"Does Your Majesty know where this person is?"

Wang Tianze became agitated. This matter had troubled Wu Lanxi for many days, and Wang Tianze was no different.

Wu Lanxi sighed and said, "I am only guessing. I will probably only know for sure after meeting him. At that time, I'm afraid you will have to put in some effort."

"yes!"

"In that case, let's set off immediately. It's quite a distance, and the journey will be tiring. I'm sorry to trouble you, sir."

"For the sake of Daqing and His Majesty, it is our duty!"

After leaving the palace, Wang Tianze immediately returned to the Minister's residence and had his servants prepare a carriage.

As per His Majesty's instructions, he only brought one trusted confidant, the very gatekeeper who had helped deliver the books that day.

"Sir, where are you going?"

Instead of answering, Wang Tianze asked, "Xiao Gao, what do you know about Qihuai County?"

When talking about Qihuai County, a look of pain flashed across Xiao Gao's face. "It is an extremely barren and impoverished place, even worse than Kuizhou a while ago."

"You know where there?"

Xiao Gao nodded with a wry smile, "I came from there, and even now, when I think back, it still feels like hell on earth."

From Xiao Gao's words, Wang Tianze learned how cruel that place was, and felt even more fortunate that Xiao Gao had escaped back then.

"Why would you suddenly want to go to Qihuai County? There were only three thousand people there more than ten years ago, and now most of them have either starved to death or died of disease. There aren't many left..."

"Go find someone."

Wang Tianze couldn't help but wonder if a capable person could really be hiding in the place Xiao Gao described.