In fact, some dissatisfaction does not accumulate over time, but arises suddenly. At first, the dissatisfaction was just a few complaints, similar to complaining. I may not be very disgusted in my heart, but I still want to talk about it and express my opinions.

If it were more than a thousand years later, it would be normal. You would inevitably have some complaints about your classmates, colleagues, and leaders behind your back. After you finish complaining, you will still live how you live. Your life will not change in any way because of these complaints behind your back.

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The same is true in the Anxi camp. The generals of the Anxi army were really dissatisfied with Gu Qing's severe reprimand. Some of the middle and lower-level officers below just vented their verbal dissatisfaction. After that, those who should be drilled continued to drill, and those who needed to eat and drink continued to eat and drink.

But the senior generals were really dissatisfied.

In their view, this is a signal given by the imperial court to the Anxi Army. This signal is very bad and may cause personnel changes in the Anxi Army in the short term.

The personnel changes may even include Gu Qing being transferred out of Anxi, and the court replacing him with a new coach to control the troops in Anxi.

The biggest worry of the generals is that Gu Qing may be transferred, which is definitely not good news for them.

In the past two years in Anxi, Gu Qing acted fairly, shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, and the means of making money were even more incredible. What was rare was that Gu Qing was generous and the rewards for the soldiers were always very generous. He visited all the armies of the Tang Dynasty several times.

, which army is like the Anxi Army, which has real and consistent monetary rewards for good results in daily drills? It is unheard of.

What convinced the generals even more was that Gu Qing was always open and transparent when discussing his merits. For example, after the last annihilation of more than 20,000 Tibetan enemy troops, Gu Qing summoned all the generals into the commander's tent and told them that his first merit in the battle was

Shen Tian, ​​why Shen Tian? Because Shen Tian endured the most difficult situation. Even though he was almost completely passive in the fight when he was attacked from both sides, he was able to separate his troops and arrive in time to block the retreat of the Tibetan army.

Then Gu Qing asked everyone in front of all the generals if they were convinced.

With Gu Qing's magnanimous way of doing things, no one among the generals would be unconvinced. With such a coach, if there is a war in the future, there is absolutely no need to worry that the coach will take credit for it. The benefits will be sufficient and the credit will be sufficient. When there is no war,

Being approachable and treating him like a brother is a perfect coach.

If the imperial court transfers Gu Qing, who knows the character of the coach who replaces him? No matter who replaces Gu Qing, the generals will feel that they are far inferior to Gu Qing.

This is Gu Qing's charm. Without a sound, he has conquered the military's morale.

At night, the Anxi camp was silent. The oil lamps in the tents had been extinguished, but the soldiers were still sleepy. They all looked at the dark tent roof with their eyes open and whispered softly.

"Chang Huo, what do you think we will do if Lord Gu is transferred away from Anxi?" a young voice said softly.

In the darkness, Chief Huo's impatient voice came: "Eat soldiers' rations and kill enemies. What else can we do? We can't decide the above matters."

The young sergeant sighed: "Master Gu is very good, why does your Majesty reprimand him?"

Immediately there were echoing voices from the side: "That's right, Lord Marquis is so generous and doesn't want to talk to us. As long as he trains hard and works hard, he can still get the rewards for free and eat meat to satisfy his hunger. We have been soldiers for all these years. How can we never see this?

Such a generous coach."

"Bah! You only care about money and meat. What I admire most about Mr. Hou is that he is willing to train with us rough soldiers, climbing on the sand, climbing high walls, and practicing horizontal bar. He does nothing less than us, and he is down-to-earth.

It's actually done. Although it's not as fast as ours, at least they have done it. The commander of an army has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command. Who will share the joys and sorrows with us like Mr. Marquis? I have met many commanders over the years, but only

I only serve the Marquis."

"I admire the Marquis because he is righteous enough, knows the sufferings of our military men, and knows how to protect us. Do you know who got the horses, weapons and food in our camp? The Marquis took office two years ago.

Deputy Commander Anxi, do you know how many things he brought from Chang'an? Ten thousand war horses, twenty thousand stones of grain, and multiple weapons and arrows. Hey, he is worthy of being a powerful man from Chang'an. He led his troops to be so wealthy.

"

"That's right, with the horses, weapons and food and fodder brought by the Marquis, our last ambush of 20,000 Tibetan rebels was so successful. They were all on horseback. A flag was flashed, and our Tang Dynasty cavalry charged from all directions.

The Tubo army was crushed in an hour. If the Anxi army before the Marquis took office had less than 10,000 cavalry, if you want to ambush the Tubo army so perfectly, just dream."

In the camp, the soldiers talked about Gu Qing's various advantages, and the atmosphere became more and more lively.

After chatting for a long time, there was a sudden silence in the camp, and everyone fell silent.

I don't know how much time passed, and when everyone was getting sleepy, a sergeant suddenly sighed: "Everyone in the camp said that the Marquis might be transferred away from Anxi by His Majesty. If the Marquis leaves, I don't know who will replace him.

Coach, will you be as good to us as Lord Marquis..."

Another sergeant said with a slightly fierce tone: "It is impossible to be better than Mr. Hou. There is no other coach in the world who can treat us like Mr. Hou. Mr. Hou is the one who truly loves his soldiers as his sons. I only want to

Working for the Marquis, if it were anyone else, huh."

"It's obviously Brother Shuhan's fault, why should we be blamed on our Marquis? The emperor of Chang'an is really..."

Before he finished speaking, Huo Chang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said angrily: "Shut up! Do you want to die? There are supervisors and censors around the Marquis. They are all sent by the emperor to keep an eye on the Marquis. Do you want to die?"

If I don’t stop you, don’t harm the Marquis by talking nonsense!”

The soldiers in the camp were suddenly startled, and they all shut up and did not dare to speak anymore. As the night grew darker, everyone fell asleep.

…………

The same discussion occurred in various camps of the Anxi Army.

As the coach of the Anxi Army, Gu Qing is also a very popular coach. His stay or stay is directly related to the interests of all soldiers. Li Longji's decree of reprimand and dismissal caused great unrest in the Anxi Army. All kinds of rumors started to spread overnight.

and rumors quietly arose in various camps.

Anxi Festival House.

Pei Zhounan was sitting in the room facing Shen Rushui, and in front of him stood an armored general.

The military commander was the general of the Thousand Cavalry Troop he brought from Chang'an. His name was Chen Shufeng. He was just a brigade commander in Chang'an. He was promoted to captain before leaving the capital. He was the one who led the Thousand Cavalry Troop that Pei Zhounan brought out of Chang'an.

Take charge.

Chen Shufeng was not tall, and his appearance was quite ordinary. He was not very eye-catching in Chang'an, and he came to Anxi just as an appointment from a superior general.

There were only two people in the room, Pei Zhounan and Chen Shufeng.

Pei Zhounan's face was gloomy, his eyes flickering with uneasiness. Chen Shufeng's face was expressionless, and his right hand was pressed on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

"Have you checked clearly? Are there any mistakes or omissions?" Pei Zhounan asked in a deep voice.

Chen Shufeng said in a low voice: "We have found out. Since Lord Gu received the order, the troops in the Anxi camp have been in turmoil. There have been many discussions among the soldiers to slander the Lord. What the general found may be only a handful. In fact, the discussions

There will only be more people in your Majesty and the court."

Pei Zhounan was silent for a moment and said slowly: "Have you ever found out whether someone secretly instigated the soldiers to deliberately discuss your Majesty?"

"The general has not found the person who instigated it. Judging from the content of the current discussion among the soldiers, it should be that they themselves discussed it. It seems that no one is behind the instigation."

Pei Zhounan felt relieved a little, but his expression was still ugly and he said: "This trend cannot last forever. If the discussion is allowed to continue, it is difficult to ensure that the Western Army will not mutiny. If something happens, you and I will be blamed."

Rulers have always been very sensitive to the military, and the military as a group often has psychology and behaviors that ordinary people cannot understand. A small rumor will often cause a tsunami-like mutiny. That is why Pei Zhounan and Chen Shufeng have become obsessed with Anxi today.

The discussion of the military officers and soldiers was so important.

Chen Shufeng whispered: "Censor Pei, how should we deal with this matter?"

Pei Zhounan frowned and said: "Master Gu has always been unreasonable in protecting his subordinates. If we ask him to suppress the soldiers' discussions, I'm afraid he will not do it. If we bypass Lord Gu and directly deal with the soldiers of the Anxi Army,

Mr. Gu will not agree, but we cannot allow the Anxi Army to continue discussing it without the superiors. This matter will be difficult to handle..."

Chen Shufeng said in a deep voice: "Censor Pei, we are the emperor's messengers who are ordered to monitor the Anxi Army. The Anxi Army is unstable, and it is up to us to suppress it. Mr. Gu has no reason to stop us. Isn't he afraid of sharing the same crime?"

Pei Zhounan smiled bitterly and said: "If Mr. Gu is a reasonable person, why would I be in such a difficult situation? After being tricked by him last time, I have some understanding of him. Gu Qing will never stick to rules and regulations.

Wang Fa, on the surface, he seems to be a man who abides by etiquette and knows the law, and is gentle and humble, but once his interests are touched, he will immediately turn his face and deny others, and he will not hesitate to risk his life..."

"What does it have to do with Lord Gu's interests if we suppress the Anxi Army's discussion?"

"He is the commander-in-chief of the Anxi Army. In his eyes, the Anxi Army is his benefit. He can beat and scold the soldiers, but others are never allowed to touch them. Otherwise, they will be his life and death enemy.

General Chen, you have been in Anxi for so long, haven’t you understood Gu Qing’s character?”

Pei Zhounan rubbed his face and said with a wry smile: "This matter must be resolved immediately, but it cannot anger Mr. Gu. It is very difficult. That's all, I will discuss it with Mr. Gu. If we can convince him, we will take action.

Cure a few bad apples and calm the Anxi Army's discussion."

…………

Gu Qing was busy studying the impact mechanism of the flintlock gun and the purification of gunpowder. He had not left his tent for several days.

Han Jie felt a little anxious when he saw his obsessed look, and finally today he forced Gu Qing out of the camp without any explanation and entered Kucha City.

"Don't pull me, don't force me, let me continue to work, work makes me happy..." Gu Qing said in a confused manner.

"Master Marquis, you haven't seen the female innkeeper for many days. The female innkeeper sent someone a message. She misses you..." Han Jie kept telling lies.
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