The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Chapter 460

"Teacher, I have come with another matter."

Zhou Chu put down his teacup and said.

"What is it? Just tell me about the weighing instruments."

Master Yang was in a very good mood. He did not believe that Zhou Chu had come to visit him to ask him for a favor. At present, there were countless officials in the capital and even the whole Ming Dynasty who wanted to get in touch with Zhou Chu, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but could not.

If there is anything that Zhou Chu cannot solve, what merit or ability do I have to help?

Even if Zhou Chu needed his help, Master Yang would be overjoyed. Given Zhou Chu's current status and position, he would certainly not mistreat anyone who could help him.

Although Master Yang would not harbor such utilitarian thoughts, he would still be very happy if he could help Zhou Chu.

Zhou Chu did not speak, but looked at the maidservant serving him.

"You can go down now, and close the door."

Master Yang glanced at the maid and waved his hand.

Upon hearing this, the maids bowed and withdrew, closing the door to the main hall behind them as they left.

"Teacher should know that in the past two years, as the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, I have offended countless officials. Many people want to kill me. Brother Wenfu, as the emperor's bodyguard, is also a thorn in the side of many people. These people dare not do anything openly, but they want to test my bottom line. Now that I have received news of Wenxin's wedding, I am afraid that these people will sabotage the wedding procession."

Zhou Chu said with a serious expression.

Upon hearing this, Master Yang felt a chill run down his spine. Did this mean that someone was going to harm his daughter on her wedding day?

"Is this true? Is my daughter in danger?"

Master Yang said somewhat urgently.

"Don't worry, teacher. These people are just trying to test you. They won't actually kidnap the bride. I doubt they have the guts. You only need to tell your daughter about this so she can be prepared and not panic too much. Please don't tell anyone else about this, so as not to alert them."

Zhou Chu looked at Master Yang and said.

Master Yang breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that his daughter was safe.

"I will definitely give her some instructions and make sure nothing gets out."

Master Yang almost guaranteed it.

Zhou Chu nodded upon hearing this.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, teacher. These unsavory things happened because of me, and I feel ashamed."

Master Yang waved his hand.

"What are you saying, Hengqi? You are my student. As long as you still acknowledge me as your teacher, I should naturally take responsibility for these matters."

Master Yang spoke with much more confidence and open-mindedness at this moment, and this was not just empty talk.

Master Yang was controlled by his wife his whole life, and there were many things he wanted to do but couldn't, which made him very frustrated.

But he couldn't bring himself to be assertive, because the expenses of his Yang family were basically covered by his wife's dowry. Although he also taught at the academy, it was extremely difficult to support his entire family with the money he earned from teaching alone.

Two years ago, his wife passed away due to illness. After being suppressed all his life, Master Yang was finally able to speak freely. Now, these words can be considered to come from the heart.

"With your words, teacher, I feel much more at ease. I still have many things to arrange, so I won't stay any longer. I will visit you again when I have more time in the future."

Zhou Chu bowed and said.

"I wanted to invite you to stay for a meal. It's been so many years since we last met. I have so much to say to you, but you're right, there's plenty of time in the future."

Master Yang said with some reluctance.

After returning home, Zhou Chu summoned Lu Wei and Lu Bing, who was on leave at home, to come over as well.

"Weighing equipment, is there any arrangement?"

Lu Bing knew Zhou Chu better than Lu Wei. He knew very well that Zhou Chu would never do anything unnecessary. The fact that he had called both of his brothers over meant that something was definitely going on.

"Yang Lian, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, has gathered a large group of people and plans to take action against the bride during Wenxin's wedding procession."

Zhou Chu didn't beat around the bush and spoke directly.

"what!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Wei stood up abruptly.

Lu Bing, on the other hand, had been by the emperor's side and had seen all sorts of storms. Hearing this, he was somewhat surprised, but upon reflection, it made perfect sense.

"Why did they do this? Aren't these civil officials the best at manipulating officialdom? Why would they resort to such a stupid method? Wouldn't this give us leverage?"

Lu Bing asked, somewhat puzzled.

Lu Bing's idea was not without reason. According to normal logic, these civil officials were simply out of their minds to use this method. They were playing dirty tricks with the Embroidered Uniform Guard. If it were in the past, when civil officials were in power, it would have been understandable for them to do so.

But the civil service is no longer what it used to be. The power of the Embroidered Uniform Guard in the capital is now at its zenith. Yet these people are trying to anger Zhou Chu, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, in such a foolish way.

Enraged? Lu Bing seemed to have thought of something and looked at Zhou Chu.

Looking into Lu Bing's eyes, Zhou Chu knew he had figured it out and nodded.

“That’s right. They didn’t really intend to do anything to the bride, but rather to test me. They wanted to see if I was still as reckless and fearless as before, or if I had become more timid after this assassination attempt. Once they got the results they wanted, they could do whatever they wanted without restraint.”

Zhou Chu said.

Upon hearing this, Lu Bing suddenly felt as if he had been enlightened, and many things that he couldn't understand before suddenly became clear.

"You stayed in Zhangjia Village all this time to give them the illusion that you were afraid?"

Zhou Chu nodded.

"That's right. As the saying goes, the enemy is in the dark while we are in the light. Only when these people surface, or when we think the time is right, will they be completely exposed and then we can deal with them."

As Zhou Chu spoke, he took two peaches from the side and handed one to Lu Bing and one to Lu Wei.

Lu Wei took the peach from Zhou Chu with a bewildered look on his face. He was completely confused by the conversation between his two older brothers, but he did manage to glean something useful: Yang Ran would not be in any danger during the wedding. His second brother was just telling him to prepare himself mentally.

Lu Wei was carefree, thinking that with his older brothers around, the sky wouldn't fall, so he relaxed and started eating a peach.

Unlike Lu Wei, Lu Bing was not optimistic; he saw more.

"These people have been purged one group after another; when will it ever end?"

Lu Bing sighed.

"This is what we Embroidered Uniform Guards do, but there's no need to worry too much. Things will get much better once the first batch of students from the academy enter officialdom. I'm currently digging them out of their roots."

Zhou Chu said confidently.