After what Ying Zheng and Gu Xun said, it can be said that they were surrounded by clouds and fog. It seemed that the conditions were agreed upon, but there was no definite result and no binding conditions.
But it was settled.
Ying Zheng sent Gu Xun out of the palace without spending much time.
As for Gu Xun's views on Zhao's war at the court meeting, Ying Zheng didn't even mention a word.
The most important affairs of the country are military service and sacrifice. If you say that this matter is not important, of course it is impossible, but the matter has come to this, and Ying Zheng has nothing to say to Gu Xun.
Li Mu's army will soon fight Huan Jue, and it is impossible not to fight. Not only Ying Zheng cannot accept Gu Xun's suggestion, but also the ministers in the court, and even Huan Jue and his ten subordinates who are thousands of miles away in the Zhao Kingdom.
None of the soldiers would be willing to accept this suggestion.
Military merit, military merit, no one in the Qin State can reject these two words.
Gu Xun didn't care whether Huan Jue was defeated or not. It wasn't something he should worry about, and there was nothing he could do about it.
After the matter with King Qi Jian was settled, he left Zhangtai Palace and returned home.
When he goes back, he has to study what to do about King Qi Jian's matter. Should he do it openly and frighten those forces with ulterior motives so that they dare not act rashly? Or... dig a hole, lay out a plan, and deceive the opponent.
First hand?
The former saves trouble, while the latter is more interesting...
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At the residence of Lord Changping, he was discussing matters with his brother Xiong Dian, Lord Changwen, and they were also discussing matters related to King Jian of Qi.
Xiong Qi also hopes that Qi Wangjian will die in Qin.
Originally, he planned to ask Tian Guang to arrange a group of farmers' masters to participate in this matter, but unfortunately the farmers let Gu Xunhao deal with it. Now that the power of farmers in the Qin State has become unsustainable, if they reluctantly intervene in this operation...
…It can still be done, but it’s meaningless and the power is too weak.
But he was not willing to let Xiong Qi give up this perfect opportunity completely.
So, he still has a plan.
"Is everything done?" Xiong Qi held the teacup and took a sip. Thick water vapor rose up and covered his eyes.
Xiong Dian sat opposite him and nodded calmly, "Just right, almost too late."
"That's good." Xiong Qi nodded and showed a satisfied smile.
Xiong Dian asked hesitantly, "Brother, it is so difficult to assassinate the king of a country. Do we need to waste our precious manpower on this matter?"
Xiong Dian's style is quite similar to that of Xiong Qi, his half-brother. He tries to be prudent and meticulous in handling affairs, but compared to Xiong Qi, he sometimes seems overly forward-thinking and indecisive.
However, his worries today are not unfounded. Throughout the ages, except for the fatuous kings who caused trouble and ruin, how many kings have been assassinated and died?
Is it true that all the people in the world are Zhuanzhu and Qingji?
I don’t know how many people like King Jian of Qi went to other countries to worship, and how many of them got into trouble?
Most of the time, they had evil thoughts because of their mission to the country, for example... a certain King Huai of Chu.
Right now, the farmer has no time to worry about anything else. If he wants to intervene in this matter, he must use Xiong Qi's trump card.
These cards are of high value and have a wide range of uses. Once the assassination fails, all the manpower used will be wasted, and it will most likely cause a lot of unnecessary trouble afterwards.
By then, it will be another headache to clean up the beginning and the end, and the risk is not low.
Xiong Qi was not surprised by his brother's doubts. He himself thought deeply and thought for a long time before deciding to get involved, but it was not because he was very confident about the probability of success.
"Brother Wei knows, but the stakes are so important that it's worth taking some risks."
"Besides, our manpower is different from other forces. We can just sit back and wait on the sidelines. If the momentum goes wrong, we can just not intervene. They are not stupid. They must be able to make a good decision in their hearts."
"But..." After being comforted by Xiong Qi, Xiong Dian was still uneasy and frowned, "I don't know what preparations the man in the palace has made secretly. It is a taboo for military strategists not to know the enemy's situation."
"Besides, there is a national master...he has to be on guard."
"Don't worry." Xiong Qi looked calm and waved his hand, signaling Xiong Dian not to worry too much, "You can think of it, and others won't just sit idly by. Gu Xun... let's see what happens."
"As for the one in the palace, it is indeed troublesome, but since he did not take action personally because of the face of Qin State, in the end it was just a matter of relying on one's own methods. He is not easy to deal with, and the same goes for others."
"...Hmm." Xiong Dian still looked worried, but when Xiong Qi said this, he couldn't have to disobey his brother's wishes.
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After Gu Xun returned to his mansion, he was not idle. He immediately contacted the Secret Shadow Guards who were guarding outside his mansion and asked them to notify Zhang Han to see him as quickly as possible.
Speaking of these manpower, Zhang Han specially arranged it after Gu Xun used the name of Shadow Secret Guard to deliberately throw dirty water on Xiong Qi last time.
It's nominally surveillance, but Zhang Han doesn't dare to actually send people to the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion. It's a small matter to lose manpower, but if Gu Xun is offended, the trouble will be big.
Although it sounds like Gu Xun arranged this matter himself, how could Zhang Han dare to believe Gu Xun? If you turn your back on him and deny him, you won’t have anywhere to cry.
So in the end, I just randomly arranged a few people to guard the outside.
Gu Xun is quite satisfied with this. With these people, it is much more convenient for him to contact Zhang Han.
Zhang Han has been mysterious all day long, and few people know his whereabouts. Even Mo Crow and Bai Feng have to go through a lot of trouble to find him out of thin air, but they naturally have contact information within the Shadow Guard.
In less than an hour, Zhang Han quietly arrived at the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion, avoiding everyone... In fact, there were only a few people, and came to the place where Gu Xun usually met him, a small side hall in the fourth entrance of the courtyard.
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Gu Xun is already waiting for him here.
Zhang Han entered and bowed quickly, saying, "I will finally pay my respects to the Imperial Master."
Gu Xun stretched out his hand to the side and said, "Sit down first."
Zhang Han heard the sound and raised his legs to sit on the guest seat on the side, thanking him in his mouth, "Thank you, the Imperial Master."
Gu Xun waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to talk nonsense, and then said, "As expected, you haven't left the capital yet."
Theoretically, if King Qi Jian leaves, Zhang Han, as the commander of the Shadow Secret Guard (in terms of actual command, not position), should also leave with him.
King Jian of Qi's return journey will definitely be difficult. If it is no longer what it was when he arrived, he, as a commander, cannot continue to sit in the capital and issue orders, and must end in person.
However, Gu Xun considered that Ying Zheng might have expected that he would find Zhang Han, and might ask him to stay for a while to wait for his call, so he ordered the pawns outside the mansion to find someone.
Sure enough, no one left.
Zhang Han also opened his mouth to explain, "Your Majesty ordered the general to stay in the capital for three days. Fortunately, he did not miss the call of the national master."
Listening to the meaning behind these words, Zhang Han probably guessed Ying Zheng’s purpose of keeping him here.
