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After the banquet, Gao Siya returned to the guest room arranged by the Han family. Before she could say anything, her servant began to speak up for her:
"This is too much. You are the current Grand Tutor, and you have humbled yourself to ask the Han family for help. But Han Feiyu has refused to express his opinion. This is really too much..."
It was no wonder that the book girl was so angry. She had never seen the Grand Tutor whom she admired suffer such a humiliation like today. Naturally, she was furious.
No wonder the Immortal Emperor dislikes the Han family. With this attitude, it would be strange if the Immortal Emperor didn't reduce the Han family's vassalage.
"Yier, don't talk nonsense."
Fortunately, before the book boy could continue to output two sentences, he was interrupted by Gao Siya.
As a believer in Confucianism, she naturally would not allow her own servant to speak ill of others behind their backs.
However, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart:
Alas, I just hope that the Han family will agree to her request tomorrow.
Not for anything else, just to eliminate demons and defend justice, and bring peace to Great Zhou!
Chapter 344: The Prince's Strategy and Calculation (Two in One)
2024-07-09
Chapter 344: The Prince's Strategy and Calculation (Two in One)
"Okay, I won't say anything, but Master Taifu, do you think the Han family will agree to help in the future? Han Feiyu said he would consider it, but it's not an excuse, right?"
After being scolded by Gao Siya, the book boy stuck out his tongue slightly and did not dare to continue to say bad things about the Han family, but she was still a little worried:
“What if the Han family refuses tomorrow, what should we do?
Should we go to the Six Sects of Tianhaizhou for help, or should we simply ask His Majesty for an order?"
In response to the servant's question, Gao Siya gave a bitter smile and quickly shook her head.
Their imperial court has always been at odds with the sects, and Tianhai Prefecture is far away in the southern border, so the emperor is far away.
If Emperor Zhou really issued an edict, perhaps they would obey it.
But if it was just her, the Prince's tutor, who came to the door, even if the other party agreed on the surface, it was impossible for them to try their best to help her find the person in private. After all, that was the business of the Six Sects of the Sinful Demonic Path.
Of course, Gao Siya had thought about asking Emperor Zhou for an order.
However, although Emperor Zhou supports her in eradicating the evil sect on the surface, it is hard to say what his attitude is behind the scenes.
The mind of an emperor requires a balance. If the current Great Zhou were to destroy the six sects of the devil, it would inevitably lead to the dominance of the five holy places.
Likewise, if the five holy places were missing, the six sects of the devil would become more powerful.
"..."
So Gao Siya didn't know how to answer for a moment, and she couldn't think of any better solution if the Han family didn't help.
The atmosphere suddenly became gloomy.
In order to ease the atmosphere, the book boy had to change the subject:
"By the way, Master Taifu, your student... is Han Mo, the son of the Han family. I didn't expect him to be so handsome, with a good temperament, and speaks kindly.
Even among the princes and nobles in the imperial capital, he is still a top-notch handsome man~!
Gao Siya was stunned for a moment when she saw that her own servant was obviously very angry when talking about the Han family, but acted like a fangirl when talking about a certain Han family's eldest son.
Apparently she also remembered the long-lost student she met at today's banquet.
I never expected that... the crybaby back then would grow up to be so handsome.
Moreover, his speech and behavior were gentle and polite, and his demeanor was humble and respectful, which obviously matched her Confucian "propriety".
What a handsome gentleman, very impressive...
At this moment, the two girls were stunned by the elegant and handsome prince at the banquet.
There’s no way, this is the charm of the Great Zhou Succubus!
"Master Taifu, Master Taifu...what are you thinking about?"
Fortunately, the book boy was not infatuated for long and soon came to his senses, only to find that his own tutor was in a daze.
And she clearly noticed that for some reason there was some strange emotion in Gao Siya's eyes.
"Oh, nothing, why did you mention him suddenly?"
After the servant boy shouted, Gao Siya finally came back to her senses. She quickly suppressed the strange expression on her face and stopped thinking about the handsome prince.
So what if he's handsome...he's her student!
"What I mean is, Master Taifu, isn't he your student? Why don't we go and ask him for help?"
Gao Siya's heart moved when she heard this, but after thinking about it carefully for a while, she quickly shook her head.
Not to mention that it was more than ten years ago that she taught Han Mo. Although Han Mo seemed polite to her now, whether he actually remembered her was another matter.
Besides, Han Mo is just a young prince of the Han family. He obviously cannot make the decision on such a big matter.
Going to him herself would not be of any use and would only cause trouble to her student.
"Let's not talk about this anymore, Yi'er, it's getting late, you should go downstairs and get some rest!"
Finally she sighed and sent the servant away.
But that night, she tossed and turned and couldn't sleep all night.
She has been wondering whether the Han family will agree to her request tomorrow.
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The next morning, Gao Siya got up very early.
Since it was still early, she naturally could not get a reply from the Han family at this moment.
And she couldn't stand staying in the dull room any longer, so she simply took her servant and went for a walk in the back garden of the Han family.
It was also when she was taking a walk that she went to the main hall of the Marquis's mansion, which was usually used to discuss family affairs and receive guests.
Han Feiyu gathered a group of clan leaders early in the morning to discuss the request made by the Grand Tutor yesterday.
Han Mo was naturally present as well, as this was the place where he first met his grandfather Han Lin half a year ago.
The hall is decorated in the utmost luxury, with neatly arranged tables and chairs made of fine sandalwood, exuding a faint fragrance.
The soft sunlight in the early morning shines through the hollow carved window lattices, making the lobby warm and bright.
Since Han Mo arrived late, after stepping into the main hall, he discovered that more than a dozen elders of the Han family had already gathered there.
Since Han Lin was still in seclusion, Han Feiyu was sitting on the main seat in the center of the hall. Several middle-aged men and women and old men were sitting in the two rows of seats below the main seat.
The seats of these people were arranged according to seniority. Sitting in order of seniority were his third great uncle Han Wuque, second uncle, third cousin, fourth uncle, fifth uncle, and several Jindan elders from the Han family's side branches.
This scene looked very familiar. After all, when Han Mo recognized the wrong grandfather, there were also several relatives and elders present.
However, unlike the last time when the whole family was having fun together, this time, the atmosphere in the hall was a bit serious and tense.
It was because Han Feiyu had already informed everyone about Gao Siya’s request yesterday.
Since the visitor this time is the Grand Tutor of the Immortal Dynasty, the Han family naturally attaches great importance to it.
Of course, if it was just an ordinary request, Han Feiyu would probably do Master Gao a favor.
But the bad thing was that the request made by Gao Siya was to ask them to help find the newly born demon child of the six sects of the devil.
"What do you think? Should we agree to Master Gao's request?" Han Feiyu sat high on the first seat, rubbing his forehead and speaking with embarrassment.
Obviously, since this matter involves the six sects of the Demonic Path, it is of great importance, and Han Lin is not here.
Han Feiyu then gathered everyone together to discuss and make a decision...
As soon as he finished speaking, the first person to speak was a Jindan elder from the Han family's side branch:
"I think we should agree to Master Gao's request. After all, Master Gao is the Prince's tutor appointed by His Majesty the Immortal Emperor. He represents the Great Zhou court. If we don't agree, wouldn't that be a disgrace to His Majesty the Immortal Emperor?"
However, as soon as he finished speaking, a handsome, elegant, easy-going, and bookish man jumped out to refute him:
"What do you mean by representing the Immortal Emperor? Didn't you see how Gao Siya begged Big Brother yesterday?
If she could really represent the Immortal Emperor, she would have presented the Immortal Emperor's will yesterday instead of lowering herself to beg us like this.
It would be fine if she asked for ordinary things, but she asked us to look for trouble with the six sects of the devil. The six sects of the devil are comparable to the five holy places.
Just because of Gao Siya's words, do we have to offend these murderous demon cultivators?"
The person who was speaking was Han Mo's fourth uncle, the one who often treated Han Mo to stir-fried roast chicken.
But when he was young, he was just like Han Mo, a playboy who was addicted to eating, drinking, whoring and gambling.
Now that he is middle-aged, he has finally restrained himself a little, but he is not a good person either.
However, although what he said sounded a bit selfish, there was nothing wrong with it.
It is obviously not a wise move to cause trouble to the six sects of the Demonic Path just for a Grand Tutor of the Immortal Dynasty who has nothing to do with them!
"I agree with Fourth Brother. Why should my Han family risk their lives for a mere Gao Siya? In the end, it might even lead to the demons taking revenge on my Han family disciples. It's not worth it.
Gao Siya hasn't done us any good either, so don't pay any attention to her, brother!"
The fifth uncle, who always protects his own people, also stood up and agreed.
Perhaps it was precisely because Fifth Uncle was protective of his own people and could not bear to see the Han family disciples being retaliated against by the evil forces because of helping outsiders that he agreed with Fourth Uncle's opinion.
However, just as Han Mo's fifth uncle finished speaking, his second uncle jumped out to object:
“Fifth brother, what you said is wrong. It is the duty of cultivators like us to eliminate demons and defend the Way. Although my Han family is not a famous sect, we cannot sit idly by and watch those evil demons run rampant.
At the Ascension Conference half a year ago, the evil villains came to my Yifeng City to cause trouble and also caused huge losses to my Tianhai Province.
They committed the crime first, so why should we condone them? Besides, my eldest brother personally led people to destroy a group of demons at that time, which had already offended the demons. Are we still afraid of offending them again?"
What Han Mo didn't expect was that his second uncle was very frugal with words and was a stony-faced Buddha.
But today he actually said such words, it seems that this second uncle is also a person who hates evil.
"It's good to eliminate demons and defend the way, but the new emperor vigorously promoted the reduction of vassal states as soon as he came to power. Now my Han family is in a difficult situation and is walking on thin ice. Why should we create trouble and offend those demons..."
"We are just helping to find someone, we are not really looking for trouble with the Demonic Path? Can the Demonic Path still blame us?