He knew in his heart that although Da Gan was far more powerful than Da Zhou, Da Xia and Da Song under his rule, there were still many hidden dangers.

"The reason why there are hidden dangers and why we have been unable to conquer the other three kingdoms and unify the world is partly due to the harm caused by factional strife."

"I was chosen by Emperor Ganwu to assist the Crown Prince. He also wanted me to become the Crown Prince's right-hand man in governing the country, a powerful minister and an important official in the court, but he did not want me to form cliques and engage in private affairs like the Wei family."

"So he wanted me to become a lone minister, which would be equivalent to stabilizing some potential future problems for the crown prince."

Sun Jian paused here, took a sip of tea, and said, "So today's slap and the date are the emperor's way of reminding me to be careful, warning me that factional strife will bring disaster to the country and its people! If I don't understand, there will be more mudslinging thrown at me until I am completely isolated."

Upon hearing Sun Jian's words, Gu Hu fell into deep thought, and even his previous chuckled expression turned into displeasure.

He was unhappy on behalf of Sun Jian, and he felt indignant on Sun Jian's behalf.

This is no less than crossing the river and then dismantling the bridge, or using someone and then slaughtering them!

Thinking of this, Gu Hu paused, "Slaughter a pig?" That wording... seems... seems wrong...

"General, His Majesty has gone too far! How could he treat you like this!"

"Why."

Sun Jian looked at the notice in his hand again, his eyebrows furrowing. "Who says otherwise?"

"Let them give me a talking-to, what can I do about it?"

"General, how about... how about we resign and quit our post?"

"This is so frustrating! Why should we get this treatment?!"

Gu Hu was indignant.

His benefactor had rendered such a great service to the court, resolving such a significant hidden danger.

I never expected the imperial court to treat us this way!

This is absolutely outrageous!

"Resign from office? Heh."

Sun Jian sneered.

From the moment he became the Crown Prince's tutor, the idea of ​​resigning from his official post was out of the question.

In the eyes of the emperor and Li Gancheng, he was a precious gem, a rare talent in the world.

They think they can solve so many problems and troubles for Da Gan, so why would they let him resign? That's just wishful thinking!

They probably won't stop until they've squeezed every last drop of value out of you, and if you resign, they might use all sorts of methods to force you to become an official again.

By then, they will be uncomfortable, they will be uncomfortable, and it will not benefit anyone.

As the saying goes, when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.

Besides being rich, where does Sun Jian get the courage to challenge others?

Even if one wants to resign from their official post and enjoy a comfortable life with their wife, they should wait until they have sufficient resources and confidence before doing so.

Making such a move now is undoubtedly foolish.

However, to Sun Jian's relief, although Gu Hu was also a military officer of the court, it was easy to see from their interactions that Gu Hu's loyalty to him had long surpassed his loyalty to the court.

This was somewhat comforting to Sun Jian.

Before I appeared, Gu Hu and his pitiful small force were suppressed, refuted, and marginalized in various ways.

With his own help, Gu Hu finally felt like a human being. Most importantly, he was also Gu Hu and the Gu family's benefactor, so it wasn't hard to understand why Gu Hu was loyal to him.

"Alright, alright, I'm not complaining, so why are you complaining?"

"They took two slaps, one on the palm and one on the scathing."

There's no need to be too indignant.

"Since things have come to this, we might as well think about how to deal with it in the future."

Sun Jian shrugged, indicating that Gu Hu didn't need to dwell on this issue.

You can't fight city hall; instead of complaining, you should think of ways to deal with it.

"All right!"

Gu Hu sighed and fell silent.

To Sun Jian's surprise, Gu Hu, after a moment of silence, startled him with his next words.

"General...General!"

Sun Jian raised his eyelids and gave Gu Hu a disgruntled look: "What is it now?"

"This humble general has thought of something!"

"I've just thought about it carefully, do you think it's possible..."

"His Majesty did this not only to find a reason for you to take command of the Tiger Army, not only to make you a lone minister and use the Wei family to put you in a bad position, and not only to make you assist the Crown Prince well in the future and not to form cliques for personal gain."

"Is it possible that His Majesty is afraid of a counterattack from the remnants of the Wei family, and wants you to draw their hatred away first, stabilize Daqian, and maintain the normal operation of the court? To prevent Daqian from becoming chaotic?"

hiss!

Upon hearing Gu Hu's words, Sun Jian immediately put down his teacup and the notice, and gasped.

That makes sense!

After the remaining members of the Wei family learned of this news, their hatred for the royal family lessened considerably. They believed that the royal family had no choice but to act out of necessity, and that their current predicament was due to Sun Jian's report.

By attracting all hatred, you can secure a major victory.

These people won't fight big, they'll only hate Sun Jian!

Instead, they would try to curry favor with Da Gan and find ways to make Sun Jian suffer!

This is far more valuable than simply reminding yourself not to form cliques or engage in favoritism!

When Emperor Qianwu made a move, he often achieved three goals with one action.

Having guessed two of them correctly, and with Gu Hu's reminder, Sun Jian realized that the emperor definitely had this intention as well!

Holy crap!

How come Gu Hu's brain suddenly became sharper than mine?

Was he pretending to be weak all along to deceive others?

No way!

This guy can be really clueless sometimes!

"General, there's...there's still..."

Seeing Sun Jian's reaction, Gu Hu timidly added.

Holy crap!

besides?

Sun Jian was shocked, his mouth almost agape. He gestured for Gu Hu to continue.

"And the second... the second prince."

The Second Prince!?

Sun Jian's pupils contracted, and he instantly understood what Gu Hu meant!

Gu Hu meant to say, don't forget the Second Prince!

The Second Prince was the instigator and the real mastermind behind this incident!

In addition to the above three benefits,

If the Second Prince is the mastermind behind this, then with his intelligence and wisdom, he wouldn't have placed all his bets on the Wei family's 10,000 private soldiers!

Upon closer reflection, the Imperial Guards, the Left Guards, and the Right Guards are still under His Majesty's control.

What can these 10,000 private soldiers do?

Even if the emperor were to suddenly die, these 10,000 private soldiers, plus a small number of the Wei family's personal guards, would not be able to storm the capital and seize power, let alone breach the city gates.

In a siege, surround the city with three times the strength and attack with five times the strength.

The Second Prince couldn't possibly be so foolish! This isn't like the Second Prince at all!

Even to prevent things from being exposed, he wouldn't want to get himself involved!

So it's very likely that he had other plans!

Sun Jian recalled that when he and Gu Hu went out of the city to the imperial estate, they happened to run into the Second Prince at the city gate. At that time, the Second Prince intended to win over Sun Jian and even asked Sun Jian to visit him afterward!

It now appears that the Second Prince has connections with both the Left and Right Guards of the Capital!

Inside man!

There must be an inside agent for the Second Prince in Kyoto!

Moreover, it's possible that the Prince of Kao Shan's Longxiang Camp, or even other armies, might...