Zhao Ji's subordinates were very puzzled and didn't understand why Zhao Ji asked his brothers to stop.

Zhao Ji just sighed and said, "They were able to get rid of everyone right under your noses overnight, and the people from the Third Prince's side also disappeared... Then there is only one possibility, there is a traitor in the court protecting them!"

Zhao Ji explained it this way.

If this is really the case.

This only shows that the situation in the court is really deep.

Moreover, all traces were wiped out overnight, which clearly shows that this person was omnipotent to some extent.

Even though Zhao Ji didn't want to think about it, only one person came to his mind at this moment.

That is the Prime Minister.

The prime minister is second only to the emperor and above everyone else in the Celestial Empire.

Perhaps only the prime minister has such power, able to hide it from the prince and do something under Zhao Ji's nose.

"Go check on the Prime Minister's recent movements and see if there are any strangers entering or leaving the Prime Minister's residence?"

Zhao Ji ordered with a gloomy expression.

After learning the bad news, Zhao Ji walked towards his palace while thinking about the whole thing.

Suddenly a black shadow flashed by, followed by a masked stranger who slapped Zhao Ji in the heart.

Zhao Ji reacted quickly, he dodged to the side and at the same time stretched out his hand and grabbed the stranger's face fiercely.

Now the man in black must either give up his forward attack or give up the mask that conceals his identity.

Between the two, black people chose to preserve their identity without hesitation.

Retreat.

Seizing this opportunity, Zhao Jishun walked up the pole and immediately reached out and pressed the black-clad man's shoulder, trying to keep him here.

The man in black struggled and dodged, and suddenly raised his hand to fire a wave of hidden weapons.

It can be seen that the man in black is extremely meticulous and his methods are particularly insidious.

There were so many hidden weapons that Zhao Ji had to turn around and dodge.

It was during this time that the man in black seized the brief opportunity to escape.

After the fight, Zhao Ji's face was red but his heart did not beat fast, he just frowned slightly.

The skills of the man in black just now were extremely amazing.

It doesn't look like the moves used by people from China.

Zhao Ji made a bold guess and estimated that the person was probably sent from Southern Xinjiang.

But Zhao Ji is in the palace at this moment!

Even into a place like the imperial palace, people from Southern Xinjiang were able to sneak in.

So how many dangerous factors are lurking in the palace now?

If the attack fails this time, the people of southern Xinjiang will have to lie dormant for a while at least.

The next day, Zhao Ji immediately conducted a careful screening of the people in the harem.

The emperor naturally checked it carefully as well.

Zhao Ji felt that this was not safe, so he directly increased the number of guard patrols in the palace near the emperor, and even added a lot of people to accompany the emperor on his daily trips.

However, just as Zhao Ji guessed, because the man in black exposed himself and did not kill Zhao Ji, there was almost no movement during this period of time.

Coincidentally, at this time, the envoy from southern Xinjiang finally arrived.

The Ministry of Rites followed the emperor's wishes and held a banquet to invite envoys from southern Xinjiang to attend.

It is indeed a matter of discussion that there were only two envoys sent from Southern Xinjiang this time.

There has never been a diplomatic mission with only two people. Such a number of people either means they are from a small border country or they simply do not take the negotiations with the Celestial Empire seriously.

Although Southern Xinjiang is not huge, it is one of the most powerful frontier forces in the south, and it only sent two people.

The officials of the Celestial Empire are also confused as to what this means.

The envoys met the emperor at the banquet with an exceptionally good attitude. They first presented more than 20 boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, and then presented ginseng unique to southern Xinjiang and other precious medicinal materials.

Just looking at these gifts, Nanjiang doesn't seem to be perfunctory.

But with only two people, it was indeed a bit outrageous.

The emperor said nothing and looked at Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji immediately understood what the emperor meant, so he stood out of the queue and asked the two envoys with a smile: "The two envoys have come all the way to the Celestial Empire, please eat well and have fun, and see the scenery of the Celestial Empire!"

The two envoys from Southern Xinjiang spoke in the Celestial Empire dialect with almost no accent: "Thank you very much for your greetings. During this time, we will take a good look at the scenery of the Celestial Empire!"

Zhao Ji nodded and said, "I don't know why Nanjiang only sent you two here? But the journey is too long?"

The two envoys from Southern Xinjiang looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "To be honest, we in Southern Xinjiang really want to have an everlasting friendship with the Celestial Empire. The two of us came here with sincerity. In the past, the connection between Southern Xinjiang and the Celestial Empire was cut off. Now, it is bound to be a very difficult task to reconnect them by walking these roads again..."

"This journey requires a long journey, and it is really dangerous for such a group to carry so many treasures. Therefore, after screening, the monarch of Southern Xinjiang temporarily sent the two of us to lead the way."

These words sounded very reasonable and Zhao Ji could not find any fault with them, but Zhao Ji knew very well that this was not the real reason.

It's just that the people from southern Xinjiang are just being perfunctory.

So after hearing this, Zhao Ji just smiled and said nothing. He just stared quietly at the two envoys from Southern Xinjiang.

Zhao Ji was a man who had done cruel things like confiscating property and exterminating clans. His aura instantly overwhelmed the two envoys from southern Xinjiang.

Finally, the two envoys turned their heads away with very unnatural expressions, not daring to look at Zhao Ji again.

Zhao Ji raised the wine glass in his hand and said, "You two envoys have come from afar, so I would like to toast you with this glass of wine!"

After the two envoys drank the glass of wine, Zhao Ji stopped talking.

Leave the rest to the Ministry of Rites for arrangements.

Almost every small country goes through such a process when visiting China.

In fact, it’s nothing more than eating, drinking and watching performances.

Today is no exception, but there is something new in today's performance, that is, there is a dance performed by the Hu people.

These foreign women were scantily clad and had seductive figures, but their facial expressions were holy, which was quite contradictory.

But it is particularly attractive.

Even the emperor was fascinated by the performance. Zhao Ji was admiring the dance from afar, but his eagle-like sharp eyes were scanning every dancer. Zhao Ji wanted to make sure that there was no problem among these people.

After the dance, everyone went downstairs. Yes, there were no other unexpected situations.

The emperor was still unsatisfied, so he turned to ask the Ministry of Rites: "This dance is very good. Did you arrange it recently?"

The Minister of Rites nodded and said with a smile: "This is a Hu girl from the north, she is very good at dancing!"