Murong Feiyan said from beside him, "Actually, you shouldn't meet Lord Hu and the others right now. Although the court pardoned Lord Hu's death sentence, it still keeps him under strict surveillance. His every move is under its watchful eye. Going to see them would only cause unnecessary trouble." She said this because she worried Hu Xiaotian missed his family too badly.
Hu Xiaotian understood the overall situation perfectly well. He smiled. "Don't worry. I know what matters most. Tell me about yourselves. How is that Divine Strategy Office?"
Murong Feiyan said, "They say Grand Tutor Wen established the Divine Strategy Office, but he hasn't appeared in person yet. His son, Wen Boyuan, is the one actually running things. I was assigned to the Swallow Group. So far, we've only been doing routine training, and I rarely get a chance to see Wen Boyuan. Brother Zhan advanced into the Flying Feather Guard, so he probably knows more about what's really going on than I do."
Zhan Peng shook his head. "Ever since we joined the Divine Strategy Office, all we've done is train. We haven't been given any assignments. They only told us that we would be responsible for protecting His Majesty in the future. Nothing else was mentioned."
Hu Xiaotian said, "His Majesty already has palace guards and the Imperial Guard protecting him. Isn't creating a Divine Strategy Office redundant? Grand Tutor Wen? Do you mean Wen Chenghuan?"
Murong Feiyan nodded. "That's him. He does have some ability. Even with the throne changing hands, he's still sitting comfortably on his fishing platform, completely unaffected."
Hu Xiaotian sighed inwardly. Men like Wen Chenghuan knew how to judge the times and weigh the circumstances, leaving them untouched by the storms sweeping through the court. His own father, Shi Buchui, and the