in the three towns, as well as the number of weapons, food, and war horses. If you observe carefully, you should know that the three towns under An Lushan's three towns are completely different from other border towns' Jiedu."

Li Shierniang still said in disbelief: "A mere military governor dares..."

Gu Qing quickly interrupted her: "He dares."

"The secret letter you made..."

"I spent a lot of money to buy an entourage guard of An Lushan. Although his soldiers were brave, they were all gathered for profit. It is not difficult to find a breakthrough. The content of the secret letter was described by the personal guard, and most of them were true..."

"An Lushan did hoard a large number of weapons and horses, and colluded with Khitan and Xi. If the army was launched in the future, the Khitan and the Xi people would send troops to help. The Chang'an court officials on the list were indeed bribed by him for a large amount of money, especially the officials of the Ministry of Revenue. In recent years, the imperial court has continuously allocated food and grass weapons to the three towns. Those officials of the Ministry of Revenue who were bribed played an important role in it. An Lushan spent the money very much."

Li Shierniang said angrily: "It's indeed a traitor! Since the secret letter is true, why didn't you take it out earlier?"

Gu Qing sighed: "Auntie Li, it doesn't matter whether the trust is true or not. What is important is the timing, which makes the emperor suspicious. If this matter was fabricated ten years ago, An Lushan might not have the intention to rebel at that time, so he would not be afraid of the court to investigate. If An Lushan was the one who fabricated this matter in the three towns, Chang'an and the three towns were thousands of miles apart, and An Lushan had enough time to disguise and deal with it, it would not be a good time."

"So you chose the opportunity for An Lushan to be in Chang'an now?"

Gu Qing sighed: "Strictly speaking, now is not a good time. My ideal time is to cause chaos in Chang'an or the Three Towns, and then I will take advantage of the chaos to deal with this matter. Then An Lushan's image in the emperor's heart will not only be shaken, but will have to make up his mind to cut off his wings."

Gu Qing smiled bitterly and said, "But who told me to go to Anxi soon? I will not be able to return for two or three years after I left Beijing. I can only set up this game in a hurry. The effect will naturally be greatly reduced. People's calculations are not as good as God's calculations, and my layout is ultimately not as good as those of them."

Li Shierniang looked at him with emotion and said softly: "You are already very powerful to achieve such an effect in a hurry. Gu Qing, I really want to see where you can go in the future. A person like you is destined to not be ordinary and mediocre. You have taken a completely different path from your parents..."

Gu Qing smiled, filled himself with a glass of wine and drank it all.

Because he is too unfamiliar with this world and too insecure, he has to take this path and always hold something in his hand to be at ease.

…………

In the afternoon, four left guard generals came to the door.

The four generals had the title of Duwei. These four were the commanders who were about to follow Gu Qing to fight for Anxi. The 10,000 left guard soldiers were specifically led by these four generals.

The army was about to set off, and all four generals took the initiative to leave Beijing. Gu Qing selected the four of them from dozens of left guards who took the initiative to ask for their request to go to Anxi.

The four of them lined up in the yard on Gu Qing's mansion. They were all wearing armor and long swords on their waists. They were majestic and murderous. When they saw Gu Qing wearing regular clothes walking out, the four of them bowed their swords at the same time.

"The last one will pay homage to the deputy envoy of the Jiedushi."

Gu Qing smiled and went forward to support him, saying, "It's all my brothers, don't do these empty rituals. I am a scholar who is powerless and I will rely on everyone's help in the future."

A general took a step forward, and Gu Qing quickly recognized him. He was a middle-aged man in his thirties. He had a rough face unique to Guanzhong people and a powerful figure. His name was Chang Zhong. He was from Jingzhou. He was born in an ordinary family, but he was quite generous and righteous, and was highly supported by his generals.

"Report to the deputy envoy, 10,000 soldiers of the Left Guard have been reorganized and are on standby. The deputy envoy can drive out of the capital at any time with just one order."

Gu Qing said leisurely: "Oh, don't be so anxious. The decree said that we will set off within half a month. We can stay in Chang'an for a few more days to feel the prosperity of the capital. After leaving Yumen Pass, it will be a deserted desert. The prosperity of Chang'an can only be seen in a dream..."

Chang Zhong was a standard soldier with a very high obedience. He heard this and said without hesitation: "Yes, the last generals obey the military orders of the deputy envoy."

Gu Qing asked again: "The soldiers are all ready, how do you arrange the food, grass and supplies?"

"The Ministry of Revenue allocated 2,000 stones of grain and grass, and has sent civilians to transport them out of Beijing first and wait for Yumen Pass."

Gu Qing nodded and suddenly asked again: "Where are the war horses? How many war horses are there for this trip?"

Chang Zhong hesitated for a moment and said, "War Horses... The Military Affairs Office only gave three thousand horses."

Gu Qing frowned: "The team of ten thousand people has only three thousand war horses? Are you serious?"

Chang Zhong said helplessly: "There are only three thousand war horses, which is the rough proportion of the Tang Dynasty's army. The military headquarters said it was based on the common rules, and there was no mistake."

Gu Qing snorted, "I led the army to Anxi with the order. How can I follow the usual rules? Each person and one horse must be able to make a journey. There is a desert outside Yumen Pass. Do you have to rely on the legs of the soldiers to walk over?"

Seeing the four generals with helpless expressions, Gu Qing said, "I will solve this matter. You will continue to be on standby. How can you travel without a horse? I will not let the soldiers suffer with me."

Chang Zhong and three other generals clasped their fists and said gratefully: "The deputy envoy loved his soldiers like his sons, and the last general accepted them."

After entertaining four people for a banquet, the four generals said goodbye with satisfaction.

Gu Qing called Butler Xu and asked him to move out five thousand taels of silver cakes from the warehouse. Looking at the boxes piled up in the yard, Gu Qing frowned with pain.

This is half of my family's assets. Not only that, when I lead the army and leave Beijing, my other half of my family's assets will also be taken away. Money can solve most of the troubles in the world, including the problems that may arise in the army, and it is necessary to carry huge sums of money with me.

When the money was used, he hated him for a small amount. Gu Qing suddenly wanted to call Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing, the shopkeepers, and took turns slapping them with big mouths.

I have been to Chang'an for so long and have been influenced by my business knowledge for so long. I have made money so slowly. I might be able to get excited after a beat.

"Tell the servants to put these boxes on the carriage and send them to Yang Guozhong's mansion." Gu Qing ordered with heartache.

Butler Xu felt more distressed than Gu Qing. Looking at the homes piled up in the yard, he thought of the empty warehouse in the mansion. Butler Xu wanted to say something but stopped, and was full of thoughts to tell anyone.

"Shut up, don't say a word, otherwise don't blame me for beating the old man." Gu Qing quickly stopped Butler Xu's long-term words.

Butler Xu had to go to do his business honestly.

Five thousand taels of silver cakes were given out, and Yang Guozhong was immediately overjoyed when he received the huge bribe.

Gu Qing is a cheerful person. He really doesn't suffer any loss when making friends with this person. Not only does he help him remove the thorn in his eyes, but he also gives him a generous gift so politely.

Sitting among a pile of boxes filled with silver cakes, Yang Guozhong seemed to have a sweet love affair, so happy that he just wanted to sway up to the sky.

After receiving the bribe, Gu Qing followed suit and visited him.

Yang's mansion received Gu Qing with the highest standards of etiquette. Yang Guozhong even called out the most beautiful genius he had personally bought and specially accompanied Gu Qing.

Gu Qing smiled on his face and MMP in his heart.

Turtle is extremely snobbish. He has come to Yang's house so many times, but today he has given a generous gift to call out such a beautiful genius.

Immortal Banbaner, your turtle will die tragically at Mawei Slope.

Good wine and food, beautiful colors and fragrance, but Gu Qing was not moved at all.

Others use singular geniuses to treat guests, but they are polite, but Gu Qing, as a guest, never touched them.

No matter how hungry you are, you cannot eat with the plate you licked by the dog.

After three rounds of wine, Gu Qing expressed his intention after the swaying dance in the front hall.

There are only two purposes for giving a heavy gift.

The first is that he is about to leave Beijing. Gu Qing gave a heavy gift to congratulate Yang Guozhong in advance for being appointed as the right prime minister, and 5,000 taels of silver cakes are considered as a gift. Be happy and don’t give those messy jade gems, just give money, which is affordable and generous.

The second purpose is to fight horses, food and grass, and weapons.

Yang Guozhong happily accepted the first purpose.

As for the second purpose, Yang Guozhong's little mung bean blinked for a long time, looking embarrassed.

Gu Qing watched coldly and never said a word of pleading.

I spent 5,000 taels of silver cakes, don’t you know what you think? I’m about to be the right prime minister, and I can’t even take care of this?

Seeing that Gu Qing didn't speak for a long time, Yang Guozhong was not stupid either. He finally understood what the purpose of Gu Qing giving such a heavy gift was.
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