A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

Gu Qing also quickly responded with a son, "My original intention is actually very vulgar. I just want to live a prosperous life in Datang. Sometimes I feel like I am being roasted on a shelf. You know how I really feel. It's disgusting and makes me do things I don't want to do."

"There are too many involuntary things, and it's not anyone's fault." Li Chengqian said

"You're right." Gu Qing nodded and said, "To be honest, it would be a lie to say that I have no selfish intentions, and I'm not a saint either."

The black and white stones on a chess game were either removed or put up, and it was just such a small chessboard that the two most important people in the Tang Dynasty would always be dissatisfied with playing. Wang Qin knew in his heart that Li Shimin had been arranging this chess game for a long time.

From the very beginning when he played chess with Gu Qing, Li Shimin had already arranged this chess game. Li Shimin knew Li Chengqian about playing chess, but he didn't know Gu Qing. It was just that after the first few games of chess, Li Shimin had a good understanding of Gu Qing's chess skills. General understanding.

After deducing it for so long, Li Shimin finally deduced a game of draw. As long as the two of them don't make big mistakes, it is a draw no matter what. Moreover, this draw is buried so deep that it cannot be easily detected. It is buried behind more than ten moves. .

Wang Qin felt that Li Shimin had deep intentions. Perhaps he already knew the tempers of Gu Qing and Li Chengqian. It was difficult for the two of them to sit down and talk calmly. Since Li Chengqian ascended the throne, the two had been incompatible with each other.

Li Chengqian compromised one step and Gu Qing also compromised one step, Li Chengqian took a step forward, and Gu Qing also took a step forward.

This game of chess is not Gu Qing and Li Chengqian, who have experienced all kinds of conflicts over the years. There is no difference between them. Li Shimin really puts Gu Qing on the same level as the royal family. There will be no such will.

It's like a kind of entrustment, Li Shimin is very old, and he doesn't know when he will leave, but Gu Qing is still very young, and it is because Gu Qing is too young. Li Shimin has always been worried about Gu Qing, who has achieved such a young age , is historically rare.

From the bottom of my heart, Li Shimin took the trouble to test Gu Qing. Whether it was a conspiracy or a conspiracy, Gu Qing came to a result calmly. Gu Qing is not a person who wants power, but Gu Qing is a person who wants to be free. Power shackles.

Only a chess game that can go back and forth can make both of them sit quietly for a long time.

It was already dusk, and the gate of Li Er's residence was full of people, everyone was waiting for the news, and they had been standing all day long.

Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong were sitting together drinking strong wine and eating naan cakes, as if there was a posture that they would not leave unless Gu Qing and Li Chengqian came out. At a glance, everyone looked the same, with worries in their eyes .

The relationship between Gu Qing and Li Chengqian is too special, and the two most important people in Tang Dynasty are people who have been at odds for a long time.

In the confrontation between the two, Changsun Wuji left Chang'an, Tang Jian disappeared, Su Dingfang left the army, Yan Liben no longer worked as a craftsman, Xu Jingzong left the court, Li Yifu left the court, Cheng Chumo's heart for the court Disappointed.

During this period, too many things happened.

Everyone's emotions are very complicated. Some people hope that Gu Qing will not leave the position of Prime Minister, and some hope that Gu Qing will withdraw from the position of Prime Minister.

Gu Xiao and Li Xiang stood in the distance, looked at the people standing in front of Li Erxing's house and asked in a low voice: "Li Xiang, do you think it will be my father or your father who comes out first."

Li Xiang said with his hands on his back, "I think it's best to be a teacher."

"Why?" Gu Xiao looked at Li Xiang.

"I just think it's better for the teacher to come out first."

Fan Jian came over with a food box and said, "It's time to eat. Madam knew that you didn't want to go home for a while, so she brought the food here."

"I've been starving for a long time." Gu Xiao took out pots and pans of food, "Li Xiang, come here, let's eat first."

"Yes." Li Xiang also sat down and nodded.

Fan Jian looked worriedly at the house and said, "I don't know when the Patriarch will be able to come out."

In the house, Li Er woke up and saw that the two were still playing chess, and he was eating vegetables by himself while observing the chess game between the two.

Gu Qing was indeed hungry, and said: "My father-in-law, you think you can't stop people from eating, we haven't eaten a grain of rice since morning."

"Did you eat?" Li Er looked at Fan Jian in surprise.

"After drinking water all day, I really didn't eat anything."

"Two steamed buns are enough." Li Chengqian said.

"I want a chicken leg." Gu Qing said.

When Wang Qin heard this, he made arrangements immediately.

When they came to the backyard of the residence, Empress Changsun was also preparing meals.

Wang Qin said in a low voice: "The two said that one wants to eat chicken legs, and the other wants to eat two steamed buns."

"There's no steamed buns or chicken legs, so give them the same thing." Empress Changsun ordered a few bowls of food, "You don't need to say anything when you send them over."

The food was brought, not the chicken leg that Gu Qing wanted nor the steamed bun that Li Chengqian wanted, but the exact same dishes for both of them, a bowl of meat dishes, a bowl of vegetarian dishes, a bowl of soup and two cakes.

After eating, Gu Qing raised his spirits to look at the chessboard and said: "My father-in-law, we have been playing your end game for a whole day, and this chess game is always a draw."

Li Chengqian also looked at his father Gu Qing and said that he was right.

"It turned out to be a draw."

Looking at Li Eryi's feeling, Gu Qing felt uncomfortable. He felt like he was being calculated. He knew that no one between himself and Li Chengqian wanted to admit defeat. They had been secretly confronting each other for so many years. .

When playing chess seriously, he fell into Li Er's trap. After playing dozens of games in a row, he didn't realize that Li Er was still Li Er.

Li Er ate a few mouthfuls, recovered his senses and looked at the chessboard, "I fell asleep, you have talked a lot after playing for so long."

Li Chengqian wiped the sweat from his forehead and nodded.

Seeing the two people sweating profusely, Li Er smiled and said, "Do you know why you are sweating profusely? I don't sweat."

"At that time, you had a high realm." Gu Qing cupped his hands and said, "I admire you."

"It's my peace of mind. This world has always been contested by you. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. Everyone will have an opponent, and no one will be No. 1 under the sun." Li Er looked at the setting sun. Yu Hui added: "Whether it's Cheng Qian or you, Gu Qing, I hope you two will be rivals for life. I watched Gu Qing grow up, and I also watched Cheng Qian grow up. , they are completely opposite people in the world, one is the emperor, and the other is the prime minister."

Gu Qing smiled and said: "If Li Chunfeng was here, he would definitely say that we don't get along."

Chapter 1045 Drawing the Line

Gu Qing stood up and said, "According to what you always say, it's a rare thing that I can live for so long? Generally, emperors and generals are not compatible, and in the end most of the unlucky ones are generals."

Li Chengqian looked at the word Gu Qing dropped, couldn't pick up the sunspot in his hand and said: "I lost, so it wasn't a game of draw."

Gu Qing picked up the piece that had just been dropped and said: "This chess game is indeed a draw, but you have shaken your concentration, and you have made mistakes in the first three moves."

Turning to look at Li Er, Gu Qing said: "In fact, winning or losing is not important at all, you just want us to sit down and talk, but a whole day has passed, what kind of result do you always want?"

Li Chengqian also looked at his father with a questioning look in his eyes.

Laughing involuntarily, Li Er held his sleeves and swiped all the pieces on the chessboard, "I feel relieved when the chessboard is clean."

"What do you mean?" Gu Qing asked.

Li Er took Gu Qing's shoulders with one hand and said, "Gu Qing, you go as a prime minister and let most of the veterans in the court leave. Although this is what I want to do, you didn't get my consent when you did it. "

"But it also coincides with what you mean." Gu Qing said.

Li Er pointed at Gu Qing and said with a smile: "This is one of the mistakes you, Gu Qing, made. No matter whether it coincides with what I mean or not, you did it all the time, didn't you?"

"Okay, I admit it." Gu Qing nodded.