Tian Yan opened the letter, and what was written on it was Zhao Gao's response to her and his arrangements for her.
To put it simply, first of all, Zhao Gao reprimanded Tian Yan for his overstep of authority.
Even the Tianzi Killer is not allowed to use the information about the emperor at will. This is Luowang's inherent rule.
Tian Yan broke the rules. Even if Zhao Gao, with his special status, could not punish him directly, he could not let it go quietly.
At least I need to reprimand him.
Secondly, Zhao Gao forbade Tian Yan from continuing to spy on the emperor's information, and at the same time sternly warned her that if even half of the information she had previously detected leaked out, he would severely punish her.
Finally, he reminded Tian Yan that if there was any serious matter that required Luo Wang's support to obtain the emperor's information, he should go to see him in person and explain the reasons, and then he would decide whether to agree or not.
These contents are basically nonsense.
I won’t go into the reprimand and blame at the beginning, Tian Yan simply skipped them.
Tian Yan didn't pay much attention to the explicit prohibition in the middle. It was impossible to stop.
Only the last reminder has some meaning.
Zhao Gao didn't know Tian Yan's attitude towards the Qinglong Project, and it was difficult for him to figure it out even from hundreds of miles away.
If it were someone like Tian Hu, he would have hundreds of ways to figure out what the other person was thinking, but facing Tian Yan, a farm girl named Guan Zhong, Zhao Gao didn't want to take any chances.
So if he wants to figure out this problem, he must actually meet Tian Yan.
But he couldn't take the initiative to see Tian Yan.
On the one hand, it is inconvenient for him to leave the Eastern Patrol Team during this period.
Although the emperor gave him privileges and allowed him to leave temporarily, the situation was changing rapidly and the Eastern Patrol Team was the center of everything. He did not want to and did not dare to leave rashly.
On the other hand, he can't be too enthusiastic about this matter.
Since you are determined to be the mastermind behind the scenes, you can't be too impatient and have to stay calm.
Therefore, he could only hint Tian Yan with words.
This would not only allow him to leave the team, but also test Tian Yan's attitude. At the same time, it would give Tian Yan a reason to always have the location information of the Eastern Tour Team.
If she is really serious about promoting the Qinglong Plan, she will definitely take action. She may not go directly to the Eastern Patrol Team to meet him like Zhao Gao said, but she must always show something.
If she gives up directly, it means that she has no intention of getting too involved with the Qinglong Project and is just testing Zhao Gao's attitude.
Then Zhao Gao can make adjustments to the next arrangements.
Whether you give up or continue, there will always be better arrangements.
Tian Yan basically saw what Zhao Gao meant, clenched his hands tightly, crumpled the letter into a ball and clasped it in his palm, and then said to Zhenri:
Zhenri saw her reading the letter and said in a deep voice, "How is it? Do you know what to do now?"
Tian Yan nodded and replied, "I already understand what Lord Zhao Gao means."
"But..." Tian Yan changed the topic and asked, "How can I be sure that this is really what Master Zhao Gao meant?"
"A letter has only its content and nothing to prove its identity."
"Did he say he was Zhao Gao in the letter? What if someone intercepted the letter, forged a new one, and acted in the name of Lord Zhao Gao?"
"I said it last time, what I need is concrete evidence, not some empty words."
"People, or tokens, must be at least the same, right?"
Zhan Ri heard this and immediately responded angrily, "Luo Wang gave orders, this has always been the case!"
"Zuluo, don't rely on your status and act recklessly!"
Luo Wang's command pattern has always been like this, and it is indeed easy for people to take advantage of it. Otherwise, Qie Xie wouldn't have gathered all Luo Wang killers in the Songhai area so easily last time.
But most people really don't dare to do this, and if they do, they will definitely not be left alive.
Of course it was impossible for Zhan Ri to deceive Tian Yan in front of her.
So she is still messing around.
Last time, Zhan Ri reluctantly tolerated her, but this time he didn't want to tolerate her anymore.
Zhanri has never been teased like this in his life.
Just when he put his hand on the hilt of the Hiding Sun sword, Tian Yan spoke again, "Lord Hiding the Sun, your words are serious, I don't dare."
"I will personally meet Lord Zhao Gao as soon as possible to verify the authenticity of these orders. If I misunderstood Lord Zhiri, I will apologize in the future. I hope you will forgive me."
As soon as he said this, the anger that was about to explode suddenly stopped.
Although Tian Yan's words were still a little dissatisfied, he was more or less convinced. If Zhan Ri continued to attack her without hesitation, I'm afraid it would be hard to explain.
But the anger had already surged into his heart, and he was about to pull out his sword. It would be uncomfortable for him to hold it back completely.
In a flash of thought, Zhanri made a decision - let's take action!
Anyway, Tian Yan's skills are not that of an ordinary person. He doesn't decide whether he is alive or dead, and he only talks about it, just like a sparring match.
After making up his mind, Zhenri immediately took action, and his whole body shot out suddenly. Zhenri's sword glowed with blood-red light and flew straight towards Tian Yan.
Facing this dangerous scene, Tian Yan, who was not good at martial arts, showed no emotion at all. He looked at the blood-red sword light that was approaching with a calm expression, without shaking his whole body.
After the buzzing sound of the sword, the blade of the sun-shielding sword was placed on Tian Yan's neck. It only took one more inch to take her life.
It's a pity that Hidden Sun doesn't dare to kill Tian Yan. This is also the reason why Tian Yan dares not to hide at all - of course, the fact that he can't hide is also a reason.
Tian Yan is very clear-headed. Once Zhenri takes action, she can only respond to the changes by remaining unchanged. Any reaction may be noticed by the other party that she does not know martial arts.
And the result was just as she expected.
She didn't move. No matter how unhappy she was, she could only move.
Regarding Tian Yan's refusal to accept the move, Zhan Ri didn't think much about it.
He wanted to fight because he was dissatisfied with Tian Yan, but Tian Yan had no need to fight with him, and it was normal for Tian Yan not to take action on purpose.
In the end, Hidden Sun could only snort coldly, put away Sun Hidden Sword, turned around and left, and finally said:
"I hope you can meet Lord Zhao Gao as soon as possible as you said!"
After Zhanri left, Tian Yan touched his neck and let out a sigh of relief.
Although she was not afraid of death, seeing a sword slashing at her, wielded by the notorious Luowang Tianzi Killer, would make anyone tremble in fear.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In fact, being able to maintain complete calm means that Tian Yan's mental quality is extremely strong.
After his mood calmed down, Tian Yan also turned around and left.
Zhao Gao must meet once. Without a real meeting, the other party cannot really trust her and allow her to fully support the Qinglong Plan.
But she definitely didn't have to go there, someone else had to go there - it's not that Zhao Gao could definitely see her problem, but she didn't know martial arts, and it would take too much time to go to the East Patrol Team in person.
This matter must be done immediately. The Mo family is getting more and more urgent every day.
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Songhai City, Xiaoshengxian Village, the bamboo forest behind the village, Xunzi’s place of Qing Dynasty.
Fu Nian, the head of Confucianism, made a rare visit to the bamboo hut in person to disturb his lonely uncle who was meditating in peace.
Fu Nian followed the rules and asked the child guarding the door to go in and report. However, the child seemed to have been warned in advance and let Fu Nian in directly.
After Fu Nian hesitated for a moment, he stepped up the bamboo steps, opened the door and walked in.
Xunzi was sitting in the house making tea.
Fu Nian first bowed respectfully and said, "Fu Nian has met my uncle."
Xunzi didn't even look at him, and replied calmly, "Okay, come and sit."
Fu Nian came closer, sat down carefully, and then took over Xunzi's work - arranging the tea sets on the table and starting to prepare tea.
After a while, the small kettle on the stove began to whine. Fu Nian reached out to lift the kettle, poured hot water into the teapot, and then poured a cup of tea for Xunzi and himself.
The two met to talk, not to make tea, so he simply made a pot of tea.
Xunzi picked up the teacup, blew it casually, and then asked, "Why are you interested in seeing me, an old man, today?"
"Uncle Master, I hope you will forgive me. I have to discuss something with you, so I have no choice but to disturb you." Fu Nian replied in a polite and respectful voice.
Xunzi snorted lightly and said one word lightly, "Say!"
"First of all, I have something to report." Fu Nian said in a serious tone, "The copying of books in the library has been initially completed."
"So fast?" Xunzi was a little surprised.
He knew the number of books in the library best. Even with the unlimited supply of white paper from Quicksand, it would be difficult for the manpower of Xiaoshengxian Village to complete this large project in a short time.
Fu Nian explained softly, "The quicksand side later provided a technology that can quickly rub text directly on the paper, so the speed is much faster."
The so-called technology of rubbing characters is woodblock printing.
Originally, Gu Xun wanted to use movable type printing. The difficulty was no different from engraving, and it was more convenient to use.
However, considering that time is not particularly tight, and engraving is helpful for preservation, it may be beneficial to the continuation of these hundreds of classics.
After all, what Ying Zheng ordered to burn were books, and these wooden boards could theoretically be kept at will.
"In this matter, the Imperial Master has shown great kindness to the village of Xiaoshengxian and to hundreds of schools of thought." Xunzi was greatly pleased after hearing this.
At his age, even if he has advanced martial arts skills, he may die at any time, and he may not be able to get up one night after sleeping.
Therefore, he really saw the turmoil in the world more and more lightly.
This book burning incident was probably the only thing that made him really angry in the past twenty years, apart from Han Fei and the Li Si brothers.
It's the only thing that really matters to him.
Xunzi thought that Gu Xun could provide help in this matter, which was a great favor to the world, so he deliberately asked Fu Nian to make some concessions to Gu Xun.
Fu Nian himself had similar thoughts, and nodded when he heard this, "Fu Nian will definitely keep this in mind."
"Concerning the book collection, there is one more thing I need to ask my uncle for advice. Do I want to continue to make rubbings and add copies?"
"Of course, there's no need to ask!" Xunzi glared at his rigid nephew like a fool, "Impossible to make as many rubbings as you can!"
Confucianism, or almost all schools of thought, is stuck with one problem, that is, there are not enough books. To be precise, under normal circumstances this problem will continue to exist for thousands of years.
If it weren't for the fact that copying books takes up a lot of time for academy disciples, Little Sage Zhuang would only wish to make hundreds of copies of each book.
What's more, there is also the threat of book-burning orders. One more copy of a volume means one more possibility to preserve these books.
Fu Nian naturally had no objection to this, so he just mentioned it and continued:
"This last thing is also Fu Nian's real purpose of coming here today. I want to ask my uncle to clarify his doubts."
"Not long ago, General Meng Tian defeated the wolf army in the north. After the news came back, many people in the government and the public began to have doubts."
"In the Battle of the North, Meng Tian was the chief general and the eldest son Fusu was the supervisor. According to the regulations of the empire, His Highness Fusu also made great contributions. Therefore, many people hope to use this to persuade the emperor to withdraw his orders and summon His Highness Fusu to return to the court."
"There are also many fellow Confucians among them."
"I don't know how Uncle Master thinks I should behave in my little Shengxian Manor?"
For Confucians, if Fusu could succeed to the throne, even if he could not become their ideal Holy Emperor, he would definitely be much better than Ying Zheng.
So they are also very active in this matter.
Fu Nian knew that he should not meddle in the matter of establishing a heir apparent, and it was unlikely that he would use the military exploits of the North to allow Fusu to return to the court, but he... was still somewhat tempted.
Because he also sincerely hopes that Fusu will inherit the throne, so that everything in the empire may be reversed and will not continue to deteriorate.
To be honest, he had even considered asking Gu Xun about Fusu.
He didn't understand why Gu Xun seemed completely indifferent to Fusu's demotion.
Hearing this question, Xunzi fell into silence for a while, and then replied after a while:
"Since you came here specifically to ask me, you must be interested in helping Su?"
Fu Nian bowed his head and said, "The eldest son is a talented scholar, honest and kind-hearted, and is loved by everyone. Apart from him, Fu Nian really doesn't know who else can be the heir apparent."
"Do you still know your duty as a minister?" Xunzi's face turned cold and he asked in a deep voice.
The establishment of a crown prince is a major event for the country, and it is also an important matter. As ministers, they naturally have the responsibility and obligation to advise the emperor to establish a crown prince, but they should not try to go beyond the emperor to decide on the candidate for the crown prince.
Because according to Zhou rites, there is no second choice for the crown prince.
Of course, today is different from the past, the Zhou rites have been abolished, and the emperor can make whoever he wants as the crown prince.
But as ministers and those who learn the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, they still should not overstep their authority.
Fu Nian lowered his head and did not answer Xunzi's question.
He knew he shouldn't do this, but... there are things a gentleman must do as well as things he shouldn't do.
The saints Confucius and Mencius never encouraged Confucian disciples to blindly submit to imperial power.
In fact, Xunzi also supported Fu Nian. He only asked this question to see what Fu Nian was thinking. Now that he had the answer, his face relaxed and he asked softly:
"how do you want to do it?"
"Fu Nian... we don't have a clue yet." Fu Nian lowered his head and replied in a deep voice, "There is absolutely no chance of success in submitting a letter to ask Chen, but if it fails this time, His Highness Fusu will probably be even more..."
"There is also the Imperial Master, whose attitude is also unpredictable."
Xunzi glanced at him when he heard this, and replied in an erratic voice, "It seems that you still have an idea... Then do it according to your idea."
"Don't forget, you are the head of Little Saint Xian Manor, and it is up to you to make all decisions."
After a moment of silence, Fu Nian stood up and bowed to Xunzi, "Fu Nian understands."
"I understand, let's go, don't disturb my rest." Xunzi waved his hand to chase people away impatiently.
