Whether an emperor is mean and ruthless can often tell his true nature in just one sentence.

If human nature is selfish and dark, then the emperor will not be bound by morality or law, and his selfish nature will be infinitely magnified. With a word, the person who hears it is like falling into an ice cellar.

Someone was fighting for him to death outside, but he was given a word "waste".

At the root of this kind of person always thinks that he is the father of the whole world, and the whole world should respect him without reason.

Even Gao Lishi, who had been following Li Longji for many years, couldn't help but feel a little cold at this moment, and suppressed his discomfort and whispered: "Your Majesty, the Hexi Army has a memorial this morning. Ge Shuhan seems to have suffered from wind and cannot march. He was carried away by the soldiers on the way to the expedition..."

Li Longji was stunned, then stomped his feet hatefully and said, "It's really a waste! I have to be too late, but I got sick at this time. Do you think I am a fool?"

Gao Lishi whispered: "I heard that a doctor had seen it before going to war. Geshuhan had already suffered from this disease when he was still in Liangzhou City. There were already signs, but he didn't care. Later, when Gu Qing was transferred back to Anxi, he passed by Liangzhou. Seeing that Geshuhan looked wrong, he secretly asked the doctor to take a look before he confirmed that it should... it wasn't a fake?"

Li Longji was a little surprised: "His he really has wind and blood?"

Gorry Shi said: "That's what the memorial says."

Li Longji sighed: "How can a good general of tigers get the wind? General Gao sent someone to the Hexi army to issue an order to reward Geshuhan with a hundred taels of gold and 500 acres of land. He asked Geshuhan to reluctantly continue to fight and quell the rebellion. After the rebellion is settled, I will transfer him back to Chang'an to recuperate."

Gao Lishi was about to retreat when he received the order, Li Longji called him again.

After pondering for a while, Li Longji said slowly: "When I send an imperial physician, I will show me how serious his wind disease is, and try my best to treat it. Famous generals in the country must not be missed."

Gao Lishi trembled all over, pursed his lips, and still respectfully received the order to retreat.

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Longzhou City, the governor's mansion.

An Lushan, who was extremely angry, threw the wine cup in his hand to the ground, then cut his palm down. He Qiannian, who was kneeling in the front hall, had not yet reacted, but was cut off his head by An Lushan's personal guard behind him.

An Lushan's expression remained motionless, and his thick and bloated lips only spoke a cold sentence.

"Bad! The whole army was wiped out and he had the face to come back."

Shi Siming, who was sitting in the front hall, felt a stern heart. Seeing An Lushan's ugly face and eyes flashing with fierce light, Shi Siming suppressed his fear and blurted out: "Jings and General Jie is good at killing! The defeated general has no integrity and will not commit suicide before the defeat. He still has the face to come back and beg for mercy. He deserves to kill him!"

An Lushan glanced at him coldly, and this glance scared Shi Siming's back and his hair stood up, and he was furious and sweated.

The personal guards packed He Qiannian's body and blood in the front yard. An Lushan looked motionless, his fingers unconsciously hit the table, and murmured: "Gu Qing... Hey, it turned out to be Gu Qing. Good methods and good strategies. I underestimated the enemy. I deserved to be defeated."

Shi Siming's eyes flashed: "Gu Qing served as the governor of Anxi for three years. He heard that he was very good at governing the army and was deeply supported by the soldiers of Anxi Army."

An Lushan nodded and said, "I know that I have set up eyeliners in the Anxi Army, but unfortunately I was killed by him after being exposed."

Shi Siming said in confusion: "What kind of virtue is a child in his twenties? He is supported by the entire army."

An Lushan sneered: "The same principle is true for governing the army and governing the world. It is nothing more than a combination of kindness and power. What I am wondering about is how he trained his troops. Although the Anxi army under Gao Xianzhi's previous command was not weak, it was not as strong as this. It could easily destroy 20,000 righteous troops. The Anxi army is not simple, it can be regarded as an elite army. Haha, Gu Qing has good skills."

He sneered disdainfully, but An Lushan felt a little uneasy in his heart.

He did not forget that he and Gu Qing had an irreconcilable hatred. In recent years, he had made conspiracies and designs for Gu Qing in public and secretly, and even installed assassins in the Anxi Army. There was no doubt that they both failed in the end, and the hatred between him and Gu Qing became deeper and deeper. Not only did he get rid of it, but he also wanted to kill the deep hatred of the nine clans.

Yesterday, Gu Qing gave him a fierce counterattack, and the Anxi Army annihilated 20,000 of his troops in the first battle.

An Lushan knew very well that this was just the beginning. Next, his righteous army and Gu Qing's Anxi army would have a life-and-death battle, and each tried its best in this land in Guanzhong.

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"Jingshou, should we continue to send troops to rescue Qingzhou?" Shi Siming asked tentatively.

An Lushan shook his head: "Qingzhou cannot be saved. At this moment, I'm afraid it has been captured by the Anxi army. If the troops are sent to rescue him, wouldn't it be exactly what kind of trap this guy has prepared for me to get in stupidly? Haha, I won't be fooled."

"Does those who plan the overall situation care about the gains and losses of a city and a corner? It's better if Qingzhou doesn't want it. What we want is Chang'an! It's the capital of the Tang Dynasty! It's Li Longji's fate! It's the fate of the country that ends the Tang Dynasty!"

Shi Siming said carefully: "Then the next step for our charity master is..."

An Lushan said coldly: "The next step is Tongguan!"

Tongguan, located on the south bank of the Yellow River and Wei River, has been a dangerous pass since ancient times, and is the eastern gate of Guanzhong. It is a must-fight for military strategists.

An Lushan's eyes were red and with a bit of madness, he licked his lips excitedly and said, "Take Tongguan, Chang'an City is within your reach, and capture Chang'an City, the Tang Dynasty is my An Lushan!"

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Gyeongju City, the governor's mansion.

Like An Lushan, after Qingzhou City was captured by Liu Hongbo, the governor's mansion also became Gu Qing's temporary commander.

Sitting in the messy front yard, Gu Qing held an imperial edict in his hand and unconsciously curled up the corners of his mouth.

"......People with the Secretary of the Central Secretariat? Haha, very majestic."

Han Jie next to him said excitedly: "Marty, this is a glory that only prime ministers of all generations have. Your Majesty wants to value the Marquis. After quelling the rebellion in the future, the Marquis will be the future prime minister of the Tang Dynasty."

Gu Qing smiled, looking very happy. He put the imperial edict in his arms and said, "I ordered Chang Zhong, Shen Tian to rectify his troops. Didn't Your Majesty also reward a thousand taels of gold? Let Wang Gui exchange it for silver and money, and then use it all to buy meat and grain. Tonight, add meals for the soldiers, and everyone has meat to eat."

Han Jie held his fists and took the order.

After Han Jie left, Duan Wuji stepped forward and chuckled, "The Marquis doesn't care about the emperor's reward?"

Gu Qing smiled and said, "Do you think I should care?"

"The Marquis has the ambition to be a magnificent person, so he will not take this reward into consideration."

Gu Qing pondered, not knowing what he was thinking. Duan Wuji saw that he was concentrating on his mind, but did not dare to speak out, and stood quietly by the side and waited.

After a long time, Gu Qing whispered: "Wuji, please help me write a memorial, ask Your Majesty for money and grain in my name, try to exaggerate my merits, and finally ask the emperor to give more land. Well, I said that I would like to give 1,000 mu of fertile land, not only to ask for land, but also to ask the emperor to increase my real fief, preferably to 500 households..."

Duan Wuji immediately understood what he meant and said with a smile: "Is the Marquis trying to imitate the Qin general Wang Jian, who is greedy for money and is he self-deprecating, so he asks for land and asks for houses?"

Gu Qing smiled and said, "Yes, in the eyes of the emperor, a minister with a lot of problems reassures him more than a flawless minister."

Duan Wuji hesitated for a moment and said, "But everyone knows the allusion of Wang Jian asking for the field and asking for help. Will Your Majesty not know the Marquis' intention?"

"He must know, but it doesn't matter. Using this allusion is also an opportunity to show that I have no intention of rebellion. Although Wang Jian of the Qin Dynasty embezzled money, everyone in the world knows that Wang Jian is a very smart person. He immediately returns military power after the war. He is one of the few famous generals who can end up with a good end. What I want to express to the emperor is that I also want to be Wang Jian. After quelling the rebellion, I will honestly hand over military power."

Duan Wuji couldn't help but say, "What if the rebellion is over? Will the marquis really have to hand over the military power?"

Gu Qing didn't say anything, and glanced at him strangely.

Duan Wuji suddenly wanted to slap himself because he understood Gu Qing's eyes, which were caring for mentally retarded eyes, which were extremely insulting.

Gu Qing patted his shoulder and said softly: "Go and write the memorial. The soldiers will have a meal tonight. I will ask the guard to leave you a pig's brain to replenish the shape."

Just after the capture of Qingzhou, the entire Anxi army was stationed outside the city. Gu Qing ordered a three-day rest, but at the same time sent a scout to inquire about the movements of the main force of the rebels.

After lunch, Gu Qing led his personal guards to walk in Qingzhou City.

The city can no longer be described as devastated. It has become a dead city. During the period when three thousand rebels occupied Qingzhou, I don’t know what they did to the people in the city. Now the people are no longer seen in the recaptured Qingzhou city. They either fled in a panic or were slaughtered and killed by the rebels.

Most of the houses on both sides of the street were burned, and some houses were still blazing with smoke. There were burnt corpses everywhere in the houses. It was hard to tell whether they were defenders or people. The soldiers of the Anxi Army were cleaning up the ruins, carrying the bodies out one by one, and carrying them to the outside of the city to be buried.

Gu Qing sighed, and became silent as he walked.

The terrible war is the most direct picture in front of you, which hits everyone's vision and mind hard.

Only those who have experienced wars understand how precious the word "peace" is.

After walking for a long time, Gu Qing suddenly found a familiar figure in the distance, but it was Huangfu Sisi.

Today, she was wearing a simple hairpin dress and was arguing with a businessman-like person. The two became more and more excited as they talked. Finally, Huangfu Sisi put her waist on her waist and posed for a teapot, which seemed to be very fiercely cursing.

The merchant finally gave in under her fierce momentum and nodded unwillingly. Huangfu Sisi smiled.

Gu Qing saw her from afar and then smiled.

Judging from the situation, the shopkeeper Huangfu seemed to have made another deal. I don’t know how much money she made. Judging from her happy smile, she seemed to have made a lot of money this time.

After the two of them talked, they said goodbye after handing over. Huangfu Sisi turned around and saw Gu Qing. She was stunned and jumped towards him, like a cheerful deer.

"I saw you quarrel with others from afar, but I couldn't tell that you were so arrogant. Did you pretend to be gentle in front of me before?" Gu Qing looked at her with a funny look.
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