Chapter 251: A Parting Gift
Gu Qing entered the palace in armor and walked towards the Calyx Tower under the guidance of the eunuchs.
10,000 people going to Anxi to defend the border is not a big deal for Datang, because the number is relatively small, and it is not a national war, so the 10,000 soldiers and horses under Gu Qing are not many people in Chang'an City.
This is just a very ordinary change of defense and reinforcement.
There is a precedent for changing the defense in the Tang Dynasty, since the Taizong period, it is often used to change the border army with the Beijing division guard horses, and the two are often reversed, one is to hone the Beijing division guard army, and the other is to prevent the border generals from being too familiar with the generals, so as not to collude to seize the army and rebel.
Calyx Tower is located in the northwest corner of Xingqing Palace, entering the palace from Mingyi Gate, passing by Changqing Palace, and about to turn towards Calyx Tower, Gu Qing suddenly heard someone calling him not far away.
Gu Qing turned his head to look, but saw Princess Wanchun dressed in a gorgeous palace dress, standing in a pile of flowers with a cold expression and quietly watching him, her little face was slightly upturned, and she was still looking at people with her nostrils.
Gu Qing smiled, took a few steps closer to the flowers, and bowed: "The minister greets Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”
Wan Chun snorted lightly and said, "I heard that you are going to be transferred to the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate?" ”
"Yes, I will set off today, and the minister will enter the palace to bid farewell to His Majesty and the noble concubine,...... Oh, and also to Her Royal Highness the Princess. ”
Wan Chun snorted dissatisfiedly: "Is it just a matter of passing to the palace?" If this palace doesn't stop you today, won't you have to say goodbye to me? Your words and deeds are insincere, and this palace will not accept them. ”
Gu Qing blinked innocently.
Well, this tsundere princess talked to death, how to talk next? If you don't accept it, you won't accept it, it's rare that you are a melon girl, and I didn't plan to say goodbye to you, but I didn't happen to say a kind word.
Looking up at the sky, Gu Qing showed an anxious look: "Oh, it's not early, the army can't miss the auspicious time, Her Royal Highness the princess, the minister will retire ......"
"You stop at Hongu! When is the auspicious time in the morning? The army has always been auspicious at noon, don't you understand how to bully the palace? ”
Gu Qing sighed, he found that today's expedition may be really unlucky, and meeting this unreasonable princess in the early morning is a sign of bad luck......
Gu Qing secretly decided that today's army would camp and sleep after walking twenty miles, and if he took a few more steps, he might go into a ditch.
"What else does Your Highness command?"
Wan Chun snorted: "Is this palace very annoying to you?" Look at your reluctant look, hmph, in fact, this palace is also very tired of seeing you. ”
Gu Qing looked around left and right, and said curiously: "Your Highness's ...... this early morning I wanted to quarrel and didn't find an opponent, and the minister happened to bump into him? ”
Wan Chunqiao's face flushed and coughed twice uncomfortably.
How to convince him that in fact, she is not like this at all on weekdays, and Princess Wanchun can be gentle and delicate on weekdays......
"Gu Qing, look at you, the armor on your body is really ugly, my Tang Dynasty King Division went out to Anxi, and the general who led the troops actually wore such ugly armor, wouldn't it be a shame for my Tang Dynasty King Division? Look at your heart guards, they are all worn out, and the scale armor on your shoulders is like two dead leaves, and your bracers, which are actually red, how can a man wear red bracers? It's ugly, ugly! ”
The arguments of the whole product were like a series of cannons, which made Gu Qing's brain buzz.
What is the situation?
Is she judging my taste by the standards of the fashion industry?
What does Gua Po Niang want to say? Do you know that the 10,000-strong army is still outside the city, waiting for me to give an order? You're talking to me about fashion?
"Your Highness, it's really not early...... "Gu Qing's anxious look this time was not pretended.
"You wait...... Wan Chun's tone suddenly softened, and he clapped his hands, and the two palace maids walked over carrying a wooden shelf, which resembled a plastic model in later generations, with a set of new armor shining silver on it, shining dazzlingly in the sun.
Wan Chun pointed to this brand-new armor, raised his nostrils arrogantly, and said lightly: "I don't know who left out a pair of armor in the Nanxun Hall last night, maybe it was a certain general in the palace, and the people and ghosts below sent it to my dormitory. ”
Gu Qing was dumbfounded, and then nodded slowly.
I believe, really.
can make up such logical nonsense, if you don't believe it, I'm sorry for people racking their brains.
The problem is, he is not familiar with Wan Chun, and he may still have a little enmity, what kind of medicine did this melon woman take the wrong medicine and actually give him armor?
Gu Qing's first reaction was that there might be a needle hidden in the armor, and the princess took advantage of him to take revenge before leaving.
"Send ...... Sent to me? Gu Qing asked uncertainly.
Wan Chun said impatiently: "Anyway, no one wants it, so I'll give it to you." ”
Seeing that Gu Qing was still hesitant, Wan Chun simply ordered the palace maid next to him: "Put it on for Gu Xianhou, hurry up." ”
Gu Qing didn't have time to resist, the two palace maids had already stripped off the armor on his body, and then replaced him with brand new silver armor.
Soon Gu Qing stood in front of Wan Chun wearing silver armor, and his image was a little dazzling.
Literally, the silver armor refracts the sunlight and illuminates people's eyes.
Wan Chun looked at it carefully for a moment, nodded with satisfaction, and a little satisfied smile quietly appeared in his eyes.
"It's okay for Zhou Zheng, this armor just makes up for your unhappy appearance, and Bengong's vision is really smart."
Gu Qing touched the material of the armor, it was clearly brand new and no one had ever worn it, it should have been specially created for him, so it was not a coincidence that he happened to meet Princess Wanchun in the palace today, and they deliberately blocked him here and gave him this new armor.
"Your Highness, the minister has a big truth, don't be angry when you say it," Gu Qing hesitated......
"For some reason, before you say the truth, Hongu is already a little angry...... You say. Wan Chun said with a cold face.
"Your Highness, the person who created this armor should mean harmful, wearing such a pair of silver shining armor, if he appears on the battlefield, he is simply a live target for the enemy's marksman, although the power is mighty, he will die quickly, and it is definitely impossible to laugh at Jiuquan......"
After speaking, Gu Qing looked at Wan Chun innocently, and Wan Chun also looked at him dumbfounded.
The two looked at each other, looked at each other and were speechless and choked with teary eyes.
After a long silence, Wan Chun suddenly ignored the princess's demeanor and flew up and kicked Gu Qing's ass heavily, Gu Qing was kicked to a stumbling side, and before he could react, Wan Chun stomped his feet angrily and said, "Come on, pick him down, pick it off!" ”
The two palace maids hurriedly stepped forward to pick up Gu Qing's new armor.
Three times five divided by two, Gu Qing was stripped of his armor, and he shivered in the cold wind in a white undershirt.
Wan Chun pouted in disgust: "Give him that ugly armor." ”
The palace maid immediately put on his old armor.
Wan Chun was angry, kicked him hard, then turned his head and ran, ran two steps and stopped, turned around and said, "You bastard, I will clean you up in the future!" Also, you go to Anxi first, and the palace will ask someone to make another pair of black armor and send it to Anxi. ”
Biting his lower lip, Wan Chun's eyes turned red, and his voice trembled: "You...... Be careful, and in case of war, don't go into battle in person, take care of yourself. ”
"Hongu ...... I'm waiting for you in Chang'an. ”
After speaking, Wan Chunfei ran away.
The two palace maids carried the shining silver armor and chased after the princess desperately......
Gu Qing was still standing stupidly in place, and a very fatal thought popped up in his mind.
This poking princess doesn't like herself, right? This joke is too big!
…………
Calyx Building, Li Longji and Yang Guifei summoned Gu Qing.
Yang Guifei sat on the side, looked at Gu Qing with a reluctant expression, her eyes were red, and she took Gu Qing's hand and told Gu Qing to dress when she was cold and eat when she was hungry like a mother.
Gu Qing responded with emotion, the woman in front of her, who had borne more than a thousand years of unfair infamy, actually had a kind and warm heart.
The man played the country badly, but she was scolded by the descendants for more than a thousand years, what was wrong with her? She just fell in love with a seemingly affectionate but ruthless emperor.
Gu Qing secretly made up his mind that if he couldn't change history, he would also try his best to change her fate.
Ma Weipo should not be the end of an innocent woman's life.
Li Longji saw Gu Qing wearing armor and helmet, and smiled appreciatively: "The young man is wearing armor, the milk tiger roars in the forest, and he has seen the spirit of eating cattle, and he is good." ”
Gu Qing respectfully clenched his fists and bowed: "Minister, the Marquis of Qingcheng County, the Shanghu Army, Gu Qing, the deputy envoy of Anxi Jiedu, was ordered to go out of Beijing to take up his post in the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, the army has been prepared outside the city, and the minister asked His Majesty and the concubine Niangniang to resign." ”
Li Longji laughed and said, "Okay, Gu Qing is careful all the way, the grain, grass, weapons, and war horses are ready?" ”
"It has been prepared, and the household department has requisitioned 20,000 people to escort grain, grass and weapons, and has already set off for Yumen Pass before the army."
Li Longji said in a deep voice: "Good life, remember what I told you, don't live up to my expectations." After you arrived in Anxi, the first thing was to contain Gao Xianzhi, and the second thing was to open up the trade routes of the Western Regions, these two things were the most important, if Tubo and the countries of the Western Regions came to attack, ......"
Li Longji suddenly raised his voice and said loudly: "Then you will lead the army to annihilate it, my Tang Dynasty has been operating the Western Regions for a hundred years, how can some clowns who jump off the beam mess with my northwest layout!" ”
Gu Qing received the order, and he felt quite happy in his heart.
After all, this Taiping Emperor did not faint too completely, and only at this moment did he see his bloody nature.
Li Longji paused, and said: "The war in Anxi is inevitable, but you can't follow Gao Xianzhi, even if you want to fight, you must also be brave and strategic, the reason why I sent you to Anxi is to see that you are not a person without a plan, you are smart and calm in the face of things, but you can worship the general, I only have one sentence, with the least price to get the greatest results." ”
"Remember."
Li Longji smiled and said, "It's about to be pulled, do you have any other requirements?" I promise you. ”
Gu Qing hesitated for a moment and said, "The minister has something to ask for." ”
"Say it."
"The minister wants to ask for a will to cut first and then play."
Li Longji was stunned: "Who are you going to kill?" ”
Gu Qing raised his head and smiled, and said, "I don't know who to behead, but if the minister wants to quickly master Anxi and contain Gao Xianzhi after he arrives, he will definitely kill people and establish authority, and the minister can guarantee that the person he kills will be killed." ”
Li Longji was silent for a long time, and said slowly: "According to what you said, I have already said that you are allowed to act cheaply, and the word 'cheap' is my will." ”