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Chapter 168 Seeking the Prophecy
Gu Chen didn't think about giving face to his third uncle, seeing the other party's displeasure, Gu Chen no longer pretended, nor did he bother to pretend.

He directly asked Jiebiao Danxi to drag Gu Chengli off the main seat, while he himself sat on it and looked at Gu Chengli who appeared below with a bewildered expression.

"This……"

Gu Chengli didn't know how he came here, he just saw Gu Chen sitting where he was originally sitting, but he was standing in the position of a subordinate.

The sudden scene made Gu Chengli shut up.

He is a person who judges the situation. He knows that since Gu Chen can replace his position quietly, then Gu Chen can replace his head next time.

Therefore, Gu Chengli quickly restrained himself from being a prefect, and asked Gu Chen with a smile on his face:
"Ahem, I don't know why Ning Shun came here this time?"

"Third Uncle is very shy."

Gu Chen looked at Gu Chengli in surprise.

Hearing this, Gu Chengli's face darkened, and before he could react, he heard Gu Chen say:
"What position did the eunuch give you?"

"...Pay attention to your words, it's not the eunuch who gave me any position, it's the Holy Majesty!"

"Anything is fine, just say it."

Gu Chen stopped Gu Chengli's chatter, and asked aloud.

The corner of Gu Chengli's mouth twitched, and he said, "Censor Zhongcheng."

"...What is this position for?"

Gu Chen was stunned. He didn't know much about officialdom, and he didn't understand what this position was for.

Gu Chengli explained patiently this time:

"It's a speech officer. Although he is a low-level speech officer, he is also a censor and has the responsibility of supervising all officials."

"Speaker... oh, a troll, right?"

Gu Chen had heard about the position of Speech Officer, so he quickly understood.

"?"

Hearing Gu Chen's words, Gu Chengli was stunned.

troll?What is a sprayer?

Gu Chen didn't explain to Gu Chengli what it means to be a troll. After knowing that Gu Chengli's new position is in the capital, he asked Gu Chengli:

"Going to the capital to take up the post? When are you going to leave?"

"After a few years, the road surface will be dry before we set off. It is enough to be able to go to the capital within half a year to take up the post."

"Okay, take me with you then."

Gu Chen expressed his request.

Gu Chengli frowned slightly:
"Are you going to the capital?"

"Yes, what's the problem?"

"...The prime minister doesn't want you to go to the capital so soon."

Gu Chengli frowned and said, but Gu Chen was stunned by these words:

"Prime Minister? That Prime Minister Gu? What does my going to the capital have to do with him?"

"You don't know? The prime minister gave you your name. Why do you think the prime minister pays attention to you?"

As Gu Chengli spoke, Gu Chen fell into silence.

Until now, Gu Chen didn't know that the person who wrote the inscription for himself was this Prime Minister Gu.

The reason why he understood it this way was very simple. Gu Chen, who was still in Dan'an City at the time, was just an illegitimate child with no reputation or prestige.

Even if there is a relationship with Gu Chengye, it is actually not worth mentioning in the entire Gu family. Gu Chen never thought that the left minister with a high position in Daqi today would pay attention to him personally.

Even if he was mentioned later, Gu Chen only thought that it was written by other big figures in the Gu family.

For example, the six ministers, or some officials in Yushitai.

I just never thought it would be Prime Minister Gu.

What kind of virtue and how can I be paid attention to by Prime Minister Gu?

Gu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, and keenly sensed that there seemed to be something wrong with it. Gu Cheng had a high position and authority, so it didn't make sense to pay attention to the illegitimate child in a small town far away in Ningzhou.

In this world, fame is higher than the sky. Before you show your true ability, even if you have a high status, an illegitimate child is an illegitimate child, and an illegitimate child born to a prostitute will be even more disgusted by everyone.

Why should Prime Minister Gu pay attention to Gu Chen?

"Prime Minister... my lord, why do you pay attention to me?"

Ask if you don't understand, Gu Chen frowned and asked Gu Chengli.

Gu Chengli shook his head and said:
"I don't know about that. Only the Holy One can guess what that lord is thinking. Who can know what he thinks."

……

"Second Uncle, the heavy rain in Ningzhou and the severe drought in Shuzhou have all been resolved."

In the capital, inside the Gu mansion, Gu Chengye came to report to Gu Jixiu with the news he had just received.

Gu Jixiu was sitting by the fireplace, wearing a plush cape, looking at a chess book.

Hearing Gu Chengye's news, Gu Jixiu put down the chess record and looked up at him:

"I know about Ningzhou, but what about Shuzhou?"

Gu Chengli, who was in Ningzhou, was sent by Gu Jixiu. It was also Gu Jixiu's order to ask Gu Chengli to trouble Zhao Chun.

Although Gu Jixiu asked Gu Chengli to do this at the time, it was only to attract the attention of the Holy Majesty, it didn't matter to Gu Jixiu whether Gu Chengli could succeed and whether he could stop the flood in Ningzhou.

As long as the Holy Majesty's attention can be diverted and His Royal Highness King Bian can be relieved, Gu Chengli will not be in vain.

But I didn't expect that Gu Chengli actually overfulfilled the task, and let him make a false attack, which turned into a real attack, and he really solved the flood in Ningzhou.

This made Gu Jixiu very pleased.

What happened in Ningzhou was barely within Gu Jixiu's expectations, but what's going on in Shuzhou?
"I'm not sure about the specifics, but I heard from Anzi from Shuzhou that it seems to have something to do with... the Sect of Two Gods."

Gu Chengye explained.

Gu Jixiu was a little stunned: "Twin gods?"

"Yes, the incident in Shuzhou caused anger and grievances. The refugees were massacred wantonly and lived without a fixed place. This double god sect took advantage of the situation. It is said that they were the ones who solved the disaster in Shuzhou. Oh, yes..."

Gu Chengye thought of something, and said:
"This double god religion is not called double god religion now, what is it called... Witch religion?"

"Witch Cult?"

Gu Jixiu frowned even tighter.

No matter what kind of double god religion or witch religion, he had never heard of it before.

Generally speaking, it will only make people think that this is a small force, but how can a small force deal with the problems in Shuzhou, and how can it deal with those people in Shuzhou?
Gu Jixiu knew more or less about the situation in Shuzhou.

Unlike Ningzhou, where the Gu family dominates, the internal forces in Shuzhou are complicated, and most importantly, there is no force that can restrain Emperor Qi'an.

Whether it is the local magistrate, the army, or the Kyushu Chamber of Commerce and the Pinghu Division, they were all made into an iron bucket by Emperor Qi'an.

So when Ningzhou had just begun to arrange disasters and caused heavy rains, Shuzhou had already been in severe drought for half a year, and the people of Bianwang had always had difficulty passing on the news.

Under such circumstances, the Sect of the Two Gods... No, the Sect of the Witch can actually break the iron barrel, eliminate the disaster and save the people of Shuzhou.

How can this be something that small forces can do?

"Who is behind the Witch Cult, can you find out?"

"...can't find it."

Mentioning this, Gu Chengye's expression became very serious, and he said:
"I sent many spies in, but none of them returned. Even the local Pinghu Division patrol seemed to secretly believe in the Witch Cult..."

The patrol officer of Pinghu Division in Shuzhou is Wu Peng, the spy of King Bian in Shuzhou.

After the original Pinghu Division Inspector was killed by Gu Chen, Wu Peng, the tallest short man, was appointed as the Acting Inspector, and was officially promoted to Inspector some time ago.

It's just that Wu Peng seldom sent news to King Bian after he became a patrol envoy. Although he didn't say it clearly, Gu Chengye could tell between the lines in the information he sent out.

The ambassador of Shuzhou is probably already a member of the Witch Cult.

Gu Jixiu, who was originally calm, frowned when he heard this, and his expression was not very good-looking.

"Even a state legislator believes in them?"

"It seems... yes..."

"..."

Gu Jixiu kneaded the bridge of his nose, trying to make himself more energetic. After a while, he got up and said:
"I will report the matter of the Witch Cult to the Holy Majesty, and we don't have to think about their matters for the time being."

A state patrol has been developed into a believer by the Witch Cult. It can be seen that the influence of the Witch Cult has far exceeded that of ordinary cults.

But at present, the purpose of Witch Cult does not seem to be contrary to King Bian, at least the two are not enemies.

The one who should really be troubled by the Witch Sect is the current emperor, so Gu Jixiu simply threw this issue to Emperor Qi'an and let him deal with it.

By the way, it also allowed Emperor Qi'an to focus on other people to buy time for His Royal Highness King Bian.

Gu Chengye also wanted to understand this, he nodded, and then said before Gu Jixiu left:
"By the way, there is one more thing. The third brother has been promoted, and he said that he will come here with Ning Shun after the next year."

"Ning Shun is coming too?"

Gu Jixiu stopped and asked in surprise.

Gu Chengye nodded.

Gu Jixiu frowned and thought for a while, then said:
"Although it's not the right time, but since Ning Shun wants to come, let him come. You go to Pinghu Division later and ask for a few prophecies."

"Yes."

"I hope this prediction is correct. This Ningshun... will really bring good luck to my Gu family."

Gu Jixiu sighed, and slowly left the room.

Gu Chengye watched Gu Jixiu leave, and finally got up slowly, letting out a breath slowly.

Although Gu Chengye had a feeling before that that Gu Jixiu relied too much on the prophecy of the jade box, but considering that Gu Jixiu was more or less the prime minister, even if he valued this kind of thing, he shouldn't take it too seriously.

But look now...

Gu Jixiu seemed to have taken the prophecy of the Jade Box of Heavenly Secrets very seriously.

Obviously everyone knows that the predictions of the Jade Box of Heavenly Secrets are inaccurate. Gu Jixiu also told him before that he should not trust the predictions of the Jade Box of Heavenly Secrets too much, but now...

"Forget it, just take it for peace of mind, and go to Pinghu Division again."

Sighing, Gu Chengye couldn't disobey Gu Jixiu's order.

Besides, if you believe in this thing, you can believe it or not. Now that the battle between King Bian and Emperor Qi'an is about to come to light, there is nothing wrong with letting the Tianji Jade Box make a prophecy for peace of mind.

At least I can feel at ease.

The premise is that there are no too bad predictions...

(End of this chapter)