Zhang Huaiyu uncovered the bloody past, and Gu Qing sat quietly at the head of the bed, listening to her account expressionlessly.

Gu Qing didn't have any feelings for his parents in this life, but Gu Qing was still a little moved when he died in battle to protect Zhongliang.

"Who are Zhang Xiang's political enemies? Who is the enemy? Gu Qing immediately grasped the key issue.

Zhang Huaiyu was silent for a moment, and said slowly: "An Lushan, the governor of Yingzhou back then, the current envoy of the two towns of Pinglu and Fanyang, and the important minister of the Hu people who are extremely favored by today. ”

Gu Qing's eyelids jumped.

The name An Lushan is too familiar. He is the one who pushed the crumbling cornerstone of Datang, and he is the turning point of the entire history of Datang.

Gu Qing pondered his thoughts for a moment and said, "In this way, An Lushan sent someone to kill Zhang Xiang?" Why kill him? ”

"Twenty-four years of Kaiyuan, An Lushan served as the Pinglu army soldier and horse envoy, defeated in the battle against Khitan, and caused countless casualties among the soldiers, the then Youzhou Governor Shi Zhang Shouqi ordered people to bind An Lushan and escort Chang'an to the crime, my grandfather saw An Lushan in Chang'an, looked at its face, observed its color, felt that this person was not right, words and deeds were quite cunning, my grandfather served as prime minister for many years, which was praised by the Son of Heaven and the world is quite knowledgeable, when I saw An Lushan, my grandfather said to Pei Guangting, who was the servant at that time; Those who mess with the state will be this nonsense'. ”

Zhang Huaiyu sighed helplessly: "This sentence is a bit heavy, such as today's son is very fond of An Lushan, and he has not shown any objection, and then my grandfather's words were passed out, many people said that he did not see it, An Lushan has two towns and festivals, every year to congratulate Chang'an City, every year in front of the Son of Heaven and the concubine Niangniang, and even recognized the concubine Niangniang as his mother-in-law, An Lushan showed great loyalty to the Tang Dynasty, even my granddaughter does not know whether my grandfather's words were right or wrong......

Gu Qing pursed her lips and didn't squeak. In his heart, he was secretly amazed by Zhang Jiuling's judgment.

What is not known today is known to future generations.

Gu Qing knew that Zhang Jiuling's words were right, An Lushan really reversed later, and now An Lushan is just secretly accumulating strength and deceiving Chang'an with the appearance of loyalty.

Zhang Huaiyu continued: "Because I saw the opposite of An Lushan, and because he was defeated in the battle of attacking the Khitan, my grandfather was the prime minister at that time, so I gave instructions on the song, and An Lushan should be beheaded." At that time, the original text of my grandfather's instructions was: 'When you go out of the army, you will behead Zhuang Jia.' Sun Wu gave the order and also beheaded the palace concubines. If the military order is carried out, Lushan should not be spared death', but it is a pity that when the son spared An Lushan today, he did not issue an order to behead him, and even later An Lushan's officials became bigger and bigger, and my grandfather, because of the case of Zhou Ziliang was reprimanded by the Son of Heaven, saying that he recommended people improperly, and was demoted to the governor of Jingzhou. ”

Gu Qing realized: "Because your grandfather wanted to kill An Lushan back then, he hated him, so he wanted to kill him?" ”

Zhang Huaiyu sighed lightly: "When the prime minister of the court personally said that a person would oppose the court in the future, and he was so determined to behead him, how could An Lushan not be afraid, how could he not hold a grudge?" This An Lushan is also a forbearant generation, and he endured until my grandfather was demoted to the governor of Jingzhou, and on the way back to his hometown to sweep the tomb in the twenty-eighth year of Kaiyuan, he did not do anything to him and our Zhang family. ”

Gu Qing was puzzled: "The governor of the Governor's Mansion is also not a small official, An Lushan dares to openly kill the courtiers?" ”

"An Lushan has been quite favored that year, the Son of Heaven is very fond of him, if he sends a dead soldier to attack him suddenly on the road, after the deed is completed, he will make the illusion of being robbed by bandits, and he is not afraid of the death soldier leaking secrets, this matter is done without any worries, what is An Lushan afraid of?"

Gu Qing thought for a while and nodded: "My parents died in battle to protect Zhang Xiang that year?" ”

Zhang Huaiyu's eyes were red, and he choked up: "Your parents were in Chang'an in those years, it is said that they were hiding from the enemy, they and my grandfather were old acquaintances, often come to my house to catch up with my grandfather, treat me as if I were a parent, I was originally a concubine, not valued by the family elders, but your parents treated me very well, in my heart, they are closer than my biological parents, when An Lushan sent the dead to kill my grandfather, they heard the news from their colleagues, and hurried from Chang'an to Shaozhou, your parents were heroic, and they had many friends, They invited friends to help them along the way, and when they met my grandfather's family on the way, they had invited more than 20 heroes......"

"These more than 20 heroes protected my grandfather's family to the south, and my grandfather reported to the local government and guards, but after all, it was a step too late, and as soon as the messenger set off, An Lushan's men and horses were killed, in addition to sending dead soldiers, An Lushan also hired many rangers, a total of more than 100 people."

"That night, they set fire to the official post, your parents and more than 20 heroes fought against the army, in order to protect the Zhang family, all the heroes fought with their lives, all died on the spot, your parents fought to the end, countless injuries, in the fight your father was even broken by the thief in the abdomen, he still did not retreat, stubbornly guarded the yard and fought with the enemy, until finally the official army heard the news and rushed to kill the thief, your parents died of exhaustion......

"When dying, your father struggled to crawl to your mother, the two held hands together, almost at the same time died, from the fight to the death, they did not say a word of goodbye, did not explain a word of aftermath, my grandfather cried and blamed himself, felt that he killed your parents, ordered someone to send the remains of your parents to the suburbs of Chang'an for burial, since then my grandfather often felt guilty and ashamed, and afterwards complained to the Son of Heaven about An Lushan's crime, but the Son of Heaven favored An Lushan, and there was no evidence of the robbery, the matter was over, in May of that year, My grandfather also passed away in agony......"

After Zhang Huaiyu finished speaking, he looked up to the sky and closed his eyes, tears pouring down.

Gu Qing lowered his head and was silent, his expression sad and uncontrollable.

He didn't see what happened with his own eyes, but in Zhang Huaiyu's account, he seemed to show a picture of the heroes of the Tang Dynasty in his mind, they were heroic and smiling, they were drunk and ridden, they were free and easy all their lives, not afraid of power, living happily and dying heroically.

They are not a group of lawless people, they also have the word loyalty in their hearts, but they are not loyal to the Son of Heaven, but to the common people of the world, who do not hesitate to risk their lives to protect the loyal ministers of the court for loyalty, and can die generously for loyalty, such as going to a lavish banquet.

Although he was very unfamiliar with his parents, Gu Qing felt a sense of pride in his heart for some reason, proud that his parents were also a generation of heroes, upright, and loyal.

Pursing her lips, Gu Qing tried to hold back the complicated emotions in her heart and calm herself down.

"The one who came to seek revenge today was the fish that slipped through the net back then?" Gu Qing said calmly.

Zhang Huaiyu nodded, and shook his head again: "They had a grudge against your parents before that incident, and it is said that your parents once set up an ambush to capture several of their brothers with different surnames, and were later beheaded by the government and abandoned the city. Later, An Lushan hired rangers to rob and kill my grandfather, and they also participated, it can be described as a new hatred and an old hatred, it is the unending enemy of your Gu family for two generations, your parents left you in Shiqiao Village back then, and they went to Chang'an to avoid them. ”

Gu Qing breathed a long sigh of relief: "Okay, I have understood the cause and effect, let me do the next thing." ”

Zhang Huaiyu smiled bitterly: "Don't make trouble, just rely on your skills, it's hard to kill a village ruffian, those people are all masters, you can't beat it, hurry up and clean up, and hide out today." ”

Gu Qing sneered: "Shiqiao Village has my foundation, and there are also people and things I want to protect, I will hide in case of trouble, and come back after the rumors, I will live in a nest for the rest of my life, I look down on myself!" ”

Zhang Huaiyu said helplessly: "If the enemy is found, what can you do?" Do you want to fight with them? It's useless to tell the government, it's impossible for the government to send people to protect you every day. Besides, they have the intention of killing, even if the government protects you every day, they don't care about killing a few more government officials, and they will fly away afterwards, and no one can do anything about them. ”

Gu Qing pondered for a long time, and suddenly smiled: "Don't ask so much, take care of your injuries, and leave the rest to me." ”

Zhang Huaiyu's expression became cold: "Gu Qing, you are not a person who does not distinguish between important and important things, the enemy may come to the door in a few days, don't be reckless, there is no shame in hiding out at this time, if you have the ability in the future, you will retaliate back." ”

"Everything I have is in Shiqiao Village, and it is absolutely impossible to give up everything I have been running for more than half a year for a few enemies. Don't worry, I'm calm, and I have a way, don't underestimate me. ”

Zhang Huaiyu sighed: "When I think of the embarrassing scene when you killed Yao Guitang, how can I not underestimate you?" ”

Gu Qing's face suddenly darkened, this woman was so seriously injured and she still couldn't talk so much, obviously she had lost her desire to survive.

So Gu Qing stood up and looked at Zhang Huaiyu fixedly, Zhang Huaiyu was stared at uncomfortably by him, and his pretty face turned cold: "What do you want to do?" ”

Gu Qing suddenly made a lightning move, slapped her injured arm hard, and in Zhang Huaiyu's disbelievable cry of pain, Gu Qing's figure turned into a black smoke and disappeared.

…………

The enemy family is still looking for Gu Qing, but they will not delay Gu Qing to make wine.

A few days later, the wheat was almost fermented, Gu Qing put the fermented wheat into an iron retort, connected the smooth iron pipe to the retort, and ignited the fire to steam.

The first wine steamed out can not be drunk, that is called "wine head", the body is particularly harmful, after controlling the heat and steaming for a few hours, the retort gradually comes out of the strong aroma of wine, and the steam on the iron pipe also gradually condenses into beads, drop by drop, slowly dripping into the altar.

Gu Qing squatted on the ground, watching with satisfaction as drops of finished wine fell into the altar, full of a sense of accomplishment.

"Huh? What does it taste like? Is it the smell of alcohol? Why is there such a strong aroma? Li Bai came out of the room on the east side, and the whole person seemed to float up, and floated to the kitchen with the smell of wine.

"Brother Xian, this is ...... Wine? Li Bai stared at the wine jar in front of him with straight eyes.

"It's wine, but you can't drink it, you have to steam it a few more times." Gu Qing explained.

Li Bai turned a deaf ear, and suddenly rushed forward to hug the wine jar, which already contained about half a catty of wine. Li Bai picked up the wine jar and poured a big sip into his mouth, but Gu Qing didn't have time to stop it.

The liquor entered his stomach, Li Bai's eyes widened, as if he was frozen for a long time, Gu Qing looked at him worriedly, although this wine was only steamed, but it was also about thirty degrees, and it was poured down in one gulp, and people who had never drunk such a high degree of wine were afraid that they would not be able to stand it for a while.

Sure enough, Li Bai exhaled a long breath for a long time, opened his mouth to say something, his lips squirmed a few times, revealing an ethereal smile, and finally fell to the ground with a thud.

Gu Qing looked at Li Bai who was drunk and fell to the ground in shock, and muttered, "Is this an inexplicable rush out to give away someone's head?" ”