Zhang Huaiyu revealed the bloody past, and Gu Qing sat quietly on the bedside, listening to her story expressionlessly.

Gu Qing had no feelings for his parents in this life, but he was still a little moved when he died fighting to protect Zhongliang.

"Who is Prime Minister Zhang's political opponent? Who is his enemy?" Gu Qing immediately grasped the key question.

Zhang Huaiyu was silent for a moment and said slowly: "An Lushan, the governor of Yingzhou back then, and now the military governor of Pinglu and Fanyang towns, is now a highly favored minister of the Hu people."

Gu Qing's eyelids twitched.

The name An Lushan is too familiar. He was the person who pushed hard on the crumbling foundation of the Tang Dynasty. He was the turning point in the entire history of the Tang Dynasty.

Gu Qing thought for a moment and said, "So, An Lushan sent people to kill Prime Minister Zhang? Why did he want to kill him?"

"In the 24th year of Kaiyuan, An Lushan served as the military envoy of the Pinglu Army. He was defeated in the attack on Khitan, resulting in numerous casualties among the soldiers. Zhang Shougui, the governor of Youzhou at the time, ordered An Lushan to be bound and escorted to Chang'an.

Regarding the crime, after my grandfather saw An Lushan in Chang'an, he looked at his face and color and felt that he had evil intentions and was quite cunning in his words and deeds. My grandfather served as prime minister for many years, and among them, he was praised by the emperor and the world for being quite knowledgeable.

As a wise man, after meeting Anlu Mountain, my grandfather said to Pei Guangting, the minister at the time: 'Anyone who messes up Youzhou must be like this.'"

Zhang Huaiyu sighed helplessly: "This sentence is a bit strong. Now the emperor is very fond of Anlushan and has not shown any objection. Later, my grandfather's words were spread, and many people said that he did not see Anlushan correctly.

As the Jiedushi of Juliang Town, An Lushan paid tribute to Chang'an City every year, danced the Hu Xuan Dance in front of the emperor and the imperial concubine every year, and even recognized the imperial concubine as his adoptive mother. An Lushan showed extremely loyalty to the Tang Dynasty. Even I

This granddaughter doesn’t know whether what her grandfather said back then was right or wrong..."

Gu Qing pursed his lips and said nothing. But he was secretly amazed at Zhang Jiuling's judgment.

People today don’t know it, but future generations will know it.

Gu Qing knew that what Zhang Jiuling said was right. An Lushan had indeed turned against him later. Now An Lushan was just accumulating strength in secret and using the appearance of loyalty to deceive Chang'an.

Zhang Huaiyu continued: "Because he saw An Lushan's rebellion, and because he led to the defeat in the battle against Khitan, my grandfather was the prime minister at the time, so he gave instructions in the memorial that An Lushan should be killed. At that time, my grandfather

The original text of the instruction was, "If Rangju goes out to the army, he will kill Zhuang Jia. Sun Wu will execute the order, and he will also kill the palace concubines. If Gui Jun's order is obeyed, Lushan will not be spared death." It is a pity that the emperor spared Anlushan that day.

There was no order to kill him, and even later An Lushan's official position became more and more powerful. However, my grandfather was reprimanded by the emperor for the case of Zhou Ziliang that year, saying that he had improperly recommended people, and was demoted to the position of governor of Jingzhou."

Gu Qingruo realized something: "Because your grandfather wanted to kill An Lushan back then, so he hated him, so you wanted to kill him?"

Zhang Huaiyu sighed softly: "When the prime minister of the dynasty personally said that a person would rebel against the imperial court in the future, and was so determined to kill him, how could An Lushan not be afraid, how could he not bear grudges? This An Lushan was also a forbearing person, and he endured it until my grandfather

Shi, who was demoted to the position of governor of Jingzhou, was on his way back to his hometown to sweep the tombs in the 28th year of Kaiyuan, when he took action against him and our Zhang family."

Gu Qing asked doubtfully: "The Governor of the Governor's Office, Shi, is also a big official. How dare An Lushan kill the court officials openly?"

"An Lushan was already favored by the Holy Spirit that year, and the emperor trusted him very much. If he sent dead soldiers to suddenly attack him on the road, and then made it look like he was robbed by bandits, he would not be afraid of the dead soldiers leaking the secret after the incident failed. This matter can be done without any worries, what should An Lushan be afraid of?"

Gu Qing thought for a moment and nodded: "That was the year my parents died in the battle to protect Prime Minister Zhang?"

Zhang Huaiyu's eyes turned red and he choked up and said: "Your parents were in Chang'an those years. It is said that they were hiding from enemies. They were old acquaintances of my grandfather. They often came to my house to reminisce with my grandfather and treated me as if they were one of my own. I was originally a concubine. A concubine, I am not valued by the elders of my family, but your parents treat me very well. In my heart, they are closer than my biological parents. When An Lushan sent soldiers to kill my grandfather, they heard the news from their colleagues. , hurriedly rushed from Chang'an to Shaozhou. Your parents are heroic people with many friends. They invited friends to help them along the way. When they met my grandfather's family on the road, they had invited more than 20 heroic people..."

"These more than 20 heroes protected my grandfather's family as they went south. My grandfather reported it to the local government and the guards. However, it was too late. As soon as the messenger set out, Anlu Mountain's troops came to kill them. In addition to sending dead soldiers, Anlu The mountain also hired many rangers, more than a hundred people in total."

"That night, they set fire to the official post. Your parents and more than 20 heroes fought against them. In order to protect the Zhang family, all the heroes fought with their lives and died on the spot. Your parents fought until the end and suffered numerous injuries. During the fight, your father even had his abdomen ripped open by the thieves, but he still refused to retreat, guarding the yard and fighting the enemy until finally the officers and soldiers heard the news and came to kill the thieves, and your parents were exhausted. And died..."

"On his deathbed, your father struggled to crawl towards your mother. The two of them held hands together and died almost at the same time. From the moment of fighting to death, they didn't say a word of farewell or explain anything about their aftermath. My grandfather I cried bitterly and blamed myself, thinking that he was responsible for the death of your parents, so he ordered your parents' bodies to be sent to the outskirts of Chang'an for a grand burial. From then on, my grandfather often felt guilty and ashamed. Afterwards, he complained bitterly to the emperor about An Lushan's crime. I favored An Lushan, but there was no evidence for the robbery and murder, so the matter was ignored. In May of that year, my grandfather also passed away in pain..."

After Zhang Huaiyu finished speaking, he looked up to the sky and closed his eyes, tears streaming down his face.

Gu Qing lowered his head and remained silent, his expression sad and uncontrollable.

He did not see with his own eyes what happened that year, but in Zhang Huaiyu's narration, he seemed to have a picture of the heroes of the Tang Dynasty in his mind. They laughed boldly, they rode drunkenly, and they were free and easy all their lives, not afraid of power. Live happily and die heroically.

They are not a lawless group of people, they also have the word loyalty in their hearts, but their loyalty is not to the emperor, but to the common people in the world. For loyalty and justice, they will not hesitate to risk their lives to protect the loyal ministers of the court. For loyalty, they can die generously, as if they were extravagant. feast.

Although he was very unfamiliar with his parents, Gu Qing felt a sense of pride in his heart for some reason. He was proud that his parents were also heroes of a generation, upright and unparalleled in their loyalty.

Pursing her lips, Gu Qing tried hard to hold back the complicated emotions in her heart and calm herself down.

"The one who came here to seek revenge today is the fish that slipped through the net back then?" Gu Qing said calmly.

Zhang Huaiyu nodded, then shook his head: "They had a grudge against your parents before that incident. It is said that your parents once set up an ambush to capture several of their brothers with different surnames alive, and were later beheaded by the government and abandoned in the market. Later, An Lushan hired rangers to rob and kill them. My grandfather, they were also involved. It can be said that it is a combination of new hatred and old hatred. They are the sworn enemies of your Gu family for two generations. Your parents left you in Shiqiao Village back then, and they went to Chang'an, probably to avoid them. "

Gu Qing breathed a long sigh of relief: "Okay, I understand the cause and effect. Let me do the next thing."

Zhang Huaiyu smiled bitterly and said: "Don't make trouble. With your skills, you can barely kill a village gangster. Those people are all masters. You can't beat them. Please clean up quickly and hide out today."

Gu Qing sneered: "Shiqiao Village has my foundation, and there are people and things I want to protect. I will hide when trouble comes, and then come back after the news is over. I will live in a coward for the rest of my life. I even look down on myself!"

Zhang Huaiyu said helplessly: "What can you do if your enemies come? Are you going to fight them desperately? It's useless to tell the government. It's impossible for the government to send people to protect you every day. Besides, if they have murderous intentions, even if the government protects you every day,

, they don’t care at all about killing a few more government servants and then fly away, and no one can do anything to them.”

Gu Qing pondered for a long time, then suddenly smiled: "Don't ask so many questions, take good care of yourself, and leave the rest to me."

Zhang Huaiyu's expression grew colder: "Gu Qing, you are not indifferent. Enemies may come to your door in the next few days. Don't try to be brave. It's not shameful to hide away now. If you have the ability in the future, you can just go back and take revenge."

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"Everything I own is in Shiqiao Village. It is absolutely impossible for me to give up everything I have been running for more than half a year for a few enemies. Don't worry, I am calm and have methods. Don't underestimate me."

Zhang Huaiyu sighed: "When I think of the embarrassing scene when you killed Yao Guitang, how can I not underestimate you?"

Gu Qing's face turned dark immediately. This woman was so seriously injured and still didn't know how to talk. It was obvious that she had lost her will to live.

So Gu Qing stood up and stared at Zhang Huaiyu intently. Zhang Huaiyu felt uncomfortable being stared at by him, and his pretty face turned cold: "What do you want to do?"

Gu Qing suddenly struck out like lightning and slapped her injured arm hard. Amidst Zhang Huaiyu's unbelievable cry of pain, Gu Qing's figure turned into a black smoke and disappeared.

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The enemy is still looking for Gu Qing, but they will not delay Gu Qing's brewing.

A few days later, the wheat was almost fermented. Gu Qing put the fermented wheat into an iron steamer, connected a smooth iron pipe to the steamer, and lit a fire to steam.

The first steamed wine cannot be drunk, it is called "wine head", which is very harmful to the body. After steaming for a few hours under controlled heat, a strong aroma of wine will gradually come out of the steamer, and the steam on the iron pipe will gradually

It condenses into beads, drop by drop, slowly dripping into the altar.

Gu Qing squatted on the ground and watched with satisfaction as the finished wine fell into the jar drop by drop, feeling full of accomplishment.

"Eh? What smell? Is it the smell of wine? Where does such a strong aroma of wine come from?" Li Bai came out of the east room, his whole body seemed to be floating, and he followed the smell of wine to the kitchen.

"Brother Xian, is this... wine?" Li Bai stared straight at the wine jar in front of him.

"It's wine, but you can't drink it. You have to steam it several times." Gu Qing explained.

Li Bai turned a deaf ear and rushed forward to hug the wine jar. There was already about half a catty of wine in it. Li Bai picked up the wine jar and took a big gulp into his mouth. Gu Qing didn't even have time to stop him.

The strong alcohol entered his stomach. Li Bai's eyes widened and he seemed to be frozen for a long time. Gu Qing looked at him worriedly. Although the wine was only steamed, it was still about thirty degrees. He drank it down in one gulp. He had never drank it before.

People who have drunk to such an extent may not be able to bear it for a while.

Sure enough, it took a long time for Li Bai to exhale a long breath, open his mouth to say something, his lips wriggled a few times, revealing a fairy-like smile, and finally fell to the ground with a plop and fell unconscious.
Chapter completed!