Chu Suiliang waved his sleeves and left, Shangguan Yi stood alone in front of Tai Chi Hall, and the depression in his heart had not dissipated. If the turmoil in the south could not be calmed down, there would be chaos. Even though everything started with the sea trade, all this could not avoid Gu Qing's layout.

Shangguan Yi sat in front of the steps of Tai Chi Hall, feeling very worried and uncomfortable. After so many years, from the time he walked into Chang'an like a beggar, Gu Qing gave him a bowl of rice and Gu Qing sent him to the academy.

Thinking about all the things that happened back then, Shangguan Yi felt that he could stand in this position and exert his talents in the court. All of these things were given by Gu Qing. He owed Gu Qing a favor, and there were too many favors in this court that owed Gu Qing.

In recent years, Gu Qing has been operating without realizing it, many people have had such close connections with Gu Qing. They don’t say that they are Di Renjie and Xue Rengui. Even if all the poor students in the court came out of the academy and entered the court, many people remembered Gu Qing’s kindness in their hearts.

The entire academy is carried by Gu Qing alone. Who else is besides Gu Qing?

After thinking for a long time, Shangguan Yi came to Ganlu Palace and stood in front of Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian was approving Zhou Zhang. Seeing Shangguan Yi standing still, he didn't say anything, he asked in a low voice: "Shangguan Yi, just say whatever you want."

With a long sigh, Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty, Gu Qing has made contributions to the country."

Hearing this, Li Chengqian put down the pen in his hand and said, "I know, I know more about how great Gu Qing has made to the country. I thank him. Our Li family will remember this person from Gu Qing in the future."

"Your Majesty!" Shangguan Yi said to Li Chengqian: "Does Gu Qing must abdicate when pacifying the Jiangnan situation?"

"This is Chu Suiliang's decision, I..." Li Chengqian thought about it and said, "At that time, Gu Qing told me that only his disciple Pei Xingjian can abdicate, no one can do it. I am the emperor, but I cannot let Gu Qing abdicate. Shangguan Yi, do you think this sounds ridiculous and ridiculous?"

"I think it's reasonable." Shangguan Yi said.

Unexpectedly, Shangguan Yi would do this. Li Chengqian's brows twitched, suppressing the emotions in his heart and said expressionlessly: "This time Gu Qing abdicates, will you also retreat? Will Pei Xingjian retreat with him? Will all the civil and military officials in the court retreat with him?"

"Your Majesty! Mo Han has made people's hearts. The turbulent situation in Jiangnan is not the fault of Gu Qing, but a long criticism. The so-called sky is high and the emperor is far away. It has nothing to do with Gu Qing."

"This is not possible, that is not possible. You can teach me how!"

"Does Your Majesty want Gu Qing to be the second Shang Yang?" Shangguan Yi confronted Li Chengqian and shouted loudly.

"Shangguan Yi!" Li Chengqian slapped the table.

Wang Jin stood aside and watched the king and his ministers, neither of them gave in to each other. Gu Qing was a contradictory person for the Tang Dynasty, with achievements and achievements, and Gu Qing was a very capable person. Such people had too many unstable factors for a dynasty.

But what is certain is that the royal family will definitely retain Gu Qing. Since Li Shimin was in power, he has tried Gu Qing once or twice. In the years that followed, Gu Qing has been out of Li Shimin's control. When things are separated from a certain distance, chaos will occur. Fortunately, Gu Qing is a person who does not have power, which is what Li Shimin is most at ease. Moreover, the future generations of the Gu family will not be able to enter the court to be an official.

This kind of agreement of arbitrage gave Li Shimin and Li Tang a reassurance. As long as the Gu family has no power, the royal family can always feel at ease with the Gu family. But afterwards, did Gu Qing really have no power? The financial power of the entire Central Plains almost fell into Gu Qing's hands.

This is actually a greater power, and Gu Qing can compete with the royal family on some level.

In the taverns in Chang'an City, many people were talking big, talking about the current situation, the war outside the pass, and the various things in the court today. The most common thing was about Gu Qing. There was a rumor in the court that Gu Qing was about to abdicate this time.

Some people say that Gu Qing is an arrogant person, while others say that Gu Qing has such great kindness to Li Tang, and it is impossible to kill a donkey.

"You are all wrong." A drunk man in the tavern said: "Do you know who Gu Qing is now? In the world now, there is an emperor sitting in the palace wall, and there is an emperor sitting outside the palace wall, that is Gu Qing!"

The scorching summer sun always makes people very annoyed. Gu Qing was wearing a cool coarse cloth short jacket and blocked the sunshine in front of him with a palm-leaf fan, walking aimlessly in the village.

There was also an old man in the field humming an old tune in his ear.

"Look at you!" Li Tai said as he looked at him, "How can a powerful man behave like an old man in the field?"

"I wish I could be an old man in the field." Gu Qing spoke lazyly.

"Tubo sent another good news, blocking the attack of the cannibals one after another. Do you think this war is so likely to win the Tang Dynasty now?" Li Tai asked curiously while eating fried beans that he didn't know.

"How do I know?" Gu Qing took the beans in Li Tai's hand and ate them in his mouth, sat on the stone to cool off.

"Why do I always feel like you, Gu Qing, are sure to win?" Li Tai said to Gu Qing.

"You can't talk nonsense." Gu Qing waved his hand and said.

"Why are you talking nonsense? You want to win this battle? I know that the King of Nanzhao has sent you a lot of letters these days. If this battle is won, the entire West will be taken into the hands of the Tang Dynasty. Will it be of great help to your business? There is also the money house and your sea trade."

Seeing Gu Qing's expression was a little twisted, Li Tai jumped up again and said, "Is it right that I said it!?"

"How do you know that King Nanzhao has sent me a letter? Have you arranged a detailed plan at my house? Is it Fan Jian? I have long seen something wrong with him."

"No, your son said." Li Tai said with a wicked smile: "I used a pot of wine to stumble out of Gu Xiao's mouth."

"It's really a scam." Gu Qing covered his forehead with distress and said, "Actually, the letter from the Nanzhao King didn't say anything else. He just wanted to do more business with me. After all, they had a lot of food in Nanzhao and could not grow food all day long. They also wanted to have more business like our Tang Dynasty, and wanted to make Nanzhao rich and stronger, especially those small countries west of Nanzhao. The Nanzhao King had long wanted to annex."

Li Tai nodded slightly.

Gu Qing continued, "Then it happened to catch up with the Eastern Roman expedition, and I wanted to expand the sea trade again. The King of Nanzhao thought that the time was right now, so the King of Nanzhao and I hit it off thousands of miles away. I gave him business resources and he helped me find a way to open up the territory."

After listening, Li Tai looked at Gu Qing quiet for a long time and asked in a low voice: "You and the King of Nanzhao were thousands of miles away?"
Chapter completed!