How to choose the official residence given by the emperor is a science.

First of all, you must clearly understand your position, and then clearly understand your position in the heart of the emperor. The size of the house is closely related to your position. If you are not greedy enough to choose a big house, the Ministry of Revenue will naturally give it to you, but when it comes to Li Longji

In his ears, how would he view Gu Qing?

He is just an official of the eighth rank, but he chooses a house closest to the palace and Suzaku Street. How will the first and second rank courtiers of the princes, princes, and marquises view him?

If you are a person who knows how to advance and retreat, and knows how to be measured, you will definitely live a long life.

Dr. Du Zhi politely led Gu Qing to Pingkangfang. There was a house here that was once occupied by a certain minister of the Ministry of Rites. It had been vacant for several years. Gu Qing immediately refused after seeing the location.

Pingkangfang is close to Xingqing Palace and Shengyefang. It is where the top dignitaries of the Tang Dynasty lived. Several brothers of Li Longji lived in Shengyefang, and the prime minister Li Linfu lived in Pingkangfang. It is conceivable that he lived in Pingkangfang.

What kind of characters are there in this workshop?

If Gu Qing chooses to settle in Pingkangfang, he doesn't know how many enemies he will make for himself.

After walking around Pingkangfang, Gu Qing left immediately, and then told Doctor Duzhi that he needed a more remote location, and the house didn't need to be too big, just big enough to live in.

Doctor Duzhi immediately understood Gu Qing's thoughts and smiled admiringly at him.

There are many young people who are proud of themselves. Gu Qing is the only exception. He can maintain such a calm and sober mind when the emperor's holy family is gradually growing. This young man's future will definitely not stop there.

So Dr. Duzhi took Gu Qing to Changlefang, which is not far from the East Market and two squares away from Xingqing Palace. It is also located to the east of Chang'an City, which is relatively remote.

Changlefang also had several official residences. Gu Qing looked at each of them and finally settled on one of them.

This is a small courtyard-style house with three entrances. The courtyard is not big, but the decoration is quite exquisite. There is a small pond in the middle courtyard. There is a pavilion in the center of the pond. Lotus leaves and lotus flowers are spread on the water. There are four or five rooms in the backyard.

The wing room is enough for living.

Doctor Duzhi told Gu Qing with a smile that this was the smallest official residence in Changlefang. It was once the residence of a seventh-grade Xuanyi Lang. Later, Xuanyi Lang committed a crime and his family was exiled to Qiannan.

The house was taken over by the Ministry of Household Affairs and has been vacant for more than two years.

Gu Qing thought about it and felt that this house might be suitable, so he settled on it happily.

After seeing off Dr. Duzhi, Gu Qing called Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing over, showed them around his house, and then asked them to find someone to decorate it again.

"Young Master is amazing! At such an early age, he has already earned a fortune in Chang'an with nothing. The house prices in Chang'an are very expensive. Even a wealthy businessman like me has to think twice before buying a house in Chang'an.

I have been gritting my teeth and hesitating for a long time these days, but I still can't bear to live in a permanent residence..." Hao Donglai looked envious.

Gu Qing glanced at him. Today, Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing's faces were stained again. There was no need to ask. They must have had another violent conflict yesterday. They had vowed to love each other in front of him a few days ago.

The words were still ringing in their ears, and the two of them made a move again. The oath of friendship was like eating cabbage, a scumbag.

"How expensive are house prices in Chang'an?" Gu Qing asked curiously.

Shi Daxing sighed: "Look at the location and the size. Ordinary people can't afford it, and even wealthy businessmen may not be able to afford it. Let's just say that Shaolangjun's house is in a rather remote location and the size is suitable.

If you buy it in Chang'an, it would take a middle-class family to go without food and drink for decades to afford it, which would be equivalent to about one hundred and fifty taels of silver cake."

Gu Qing's eyes flashed. If he united with some businessmen in Chang'an to form a real estate speculator group, he would surely make a lot of money.

Unfortunately, this way of making money was too immoral. In the end, it was the people who suffered. Gu Qing gave up after just a fleeting thought.

"I'll leave you two rooms in the middle courtyard. Choose yours. You won't have to stay in an inn anymore. Just treat this place as your own home." Gu Qing said cheerfully.

The two were overjoyed and hurriedly saluted and thanked them.

"The money for the renovation of the house has come out!" Shi Daxing said first.

Hao Donglai was not to be outdone: "I paid for the housekeeper, handyman, and maid!"

Shi Daxing changed his face instantly and glared at him fiercely: "I'll pay double!"

Hao Donglai was furious: "I'll pay four times as much! I'll hire two hundred people to serve the Young Master!"

"I...I invited your most beautiful concubine from Qingcheng County to be Young Master's wet nurse!" Shi Daxing said with a blushing face.

Hao Donglai's brain suddenly became congested and he was about to fall out. When he saw Gu Qing's shocked expression, he immediately changed his mind and said, "Why should you invite me to take my concubine? If Shao Langjun doesn't dislike it, I will take her to Chang'an immediately and give her to Shao Langjun.

I don’t ask for recommendations on pillow mats, but I can barely do the job of rubbing Mr. Young Master’s back and washing his feet.”

Gu Qing looked at them in astonishment. The merchant really had no moral integrity and no bottom line. The concubine was considered his wife and he actually gave it away as soon as he said so.

However, don’t they speak with their heads in mind? Aren’t you afraid of offending someone by giving a second-hand wife to a handsome young man who is in the prime of his career? If you have a peerless beauty, I’ll do it for you. What’s the beauty of your concubine?

Not counting?

The most beautiful concubine was obviously Hao Donglai's favorite. Although he said it, he was still a little reluctant to part with it, so he looked at Gu Qing nervously and said in a trembling voice: "Young Master, please say something and I will take her to Chang'an immediately.

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Gu Qing pondered for a moment, then politely refused with a smile: "You two, get out of here."

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You don't need to have a concubine, but the two shopkeepers promised to repair the house and hire a housekeeper and maid, so there is no need to refuse this.

Early the next morning, Gu Qing went into Zuowei Mansion to run errands as usual, and Zhou Cangcao greeted him with a bright smile on his face.

A few days after Gu Qing was imprisoned, Zhou Cangcao also went to prison. Later, a decree came from the palace and Lu Chengping was imprisoned for three days. Zhou Cangcao and Gu Qing were released at the same time. After Zhou was released from prison,

Cang Cao didn't know where to find out the reason for the turn of events, so he became more polite and respectful to Gu Qing.

In the eyes of high-level officials in the court, Gu Qing is of course an insignificant role. Li Longji's treatment of Lu Chengping has nothing to do with Gu Qing. However, in the eyes of low-level officials like Zhou Cangcao, it is Gu Qing who has won the favor of the emperor himself.

Avenging Gu Qing's shame was an incredible act of grace. Gu Qing's future might be limitless, so after Zhou Cangcao was released from prison, he made up his mind and hugged Gu Qing's thigh tightly.

Seeing Gu Qing come to answer the question, Zhou Cangcao took Gu Qing aside and told him mysteriously that Lu Xuan, the imperial censor in the palace, fell ill last night. The Lu family invited several famous doctors from Chang'an City to see the doctor, and they spent half the night.

Lu Xuan's illness was still not cured, so early in the morning he sent a servant to send a letter of leave to the censor's desk. Lu Xuan asked for sick leave, and the date of his sick leave has not been determined, and he does not know when he will recover.

Coincidentally, the right minister Li Linfu's condition happened to worsen last night. Before the famous doctor from Chang'an City could see the patient at Lu's house, he was immediately invited to Li Xiang's house. Early this morning, Li Xiang's servant also handed over a memorial to the palace.

, Prime Minister Li said in his memorial that he was seriously ill and could not bear the heavy load, and he was willing to transfer most of his power to Chen Xilie, the left prime minister, while only retaining the power of the Ministry of Personnel and the Yushitai.

Gu Qing smiled as he listened to Zhou Cangcao's gossip about the court, but in his heart he admired the Li Linfu whom he had never met.

After all, the traitorous minister who has been famous for thousands of years has some skills. From the fact that he assessed the situation and decisively decided that he was seriously ill, and then handed over the power in his hands, he still retained the most important personnel power and supervisory power. This shows that Li Linfu has a clever plan.

With the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Yushitai in hand, it was useless no matter how much power Chen Xilie had in his hands, he still had to ask Li Linfu for instructions on everything.

Zhou Cangcao also told Gu Qing that less than an hour after Li Linfu's memorial was delivered to the palace, the emperor's approval came down.

Agree to Li Linfu's request.

This means agreeing to all the requests in Li Linfu's memorial, including the transfer of power, including the retention of the Ministry of Personnel and the Yushitai.

While approving Li Linfu's memorial, Li Longji also issued a reprimand to the Prince of the East Palace, Li Heng, saying that he was too playful and unwilling to learn.

Twenty beautiful palace maids were cut.

This decree was very meaningful. While Li Linfu was suppressed, he promptly reminded the East Palace not to be too complacent. Both sides were suppressed, and the forces in the court were balanced again.

Gu Qing secretly sighed, they are all thousand-year-old foxes. From now on, they will have to walk on thin ice in the court. If they are not careful, they will be shattered to pieces.

A moderate turmoil was caused by the dispute between Gu Qing and Lu Chengping, and in the end it became an excuse for Li Longji to check and balance the forces in the court.

Who said that the old Li Longji is stupid? This emperor is almost a man, so why is he so stupid? He just put his thoughts in the wrong place. He has ignored the sufferings of the people all over the world and only sees the court.

Lord Gonggun, he only wants to balance the situation of the court, and does not care whether the world is suffering or not.

There were too many ministers boasting about the prosperous times, and the emperor couldn't hear the truth. He really thought that it was still a prosperous time. As for the crisis hidden under the ice and about to unfold, no one could see it.

After listening to the gossip, Gu Qing went into the house to work with satisfaction.

After sitting there all morning, Gu Qing did nothing. He still didn't understand what he was supposed to do on his errands. As an official who joined the army as a recorder, he seemed to be able to take care of everything, and could directly give advice to the general. However, in fact

There are specific people in charge of the specific errands in Zuo Wei's palace. The person who records the affairs and joins the army is probably a person who gives instructions from the side.

Of course, Gu Qing doesn't have any career ambitions. He prefers to have leisure time. If errands don't come to him, he will never take the initiative to find something to do.

I sat there until noon, when a eunuch came to Xingqing Palace. Under the watchful eyes of countless generals and officials of Zuowei Palace, the eunuch carried a whisk and walked into the room where Gu Qing was working.
Chapter completed!