After Gu Xu left, Shangguan Jin was still standing in place, sorting out the documents without raising his head.

After about a quarter of an hour, when Gu Xu's aura completely disappeared from her perceptual range, she finally stopped flipping through the thick stack of documents over and over again.

She muttered for a few seconds, her slender fingers falling to the bottom of the pile, and gently pulling out two Gongbi portraits.

The characters in both paintings are Gu Xu.

One wears a green shirt and the other a black robe.

Because Shangguan Jin has the magical power of "heavenly calculation" that can see data from reality, her characters look almost indistinguishable from real people, and every detail can be accurately revealed.

In a trance, it will even give the viewer an illusion of looking at a real person.

The two paintings look exactly the same at first glance, except for the color and style of the clothes.

But if you look closely, you can still find some subtle differences in the faces of the people in the painting.

Shangguan Jin stared at the two paintings intently and muttered for a long time.

After a long silence, she frowned slightly, picked up the portrait of the black-robed Gu Xu, and tore it into countless pieces with concentration and seriousness.

Then, her fingertips burst into dazzling True Yuan flames, burning the fragments to ashes.

As for the other painting, she smoothed out the folds, carefully folded them, and tucked them into the sleeves of her coat.

With that done, she took a deep breath and threw herself back into her busy work.

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"Emperor, there is a person from outside the City Lord's Mansion, who claims to be your old acquaintance and wants to meet you."

Not long after Gu Xu left the side room, a small official from the yamen hurriedly walked towards him and bowed to him.

"I know," Gu Xu glanced at the identity of the visitor through the astrolabe, nodded and said, "Let him wait for me in the study." ”

The little official was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly retired.

Since Gu Xu captured the six cities in the northwest with the army of paper people, there were undoubtedly many people around him who came to defect when they saw the situation.

Gu Xu also has the demeanor of a corporal of courtesy.

Anyone who is famous and talented, he will meet in person and talk to him about his future plans - of course, many times, it is the paper man who does it for him. However, with Gu Xu's current attainments, ordinary monks couldn't tell the difference between a real person and a paper figure at all.

It's just that in the impression of this little official, the study of the yamen of the prefect of Liangzhou is the retreat place that Gu Xu chose for himself. Except for Zhao Changying, Xu Man, and the mysterious leader of the "Qingying" organization, Gu Xu never invited anyone else in.

Who was that dwarf outside the door, and how could he be so valued by Gu Xu?

…………

"Jinling Shenqiu, meet Dong Weng."

In the quiet and bright study, a dwarf wearing a sackcloth shirt and less than one meter four tall swung towards Gu Xu and said respectfully.

"Brother Shen doesn't need to be polite," Gu Xu immediately stepped forward and helped him up, "I'm a traitor in the eyes of the Great Qi Dynasty now." Brother Shen is willing to take a risk, and he has come to my side thousands of miles away, which is already a great affection. ”

"Daqi is ruthless to me, but Dong Weng is kind to me," the dwarf smiled and said, "Such a simple choice would be made by a fool." ”

Speaking of this, he paused and looked up into Gu Xu's eyes: "Or, would you prefer to hear me call you 'Emperor' now?" ”

"It's not important to call him," Gu Xu held his hand and said with a smile, "Brother Shen thinks which one sounds comfortable, and which one you use." ”

This ugly-looking dwarf is none other than Shen Qiu, the concubine of the Shen family in Jinling.

Previously, Gu Xu was invincible in the Luojing Rune dispute, and Shen Qiu had more and more contradictions with the family, so with the idea of investment, he chose to break away from the family and became Gu Xu's doorman, and operated the pill workshop "Shouchangfang" for Gu Xu.

Later, Shen Qiu's mother was persecuted by the Lin'an He clan and imprisoned in a deep well, and Gu Xu personally went to the He Mansion to rescue her.

After this incident, Shen Qiu really returned to Gu Xu - no longer just regarded him as a potential stock, but worked for him from the heart.

After Gu Xu was wanted by the Great Qi court, Shen Qiu claimed that "I will only recognize one Dong Weng in my life", refused Shi Lei's very sincere invitation, and then disappeared from everyone's field of vision with his mother.

It wasn't until today that he showed up.

Gu Xu waved his hand, beckoned a chair, and helped Shen Qiu to sit down.

Then he conjured a teapot and two teacups out of thin air, poured a cup of tea, and handed it to Shen Qiu.

"Brother Shen, please!" He said, "This is Mengding tea from Shudi, known as the 'crown of tribute tea', Luochuan has a high evaluation of it, you must try it!" ”

Shen Qiu quickly grasped the point of Gu Xu's words.

"Boss Chief...... Luo Chuan also plays under you? He looked down at the tea leaves floating in the cup and said in a deep voice.

"Yes," Gu Xuyun nodded lightly, "His true identity is the reincarnation of 'Wenchang Xingjun'." He is also the leader of the 'Green Underworld' organization. ”

Shen Qiu was silent for a few seconds, trying to digest this astonishing secret.

He knew that as soon as Gu Xu met, he told him such a secret, which was a sign of confidence in him.

At the same time, he also deeply realized that today's Gu Xu is a more mature monarch than in the past.

Although he couldn't tell whether Gu Xu's move was sincere or deliberate.

But he had to admit that for a man like him, who had always been taken lightly and was treated by the clansmen, this was very useful.

"The emperor's current cultivation should not be far from the saint!" After a short period of thought, Shen Qiu felt the power of Gu Xu's body far beyond the past, and said.

"Almost a kick in the door." Gu Xu said honestly.

"With the strength of the emperor, who is proud of his peers, and the help of many strong people under his command, I guess I can't look down on my meager cultivation."

"But I need Brother Shen's brain very much. To me, it's far more important than a million. ”

"The emperor has exalted me too much," Shen Qiu shook his head slightly, "You are my Dong Weng and my benefactor, as long as you can see my crude insight, if you need anything in the future, just tell me to." ”

"Even if it's the enemy of the whole world?"

"Even if it's the enemy of the whole world."

"Brother Shen is really my timely rain," Speaking of this, Gu Xu opened the drawer, took out a thick stack of documents from it, and put it on the desk, "I happen to have something right now, and I urgently need Brother Shen's help." ”

"What's the matter?" Shen Qiu looked down at the pile of documents and found that they were dense accounts.

"Get money," Gu Xu replied with a serious expression, "Brother Shen should know that the Paper Man Legion is only an expedient method, not a permanent one. To confront the Great Qi Dynasty, you must recruit troops and have your own army.

"It's just that with the financial situation of the six cities in the northwest, I'm afraid I can't even afford to support half an army."

(End of chapter)