Yang Guozhong's attitude toward Gu Qing was friendly and cordial. Aside from his personal admiration for Gu Qing, most of it was because of Yang Guifei's face. As a fellow concubine of the imperial concubine, Yang Guozhong deserves more attention than a third-rank official because Yang Guozhong has made a fortune.

It is because of Yang Guifei, a fellow countryman whom the imperial concubine valued, how dare Yang Guozhong not value her?

Gu Qing took the initiative to track down the murderer who plotted against Yang Guozhong, but Yang Guozhong was noncommittal.

The bigger the official position, the more complicated the problems. Even if he is the emperor's brother-in-law, there will inevitably be many political opponents in the court. Yang Guozhong never thought that kicking him into Qujiang Pond was someone's impromptu decision. There was no plan in advance, and there was no intention behind it.

The conspiracy is purely because he doesn't like it.

As a popular candidate to be the next prime minister, how could Yang Guozhong have thought that someone would be so boring?

Therefore, his first thought after being kicked into the water was that this was caused by a political enemy. The person behind the scenes must be someone who has been fighting openly and secretly with him for a long time. He has even quickly targeted several political enemies.

Gu Qing, a small eighth-level official who joined the army, wants to find the murderer. How to find out? What can be found?

However, in front of Concubine Yang, Yang Guozhong agreed kindly.

The young man doesn't know how high the sky is, so if he wants to investigate, let him do it. Anyway, Yang Guozhong doesn't give any hope.

Zhang Huaijin stood beside Gu Qing, shaken by Gu Qing's sexy moves.

She was thinking about washing her hair and brain after going home. Gu Qing opened the door to a new world of human nature for her. She had never seen someone yelling to catch a thief so confidently and so hard. In the end, he even volunteered to catch himself...

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I feel like this second brother is crazy, and even when he gets crazy, he beats himself up.

The banquet of singing and dancing came to an end, and Concubine Yang left first, and all the officials stood up to see her off.

Yang Guozhong and Gu Qing made an appointment to meet again in private, and each said goodbye.

Gu Qing had a lower official position and stayed until the last batch before leaving. Zhang Huaijin stayed with him until the last.

It was already dark when they left Qujiang Pool. Gu Qing sent Zhang Huaijin home first. Zhang Huaijin looked around to make sure there was no one around, and then exclaimed: "Second brother is so awesome! You kicked Taifu Yang into Qujiang Pool, and you actually had the courage to come forward.

Help him track down the murderer... Second brother, what exactly do you think?"

Gu Qing said seriously: "First of all, you need to hypnotize yourself. Close your eyes and recite 'I didn't do it' ten times in your mind. When you open your eyes, your brain will tell you that it was really not you who did this.

Then I will be an innocent person. Since I am innocent and this matter has nothing to do with me, why can't I come forward confidently? It is my duty as a subordinate to help Mr. Yang catch his murderer."

Zhang Huaijin's three views were shaken again, and Yun Gong worked hard to suppress it.

"Is this... okay?"

"Okay, can you see it with your own eyes? Did Yang Guozhong doubt me? Did I reveal any flaws? Wasn't it fun to chat with him just now?"

Zhang Huaijin said speechlessly: "You... are so shameless. I have never seen anyone as shameless as you, but you are so shameless and righteous."

Gu Qing smiled: "Do you think I am shameless? You can go to the Yang Mansion and surrender yourself. This matter was your idea. You are the mastermind, and I am just an accomplice."

Zhang Huaijin was stunned and shook his head quickly: "I don't!"

"So, don't be too hypocritical in your life. There is evil in human nature. Admitting it readily is better than those who talk about benevolence, justice and morality, but secretly commit male thieves and female prostitutes. I am a bad person, and these four words are clearly written on my face.

, so bad that the world can respect him even more if such a person lives to the end."

Zhang Huaijin couldn't help but become a bully: "Since you admit that you are a bad person, why didn't you take the initiative to tell Mr. Yang that you kicked him into the water?"

"Dear, I don't recommend this. Bad people are just bad, not stupid."

"You just took the initiative to track down the murderer. Isn't it unnecessary? People didn't suspect you at all, so why did you take the initiative to get yourself into this trouble?"

Gu Qing said softly: "Third brother, please go home and sleep. With your IQ, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain this to you."

Zhang Huaijin was very dissatisfied, and especially hated Gu Qing's tone of treating her like an ignorant child.

Then Zhang Huaijin suddenly hit Gu Qing's chest with his head, causing Gu Qing's chest to feel tight.

Gu Qing rubbed his chest and looked at her in shock: "Are you crazy? Doesn't your head hurt?"

"It hurts, but I can relieve my anger!" Zhang Huaijin said bitterly, rubbing his head.

Unknowingly, she walked to the door of Zhang Mansion and Gu Qing motioned for her to go in.

Zhang Huaijin said goodbye to him, walked a few steps, then jumped back and whispered with a cute look on his face: "Don't tell anyone today's secret."

After saying this, Zhang Huaijin ran away again, jumping up and down like a sister-in-law who had just married her brother-in-law.

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Gu Qing went back to his house alone. He didn't plan to call for a carriage. He wanted to take a walk alone, see the night view of Chang'an City, and smooth out his thoughts.

Taking the initiative to track down the murderer was not caused by Gu Qing's own trouble.

Yang Guozhong had no hope at all, and Gu Qing knew better that it was impossible to catch the murderer. But this incident was the link between Gu Qing and Yang Guozhong. With this link, Gu Qing could proceed with the next step of his plan.

According to Gu Qing's vague memory of history, if nothing unexpected happens, Prime Minister Li Linfu's time is running out. Either this year or next year, Li Linfu will kick his legs, and his successor must be Yang Guozhong. The future Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, Gu Qing, will naturally have to compete with him.

He should make good relationships. The relationship does not need to be as good as a close friend in the mountains and rivers. At least, they should use each other in a harmonious and friendly way.

From a time point of view, Yang Guozhong can still be famous for at least four or five years. In four or five years, Yang Guozhong can be used to do a lot of things, and some plans can be slowly rolled out in Chang'an City.

You cannot reveal your true colors as a traitor, but you can secretly do things that a traitor would do.

When I returned to my house, the lights in the two rooms in the middle courtyard were still on. The house was not small, but there were no housekeepers and servants. The front yard was still in the renovation and decoration stage, so I was in no hurry to hire servants.

Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing were awake, so Gu Qing stepped forward and knocked on the door to call them out.

The two shopkeepers were still respectful and polite to Gu Qing, but the hostility between them did not seem to be eliminated. They treated each other with cold expressions and even snorted unkindly.

Gu Qing was too lazy to care about the mess between them. His attitude towards the two shopkeepers was like raising Tibetan mastiffs. He threw them into the same pit to fight. The fittest survived. It didn't matter even if both sides cut each other with knives. The one who was alive was the big one.

Nature's chosen one can be used with confidence.

"Get a pen and paper, go quickly." Gu Qing hurriedly ordered and walked into the backyard.

The two shopkeepers brought out paper and pen. Hao Donglai helped Gu Qing sharpen his ink with a discerning eye, while Shi Daxing lit a candlestick for Gu Qing and placed it on the corner of the table.

Gu Qing was about to write when he glanced at the candlestick and looked at Shi Daxing with a sigh: "Light the candle in the southwest corner, do you want to fight it backwards? Light a few more, it's too dark."

Shi Da was very busy.

After lighting three candlesticks on the desk, the light finally became much brighter, and Gu Qing brushed his brushes, creating a mess.

Although Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing were businessmen, they were also literate. After Gu Qing finished writing, they came closer to look at it. It took them a long time to recognize what Gu Qing had written.

"Shao Langjun's handwriting is really... very free and unrestrained, just like the person he is, wild and uninhibited, like an ancient sage." Hao Donglai praised shamelessly.

Shi Daxing's sense of morality and shame were obviously two levels higher than Hao Donglai's. He couldn't say anything that was too unconscionable, so he could only smile and agree.

Hao Donglai finished the praise, then read the content carefully, and slowly read word by word: "Shocking! At that time, Yang Taifu, a state official, was plotted by thieves at the Qujiang Pond. Yang Taifu fell into the water and survived, but he showed his broad mind.

, saying that there is no need to pursue it.”

"This newspaper reported that on the fourth day of the eighth lunar month in the Tenth Anniversary of Tianbao, Concubine Yang held a banquet with the courtiers at Ziyun Tower in Qujiang Pond..."

Hao Donglai slowly read the entire article, then raised his head and looked at Gu Qing in confusion: "Young Master, this is..."

"Run a newspaper." Gu Qingyan said concisely and comprehensively.

The two shopkeepers were stunned and didn't say anything for a long time.

"Quickly ask, what is a 'newspaper'?" Gu Qing urged.

Hao Donglai handed over his hand: "Young Master, we know what a newspaper is. It existed as early as the Han Dynasty. It was called 'Gongmenzhao' at that time. Officials from all over the country sent people to be stationed in the capital to copy down the imperial decrees and policies. Quickly

The horse was delivered to the place, and the palace gate copy conveyed the news much faster than the normal court issuance speed, which left sufficient preparation time for local officials. Until this dynasty, the palace gate copy was still there, but it was changed.

In other words, it’s called ‘Chaobao’ or ‘Tiaobao’.” Mobile version::

Gu Qing said calmly and calmly: "You are talking about serious news such as the official decrees and imperial edicts of the imperial court, and what I want to deal with is anecdotes about anecdotal history and rumors. For example, I just wrote that Taifu Yang was plotted and fell into trouble.

, the imperial concubine’s banquet with the ministers, etc., belongs to the category of anecdotes, which can make ordinary scholars laugh, and can be discussed after tea and dinner, and does not involve court affairs and other matters..."

Hao Donglai and Shi Daxing looked at each other with hesitation on their faces.

"Is this... possible? Does Mr. Young Master intend to talk about court officials and celebrities?"

"Of course, if you want to write about people who are well-known in Chang'an City and familiar to ordinary people, writing about their anecdotes will be widely welcomed."

Hao Donglai hesitated and said: "It's okay to write about celebrities among the people. If you write about court officials, whether it's ridicule, fabrication, or based on facts, I'm afraid it will offend people. If you offend too many officials, the whole court will be in trouble."

If you make enemies, how will Young Master handle yourself in the future?"

Gu Qing smiled and pointed at the paper full of words in front of him and said, "Do you know why I wrote about Yang Taifu in the first article?"

The two shook their heads.
Chapter completed!