The capital of the Great Qi State was Linzi.
The old emperor was sitting at the desk in the imperial study, reviewing a mountain of memorials.
The official from the Imperial Observatory, covered in sweat, rushed in at a trot.
The old emperor rubbed his forehead; this scene seemed somewhat familiar.
"Tell me, what went wrong?"
The official prostrated himself on the ground, trembling violently.
"Your Majesty... Jianmen Pass is about to be born!"
The old emperor became furious and threw the memorial in his hand.
"It's Jiange County again. Are those people from the Witch God Temple targeting Jiange County???"
"Where are my two saints? No reaction at all?"
"What's the business of Huangquansi in Jiange County?"
The old emperor was just getting angry when a gentle voice as soft as jade was heard outside the door.
"Your Majesty, please do not be angry... Please allow me to report."
The Prime Minister of the Great Qi Dynasty, Confucius, the Confucian sage, walked in slowly. He lowered his head, cautiously and never raised his head. He stepped on his front foot and counted the steps in his mind. When he was at the right distance, he knelt on the ground.
Just as he was about to continue bowing three times and kowtowing nine times, the old emperor spoke.
"Stop talking about your useless Confucian etiquette and tell me what's going on."
Confucius carefully pulled out the secret letter from his sleeve.
"Deputy Envoy Kong Han'an of the Huangquan Division has roughly ascertained the situation. I have added some details based on my own understanding, and the situation is recorded here. Deputy Envoy Kong has also deciphered the arrangements of the three Wu Shen Temples, so the Wu Shen had to take action personally and trigger it in advance."
The chief attendant beside the old emperor ran down and presented the secret letter.
The old emperor did not open it, but leaned forward like a ferocious tiger, his voice majestic without being angry.
"Then why did Jianmen Pass appear?!"
Sage Kong smiled bitterly, "Because... Deputy Envoy Kong was kidnapped by Wu Luo, who was possessed by the witch god Shao Siming... in front of the Nanyue Temple in Jiange County."
The old emperor slammed the table.
"Do those monks rely on their orthodoxy and teachers to just sit there and do nothing? Where are the gods they worship? Why haven't they made any move?"
Perhaps feeling that he had gone too far, the old emperor sat back on the dragon throne, slowly opened the secret letter, and spoke slowly as he read it.
"Forget it. You are not a Taoist monk. Please ask the teacher to come over. I will ask him personally."
Confucius lowered his head even lower.
"Your Majesty, the Taoist Saint left Linzi three days ago. Before leaving, he told me everything he knew about the dragon veins of Shu. He also told me that he wanted to go to Wushan to see the clouds..."
The old emperor laughed.
"It's the teacher after all. Even if something happened three days ago, would something happen to him...?"
The last word "me" brought some relief, some confusion, some reassurance, and some doubt...
And some...anger!
Confucius prostrated himself on the ground.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I will personally go to Jiange County and will not allow Jianmen Pass to appear in the world and harm the people of Daqi!"
The old emperor sighed.
"Teacher, I have great faith in you, but I understand that the Prime Minister is worried about the safety of his nephew who lives far away. Well, Prime Minister, please go."
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Kong Hanan didn't know yet that his subordinates and a distant relative were worried about him.
But he now felt some indescribable embarrassment.
He sat in a dilapidated mud house, half of which had collapsed. Through the broken roof, he could see the stars in the sky, some bright and some dim.
On the left, Cang was bandaging his own wound while muttering to himself.
"Brother Guan, today is really thanks to you. I owe you my life."
On the right, a bearded, plain-clothed guard with a long face sat cross-legged and looked at him intently.
They are the three ghosts who were promoted to squad leaders thanks to Kong Hanan.
The three of them said to Kong Hanan in unison.
"Master Guan, otherwise, let's rebel."
Cang on the left sighed.
"Brother Guan, you are now a sergeant. Can I follow you and do some work?"
The three sergeants on the right have serious expressions.
"We've seen that the general at Jianmen Pass doesn't care about our lives, and he's been very unfair to you. Why don't we leave Jianmen Pass and live freely in the mountains?"
Kong Hanan looked around.
"So you guys can't see each other?"
Cang's face was full of surprise.
"Brother Guan, you agree? That's great. I think there must be a way out by following you."
The three sergeants over there were a little confused.
"Master Guan, what are you talking about?"
Kong Hanan sighed.
He finally discovered it.
Cang seemed to have entered the established script again. In Cang's script, Guan, who was transformed by Kong Hanan, had been promoted to sergeant.
The three bearded men became somewhat rebellious because of Kong Hanan's change.
Ignoring Cang who was dancing happily on the side, Kong Hanan said to the three bearded men.
"Don't worry, there are only a few of us, why would we rebel?"
The three bearded men smiled at each other.
"There are more than three of us."
The commoner guard shouted to the outside.
"Come out, everyone!"
Many people walked out of each room.
They are all people who have been saved by Kong Hanan.
They gathered in front of Kong Hanan's dilapidated house. At one moment, there were hundreds of people.
"Master Guan, as long as you give the order, we will follow you in rebellion!"
Kong Hanan was a little confused for a moment.
What is going on?
Before Kong Hanan could speak.
The clerk in charge of the assigned area came over.
Kong Hanan's expression changed drastically.
Damn it, rebelling in front of others.
But the clerk walked through them as if he didn't see the group of people and went straight into the house.
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