It doesn't sound nice, but the truth is almost correct.

After the Zuo Wei corruption case, Gu Qing's temperament and demeanor have indeed changed in the eyes of outsiders. Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing can't tell what the specific changes are. They can only say that Gu Qing seems to have a more humane temperament than before.

From his mental reaction to his demeanor, Gu Qing didn't look so indifferent anymore. His face had some human smoke, and there were more obvious emotions and emotions.

Hao Dong said that he had a touch of "humanity", which is probably what he meant.

Gu Qing also felt that there were some changes in his mentality, maybe because the light of righteousness shone on him.

The facial lines of people with kind thoughts are as soft as the spring when all things revive.

The Zuo Wei corruption case seems to be the first time in Gu Qing's life that he was not willing to take action for his own benefit. Before this, Gu Qing was mostly selfish in his heart. He did not want to care about things that had nothing to do with him.

He is even less willing to get involved in disputes and troubles that have nothing to do with his own interests. The world has never been gentle to him, so why should he be kind to the world?

After what Li Twelve Niang said to him at his parents' grave, Gu Qing decided to intervene in Zuowei's corruption case. His original intention at that time was that he did not want to let his only relative disappoint him. He was afraid of losing this relative.

Later, the corruption case came to light, and Gu Qing's mood became clearer for some reason.

Perhaps, in the sealed corner deep in his heart, God prepared an unopened gift for him, which was the long-lost kindness in his nature to make up for the debt he owed to him in his two lives.

After completing the task, Gu Qing felt very good, with a sense of moral accomplishment, as if someone suddenly pulled him out of a dark corner and forced him to bask in the sun. From his initial refusal, to

Gradually I started to like it, and finally I felt that living under the sun was not bad at all.

How can a person with a kind nature get used to the long-term darkness? He is qualified to bathe in the sunshine.

"Young Master, Lao Shi and I have been busy these days. We bought four shops in the east city of Chang'an City. One of them is used to sell our gossip newspaper, and the other three are used to sell porcelain from Shuzhou. As for the elements,

, or according to the previous allocation, how about it?" Hao Donglai asked.

Gu Qing raised his eyebrows: "I haven't paid for the shop yet..."

The two shopkeepers hurriedly shook their heads: "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no."

Lang Jun contributed the money, and Lao Shi and I share the money to buy the shop. We can't just eat what's ready-made without doing anything."

Gu Qing nodded and said: "Okay, I treat you as one of my own, so I won't worry about money with you. If anything happens to the store in the future, leave the official matters to me."

The two shopkeepers smiled happily.

Most of the merchants who do business in Chang'an City have official backgrounds. The bigger the business, the deeper the background. If you dare to continue doing business in Chang'an City without any background, you will be swallowed up sooner or later. Merchants have always been attached to the powerful and officials.

The vine cannot grow upward without support.

In the afternoon, Yang Guozhong came.

If we say the biggest winner in this Zuowei corruption case is none other than Yang Guozhong.

Gu Qing secretly arranged and directed the plan behind the scenes, and Yang Guozhong was the one who executed it. With the combined efforts of the two, although Li Linfu was not brought down, Li Linfu also had half of his power as prime minister. After handing over the power of Yushitai, Li Longji

Taking advantage of the situation, the Yushitai was handed over to Yang Guozhong. Now Yang Guozhong also holds another official position, that is, Yushi Dafu.

This was only a superficial benefit. The bigger benefit was that as Li Linfu was deprived of power, Li Linfu's party members noticed that something was wrong in the court, so they quickly changed their families, and most of them turned to Yang Guozhong's family.

Most people with a discerning eye can see that Yang Guozhong is the next candidate for prime minister, and Li Linfu is already declining. Seeing that the situation is about to end, joining Yang Guozhong is the best choice for the interests of the officialdom.

After this corruption case, Yang Guozhong not only took over the Yushitai and became the person in charge of the supervisory power, one of the three powers of the court, but the power of the court increased greatly and gradually formed a force that cannot be ignored.

The prime minister's position is one step closer.

Even Yang Guozhong himself didn't expect that he would get such huge benefits from a corruption case, and the person who made him get all this was Gu Qing.

Yang Guozhong now admires Gu Qing very much. Although the official ranks of the two are very different, Yang Guozhong no longer dares to ignore this young man. Judging from the current situation, if he becomes an ally with Gu Qing in the court, then

He will be able to sit back and relax for at least ten years.

With Gu Qing's ability, he will probably become an important minister in the court in another ten years. By then, the alliance between Yang Guozhong and Gu Qing will gradually change. Maybe they will become enemies. But at this stage,

, Gu Qing is a person who must be friends with Yang Guozhong.

This time Yang Guozhong took the initiative to come to the house and even brought a gift. He is really a very particular person.

Gu Qing received Yang Guozhong warmly and welcomed him from the door into the front hall.

Yang Guozhong was obviously in a good mood, stroking his beard and letting out hearty laughter from time to time. He also said many unconscionable words of praise for Gu Qing's humble house. Hearing this, Gu Qing began to believe him, feeling that he really had deliberately decorated his house for the sake of elegance.

It looks like a small farmhouse, not because of lack of money.

After taking a seat in the front hall, wine and food are served as usual. No matter what time the guests come, they are always treated with wine and food. Therefore, in the homes of wealthy families in the Tang Dynasty, sometimes early in the morning you can hear the sound of silk and bamboo bells coming from the mansion. That is absolutely

It’s not that the host stayed up all night, but that guests came in the early morning, and the host entertained them with wine, food and kabuki.

There were only wine and food at Gu Qing's house, but no kabuki. After drinking two glasses of wine, Yang Guozhong felt a little dull.

"Gu Xiandi was young and romantic, so why was there no kabuki in the house to entertain people?" Yang Guozhong looked around with his crooked eyes, but did not see the beautiful kabuki, and finally had to put his evil eyes on the courtyard to clean.

The two ugly maids who were hygienic looked at each other for a while and then decisively withdrew their gaze and kept blinking. Maybe their eyes were hurt.

Gu Qing sighed: "My family is poor and I can't afford kabuki to entertain myself. I really feel sorry for Brother Yang. If Brother Yang doesn't dislike it, why don't I do a dance for Brother Yang myself?"

Yang Guozhong was startled and hurriedly laughed and said: "No, no, brother Yu is not an arty person, he just wants to hear a sound..."

Gu Qing enthusiastically recommended himself again: "Young brother's singing voice is also quite moving. If Brother Yang doesn't dislike it..."

"No need! Haha, drink and drink, come on, drink and win!"

Gu Qing sighed sadly, you really still dislike it...

Of course Yang Guozhong despised it. If Gu Qing's unhappy face was matched with the provocative dancing posture, whether it was sexy or not, the scene would be too inconsistent to even think about it.

Fearing that Gu Qing would shamelessly recommend himself again, Yang Guozhong quickly changed the subject.

"Brother Yu is able to hold the power of supervision of the court this time, all thanks to brother Xian's help. Brother Yu is very grateful. If brother Xian needs help in the future, please speak up to brother Yu. Brother Yu will definitely go through fire and water..."

Gu Qing smiled and thanked him, but in his heart he regarded Yang Guozhong's words as farts.

Gu Qing knew very well who Yang Guozhong was. They were just working together temporarily for a few times, and just maintained the superficial plastic brotherhood, so there was no need to get distracted.

However, Yang Guozhong's promise this time was obviously untrue, and he took the initiative to bring up the topic.

"I see that brother Xian is only a sixth-grade official now. If brother Xian is interested, brother Yu can work hard for brother Xian to promote his official position. I wonder what brother Xian wants? Which official position does brother Xian have his eye on?

Although it is said that official positions below the fourth rank are not a big problem."

Gu Qing smiled and said: "It's really not necessary. I have enough history as a foolish brother, so I have no thoughts of promotion for the time being."

Gu Qing was also distracted by this rejection. It wasn't that he didn't want to be promoted, Gu Qing just didn't want to be promoted through Yang Guozhong. After coming to Chang'an, Gu Qing had been quietly observing the court situation. He found that Li Longji was a master of checks and balances and used the emperor's balancing technique to the fullest.

, the East Palace, Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong and some neutral Xiaoyao faction and other forces were ebbing and flowing, they were all pawns in the hands of Li Longji.

When it comes to the factions in the court, Gu Qing does not dare to get too close to any faction rashly. It is in Gu Qing's interest to maintain his current non-partisan attitude, and it will not make Li Longji dissatisfied with him.

Yang Guozhong was quite surprised by Gu Qing's answer.

He is really a young man who cannot see through. The old guys with big beards in the court have sharpened their heads to dig in. No one can refuse the temptation of promotion, but Gu Qing calmly refused. The young man is not honest.

Is it the age when he is so arrogant? Why does Gu Qing act like an old fox who has been practicing for many years? He is so calm and unbelievable.

"Brother Xian really doesn't want to be promoted?" Yang Guozhong stared into his eyes, trying to find out Gu Qing's true thoughts from his eyes.

Gu Qing smiled and said: "It's really not necessary, and to say something ugly, brother Yang, although Prime Minister Li's power has been weakened a lot, brother Yang, don't forget that the official department is still in the hands of Prime Minister Li.

The transfer and promotion of middle-level officials still requires Prime Minister Li's approval, so Brother Yang's efforts to help the foolish brother may not be very effective."

Mentioning Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong gritted his teeth and said coldly: "You are a thief who is too old to die. This old thief doesn't know when he will die. He blocked the way of you and my brother for nothing."

Looking at Gu Qing, Yang Guozhong said expectantly: "The wise brother has many ideas and unparalleled strategies. Why not help the foolish brother come up with ideas and simply kill him."

Gu Qing showed a sinister face and said gloomily: "I have a plan. Now that Prime Minister Li is seriously ill, there are rumors in Chang'an City that Prime Minister Li is about to die soon. We might as well bribe the person who cooks and feeds the medicine in his house.

Add some poison such as arsenic and crane crown red. Each time the dose is small, if you take it for a long time, it can speed up Li Xiang's journey to the immortal class by riding on Hexi..."

Yang Guozhong took a deep breath, this boy... has such a vicious mind!

So Yang Guozhong immediately made a decision secretly. After returning home, he would carefully inspect his backyard kitchen and add a staff in the house specifically for poison testing. Every dish he ate in the future must be tested for poison before putting it in his mouth.

"This plan...is a bit risky, isn't it?" Yang Guozhong said anxiously: "If something happens, I'm afraid you and my brothers will be involved in it. It's better to just let nature take its course. Anyway, the old thief won't live long, and sooner or later it will be sooner or later.

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Gu Qing said nonchalantly: "Since Brother Yang doesn't want to, then just pretend that I didn't say anything. I'm only responsible for making suggestions. It's Brother Yang's business to adopt or not."

Yang Guozhong said with a smile: "Thanks to my good brother for never giving up, from now on you and I, brothers, will watch and help each other in the court, so that we can assist the emperor in making great achievements."

Gu Qingruo smiled meaningfully and said: "Of course, if Brother Yu needs Brother Yang's help in the future, I hope Brother Yang will lend a helping hand to Brother Yu."

Counting the days, it’s almost the end of the year. Every year at the end of the year, civil servants, military generals and foreign envoys from all over the world come to Chang’an City to pay their respects.

An Lushan...it's time to go to Beijing, right?

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It was already evening when Zhang Huaijin came to see Gu Qing.

Zhang Huaijin today is a bit weird. First of all, he is too polite. In the past, when Zhang Huaijin came in and needed to be notified by his servants, he would raise his little foot and kick it, and he would scurry in like a mouse. Sometimes the concierge would not even look at anyone.

When I was clear, I saw a black shadow passing in front of my eyes, which was very mysterious.

But today, when Zhang Huaijin came to visit, he actually stood outside the door and asked the housekeeper to inform him first. He was extremely polite.

Secondly, Zhang Huaijin stopped talking nonsense today. Instead, he looked very silent and coy like a lady standing in the yard. The servants of the Gu family who were familiar with Zhang Huaijin's style were frightened and walked away from her with frightened expressions.

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To be continued...