What Gu Qing did at Yumen Pass, Gao Xianzhi didn't know, he had already returned to Chang'an at that time.

However, Li Longji's face at this time made Gao Xianzhi a little frightened, and the tone of praise first and then depreciation made Gao Xianzhi feel unpredictable, and he couldn't guess whether Li Longji's next words were Gan Lin or thunder.

"Minister...... Chen Shi didn't know that Gu Qing had suffered such a catastrophe. Gao Xianzhi hung his head and said.

For Gu Qing, Gao Xianzhi's feelings are more complicated, not only admiring Gu Qing's ability to govern the army and the city, but also somewhat jealous of him for robbing him of the position of his own envoy, in general, he still appreciates it after all, especially after talking to Gu Qing thoroughly when he was in Anxi, Gao Xianzhi also suddenly understood the mistakes he had made in Anxi over the years, and his hatred for Gu Qing gradually became less and less.

But at this moment, Li Longji was clearly dissatisfied with Gu Qing, Gao Xianzhi almost didn't have to hesitate, and immediately decided to turn the gun and decisively stand on Li Longji's side.

"Gu Qing is talented, but he is young and vigorous, he acts decisively but recklessly, and using him is like using a double-edged sword, there are advantages and disadvantages." Gao Xianzhi commented.

Li Longji snorted coldly and said: "I know Gu Qing's personality better than you, when he was in Chang'an, he didn't make a lot of troubles, robbed prisons, killed assassins, and was extremely lawless, but I didn't expect that after he went to Anxi, the trouble became bigger and bigger, and he actually dared to privately transfer 20,000 soldiers and horses to come to Yumen Pass to provoke the Hexi Army, what a bold and bold thing it is!" Does he still have me in his eyes? ”

Gao Xianzhi said in horror: "Your Majesty is angry, Gu Qing privately transferred troops, this is a big crime, Your Majesty can be severely punished by the Holy Judgment to set an example." ”

After Li Longji was angry, his tone suddenly became calm again, and he said, "I just listened to your strategy of passing through Anxi, and I still want to hear you talk about how Gu Qing passed through Anxi." ”

Gao Xianzhi hesitated for a moment, and decided to tell the truth, he and Gu Qing did not have a deep hatred, and the position of the envoy of Anxi Jiedu was not snatched by Gu Qing, but the appointment and dismissal of the Son of Heaven, at this moment, seeing that Li Longji seemed to be very dissatisfied with Gu Qing, Gao Xianzhi was still a little worried that Gu Qing would be severely punished.

So Gao Xianzhi said slowly after speaking: "Gu Qing, who is more experienced than Chen, seems to attach great importance to the affairs of merchants, and the first thing he did after taking office was to expand Qiuci City, build a new market, and reduce taxes, so as to attract caravans from all over the world to come to Qiuci City to do business." ”

"He also built a lot of shops, relying on the money from selling shops, Qiuzi City became rich almost overnight, Gu Qing used this money to reward the soldiers, set up the Modao Battalion, the Marksman Battalion, when the soldiers were trained every day, the top ones were rewarded, and the soldiers worked hard for Gu Qing's reward, and the combat power was much higher than before, and the last time more than 20,000 people in Tubo were annihilated, it was also because the soldiers were strong and easy to win."

Li Longji was expressionless, and listened carefully without saying a word, Gao Xianzhi talked for a long time, all about some details of Gu Qingjing's Anxi, and Li Longji didn't interject from beginning to end.

It wasn't until Gao Xianzhi finished speaking that Li Longji nodded, and suddenly smiled: "Gao Qing is insightful, precise and unique, and I admire him very much." ”

After speaking, Li Longji did not continue the topic, picked up the wine cup and said with a smile: "Today, you and I will talk about wine, Gao Qing has been away from Chang'an for many years, and you can wander around Chang'an City for a while in your spare time, see the changes in my Tang Dynasty capital, and talk about the pain of many years of fighting on the border." ”

Gao Xianzhi hurriedly thanked him.

At a banquet, the monarchs and ministers were happy, Gao Xianzhi retired with interest, and Li Longji personally sent him out of the palace with a smile.

When he turned around, Li Longji's gaze was a little gloomy.

Gao Lishi hung his head behind him, and after many years of tacit understanding between master and servant, he didn't need to look at Li Longji's face to know that the Son of Heaven was in a very bad mood at this time.

"General Gao, do you remember what you said about Gu Qing when you first met him?"

Gao Lishi said without thinking: "Calm, intelligent, talented, but ruthless in the heart, ruthless is inevitably disloyal." ”

Li Longji glanced at him in surprise and said with a smile: "It's hard for you to remember." ”

Gao Lishi bowed down and said: "The old slave also attaches great importance to Gu Qing, just because His Majesty attaches great importance to him, and it is because the old slave remembers everything about Gu Qing." ”

Li Longji didn't see joy or anger on his face, and sighed leisurely: "Now I still want to hear your evaluation of Gu Qing, and I want to know if it is the same as back then." ”

Gao Lishi thought for a while and said: "Calm, intelligent, talented, and affectionate, but not necessarily loyal." ”

Li Longji sighed unexpectedly again, and said: "If you have affection in your heart, you should know loyalty, why is there affection but disloyalty?" ”

"Gu Qing's affection is intended for his subordinates, and it is intended for Li Min, but he is ...... to His Majesty It doesn't have to be affectionate. ”

Li Longji said lightly: "In just a few years, why did Gu Qing change from ruthless to affectionate? ”

"The world is difficult, pampered and disgraced, now Gu Qing is a high-powered Anxi Festival envoy, no longer the wild boy who just walked out of Shuzhong Mountain Village and has a bad fate.

Li Longji nodded and said slowly: "General Gao, there are many people in the world, but you are the only one who lives the most transparently. ”

Colliers didn't squeak in amusement.

Li Longji sighed again: "Will every envoy who is transferred to a military town change his degree, become disloyal and unjust, and become unrighteous to go to the court?" ”

The question was too sensitive for Colliers to answer.

Li Longji's eyes stared at a golden ginkgo tree outside the hall in a daze, his gaze confused and profound.

After a long time, Li Longji suddenly said again: "Not long after Pei Zhounan's performance Shu entered Chang'an, Yang Guozhong came to me to intercede, saying that Gu Qingqing had to be a last resort, saying that he was young and vigorous, but it was just impulsive, and the young man didn't know the severity, and he was reckless when he was wronged......

Sneering, Li Longji said softly, "Gu Qing is twenty-one years old this year, right?" Is he still a young and vigorous boy? Didn't he really think about the consequences when he transferred his troops? If he hadn't thought about the consequences, why did Pei Zhounan's recital and Yang Guozhong's plea appear in front of me almost at the same time? ”

"It's nice to say, he can get into trouble and know how to deal with the aftermath, it's not good, he has been planning for a long time, and he intends to test my bottom line of tolerance......"

Gao Lishi couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, the Pingtu Tibet policy is the key time, this policy can only Gu Qing control the overall situation, the treasury has allocated nearly 500,000 yuan to implement this policy, if you rashly replace Gu Qing's ......"

A trace of hesitation flashed across Li Longji's face.

Compared with Gu Qing's lawlessness, Li Longji is more concerned about the eternal exploits of pacifying Tubo, if this policy is successful, it will definitely leave a name in history, and his lifetime achievements will surpass Taizong Gaozong, and from then on, he will shine in the temple, and Wandai Sheji will benefit immensely.

If Gu Qing is removed and transferred at this time, it will be difficult to continue to implement this policy, and only Gu Qing in the world will clearly know how to implement this policy, how to grasp the heat, and how to moisturize things to silently cut off the vitality of Tibet.

The dignity of the emperor and the achievements of the ages, the two are repeatedly entangled and struggled in Li Longji's mind.

After a long time, Li Longji sighed and said: "The policy of leveling Tubo must continue to be implemented, but Gu Qing privately mobilized troops to provoke, and this matter must not be investigated, otherwise the national law will be ridiculed?" ”

After a pause, Li Longji said in a gloomy tone: "Pass the decree, severely reprimand Gu Qing for what he did, and take away the titles of his crown prince Shaobao and Guanglu doctor, take back the purple gold fish bag, change it to a silver fish bag, and fine him for one year, and secretly order Pei Zhou to order Cheng to closely monitor the Anxi army. ”

"The old slave commands."

Li Longji's face was still gloomy, he looked at the ginkgo outside the hall and muttered: "The authority is too much, it is difficult to be loyal, after pacifying Tubo, let's transfer Gu Qing back to Chang'an, there is an An Lushan in the world, it is enough." ”

…………

An iron pipe was examined repeatedly in Gu Qing's hand, looking from one end of the iron pipe to the other, deep and distant, like a black hole in the universe.

In advance, he let a rifle butt-shaped thing made by the carpenter in the city merge with the iron pipe, and in an instant, Gu Qing was in a trance, as if he saw two time and space overlapping in an instant.

The replacement of cold weapons with hot weapons caused this ancient and industrious nation to suffer many humiliations and sufferings, and countless officers and soldiers with swords, guns and clubs rushed forward to the enemy one after another, only to fall in a cloud of smoke and gunfire.

At that time, the people were ignorant and arrogant, they did not know what was happening in the outside world, they even thought that they could resist all evils by urinating on the blade of their blades, and they could resist foreign guns and cannons, but they still fell in front of the enemy's formation, no matter how many casualties they paid, they still could not advance a single step.

Pitiful and ridiculously tragic.

Now there is one more Gu Qing in this world, he brings something different, and he is about to change the world.

So, can the humiliation and suffering that we saw in the history books in our previous lives also be changed so that they don't happen again?

Perhaps, it still can't be changed.

If the heart is rotten and erosive, no matter how powerful the gun is, it will not be able to save the fate of defeat. What Gu Qing brought was just a short-lived accident.

Han Jie stood behind Gu Qing and had been observing for a long time.

Seeing Gu Qing insert the iron pipe into the groove of a strangely shaped thing, fix it, and then an increasingly strangely shaped thing was born.

The more Han Jie looked at it, the more confused he became, and he was curious: "Master Hou, what are you tinkering with?" This is...... Weapons? ”

Gu Qingtou didn't reply: "That's right, it's a very powerful weapon." ”

Han Jie was puzzled: "This thing has neither a sharp edge nor a sharp edge, it ...... What can kill the enemy? ”

"It relies on the anger of the enemy and the firm belief that I am invincible with the Tang Dynasty." Gu Qing was caught off guard and poured him a mouthful of chicken soup.

Han Jie said with a bitter face: "Hou Ye don't make trouble, the last general is shallow, I really don't know what Hou Ye has come up with, ask Hou Ye for advice." ”

Gu Qing patted the first hot weapon that appeared in this era, and said with a smile: "Its range is higher than that of a bow and crossbow, and the target is more accurate than a bow and crossbow, if there are enough of them, it can make or break the outcome of a war." ”

Han Jie was shocked: "It's so powerful? How does it work? ”

Gu Qing stopped what he was doing and said with a wry smile: "I'm still thinking about how to use it, mainly thinking about the best ratio of gunpowder, Han Jie, go and help me collect some things......"