Zuan was a little annoyed. He had risked his life in the demon race a while ago, and finally came back to spend a couple of days of leisure with Chuyan. But now he was being ordered around to do chores again. Even the donkeys in the production team wouldn't dare to use him like this.
"Can I refuse?" Zu'an pondered the tasks the emperor had asked him to do; none of them seemed easy, so he was naturally reluctant.
Zhao Hao was stunned, never expecting him to answer like that.
Normally, those ministers wouldn't dare to breathe loudly in his presence, let alone dare to bargain with him like this.
This kid has become noticeably bolder lately.
"No!" Zhao Hao's anger level increased by 244...
However, since he was being asked to do something, Zhao Hao didn't lash out. Instead, he said directly, "The seventh Gold Medal officer in charge of intelligence within the Yan Kingdom has suddenly died. Zhu Xie Chixin has been absent recently, and the other Gold Medal Embroidered Robe officers are all busy with their own duties. Go and find out what happened."
Zuan immediately obtained several key pieces of information: Zhu Xie Chixin was indeed not in the capital, and no one knew what he had been doing for so long and had not yet returned.
In addition, the other gold medal embroiderers are scattered all over the world, each responsible for a region. Everyone is very busy and doesn't have as much free time as I do.
Wait a minute, why does this seventh-place gold medal sound so familiar?
He finally remembered who this person was. When the imperial envoy was on their way to Yunzhong County, they passed through the fiefdom of the Prince of Yan. A local official named Jinpai contacted him, and the two had even fought side by side.
The other party seemed very worried, as if they had a premonition of impending misfortune. They also mentioned that they were investigating something, but because they had no evidence, they dared not say anything casually.
Now that he has died under mysterious circumstances, doesn't that prove that what he found out was likely true, and that he was accidentally silenced?
Many thoughts flashed through his mind in that instant, but he did not report them to the emperor.
Regardless of whether he is loyal to the emperor, it's best not to give others any expectations when things are still uncertain, otherwise, if something unexpected happens later, it could easily lead to resentment.
“Okay.” Zuan agreed. Firstly, he and the seventh-ranked gold medalist had fought side by side and could be considered friends, so he couldn’t just stand by and do nothing. Secondly, he wanted to investigate what was going on behind the scenes. If he could find out a few more forces that were rebelling against the emperor, he could make contact with them first.
The emperor continued, "There is another matter. There is a Purple Mountain in Yi County. Before long, the court will hold the Fengshan ceremony there. Go there in advance to make arrangements and eliminate any potential problems."
Yi County was the location of the Yan Kingdom, and Zishan Mountain was the most famous mountain in Yi County and even the entire empire.
Every morning at sunrise, the mountain peak is faintly shrouded in a purple aura, subtly alluding to the idea of "purple aura coming from the east," hence the name.
Everyone believed that this mountain held great treasures, but for thousands of years, countless talented people and extraordinary individuals have gone to investigate, yet they have found nothing. In the end, everyone acknowledged that this mountain was extraordinary and was a relic left by heaven.
The imperial families of successive dynasties made great use of this, and as a result, Zishan's status became increasingly high, making it the only choice for the Fengshan ceremony to worship Heaven.
Zuan had heard of it before, but as a transmigrator, he didn't have the same sense of mystery and worship that the natives of this world had for Zishan. What he was thinking about now was that Zhao Hao was hypocritical. Before, when the court officials suggested that he perform the Fengshan ceremony, he humbly said things like "what virtue or ability do I have?", but then he turned around and had people prepare for it.
"I'm afraid I can't handle it all by myself." Zu'an was somewhat reluctant. He had to investigate the accidental death of the seventh-ranked gold medalist and also take care of the security work for Fengchan. Both were tough jobs.
Zhao Hao casually tossed him a token: "All the embroidered envoys of the Yan Kingdom will obey your orders. In addition, you can use this token to summon local officials to cooperate. However, the local officials are subordinate to the King of Yan, so you still need to distinguish between priorities and not use it lightly."
“Yes.” Zuan fumbled for the token in his hand, thinking that having this would make things much easier.
Seeing that Zhao Hao had fallen silent, Zu An knew that he had already given him the order to leave, so he bowed and took his leave.
Just as he reached the door, he was suddenly stopped: "I heard you've been going to the Empress's place quite often lately?"
Zu An's heart nearly jumped out of his throat. It was exactly what he feared. However, he had been through a lot, so he immediately replied, "Yes, Her Majesty summoned me to inquire about some matters concerning the demon race and unknown places."
Zhao Hao frowned, but couldn't find anything wrong with it. Not long ago, he had been asked about his close relationship with the Crown Princess. A normal person would definitely feel guilty. If he had something to hide, he wouldn't dare to approach the Empress again. Thinking about it this way, he felt somewhat relieved.
"Okay, you can go now."
After leaving the palace, Zuan secretly wiped away a cold sweat. The Empress was truly an extremely dangerous woman. She could be fun, but she could easily lose her life.
Not long after leaving the Imperial Study, two guards came to greet him from afar: "Lord Zu, Lord Zu~" Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Pu Duandiao and Jiao Sigun. Zu An laughed and said, "Oh, what a coincidence."
The two immediately looked miserable: "What a coincidence! We came here specifically to wait for the adults."
Zu An was taken aback, then pointed towards the East Palace: "Is that where they're looking for me?"
The two hummed in agreement, and then Park Duan-diao leaned close to Zu An and whispered, "The Crown Princess has been in a bad mood lately, so Lord Zu should be careful."
Jiao Sigun also whispered, "The Crown Princess's maid, Rong Mo, has said a lot of bad things about you. If you don't go back and apologize, you might get into big trouble in the future."
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