Guo Yunchang's expression gradually changed from confusion to shock, and then to expectation.

"Can I really do this? I'm from the Ministry of Rites!"

Zhao Ji glared at Guo Yunchang and said, "Minister Guo, don't be so modest. Don't I know what your grandfather's family does?"

Guo Yunchang smiled embarrassedly: "Okay, I won't be polite with you. I will definitely do what you taught me. Don't worry, but I'm afraid all the affairs in the capital will be handed over to you..."

"If something goes wrong in the future, I only hope that you can protect the hundreds of people in my country..."

Zhao Ji felt a little dazed when he heard such words again. The last time he heard a similar tone was the day when he sent Yun Nishang away.

This time it was Guo Yunchang, but Zhao Ji was only slightly distracted and quickly recovered.

"I hope you will be careful this time, otherwise I won't clean up the mess you make!"

Zhao Ji smiled brightly, and Guo Yunchang looked at him and also showed a faint smile on his face.

Not long after, the third prince and Gutali discovered that the court did not seem to care much.

It has been three or four days, and no one has come to discuss the border town affairs with them.

Even Guo Yunchang, who had been looking for them most diligently, had disappeared.

"What's the emperor up to?" The third prince tapped his fingers lightly on the wooden table. His brows were furrowed, and he really couldn't understand why things had turned out like this.

Although they don't really want to make the border trade deal successful so quickly, it doesn't want to develop to the current state where no one is in charge.

"Since they don't come to find us, why don't we go find them!" The third prince pondered for a moment and could only say helplessly.

"If we don't take any action after such a long time, I'm afraid the people in the palace will notice something is wrong."

"You should arrange to send the invitation to Zhao Ji's house as soon as possible!"

Gutali nodded and ordered his men to do it quickly.

As a result, just as his men left, an imperial edict came down from the palace.

The Ghost Festival is coming soon, and the emperor plans to invite foreign envoys to the palace for a banquet.

After the third prince received the imperial edict, he was silent for a moment, then stroked his chin and thought for a long time.

Then he called Gutali into the inner room... I wonder what the two of them are planning...

"They were talking in a bunch of gibberish, probably in their own language, so I couldn't hear it clearly!"

"In addition, there is a tunnel leading to the outside of the city in the house where they stayed in the capital. I and my brothers explored it overnight while they were resting and sleeping!"

The person who spoke was none other than the most straightforward person under Yueying's command.

This guy's tracking and intelligence-gathering abilities are impeccable, except that he can be a bit noisy sometimes.

"You have found such a hidden passage, brothers. You have really worked hard. Take the banknotes I have here and reward yourselves!"

Zhao Ji has always had a good impression of these black guards transferred from Yueying's subordinates.

The main thing is that every time we do things, we do it quickly and accurately.

Sometimes when Zhao Ji couldn't sleep in his mansion at night, he would look at the moon outside the window.

At this time, Zhao Ji was thinking, if he also had a group of talents like Yueying serving him.

Then, doesn't it mean that we don't have to worry about the old Prime Minister playing tricks behind our backs?

However, Zhao Ji could only think about this kind of thing.

You have to know that in order to raise such an elite team, the emperor must have spent a lot of money on these people.

Although Zhao Ji now has some wealth thanks to several house raids, this amount is still far from enough to support an army.

"I wonder if we should continue surveillance next, or if there are other tasks assigned to us?"

This person is as direct as Guo Yunchang.

Zhao Ji actually likes dealing with such direct people: "Continue to monitor them. If they show any signs of wanting to leave the city, we must stop them with all kinds of excuses!"

The man in black nodded repeatedly.

The reason why the emperor was willing to hold a banquet during this period was to invite envoys from foreign countries.

In fact, it was because of pillow talk.

The one who was whispering in the pillow talk was none other than Princess Hu Rou.

During the time when Zhao Ji was busy outside the palace, Princess Hu Rou finally caught the emperor, who was briefly sincere, after he had just reviewed a memorial on a dark and quiet night.

Gutali and his men urged Hu Rou more and more frequently.

Hu Rou felt that if she couldn't accomplish something, she might be the next person to have her head twisted off.

So Hu Rou also started to take action.

She bribed the eunuchs in the palace with a large sum of money, and then went to other concubines to make trouble.

It can be said that amidst a chorus of scolding, Princess Hu Rou finally stopped the emperor.

It can be said that when a beauty is shrouded in moonlight and looking at you lovingly, there is nothing that any man can refuse.

The emperor was naturally no exception, and Princess Hu Rou stayed in the emperor's bedroom that night.

After all, she is a girl from the grassland, much better than the beautiful vase in the palace.

The emperor immediately felt that Hu Rou was an innocent and lovely person.

So when an innocent and lovely person casually said that he wanted to see his relatives who were about to leave, who could refuse?

In fact, Hu Rou felt somewhat guilty about doing all this. After all, she was very clear about what her relationship with Zhao Ji was.

But Hu Rou had no other choice now. Fortunately, she could still use some tricks to make Xi Pa bleed and make up for what happened on the first night.

When Zhao Ji received the news, he smiled slightly and said nonchalantly: "Since the princess has already taken action, we should pay closer attention to the situation outside the city!"

In fact, long before today, Zhao Ji had already selected a group of elites under Tian Zhao.

The banquet started in the evening, so the envoys from foreign countries only entered the palace in the afternoon.

In fact, this was their second time to enter the palace properly. The third prince continued to disguise himself, and looked around with his eyes covered by the hat. In fact, he was secretly memorizing the layout and arrangement of the palace in his mind.

The eunuchs and palace maids who led the way did not notice anything unusual about the third prince. Sometimes when the third prince was confused, he would pull Gutali's sleeve.

Gutali would ask the palace maids and eunuchs tacitly.

Along the way they learned a lot about the situation in the palace.

I also know that Hu Rou has been favored by the emperor during this period.