Chapter 152: The Past Revisited
The distance between men and women is too close, and Confucius said: "Only villains and women are difficult to raise, those who are close are not inferior, and those who are far away are resentful." ”
If the meaning of this sentence is understood by Gu Qing, that is, don't get too close to a woman, if you get too close, a woman will be very rude, or rude. Boys must protect themselves outside.
Gu Qing stretched out a finger against Zhang Huaijin's forehead and slowly pushed her away with an arrogant attitude.
"I don't have my ears back, so I don't have to get so close."
Zhang Huaijin snorted and said, "Say it quickly, what do you want to ask me?" ”
"What I want to ask is, why did the poem I wrote last night use the first eight sentences to describe Aunt Li's sword dance? Why did the last few sentences suddenly turn the pen and feel nostalgic for the past? What kind of thoughts and feelings do the authors express here? Finally, please memorize the full text. ”
Zhang Huaijin was dumbfounded: "Huh? ”
"Ahh
Zhang Huaijin was stunned for a long time, and then became angry: "You, you...... You're not human! ”
"Now, you can eat food indiscriminately, and you can't talk nonsense. What happened to me to you? Why aren't you human? ”
"You...... You did it on purpose! The second ancestor Weng asked me that I couldn't stand it, so I sneaked out, you are more excessive than him, and you want me to recite ......" Zhang Huaijin was angry.
Gu Qing shook his head, this is also a scumbag.
So Gu Qing's previous evaluation of her "stupid cuteness" was well deserved? Especially "stupid", maybe a little more than "cute".
Seeing Gu Qing's arrogant appearance, Zhang Huaijin said angrily: "What about writing poems well?" Why don't you compare words with me? See whose handwriting is good, dare to compare? ”
Gu Qing turned his head and said loudly outside the door: "Come on, send off!" ”
Zhang Huaijin chuckled, pushed him, and said, "Okay, let's not hurt each other, okay?" ”
"Okay, don't hurt each other, otherwise you will break off your friendship and cut off your robe."
Zhang Huaijin stared at his face and said: "But I really didn't expect you to have such talent, the poem you wrote last night was really wonderful, this morning I heard that the person who wrote that poem was you, I am very proud, I told people everywhere in the house that the person who wrote this poem is my second brother, and many people are very envious of me." ”
Gu Qing said with a smile: "In the future, when I go to the restaurant to drink, I can break my name when I check out." ”
"Second brother, you are really different from others, the second ancestor Weng talks to me every day, saying that women should stay at home, no matter whether they are out of the cabinet or not, they should not run around, they will have a bad reputation, you don't seem to mind women showing up?"
Gu Qing smiled: "What's the matter, women more than a thousand years later not only run around, but the skirts they wear are even shorter, what is it to show up, show your head and ass, and understand ......"
Zhang Huaijin laughed and beat him: "Lie to me again!" You're a liar and I don't believe you anymore. The last time you said that after more than 1,000 years, a man would marry and his family would go bankrupt, and when I went back, I asked the second ancestor Weng, who said a bunch of nonsense, and said, 'Choose those who are good and follow them, and change those who are not good', asking me to learn to distinguish and not listen to nonsense. ”
Gu Qing shook his head, there was no way to fight, unless he summoned the divine thunder to split Zhang Jiuzhang to the modern era, so that he could personally experience that it was immoral and unpopular everywhere he could see, and with Zhang Jiuzhang's psychological endurance, he might pick out his own eyes.
"It's not a bad thing for women to see the world more, they have been locked up at home since birth, and what do they have to learn when they grow up, and they are still not allowed to go out after they get married. In the future, if your second ancestor locks you up at home again, you will go to Dali Temple to sue him......" Gu Qing pouted with bad intentions.
Zhang Huaijin laughed and slapped him hard: "You are a bad person!" Ha ha! When I get home, I'll tell the second ancestor what you say, and he will have to chase you down with a broom......"
Laughing too intensely, Zhang Huaijin gasped a little, sat down softly beside Gu Qing, and leaned on Gu Qing's shoulder unconsciously.
Gu Qing reacted so quickly, her eyes were as fast as thunder, and she pushed her away with one hand.
"Speak well, don't get so close, there's not enough air."
Zhang Huaijin was pushed and stumbled, glaring at him angrily: "Are you still a brother?" Why am you thousands of miles away from me? ”
In the blink of an eye, Zhang Huaijin approached him, a pair of beautiful eyes like autumn water stared at his eyes for a moment, and his eyes were full of inquiry.
"Are you afraid of women? You don't like to be too close to women? ”
"I didn't, I'm not, don't talk nonsense."
"Why do you push me away as soon as I get close to you, and look so uncomfortable? Are you shy? ”
Gu Qing sneered: "I'm being shy for you, for some reason, I suddenly feel that your second ancestor's words are very reasonable, women should indeed stay at home......"
Turning his head to the door, he said loudly: "Someone, send off!" ”
Zhang Huaijin laughed again and pushed him: "Don't make trouble, second brother, there should be nothing to talk about between brothers, right?" I've never hidden anything from you, tell me why you don't like to be close to women so much? ”
"I'm afraid that a woman who gets too close to me can't help but fall in love with me, my shoulders are thin and I can't afford so many responsibilities."
"Phew! Shameless! Zhang Huaijin took a sip and said unhappily: "You still don't tell the truth." ”
Gu Qing sighed: "Okay, to be honest, I don't like to approach women because I'm afraid that something will happen, and I'm not fully prepared......"
"What do you need to prepare for a man getting married?"
"Preparation to spend a lifetime with a woman. Accustomed to loneliness, unwilling to change the status quo of loneliness, eating alone, sleeping alone, one day suddenly there is one more person in my life, to eat and sleep with me, my living space has to be shared with her, which means that my space has to be compressed in half, vacated for another person. ”
"If I don't particularly like this person, to be honest, I don't want to, I can't do any reluctance, I don't want to pay the price of changing the status quo of my life, in exchange for a half-true and false feelings, this is a humiliation of my life, and for the rest of my life, the chagrin and regret after every quarrel is like a slap in the face, reminding me how worthless it was to pay at the beginning."
The sudden heaviness made the air seem to stagnate, Zhang Huaijin hung his head and was silent for a long time, as if asking and asking himself, and muttered: "What should the woman in the world who can make you willing to pay this price look like?" ”
Gu Qing's eyes were a little distracted, and she said slowly: "She doesn't need to make me obsessed, but she should make me feel at peace." Every time I come home, it is like returning to a fortress that cannot be shaken by the iron cavalry, I feel completely safe, in the confines of this home, I don't have to be wary of anyone, I can safely share the deepest secrets of my heart with her, without any reservations, no matter how dark and sinful these secrets are, I can tell her calmly and fearlessly, she ...... It should merge with my soul, she is another me, and I am another her. If one of them is lost, he will not live alone. ”
Zhang Huaijin's expression gradually fell into distraction, and muttered: "Is there such a woman in the world?" A woman who can completely match you......"
"Maybe there is, but I missed it, maybe she didn't show up, she will appear, maybe she doesn't exist, I can be lonely all my life, after all, I never expected it, so I don't care about disappointment. I have compromised too much in life, and I grit my teeth to bear how fate has been unfair to me, but on this point, I am not willing to compromise anymore. ”
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Xingqing Palace, Calyx Building.
Gu Qing's poems spread all over Chang'an, and they inevitably entered the palace after all.
Early in the morning, Gao Lishi held a piece of transcribed paper in front of Li Longji, who looked at it for a long time and laughed: "Good poem! I like that there is another talented man in Datang, "Guanli Twelve Niang Dancing Sword Weapons", good! At last year's Qianqiu Festival, I saw Li Twelve Niang dancing the sword, and I also appreciated it at that time, but I felt that Li Twelve Niang's momentum was strong, the sword was like thunder, and the words were indescribable, but I didn't expect Gu Qing to make Li Twelve Niang's sword dancing so apt and expressive, it was really wonderful. ”
Gao Lishi said with a smile: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, this should be the credit of Your Majesty to create a prosperous world, only in the peaceful and prosperous era there are famous and talented children, they are all born in response to the luck of the prosperous world, and the creation of such atmospheric luck, through the ages, only Your Majesty alone." ”
This heavyweight sycophant slapped Li Longji comfortable from the inside out, pointed at Gao Lishi and laughed: "General Gao, you are becoming more and more flamboyant, who did you learn from the bad fault?" ”
Gao Lishi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, everything the old slave said was from the bottom of his heart, and there was no trace of adulteration. ”
Li Longji smiled and flicked the poem in his hand, and said, "You must have learned it from Gu Qing, right?" The boy is not very old, he is extraordinary, and his ability to meet with one hand is also perfect, the poems he wrote for the lady, as well as the lonely tribute porcelain that was burned, and the 'Closed Moon Shame Flower', tsk! It's really amazing to meet such a skill, and he was born to be an official. ”
Speaking of Gu Qing, Gao Lishi bowed down and said softly: "Your Majesty asked the old slave to check Gu Qing, and Shuzhou has already replied to the letter......"
Li Longji raised his eyebrows: "Oh? So fast? Let's talk about what kind of background Gu Qing is. ”
"Gu Qing was abandoned by his parents in Shiqiao Village, Qingcheng County, Shuzhou since he was born, he was an orphan without a father and mother, when his parents left him and left, they left some money for the villagers, the villagers were simple, and they raised Gu Qing with these money, and his parents abandoned him for a reason......
"What is the reason?"
"Gu Qing's father's name is Gu Qiu, and his mother Cui Yuniang, their ancestral origins are unknown, difficult to verify, they are all rangers, doing the so-called 'chivalrous and righteous' things, in fact, there are many illegal acts, there are more than a dozen homicides that can be investigated by the government and the husband and wife are related to the couple, and Gu Qing was abandoned because the husband and wife had many enemies outside, and they were afraid that the enemy would come to the door and kill their young son, so they ruthlessly left them in Shiqiao Village, and the husband and wife came to Chang'an in a high-profile manner to attract the attention of the enemy......"
Li Longji closed his eyes and said slowly: "I have the heart to protect the calf." ”
Gao Lishi said with a smile: "Gu Qiu and Cui Yuniang came to Chang'an more than ten years ago, the old slave checked it and found that the couple was very popular, the powerful eunuchs and civilian rangers at that time seemed to cherish the Gu family and their husbands and wives, the husband and wife lived in Chang'an for only a few years, but they made a lot of friends, many of them are still powerful and powerful, Your Majesty, when Gu Qing hit Lu Xuan's eldest son, Zuo Wei Zuo Lang brought Li Guangbi into the palace with wine to intercede for Gu Qing, did Your Majesty remember? That Li Guangbi was also a friend of the Gu family and his wife, and their friendship can be described as irreversible. ”
Li Longji's eyes opened, and he seemed to be more and more interested in this topic.
"Oh? Who else? ”
"There is also Zhang Jiuzhang, the Qing of Honglu Temple, who is also a friend of the Gu family and his wife, and the friendship between the Zhang family and the Gu family is by no means just a friend......" Gao Lishi looked at Li Longji's face and said cautiously: "Ten years ago, Prime Minister Zhang Jiuling was robbed and killed by robbers on the way back to his hometown to sweep the tomb, I don't know if Your Majesty remembers?" ”
Li Longji nodded: "Remember, it seems that the Zhang family has died a lot of guards and servants, but Zhang Jiuling and their brothers and family members seem to be unharmed. Later, after Zhang Jiuling returned to Chang'an, he sued An Lushan, saying that An Lushan instructed the dead soldiers to kill him, but I dismissed it at that time......"
Gao Lishi said: "That time the bandits robbed and killed Zhang Jiuling, the reason why the Zhang family was unharmed was because the Gu family and his wife gathered many rangers along the way to protect and save the lives of the Zhang family, and that battle was heard to be quite tragic, and the Gu family and the husband and wife also died in that battle, and the Zhang family has always felt that they owe a lot to the Gu family and the couple, so as soon as Gu Qing came to Chang'an, Zhang Jiuzhang immediately recognized Gu Qing, and even intended to marry the daughter of the Zhang family and Gu Qing as his wife......"
"There is also Gu Qing's poem last night, the Li Twelve Niang in the poem, and the Gu family husband and wife were also life and death friendship, Li Twelve Niang and Gu Qiu had a lot of entanglements, but there was no result back then, after Gu Qiu's death, Li Twelve Niang has not married. Now regard Gu Qing as his own, after Gu Qing wrote poems, it spread all over Chang'an overnight, and it was also done by Li Twelve Niang, deliberately making Gu Qing famous. ”
Li Longji glanced at Gao Lishi and said with a smile: "How did you find out about these past events?" ”
Gao Lishi said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the Gu family and his wife have made so many friends in Chang'an in the past few years, and each friend has a sincere relationship with them. ”
Li Longji said slowly: "The Gu family husband and wife are just rangers and the like, and they often do illegal things, but it is not unusual to be able to save such connections in Chang'an." But it was cheaper Gu Qing, a child from a peasant family came to Chang'an, he thought he had no relatives, who knew that there were old people everywhere, and there were people who came out to maintain it, and it was really the predecessors who planted trees, and the descendants took advantage of the shade......"
Gao Lishi has followed Li Longji for many years, saw what he meant, and said with a smile: "The rangers and their ilk have no law and discipline, act arrogantly, have a killing skill, often violate the ban with force, and escape thousands of miles away with one blow, the government is helpless, this kind of person dies, it is not a pity." ”
Li Longji shook his head and said: "Back then, Zhang Jiuling sued An Lushan many times, and I also rejected it many times. However, Zhang Jiuling Road encountered bandits back then...... General Gao, what do you think? ”
Gao Lishi's heart jumped, looking at Li Longji's sad and joyless face, and said in a panic: "The old slave is just a palace man who serves His Majesty, so he doesn't dare to speculate." ”
Li Longji scolded with a smile: "You old dog, you talk a lot on weekdays, but you really want to hide when you speak, things have passed all these years, let's talk about what's the matter." ”
Seeing that Li Longji seemed to be in a good mood at this time, Gao Lishi plucked up the courage and said carefully: "The old slave heard that the Gu family and his wife are extraordinary, and they had tried to compete with Pei Min back then, but they were only slightly inferior to Pei Min by half a move, and at that time, the husband and wife also gathered many skilled rangers to protect the Zhang family together...... I'm afraid that group of bandits is not ordinary. ”
Li Longji half-closed his eyes and said lightly: "Don't hide half of what you say, it's okay to say it directly." ”
"Yes, the old slave thinks that the group of bandits is by no means ordinary bandits, and they do have a background, Zhang Jiuling later sued An Lushan, although the old slave can't be sure whether the bandits are sent by An Lushan, but Zhang Jiuling's robbery and killing can be sure that someone secretly instigated it, and the person who instructed it must be powerful."
Li Longji still closed his eyes and said: "Assuming that the person who instructed the envoy is indeed An Lushan, then why did An Lushan send someone to kill Zhang Jiuling?" At that time, although Zhang Jiuling was belittled by me, he was also the former prime minister, how much grudge did he dare to rob and kill the prime minister? ”
Gao Lishi said cautiously: "That year, Your Majesty seemed to be particularly favored by An Lushan, and Zhang Jiuling was demoted by Your Majesty to the governor of Jingzhou...... As for the reason for killing Zhang Jiuling, the old slave remembered that many years ago, An Lushan was only the governor of Pinglu Yingzhou, because of the defeat in the Khitan War, he was escorted to Chang'an for the crime, Zhang Jiuling, who was still the prime minister at the time, tried his best to advocate the beheading of An Lushan, and later after His Majesty pardoned An Lushan, Zhang Jiuling also said to others, 'Those who mess with Youzhou must be this Hu Ye', it seems that Zhang Jiuling thinks that An Lushan has anti-intentions......"
Li Longji's eyebrows jumped suddenly, and then frowned and said nothing.
Gao Lishi continued: "Being thought to be rebelling in the future by the prime minister of the current dynasty, can An Lushanyan not hold a grudge? It took many years of forbearance to start it, and it can be regarded as a city. ”
Li Longji said slowly: "If this is the case, An Lushan does have a reason to kill Zhang Jiuling, this matter makes sense." So, Zhang Jiuling said that An Lushan had objections, is this credible? ”
Gao Lishi's heart was beating sharply, this sentence is not easy to answer, he knows very well the status of An Lushan in Li Longji's mind today, one is that An Lushan is now the envoy of the two towns, holding more than 100,000 soldiers, and the other is that An Lushan is too good at being a man, too good at patting on the back, every time he comes to Chang'an, he can always coax Li Longji and Yang Guifei to be happy, and gradually, An Lushan occupies more and more weight in Li Longji's heart.
Now Li Longji suddenly asked An Lushan if he had any objections, how could Gao Lishi answer? With more than 100,000 troops in his hands, he will die if he answers wrong.
"Your Majesty, the old slave begs Your Majesty not to ask again, the old slave really doesn't know if An Lushan will rebel." Gao Lishi said with a bitter face.
Li Longji was noncommittal, and suddenly smiled: "If the person behind the robbery and murder of Zhang Jiuling's family back then is really An Lushan, doesn't that mean that An Lushan has a grudge against Gu Qing for killing his parents?" This vendetta ...... Oh no. How should Gu Qing deal with it? ”