The bells of the bell tower echo melodiously over Chang'an City.

The palace gate was wide open and there were guards. The court officials were silent. Each of them was tidying up their clothes and making their appearance meticulous. The eunuch stood in front of the palace gate with a whisk and loudly announced that all the ministers could enter the palace meeting.

Strangely, the court officials did not move, and everyone was watching Gu Qing.

Gu Qing did not move, and stood in front of the troupe with a serious expression, but not at the front. According to the rules, the front was Li Yu, the eldest son of Guangping King, Li Heng, and after Li Heng became emperor, Guo Ziyi and Li Yu were in charge of the troops of Shuofang Army.

After Li Heng returned to Chang'an, there was already news in the court, and Guangping King Li Yu was likely to be named the crown prince at today's court meeting.

Today is the first court meeting of the new dynasty. It is reasonable and reasonable. King Li Yu of Guangping should be ranked first in the court.

However, when Gu Qing stood in the court class in a low-key manner, everyone did not move, and even Li Yu looked at him hesitantly.

A strange aura filled the court squad. The court officials looked at each other. The veteran Guo Ziyi half-closed his eyes, looking like an old monk entering a state of meditation, as if he had not realized the strange aura.

The eunuch in front of the palace gate was quite strange. He called the court officials twice and entered the palace, but no one paid attention to him. Everyone's eyes turned to the young man in the crowd, but the young man looked calm and as calm as a mountain.

If you delay any further, you will delay the court meeting. The eunuch looked at the sky anxiously. The court troupe was full of powerful officials, and the eunuch did not dare to urge him. After stomping his feet, he had to bow and stand up.

After a long time, Li Yu, the King of Guangping, finally couldn't calm down. He walked out of the squad and turned to Gu Qing, staring at him with a smile.

Gu Qing hurriedly saluted: "I pay homage to His Highness, King Guangping."

Li Yu smiled gently and said, "Deputy Commander Gu, you and I have not met you for the first time. I met several times when I was in Chang'an. Today, my father's first court meeting. Deputy Commander Gu made great achievements and was also a Qin-fai Duke. Why are he so humble and standing among the court troupes silently? With the identity of Gu, he can stand side by side with me."

"I dare not. I am just following the order to quell the rebellion. I have done some trivial things or have made minor achievements, but I cannot compete with Yingyue for the brightness."

Li Yu smiled and said, "Ship Gu is so humble that I am ashamed. The court meeting has rules. Who should stand in the court class and where should they stand? The Ministry of Rites has rules. If Gu Shuai doesn't change his position, his colleagues will not dare to move."

Gu Qing stood up straight and looked around, and saw countless court officials nodding. Several court officials laughed and made gestures to Gu Qing, signaling him to move forward a few positions.

Gu Qing laughed a few times, since everyone was looking for it, I'm not polite.

So Gu Qing calmly walked to the forefront of the court, standing behind Li Yu and Guo Ziyi, ranking third.

When the eunuch in front of the palace gate saw that everyone had finally arranged their seats, he breathed a sigh of relief and called the ministers to the palace meeting again with a sharp voice.

When the ministers entered the palace, there were many people, and they were in a vast way and could not see the beginning or end.

Although it was the Zhide New Dynasty, there were nearly a thousand court officials who returned to Chang'an and the local officials near Guanzhong. Of course, the size of nearly five thousand court officials in Beijing during the Kaiyuan period was still much smaller.

When he entered Xingqing's main hall, the ministers stood quietly, and the eunuchs reported to the emperor to arrive.

The ministers bowed one after another and called him saints.

Li Heng was dressed very grandly today. After all, it was the first court meeting in the capital. He finally sat on the chair he had dreamed of in the imperial palace of Chang'an City.

After the etiquette of meeting the king and his ministers, Li Heng sat down and slowly glanced at the ministers, and his eyes were deliberately on Gu Qing for a moment.

The first thing that stood up was King Li Yu of Guangping. Li Yu of Li Yu on behalf of his ministers for congratulating the royal army on his recovery of Guanzhong, the emperor returned to power, the rebels retreated to the north, and the subjects of the world returned to their hearts. In short, the situation was very good.

The ministers immediately echoed and praised Li Heng for his merits.

The Tang Dynasty was no longer the pragmatic style of the early Tang Dynasty. After the Kaiyuan period, the atmosphere of the court formed a trend of flattery. When Li Longji was good, the ministers would naturally not disappoint him. This kind of praise-style court meeting gradually became a fixed rule. The pragmatic style became more and more biased. A court meeting came down, and there were not many things to deal with. The flattery was a complete picture.

Gu Qing was quite disgusted with this atmosphere and stood in the class without saying a word.

Li Heng, who was sitting in the hall, was not disgusted at all, and he enjoyed his appearance very much.

After taking a long shot, Li Heng was finally satisfied and stood up and said to his ministers: "I will return to Chang'an, and I will rule it in person. As soon as the new dynasty is established, I can forgive prisoners in the world."

In the crowd, a courtier stood up and said, "Your Majesty, some prisoners are unforgivable."

Li Heng was stunned: "Who is unforgivable?"

"After the rebels occupied Chang'an, some court officials were captured by the rebels. They lost their integrity and served the two masters in order to survive. They became accomplices of tigers and became minions of rebels. These people who lost their integrity and virtue cannot be forgiven."

Li Heng nodded and said slowly: "These people... are indeed unforgivable."

Li Yu interrupted, "Father, as far as my sons know, the first left prime minister Chen Xilie was a minister who was unqualified. After the rebels occupied Chang'an, Chen Xilie was captured by the rebels and later became the prime minister of the puppet dynasty. In the middle of this year, because Chen Xilie was too old and sick to bear the burden, he resigned from the rebels to recover from his illness. The left prime minister of the puppet dynasty was taken over by a man named Feng Yu."

There was a sudden silence in the hall. The news of this era was blocked, and many people were shocked if Chen Xilie had become the left prime minister of the pseudo-government.

Li Heng's face turned gloomy and snorted coldly: "Chen Xilie was a timid person in the Tianbao year. He only knew how to be good at everything. Unexpectedly, he was so proud of his life. Once he was captured, he would immediately turn his favor and serve his master. It was very shameful! Such a person should not be kept."

"The eunuch sent poisonous wine to Chen Xilie's mansion and was sentenced to death. All the family members were reduced to the sect and the three generations were not allowed to open the vows."

Li Yu said again: "Father, it is reported that more than 300 court officials were rebelling when the rebels occupied Chang'an. For example, Wang Wei, the former doctor of the Ministry of Personnel, also rebelled against the enemy and appointed an official position in the pseudo-official court..."

The ministers were shocked again. Wang Wei was a famous person in the Kaiyuan Tianbao period. His reputation was not in his official position and political achievements, but in his poetry reputation. Wang Wei was a poet as famous as Li Bai, He Zhizhang and others.

However, there is no poet in the eyes of the emperor. No matter how awesome a poet is, he is a plaything in the eyes of the emperor. He is as awesome as Li Bai, and Li Longji said he would let him go.

So Li Heng frowned and said, "All these betrayal people..."

Before he could finish his words, a shout among the ministers suddenly interrupted his words.

"Your Majesty, I have a message to you, please listen to God."

Li Heng was interrupted and was a little angry. He looked at him in a slight manner, but saw that the person who interrupted him was Gu Qing.

So Li Heng had to try hard to squeeze out a smile and said, "Ju Qing can say whatever you want."

Gu Qing stood out of the court and bowed to him, "The rebellious ministers are hateful, but I think these hundreds of rebellious ministers should be tried first and then questioned. Many people did not have time to escape from Chang'an, not only were they captured, but their families were also controlled by the rebels. It is difficult for anyone to sacrifice their lives and keep their loyalty and righteousness. Even if they have to commit themselves to serving the thief, there is a last resort. This is a common sense. Please tell us clearly and then make a decision."

Li Heng was a little displeased and said, "Transformation is to be treason. How can there be a reason to justify it? Losing one's integrity means losing one's virtue. Even if the family's lives are held hostage, they should take full care of loyalty and righteousness and would rather die than surrender."

Gu Qing smiled.

I really love this unreasonable look.

You are so loyal and righteous, why don’t you even have an edict to pass the throne and become emperor in Lingzhou?

"Your Majesty, besides loyalty and righteousness, there is still courtesy and filial piety. If your parents are held hostage, whether it is full loyalty and righteousness or filial piety, it depends only on your personal choice. I think that no matter which choice is, it is helpless, but I cannot say that he chose the wrong choice." Gu Qing said without giving in.

Seeing Gu Qing's expression firm, Li Heng finally realized that Gu Qing was serious. He really planned to plead for those court officials who had lost their integrity.

Is this matter a big deal? Of course it doesn’t count. Killing or not killing has no impact on Li Heng and will not involve any government affairs.

Li Heng was very rational. In the first court meeting of the new dynasty, he was unwilling to have a rift with powerful ministers. This matter was within the scope of compromise and concession.

So Li Heng was silent for a while and said, "Since Gu Qing insisted, I also followed the advice of the king, so I followed Gu Qing's report that those ministers who lost their moral integrity could not be executed, and then put them in prison and handed them over to Gu Qing for interrogation."

Gu Qing bowed and said, "I thank Your Majesty for your kindness and kindness."

Li Heng added: "But, Chen Xilie must die. He is the chief evil. No matter what the reason, the chief evil must be eliminated. Otherwise, how can we convince the hearts of the subjects in the world?"

Hearing the firmness in Li Heng's words, Gu Qing also compromised with great tactfulness: "Yes, Chen Xilie must be sentenced to death, and I do not object."

The first time the king and his subjects confronted each other, Gu Qing won.

Next is another new issue, the matter of quelling rebellion.

Although the king's army recovered Guanzhong, it cannot be said that the world was peaceful. The rebels fled and still occupied the area north of the Yellow River. These places must be taken back.

"Gen. Guo, Gu Qing." Li Heng named him.

The two stood out to the squad.

"The two are the deputy marshals of the world's soldiers and horses. How can they suppress the rebellion? Is there any good solution?"

Guo Ziyi glanced at Gu Qing quickly, and Gu Qing stood quietly with a smile, as if he had no intention of speaking.

So Guo Ziyi said: "The old minister thought that all the soldiers from Guanzhong should be raised, crossed the Yellow River north, pursued the victory, recovered the northern towns and annihilated the rebels."

Li Heng looked at Gu Qing and smiled and said, "What do Gu Qing think?"

Gu Qing lowered his eyebrows and said slowly: "I will discuss it."

Li Heng's eyes flashed and he said in a deep voice: "The soldiers in Guanzhong include Shuofang Army and Anxi Army in Chang'an City, as well as more than 10,000 Shu Army and 10,000 Hexi Army. These are the entire force of the imperial court. How do you think it is appropriate to allocate troops to cross the north?"

Gu Qing's eyelids twitched. He knew that this sentence was the show of the court meeting today.

After all, Li Heng was still thinking of dividing the Anxi Army.

Although it is urgent to quell the rebellion, Gu Qing could not accept that his power was cut off after quelling the rebellion. At that time, he became a pig and sheep to be slaughtered, and his fate was not ordinary.

"Your Majesty, since the Anlushan rebellion, the Anxi Army has undertaken most of the battles to suppress the rebellion. After many major battles, although Guanzhong and the south of the Tang Dynasty were protected by the Anxi Army, the soldiers of the Anxi Army also suffered heavy casualties. Many soldiers have been disabled for life and should not fight again. I think that the Anxi Army should not cross north to attack the enemy, and should stay in Chang'an to rest and rest."

Li Heng frowned. He guessed that Gu Qing would avoid the enemy and preserve his strength, but he didn't expect that Gu Qing would speak so bluntly that he was too lazy to be tactful.

"Gu Qing, if the Anxi Army had not crossed north to attack the enemy, relying solely on the Shuofang Army and the Shu Army, it would probably be impossible to pacify the northern rebels."

Gu Qing sighed: "Your Majesty, the Anxi Army is extremely exhausted. If you send such a disabled soldier to fight against the rebellion, you will definitely lose more than you win. If there is a big defeat, it will be a great blow to the court. The subjects in the world may be disappointed with the court, and I am also thinking about Your Majesty and the court."

Li Heng's face became more and more gloomy, but his tone was still very tolerant: "Putting rebellion is the most important thing for the country, so Gu Qing reluctantly made it difficult. What if the Anxi Army is going to fight? I can swore that even if the Anxi Army is defeated, I will never pursue any generals in the Anxi Army. All the money, grain and weapons required to go to war can be leniently allocated to the court. "

Gu Qing smiled, but his tone was very firm: "If Anxi Army is defeated, it is for the loss of the country. Once it is defeated, it will be a long time to quell the rebellion. Your Majesty, the court cannot afford to lose money. I insist that the soldiers of the Anxi Army should rest and rest, and may go to the north after the spring of next year."

Li Heng's anger was on the verge of attack and he took a deep breath several times.

Behind Gu Qing, a court official stood up and said carefully: "Mr. Gu, since he is a minister in the palace, he should put the overall situation first..."

Before he finished speaking, Gu Qing's bent body suddenly straightened and turned around very slowly. The moment his body twisted, his eyes also changed. His eyes were like a hungry wolf, fierce and violent, and blood-devouring.

The murderous aura instantly soared into the sky, and the atmosphere of the entire hall fell into extremely terrifying silence as Gu Qing turned around.

The courtier who was staring at Gu Qing was so scared that he was so scared that he knelt down with a soft knee. Seeing that he was so despicable, the minister next to him hurriedly helped him up. The courtier who was talking stood up and crawled back to the court team. He didn't dare to say a word anymore. He stood in the crowd and still couldn't stop trembling.

In the hall, Li Heng's heartbeat suddenly accelerated and his face was a little pale.

He caught the moment of Gu Qing's eyes when he turned around.

The eagle looks at the wolf and looks fierce and cruel.

In just a moment, Li Heng's mood fell to the bottom.

With just one look, the court officials in the palace were silent.

The hero has grown up, who can control him?

The hall was quiet, and everyone was frightened by Gu Qing's eyes just now. Although Gu Qing had quickly recovered from his original state, he still looked calm like a vulgar and unpretentious, but no one in the palace dared to speak for a long time.

After a long time, after the eyes of King Li Yu of Guangping flashed, he finally broke the unbearable silence in front of him.

"Father, since the soldiers of the Anxi Army have suffered a lot of losses and are seriously injured, my son believes that the matter of suppressing the rebellion can be temporarily put on hold and decided after discussing with Deputy Commander Gu and Senior General Guo. Can you decide?"
Chapter completed!