Chapter 517: Benevolence and Righteousness, Gao Lishi looked sad, stood aside and looked at Yang Guifei, who was laughing out of control, quietly waiting for her to vent her anger.

As a bystander, Gao Lishi knew very well that the fate between Li Longji and Yang Guifei as husband and wife could no longer continue in this life. Regardless of whether Yang Guifei was alive or dead, their fate had come to an end.

At this moment, Concubine Yang is smiling at her fate in this life, at the old vows of eternal love, and at the love between husband and wife that is as old as new.

She didn't know how long she had been laughing, but Concubine Yang had lost all her strength in laughter, and her tears still flowed uncontrollably.

The laughter gradually subsided, and Concubine Yang panted and collapsed on the ground in exhaustion, her head lowered and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Gao Lishi then persuaded in a gentle voice: "Can the empress go with me to the front hall? Gu Qing is waiting to see the empress."

Concubine Yang nodded, stood up, straightened her clothes and hair, and silently followed Gao Lishi out of the room.

Arriving at the front hall, Li Longji was the first to greet her and held her hand in surprise. Her hand was cold and weak, like a piece of ice muscle and jade bone taken out of the ice cellar.

"Madam, madam! You don't have to die. Gu Qing is loyal to me and has led his army to rescue me. I can grow old together with my madam."

Concubine Yang trembled slightly and subconsciously withdrew the hand held by Li Longji.

Li Longji was stunned, knowing that he had really broken her heart before Gu Qing came to her rescue, so he sighed guiltily and took a step back silently.

Concubine Yang looked at Gu Qing and saw that Gu Qing was smiling and looking at her gracefully. Concubine Yang shed tears again and stepped forward to salute Gu Qing Yingying.

"Gu Qing, I cannot thank you enough for your kindness."

Concubine Yang only said these words and then retreated silently, her expression somewhat firm, as if she had decided something.

Gu Qing returned the greeting and said: "Your Majesty, I have betrayed you. All I did was my duty."

At present, the mutiny of the Forbidden Army has not stopped, and everyone is very anxious. Li Longji said in a deep voice: "Gu Qing, do you have a solution to the mutiny of the Forbidden Army?"

Gu Qing whispered: "Your Majesty, I believe that General Longwu of the Forbidden Army Chen Xuanli is to blame."

Li Longji sighed and said: "Chen Xuanli..."

"Chen Xuanli was in charge of the Imperial Army. He did not observe the Imperial Army before the mutiny and did not stop it after the mutiny. Instead, he responded to the Imperial Army's unreasonable demands and forced the emperor to do things he did not want to do. I believe that Chen Xuanli should be executed."

Li Longji's expression changed: "Behead Chen Xuanli..."

Chen Xuanli, who had been standing silently in the hall, also heard it and immediately said anxiously: "Your Majesty, I refuse to submit! In order to protect your Majesty's safety, I have been trying to persuade him and the imperial guards to prevent the situation from getting out of control. I am not guilty!"

Gu Qing turned around and stared at him and said coldly: "Chen Xuanli, as the commander of the Imperial Army, you are indifferent to the thoughts of the Imperial Army under your command. After the incident, you only focused on pretending to be a good person and making peace with the mud. The situation turned into a mess.

In the end, it led to the irreversible result tonight, and you actually have the nerve to say that you are not guilty?"

Chen Xuanli said angrily: "Gu Qing, you are just the governor of Anxi, what qualifications do you have to kill a general of the Imperial Army?"

Gu Qing sneered and said: "Of course I am not qualified. I just suggest that your majesty behead you. If a general like you is in our Anxi army, a hundred heads will not be enough to kill you."

Seeing the two people arguing, Li Longji looked troubled and said: "Gu Qing, Chen Xuanli is also in trouble, I can understand it. The top priority at this time is how to suppress the mutiny of the Imperial Guards. Does Gu Qing have any idea?"

Gu Qing said calmly: "Actually, my method is very simple. Push Chen Xuanli out and behead him in front of the Forbidden Army. Then imprison all the generals of the Forbidden Army and interrogate them separately. Ask who is behind the rebellion, and then explain the punishment in public.

, tell the officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army that they were incited by someone with good intentions, and finally give the officers land and money, so that the mutiny tonight can be suppressed."

Li Longji sighed. In fact, he had long known who was behind it, but the current situation was beyond his control. The rebels occupied Guanzhong, and the entire country's troops were fighting against the rebellion. Li Longji only had more than 20,000 forbidden troops around him.

Now that even the Forbidden Army has mutinied, Li Longji is completely alone. How dare he listen to Gu Qing's advice and take such a risky and radical move.

Seeing Li Longji struggling and hesitating, Gu Qing sighed secretly.

The charm and courage of Emperor Tang Ming were really only based on stable imperial power. Once the imperial power was unstable, he completely lost his decisive courage and became an indecisive and weak emperor.

The emperor's strength has been exhausted, and there is no way he can be saved.

Judging from Li Longji's expression, it was obvious that he did not intend to accept Gu Qing's advice.

Gu Qing smiled.

To Li Longji, he was extremely benevolent and righteous. He would only say anything once. If he didn't adopt it, Gu Qing would never kneel down in front of him and cry bitterly and kowtow like other courtiers. It was too mean, even worse than selling one's first night.

The last time I met Li Longji was before Gu Qingguan returned to his original post. Tonight, the momentum of the emperor and his ministers waxed and waned. Gu Qing had a bit more sharp edge than before. In the past, Gu Qing deliberately hid his edge. Tonight

He no longer wanted to hide it because there was no need.

Turning to look at Chen Xuanli, Gu Qing sneered: "General Chen, what do you say about this mess right now?"

Chen Xuanli felt a chill in his heart. He understood the meaning of Gu Qing's words. If he couldn't solve this problem, then Gu Qing's next sentence might be to kill him in front of the emperor.

Chen Xuanli knew from beginning to end that the Forbidden Army mutiny was a conspiracy, and he even participated in it personally.

At this time, Yang Guozhong was dead, and the prince's goal had basically been achieved. It really didn't matter whether Yang Guifei died or not. The sudden appearance of the Anxi Army disrupted the prince's chess game. Anyone with any sense should know that the chess game is in chaos, and the game should be ended in time.

Chess, otherwise there will be great disaster.

So Chen Xuanli gritted his teeth, knelt down in front of Li Longji, and said: "General... I am willing to suppress the imperial army for your majesty and end this mutiny."

Li Longji stared at Chen Xuanli with a complicated expression.

Tonight's mutiny has inextricably complicated relationships with the courtiers, generals, the Prince of the East Palace and even the commander of the border army. Li Longji even vaguely sensed that there might be some kind of transaction between Chen Xuanli and the Prince of the East Palace. Seeing that Chen Xuanli was acting like this at the moment.

Li Longji happily promised to suppress the mutiny, and Li Longji almost confirmed that the matter was inseparable from Chen Xuanli.

Li Longji said nothing, but Gu Qing turned around and saluted him and said: "Your Majesty, the imperial army has continued to mutiny. The main reason is that the imperial concubine is not dead and failed to meet their expectations. I want to lead the army to protect the imperial concubine from the emperor's camp and send her to

In a safe place, when the imperial court puts down the rebellion in the future, your majesty and the imperial concubine will reunite again. What do you think of it?"

When Li Longji was stunned, his first concern was not about Concubine Yang's stay, but about Gu Qing's stay.

"If you and the Anxi Army leave, who will protect me?" Li Longji blurted out.

Gu Qing smiled and said: "If Your Majesty wants the Anxi Army to stay, then I and the Anxi Army will stay."

Li Longji trembled all over and woke up instantly.

From the moment Gu Qing appeared tonight to this moment, Li Longji found that he was sharp-edged, sharp in words, and powerful. He even made disrespectful remarks about him as the emperor when they first met. Although it was to save Yang Guifei, Gu Qing's rude tone was still ignored.

Li Longji deeply remembered it.

At this time, is Gu Qing loyal or traitorous?

This question couldn't help but arise in Li Longji's mind.

If it's a traitor, then if Gu Qing's Anxi Army stays, wouldn't it mean chasing away wolves through the front door and welcoming tigers through the back door?

In comparison, the Anxi Army is more difficult to deal with than the imperial army outside. If Gu Qing has the slightest idea of ​​something wrong, he and Li Longji will be like Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty who was coerced by Dong Zhuo.

To be free, one has to rely on treacherous officials to survive.

Thinking of this, Li Longji shuddered and looked at Gu Qing with something wrong.

The rebellion of the Forbidden Army can at least be negotiated between the Emperor and the Forbidden Army, just by compromising on some conditions. But if Gu Qing has evil intentions, it is not something that can be discussed. If the Anxi Army takes over the Imperial Guard and takes over the power of the palace guard,

, Theoretically, no matter what posture Gu Qing wanted to put the emperor in, Li Longji had to obey his orders.

Li Longji, who was seriously suspicious, immediately made a choice. The Anxi Army must not stay with him.

Gu Qing is no longer the Gu Qing he used to be. He has become a hero, but Li Longji has nothing to do with him now. He can only let him go. After the rebellion is suppressed and the emperor returns power to the capital, he will slowly reduce Gu Qing's power.

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Once upon a time, that timid young boy has now become a powerful minister. At this moment, he can even easily overthrow the emperor.

There was An Lushan before, and now there is Gu Qing. The more Li Longji thought about it, the more desperate he became. After suppressing the rebellion, would the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty still be the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty?

Seeing that Li Longji was silent for a long time, Gu Qing couldn't help but asked curiously: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"

Li Longji came to his senses and squeezed out a smile: "Suppressing the rebellion is the most important thing. The rebellion of the Forbidden Army can be determined in an instant. Gu Qing should lead the Anxi Army away. Don't make a small gain at the expense of a big gain."

Gu Qing smiled and said: "Yes, I will leave with the imperial concubine and the soldiers of the Anxi Army. As for the imperial army, I believe that General Chen can suppress it with confidence."

Hearing Gu Qing say that he was taking her away, Concubine Yang couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Gu Qing gratefully.

After losing her heart to her lover, Concubine Yang was more eager than anyone else to leave this luxurious and ruthless cage.

Just as everyone was discussing the matter, another fierce roar came from outside the inn.

"I will never give up until Yang Yuhuan dies!"

"Kill Yang Yuhuan!"

"The emperor was deceived by his treacherous ministers and concubines. The imperial army is willing to eliminate the thieves for the emperor and rectify the country!"

The overwhelming roar came, and the expressions of the monarchs and ministers in the front hall suddenly changed. Concubine Yang was even more frightened and trembling. Although she was not afraid of death, she was afraid of this kind of fear that could be blamed on others.

Li Longji was also scared out of his mind and looked at Gu Qing and Chen Xuanli for help.

Chen Xuanli gritted his teeth and said: "The last general will go out to dissuade the soldiers of the Forbidden Army..."

Gu Qing shook his head to stop him: "Don't be hasty. Compromising and seeking perfection will only make others push for more. Give them some lessons first and then negotiate terms. General Chen will be much more relaxed."

As he spoke, Gu Qing bowed to Li Longji and said, "I will calm down the situation for Your Majesty before I leave. The rest of the matter will be easy to handle."

Then Gu Qing signaled to Concubine Yang, who stood beside Gu Qing without hesitation.

Han Jie outside Gu Qing's court suddenly shouted: "Han Jie, please order Li Siye and Mo Dao camp to form a formation to attack the enemy. I, Gu Qing, will take the imperial concubine out in a big way today. Anyone who dares to stop me will fight to the death from our Anxi Army."
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