It was said that Huang Mao was good, but it became the fairy's white moonlight

Chapter 344: The Prince's Strategy and Calculation (Two in One)

"Okay, I won't say anything, but Master Taifu, do you think the Han family will agree to help in the future? Han Feiyu said he would consider it, but it's not an excuse, right?"

After being scolded by Gao Siya, the book boy stuck out his tongue slightly and did not dare to continue to say bad things about the Han family, but she was still a little worried:
“What if the Han family refuses tomorrow, what should we do?
Should we go to the Six Sects of Tianhaizhou for help, or should we simply ask His Majesty for an order?"

In response to the servant's question, Gao Siya gave a bitter smile and quickly shook her head.

Their imperial court has always been at odds with the sects, and Tianhai Prefecture is far away in the southern border, so the emperor is far away.

If Emperor Zhou really issued an edict, perhaps they would obey it.

But if it was just her, the Prince's tutor, who came to the door, even if the other party agreed on the surface, it was impossible for them to try their best to help her find the person in private. After all, that was the business of the Six Sects of the Sinful Demonic Path.

Of course, Gao Siya had thought about asking Emperor Zhou for an order.

However, although Emperor Zhou supports her in eradicating the evil sect on the surface, it is hard to say what his attitude is behind the scenes.

The mind of an emperor requires a balance. If the current Great Zhou were to destroy the six sects of the devil, it would inevitably lead to the dominance of the five holy places.

Likewise, if the five holy places were missing, the six sects of the devil would become more powerful.

"..."

So Gao Siya didn't know how to answer for a moment, and she couldn't think of any better solution if the Han family didn't help.

The atmosphere suddenly became gloomy.

In order to ease the atmosphere, the book boy had to change the subject:
"By the way, Master Taifu, your student... is Han Mo, the son of the Han family. I didn't expect him to be so handsome, with a good temperament, and speaks kindly.

Even among the princes and nobles in the imperial capital, he is still a top-notch handsome man~!

Gao Siya was stunned for a moment when she saw that her own servant was obviously very angry when talking about the Han family, but acted like a fangirl when talking about a certain Han family's eldest son.

Apparently she also remembered the long-lost student she met at today's banquet.

I never expected that... the crybaby back then would grow up to be so handsome.

Moreover, his speech and behavior were gentle and polite, and his demeanor was humble and respectful, which obviously matched her Confucian "propriety".

What a handsome gentleman, very impressive...

At this moment, the two girls were stunned by the elegant and handsome prince at the banquet.

There’s no way, this is the charm of the Great Zhou Succubus!

"Master Taifu, Master Taifu...what are you thinking about?"

Fortunately, the book boy was not infatuated for long and soon came to his senses, only to find that his own tutor was in a daze.

And she clearly noticed that for some reason there was some strange emotion in Gao Siya's eyes.

"Oh, nothing, why did you mention him suddenly?"

After the servant boy shouted, Gao Siya finally came back to her senses. She quickly suppressed the strange expression on her face and stopped thinking about the handsome prince.

So what if he's handsome...he's her student!
"What I mean is, Master Taifu, isn't he your student? Why don't we go and ask him for help?"

Gao Siya's heart moved when she heard this, but after thinking about it carefully for a while, she quickly shook her head.

Not to mention that it was more than ten years ago that she taught Han Mo. Although Han Mo seemed polite to her now, whether he actually remembered her was another matter.

Besides, Han Mo is just a young prince of the Han family. He obviously cannot make the decision on such a big matter.

Going to him herself would not be of any use and would only cause trouble to her student.

"Let's not talk about this anymore, Yi'er, it's getting late, you should go downstairs and get some rest!"

Finally she sighed and sent the servant away.

But that night, she tossed and turned and couldn't sleep all night.

She has been wondering whether the Han family will agree to her request tomorrow.

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The next morning, Gao Siya got up very early.

Since it was still early, she naturally could not get a reply from the Han family at this moment.

And she couldn't stand staying in the dull room any longer, so she simply took her servant and went for a walk in the back garden of the Han family.

It was also when she was taking a walk that she went to the main hall of the Marquis's mansion, which was usually used to discuss family affairs and receive guests.

Han Feiyu gathered a group of clan leaders early in the morning to discuss the request made by the Grand Tutor yesterday.

Han Mo was naturally present as well, as this was the place where he first met his grandfather Han Lin half a year ago.

The hall is decorated in the utmost luxury, with neatly arranged tables and chairs made of fine sandalwood, exuding a faint fragrance.

The soft sunlight in the early morning shines through the hollow carved window lattices, making the lobby warm and bright.

Since Han Mo arrived late, after stepping into the main hall, he discovered that more than a dozen elders of the Han family had already gathered there.

Since Han Lin was still in seclusion, Han Feiyu was sitting on the main seat in the center of the hall. Several middle-aged men and women and old men were sitting in the two rows of seats below the main seat.

The seats of these people were arranged according to seniority. Sitting in order of seniority were his third great uncle Han Wuque, second uncle, third cousin, fourth uncle, fifth uncle, and several Jindan elders from the Han family's side branches.

This scene looked very familiar. After all, when Han Mo recognized the wrong grandfather, there were also several relatives and elders present.

However, unlike the last time when the whole family was having fun together, this time, the atmosphere in the hall was a bit serious and tense.

It was because Han Feiyu had already informed everyone about Gao Siya’s request yesterday.

Since the visitor this time is the Grand Tutor of the Immortal Dynasty, the Han family naturally attaches great importance to it.

Of course, if it was just an ordinary request, Han Feiyu would probably do Master Gao a favor.

But the bad thing was that the request made by Gao Siya was to ask them to help find the newly born demon child of the six sects of the devil.

"What do you think? Should we agree to Master Gao's request?" Han Feiyu sat high on the first seat, rubbing his forehead and speaking with embarrassment.

Obviously, since this matter involves the six sects of the Demonic Path, it is of great importance, and Han Lin is not here.

Han Feiyu then gathered everyone together to discuss and make a decision...

As soon as he finished speaking, the first person to speak was a Jindan elder from the Han family's side branch:
"I think we should agree to Master Gao's request. After all, Master Gao is the Prince's tutor appointed by His Majesty the Immortal Emperor. He represents the Great Zhou court. If we don't agree, wouldn't that be a disgrace to His Majesty the Immortal Emperor?"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, a handsome, elegant, easy-going, and bookish man jumped out to refute him:
"What do you mean by representing the Immortal Emperor? Didn't you see how Gao Siya begged Big Brother yesterday?
If she could really represent the Immortal Emperor, she would have presented the Immortal Emperor's will yesterday instead of lowering herself to beg us like this.

It would be fine if she asked for ordinary things, but she asked us to look for trouble with the six sects of the devil. The six sects of the devil are comparable to the five holy places.

Just because of Gao Siya's words, do we have to offend these murderous demon cultivators?"

The person who was speaking was Han Mo's fourth uncle, the one who often treated Han Mo to stir-fried roast chicken.

When he was young, he was just like Han Mo, a dandy who indulged in eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. Now that he is middle-aged, he has finally restrained himself a little, but he is not a good person.

However, although what he said sounded a bit selfish, there was nothing wrong with it.

It is obviously not a wise move to cause trouble to the six sects of the Demonic Path just for a Grand Tutor of the Immortal Dynasty who has nothing to do with them!
"I agree with Fourth Brother. Why should my Han family risk their lives for a mere Gao Siya? In the end, it might even lead to the demons taking revenge on my Han family disciples. It's not worth it.

Gao Siya hasn't done us any good either, so don't pay any attention to her, brother!"

The fifth uncle, who always protects his own people, also stood up and agreed.

Perhaps it was precisely because Fifth Uncle was protective of his own people and could not bear to see the Han family disciples being retaliated against by the evil forces because of helping outsiders that he agreed with Fourth Uncle's opinion.

However, just as Han Mo's fifth uncle finished speaking, his second uncle jumped out to object:
“Fifth brother, what you said is wrong. It is the duty of cultivators like us to eliminate demons and defend the Way. Although my Han family is not a famous sect, we cannot sit idly by and watch those evil demons run rampant.

At the Ascension Conference half a year ago, the evil villains came to my Yifeng City to cause trouble and also caused huge losses to my Tianhai Province.

They committed the crime first, so why should we condone them? Besides, my eldest brother personally led people to destroy a group of demons at that time, which had already offended the demons. Are we still afraid of offending them again?"

What Han Mo didn't expect was that his second uncle was very frugal with words and was a stony-faced Buddha.

But today he actually said such words, it seems that this second uncle is also a person who hates evil.

"It's good to eliminate demons and defend the way, but the new emperor vigorously promoted the reduction of vassal states as soon as he came to power. Now my Han family is in a difficult situation and is walking on thin ice. Why should we create trouble and offend those demons..."

"We are just helping to find someone, we are not really looking for trouble with the Demonic Path? Can the Demonic Path still blame us?
Besides, making friends with this Grand Tutor Gao will also be beneficial to our Han family. If she can say a few good words in front of His Majesty the Immortal Emperor..."

"You think too much. This Master Gao is a Confucianist. He only follows the principles of respecting the king and expelling the barbarians. He will definitely not plead for us princes."

"This Master Gao is the teacher of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"So what if she's a teacher? She's not the Crown Prince's wife. In the end, she will definitely stand on the side of the Immortal Emperor..."

As expected, the hall soon fell into a heated debate.

Of course, this was also within Han Mo's expectations.

In fact, for the Han family today, it is better not to offend either the Immortal Dynasty or the Six Sects of the Demonic Path if possible.

So, both sides have some truth in what they say.

According to the plot of the game, the opening of the Imperial Capital plot is the starting point of the Han family's decline.

At this critical juncture, it would be best for the Han family not to make enemies everywhere.

Of course, even if the Han family had always been cautious, they still could not escape the fate of being reduced to a vassal state by the Immortal Emperor.

It was only because the Han family was far away in the barren Tianhai Province, and the strength of the head of the family had not reached the level of a god, so they were chosen by the Immortal Emperor as the first target of attack.

If the Immortal Emperor successfully captured Yifeng Hou of Tianhaizhou, then it would be a natural thing to reduce the power of other princes and dukes who possessed the power of god transformation.

It can be said that the new emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty's wave of reducing the power of the vassal states was somewhat similar to the methods of Zhu Yunwen, the grandson of the Ming Dynasty - emphasizing the method of starting with the weak and then becoming strong, first passing through and then achieving success, and gradually building up the system.

According to the plot in the game, Gao Siya being drugged by Han Mo was just a fuse.

In this way, Han Lin, Marquis of Yifeng, was at fault. According to the method of "weak first and strong later, fault first and merit later" to reduce the power of the vassal states, Emperor Zhou had an excuse to take action against the Yifeng Han family.

That's why Han Mo behaved so politely when he met Gao Siya yesterday.

Not to mention drugging him, he didn't even dare to glance at the other person's neck.

The reason for doing this is naturally to prevent Emperor Zhou from finding an excuse to attack the Han family.

Of course, hiding blindly is not a good idea. Even if there was no accident, Emperor Zhou would surely find other excuses and start with the Han family.

Therefore, Han Mo still needs to think of some other strategies to break the impasse, otherwise the Han family may not be able to survive in the future.

Fortunately, there is now a glimmer of hope.

In the original game, when Gao Siya came to Tianhaizhou, she did not mention the search for Mozi to the Han family.

But now, because the Tiansheng Demon Child appeared early, Gao Siya came to Tianhaizhou early and lowered her posture to ask the Han family for help.

This gives Han Mo a lot of room for maneuver...

With this in mind, Han Mo glanced at the people who were having a heated discussion in the hall, and while no one was paying attention, he quietly moved to the side hall on the right side of the hall.

A small array plate is placed here, which is the center of the soundproof array in the main hall.

A large immortal cultivation family like the Han family would naturally set up some isolation formations in important places where important matters were discussed.

Han Mo carefully examined the array plate, and after confirming that it was correct, he quickly pulled out a talisman from his arms and quietly stuck it under the array plate...

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At the same time, in the garden at the backyard of the Han family, Gao Siya, who had just returned from a walk, was about to return to her room.

Now that it was already bright, it seemed that the Han family should give her an answer.

So, she just had to wait quietly in the room.

Of course, she also knew that the Han family would definitely be discussing the request she had made yesterday.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but stop and look towards the main hall of the Han family.

I guess at this moment, there should be quite a few people from the Han family gathered there having a heated discussion, right?
Alas, I wonder how their conversation went?

Thinking this in her mind, Gao Siya subconsciously extended her spiritual sense to investigate.

Of course, she also knew subconsciously that a family with Nascent Soul power like the Han family would definitely have a soundproof formation in the meeting hall.

however……

The next moment she was surprised to find that there was indeed a soundproofing formation set up in the hall.

However, the level of this soundproof formation is somewhat weak and can only hinder the detection of Jindan-level spiritual consciousness.

Although she, who possesses the strength of a Nascent Soul, cannot easily penetrate the soundproof formation, she can still detect the situation inside with a little effort.

She couldn't help being a little surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, she quickly understood.

The Han family's soundproof barrier must have taken a long time to set up, and its power has been greatly reduced.

In addition, the Han family is located in Tianhaizhou, where the cultivators are weaker than those in the imperial capital. The Han family's patriarch, Han Feiyu, is just a Jindan cultivator...

Thinking of this, she suddenly felt a little bit of luck in her heart, and subconsciously probed her spiritual sense into it, intending to listen to how they discussed it.

Although she knew that this behavior was not good, she was so worried at the moment that she couldn't care too much.

However, after her spiritual sense penetrated into it and listened for a while, her face changed drastically:
"Master Taifu, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so bad?"

(End of this chapter)