Chapter 135: As a minister, as a teacher
Chapter 135: As a minister, as a teacher
Pei Jinge sighed and said, "It seems that Chen Chi is no longer useful."
What he said was true. Not to mention the Sky Patrol Office, which was directly related to the safety of the Qin Empire, even the owner of an ordinary street restaurant would not like to be criticized by his subordinates.
Gu Zhuo shook his head and said, "This is what I guessed."
Pei Jinge did not comment and said, "Let's continue with what we were saying 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 and said the same two words.
"Just ask."
"What is the relationship between Yingxu and Daozhu?"
"Don't you know that, too?"
For some reason, Pei Jinge suddenly felt unhappy after hearing this.
She was unhappy that this conversation was getting out of her control, and she was even more unhappy that she had to continue chatting like this, because at least now she couldn't take any action against Gu Zhuo.
Thinking back to this spring, a so-called young genius like Gu Zhuo was not worthy of her attention at all. She had countless ways to make him suffer so much that he wanted to die, but now he had become the apprentice of Her Royal Highness the Princess, and his status was equal to hers.
This is really not a pleasant thing.
Thinking of this, Pei Jinge was naturally unhappy, but she suppressed her emotions very well and never showed any of it on her face.
"Yes."
She smiled and said, "Can you help me solve this puzzle?"
Gu Zhuo said: "Lu Mingcheng."
Pei Jinge frowned slightly and recalled it very seriously, but still couldn't think of who this name represented.
Just when she was about to ask, Gu Zhuo spoke before her.
"This is a sign of sincerity and also a deposit."
"What do you mean?"
Pei Jinge's voice was slightly cold.
Gu Zhuo looked at her and asked irrelevantly, "Do you want to know what Yingxu has been busy doing for the Taoist master these years?"
Pei Jinge said calmly: "This is something that His Majesty the Emperor also wants to know. As the head of the Sky Patrol Department, I naturally have to share His Majesty's worries."
"So what you mean now is that in exchange for helping me find out the truth about this matter, I will agree that the Destiny Cult will continue to exist in this world."
She said, “Did I understand wrongly?”
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 Tianming Sect is known only to you and me in the whole world."
His tone was extremely matter-of-fact as he spoke, and he didn't feel that there was anything absurd in what he said.
It was quiet inside the Taoist temple.
Even the autumn wind has quieted.
Pei Jinge said expressionlessly: "If you can't give a reason, then this conversation will end directly, and the Tianming Sect will become history."
Gu Zhuo stopped looking at her, looked toward the northern sky, and said, "There is a ghost."
Pei Jinge said without thinking: "If there is no ghost, that would be ridiculous."
As the most powerful existence in the world today, it is inevitable that Daqin will be infiltrated by various forces. The Sky Patrol Department conducts self-examination and secret executions every year.
"That ghost stands very tall."
"How tall is it?"
“He knows who I am.”
Gu Zhuo's words sounded very narcissistic, which made people feel somewhat uncomfortable and then associated them with words like shameless.
Pei Jinge didn't think about these, because she understood.
After a moment of silence, she asked seriously, "That person knows that you were identified as the reincarnation of the Taoist master?"
"It's more than that."
Gu Zhuo was somewhat emotional and said, "Yingxu also learned who I was 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 the truth of the matter to be so.
For various reasons, Gu Zhuo's true inheritance has long become a secret of the Great Qin. Only a handful of people know about this, and each of them can be regarded as a pillar of the Great Qin.
No matter who leaked this news, as long as it was not the Emperor himself, it would directly cause an uproar.
If there really is such a ghost, once the fact that she let Gu Zhuo become the leader of the Tianming Sect is known to a third party, the inner ghost hiding in the highest position of the Qin Dynasty will most likely learn about it, and then hide directly and erase all traces of the Tianming Sect.
Pei Jinge felt regretful.
If time could be reversed, she would rather it was she rather than Qing Xiaoyue who was seriously injured by Taoist Yingxu that night.
This would probably allow her to avoid this matter, know nothing about it, and then not have to bear the responsibilities as the head of the Sky Patrol Bureau. She could be lazy in a happy and beautiful way, watching the wind and clouds rise with a smile.
She closed her eyes, sighed and said, "This is very troublesome."
Gu Zhuo sighed and said honestly, "Like you, I don't like encountering such things."
If possible, it would be best if nothing had happened.
This is what he really thinks.
Pei Jinge vaguely sensed his emotions and felt the same way, so he said, "This is a big matter, and I can't give you a clear answer right now."
Gu Zhuo said seriously: "Then let's do what we can first."
Pei Jinge asked: "For example?
Gu Zhuo said: "Let the killing stop here today."
Pei Jinge was silent for a moment and said, "Okay." After saying this, she suddenly thought of Her Royal Highness the Princess, and her mood became even heavier.
……
……
Divine Capital, deep in the Imperial City.
Unlike previous years, Jinghai is shrouded in a light mist today.
His Majesty the Emperor stood with his hands behind his back and stopped fishing.
He looked at his reflection in the water, was silent for a long time, and said seriously: "I'm sorry."
Who in this world has the right to ask him to apologize?
A woman in green stood behind the White Emperor.
The woman looked indifferent and said indifferently: "These two words are your entire explanation?"
"It's an apology."
His Majesty the Emperor looked up at the porcelain blue sky and gave a very sentimental explanation: "I am beginning to grow old."
It was quiet.
No one responded to this.
Then, His Majesty the Emperor continued speaking with a hint of self-mockery.
That’s a long paragraph.
"Just like you said to me that night, as long as I am alive, there will be no chaos in this world."
"But what if I die?"
"The world is in chaos, lives are lost, and blood is flowing like a river. These twelve words can all be used."
"Why have I handed over government affairs to others over the years and hardly asked a question? Many people think that I am tired of the secular world or that I am beginning to covet pleasure, but you should know that these are not my true intentions. I just want to live as long as possible."
"There is no emperor who lives forever in this world. I have never had such unrealistic expectations. In fact, my thoughts have never changed."
“Before death comes, complete the things that belong to your 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 had relied on and trusted the most in the past hundred years.
Bai Nanming looked indifferent and said, "But you didn't tell me a word about Yunmengze beforehand."
His Majesty the Emperor remained silent and did not explain why this was the safest way to do it.
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 this happen again."
His Majesty the Emperor looked more relaxed, and said, "I promise you."
Then he looked at Bai Nanming's back, thought for a moment, 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 final battle at Cangshan during the summer festival was completely unreasonable. That defeat could not be perfectly explained by the identity of a Taoist master's reincarnation.
Out of trust, he was unwilling to reveal his suspicion in front of anyone other than Bai Nanming.
Hearing these two words, Bai Nanming stood there thinking silently for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "At least now, Gu Zhuo is still Gu Zhuo, I don't think he is anyone else."
His Majesty the Emperor said no more, and turned to say: "I heard that Gu Zhuo was taken away by Yingxu before his death."
Bai Nanming thought of the incident that night, frowned slightly, and said: "He is still alive."
"Are you feeling..."
She turned to look at her brother, her eyes as calm as water, and asked, "It is best for Gu Zhuo to die."
The death of a person may bring a lot of trouble, but those troubles are ultimately rootless 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: "By the same token, there are countless people in the world who want me dead."
Bai Nanming suddenly remembered something and changed the subject: "I remember you wanted to take him as your apprentice at that time."
His Majesty the Emperor smiled, with a hint of self-mockery in his smile, and said, "And he rejected me. In that case, it really makes me look a little narrow-minded."
Bai Nanming doesn't think so.
If the Qin Dynasty really could not accommodate a Gu Zhuo, he would have died on that night seven days ago, under that speck of light.
Considering how close he was to Taoist Yingxu at that time, if he really died because of this, who could say anything?
……
……
The two conversations, which were held far apart, ended in almost the same amount of time, and both parties got a result that was temporarily satisfactory.
Daqin avoided a huge storm with far-reaching consequences, and Chaozhou City was able to return to its daily tranquility. The deacons of the Sky Patrol Department disappeared in a very short time, and only the corpses that had not been cleaned up and the strong smell of blood that lingered proved that they had been here.
Pei Jinge once again refused the request for a meeting with the Southern Qi officials and stated that he would leave in the evening, which made many people feel relieved.
Gu Zhuo had a meeting with the three remaining elders of the Tianming Sect, who were not the only ones left. He did not intend to feel their surprised and awed gazes. After leaving some information on how to contact him, he left Chaozhou City in the evening and headed for Langya Mountain.
If it were the Gu Zhuo of the past, he would never have let himself run around like this.
However, he finally accepted a disciple, but that disciple turned into ashes in front of him in the blink of an eye.
Well, he should do something about it.
For example, we can start by finding the ghost hidden at the highest point of Daqin.
This is what a teacher should do.
It seems quite late, but it is indeed the third update on September 9.13th.
(End of this chapter)