Gao Xianzhi didn't know what Gu Qing did at Yumen Pass. He had already returned to Chang'an at that time.

However, Li Longji's expression at this time made Gao Xianzhi a little frightened, and his tone of praise first and then criticism made Gao Xianzhi feel unpredictable, unable to guess whether Li Longji's next words were rain or thunder.

"I...I really didn't know that Gu Qing had caused such a big disaster." Gao Xianzhi lowered his head and said.

Gao Xianzhi has mixed feelings about Gu Qing. He admires Gu Qing's ability to run the army and the city, but also resents him for taking his position as Jiedushi. Overall, he still appreciates it, especially when he was in Anxi.

After talking to Gu Qing, Gao Xianzhi suddenly understood the mistakes he had made in Anxi over the years, and his hatred for Gu Qing gradually became less deep.

But at this moment, Li Longji was clearly dissatisfied with Gu Qing. Gao Xianzhi almost didn't have to hesitate and immediately decided to turn around and stand decisively on Li Longji's side.

"Gu Qing is talented, but he is young and energetic, and acts decisively without regard for the consequences. Using him is like using a double-edged sword, with both advantages and disadvantages." Gao Xianzhi commented.

Li Longji snorted coldly and said: "I know Gu Qing's character better than you do. When he was in Chang'an, he caused a lot of troubles, robbed prisons, killed assassins, and was extremely lawless. But I didn't expect the troubles he got into after he went to Anxi.

He is getting bigger and bigger, and he actually dares to privately deploy 20,000 troops and horses to attack the Hexi Army at Yumen Pass. How audacious is this! Does he still have the emperor in his eyes? "

Gao Xianzhi said in fear: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Gu Qing mobilized his troops privately. This is a serious crime. Your Majesty can punish him severely as a warning to others."

After Li Longji was angry, his tone suddenly became calm again and said: "Have I just heard about your strategy for managing Anxi? I ​​also want to hear you talk about how Gu Qing managed Anxi."

Gao Xianzhi hesitated for a moment and decided to tell the truth. He and Gu Qing had no deep hatred. Wasn't it Gu Qing who took the position of Jiedushi of Anxi? It was the appointment and dismissal of the emperor? At this moment, seeing that Li Longji seemed to be very dissatisfied with Gu Qing, Gao Xianzhi

Still a little worried that Gu Qing will be severely punished.

So Gao Xianzhi spoke slowly and said: "Gu Qing, is he more experienced in managing Anxi than Chen? He seems to attach great importance to the business of merchants? The first thing he did after taking office was to expand the city of Kucha, build a new market, and lower the price.

Taxation? Attract caravans from various countries to come to Kucha City to do business."

"He also built many shops. With the money from selling the shops, Kucha City became rich almost overnight. Gu Qing used the money to reward the soldiers. He established the Mo Dao Camp and the Shenshe Camp to train the soldiers every day.

, those who come out on top are rewarded. The soldiers trained extra hard for Gu Qing's reward. Their combat power is much higher than before. Last time, more than 20,000 Tibetans were wiped out. It was also because the soldiers were strong and strong. They defeated them easily."

Li Longji had no expression on his face and listened attentively without saying a word. Gao Xianzhi kept talking for a long time. They were all about the details of Gu Qing's strategy in Anxi. Li Longji didn't say a word from beginning to end.

After Gao Xianzhi finished speaking, Li Longji nodded and suddenly smiled: "I admire Gao Qing for his insight, precision and uniqueness."

After speaking, Li Longji stopped continuing the topic. He picked up the wine cup and said with a smile: "Today you and I, the monarchs and ministers, have a good time over wine. Gao Qing has been away from Chang'an for many years. In his free time, he can spend some time wandering around Chang'an City to see the capital of the Tang Dynasty.

The changes will alleviate the pain of guarding the border for many years."

Gao Xianzhi hurriedly thanked him.

After a banquet, where the emperor and his ministers enjoyed themselves, Gao Xianzhi resigned, and Li Longji personally sent him out of the palace with a smile.

When he turned around, Li Longji's eyes were a little gloomy.

Gao Lishi lowered his head behind him. With the tacit understanding between master and servant for many years, he knew without looking at Li Longji's face that the emperor was in a very bad mood at this time.

"General Gao, do you still remember how you evaluated Gu Qing when you first met him?"

Gao Lishi said without hesitation: "Calm, intelligent, and talented, but ruthless in heart. Being ruthless will inevitably lead to disloyalty."

Li Longji glanced at him in surprise and said with a smile, "I'm sorry you still remember."

Gao Lishi bowed and said: "This old slave also attaches great importance to Gu Qing. Just because His Majesty attaches great importance to him, this old slave remembers everything about Gu Qing."

There was no emotion or anger on Li Longji's face, and he sighed leisurely: "Now I still want to hear your evaluation of Gu Qing, and want to know if it is the same as before."

Gao Lishi thought for a while and said: "She is calm, intelligent, talented, and has feelings in her heart, but she may not be loyal."

Li Longji said unexpectedly again and said: "If you have feelings in your heart, you should know your loyalty. Why do you have feelings but not be loyal?"

"Gu Qing's affection is for his subordinates and the common people, but he may not necessarily have affection for His Majesty..."

Li Longji said calmly: "Why did Gu Qing change from ruthless to affectionate in just a few years?"

"The world is so difficult, and relatives are favored and disgraced. Today, Gu Qing is a high-ranking military governor of Anxi. He is no longer the wild boy with a bad fate who just walked out of the village of Zhongshan in Sichuan. He has been like meditating on Zen. Once I meditate, my heart will naturally change.

With love."

Li Longji nodded and said slowly: "General Gao, I have seen many people in the world, but you are the only one who lives the most transparent life."

Gao Lishi said nothing knowingly.

Li Longji sighed again: "Will every Jiedushi who is transferred to a military town change, become disloyal and unjust, and become unworthy of the emperor?"

This question is too sensitive and Gao Lishi dare not answer it.

Li Longji stared blankly at a golden ginkgo tree outside the palace, his eyes confused and profound.

After a long time, Li Longji suddenly said again: "Not long after Pei Zhounan's memorial arrived in Chang'an, Yang Guozhong came to me to plead for mercy. He said that Gu Qingqing had to do it out of necessity. He said that he was young and energetic, but he was just impulsive. The young man did not know the seriousness and was a little wronged.

Regardless of the consequences..."

With a sarcastic smile, Li Longji said softly: "Gu Qing is twenty-one years old this year, right? Is he still a young and energetic young man? Did he really not think about the consequences when he mobilized his troops? If he didn't think about the consequences, why did Pei

Zhou Nan's report and Yang Guozhong's plea appeared in front of me almost at the same time?"

"To put it nicely, he is both good at getting into trouble and knowing how to deal with the aftermath. To put it badly, he has been planning for a long time and deliberately tests the bottom line of my tolerance..."

Gao Lishi couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, the pacification of Tubo policy is at a critical moment. Only Gu Qing can control the overall situation of this policy. The national treasury has allocated nearly 500,000 yuan to implement this policy. If Gu Qing is rashly replaced..."

A trace of hesitation flashed across Li Longji's face.

Compared with Gu Qing's lawlessness, Li Longji was more concerned about the eternal achievements of pacifying Tubo. If this strategy is successful, it will definitely leave a name in history. His achievements in his lifetime will surpass Taizong and Gaozong, and he will shine in the temples from now on, and the country will benefit endlessly.

If Gu Qing were to be removed at this time, it would be difficult to continue this strategy. Gu Qing was the only one in the world who knew clearly how to implement this strategy, how to control the heat, and how to moisturize things and silently cut off the vitality of Tubo.

The dignity of the emperor and the eternal achievements were repeatedly entangled and struggled in Li Longji's mind.

After a long time, Li Longji sighed and said: "The policy of pacifying Tubo must continue to be implemented, but Gu Qing privately mobilized troops to start a provocation. This matter must not be ignored, otherwise the national law will be ridiculed?"

After a pause, Li Longji said in a gloomy tone: "Pass an edict, severely reprimand Gu Qing for what he did, and deprive him of the titles of Prince Shaobao and Guanglu Doctor. The purple gold fish bag will be taken back, and the silver fish bag will be changed. He will be fined for one year, and secretly order Pei."

Zhou Nanbian ordered Cheng to closely monitor the Anxi Army. In the future, without the imperial government's document of dispatching troops, Gu Qing will never be allowed to use any troops without permission."

"The old slave accepts the order."

Li Longji's face was still gloomy. He looked at Ginkgo outside the palace and murmured: "Excessive power makes it difficult to maintain loyalty. After the Tubo subjugation, it is better to transfer Gu Qing back to Chang'an. One Anlu Mountain in the world is enough."

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An iron pipe was looked at repeatedly in Gu Qing's hands. Looking from one end of the iron pipe to the other, it was deep and far away, like a black hole in the universe.

A gun-butt-shaped thing made by a carpenter in the city was combined with the iron pipe in advance. For a moment, Gu Qing was in a trance, as if he saw two time and space overlapping in an instant.

Hot weapons replaced cold weapons, causing this ancient and industrious nation to endure countless humiliations and sufferings. Countless officers and soldiers with swords, guns and clubs held high rushed towards the enemy, only to fall in the smoke-filled sound of gunfire.

People at that time were ignorant and arrogant. They did not know what was going on in the outside world. They even thought that by peeing on the blade of a knife, they would be immune to all evil and resist foreign guns and artillery. However, they still fell in front of the enemy.

No matter how many casualties it takes, it still cannot make a step forward.

Poor and ridiculously tragic.

Now there is a Gu Qing in the world, he brings something different, he is about to change the world.

So, can the humiliation and suffering seen in history books in previous lives be changed so that they will never happen again?

Perhaps, it still cannot be changed.

If the heart is rotten and rotten, no matter how powerful the guns are, it cannot save the fate of defeat. What Gu Qing brought was nothing more than a short-lived accident.

Han Jie stood behind Gu Qing and had been observing for a long time.

Gu Qing saw Gu Qing inserting an iron pipe into the groove of a weird-shaped thing, fixing it, and then an increasingly weird-shaped thing was born.

Han Jie became more and more confused as he watched, and asked curiously: "Master Hou, what are you tinkering with? Is this... a weapon?"

Gu Qing said without looking back: "Yes, a very powerful weapon."

Han Jie wondered: "This object has neither an edge nor a sharp edge. How can it... rely on it to kill the enemy?"

"It relies on the anger towards the enemy and the firm belief that I, the King of the Tang Dynasty, will be invincible." Gu Qing was caught off guard and poured him a sip of chicken soup.

Han Jie said with a bitter face: "Master Marquis, please don't make trouble. I have little knowledge. I really don't know what Master Marquis has come up with. Please enlighten me."

Gu Qing patted the first hot weapon that appeared in this era and said with a smile: "Its range is higher than that of a crossbow, and its accuracy is more accurate than that of a crossbow. If there are enough of them, it can determine the outcome of a war."

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Han Jie was shocked: "It's so powerful? How to use it?"
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