Xun You couldn't help but laugh and said, "Hehe~ People change! In time, besides herself, how many will still be wholeheartedly devoted to restoring the country?"

"No wonder she always looked relieved when she watched us raid those bandits. She even led us to the bandit strongholds that the intelligence missed. She was using our strength to help her eliminate these subordinates who had escaped her control!"

Li Jue also began to recall Lan Zhi's series of actions in the desert, and now that he saw it, it was indeed not that simple.

Li Qiu frowned and said in a deep voice, "This woman is cunning and knows how to endure. Now that all her subordinates have been wiped out, she has come to the Han Dynasty for some other purpose!"

"It seems that our appearance has eliminated those forces that had escaped her control, and at the same time, deprived her of her support."

Xun You nodded and looked at Li Jue, "What other actions has she taken?"

Li Jue looked thoughtful, then said, "She also inquired about His Majesty several times!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall changed their expressions, and Zhang Xiu, who was standing to the side, was particularly moved, his goodwill towards Lanzhi vanishing instantly.

Since Zhang Xiu returned yesterday, and Xun You read out the imperial edict summoning him to serve as a Yulin Lang, Zhang Xiu swore allegiance to the emperor in front of Zhang Ji, Xun You, and others.

Now, before his passion had even subsided, he suddenly heard that someone harbored ulterior motives and wanted to get close to or use the emperor. How could Zhang Xiu tolerate this?

Xun You couldn't help but sneer, "A mere daughter of the royal family of Gaochang dares to set her sights on His Majesty, how presumptuous of her!"

"Zhang Xiu!"

"Your subordinate is here!"

Xun You said coldly, "I order you to immediately take men to protect her and prevent her from contacting anyone! At the same time, secretly send people to monitor her, and kill her immediately if anything unusual happens!"

As he finished speaking, Xun You sighed inwardly, realizing that his newly conceived plan was about to be aborted.

"promise!!"

Zhang Xiu also got up and left without hesitation to make arrangements.

At this moment, Zhang Xiu's loyalty to the emperor far outweighed everything else. He would not hesitate to bring down any celestial maiden who dared to harm the emperor, let alone Lan Zhi, whom he had only met once.