Zhao Ji raised his head fiercely, pretending to be loyal and said, "It is my honor to serve Your Majesty!"

Zhao Ji was so straightforward that the emperor's eyes showed a little more appreciation.

He was so happy that he said to Zhao Ji, "I know exactly where the problem lies. Just go ahead and investigate. If anything happens, I will cover it for you."

Having said this, the emperor seemed unsatisfied. He suddenly stood up and walked towards his bedroom, taking down a sword from a shelf.

"This is the Imperial Sword. You are fully authorized to handle this matter. I give you the right to execute first and report later!"

Zhao Ji took the sword, his eyes full of joy. I didn't expect the emperor to be so generous.

However, with such a precious sword on him, it would be more convenient for Zhao Ji to do some things.

But Zhao Ji wanted more than just this. He said, "Your Majesty, I really have an unreasonable request!"

The emperor now felt that Zhao Ji was a talented person with great potential, and now he was in urgent need of cultivating his own confidants, so he said to Zhao Ji frankly: "Just say what you want to say."

"Your Majesty, you also know that I have just taken over the Imperial Household Department not long ago, and the personnel from top to bottom have just been replaced. Suddenly I have to investigate such an important case. I am terrified. I really don't have anyone at hand!"

The emperor originally thought that Zhao Ji wanted gold, silver, treasures and power, but he did not expect Zhao Ji to be so frank and actually wanted people.

However, Zhao Ji's words left a trace in the emperor's heart.

All the people in the Imperial Household Department were replaced.

What does this mean?

This shows that no one knows who was supported by the Silijian before, and how many important case reports were passed on every day?

The more the emperor thought about it, the more frightened he became, but at the same time he also realized that Zhao Ji was able to find out the problems in the Imperial Household Department in just a few days and replace the people with problems.

This means that at the very least Zhao Ji must be loyal to the emperor, and it also indirectly proves that Zhao Ji possesses certain abilities.

"If you need someone, you can call Chief Yue's people. I am now officially decreeing that the Hua'an County incident will be fully handed over to you, and Chief Yue will assist you!"

The emperor now likes Zhao Ji more and more, but he has not yet officially accepted him as his confidant, so the emperor did not show it very obviously on his face.

This result is exactly what Zhao Ji wanted to achieve by saying this.

Quietly leave the impression in the emperor's mind that you are trustworthy, and also have someone else coming.

In fact, it doesn’t matter who the emperor sends. This case is so important that Zhao Ji will definitely investigate it personally.

But going to great lengths to ask the emperor for this person was actually to prove his innocence indirectly.

At the very least, these people were released by the emperor himself, so the emperor would definitely believe any results they eventually found out.

Under the moonlight, Zhao Ji returned to his bedroom quietly.

Yueying followed behind Zhao Ji. Originally, Yueying thought that Zhao Ji would come to her to ask for the person immediately.

But until the two of them parted, Zhao Ji did not mention the matter of the person.

Although Yueying was a little puzzled, she did not ask any more questions. She just thought that Zhao Ji had his own plans.

The next day, Zhao Ji came to find Yueying as expected, but he asked for the same ten people as last time and no more.

"You must immediately go to Hua'an County and secretly investigate the whereabouts of the disaster relief funds..."

"Go to the streets and alleys of Kyoto and ask if these refugees have jobs now. Do the wine shops in Kyoto exclude them when recruiting workers?"

"Pretend to be a refugee and blend in with them. Observe their movements at all times and report any unusual movements immediately!"

In just a cup of tea, Zhao Ji had clearly arranged the tasks for these ten capable men.

And he did not avoid the moon shadow.

Yueying looked at Zhao Ji with some admiration. In his opinion, Zhao Ji seemed to be glowing at this moment and was very charming.

After finally arranging the tasks for these ten people, Zhao Ji felt a little dry in the mouth, so he picked up the teacup and took a sip.

He vomited it out again suddenly.

"What kind of tea is this?"

Zhao Ji frowned and looked at the tea leaves in the cup.

Yueying's heart subconsciously tightened, and she rushed forward, took the teacup and carefully tested for poison with a silver needle.

She thought someone had poisoned the place, but after testing, she found no trace of poison.

"But what's the problem?"

Yueying turned her head and looked at Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji grinned and said, "This tea smells musty, like old tea, so I spit it out."

Yueying was stunned. She didn't expect this to be the reason. She suddenly felt that her behavior just now was a bit embarrassing.

His face turned red instantly.

She glared at Zhao Ji in anger and said, "Why are you so surprised? It's just old tea..."

Zhao Ji fell into deep thought, looking at the teacup thoughtfully and said, "It shouldn't be this way. According to my monthly offering of one or two ounces of new tea, it shouldn't be this level..."

Yueying ignored Zhao Ji and silently hid herself in the dark.

Obviously, Yueying didn't think this was a big deal, unless the tea was poisonous.

But Zhao Ji's intuition was wrong.

"According to my current position, although the eunuchs in the palace have always flattered the powerful and bullied the weak, I am not in a position to do this kind of tea. There is something fishy about this matter!"

Zhao Ji stroked his chin and muttered to himself.

"Come here, who is going to get the tea for me today?"

Zhao Ji called a young eunuch and asked.

"Reporting to the Chief, it is Xiao Dengzi who went to collect the tea leaves today."

The young eunuch answered.

"Call me the stool. No need. Just take me there. I'll go find him myself!"

Led by the young eunuch, Zhao Ji walked back and forth along the paths in the palace.

They arrived at a relatively remote palace. The palace was a bit dilapidated and it was obviously where these young eunuchs usually lived.

"As far as I know, Xiaodiao lives here. This place is very dirty. How about waiting here and I will bring him out?"

The young eunuch said in a flattering manner.

Zhao Ji is a martial arts master, and with the blessing of the inner strength of Xiantian Gong, his hearing is much more sensitive than that of ordinary people.

Perhaps the little eunuch had not heard it yet, but Zhao Ji had already heard some laughter within the courtyard wall.

The young eunuch noticed that Zhao Ji's face suddenly became gloomy, as if he had discovered something.

His heart skipped a beat, but as things had come to this, Eunuch Xiao could only pray that Xiao Dengzi and his group would be quiet today.

Otherwise, if you were caught by the palm print, you would probably die!

"One five!"

“Turn, turn, turn!”

“I’m betting all my money here today!”

Zhao Ji heard it more and more clearly, and kicked the gate open.

It was clear at a glance what the people behind the door were doing.