After the battle of Guancheng, Gai Nie and others were on the wanted list at the same time, but Tianming survived.
However, his existence is not a secret to many people. After all, the target that His Majesty personally ordered to "take care of" will attract the attention of many caring people.
However, these people know very little about Tianming himself.
Most of them just know that such a special child exists, and the rest don't know anything about it.
A few people know a little more. They know that the defection of the Imperial Sword Master Gai Nie is inseparable from this child, and they know that the empire's wanted arrest of Gai Nie is all due to this child.
Fusu is a minority among the minority and knows almost everything.
He knew that what the empire actually wanted to capture was Tianming, who was being taken by Gai Nie. He knew that Tianming was of great use to his father. He knew that Tianming was the son of Jing Ke and Gongsun Li. He also knew that Tianming had been himself for a few days.
My cheap brother.
The only thing he doesn't know is the value of an orphan who has lost his father and mother.
At the same time, he has no interest in targeting this "brother" with whom he has met several times for his father's plan that he does not agree with.
Therefore, he did not inform Meng Tian or Li Si of his discovery.
In Fusu's view, this young man has no significance to the empire. He is just an enthusiastic person who kindly 'saved' once.
Of course, his goodwill towards Tianming has something to do with his teacher.
He knew about the inextricable connection between Tianming and his teacher.
It was also because of this that he remembered to ask his teacher about Tianming's situation today.
If possible, he still hopes to ensure the safety of the child, as a way of...repaying the 'life-saving' grace.
Facing the student's question, Gu Xun nodded, "You are right, it's that child. You saw him many times when he was a child."
Nowadays, there are not as many etiquette precautions as in later generations. The interactions between the prince and the concubine can be very close, but most people will not do that, but there are a few who can't control their legs.
Fusu has always been the most observant of rules. He has almost never exceeded the rules since he was a teenager. He has no contact with anyone in the harem, the only exception is Li Ji.
This was because of Gu Xun's instructions - he promised to take care of Gongsun Li and her son, but he couldn't spend all day long in Ying Zheng's harem, so he simply asked Fusu to help him keep an eye on them.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for Fusu to interact with Gongsun Li, who has always been deeply involved in detection and has not lived in the palace for too long, let alone Tianming, whose identity is embarrassing.
"What, what do you think?" Gu Xun looked at his students and asked.
Fusu pondered for a while and then slowly shook his head:
"The student just doesn't understand why the teacher lets him get involved with those rebels."
Gu Xun stretched out a hand and waved it, and replied, "He and I do have a causal relationship, but that's it. I have no interest, no position, and no right to interfere in his life."
"It was his own choice to get involved with the Mo family... Of course, the empire's encouragement was indispensable."
"Judging from the status of his parents, this choice can be regarded as a continuation of the bloodline."
"You want to find him?" After Gu Xun answered, he asked with a playful smile.
Fusu nodded calmly, "Songhai is now in a troubled time and is at the heart of the storm. It is too dangerous for him who is sensitive to his identity. I think it is best for him to leave as soon as possible."
Gu Xun laughed and shook his head, "Now he is the storm itself. Unless he leaves the land, he is destined to make waves wherever he goes. There is no point in hiding. It is just treating the symptoms but not the root cause."
"If you want to help him, ignoring everything about him is the best choice. After all, although this kid is very well-known, there are still only a few people who can recognize him at a glance."
Seeing this, Gu Xun laughed and explained, "Haha, to treat diseases and save people, the first thing is to prescribe the right medicine. You are just the eldest son of the empire now, and you can't do many things. It's like a doctor who is not good at medical skills. You can only prescribe what you can."
Fangzi."
"No matter how much, we'll wait until your medical skills 'progress'."
"..." After Fusu was silent for a while, he turned to another topic, "Teacher, do you know why my father wants Tianming so much?"
"He is a young man, but his life experience is a bit special. What is the significance of his various plans for the Yin and Yang family?"
"This child is far more special than you think." Gu Xun responded with a smile, "There are many secrets hidden in him, including the empire, the Yin Yang family, Canglong Qisu, everything.
, are all inextricably linked."
"As for what the purpose is... we may only know this after the mirage sets sail."
"Phantom..." Fusu turned his head to look at the giant creature on the sea in the distance, and muttered the other person's name blankly.
"What, are you curious?"
Fusu, who had regained consciousness, nodded simply, "To be honest with the teacher, today, the mirage is completed, and students are becoming more and more curious about the illusory secrets within it."
"Does the fairy mountain... really exist?"
Gu Xun also looked at the giant ship, with a smile in his eyes and his expression as usual, "Regarding this, if you want to get an answer, I'm afraid you can only get the exact answer by going on this immortal ship in person." p>
"Take a boat ride..." Fusu's eyes gradually became erratic, and he didn't know where his thoughts were going.
Gu Xun interrupted Fusu's reverie at this time and asked him a question:
"I heard that you went to Taiyi Mountain?"
"Huh?" Fusu, who had just been called back to his senses, was a little confused, but he immediately reacted and nodded, "Yes, the student went to pay a visit to Tianzong."
"Nowadays, the Legalist family dominates the imperial court, and the three sects of Mohism and Taoism are almost nowhere to be seen. Only Confucianism still has a few doctors, but they are just in vain."
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Then he took the initiative to explain himself without waiting for Gu Xun to ask:
"Although our country, Da Qin, has always been governed by Legalism, students still feel that it is not a good thing for one family to dominate, so they want to communicate with hundreds of other schools of thought."
"The Taoist school is near Xianyang, so I chose it as the first stop. However, the Renzong now shows signs of overt rebellion against the empire, so I only went to the Tianzong Mountain Gate."
"Have you met Xiaomeng?" Gu Xun asked again.
Fusu shook his head, "No, at that time the Tianzong disciples said that the leader Xiaomeng was still in retreat and could not see guests."
"In the end, the disciple just left an invitation, inviting Master Xiaomeng to come to Songhai for a while after he comes out of seclusion."
"Well..." Gu Xun nodded unconsciously and kept talking, asking as he ate, "In the end, after she came out of seclusion, she accepted your invitation and came to Songhai to help you deal with Confucianism?" p>
Fusu shook his head calmly and responded with a serious look, "The student has no intention of targeting Confucianism. He just hopes to truly see the capabilities of the Confucian Holy Land."
"Teacher, you should know that this is necessary."
Fusu felt that it was not good for the Legalist family to dominate, so he naturally had to find a suitable sect to fight against the Legalists.
And this selection process is obviously impossible to rely solely on his eyes to see dryly, and requires some additional... adjustments.
"Well..." Gu Xun had a smile on his face and replied pointedly, "In that case, just cherish this opportunity."
"It's not an easy thing to invite Xiao Meng."
Gu Xun obviously supports Fusu's idea, although there are many relationships between Confucianism and Liusha, including Han Fei, Zhang Liang, and even Yan Lu, far or near, overt or covert.
But this does not prevent Fusu from attacking Confucianism.
After all, the relationship is just closer, and Confucianism is not an ally of Liusha after all.
Gu Xun himself didn't have much goodwill toward Confucianism, let alone Fusu's behavior.
What's more, strictly speaking, Fusu's behavior is actually a good thing for Confucianism.
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Outside Songhai City, inside the Mohist stronghold.
"Huh...huh...huh..."
A layer of fine beads of sweat appeared on Master Ben's head. He breathed and breathed very hard, and he didn't even dare to take a breath.
Various delicate tools emerged from his mechanical hand, and he carefully manipulated a cylindrical scroll-like thing with a large metal structure placed on the table in front of him.
Behind him, Gao Nie, Gao Jianli, Dao Zhi and others were all watching from a suitable distance, each with different emotions, but most of them tended to be nervous.
They also did not dare to take a breath, staring at the location of the scroll that they could not see at all, looking forward to a positive response from Master Ban.
This audible tense atmosphere has been going on for quite some time.
As for the reason for their nervousness, it was naturally the secret box of bronze scrolls with dragon patterns on a black background in front of Master Ban.
The Empire's Black Dragon Scroll is famous, and the Mohist family, which is bent on opposing the Empire, naturally understands it. Master Ban can even tell at a glance that the scroll has six armor locks on the outside.
The powerful secret lock created by the Yin Yang Family and the Public Loser Family is extremely difficult even for the Mohist Family, who are also proficient in mechanism techniques.
It doesn't matter that the lock is difficult to unlock. The key is that there is no room for error. If you make a wrong step, the self-destruct mechanism will be triggered immediately, releasing the acid water stored in the secret box in advance and destroying the secret scroll inside.
Master Ban is sure to unlock it, but... it is not absolute, and there is also the possibility of failure.
Once it fails, it means that they have completely missed this piece of unexpectedly obtained top-secret information from the empire, and the consequences will naturally affect people's hearts.
Ever since Genie Thieves defeated Meng Tian's advance in the middle of the night and temporarily ensured that the stronghold was safe, Master Ban has started his great work of picking locks non-stop.
I have been busy until now, and I am finally about to unlock this famous six-sword lock.
With a crisp click, Master Ben let out a sudden breath, raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and took two steps back.
After he got out of the way, Thieves Zhi and others behind him could finally truly see the current situation of the Black Dragon Scroll.
I saw that the bronze shafts at both ends of the scroll secret box were rotating rapidly, making a continuous mechanical friction sound.
The small words burned on it were arranged into strings according to certain rules during this process. Eventually, all mechanical changes stopped, and the secret box opened automatically, revealing the secret scroll stored in it.
After Master Ban and others looked at each other, they all rushed up together. Master Ban who was closest got the scroll first.
The scroll is made of some kind of animal skin, with a slightly hard and thick texture.
Master Ban stretched out his hand and unfolded the scroll rolled into a stick, and almost all the heads came up to it immediately.
After observing for a while, everyone dispersed with a look of disappointment on their faces.
Robber Zhi waved his hand and said, "What can you see from this thing?"
"There is a whole page of densely written words, and there is no sentence at all. There is not even a single sentence that can be read!"
Sledgehammer also looked depressed, rubbing his head and groaning:
"That's right! Can this thing be called intelligence?"
Gao Jianli calmed down and realized what was going on as soon as his mind turned around.
"It seems that there are only encrypted ciphertexts. If we want to know the specific content, we also need to know the corresponding ciphertext table."
"Secret text table?" Big Hammer shook his head and replied angrily, "What is this? Who among us would know this?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Jianli and others' eyes lit up, and they looked at Gai Nie at the same time.
The Mo family knew something about the Black Dragon Scroll, but they didn't know enough about it, so they didn't expect that even if they unlocked the outer secret lock, they wouldn't be able to get the original intelligence text, only the encrypted cipher text.
But among the people present, there is obviously someone who has a high probability of knowing the Black Dragon Scroll better than the Mo family.
Facing the scorching gazes of everyone, Gai Nie did not live up to expectations and said calmly:
"The contents on the Black Dragon Scroll are all written using the Thousand Secrets Glossary to ensure that even if the secrets are unfortunately leaked, others will not be able to obtain the exact information."
"A Thousand Secrets of Glossary?"
Ge Nie's science popularization attracted low exclamations from everyone in the Mo family. This was the first time they heard this name - perhaps because they had never come into contact with the Black Dragon Scroll, the empire's top secret.
Gai Nie nodded and took the initiative to explain without asking anyone else:
"The Thousand Secret Grammar is an enigmatic encrypted grammar uniquely created by the Yin Yang family. The principles of Yin Yang, Five Elements and Eight Trigrams are added to the original grammar. Therefore, it has millions of variations and cannot be cracked by force at all."<
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"There is no cipher text table for comparison in Thousand Secrets. There is only one way to decipher it, which is to use the Thousand Secrets Copper Plate specially created for this purpose."
"Thousands of Machines...Copper Plate?"
This new term aroused low whispers from Master Ben and others.
After they looked at each other, they hurriedly asked:
"Mr. Gai, who has this Thousand Machine Copper Plate in his hands?"
"..." Gai Nie suddenly fell silent. He glanced at everyone quietly and then replied, "There are only two Thousand Chance Copper Disks in the world. One is kept beside Ying Zheng in Xianyang, and the other is not in the same place.
Fixed."
"Theoretically, wherever the Black Dragon Scroll is received, the Thousand Planes Copper Plate will be stored there."
"Alas!" Sledgehammer was amused. He slapped the table with his big hand and looked at the people around him excitedly and said, "In that case, isn't the second copper plate in Songhai? That's great!" Gao Jianli and others are obviously not as single-threaded as Big Hammer, and they are not in a hurry to have fun, and are quietly waiting for Gai Nie's next step.
"According to regulations, the Thousand Machines Copper Plate will generally be handed over to the person with the highest local official status at the time for safekeeping."
Gai Nie continued to speak unhurriedly, his voice not rising or changing at all, but the content gave people an intangible feeling that something was going to happen.
"But..."
The twist came as expected.
"Now in Songhai City, there are also four important figures in the empire: General Meng Tian, Prime Minister Li Si, eldest son Fusu, and National Preceptor Gu Xun."
"Each one of them is theoretically qualified to keep the Thousand Mechanisms Copper Plate, and I can't tell who holds it."
