Gu Qing lay in the pit with a peaceful expression, and he looked like he was smiling without regrets throughout his life. He was born as a human being, and he was not sorry at all.

A layer of cloth was covered with a layer of wet cloth under the cloth. The soldiers of the Yulin Guard covered his body with sand and gradually covered his face. Like Li Longji, he left a hole to breathe.

So a new tomb was added on the mountain road.

While some soldiers were busy lighting the trees, the remaining people were busy digging holes for themselves.

At this moment, everyone probably understood what Gu Qing meant. Using soil to isolate the fire was the only choice in helplessness. When he was trapped in a raging fire and had nowhere to escape, he could only choose to dig a hole and bury himself.

When the sand gradually covered his face, Gu Qing suddenly felt that it was becoming more and more difficult to breathe. He breathed hard through a wet cloth with both mouth and nose. There was always a trace of air with burnt and thick smoke entering his lungs.

It was so uncomfortable that Gu Qing almost wanted to lift the sand and soil and get up. His strong restraint made him resist the impulse, calmed his breath and breathed gently, slowly sucking the air, as if he was asleep, trying his best to calm his mood as water, and maintain the basic needs of his body with a gentle rhythm.

Outside, the soldiers lit the trees. The fire in the woods and the fire in the woods burned through a dug ditch. Gao Lishi and the soldiers originally thought that igniting the trees was adding fuel to the fire. However, after the trees burned, the fire burned into the sky, and the huge tongue of flames miraculously shifted towards the woods. Then a gust of north wind blew by. The fire in the woods and the fire in the woods seemed to two irreconcilable troops, colliding fiercely, and fighting without showing weakness.

The ditch that Gu Qing ordered to dig before made the fires on both sides clearly separate and could not be integrated into one place. The two fires were irreconcilable to each other. I don’t know if it was a psychological effect. Gao Lishi and his soldiers could clearly feel the heat waves on the mountain road from a distance that seemed to have cooled a little. The ignited trees seemed to set a line of defense for everyone out of thin air to protect their lives. The originally isolated and helpless people suddenly had a friendly army.

After being surprised, Gao Lishi and the soldiers immediately shouted in surprise. At this time, Gao Lishi was so impressed by Gu Qing.

I dug a trench and lit a pile of fires. The seemingly simple way of handling them has added to everyone an unknown chance of survival.

Gao Lishi, who was covered in black with fireworks, looked at the pile of sand buried by Gu Qing with gratitude. He even had the impulse to pull Gu Qing up and express his gratitude to him with the most noble etiquette.

Fortunately, Gao Lishi resisted the impulse, otherwise Gu Qing would politely bury him into the soil and buried him alive.

After doing everything he could do, Gao Lishi also lay in the pit and covered himself with soil. He was as honest as Li Longji and Gu Qing, waiting for his next fate in the sand.

The other soldiers were digging holes desperately. Time flies, and the holes were not deep. They could barely lie in a person. The important thing was to cover the soil on their bodies and isolate the fire outside.

The fire eventually spread and soon swallowed the mountain road.

Gu Qing was lying in the pit, breathing more and more difficult. Every wisp of air he sucked in was filled with thick smoke. The wet cloth covering his mouth and nose seemed to have no effect anymore and could not filter the smoke in the air at all.

The body became hotter and hotter, and the fire was getting closer and closer to him, and the soil covering his body became hotter. Gu Qing felt like a piece of meat contained in a steamer. The scorching temperature kept burning, and his meat was almost cooked.

The crying and screaming of the soldiers of the Yulin Guard came from his ears. Gu Qing knew that this fire would take away many lives after all, and how many people could survive was all due to luck. Gu Qing endured the roasting and still remained motionless. At this time, he could not save anyone. Once he couldn't calm down and went out, he would soon be burned into charcoal by the fire.

As for Li Longji, Gu Qing was too lazy to care about his life or death. He never had any idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor. If he had another occasion, when encountering such a life-threatening crisis, Gu Qing would have left Li Longji without hesitation and ran away. This time, he was mainly surrounded by a fire. Gu Qing had no place to run away, so he had to save himself and save Li Longji.

Of course, Gu Qing also knew very well that if Li Longji survived this time, he would save himself an immeasurable amount of political capital.

That's right, this is political capital. No matter how stupid Li Longji is, he will definitely trust Gu Qing in the future. A person who saved his life in a critical moment will first become psychologically prone to trust and have a common experience of life and death. From then on, Gu Qing's position in Li Longji's heart has become different.

Of course, if Li Longji died in the fire at this time tonight, Gu Qing's fate would be different.

No matter how much effort Gu Qing has made to save Li Longji's life, if Li Longji dies and the new king ascends the throne, the first one he wants to kill is Gu Qing and Gao Lishi. He cannot reason, and ineffective protection is a great sin, and death is not worth cherishing.

Listening to the crying and screaming of the Yulin Guard soldiers outside, Gu Qing was getting more and more unable to calm down. Li Longji was buried in the soil for a long time without any movement. Gu Qing's heart was hanging high. He didn't know whether Li Longji was dead or alive at this time, and he didn't know how long the fire would last.

The soil covering his body became hotter and hotter, the air became thinner and thinner, and his mind was in chaos. Gu Qing had reached the limit of patience. When he was about to lift the sand and soil and rush out at all costs, he suddenly heard a scream and a hurrying footsteps from outside.

A familiar female voice shouted with a crying voice: "Water quickly and put out the fire on the mountain road. Father, where are you?"

Gu Qing pushed his arms up with difficulty, and the sand on his body was lifted open. Then Gu Qing tore off the wet cloth covered with his face, opened his mouth wide and breathed the air greedily.

The air still smelled of thick smoke and burnt. Gu Qing choked while breathing, and tears flowed.

Then Gu Qing heard the cheers: "I have found Gu Changshi, Gu Changshi is still alive!"

Princess Wanchun was covered in palace outfit, black and messy with smoke, and flew to Gu Qing, looked him up and down carefully, then said anxiously: "Gu Qing, where is the father?"

Gu Qing opened his mouth to speak, but for some reason he couldn't make a word in his throat. He inhaled too much smoke and Gu Qing's throat could no longer speak.

So Gu Qing raised his hand and pointed to a raised piece of earth bun not far away in front of him.

Wan Chun hurriedly ordered the soldiers to dig out the sand and dig out the sand and soil with all their strength. After seeing Li Longji lying in the pit, he did not move, his face was covered with a wet cloth, but his chest was not ups and downs.

Everyone was shocked, and Princess Wanchun was anxious and screamed in panic: "Father, Father!"

A general carefully poked his finger under the tip of Li Longji's nose. After a moment, the general said loudly with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty is not breathing anymore! Your Majesty--!"

Gu Qing's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and cold sweat oozed out from his forehead.

After finally overcoming the danger, if Li Longji had something to do, his life would be in lingering.

Although he was weak and his throat was sore, Gu Qing still gritted his teeth and staggered to Li Longji, reached out to try Li Longji's breath, and thought about the details of the first aid in his future generations. Then Gu Qing clasped his palms, pressed Li Longji's heart, and pressed them one after another.

Everyone was confused by Gu Qing's actions. Gu Qing ignored it and kept pressing it. A general next to him looked fierce. Just as he was about to stop him, Princess Wanchun seemed to have trust in Gu Qing for some reason and whispered to shut up the general.

Not knowing how long it took to press, Li Longji suddenly made a vague grunt from the depths of his throat. Gu Qing immediately stopped moving, and a burst of incredible screams came from behind him.

After a long time, Li Longji finally opened his eyes slowly. What caught his eye was Gu Qing's unhappy face and Princess Wanchun's tears.

Li Longji opened his mouth. His luck seemed to be better than Gu Qing. Although his voice was hoarse and ugly as if he had tear up cloth, he could at least speak.

"I... are still alive?" Li Longji said weakly.

Princess Wanchun cried and said, "The father is still alive, God blesses the father, and the father is blessed and has great fortune."

The soldiers in front of them knelt down and bowed, saying in unison: "God bless Your Majesty."

Li Longji pulled the corner of his mouth and turned to see Gu Qing. The two looked at each other in silence.

Li Longji raised his hand and pointed at Gu Qing with great difficulty, and said, "I... want to thank you."

Gu Qing forced a smile, shook his head and pointed at his mouth.

Wan Chun explained softly, "Father, Gu Changshi's voice may have been smoked and he can't speak."

Li Longji nodded and said, "Everyone should take good care of yourself when you go back, and get on the way back to the palace."

The soldiers brought soft pockets and carefully lifted Li Longji, Gu Qing and others up to walk down the mountain.

Just as he was about to set off, Li Longji suddenly raised his hand and looked at Gu Qing and said, "Gu Qing, you have no jokes. You have saved my life. I should be a marquis to praise his loyalty!"

Before Gu Qing could thank him, Li Longji lay back in his soft pocket.

Everyone around, including Princess Wanchun, was stunned, and countless envy and questions lingered in everyone's hearts.

How did Gu Qing save the emperor's life when he was both trapped in a fire? Why did His Majesty give such an incredible reward? How did the emperor, Gu Qing and others escape from the heavens in this fire that almost everyone thought there was no hope of life?

Too many questions lingered, but no one dared to speak. Everyone carried Li Longji, Gu Qing and others down the mountain without saying a word.

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Concubine Yang and a group of civil and military officials stood at the end of the mountain road without any hesitation. Seeing that Li Longji was being carried back, Concubine Yang was shocked and rushed forward, lying on Li Longji's chest and cried.

Li Longji smiled and patted her back gently, holding her ear and said something. Then the team carried Li Longji into Huaqing Palace.

Gu Qing was still arranged in the guesthouse. As soon as he settled down, the imperial physician came and took Gu Qing's pulse. He asked him to open his mouth and look at his throat carefully. The imperial physician prescribed two prescriptions, one to replenish qi and calm the spirit, and the other to clear the lungs and clear the throat. He handed the two prescriptions to the eunuchs outside, and after they ordered them to decoct the medicine, the imperial physician respectfully said goodbye.

Gu Qing lay on the bed, smacking his lips, his throat still hurt so much that it was uncomfortable. There was a stinging pain deep in his throat, and there seemed to be a lingering smell of smoke when he breathed.

Looking back on his experience tonight, Gu Qing still feels a sense of gratitude for surviving the disaster.

After reviewing every word and every measure of self-rescue in my mind after the fire broke out tonight, I thought about Li Longji's psychology alone. Gu Qing roughly believed that there was nothing wrong with his performance tonight, and the result was quite good. Although Li Longji suffered a little bit of punishment, he survived and saved the emperor from water and fire. This contribution is comparable to the merit of opening up the territory.

Thinking about the future after the great disaster, Gu Qing realized that his future fate might be completely different.

He finally took a big step towards the power center of the Tang Dynasty.

This step is a height that countless ministers could not reach in their entire lives, and Gu Qing reached it because of a fire.

After a while of random thoughts, the eunuch opened the door and respectfully placed a bowl of freshly fried soup on the tray. Gu Qing drank the medicine while it was hot. Not long after, he felt sleepy and Gu Qing fell asleep.

The next day, Gu Qing slept until the afternoon before waking up. The fire last night exhausted his physical strength and was burned by the fire. After waking up, he found that it was painful and his throat still felt tingling. Obviously, the prescription prescribed by the imperial physician was not so effective.

Hearing Gu Qing yawning in the room, a group of eunuchs pushed open the door and respectfully served Gu Qing to wash. There was an imperial physician who had been waiting for him for a long time outside the door, and also entered the door, took Gu Qing's pulse, asked about his discomfort symptoms, and told Gu Qing what he should pay attention to recently, and then left.

Gu Qing was uncomfortably enjoying the changing clothes of a group of eunuchs. He blinked his eyes and felt a strange feeling in his heart.

It seems...it's a little different.

The eunuchs were still as respectful and polite as usual, but after a night, their polite attitude towards Gu Qing seemed to be more sincere, as if they were serving a real Tang Dynasty powerful man in fear and fear.

Anyway, the service is heartfelt.

After dressing and washing up, the eunuch did not send imperial meals, but said respectfully to Gu Qing that His Majesty gave Gu Changshi Yu Tang to bathe, and the soup pool he gave was lotus soup.

Gu Qing was stunned, turned his head and stared at the eunuch for a long time without saying anything, and then asked uncertainly whether the eunuch had passed the wrong words.

The eunuch smiled and said, "How dare I forge an edict? It's true that Your Majesty gave Gu Changshi's lotus soup to bathe, and gave Gu Changshi a goldfish bag. After taking a bath, Gu Changshi went to Yichun Pavilion to meet His Majesty."

The reason why I am uncertain is that just like Xingchen Soup was the special imperial soup of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin, Lotus Soup is the special imperial soup for Li Longji. "Special" means that he is allowed to use it alone. It is said that if Yang Guifei is not allowed to enjoy the lotus soup without the imperial edict.

But Yang Guifei was slightly different. Li Longji specially prepared a crabapple soup next to the lotus soup, which was Yang Guifei's personal imperial soup.

Today, Li Longji actually ordered Gu Qing to take a bath in his exclusive imperial soup... No wonder Gu Qing found that the eunuchs and imperial physicians had completely different attitudes towards him early in the morning.

This is a supreme honor, from Kaiyuan to Tianbao, no minister of the Tang Dynasty has ever received.

In contrast, even the prince's treatment is not as good as Gu Qing. In this Huaqing palace, Prince Li Heng also has a unique imperial soup called "Prince Soup", but where does the hot spring water of this Prince's Soup come from? The answer is heartbreaking. The hot spring water of Prince's Soup connects to the lotus soup. In other words, the bath water used by Prince's Soup is the water that Li Longji used after the lotus soup is soaked. The prince can only enjoy it by filling it with Prince's Soup, and he has to be grateful before enjoying it.

Gu Qing felt quite uncomfortable.

He has no obsession with cleanliness, but taking a bath in someone else's special bathhouse is a bit disgusting. Gu Qing was not happy at all with the gift of the emperor, and even felt a little disgusted.

Do you really think that the place where he takes a bath is a hot commodity, do you think others like it?

Gu Qing would rather jump into the wild pond with his bare ass than use Li Longji's special bathhouse. He always felt that other people's special bathhouse was not clean.

After thinking carefully for a moment, Gu Qing looked at the eunuch seriously and said, "I have never been hygienic and don't take a bath all winter, so can I not go to lotus soup to take a bath?"

The eunuch was startled and looked at him in disbelief, saying in disbelief: "You refuse? Gu Changshi, this is an honor that countless court officials have sought. Your Majesty specially issued an order to give the imperial soup this morning. How could you... refuse?"

Gu Qing explained seriously: "Because I'm dirty and I don't care about hygiene, isn't this reason enough? If I don't go to the lotus soup to take a bath, is it considered an anti-order?"

The eunuch thought about it carefully and nodded decisively: "Count it."
Chapter completed!