Chapter five hundred and fiftieth chapters
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Li Heng's new court was hastily established, and Li Heng hurriedly ascended the throne in the remote town of Lingzhou, which seemed a bit like a grassroots team.
It is obviously the Tianzhou orthodoxy, but the scene and ceremony of the enthronement make people look a little sad, even worse than An Lushan. No matter how it looks, it looks like a big star running to a remote small county to cut the ribbon for a real estate business performance.
Xintei was only half way into starting a business, but Zhongdao was short of money...
However, Gu Qing must give him the face he deserves. He has no intention of usurping the throne for the time being. As long as his military power is not reduced, he is willing to be an honest minister. He may not necessarily be a loyal minister, but he will never take the initiative to cause trouble.
They led Chang Zhong, Shen Tian, Li Siye and other generals to bow to the north and congratulate the new monarch on his enthronement. Long live my emperor and may he live a long and prosperous life.
Gu Qing shouted energetically. Although the generals behind him had no interest in who ascended the throne, they also shouted along with Gu Qing, but they looked a little listless.
Du Hongjian and Li Fuguo knelt down beside him. Seeing Gu Qing's respectful expression, it was obvious that he would not go back on his words. They couldn't help but feel elated. After quickly looking at each other, they smiled knowingly.
It was finally confirmed that the Anxi army was stable, Gu Qing could not see any disobedience for the time being, and the emperor's throne was mostly stable.
Du Hongjian and Li Fuguo came to the Anxi Army on orders from Li Heng to monitor every move of Gu Qing and the Anxi Army.
Although Li Heng was concerned about the Anxi army's counterinsurgency war, in comparison, Li Heng was more concerned about whether Gu Qing was still loyal to the Tang royal family and to him, the newly crowned emperor. In order to win over Gu Qing, Li Heng even paid the southern tax last year. He gave it away happily, which shows how important Gu Qing's attitude was to Li Heng's accession to the throne.
Today, it seems that Du Hongjian and Li Fuguo's mission has been successfully completed, and they can finally return to Li Heng with their heads held high.
After Gu Qing led his generals to pay homage to the new emperor, Du Hongjian took out an imperial edict from his arms and read it in public.
The imperial edict was drafted by Li Heng, and the content was to reward and favor ministers. The first person in the imperial edict was Guo Ziyi, who was granted the title of Jiedushi of Shuofang, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Ping Zhongshu, Ping Zhangshi, and the favor of his family. People envy.
The second person to be granted the title was Gu Qing. Gu Qing was granted the title of Duke of Shu, and he was granted the title of 500 households. He was still crowned Prince Shaobao and Doctor Guanglu, and was appointed deputy marshal of the world's soldiers and horses.
Not only Gu Qing, but also the main generals under Gu Qing, such as Chang Zhong, Shen Tian, Li Siye, etc., were all granted the title of General Wei. Chang Zhong was even appointed as the Minister of War. This imperial edict was a perfect blessing. Everyone is happy.
After Du Hongjian finished reading the imperial edict, Gu Qing was stunned for a moment, and then felt like laughing.
I tried my best to seize Gu Qing's military power and refused to give him the position of deputy marshal of troops and horses. However, in order to ascend the throne and become emperor, my son ignored everything and happily gave him the position of deputy marshal.
The father and son had no idea who was whose creditor in their previous lives. They had been in love with each other for most of their lives, and they had completely undermined each other.
After taking the imperial decree from Du Hongjian's hand, the generals behind him cheered, and then stepped forward to congratulate Gu Qingjue on his promotion to the throne, and also worshiped him as deputy marshal of the world's troops and horses. From then on, the Anxi Army was no longer controlled by anyone.
After the congratulations, the generals congratulated each other again. This time everyone was rewarded. Almost all the senior generals in the Anxi Army were Generals of a certain guard, Jinwuwei on the left and right. The glory of the Anxi Army reached its peak today.
After the cutscene, Gu Qing asked Du Hongjian and Li Fuguo to speak in the tent.
After entering the commander's tent, Gu Qing said a few more polite words, and faced the north with affection and thanked the emperor again for his kindness. Hearing such nonsense as how could Gu be so virtuous, Du Hongjian and other officialdom veterans became a little impatient.
Only then did Gu Qing finish his work and got down to business.
"Shuofang's army only has 30,000 troops. I'm afraid it won't be easy to go south and regain the city in Guanzhong, right?" Gu Qing asked.
Du Hongjian sighed: "Of course it is not easy. Your Majesty also had no choice. When you and your Majesty agreed on the strategy of a north-south pincer attack, your Majesty's advisers discussed it for a long time when they were in Lingzhou. In the end, they all felt that the strategy of your Majesty was the most correct.
Even if the military strength is insufficient, His Majesty must grit his teeth and cooperate with the Duke to complete this strategy."
Gu Qing asked again: "Where is General Guo? What does he think?"
Du Hongjian said: "Although His Majesty said that he would personally conquer the country, the Shuofang army was actually controlled by General Guo. He also felt that the Shuofang army was not strong enough to regain Guanzhong. So a month ago, General Guo suggested to Shu that he should return to the north.
Borrowing troops..."
Gu Qing said calmly: "Do you have an answer from Huihe?"
"There is a reply. They are willing to lend 50,000 troops to help Wang Shi quell the rebellion and regain Guanzhong and Hebei, but they have conditions..."
Gu Qing narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "What are the conditions?"
Du Hongjian hesitated for a moment and said: "The Uighur Gel Khan has always admired the Tang Dynasty. Several generations of Uighur khans have been loyal to the Tang Dynasty. The Gel Khan is willing to send Prince Ye Hu to lead 50,000 elite troops south to join the king's division.
, to help your majesty put down the rebellion, but Uighur is a nomadic country in the north, and its country is barbaric and greedy. Naturally, it needs some benefits for sending troops. Gel Khan sent a letter saying that after the king's division regained Chang'an, he asked the emperor to allow the Uighur troops to plunder the city of Chang'an.
Three days, all the proceeds from the looting in three days will return to Huihe..."
Gu Qing looked a little grim: "The emperor agreed?"
Seeing that Gu Qing's expression was different, Du Hongjian hurriedly said: "The emperor and the court officials are still discussing and have not given any reply."
Gu Qing sneered: "As soon as the emperor came to the throne, he allowed foreign barbarians to plunder the property of the people under his rule, and what they robbed was Chang'an, the capital of the country. If the emperor really agreed, how would the people of the world think of him? Where is the majesty of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty? Even if the rebellion is suppressed,
, isn’t he afraid of being stabbed in the spine while sitting on the throne?”
When Du Hongjian saw that Gu Qing, who had always been very talkative, suddenly changed his face, he suddenly felt anxious and hesitated to speak.
Li Fuguo was also a little uneasy, and said with a smile: "Mr. Gu, calm down, aren't we still discussing this? Nothing has been decided yet, and your Majesty is actually unwilling to agree to Huihe's unreasonable request. It's just that he has few generals and few soldiers. Today's
The overall situation is that everything is focused on counterinsurgency..."
Gu Qing shook his head and said: "Li Sima, this matter has nothing to do with the overall situation, but with the emperor's virtue. The emperor's ascension was basically hasty, and the scholars in the world did not know the truth, which may have aroused criticism. Under such circumstances, the emperor still acquiesced to the alien soldiers and horses to plunder Chang'an.
Looting the people of a city may seem like a small matter, but it is impossible to hide it from the people of the world. If it is known to the people of the world, the emperor will be criticized by the scholars and the people. To put it more seriously, even the throne of the emperor will be questioned.
This move will do more harm than good and must not be agreed to."
Du Hongjian carefully looked at Gu Qing's face and said: "Mr. Gu, you promised that you would support the emperor's accession to the throne..."
Gu Qing was startled and immediately understood the meaning of Du Hongjian's words and couldn't help but laugh.
Du Hongjian thought that he suddenly repented and changed his mind and did not want to support the emperor. What he said just now was just an excuse made by Gu Qing.
Sighing, Gu Qing said leisurely: "Shilang Du, what do you think is the purpose of my bloody fight with the Anxi Army and the life-and-death struggle with the rebels?"
Du Hongjian immediately said: "Of course it is for the Tang Dynasty."
Gu Qing said slowly: "It can be regarded as for the sake of the country. In fact, we shed blood, died in battle, and fought with our lives for only four words, 'A bright future.'"
"Let the country be restored to peace, let the people live a good life, let the soldiers remove their armor and return to the fields, put the swords into the treasury, and let the horses be released in the Nanshan Mountains. From now on, the world will be peaceful and peaceful, and there will no longer be the disaster of war. This is the motivation for my efforts.
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"Shilang Du, you and I are ministers, and Your Majesty is the king. Many years ago, the late Emperor Taizong said, 'Water can also carry a boat, and water can also capsize it.' If those who hold power are in awe of this sentence, the country will be defeated.
No, but what your Majesty did is completely contrary to this sentence."
Gu Qing coldly lowered his face and said: "It is impossible to agree to such an unreasonable request from the Uighur barbarians, but I don't know why your majesty and the courtiers are still discussing it? Do you really plan to agree? If you really let the Uighur soldiers run wild in Chang'an City
After three days of plundering, isn't Your Majesty afraid that the people will scold him along the way when he returns to Chang'an?"
Seeing that Du Hongjian and Li Fuguo were silent, Gu Qing sighed: "That's all, this matter is not something you and I can decide. I will immediately go to the Emperor to remonstrate with His Majesty this unkind and unjust thing. If Huihe is willing to lend troops,
Your Majesty can allow you to allocate food and money from the national treasury. Borrowing troops requires a price, and the price can be paid by the court, but it must not harm the people."
Du Hongjian only agreed, and then said carefully: "Mr. Gu... you don't object to the emperor's accession to the throne, right?"
Gu Qing shook his head in dismay, he was too lazy to explain.
The emperor only cares about the throne, and his ministers only care about meritorious service and promotion. They never care about the people. Any words spoken by such emperors and ministers are just a waste of words.
The will in his heart became stronger. After suppressing the rebellion, Gu Qing still needed to master greater power. The power was powerful enough to decide all the affairs in the world, and he would never let any ignorant, ignorant, unkind and unjust decree leave the palace.
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At noon, all the generals gathered in the commander's tent.
Everyone's face was beaming with joy, and when they met, they would salute and call "General" so-and-so with a smile. The atmosphere was jubilant and warm, just like a festival.
Gu Qing's expression was as usual. Even after being promoted to Duke, he couldn't tell how happy he was, but his eyes were calmer than before.
How can I put it, it is a good thing to be granted the title of Duke, but since Li Longji abandoned the country and fled, Li Heng hastily ascended the throne in a remote town, and granted a lot of titles and official positions with the favor of the new king, Gu Qing always felt that he
This country's price has dropped a bit, as if the currency has depreciated and is no longer valuable.
After Gu Qing walked into the commander's tent, the generals immediately stopped laughing and joking, and all of them sat upright with serious expressions.
Gu Qing stood in the middle of the commander's tent, looked around the generals, and said: "Everyone, recovering Shangzhou is just a small victory. You are the same as me. Don't take this small victory to heart. There will be bigger wars waiting for us in the future.
A bloody fight."
All the generals said in unison: "Yes!"
Chapter completed!