Chapter 245: The Traitor's Conspiracy
When dealing with Yang Guozhong, you must have a measure in your heart. That is, strategically treat him as a fool and tactically talk to him about feelings and interests.
In fact, Gu Qing was reluctant to insult him, but judging from Yang Guozhong's various performances, he was a hopeless fool.
In recent days, Yang Guozhong has not done anything, and he is bent on smearing Li Linfu. Obviously, Li Linfu's minions have been dealt with almost completely, and the Ming Dynasty has returned to calm, but Yang Guozhong is still not satisfied, and gathered a group of guests to check all the state affairs and connections that Li Linfu has handled, find out the evidence of Li Linfu's crimes, and try to convict Li Linfu of being a traitor.
Gu Qing couldn't understand the logic of this idiot.
The lights go out, and a group of big living people compete against a dead person, and at this moment when he is about to be worshipped, this idiot really doesn't worry about chickens and eggs.
I really don't understand how much grievance Li Linfu gave Yang Guozhong when he was alive, and made Yang Guozhong hate him to such an extent.
But Yang Guozhong's performance also gave Gu Qing a warning.
Such a villain is not to be offended, and it can be seen from his way of dealing with a dead man that this man has a ruthless disposition.
Therefore, when Gu Qing is facing Yang Guozhong now, he is full of 120,000 spirits in his heart.
"Brother Xian has something to do, just say hello, foolish brother goes to your house, why do you call foolish brother to the restaurant in Dongshi?" Yang Guozhong took a sip of wine and smiled.
The wine in the restaurant didn't seem to suit his taste, so Yang Guozhong took a sip and put the glass aside and didn't touch it again.
Gu Qing also took a sip and said with a smile: "How dare you be Yang Xiang come to the door in person, originally the foolish brother should have taken the initiative to come to the door to ask Yang Xiang for benefits, but you and I, as courtiers, may have eyeliner and eyes around us, and the foolish brother wants to discuss with Yang Xiang today is unspeakable, so I have to wronged Yang Xiang to come and sit in this humble restaurant." ”
Yang Guozhong smiled and sighed: "Unspeakable? Haha, you and my brother are both important ministers in the court, but you don't dare to use this sneaky word, the virtuous brother must not tarnish his reputation and be taken by others. ”
Gu Qing chuckled and said, "It's really unspeakable, the foolish brother is not exaggerating." ”
"Oh? I would like to hear about it. ”
"Who is the person Yang Xiang hates the most in the court now?"
Yang Guozhong hesitated for a moment, lowered his voice and said, "Then it goes without saying, it is naturally An Lushan." This Hu thief, I don't know what kind of ecstasy soup he poured into His Majesty, which made His Majesty extremely fond of him, and it was really disgusting to see him behave in front of His Majesty after coming to Chang'an......
Saying that, Yang Guozhong's face showed resentment, but Gu Qing sharply saw that what Yang Guozhong hated was not An Lushan's style, but Li Longji's fact that he ate An Lushan's set, a big pig's trotters.
Gu Qing said softly: "Don't hide it from Yang Xiang, the foolish brother and An Lushan are also very difficult to deal with......
Yang Guozhong was overjoyed, and then said curiously: "I don't know ...... between the virtuous brother and An Lushan."
Gu Qing said slowly: "The revenge of killing your parents." ”
Yang Guozhong exclaimed: "Brother Xian, you can't talk nonsense. Wouldn't it be ...... parents?"
"More than ten years ago, I died under the death knife of An Lushan."
Yang Guozhong was puzzled: "Why haven't you heard Brother Xian mention it before?" ”
Seeing Yang Guozhong's face full of disbelief, Gu Qing smiled and said, "Is it true that I will say it when I see someone?" He is a festival envoy with soldiers and horses in the three towns, and he is extremely favored by His Majesty, if I go around saying that I have a deep enmity with An Lushan, what will be the end? ”
"If Yang Xiang has leisure, you might as well check more than ten years ago, the then prime minister Zhang Jiuling was degraded, and was besieged by a group of unknown dead soldiers on the way back to his hometown, Zhang Jiuling returned to Beijing and sued the emperor to impeach An Lushan, His Majesty did not accept it, Zhang Jiuling's note is still archived in the Ministry of Officials, and my parents died in the battle to protect Zhang Jiuling......"
Gu Qing saw Yang Guozhong's hesitation, and said with a smile: "This matter was known to the whole dynasty more than ten years ago, there is no need for the foolish brother to lie to you about this matter, Yang Xiang will know it as soon as he investigates." ”
Yang Guozhong thought about it, and it was indeed true. So he believed Gu Qing for the time being, but he still had to check it after he went back.
In fact, Gu Qing was so verbose that he even did not hesitate to tell his deep enmity with An Lushan, in order to win Yang Guozhong's trust and make him believe that he and Yang Guozhong's position was the same as that of overthrowing An Lushan.
"What do you mean by Brother Xian......" Yang Guozhong asked with a vague gaze.
Gu Qing sighed: "I have endured this revenge for more than ten years, and I will repay it after all." Yang Xiang's most hated person now is also An Lushan, if you don't give up, you and I will join forces. ”
Yang Guozhong said happily: "Can we join forces to bring down An Lushan?" ”
Gu Qing said calmly: "It's difficult, to be honest, Your Majesty trusts An Lushan too much, more than his own son, you might as well tell Yang Xiang bluntly that we can't defeat An Lushan in the short term." ”
Yang Guozhong said dejectedly: "Then what's the use of us joining forces?" ”
"It's useful, at least we can make Your Majesty suspicious of An Lushan, when Your Majesty has doubts about the courtiers, the day when he will fall is not far away, to say something taboo, Yang Xiang has been by His Majesty's side for many years, and he should know His Majesty's temperament, hehe......"
Yang Guozhong's expression moved slightly, but he was still a little hesitant: "Your Majesty is so fond of this thief, how can you make Your Majesty suspicious?" If you do it and show traces, I'm afraid you and my brother will set ourselves on fire......"
Gu Qing said with a smile: "No, Yang Xiang has to believe in the ability of the foolish brother, I will start this matter, and then lead the troops out of Beijing, the next thing, Yang Xiang naturally knows how to do it, if you don't know, you might as well see how the East Palace does it......"
Yang Guozhong was taken aback: "Donggong also wants to participate in this matter?" ”
"The crowd is full of gold, and the bones are destroyed. There are more people involved in some things, and the sound is loud enough for His Majesty to hear. ”
Yang Guozhong frowned, and his expression gradually became gloomy: "...... of the East Palace"
Gu Qing said with a smile: "Foolish brother knows that Yang Xiang and Donggong don't deal with each other, but, at least for now, you and Donggong have a common enemy, in order to get rid of this common enemy, you might as well join forces for a while, and when An Lushan falls, you can have a good fight with Donggong again, because of profit, you don't have to stick to friends and enemies." Yang Xiang, what do you say? ”
Yang Guozhong hesitated for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth fiercely: "That's it, in comparison, An Lushan, the thief, is more annoying, so I will cooperate with the East Palace once to get rid of An Lushan." ”
After speaking, Yang Guozhong suddenly raised his eyes and quickly glanced at Gu Qing, his eyes suspicious and gloomy.
At that moment, Gu Qing understood, and said with a smile: "Don't hide it from Yang Xiang, the foolish brother has met with His Royal Highness the Prince, this time for An Lushan, it is me who is in the middle of the layout, and I am also in the center to connect Yang Xiang and the East Palace, there is nothing else, I am about to leave Beijing, and I don't want to get involved in the battle between the two in the court." ”
With such an explanation, Yang Guozhong was finally relieved.
Gu Qing found that this thing was not only stupid, but also very possessive, when a good friend had another dog outside, he would be jealous, and then all kinds of love and hatred, all kinds of love and all kinds of love could not be killed.
A large part of Yang Guozhong's hatred for An Lushan comes from this psychology.
Interestingly, his real love life is very open, and he has no exclusive desire for his wife at all. The wild history records that the wife of this goods can play better than him, and I don't know how many dogs there are outside, but Yang Guozhong doesn't mind at all, the husband and wife play their own games, and they are happy.
Yang Guozhong once again proved with practical actions that same-sex is true love, which can only be monopolized, and his wife is used to reproduce and can be shared.
Datang's dirtiness is really worthy of its name.
Yang Guozhong finally made up his mind to cooperate with the crown prince Li Heng once.
"When do you plan to launch it?"
Gu Qing said with a smile: "Wait for me to arrange it, of course, I also need Yang Xiang to help me......
"If you need my help, Brother Xian, just say it."
"I don't know if there are dead soldiers in Brother Yang's mansion? If not, it doesn't matter, find a death row inmate in the prison and promise to give a large amount of money to his family...... This matter requires a human life. ”
The two of them were by the window of the restaurant, their heads together and whispering, and the gentle spring breeze outside the window suddenly mixed with a gloomy smell, faintly blowing in front of the window.
Gu Qing's voice froze, and he rubbed the goosebumps that suddenly appeared on his arms inexplicably.
Why does every time I am with Yang Guozhong, the painting style become so eerie? When the two of them talk together, they have a strong sense of immediacy that traitors are plotting to kill Zhongliang......
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Three days later, an incident occurred at Yanping Gate in the west of Chang'an City.
A man dressed as an ordinary peasant was about to enter the city when he was stopped by soldiers guarding the gate.
The goalkeeper stopped him because he found that this person looked nervous, his face was covered with sweat, and he was holding a burden tightly in his hand.
The gatekeeper is not blind, how can someone with such suspicious deeds not be stopped?
As soon as he had stopped drinking the order and brought the man to the city gate, the man suddenly ran away and ran into the woods outside the city.
The gatekeeper was furious, and then rejoiced, such a suspicious and sneaky person must have a great secret, and if he can be caught, it will be a great achievement.
So a captain at the city gate decisively ordered a pursuit, and hundreds of soldiers poured out from the city gate, surrounded the woods outside the Yanping Gate, and then went into the forest to search.
Who knew that the man seemed to have lost his trace after running into the woods, and hundreds of soldiers searched from afternoon to night, and as time passed, it became more and more difficult to catch the suspicious person, and the great work that was about to be obtained was about to fly. The captain who led the troops was a temper tantrum, so he reached out to the side of the guts and brazenly ordered the forest to be set on fire.
The fire was lit simultaneously from all four directions of the woods, and soon burned most of the woods.
The forest was originally not big, just a dirt bag mountain outside the city, and when the fire burned most of the forest, the people inside finally couldn't stand it anymore and rushed out of the raging fire.
The soldiers outside the woods had already been waiting for a person, seeing a person rushing out of the fire, the captain decisively ordered to take the man, who knew that the man was particularly sensitive, and took advantage of the night to rush out of the encirclement of the soldiers, seeing that the man was really about to run away, the captain was furious and ordered to release the arrows.
A rain of arrows was fired, and finally, the suspicious-looking man was shot dead on the spot.
The captain stepped forward and kicked the corpse a few times in anger, there must be something wrong with this person, and there must be merit for holding him, but the value of the dead is greatly discounted compared to the living, and the merit is much inferior.