A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

Being summoned by Li Er after the court meeting is already a common occurrence for Gu Qing, and many people in the court know that they can only envy him.

When he came to Wude Hall, Li Er was practicing sword.

Gu Qing stood aside and looked at Wang Qin and asked Wang Qin in a low voice, "What kind of swordsmanship is your Majesty practicing?"

Wang Qin ignored Gu Qing's words, stepped forward and whispered to Li Er, "Your Majesty, Gu Qing is here."

Li Er didn't stop when he heard the words, and after practicing for a long time, he stopped his sword, "Gu Qing, do you know everything about King Qi?"

"What is His Majesty talking about? I didn't understand."

"You still have the same stinky virtue." Li Er handed the sword to Wang Qin, "Dali Temple arrested the alchemist, Li You gave you a cart of money, and you passed it on to the child slave, Gu Qing, you are very scheming .”

"What your majesty is talking about, I can't understand more and more."

"Confused, it doesn't matter if you're pretending or not, it's good to be a little confused." Li Er walked into the Ganlu Hall, took off his coat and drank a mouthful of cold soup. you."

"I'm convicted." Gu Qing nodded repeatedly.

While talking, Wang Qin handed Li Er another memorial. After reading it, Li Er's face was very bad, "Li You is a rebellious son! It's really rebellious. He was sent to Taichang Temple and punished to copy the filial piety scriptures."

"Yes!" Wang Qin nodded.

"Gu Qing, back then, the 36th Route rebelled against the king, and the [-]th Route of Dust killed the Central Plains into chaos. I don't want to see that kind of scene again." Li Er said.

Listening to this sentence, why is it like warning yourself.

"I understand." Gu Qing replied.

"Give me a seat! Give me tea." Li Er said to the maid beside him.

Sitting down and taking a sip of tea, Li Er's tea is also fried tea, and now fried tea has been integrated into the lives of the people in the Central Plains, and this kind of integration is inevitable even for the royal family.

Gu Qing said silently, "Your Majesty, I want to say one thing."

"Speak." Li Er said.

"That's what I said." Gu Qing continued, "The area in the south of the Yangtze River is rich in fish and rice all the year round. I want to open up trade routes in the east of the Yangtze River to the states in the Central Plains. The silk and rice in the south of the Yangtze River are all good things. I want to Reduce taxes on local merchants in the south of the Yangtze River."

"If you plan to write a memorial for this kind of thing and submit it to the Ministry of Education, someone will naturally approve it." Li Er looked at Gu Qing, "The business route has always been stable, so you don't have to pay too much attention to this kind of thing."

"It's like this." Gu Qing said again, "That day, His Royal Highness King Wu found me, and hoped that I would speak to His Majesty. King Wu wants to go to fiefdom."

"King Wu?" Li Er nodded, "I see, I want to go to the Jiangdong area you mentioned."

"That's right." Gu Qing nodded, "Jiangdong can be connected to the East China Sea. The Jiangdong pass can speed up the flow of goods through waterways. The faster the flow of business and trade, the greater the benefits will be. It only takes one month to complete the transaction. Under the ebb and flow, only one transaction can be completed a month. After speeding up, three transactions can be completed in a month. The faster the flow of goods, the faster the flow of goods will be. taxes."

"If His Royal Highness King Wu masters the Jiangdong waterway and vigorously develops waterway trade, the commercial taxation in the future will be able to rise to a higher level."

After Gu Qing finished speaking, Li Er was speechless for a long time, "Gu Qing, is your mind full of business?"

"what?"

"I'm asking you, is your mind only about business?" Li Er looked at Gu Qing, "Why did you say something into business, so King Wu can only do business when he goes to Jiangdong?"

"No." Gu Qing smiled awkwardly, "There are still many things that can be done, such as developing people's livelihood and promoting production, eh! A lot is very much."

"I will make a decision about King Wu." Li Er said slowly.

"Your Majesty is still working on a new firearm." Gu Qing said, "That firearm is very good. It is quick to use and cheap to make and can be used repeatedly, but it is easy to smoke people's face when using it."

"Let's listen to it." Li Er became interested while drinking tea.

"That thing is called a musket, also called an arquebus, and it's still in the theoretical stage." Gu Qing said, "As long as the arquebus is [-]%, thousands of people will have one, and a volley will be a spectacular scene. It’s not easy to improve the quality, but if you want good quality, the workmanship must be very fine.”

"Arquebus?" Li Er nodded and asked, "How long can you make it?"

"Hurry up." Gu Qing drank his tea calmly, with a half-smile, as if he was planning to bargain.

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Chapter 589 I Don't See You

Li Er looked at Gu Qing with a half-smile, "Soon? How long are you talking about?"

"It won't be too long." Gu Qing stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I'm going back now, and try to make a matchlock gun as soon as possible.

"Wait a minute." Li Er called Gu Qing, "Stinky boy, your mind is full of buying and selling. I want to get this matchlock gun, so I have to promise you something."

"Your Majesty thinks too much, I have no other intentions." Gu Qing walked away from the Ganlu Hall with a smile, and said in his mouth: "I don't know where the human face is going, but the peach blossoms are still smiling at the spring breeze."

Hearing Gu Qingnian's poem, Li Er sneered and understood, Peach Blossom was still smiling at the spring breeze, this kid was still thinking about Gao Yang.

"Your Majesty." Wang Qin whispered, "His Royal Highness King Qi has already entered Taichang Temple."

"I see." Li Er nodded, "What is Gao Yang doing these days?"

"Princess Gaoyang is by Empress Changsun's side these days." Wang Qin said.

"En." Li Er nodded slightly.

On the way out of the palace, Gu Qing saw Li Chengqian standing not far away.

"Gu Qing." Li Chengqian stepped forward and said, "I know what the king of Qi has done. It's because I didn't manage my younger brother well and caused you troubles. On behalf of King Qi, I want to apologize to you."

"It's not in the way." Gu Qing said without concealing it, "Now that His Majesty is getting old, the burden of His Royal Highness as the Crown Prince of the country must be getting bigger and bigger."

"Whether you want to help Gu or not, what the emperor can give you in the future will be given to you after Gu ascends the throne." Li Chengqian said.

"Actually, what His Royal Highness really wants is not your help." Gu Qing looked at Li Chengqian with a smile, "What His Royal Highness needs is the position of His Majesty. The Crown Prince wants to use His Majesty as a weight to pry His Majesty's throne, right?"

"No matter what you think, Gu still says that as long as you, Gu Qing, can help Gu, I can give you what my father can give you in the future." Li Chengqian said in a low voice, "As you can see, my father is old. High! It's not just Li You who is cheating among the princes, this matter is not settled, it's hard to sleep and eat alone!"

"Why do you care so much?" Gu Qing patted Li Chengqian on the shoulder, "How did your majesty get to the throne? What happened at the Xuanwu Gate was a scar in your majesty's heart. As long as your highness is patient, don't rush for success, your majesty." If you sit firmly on Mount Tai, the position of Taiji Palace will naturally come naturally, His Majesty will not let his son follow his old path, one tragedy is enough, there cannot be a second one."

"In the final analysis, you still have to refuse." Li Chengqian nodded and looked at Gu Qing.

"Your Highness, it really doesn't matter which side I choose. I hope His Highness will stop thinking about me." Gu Qing looked at Li Chengqian, "The most important thing is to have this kind of mind to handle the political affairs that His Majesty has given you."

Li Chengqian watched Gu Qing leave, feeling depressed.

Li You didn't copy the filial piety scriptures at all in Taichang Temple, and threw the brush in his hand on the ground angrily, "Li Chengqian, Gu Qing, Li Tai! Why do you stand on my head? I am also a prince, why can't I ask for the most important thing in the world. "

That night, as an eunuch, he went to deliver meals to Li You.

Li You strangled the eunuch to death with the donated cloth he had prepared, and set fire to Taichang Temple to attract the attention of the guards in the palace. Under the chaos, he was about to escape from the palace in a hurry and ran all the way to Chengtianmen.

"His Royal Highness, what are you going to do in such a hurry?" The guard guarding the gate of the palace said doubtfully.