When an adult understands the pros and cons of something and still makes a choice that is not beneficial to him without hesitation, then the pros and cons of this thing are no longer important to him. What is important is good and evil, right and wrong, and what he has to do.

After Gu Qing ordered a round of arrows to be fired out of the thousand-man cavalry in the desert, only more than 800 people were left. They were all escorted back to the camp with their hands tied behind their backs and dejectedly.

Chen Shufeng, who was walking in front, looked decadent. He had completely lost the battle with Gu Qing's will in the desert. For Gu Qing, he no longer had the courage to speculate on Gu Qing's next actions, but he had a vague premonition of his life and his future.

, is slowly heading towards irreversible despair.

Pei Zhounan rushed to Gu Qing with a panic look on his face, looked at Chen Shufeng who was tied up, and then looked at the cavalry behind him who were also tied up. Pei Zhounan stamped his feet heavily and said: "Master Hou, please think twice, this matter has not yet been resolved."

If it can be undone, I will definitely put an end to this matter within Anxi, and the Marquis must not be impulsive again, otherwise the Marquis' future will be completely ruined!"

Gu Qing's expression was cold and calm, and he said calmly: "Censor Pei, look at me now, do I look impulsive? Every decision I make is carefully considered, and I can bear the consequences."

Pei Zhounan said anxiously: "What does the Marquis want to do with Chen Shufeng?"

"Ask Chen Shufeng how he dealt with my Anxi soldiers. Drink and peck, and I will do the same."

Pei Zhounan shook his head and sighed: "Master Hou, I have been here in Anxi for a long time. Although I cannot understand many things about the Marquis, I believe that as the lord of Anxi, I still have your Majesty's discerning eyes. You have not let me down."

As entrusted by His Majesty, I sincerely do not want the Lord of Anxi to be replaced..."

Gu Qing smiled: "You mean, I, the Lord of Anxi, am qualified?"

Pei Zhounan nodded dejectedly.

Gu Qing laughed again and said: "I am qualified to be the Lord of Anxi because I love my soldiers like my own son, I know rewards and punishments clearly, I do things fairly and strictly, and I also protect my calves. All combined, the Anxi army obeyed me, and only then

Acknowledge me, but yesterday Chen Shufeng killed the soldiers under my command. If I pretend to be a fool and let it go, what will the Anxi soldiers think of me? Am I still the qualified lord of Anxi?"

Pei Zhounan was speechless.

This is a typical logical paradox. The leader of Anxi should know the pros and cons, know the trade-offs, be patient when he should be patient, and be brave when he should take a risk, but on the other hand, the soldiers were murdered, but the commander pretended to be deaf.

It is reasonable to choose between the pros and cons of being dumb, but who among the soldiers will obey him in the future?

People are contradictory and selfish animals. They hope that justice in the world will always be on their side, but they have never thought that if justice is always on one side, can it still be called "justice"?

However, there is no need for justice in the army. What the soldiers need is a commander who will protect his calf regardless of indiscriminate matters.

Pei Zhounan stood outside the gate of the camp, listening to the cries of killing inside like a mountain collapsing and the earth cracking. Tens of thousands of people were roaring and demanding Chen Shufeng be killed hoarsely.

Pei Zhounan's heart fell to the bottom. He knew that things would never go well today. No matter what choice he made, he would cause huge trouble.

If Chen Shufeng is killed, the emperor of Chang'an will not let Gu Qing go. If Chen Shufeng is not killed, the Anxi army will be furious and may lead to a mutiny.

Looking at Pei Zhounan, whose face was getting paler, Gu Qing sighed and said, "Pei Yushi, you should know my difficulties now, right? If you and I were to change places, how would you choose?"

Pei Zhounan shook his head with a bitter look on his face.

Gu Qing ignored him and turned around to stare at the tied-up Chen Shufeng, his cold eyes piercing the depths of his eyes.

"Chen Shufeng, did you and I have any grudges in the past?" Gu Qing asked coldly.

Chen Shufeng sighed: "There is no grudge."

"Have I offended you unintentionally since you came to Anxi?" Gu Qing asked again.

"No."

"The last question..." Gu Qing leaned close to Chen Shufeng's ear and whispered: "Did the emperor instruct you to do this?"

Chen Shufeng was silent for a moment and said: "No, but the emperor does not trust you, and there are others who do not want you to continue to be the governor of Anxi."

"Others..." Gu Qing curled his lips and smiled: "I understand."

"So you broke into the camp lock, captured my subordinates, and tortured them, just to find out my crimes and push me down from my position as the governor of Anxi?"

Chen Shufeng said very bachelorly: "Yes."

Gu Qing's smile became colder and colder: "So, did you succeed? Did you get my evidence?"

Chen Shufeng shook his head: "If we get evidence of your crime, you should be the one being tied up now."

"The generals under my command are all tough men. This is Anxi, and I am the lord of Anxi. You want to overthrow me on my territory. Chen Shufeng, your weight is not enough, far from enough..."

The camps that stretched for several miles were still echoing with the angry roars of the soldiers. The generals and battalion officers yelled and cursed and tried hard to restrain the sergeants, but they still could not withstand the overwhelming roars of the soldiers.

"Kill Chen Shufeng!"

"Kill Chen Shufeng!"

"Revenge for Paoze!"

A roar like huge waves crashing onto the shore reached Chen Shufeng's ears. His face became paler and his shoulders couldn't help but tremble.

Gu Qing looked at him with a smile: "What do you think I should do to you?"

Chen Shufeng gritted his teeth and said: "I will take responsibility for the sins I have committed! Let the Marquis handle it. But the soldiers of my cavalry are innocent, please let the Marquis let them go."

"Imprison first and then interrogate. Anyone who has done anything to my three generals will be executed."

Gu Qing stared at Chen Shufeng and said slowly: "You just said you would let me handle it, so I won't be polite...Chen Shufeng, Anxi under my rule is a fair place. Killing people must be paid with life. No matter where you are, you

Who is your identity? If you kill my general, you will pay for it with your own life."

Chen Shufeng trembled all over. At this moment, he was finally afraid.

From the time he was escorted back to the camp in the desert, until just now, Chen Shufeng still had a faint hope in his heart. He only hoped that Gu Qing could see the situation clearly and be able to choose the pros and cons. He still couldn't believe that Gu Qing would be so irrational that he dared to kill someone sent by the emperor to monitor him.

His people.

How could a person who did things regardless of the consequences and acted on impulse reach the high position he is in now? Is it really just because he once saved the emperor's life?

"Master Guhou, I... was sent by the emperor, and I have the emperor's order..." Chen Shufeng said with a trembling voice.

Gu Qing glanced indifferently towards the direction of the camp and said: "You should have seen that if I don't kill you, the Anxi army may mutiny immediately. Only by killing you can the morale of the army be appeased."

Before Chen Shufeng could reveal his remaining bargaining chip again, Gu Qing suddenly shouted: "Send the order, take Chen Shufeng to the school grounds and kill him!"

The guards ran away and loudly conveyed Gu Qing's general order to every tent. After a short period of silence, the camp suddenly erupted into loud cheers.

Pei Zhounan grabbed Gu Qing's sleeve and said with a sad expression: "Master Hou, if Chen Shufeng dies, I am afraid that Master Hou, the military governor..."

Gu Qing's expression remained unchanged and he said calmly: "There are some things in the world where it is useless to weigh the pros and cons. Besides the pros and cons, there are more important things, such as good and evil, grudges, and... clear thoughts."

"How should I write Xiaguan's memorial, and how should I conduct myself in Anxi?" Pei Zhounan lowered his head and sighed helplessly.

"Write it how you should, just write it truthfully. I gave justice to the soldiers of the Anxi Army, and I hope your Majesty can give me justice."

Amid the roaring cheers of the soldiers, Chen Shufeng was beheaded with a knife, and his cavalry team was imprisoned for interrogation. Not long after, five more cavalry generals were taken to the school grounds and were beheaded like Chen Shufeng.

Head. These five people were also among the accomplices who participated in the torture of the Modao camp general. Gu Qing kept his word and immediately ordered his head to be beheaded in public.

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While the heads of Chen Shufeng and the cavalry generals were hung high on the flagpole of the Anxi Army camp for public display, a cavalry team galloped out of Qiuci City and headed straight for Chang'an.

What the knight immediately carried in his arms were two memorials written by Pei Zhounan and Bian Lingcheng. The contents of the two memorials were different.

After this incident, Gu Qing's prestige in the Anxi Army became even higher. All soldiers knew that no matter what injustice they encountered or any bullying they suffered, their parents and elders might not be able to help them, but the head coach of the Anxi Army could definitely help them.

A fair one.

The morale of the army tilted towards Gu Qing uncontrollably, and Gu Qing completely conquered the Anxi Army.

Chen Shufeng died, and Pei Zhounan locked himself in the festival mansion for several days without seeing anyone. Bian Lingcheng was even more excited than usual. He had been jumping up and down recently and frequently invited the generals of the Anxi Army to have banquets, but they were all rejected by the generals.

After Gu Qing killed Chen Shufeng, Bian Lingcheng had a premonition that things were going to change in Anxi. He had been suppressed by Gu Qing for a long time and was suffocating. Now that he saw that Gu Qing was about to be unlucky, he naturally wanted to celebrate and win over the generals of the Anxi army.

Gu Qing has been shutting himself in the commander's tent for the past few days without seeing anyone.

He tried again and again on the mechanical parts built by Huan. After discarding more than a hundred pieces, Gu Qing finally found a suitable one through experiments.

It was installed on a flintlock gun, and the mechanism was connected to the trigger and flint. After several layers of screening for impurities, the purity of the black powder was higher than before.

So on a sunny afternoon, Gu Qing finally walked out of the commander's tent and ordered Han Jie to leave the camp with his bodyguards.

More than 20 miles away from the camp, arriving in the no-man's land in the vast desert, Gu Qing ordered his guards to set up a target on the sand, then personally stuffed black powder into the barrel of the gun, and finally loaded it with iron pellets.

Han Jie watched Gu Qing doing all this, feeling anxious and helpless.

After killing Chen Shufeng and causing such a big disaster, the Marquis was not in a hurry to put out the fire and defend himself. Instead, he was busy working on this crappy weapon. The failure of the last test was not enough. He still tried again and again. What a powerful weapon it is.

Why is the Marquis so interested in it?

"How awesome? Haha, open your dog eyes and see clearly..." Gu Qing seemed to be in a good mood. He didn't seem to care about the trouble he got into a few days ago. At this moment, all his attention was focused on the new weapon.

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Still following the previous method, the trigger was connected to a long rope. After Gu Qing adjusted the sight and distance, he pulled the long rope and hid at a safe distance. Under the confused gazes of Han Jie and his guards, Gu Qing pulled the long rope hard.

rope.

There was a loud bang, and Han Jie and his guards were frightened out of their wits. They almost fell down. Then they subconsciously stopped in front of Gu Qing and prepared to escort him. However, they did not find any danger. Only a curling weapon appeared above the broken weapon not far away.

Green smoke.
Chapter completed!