Considering the severity of the recent situation, Chief Secretary Xie said in a low voice, "Your Highness, what we need to do now is to inform the Emperor about this matter first."

The fact that the prefect of Dingzhou's leg injury could not be cured was revealed by the clinic that cooperated with the Wen family. It was said that the doctors in Dingzhou had already changed several times.

According to Chief Secretary Xie, the prefect of Dingzhou would not accept his fate so easily and would probably try every means to keep the matter a secret.

The list of officials in the capital circled in Xie Changshi's mind, but he couldn't think of any suitable candidates for the time being.

Gu Yuzhi nodded repeatedly, then asked curiously, "Chief Secretary Xie, how did you know that Xueye went to scare that big bad guy, the Prefect of Dingzhou? I just told him about it a couple of days ago."

How could it have been exposed so quickly!

This made him never dare to let Xueye scare people again.

Gu Yuzhi puffed out his cheeks. He couldn't go to the guard Qi's place, nor could he go on a snowy night. If he wanted to do something bad in secret again, he wouldn't be able to find anyone to go with.

Upon seeing his reaction, Xie Changshi chuckled and said, "Wolves on a snowy night travel through the mountains and forests, so naturally they are faster than those on the winding official roads. After the prefect of Dingzhou was injured and returned to the prefecture, he went to great lengths to find镖局 (bodyguard agencies) and镖师 (bodyguards) to lure and capture a white wolf in the mountains outside Dingzhou."

Prefect Qi had met Xue Ye before, so upon receiving this news, he immediately connected it to Xue Ye and quickly informed Chief Secretary Xie, making it clear that Xue Ye's existence must be kept well hidden.

There are many wolves in the northern desert, but a wolf as pure white as Xueye is truly rare. If people knew that the Wen family kept one, the prefect of Dingzhou would surely join forces with the Li family business to kill the Wen family.

To ensure the safety of the Wen family, it is essential to strike first.

Gu Yuzhi's face immediately fell, and he almost jumped up: "He actually dared to lure Xue Ye, who gave him the guts!"

He turned to look at the bow and arrows hanging on the wall and snorted, "I'm going to shoot him dead with an arrow!"

Xueye was so well-behaved and obedient. The prefect of Dingzhou broke his leg because of his poor riding skills and his horse's timidity. What did it have to do with Xueye?

"Your Highness," Chief Secretary Xie hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him, "There's a reason why the Prefect of Dingzhou is so angry. After he fell off his horse, the government officials took action against Xueye, but they didn't get away with it. The officers who attacked Xueye were all injured."

No wonder Xueye's claws were full of flesh and blood; they belonged to those constables.

Gu Yuzhi raised his chin, his face full of pride: "Xue Ye is really amazing!"

He looked at Guard Qi and chuckled, "Of course, Guard Qi is the most skilled. After all, Xue Ye was trained by Guard Qi."

Qi Chenglang, who had been pretending to be a quail, was suddenly in a real bind.

Although he did think he was very capable, enabling Xueye to not only break through the encirclement of the crowd but also seriously injure others...

But it's obvious that Chief Secretary Xie came here today to demand an explanation. Praising him at this time would only draw Chief Secretary Xie's attention to himself.

He immediately felt Xie Changshi's gaze scrutinizing him from head to toe, and subconsciously straightened his back: "You flatter me. Training Xueye is my duty."

Teacher Shu and Wen Xiuzhu were thoroughly enjoying the play. After hearing what Guard Qi said, they exchanged a glance, both with a hint of relief in their expressions.

Fortunately, they were part of the system, so Xie Changshi didn't know what they had done wrong. Otherwise, they would be constantly under Xie Changshi's death stare, and they probably wouldn't even be able to sleep well...

Gu Yuzhi failed to detect the strong survival instinct in Qi Chenglang's words. He thought that since things had come to this point, Xie Changshi would not pursue the matter any further. He stepped out, just as Xueye, who had been cleaned up, happily ran towards him and circled around him several times.

Clearly, he was still thinking about how Gu Yuzhi hadn't praised him for doing a good job and given him two extra braised chicken legs made by Granny Xu that night as a reward.

Gu Yuzhi patted Xueye's head and was about to speak when Xie Changshi said, "Although the consequences of Xueye's intimidation are indeed more advantageous to us, this is not a reason for Your Highness to act on your own."

He pouted, clearly somewhat unconvinced.

It was precisely because they knew that Chief Secretary Xie would not agree that they acted on their own.

Seeing this, Chief Secretary Xie shook his head slightly: "Your Highness, I know you remember that the Prefect of Dingzhou did not provide support before. But have you ever thought about why he had the audacity not to support Your Highness?"

Gu Yuzhi pouted, his voice low: "It's because of my brother, the Prince of Chu."

"Yes." Chief Secretary Xie already knew that Gu Yuzhi had guessed that the person behind Mobei was the King of Chu, so he wasn't surprised to hear him mention it now. "But since they are both people of the King of Chu, why would Quanzhou send someone here? Has Your Highness considered the reasons behind this?"

Gu Yuzhi then looked up at Xie Changshi, his big eyes filled with doubt, and scratched his head: "I don't know."

Did the whole prefecture send someone last time?

He couldn't remember.

"I cannot yet understand the reasons behind this. But I wonder, what if the intimidation on this snowy night fails and arouses the suspicion of the prefect of Dingzhou, or what if the prefect of Dingzhou has a powerful figure by his side, and the snowy night's breakout fails, resulting in the snowy night's death at the hands of His Highness Dingzhou?"

Whether it was the intimidation on this snowy night or the incident where Huang Fuqian and Kang were trapped in sacks, Chief Secretary Xie did not approve of it. The reason was simple: such unplanned actions might reveal many flaws and could cause them irreparable losses.

Gu Yuzhi was still unconvinced: "Xue Ye won't fail. He's been trained. Besides, Xue Ye isn't an ordinary wolf!"

As Qi Shiwei had said before, Xueye's mother deserves much credit for how easily the bandit stronghold was captured.

Xueye is a descendant of the Divine Wolf; there's no way he could have been captured by those idiots, the Prefect of Dingzhou!

"Your Highness, what if?"

Gu Yuzhi said firmly, "There are no ifs!"

But his somewhat evasive gaze had already given Xie Changshi the answer. He hadn't thought about it before, but now that Xie Changshi had reminded him, he felt a little scared.

Even the most intelligent wolf is still a wolf, while humans are able to conquer more territory because they know how to use tools...

All things considered, Xueye was really lucky. If it had been at the Dingzhou government office, she might have actually been riddled with bullets on the orders of the Dingzhou prefect...

His small lips were tightly pursed, and his eyes looked at Xueye with a hint of guilt. His back seemed to collapse, but he refused to admit that he was wrong.

Chief Secretary Xie slowly squatted down: "Your Highness, if you have this idea again next time, you can talk to me about it. We can try to make the plan more perfect, leave no trace, and guide things to the result we want."

Just like this time, if the prefect of Dingzhou hadn't been unlucky enough to break his leg and let the clinic staff know, the incident of threatening the prefect of Dingzhou on the snowy night would definitely have been kept secret.

If they didn't know about this, they wouldn't be on guard. Xueye goes to play in the outskirts of Changzhou every time His Highness is on leave. Who knows when he was seen...