Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

Chapter 885: Pay attention to social etiquette
Gu Chan calmed down and gave Situ Kong time to think.

After a long while, Situ Kong came back to his senses and said, "Yes, I haven't thought about this problem before. Thanks to you for reminding me, I realized that the Queen is planning to deal with me!"

"Brother, what did you do before to make the Queen treat you like this?" Gu Chan asked.

A chief instructor of the imperial guards like Situ Kong is not only highly skilled but also has a high status. If something had not happened that caused the empress to have an opinion of him, this kind of thing would not have happened.

Therefore, we must understand the cause and effect now before we can think about countermeasures.

Situ Kong put his hand on his chin and thought secretly. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't figure it out. He just said with a puzzled look, "I have been very obedient in the camp all these years. Apart from having a bad temper and having high demands on the generals, I haven't done anything excessive!"

"Is it possible that you have offended someone and that person said bad things about you in front of the Queen?" Gu Chan said.

"Oh! Now that you mention it, I remember that last month the royal family sent someone to the camp. I beat him up and drove him away. At that time, he said he came to learn how to manage the imperial guards, and I didn't take it seriously." Situ Kong said with sudden realization.

Gu Chan sighed and said, "Hey! Big brother! You should be more careful! This person is obviously sent by the Queen, and maybe he is a member of the royal family. He came to the camp just to learn from you how to manage the imperial guards. Of course the Queen will be dissatisfied with you for treating him like this."

"But that guy is too stupid! Not only is he not good at physical skills, but he's also not smart. If he is really allowed to be in charge of the Imperial Guards, wouldn't that be harming the soldiers of the Imperial Guards?" Situ Kong said with his hands spread out.

He has always been a straightforward and generous person. He doesn't say anything he wants to say. He has never liked people who are incompetent.

Just like tonight, Gu Chan is capable and has a good interpersonal relationship, and he admires Gu Chan very much. This is an attitude of dealing with the matter rather than the person, and he doesn't think he has done anything wrong.

Gu Chan naturally understood his straightforward character, so she could only helplessly say, "Brother, in the officialdom, you need to be worldly-wise. If you always have this kind of personality, you will definitely suffer a great loss."

"Then I've been staying in the camp for so many years and nothing has happened." Situ Kong said disdainfully.

"In the past, there were so many imperial guards in the Kyoto camp that they needed a strong person to train and manage them to improve their combat effectiveness and organization. So many years have passed, and you have trained the imperial guards very well. In this case, does the royal family value you less than before?" Gu Chan reminded.

Situ Kong was stunned when he heard this, and was speechless for a moment.

Gu Chan added, "The Queen now wants to send someone from the royal family to study, which is also a signal to you that you have completed your mission. Next, the Imperial Guards will probably have to be handed over to someone from the royal family to manage."

"So that's how it is. Now I completely understand. This is no different from killing the donkey after it has done its job." Situ Kong said with relief.

As he said this, a bitter smile appeared on his face.

Over the years, he has been training the imperial guards in the camp, working diligently and not daring to slack off. Now that the imperial guards have become very good, it is normal for the royal family to want to take back power from him.

So at the moment, he really understood what he was thinking, but the Queen didn't tell him clearly, but used this little trick to hit him, which really made him feel a little disappointed. Gu Chan comforted him, "Brother, as the saying goes, serving a king is like serving a tiger. Not to mention the Queen of the Earth Moon Kingdom, this is also true for other countries. I still advise you to make plans to step down! Otherwise, it will be ugly and disadvantageous to you."

"Hmph! Even if I have to resign, I have to vent my anger first. That woman relies on the support of the Queen to be so arrogant in front of me. If I don't give her a good beating tonight, I will never be able to relieve the hatred in my heart." Situ Kong snorted coldly.

Gu Chan chuckled and didn't try to persuade her any further.

Since the Queen is ruthless, then don't blame him for being disloyal. The fact is that simple. She can fully understand Situ Kong's feelings at the moment.

After talking it all out, the two of them quieted down and said no more.

More than half an hour later, the carriage stopped at the gate of Kyoto camp.

Situ Kong led Gu Chan out of the carriage and walked straight into the camp. The two soldiers in charge of guarding the gate did not dare to stop them and both saluted Situ Kong respectfully.

Gu Chan followed Situ Kong smoothly and entered the Kyoto camp.

This was the first time Gu Chan came here. She looked around as she walked, secretly memorizing the situation in the camp.

She discovered that the Kyoto Camp of Diyue Kingdom was completely different from the Kyoto Camp of Tiancang Kingdom. This camp was not only garrisoned with more than 100,000 soldiers, but also with tens of thousands of imperial guards. The imperial guards were mainly responsible for the security of the entire imperial city, while the other hundreds of thousands of soldiers were responsible for the peace outside the imperial city.

This means that the two armies do not interfere with each other's duties. Although they are stationed in the same camp, they train themselves and divide the entire camp into two sections, left and right. Unless there are special circumstances, they generally will not stroll into each other's territory.

Of course, the entire Kyoto camp is very large. If ordinary people come in without an acquaintance to lead the way, they may get lost in the camp.

After understanding all these situations, Gu Chan quickened her pace and caught up with Situ Kong who was walking in front of her. She whispered in his ear, "Brother, this place is so big! Are all your imperial guards in the camp on the right?"

"Well! The camp on the left is the territory of the Imperial City Army. It is separated from my Imperial Guards' territory. Normally, even I don't dare to go there easily to avoid trouble." Situ Kong said.

"Do the imperial soldiers and the forbidden guards usually fight with each other?" Gu Chan asked curiously.

"Of course, it happens often. But as long as no one is killed, we generally don't care. This can also be regarded as a test of their training results." Situ Kong said with a laugh.

Gu Chan nodded repeatedly after hearing this, with a sly smile on her face.

As long as this is confirmed, she will understand that the relationship between the two armies should not be very good, otherwise there would not be fights happening on a regular basis, and the generals of the two armies are also competing secretly, wanting to see whether the soldiers they trained can defeat the other side's soldiers.

In this way, if one wants to cause trouble to the Diyue Kingdom's Kyoto camp in the future, they can just start with this small conflict between the two armies!
Thinking of this, Gu Chan pretended nothing had happened, quickened her pace and followed Situ Kong towards the tall Imperial Guard building in front.