In any case, Guard Qi felt that he had now cleared up the misunderstanding with the young prince and knew that the young prince would not be angry with him because of this. Guard Qi's heart, which had been hanging in suspense for so long, finally settled down.

He said happily, "Your Highness, I have already spoken with Guard Zhang. He will keep an eye on the mulberry grove during this time, while I will stay by Your Highness's side."

The Wen Family Escort Agency is now renowned, and even if they don't personally escort goods, few dare to mess with them.

The criminals sent from various prefectures were not particularly vicious, but they were still criminals, and a highly skilled martial artist was needed to guard them.

Gu Yuzhi nodded his little head: "Okay, okay, Guard Qi, do you want to come with me into the mountains to play? Xueye knows I'm here, and she should come to visit me in the next couple of days."

When Xueye went to Jingxiang to look for wheat last time, she took him to their base camp, which was far away from Xinliang. But for some reason, Xueye always knew when he came to Xinliang.

Gu Yuzhi looked at Guard Qi with bright eyes: "I just wanted to spar with Xue Ye to see if my martial arts have improved."

Since returning to its mother's side, Xueye's skills have improved by leaps and bounds. In the previous few sparring matches, it did not gain the upper hand!

Gu Yuzhi snorted and said, "When the snowy night comes, you must be there to watch when I spar with it, and point out any problems!"

He spoke seriously, yet winked at Guard Qi as if to say, "You must give me some pointers so I can beat Xueye this time."

Qi, the guard, felt he understood the hidden meaning in the young prince's words and nodded helplessly.

It's normal that the young prince can't beat Xueye, after all, he can't beat Xueye's mother either.

As the two were talking, Xie Changshi and Zhang Shiwei walked over side by side, both of them looking rather grim.

Upon seeing Gu Yuzhi, the two bowed in unison, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness."

Gu Yuzhi scratched his head and asked curiously, "Chief Secretary Xie, what's wrong? Why do you look so pale?"

Everything was fine just now...

Chief Secretary Xie said in a low voice, "Your Highness, we have found out who owns that street in Quanzhou."

That street?

Gu Yuzhi blinked: "Which street?"

His big eyes darted around, and he noticed that after he finished speaking, Xie Changshi and the others' expressions turned strange.

Upon seeing their reaction, Gu Yuzhi understood and said cheerfully, "I know, it's the alley where those bad guys from the Northern Desert Army have settled down in Quanzhou, right?"

He fulfilled his wish to sling people into sacks in that alley; how could he possibly forget it so easily?

Gu Yuzhi walked up to Xie Changshi, tugged at his sleeve, gestured for him to be a little shorter, and asked mysteriously, "Who is it?"

Seeing his reaction, Xie Changshi's anger subsided considerably, and he mimicked his mysterious manner, saying, "The previous owner of this alley was Bai Jiwu."

Although Bai Jiwu was stubborn and arrogant, he was also genuinely intelligent.

Since he took office as the general of the Northern Desert Army, he has been trying every means to win over the generals of all ranks in the army, hoping to completely control the Northern Desert Army.

The brothel alley was gradually established during that time.

Those who are truly dedicated will go back a second time after their first visit.

If someone is indecisive and nothing happens the first time, try drugging them and seizing their weakness, and they'll naturally have a second chance.

Only Deputy General Wu and his group disdained associating with someone like Bai Jiwu. No matter how Bai Jiwu threatened or bribed them, Deputy General Wu and his group simply wouldn't fall for it.

But no matter how hard they tried to hold on, more and more soldiers in the northern desert fell.

Xie Changshi's words were ambiguous, and Gu Yuzhi thought that Bai Jiwu, like the Prince of Chu, controlled these generals by controlling their families.

He pouted and said, "I already guessed it was this big bad guy."

He snorted: "By the way, Chief Secretary Xie, have you sent this incriminating evidence to the Emperor?"

Bai Jiwu's misdeeds are too numerous to count; beheading him would be too lenient.

Chief Secretary Xie said, "Of course, I have already informed the Emperor. But what I want to talk about is not Bai Jiwu, but the master who came after him."

Gu Yuzhi's eyes widened: "The later master?"

Judging from Xie Changshi's serious expression, could it be that his future master is still in the Northern Desert Army and someone they trust?

The thought of this possibility made Gu Yuzhi's face scrunch up like a bun: "Who is it?"

Once he finds out who it is, he'll have Xueye carry the person to their base camp, where the wolves will surround him and scare him so much he'll wet his pants!

After he's calmed down, we'll put him in Xinliang to repair the irrigation canal!

This year, because several other prefects also assigned their officials to Xinliang, the large reservoir, which was originally scheduled to take several months to build, has been completed this month. All that remains is to build the irrigation canals.

According to Chen Dianyi, building irrigation canals is also a very arduous task.

As Gu Yuzhi was pondering this, he heard Chief Secretary Xie say, "That man is named Jiang Ningqi. He was sent by the King of Chu to Quanzhou to sow discord among the Northern Desert Army."

Bai Jiwu has fallen from power, but those who were bribed by the King of Chu have not yet fallen. With so many soldiers of the Northern Desert Army hanging in the air, the King of Chu will naturally not give up this piece of fat meat and will send people to come. Xie Changshi was not surprised at all.

But perhaps even the King of Chu himself didn't expect that the soldiers he had bribed in the northern desert army would fall from power so quickly.

Those with serious offenses were beaten to death with military sticks, while those with minor offenses were all demoted to slavery and are currently cultivating cotton in Xinliang.

Chief Secretary Xie continued, "Jiang Ningqi is very clever. After that street was sealed off, he went into hiding. According to a tip-off, Jiang Ningqi received a secret letter a few days ago and escaped beyond the Great Wall before we could arrest him."

By the time their men followed the clues and found the man, he had already escaped when the city gates were open.

Chief Secretary Xie said in a low voice, "Your Highness, we suspect that Jiang Ningqi left the pass to seek cooperation with the Northern Di people."

Gu Yuzhi first said "Oh" and nodded his little head, then his eyes widened and his mouth opened so wide that an egg could fit inside.

He stammered, "Thank you, thank you, Chief Secretary, you, you mean, it's Brother King Chu..."

Gu Yuzhi gasped, his voice rising involuntarily: "Brother Chu, you're colluding with the enemy?"

Chief Secretary Xie frowned and said, "We are merely speculating. Therefore, Your Highness, it is highly likely that chaos is about to break out in the northern desert."

Although Mr. Huo guessed that the northern desert would have three more years of peace, who knew if any major changes might occur during that time?

For example, the King of Chu extended an invitation to the Khan of the Northern Di, one inside and one outside, to launch a war simultaneously.

How could the Khan of the Northern Barbarians possibly miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?