Gu Qing didn't expect that he could be promoted despite being in prison. He didn't know whether it was the absurdity of Tang Dynasty's officialdom or the absurdity of his own life.

What's even more absurd is that promotion is promotion, and jail time is still jail time. There is no conflict between the two. Therefore, Gu Qing's new official's three fires after taking office can't burn anything. At most, he can burn down the prison cell.

When the jailer of Dali Temple came excitedly to tell Gu Qing the news of his promotion, Gu Qing still sat motionless in the dirty and smelly cell, showing no sadness or joy.

When things go wrong, there must be a monster. He obviously led people into a big disaster, robbed the prison and deposed the prison chief. This is said to be a serious crime. Even if Yang Guifei and Yang Guozhong defended themselves in front of Li Longji, Gu Qing felt that he must at least be a

The fate of being dismissed and exiled, then the question arises, why did he get promoted after causing such a big disaster? Did Li Longji reward himself for his meritorious service in escaping prison?

Gu Qing was puzzled, and the more he thought about it, the more confused his mind became.

He is just an official wandering around the center of power in the court. He is not involved in many things and does not know the inside story. It is said that God's power is unpredictable and God's will cannot be asked. The closer you get to the center of power in the court, the more you understand. Some people have it.

There is no right or wrong in things.

Some people have worked conscientiously as officials for half their lives, causing no trouble or trouble, but they are demoted and dismissed for no apparent reason. Some people jump up and down all day long and do all kinds of bad things, but are promoted for no apparent reason.

The court is such a place where there is no sense of reason and no distinction between right and wrong. All good and evil are only decided by the emperor.

Sitting in jail for three days was nothing to Gu Qing. Ever since he learned that a prisoner in Dali Temple Prison had been promoted even though he was in jail, the jailer became much more polite to Gu Qing. It was obvious to him that he came to Dali Temple for vacation.

, which is equivalent to gaining seniority at the grassroots level. After leaving the cell, a new official will take office. People like the jailer of Dali Temple are the most versatile, how dare they offend Gu Qing, a rookie in officialdom.

So the jailer laughed along and changed Gu Qing to a clean cell. The environment was not bad. At least the straw in the cell was not so damp and the number of fleas in the straw was much smaller. Even the prison food sent by the jailer actually contained fleas.

It has a bit of a fishy taste.

Gu Qing was very touched by such courtesy. He just felt at home. He even thought about making friends with the Minister of Dali Temple after he was released from prison to see if he could get a special VIP room for himself in the cell, with a bed, a table, wine and meat.

That kind of thing, after all, with his natural trouble-making physique, I'm afraid there will be no shortage of chances of ending up in a cell in Dali Temple in the future.

On the second day of his imprisonment, the jailer suddenly came to him and told him that he had a visitor.

Soon, a pretty woman wearing a bamboo hat and gauze was brought in by the jailer and stood motionless outside Gu Qing's cell.

Gu Qing was shocked. The treatment of VIPs in Dali Temple's cell was so horrifying? This is... a girl assigned to him by the state, used for... that and so on?

But why only one came? Shouldn't a row of girls come out and bow together to say "Good evening, boss"?

Gu Qing stared at the girl outside the cell with burning eyes, and said deeply: "Ruhua, is that you Ruhua?"

The jailer excused himself with good intentions. The woman lifted up her gauze hat and smiled. Zhang Huaijin's charming face appeared in Gu Qing's eyes.

Gu Qing suddenly felt a little disappointed.

It turned out that I was overthinking it, and it turned out that the Dali Temple cell was not as etiquette as I imagined.

"Second brother!" Zhang Huaijin clasped his fists heavily.

Gu Qing responded with clasped fists excitedly: "Third brother!"

"Second brother!"

"Third brother!"

After the etiquette of meeting brothers was completed, Zhang Huaijin was overjoyed. He felt that this etiquette was inexplicably high-end, but Gu Qing felt a slight sense of shame in his heart, always feeling that this etiquette was too middle-of-the-road.

Zhang Huaijin chuckled and said: "Second brother just said 'Ruhua', who is Ruhua? Is this a woman that second brother met in Chang'an?"

"No, Ruhua is a dog in our village. We have had it for many years and have feelings for it." Gu Qing sighed.

Zhang Huaijin laughed: "Hahaha, it's actually a dog. Second brother, your eyes are really..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Huaijin finally reacted, so his face changed instantly and he glared at him angrily: "So when you called me Ruhua when you saw me just now, do you think I look like that dog?"

Gu Qing said seriously: "How can third brother belittle yourself? You are much more beautiful than a dog. A hundred dogs combined are not as beautiful as you."

Zhang Huaijin was happy again, but he always felt something was strange.

"Second brother, I heard that you are in jail again. Let me come and see you." Zhang Huaijin pouted and said, "You don't know how difficult it is to get into the Dali Temple jail. I thought it would be enough to spend some money to train the jailer, but who knows?

If you dare to accept money, it was the second ancestor who finally handed me a name card to the minister of Dali Temple before letting me come in to visit you."

Gu Qing sighed sadly: "For me, it's not difficult at all to enter the Dali Temple prison. I can just get in if I get into trouble."

Zhang Huaijin laughed again, and then said proudly: "Brothers are in trouble together, second brother, just wait, I will go and beat the jailer, and then I will be imprisoned to accompany you."

Gu Qing sighed: "But I will be released from prison the day after tomorrow. Wouldn't I leave you alone in the cell then?"

Zhang Huaijin said: "Second brother can't help being loyal. If you beat the jailer after you go out, won't you be able to come in and accompany me again?"

"Second brother advises you to be kind. The jailer did something wrong and was beaten and humiliated by our brothers like this."

Zhang Huaijin smiled, opened the food box he brought, and took out a series of exquisite dishes and a jar of unopened wine.

"Second brother must not be able to eat well or sleep well in prison. I brought you some food. You eat slowly. When you are released from prison in two days, I will take care of you."

Gu Qing began to eat and drink without ceremony.

Zhang Huaijin was right. The feeling of being in jail was indeed unpleasant. He couldn't eat well or sleep well, and there were a lot of fleas on the straw. As for eating, considering how picky Gu Qing was, all the dishes he cooked were not pig food.

Zhang Huaijin squatted outside the cell door and watched Gu Qing eating and drinking with a smile, combing her hair in a bun with her hands on her cheeks, looking like a porcelain doll carved from pink and jade.

"I have heard about what the second brother has done, and I have to praise you. The second brother is really a righteous man. I did not misjudge the third brother." Zhang Huaijin said sincerely.

Gu Qing nodded perfunctorily, pointed to the plate of barbecue in front of him, and said, "Who roasted this meat? You go back and beat him to death, and it's not even cooked yet."

"Okay!" Zhang Huaijin readily agreed, and then said: "I heard from the second ancestor that His Majesty has decreed that you will be promoted to the rank of Chief of the Zuowei. The Chief of the Zuowei, who is a sixth-rank official, has been promoted to four levels at once.

,Amazing."

Gu Qing slowed down his eating and drinking movements and asked: "Has your second ancestor ever told me why Your Majesty promoted me to an official position for no reason?"

Zhang Huaijin opened his eyes wide and said, "Because you are powerful and righteous, His Majesty will naturally promote you to an official position."

Gu Qing nodded: "I like this unreliable answer."

I'm afraid I won't get anything out of asking Zhang Huaijin. This girl is silly and not very smart. If it were Zhang Huaiyu, she would definitely be looking for people to find out the ins and outs of the matter, or she would simply rob him.

Gu Qing thought of Zhang Huaiyu again. For some reason, he kept thinking of her unconsciously recently. Could it be that she... burned down my kitchen in Shiqiao Village?

Gu Qing ate and drank in silence, while Zhang Huaijin chattered like a sparrow outside the cell door. The topics were all over the place. Gu Qing always felt that this girl did not come to Dali Temple to visit him today, but purely to satisfy her own desire to talk. So...

...I have to add some extra dishes. I just listened to her talk about this for a long time, and I was at a loss.

After finally eating and drinking, Zhang Huaijin stopped talking and started to clear the dishes, while saying: "Second brother, I think you are a very good person. Judging from your conversation just now, you are a very calm person."

Gu Qing raised his head and sighed: "I only had food and drink just now, so how could I talk."

Putting the dishes in the food box, Zhang Huaijin stood up quickly and said: "Second brother, I'm leaving. I'll bring some food to see you tomorrow."

After saying this, Zhang Huaijin turned around and walked away neatly.

Gu Qing looked at her back and smiled. The styles of the Zhang sisters were very similar. They were straightforward and never sloppy.

The sad thing is that their IQs are also very close. Zhang Huaiyu looks cool. After getting to know each other for a long time, Gu Qing discovered that no matter how cool the husky looks, it will tear down the house.

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Two days later, Gu Qing was released from prison.

After walking out of the door of Dali Temple, Gu Qing looked back sadly. If he had a file bag in his hand, a cigarette in his mouth, the cell door behind him slowly closed, and he was walking alone into the unknown and vast life, the picture would look like

It has an internal flavor.

After being imprisoned twice, a man's vicissitudes of life are revealed only when he has a story to tell.

Not long after the vicissitudes of life, a few steps out of Dali Temple, a carriage stopped in front of him, and the curtain opened, revealing Zhang Huaijin's happy face.

"Second brother!"

"Third brother!"

"Two... Oops!"

Gu Qing blinked blankly.

Li Twelve Niang's cold voice came from the carriage: "What a random name, it has no dignity! If your second ancestor finds out, you will be beaten to death."

The car curtain opened again, and Li Twelve Niang stared at Gu Qing and said, "Why are you so stunned if you haven't gotten in the car yet?"

Gu Qing then quickly got on the carriage, got into the carriage and saluted without saying anything.

"Meet Aunt Li..."

"Sit tight! Don't look anywhere or do any salutes."

The carriage moved slowly, and Zhang Huaijin looked at Gu Qing and smiled: "Second brother, take a bath first, you stink..."

Gu Qing said without changing his expression: "It's masculine, third brother, you don't understand."

"Hehe, men don't smell like this. My father, my second ancestor, they don't smell bad."

Li Twelve Niang looked at the two of them helplessly and sighed: "It was obviously a beautiful marriage, but they became brothers. What do you, the second and third brothers, say? Who is the eldest brother?"

Gu Qing and Zhang Huaijin looked at each other quickly, and then they had a tacit understanding. At the same time, they faced the southwest and held their hands in the distance: "The eldest brother is naturally Zhang Huaiyu who dominates Shiqiao Village, Qingcheng County, Shuzhou. Brother Zhang, the people in the world give him the nickname 'Eastern Undefeated'

'."

After saying that, the two laughed loudly.
Chapter completed!