Chapter 672: The confused Gai Nie

"I naturally don't intend to let Zhao Gao go. However, there is no need to be too anxious about this matter. Zhao Gao, in my heart, does not have such a heavy weight, not even as much as Ji Wuye back then."

People like Ji Wuye, although unbearable, Su Xuan indeed had a high evaluation of him.

At least Ji Wuye, when forced to the brink, dared to kill the monarch and kill the King of Han.

Does Zhao Gao dare?

He does not dare; he does not have this courage. Don't look at him being high and arrogant in private facing the people of the Luo Wang, and using the Luo Wang to do many dirty things, but he only dared to do these things in private. On the surface, he still had to lower his posture and honestly be a dog for Ying Zheng.

And Zhao Gao's power was all empty; everything he had came from the Luo Wang.

Ji Wuye was different. The Night organization was just a tool for him. Even without the Night organization, he was still a Grand General who held power in the court and held the military power of the State of Han.

Zhao Gao, historically, did not truly grasp some great power until after Ying Zheng died, and this great power was obtained by using Hu Hai's stupidity and harming loyal officials.

Zhao Gao, for Su Xuan, was just a slightly bigger name.

Except for the name, he could be said to be useless.

Without discussing Zhao Gao's matter, Su Xuan could not help but think of the words Su Xuan said to him in the Zhangtai Palace that day.

He did not expect that the surprise Ying Zheng gave him was to confer him as Imperial Preceptor.

Several years ago, in the Zilan Pavilion, when he first saw Ying Zheng, he once told Ying Zheng the truth of the world in front of Ying Zheng, letting Ying Zheng understand a broader world.

Afterward, he made a bet with Ying Zheng.

That bet was "You take the world, I will be the Imperial Preceptor!"

Years passed, and now, the Qin Guo had successfully unified the world. The prerequisite for the bet between Su Xuan and Ying Zheng had been met. Next, in order to complete the bet, Ying Zheng should indeed give this position of Imperial Preceptor to Su Xuan.

It was not that Su Xuan forgot this bet, but he did not expect Ying Zheng to choose such a time point.

Originally, Su Xuan thought that even if Ying Zheng conferred him as Imperial Preceptor, he would wait until the situation in the world was stable. After all, the Qin Guo had just unified the world, and the situation in the world was not yet fully solidified, and the people of the six states had not yet fully surrendered.

As a result, Ying Zheng chose to confer him as Imperial Preceptor at this time, which looked more like he was trying to reassure him after Zhao Gao framed him, so he did this.

Although Su Xuan did not enter the court when Ying Zheng issued the imperial decree that day, he still knew about the things in the court.

Many officials opposed him becoming Imperial Preceptor. As a result, in just a few days, these officials were all dismissed by Ying Zheng.

Although this was Ying Zheng expressing his determination, conversely, wasn't Ying Zheng putting Su Xuan on the fire to roast?

Being too favored is not a good thing!

It is inevitable that people will be jealous.

Of course, Su Xuan just thought about it like this. He did not have any worries. Compared to the matter of intrigue, he believed more firmly that under absolute power, all means were futile.

When a person dies, it is like a lamp going out. If he cannot play against the other party, it is nothing more than flipping the table. Who told him to have the power to flip the table at any time!

Su Xuan took Dongjun Yanfei and walked around in this Imperial Preceptor's Mansion. All the facilities in the mansion were complete, so Su Xuan did not need to prepare anything extra.

He already had a mansion in Xianyang City, which was granted to him by Ying Zheng back then, adjacent to Gai Nie's mansion. Now, with a new mansion, there was no need to add anything extra to the things in that mansion; just move the things from the original mansion over.

In the process of moving things, I don't know if it was a coincidence, but Su Xuan happened to run into his neighbor Gai Nie returning.

"Mr. Gai, long time no see!"

After seeing Su Xuan, Gai Nie was also stunned, and then respectfully bowed to Su Xuan: "Greetings, Imperial Preceptor!"

After that imperial decree, Su Xuan became the Imperial Preceptor of the Qin Guo, with a respected status, seeing him was like seeing His Majesty the Emperor. Although before the imperial decree was issued, Su Xuan's status was already transcendent, the two were ultimately different.

With the imperial decree, it was equivalent to Su Xuan's status being officially certified.

"Mr. Gai, don't be polite. We have known each other for so many years, is it necessary?" Su Xuan said to Gai Nie with a gentle attitude: "Although I was conferred as Imperial Preceptor by His Majesty the Emperor, wasn't Mr. Gai also conferred as the Sword Saint?"

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Although Su Xuan's sword technique was much more powerful than Gai Nie's, Su Xuan's sword was not an ordinary sword after all. In terms of the peak of ordinary sword techniques, no one could compare to Gai Nie.

Therefore, Gai Nie was still like in the original work, conferred by Ying Zheng as the Sword Saint, respected as the number one swordsman of the Qin Guo.

Of course, this title was for those in the Jianghu who were skilled in using swords and did not know the reason.

Swordsmen were the largest group in the Jianghu. Supporting a Sword Saint in the name of the Qin Guo was conducive to commanding the entire Jianghu in the name of the Qin Guo, which contained political significance.

After hearing Su Xuan's words, Gai Nie also put away his etiquette and asked Su Xuan: "Mr. Su, are you interested in having a chat?"

A different color appeared in Su Xuan's eyes. He looked at Gai Nie and nodded gently.

Originally, Su Xuan thought Gai Nie would talk to him in the mansion. As a result, Gai Nie took him to a tavern.

In the tavern, they found a private room. Gai Nie ordered two pots of wine, took one pot himself, and handed the other pot to Su Xuan.

Su Xuan did not like wine and rarely took the initiative to drink it. He glanced at Gai Nie and said coldly: "Mr. Gai looks like he has something on his mind. I see confusion in your eyes!"

Gai Nie slowly raised his head and looked at Su Xuan. He did not deny Su Xuan's words and said softly: "I have indeed been a bit confused recently!"

"Oh? I wonder what Mr. Gai is confused about?" Su Xuan asked Gai Nie.

Gai Nie did not hide it and said straight away, "Mr. Su should know that I come from the Ghost Valley Vertical and Horizontal School!"

Su Xuan nodded.

Gai Nie said softly: "Ghost Valley Vertical and Horizontal, has always been responsible for saving the world and stabilizing the country, and controlling the wind and clouds of the world. From ancient times to the present, I don't know how many wind and cloud figures have emerged. Every one of them is a leader in that world. From the moment I stepped into Ghost Valley, Master has been telling me this truth."

"After finishing my apprenticeship, I chose the Qin Guo, and Xiao Zhuang chose the State of Han."

"We two took the Qin Guo and the State of Han as our respective camps, like the Ghost Valley successors of the past generations, conducting duels!"

"At first, I thought Xiao Zhuang and I would be entangled for a lifetime, but gradually..."