Dum Jun actually talked to Gu Qing about the "law of the country", which was inexplicably a little ridiculous.

In fact, the person who broke the law the most was Li Longji. The will of the king has always been above the law, and the emperor balances the court, and the word "balance" never asks about black and white, good and evil, and there is absolutely a conflict with the law.

In this era when the power of the monarch is absolutely greater than the power of the ministers, the only thing that can check and balance the power of the emperor is the public opinion of the government and the opposition.

This is also the reason why Gu Qing hurried back to Chang'an and pleaded guilty to Li Longji before the government and the opposition were discussing. If the murder and assassination case is known to the government and the opposition, when the public opinion of the Manchu Dynasty and the civil and military forces say that they will kill Gu Qing, Li Longji will not be able to protect him.

But if Li Longji makes a deal before public opinion, then it doesn't matter how loud the discussion is, Gu Qing has already been punished, Li Longji can't punish it a second time, the emperor's face and authority are very important.

"The minister is guilty, and the minister is willing to be punished." Gu Qing knelt in front of Li Longji, and his attitude of admitting his guilt was particularly correct.

Li Longji glared at Gu Qing, and really wanted to kick this shaft into the dragon pond to feed the fish.

The reason may be righteous, but the approach is a big reversal, if it is used by someone with a heart to render it, the court will be a storm.

After all, Gu Qing saved Li Longji's life, and he is a talented and indisputable character, no matter how cold Li Longji is, he can't bear to punish Gu Qing heavily.

Besides, since Li Linfu's death, the court is a sensitive period when the old and the new forces alternate, Li Longji has been suffering from not having a courtier who is easy to use, and it was at this time that Gu Qing saved his life, from the origin and experience of suffering, Gu Qing's position in Li Longji's heart is becoming more and more important, he originally planned to reuse Gu Qing, who knew that Gu Qing would have such a catastrophe.

"Gu Qing, you are not an impulsive person on weekdays, why did you commit such a big crime? If this matter is known by the imperial history of the court, I am afraid that the impeachment of you will be piled up, you tell me, what should I do with you? Li Longji shook his head and sighed.

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Gu Qing lowered his head and said: "The minister is guilty, no matter how His Majesty sends the minister, the minister has no complaints." ”

Yang Guifei stepped forward and grabbed Li Longji's arm, and begged softly: "Your Majesty, although Gu Qing's move is a little impulsive, but after all, he occupies the reason, that Shangzhou assassin is too bad, Gu Qing insists on avenging his relatives regardless of his future and life, which just proves that Gu Qing is a person who values love and righteousness, he is a kind and benevolent child, such a courtier can be used by His Majesty, and the concubines are happy for His Majesty, if you punish Gu Qing too severely, it will inevitably hurt the hearts of good people in the world......"

The white jade-like arm shook Li Longji's arm, and Yang Guifei said coquettishly: "San Lang, the concubine has been away from her hometown for many years, and there is only such a small fellow villager as Gu Qing in Chang'an City, if you punish him heavily, the concubine will also be sad......"

After speaking, Yang Guifei sobbed a few times, her eyes turned red, and she suddenly wanted to cry.

Li Longji couldn't cry or laugh: "Lady, the law of the country is ruthless, it has nothing to do with personal relationships, even if I am the Son of Heaven, I have to take care of the world, Gu Qing has committed such a big crime, if I gently expose it, how can I face many courtiers in the court?" Their eyes are on me. ”

Yang Guifei played a little temper and cried: "That assassin should have died, if Gu Qing didn't kill him, but presented the evidence of his guilt to His Majesty, His Majesty would also order to kill him, Gu Qing just did this in advance, why was he wrong?" It's just a bad guy who kills, so why bother to mobilize the people? ”

Li Longji shook his head and smiled bitterly, but he didn't argue with her. It seems that Li Longji's age has not been in vain, he has learned not to reason with women, otherwise even if he defeats her logically, he will fail in his relationship.

"Lady, I am very embarrassed about this matter...... Li Longji helplessly tried to appease Yang Guifei.

Yang Guifei snorted, turned around and ignored him.

Princess Wanchun, who had been silent for a long time next to her, finally spoke: "My father governs the country with benevolence and filial piety, and the principles of the sages are widely spread all over the world, in order to educate the people to be kind, Gu Qing is wrong in losing the law, but his righteousness and courage are right, if the father severely punishes Gu Qing, then if the people in the world know the cause and effect of this matter, they will ignore the good in the future, and they will not do what is righteous, and the people's benevolence and morality will be lost, what is the use of keeping the legal principles of the Tang Dynasty?" ”

"The daughter thinks that under the rule of her father, the so-called 'prosperous era' of the Tang Dynasty is not in wealth, not in the prestige of soldiers, but in the hearts of the people, in the act of benevolence and righteousness, the king, saints, ministers and virtuous people, it is called 'prosperous age'. Gu Qing's actions are wrong, but it is not appropriate to punish them heavily, otherwise his father will uphold the law, but he will lose his benevolence and righteousness, and the harm will outweigh the benefits, and the father must not ignore it. ”

Gu Qing glanced at her in surprise, his eyes full of gratitude.

I didn't expect this seemingly rude princess to say such a big truth, let alone that she would help him intercede.

At this moment, Wan Chun's image suddenly became tall and majestic in Gu Qing's heart, a typical image of a white rich beauty goddess, the word "Bai Fumei" is well deserved, her appearance is indeed beautiful, the appearance of a mixed-race beauty is second only to Yang Guifei, she is from the royal family, theoretically his father's money is hers, and the rich armor is worthy of the name in the world.

As for "white", well, this Gu Qing has the most right to speak, and he is really white.

After Wan Chun finished speaking, she stopped her mouth, and met Gu Qing's grateful gaze, but she didn't look at him coldly, as if she had just said a few fair words with a righteous expression.

The two women both helped Gu Qing speak, Li Longji's originally angry expression gradually eased, glanced at Gu Qing indifferently, and snorted: "You are clever, please don't forget to bring the concubine and my daughter to be lobbyists for you before sinning, do you think I can't see it?" ”

Gu Qing didn't have the embarrassment of being pierced by his thoughts, and simply admitted happily: "The minister doesn't have the courage to die generously, in fact, the minister is very afraid of death, and it is out of sincerity to ask His Majesty for guilt, and it is also out of sincerity to invite the concubine and Her Royal Highness the princess to be lobbyists." ”

Li Longji smiled angrily, waved the sleeves of his robe fiercely, and said, "Let's keep your life first, come here, strip Gu Qing's official uniform and hat, and take it into Dali Temple." ”

Yu Linwei stepped forward and quickly stripped Gu Qing of his official uniform and hat.

Yang Guifei was anxious: "Does Your Majesty still want to punish Gu Qing heavily?" ”

Li Longji said angrily: "If you do such a big thing, I can't give an order to praise him, right?" Go to Dali Temple to squat for a while, and then come out after the wind has passed. ”

Gu Qing bowed his head and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

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Not surprisingly, Gu Qing was really beaten into Dali Temple.

Yu Linwei escorted Gu Qing into the prison, and the jailers felt very familiar after seeing Gu Qing, and recalled carefully, isn't this an old acquaintance who led someone to rob the Wannian County Prison last time and was imprisoned for three days? Why is it here again?

And this old acquaintance is the only one since the opening of Dali Temple who has been promoted during the prison period, when Gu Qing was released from prison, his legend was widely spread in Dali Temple, and everyone was envious.

The jailers inquired again, and this old acquaintance was sent to Dali Temple by His Majesty's personal order, but no one knew what crime he had committed, and this acquaintance had been promoted to the rank of Zuowei Zhonglang General and Qingcheng County Marquis.

I don't know if Li Longji was intentional or unintentional, when he ordered Gu Qing to be sent into Dali Temple, he never mentioned how to deal with Gu Qing's officials, so Gu Qing did not dismiss or remove the knights, his identity is still Zuowei Zhonglang General and Qingcheng County Marquis.

This is interesting, another strange story since the opening of Dali Temple, people were put in prison, but the official was not dismissed, just like the gilding of the grassroots level, squatting for a few days and leaving.

The jailers dealt with those officials who committed crimes in Dali Temple all day long, and they also learned four or five percent of the rules of officialdom, seeing Gu Qing's identity, the jailers suddenly felt that it was not simple, so they did not dare to be disrespectful to Gu Qing in the slightest, and politely invited him into prison.

It had only been more than an hour since he entered the prison, and Han Jie came in with a large bag to visit the prison.

Kneeling outside the prison door, Han Jie felt guilty and blamed himself, and tearfully scolded himself and his guards for not maintaining it effectively, causing Hou Ye to be imprisoned.

Gu Qing saw that the more Han Jie said, the more outrageous it became, and seeing that he blamed himself so much that he wanted to pull out a knife and wipe his neck in front of him, Gu Qing had no choice but to comfort him with a few gentle words, and finally persuaded Han Jie to leave, and Gu Qing finally calmed down.

When the environment is quiet, the mind is particularly sensitive.

Gu Qing sat cross-legged on the clean mattress brought by Han Jie, constantly recalling every word Li Longji said today, and then speculated what Li Longji would do with him.

In all likelihood, he should not be executed.

The pros and cons, light and heavy, Li Longji is absolutely clear. Killing an insignificant assassination history is nothing, and the important thing is that Gu Qing is reasonable, Xing Shen should be killed, what is wrong is only the order and means.

The life-saving grace to Li Longji is not a bargaining chip, Gu Qing's real bargaining chip is his own use value in Li Longji's heart.

So, what is his position in Li Longji's heart? A sensible teenager, a teenager who is occasionally a little impulsive and most of the time very calm. For a utilitarian like Li Longji, Gu Qing's occasionally impulsive personality just met the emperor's requirements for his courtiers.

Courtiers can't behave perfectly everywhere, courtiers must have shortcomings, and shortcomings must be obvious, courtiers with shortcomings can be held in the palm of the emperor's hand, for Li Longji, who is confident to the point of arrogance, being too righteous is Gu Qing's shortcoming.

In order to avenge a mere guard, he dared to kill and assassinate Shi, which is foolishness and an obvious shortcoming for Li Longji. This shortcoming makes Gu Qing's image not perfect, but it is this imperfect image that is the most perfect for Li Longji.

Such a perfect courtier, especially who saved his life, has no doubt about his loyalty, how could Li Longji be willing to kill Gu Qing?

I don't know whether it is lucky or sad to be born in this era, the superiority of the rule of man over the rule of law is that the will of the emperor is above the law, that is, no matter how big the crime is, if the emperor feels that this person does not deserve to die, then he will definitely not die. Therefore, the faint king is the real lawless person.

This is not Gu Qing's speculation, but there is a precedent.

An Lushan once sent a dead soldier to assassinate Zhang Jiuling, Zhang Jiuling survived, and after returning to Chang'an, he wrote countless notes to impeach An Lushan, but Li Longji turned a blind eye to it, and even did not admit that there was such a thing.

Compared with An Lushan's status in Li Longji's heart, Gu Qing is naturally worse, but it is not too far behind, now Gu Qing has also killed officials, and he is also killing officials for legitimate reasons, no matter from the standpoint of interests or feelings, Li Longji has no reason to kill Gu Qing.