There are many conflicts between values ​​​​that are separated by thousands of years. From food, clothing, housing and transportation to the understanding of everything, everyone is very different.

For example, when doing business in the Tang Dynasty, no matter how big the business is and how much assets the merchants have, they will not be respected by others, and their social status will be lower than that of ordinary civilians. The descendants of merchants cannot take the scientific examination. Apart from money, they are really nothing.

All gone.

Thousands of years later, merchants have become upper-class people and a profession that everyone respects and aspires to.

Another example is the view on marriage among powerful people in the Tang Dynasty. The more powerful the people, the more they accept unfairness in marriage, such as monogamy and multiple concubines. They are used to the marriage of their ancestors and fathers, so they can often accept inequality in marriage calmly. Some

When wealthy families married daughters, they even took the initiative to marry sisters to serve their husbands together. Moreover, the sisters were recognized by the court and were called "Teng". The court would also give Teng a salary every year, and they were canonized in a formal way.

Zhang Huaiyu was born in a prime minister's family, so she could naturally accept the inequality in marriage calmly, so she did not show any jealousy when she met Huangfu Sisi.

With Gu Qing's extraordinary status and his current status as a top minister, it would be strange if Gu Qing only married her as a wife. Even if others didn't say anything, Zhang Huaiyu would be uncomfortable. The general environment is like this, there is no right or wrong.

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Those beautiful longings for "two people for life" would most likely not exist among the ancient aristocratic class, unless there was something wrong with the man's physiology.

Huangfu Sisi happily resigned, while Zhang Huaiyu was a little stuffed and lazily half-slumped on the futon.

Only Gu Qing and Zhang Huaiyu were left in the front hall. Gu Qing blinked and asked curiously: "Is Sisi's cooking really so delicious?"

Zhang Huaiyu curled his lips and said, "The braised fish is not as delicious as your cooking."

"Then why do you eat so much? This can easily give me the illusion that you and Huaijin came all the way from Sichuan to beg for food. I don't know how many times you have been hungry..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Qing felt a pain on his forehead, which turned out to be a broad bean shot by Zhang Huaiyu with a snap of his finger.

"Are you familiar with the feeling of being beaten that you haven't tasted in a long time?" Zhang Huaiyu glanced at him sideways and asked.

Gu Qing rubbed his forehead and said: "Wait, now I am the generalissimo running around with thousands of troops tied to my waistband. I can drown you with just one person's urine."

"If you say something so disgusting, it's more than just a bean..." Zhang Huaiyu said calmly.

Gu Qing shut up immediately and was so well-behaved that it made people feel distressed.

Suddenly I felt that Sisi was much better than Zhang Huaiyu. They were also smashing with money, but Zhang Huaiyu was using beans...

Glancing outside the front hall, Zhang Huaiyu suddenly smiled: "Sisi is indeed a good woman. I can see that she understands dignity well. She was both cautious and panicked when we first met. I ate so much just now to reassure her.

, you are a person who wants to do great things, and you must not be in a hurry in the back house."

Gu Qing looked her over and praised: "Yes, you are indeed a housewife. With your ability and force, it is not a big problem to manage a hundred wives..."

Zhang Huaiyu smiled with murderous intent: "What do you mean, Mr. Gu, you have to accept a hundred women in your back house?"

Gu Qingjiu was in the army and had long been immune to murderous aura. Hearing this, he said without realizing it: "One hundred is a bit exaggerated. Besides, it's too expensive. People will be sucked dry by the time they reach middle age..."

Quickly glancing at her, Gu Qing said in a negotiating tone: "Ten is almost enough. If we take turns to smoke, give me another four days off every month. I think I can live to be eighty years old..."

Zhang Huaiyu had a smile on his face, but his eyes narrowed, which was a very dangerous sign.

Gu Qing finally noticed the dangerous atmosphere, his eyelids twitched, and he quickly changed his words without leaving any trace: "Of course, I am just talking about the common daydreams of men. Excessive self-confidence turns into arrogance. One pot matches ten cups. Obviously this

The pot overestimates itself, doesn't it count how much stock there is in its belly? Three or four are just right, hehe..."

Zhang Huaiyu smiled sweetly and said: "Three or four are just right? This is what you said. If Mr. Gu becomes more and more powerful in the future and there are more and more women in the backyard, I will simply smash the pot if I am not in a good mood. Everyone

There’s no water to drink.”

Gu Qing suddenly felt a chill on his crotch and couldn't help but cross his legs. He tried his best to calmly say: "You still haven't changed your habit of hitting the cook after eating. Not only haven't you changed it, but you have worsened it. In order to prevent others from stealing your food, you simply

Kill the cook...I will introduce you to a Buddhist scripture later, read it carefully, and try to find your long-lost humanity as soon as possible."

Zhang Huaiyu chuckled and said: "You are really promising. The words spoken by the Duke of Shu are completely different from the words spoken by the poor boy from the mountain village back then."

His expression suddenly became solemn, Zhang Huaiyu stared into his eyes and said: "Now, although you are powerful, you are also tabooed by the emperor. What are you going to do next? The two emperors are already in Chang'an. Do you want to depose the emperor?"

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Gu Qing smiled and said: "If you were me, what would you do?"

Zhang Huaiyu pondered for a long time and whispered: "Although the Anxi Army is now invincible, many things cannot be solved with swords. If you do it too recklessly, even if you win the world, you will not win the hearts of the people. Sometimes the words of the literati are better than the swords."

Sharper, so if I were you, I would be a powerful minister, but I cannot depose the emperor for the time being."

Gu Qing smiled. She was indeed a soul that matched his own. Her thoughts coincided with his own.

"If the emperor doesn't take the initiative to provoke me, I will not depose him. It is the worst way to depose the emperor and stand on his own initiative. I will not do it unless I have to. It doesn't matter where I sit, what matters is how to express my political opinions."

The most important thing is to continue to implement it, do things pragmatically, seek more benefits for the people, and live up to my ambitions back then."

Zhang Huaiyu's eyes flashed and he said softly: "What if the emperor takes the initiative to do something detrimental to you? Looking at the current situation in Chang'an, it is very likely that the emperor will do this."

Gu Qing sighed: "If he really wants to do this, I...maybe I will tolerate it and fight in the court. In fact, it is the people who suffer in the end. If the current situation is chaotic, many chain reactions will directly affect the people's livelihood.

Taxes, prices, corvées, conquests, etc. Now that the rebellion in the north has not been put down, I need to fight for a period of peace for the people to recover their strength. The Chang'an court really cannot allow any more chaos."

Zhang Huaiyu thought for a while and said: "When Empress Wu was regent, both the government and the public were ready to stir up trouble. Later, Empress Wu had many worries to eliminate the rebellion with an iron fist. However, she chose to control the situation and chaos in the palace rather than the world. You may wish to consider Empress Wu's actions in detail.

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Gu Qing nodded: "I'm also thinking about it. There's something wrong with the wind in the court recently. After the Emperor returned to Chang'an, he joined hands with the Emperor. And Feng Yu sent me the news that Shi Siming wanted to return to the Tang Dynasty, and the Emperor would definitely take advantage of it.

He came to check and balance me, huh, he made a good calculation."

"How are you going to respond?"

Gu Qing said leisurely: "I have invincible soldiers and horses in the world. Many times it's not that I can't do it, but that I don't want to do it. They don't see this clearly, so they play tricks of checking and balancing behind my back. I really feel

When you are restrained in doing things, you should also show your tendons and let them taste how hard the Anxi Army's fist is."

Zhang Huaiyu wanted to say something else, but Gu Qing stretched out his hand to stop her and said with a smile: "I don't mind discussing military and national affairs with you, but before we discuss these things, we have something very urgent that must be done immediately."

Zhang Huaiyu asked in confusion: "What's the matter?"

"Your marriage..." Gu Qing took her hand, held it in his palm, and said with a sincere and solemn expression: "I have been single for so many years and finally found a husband. Don't you want to sleep with me justifiably?"

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Zhang Huaiyu was stunned and said: "Are you... asking for marriage?"

Gu Qing said sternly: "Of course, am I here to wish you a happy birthday? So, do you feel happy? Is it as romantic as the petal shower back then?"

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Jinyang, Hedong Jiedushi Mansion.

After the rebels fled north, they walked thousands of miles north. After arriving at the former Hedong Festival House, An Qingxu finally couldn't stand it anymore and decided to stay in Jinyang.

When they fled from Chang'an, the rebels still had nearly 100,000 troops, but the number of these 100,000 was mixed.

After several battles between the Anxi Army and the rebels, most of the real border troops in the three towns were killed or injured. Later, the rebels captured young men in Guanzhong and forcibly recruited young men from Guanzhong to join the army. After half a month of training, they issued weapons and barely managed to scrape together 100,000 soldiers.

Ma, the combat effectiveness is no longer as good as it was when An Lushan raised his army.

Jinyang was the place where Li and Tang flourished. More than a hundred years ago, Li Yuan and his son Li Shimin rebelled against the Sui Dynasty in Jinyang and finally captured the country. During the Wu Zhou Dynasty, Jinyang was designated as the "Northern Capital", which was second only to the Tang Dynasty.

The third largest city in Chang'an and Luoyang.

There is a royal palace in Jinyang, but unfortunately it is located in the north. An Lushan occupied Jinyang when he first raised his troops.

After An Qingxu returned to Jinyang, he immediately moved into the palace and handed over the affairs of the general state to Shi Siming and Feng Yu. The two had a tacit understanding. Shi Siming was responsible for training the young men who were forced to join the army, while Feng Yu served as the left prime minister.

They were responsible for handling the affairs of the government, with a proper combination of civil and military affairs. Under the control of the rebel puppet regime, the cities occupied by the rebels in the north were able to maintain stability, which is an exception.

On an early winter night, Feng Yu was reviewing the memorials submitted to An Qingxu by officials from various places in the study room of the palace. Today, An Qingxu has been completely ignored by Shi Siming. Government and military affairs have basically been isolated from An Qingxu. He is busy drinking and having fun in the harem.

He plays with women and doesn't care what the outside world is like.

All major political and military affairs of the Puppet Yan Kingdom were handled through consultation between Shi Siming and Feng Yu. All memorials were finalized once they reached Feng Yu's hands and would never be presented to An Qingxu again.

By working as a spy to such a prominent level, Feng Yu was almost exercising the power of the emperor, which makes him feel bad just thinking about it.

This is not the result he wants.

However, after several battles with the Anxi Army, several generals in the rebel army were killed in the battle formation. However, the rebel army was really short of talents, especially those who dealt with government affairs. At this time, Feng Yu's existence seemed to have been wiped away.

The peerless pearl of dust bloomed with such dazzling light that Shi Siming couldn't ignore it even if he wanted to.

In fact, there are still talents in the rebel army, such as Yan Zhuang, Gao Shang, the first counselor around An Lushan, etc.

However, Gao Shang was killed by the Anxi army in the rebellion when the city of Luoyang was broken. Yan Zhuang was still alive. However, after An Lushan's death, the factional struggle within the rebels became serious. Yan Zhuang was a typical die-hard royalist, and he had a close relationship with Shi Siming.

Due to the conflict of positions, Shi Siming had already emptied his power.

The only person who holds the same position and is brave and resourceful in doing things is Feng Yu.

The night wind entered the room and lifted the gauze curtain in the study. Feng Yu couldn't help but shiver, and then used a needle to light up the candlestick on the desk.

Feng Yu lowered his head and continued to review the memorial. Fortunately, Zhang Huaiyu kicked his ass in Shiqiao Village and read some books. He also learned some famous strategies for governing the country. Unexpectedly, he actually used them in the rebel camp.

Unconsciously, it was late at night. Feng Yu stretched out and looked at the pile of memorials on the desk. Feng Yu sighed and murmured: "Why am I so diligent and diligent in this kind of thing that helps the evildoers do evil?"

Just as he was getting ready to go to bed, there was the sound of soft footsteps outside the study, and a servant said hurriedly: "To Prime Minister Zuo, General Shi has summoned you for something urgent. Please go to the General's Mansion as soon as possible."

Feng Yu frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "What's the emergency in the middle of the night?"

"The villain doesn't know."

Feng Yu sighed and said: "Come here, please change my clothes into official uniform."

Half an hour later, Feng Yu arrived at Shi Siming's General's Mansion in a carriage. Looking at the luxurious lintel, Feng Yu smiled with a hint of contempt in his eyes.
To be continued...