The color is dark, a round and a half moon hangs in the western sky, cold and miserable, cold night, cold freezes people's blood, a carriage from far and near, quickly drove into Xinghuafang, until Du Youlin's house stopped, Du Youlin, who had been waiting in front of the house for a long time, immediately greeted him.

The car door opened, and Li Jiao, the king of Guangping, strode out of the car, took two breaths of white air to his hand, stomped his feet again, and loosened his stiff legs, "Is he here?" Li Li asked with a smile.

"It's coming! Li Dudu has been here for a while, and he is waiting for the little prince! ”

With that, Du Youlin led him into the mansion.

In a warm quiet room, the brazier was blazing, Li Qing leaned back on the chair, sipping the tea of his hands, and the Li Fei brothers stood behind him on the left and right, motionless, expressionless on their faces, like two rock statues.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, Li Qing raised his eyes, and saw a young man with a bright look striding in, he was wearing a purple and gold crown, a gold belt was tied to his forehead, and a sapphire was inlaid between the gold belts, shining under the light reflection, his eyes were like a crescent moon, his lips were strong, he was full of confidence in his gestures, and he exuded a vigorous youthful atmosphere.

"Sorry! Let Li Dudu wait for a long time. ”

He gave a salute first, then looked Li Qing up and down, and couldn't help but sigh: "People say that the border is hard, it's really good, Li Dudu is much thinner than when I first met!" ”

"It's been a little bit better these two days." Li Qing touched his chin and smiled, he glanced at Brother Lifei again, and the two immediately turned around and went out.

Li Jiao saw that the two of them were tall and burly, with slender hands and feet, and their expressions were grim and sharp under the light helmets, and their eyes couldn't help but show appreciation, and they stared at the backs of the two until they disappeared, and then blurted out praise: "What a strong warrior." ”

Li Qing smiled slightly: "These two people have experienced a hundred battles, one is extremely powerful, and can fight a hundred people bravely; An unparalleled archery, clever and wise, they are all my personal guards, and with the most elite 300 cavalry of my Doulu army, let them assist His Highness in the battle, I don't know if His Highness can see it? ”

Li Jiao was overjoyed, and hurriedly thanked Li Qingshen and said: "Thank you Li Dudu for your help, this time I will be more sure that the Doulu army will help the Tubo people." ”

"But there are a few things I want to say ahead." Li Qing glanced at Du Youlin, who understood, and immediately quietly took the door out.

At this time, only the two of them were left in the room, Li Qing took a deep look at the future Tang Emperor, he pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "The purpose of my help to His Highness is to hope that His Highness can get the emperor's approval, so as to protect your father and the king through this difficulty." ”

Li Jiao hesitated for a moment and said, "Does Governor Li think too highly of me, how can a small competition change the pattern of the East Palace?" ”

"If you can't compete, can you give porridge?"

Li Qing shook his head, he got the news yesterday that the army of Huangfu Weiming stationed in Xianyang disappeared overnight and all withdrew from the pass, what does this mean, this shows that Li Longji does not want to use the matter of raising troops to rebel against Huangfu Weiming and Tai, which will involve too much, so that Taizhi will affect the national body, this is exactly Li Longji's reluctance to step too big, but there is a possibility that Tai can escape today's catastrophe, the relationship between this is very delicate, and a very small thing may be able to change the track of historical progress.

He carefully placed the teacup on the edge of the table until it did not fall,

He euphemistically explained to Li Jiao: "Your father's current situation is like this teacup, hanging on a line, a little outward, the cup will fall to the ground, but a little push inward, the teacup will be stable, my analogy, Your Highness understands?" ”

"So Li Dudu hopes that I can do well in this competition."

Li Jiao gently pushed the cup inside, and said in high spirits: "I understand, with a little more chips, my father may have a thrilling chance to survive this difficulty?" ”

Li Qing nodded slowly, his eyes were calm, and he said slowly: "That's the case, but this is only one move, but if you want this whole game of chess to come alive, this move is far from enough." ”

Li Jiao took a long breath, a tight string in his heart suddenly loosened, he looked at Li Qing for a long time, suddenly stood up, bowed deeply to Li Qing with a solemn face, and said very sincerely: "Although I can't represent my father, I personally believe that Li Dudu, today's grace, this king will be deeply remembered." ”

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Leaving Du Youlin's house, the sky is already dark, there are few pedestrians on the road, the air is cold and fresh, Li Qing looked up at the bright stars in the sky, as if receiving energy from distant galaxies, his eyes were as bright as stars, at this moment, his confidence has been restored, his heart is full of fighting spirit, he wants to fight for his fate, failure is not terrible, what is terrible is to lose confidence, it is because of his youth, he still has a chance to get up, he still has a chance to stand taller, at this moment, Li Qing's mind has become as open as the starry sky, He no longer cares about the victory and defeat in front of him and honor and disgrace, reward and cold reception, his vision gradually becomes far-sighted, since the god of fate let him come to the Tang Dynasty when the rise and fall of the Tang Dynasty, he should do something great for the country and the nation, must not let history repeat the mistakes of the past, if in the past he was passively accepting history, and now, he wants to let history follow his way of thinking and change, maybe the road is still very long, there are hardships, but he has seen the direction, will be firm, fearless to go on.

"You should be able to do it!"

Li Qing raised his head and shouted loudly to the starry sky, his voice echoing in the lonely Suzaku Street, and everyone looked back at his governor, although they didn't know what he was shouting, but everyone felt the confidence and joy that filled him.

"Everybody, let go of the horses!" Li Qing shouted, and took the lead in flying out of the horse, the hooves of more than a dozen war horses

The rain sounded on the axis of the Tang Dynasty, like a gust of wind, and the night fell in an instant.

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"Master, there are guests waiting in the house."

The porter saw Li Qing and his entourage coming from afar, and hurriedly stepped forward to report.

"Who is it, but a famous thorn?" Li Qing turned over and dismounted, threw the reins to his entourage, and asked as he walked.

"Back to the old man, the person who came is already old, he claims to be an acquaintance of the master, he has no famous thorns, but the little one doesn't dare to stop him."

"Why?"

Li Qing stopped, and suddenly he saw a carriage parked across the street, surrounded by dozens of heavily armed soldiers, and his heart was even more puzzled, "Who is it?" There is even an army to escort it, could it be that the emperor is not clear? ’

While thinking, I couldn't help but speed up my pace, walked into the compound, and saw that the living room was bright, and a person was sitting in it drinking tea slowly.

The man also saw someone coming from the courtyard, so he put down the teacup, walked out with a smile behind his back, Li Qinggang stepped into the threshold, but was stunned, there was no one else in the room, it was a special person who was extremely powerful in the Tang Dynasty, Gao Lishi.

"The general came to visit late at night, Li Qing didn't know in advance, let the general wait for a long time, and hope to forgive the sin!" Li Qing's body stiffened and bowed to him, and countless thoughts flashed in his heart, didn't Gao Lishi follow Li Longji in Huaqing Pool? How could he suddenly come to him, is there something big that can't be done?

"It's me who came abruptly, and I don't blame Li Dudu."

Gao Lishi waved his hand, signaling that Li Qing didn't have to be polite, he looked at the guest hall with air on all sides, and said with a slight smile: "I don't know if there is a convenient place to talk in the Li Du Governor's Mansion?" ”

"Then please ask the general to follow me to the study, but it doesn't hurt to say there."

Gao Lishi only rushed back from Lishan this afternoon, from selfishness, he didn't want others to take his place for too long, he knew that the big eunuchs of the palace were staring at him one by one, so he hoped that he would die of exhaustion, so that he could take his place, and he could also review the folds for the emperor, and he was called Ah Weng and accepted the flattery of important ministers such as the prime minister and Taizhi, so he has been carefully maintained, and he did not dare to take it lightly.

From the perspective of the public, Huangfu Weiming's army has been transferred out of Jingzhao by Bian Lingcheng, and the threat to Huaqing Palace has been lifted, and there is no need for him to stay there alone, so he rushed back to Chang'an Xingqing Palace early in the morning, and not long after he came back, Li Longji gave him a task to see Zhang Qiu and Qiong and Li Qing, at this moment, he had just finished his secret talks with Zhang Qiu and Qiong, transferred to Li Qing's mansion, and waited for him for about a quarter of an hour.

The study has been replaced with a carbon fire, and the room will soon become warmer, Gao Lishi waited for the tea maid to go out, so he said to Li Qing in no hurry: "There is something to say first, the emperor is not very concerned about your killing of Tubo Zampu, and even very happy, in fact, if you release him into Beijing, it will be a problem, but for the sake of the overall situation of the two countries, I can only push this responsibility to you, I hope you can understand the emperor's painstaking efforts." ”

This was expected by Li Qing, when he killed Chide Zuzan, he had already thought that there would be this consequence, but Li Longji sent Gao Lishi to explain this matter to him, which could be regarded as giving him face.

Thinking of this, Li Qing smiled slightly: "I am honored to have the general tell Li Qing about this, not the ministry, as long as it can be beneficial to Datang, I am personally wronged, it is nothing." ”

Gao Lishi saw Li Qing accept it calmly, he secretly appreciated in his heart, this is a smart person, he has carried it for the emperor without complaint, although it seems to be a step back, but it has laid a solid foundation for a big step forward in the future.

He took out a roll of jute from his sleeve and said loudly: "There is a holy decree, Li Qing will accept the decree!" ”

Li Qing hurriedly knelt down: "Minister Li Qing takes the order!" ”

Gao Lishi unfolded the holy decree and read: "Li Qing, the governor of Shazhou, without the approval of the Ministry of War, overstepped his authority to send troops, and killed Tubo Zampu without authorization, the crime is unforgivable, and he will be immediately removed from the post of governor of Shazhou and the assassin of Shazhou, but he will regain the great merit of Shibao City, and he is specially allowed to retain his title and stay in Beijing for use, Qin this!" ”

After Gao Lishi finished reading, he looked at Li Qing and saw that he was calm and calm, without the slightest look of frustration, not to mention that other officials were paralyzed into mud when they heard that they were dismissed, he couldn't help but nod slightly, the eldest husband should be like this! Don't care about temporary gains and losses.

Handing the holy decree to him, Gao Lishi smiled again: "Although you are personally dismissed, the emperor will not deprive you of the reward of the Doulu Army, and you will be rewarded heavily after the Shangyuan Festival, and the post of Shazhou Assassin is temporarily represented by Li Siye." ”

Hearing that it was Li Siye who acted as the assassin of Shi, Li Qing put his mind at ease, it seemed that Li Longji did not want to deprive himself of his power under the pretext, he smiled knowingly, and asked again: "Since it is for the Marquis of Liujing, then I don't know what I am going to do, can the general reveal one or two?" ”

Gao Lishi hesitated, although he had the heart to tell him, but this involved the emperor's court layout, and the stakes were very high, so he couldn't say it, so he patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "It's hard to say now, you will know after the Shangyuan Festival, but don't worry, it will definitely make you smile from ear to ear in the end!" ”