In the winter, everything in Chang'an City is withered and filled with a bleak atmosphere. The sky is always gray. People wear thick clothes, hands folded in their sleeves, necks hunched and shoulders hunched. In any bad weather, they have to make a living.

Running around.

The servants of Gu Qing's mansion started cleaning the courtyard early in the morning, and the sound of rustling sweeping interrupted Gu Qing's thoughts.

After coming back to his senses, Gu Qing looked at a letter in his hand, sighed deeply, and looked a little worried.

A pair of slender hands took the letter from him. Zhang Huaiyu read it carefully, and his eyebrows furrowed quietly.

"Feng Yu's situation is getting more and more dangerous. Why don't you call him back?"

Gu Qing smiled bitterly and said: "I have summoned him several times. This kid seems smart, but in fact he is too stubborn in doing things. What he decides must be done to perfection. In his opinion, the rebels are not defeated.

If things are not perfect, he must continue to lurk."

Looking at the letter, Gu Qing said helplessly: "The letter was written by a woman named Li Jianjiu. She is Aunt Li's disciple and should be Feng Yu's confidante. The tone in the letter was already very anxious. She was very worried about Feng Yu.

Yu, but Feng Yu still insists on not coming back..."

Zhang Huaiyu sighed: "When we were in Shiqiao Village, Feng Yu was the most naughty. He never wanted to study seriously, so he got a lot of whipping from me for this. But he was talented and smart, and he read some books casually, and he was allowed to study in Shiqiao Village.

Among the young people in Qiao Village, he is outstanding..."

"I didn't expect that he could achieve such an achievement in the enemy camp. A top person is a top person. No matter where he is placed, he can shine..." Zhang Huaiyu raised his eyes and stared at Gu Qing, and said deeply: "

Gu Qing, nothing can happen to Feng Yu, he has done so much for you, such a meritorious official will be an important weapon of the country in the future, and such a talent must not die."

Gu Qing rubbed his forehead and sighed: "Of course I don't want anything to happen to him. In the past two years, I have written several letters asking him to leave the enemy camp, but he has not listened to me. He is far away, and I

There is no way to grab him by the neck and bring him back..."

Zhang Huaiyu looked at the letter in his hand and said: "The meaning of the letter is that Feng Yu seems to want to get rid of Shi Siming. This matter is too dangerous. Gu Qing, you have to find a way to stop him."

Gu Qing sighed helplessly again: "Feng Yu is just a stray dog ​​now. No one can control him. I have a hundred thousand troops at my disposal, but he is in the enemy camp, and I can't do anything to him..."

Zhang Huaiyu hesitated and said: "At least... we should send someone to help him, and we can't let him fight alone in the enemy camp."

Gu Qing nodded, pondered for a long time, and suddenly raised his voice: "Han Jie, summon Wang Gui to see you."

Not long after, Wang Gui walked over with his unique and slightly obscene steps. When he saw Gu Qing, he smiled and even saluted with a somewhat informal taste.

Gu Qing looked at him with a smile and said: "Wang Gui, I heard that you have been very cool recently. After the Anxi Army entered Chang'an, you often ran to brothels. You must have spent almost all the rewards you received for your meritorious service in the past two years, right?"

Wang Gui grinned and said: "The villain has quite a lot of money, and the father-in-law is generous. The reward for the villain's meritorious service is quite generous, and I can't spend it all in a while."

Gu Qing snorted and said: "Money is a trivial matter, but you have to take care of your body, don't be hollowed out by the brothel woman. Just now I saw you walking with a shaky look, and your hair seems to be a lot thinner, and you are almost bald."

It's obviously a sign of kidney failure. If someone plots against you now, I'm afraid you won't even be able to dodge a knife."

Wang Guizong blushed and said unconvinced: "My lord, although I often go to brothels, I am also very restrained. I share the same bed but do not have sex. Moreover, I often work out with my brothers. Now,

I am now balder, but also stronger."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Gui was horrified to find that he flew backwards and fell hard to the ground in the standard flat-sand falling goose style. Then he felt pain in his abdomen.

Zhang Huaiyu calmed down, slowly retracted his slender legs, and said calmly: "Don't say anything about meat or vegetables in front of me. This time is a warning. If you do it again, I will destroy you next time."

Only then did Wang Gui realize that the father-in-law and his wife were also there. The wife of the royal family was even more afraid of her than the father-in-law. She had spoken uncontrollably just now, so a kick would be considered polite.

So Wang Gui hurriedly got up and apologized in panic.

Gu Qingpi said with a smile: "Balder and stronger, huh?"

Wang Gui's face turned red, and he couldn't help but said: "My father-in-law and his wife are a heroine, and their martial arts skills are unparalleled. Of course I can't compare with my father-in-law and his wife, but if there are other little thieves, I can kill them with one hand."

Gu Qing twitched the corner of his mouth. The Wang Gui in front of him was like a man who invented countless battles to prove that he actually had the strength to fight for 300 rounds, perfectly covering up the sadness in his heart that "he wanted to kill the thief but was unable to save himself."

Apart from being tough on words, there is nothing else to be tough about. Middle-aged and elderly men who have not lived beyond the age of forty cannot feel this kind of mood. Why do many middle-aged men suddenly have many inexplicable hobbies after the age of forty, such as fishing and drinking tea?

, Panchuaner, etc. The reasons cannot be told to outsiders.

So Gu Qing looked at him sympathetically: "Okay, okay, stop bragging. The more you talk about it, the more distressed I feel..."

Wang Gui was startled and didn't know what he meant.

"Anyway, you're not strong enough, just keep going bald."

"Uh...yes, sir."

After hesitating for a moment, Gu Qing said slowly: "There is something I want you to do hard."

Wang Gui cupped his fists and said, "Please give me your orders, I am willing to die for you."

Gu Qing hesitated and said: "This matter is very dangerous. I won't hide it from you. If you are not careful, you will die. I know that you have just started a family, so you must have a lot of worries, but among all the candidates, you are the most suitable..."

"My lord, don't say anything. I'm not afraid of anything..." Wang Gui grinned: "Besides, I've really spent a little too much on the rewards. I'm thinking of making another great contribution and asking my lord for some reward money."

Well, my father-in-law has something to tell me, and I can't get what I want."

Gu Qing also smiled freely: "In that case, I will not be pretentious. I will give you fifty dead soldiers. You take them to disguise themselves and cross north, sneak into Jinyang City, try to contact Feng Yu, and then you all listen to Feng Yu

Order, it is very difficult for him to be alone behind enemy lines, please go and help him."

Wang Gui said happily: "Is that brother Feng Yu? Haha, I haven't seen him for three years. I really miss him. I'm going to pack my luggage. Tomorrow, I will set off to the north with the dead man."

Gu Qing said seriously: "After arriving in Jinyang, you must be cautious in your words and deeds. It is better to make mistakes than to put yourself in danger. Wang Gui, remember my words. You are more important than suppressing the rebellion."

Wang Gui was so moved that his eyes turned red, he said nothing, pursed his lips and clasped his fists tightly, then left.

Staring at Wang Gui's back, Zhang Huaiyu walked up to him and said softly: "This man is ugly but brave. He is a good man."

Gu Qing sighed: "I am lucky enough to have known them in this life. I am able to reach my current position because they worked hard to lift me up."

Zhang Huaiyu said seriously: "Gu Qing, you can achieve great things not only by yourself, but also by the people around you. They are all extraordinary people. They turn into dragons when encountering storms. If you are a dragon, they will be the storms surrounding you. You

Mutually achieve success with them, and no matter what happens in the future, you must treat them well."

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Cold weather is suitable for staying indoors, light a charcoal fire, soak a piece of bamboo paper, wrap a raw egg in the soaked bamboo paper, and finally bury it under the charcoal ashes.

After an hour of burning the incense, I heard a muffled sound from the charcoal ash. I pulled out the charcoal ash and found that the egg was cooked. After peeling off the eggshell, a refreshing fragrance filled the room. The thick egg fragrance was mixed with a few fireworks.

The taste is truly a delicacy in the world.

Gu Qing blew while peeling off the eggshell, making a sound of pain and joy. He peeled the eggshell, couldn't wait to break off a piece and stuffed it into his mouth. He gasped because it was so hot, but his eyes narrowed, like a

A cat feels so comfortable when its owner rubs its belly.

It is rare to enjoy the time of solitude, but unfortunately it is always too short.

The door of the house was kicked open violently, and a beautiful figure turned into black smoke and scurried in like a mouse.

"Brother Gu!" Zhang Huaijin looked at Gu Qing's face steadily, then his mouth narrowed, tears fell, he opened his arms like a swallow in the forest, and threw himself into Gu Qing's arms.

Gu Qing didn't react and let her hug him tightly. It took him a long time to regain his senses.

"Third brother Roupu...cough, third brother!"

Zhang Huaijin buried his head in Gu Qing's arms and said in a muffled voice: "What third brother, call me sister Huaijin..."

"Sister Huaijin,... do you want to eat eggs?" Gu Qing asked dryly.

Zhang Huaijin raised his head and stared at him dissatisfied: "You haven't seen me for so long, and this is all you can say?"

Gu Qing looked at her for a moment and said seriously: "Sister Huaijin, you have grown better. I shouldn't call you third brother in the future, I should call you thirty-sixth brother..."

Zhang Huaijin's face turned red. Although he didn't know what "thirty-sixth brother" meant, he was sure it wasn't a nice word. So he punched him bitterly and said, "That's all, I expect you to say nice things. I'm afraid I won't expect you to say nice things in this life."

No more."

As he spoke, Zhang Huaijin took Gu Qing's hand and began the familiar chatter.

"Brother Gu, my sister and I returned to Chang'an a few days ago. We wanted to come to see you as soon as we entered the city, but we were stopped by the second ancestor. He said that my daughter's family was being too proactive and seemed imprudent, so he took us there.

My sister and I are grounded. What’s really annoying is that my sister is very good at martial arts. She secretly flew out of the window to see you, but left me alone. I spent a lot of effort to escape today..."

Pouting and glaring at Gu Qing, Zhang Huaijin said dissatisfied: "You knew that I had returned to Chang'an and was banned from seeing you by the second ancestor. Why didn't you come to see me? Even if you didn't see me, the second ancestor had just returned to Chang'an. Why didn't you

Take the initiative to see him? As a junior, you have no etiquette at all."

Gu Qing smiled bitterly.

After Zhang Jiuzhang returned to Chang'an, Gu Qing certainly wanted to visit him. However, the court was now in a complicated and chaotic time, and the conflict between Gu Qing and the emperor was no longer a secret. If he rashly visited Zhang Jiuzhang at this time, Li Hengruo would inevitably feel sorry for Zhang Jiuzhang if he found out.

Suspicious, Gu Qing really couldn't bear Zhang Jiuzhang being implicated inexplicably, so he kept refraining from visiting.

The reason was too complicated, and Gu Qing couldn't explain it clearly to Zhang Huaijin, a simple girl, so he had to smile and said: "I haven't seen you for two years, you seem to have matured a lot..."

Zhang Huaijin said happily: "We have just met after a long separation. How does Brother Gu know that I have matured a lot?"

Gu Qing said sternly: "When you came in just now, although you kicked in the door just like before and scurried in like a mouse just like before, I could faintly notice that when this mouse scurried in, its steps were more steady than before.

Many, that fleeting figure reveals a shrewdness that is short-sighted, which makes people sit up and take notice..."

Zhang Huaijin was stunned for a long time, his pretty face turned red and blue, and suddenly like an angry little tigress, he slammed his head into Gu Qing's chest, and then punched him with no manners, one after another.

Gu Qing dodged left and right, but Zhang Huaijin refused to give in. He beat him countless times. Zhang Huaijin suddenly burst into laughter and couldn't hold back his laughter.

"It's true... We haven't seen each other for so long, Brother Gu still doesn't have a serious word in his mouth, and he gets so angry every time." Zhang Huaijin couldn't help but giggle.

Raising her eyes to stare at him, Zhang Huaijin's beautiful eyes were filled with anger and she said dissatisfiedly: "You always treat me like a little girl to fool you, can't you treat me like a woman? Brother Gu, I am already nineteen years old. I have grown up.

Already."
To be continued...