When the Huo family had their troubles, Huo Liangyao was about the same age as Qi Chenglang is now. A few years have passed, and Huo Liangyao's appearance has become much more rugged. If he were to put on some disguise, there shouldn't be any problem.
Huo Qiyuan's brows relaxed for only a moment before furrowing again: "But how to infiltrate Quanzhou is also a problem."
Regardless of whether Bai Jiwu has sealed off the city again, it would be almost impossible for him to enter Quanzhou alone without attracting attention.
Chief Secretary Xie understood this as well, and said with a stern face, "It's not feasible to disguise ourselves as merchants. Quanzhou has only just been unsealed, and people from other merchants haven't received the news yet. It would be too risky for people from the Wen family's merchant guild to enter alone."
At most, in another half month, once businesses from other places have realized what's happening, they will gradually re-enter the state.
But right now, what they lack most is time...
Gu Yuzhi covered his mouth and chuckled, looking up at the two of them with a proud expression: "I've thought of a great idea!"
He raised his eyebrows, looking like he was saying, "Go ahead and ask me, I'll tell you if you ask."
Chief Secretary Xie readily agreed and said in a very soft voice, "May I ask Your Highness, what good idea have you come up with? Would you like to share it with us?"
Gu Yuzhi grinned, showing his teeth, "Everyone in the northern deserts is cleaning up Li Ji Trading Company, but they haven't cleaned up Li Ji Trading Company in Quanzhou yet. Let's send Guard Zhang to Quanzhou to clean up Li Ji Trading Company."
"Brother Tian Shu, why don't you just go into the city with them openly and honestly, and then find a way to join the army?"
Xie Changshi, who is always clever and quick-witted, saw that Gu Yuzhi's little face was full of pride, and his whole being vividly demonstrated the words: Come and praise me!
He burst into laughter: "Your Highness is truly wise; I had absolutely no idea about that before."
They've been in Mobei for so long, and apart from sending someone to Quanzhou to buy luminous cups at the beginning, they've had absolutely no connection with Quanzhou.
Because of the uncertainty surrounding the state's stance, they subconsciously exclude the state from their decisions when doing anything.
As a result, Chief Secretary Xie did not immediately realize that Wen's Trading Company's number one enemy, Li's Trading Company, was still in the northern desert.
It is a fact that the Li Family Trading Company robbed and killed the young prince. They had every reason to send the prince's personal guards to Quanzhou to capture the remaining members of the Li Family Trading Company.
After understanding this, Chief Secretary Xie's expression relaxed a bit.
Huo Qiyuan had a smile on his face at this moment, and his eyes were full of doting as he looked at Gu Yuzhi. When he saw Gu Yuzhi turn his head to look at the candlelight, his eyes narrowed unconsciously, and Huo Qiyuan's expression changed.
He exclaimed in a low voice, "Oh no!"
Gu Yuzhi was listening with great delight to Teacher Shu's effusive praise, saying things like, "The young prince is so amazing, the young prince is so clever..."
Gu Yuzhi blushed upon hearing this, and couldn't help but stomp her foot, almost running to the bed to cover herself with the quilt.
Although he liked the nice things Teacher Shu said, he felt a little embarrassed because Teacher Shu was exaggerating.
Just as he was about to cover his face to hide his extreme embarrassment, Huo Qiyuan's exclamation interrupted him.
His face was still flushed with embarrassment, and his big, watery eyes blinked as he looked at Huo Qiyuan, asking blankly, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"
Is this method also unacceptable?
But Chief Secretary Xie, Teacher Shu, and Manager Wen all thought this method was particularly brilliant.
Chief Secretary Xie also turned to stare at Huo Qiyuan: "Is there anything you're worried about?"
Huo Qiyuan shook his head and said, "It's not a concern, but rather that we've all forgotten something."
He stared at Gu Yuzhi and said, word by word, in a solemn tone, "That remnant that Li Yanping sent to Quanzhou!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Yuzhi's joy vanished instantly.
He clapped his hands: "That's right! I had forgotten about him! He went to Quanzhou, and with Quanzhou under lockdown during this time, he definitely couldn't get out. He might still be in Quanzhou right now."
This person must know a lot about Li Yanping; we must find him.
If we're lucky, we might be able to get evidence of Li Yanping's collusion with the Prince of Chu through this person.
From Manager Wen, Gu Yuzhi learned that princes throughout history had all been involved in business.
Because the salary alone is not enough to support the monthly allowances of staff, bodyguards and other attendants.
Therefore, Gu Yuzhi also knew that even if he revealed that his brother, the Prince of Chu, was the owner of Li Ji Trading Company, the Emperor would not allow his brother to be escorted to the capital. However, he could certainly get the Emperor to deduct a few years' salary from his brother and confiscate some of his property.
Gu Yuzhi snorted to himself, thinking, "What a bargain for my brother, the King of Chu!"
Chief Secretary Xie was not so optimistic: "Guard Qi has been away from Quanzhou with Prefect Ke for several days now. As long as Quanzhou is not sealed off, that person will definitely find a way to escape from the northern desert."
His expression was grave as he said, "Your Highness, we must not only send people to Quanzhou, but also set off as quickly as possible to intercept that person on the road at the first opportunity!"
Qi Shiwei's strength is unmatched by others. Even if Li Yanping's confidant traveled from Quanzhou to Xinliang, it would take him at least two days.
Therefore, there is a very high possibility that they intercepted the person on the outside!
Gu Yuzhi nodded vigorously: "Chief Secretary Xie is right, Mingli, Mingli, quickly go and call Guard Zhang here."
Mingli, who was guarding the door, strode away.
Chief Secretary Xie continued, "According to my guess, not many people will leave Quanzhou at this time, but we cannot rule out the possibility of people from the merchants in Quanzhou City. Therefore, Guard Zhang and the others will need to take someone from Li's Merchants with them."
Gu Yuzhi raised her little hand: "I know, I know, it's about bringing someone who knows that confidant, right?"
He's not a cold-blooded villain like the Prince of Chu, and Chief Secretary Xie and the others aren't Li Yanping either. They wouldn't do something like attacking ordinary people!
Chief Secretary Xie nodded and said, "Your Highness is right."
Guard Zhang arrived quickly. Before he could even greet Gu Yuzhi, he heard that Gu Yuzhi had assigned him a new task.
Gu Yuzhi had said too much in one breath, so he couldn't help but take a deep breath. Then he stared straight at Guard Zhang, his eyes sparkling: "Because Guard Qi just came back, and he's going to Jinzhou to escort goods in a few days, this arduous task has fallen on your shoulders."
"Guard Zhang." His big eyes blinked, full of trust. "You can definitely complete this mission, right?"
Under the prince's gaze, Guard Zhang subconsciously straightened his back, thinking to himself, "The prince trusts me so much, it's not necessarily true!"
He nodded solemnly: "Your Highness, rest assured, I will definitely capture Li Yanping's confidants alive, and I will also completely shut down the Li Ji Trading Company in the whole prefecture and eradicate the remaining members of the Li Ji Trading Company!"
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