Chapter 455: Chasing the parents
The little love words are lingering and sad. A two-year-old boy like Gu Qing felt itchy when he heard it. He felt that he was not at the level of his rank. After he finished a seductive love words, how should he respond to it to be considered decent and highly emotionally literate?
"You have done your best to get me." Gu Qing praised.
Huangfu Sisi gritted her teeth and immediately put on the teapot shape.
Judging from her reaction, Gu Qing felt that the response just now might be inappropriate.
So Gu Qing decided to change the topic immediately: "What did the businessman sell just now?"
Huangfu Sisi snorted and said, "You don't have to worry about it."
"I remind you that you are now a member of my Anxi Army, and I am the head coach of the Anxi Army. If other soldiers dare to say this to the head coach, it should be already dead at this moment."
Huangfu Sisi said angrily: "Do you still want to use military law against me?"
Gu Qing was stunned and felt that he was being criticized, as if he said, "You can try another one", and the other party decisively replied, "Just try it", but the result... Gu Qing didn't know how to respond.
So Gu Qing began to think about a question seriously. The military stick in the army fell on her butt. Will she be beaten to death if she only got one shot?
Fortunately, Huangfu Sisi was a very generous woman and she couldn't have been angry for long. She quickly said: "Jingzhou had just recovered, and a surviving businessman was eager to take off the goods in his hand and flee, so I bought it at a low price."
"What goods?"
"Some porcelain, silk and brocade, the merchant originally planned to go to Chang'an to sell it, but as soon as he arrived in Qingzhou, he encountered a rebel who broke the city. He hid the goods in a pile of firewood. He drew into the well and escaped the disaster. After the Anxi army recovered Qingzhou, he wanted to go back to his hometown, so he sold the goods at a low price."
Gu Qing said curiously: "How low is the price?"
"It's very low, it's lower than the price he purchased."
"Are you... considered taking advantage of the situation?"
"Of course not counting. I'm saving him. In this chaotic season, who else can take his goods except me in the entire Qingzhou City? He had already lost money in this deal. Now he wants to save his life. He doesn't care about the losses in money. He just sells it at a price."
Gu Qing thought for a while and praised: "You can say that taking advantage of the situation is so fresh and refined, you are also a personal figure."
Huangfu Sisi's eyes widened, and after a while, she suddenly laughed: "In business, business is something you want to do. If he doesn't agree, he can't sell it, and I won't rob him. Since he agrees, it means that the price is actually not a big loss for him. The Marquis was a businessman before, so he should understand this principle."
"What are you planning to buy these goods in a messy season?"
Huangfu Sisi said softly: "It is not easy for the marquis to command a army. Tens of thousands of people must be taken care of when eating, drinking, defecation and urination. I can't help you, so I can only think about money. I will buy goods at a low price in Qingzhou today. In the future, the army will not know where to set off. No matter where I go, I will sell the goods in another place. I can earn a little difference. It is also good to subsidize the soldiers in the army and let them eat more meat."
Gu Qing was moved and said, "You... are worthy of being the only designated sponsor of the Anxi Army. If the soldiers know your hard work, they will worship you as the mother of the Anxi Army..."
Huangfu Sisi spat and said, "What mother, it's so ugly!"
"The saint of Anxi Army, the saint is nice."
Huangfu Sisi suddenly hooked his neck and said sweetly: "Does the 'Second Lady of the Marquis' sound nice?"
Gu Qing pulled the corner of his mouth: "Who gives you the confidence that you can make you feel like you can rank second?"
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Outside Luoyang City.
Luoyang was the eastern capital of the Tang Dynasty. After Wu Zetian became emperor, he not only changed his religion to worship Buddhism and suppress Taoism, but also abandoned the capital Chang'an and lived in Luoyang forever.
Everything she did was to eliminate the influence of Li Tang on the world.
However, today, Geshuhan suffered a great defeat at the city of Luoyang.
In early April, the rebels captured Luoyang and the Luoyang prefect surrendered. Since Luoyang is a big city and a fortress that runs through the north and south, An Lushan arranged 20,000 heavy troops to defend it in Luoyang.
After Geshuhan led Hexi into Guanzhong, he was always looking for fighter opportunities. Before Gu Qing's Anxi Army entered the pass, Geshuhan led his army to avoid the main force of the rebels and fought several small-scale sniper battles, all of which were great victory.
Victory is easy to get lost. After several consecutive small victories, Geshuhan suddenly felt that the strength of the rebels was just that, so when he led his army to fight in various parts of Guanzhong, he suddenly set his sights on Luoyang.
Luoyang's geographical location is very important. First of all, it is the eastern capital of the Tang Dynasty, gathering the heroes and materials from all over the Tang Dynasty. Secondly, Luoyang spans the Yellow River and is exactly the only place for transportation between the north and the south. The food and grass supplies needed by An Lushan's rebels must pass through Luoyang. If Luoyang can be captured, it is equivalent to cutting off the rebels' retreat and cutting off their food and grass. When the rebels heard about it, the morale of the army would inevitably be in chaos and major events could be settled.
So Geshuhan sent a scout to inquire outside Luoyang City for several days.
The news brought back by the scout said that the rebels defended the city with 20,000 troops. Ge Shuhan calculated carefully and felt that he was about 50% sure to take Luoyang, so he began to actively prepare for the siege.
However, Geshuhan, who recklessly decided to attack Luoyang, was destined to suffer a crushing defeat.
Because the rebel general who guarded Luoyang City was named "Gao Shang" and his name was Gao Shang, but it was actually not noble at all.
Gao Shang was originally named "Gao Wuji". Strictly speaking, Gao Shang is not considered a military general, but a strategist around An Lushan.
Before An Lushan started his army, Gao Shang and another adviser named Yan Zhuang tried to persuade An Lushan to rebel against the Tang Dynasty. Only then did An Lushan make up his mind to rebel.
To be humbly speaking, Gao Shang can be regarded as a hardcore rebel.
The noble force is not worth a lot, but his wisdom is extraordinary. Otherwise, An Lushan would not have been attracted to him as one of the two important strategists around him.
Because Luoyang's geographical location is important, An Lushan dared not talk to others lightly, so he asked Gao Shang to stay in Luoyang.
He was noble and good at using military strategies and was accustomed to planning ahead. On the first day of staying in Luoyang, many scouts were released dozens of miles away from the city.
When Geshuhan's Hexi Army was just outside Luoyang City, Gao Shang learned the news. So he sent 10,000 left behind soldiers out of the city to ambush. Geshuhan led his army outside Luoyang City and immediately began to attack the city. When the two sides were in full swing, a rebel army outside the city suddenly broke out and rushed straight to the central tent of the Hexi Army from the rear. The Hexi Army was in chaos.
In a panic, Geshuhan ordered the withdrawal of the troops that attacked the city and to resist the surprise attack with all his might. However, the morale of the army was in chaos. In a hurry, the Hexi army had no time to set up its defense formation, so it was destroyed by the rebels. Then five thousand rebels also broke out in Luoyang City. Two rebels attacked one in front and one behind, and the Hexi army was defeated and retreated in shock.
After retreating fifty miles away, Geshuhan gathered the remaining troops and couldn't help but feel miserable.
This battle caused nearly 8,000 Hexi troops to be damaged, which was a huge loss.
Ironically, at this time, Ge Shuhan happened to receive the imperial edict, and Li Longji rewarded him with 500 acres of fertile land and 100 taels of gold, and he also kindly sent an imperial physician to treat him...
Ge Shuhan had the heart to kill him with one head-on hit.
Eight thousand were lost, countless weapons and horses were lost, and the army was short of food and grass, and the morale of the army was dispersed. Geshuhan fell into the trough of his life overnight.
At this moment, Gu Qing's particularly annoying face suddenly appeared in Geshuhan's mind.
I guess Gu Qing should be very comfortable at this time, right? He just recovered Qingzhou and was appointed as the secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Secretariat. Especially the Anxi Army has always been rich and has never had to worry about food, grass and military preparations. Not only that, there is still meat to eat every now and then...
In contrast, let’s look at the poor Hexi Army...
Geshuhan took a deep breath and held back the tears of poverty.
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Chang'an City.
A fast horse rushed into the Golden Light Gate. The horse knight held up a memorial and ran up to the people's businessmen along the way, saying, "Good news! Good news! Anxi Army recovered Qingzhou, and Mr. Gu is mighty!"
According to Gu Qing's instructions, good news must be reported one by one, so that we can accumulate prestige among the people and soothe the hearts of the people in the world.
After the news of annihilation of 20,000 rebels yesterday, only one day later, the Anxi Army entered the city with another good news.
Sure enough, the subjects of Chang'an City were boiling again, and everyone on the streets were smiling happily. The news of the recovery of Qingzhou quickly spread throughout the capital.
The people ran away with the knights who received the victory. More and more people followed the knights. Countless businessmen along the way echoed the "Majesty Gu" and shouted "The mighty man." From the Jinguang Gate to the outside of the Xingqing Palace, when the knights entered the palace, nearly 10,000 people were watching outside the palace.
Ten thousand people gathered at the palace gate and shouted loudly "Marquis Gu is mighty" in unison, with a huge momentum and shocking momentum.
In Xingqing Palace, Li Longji laughed loudly after hearing the good news, and Longyan was more pleasant than yesterday.
Gu Qing’s guess is correct. Compared to annihilation of how many rebels and how many levels of beheading, what is more exciting is the recovery of lost territory.
From ancient times to the present, the regaining of lost land is the most valued. Land and cities represent territory and the idea of unification. Regaining lost land is easier for people to see hope for victory.
"Reward! I must reward! What a Gu Qing, so good, haha! The Anxi Army is worthy of being the Iron Army of the Tang Dynasty." Li Longji smiled red, and the gray and depressed look on his face over the past few days was wiped out. He returned to his original appearance as the Emperor Taiping, arrogant and arrogant.
"I posthumously named Gu Qing's father to the Marquis of Yique County, and posthumously named his mother to the wife of Shu. I wrote an edict to send the decree to the Anxi Army as soon as possible." Li Longji laughed. He has always been a merciless person, and he is very generous today.
Of course, he is quite generous and smart. Anyway, he is chasing people and is worthy of them without any expense.
Gao Lishi laughed for a moment, then handed over another memorial and said carefully: "Your Majesty, Gu Qing has another memorial."
Li Longji was stunned, took the memorial and read it, and then his expression became very complicated.
"Please ask the land for the house? Haha, do you want to follow Wang Jian and ask for it for yourself?" Li Longji murmured with a smile.
Gao Lishi carefully observed Li Longji's expression and whispered: "This Gu Qing is too much. He only won two games in small victory, but he dared to ask His Majesty for this and that. He is arrogant because of his merits. Why not issue an order to rebuke him?"
"A thousand acres of fertile land, five hundred households have an additional fief. Please give me a Chinese house and a bounty... Tsk, I really have a big appetite." Li Longji did not express his opinion, staring at the memorial to be tragic.
Chapter completed!