Ren Guanxiong was silent for a while, and finally took his eyes away from the paper people and moved back to Gu Xu's body.

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

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

"Emperor...... The emperor's talisman attainments are truly unparalleled in the world," Ren Guanxiong lowered his head slightly, not daring to look directly into Gu Xu's eyes, and even the flattery words that were extremely skilled in the past were not very smooth, "The Great Qi National Teacher, who claims to be the number one in the world of talismans, may no longer be your opponent......"

Gu Xu raised his hand and stopped Ren Guanxiong from continuing to talk about this clumsy sycophant.

"I don't like these meaningless empty words," he said lightly, "You should know very well in your heart that using an army of paper men to conquer cities is just a clever plan, and it will be used for a while, but not for a lifetime." ”

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

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

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

"I'm from Qingzhou, and I'm not familiar with the talented people in the northwest region, but I really want to take the opportunity of the wedding to get to know them.

"I've heard that you've only been here for a short time, but you've already had a wide circle of friends, and many talented local monks are willing to call you brothers.

"So, I'd like you to write a list of wedding invitations for me. Would you like to help me do this? ”

Gu Xu's tone was very calm and kind, and he even used a question to ask for his opinion, rather than directly using a commanding tone.

But Ren Guanxiong felt the heavy pressure.

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

He intends to recruit talent in a big way.

Or, to put it more precisely, he intended to snatch talent from the hands of the Great Qi Dynasty.

This young man, who is only eighteen years old, is more old and serious than Ren Guanxiong imagined - he is not happy with conquest, and he is not proud of his military exploits; He valued governance more than the expansion of his territory.

The reason why he chose to raise the flag to rebel was not purely for rebellion or revenge, but to really want to establish a new order in the Great Wilderness World.

For a regime, a high-level practitioner is often referred to as a "Optimus Pillar", but at best it is only a pillar.

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

"How dare you disobey the emperor's order?" Ren Guanxiong gave Gu Xu a deep look and prepared to retire.

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

"Emperor, dare to ask ...... bride you want to marry"

"Lord of the Great Yan Kingdom, Zhao Yan," Gu Xu smiled and replied, "But soon, she will become my Yan Kingdom Lord." ”

Ren Guanxiong was dumbfounded again.

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After Ren Guanxiong left, Gu Xu continued to move forward along the corridor and walked into a small side room.

A tall, slender young woman in a long light green dress and a fox mask was standing next to her desk, looking down and carefully sorting out a stack of papers.

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

The masks used by the "Qing Ming" organization to hide his identity could no longer block his sight.

He effortlessly saw that this woman in the green dress was none other than the Shangguan Hibiscus of the Great Qi Exorcist Shilang.

Since the capture of the six cities in the northwest, Shangguan Hibiscus has been busier than the worker bees collecting honey.

Gu Xu is good at overall decision-making and formulating small and big schemes, but he doesn't know anything about the management of specific personnel affairs - or rather, he is salty by nature and doesn't like to spend energy pondering these headache details.

And his most loyal right-hand man, "Wenchang Xingjun" Luo Chuan, recently went behind enemy lines to be a spy, and he couldn't help him share the pressure for the time being.

So this burden is currently on Shangguan Jin's shoulders.

Hearing Gu Xu's footsteps, Shangguan Jian raised his head, glanced at him expressionlessly, and asked lightly, "What does the emperor have to do?" ”

Gu Xu looked at her pale face under the mask and her unrouge 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 have worked hard, bring you a cup of tea." ”

"Thank you for your concern," Shangguan Jin said in a non-wavering voice, "but I don't like tea." ”

Shangguan Jin's attitude was not unexpected by Gu Xu.

In fact, after Gu Xu returned from Kunlun Mountain, she had been acting cold in front of him.

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

will not be so sad that he can't cry because of his parting.

She seemed to regard him as an ordinary superior, and almost never took the initiative to talk to him except for routine business; Even if he had to talk, his expression was polite, polite, and detached.

Gu Xu could guess the root cause of the change in her attitude-

Shangguan Jin has been following Luo Chuan's side to do things, and may have vaguely guessed from many details that Gu Xu is not the real reincarnation of Emperor Ziwei, but the shell of Emperor Ziwei's rebirth.

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

It's more urban, it's harder to figure out.

Make yourself more like an old monster who has survived for thousands of years, rather than a strong-blooded eighteen-year-old boy.

And Shangguan Hibiscus apparently 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 wore makeup and dressed up, and no longer carefully groomed his face every day as before.

She began to get used to not wearing powder, to wearing a fox mask, and to devoting herself to tedious and boring work.

Gu Xu sighed again and left the room.

He knew that he couldn't explain the truth of this matter to Shangguan Jian for the time being. (End of chapter)