Those who achieve great things must have extraordinary determination and perseverance. In addition to a firm character, they also need ruthless means.

Gu Qing understands this truth very well, and he is ruthless. Not only is he ruthless towards his enemies, he is also ruthless towards himself.

In order to frame King Ji, Gu Qing dared to use the knife on his own body. He was so cruel, what else could he not dare to do?

On weekdays, he is pampered and picky about life because he belongs to the powerful class and should have the right to be picky. But when it comes time to endure hardship and risk his life, he will never be afraid to escape.

Only those who have the courage to face difficulties are qualified to enjoy a life of choice.

When Gu Qing finally completed the obstacle course with great difficulty, the soldiers once again erupted in cheers as the mountains and earth shattered.

In the eyes of the soldiers, Gu Qing's physical fitness is really not that bad. When a person who is used to pampering stands next to the soldiers, there is a very obvious difference. People can see the difference between the two at a glance.

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Gu Qing's movements were done very reluctantly, running slowly, crawling slowly, every movement was so difficult and clumsy, as if a dying person was hanging on to his last breath and might die at any time, which shocked the onlookers.

They all secretly broke into a cold sweat.

But Gu Qing still gritted his teeth and stumbled through a set of movements. Although he completed it very slowly and even though he was injured, for the soldiers, Gu Qing had done enough.

The differences in status and class are in front of us. What the soldiers want to see is Gu Qing's attitude. They will never ask for his ranking. The attitude is shown. As long as you do it, I will risk my life with you and I will never complain.

This is true sharing of joys and sorrows, and this is the kind of coach that makes the soldiers convinced.

Gu Qing did it.

There are heavy rewards, there are punishments, and the commander personally practices it, and all the soldiers have no dissatisfaction. For an army, this is fairness. Fairness in the army allows the soldiers to risk their lives for the commander without any regrets.

Because it's worth it.

After completing the obstacle course, Gu Qing was helped back by Han Jie and other personal guards. Han Jie squatted in front of him and applied medicine to Gu Qing's knee and wrapped a cloth bandage around it. Gu Qing's face was flushed and he was covered in sweat. He gasped and laughed, "I can't do it anymore.

I really can’t do it anymore, let me rest for a while, and then I can continue..."

Han Jie advised in a low voice: "Master Marquis, the morale is already strong, the morale of the army is ready, and the soldiers are sincerely convinced by the Marquis. There is no need for the Marquis to continue."

Gu Qing gasped for air and said: "You must keep your words. This is integrity. I will not only continue to practice, but I will practice the same as today every day in the future, without exception."

Han Jie took a deep look at him, lowered his head and continued to help him apply the medicine, and said: "The Marquis is a weak scholar, but the way of commanding troops is profound. The general learned a lot from the Marquis today."

After bandaging the wound, Gu Qing said to Han Jie and his guards: "You are no exception. Go and practice for me. Tell Chang Zhong and the others and let them practice too. From today on, no one in the whole army can be special. I am

The coach has already resigned himself, who can be more special than me?"

Han Jie took the order and left. Gu Qing sat there to rest for a while and tried to test his knee injury. There was still some pain, but he could continue.

So Gu Qing had his legs tied with sandbags and began to cross-country for twenty miles with heavy loads.

He set off silently and disappeared silently from the sight of the soldiers. In the vast desert, Gu Qing's lonely figure gradually became only a small black spot, blending with the yellow sand and flying dust, and gradually drifted away.

Chang Zhong also put on a simple short shirt at this time. Seeing the emotional expressions of the soldiers, Chang Zhong took advantage of the situation and shouted: "Although Chang is more than thirty years old, he is still willing to join the Marquis Jiwei. From now on, I and I will

The soldiers are training together, it’s up to me!”

After roaring, Chang Zhong's figure rushed out from the starting point of the obstacle course, repeating Gu Qing's actions one by one.

The soldiers burst into cheers again, and the battalion officers and brigade commanders who led the troops immediately ordered the drill to begin. It was calm, orderly, methodical, the military morale was stable, and morale was high.

The price that Gu Qing risked his life in exchange for was support and willing obedience.

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After completing all the procedures, the exhausted Gu Qing was carried away by the guards.

The soldiers watched him silently. No one laughed at his weakness. What everyone remembered was that the commander would carry out his orders and prohibitions and he would do what he said.

Even if he went through a formality to win over the troops, the soldiers all accepted it, because such a way of winning over people was also full of sincerity. Who among the coaches from ancient times to the present has ever heard of such a risk-taking effort to win over people? It almost cost half his life.

Early the next morning, just when all the soldiers thought that Gu Qing was lying in the military tent to recuperate and would not come to the training ground again, Gu Qing appeared on the training ground again with the support of his personal guards.

The movements were clumsier and more strenuous than yesterday, the pace was slower than yesterday, difficult but firm, and each movement was meticulous. Gu Qing gritted his teeth and completed it again, but was still carried away by the guards.

Different from yesterday, the soldiers did not cheer, but quietly watched Gu Qing being carried away.

The air is quiet, but everyone's heart is not peaceful.

In the silent school field, something called "military heart" is slowly condensing into a ball, like hot lava flowing through everyone's hearts. The future will be indestructible.

Gu Qing is using his own way to grasp the hearts and minds of this army.

Some things in the world can be easily solved by cleverness and wisdom, and shortcuts can be taken for many things. However, there are also many things for which there is no shortcut. The human heart is the most directly able to feel warmth and warmth. If you want to get into the hearts of others, there is no trick.

The only way is to go step by step steadily, no matter how difficult it is, you have no choice.

Gu Qing persisted for five full days, and was not absent every day. According to the rules he had set with Chang Zhong and other generals, he could rest for one day every five days of training. Gu Qing couldn't help but feel lucky that he had made this rule, otherwise he would sooner or later be injured if he continued like this.

Tort yourself to death.

Being carried back to the commander's tent every day, Gu Qing felt very humiliated, but his weak body failed to live up to his expectations. After each exercise, he lost all his strength, the belief that supported his whole body instantly relaxed, and his body fell uncontrollably.

However, Gu Qing has no regrets. In the future, there will be more and more days where swords are flashing, and there is no harm in beating up his body.

After five days of training, Gu Qing had gradually become accustomed to such days for some reason, as if his muscles had formed a conditioned reflex memory.

It's like the gym in my previous life. I resisted all kinds of laziness at first. Once I persisted for a week, I had an involuntary urge to hit the iron every day. If I didn't go there, I would feel that something was wrong all over my body, as if there was something missing in my life.

What.

Compared with the lazy days before, Gu Qing gradually likes the days of practicing every day now. His whole body is different, just like a salted fish turned over, finally not so salty, and turned into a freshwater fish.

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Huangfu Sisi stood at the door of the inn, looking across Tianya Road.

Ever since Gu Qing left last time, she had been standing at the door of the inn every day, trying to create a chance to meet Gu Qing in the crowd.

I heard that the Marquis likes to hang out in the town, and recently I heard that he personally ordered the expansion of the city and seemed to be carrying out a major transformation of Qiuci Town. Although she had only met Gu Qing once, she was impressed by the courage of Gu Qing's leadership.

But I learned deeply.

As expected of an official dispatched from Chang'an, he is indeed quite capable. It can be seen from the smiles on the faces of the people and businessmen in Qiuci Town that they are full of expectations for their future life.

However, after the marquis made such a big move, he seemed to have disappeared. Huangfu Sisi waited for him at the door of the inn for five days, but never saw him again.

But she didn't know what kind of life Gu Qing had been living in the camp these five days.

Huangfu Sisi felt disgusted from the bottom of her heart when she thought of Bian Lingcheng's face in forcing her to use Gu Qing's honey trap. However, after all, she was controlled by others. She was just a weak woman with no one to protect her. She couldn't think of any other way to escape except swallowing her humiliation and accepting it.

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Fortunately, Gu Qing is a young man who doesn't look so annoying, although he may be a little abnormal.

"Miss Huangfu, the border supervisor has sent a message. He advises you to act quickly. He has been busy traveling to Chang'an these days, but has found nothing. He urgently needs the help of Gu County Marquis, so... you know what the border supervisor means.

, he is almost out of patience."

The person who spoke was a new waiter at the inn. Ever since Huangfu Sisi agreed to Bian Lingcheng's promise, this man had come to the inn to work as a waiter. He was originally a close follower of Bian Lingcheng, and everyone knew it.

Bian Lingcheng needed an spy to be placed next to Huangfu Sisi.

Huangfu Sisi glanced at him with disgust and said coldly: "Gu Qing hasn't shown up these days, what can I do? The border supervisors also need to be reasonable, right?"

The clerk chuckled and said, "That's your own business, miss. The border supervisor only cares about the results."

Huangfu Sisi said expressionlessly: "I need an opportunity to get acquainted with him, and you need to help me create this opportunity. If there is no opportunity, I can't handle the affairs of the Border Patrol Army, and you can't handle it even if you kill me."

The waiter hesitated for a moment and then said with a smile: "Girl, if a villain can do it, I will definitely do it."

Huangfu thought for a while and said: "Arrange two people to dress up as merchants and wait in the deserted alley next to the inn. I don't know how long they will wait. As long as Gu Qing comes, they will pretend to come forward and bully me.

I think Gu Qing will help me, so this is my chance to get acquainted with him."

The clerk pondered for a moment and said cheerfully: "Okay, this matter is not difficult. It can be done in half an hour. Just wait a moment, girl."

The very old-fashioned hero-rescuing-beautiful scene sucks for Gu Qing, but for people of Huangfu Sisi's age, such a scene is not too old. Besides, no matter how old the scene is, it is effective.

That is the royal way.

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After practicing hard for five days before waiting for a day off, Gu Qing was extremely exhausted, but he still dragged Han Jie and a few guards out of the camp and went to Qiuci Town for a stroll.

He really needs the smell of human fireworks, otherwise if he stays here any longer and the other soldiers are so calm, he might take the lead in blowing up the camp.

After entering Qiuci Town, I habitually walked south. A few days passed, and I didn't know the progress of the city expansion project. Gu Qing was the general person in charge and had to follow up.

As he was approaching the door of Fuzhi Inn, Gu Qing suddenly saw a woman staggering away from the door of the inn by two people who looked like merchants. The waiter at the door stamped his feet anxiously, but he did not dare to call for help under the threat of the merchants.

Seeing the girl being pulled into the alley next to the merchant, Gu Qing led Han Jie and his guards to follow her hurriedly.

When I walked to the alley, I happened to see a merchant's irregular hands touching the girl's shoulders.
Chapter completed!