After the people left, Steward Xu reluctantly said, "Is Master Hou leaving Chang'an?" I heard that there are frequent wars in Anxi, why did Your Majesty transfer the Hou Ye to Anxi, alas, the official has been promoted, and now you are a general who really leads the troops, but it is ......"

Steward Xu was also happy and worried about this holy decree, and he didn't know what kind of expression to put on.

Gu Qing unfolded the holy decree and read it a few more times, and said, "There is something I want to confirm, what is the holy decree sealing me?" ”

"What?" Steward Xu was stunned: "Master Hou didn't understand the holy decree? ”

Gu Qing glanced at him: "Steward Xu, you've been a little skinny lately." ”

Steward Xu suddenly became honest: "Master Hou, the Son of Heaven has appointed you as the 'Deputy Envoy of Anxi Jiedu', and the title of 'Shanghujun', the Deputy Envoy of Jiedu is a third-grade one, and the medal is also a three-rank title." ”

Gu Qing didn't see the slightest expression of joy on his face, but said calmly: "Is the envoy of Anxi Jiedu Gao Xianzhi?" ”

"Yes, General Gao Xianzhi replaced Fumeng Lingcha and was promoted to the envoy of the four towns of Anxi after Tianbao broke Xiao Bolu in the sixth year of Tianbao, and he has been until now."

Gu Qing pondered for a long time, Li Longji appointed him as the deputy envoy of Anxi Jiedu, I have to say that part of it is out of great trust, and the other part is imperial art, in order to balance the power of the top of the Anxi army. Gu Qing didn't forget what Li Longji had said to him a few days ago, and Li Longji told him bluntly that he wanted to contain Gao Xianzhi in Anxi.

Obviously, since the small defeat of the Tang army in the first battle of Talas commanded by Gao Xianzhi, Li Longji was a little uneasy about Gao Xianzhi, and transferred Gu Qing to Anxi, one is to let him experience, and the other is to send someone close to Li Longji who is relatively trusted to monitor and even contain Gao Xianzhi nearby, maybe it won't be long before Gao Xianzhi will be relieved of his power and transferred him back to Chang'an.

Gu Qing had a lot of information in this holy decree in his hand, and he was ordered to lead 10,000 left guards and horses to charge into the Anxi army, one is because after the Battle of Talas, the Tang army suffered heavy losses in the Western Regions, losing more than 20,000 people, and the 10,000 soldiers and horses of the left guard were charged into Anxi in order to keep the Tang Dynasty's right to speak in the Western Regions.

Second, the left guard is the soldiers and horses of the emperor directly under Chang'an, and the loyalty of this army is definitely the highest in the world, Li Longji sent the left guard soldiers and horses to Anxi, which shows that he is not only not at ease with Gao Xianzhi, but even with the entire Anxi army.

His Majesty the Emperor had no other skills in his later years, and his suspicions became more and more serious.

At the same time, Gu Qing also noticed that the holy decree allowed Gu Qing to "act cheaply and dispose of the military aircraft by himself", which can be described as meaningful.

Obviously, the number one leader is Gao Xianzhi, but he allowed Gu Qing to "cut off the military aircraft cheaply", and then combined with the 10,000 left guards and horses given to him, this is equivalent to dividing half of the control power of the Anxi army to Gu Qing, and the 10,000 left guards and horses are Gu Qing's confidence in the four towns of Anxi.

Gu Qing waved away the housekeeper, held the holy decree and lay down on the Hu bed in the courtyard, closed his eyes and pondered, his expression was very solemn.

The soldiers are strong and powerful, but the responsibility is as heavy as Mount Tai.

Li Longji gave him enough power and strong enough soldiers and horses, what he wanted was to stabilize the Western Regions, so that the Tang Dynasty could quickly recover its previous prestige after the defeat of Talas, continue to maintain a strong strength among the countries of the Western Regions, and let the trade routes between the Western Regions and the Tang Dynasty be unimpeded.

These tasks are not so easy to accomplish.

The complex situation between the countries of the Western Regions, the relationship between many small countries and the Tang Dynasty is like a friend and foe, and there are two enemies that are eyeing each other, Tubo and Dashi.

How to deal with and balance the situation in the Western Regions, how to stabilize the military morale of the Anxi Army, how to open up trade routes, how to erect Gao Xianzhi according to Li Longji's instructions, and fully grasp the military power of the Anxi Army, each of which was a huge challenge for Gu Qing.

Gu Qing closed his eyes for a long time, and suddenly opened his eyes, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

I patted the holy decree in my hand and felt the power transmitted from the yellow silk, that power is called "power".

If he can successfully complete the task, Gu Qing is the first person in the Anxi Protectorate, with tens of thousands of elite divisions in his hands, so can it be regarded as watering and fertilizing his ambitions?

If you think a little deeper, if you complete the task and master the military power of the Anxi army, when your prestige in the Anxi army is rising, if Li Longji suddenly lets himself hand over the military power and return to Chang'an, how can he push back and refuse? Self-respect, raising thieves, or starting a war with a neighbor?

At that time, the Tang Dynasty was probably not as peaceful as it is now, right? In the end, there will be the most suitable path for yourself.

Entrusting such an important task to a twenty-year-old young man, I have to say that Li Longji was deaf to a certain extent in his later years, and of course, Gu Qing's life-saving grace accounted for a very important weight.

And the advice he made when he put down the rebellion of the Southern Zhao Kingdom, as well as the later pairing of Li Longji and Gu Qing's monarchs and ministers, and even the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" written by Gu Qing, etc., all the factors added together, so that Li Longji had a lot of trust in Gu Qing, and he intuitively believed that Gu Qing could entrust him with important tasks and smoothly stabilize the Anxi army.

If Li Longji could read mind art and read Gu Qing's true thoughts, maybe ...... will cry out, and then gritted his teeth and cut Gu Qing into pieces.

…………

The news that Gu Qing was promoted to deputy envoy of Anxi Jiedu quickly spread throughout Chang'an.

As a rising star in the court, Gu Qing was already quite watched by courtiers and magnates, and Li Longji was transferred to the holy decree, making Gu Qing instantly become a hot figure in Chang'an City.

Discussions abounded, and Gu Qing fell into endless jealousy and criticism.

A twenty-year-old young man was actually transferred to Anxi to serve as the deputy envoy of Jiedu, and he also had 10,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, which had never been seen in the Tang Dynasty since the founding of the country, and Gu Qing set a precedent.

The criticism of all parties is actually summed up in two sentences, the first sentence is "Gu Qing He De How can he be", and the second sentence is "The Holy Son of Heaven is in chaos".

In the past, Gu Qing was named a Zhonglang general, or a county marquis, but in fact, he never actually held much power, and the courtiers only regarded him as a fortunate favored minister, and let the Son of Heaven casually confer the title of official Xu Jue, anyway, the Son of Heaven was happy.

But this time, Gu Qing really grasped the power, and he still held half of the military power of the Anxi Army on the western barrier of the Tang Dynasty, which undoubtedly touched the cake of many people, and the middle and high-level generals in the Anxi Army were inextricably linked with the courtiers of Chang'an.

Countless courtiers went to Li Longji and asked the Son of Heaven to take back his fate, and even Chen Xilie, the left minister who has always been a good man, also said that "a weak crown cannot allow the country".

Interestingly, for Gu Qingfeng's will of the deputy envoy, there were actually some people in the court who agreed with it.

The first to agree is Yang Guozhong, who is about to pay homage to the prime minister, Yang Guozhong expressed his support for the holy judgment of the Son of Heaven in the court, Gu Young Hero, and the territory of the Western Regions of Rongma is to make the best use of it, and the ability of the Son of Heaven to appoint people is admirable.

The second person who agreed was a person who even Gu Qing hadn't expected, Li Heng, the prince of the East Palace.

Compared with the courtiers, Li Heng is Li Longji's own son, he knows his father's urine better than anyone else, Li Longji in his later years was stubborn and self-serving, and he couldn't listen to the courtiers' advice at all, and the decisions he made were impossible to change.

Coupled with the unknown relationship that had just been established between Li Heng and Gu Qing, since it was impossible to change the facts, Li Heng simply pushed the boat along the river, not only selling Gu Qing's favor, but also pleasing his father.

As for Yang Guozhong's approval, of course, it has nothing to do with friendship. In the final analysis, Yang Guozhong is still worried about falling out of favor, since Gu Qing saved Li Longji's life, Li Longji has become more and more fond of him, Yang Guozhong has begun to worry, for fear that one day Gu Qing's saint will be higher than him, now Gu Qing is going to Anxi, Yang Guozhong can't ask for it, Gu Qing goes as far as possible, and after he leaves, the Holy Son of Heaven will belong to me alone......

As the leaders of the two factions in the court, the crown prince Li Heng and Yang Guozhong agreed at the same time, and Li Longji was an emperor who would never change his words, and the court's criticism quickly subsided.

Anxi Jiedu deputy envoy, Gu Qing is in charge.

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In recent days, Gu Qing's mansion has been quite lively, with an endless stream of people coming and going.

Most of them are some generals of the Left Guard, and even the old general Guo Ziyi came to the mansion to congratulate them in person, as for the generals of the Left Guard, everyone's situation is different, some begged Gu Qing to take him when he went out of Chang'an, and wanted to make a meritorious career in the Western Regions, and some asked Gu Qing not to take him, it was too comfortable to be in the prosperous place of Chang'an, and he had wives and children at home, so he was reluctant to leave.

Gu Qing agreed to all the requests of the generals of the left guard.

Those who are willing to follow out of the customs to have a military exploit, Gu Qing is recorded on the roster, and those who are unwilling to go, Gu Qing will not be reluctant.

When you get out of Yumen Pass, you have to fight hard with all hostile forces, and if you have a group of unwilling generals under your command, you will lose half of them first when you fight.

The 10,000 Left Guard soldiers and horses that are about to arrive are the foundation of Gu Qing's life in the Western Regions, Gu Qing attaches more importance to the combat effectiveness of this army than anyone else, and any people and things that are not conducive to combat effectiveness must be decisively excluded.

A few days later, when the opposition of the courtiers gradually subsided, Gu Qing secretly invited Yang Guozhong to meet at a restaurant in Chang'an East City.

Gu Qing took down the entire restaurant, Han Jie and the guards stood at the door with their swords, Gu Qing and Yang Guozhong sat upstairs by the window, and only the two of them sat opposite each other in the huge restaurant.

Yang Guozhong smiled and looked around the environment of the restaurant, and said: "Brother Xian has chosen a good place, this building is quite a bit of Wei and Jin style, look at the inscriptions and ancient paintings on this wall, it is really quiet and elegant, suitable for you and me like a romantic gentleman, haha." ”

Gu Qing's movements as he poured the wine froze, and a stunned light flashed in his eyes.

You are a businessman, the biggest problem of the world about you is that you don't learn and don't know, where do you have the courage to dare to say that you are a "romantic gentleman"? It's completely shameless, isn't it?

"Yang Xiang said very much, this building is the foolish brother to find a place to find for a long time, today this building can be Yang Xiang's presence, a hundred years later is a good story that will be passed down in later generations, this restaurant is stained with Yang Xiang's light, maybe it will become a place for scribes and students to look up to it in the future."

Gu Qing pursed his lips immediately after finishing speaking, his conscience hurts, but he can bear it.