Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1484 Arrest
  "There is nothing wrong with doing this." Gu Xun shook his head and replied with a smile, "Controlling public opinion is often necessary."

"But this is just a method, and any method is not guaranteed to be effective."

“The first truth that people who study medicine must understand is that medicine cannot cure diseases.”

"It is probably true in other fields as well."

"Does the teacher mean that the current public opinion situation within the empire is no longer controllable?" Fusu asked with a frown.

"Otherwise?" Gu Xun shrugged, raised his eyebrows and smiled, "The Guanzhong area is a little better, but outside the Guanzhong...the empire's control is declining almost all the time."

"Once word spreads about Yinghuo's heart-guarding this time, I'm afraid it will only accelerate."

"You have to understand that ordinary people may not have knowledge, vision, or vision, but at least they still have the most basic sense of being a human being, and they have their own judgment."

"In order for rumors to spread on a large scale, there is a need for a communication environment, and you can't just do whatever you want."

"Rumors that are too absurd are destined to not spread too widely, while rumors that can spread on a large scale must be recognized by most people - even if it is factually wrong information."

"If you want to be accepted, recognized and believed in discussion by most people, there are generally two possibilities."

“Either the content is highly controversial, but it barely touches the interests of most people.”

Entertainment and gossip news fall into this category.

This type of news is often highly discussed, and the speed and breadth of its dissemination is also extremely alarming - it has almost nothing to do with the interests of the people who eat melons, and not many people care whether it is true or false. Everyone is just joining in the fun, and the scene is naturally Very lively.

"Either it directly involves the interests of the majority of people."

Hot social news that is relatively hotly speculated can be classified into this category.

Some phenomena and behaviors in this type of news often directly harm the interests of certain people and may indirectly affect the interests of the majority of people.

In order to prevent their own interests from being damaged in the future, most people will choose to believe it and speak out for it, even if they are not sure whether the news is true or false.

"The current situation of the empire is the latter."

"Maybe Yinghuo Shouxin is just a celestial phenomenon, no different from the rising sun and moonset. Maybe Yinghuo Shouxin is really an ominous sign."

"But for ordinary people, they will subconsciously choose the latter - they can use this to vent their dissatisfaction, complain about the hardships of life, and try to improve the existing situation through this method."

"It's hard to describe what they did as right or wrong, but it is definitely not a good thing for the empire."

"In this case, the problem is no longer just limited to the situation of public opinion. It is undoubtedly useless for you to just use the means of controlling public opinion."

If a person has vomiting, diarrhea, cold and fever, it is obviously meaningless to just give him some anti-inflammatory drugs.

Looking at Fusu, whose face was getting worse and worse, Gu Xun tried to persuade him to look away:
  "Don't take it too seriously. Your father has to worry about these things. You just need to focus on your own problems."

"That's true, but...can I just watch the situation deteriorate day by day?" Fusu replied in a gloomy tone.

"Manpower is sometimes scarce. Your father is powerless about many things, let alone you who are just a young master." Gu Xun advised calmly.

Gu Xun has always been very open-minded about this helpless situation.

Even if he is as powerful as him, there are still many things he cannot do. This is normal.

If you can't do it, just do it. Just think more about what you can do.

Gu Xun felt that people like him or Fusu were struggling with this kind of problem, and they were just moaning for no reason.

In any case, they have a way to ensure that they live a worry-free life. They may not be able to do whatever they want, but at least they will not be short of food, clothing, etc. Compared with many people who have problems even eating, it is really good. Feeling comfortable.

Only when you are content can you always be happy.

Fusu smiled bitterly and replied, "I'm afraid I can't be as open-minded as you, teacher."

Gu Xun grinned and did not force Fusu to look away. Instead, he said, "Xianyang should receive news about Yinghuo Shouxin soon."

"Your father is probably going to speed up the eastward patrol, and you probably won't be able to stay in Songhai for too long."

"You have to deal with what needs to be dealt with as soon as possible."

"Teacher, don't worry, I know." Fusu nodded, "The rebels of the Mo family are hiding without a trace. The only thing Sanghai needs me to deal with now is the Little Saint Xian Manor."

"Master Xiaomeng from Tianzong should be arriving soon. Once she arrives at Songhai, this matter will be over for now."

"Besides that... there is also an assassination case, but Zhang Han is personally investigating this matter, so I don't need to pay my full attention."

"It's best to come in time, and it doesn't matter if it's not in time."

"Well..." Gu Xun nodded slightly, "Just make sure you know what's going on."

"This is probably the case with Songhai. No one can take advantage of it."

Songhai's current situation is very much a microcosm of the overall situation in the empire.
  The anti-Qin forces gradually gained momentum, but their strength was far from enough to confront the empire head-on. The empire itself became increasingly corrupt, and even began to gradually surface.

In short, neither side is good at it.

Fusu probably also thought of this, and nodded in agreement with some tiredness.

………………

A few days later.

As time passed, the aftermath of the assassination became apparent.

The Shadow Guards began to carry out large-scale operations in Songhai City, tracking and biting all suspected power organizations like hyenas.

Even Luo Sheng wisely chose to give in when faced with the Shadow Guard in this state.

Zhao Gao, the leader of the snare, no longer disappears as easily as before, and wanders around the city with his Six Sword Slaves every day.

When Fusu needed help, he would work as a bodyguard for Fusu; when Li Si needed help, he would work as a bodyguard for Li Si.

There was no need, so he drank tea and alcohol every day.

Regarding the matter of Pao Ding, it was handed over to Zhang Han immediately after the assassination.

Now there are no more people in the Tooth-gnawing Prison to trap people... It's just on the surface, but it's hard to say whether there is something hidden secretly.

As for why the assassination case inexplicably involves Pao Ding, a rebel who was captured before... there is no reason.

Zhang Han was just using the topic to find an excuse to intervene in the Teeth-Eating Prison.

Zhao Gao probably wanted to avoid suspicion, so he didn't refuse and gave in smoothly.

If you really want to care about it, it's not Zhang Han's nonsense.

What kind of person dares to assassinate His Royal Highness?

They must be extremely vicious conspirators who have no regard for the majesty of the empire!

Maybe this incident was planned by the organization behind Cook Ding. In short, it is definitely not nonsense to find clues from him.

Of course, the above are all high-sounding rhetoric. In fact, Zhang Han took over the Tooth-gnawing Prison and Pao Ding for his merits.

The position of commander of the Shadow Guard can be simply summarized as being of low status and great power.

This type of position is certainly great, but if you want to keep your power, you naturally need enough credit.

And it’s a steady stream of credit.

Although Zhang Han has now changed his immediate boss, and the new leader Fusu's character is far more generous and kind than Ying Zheng, no matter how kind a leader is, he will not feed idle people.

At this time, Zhang Han needs some dazzling performance. Of course the assassination case must be investigated, but Zhang Han also knew in his heart that it would be difficult for him to catch Zhao Gao, the old fox, by the tail. If he really held on to the net and kept investigating, he would probably only catch some small fish and shrimps.

Therefore, the net must be checked, but the real credit must be made up from other places.

Naturally, the first thing he targeted was the Mohist rebel who had just escaped from Meng Tian, ​​a general in the empire.

In this way, Cook Ding, who is controlled by Zhao Gao, is the only clue that he must win.

And taking over the Fang Prison might be helpful in finding out the truth about the assassination.

As for how to use the clue of the chef... of course it is to use it as bait!
  Zhang Han never expected to learn from Cook Ding the current hiding place of the Mohist rebels.

It's not that he thinks he can't pry open Cook Ding's mouth, but that he thinks that Cook Ding himself doesn't even know where those people from the Mo family are now!

Think about it, Meng Tian led his army to raid the Mohist stronghold that night and fought fiercely all night, but achieved nothing.

Early the next morning, a trap was set up and the person was arrested.

There was no time for contact between the two parties.

When the cook Ding is caught, as long as the Mo family is right in their minds, they will definitely choose a secret hiding place that the cook Ding doesn't know about.

It should be said that Luo Wen... or Li Si... or both of them, had no intention of tracking down the Mo family's rebellion through Pao Ding.

Needless to say, the former has ulterior motives, but the latter... probably only wants to attack Little Saint Xian Manor.

Mohist rebellion? What kind of rebellion by the Mohists!
  If you really want to arrest the Mo family, you shouldn't have captured the cook early.

To catch big fish, you have to put a long line, so what if you catch the small shrimps early? .

In this case, there wasn't much Zhang Han could do.

Fortunately, the Mo family is a four-organized organization with ideals, ambitions, morality, and friendship. If the following Ma Zai is caught, they will really come to rescue him.

In this way, he still has room for maneuver.

And the first step is to...catch the rogue foot first!

Near the coastal cliffs in the north of Songhai City, several figures were chasing each other through the dense forest.

The fastest one at the head was obviously Robber Zhi.

And the one closest to him was Zhang Han.

Behind Zhang Han were the elite Shadow Guards.

Since discovering Robber Zhi at the scene on the day of the assassination, Zhang Han has been tracking him and trying to capture him in the past few days.

And Thief Zhi, who had always come and gone without a trace, was indeed caught by Zhang Han's tail this time, and he was finally blocked here today.

Bandit Zhi took the lead and charged forward, leaping and darting between the branches of the trees.

Zhang Han followed closely behind, with a dragon sword in one hand and a fine steel dagger in one hand, constantly adjusting his body position to occupy the foothold of the compressed robber's feet.

The rest of the Shadow Guards were supporting him from the side, holding chain blades in their hands, and would throw them out from time to time to try to intercept and capture the rogue planter.

It should be said that the Shadow Guards are indeed good at capturing enemies alive. They practice special weapons like chain blades, and they are not ordinary chain blades, but closer to... pure chains.

It's just a matter of binding and entangling.

But robbing the plantar is still robbing the plantar.

These elite members of the Shadow Guard are obviously proficient in Qinggong, but their attack speed is still inferior to that of Thief Zhi, and he will escape every time.

The most important thing is that the Shadow Guards failed to form a perfect encirclement, so Thief Zhi always had a way to escape.

However, the situation is developing in a direction that is unfavorable to him.

Although the Shadow Guards did not completely surround Thief Zhi, they also blocked most of his routes, forcing him to go all the way east.

But if you keep going east, you will soon reach the cliff near the sea - there is basically a dead end. If you go there, you have to either surrender or throw yourself into the sea.

The King of Thieves' Qinggong is indeed very fast, but how fast can it be when he enters the water?

So Zhang Han was not in a hurry at all.

He has always been very patient, especially when it comes to catching prey.

Seeing that he was gradually approaching the edge of the cliff, Thief Zhi's speed also slowed down little by little.

If you rush again, you will rush into the sea.

This gave Zhang Han an opportunity to take advantage of. He found the opportunity, rushed forward, and slashed his sword horizontally before Robber Zhi could dodge.

Thief Zhi didn't have time to lift himself up to escape, so he had to lean back and lower his waist to avoid the sword.

Zhang Han's dagger followed closely behind and went straight to the thief's waist.

Thieves Zhi had no choice but to put one hand on the branch and roll back to avoid Zhang Han's attack again.

Seeing this, Zhang Han lifted the Longxiang sword in his right hand, changed it into a cut, and struck towards the Thief Zhitianling.

Thief Zhi hurriedly turned sideways to get out of the way of Long Xiang's sharp blade, and then grabbed the short blade with his right hand, which Zhang Han secretly poked and handed over.

Then Thief Zhi grabbed Zhang Han's wrist and thrust it upward in the opposite direction, controlling the short blade to stab Zhang Han's face.

Zhang Han tilted his head slightly without changing his expression, dodging his own sword as much as possible, and his right hand Long Xiang took advantage of the situation and swept towards Robber Zhi's throat.

Seeing this, Thief Zhi hurriedly pulled Zhang Han's wrist again, using his short blade to block Long Xiang's sword blade.

At this moment, Zhang Han's left wrist suddenly loosened, and the short blade in his hand immediately fell from his hand.

At the same time, he quietly lowered the Longxiang sword with his right hand, caught the short blade with his backhand from his waist, and stabbed the rogue plantar.

The two sides were extremely close at this time, and the distance between them was less than half an arm's length. As soon as Zhang Han stretched out his hand, the blade of the sword was about to touch the skin of the thief's sole, leaving him no time to dodge.

However, for a Qinggong master, there are always more than four directions for movement: southeast, northwest, and southeast.

The thief stood on tiptoe and jumped into the sky, just barely avoiding the direct thrust of the short blade.

Zhang Han immediately looked up to the sky to confirm the position of the rogue planter. At the same time, he raised his foot and kicked it, which happened to hit the hilt of Long Xiang's sword that was falling.

Long Xiang's sword, which had originally fallen to the ground, immediately spun into the sky and headed straight for the Thief's Plant.

Thieves Zhi caught a glimpse of that ray of cold light from the corner of his eye, and hurriedly tilted his head sideways in the air, adjusted his position, and narrowly avoided the circular blade.

However, he also changed his posture and became head down and feet up.

One wave just subsides, and another wave arises.

Zhang Han followed closely behind with a short blade in hand and stabbed the upside-down thieves' plantar door with one sword.

In an emergency, Thieves Zhi could only avoid the attack by tilting his head like Zhang Han did before.

At this time, Zhang Han caught the fallen Long Xiang's sword again and slashed hard at the rogue's foot.

The Thief Zhi, who was in mid-air and had nowhere to rely on, could not dodge to the left or right at this time, so he had to exert force on his waist and abdomen. He turned half a circle and readjusted to his normal posture. His right hand silently grasped the instant flywheel, blocking Zhang's movement. Han's sword blade.

Although he blocked the sword, he was at a disadvantage in the subsequent struggle and was directly chopped from the sky, falling towards the thin branches below.

(End of this chapter)