"Zi Liao, I've already drunk so much, it's time for you to calm down, right?" Ji Xingzhi said with an evil smile.
Zi Liao drank a glass of wine, put his arm around the beauty's shoulders and said, "Well, since you treated me to a drink, I forgive you."
Hearing this, Ji Xingzhi laughed out loud: "Hahahaha, this is what a good brother is!"
Zi Liao glanced at Ji Xingzhi with a dark face and said unhappily, "Who wants to be your brother?"
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After returning to the palace from Anxiang Tower, as soon as he entered Shaohua Palace, he saw Wu Fanghou standing at the door of the bedroom from afar. Seeing Ji Xingzhi coming back drunk, he frowned and asked, "Did the emperor go to Anxiang Tower?"
Ji Xingzhi smiled and walked into the hall, and Wu Fang followed him in.
Rumei closed the door of the bedroom wisely and stood guard at the door quietly.
"Wu Fang, did you take away the people Hua Yihen left in Anxiang Tower?" Ji Xingzhi asked carelessly while sitting on a chair.
Wu Fang frowned slightly and asked in confusion, "Who is it?"
Ji Xingzhi raised his eyebrows and muttered to himself, "Who is that? According to Yihua Yihen's style, it is impossible for him to transfer people away at the last minute."
"If the emperor is worried, I will send someone to check it out later." Wu Fang said.
Ji Xingzhi shook her head and said, "Never mind, it's nothing important." After a pause, Ji Xingzhi's eyes turned and fell on Wu Fang: "By the way, is there anything important that you are doing in Shaohua Palace?"
Wu Fang nodded, his expression becoming serious. "I've recently noticed a lot of suspicious people in the imperial capital. I've become suspicious and have secretly followed some of them, but unfortunately, I've lost them all."
"Are they all lost?" Ji Xingzhi asked in surprise.
With Wu Fang's strength, this shouldn't happen. One or two would be fine, but he actually lost them all. This is more than just a little strange.
Wu Fang lowered his head slightly and said, "It's my incompetence."
Ji Xingzhi nodded slightly, reached out and touched his chin, and said thoughtfully: "Closely monitor the suspicious people in the imperial capital, and don't let any of them slip through."
Wu Fang frowned and said with some embarrassment: "But everyone in the sect has been sent out, and I don't have many people under my command. I'm afraid I'm short of manpower."
"Let's mobilize the Ming guards." Ji Xingzhi thought for a moment and said.
Hearing this, Wu Fang couldn't help but wonder: "Doesn't the emperor use Ming guards?"
Ji Xingzhi smiled faintly: "Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Besides, I have raised them for so many years, it is time for them to contribute. As the saying goes, you raise an army for a thousand days but deploy it for a moment."
Wu Fang listened, his mouth twitched slightly, and he agreed: "Your Majesty is right."
"What's the situation over there?" Ji Xingzhi asked.
"No news yet." Wu Fang replied.
Ji Xingzhi nodded and suddenly changed the subject: "Did you return the handkerchief to Rumei?"
Wu Fang nodded slightly: "I have returned it."
"Well, if you have nothing to do, just leave. I drank some wine and feel a little tired." Ji Xingzhi rubbed his swollen and painful temples.
"Yes, I'll take my leave."
Three days later, the imperial capital of Lizhou suddenly became lively. The reason was that General Ling Lanling, who had fought with Shuizhou for nearly two years, led the Lizhou army back to the capital victoriously. The senior officials of the court had been waiting at the west gate for the general's triumphant return, and the people of the city, regardless of gender and age, all went to the west gate to welcome him.
The scene was extremely lively.
A group of infantry ran into the city first to clear the way for the large army behind, followed by the cavalry.
The leader of the cavalry was wearing silver armor, with a cold sword hanging from his waist and a silver helmet on his head. He had bright eyes, a stern face, furrowed brows, and pursed lips. A long-lost expression appeared on his handsome face, as if he was missing the comfortable life in the imperial capital of the past.
He is Ling Lan, the general of Lizhou State and the son of Lord Ling Fengling, a third-rank imperial guard.
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