Zhao Ji was also somewhat curious about what kind of place it was, and why these people insisted on calling himself and the emperor along.
The emperor was actually a little scared. After all, the previous events had left a deep impression on him.
He tugged at the corner of Zhao Ji's clothes and was reluctant to leave.
Zhao Ji gave the emperor a calm look, which made the emperor feel relieved.
"Don't worry, let's go and take a look!"
Soon the two followed the burly man into a remote alley.
They stayed in the alley for a short time.
He saw more and more idle people gathering here. With so many people, Zhao Ji felt something was wrong.
Soon, when most people had arrived, someone walked into the room.
The man had an indifferent expression and was still wearing a soldier's uniform.
"The Taoist priest said that you all have to stay alert during this period of time. There are nobles coming to inspect your skin. If you are caught by the people above, there will be no way to save you!"
"And the Taoist said that we must all memorize the portraits of those two people. If there is any mistake, it won't just be you who will suffer in the end!"
After he finished speaking, he took out two pieces of paper and handed them to everyone, asking them to take turns looking at them.
Zhao Ji frowned slightly. When the paper was passed to Zhao Ji and the others, Zhao Ji and the emperor's eyes were full of shock.
Because the paper contained portraits of the two of them, and they were very, very similar.
Now Zhao Ji and the emperor finally understood why those people on the street were looking at them.
Because they had indeed seen the portraits of Zhao Ji and others.
Now the doubts in Zhao Ji and the emperor's hearts were finally resolved.
It turned out that their portraits had already spread before they came to this town.
"You must remember the faces of these two men. If you see them, remember to monitor them in real time, and don't commit any crimes. If you commit any crimes against them, they are two noble people. If you make any trouble during this period, and if you can't bear it and betray us, then you must be careful, or you will bring disaster to your family!"
The guard had an indifferent look and a sinister tone, but if he wasn't a ruthless person, how could he control this group of idle street thugs?
Zhao Ji and the emperor mingled among them, responded timidly a few times and then walked away with the crowd.
"This is outrageous. He didn't even know I was coming here, but he was able to get my portrait in time. Is this prefect so well-connected?"
The emperor was very angry. You know, the reason they made two plans was because they wanted these people to be unaware of their arrival and present the most realistic state.
As a result, several towns came and the portraits were circulated.
Even Zhao Ji's portrait was circulated.
If they were to say that there was no mastermind behind this, neither of them would believe it.
"Now it seems that there are some traitors in our previous team."
"And this person should be very close to us!"
In fact, Zhao Ji wanted to tell the emperor directly to be careful, especially watch out for Xiao Xia Zi and that woman named Wang Wanru.
It’s a pity that the emperor is in a good mood and is definitely unwilling to believe that there is something fishy going on between these two people.
"Why don't we just capture the prefect and ask him questions!" Zhao Ji suggested simply and crudely.
The emperor was no longer as thoughtful as before. Now, anger rose in his heart, and he directly agreed to Zhao Ji's proposal.
The two men, especially the two men who looked like idle thugs, walked straight to the prefect.
Today, Magistrate Wang was enjoying the cool in the courtyard. On his left was a beauty who held grapes and fed them into his mouth one by one. On his right was another beauty who stretched out her hand and spit out the grape seeds and skins that the magistrate had spit out.
It must be said that the prefect really knows how to have fun. He actually enjoys it so much. Zhao Ji and the emperor climbed over the wall and entered the yard to see this scene. The emperor snorted coldly: "This old man really knows how to enjoy himself!"
Zhao Ji didn't say anything. He looked around and found nothing. The others used their inner energy to detect the vicinity and found only a few servants taking care of flowers and plants.
So Zhao Ji rushed forward with the emperor and knocked the two men unconscious first. At this time, the prefect was still closing his eyes and enjoying the service of the beauties.
After waiting for a long time without any new food being fed to them, the prefect frowned impatiently and began to urge them: "What's going on? I haven't taught you a lesson these few days, so you're getting ahead of yourself?"
The impatient tone was as if he was the overlord of the world.
Zhao Ji sneered and said directly: "Then please open your eyes and see who is coming, sir!"
The prefect was startled when he heard the strange man's voice. He immediately stood up and turned his head, and saw Zhao Ji and the emperor.
The portraits of Zhao Ji and the emperor's faces were spread all over the town. How could the prefect not know about these two people?
Others may only know that these two are nobles who cannot be offended, but the prefect knows directly that these two are the emperor and the regent.
This scared him so much that he peed his pants and sweat started pouring down his forehead.
"Why are you two here..." After all, the prefect was no match for the governor of Nanwei Mine, and his words were not as tough.
After meeting Zhao Ji and the emperor, his face was full of flattering smiles.
Zhao Ji directly asked the emperor to sit in the position where the prefect had just been. The emperor did not hesitate and just lay down there to feel it.
"You guys really know how to enjoy yourself. Look, your chair is more comfortable than my dragon throne!"
After the emperor said this, the prefect could no longer stand and fell to his knees with a thud.
"Your Majesty, spare me. I didn't mean to leak the portrait of you and the Regent!"
The prefect was crying and shouting on the ground. Zhao Ji frowned slightly. He guessed that considering the nature of the payment, it should not be the mastermind behind the incident.
As expected, the emperor began to question the prefect: "Why did you spread our portraits? Is there someone you planted in my team? Spying on the emperor's whereabouts is a capital crime!"
When the prefect heard this, he knelt on the ground without saying a word and kowtowed to the ground.
"I don't have the guts to do this, but someone arranged for me to do this. If I don't do it according to that person's request, I'm afraid my family's lives will be in danger!"
Zhao Ji only believed 70% of what the prefect said. Although this person tried to clear himself of the charge in his words, Zhao Ji knew very well that this was definitely not an ordinary threat or blackmail. It was most likely just a simple collusion.
On the other hand, the emperor's attention was all on the person behind the scenes.
"Then who do you think is instructing you?" The emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at the prefect.
The prefect shuddered all over and was hesitant at first. The emperor also learned some of Zhao Ji's style and was too lazy to waste time with him. He just stretched out his hand and called out to comfort him, wanting to knock the prefect unconscious and take him away.
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