Chapter 135: Those who serve as ministers and teachers as others
Pei Jinge was a little sad and said: "It seems that Chen Chi will no longer be useful."
The words are true, let alone the Tianxuan Division, which is directly related to the security of the Qin Kingdom. Even the owner of an ordinary street restaurant will not like to be used by his subordinates to make trouble.
Gu Zhuo shook his head and said, "I guessed this."
Pei Jinge was noncommittal and said: "Continue what you said before."
Compared with her old friend named Taoist Master, the name Chen Chi was really not worth her time, let alone her emotions.
Gu Zhuo smiled, it was still the same two words.
"Ask."
"What is the relationship between Yingxu and Taoist Master?"
"Don't you even know?"
For some reason, Pei Jinge suddenly felt unhappy after hearing these words.
She was unhappy that the conversation was getting out of her control, and even more unhappy that she could only continue talking like this, because at least now she couldn't take action against Gu Zhuo.
Thinking about this spring, a so-called young genius like Gu Zhuo had no qualifications to be in her eyes. She had countless ways to make him miserable and wish for death. However, now he has become the apprentice of Her Royal Highness the Princess, and has the same status as her. She has equalized.
This is really an unpleasant thing.
Thinking like this, Pei Jinge was naturally unhappy, but she controlled her emotions well and never showed them on her face.
"Yes."
She smiled and said: "Can you help me clarify my doubts?"
Gu Zhuo said: "Lu Mingcheng."
Pei Jinge frowned slightly and recalled it carefully, but still didn't expect who this name represented.
Just when she was about to ask, Gu Zhuo had already spoken before her.
"This is sincerity and a deposit."
"What do you mean?"
Pei Jinge's voice was slightly cold.
Gu Zhuo looked at her and asked something strange: "Do you want to know what Yingxu has been busy with for the Taoist Master all these years?"
Pei Jinge said calmly: "This is something His Majesty the Emperor also wants to know. As the head of the Sky Patrol Department, I naturally have to share your Majesty's worries."
"So what you are saying now is that on condition of finding out this matter for me, I will allow the Destiny Sect to continue to exist in this world."
She said: "Did I understand it wrong?"
Gu Zhuo shook his head and said, "It's more than that."
Pei Jinge raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "What do you mean?"
Gu Zhuo said: "Before the truth comes out, what I need is that the fact that I have become the leader of the Destiny Sect is known to only you and me in the whole world."
When he spoke, his tone was extremely matter-of-fact, and he didn't feel that what he said was even remotely absurd.
It was quiet inside the Taoist temple.
Even the autumn wind is quiet.
Pei Jinge said expressionlessly: "If you can't give a reason, then this conversation will end directly, and the Destiny Sect will become history."
Gu Zhuo stopped looking at her, looked at the northern sky, and said, "There is a ghost."
Pei Jinge said without thinking: "It would be ridiculous if there were no ghosts."
As the most powerful existence in the world today, it is inevitable that Da Qin will be infiltrated by all forces. The Tianxian Division conducts self-censorship and secret executions every year.
"That ghost stands very high."
"How high?"
"He knows who I am."
Gu Zhuo's words sounded so narcissistic that they made people feel uncomfortable, and they would think of words like shameless.
Pei Jinge didn't think of this because she understood it.
After a moment of silence, she asked seriously: "What that person knows is that you are recognized as the reincarnation of the Taoist Master?"
"It's more than that."
Gu Zhuo felt a little emotional and said: "Yingxu also learned who I am from that person. This is why he came to Yunmengze before you that day."
Pei Jinge's eyes changed slightly and his expression suddenly turned cold.
That night, she only thought that Yingxu was willing to play those rounds of mahjong because of the eldest princess, but she didn't expect that the truth of the matter was like this.
For various reasons, Gu Zhuo's true inheritance has long been a secret of Great Qin. There are only a handful of people who know about it, and everyone can be called a pillar of Great Qin.
No matter who leaks this news, as long as it is not His Majesty the Emperor himself, it will directly cause an uproar.
If there really is such a ghost, once the fact that she made Gu Zhuo become the leader of the Destiny Sect is known to a third person, the ghost hiding in the highest place of Da Qin will most likely also learn about it and hide it directly. , and began to erase all traces of the relationship with the Destiny Sect.
Pei Jinge felt regretful.
If time could be turned back, she would rather it was herself, not Qing Xiaoyue, who was seriously injured by Taoist Yingxu that night.
This would probably allow her to avoid this matter, knowing nothing about it, and then not having to shoulder her due responsibilities as the head of the Sky Survey Department. She could happily and happily be lazy and watch the storm rise with a smile.
She closed her eyes and sighed: "This is very troublesome."
Gu Zhuo sighed and said honestly: "Like you, I don't like to encounter such a thing."
If possible, it would be best if nothing happened.
This is what he really thinks.
Pei Jinge vaguely felt his emotions and sympathized with him, saying, "This is a big matter. I can't give you a clear answer now."
Gu Zhuo said seriously: "Then let's do what we can first."
Pei Jinge asked: "For example?
Gu Zhuo said: "Let today's killing end here."
Pei Jinge was quiet for a moment and said, "Okay." After saying this, she suddenly thought of Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess, and her mood couldn't help but become heavier.
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The capital of the gods, deep in the imperial city.
Unlike in the past, Jinghai is lightly covered in mist today.
His Majesty the Emperor stood with his hands behind his back and stopped fishing.
He looked at himself reflected in the water, was silent for a long time, and said seriously: "I'm sorry."
Who in the world is qualified to ask him to apologize?
A woman in green clothes stood sideways behind the White Emperor.
The woman looked cold and said indifferently: "These two words are your entire explanation?"
"It's an apology."
His Majesty the Emperor raised his head, looked at the porcelain blue sky, and gave a very sentimental explanation: "I have begun to grow old."
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All was quiet.
No one responded to this statement.
Then, His Majesty the Emperor continued his words with a bit of self-deprecation.
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"Just like you said to me that night, as long as I don't die, there will be no chaos in this world."
"But what if I die?"
"The world is in chaos, all lives are in ruins, and blood is flowing in rivers. These twelve words can all be used."
"Over the years, why have I left political affairs in the hands of others and barely asked a question? Many people think that I am tired of the world, or that I am greedy for pleasure, but you should know that these are not my real intentions. , I just want to live as long as possible.”
"There is no such thing as a long-lived emperor, and I have never had such unrealistic expectations. In fact, my thoughts have never changed."
"Before death comes, complete those things that are within your own scope, that's all."
His Majesty the Emperor said this very directly, because the person he was having this conversation with was Bai Nanming, the person he relied on and trusted the most in the past hundred years.
Bai Nanming looked indifferent and said: "However, this time about Yun Mengze, you never said a single word to me beforehand."
His Majesty the Emperor remained silent and did not explain why this was the most foolproof way to do so.
Bai Nanming looked at him and said expressionlessly: "You know very well that the thing I hate most in my life is being used by people I trust."
His Majesty the Emperor still did not speak.
Bai Nanming stopped looking at him, turned around and walked out, saying: "Don't let something like this happen again."
His Majesty the Emperor looked more relaxed and felt relieved, and said: "I promise you."
Then he looked at Bai Nanming's back, thought for a while, and asked, "How is Gu Zhuo?"
Bai Nanming stopped and said, "Which aspect?"
His Majesty the Emperor said: "Identity."
To this day, he still feels that Yu Sheng's defeat in the last battle at Cangshan during the Xia Festival was unreasonable. That defeat could perfectly explain the past events because of the identity of a mere reincarnation of the Taoist master.
For the sake of trust, he did not want to reveal his doubts for no reason in front of anyone except Bai Nanming.
After hearing these two words, Bai Nanming stood there and thought silently for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "At least for now, Gu Zhuo is still Gu Zhuo. I don't think he is anyone else."
His Majesty the Emperor stopped talking and said instead: "I heard that Gu Zhuo was taken away by Yingxu before his death."
Thinking of what happened that night, Bai Nanming frowned slightly and said, "He is still alive."
"Are you feeling..."
She turned around and looked at her biological brother, her eyes as calm as water, and asked, "It would be the best outcome for Gu Zhuo to die."
The death of a person may bring a lot of troubles, but those troubles are rootless water after all and cannot last forever.
His Majesty the Emperor did not deny it and said calmly: "I will not kill him."
Bai Nanming said: "There are many people in this world who want to kill him."
His Majesty the Emperor said: "For the same reason, there are countless people in the world who want me to die."
Bai Nanming suddenly remembered something and changed the topic suddenly: "I remember that you wanted to accept him as your disciple."
His Majesty the Emperor smiled, a bit self-deprecating in his smile, and said: "And he rejected me. Speaking of which, it really seems that I am a bit narrow-minded."
Bai Nanming doesn't think so.
If Da Qin really couldn't tolerate Gu Zhuo, then he would have died that night seven days ago, under that speck of light.
Considering the close distance between him and Taoist Yingxu at that time, if he really wanted to die because of this, who could say anything?
……
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The two distant conversations came to an end within a similar period of time, with both parties achieving a temporarily satisfactory result.
Da Qin avoided a huge disturbance with far-reaching consequences, and Chaozhou City was able to return to its daily tranquility. All the deacons of the Tianxian Division disappeared in a very short time, leaving only the corpses that had not yet been cleaned up and the strong smell of blood that could not be dispersed. Prove they've been here before.
Pei Jinge once again rejected the Southern Qi official's request to see him, indicating that he would leave in the evening, which made many people breathe a sigh of relief.
Gu Zhuo had a meeting with the three elders of the Destiny Sect who could not be said to be the only remaining ones. He had no intention of feeling the surprised and awed eyes. After leaving behind the instructions on how to contact him, he left Chaozhou City in the evening and headed for Langya Mountain.
If it were Gu Zhuo in the past, he would never let himself run around like this.
However, he finally accepted an apprentice, but in the blink of an eye, that apprentice was wiped out in front of him.
Then, he should do something about it.
For example, let's start by finding the ghost hiding in the highest place of Da Qin.
This is the proper meaning of being a master.
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