The inside story of Gu Qing's serious injury is actually not a big secret. All the generals in the Anxi Army know it, and most of the courtiers in the court also know it. Naturally, the women in Gu Qing's house cannot hide it.

This morning, when Gu Qing was dying and was carried back from the camp by his personal guards, Huangfu Sisi was so frightened that her hands and feet were cold, and her life instantly fell into the darkness of despair. It wasn't until Han Jie softly told her that everything was just an act that Huangfu Sisi came back to her senses.

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After returning to his soul, he first beat Gu Qing violently and let out a fierce breath. Then he covered his face and cried loudly, with a look of fear on his face, as if he was lucky enough to crawl back to the world from hell.

Gu Qing is her god. If something happens to Gu Qing, her sky will really fall.

Even though it was just a show, Huangfu Sisi still couldn't calm down. He felt angry when he saw Gu Qing looking like he was running out of time, and couldn't help but make some sarcastic remarks.

"The Emperor has passed away. Sir, will you continue to be paralyzed, or will you return to normal?"

Gu Qing fell down on the bed and sighed: "Suddenly I found that it is very enjoyable to lie in bed after being seriously injured. I can reach out for clothes and open my mouth for food. If I am in a good mood, I can pee and poop on the bed. There is no need to feel ashamed at all. I decided to lie down more.

A few days..."

Sighing like a dream, Gu Qing squinted his eyes and said with enjoyment: "This is life."

Huangfu Sisi laughed angrily: "My father-in-law is enjoying it. There are rumors everywhere in Chang'an City now. Many people say that my father-in-law is seriously injured and is about to die. I am doing business outside and I feel panicked when I hear these rumors. It's too much."

It’s bad luck.”

Gu Qing still squinted his eyes and said: "It doesn't matter what others say, if I am really going to die, it will suit many people's wishes, but I want to live a hundred years and use a whole century to give to others."

My heart is filled with worries, those enemies who hate me, I will kill them one by one."

Huangfu Sisi hummed, "It's fine if you are happy, sir. I don't know anything about you men. Whatever you do, it makes sense."

As she spoke, she took out a few dishes from the food box and placed them on the low table, saying: "Master, sit up and eat first. After eating, you can continue to pretend to be dead."

Pretending to be dead is also a strenuous job, and Gu Qing can't possibly have trouble with food, especially food made by Huangfu Sisi.

So Gu Qing rolled over and stood up, and Long Jinghu suddenly picked up the bowl of rice.

Huangfu Sisi looked at him eating with his chin on his cheek, his eyes showing a bit of a smile, and said: "Yesterday I went to Sister Yang's house. Sister Yang was quite normal. I tried to sidestep me, but she refused to say a word and didn't look at her.

If there is any abnormality, I can't help but wonder if my father-in-law touched the wrong person after he was drunk the night before."

Gu Qing suddenly lost his appetite, put down his bowl and said seriously: "I've said it many times, it's not me, it's a friend of mine..."

Huangfu Sisi held back her laughter and said: "Yes, I just want to ask if the friend of the father-in-law thought that the maid was Sister Yang when he was drunk. Otherwise, why did Sister Yang not look abnormal at all, as if it had never happened?

Average?"

Gu Qing couldn't help but look down at his hand, and murmured doubtfully: "That shouldn't be the case. I've always been very accurate and ruthless in my attacks. How could I touch the wrong person..."

Huangfu Sisi laughed and said: "My lord, you made a mistake again. He is your friend, not you."

"Ahem, yes, he is my friend. This matter is a misunderstanding. Never mention it again. No matter how it happened, in short, you are not allowed to mention it in the future, especially in front of Sister Yang."

Huangfu Sisi rolled his eyes at him and said: "It doesn't matter how many women there are in the backyard of the Gu family, I am just a concubine. Master, please be careful. If the two sisters of the Zhang family return to Chang'an,

I'm afraid my father-in-law is short of breath. At that time, if the two sisters felt that there were too many women in the backyard and asked him to choose two and throw them into the well, I don't know if he would be willing to throw them away..."

Gu Qing said affectionately: "Silly boy, how could I be willing to throw you into the well? You spent so much money on me. It's not enough to call you the sponsor father. The customer is the Jade Emperor. No one dares to throw the Jade Emperor into the well."

."

Huangfu Sisi stretched out her slender fingers as green as green, tapped his forehead bitterly, and suddenly laughed and said: "I am not a 'customer'. It stands to reason that I am your benefactor. My father-in-law.

Don't be unkind to your benefactors."

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In Chang'an in late autumn, the autumn wind is bleak and everything is silent.

The straight and spacious Suzaku Avenue was covered with fallen leaves, and the autumn rain had been falling for half a month, adding an air of desolation to this eventful autumn.

At dawn, the maids and eunuchs of Xingqing Palace were still cleaning the palace courtyard. Li Heng rubbed his aching temples and walked out of the palace door. Looking at the pattering autumn rain and gloomy weather outside the palace, Li Heng sighed and his expression became more and more serious.

exhausted.

Li Heng had been up all night. In this time of internal and external troubles, Li Heng had to diligently carry out his duties. If he slacked even a little, the enemies outside the palace would devour him without even leaving his skin.

Eunuch Li Fuguo bowed his body and quietly came forward, saying distressedly: "Your Majesty, please go and have a rest. Your Majesty will have a good night's sleep after the court today. I see that you don't look good, and you have lost a lot of weight."

Li Heng said worriedly: "How can I sleep peacefully if the internal worries are not eliminated and the external troubles are not eliminated?"

Li Fuguo said softly: "Your Majesty, you should take care of your health so that you can calmly deal with the troubles. If your body collapses, everything will be over. I have the courage to ask Your Majesty to move to the palace to rest."

Li Heng glanced at him and said, "I asked you to set up a procuratorate. Do you have any clues about it recently? There are spies arranged in the palaces of the courtiers in Beijing?"

"Most of them have been arranged, some are handymen, some are guards, but... Gu Qing's mansion cannot arrange for people to enter. There are not many servants in his mansion, and the guards are very strict. The slaves are afraid of causing trouble and dare not act rashly.

If you act in a way that arouses Gu Qing's resentment, I will be the eternal sinner of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Heng hummed and said, "There is no urgency in this matter. Safety is the priority."

Li Fuguo said again: "Your Majesty, there was a report from Shu yesterday that the Supreme Emperor has left for Chang'an and will be back in about half a month."

Li Heng's face turned gloomy again, and he said coldly: "Tell the Ministry of Rites, according to the etiquette system to welcome the Emperor, and what kind of etiquette is needed to welcome the Emperor back. The Ministry of Rites will discuss it and report it to me. The etiquette must be solemn, but... it cannot be

Exceeding the limit.”

Li Fuguo understood what he meant and hurriedly agreed.

Li Heng looked ugly. After Li Longji returned to Chang'an, it might become a thorn in his heart, and even... cause a storm in the peaceful Chang'an city, and that Gu Qing would definitely swim in the waves.

…

After reporting a few things, Li Fuguo once again urged Li Heng to go to bed. Li Heng also felt sleepy at this time, stretched out a long stretch, and yawned. He was about to return to the palace, but unexpectedly another palace servant came to report.

, Li Mi and Guo Ziyi came together to ask for an audience.

Li Heng smiled bitterly and said: "It seems to be God's will. I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep peacefully today."

The palace officials brought Li Mi and Guo Ziyi, and Li Heng summoned them in a side pavilion next to the main hall of Xingqing.

Two important officials from the Zhide Dynasty, one civil and one military, came together, and what they were going to do must be important. Li Heng retreated, and there were only three monarchs and ministers left in the palace.

Li Mi got straight to the point: "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

"Come on."

"The rebels retreated to Hebei. The imperial court should have raised troops to continue marching north to quell the rebellion. However, the Anxi army refused to obey orders. However, the rebels were not eliminated and the Tang Dynasty could not be peaceful. I thought about it and decided to ask your Majesty for a report.

Just like when we discussed it in Lingzhou, I want to borrow troops from the Uighurs in the name of the imperial court to help the Tang Dynasty suppress the rebellion."

Li Heng looked at Guo Ziyi. Guo Ziyi's expression remained unchanged, she smoothed her beard and closed her eyes, as if she hadn't heard anything. Li Heng suddenly understood.

It seems that Guo Ziyi was not willing to borrow troops from the Uighurs. He and Li Mi had different political opinions and there was a conflict.

"It is natural for the Uighurs to borrow troops, but the conditions of the Uighurs are too high for me to accept," Li Heng sighed.

"Your Majesty, please talk to the Uighur people again. At first, the Uighur people said that in addition to supplying them with food, grass and weapons, the imperial court would also allow them to loot the city of Chang'an for three days. Now that your Majesty has returned the capital to Chang'an, it is to win over the people of the world.

It is absolutely impossible for me to agree to such excessive conditions. I would like to have a talk with them, or... I would like to allocate a sum of money from the treasury to the Huihe people. I wonder if your majesty would agree to it?"

Li Heng pondered deeply, looking hesitant.

After a long time, Li Heng looked at Guo Ziyi and said politely: "What do you mean, General Guo?"

Guo Ziyi opened his eyes and said slowly: "I thought that the rebels occupying the north were actually at the end of their strength and there was no need to bother the Huihe Khanate to send troops. As Gu Qing said in the palace the day before, after the spring of next year, the Anxi Army will start marching north.

, completely put down the northern rebels."

Li Heng sneered: "Can I believe Gu Qing's words?"

Guo Ziyi nodded and said: "I am a vulgar general. I don't care how we fight in the court, but I am convinced that Gu Qing is not a righteous person. Even if something happens between Gu Qing and His Majesty in the future, it will happen after the rebellion is suppressed.

.In view of the great righteousness, Gu Qing will definitely not disappoint the people of the world. He said that he will send troops in the spring next year, so he will definitely send troops."

Li Heng shook his head and said slowly: "The Anxi Army is a tiger and wolf army, and Gu Qing also has the heart of a tiger and a wolf. The Anxi Army does not want to leave Chang'an just to take over the defense of Chang'an City. I don't know what he will do in the future. I really dare not

I believe that Gu Qing will agree to send troops after next spring. General Guo, your words are too full."

Li Mi also looked at Guo Ziyi and said: "Old General Guo, I have the same idea as your Majesty. The Anxi Army has now become a country of its own. The government's propaganda is useless to them. I don't believe that Gu Qing will send troops. He and I

The interest of the Anxi Army lies in occupying Chang'an, and suppressing the rebellion is not in his interest."

Guo Ziyi sighed: "Both Your Majesty and Mr. Li do not believe that the Anxi Army will take care of the righteousness. However, in the past two years of the battle to quell the rebellion, from Hangu Pass to Yingshui, from Xiangzhou City to Tongguan, the rebels were beaten into chaos.

Do not return to Hebei. The Anxi Army made huge sacrifices and suffered tens of thousands of casualties. If Gu Qing had no righteous intentions, why would he fight with the rebels? Wouldn't it be more in line with him to stay in the south and wait for both the Shuofang Army and the rebels to suffer losses?
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