No one expected that the Anxi Army camp was unexpectedly attacked, just outside Chang'an City.

What is the origin of this enemy army, where did it come from, and why was it such a coincidence that Gu Qing happened to rush in when he was in the camp, and his target was directly at the commander's tent.

No one knew the answer. The accident happened so suddenly. When the news reached Chang'an City, the court and the people in the city couldn't believe it.

It was really unexpected, especially the enemy army that appeared out of nowhere. No one knew where they were lurking in advance, and no one knew their origins. They seemed to emerge from the ground and launched a night attack on their target.

It was very precise. Taking advantage of the emptiness inside the Anxi Army camp, he rode his horse straight towards Gu Qing's commander's tent, which made people wonder whether it was a coordinated effort.

Early the next morning, the generals of the Anxi Army rushed to the camp after hearing the news. When they saw Gu Qing who was seriously injured by the enemy's surprise attack, the generals were furious and asked their guards to carefully carry Gu Qing back to his house in Chang'an City.

Zhong Li Siye and other generals followed him back to the city with a gloomy face. Then they each led their officers and soldiers out of the city and divided their troops in the four directions of southeast and northwest to search for traces of the enemy.

On the day Gu Qing was carried back to his house, Song Gensheng, Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture, urgently summoned all the officials and Wuhou in Chang'an City, ordered a strict investigation of all suspicious persons in the city, and sent people to report to Xingqing Palace.

In the evening of the same day, Chang Zhong, Li Siye and other generals returned to the city after searching outside the city but found nothing. The soldiers of the Anxi Army unsheathed their swords and roamed the streets of Chang'an City with murderous intent. The Chang'an subjects did not dare to attack them and dodge in fear.

Chang Zhong even shouted loudly in the crowded West Market, saying that Mr. Gu must have been betrayed by a spy and dared to hurt our army commander. The Anxi Army vowed not to give up and would investigate to the end and find out the real culprit behind the scenes.

.

Chang Zhong said these words in the West Market, which was equivalent to telling the whole world loudly.

Gu Qing, the commander-in-chief of the Anxi Army who had made great achievements in suppressing the rebellion, was seriously injured in a surprise attack by unknown enemy troops, and his whereabouts were betrayed by internal spies. This incident caused an uproar in Chang'an City, like a tsunami suddenly descending on a calm sea.

, the capital of the Tang Dynasty was instantly covered with clouds, lightning and thunder as Gu Qing was seriously injured.

Li Heng of Xingqing Palace also heard the news that Gu Qing was seriously injured that day.

Li Heng's reaction was first of all a surprise. Unexpectedly, the court did not take action against Gu Qing. Instead, the inexplicable enemy army seriously injured him first. Li Heng wished he could pray to God. It would be better if Gu Qing was seriously injured and was taken away by God.

.

After the huge surprise gradually cooled down, Li Heng, who had calmed down, carefully recalled the whole process of the incident. The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

Just when Gu Qing had just accepted the imperial edict and expressed his willingness to hand over military power, and at the juncture when the generals of the Anxi Army were about to leave Beijing to take up posts in various places, the Anxi Army camp was raided by an unknown enemy force, and Gu Qing was also seriously injured.

…

Is it such a coincidence?

Then, Gu Qing was seriously injured, and the generals of the Anxi Army led their soldiers to search for the enemy everywhere with murderous intent. Will the military power in Gu Qing's hands be handed over next? Will the generals of the Anxi Army still take office?

How could Gu Qing hand over his military power after such a bad incident happened? The generals under his command were loyal to Gu Qing, but the commander was seriously injured. How could the generals just let it go?

The more Li Heng thought about it, the more he suspected that this incident was a conspiracy concocted by Gu Qing.

"Your Majesty, you don't have to doubt it." Li Mi sighed: "Such a coincidence will never happen in the world, and the rebels near Chang'an City have been wiped out long ago. How could a rebel army appear out of nowhere to raid the Anxi Army camp?

?I believe that this so-called 'rebel' was arranged by Gu Qing."

Li Heng's face was ashen and he said: "Then Gu Qing was seriously injured..."

Li Mi smiled bitterly and said: "Of course it's false. The news spread all over the city, but apart from the generals of the Anxi Army, who else saw Gu Qing's injury with his own eyes?"

Li Heng gritted his teeth and said: "Sure enough... Gu Qing will not hand over military power easily. Yesterday I praised him for being loyal to the country and a loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty. Oh, is this the face of a loyal minister?"

Li Mi sighed: "Gu Qing did not resist the order in person yesterday, but chose to use this method to tactfully refuse to hand over military power. He did not want to break up with His Majesty, and did not want to bear the bad reputation of being a king."

Li Heng said with a gloomy face: "It's ridiculous that I was so complacent yesterday, thinking that the threat to me from the Anxi Army was eliminated overnight..."

Li Mi sighed again: "Your Majesty, Gu Qing's trick is not new, but it is very effective. Not only does this strategy naturally violate the imperial edict, leaving everyone in the world speechless, but Gu Qing also turns passivity into initiative..."

"What does Mr. Li mean by this?"

"After His Majesty issued the decree, whether Gu Qing's military power was handed over or not, it was very detrimental to him. But after concocting this conspiracy last night, Gu Qing's generals raided the whole city, and Chang Zhong even loudly announced in the West City that there was a conspiracy.

The thieves and spies betrayed Gu Qing's whereabouts and vowed to find out the real culprit behind the scenes. Your Majesty, what Chang Zhong said means something."

Li Heng smacked his finger carefully, then he was startled and said angrily: "Do the people in the world suspect that I am the instigator behind this?"

Li Mi nodded silently, his eyes full of sympathy.

When the emperor was framed by his ministers, there was no one like him.

Li Heng gritted his teeth and his cheek muscles trembled slightly: "What a vicious thief! How dare you set up a plot against me!"

Li Bi sighed: "From Gu Qing's incident, to the Anxi Army generals deliberately exaggerating and spreading rumors, and finally Chang Zhong deliberately spreading rumors in the West City, as expected, all of this was Gu Qing's arrangement. There was no so-called rebel attack on the camp.

No one was seriously injured, there were just a commander who was unwilling to hand over military power, and a group of generals who were unwilling to be divided and fought back."

"Your Majesty, when things have come to this point, Gu Qing has dug a trap for you. Everyone in the world already knows that Gu Qing was taken advantage of by spies. Everyone in the world also knows that Gu Qing has great military power. Your Majesty is deeply afraid of him. Most people will suspect that the spies are

It has nothing to do with His Majesty..."

"From now on, Your Majesty must not take any unfavorable actions against the Anxi Army, otherwise Gu Qing and others will be able to seize the opportunity. If Your Majesty is unkind, the Anxi Army will have even more reason to rebel."

Li Heng was shocked and pursed his lips in silence.

"I... what should I do next?" Li Heng said hoarsely.

Li Bi said decisively: "Immediately send someone to express condolences to Gu Qing's injury. It would be best for His Majesty to visit him in person, express his concern, and issue an order in public to strictly arrest the troops. As for making Gu Qing the minister, and splitting Anxi

Don’t mention the matter of military generals for the time being, otherwise you may get angry.”

"We must act like a sage and a virtuous minister to dispel the suspicion of your majesty among the subjects. The threat posed by the Anxi Army to the imperial court will not be eliminated so easily. We can only try to deal with it slowly. Yesterday, Gu Qing agreed too happily to obey the order. I have always been thinking

I had doubts, but today I finally cleared them up. It turns out he has already made arrangements..."

Li Heng nodded gloomily: "I understand."

"Password, I am leaving the palace to visit Gu Qing's house."

…………

The Emperor's ceremonial guard came out of the palace, and the area from the palace gate to Qinrenfang was filled with Yulin imperial guards. The ceremonial guard arrived in front of the Gu family's house, and Li Heng, who was dressed in yellow robe, was helped out of the chariot by the eunuch.

Li Heng raised his head and glanced at the lintel of Gu Qing's mansion. The simple and old mansion made Li Heng frown slightly.

"Gu Qing has always lived here?" Li Heng asked in confusion.

Next to him, Li Fuguo said: "Your Majesty, this has always been Gu Qing's residence. When he was a young man in a mountain village in Shuzhou, the Emperor rewarded him with this residence as soon as he entered Chang'an City."

Li Heng moved slightly and murmured: "He is no longer what he used to be. He can still live in the old house safely. After the Anxi Army regained Chang'an, he was not seen buying mansions and pavilions. This shows that this person..."

Li Bi continued: "This person has a strong will and a strong mind but is still pure in heart and desires. He is either a great benevolent person or a very evil person."

Li Heng pursed his lips and walked towards the gate of Gu's house.

Outside the gate of Gu's house, there were many soldiers of the Anxi Army, including not only Gu Qing's bodyguards, but also generals such as Chang Zhong, Shen Tian, ​​and Li Siye. They led their respective bodyguards to surround Gu Qing's house.

The eunuch in the palace came forward and said a few words, and the guard guard nodded and asked someone to go to the backyard to announce the news. He immediately opened the gate, knelt down on one knee and greeted the emperor.

Li Heng stepped into the gate and walked around the screen wall. He frowned at the increasingly shabby courtyard. There was a ginkgo tree planted in the yard. There was a straw mat under the ginkgo. There was a low table and a futon on the straw mat. There was nothing else. things.

After passing through the front yard, Li Heng entered the backyard directly under the guidance of the cautious servants.

According to ordinary people's etiquette, strange men are not allowed to enter other people's backyards, but Li Heng is the emperor, and theoretically the backyard of Gu Qing's family is also his backyard.

Entering the backyard from the moon arch, there are several elegant plum trees in the yard. Several generals are standing quietly outside the north wing. They are wearing armor, fully armed and even the weapons are unsheathed, and the cold visors on their helmets cover the Their faces were completely obscured, and only a pair of eyes were exposed, staring murderously at Li Heng and the eunuchs who followed him.

When Li Heng saw these generals, his heart twitched violently. He was so frightened that he took two steps back involuntarily, and his face instantly turned pale.

He had seen many military generals in the world. When he was in Lingzhou, he personally took over the military power of Shuofang Army and commanded several sniper battles. Naturally, Li Heng was not afraid of the army.

[Benefits for Book Friends] You can get cash or coins by reading books. There are also iPhone12 and Switch waiting for you! Follow the vx official account [Book Friends Base Camp] to get it!

But these armored generals in front of me are really terrifying, especially the visors on their helmets that cover their faces, looking cold and murderous. Even if they are just standing still, they already exude a suffocating murderous aura. , you can even vaguely feel the smell of blood on the battlefield and the brutal cries of death from their bodies, like thousands of innocent ghosts lingering around them, screaming angrily.

These people...are they the world-famous generals of the Anxi Army?

Li Heng's face became paler. With just one glance, he knew how big the gap was between Shuofang's army and Anxi's army.

Li Heng was frightened, and the courtiers and eunuchs behind him were even more frightened.

In the end, Li Fuguo had the courage to step forward and shouted coldly: "The emperor is here, and you haven't seen me yet!"

Several generals did not move. They were covered with visors and could not see the expressions on their faces clearly, but Li Heng could see their expressions from their exposed eyes.
Chapter completed!