Before Gu Qing could figure out the design of the impact mechanism, the cavalry from Chang'an had already arrived at Kucha City.

In the Qiuci camp, Gu Qing led the generals of the Anxi Army and Pei Zhou Nan Lingcheng and others to kneel down and receive the order.

The person in charge of the book had a cold expression on his face, slowly unfolded the yellow silk, and read out the content of the imperial edict in a slow tone.

There were a few words similar to praise at the beginning, such as the bandit suppression operation in the Western Regions led by Gu Qing. Li Longji was very satisfied and praised it a few words, both moderate and not serious.

But as we went to the back, the content gradually became a little different. Even the generals kneeling behind them could tell that something was wrong. As Zhongshusheren's tone gradually became higher and sharper, the content of the imperial edict also turned into a severe reprimand, reprimanding Gu Qing.

Being arrogant and favored, he sent troops to provoke the soldiers of the Hexi Jiefu without authorization. He ignored the persuasion of the supervisor Bian Lingcheng and the censor Pei Zhounan and insisted on provoking the Hexi army, which almost caused a catastrophe.

Finally, Zhongshu Sheren paused and read out the last part of the imperial edict.

"...In order to seize Prince Shaobao from Gu Qing, Doctor Guanglu took away the purple gold fish bag given by the emperor and replaced it with a silver fish bag. He was fined a year's salary and was temporarily appointed as the governor of Anxi. He will observe and use it later. I'm so impressed."

After reciting the imperial edict, all the generals behind Gu Qing showed dissatisfaction. Fortunately, the basic political literacy of this group of killers had not been eaten by dogs. They did not dare to say anything in front of the angel who announced the edict, and all of them had sullen faces and remained silent.

Son.

Gu Qing knelt down without changing his expression and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, Gu Qing, accept the order."

After saying this, Gu Qing took the imperial edict from Zhongshushe with both hands, bowed towards Chang'an, and then stood up. The generals behind him also stood up one after another.

Gu Qing smiled and ordered his personal guards to hold a banquet in honor of the angels from Chang'an. He turned around and politely chatted with the people in Zhongshushe. However, the generals behind him were a little unhappy and found reasons to leave.

Only Pei Zhounan's face looked a little embarrassed, while Bian Lingcheng's face was expressionless, showing no emotion or anger.

Only he and Bian Lingcheng knew that the reason why Gu Qing was so severely reprimanded by His Majesty today, and even Prince Shaobao and Doctor Guanglu had their official positions taken away, was because of the memorial jointly signed by the two. The memorial contained detailed reports.

Understand the ins and outs of Gu Qing's unauthorized sending of troops to provoke the Hexi Army.

Pei Zhounan had no selfish motives. He was just loyal to his duties. The purpose of being appointed to Anxi by Li Longji was to restrain Gu Qing's power and prevent him from doing anything inappropriate. Gu Qing did go too far by sending troops without authorization. Pei Zhounan reported the truth to Chang'an and stood up.

From his standpoint, he did nothing wrong.

However, even Pei Zhounan did not expect that the emperor's punishment to Gu Qing would be so severe.

Originally, Pei Zhounan thought that the emperor would only reprimand him in the imperial edict and impose a salary penalty of one or two years at most. After all, Pei Zhounan truthfully explained the reason when he reported it. It was Ge Shuhan who took the initiative to seize the war horses of Anxi Jiefu. Everything happened for a reason and for a reason.

Can be forgiven.

After chewing on the content of the imperial edict for a long time, Pei Zhounan finally understood a little bit.

The reason why the emperor severely reprimanded Gu Qing and even deprived him of his official position was probably not just because he sent troops without authorization. The emperor was knocking on the mountain to shock the tiger, and it was a stern warning to Gu Qing. The military governor was a feudal prince, holding the power of soldiers and horses, and his every move was indispensable.

It is very eye-catching, and it especially makes the emperor and his ministers sensitive. The precedent of sending troops without authorization is unparalleled and the nature is too bad.

There was already a man in the north who held the military power of three towns that the emperor wanted to exploit but did not dare to exploit. There could not be another wanton Jiedushi envoy in the west of the Tang Dynasty, even if he had been the emperor's savior.

Pei Zhounan secretly sighed. It turns out that Gu Qing was indeed at fault. He put his own future at risk for the sake of five thousand war horses. Anyone who is normal can tell the difference between the two, but Gu Qing is not normal at all.

He sent 20,000 troops to get the horses back, but he was severely punished by the emperor in exchange. I am afraid that the future holy family members will be affected.

does it worth?

Pei Zhounan felt it was not worth it.

The commander who announced the edict was entertained in the commander's tent, and after arranging for him to stay at the Kucha City Inn, Gu Qing returned to the commander's tent, unfolded the imperial edict again, and read it carefully word for word, with a sarcastic smile on his lips.

"Master Marquis, is it worth it for five thousand war horses?" Han Jie looked disappointed and asked the same question as Pei Zhounan behind him with a sigh.

Gu Qing put away the imperial edict and said with a smile: "It's worth it."

"Prince Shaobao and Doctor Guanglu, oh, by the way, there is also a purple gold fish bag. Which of these things is not more valuable than five thousand war horses?"

Gu Qing smiled and said: "Do you think I will care about this?"

Han Jie shook his head and said: "Master Hou has always been shrewd, but this time he made a loss-making business and suffered a big loss."

Gu Qing's smile gradually faded and he said, "Do you know why I ignored the advice of others and insisted on sending troops to start a provocation?"

"I don't know what will happen next."

Gu Qing stared at the imperial edict lying quietly on the table and said softly: "Actually, I just want to know how many of the more than 40,000 soldiers of the Anxi Army can follow me without hesitation, even if what I want to do is something lawless.

They did not hesitate to do anything about it. I was testing the Anxi Army, not just for the five thousand horses..."

Han Jie was shocked and said: "Why did the Marquis test the Anxi Army?"

Gu Qing was silent for a long time. He couldn't tell the real reason now, so he could only make up an excuse to fool him.

"An Lushan is about to rebel. Your Majesty will definitely mobilize the Anxi Army to enter Yumen Pass to quell the rebellion. I need an army that is indiscriminate regardless of the origin. The soldiers under my command must obey my orders completely. I am the only Anxi Army who does not

I have become a new coach and no one can replace me, do you understand?"

Han Jie's cheek twitched, he hesitated for a long time, then lowered his head and said, "I understand."

Gu Qing's words were more reserved, but Han Jie still heard something else in them.

After getting along for a long time, the relationship between the two has long been better than that of real brothers. Han Jie does not believe that Gu Qing has the intention to rebel, but the words he just said actually have a bit of a self-respecting meaning.

Then I thought about it, if An Lushan really rebelled and the troubled times of the Tang Dynasty were about to come, what would happen if Lord Gu supported his own troops? As long as they still obeyed the dispatch of the imperial court, this army still belonged to the imperial court. In fact, the commander in the troubled times did not

Have you ever done anything to support your troops and respect yourself?

Han Jie was in a complicated mood. He thought of many things in an instant and asked softly: "Master Hou, before Ruo An Lushan's rebellion, Your Majesty suddenly transferred Master Hou back to Chang'an. Wouldn't everything he did in Anxi be in vain? Return."

The Marquis who arrived in Chang'an was still an idle powerful man, and it was difficult to even protect himself in troubled times..."

Gu Qing smiled: "I'm not worried about this, because I have asked the Tibetan people for help in advance, and the Tibetan people will give me an excuse to stay in Anxi and cannot be transferred. Look at this imperial edict, in fact, His Majesty has already treated me

I am very angry, but I still only took away the official positions of Prince Shaobao and Doctor Guanglu, but the position of the Jiedushi with real power is still reserved for me. What does this mean? It means that Your Majesty also knows that if you want to conquer Tubo, you cannot do without me.

Anxi Jiedu made this position immovable."

"Han Jie, when you live in this world, you should not leave it to fate, let alone rely on others. You must have chips in your hands. Only those with chips are qualified to play at the table and become the winner."

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The news that Gu Qing was severely reprimanded by the emperor and dismissed from two official positions quickly spread throughout the Anxi Army Camp and Kucha City.

To Gu Qing's surprise, the officers and soldiers of the Anxi Army were very angry about this.

Since Gu Qing drilled with the soldiers every day, and later commanded the soldiers to fight a victorious battle against Tubo, and later even fought against Anxi for the sake of the soldiers' horses, all these performances were seen in the eyes of the soldiers, and Gu Qing finally got

The heartfelt support of Anxi Army officers and soldiers.

Gu Qing did not deliberately put on a show. He just followed the concept of leading a team in his previous life and created opportunities for himself to integrate with the soldiers. In addition, he was fair and generous in dealing with things. The reward system for daily drills won the hearts of the soldiers and won the hearts of the soldiers.

It is reasonable for everyone to support him.

There is no such thing as love and hate without reason. There is a reason why the soldiers loved Gu Qing after all.

After the news came out, the people and merchants in Kucha City were talking a lot. Countless people felt incomprehensible about the emperor's punishment, and they also felt aggrieved by Gu Qing.

Someone robbed the Anxi Army's war horse, what's wrong with us going out and grabbing it back? Why didn't the emperor blame the man who robbed the war horse, but instead blamed Mr. Gu? This was clearly a black whistle.

This is what people and businessmen think, and the logic is simple and simple.

As for the Anxi army camp, the soldiers were even more indignant.

Many soldiers personally participated in that troop dispatch, and they all know the reason. In their eyes, Lord Gu is an extremely protective person. Whether it is the soldiers or horses under his command, he does his best to protect them, and he will never swallow his words in this regard.

, just return it in the crudest and simplest way.

To be honest, the soldiers were quite grudged that time they sent troops. If Gao Xianzhi had been the military envoy, Ge Shuhan would have taken the war horse away from him and would have just kept issuing official letters to question and condemn him. The two sides started to argue and it became a war of words. In the end, the war horse

Most likely he won't come back, and the matter will end in the end.

But Lord Gu was so straightforward that he sent troops without saying a word. If you steal my horse, I will beat you. The Anxi Army's style is so rough.

Everyone saw the effect. The Anxi army came to the city. Ge Shuhan, such a brave and violent coach, was forced by Lord Gu to sign an alliance under the city. The Anxi army returned with a great victory before the war officially started.

What could be more enjoyable than this?

However, it was obviously Brother Shuhan who was in the wrong, so why did the emperor punish Lord Gu?

The night when Gu Qing received the imperial edict, the lights in the soldiers' tents were turned off, and everything in the camp was quiet. Only the sound of patrolling soldiers' footsteps mixed with the sound of armor leaves echoed in the vast desert night.

In the camp, many soldiers stayed up all night, and many of them were chatting about the emperor's decree.

The matter is not big, and it may not hurt Gu Qing. It is just taking away two official positions without any real power, but the simple and unpretentious soldiers are not convinced. Some words are too taboo, and the soldiers dare not say them, but what they talk about is
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