Ren Guanxiong was silent for a while, and finally moved his eyes away from the paper people and back to Gu Xu.
Gu Xu's figure is not burly, and is even a little thin.
But standing next to him, Ren Guanxiong could feel an invisible sense of oppression, as if he were facing towering mountains and the vast sea.
"Emperor... The emperor's attainments in Talisman Dao are really unparalleled in the world." Ren Guanxiong lowered his head slightly, not daring to look directly into Gu Xu's eyes. Even the flattery he used to be very skilled in before could not be said smoothly, "The man who claims to be the world's number one in Talisman Dao The great Imperial Master of Qi may no longer be your opponent..."
Gu Xu raised his hand to stop Ren Guanxiong from continuing with his clumsy flattery.
"I don't like these meaningless empty words," he said calmly, "You should know very well that using an army of paper men to attack cities and seize territory is just a clever trick. It works for a while, but not for a lifetime."
"What does the emperor need me to do?" Based on his many years of official experience, Ren Guanxiong immediately guessed that Gu Xu must have important things for him to do today.
And this matter is likely to determine how much trust he can gain from Gu Xu in the future.
"My wedding will be held this month," Gu Xu replied, his eyes drifting to the distant northeast, "The venue is set to be in Liangzhou City.
“I’m from Qingzhou and I’m not familiar with the capable people in the northwest region, but I really want to take advantage of the wedding to get to know them.
"I heard someone say that you have not been here long, but you already have a wide social circle. Many local monks with different talents are willing to call you brothers.
"So, I want you to write an invitation list for the wedding for me. Are you willing to help me do this?"
Gu Xu's tone was very calm and kind, and he even used questions to ask for his opinion instead of using a direct command tone.
But Ren Guanxiong felt heavy pressure.
Gu Xu first talked to him about "the name of righteousness" today, and then took him to the backyard of the Yamen to see the "fully automated talisman and seal production line", all of which were paving the way for this matter——
He plans to recruit talents on a large scale.
Or, to put it more accurately, he planned to snatch talents from the hands of the Da Qi Dynasty.
This young man of only 18 years old was more mature and prudent than Ren Guanxiong imagined - he did not rejoice in conquests and was not proud of military achievements; he valued governance more than expanding the size of his territory.
The reason why he chose to raise a flag to rebel was not purely for resistance or revenge, but because he truly wanted to establish a new order in the wild world.
For a political power, high-level practitioners are often called "Optical Pillars", but at best they are just a pillar.
A large number of middle- and low-level monks, as well as ordinary people who perform their duties in society like mechanical parts, are the true cornerstone of a country.
"How dare you disobey the emperor's orders?" Ren Guanxiong bowed deeply to Gu Xu and prepared to retire.
However, when he was about to leave the Yamen, he suddenly realized that he almost forgot to ask Gu Xu an important question.
"Emperor, may I ask who the bride you want to marry is..."
"The Lord of the Yan Kingdom, Zhao Yan," Gu Xu smiled and replied, "But soon, she will become my Duke of the Yan Kingdom."
Ren Guanxiong was once again stunned.
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After Ren Guanxiong left, Gu Xu continued along the corridor and walked into a small side room.
A tall, slender young woman wearing a light green dress and a fox mask was standing next to the desk, lowering her head and carefully sorting a pile of documents.
After devouring the remnant soul of Emperor Ziwei, Gu Xu's understanding of the law of cause and effect has been greatly improved.
The masks used by the "Qing Ming" organization to hide his identity can no longer block his sight.
He easily figured out that the woman in the green dress was none other than Shangguan Jin, the doctor of the Daqi Exorcist Division.
Since the capture of the six northwest cities, Shangguan Jin has been busier than the worker bees gathering honey.
Gu Xu is good at coordinating decisions and formulating ingenious plans that use small and broad measures to make a big difference, but he knows nothing about the management of specific personnel affairs - or in other words, he is a salty person by nature and does not like to spend energy pondering these troublesome details.
And his most loyal right-hand man, "Wenchang Xingjun" Luo Chuan, has recently gone deep behind enemy lines to work as a spy, and is temporarily unable to help him share the pressure.
So this heavy responsibility currently falls on Shangguan Jin's shoulders.
Hearing Gu Xu's footsteps, Shangguan Jin raised his head, glanced at him expressionlessly, and asked lightly: "What's your purpose, Emperor?"
Gu Xu looked at her pale face under the mask and her unrouged lips, and sighed softly.
"It's nothing," he said, taking out a cup of hot tea from "Xianyunju" and placing it on the table in front of Shangguan Jin. "Thank you for your hard work. I'll bring you a cup of tea."
"Thank you for your concern, Emperor," Shangguan Jin said in a calm voice, "But I don't like drinking tea."
Shangguan Jin's attitude was not beyond Gu Xu's expectation.
In fact, after Gu Xu returned from Kunlun Mountain, she had been very cold in front of him.
She no longer likes to tease Gu Xu in different ways to attract his attention as before.
Not to mention that he would not be so sad that he burst into tears because of his separation.
She seemed to regard him as an ordinary superior. Except for routine matters, she almost never took the initiative to talk to him; even if she had to talk, her expression was polite, polite and distant.
Gu Xu could guess the root cause of her change in attitude——
Shangguan Jin has been working with Luo Chuan, and may have vaguely guessed from many details that Gu Xu is not the real reincarnation of Emperor Ziwei, but the body of Emperor Ziwei who was reborn.
After Gu Xu walked down the Kunlun Mountains, in order to stabilize the power of Luochuan and his subordinates, he has been playing the role of Emperor Ziwei - he referred to the memory of Emperor Ziwei and deliberately made some changes in his speaking style and work habits. .
It is even more difficult to figure out the city.
Making himself more like an old monster who has been living for thousands of years, rather than a vigorous eighteen-year-old boy.
Shangguan Jin obviously noticed these changes.
So she thought that the young man she had silently liked was completely gone.
What now occupies this familiar body is a strange and old soul.
It was also from that day on that Shangguan Jin stopped wearing makeup and carefully groomed her appearance every day as before.
She began to get used to not wearing any makeup, wearing a fox mask, and devoting herself to complicated and boring work.
Gu Xu sighed again and left the room.
He knew that he could not explain the truth to Shangguan Jin for the time being. (End of chapter)
