Li Heng, who hated Gu Qing so much that he wanted to skin him and tear him apart, actually spoke to Gu Qing for the first time, and a strange aura suddenly came out of the hall.

Yes, you heard me right, Li Heng was speaking for Gu Qing.

The content of what he said sounded very encouraging. Gu Qing was a hero and made great contributions to suppressing the rebellion. Without Gu Qing's Anxi Army, Chang'an City would still be in the hands of the rebels, and you and I would still be in the desolate desert of Lingzhou.

They were pretending to hold a court meeting like a makeshift team.

After making such great contributions to the country, what happened to hundreds of refugees? Besides, it was not Gu Qing who was the one who poisoned the country. How could Gu Qing be wrong? At best, it was an oversight.

Li Heng said these words righteously and sternly in the Golden Palace in front of the civil and military officials of the court, which confused the courtiers.

Are you sure you're not possessed by a ghost?

All fools know that the emperor and Gu Qing are incompatible with each other, and that Gu Qing is in a turmoil today. Wouldn't a normal person's approach be to add insult to injury and kill him while he is sick? You are actually helping Gu Qing to speak, don't you know who you are as a person?

Only Li Mi, Du Hongjian and several other ministers who were trusted by Li Heng in the Golden Palace were not surprised. It seemed that Li Heng's abnormal behavior had been expected by them.

After Dang Dian severely refuted the supervisory censor, Li Heng ordered the court meeting to be dismissed.

In the refugee camp outside the city, the incident is still unfolding.

It is certain that there are people in the refugee camp who are secretly inciting public sentiment. However, there are too many refugees and the management is too chaotic. Even the bad commanders from Jingzhao Prefecture have been sent there, but the person behind the incitement to incite the refugees is still not found.

On the third day after the incident, public opinion in the refugee camp outside the city gradually became more intense.

At first, everyone was just talking quietly in secret. At the beginning, the refugees were still trying to excuse Gu Qing. After all, he was a high-ranking official and it was impossible to take care of everything, no matter how small or small. When he was not careful, the gangsters took advantage of the loophole and poisoned the refugees.

It is really unfair to Mr. Gu to put the blame on Mr. Gu.

If everyone keeps being so reasonable, this matter will probably disappear. Regardless of whether the poisoner is caught or not, at least no one has the heart to blame Gu Qing. To put it bluntly, tens of thousands of refugees outside the city are supported by Mr. Gu.

Yes, nearly a hundred people were poisoned to death by criminals. It was just a pebble thrown into the pond, which did not cause many ripples.

However, by the fourth day, public opinion in the refugee camp gradually changed.

I don't know who deliberately spread rumors in the refugee camp, leading public opinion in another direction.

When Gu Qing helps refugees, is he kind or has evil intentions?

He provides relief to tens of thousands of refugees without any conditions and uses every means to obtain food for the refugees. If he says that he does not have any selfish interests in mind, who would believe him? Comparing your feelings, even if your family is rich and rivals the country, are you willing to use your wealth to provide relief to refugees unconditionally?

The imperial court couldn't allocate food, but Gu Qing had a way to get food. How did he do it? Could it be that he had secretly stockpiled food and would distribute it when there were more and more refugees, so as to win people's hearts and support him?

Will he seek to usurp the throne in the future to pave the way for prestige?

The poisoning this time was too strange. The murderer put the poison in the pot for no reason. On the surface, Gu Qing was indeed innocent, but who can guarantee that Gu Qing was really innocent? First, he poisoned a group of refugees to death, and then arrested a few scapegoats and said they were the murderers.

, chopped in front of the refugees. If things develop like this, will Gu Qing's reputation be even higher?

Various rumors spread, and the refugees gradually realized that they had lost the ability to judge right from wrong.

When rumors are spread by thousands of people with the same voice, rumors are no longer rumors but truth.

On the fifth day after the incident, the public opinion in the refugee camp changed. Gu Qing became the instigator behind the poisoning. Whether he was poisoning or rescuing refugees, he had ulterior motives. He used the lowly lives of refugees as a

As a chess piece, he seeks his own interests in the court.

Five days ago, a kind-hearted person who was praised by refugees as a grateful person turned into a malicious and cruel hypocrite five days later.

The refugees were initially considerate, then silent, then suspicious and jealous, and finally turned into curses and abuses against Gu Qing.

It only took five days. People's hearts cannot stand the scrutiny.

The weather has changed, and this winter is colder than in previous years.

…………

The Gu family mansion.

Gu Qing fixed a piece of cake with tongs and put it on the charcoal fire to bake. The dough was covered with dried fruits, meat pieces, wild vegetables, milk skin and other things. He brushed a layer of oil on it and baked it for a while. The dough smoked on the charcoal fire.

With a sizzling sound, I saw drops of oil dripping into the charcoal fire.

Looking at the noodles on the charcoal fire, Gu Qing swallowed quietly. Smelling the strong fragrance in the room, Gu Qing instantly felt that his life was complete.

The world is worth it, so worth it.

Duan Wuji knelt down next to Gu Qing, looked curiously at the sizzling oily pancake on the charcoal fire, and said, "What are you baking, sir?"

"Pizza, but I prefer to call it 'Wu Dalang Pancake'." Gu Qing stared at the pancake without blinking.

Duan Wuji smiled bitterly and said: "My father-in-law, you still have time to do this... The refugee camp outside the city has exploded. The refugees are scolding my father-in-law for serving the public for personal gain and having evil intentions. The students have just returned from the refugee camp and almost walked in."

Eaten alive by those angry refugees..."

Gu Qing still stared at the pancake and said calmly: "You can't eat it alive. It needs seasoning and it needs to be roasted before it tastes good. It doesn't taste good when it's raw."

Duan Wuji didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This young man had such a big heart. Countless people outside the city were shouting at him and scolding him, but he didn't realize it, as if nothing in the world was as important as the piece of broken dough cake in front of him.

Duan Wuji was a little angry and snatched the tongs from Gu Qing's hand, and he also took away the piece of bread.

Gu Qing finally reacted, anyone who violated his food would be punished no matter how far away he was.

"Han Jie, pull this plagued scholar out and give him twenty military sticks..." Gu Qing shouted.

Duan Wuji's hands shook, and he hurriedly handed the tongs and noodles back to Gu Qing, and said honestly: "Master, the student is wrong."

Gu Qing's face softened slightly, and he pointed at him and said seriously: "I won't do this next time. I hate people who steal my food. No kidding."

"Yes, students will no longer dare to do so."

Putting the dough on the tongs on the charcoal fire and continuing to bake, Gu Qing sighed: "If this pizza could get a perfect score of ten, because you just robbed it like this, it lacked a little heat, so it can only get an eight score at most, Sisi

I'm not at home and no one cooks for me, so I can only eat an eight-point pizza in frustration... What a shame!"

Duan Wuji huddled aside obediently, not daring to say a word, and his submissive look was particularly pitiful.

After a long while, Duan Wuji couldn't help but said: "Sir, you worked hard to raise food for the refugees. The refugees were not only ungrateful, but also scolded you. But you were not aggrieved. Instead, you were aggrieved because of a pancake..."

Gu Qing said calmly: "Most of the ordinary people in the world are ignorant. They are like a group of unconscious sheep. Wherever the leading shepherd dog goes, the sheep will blindly follow that dog. If I want to blame, I also blame that dog."

What does a dog that leads the way care about with a group of sheep? It’s not wise to care about them?”

Duan Wuji sighed: "Students remember that you used to be very ruthless in dealing with your enemies, and those who offended you were either dead or disabled. Why have you become kinder now that you have become a powerful person?"

Gu Qing smiled: "This is not mercy, but the injustice has its owner. If you want to find it, look for the person who instigated it. Those refugees were instigated by others. What can I do to them? Tens of thousands of people outside the city are scolding me.

, can I order all tens of thousands of people to be killed?"

Duan Wuji also felt that it was too much, but he still couldn't calm down and said unwillingly: "At least the person who took the lead in spreading the rumors can be found out. We should punish the person who took the lead in spreading the rumors and take down the person who took the lead in spreading the rumors. After torture, he will be found out."

Behind the scenes, the truth finally came to light, and let those ungrateful refugees give you an explanation."

"The people who take the lead in spreading rumors in the refugee camps are just minions. Even if they are interrogated in prison, nothing will be found. The real battlefield is not in the refugee camps, but in the court..."

"Young master, you mean that this matter was secretly instigated by the court officials?" Duan Wuji was surprised and asked, "Could it be that person in the palace..."

Gu Qing smiled and said: "Don't make random guesses. Suspicious of others without any evidence, it is easy to mislead yourself and deviate from the correct direction of the truth."

Duan Wuji only said yes, but his expression clearly identified the suspect.

"Sir, no matter what, this basin of dirty water has been poured on you. You have to fight back at least. Is it possible to let them ruin your reputation?"

Gu Qing's eyes were still staring at the noodles and he said: "Don't be hasty. If you don't keep your composure, I will only win the small role. If I keep my composure, the big shot behind me will jump out."

Duan Wuji sighed: "It's such an unforeseen disaster. It happened without any warning. Why did they throw such dirty water at you?"

"We recovered Chang'an, we recovered Guanzhong, the reputation of the Anxi Army is getting better and better, and my reputation among the people is getting higher and higher. Oh, I have done a great job. If I had the sense, I should hand it over immediately.

Military power, from now on, you have to either become a civil servant, or retire into the mountains and forests..."

"But I'm not that wise, and I won't let go of my military power. They have no choice but to find ways to make me look bad and try their best to ruin my reputation. If there is a conflict with them in the future, at least they represent justice in the hearts of the people.

This can be regarded as laying the groundwork for future ‘rebellion papers’.”

Duan Wuji was silent for a moment and said: "If you don't fight back, my ruined reputation will be difficult to recover even if the truth is revealed."

Gu Qing said: "Come on, a supervisory censor popped up in the court a few days ago. Others should pop up in the next two days to see how they deal with me..."

The corner of Gu Qing's mouth curled up, with a smile on his face, but there was clearly some murderous intent in his eyes.

"My temper has improved a lot in recent years, but some people really think that I have become docile and submissive."

Duan Wuji shuddered, then said with a smile: "The students will wait quietly for the master to show off his power and kill the clown."

Gu Qing hummed, and then both of them stopped talking.

After a long time, Duan Wuji couldn't help but pointed to the dough that was still baking on the charcoal fire and said, "Master, that dough... the pizza is already cooked."

Gu Qing stared at the noodles without blinking and said, "I know."

"Master, why don't you take it out?"

"You haven't left yet, I want to bake a little longer..."

"Uh, why?"

"Because I can see that you want to eat my pizza, but I don't want you to eat my pizza, so I have to wait patiently for you to leave. If you are still a person, you should take the initiative to leave at this time and don't disturb me to enjoy the pizza alone."

Duan Wuji: "...students say goodbye."

"Go quickly, walk non-stop, and scurry out of my house like a mouse."

"……yes."
To be continued...