Chapter 28: Jili Khan
The next morning, Zhao Ji and Li Yuanfang went to the governor's mansion at the order of Di Renjie to search for clues left by the fake Fang Qian.

The only truly valuable clue in the Governor's Mansion is the secret passage from the second hall leading to the silver vault.

However, it is not certain at this time whether Liu Jin is already in the secret passage.

If he was too anxious, he might worry about alerting the enemy and the result would be more trouble than gain, so Zhao just put the matter aside.

Now there is a more urgent matter that needs to be resolved, that is the identity of Jili Khan.

Just a few nights ago, Zhao Ji reminded Li Yuanfang not to reveal Li Er's identity for the time being, and now he had to speak with Li Yuanfang.

After looking around to make sure there was no one around, Zhao Ji organized his words and asked, "Yuan Fang, do you still remember the tattoo on Li Er's left arm?"

When Li Yuanfang heard about the tattoo on Li Er's left arm, his expression immediately became serious: "Of course I remember, a flying eagle with a tiger head, that is the symbol of the Turkic royal family."

"Yes, the three tiger heads are the three most elite tiger divisions of the Turkic Khan, and a flying eagle is flying above them, symbolizing the lofty status of the Turkic Khan." Zhao Ji said.

"I didn't expect Chengyuan to know so much about the Turks. I thought I had seen it wrong that day." Li Yuanfang couldn't help but admire.

However, he soon asked with a hint of doubt: "But why did you signal me not to mention this matter that day?"

Zhao couldn't say directly that he was on guard against Hu Jinghui, so he deliberately made it vague: "Once Li Er's identity is confirmed, it will be a serious matter. There will be many people watching that night, so it's not appropriate to tell anyone."

Li Yuanfang nodded to show his understanding: "Chengyuan is very thoughtful."

He thought about the people who were present that day. Besides himself and Zhao Ji, there were also Di Renjie, Hu Jinghui, and Lu Dayou.

After thinking about it, it seems that only Lu Dayou is suspicious.

"Li Er has always been taken care of by Lu Dayou, so it's no wonder that the snake venom recurred." The more Li Yuanfang thought about it, the more suspicious Lu Dayou seemed to him. Suddenly, he seemed to have discovered the truth and screamed.

After hearing Li Yuanfang's brilliant ideas, Zhao Ji coughed twice helplessly.

But he could only go along with what Li Yuanfang said: "Yes, we have to inform the adults as soon as possible."

Of course there was nothing wrong with Lu Dayou, and nothing could be found out. Zhao Ji just took this opportunity to cover up his unusual behavior.

While Zhao Ji was daydreaming, a guard handed him a few documents: "Sir, we found some strange documents."

"Bring it to me and see."

Zhao Ji originally took the document nonchalantly, thinking it was nothing unusual.

He casually glanced at the contents of the document, but his expression immediately changed to surprise, and then turned into joy.

"Yuanfang, come and take a look." Zhao Ji handed the document to Li Yuanfang.

Li Yuanfang took the document and looked at it, and he was also shocked: "This Li Er is actually Jili..."

"Shh!" Zhao Ji quickly covered Li Yuanfang's mouth.

"I thought he was at most a Turkic royal family or something like that." Li Yuanfang lowered his voice.

These parchment documents were all written in Turkic and contained secrets of Turkic government affairs, as well as letters from Turkic officials to Jili Khan.

These things would have been burned by Yu Feng.

However, in this world line, Zhao Ji arrived at the governor's mansion too quickly, and Yu Feng did not have time to deal with the documents after killing Fang Qian, so he was accidentally discovered by the guards.

While Zhao Ji was still discussing with Li Yuanfang, Youzhou Chief Clerk Qiao Tai rushed over, panting.

Qiao Tai wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeves and panted, "General Zhao, you're so hard to find!"

"Qiao Changshi, why are you here in the governor's mansion?" Li Yuanfang asked.

"General Zhao told me something. I thought you were with Lord Di, but I didn't expect you to be in this governor's mansion." Qiao Tai explained.

"Did you find anything?" Zhao Ji asked anxiously.

Yesterday at the banquet, Zhao Ji told Qiao Tai to find Li Er's personal belongings.

He didn't expect to find Turkic documents during the search of the governor's mansion, and planned to use the tiger-head flying eagle ring to prove Li Er's identity.

"All the documents were taken away by Fang Qian, except for this one thing."

Qiao Tai reached out and took out something from his bosom and placed it on his palm. It turned out to be a tiger-head flying eagle ring. "Okay, this is definitely correct! Yuan Fang, let's go find the adults right away."

Zhao Ji was overjoyed. He snatched the ring and took Li Yuanfang away.

Hu Jinghui was not in the Governor's Mansion at the moment, which was a godsend opportunity to reveal Li Er's identity.

"Hey, hey, two generals, wait for me!" Qiao Tai shouted from behind and quickly ran after them.
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Zhao Ji, Li Yuanfang and Qiao Tai rode their horses at full speed and soon arrived at the Governor's Mansion.

Led by Zhao Ji, the three of them walked quickly all the way and went straight to the lobby where Di Renjie was.

Di Renjie saw the three of them coming together, and a puzzled look appeared on his face: "Why are you three here together? Is there something wrong with the governor's mansion?"

Zhao Ji quickly presented the sheepskin document and the tiger-head flying eagle ring in his hand: "Sir, please take a look."

Di Renjie took the ring and several documents and asked in confusion: "What are these?"

"This is the key evidence regarding Li Er's identity." Zhao Ji said excitedly.

When Di Renjie heard the words "Li Er's identity", he immediately perked up: "Li Er's identity, what does it mean?"

"Sir, Li Er is the Jili Khan of the Turks!" Zhao Ji said shockingly.

"What!!!" Di Renjie stood up in shock. Even Qiao Tai in the hall was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth and couldn't believe it.

After a while, Di Renjie calmed down and sat down slowly. He stared at Zhao Ji seriously and confirmed: "Are you sure? This is not a joke!"

"I am absolutely sure that this ring with the tiger-head and flying eagle logo is the token of the Turkic Khan." Zhao Ji said confidently.

"I found the ring when I asked Master Qiao to look for Li Er's belongings."

Zhao Ji glanced at Qiao Tai and motioned for him to explain.

Qiao Tai calmed himself down and said, "Yes, according to the historian, this ring was found in Li Er's bag."

Di Renjie did not dare to be careless. He blinked his eyes and thought carefully for a while.

"Is it possible that this Li Er is not Jili Khan himself, but the Khan gave him the ring for some purpose? For example, is he Jili Khan's special envoy?"

Li Yuanfang stood up and denied this possibility: "The parchment documents in your hand are in Turkic language. They are all letters to Jili Khan, and they also contain Turkic government secrets, including Li Er's identity information."

"Yuan Fang and I found these official documents when we searched the governor's mansion. I'm afraid Fang Qian was able to confirm the identity of Jili Khan after seeing the official documents." Zhao Ji presented supporting evidence.

Di Renjie held the Tiger-head Flying Eagle Ring and pondered for a moment. A flash of enlightenment flashed in his eyes: "Yes, I remember that Li Er also has this Tiger-head Flying Eagle mark on his left arm."

"Your Excellency is truly meticulous and has a photographic memory," Zhao Ji complimented.

Di Renjie stroked his beard and slapped the table: "I was wondering why Fang Qian was trying so hard to hunt down this Li Er. It turned out to be like this."

"Now all the doubts have been solved. Chengyuan, Yuanfang, Qiaotai, you three have made great contributions!"

Then Di Renjie smiled happily.

Zhao Ji and the other two looked at each other and said modestly, "Your Excellency is too kind. We are just trying our best to help."

"Hey~, the life and death of Jili Khan is related to the war and peace between the two countries. Your actions can be said to have saved the lives of countless people on both sides."

Zhao Ji said modestly: "It was the blessing of heaven and your miraculous healing that saved Jili Khan's life. Otherwise, our efforts would have been in vain."

"What Chengyuan said makes sense." Qiao Tai and Li Yuanfang agreed upon hearing this.

Di Renjie couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "Okay, okay, why are you being so modest?"

But after a moment, Di Renjie thought of something and suddenly became serious: "There is only one thing. This matter is of great importance and must be kept strictly secret. No one must know about it."

"Remember, no one can do it!" Di Renjie emphasized again.

The three of them did not dare to neglect and said they would obey your order.

Only Zhao Ji knew that Di Renjie was on guard against Hu Jinghui.

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