With Zhao Ji's words, Yi from Jingzhao Prefecture felt relieved. After all, he was not unaware of Zhao Ji's methods.

Moreover, he has always been an official who believes that even if the sky falls, there are always people higher up to hold it up. Since Zhao Ji has made this arrangement, he will just do as he is told.

Zhao Ji sometimes quite likes the way Jingzhao Prefecture behaves. He doesn't have so many ideas and is less likely to cause trouble.

The night was quiet, but finally this day came.

The refugees who were seemingly clearing the land outside the imperial city gradually gathered at the foot of the imperial city.

On the other hand, many shops in the capital suddenly caught fire, and the prefect of Jingzhao had to mobilize most of the manpower to put out the fire.

As a result, apart from the guards in the imperial city, the rest of the guards in the capital can be said to be quite weak.

Even some of the guards at the outermost part of the palace were withdrawn.

This actually made it easier for a group of people in black to sneak over. They eliminated some of the guards outside the palace and quietly slipped into the palace.

The refugees outside the imperial city suddenly took off their tattered clothes, revealing the daggers hidden at their waists.

The sudden attack of the refugees caused the guards outside the imperial city to lose many soldiers as they were unable to react in time.

The men in black in the palace were walking around in twists and turns, and they seemed to be quite familiar with the routes in the palace.

These men in black will kill anyone who stands in their way, even if it’s a Buddha.

Not afraid of being exposed in the palace at all.

Because as long as they kill fast enough, no one will be able to pass the message on.

But strangely enough, although they were so imposing, their journey seemed to be too smooth and they did not encounter many palace maids and eunuchs.

The men in black thought that the heavens were helping them and did not think much about it, and they arrived outside the emperor's bedroom smoothly.

However, they did not rush in immediately. Instead, they waited quietly for the emperor to attend the morning court, and then followed him all the way to the Council Hall.

Zhao Ji stood lazily in the hall, listening to the court officials talking about trivial matters.

Anyway, no matter how abnormal these ministers are, they will never say anything, and they will not talk about anything useful about national affairs.

Suddenly, when two ministers in the court were arguing over some trivial matter, the emperor suddenly saw a dark shadow flash by from the side.

The next emperor saw the dagger under his neck.

The man in black who suddenly rushed out from the side stunned the ministers in the court.

Not to mention those who were arguing, even those who were no longer arguing were unable to react for a while after seeing this situation.

Until a cold dagger was pressed against the emperor's throat.

Finally, the eunuch's shrill voice was heard: "Protect the emperor, protect the emperor, there is an assassin!"

By the time the guards came out, no one dared to act rashly.

As the guards appeared, a group of men in black gathered outside the hall.

This group of men in black surrounded the guards, the guards surrounded the ministers, the ministers stood in front of the emperor, and the emperor's life was in the hands of a man in black.

Zhao Ji pretended to be surprised and looked at the situation in front of him, but in fact his mind was already working rapidly.

When the prime minister saw this situation, although he looked panicked, there was a flash of deep thought in his eyes.

Only the emperor was truly panicked and scared.

He tried hard to dodge backwards, wanting to pull his neck back, but as soon as he moved, the man in black behind him immediately held the dagger tighter, leaving a faint trace of blood.

"I advise you not to act rashly. If this knife accidentally hurts His Majesty, what will you do?"

When the man in black spoke with a steady voice, the emperor was shocked and frightened, yet he felt vaguely that the voice was familiar.

Zhao Ji revealed the identity of the man in black at the right moment: "Gutali is you?"

Zhao Jizhen's words woke the dreamer up. Now all the ministers knew who this familiar voice belonged to.

But they never expected that these foreign nations could sneak into the palace quietly and even take the emperor hostage.

"Gutali, what do you want to do? If something happens to me today, I will definitely order my army to trample your grasslands!"

Although the emperor threatened fiercely, everyone could see the guilt in his eyes.

Gutali didn't buy the emperor's nonsense. He smiled and pulled the emperor down from the throne and walked into the palace.

"Your Majesty, what you said is inappropriate. Your life is in my hands now. What you should consider is whether your dynasty will be replaced, not the affairs of my grassland!"

At this time, the Prime Minister stood up and said, "Gutali, you must think carefully. This is the territory of the Celestial Empire. Even if you hold the emperor hostage, there is our Celestial Empire army outside. You can't go back to your grassland!"

The emperor, in horror, gave the prime minister an admiring look.

This is what we should make clear to these fans.

However, what the emperor did not know was that the prime minister was not truly doing this for his own good at this moment. He was simply using words to trick Gutali into following his plan.

Its essential purpose is to find out what the current situation is.

Soon all the guards in the imperial city rushed over, but even though these guards outnumbered the men in black they still did not dare to act rashly.

Because the emperor is being held hostage.

After hearing what the prime minister said, Gutali smiled and said, "Even if you have a million troops, they are still at the border. Now they have not received the order to return. By the time the news from the capital is passed on, I'm afraid it will be too late!"

"By that time, these soldiers on the border can prepare to surrender to our tribe!"

There was a flash of exasperation in the emperor's eyes.

The prime minister frowned and lowered his head in thought.

He had the idea of ​​usurping the throne, but he never expected that a small grassland gang would snatch away his opportunity.

Zhao Ji had been silent on the side, but in fact it was he who pointed out Gutali's key identity, and it was also Zhao Ji who had been observing the surrounding environment and situation.

Unconsciously, Zhao Ji had moved to the position closest to the emperor while the others were talking.

Just as Gutali finished speaking, Zhao Ji suddenly took action. With lightning speed, he knocked the dagger out of Gutali's hand.

Gutali's reaction was also extremely fast. Although the dagger was gone, he pulled the emperor to his side in the next second.

He made an eagle claw shape with his hands and grabbed the emperor's throat.

"Don't take another step forward. If you do, I will crush your emperor's throat!"

The emperor had just moved away from the gleaming cold dagger, and before he could even react, his neck was in someone else's hands again.

Zhao Ji watched all this, but didn't say much, instead he said: "Gutali, why don't we talk!"