My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

Chang An sighed at this time and said, "Brother Gao, what you said makes sense. Have you ever persuaded them?"

"I have tried to persuade them, but it's no use." Gao Shi shook his head and said, "They insist on doing what they want, believing that the Tang army is invincible. And Gao Shi is just a small leader, so his words don't carry much weight."

"Although your words have no weight in the Ministry of War, you can write a letter to His Majesty to tell him." Chang An said, "Now that His Majesty is working hard to govern the country, he should consider your words, Brother Gao."

"Writing a letter..."

Gao Shi was lost in thought and remained silent for a long time. Then he nodded slowly and said, "I understand. I will tell His Majesty, but I don't know how to say it."

Chang An smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll teach you! By the way, I'll give you the method. Even if we really send troops later and lose, it won't be your responsibility."

Gao Shi waved his hand and said, "Brother Chang, that's not necessary. I can do the petition alone."

Gao Shi stood up and continued, "Now that Madam Gu is pregnant, Brother Chang will inevitably be somewhat restrained in what he does. If the army is really defeated, neither the Ministry of War nor His Majesty will blame Brother Chang."

"Brother Gao!"

Chang An also stood up and said, "Don't act on impulse. If this matter really ends in failure, and you are the one who submitted the petition, you will inevitably be ostracized by the people in the Ministry of War."

"Haven't you always wanted to revive the Gao family? If you are excluded, you will lose your position in the future, so how can you talk about reviving it?"

"Brother Chang!"

Gao Shi suddenly looked at Chang An with a serious face and said, "The Gao family has fallen, and Gao Shi really wants to revive the Gao family. But if I do nothing and do nothing to stop a losing battle, what good will it do even if I keep my official hat?"

"The Gao family has fallen, but they have not become the kind of people who are servile and despicable! Even if I can't keep this official hat, I will protect the reputation of my Gao family as loyal and brave!"

Chang An raised his hand slightly and said, "I didn't say anything bad about your Gao family. What I meant was that I have a plan, although it can't absolutely change the entire war. I want to protect not only you! And not only your official hat!"

"Don't forget, if this surprise attack on the Turks fails, and it is a big defeat! How will the face of our Tang Dynasty be? Think about the soldiers in the army, what will happen to them!"

Gao Shi suddenly shouted, "But this is the Ministry of War's business. If your plan fails, the people in the Ministry of War will definitely implicate you! It will be difficult to protect you."

"I'm not even afraid of Zhang Jiazhen, do you think I would be afraid of those people in the Ministry of War?" Chang An also shouted, "If you are really worried about me being implicated, then you should go to the Ministry of War and take a good look in the next few days! Do you really think those people who are just sitting there doing nothing can do anything?"

"..."

Gao Shi was a little bit at a loss for words with Chang An, so he simply rolled up his sleeves and said, "Brother Chang, your talent is higher than mine. I can't argue with you, but I don't agree with your approach either."

"And our Tang Dynasty values ​​martial arts. You and I are both good at martial arts, so why don't we use our martial arts skills to compete with each other? Whoever wins will be the one we listen to. How do you think?"

Chang An sighed, pulled up his sleeves, and said, "Let's give it a try. Whoever wins gets to do what the other person says."

......

"Sanniang! Sanniang! It's bad, it's bad!"

Gu Li was writing down his account in the study when he heard Zhen'er's voice. He looked up and saw Zhen'er standing at the door of the study, panting. Gu Li frowned slightly and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you so nervous?"

"Oh no! Young Master and Mr. Gao were chatting happily, but now they suddenly started fighting in the yard!"

Gu Li was a little surprised, and then said: "Maybe they are competing in martial arts?"

"Sanniang! It's not a competition! It's a real fight!" Zhen'er said anxiously, stamping her feet.

"This... take me over!" Gu Li realized the seriousness of the situation and quickly stood up, then came to the front yard with the help of Zhen'er. But before he arrived, he heard the voices of Chang An and Gao Shi.

As expected, Chang An and Gao Shi were already sitting on the ground, with bruises on their faces. Chang An and Gao Shi hadn't noticed Gu Li had appeared yet, so they stood up and Gao Shi said:

"Brother Chang, are you still going to continue? We haven't decided the winner yet."

As he spoke, Gao Shi loosened his aching shoulders, and Chang An also loosened his muscles and bones and said, "Continue..."

After saying that, the two raised their fists and rushed forward again, as if they were not afraid of the pain. In order to hit the other side with one more punch, they took the other's punch. Chang An held back a little, but Gao Shi was fighting for his life with all his strength.

After a few more blows, Chang An sighed, took Gao Shi's punch, and fell to the ground. Gao Shi frowned slightly, then stood up, straightened his clothes, and said, "Brother Chang, you don't have to give in to me."

"You are my only friend, Gao Shi. Even if I die or get beaten to death by you, I cannot let you get involved. Even if your method is good, even if it can help the Tang Dynasty win a great victory, what you do may not be what the people in the Ministry of War want to see."

"do you understand?"

After saying this, Gao Shi extended his hand to Chang An, who also reached out and was pulled up by him. Then Gao Shi raised his hand, saluted Chang An in a serious manner, and said, "Brother Chang, I will never forget your kindness and the friendship between us. Farewell."

Gao Shi walked away, saying aloud: "Thousands of miles of yellow clouds, the sun is dim, the north wind blows the geese and the snow falls..."

"Don't worry about having no friends on the road ahead, everyone in the world knows you." Chang An stood in place and replied lightly.

Gao Shi climbed onto his horse, and Chang An turned around, with his back to the door. He could only hear the person behind him say, "Chang Da! Thank you!"

"I decided to call this poem "Bie Changda"! Thank you for helping me finish it!"

"This is your poem, not mine!"

But before he could finish his words, Chang An heard the sound of horse hooves outside the door. Then he heard a noise coming from the entrance of the yard. He was stunned for a moment, then looked over.

But just as I turned my head, I felt a force coming, forcing my head to turn to the other side. Then I felt a tingling sensation on my face.

"Chang Yonghe! Are you crazy? Do you know what you just did?"

When Gu Li's voice came, he could only look over, lowering his head slightly, not daring to look directly at Gu Li. It was like a child who had done something wrong, bowing his head to admit his mistake to his parents.

"Feel sorry......"

"Do you want to take a look at what's happened to your face?" Gu Li stretched out his hand and wanted to slap him, but stopped in mid-air, unable to bear to do it.

"Mrs. Gu, don't be angry. Don't..."

"Angry? You know I will be angry, right?" Gu Li's voice was filled with tears, "You know I will be angry, and you still want to fight with others."

"I......"

Chang An didn't know what to say. After all, he was probably watched by everyone. But soon, he felt his wrist being pulled and then lifted up.

"Since you like fighting, why don't you hit me?" Gu Li took his hand and put it on his neck.

"Mrs. Gu, don't..."

Chang An wanted to pull his hand back, but Gu Li held it tightly.

"Why not? Don't you like fighting with Mr. Gao? Aren't you good at both civil and military affairs? You are not afraid of getting hurt, so why are you afraid of hitting me?" Gu Li's tears fell on Chang An's arm, cold.

"If you fight with Mr. Gao, he will fight back and you will get hurt. But if you hit me, I won't fight back and you won't get hurt. Isn't that better?"

"Don't be angry, Madam Gu, I was wrong..."

Chang An exerted a little force and slowly moved his hand away from Gu Li's slender neck, gently touching her face, and said apologetically: "I shouldn't have fought with Brother Gao. I made you angry."

Gu Li slowly loosened his hand, took a deep breath, loosened his hand that was originally holding Chang An, and put it on his stomach. His brows were slightly frowned, as if he was in pain again.

She calmed herself down and said, "I'm not unreasonable. I know you wouldn't fight with Mr. Gao for no reason, so you need to tell me why you're fighting. Otherwise, I will really ignore you."

Helplessly, Chang An helped Gu Li walk to the yard, and while walking, he told Gu Li in detail what had just happened. After that, Chang An gently apologized again:

"I'm sorry, Gu Niang, please don't be angry, okay? I promise that I won't fight even if I have to in the future. As long as Gu Niang doesn't get angry."

Gu Li also calmed down at this time. All the original emotions disappeared after Chang An said "I was wrong". Then she asked again: "Why did Chang Lang admit defeat? I will be angry whether I win or lose, so why not say it after winning."

Chang An sighed and said, "I can't win this fight."

"why?"

"When we were fighting, I could feel that Brother Gao was using all his strength at the risk of his life." Chang An said, "For him, he had to win this fight, and he would never admit defeat. In this case, I can't win."

Gu Li nodded in understanding, and when he returned to the room, he bolted the door. Then he said, "Chang Lang can't go to bed tonight. This is a punishment for Chang Lang's fight!"

"Go, go, go."

Then, Gu Li held her belly with one hand, pulled Chang An with the other, came to the bed, pointed at the bed and said, "Get up!"

Chang An could only lie down obediently, and then Gu Li said, "Take off your clothes."

After doing the same thing obediently, Gu Li looked at his body and frowned - because Chang An now had a lot of bruises on his body, and some places even had their skin scraped off.

"Mrs. Gu...I..."

"Shut up!"