Gong Ren was a little lost when he left, and even when he got on the carriage, he did not say goodbye to Zhang Zong. Zhang Zong and Xue Shao in front of the door smiled and waved each other away. After Gong Ren's carriage left, Xue Shao excitedly said to Zhang Zong: "Brother Shi, how do you think I am acting?"

"It's quite good, but where did your jade scepter come from? It's not really a relic of Duke Zhao, right?" Zhang Zong asked curiously. He and Xue Shao had already made an appointment to act today, which mainly involves Xue Shao bringing the topic to the Changsun family. With Gong Ren's intelligence, he would definitely think of their family, which achieved Zhang Zong's goal.

"How is it possible? Duke Zhao did have jade scepters at the beginning, but he had been buried with him for a long time, and it was not passed down at all." Xue Shao immediately shook his head and said, although Changsun Wuji was sentenced to death, he was buried in Li Shimin's Zhaoling after being rehabilitated.

"Then who belongs to this jade scepter? It's not that you made it by someone?" Zhang Zong asked in surprise after hearing this. The jade scepter was not only expensive, but also did not look like a new object. It should be a while ago, so he thought it was Xue Shaozhen who took out Changsun Wuji's relics.

"Of course it's not fake, it's just that I borrowed from the Cheng family." Xue Shao then explained that he also had many friends in the aristocratic circle, and they were all top nobles of the Tang Dynasty. It's not difficult to borrow a jade scepter.

"It turns out that it was Duke Lu, that's not surprising." Zhang Zong nodded immediately after hearing this. At that time, Li Shimin was very generous to his civil and military ministers under his command, and the rewards were extremely generous. It was normal for important officials like Cheng Yaojin to have jade scepters in their hands.

"Brother Shi, is it enough to just act in this scene? What if Gong Ren doesn't get into a trap?" Xue Shao asked Zhang Zong again with some concern.

Since the death of Zanpu in Tubo, the newly succeeded Chidu Songzan was young and the political situation was unstable due to years of war in China. In this case, they did not even dare to announce the news of Lao Zanpu's death. In addition, the Gar family was dominant and held heavy troops, which made the Tubo royal family very afraid.

In this case, Zhang Zong certainly didn't mind pushing behind the scenes. It would be better to have a gap between the Tubo royal family and the Gar family. As the saying goes, one mountain does not allow two tigers. The Gar family has a great contribution and will sooner or later be liquidated by the Tubo royal family. What Zhang Zong is doing now is to intensify the conflict in advance. In addition, the Tang Dynasty is also preparing to use troops to attack Tubo, and attack inside and outside. Even if Tubo does not die, it may be enough for them to drink a pot.

"Don't worry, today is just the beginning, and you have seen Gong Ren's appearance just now. Our words today have touched his heart. Next, you just need to wait patiently for him to take the bait by himself!" Zhang Zong replied with a smile.

"Is this too passive? I think we should take the initiative to do something?" Xue Shao said a little worriedly after hearing this. He liked this feeling of conspiracy, especially calculating the enemy, which made him feel a sense of accomplishment.

"No, if you are too proactive, it may arouse Gong Ren's suspicion. In addition, you should not underestimate Gong Ren too much. Although he usually looks very kind, as a person from the Gar family, he is definitely not a simple person. We must be careful!" Zhang Zong warned immediately.

Although Zhang Zong and Gong Ren got along very happily during this period, and they had formed a certain friendship, public is public and private is private. He will not affect his judgment of the overall situation because of his personal feelings.

In addition, Zhang Zong was actually helping Gong Ren. After all, in the original history, the end of the Gar family was very miserable. Gong Ren's father Lun Qinling also died at the hands of the Tubo royal family, so now Zhang Zong is also reminding Gong Ren's family to avoid repeating the same fate in history.

Of course, while helping the Gongren family, it can also weaken the strength of Tubo. In Zhang Zong's opinion, this is also a killing of two birds with one stone, so he did not feel guilty about plotting against Gongren.

As Zhang Zong expected, Gong Ren visited again the next day after he was in a daze. Although Gong Ren did not mention yesterday's incident again this time, he looked worried. He seemed to want to say something several times, but in the end he still refused to speak.

When it was getting late in the afternoon, Gong Ren looked at the sky and immediately stood up to say goodbye and left. However, Zhang Zong felt that it was almost done, so he took the initiative to ask: "Brother Gong Ren, I think you are worried today. Have you encountered any difficult things?"

"This..." Gong Ren hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Zhang is knowledgeable and talented, and his knowledge is beyond his reach. It is a great blessing for me to meet Brother Zhang this time!"

"Brother Gong is polite. If you have anything to say, just say it!" Zhang Zong smiled slightly after hearing this.

"To be honest with Brother Zhang, yesterday I heard Brother Zhang and Xue Shi mention the old things about the Changsun family, and think about the current situation of our Gar family, and I was very upset. I didn't even sleep much all night after I went back yesterday, and my mind was thinking about this." Gong Ren finally told his thoughts, and he really wanted to ask Zhang Zong to analyze it for him.

"Brother Gong Ren, do you mean...worrying that your family will follow the old path of the Changsun family?" Zhang Zong also deliberately frowned and asked when he heard this, as if he was considering this issue for the first time.

"Yes, no matter from any perspective, our family is very similar to the Changsun family at that time. Although my grandfather has passed away, my uncle and father are both important officials of our Tubo. They either hold the power of the government or the military power. Now Zamp..."

Gong Ren wanted to say that Zanpu was young, but when he spoke, he suddenly woke up. He immediately changed his words: "Zanpu is in his prime and is very kind to our family. He may not have any suspicion about our family for the time being, but no one can guarantee that there will be any problems in the future and put them in favor. If I were Zanpu, I would probably not be assured that there would be such a nobleman around me who could threaten him."
Chapter completed!