Su Xin's proposal that Han Jiangli lead men out to gather intelligence was exactly what Han Jiangli had been hoping for.
It was not that Han Jiangli was in a hurry to serve the Imperial Court. Rather, after spending so long in the Imperial Offering Hall, other ambitions had begun to stir within him.
He wanted power within Great Zhou!
Han Jiangli did not lack talent. Otherwise, he could not have advanced to the Yang Spirit Realm in his prime, nor could he have cultivated the low-grade martial skill Star-Plucking Hand to such a level.
However, because of his temperament, he had offended far too many people in his early years. He had even thoroughly offended the Xiao Family. It could be said that if he left Great Zhou now, then even as a Yang Spirit Realm existence, the Xiao Family would never let him off.
Thus, Han Jiangli could only remain in Great Zhou for the rest of his life. Yet he was unwilling to spend his entire life as an imperial offering, and his nature was not one that could devote itself single-mindedly to cultivation forever.
Therefore, this time, he had not come out merely to make things difficult for Su Xin. He also wanted to seize the opportunity to earn merit and be transferred out of the Imperial Offering Hall.
Unfortunately, upon arriving in Jianghuai Circuit, he was stunned to discover that Su Xin had already stripped him of all real authority.
He could not command the Jianghuai Circuit Six Fan Sect, nor could he command the military forces of Jianghuai Circuit. Su Xin had not even informed him about the negotiations with the Seven Great Gangs. Thus, Han Jiangli had not come to deliberately make trouble for Su Xin this time; he had merely come to