At the foot of Yishan Mountain, the Eastern Patrol Team.

Due to the assassination, the entire Xue County was under martial law, and the East Patrol convoy was surrounded by armor-piercing soldiers. Anyone who wanted to move in the convoy needed to obtain permission first.

Of course, there are a few exceptions.

At the same time, because of the assassination incident, the convoy did not go to Mount Tai immediately after the ceremony as originally planned. Instead, it had to conduct a safety check first to confirm that there was no danger before setting off.

After the convoy is in motion, it is certainly safer than when it is parked.

There is nothing to investigate about the assassination itself. The people who carried out the assassination were all regulars on the Empire's wanted list. The combined bounty for a group of people is probably enough.

Somewhere in Yishan Mountain you can observe the high point of the convoy, where Gu Xunzheng and Zhang Han were talking.

"Have the identities of those two people been found out?" Gu Xun asked in a deep voice, crossing his arms and looking at the soldiers patrolling in the convoy.

Gu Xun had many guesses about the methods Zhao Gao might use, so after the assassination, he immediately realized that there was something wrong with the person he killed.

To be precise, he knew there was something wrong with those two people before he committed the murder.

However, he still took the killing blow directly.

Now that he has taken action, a few people must die, otherwise it will be difficult for Ying Zheng to explain.

And there is no use for these two people to live.

If it was Zhao Gao's arrangement, he couldn't leave such two obvious flaws to Gu Xun. If he left them, they might fall into Zhao Gao's back, so it would be better to kill them.

However, people can be killed, but that doesn't mean they are done with it. They still have to investigate.

Zhang Han nodded and replied, "We did a preliminary investigation."

"Their identities are very clear. They are all well-known Confucian scholars within Confucianism. One is named Hou and is from South Korea, and the other is named Lu and is from Yan. At the same time, they are also doctoral officers in the empire and can be regarded as a family of poets and writers."

Doctoral officers are mainly responsible for managing various documents and classics. They are generally held by knowledgeable people from hundreds of schools of thought, and some of them even serve as teachers for princes.

For example, Chun Yuyue of Confucianism was one of the more virtuous and respected doctorates.

Most of these officials are Confucian scholars.

This time, Confucianism was undoubtedly the protagonist of the Taishan Conferment of Zen, so basically all doctorates with Confucian backgrounds participated.

This is also the reason why those two people can participate in the Yishan Festival.

Zhang Han did not mention the names of the two people, because it does not matter what their names are, what is important is their identity.

"The selection is quite accurate." Gu Xun put down his arm and commented with a smile.

Zhang Han said nothing about this, but continued to add, "According to people who know them well, although the two are Confucian scholars, they have also dabbled in Huang-Lao's studies... mainly focusing on those mysterious and mysterious aspects."

"And the previous prophecy, which caused the war in Northern Xinjiang, also has something to do with them."

Strictly speaking, the main reason for the war in the North is the Wolf Clan, but the prophecy of "Hu will destroy Qin" is somewhat effective, otherwise the empire may adopt a softer plan.

"You can't say that you are a Confucian scholar with your strange power and deranged spirits...can you still call this a Confucian scholar?" Zhang Han's words made Gu Xun laugh.

Zhang Han shrugged and continued, "That's what I said, but as you know, sir, not everyone is Confucius."

Gu Xun raised his eyebrows and chuckled, "It seems that Zhao's order did not leave any loopholes for us this time."

"Uh..." Zhang Han opened his mouth but stopped talking.

He himself actually disapproved of Gu Xun's operation of directly killing those two people.

Keeping people alive would be somewhat of a breakthrough, unlike now where there is almost no where to start.

This can be regarded as the difference in thinking between a spy chief and a normal person.

But the person had already been killed, so there was no need for Zhang Han to mention it again.

Gu Xun saw Zhang Han's thoughts, thought about it and said:

"Every gain must come with a loss, Zhang Han."

"I think you also know what the emperor hates the most. The emperor's anger will not be extinguished until the two of them die."

Anyone who knows Ying Zheng knows that what this young and frustrated Emperor hates most is betrayal, any form of betrayal.

These two Confucian scholars were of course insignificant people to Ying Zheng, but they were doctoral officers and imperial officials in the strict sense.

Their assassination of Ying Zheng was the most blatant betrayal of the emperor Ying Zheng!

Zhang Han, as the commander of the Shadow Guards, knew this very well.

But he has another view:

"Sir, even if these two people are dead, His Majesty the Emperor's mood will probably be..."

Anger is an emotion that is obviously not so easy to eliminate.

Gu Xun's killing of people on the spot may not necessarily eliminate Ying Zheng's anger. In Zhang Han's view, it may cause the emperor's anger to extend further and wider.

"I said, every gain must come with a loss." Gu Xun replied nonchalantly, "We can't always get the best of both worlds."

"Killing or not killing, the emperor's anger will not dissipate. It is just a choice."

Zhang Han was silent for a moment, and then asked, "Then what should we do now, sir?"

For Zhang Han, he can solve crimes, arrest people, or protect people. He is good at all of these, but now he has none of these.

There is absolutely nothing to investigate about the assassination, everything is clear... and there are no clues in the unclear areas.

Zhang Han doesn't need to worry about the current security work, he can just do it step by step.

As for arresting people... there were too many rebels involved in the assassination, and they were all difficult characters. Even Zhang Han was at a loss for a while.

He can't do anything.

Gu Xun pursed his lips, and then replied, "Do your job well and let Taishan's enshrinement be completed smoothly."

"There is no way to make up for what has happened. If you want to erase the emperor's anger, you can only start from the next thing."

"I understand." Zhang Han doubted whether this would work, because Zhao Gao would not sit back and wait for the situation to improve, but he still nodded and accepted the order.

He had nothing else to do anyway.

………………

At the same time, in the motorcade.

Fu Nian was also talking to Zhang Liang about the previous assassination.

"Do you think this is a coincidence?" Fu Nian asked Zhang Liang in a low tone.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! He said he was asking, but there was no doubt in his tone.

With a smile on his face, Zhang Liang always looked like a gentle gentleman, and he softly replied, "Whether it's a coincidence or not, it doesn't matter anymore."

"Elder brother, the focus now is what should we do next."

Fu Nian's fingers moved unconsciously, a hint of exhaustion and helplessness appeared on his always square and peaceful face, and he sighed, "We are pressing harder and harder...can we not tolerate Confucianism so much?"

Zhang Liang's smile did not change and he responded calmly, "There is no room for it, it's just that Confucianism is too conspicuous and easy to use."

When Zhao Gao targeted Confucianism, he was not hostile to Confucianism itself. He was even less hostile to Confucianism than to farmers.

To Zhao Gao, Confucianism was just a disposable tool. When it was time to use it, just use it and be done with it.

Now Zhao Gao just wants to use this tool, and there is indeed no malicious intent.

But for Confucians, being used is a disaster, and they must find ways to avoid it.

Of course, the most fatal problem for the Confucians is not that Zhao Gao wants to use them, but that they themselves are not aware of it at all...or maybe they are aware of it, but don't care.

Fu Nian Zhang Liang is one of the few people who are sober, or in other words, one of the few people who knows how to be sober.

"What do you think?" Fu Nian was silent for a long time, not commenting on Zhang Liang's words, and asked instead.

Zhang Liang thought for a moment and replied, "From the current point of view, I think we can only seize the opportunity of Mount Tai's Fengchan."

It is certain that Confucianism did not have the power to resist the empire.

Therefore, they were about to face Ying Zheng's disgust and had no means of resistance.

The only thing that could be done was to eliminate Ying Zheng's disgust and anger towards Confucianism.

Right now, there is only one suitable opportunity, Taishan Fengchan.

If he were on the Mohist side, Zhang Liang would never propose this solution.

Because they are all resolute anti-imperial rebels and will not accept this plan of surrendering to the empire, smart people like Zhang Liang will naturally not take the initiative to make themselves uncomfortable.

Facing Fu Nian, it was just the opposite. Zhang Liang could not propose any plan to confront the empire... In fact, there was indeed no plan to propose.

Fu Nian looked at Zhang Liang and asked meaningfully, "Do you really think so?"

"This is the most appropriate method I can think of." Zhang Liang avoided Fu Nian's question and answered in a different way.

Does Zhang Liang think Xiaoshengxianzhuang should bow to Ying Zheng?

Of course he doesn't think so.

Zhang Liang was absolutely against the empire in his heart, but for the sake of Xiaoshengxian Village, he couldn't possibly tell Fu Nian that it was best for the Confucians to rise up and directly rebel against Te Niang.

Fu Nian hoped that Zhang Liang would change his mentality.
To be continued...