A 500-mile urgent handwritten order had thrown all plans into disarray.
Zhang Zhuo looked down at the ''Patrol Ivory Card'' of the Spy Department in his hand, engraved with "Imperial Inspection - major issues to be reported, minor ones decided instantly."
He knew well that only Hai Dongqing was entitled to carry such an ivory card. Above that was the ''Court Appearance Ivory Card'' of the Twelve Signs, which allowed access to the Forbidden City and the East and West Six Palaces. It's said that the Top Three Zodiacs had their own unique ivory cards, unseen by outsiders.
Seeing that they were in private with no outsiders around, Zhang Zhuo weighed the ivory card in his hand and sighed lightly, "Chen Ji, what I just discussed with Mr. Chen was not reckless drunken babble."
Chen Ji asked softly, "Lord Zhang, are you worried about the struggle for succession?"
