What is it like to have your appearance sealed?

Thank you for the invitation. I am in the Tang Dynasty and have just been rejected.

An upper-class elite with a sixth-rank official position, a thousand-year salary, and a good official position and income. However, each mountain is higher than the other, and the court is still at the bottom of the food chain. The superiors can easily turn away the official position and hard-earned income with just one sentence.

Take away the income.

So, what should I do if the princess dislikes my appearance?

What else can I do besides endure it?

Gu Qing sometimes dislikes his unhappy face. It cannot be said to be ugly. His facial features are very regular when viewed separately. If he were to look at it more than a thousand years later, he would definitely be a very attractive and handsome guy, a completely decadent man.

Lord, I don’t know how many girls and young women could be overflowing with maternal love with their natural expression of lovelessness. As soon as they saw him, they couldn’t help but hold him in their arms and make him happy until he was happy.

It's a pity that this face lived in this era and was born at the wrong time. The aesthetics of the Tang Dynasty were different from those more than a thousand years later. People in the Tang Dynasty liked to see straight facial features or an image as elegant as a fairy. Gu Qing's face

His face actually looks a bit depressing, which can be said to be very unconventional.

The only suitable place for this face is to play the suona at someone else's funeral, that's how they complement each other.

It can be seen that Princess Wanchun is a very forthright and upright girl, and she also sees that she attaches great importance to Gu Qing's talent. She insists on asking Gu Qing the specific date of going to the Taoist temple, which makes it difficult for Gu Qing to deal with it.

In the end, Gu Qing had to seriously consider going to Princess Yuzhen's Taoist Temple and set a date five days later. Only then did Princess Wanchun smile with satisfaction.

Prince Li Heng and Princess Yuzhen watched this scene with smiles. Finally, Li Heng ordered the palace servants to pour wine for Gu Qing. Gu Qing once again paid tribute to the prince. This time, Li Heng and Gu Qing had a full drink, which made the courtiers and dignitaries present.

Quite surprised, the prince only touched his lips symbolically when drinking with others, but drank happily with Gu Qing. This was quite embarrassing.

After the toast, Gu Qing saluted, turned around and left.

Princess Wanchun kept staring at Gu Qing's back until he sat back down, and then she retracted her gaze.

Princess Yuzhen looked at her quietly, suddenly smiled and said: "Lian'er, have you fallen in love with this talented man?"

Princess Wanchun was not shy at all, and said with a smile: "Prince, don't talk nonsense, I don't have a crush on him. I just think that this man is a young man in the sixth rank, talented and holy, but I have never seen it in him."

He has a bit of arrogance and is calm and sophisticated, completely different from those playboys in Chang'an. I'm just a little curious about him."

Princess Yuzhen was nearly fifty years old and had a bumpy love life. She was someone who had been there before. When she heard this, she smiled and said: "The relationship between a man and a woman often starts with the word 'curiosity'. You are not young this year. The emperor's brother once said

You have looked for meritorious sons of Chang'an several times, but you have always refused. Is it possible that you will never marry? I think Gu Qing is good, talented and elegant, elegant and unassuming. I heard that he has not yet married a wife. Such a beautiful woman

Young man, if you don't take action, I'm afraid you will be captured by another woman."

Princess Wanchun pouted and said: "Auntie Huang, my niece is really just curious about him and has no relationship between men and women. Auntie Huang, please don't pull strings."

Princess Yuzhen glared at her angrily and said with a smile: "Okay, I want to see which talents and heroes can be chosen by you, Princess Wanchun, in the future. You have to take your marriage seriously, brother."

Although I love you very much and have told you to choose your own husband, beauties age quickly and time is ruthless. The older a woman gets, the harder it is for her to find her true love."

Princess Wanchun raised her little nostrils proudly: "Hmph, if a man only cares about a woman's appearance and makes a promise, what does it mean to be sincere? Even if they have been in love for several years, the woman will eventually lose her beauty in old age.

Does he despise death? I don’t want such an unlucky man. If all the men in the world are unlucky, what if I never marry and die alone?”

Princess Yuzhen seemed to have been stabbed in a sore spot, and her expression became startled. After a while, she said quietly: "You, after all, it is because of your youth and beauty that you dare to say these words with such confidence. In ten years, if you

It's admirable that you can still be so proud. I just hope that there won't be a day when the cost of years of loneliness is not worth it for a moment of pride."

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At the end of the song, people disperse, only increasing the loneliness.

It was almost evening, and the Double Ninth Festival banquet finally dispersed. The guests and hosts returned home happily and got on the carriages to return to Chang'an City.

Gu Qing was already a little tipsy. In fact, Gu Qing was not willing to drink on such an important occasion. No matter how light the wine in the Tang Dynasty was, it still had alcohol content. If a drunk person said the wrong thing, he would probably lose his head.

In this regard, Li Bai is a good negative example. This guy dared to ask Gao Lishi to take off his boots when he was drunk in the palace, and asked Concubine Yang to polish his ink. If Li Longji hadn't appreciated his poetic talent, what would have happened if Li Bai hadn't appreciated his poetic talent?

If not for Li Bai's extremely high reputation and many fans in the poetry world, he might have been chopped into pieces by Li Longji on the spot.

Gu Qing didn't want to drink too much, but Li Mi next to him seemed to be particularly attracted to him. He kept toasting with him and was particularly arrogant when he drank, saying things like, "Are you okay?"

"I'm raising fish" and the like were heard endlessly, and he was persuaded to drink too frequently. Gu Qingrao pushed him left and right, but he still made him drunk.

Gu Qing is not the kind of person who gets acquainted easily. He is a slow-warming type. He believes in getting acquainted with people over time. He will never do stupid things like "talking about the same things as before". Only those who are in trouble with him will do so.

Be truly regarded as a friend by him, otherwise all the rhetoric is just false talk at the wine table and cannot be taken seriously after the wine table.

However, Li Mi became brother-in-law with him after just one drink, which made Gu Qing very uncomfortable. Later, when he thought of Li Mi's identity as an adviser to the East Palace, Gu Qing probably understood a little bit more.

It seemed that His Highness the Crown Prince was really sincere in wooing him, and he was very subtle in wooing him. Li Heng praised him highly after just a brief acquaintance today, and deliberately drank a glass of wine with Gu Qingman in front of the ministers, while the counselor of the East Palace

Li Mi even used the excuse of being close together to drink cup after cup with Gu Qing and chatted heartily.

From the perspective of outsiders, which camp does Gu Qing belong to?

The carriage bumped, the autumn wind outside the carriage opened the curtains, and the slightly cool wind blew over Gu Qing's face. Gu Qing suddenly woke up from the drunkenness, and then smiled bitterly.

These people are all human beings. From now on in the court, you must be more careful.

It was already late at night when we returned to Chang'an. When we arrived at the door of our house, Butler Xu came out with his clothes on. Seeing that Gu Qing was drunk, Butler Xu kicked out a servant and ordered him to send Gu Qing back to the backyard to rest.

Early the next morning, Gu Qing stretched himself out of bed. The maid dressed him in official uniform and fetched water for him to wash. Gu Qing's sleepy eyes were half-closed and he allowed the maid to wipe it on his face, and then opened his mouth.

The maid spread charcoal and fine salt on the wicker branches and gently brushed his teeth.

Gu Qing showed a satisfied smile.

This decadent feudal life is so refreshing...

After going out and getting on the carriage, he went to Zuo Wei's residence to meet Mao. Gu Qing started busy work.

The affairs that Zuowei Chief Shi is responsible for are too complicated. He should be the only one among all the civilian and military officers in Zuowei who has the most work, including general rosters, finances, inspections, transfers, etc. The subordinate officials below will concentrate all the affairs on the Chief.

In the hands of the historian, Chang Shi will screen and approve, but what does General Zuowei do? What the general has to do is to wait for Chang Shi to summarize all the work and compress it into a few pieces of paper. After reading a few pieces of paper, the general will

A piece of paper, this is approved, that is rejected, and the final word is given.

Without the hard-working character of an old scalper, the official position of Changshi would not last long.

Gu Qing had a strong premonition that his patience was about to reach its breaking point. If he continued like this for another month, he would definitely cause some trouble in Chang'an, forcing Li Longji to fire him.

After spending the whole morning reviewing and approving various rosters and transfer lists, Gu Qing was extremely tired and had the urge to skip work. In the blink of an eye, this impulse had turned into a decision.

There were soft footsteps outside the house, and a figure appeared outside the door.

Gu Qing narrowed his eyes and recognized the person outside the door. His name was Zhu Quan. He was a member of the army of Cangcao from Zuowei's family. He was on the same level as Gu Qing's old acquaintance Zhou Cangcao. In the establishment of Zuowei's family, Cangcao was a member of the army.

There are two people, Zhou Cang Cao is in charge of the roster of military officers and soldiers, and Zhu Cang Cao is in charge of materials. A few days ago, when Gu Qing was wandering around the Zuowei Mansion with nothing to do, they became familiar with each other, and they have been interacting with each other on official business in recent days.

Many, they are considered acquaintances.

Zhu Quan is a middle-aged man in his thirties, with a professional fake smile on his face. He is very respectful to Gu Qing. He salutes when he enters the door, and then sits down to chat.

Gu Qing is more disgusted with nonsense about working hours, especially when there is a pile of work waiting for him to deal with. Someone comes out of nowhere to chat with him, completely regardless of whether the other person is free. If wasting other people's time is equal to murder, this Zhu Cangcao

At this moment, he has been stabbed several times.

Seeing Zhu Quan's expression flashing while chatting, Gu Qing frowned and said in a deep voice: "Zhu Cangcao has something to say, right? Let's get down to business. It's almost noon and I have to go to dinner."

Zhu Quan smiled flatteringly and said: "I dare not delay Gu Changshi's meal. I do have something to say. If Gu Changshi has some free time..."

Gu Qing looked at the sky outside and said, "You can probably say three nonsense words. After three words, I will lock the door and leave."

Zhu Quan hurriedly took out a thick stack of official letters from his arms and stated clearly his purpose: "I don't dare to talk nonsense anymore. I mainly want to ask Gu Changshi to deal with this matter..."

Gu Qing took the official letter and read it carefully. His brows furrowed more and more as he read: "This is the list of winter clothes Zuowei purchased from merchants in Chang'an this year, as well as the weapons, shields, bows and arrows purchased from the Ordnance Supervision... What's the matter?

Isn’t that right?”

Zhu Quan said with a smile: "Of course there is nothing wrong. This matter is a bit urgent, so I would like to ask Gu Changshi to approve it as soon as possible. I have to get it done before winter."

Gu Qing glanced at him and said, "You knew the matter was urgent and you still talked nonsense to me for a long time?"

As he spoke, Gu Qing planned to sign the list. Just as he was about to write, Gu Qing paused. When he raised his eyes to look at Zhu Quan, his eyes suddenly became sharp.

Something's wrong!

There was something wrong with Zhu Quan's demeanor and behavior. It was obviously a normal business matter, but he acted sneaky and harbored evil intentions. Gu Qing had always lacked trust in others and was very suspicious. Zhu Quan's behavior really made him

I can't help but doubt that there is something famous in this list.

"Zhu Cangcao, is this list...true?" Gu Qing asked calmly.

Zhu Quan said: "Of course it's true. How dare I deceive Gu Changshi?"

Gu Qing smiled calmly and said: "Okay, leave the list with me first, and I will approve it after I verify it."

Zhu Quan was a little anxious: "Gu Changshi, this matter must be resolved quickly, no delay..."

Gu Qing said slowly and calmly: "Zhu Cangcao, Ming people don't tell secrets. If you sign and deposit some things casually, I will lose my head. I dare to conclude that there is something famous in this list. If you can tell me the truth now,

The truth is, if you are still prevaricating, it doesn't matter. I will go to Chang'an merchants and weapons inspectors, and I will know after asking. I will not sign the pledge until the matter is clear. Have you made it clear enough?"

Zhu Quan's face looked a little ugly, but he still tried his best to smile, looking particularly distorted.

"Gu Changshi, please don't embarrass Xianguan. Xianguan is just an errand boy. This list is not the responsibility of Xianguan..."

After hesitating to say something, Gu Qing felt more and more that there was something fishy about this matter, and I'm afraid it was quite serious.

Picking up the list and reading it carefully again, Gu Qing found that the purchase price of winter clothes and military shoes in the list was extremely high. He didn't know what the market price of winter clothes and military shoes should be, but the prices on the list were obviously abnormal, and the premium was not high.

not enough.
To be continued...