Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Ren Guanxiong was silent for a while, and finally turned his gaze away from the paper people and returned to Gu Xu.

Gu Xu's figure is not burly, even a little thin.

But standing beside him, Ren Guanxiong could feel an invisible sense of oppression, as if facing a towering mountain and a vast sea.

"Dijun...Dijun's talisman attainments are truly unparalleled in the world," Ren Guanxiong lowered his head slightly, not daring to look Gu Xu directly in the eyes, and even the flattery words that he used to be extremely skilled in the past were not fluent, "The one who claims to be the best in the world in talisman One of the Grand Masters of Qi may no longer be your opponent..."

Gu Xu raised his hand, preventing Ren Guanxiong from continuing with this clumsy flattery.

"I don't like these meaningless empty words," he said lightly, "You should be very clear in your heart that using an army of paper figurines to conquer a city is just a clever trick, and it will last for a while, but not for a lifetime."

"What does the emperor need me to do?" Based on years of experience in the officialdom, Ren Guanxiong immediately guessed that Gu Xu must have important things to do for him today.

And this matter is likely to determine how much trust he can gain from Gu Xu in the future.

"My wedding will be held this month," Gu Xu replied, his gaze drifting to the far northeast, "The venue will be in Liangzhou City.

"I'm from Qingzhou, and I'm not familiar with capable people in Northwest China, but I really want to take this opportunity of the wedding to get to know them.

"I heard people say that you have not been here for a long time, but you already have a very wide social circle, and many local monks with various talents are willing to call you brothers and sisters.

"So, I want you to write a wedding invitation list for me. Would you like to help me with this?"

Gu Xu's tone was very calm and kind, and he even used questioning sentences to ask for his opinion, instead of directly using an orderly tone.

But Ren Guanxiong felt heavy pressure.

Gu Xu first talked to him about "the name of righteousness" today, and then brought him to the backyard of the Yamen to see the "fully automated talisman production line", all of which were paving the way for this matter——

He intends to recruit talents on a large scale.

Or, to put it more accurately, he intends to snatch talents from the Da Qi Dynasty.

This only young man is more mature and prudent than Ren Guanxiong imagined—he is not happy with conquest, nor proud of military exploits; he values ​​governance more than expanding the size of the territory.

The reason why he chose to raise the flag to rebel was not purely for resistance or revenge, but because he really wanted to establish a new order in the wild world.

As far as a regime is concerned, high-level practitioners are often called "upright pillars", but at best they are just a pillar.

A large number of middle and low-level monks, as well as ordinary people who perform their duties like mechanical parts in society, are the real cornerstone of a country.

"How dare you disobey the emperor's order?" Ren Guanxiong bowed deeply to Gu Xu, ready to leave.

However, when he was about to leave the Yamen, he suddenly realized that he almost forgot to ask Gu Xu an important question.

"Dijun, may I ask who the bride you want to marry is..."

"Master Yan, Zhao Yan," Gu Xu smiled and replied, "But soon, she will become my Lord Yan."

Ren Guanxiong was dumbfounded again.

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After Ren Guanxiong left, Gu Xu continued along the long corridor and stepped into a small side room.

A tall and slender young woman in a light green dress and a fox mask was standing by the desk, lowering her head and seriously arranging a stack of documents.

After devouring the remnant soul of Emperor Ziwei, Gu Xu's understanding of the way of cause and effect has been greatly improved.

"Qing Ming" organized these masks to conceal his identity, which could no longer block his sight.

It was easy for him to see that this woman in the green dress was none other than Shangguan Jin, the doctor of the Daqi Exorcism Division.

Since capturing the six northwest cities, Shangguan Jin has been busier than worker bees collecting honey.

Gu Xu is good at coordinating decision-making, making small and big plans, but he doesn't know anything about the management of specific personnel affairs—in other words, he has a salty nature and doesn't like to spend energy thinking about these troublesome details.

And his most loyal right-hand man, "Wenchang Xingjun" Luo Chuan, has recently gone deep into the enemy's rear to work as a spy, so he can't help him share the pressure for the time being.

So this burden now falls on Shangguan Jin's shoulders.

Hearing Gu Xu's footsteps, Shangguan Jin raised his head, glanced at him expressionlessly, and asked lightly, "What is the emperor doing?"

Gu Xu looked at her pale face under the mask and her unpainted lips, and sighed softly.

"It's nothing," he said, taking out a cup of hot tea from "Xianyunju" and placing it on the table in front of Shangguan Jin, "You've worked hard, I'll bring you a cup of tea."

"Thank you Dijun for your concern," Shangguan Jin said in a calm voice, "but I don't like drinking tea."

Shangguan Jin's attitude did not surprise Gu Xu.

In fact, after Gu Xu came back from Kunlun Mountain, she had always been very indifferent in front of him.

She no longer likes to tease Gu Xu in different ways to attract his attention as before.

Not to mention breaking down in tears because of his parting.

She seemed to regard him as an ordinary superior, and she almost never took the initiative to talk to him except for routine matters; even if she had to talk, her expression was polite, polite and distant.

Gu Xu could guess the root cause of her attitude change——

Shangguan Jin has been working with Luo Chuan all the time, and he may have already vaguely guessed from many details that Gu Xu is not the real reincarnated body of Emperor Ziwei, but the reincarnated body of Emperor Ziwei.

And after Gu Xu walked down the Kunlun Mountains, in order to stabilize Luo Chuan and the forces under his command, he has been playing the role of Emperor Ziwei—he refers to the memory of Emperor Ziwei, and deliberately made some changes in his speaking style and work habits. .

More urban, more difficult to figure out.

Make yourself more like an old monster who has lingered for thousands of years, rather than a young man with blood.

And Shangguan Jin obviously noticed these changes.

So she thought that the young man she had silently liked had completely lost his soul.

Now occupying this familiar body is a strange and old soul.

It was also from that day on that Shangguan Jin no longer put on make-up, and no longer meticulously groomed her face every day as before.

She began to get used to not wearing powder and wearing a fox mask, and devoted herself to the complicated and boring work.

Gu Xu sighed again and left the room.

He knew that he couldn't explain the truth of the matter to Shang Guanjin for the time being. (end of this chapter)