After the servant left, Mr. Xu said reluctantly: "Is the Marquis leaving Chang'an? I heard that Anxi is frequent wars, why did Your Majesty transfer the Marquis to Anxi? Alas, Guan'er has been promoted. Now you are a real general who is leading troops, but that's..."

Mr. Xu was both happy and worried about this imperial edict, and he didn't know what expression he should have.

Gu Qing opened the imperial edict and read it several times, and said, "I want to confirm something. What was sealed in the imperial edict?"

"What?" Butler Xu was stunned: "The Marquis didn't understand the imperial edict?"

Gu Qing glanced at him: "Butler Xu, you're a little naughty recently."

Mr. Xu immediately became honest: "Marty, the emperor appointed you as the 'Deputy Envoy of the Anxi Jiedushi' and gave you the honorary title of 'Shang Guard'. The deputy envoy of the Jiedushi is the third rank, and the honorary title is also the third rank."

There was no expression of joy on Gu Qing's face, but instead said calmly: "Is the Anxi Jiedushi Gao Xianzhi?"

"Yes, General Gao Xianzhi was promoted to the governor of the Four Towns of Anxi after defeating Xiao Bolu for six years in Tianbao, and has been promoted to the position of Fu Meng Lingcha as the governor of the Four Towns of Anxi until now."

Gu Qing pondered for a long time, and Li Longji named him the deputy envoy of Anxi Jiedu. It has to be said that part of it comes from great trust, and the other part is imperial skills. In order to balance the power of the senior leaders of the Anxi Army, Gu Qing did not forget what Li Longji said to him a few days ago, and Li Longji told him bluntly that Gao Xianzhi should be restrained in Anxi.

Obviously, since the Tang army was defeated by Talas commanded by Gao Xianzhi, Li Longji was a little worried about Gao Xianzhi and transferred Gu Qing to Anxi. One was to give him experience, and the other was to send someone around him who Li Longji trusted to monitor and even restrain Gao Xianzhi. Maybe in a short time, Gao Xianzhi would be removed from his power and transferred him back to Chang'an.

Gu Qing had a lot of information about the imperial edict, which ordered him to lead 10,000 left guards and horses to be charged into the Anxi Army. One reason was that after the Battle of Talas, the Tang army suffered heavy losses in the Western Regions, losing more than 20,000. The left guards and horses to be charged into the Anxi Army was to protect the Tang Dynasty's right to speak in the Western Regions.

Secondly, the Left Guard was the army of the emperor directly under Chang'an, and the loyalty of this army was definitely the highest in the world. Li Longji sent the Left Guard to Anxi, which shows that he was not only worried about Gao Xianzhi, but also the entire Anxi Army.

His Majesty the Emperor had no other skills in his later years, and his suspicion became worse and worse.

At the same time, Gu Qing also noticed that the imperial edict allowed Gu Qing to "do things cheaply and cut off military aircraft to deal with it", which is meaningful.

Although the top leader was Gao Xianzhi, he allowed Gu Qing to "cut off the military plane at a cheap price" and combined with the ten thousand left guards he gave him, this was equivalent to half of the Anxi Army's control and the ten thousand left guards were Gu Qing's confidence in establishing a foothold in the four towns of Anxi.

Gu Qing waved back the housekeeper, lying on Hu's bed in the yard with the imperial edict, closed his eyes and pondered, with a serious expression.

The troops are strong and the horses are powerful and powerful, but the responsibilities are as heavy as Mount Tai.

Li Longji gave him enough power and enough powerful troops. What he wanted was to stabilize the Western Regions, so that the Tang Dynasty could quickly restore its former power after the defeat of Talas, and continue to maintain strong strength among the countries in the Western Regions, so that the trade route between the Western Regions and the Tang Dynasty would be unobstructed.

These tasks are not so easy to accomplish.

The complex situation between the countries in the Western Regions, the relationship between many small countries and the Tang Dynasty was like friends and enemies, as well as two enemies who were eyeing Tubo and Dashi.

How to deal with and balance the situation in the Western Regions, how to stabilize the morale of the Anxi Army, how to open up trade routes, how to overthrow Gao Xianzhi according to Li Longji's instructions, and fully grasp the military power of the Anxi Army, each of which is a huge challenge for Gu Qing.

Gu Qing closed his eyes for a long time, suddenly opened his eyes, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

I patted the imperial edict in my hand and felt the power conveyed from the yellow silk. The power was called "power".

If the task can be completed successfully, Gu Qing will be the first person in the Anxi Protectorate, with tens of thousands of elite troops in his hands. Then, is it considered watering and fertilizing his ambitions?

If you think more deeply, if you complete the task and grasp the military power of the Anxi Army, and when the prestige of the Anxi Army was rising, if Li Longji suddenly asked him to hand over the military power back to Chang'an, how should he refuse? Respect yourself, raise thieves, or start a war with neighboring countries?

The Tang Dynasty at that time was probably not as peaceful as it is now, right? There will be a most suitable path for you to walk.

To entrust such a heavy task to a twenty-year-old young man, it has to be said that Li Longji was foolish in his later years to a certain extent. Of course, Gu Qing's grace for saving his life was very important.

The suggestions that first made during the rebellion of Nanzhao, the later complaints between Li Longji and Gu Qing, and even the Romance and Ministers of the Three Kingdoms written by Gu Qing, etc., all the factors combined have made Li Longji have a considerable trust in Gu Qing. He intuitively believed that Gu Qing could entrust important tasks and smoothly stabilize the Anxi Army.

If Li Longji could read the mind and read Gu Qing’s true thoughts, maybe... he would cry out, and then grit his teeth and cut Gu Qing into pieces.

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The news that Gu Qing was promoted to Deputy Envoy of Anxi Jiedu quickly spread throughout Chang'an.

As a rising star in the court, Gu Qing was already very much watched by court officials and powerful people. Li Longji joined the imperial edict to transfer his post, making Gu Qing an instantly popular figure in Chang'an City.

Discussions spread everywhere, and Gu Qing fell into endless jealousy and criticism.

A young man in his twenties was transferred to Anxi as deputy governor of the Jiedushi, and he also had ten thousand soldiers and horses in his hands. This was something that the Tang Dynasty had never seen since its founding. Gu Qing set a precedent.

To sum up all the criticisms, there are actually only two sentences. The first sentence is "Gu Qing has no virtue and no ability" and the second sentence is "The Holy Emperor is in trouble."

In the past, Gu Qing was named General of the Central Army or Marquis of the County, but in fact he never actually had much power. The court officials only thought he was a favored minister who was lucky enough to advance and allowed the emperor to be granted the title of Xu Jue. Anyway, the emperor was happy.

But this time, Gu Qing really held power, and he still had half of the military power of the Anxi Army, which was blocked to the west of the Tang Dynasty. This undoubtedly touched the cake for many people. The middle and high-level generals in the Anxi Army had close ties with the Chang'an court officials, and the court immediately discussed and continued to impeach and advise.

Countless court officials submitted memorials to Li Longji, asking the emperor to take back Cheng's life. Even the left prime minister Chen Xilie, who has always been a good man, also submitted memorials to advise, "The country cannot be granted a weak crown."

Interestingly, some people in the court agreed with Gu Qingfeng's decree of Deputy Envoy Gu Qingfeng.

The first thing I agree with is Yang Guozhong, who is about to be the prime minister. Yang Guozhong carelessly expressed his support for the emperor's sage in the court, and he is young heroes. He is the only one who can do his best to the battlefield in the Western Regions. The emperor's ability to be the one who can be admired.

Secondly, I agree with someone who even Gu Qing did not expect, Li Heng, the prince of the East Palace.

Compared to the court officials, Li Heng was Li Longji's own son. He knew his father's urinary nature better than anyone else. In his later years, Li Longji was stubborn and completely refused to listen to the advice of his ministers. The decision he made was impossible to change.

In addition, the unknown relationship between Li Heng and Gu Qing had just been established, and since the facts could not be changed, Li Heng simply followed the flow, selling Gu Qing's favor and winning the favor of his father.

As for Yang Guozhong's agreement, of course it has nothing to do with friendship. After all, Yang Guozhong was still worried about losing favor. Since Gu Qing saved Li Longji's life and Li Longji became more favored to him, Yang Guozhong began to worry, fearing that one day Gu Qing's holy family would be higher than him. Now that Gu Qing is going to Anxi, Yang Guozhong is reluctant to ask for it. The farther Gu Qing goes, the better. After he leaves, the Holy Emperor belongs to me alone...

As the leaders of the two sects of the court, Crown Prince Li Heng and Yang Guozhong expressed their agreement at the same time. Li Longji was an emperor who would never change his words and wanted to save face. The criticism in the court quickly subsided.

Gu Qing was the deputy envoy of the Anxi Jiedushi.

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In recent days, Gu Qing’s mansion has been quite lively, with people coming and going.

Most of them were some generals of the Zuo Gu Gu, and even the veteran General Guo Ziyi came to the mansion to congratulate him personally. As for the generals of the Zuo Gu Gu Gu, everyone had different situations. Some begged Gu Qing to bring him with him when he went to Chang'an, hoping to make achievements in the Western Regions to gain military merits, while others asked Gu Qing not to bring him. It was so comfortable to be in the prosperous land of Chang'an, and he had a wife, children and young people at home, so he was reluctant to leave.

Gu Qing agreed to the request of the Left Guard General.

Gu Qing will write down the list of people who are willing to follow the pass and make military achievements. Gu Qing will never force anyone who is unwilling to leave.

After leaving Yumen Pass, you have to fight against hostile forces from all sides. If you have a group of unwilling generals under your command, you will lose half of them when you fight.

The ten thousand left guards that are about to be obtained are Gu Qing's foundation in the Western Regions. Gu Qing attaches importance to the combat effectiveness of this army more than anyone else. Anyone or anything that is not conducive to combat effectiveness must be decisively excluded.

A few days later, the opposition from the court officials gradually subsided, but Gu Qing secretly invited Yang Guozhong to meet in a restaurant in Chang'an East City.

Gu Qing took the whole restaurant, and Han Jie and his guards stood at the door with their swords. Gu Qing and Yang Guozhong sat upstairs by the window, and there were only two people sitting opposite each other in the huge restaurant.

Yang Guozhong looked around the restaurant's environment with a smile and said, "My dear brother chose a good place. This building has a bit of Wei and Jin style. Look at the inscriptions and ancient paintings on this wall, it is really quiet and elegant, suitable for a romantic and elegant scholar like you and me, haha."

Gu Qing's actions of pouring wine stopped, and a shocked light flashed in his eyes.

You are a businessman, and the biggest complaint of people in the world is that you are ignorant. Where can you dare to say that you are a "romantic and elegant man"? Are you completely shameless?

"Yang Xiang said it very well. This building is the place that I found after searching for a long time. Today, this building can be visited by Yang Xiang. A hundred years later will be a legend that has been passed down from later generations. This restaurant is filled with Yang Xiang's glory, and may become a place where scholars and students strive to admire each other in the future."
Chapter completed!