"Master... is he your man?"

Hearing Xu Yun's words,

Old Su's anger, which had been simmering and ready to explode in his chest, suddenly came to a halt.

He froze for a few seconds.

After coming back to his senses,

He instinctively wanted to refute,

But thinking of the many strange aspects Xu Yun had shown before, the words of rebuttal that Old Su was about to utter were abruptly stuck in his throat.

After a while,

He forced himself to calm down, turned his head to Zong Ze and said:

"Ru Lin, I already know about King Jian's matter, you may withdraw for now."

Zong Ze quickly glanced at Xu Yun beside him, suppressing his curiosity as he saluted Old Su and said:

"Master, then this student will take his leave."

After Zong Ze left,

Old Su withdrew his gaze and coldly said to Xu Yun:

"Wang Lin, you say the Master is your man, but what proof do you have to demonstrate this?"

Alright then.

Seeing that Old Su had the patience to listen to his explanation, Xu Yun couldn't help but breathe a small sigh of relief.

Although he had rehearsed today's situation in his mind many times,

Reality is still reality; anything could happen, and the risks were still there.

No one could say for sure whether Old Su would become so furious that he wouldn't even give him a chance to explain.

He might directly smash a cup as a signal, and then a few death warriors might leap out from behind a screen and chop him to pieces, not leaving even a trace...

Then he took a letter from his sleeve, laid it flat on the desk, and pushed it in front of Old Su:

"Master, please have a look at this first."

Old Su took the letter, gently shook it, and began to read in confusion:

"My name is Guo Jing, a man from Bingzhou, originally the Deputy Spear Commander of You Wei, returned to the Capital City in the fourth year of Yongxi, and have long resided in the Capital..."

A few seconds later,

He suddenly lifted his head, staring at Xu Yun as if he were trying to see through him:

"This... what is this?"

Wang Lin smiled and nodded at him affirmatively:

"That's right, it's Master Guo's personal statement."

"Inside, it details his background, his deceitful methods, and a list of those he's deceived. It could be considered his pledge of allegiance to me."

Hearing this, Old Su's left hand holding the letter trembled slightly.

The right hand picked up the teacup to sip some water to steady himself, full of suspicion and uncertainty as he asked Xu Yun:

"Xiaowang, what on earth is going on?"

Seeing Old Su return to his usual manner of address, Xu Yun felt another wave of relief.

Although he had made some extreme preparations, whether he explained or not would not change the course of events.

But if he could salvage Old Su's perception of him, it would naturally be better, so he slowly said:

"Master, you may not know, this Master Guo's real name is Guo Jing, and he is a thorough fraudster."

"That day, when I came to visit with the invitation you lent me, I first exposed all his tricks and then taught him some even more sophisticated techniques."

"With this personal statement he wrote, using both the carrot and the stick method, I easily brought him under my control."

"Many things afterward were all arranged by me, the villain."

Those familiar with the history of the Late Song should know.

In the Late Northern Song Dynasty.

There were three Daoists with remarkable reputations in the political arena, each leaving different evaluations in history, namely:

Xu Zhichang, Lin Lingsu, and...

Guo Jing.

The most reputable among them is Xu Zhichang.

He was proficient in Daoist classics and was a famous religious painter during the Northern Song, who generally did not interfere much in politics.

In later collectors' circles, this person's artworks are not low in value either.

With an average price of around fifty to sixty thousand, the highest one even sold for four hundred and seventy thousand.

Next is Lin Lingsu.

Honestly speaking, his image in the official history isn't good.

At the peak of his power, he wielded great influence in the court, Cai Jing had to avoid his sharpness, and not a single good word can be found about him in the official history.

But on the other hand,

From the perspective of his contributions to Daoism, Lin Lingsu did have certain contributions:

He was the founder of the Shenxiao Sect, almost extinguished Buddhism by himself, and holds significant historical status in Daoism.

A more objective evaluation would place him as a controversial negative figure.

But as for Guo Jing...

He was entirely a pure fraud.

This oddity was a soldier in his early years, returning from the Western Front in 987 AD, and came back to Bianjing.

Since then, he had always been in Bianjing as a veteran without combat duties, liking to perform rituals for people; he was a true seasoned veteran.

By the time of the Jingkang Incident, Guo Jing was already over sixty.

At that time, Imperial Secretariat Sun Fu happened to learn of Guo Jing's name from a "Poem of Reflection," and found him within Bianjing City.

Since then,

This odd person began his astonishing performance:

First, he gathered a group of people, the number 7777, very likely a warning from Muay Thai in later generations.

These people had birth characters matching the Six Jia, hence they were also called the Six Ding and Six Jia Divine Soldiers.

According to Song History records,

Most of these people were beggars and rascals.

Soon after that, they were sent out of the city to confront the enemy.

Meanwhile, Guo Jing sat atop the wall performing rituals:

He stood next to a Celestial King statue and shouted, "You've been strengthened, charge," and then that was it.

Yes, that was it:

All 7777 "Divine Soldiers" were completely wiped out.

It was due to this defeat that the Jin People first set foot on the Bianjing City walls. (Those interested can read the Song History—Biography of Sun Fu, when the author finished reading, they sighed longingly...)

Additionally, it's quite amusing that.

Even in later generations, there were some who tried to defend the Six Jia Divine Soldiers.

For example, it was the only option, the combat effectiveness of the Six Jia Divine Soldiers was better than the Song Army, forcing the Jin Army to dispatch the main force to annihilate them.

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