Gu Qing felt that there was nothing wrong with being compatible with the Zhang Huaijin brothers. Apart from not being able to bathe together, go to the sauna together, or go to the toilet together... everything else was fine, at least they were happy to get along with each other. Who said there is no pure friendship between men and women?

?As long as brothers are compatible, they can promptly and rationally kill all the ambiguous feelings that are still in their infancy.

The carriage was swaying. Li Twelve Niang sat in it and remained motionless. She looked at Gu Qing helplessly and sighed: "You have only been in Chang'an for a short time. You have gotten into trouble one after another and have been jailed twice. I think you are young and frivolous."

, you are usually a very calm person, why are you so impulsive when things happen?"

Gu Qing smiled bitterly and said: "I have no choice but to do it myself."

Li Twelve nodded slowly: "I guess you have your 'righteousness' that you insist on, but for the sake of righteousness, it is the pride of the father to sacrifice one's life and forget death. But in the future, you must think twice before doing anything.

Consider the consequences, I'm worried that if you continue to cause trouble like this, your life will be in danger sooner or later."

"Thank you Aunt Li for reminding me, I just don't want to leave regrets for the rest of my life."

Both Li Twelve Niang and Zhang Huaijin looked at him in confusion.

Gu Qing sighed: "When it was time to stand up, I chose cowardice; when it was time to die calmly, I chose greed for life; when it was time to protect others, I chose to escape; when it was time to make a lifelong commitment to a woman who was in tune with my heart,

At that time, I chose to let go... These are all regrets, regrets that cannot be made up for in a lifetime."

Li Twelve's eyes gradually turned red as she listened, not knowing what she remembered.

Zhang Huaijin stared at him steadily, with a strange look in his eyes.

It took a long time for Li Twelve Niang to calm down and said quietly: "Back then, your mother asked your father if he wanted to take me as his concubine. Your father said he didn't want to. He only had your mother in his heart. I also said no, because I

Li Twelve Niang doesn’t want charity from others..."

Zhang Huaijin said in confusion: "If three people can be happy together, what's wrong with that?"

Li Twelve Niang smiled bitterly: "You are still young and don't understand."

Zhang Huaijin looked at Gu Qing again: "Do you understand?"

Gu Qing nodded and said: "I understand, but I have yet to meet a woman who agrees with my heart, so I can't imagine what crazy things I would do to pursue her."

Zhang Huaijin was startled when he heard this, and then muttered dissatisfiedly: "I am a woman..."

Gu Qing said quickly: "No, you are not."

Li Twelve Niang, who was feeling sad, looked at Zhang Huaijin, then at Gu Qing, and a smile suddenly appeared on her lips.

The carriage stopped, and Gu Qing opened the curtain and discovered that this was Changlefang. Unexpectedly, Li Twelve Niang also lived in Changlefang, which was not far from his house. It would take almost an hour to burn an incense on foot.

Li Twelve Niang's house is very large and looks very grand. Every decoration in the house is luxurious and exquisite without exceeding the rules.

As Li Twelve Niang entered the door, there were many women in fancy clothes in the spacious front yard, practicing swordsmanship in the yard. Seeing Li Twelve Niang coming back, all the women stopped one after another, saluted Li Twelve Niang, and called her master.

Gu Qing suddenly realized that these women were all disciples of Li Twelve Niang. Sword dancing is an art and a craft, and one must become a disciple.

After the women saluted, they all looked curiously at Gu Qing behind Li Twelve Niang. Some cheerful women covered their mouths and laughed secretly, while others turned their faces away in embarrassment.

Gu Qing was also a little nervous. In his two lifetimes, he had rarely been watched by so many women at the same time, so he unconsciously covered his face with his sleeves, lowered his head, and planned to pass by in a hurry.

Unexpectedly, the careless Zhang Huaijin jumped out, took out the dagger given to her by Li Twelve Niang, first clasped his fists at the women, and said boldly: "Here comes all the heroes! Zhang arrived at Guibao for the first time.

, who can show me some tricks..."

Before he finished speaking, Gu Qing covered his mouth with one hand and took away his tie with the other. Gu Qing smiled awkwardly at the women: "It's funny, it's funny. Our family is unfortunate and evil is rampant..."

After carrying Zhang Huaijin into the front hall, Zhang Huaijin broke free from Gu Qing's hand and glared at him: "Who is from your family? Who is the evil obstacle?"

"Brothers are of course a family. As for who is the evil one..." Gu Qing pointed at himself and then at her: "Isn't it obvious enough?"

Li Twelve Niang watched the quarrel between the two quietly, the smile on her lips getting deeper and deeper.

The three of them sat down in the front hall. Li Twelve Niang looked at Gu Qing and said, "I heard that you were promoted, but I forgot to congratulate you."

Gu Qing smiled bitterly: "This official was promoted in a daze. I was clearly trying to rob a prison and hurt people. Your Majesty did not kill me but promoted me to an official. Is it because he praised me for my good job in robbing a prison and made people happy, and encouraged me to keep up the good work?"

Li Twelve-niang rolled her eyes at him and hummed: "What are you dreaming about? Is it still reasonable to rob the prison? If His Majesty hadn't happened to beat Li Linfu, and if there hadn't been so many civilians in front of the Dali Temple who were interceding for you, you would have been

If you lose your momentum, do you think His Majesty will spare you?"

Gu Qing was shocked and said: "There is such an inside story? What I do has nothing to do with anyone else. Why would a commoner go to the gate of Dali Temple to plead for me?"

Zhang Huaijin held Li Twelve's arm affectionately and said with a smile: "If Aunt Li hadn't been strategizing secretly, why do you think so many civilians went to the gate of Dali Temple to plead for someone they didn't know for no reason?"

Gu Qing suddenly realized that the people who begged for him were secretly organized by Li Twelve Niang. No wonder he was able to easily survive this disaster. He thought he was lucky, but it seemed that someone was silently carrying the burden for him.

Gu Qing quickly stood up and saluted Li Twelve Niang: "Thank you Aunt Li for saving me."

Li Twelve Niang waved her hand: "You don't have to thank me. I said that I am your only relative in this world."

Gu Qing still bowed, and after sitting down, he said: "Aunt Li said that Your Majesty wants to beat Prime Minister Li? What does this have to do with my robbery?"

Li Twelve Niang said: "The person who instigated Wannian County Magistrate to capture those two businessmen was Li Linfu. Do you know this?"

Gu Qing nodded: "My third brother told me when we were in prison."

Li Twelve Niang frowned again at the two men's nondescript names, but she still held it back.

"For the gossip report you ran, Yang Guozhong had obtained the consent of His Majesty and the Imperial Concubine. After they agreed, Li Linfu, the right prime minister, still instigated Wannian County Magistrate to arrest people. What do you think His Majesty would think?"

Gu Qing smiled and said: "I must feel uncomfortable."

"Not only that, the East Palace and Li Linfu have been fighting fiercely in the past few years, but recently Li Linfu has been seriously ill, and it is said that he does not have much time left. Under such a situation, what do you think His Majesty should do?"

Gu Qing thought for a while and said: "Li Linfu is seriously ill, and the power of the East Palace and the prime minister is out of balance. Your Majesty must intervene to create a new balance..."

Li Twelve Niang looked at him in surprise: "Have you ever learned the Imperial Art?"

"I haven't learned it before, but I have heard of some of the King of Skin's Techniques, namely the balancing technique. As long as the court situation can be balanced, the world and the court will not be in chaos."

Li Twelve Niang praised: "This is not superficial. You already know it very profoundly. Yes, the emperor's art is the art of balance... The day before yesterday, His Majesty spread the news of your promotion to the palace. I was puzzled for a long time.

, I couldn’t figure out why His Majesty wanted to promote you to an official position. Later, after asking someone to inquire about it, I found out that the matter was related to Li Linfu..."

"Many people in Chang'an City know that Li Linfu's time is running out, but he still holds the power of prime minister in his hands and refuses to let go. Li Linfu will die if he says he will die. If he dies, there will be no shortage of people in the court.

Time is bound to be out of balance. At that time, the East Palace family was the dominant one and there was no second force in the court to check and balance him. How could His Majesty feel at ease?"

Gu Qingruo realized something: "So, Your Majesty must support a new force before Li Linfu dies?"

"Yes, this force may not be too strong at the moment, but the East Palace has been fighting with Li Linfu for many years, and has repeatedly been at a disadvantage. It has been hit by Li Linfu for many years. Now the power of the East Palace is not much stronger, so His Majesty supports the new one.

After regaining power, it happens to be able to form a new balance with the old forces in the East Palace."

Gu Qing's eyes flashed: "The leader of this force should be Yang Guozhong, right?"

Li Twelve Niang looked at him with more admiration: "It seems that you are really qualified to be an official, and your vision is very accurate. If you can avoid getting into less trouble, you may really be able to make a name for yourself in the officialdom in the future."

"I will keep track of how much to send." Gu Qing said humbly.

"It is almost certain that Yang Guozhong will take over Li Linfu's position as prime minister. Before supporting the new prime minister, the first thing to do is to defeat the old prime minister. This force must be severely punished before Li Linfu's death.

Suppress them. Once Li Linfu dies, they will immediately fall into disarray and be expelled from the court or defect to new forces in an instant. A new balance will be formed in the court, and your Majesty's goal will be achieved."

Gu Qing pondered for a moment and said: "So, your Majesty first used my prison robbery as an excuse. Instead of punishing me, he promoted me to an official position just to beat Li Linfu. Let everyone take a good look at it. Anyone who goes against Li Linfu will be punished."

Being promoted, does this send a signal to the court?"

"That's right, Your Majesty didn't say anything. Regarding the gossip report, Li Linfu probably didn't know that His Majesty had agreed, otherwise he wouldn't be so bold. He can only say that this matter has nothing to do with you personally. You are just in His Majesty's hands.

As a chess piece, even if Li Linfu did nothing, His Majesty would find a reason to beat him. The person who was beaten was not him himself, but the prime minister headed by him, do you understand?"

Gu Qing let out a long breath and said with a wry smile: "I thought His Majesty admired my style, so no matter what I did was right or wrong, I would be rewarded by him. It turns out that I am just a chess piece..."

"Have you figured it out? Feel uncomfortable?"
Chapter completed!