The meaning of "hero" in the Three Kingdoms is different from that of "hero" in later generations.

The heroes at that time attacked and annexed each other based on their power, generals, territory, etc. Later historians called it "no just wars in the Spring and Autumn Period". In fact, there were no just wars in the Three Kingdoms. All the "heroes" were just fighting in the name of war.

To uphold the banner of the world and realize his own ambitions, including Liu Bei, who claims to be a descendant of the Han Dynasty.

Gu Qing's evaluation of Zhuge Liang surprised Li Longji.

He did not expect that among the characters in Gu Qing's works, Zhuge Liang was described as so resourceful and resourceful, but he also belittled this character so much.

"Gu Qing doesn't like Zhuge Liang? Those major crimes are somewhat reasonable, but... after all, the Shu Kingdom is the orthodox Han Dynasty. In order to unify the world and restore the glory of the Han Dynasty, it is understandable to raise troops frequently, right?"

"Your Majesty has misunderstood. I am not opposed to unifying the world, but I am opposed to raising troops without any foundation. War requires a huge amount of money and food to support it. The reason why Shu was the first to be destroyed among the Three Kingdoms was because Zhuge Liang left Qishan six times.

Frequently raising troops and exhausting the country's resources without success is one of the important reasons."

As he spoke, Gu Qing quickly raised his head and glanced at Li Longji, and said softly: "As the prime minister of the country, Zhuge Liang has too much power. The country's internal affairs, military power, people's livelihood, and official governance all depend on one person. However, the leader of the country, Liu Chan, does nothing and is often lectured by Zhuge Liang. Mr.

He is not like the king, and his ministers are not like his ministers. If the principles of the king and his ministers are always in chaos, how can the Kingdom of Shu not be destroyed?"

Li Longji's eyebrows jumped, his eyes widened unconsciously, and his gaze became solemn.

"Gu Qing's words...heh, it seems that there is something in the words. Am I being overly concerned?"

Gu Qing raised his eyes with a confused expression: "What did I say? I didn't mean anything else. Didn't Your Majesty evaluate the Three Kingdoms with me?"

Li Longji was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "Gu Qing continued, I benefited a lot from what you said."

Gu Qing thought of lightning in his mind and quickly deduced Li Longji's psychology.

He needs Gu Qing and An Lushan to be openly hostile. Gu Qing did it just now, so it would be more reasonable and reasonable for him to give An Lushan some eye drops in front of Li Longji, making Li Longji think that the two sides have formed an incompatible situation.

The purpose of Li Longji’s checks and balances.

A truly scheming emperor actually likes to see his ministers not dealing with each other.

Some words seem to be spoken recklessly and without any thought, but they actually pave the way for the future.

If An Lushan rebels in the future, what Gu Qing said today will be the basis for his future advancement. This is the perfect foreshadowing.

So Gu Qing organized his words and continued: "The fall of Shu was due to the weak king and the strong ministers. The king was unable to restrain the powerful prime minister. The prime minister insisted on going his own way, insisting on the Northern Expedition and frequently raising troops..."

After a pause, Gu Qing emphasized his tone and said: "The weakest part of the monarch is that Zhuge Liang should not be given the military power of the whole country. The army of a country should be completely in the hands of the monarch. Even if the situation does not allow it, it should be planned slowly and slowly.

Slowly release it and slowly weaken the military power of the prime minister. If military power is given to a minister, no matter how loyal the minister is, it will be the cause of chaos and eventually lead to catastrophe!"

When Li Longji heard this, his body trembled, and when he looked at Gu Qing, his eyes flashed with an unusually sharp light, which was terrifying.

Gu Qing bowed and saluted with a calm face: "I have an open heart and speak from my true heart."

Li Longji's eyes narrowed slightly, and his tone became a little cold: "Did Gu Qing mean something?"

"Yes, I do have what I mean. The military governors of the world guard the borders for your majesty, and the soldiers have suffered from wind, frost, rain and snow. However, the turmoil in the past dynasties has mostly been caused by internal chaos. The prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty under your majesty's rule is not easy, and I really don't want to

Seeing that the disaster in the prosperous age originated from Xiao Qiang, the Tang Dynasty is now divided into ten towns. The Jiedushi of the ten towns controls most of the world's troops, and the Jiedushi of each town takes care of the internal affairs, taxes, soldiers and generals and other matters on their own, resulting in the great power of each town.

, it is really undesirable in the Tang Dynasty, and your Majesty should learn from it."

Li Longji snorted and said: "I have made my own decision, so why do you need to say more! I have no doubts about the power of enfeoffing military and political power in each town. In more than forty years, there has not been any serious chaos. Gu Qing, you are worrying too much."

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Seeing that Li Longji still stubbornly persisted, Gu Qing sighed.

There are some things that I didn't dare to say, but saying them would be detrimental to my future. It's okay to watch the prosperous age suddenly collapse, and it's more beneficial to me to make profits out of chaos.

However, Gu Qing still wanted to say, not for the sake of Sheji with the surname Li, but for the war and chaos that the people of the world were about to face. No one knew better than him how much damage the next rebellion would cause to the Tang Dynasty. The rise and fall of the Tang Dynasty were all the suffering of the people.

, it’s funny that the emperor still doesn’t take it seriously.

"Your Majesty has said that history can serve as a lesson for today's people, and we must observe it. Your Majesty should know that the chaos of the Seven Kingdoms of the Han Dynasty and the rebellion of the Eight Kings of Emperor Wu of Jin are all lessons for the past..." Gu Qing said, seeing Li Longji's face getting darker and darker.

Feeling unhappy, I had to shut up.

"Your Majesty, out of loyalty to Your Majesty, I give you unreasonable advice. If Your Majesty is unwilling to accept the advice, I will not say anything." Gu Qing sighed.

Li Longji no longer wanted to discuss this topic, and said calmly: "Gu Qing, last time you killed the assassin Xing Shen in Shangzhou, you will not forget it, right?"

Gu Qing smiled bitterly and finally came.

"I know my sin, but I dare not forget it."

Li Longji smiled: "Beheading a fourth-grade governor is such a reckless act. Do you think that being imprisoned for a month in Dali Temple is enough?"

"I will not be so naive. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Li Longji took a breath and said softly: "For committing such a serious crime, according to the law, you should be executed by the Queen of Autumn, but I only punished you for one month in prison, and even helped you to cover up your lies in court, and even your title and official position were lost.

Didn't move. With Gu Qing's intelligence, do you know why I did this?"

Gu Qing thought for a while and said: "I presume to speculate on God's will. Perhaps... Your Majesty wants to appoint me to another appointment?"

Li Longji smiled: "You are indeed a smart person. I hope your wisdom can be used in the right place in the future. Yes, I intend to transfer you away from Chang'an..."

"Chang'an is not a place for heroes. Gu Qing is still young and needs more training in life. Living in a peaceful place for a long time is tantamount to clipping one's own wings. I rely on Gu Qing for nothing. I also hope that Gu Qing can experience some hardships and grow stronger.

In addition to seeing and hearing, you can also make new contributions to the country, what do you think of Gu Qing?"

Gu Qing immediately understood that Li Longji was going to transfer him out of Chang'an to serve in other places, most likely in the army to guard the border.

It seems that Li Longji finally took An Lushan's ill-intentioned advice to heart.

This damn fat man has done something very difficult for himself.

Before he left, he had to make some arrangements for him, otherwise he would really think that all his enemies had kind-faced features and kind eyes, and that thousands of families would be Buddhas.

Gu Qing secretly gritted his teeth, but with an unyielding look on his face, he said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I am a minister of the Tang Dynasty. I live on your Majesty's salary and worry about your Majesty's affairs. I am willing to open up new territories for your Majesty and make new achievements."

Li Longji was very satisfied with Gu Qing's answer and smiled happily: "I am very pleased that Gu Qing has this intention. Haha, don't worry, I know your enmity with An Lushan and will not transfer you to Fanyang Sanzhen.

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Gu Qing breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, he was really worried that Li Longji would be stupid and transfer him to An Lushan's territory to die.

Li Longji pondered for a long time and said slowly: "Gu Qing should know that last year's battle between Datang and the great food country Talas, although the battle report said it was a draw, in fact, it was me, Datang, who lost."

"This battle resulted in the loss of more than 20,000 soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. More importantly, our Tang Dynasty gradually lost control of the trade routes in the Western Regions as a result of this battle. This trade route in the Western Regions is very important to the Tang Dynasty. The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue reported last year

The surplus of the treasury is 20% less than in previous years, which is the consequence of this war. Gu Qing, I attach great importance to the layout of the Western Region, and I intend to transfer you to serve in the four towns of Anxi. What do you think?"

Gu Qing's face turned bitter. Today, he was still enjoying the decadent and decadent life of feudal scholar-bureaucrats in the blossoming Chang'an. In the blink of an eye, he was going to go outside the Great Wall to suffer from the wind and sand. The opportunities in life were really... so exciting.

I really want to kill An Lushan’s whole family.

Li Longji asked him "what do you think?" Of course, he didn't really ask for his opinion. What he could say proved that he had already made up his mind. What else could Gu Qing do?

So Gu Qing had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "I obey your majesty's will and go to Anxi. I will live up to your majesty's trust and perform meritorious service for your majesty."

Li Longji's face was filled with joy, and he laughed and said: "The Tang Dynasty is very lucky to have Gu Qing's talents at my disposal..."

The smile gradually faded, and Li Longji suddenly darkened his face and said softly: "The Battle of Talos, the causes and consequences of which have already been sent to Chang'an by the Supervisory Army. This battle was more or less caused by Gao Xianzhi. Gao Xianzhi was a Korean. This person

After defeating the Shi Kingdom, you became a little arrogant. Gu Qing is going to Anxi. I will give you enough power. You'd better contain Gao Xianzhi. Datang will not have any more defeats in the Western Regions. Otherwise, the Western Regions will really lose control.

,Understand?"

"I will bear in mind His Majesty's will."

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It was already evening when he left Xingqing Palace, and Gu Qing left the palace with a heavy heart.

Han Jie and other personal guards had been waiting outside the palace gate. When they saw Gu Qing coming out, all the personal guards stepped forward to greet him.

Seeing Gu Qing's gloomy look, Han Jie couldn't help but asked with concern: "Master Hou, what happened?"

Gu Qing sighed: "I just saw a fat man weighing more than 300 pounds, stripped naked and only wrapped in a layer of cloth in the palace. My eyes felt so uncomfortable, and I felt like vomiting..."

Han Jie was stunned: "A fat man weighing more than 300 kilograms..."

Immediately I realized that there were many fat people in the Tang Dynasty, but when it came to more than three hundred pounds, there was only one and no other fat people.

"An Lushan?" Han Jie asked in a lowered voice.

"That's right, a fat man in his fifties actually engaged in some sort of 'three-in-law' in the palace. Can you believe it? Can you imagine a piece of fat that weighs more than 300 kilograms stripped off and dangled in front of you?

"?" Gu Qing sighed and said faintly: "This fat man really has no inferiority complex at all. My heart has been hit hard. I plan to give up meat for a month starting from today... Well, starting from tomorrow. Have a good day.

What a delicious meal, I’ll start giving up meat tomorrow.”

Han Jie actually looked up at the sky with a thoughtful look on his face, imagining a fat man weighing more than 300 pounds taking a bath.

Guo Ziyi was right, this guy is really honest.

After a long while, Han Jie asked again: "Isn't it just because of this that Mr. Hou is worried about you? Is there anything else?"

Gu Qing was silent for a long time and sighed: "Brother Han, have you and your brothers ever thought about opening up territory for the Tang Dynasty and fighting on the battlefield?"

Han Jie nodded vigorously: "This is my long-cherished wish."

Gu Qing smiled bitterly and said: "Well, the opportunity has come. I may be transferred to the fourth town of Anxi soon. You..."

Looking around at the guards around him, Gu Qing said with a solemn expression: "If you have wives, children, and children, it's best not to follow them. You should fulfill your responsibilities as a man first, and then talk about making contributions."
Chapter completed!