Gu Qing did not comment on Han Jie's guess and just smiled lightly.

There were many loopholes in his guess. The biggest loophole was that it was impossible for the Tibetan scouts to penetrate from the outside of the Anxi army camp to the vicinity of the commander's tent. According to the rules, after the army set up camp, the scouts must be sent out dozens of miles away to provide warning.

Even if the Tubo scout had the ability to evade the eyes from all directions, when he got near the camp, he would still have to face countless cavalry soldiers patrolling around the camp.

Even if they sneak into the camp, there are countless soldiers patrolling the camp, and the camp's headquarters is the core of the entire camp and the most heavily guarded place. Unless the Tibetan scouts know the invisibility method, it is impossible to get close to the camp.

It can be said that the person who assassinated Gao Xianzhi tonight could not possibly be a foreign enemy, but an insider.

Gu Qing asked in detail Gao Xianzhi's actions after the assassination. When he learned that Gao Xianzhi ordered his generals to immediately take rolls and check whether all the soldiers in the camp were in the camp, Gu Qing nodded.

As expected of a famous general, he was still very conscious after the assassination. It is estimated that it is the same as Gu Qing's judgment, and it cannot be the work of a foreign enemy.

Looking up at the sky, Gu Qing yawned and said: "Since Gao Jie Shuai is fine, let's continue sleeping. The assassins probably won't be able to catch him. Zuo Wei sent a few teams of people to sneak around the camp as a token

Circle, and then do whatever you have to do.”

After speaking, Gu Qing turned around and returned to the commander's tent.

On the second day, the army was still camping and resting by the Red River. Before knowing the specific movements of the Tibetan army, Gao Xianzhi chose to wait for work and not be busy chasing.

In the early morning, the Anxi Army camp beat drums to gather the generals.

After Gu Qing was dressed neatly, he led Chang Zhong and other generals and guards into the Anxi Army camp and walked into the commander's tent. Gu Qing smiled and greeted the generals in the tent, and suddenly noticed that the atmosphere in the commander's tent was not right.

These days of marching together, Gu Qing and the generals of the Anxi Army have become quite familiar. Although they are not close friends, everyone still does a good job in superficial skills. In the past, when they met, they would salute when they should be polite, and be polite when they should be polite.

They laughed and joked a few harmless jokes, and the relationship was very harmonious for a while.

But today when Gu Qing walked into the commander's tent, he saw many generals of the Anxi Army glaring at him. After Gu Qing entered the tent, the atmosphere suddenly became colder. There was an evil smell in the air. Many eyes were focused on Gu Qing.

With anger and suspicion.

Gu Qing's smile froze, and his brows gradually wrinkled.

Chang Zhong and other four people who entered the account with Gu Qing also noticed that something was wrong in the atmosphere. These four people were originally from the left guard of Chang'an. The Gyeonggi army had always been arrogant and arrogant, so how could they allow others to look at them with such hostile eyes.

So Chang Zhong snorted angrily and glared: "What are you looking at! What do you mean?"

No one answered, and there were only a few sneers from the crowd.

Gao Xianzhi sat in the main seat, wearing armor, with an expressionless face and eyes closed to relax. Bian Lingcheng sat aside, still smiling as usual. He was the only person who looked at Gu Qing without hostility.

Gu Qing took a deep breath, cheered up and saluted: "I will finally pay my respects to Commander Gao Jie."

Gao Xianzhi opened his eyes and said with a smile: "Master Hou, please be more polite and sit down quickly. We will discuss the matter after three drums."

Gu Qing then sat down on the right side of Gao Xianzhi.

The three drums were stopped. According to the military law, those who did not arrive before the three drums were killed. The generals in the commander's tent were all present, and no one dared to challenge this military law.

Gao Xianzhi stood up and looked around the generals, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone knows, last night during the ugly time, an assassin assassinated my commander. An arrow shot into the commander's tent from the southeast corner, but only shot out the oil lamp. I am fine, the thief

He is so bold and dares to assassinate the commander-in-chief of an army. This matter must be investigated to the end. Today, I would like to ask the generals to discuss the matter and report the number of each battalion one by one. Is there any missing officers in the roll call after the incident last night?"

The generals reported the number of people one by one. As expected, after the incident last night, all the soldiers were intact and the internal investigation yielded no results.

Gao Xianzhi was not disappointed either. He nodded calmly and said: "The generals will continue to investigate after they return. I feel that the assassins must not be Tibetan traitors or bandits. They are not that capable of infiltrating around the commander's tent."

Suddenly, a general of the Anxi Army stood up, stared at Gu Qing and said: "Master Gu Hou, I wonder if there was an investigation at Zuowei Camp last night?"

Gu Qing raised his eyebrows and smiled with interest, hehe, he was planning to cause trouble.

"The report came to my camp half an hour after last night's incident, so there was no investigation because it was certain that the assassin had nothing to do with our Zuowei camp." Gu Qing said with a smile.

The general said reluctantly: "My Anxi army camp has been investigated, why hasn't the Marquis' Zuowei camp been investigated?"

Gu Qing smiled and said, "Are you blaming me?"

The general hesitated for a moment, but finally had some sense and knew the rules of superiority and inferiority, so he sat down bitterly and said nothing.

Gu Qing smiled and looked around at the faces of the generals of the Anxi Army. Seeing that everyone looked indifferent, and some even showed anger, Gu Qing understood immediately.

"No wonder when I entered the commander's tent today, I saw a lot of stinky faces that had eaten shit. It turns out that everyone actually suspected that the assassin was from my Zuowei camp. Haha, you are also thinking blindly. You are a bunch of brainless idiots.

You fool!" Gu Qing sneered and scolded.

Another Anxi general stood up and said angrily: "How can the Marquis say hurtful words!"

In the commander's tent, the Anxi generals were filled with indignation, and the whispers became louder and louder.

Gu Qing crossed his legs, raised his little finger leisurely and picked his ears, and said casually: "You have wronged me for no reason, why can't I curse you? Is this the rule of the Anxi Army? You are the biggest in Anxi, no matter who you suspect, everyone must be honest.

Can you really endure it?"

The general who stood up sneered and said: "I know who sent the assassin last night! I thought I had assassinated Gao Jieshuai, and then found a scapegoat to bear the charge of the assassin. From then on, the power of the Anxi Army can be controlled by

Is it in your hands? Then you have to ask the soldiers if they agree!"

Gu Qing smiled and praised: "Wow, the thinking is so thorough. I am speechless. How about I just kneel down and confess my crime now? A bunch of pig-minded people are actually generals leading troops. I'm really worried about what you will do when we go to the battlefield in the future.

How many athletes of the Tang Dynasty were brought into the gate of hell..."

Chang Zhong and other four generals also stood up, pointed at the general and cursed: "You bastard, who do you think you are? How dare you disrespect the Marquis! Our Marquis is so favored by His Majesty in Chang'an, how can he care about the military power of Anxi?"

It is so shameless to judge a gentleman’s belly with a villain’s heart!”

The Anxi army and the Zuowei general suddenly started to quarrel.

Gu Qing lazily remained still and quickly glanced at Gao Xianzhi and Bian Lingcheng from the corner of his eye.

Gao Xianzhi was still expressionless and couldn't tell any clues, while Bian Lingcheng was smiling. The quarrel in the handsome tent was so noisy that he still looked at it with a smile, as if it had nothing to do with him.

Gu Qing specifically looked at Bian Lingcheng again and made a secret guess in his mind.

If the person with the greatest suspicion right now is actually Bian Lingcheng.

Assassinating Gao Xianzhi may seem like a bad plan, but looking at the situation in the commander's tent today, it seems that the relationship between the generals of the Anxi Army and the Zuowei Army has broken down, and it is logical to lead the suspect to Gu Qing, successfully instigating the Anxi Army and the Zuowei Army.

relationship, and even instigated the relationship between him and Gao Xianzhi. It has to be said that the unscrupulous strategy has actually succeeded.

If Gao Xianzhi and Gu Qing are both victims, and the assassin was committed internally, then the only beneficiary is Bian Lingcheng. The coaches are at odds, and the relationship between the two armies is broken and they are not subordinate to each other. This situation must be something Bian Lingcheng is happy with.

Did you see that?

Gu Qing pursed his lips, turned to look at Gao Xianzhi and said with a smile: "Shuai Gao, to be fair, if you also think that the assassin was sent by me, I will plead guilty on the spot and submit a memorial to Chang'an to plead guilty."

In the handsome tent, the quarreling generals on both sides suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked at Gao Xianzhi.

Gao Xianzhi forced a smile and said: "Master Hou, don't be joking. How could you have done this? The Anxi Army and Zuowei Camp are ten miles apart, and there are fences between the two camps. If the assassin is from Zuowei, he can't do it."

He infiltrated into the vicinity of the commander's tent through the Anxi Army's camp, so the assassin has absolutely nothing to do with the Marquis."

Gu Qing continued to ask with a smile: "What if I bribed the soldiers of the Anxi Army and secretly ordered him to assassinate the commander?"

Gao Xianzhi smiled bitterly and said: "Master Hou, please stop teasing me. With Master Hou's character and ability, if you want military power in Anxi, there is no need to beat around the bush like this. You and I both understand the reason."

In the commander's tent, the generals of both sides listened to the conversation between the two. The generals of the Anxi Army seemed to understand something. They looked at each other in confusion. When they looked at Gu Qing again, the hostility and anger before were no longer in their eyes.

Gao Xianzhi glared at the Anxi Army generals who stood up and said: "The Marquis called you pig brains. He was not wrong at all. Everyone is justified in doubting it, except the Marquis. It is absolutely impossible to be related to the assassins. Hurry up to the Marquis."

I apologize!"

The generals who were the first to jump out looked at each other, hesitantly bowed and clasped their fists, and said with an air of swallowing their anger: "My lord, please forgive me, it was the last general who was wrong..."

Gu Qing hummed and said: "I personally am actually very tolerant. When others scold me, insult me, bully me, I will only scold me back, scold me back, and... scold me back. You see, you have wronged me.

, I scolded you, and our personal grudges have been offset, right?"

Several generals nodded blankly.

Gu Qing smiled again and said: "Don't nod in a hurry. As I said just now, I personally don't want to argue with you. However, the state has national laws and the army has military regulations. At this moment, you and I are in the commander's tent. As subordinates,

General, publicly slandering and wrongfully accusing the deputy envoy of Anxi Jiedu, the Marquis of Qingcheng County, and the Protector of the Army, this matter cannot be tolerated..."

The expressions of several generals changed, but Gu Qing turned to look at Gao Xianzhi and said with a smile: "Excuse me, Commander-in-Chief, I don't know what is the crime under military law if a general slanders the commander?"

Gao Xianzhi frowned, sighed secretly, and said slowly: "If you are found guilty, you should be executed."

The faces of several generals suddenly showed panic, and they looked at Gao Xianzhi for help.

Gu Qing lowered his eyelids and said casually: "They are generals of the Anxi Army, so please ask the Commander-in-Chief to deal with them."

Gao Xianzhi smiled bitterly, turned to the side and whispered: "Brother Gu Xian, can you give them face and spare their lives?"

Gu Qing glanced at him and said: "When they wronged me just now, I remember Jieshuai didn't say a word, but now I have to give face? Ha."

Gao Xianzhi said awkwardly: "It is unlucky to kill a general during a war. I hope my brother will be merciful. After this battle, I will go with them to apologize to my brother in person. How about that?"

Gu Qing looked at the generals coldly. Their faces were no longer as arrogant as before, their pleading eyes were staring at him, their lips were trembling, but they could not say a word.

Gu Qing said calmly: "Since the commander-in-chief has spoken in person, I will also give him the face, but the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped. Since I came to Anxi and took office, I have always been kind and friendly, and have a good relationship with the generals, but we have been together for a long time.

, I didn’t expect you to think that I’m easy to bully, that’s not right, my temper is definitely not as good as you think…”

"It's just a good time to take advantage of this today. I'm here to establish my authority. I also want to teach everyone what it means to be superior and inferior. I don't bother to ask the names of the people who just stood up and wronged me. I'll pull them all out and give them 20 yuan each.

Army stick..."

Everyone in the tent took a deep breath, twenty military sticks... would be fatal.

Gao Xianzhi's eyes flickered, and he was about to say something, but Gu Qing immediately cut off his thoughts and added: "...My personal guard will carry out the execution, Han Jie!"

Han Jie put his hand on the hilt of the sword, bowed and clasped his fists.
Chapter completed!