Children only distinguish between right and wrong, and adults only talk about the pros and cons.

The existence of camp prostitutes is a social rule for adults, and Gu Qing doesn't like this rule, but he won't change it rashly.

To exist is to be reasonable, and there is no right or wrong. "Reasonable" means that if the local garrison needs it, then it should exist.

If a person with a clear distinction between good and evil might be determined to break it and save thousands of suffering women, but in the eyes of a truly mature person, if it is broken, then perhaps a more serious disaster will break out, and more women will fall into misery.

Then, keeping it and acquiescing to it is the "pros and cons" of adults.

People who distinguish between good and evil are often idealists, thinking that the world will be a better place if a bad thing is eliminated. In fact, the reality is cruel, there is not so much beauty, and if you don't think about eliminating an evil thing, the accompanying chain reaction will lead to a worse world.

After getting acquainted with Gao Xianzhi and Bian Lingcheng, Gu Qing stayed in Qiuzi Town with peace of mind.

Gao Xianzhi sent someone to tell him that an official residence had been arranged for him in Qiuzi Town, Gu Qing thought about it for a while, but politely refused, and he decided to live in the camp of the Left Guard Army.

In this isolated and helpless Anxi, Zuowei's 10,000 soldiers and horses are all his confidence, Gu Qing is a person who is seriously insecure, and it is more appropriate for him to see it with his own eyes.

In the following days, Gu Qing lived a life of idleness in the camp, eating and drinking in the handsome tent all day long, and then he studied the map of the Western Regions, a sheepskin map was about to be turned over by Gu Qing, but no one knew what Gu Qing was thinking when he looked at the map.

It was really boring, Gu Qing led Han Jie and other guards into Qiuci Town, there are many Hu merchants in Qiuci Town, and there is a big market in the town, the past Hu merchants are exchanging goods in this market, some caravans are worried that the trade route is not safe, often sell a large number of goods from the Western Regions, and do not leave when they go to Qiuci Town.

There are caravans in Qiuci Town, these caravans come and go between Datang and Qiuci, and Qiuci has become a place for caravans to buy goods, and the caravans on both sides use Qiuci Town as a transit point to trade with each other.

After a few days of shopping, Gu Qing gradually understood, and became more and more aware of the importance of Qiuci Town, which is not only an important town in the military sense, but also a commercial transit point across the east and west.

The Tang Dynasty garrisoned here, it is indeed necessary, Gu Qing studied the map of the Western Regions, and found that Qiuci Town is the most important among the four towns in Anxi, and the geographical location of the other three towns is not so prominent, and the establishment of the other three towns is completely to prevent Tubo, while Qiuci Town is the most important chess piece on the chessboard of the entire Western Regions.

Originally, Qiuzi Town was supposed to play a more important role in the Western Regions, but unfortunately Gao Xianzhi's decision was wrong.

His suppression of the Western Regions countries was too heavy, which led to the deepening of the hostility of the Western Regions countries towards the Tang Dynasty, and Qiuzi Town, which was originally an important town in the Western Regions that integrated commerce and military affairs, has now become a nail in the eyes of the Western Regions countries.

Gao Xianzhi believes that the interests of the Tang Dynasty should be obtained from the sword soldiers, so the surrounding countries of the Western Regions are constantly fighting, and destroying the country at every turn, in fact, this is the way to quench thirst, if the Tang Dynasty wants to really profit from the Western Regions, it should start making decisions from a commercial point of view.

What is Business? Four words, "harmony makes money".

Garrisoning heavy troops is a deterrent, but it cannot be used lightly, if commercial exchanges benefit the countries of the Western Regions, their countries have more taxes, more money, and naturally more and more dependence on the Tang Dynasty, dependence means obedience, obedience is peace, is never rebellion.

If you still don't obey after getting the benefits, then if you destroy it, the Tang Dynasty will occupy the reason, and the destruction of its country is also impeccable, rather than an unreasonable destruction of the country like Gao Xianzhi.

In just a few days, Gu Qing saw clearly the conflict of ideas between himself and Gao Xianzhi.

Gao Xianzhi used domineering, which means that whether you are obedient or not, I will destroy it.

The problem is, if you are really invincible, just like the king in the early Tang Dynasty, the land I see is all the king's land, and those who do not accept it will crush it. But you have led the army for many years and won and lost, and the appearance of the domineering president will inevitably lose a little confidence, and you will often get more and more hatred instead of the true awe of others.

Gu Qing used the royal road, and the royal road means that I will only destroy those who are not obedient. The rest of the well-behaved ones are made by everyone.

No matter from which angle you compare, Gu Qing's royal road is more than a cut above Gao Xianzhi.

After observing silently for a few days, Gu Qing had a relatively clear outline of Jingluo Anxi.

First, military training, the Tang Dynasty Wang Division is the basis for all decision-making, and the soldiers must be trained to restore the invincible spirit of the early Tang Dynasty. In view of the fact that the current mercenary system of the Tang Dynasty is different from the government military system in the early Tang Dynasty, then use heavy rewards to practice martial arts competitions, and there will be brave men under heavy rewards.

Second, to develop commerce in Qiuzi Town, expand the city, increase the number of markets and storage places in the city, increase the number of inns, and even increase the number of all entertainment venues such as the Qinglou Casino. Rich merchants came to Qiuzi Town, and it was a tyrannical thing to let them go without letting them spend a while.

Third, suppress the bandits, eliminate all the bandits on the trade route from Qiuzi Town to Yumen Pass in the Tang Dynasty, so that all caravans will no longer have to worry about safety, and the commerce of the east and west can be more and more integrated.

Fourth, drive away Gao Xianzhi.

I won't explain this, Gao Xianzhi is a famous general, but it is also an obstacle for Gu Qingjing to pass through Anxi. If Gao Xianzhi doesn't leave, Gu Qing's strategy will not be realized.

Fortunately, Li Longji and Gu Qing had the same meaning, and he didn't want Gao Xianzhi to continue to pass through Anxi, what Gu Qing had to do now was to speed up Gao Xianzhi's transfer.

Time is running out, An Lushan is about to rebel, and Gu Qing must completely master the four towns of Anxi before he can raise troops.

led Han Jie and the other guards to walk around Qiuzi Town, and Gu Qing stopped in front of a simple restaurant.

Han Jie asked softly, "Does Master Hou want to have a few drinks?" ”

Gu Qing smiled: "It's not a drink, it's a big drink." Later, if I get drunk and do something to smash the restaurant, don't stop me, and after I finish smashing the drunkenness, you will pay the store the money, and then help me back to the camp. ”

Han Jie was surprised: "Master Hou, why is this? ”

Gu Qing sighed and said: "As for me, a county marquis from Chang'an, I am deeply favored by His Majesty, and I am a twenty-year-old young man, a young man is proud, and a villain is ambitious, how can I not do something that should be done?" Smashing the shop, scolding, making trouble or something, I have to do what a gentleman should do. ”

Han Jie was confused, and his head was full of question marks.

Gu Qing patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Before I mastered Anxi, I didn't want others to pay too much attention to me, it's best that in their eyes, I was just a pure bastard, a bastard, with a bad temper, violent and greedy for pleasure, this is my next character in Anxi, remember, I'm a bastard." ”

Han Jie understood, and couldn't help but smile and said: "It turns out that Hou Ye wants to be Taoguang and keep his eyes open, and the last general understands, and the last will cooperate with Hou Ye." ”

Gu Qing glanced at him and said, "Don't be too polite with your brothers, it's okay to be a little arrogant, it just so happens that I need a chance to stand up." ”

Han Jie said with a smile: "Yes, the last general and his brothers will definitely be arrogant and arrogant." ”

Gu Qing couldn't help but said: "The bottom line should still be there, if I know that you are ruining the women of good families, robbing the poor of their money, or something, then it is not a bulge, and it must be dealt with by military law." ”

Han Jie bowed down with a smile: "The end will be a good grasp of proportion, Master Hou has Yaxing who smashed the shop after drinking, you invite first." ”

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Qiuzi Town, Metropolitan Protectorate.

Gao Xianzhi's face was gloomy, Feng Changqing sat beside him with a worried face, and the table in front of Gao Xianzhi was full of various military documents.

Since Gu Qing came to Anxi, Gao Xianzhi has been depressed for many days, and these days he has been in a mess, and his military affairs have been backlogged for several days.

"Jieshuai, no matter what, you are still the Jiedu envoy of the four towns of Anxi, you can't be discouraged." Feng Changqing persuaded softly.

Although Feng Changqing is very ugly, he is still quite loyal to Gao Xianzhi, although he has now been promoted to the judge of the Anxi Festival, but he still regards Gao Xianzhi as his proprietor, and he is a disciple of the younger generation.

Gao Xianzhi snorted in a deep voice and said: "I have fought a hundred times in Anxi for Your Majesty, and I have suffered countless injuries over the years, but Your Majesty sent a young man to contain me, hehe, it is really ...... The rabbit is not dead, the dog is cooked. ”

Feng Changqing hurriedly persuaded: "Jie Shuai, don't dare to say nonsense, if you say it, you will cause trouble, don't forget that there is still a Bian Lingcheng living in the mansion......"

Gao Xianzhi kept his mouth, although he still had resentment in his heart, he didn't dare to say anything dissatisfied with the Son of Heaven anymore.

After being silent for a long time, Feng Changqing suddenly said: "Jieshuai, that newcomer Gu Qing, I'm afraid it's not a good way......

Gao Xianzhi said in a deep voice: "What do you mean by this? ”

"Jieshuai, you haven't been out of the house for many days, but the last general heard that Gu Qing behaved quite a bit after coming to Qiuzi Town...... Extremely. ”

"Huh?"

Feng Changqing showed a contemptuous smile at the corner of his mouth, and said: "After all, he is a young knight, it is inevitable to be arrogant and arrogant, this morning, he led his guards to drink in the restaurant in the town, I don't know why, he actually got angry, and then smashed the restaurant without saying a word, this kind of temperament, it is also relying on His Majesty's favor, otherwise it will be difficult to move an inch in the officialdom, and he will not survive the New Year." ”

"Gu Qing smashed the restaurant?" Gao Xianzhi's brows furrowed, but he didn't show contempt, but fell into deep thought.

According to the shopkeeper, this Hou Ye was drunk, and suddenly went crazy, saying that there is nothing in this wild place to drink, even the wine is as bad as horse urine, and he is still talking about going back to Chang'an, and finally he started to go crazy and smashed the store, but his guards were reasonable, Gu Qing smashed the store drunken and was helped back to the left guard camp outside the city, and a personal guard stayed behind to lose money to the shopkeeper."

Gao Xianzhi became more and more puzzled, and frowned: "Although I have only met Gu Qing once, this young man is indeed a capable person, and he is quite gentle and polite when we meet, why do you have such a domineering side?" ”