In the battle of Daze Mountain, the operation of the net to hinder Wang Li can be said to have no benefit except for the chance of further forcing Wang Li to join the team.

But for CRRC's orders, which were completely dependent on the emperor, the operation of wooing political allies could not be said to be useless. It could only be said that it was of little significance.

If the emperor can tolerate you, you will be fine no matter what. If the emperor cannot tolerate you, no one can protect you.

Are you doing this little trick because you're afraid that the emperor won't be able to find a name for you when he punishes you?

Bustling and hustle and bustle, good things come and good things go, and this is what people in the world do.

It's not like Han Xin has never seen people betray their own interests, but they generally do so for a relatively lofty goal.

And Zhao Gao...

Han Xin is not easy to comment on. He can only say that Zhao Gao is very successful in making people confused.

Gu Xun actually had the same view on this as Han Xin. He even knew more about Zhao Gao and was more aware of how confusing this man's motivations were.

After thinking for a while, Gu Xun replied, "As far as I know, Zhao Gao seems to be deliberately retaliating against the empire."

Gu Xun racked his brains and could think of the most logical reason for Zhao Gao's actions, which was revenge.

Han Xin was stunned when he heard this, and asked in surprise, "Does he have a grudge against the empire?"

"As far as I know...no." Gu Xun shook his head.

"Ah..." Han Xin opened his mouth, somewhat dumbfounded.

If there is no hatred, what kind of revenge is there?

Seeing this, Gu Xun shrugged, skipped the topic, and asked casually, "How long do you think Zhao Gao's glory can last?"

Han Xin looked at Gu Xun with a slightly strange expression and replied in a deep voice, "I'm afraid it depends on you, sir."

"Heh." Gu Xun laughed and asked, "What do you mean?"

"My lord, and my lord's quicksand is very powerful." Han Xin lowered his head and responded calmly.

At first glance, what he said means that whether Zhao Gao will collapse or not depends on whether Gu Xun plans to take action against Zhao Gao.

In fact, it is not just that one meaning, but also another level.

Powerful ministers like Zhao Gao were essentially puppets of the imperial power.

To put it bluntly, it is like a puppet working for a tiger - imperial power is a tiger.

Tigers need ghosts to help them trap prey, while imperial power needs powerful ministers like Zhao Gao to deal with things that threaten the imperial power.

For Ying Zheng, Gu Xun and Liusha are threats.

Although he was unwilling to take too strong measures against Gu Xun and Liusha due to various considerations, he still had to maintain the necessary vigilance.

So he needs Zhao Gao, a snare, and a sharp enough knife.

Even if this knife hurts innocent people many times, he can tolerate it.

As long as the knife doesn't turn its edge and point it at him, it can be regarded as a good weapon.

This is also the reason why Zhao Gao always gets away with it even though he makes small moves behind his back.

He does not need to cover up most of Luo Sheng's actions. Even if these actions cause anger and resentment, Ying Zheng will not care about him.

He only needs to cover up a small part of the facts so that Ying Zheng does not know that the blade of the snare has touched the flesh of the empire - relatively speaking, this is very simple.

Another important reason is that the small tricks he does behind the scenes will not affect the normal operation of the snare.

As the sharp blade of the empire, Luo Wang can always complete the tasks he is supposed to complete meticulously, and Ying Zheng really can't find any faults.

Therefore, in Ying Zheng's eyes, Luo Wang is a department that operates well and plays a huge role, but its methods are somewhat unsightly. What reason does he have to blame?

Gu Xun also saw through this, so he never really had the idea of ​​a life-and-death fight with Luo Wang. He just waited for Ying Zheng's death to settle everything.

Otherwise, if he takes action against Luo Sheng, it will only stimulate Ying Zheng to take irrational measures.

It just so happens that we can take advantage of Zhao Gao's residual value.

Gu Xun thought about it for a long time before he figured out this little bit of truth.

It only takes a few days for Han Xin to see through almost everything.

Gu Xun looked at Han Xin and laughed and shook his head, "Han Xin, Han Xin...some people are born to be the protagonist."

"It's a pity that we can't be friends."

"I..." Han Xin felt uncomfortable when he heard this and thought about trying to make amends for himself.

Gu Xun waved his hand and said with a smile, "Don't be so afraid. I'm not jealous of you, nor am I jealous of you, I'm just feeling emotional."

"You are not the only protagonist in this world."

Even according to historical facts, Han Xin is only one of the brightest stars of this era, not the only one.

Gu Xun felt ashamed, but he didn't want to kill him because of it.

Han Xin's lips moved but he didn't say anything. He didn't know if he believed Gu Xun's words.

Gu Xun didn't care whether he believed it or not, and continued, "You are proficient in the art of war, but you did not join the army. I think it is because you feel that the empire is not a good destination."

Han Xin thought for a while, but still did not hide his clumsiness, and replied honestly, "The scene of flowers blooming and burning oil cooking can be good or bad, but as of now, it seems that the empire is not developing for the better.

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"Then what do you think...I would do?" Gu Xun suddenly asked.

"Uh..." Han Xin was stunned for a moment, and then replied blankly, "I don't know."

"I know too little about Quicksand, and my knowledge of the internal situation within the empire is limited. I don't know you, sir, so I can't make any judgments."

Han Xin generally doesn't lie to people, at least he won't lie to people he can't afford to offend.

He will choose not to say things he shouldn't say, rather than deceive. The answers here are all his true thoughts.

What he can be sure of is that Liusha is absolutely restless, because the current excessively quiet situation of the Liusha organization is abnormal in itself.

But he had no way of knowing what exactly happened under the undercurrent.

"Well..." Gu Xun nodded, saying nothing to Han Xin's answer, and continued, "You have two choices now."

"First, stay in Songhai and personally wait for the ship to leave."

"Of course, you are free during this period and can go wherever you like."

"Second, go to the North and find Han Fei. He will arrange errands for you... You are not only good at fighting, right?"

"Of course, I know a little bit about everything." Han Xin replied calmly and confidently.

"That's fine." Gu Xun nodded, "If you go to the North to find Han Fei, you will definitely not be idle, but you will most likely not lead troops to fight, but do other things."

"Choose one."

"I choose the first one." Han Xin replied without hesitation.

As a person who climbed up from the bottom, Han Xin didn't know that the second choice was an opportunity, an opportunity for him to truly integrate into the Liusha Group.

He actually needs opportunities and is willing to seize them.

But this time, he chose to give up.

Because he was a little unclear about Gu Xun's attitude towards him, he wanted to see it again.

For now, Han Xin felt that he still had room to take another look, so he decided to be willful.

"Okay." Gu Xun raised his hand and knocked on the stone table in front of him. He didn't have any strange emotions about this. He just added, "By the way, if you stay, you will still have a job."

"The emperor is going to enshrine the Zen in Mount Tai. He needs someone to lead troops to guard the mountain. You can go there then."

"Yes." Han Xin bowed his hands and accepted the order in a formal manner.

Gu Xun waved his hand, "Go, go, I won't keep you."

Han Xin still walked out of Gu Xun's small courtyard in a well-behaved manner.

After going out, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he acted neither humble nor arrogant just now and answered questions with ease, he was actually very nervous throughout the process.

It's not that I'm worried about something or afraid of something subjectively, but I'm fearful and trembling objectively.

He is very sensitive to danger, and every time he sees Gu Xun, he will feel fear from the bottom of his heart.

Because he could clearly feel that it was easy to kill the handsome man in front of him who looked very young and kind.

Even if a lion doesn't show its teeth, generally no small animals will come close to it.

This was one of the reasons why he gave up taking this opportunity to blend into the quicksand - his subconscious was resisting getting too close to Gu Xun.

Gu Xun could also sense Han Xin's subconscious defense and avoidance of him, so he said they couldn't be friends.

After calming down, Han Xin walked towards the street.

The next period of time should be relatively free, and he has to collect some information.

Although Han Xin did not have a mature intelligence network behind him, and he could only use a very limited part of Liusha's intelligence network, he still had another way.

Cats have cat paths, rats have rat paths, and he naturally has his own way.
To be continued...