Middle-aged people with life experience know that money can indeed solve 90% of the world's troubles. Therefore, when people reach middle age, they will no longer be as passionate and impulsive as teenagers, and they will learn to bow their heads and knees to money.

It is not so much to bend the knee to money, but to bend to the ordinary life of stability and smoothness, for the vast majority of people, life is the greatest thirst, money can meet this thirst, but also to avoid and solve a lot of trouble, middle-aged people lack blood because they do not want to toss anymore, do not want to cause trouble again.

There are many fetters, the pressure is great, and the responsibilities of wife and children are on their shoulders, who still has the confidence to be angry at the crown?

"My life is up to me", this sentence is usually shouted by a young man with strong blood, and I have never seen a middle-aged person shout like this. Because it's too crazy, it's too ridiculous. After living for another twenty years, will the teenager who shouted this sentence slap himself in the face for the arrogance of the year?

That mighty monkey is crazy enough, isn't it? was still honestly pressed under the Wuzhi Mountain for 500 years, and still went through 81 difficulties to escort Tang Seng to learn the scriptures, in fact, what does the Buddha have to do with him? What does the Scriptures have to do with him?

The monkey has just grown up, learned to compromise, learned to be in awe of the mighty of heaven, and learned that arrogance comes at a price.

Gu Qing sat in the courtyard, flipping through a letter.

The letter was written by Song Gensheng, and between the lines it clearly revealed a clear message.

Song Gen grew up, and like the sad monkey, he had to put on a golden hoop and embark on a long journey that he had not been willing to make.

Song Gensheng's letters rarely mention the dream of benefiting the people, and he no longer writes about the beautiful picture that he once fantasized about the people under the rule of Qingcheng County living and working in peace and contentment, relying on the old and raising the young. His letter is written with some very realistic things.

For example, when he impulsively beheaded the local gentry surnamed Cai, after the battle with King Ji, how did he finish the aftermath, he chartered a restaurant, and invited all the gentry with heads and faces in Qingcheng County, and at the banquet, Song Gensheng apologized to all the gentry, and expressed remorse for the reckless punishment of the land occupied by the gentry.

Not only that, but he also talked to the gentry separately in a consultative tone, asking them to give up a small part of the land to the people under their rule for cultivation, this time no longer an administrative order of the county order, but a way to sell favors to save face, and in addition, he also organized conscription to find new wasteland for reclamation, although it could not fundamentally solve the problem of the peasants' loss of land, at least it could temporarily alleviate the increasingly acute contradictions between the two classes.

used the way of selling favors to save face, maybe Song Gensheng also used Gu Qing's county marquis name, and finally got the consent of the gentry.

The gentry still gave face, after all, Song Gensheng beheaded the gentry surnamed Cai before, Liwei was in the front, and Huairou was in the back, even if the gentry were reluctant, but for the sake of Song Gensheng's kind words and good words, they still agreed.

In the end, Song Gensheng said in the letter that the farewell of the Shuzhou Thorn History Mansion will be old in the spring of next year, Song Gensheng wants to operate it, and he sent a set of exquisite Shuzhou Qingyao porcelain to Xian Yu Zhongtong of the Jiannan Dao Jiedu Embassy in the name of Gu Qing.

Gu Qing read this letter several times, first smiled with satisfaction, and then read it a few times, Gu Qing sighed in disappointment.

Obviously, they are all the same age, but Gu Qing somehow has a feeling that the child has grown up, but the old father is dying.

Song Gensheng is finally no longer the simple young man who is boiling with enthusiasm, and after the battle with King Ji, he seems to have matured a lot overnight.

He learned how to slowly realize his ideals in a tactful way, he learned how to compromise with the local gentry, and strive for the survival of the people in the compromise, he understood the importance of the word power, and is using the most disdainful bribery method to get more power, and then use power to feed back to his father and fellow villagers.

Gu Qing's mood was quite complicated.

is both pleased that an ignorant teenager has finally grown into a calm man, and is lost in the cruel reality that stifles the innocence of a teenager.

How can the world be so beautiful? It can not only maintain innocence and not change color, but also realize the ideals of teenagers, it is just a multiple-choice question.

The scene of countless heroes rushing to King Ji's dead without hesitation flashed in his mind, and his voice and smile are still vivid.

The sacrifice of so many people in exchange for the growth of a teenager, I hope that Song Gensheng will not disappoint them.

Gu Qing read the letter again, then got up and went to the study, picked up the pen and wrote a letter to Xian Yu Zhongtong.

With Gu Qing's current status and title, there is naturally no need to beat around the bush to write a letter with Xian Yu Zhongtong, and the letter asks Xian Yu Zhongtong for help, and quickly transfers Song Gensheng to Shuzhou Thorn Mansion, after writing it, Gu Qing thought about it, and felt that it was still necessary to give Xian Yu Zhongtong a little sweetness, and the plastic brothers also needed to contact their feelings.

So Gu Qing added a few more lines and told Xian Yu Zhongtong that he had been summoned by the Son of Heaven from time to time recently, and occasionally spoke well for Xian Yu Zhongtong in front of the Son of Heaven a few times, so the position of the Jiannan Dao Jiedu Envoy should be stable in the current few years.

In fact, Gu Qing didn't mention Xian Yu Zhongtong in front of Li Longji at all, and he had to weigh the pros and cons of dealing with the plastic brothers, at present, Gu Qing was able to become an official by relying on Xian Yu Zhongtong's meritorious book, but Gu Qing's Qingyao also helped Xian Yu Zhongtong a lot, not only Jian Zai's heart, but also consolidated his relationship with Yang Guozhong, and also won the favor of Yang Guifei.

Compared with the two sides, the personal debt between Gu Qing and Xian Yu Zhongtong is even, and he and Xian Yu Zhongtong tacitly hinted to each other that the operation of Qingyao into tribute porcelain is a relationship between mutual use and mutual fulfillment.

As for Song Gensheng's Qingcheng County Order, in the eyes of the Jiedu envoy and the current Qingcheng County Marquis, it seems to be just a trivial matter, and it is not even a favor at all.

After writing the letter to Xian Yu Zhongtong, looking at the crooked handwriting on the paper, Gu Qing snorted in disgust, frowned and shook his head and sighed, and handed over the envelope to his subordinates to find a fast horse to send it out, Gu Qing took out a notebook from the study, which was given to Gu Qing by Yan Zhenqing at the beginning, and Gu Qing honestly copied it according to the notebook.

As soon as he wrote two words, Gu Qing threw the pen impatiently.

On second thought, I'm so perfect, but I only have the shortcoming of ugliness, can't I keep this shortcoming as a souvenir?

Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy was kept, locked in the box, and left as a family heirloom for future generations, and there was a chance to invite Lao Yan to drink a drink and slander him a few more calligraphy and paintings.

Not only that, Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Wei and other poets have to find them to slander a few words, if Gu Qing's descendants are a loser who is not angry, these celebrity calligraphy and paintings alone are enough for him to lose for a few years.

Sitting in the unbearable study, Gu Qing had such a philistine idea in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more reasonable it became, so he enthusiastically picked up the pen and wrote a blackmail list.

Just wrote a few names, Steward Xu was cautiously reporting outside, and a personal guard asked to see him.

Gu Qing raised his head and asked Steward Xu to lead the guards into the study.

Originally, the guards didn't need to report him when they saw him, but the study was located in the inner courtyard of the Gu family, and the rules were strict in ancient times, and outsiders were not allowed to enter the master's inner courtyard casually, especially the lowly guards.

Not long after, a personal guard walked into the study on thin ice, looking nervous and hanging his head and not daring to speak.

Gu Qing glanced at him, and then smiled: "Shi Sanlang, is there something wrong?" ”

After knowing the guards these days, Gu Qing was already able to call everyone's name familiarly.

Shi Saburo is a young man, eighteen or nineteen years old, he is more lively and active in front of the robes on weekdays, but he is very honest and introverted in front of Gu Qing.

"Hou Ye forgives the sin, the villain should not have disturbed Hou Ye's tranquility, but there is one thing the villain has to say...... "Search for e-books."

Gu Qing smiled gently: "If you have something to say, don't say anything polite, you don't have to be restrained in front of me, you can say whatever you want." ”

Shi Saburo smiled gratefully, and then his face was solemn, and said: "Master Hou, Zheng Xiang's family has an accident, I don't know why I got involved in a lawsuit, the original case was sent to Luonan County to deal with, and then it was actually in trouble with the Shangzhou Assassin's Mansion, General Han rushed to Shangzhou the day before yesterday, and wanted to go to the Assassin's Mansion to argue right and wrong, but was ordered by the Shangzhou Assassin's Assassin to beat the ......."

Gu Qing frowned, stood up and walked in front of Shi Sanlang, his expression was a little cold: "Tell me clearly, what happened to Zheng Xiangjia?" Why is there a lawsuit? ”

Shi Saburo shook his head and said: "The villain doesn't know, General Han invited someone to come to the Hou Mansion to report the news, and the villain is Zheng Xiang's fellow villager, so he reported to the Hou Ye first." ”

"Is Han Jie still in Shangzhou?"

"Yes, the assassin Shi ordered General Han to be beaten out of the Assassin's Mansion with a stick, General Han was slightly injured, and he was beating the officials of the Assassin's Mansion in Shangzhou to inquire about the whole of the case."

Gu Qing asked again, "What about Zheng Xiang?" Was he taken by the local government? ”

Shi Saburo shook his head: "The villain doesn't know, the person who reported the news only hurriedly said a few words and left, and the villain has no way of knowing Zheng Xiang's whereabouts." ”

Gu Qing pondered for a moment, and then said decisively: "Gather all the guards to assemble in front of the house, ask the housekeeper to prepare the carriage, and let's go to Shangzhou." ”

Shi Saburo said quite unexpectedly: "Will Master Hou also go in person?" ”

Gu Qing patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "You protect me thoroughly, and I also have the responsibility to protect you." ”

Seeing Shi Saburo's face moved, Gu Qing smiled again: "Don't be too happy, although I rushed there in person, I have to be reasonable, if it is really Zheng Xiangli who has done something wrong, Wang Fa is ruthless, I will judge how I want, I will not be partial." ”

Shi Saburo hurriedly said: "The villain is Zheng Xiang's fellow villager, I have known him for many years, and I have always regarded him as a brother. Zheng Xiang has never been a troublemaker, there must have been some misunderstanding, or someone framed him. ”

Gu Qing said with a smile: "It's useless to guess, it's only counted if you see it with your own eyes, don't delay, let's set off immediately." ”

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Shangzhou is about two hundred miles away from Chang'an, belongs to the South Tangshan Road, Gu Qing led the guards out of the city, fortunately, the road from Chang'an City to several neighboring cities was very smooth, Gu Qing sat in the carriage and basically did not feel the bumps.

The guards followed Gu Qing's carriage and did not suffer much, before setting off, Gu Qing went to the left guard, with his current identity as the general of the left guard, it was still very easy to borrow a hundred war horses from the left guard camp, and a warrant was issued to complete the handover of the war horses, and the guards each had a horse, escorting Gu Qing's carriage to Shangzhou.

The carriage swayed forward, and Gu Qing sat in the carriage with a somewhat solemn expression.

First of all, Zheng Xiang must help with his own affairs. As a leader, if you don't have the nature of protecting your calves, your subordinates will definitely not support you in the future.

The meaning of the guards is different from the soldiers in the barracks under the ordinary leader, they are the only line of defense in front of Gu Qing, if they are in danger in the future, their bodies are a life in exchange for their own lives, it is not an exaggeration to say that the guards are his second and third lives.

If something happens to the guards around him, he has to help no matter what, and from the perspective of interests, this is an opportunity to win people's hearts. From the perspective of personal feelings, Gu Qing has a good impression of the group of men he just met, and after a long time of contact, he gradually found that they are actually a group of very simple and wooden men, Gu Qing will only scratch his head and giggle when he jokes with them, it is hard to imagine that half of them are veterans of a hundred battles who kill people without blinking an eye on the battlefield.

Such a simple group of people, although they are not too familiar, Gu Qing is willing to treat them as brothers, and it is his duty and responsibility to run for his brothers today.

It's just that Gu Qing faintly has a bad premonition, and Zheng Xiang may have a lot of trouble.

Han Jie took away a hundred taels of silver cakes before leaving, this money can be regarded as a huge amount of money now, and the trouble that can't even be solved by a huge amount of money must be a big trouble.

More than 200 miles away, the group walked for five hours, and arrived at Shangzhou City when it was dark.

After entering the city, Gu Qing sent more than a dozen guards out to find Han Jie and Zheng Xiang, and chartered another inn.

After entering the inn and settling down, Gu Qing had just washed his face, and the guards hurriedly came to report and found Han Jie.

Gu Qing walked out quickly, and in the courtyard of the inn, Han Jie was sitting on the stone bench with a swollen nose and a swollen face, and his right hand was softly hung on his chest with a strip of cloth, as if he had broken his bones.

Seeing Gu Qing come out, Han Jie got up and bowed: "The last general will meet the Hou Ye, the tired Hou Ye will come to Shangzhou in person, and the last general will be ashamed and ......."

Gu Qing grabbed his arm and said, "Don't talk nonsense, is the injury serious?" Have you seen the doctor? ”

Han Jie lowered his head and looked at his arm, and sighed: "Lord Lao Hou is worried, and the general will not do anything good......"

Gu Qing waved his hand to interrupt his words and said, "Things are said one by one, one by one, first of all, is your injury serious?" ”

Han Jie smiled gratefully and said, "It's not serious, there was a dispute with the officials in the Assassin's Mansion, and I didn't notice that I was knocked with a stick for a while, and my bones were cracked, so it's good to raise it for a few days." ”

Gu Qing nodded and said, "If the injury is painful, you must say it, Mo Qiang is a hero, okay, the next second thing, what about Zheng Xiangren?" ”

"Zheng Xiang is still in this Shangzhou City, the last general ordered him to hide, the Assassin Mansion is now about to arrest him, the last general strictly ordered him not to come out, if he is caught by the messenger of the Assassin Mansion, this matter is closed......"

Gu Qing nodded again, and then said, "Okay, Zheng Xiang is alive, then it's fine." The third thing, what did Zheng Xiang do? Obviously, he was still the personal guard of my Hou Mansion a few days ago, why did he become a key criminal of the Shangzhou Assassin Mansion in the blink of an eye? ”

Han Jie's expression suddenly became indignant, and he said in a slightly excited tone: "Master Hou, the last general came to Shangzhou to see Zheng Xiang the day before yesterday, and the last general dared to guarantee that Zheng Xiang was wronged!" If it weren't for the fact that the last general had an official position and couldn't bend the law, the last general would be eager to carry the Qingfeng sword in his hand and behead those dog officials under the sword! ”

"Brother Han, you calm down first, if you are too excited, you will often make mistakes, calm down your emotions first, and then I will hear the whole process from beginning to end, your impassioned and chanting slogans, it is difficult for me to continue to talk to you......"

Seeing that Gu Qing's expression was calm, even a little indifferent, his eyes were sad and joyless, he was no longer the Hou Ye in the Hou Mansion who did not pay attention to dignity and humility, and drank and ate meat with his relatives and scolded and scolded, at this moment, the Hou Ye was like a god worshiped by incense, looking down on the sorrows and joys of all beings with compassion and calmness.

Being in Hongchen, he heard and witnessed, but Hongchen had nothing to do with him.

Perhaps, this is the realm of "calmness".

Han Jie smiled ashamedly, he was two years older than Gu Qingqing, but he couldn't be as calm as Gu Qing at the moment.

Taking a deep breath, Han Jie slowed down his speed and tone, and said in a deep voice: "Master Hou, Zheng Xiang was wronged. The Luonan County Ya colluded with the Shangzhou Assassin Mansion and set up a bureau to frame Zheng Xiang. This case originally had nothing to do with Zheng Xiang, and Zheng Xiang also had a brother named Zheng Jian......"