Regardless of whether he is in his position or not, Gu Qing will work hard to obtain more materials for the Anxi Army.

Because he knew very well that he would soon take the position of commander-in-chief of the Anxi Army again. Take advantage of the peace to seize more, otherwise once Anlu Mountain raises his troops, Li Longji will flee to Shu in panic, and everything in the court will be in chaos.

At that time, the Anxi Army had to rely on itself if it wanted to raise food, and the court could no longer provide a penny or a grain of rice.

"Prime Minister Yang, the army in Anxi does not have enough food, grass, weapons and horses. When I was in Anxi, I saw the soldiers sleeping in the open air. They lived a very hard life. Many of the generals' armors were rusty, many of their halberds were chipped, and their swords were curled.

, Let them use these rags to guard the border for the Tang Dynasty, I really can't bear it."

Yang Guozhong said in confusion: "My dear brother has been transferred back to Beijing. Anxi has nothing to do with you anymore, so why do you need to work hard for them?"

Gu Qing said deeply: "Human beings are not grass and trees. How can we be ruthless? Yu Di has led the Anxi Army for several years and has feelings for his generals. Although he is no longer in charge, his hardships and difficulties are still vivid in his mind. Yu Di is in his heart."

How could a kind person see Paoze suffer so much in the past? Please also ask Prime Minister Yang to allocate more food, weapons, and horses. I am very grateful."

Yang Guozhong sighed: "Brother, you are indeed too kind, but the imperial treasury has a fixed amount every year. Last month, my brother Shu Han wrote a letter to complain to me, saying that I was unfair and gave so many things to the Anxi Army, but yet

We still owe the Hexi Army food and grass, so Brother Yu is in a very difficult position."

Gu Qing raised his eyebrows, hehe, that old poor guy Ge Shuhan actually complained against him behind his back. It seemed that he was too kind to him. The next time he saw him, he would not only make him shed tears of poverty, but also make him shed tears of poverty.

To make him drool with envy...

"Mr. Yang, Prime Minister Yang..." Gu Qing came closer to him and lowered his voice mysteriously: "Brother Yu stayed in Anxi for a few years and collected some local specialties. After he returned to Chang'an, he sent the specialties to Prime Minister Yang's house. Please invite Prime Minister Yang.

Let’s play and appreciate it…”

Yang Guozhong's eyes lit up and he lowered his voice and said, "Local specialty?"

Gu Qing nodded solemnly: "The local specialties are all worthless gold, jade, Western Region gems, etc. They are worthless."

Yang Guozhong understood, stroking his beard reservedly and smiling: "I am an honest official, and I never accept gifts. But since my dear brother said they are not valuable, it doesn't hurt to accept some appropriately. Gentlemen also have courtesy to reciprocate."

Gu Qing also understood and smiled knowingly: "Foolish brother, I will wait for Prime Minister Yang's 'reciprocity of courtesy' with peace of mind."

Yang Guozhong smiled and said: "I will send a letter to the Ministry of Military Affairs later to approve it, um... The officers and soldiers of the Anxi Army guarded the border for the country and suffered a lot. As the right minister of the Tang Dynasty, how could you ignore the sufferings of the soldiers on the border? Don't worry, my dear brother, you

The matter you have is Brother Yu’s matter, and it must be done well.”

"Thank you very much, Prime Minister Yang. I have to go to see the imperial concubine. I'll take my leave first. If I stop for a while, I'll have a drink with Prime Minister Yang."

Yang Guozhong said hurriedly: "Meeting the noble concubine is a business matter, so we can't delay it. Dear brother, go quickly. If you have any flaws, you can come to see brother Yu at any time."

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The young eunuch led Gu Qing to the lotus pond.

It was already the middle of winter, and the lotus pond looked dilapidated. Only withered and rotten lotus leaves and silt could be seen in the pond. However, Concubine Yang placed a beech bed in the pavilion, surrounded by several large copper stoves.

Wearing purple palace clothes and a cloak draped over her shoulders, she was lying quietly on the bed, looking at the withered lotus pond in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking.

Gu Qing saw Yang Guifei's appearance from a distance and couldn't help but sigh secretly.

Natural and man-made disasters, beauties suffer fate. She is just a foolish woman who enjoys love. Her world is just this harem. She has never done anything that harmed the country, but she has shouldered the eternal infamy of harming the country.

It is ridiculous that a man has ruined his country, but so-called experts in later generations blame a woman for the crime.

Counting the days, Anlushan was about to rebel. When the rebels crossed the Yellow River and Tongguan fell, Li Longji and Yang Guifei fled to Shu in panic. Yang Guifei's tragedy would also be staged.

But how could Gu Qing let such a tragedy happen?

Concubine Yang was sincere to him without a trace of falsehood. She truly loved him as a younger brother. Gu Qing was able to reach this point only because of Concubine Yang's help.

This is a favor that must be repaid.

After calming down, Gu Qing walked through the twists and turns of the waterside pavilion, came to the pavilion, and saluted Concubine Yang.

"Your Majesty, Gu Qing, pays homage to the noble concubine."

Concubine Yang withdrew her absent-minded gaze and saw Gu Qing standing in front of her. She couldn't help but cheered happily and stepped forward to hold his hand. Gu Qing hurriedly took a step back and said with a smile: "My queen, I haven't seen you for several years, but you can't harm me as soon as we meet.

Don’t give or take without kissing.”

Concubine Yang stood still, glared at him, and said, "I am getting older, but I am still so dishonest. If my sister holds my brother's hand, who can say anything?"

Gu Qing felt a warm feeling in his heart, and chuckled: "After several years, the empress is still so stunning, and she seems to be a few years younger. Could it be that the empress has taken Taishang Laojun's immortality elixir?"

Concubine Yang covered her mouth and said with a smile: "You are getting better and better at coaxing people, but why are you like a piece of wood in front of other women? Either you don't speak, or you make them angry to death when you speak."

Gu Qing said blankly: "How do you know that I..."

Before he finished speaking, Concubine Yang rolled her eyes at him and said, "You haven't forgotten Princess Wanchun, have you? That silly girl is still treating you...hehe."

"Hee hee to me?" Gu Qing was surprised: "How could I be so virtuous and capable that I would let Her Royal Highness the Princess do this to me... Hee hee, empress, what do you mean by hee hee?"

"Still pretending to be confused!" Concubine Yang glared at him fiercely and said, "Go and see her after returning to Chang'an. She traveled thousands of miles to give you new armor. Are you not tempted? Is it possible that your heart is really made of wood?

of?"

Gu Qing understood and said with a wry smile: "My dear, I already have a fiancée."

Concubine Yang was stunned for a moment, and then said thoughtfully: "Yes, I heard from Ji'er that you have a very close relationship with the granddaughter of the late Prime Minister Zhang Jiuling. Could it be that she is your fiancée?"

"Exactly."

Concubine Yang stared into his eyes and said: "Lian'er is not bad to you. Are you not interested in her at all?"

Gu Qing thought for a moment, Wanchun is a woman with a bad temper and an arrogant personality. She especially likes to go to nightclubs... Well, if you get married to her at the night banquet of the powerful, you should say to yourself "Good night, baby, go to bed early, baby, I want it again".

Go to the next party”…

So Gu Qing said sternly: "Your Majesty, the melon that is forced is not sweet. I really don't have the slightest bit of love between men and women towards Princess Wanchun."

Concubine Yang sighed: "That's all, you can resolve your matters by yourselves. I can't harm you in life-long matters, and I don't want to harm her, so just take care of yourself."

Sitting in the pavilion, Gu Qing chatted with Concubine Yang for a long time. Concubine Yang seemed to have not been so happy for a long time. She not only pestered Gu Qing to tell him about the customs and customs outside the Great Wall, but also asked him to tell her about her experience leading the army to annihilate the Tibetan army. Gu Qing kept talking.

With a dry mouth, Concubine Yang finally expressed her satisfaction.

It was getting late, so Concubine Yang ordered a banquet and asked the eunuchs to invite Li Longji to come, as a way of welcoming Gu Qing.

The Huaqing palace was very lively that night. After Gu Qing returned to Chang'an in compliance with the order, Li Longji's suspicion of him was dispelled a lot. He was particularly happy at the dinner. Gu Qing's reception banquet was not only attended by Li Longji and Yang Guifei, but also by Huaqing.

Yang Guozhong and other accompanying court officials in the palace were also invited.

The graceful and graceful dancers waved their long sleeves and smiled charmingly. They drank wine and drank wine at the banquet.

Gu Qing was already half-drunk, holding the wine glass and staring blankly at the faces of all the living beings in the hall, his expression in a trance.

In the high pavilions and palaces of Chang'an, the monarchs, ministers and dignitaries toasted and drank. The gorgeous rhetoric and graceful dances piled up the extravagance of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. But in the distant Anxi, soldiers were standing in the desert at the moment, wearing rusty armor and holding halberds.

, endured the biting cold wind, and watched the frontier ahead vigilantly...

Two completely different worlds. In Gu Qing's mind, the two time and space kept switching back and forth. For a moment, he couldn't tell whether everything in front of him was real or an illusion.

The garrison soldiers shouted, and the letter was raised. The people of Chu fired a torch, and the earth was pitifully scorched.

Suddenly returning to the luxurious Chang'an from the bitter and cold borderland, and back to the wealthy and wealthy crowd, Gu Qing suddenly found that he was very uncomfortable with everything in front of him.

All the real or illusory pictures gradually disappeared in my mind, and only a few words that shocked my soul floated in front of my eyes.

"Unfair, uneven".

The banquet was over, and the guests and hosts returned home enjoying themselves.

Early the next morning, Gu Qing said goodbye to Li Longji, intending to return to Chang'an to meet old friends and rest for a few days before taking up the post of General Youwei.

Li Longji saw the tired look on Gu Qing's face and knew that he had not had a good rest after rushing back from Anxi, so he let him go back to Chang'an in a reasonable manner.

In fact, Gu Qing knew very well that it would be more beneficial to him to stay with Li Longji and flatter him for a few more days. After all, Li Longji, who had become dim in his later years, liked his ministers to praise his virtues in front of him.

But Gu Qing really couldn't force himself to smile and flatter him in front of the Hunjun. He could just coax him occasionally as if it was a joke. He couldn't treat it as a profession.

Besides, Gu Qing is indeed a little disgusted with the current atmosphere of the court. After Yang Guozhong became the Right Prime Minister, the atmosphere in the court became more and more flattering to Li Longji. At last night's dinner, Yang Guozhong and the courtiers were flattering to Li Longji.

It was so out of control that Gu Qing could no longer stand being so shameless.

When a country is about to perish, there must be monsters.

Gu Qing looked coldly at the Tang Dynasty court, which was filled with monsters and monsters.

After returning to Chang'an, Gu Qing first went to his mansion.

When I returned to Chang'an the day before yesterday, I went directly to Li Twelve's house, but I didn't even enter her own house. It felt a bit embarrassing to say that I didn't have Dayu's ability to control floods, but I had the problem of not being able to enter the house.

Li Twelve Niang's dozen female disciples have been following him, which makes Gu Qing feel very strange. He has never been surrounded by so many women in his life. No matter in the past or present, whenever a woman approaches him, they will immediately fall out with each other after just a few words of conversation.

Just turn around and leave, no exception.

After entering the city, Gu Qing led the horse and came to the door of his mansion. Butler Xu opened the side door and stretched out. When he saw Gu Qing standing outside the door and looking at him with a smile, Butler Xu blinked his eyes and rubbed them vigorously.
Chapter completed!