Just as Li Jue and his soldiers were swearing their loyalty, a constable from the prefect's office hurriedly found Li Jue.
"Commander Li, the Prefect requests your presence!"
"Oh? What is it?"
Li Jue's expression shifted as he looked at the newcomer. He had only just left the prefect's residence; why was something else happening?
The constable said, "That woman from the Western Regions is carrying a letter from the Crown Prince of Gaochang, wishing to go to Luoyang to meet His Majesty! Therefore, the Prefect requests your presence to discuss this matter!"
Li Jue nodded, then looked at the registrar beside him and instructed, "Send men with the brothers to claim their houses. I'm going to the prefect's residence!"
The registrar nodded. "Please rest assured, Commander Li, I will make all the arrangements!"
"good!"
Then Li Jue looked at the constables of the prefect's mansion and said, "Let's go!"
As they spoke, Li Jue, led by the constable, hurriedly headed towards the prefect's residence.
Soon, Li Jue arrived at the main hall of the prefect's mansion, where Xun You, Zhang Ji, Zhang Xiu, Li Qiu, and other officials had all gathered.
"Marshal Li has arrived, please have a seat!"
Upon seeing Li Jue arrive, Xun You greeted him.
Li Jue nodded and, at Xun You's prompting, sat down next to Zhang Ji.
"The envoy from Gaochang Kingdom has arrived!"
Just as Li Jue sat down, a loud shout came from the doorway, and Lan Zhi, holding the letter her father had given her, slowly walked in under the gaze of everyone in the hall.
Lan Zhi entered the hall with a respectful expression, bowed to Xun You, who was seated at the head of the table, and said respectfully:
"Your humble servant pays respects to the Grand Prefect of the Great Han!"
"kindness!"
Xun You nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "I wonder what brings your country here?"
"Your humble servant has been entrusted by our former Crown Prince, Artitila Mulanyun, to present a letter of state to the Emperor of the Han Dynasty!"
After saying this, Lanzhi bent down and held the official document in her hand above her head.
Upon seeing this, one of Xun You's servants quickly took the letter of state from Lan Zhi and handed it to Xun You.
"Hiss~"
After reading the contents of the letter, Xun You couldn't help but gasp. He never imagined that Lan Zhi and her father would be willing to pay such a high price to restore their country.
Upon reaching the bottom of the letter, Xun You noticed that it only contained the seal of the Crown Prince of Gaochang, not the seal of the King of Gaochang. Normally, Lan Zhi's so-called letter would be considered invalid.
However, Xun You didn't care at all. The contents of this official letter were very beneficial to the Han Dynasty, and no matter what, they had to acknowledge it.
Xun You put down the official letter in his hand, glanced at Lan Zhi standing in the hall, and began to ponder in his heart. The plan that he had previously shelved resurfaced in Xun You's mind once again.
Meeting Xun You's wise and profound gaze, Lan Zhi couldn't help but feel uneasy. This letter of state was her last resort. If these people didn't recognize it, then her desire to restore her country would probably be impossible.
Seeing Lan Zhi's slightly nervous expression, Xun You laughed and said, "Hehe~ Envoy Lan Zhi has traveled thousands of miles to our Great Han to deliver a letter of state, and our Great Han naturally welcomes her very much!"
"In that case, I urge the Prefect to arrange for me to travel to Luoyang as soon as possible to pay my respects to the Emperor!"
Hearing Xun You's words, Lan Zhi was relieved and then asked Xun You to take her to Luoyang so that she could meet the emperor as soon as possible.
"Let me discuss this matter with everyone present, and then I will send someone to escort you to Luoyang, shall we?"
Xun You looked at Lan Zhi with a kind expression. Although he seemed to be asking for Lan Zhi's opinion, his words carried an air of undeniable authority.
"Oh well!!"
Although Lanzhi was very anxious, she could only nod helplessly because Xun You didn't seem to care about her at all.
"In that case, please let Envoy Lanzhi go and rest!"
After saying this, Xun You waved his hand, and the subordinate beside him understood and led Lan Zhi away from the hall.
After Lanzhi left, Xun You explained the contents of the state letter to everyone in detail.
"Wow! This Lan Yun father and daughter are incredibly generous! They've practically given away the entire Kingdom of Gaochang to our Han Dynasty!!"
After listening, Li Jue's eyes lit up as he looked at Xun You, who was sitting at the head of the table.
Li Qiu, standing to the side, chuckled and said, "Hehe~ That may be true, but the final decision on what to do rests with His Majesty!"
"good!"
Xun You nodded, then looked at Zhang Xiu below, "Now that His Majesty has summoned Jin Yi to be a Yu Lin Lang, I think it would be appropriate for Jin Yi to escort her to Luoyang to meet His Majesty in a few days, what do you think?"
Zhang Xiu immediately stood up, bowed to Xun You, and said respectfully, "This humble general will follow Governor Xun's arrangements!"
"good!"
Just then, one of Xun You's men rushed in from outside the hall and whispered in Xun You's ear, "Prefect Xun, this is a message from the intelligence department!"
As they were talking, the subordinate took out a slip of paper and handed it to Xun You.
"Alright! Go down!"
Xun You took the note, then waved his hand, and the subordinate bowed and retreated.
Regarding the Detective Agency, due to the special circumstances in Dunhuang, Liu Hong had already informed Xun You about the agency's situation in a previous correspondence.
Xun You had long been familiar with the methods of the Investigation Bureau and Cheng Yu, so as soon as Lan Zhi entered the city, he sent someone to find the Investigation Bureau and had their spies conduct a detailed investigation of Lan Zhi.
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