"If you have any clues, let's investigate." Gu Xun ordered lightly, "The left and right people are inseparable from the Qinglong Project."
Zhang Han's expression changed after hearing the words "Qinglong Plan". After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Sir, regarding the Qinglong Plan, should I inform the East Patrol Team?"
Zhang Han still didn't know the details of the Qinglong Project, but he already knew from Gu Xun that the Mo family was going for the emperor.
It is related to Wang Jia. They are tracing the root cause in Songhai. It is important to take more precautions, but the more important thing is to make the team on the road more vigilant.
Although it is not a good idea to guard against thieves for a thousand days, it is better for the parties involved to guard against them than for outsiders like them to guard against them.
The duty of the Shadow Guard is to protect the royal family, and the emperor is naturally the number one protection target.
According to Zhang Han's past habits, this kind of thing has been reported to the police a long time ago.
But this time, Gu Xun explicitly told him to just take care of the affairs of Songhai, and not to cause trouble without his own orders.
In addition, there was a suspected quarrel between Gu Xun and the emperor before...
Zhang Han didn't dare not listen to Gu Xun's words, nor did he dare to do small tricks behind the scenes.
Loyal to the empire, loyal to the empire, he doesn't want to die.
Gu Xun was not angry at Zhang Han's proposal that went against his orders. He was still half-lying and replied softly without blinking:
"Just concentrate on dealing with Songhai's affairs."
"As for the Eastern Patrol Team... that is something that the Emperor and Luo Wang should worry about."
"...Yes, the general knows."
"Also, keep an eye on a few people for me." Gu Xun then ordered.
Zhang Han remained silent, lowering his head and waiting for Gu Xun to say his name.
Gu Xun looked sideways out of the window, and after a moment of silence, he slowly uttered a few names that Zhang Han was quite familiar with:
"Chen He, Xue Nu, Duan Murong, the little girl named Shi Lan from Shushan, Kui Tianyan, the new hero from the farm family, and... Nong Yu."
"Keep an eye on the six of them."
The veins on Zhang Han's forehead jumped a few times.
These names are all familiar to him, they are all people very close to Gu Xun.
The most important thing is that, as far as Zhang Han knows, most of these six people seem to be holding a very special sword.
Zhang Han didn't know much about those swords. He only knew that there was a high probability that they were closely related to Gu Xun.
This list includes so many ‘sword masters’. Is it just a coincidence, or does it have a deeper meaning?
It was also because Zhang Han didn't know enough information. If he knew that these six people happened to be the masters of the Seven Swords chosen by Gu Xun, he wouldn't just guess and doubt - it would definitely have something to do with the identity of the sword master.
Unfortunately, he didn't know enough, so he still had more doubts in his mind.
Of course, the first problem he faced was not Gu Xun's purpose, but...
"Sir, these six people are almost all top-notch masters. If you keep an eye on all six of them at the same time, the general will be afraid..."
Leaving aside other issues, just executing this order is embarrassment for Zhang Han!
The weakest of these six people are Duan Murong and Shi Lan, whose strength is not at the level of top experts.
But Duan Murong was a doctor and a miracle doctor. He had close relations with the Mohist family and was closely protected by them.
Shi Lan is a loner, but she is very vigilant, her whereabouts are unpredictable, and she is also protected by the Renzong, so she is not an easy target to keep an eye on.
Not to mention the other four people.
Either it is very powerful, or it has both strength and influence.
Especially Nong Yu and Tian Yan, two people with very special identities.
Keeping an eye on these six people at the same time is simply killing Zhang Han.
Gu Xun raised his hand and said, "You don't need to figure out what they did in detail, as long as you can roughly grasp their real-time whereabouts."
Zhang Han's face relaxed.
If he only roughly determined their location, the difficulty would be much lower... Although it was still difficult, at least he could give it a try.
"I will do my best in the end." Zhang Han didn't say too much.
In the workplace, when faced with orders from your superiors, you generally cannot speak with such reservations.
Zhang Han came from an ordinary background and climbed to where he is today step by step. He is well versed in the principles of handling things in the workplace, so he naturally does not understand this principle.
But he also knows that when faced with his boss's unreasonable demands, he cannot just give in and agree.
It has nothing to do with character and integrity, it’s mainly because it’s hard to explain if something doesn’t get done.
With Gu Xun's temperament, even if many things went wrong, he would not be too harsh and would only give a few words of reprimand.
Zhang Han could naturally handle this kind of thing without thinking.
But something went wrong, and Zhang Han couldn't bear the consequences. He couldn't just show his loyalty and show off his abilities. He had to admit that he was not good enough.
Zhang Han was completely unaware of the task assigned to him by Gu Xun this time, and naturally he was unable to judge the consequences of success or failure.
Those who cannot be judged will be dealt with according to the most serious treatment. Naturally, he has to hold back and speak.
"Just do what you want." Gu Xun didn't pay much attention to this.
He arranged this move just on a whim.
As for whether it can produce any results, that's up to chance... Anyway, he is not the one doing the work, and arranging tasks for others is not something he just opens his mouth to do.
After taking over the errand, Zhang Han was about to resign and leave, but Gu Xun said again:
"Zhang Han..."
"Do you have any other instructions, sir?" Zhang Han stopped and lowered his head and asked.
Gu Xun shook his head, "I don't have anything else for you to do, I just... have a reminder."
"In the next period of time, do your job according to my orders, and don't ask another question about the emperor's affairs unless he comes to see you."
"...I will eventually understand." Zhang Han had a lot of thoughts in his heart, but he only gave such a simple response.
No matter how many games and struggles between the emperor and the imperial advisor were involved, he was not qualified to intervene.
Talking less is the only right way.
After saying this, Zhang Han left as usual.
Gu Xun was still lying lazily on his seat, looking at the sky outside the window.
He reminded Zhang Han that it was not because of the so-called game between Zhang Han and the emperor.
There is no real game or struggle between him and the emperor.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Although the relationship between the two parties is indeed drifting apart, both Gu Xun and the emperor maintain a restrained attitude towards each other.
Neither of them wants to break up with each other...either out of emotional considerations or interests.
His real purpose in reminding Zhang Han was to make it easier for Zhang Han to do things in the future.
In front of the emperor and Gu Xun, Zhang Han's attitude has always been a bit...sitting on the fence.
It's not that he wants to take advantage of both sides, but that he is really in a dilemma and can't take sides.
The emperor was the one who promoted Zhang Han and was kind to him, and as the emperor, he should be loyal to the empire and the emperor.
Gu Xun was the teacher of the eldest son Fusu and the leader of the eldest son's faction. The eldest son was the only suitable candidate for the crown prince of the empire. Zhang Han could not be at odds with the future emperor.
He can only try his best to sit on the wall and live up to the kindness of the king and the prince.
But riding the wall is never easy.
Not everyone is qualified to have both sides, and not everyone has the ability to have both sides.
As for Zhang Han, he happened to have neither.
He has no deep-rooted family support behind him, and he is not a high-ranking official, but a low-ranking official.
Such a person relies heavily on the imperial power. Without the emperor's support, he is nothing.
This kind of person is obviously not qualified to sit on the fence.
As for ability... Zhang Han is very capable, but he is not capable of making ends meet, so there is not much to say.
Of course, if he was just caught between Gu Xun and the emperor, Zhang Han could still persevere.
Because neither the emperor nor Gu Xun would make things too difficult for Zhang Han, a capable minister, on the issue of taking sides.
But...the emperor is not eternal.
Gu Xun and Ying Zheng maintained a tacit understanding of balance, so they naturally accommodated Zhang Han, but once the balance was broken, Zhang Han had to choose a side.
According to Gu Xun's plan and the development of history, Ying Zheng will not be able to hold on for long.
Once he falls, the fragile balance within the empire will be immediately broken, and the world will enter the stage of reshuffling again.
If Zhang Han had not made the cut early, he would have been stuck in the quagmire of losing control of his balance in the future and would have been unable to extricate himself.
To the people of the eldest son's faction, Zhang Han was not one of their own, because he had never been completely loyal to Fusu.
For people who are not part of the eldest son's faction, Zhang Han is not one of their own because he is too close to the eldest son's faction.
Loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyal.
Not being able to please both ends is the most common outcome for those who sit on the fence.
Over the years, Zhang Han had worked hard for Gu Xun and Fu Su without any credit, and Gu Xun could not just sit back and watch him get to that point, both emotionally and rationally.
And if he wants to change this ending, Zhang Han must really make a choice and find his own position.
Gu Xun had no intention of forcing Zhang Han to turn to him, but since Ying Zheng had only a few years to live, turning to the emperor was not a good choice.
Besides, Zhang Han couldn't choose this option - if he turned to Ying Zheng, Ying Zheng would definitely accept it, but the next emperor and the emperor's ministers might not accept him.
Zhang Han's only choice is to fall to the quicksand, to the eldest son's faction, and completely cut off from the emperor's side.
Gu Xun's reminder was to let him cut off contact with the emperor and simply become a minister under the eldest son - the emperor's initiative to find Zhang Han did not count.
However, Zhang Han does not have the ability to predict the future and cannot see as far as Gu Xun, so he may not be able to understand Gu Xun's profound meaning.
Gu Xun had nothing to say about this.
What he should have reminded him of, he had already reminded him.
If Zhang Han couldn't understand it himself, Gu Xun would be helpless.
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"Mr. Xiaoyao!"
Xiaoyaozi's sudden appearance surprised and delighted everyone in the Mo family.
"Quickly, please take a seat." Master Ban, who had recovered his senses, quickly called Xiaoyaozi to take a seat.
Xiaoyaozi calmly took off his hat and cloak and put them by the door, then walked to his seat and sat down.
The two sides greeted each other and after exchanging a few words, Thief Zhi was the first to ask impatiently:
"Mr. Xiaoyao, why did you come to Songhai so soon?"
Xiaoyaozi stroked his beard and replied with a smile, "I guessed that the Qinglong Project would be implemented soon and might need manpower, so I rushed over from Taiyi Mountain as quickly as possible."
Master Ban expressed emotion and bowed his fist to Xiaoyaozi, "Mr. Xiaoyao is a great righteous man. I would like to express my gratitude on behalf of the Mo family, old man."
Gao Jianli interrupted at this time and asked, "I heard that there were many twists and turns in the life of this sword debate between heaven and man. I don't know..."
Xiaoyaozi smiled bitterly when he heard this, shook his head and replied with a sigh, "Sure enough, good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles."
"To be honest with you, the rumors are correct. There were indeed many surprises in this sword debate between heaven and man."
"Fortunately, the situation did not develop to the worst after all."
Thief Zhi hurriedly asked, "Mr. Xiaoyao, are you okay?"
Xiaoyaozi shook his head, "It's okay, I was just slightly injured."
Seeing that there was nothing wrong with Xiaoyaozi's face, Master Ban and the others didn't ask any more questions.
Thief Zhi became more curious and asked again, "Is it really the one who took action to end the sword debate this time?"
After Xiaoyaozi hesitated for a moment, he did not answer the question directly:
"Junior sister Xiaomeng's thoughts are indeed very different from ordinary people's. I didn't expect that she would kill her during a sword debate between heaven and man."
"The situation at that time was extremely critical, and we almost ended up with a lose-lose outcome."
"If we really get to that point, I'm afraid the two sects of heaven and man..." Master Ban pinched his beard and added with a solemn expression.
Xiaoyaozi was quite happy about this, "No matter what, the relationship between the two sects has been maintained."
"Then, will Tianzong be there next?" Master Ban gestured carefully without explaining his words.
Since Xiaomeng was able to do something once, he might do it a second time.
Xiaoyaozi was also aware of this, but he felt there was no need to worry for the time being.
"In a short period of time, the Tianzong will no longer target the Human Sect."
Seeing Xiaoyaozi's confident look, Master Ban did not ask any further questions.
After all, it was an internal affair of Taoism and an extremely sensitive issue such as the relationship between heaven and man. It was not appropriate for him as an outsider to interfere too much.
Seeing this, Pirate Zhi changed the topic away from the relationship between the two sects, "Mr. Xiaoyao, that Xiaomeng is only eighteen years old, is he that strong? Can he actually compete with you?"
"Junior Sister Xiaomeng..." When talking about this topic, Xiaoyaozi looked very complicated, shook her head and replied sadly, "He is indeed a genius that is rare to see in a thousand years."
"Perhaps she was born to join Tianzong."
"So exaggerated?" Zhizhi scratched his head, completely unable to understand what kind of genius this was. "Is it possible that he is a more talented person than Mr. Guy?"
"It's not easy for me to compare." Xiaoyaozi smiled and had no intention of comparing Xiaomeng and Gai Nie.
As far as his personal speculation is concerned, there is a high probability that the eighteen-year-old Ge Nie will not be a match for the eighteen-year-old Xiao Meng.
But this comparison is meaningless - Xiao Meng is indeed eighteen years old now, but Ge Nie is already a middle-aged man who knows his destiny.
Eighteen-year-old Xiao Meng is definitely no match for forty-year-old Gai Nie... There is a high probability that forty-year-old Xiao Meng is no match for forty-year-old Gai Nie.
"The most amazing thing about Junior Sister Xiaomeng and the most difficult thing to deal with is actually not her martial arts skills." Xiaoyaozi added, "but her attainments in Harmony with Light and Dust."
"Heguang Tongchen? Tianzong's supreme mental method?" Daozhi touched his chin and asked doubtfully, "Is this mental method very powerful?"
Xiaoyaozi thought for a moment and then replied, "Junior Sister Xiaomeng's Harmony with Light and Dust is very powerful!"
"If my judgment is correct, I'm afraid that Senior Uncle Bei Mingzi's attainments in Harmony with Light and Dust are far inferior to Junior Sister Xiaomeng."
