Li Heng, who was so angry that he wanted to peel off his skin and bones, actually helped Gu Qing talk for the first time, and a strange aura suddenly appeared in the hall.

Yes, I heard that right, Li Heng was talking to Gu Qing.

The words sounded very encouraging. Gu Qing was a hero and made great contributions to suppressing the rebellion. Without Gu Qing's Anxi Army, Chang'an City is now afraid that it is still in the hands of the rebels. You, my king and his ministers are still in the desolate desert of Lingzhou, pretending to hold a court meeting like a temporary straw troupe.

What happened to the death of hundreds of refugees after making such great contributions to the country? Besides, the poisoned person is not Gu Qing, so what is wrong with Gu Qing? At best, he was just a mistake of being in the wrong observation.

Li Heng said these words righteously and sternly in front of the civil and military officials on the Golden Palace, which confused the court officials.

Are you sure there is no ghost?

All fools know that today's Zi and Gu Qing are incompatible, and today's Gu Qing is trapped in the wind and waves. Isn't it a normal person's approach to put aside the insult and kill him while he is sick? You actually help Gu Qing talk, don't you know what your character is?

In the Golden Palace, only Li Mi and Du Hongjian, the ministers who were trusted by Li Heng were not surprised. It seemed that Li Heng's abnormal behavior had long been as expected.

When the palace severely refuted the Censor's Supervisor, Li Heng ordered the court meeting to be dispersed.

The incident is still fermenting in the refugee camp outside the city.

It is certain that there are people in the refugee camp secretly inciting people's sentiments, but there are too many refugees and too chaotic management. All the bad commanders of Jingzhao Prefecture have been sent down, but they still cannot find the behind-the-scenes commanders who spread the inciting refugees.

On the third day after the incident, public opinion in the refugee camp outside the city gradually became increasingly fierce.

Originally, everyone was just talking secretly. At the beginning, the refugees were still making excuses for Gu Qing. After all, the officials and high-ranking officials were shown, so it was impossible for them to take care of everything. If they were not careful, they were taken advantage of by the villain and poisoned the refugees to death, and even put the blame on Mr. Gu. It was really unfair to Mr. Gu.

If everyone keeps saying this, this matter will probably be eliminated invisible. Regardless of whether the poisoned murderer is caught or not, at least no one will bear to blame Gu Qing. To be honest, tens of thousands of refugees outside the city were supported by Mr. Gu, and nearly a hundred people were poisoned to death by the criminals. It was just a small stone thrown into the pond, which could not cause too many ripples.

However, by the fourth day, the public opinion in the refugee camp gradually changed.

I don’t know who deliberately spread rumors in the refugee camp, leading public opinion in another direction.

Is Gu Qing a kind heart or a ill-hearted person to help refugees?

Unconditionally provide relief to tens of thousands of refugees, and use all means to get food for refugees. If he says he does not have any selfish interests, who would believe it? Put your heart in mind. Even if your family is rich, is it that country. Are you willing to use your wealth to unconditionally provide relief to refugees?

The court could not even allocate food, but Gu Qing had a way to get it. How did he do it? Has he already secretly hoarded food and released it when more and more refugees were released, so as to invite people to win the hearts and lay the foundation for his future usurpation of the throne?

The poisoning was too strange this time. The murderer put the poison in the pot for no reason. On the surface, Gu Qing was indeed innocent, but who could guarantee that Gu Qing was really innocent? He first poisoned and killed a group of refugees, then caught a few scapegoats and said they were murderers, and chopped them in front of the refugees. If things develop like this, will Gu Qing's reputation be higher?

As all kinds of rumors spread, refugees gradually realized that they had lost the ability to judge right and wrong.

When rumors are circulated in unison by thousands of people, rumors are no longer rumors, but truth.

On the fifth day of the incident, the public opinion trend in the refugee camp changed, and Gu Qing became the behind-the-scenes instructor for poisoning. Whether it was poisoning or helping refugees, he had an ulterior motive. He used the refugee's lowly lives as a pawn to seek benefits in the court for himself.

Five days ago, a kind-hearted person who was still praised by refugees for being praised for being grateful, became a hypocrite with ill-hearted hearts and cruelty in five days.

The refugees went from their understanding at the beginning to their silence later, and then their suspicion and suspicion, which eventually turned into cursing and insulting Gu Qing.

It only took five days. The human heart cannot stand scrutiny.

The weather has changed, and this winter is colder than in previous years.

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Gu family mansion.

Gu Qing fixed a piece of cake with tongs and put it on the charcoal fire to bake. The cake was decorated with dried fruit, meat pieces, wild vegetables, milk skin and other things, brushed a layer of oil on it, and after baking for a while, the cake made a sizzling sound on the charcoal fire, and saw drops of oil dripping into the charcoal fire.

Looking at the bread on the charcoal fire, Gu Qing swallowed quietly and smelled the strong fragrance in the room, Gu Qing instantly felt that his life was perfect.

The world is worth it, it’s very worth it.

Duan Wuji came to Gu Qing and squatted down, looked at the sizzling oily bread on the charcoal fire with curiosity, and said, "What are you baking with your husband?"

"Pizza, but I prefer to call it 'Wu Dalang Cooking Cake'." Gu Qing stared at the dough cake without blinking.

Duan Wuji smiled bitterly and said, "You are still busy with this matter... The refugee camp outside the city is in an uproar, and the refugees are scolding you for pretending to be a public and selfish, and you have bad intentions. The students just came back from the refugee camp and just walked in and were almost swallowed by the angry refugees..."

Gu Qing was still staring at the dough cake and said lightly: "It's not OK to swallow it alive. You need seasonings. It's delicious when it's roasted. It's not delicious."

Duan Wuji was amused and laughed. This man was so heartless. There were countless people outside the city stomping their feet and scolding him, but he didn't realize it, as if nothing in the world was as important as the piece of broken bread in front of him.

Duan Wuji was a little angry and snatched the tongs from Gu Qing's hand, and the piece of bread was also taken away by him.

Gu Qing finally reacted. Those who violated his food would be punished even if they were far away.

"Han Jie, pull this plague scholar out and get twenty military sticks..." Gu Qing shouted.

Duan Wuji shook his hand, and he hurriedly handed the tongs and dough cakes back to Gu Qing, and said honestly: "Master, the student is wrong."

Gu Qing's expression was slightly slower, and he pointed at him and said seriously: "No, I hate people who stole my food the most, so I'm not kidding."

"Yes, students won't dare to do it anymore."

Put the bread on the tongs on the charcoal fire and continue to roast it. Gu Qing sighed: "If this pizza can be scored as full ten points, you just robbed it like this and owe a few degrees of heat. At most, you can only get eight points. Sisi is not at home and no one cooks for me. I can only eat an eight-point pizza in a frustration... Kill me!"

Duan Wuji hugged aside obediently, not daring to speak out, and his submissiveness was particularly pitying.

After a while, Duan Wuji couldn't help but say, "Mr. Master, you worked hard to raise food for the refugees. Not only did those refugees not be grateful, but they also scolded you in a crowd. But you were not depressed at all, but were depressed because of a bread..."

Gu Qing said lightly: "Most ordinary people in the world are ignorant. Like a group of unconscious sheep, the leading sheep dogs will blindly follow the dog wherever they go. If I want to blame the dog who leads the way, what are you calculating about with a group of sheep? Do you have no wisdom to care about them?"

Duan Wuji sighed, "Student remember that you used to deal with the enemy with a ruthless move. Those who offend you are either dead or disabled. Why do you become kind after you are now in a high position and power?"

Gu Qing smiled: "This is not kindness, but a wrongdoer and debt. If you want to find it, find the person behind the scenes. Those refugees are incited by others. What can I do with them? Tens of thousands of people outside the city are scolding me. Can I order all these tens of thousands of people to be killed?"

Duan Wuji also felt it was too much, but he still couldn't calm down and said unwillingly: "At least the person who took the lead in spreading rumors can still be found out. We should understand the Zhengdian punishment and take down the person who took the lead in spreading rumors. After torture, the behind-the-scenes instruction was found. In the end, the truth was revealed and the ungrateful refugees gave you an explanation."

"The person who takes the lead in spreading rumors in the refugee camp is just a small man. Even if he is put in prison for interrogation, he cannot find anything. The real battlefield is not in the refugee camp, but in the court..."

"Mr. I mean, this matter was actually a secret commander of the court?" Duan Wuji was shocked and said, "Can it be the one in the palace..."

Gu Qing smiled and said, "Don't make random guesses. If you take it for granted, it will easily cause misleading yourself and deviate from the correct direction of the truth."

Duan Wuji was solemnly accused of being right, but his expression clearly identified the suspect.

"Master, no matter what, this basin of dirty water has been poured on you. At least you have to fight back. Could it be that they will let them ruin your reputation?"

Gu Qing still stared at the pancake and said, "If you don't have to hurry, if you can't calm down, you will only win a small role. If I keep calm, the big guy behind me should jump out."

Duan Wuji sighed, "It's really a disaster. I've suffered a sudden disaster without any warning. Why are they throwing your dirty water?"

"We regained Chang'an, Guanzhong, the Anxi Army is becoming more and more famous, and my reputation among the people is getting higher and higher. Haha, I am more and more powerful. If I know the tactfulness, I should hand over the military power immediately, and from then on either become a civil servant or retire to the mountains and forests..."

"But I wasn't so tactful. I kept holding on to the military power and refused to let go. They had to find a way to make me bad and try to destroy my reputation. If there is a conflict with them in the future, at least they represent justice in the hearts of the people, which can be regarded as the foreshadowing for the future of the "declaration on rebellion."

Duan Wuji was silent for a moment and said, "If the prince does not fight back, even if the truth is revealed in the future, it will be difficult to recover as before."

Gu Qing said: "It's almost done. A few days ago, a censor popped up in the court. Someone else should pop up in the past two days to see how they deal with me..."

As soon as the corner of his mouth curled, Gu Qing had a smile on his face, but there was a bit of murderous intent in his eyes.

"I've gotten much better in recent years, but some people really think I've become obedient and obedient."

Duan Wuji was shocked and then smiled and said, "The student waited for the master to show his power and kill the clown from the jumping beam."

Gu Qing nodded, and then both of them stopped talking.

After a long time, Duan Wuji couldn't help but point to the bread that was still baked on the charcoal fire and said, "Master, that bread...the pizza is already cooked."

Gu Qing stared at the pancake without blinking and said, "I know."

"Why didn't the prince take it out?"

"You haven't left yet, I want to bake for a little longer..."

"Uh, why?"

"Because I can see that you want to get rid of my pizza, but I don't want you to get rid of my pizza, so I have to wait patiently for you to leave. If you are still an individual, you should take the initiative to say goodbye and don't disturb me to enjoy the pizza alone."

Duan Wuji: "...students say goodbye."

"Go away quickly, walk non-stop, and run out of my home like a rat."

"……yes."

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Rumors outside the city are getting worse and worse, and Gu Qing has become the target of public criticism.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is someone who incites public opinion behind the scenes. The death of nearly 100 refugees was obviously poisoned by others, but the blame is on Gu Qing's head without saying anything.

People are selfish, refugees are also humans, refugees are pitiful, but it does not mean that they are all good people.

As long as there are a few bad people mixed in it, the foolish will usually be deceived and unconsciously become dirty. Their memories seem to be very short-lived, and they don’t remember Gu Qing’s good deeds of hard work to raise food for them. They will only blame Gu Qing for his failure to observe and only suspect that Gu Qing has ulterior motives.

Everyone is not afraid to guess others' worst malicious intentions. After guessing, they become evildoers. Under the mentality of the law not ruling the public, they wantonly release the devil in their hearts, allowing them to devour their skin and bones, and speak like a knife.

Words can kill people. What's even better is that you don't have to bear legal responsibility after words. The law can only punish the first person to kill people with words. What about the others?

Of course, it is "the law does not blame the masses", because the law defines other people as "not understanding the truth" and "blind", and one explanation covers up all the evil they have done.

When the refugee camp was in full swing, someone finally took action in the court.

This time the Censorate took action.

At the second day of the dynasty meeting, more than ten censors from the Censorate General submitted a joint memorial, asking the emperor to uphold justice for nearly a hundred poor refugees who died of poisoning.

It's funny. When tens of thousands of refugees were starving to death outside the city, no one said anything in the court. Nearly a hundred refugees were poisoned to death. The censors were filled with righteous indignation, as if their father had been murdered, and they demanded the emperor severely punishing the murderer and holding him accountable.

This time, Li Heng no longer spoke as righteously and harshly as last time, nor did he count Gu Qing's contribution to the country. Instead, he looked embarrassed, hesitated and shook his head, rejected the requests of more than ten censors, and safeguarded Gu Qing's feelings.

More than ten censors refused to let go, knelt in the golden hall and cried bitterly, bringing out various laws and sages. In short, it was just a sentence. If the emperor did not deal with this matter seriously, he would be a fool.
To be continued...