Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 753 Substitute Teacher
  With Gongsun Li's sleep and Gu Xun's departure, this gorgeously decorated dormitory fell into silence.

After Gu Xun gave those palace ladies a few words, he left the palace.

When he was about to leave Xianyang Palace along the palace wall path, a man came over.

Gai Nie, wearing a white shirt, appeared not far in front of Gu Xun.

Gu Xun looked at the visitor and smiled, "I haven't seen you since Lao'ai's rebellion, but I did meet you again today."

Gai Nie nodded to Gu Xun and replied, "Gai is a royal guard of the king and cannot stay away for a long time. I hope the Imperial Master will forgive me."

Gu Xun couldn't help but waved his hand, "What can I forgive you for saying this?"

"It's rare that you have free time to find me today. Is it because of Concubine Li?"

"...Not bad." Gai Nie admitted, "The national preceptor has superb medical skills. I wonder... is Concubine Li in serious trouble?"

"She's fine. She's just terrified. I think you understand why." Gu Xun replied, spreading his hands.

"..." Gai Nie was silent for a moment, as if he didn't know what to say. In the end, he just said with a little emotion, "That's good."

Gu Xun looked at Gai Nie, who had a complicated look on his face, and asked playfully, "It seems that you are not quite able to accept her entry into the palace?"

The words were somewhat ambiguous, and uninformed bystanders would probably think that there was some emotional entanglement between King Qin's chief swordsmanship instructor and the newly named Concubine Li.

Gai Nie knew that Gu Xun didn't mean what he said - of course, he couldn't rule out the possibility that the other party was deliberately making fun of him - so he didn't go out of his way to correct him, but just asked:
  "I wonder if the Imperial Master can explain to Gai why...she was brought into the palace?"

Gai Nie, like everyone else in the Mo family, was very puzzled as to why Gongsun Li became Qin's target and even became a concubine.

Regarding this question, Gu Xun's answer was exactly the same as when he faced Gongsun Li before, "I can only say that the answer is very complicated, and I still don't know some of the details."

"I think you also know something about the transaction between Ying Zheng and the Yin Yang family, so I don't need to say more."

"But..." Gu Xun changed the topic and gave a reminder, "One thing I can tell you is, don't think about saving people for the time being."

Gai Nie's unwavering eyes stared at Gu Xun closely. After a moment of silence, he replied, "Gai did not mean this."

Did he have any thoughts about saving people?
  Of course there is, but he will not implement it because there is no possibility of success. Doing it rashly will only make Gongsun Li's situation worse.

"I know that as a high disciple of the Guigu Sect, I don't think you will do such stupid things that you know you can't do." Gu Xun nodded, and then made another twist, "But when you think there is something you can do. , not necessarily."

"Gongsun Li is trapped in Xianyang Palace. The Mo family will not sit idly by. When they come to rescue people, can you still stand by and watch?"

Facing Gu Xun's question, Gai Nie lowered his eyes and did not respond.

But Gai Nie knew in his heart that if he felt that the Mo family had the possibility of rescuing people, then it would be inevitable for him to help.

He followed Ying Zheng and assisted Ying Zheng, but his goals were always different from Ying Zheng and the civil and military officials above the Qin court.

What the latter wants is civil and military skills and imperial hegemony, but that is not what he wants.

What he pursues is far more than that.

He could understand and accept the death of a general who achieved great success, but he could not accept that a woman, a pregnant woman, became a victim, and it was because of a boring, ridiculous dream.

Gai Nie didn't reply, and Gu Xun didn't care. He continued, "I can tell you in advance, no matter how likely the Mo family is to succeed, this rescue operation is doomed to fail."

Hearing this, Gai Nie reacted, raised his head slightly, looked at Gu Xun and asked, "Because... the national master will take action?"

Gu Xun shrugged and said with a smile, "Except for my factors, what are the chances of the Mohist family succeeding?" "The fact that the Yin Yang family can catch the Mohist family by surprise in Jicheng does not mean that the Mohist family can do the same in Xianyang."

"A dragnet that penetrates all holes."

"Although I don't like snares, there is no doubt about the strength of this organization."

"The Mo family has no chance."

Gu Xuncao told the reality with a very regretful tone.

Want to avoid the snare in Qin's territory?

It's not impossible, provided the other party doesn't target you.

Once it is listed as the top priority target in the net, it is almost impossible to hide Qin's mainland, not to mention other countries, and the closer it is to Xianyang, the less likely it is.

Gai Nie remained silent, not commenting on this.

"Why did the Imperial Master and Gai say these things?"

Why did Gu Xun come to remind him kindly?
  Ge Nie asked himself that his relationship with him might not be that close.

Gu Xun pursed his lips and said in a measured tone, "When you are angry, the princes will be afraid, but when you live in peace, the world will rest. This sentence is certainly an exaggeration, but it is enough to illustrate the fact that you and Wei Zhuang are the most outstanding geniuses in the world. "

"Gu is just a martial artist. In terms of martial arts, if you and Wei Zhuang are combined to double it, it's not enough for me. But in other aspects, you are stronger."

Gai Nie didn't know whether Gu Xun's words were considered as praise or criticism, and he was confused. "What do you mean by the Imperial Master?"

"I hope you can help me teach Fusu."

"In this case, for the sake of Fusu, you'd better not have anything to do with the Mo family."

Gu was looking for Gai Nie to be a substitute teacher for Fusu, and he didn't need to sell him a favor first, but he just didn't want Gai Nie to leave some stain because of this matter, which would affect Fusu.

"Huh!?" Gai Nie was shocked when he heard this. It was actually for the eldest son. He was thinking about it now...

After retracting the divergent thoughts in his mind, Gai Nie did not agree to Gu Xun's request, but declined politely, "Gai Nie has no right to decide on the matter of educating the eldest son. It should be decided by the king."

Gu Xun waved his hand nonchalantly, "I am his teacher. It is up to me to decide how to educate him."

"I'm not asking you to be his teacher, I'm just giving guidance. If King Qin has any objections, just blame it on me."

"...What does the Imperial Master want me to teach the eldest son?" Gai Nie did not refuse directly again, but asked a question.

Gu Xun pondered for a while and then replied, "There is nothing to say about astronomy, geography, military tactics, and strategies. What I really hope you can teach him is the most basic and important thing for your political advisors - decision-making."

"Fusu has a somewhat indecisive personality, which is important to him."

In Gu Xun's view, after all, the emperor could not do everything personally. More often than not, his ministers would give the solution, and the emperor would make the choice.

Therefore, the ability to find the most appropriate option - that is, judgment, and the ability to make timely choices - that is, decisiveness, are the most critical.

At this point, politicians undoubtedly have the most say.

(End of this chapter)