When the students of Jiuzhang Hall gave up their so-called relocation leave and attended classes in their brand new classrooms, and Zhang Shou, who had just returned from Xinglong Tea House, was explaining the exercises to them calmly, the capital was in turmoil.
Zhu Tingfang not only suppressed the disturbance in Xinglong Tea House, he also took the crazy Chen who rang the gong back for interrogation - there was no rule these days that a madman could be pardoned for breaking the law, not to mention a madman, even minors were not exempted - as for the few people who led the trouble, although they were left alone for the time being, someone had actually been keeping an eye on them, so it could be said that he was laying out a long line to hook a big fish.
This time, Young Master Zhu was ordered to take charge of the Five Cities Military Department, and naturally he had the full support of the Duke of Zhao's Mansion. Although the Zhu family had only been rooted in the capital for more than 30 years, they were relatives of the emperor and had made great contributions. Moreover, he was a duke, so naturally everyone was afraid of him. At one order, some gangs in the inner and outer cities that used to be so powerful were all silent, and some shrank back into their old nests or ran around for others.
To put it in an exaggerated way, Zhu Tingfang, who was born into a noble family and now holds the power of the emperor, can be said to have spies all over the capital and beyond. Unless you are plotting secretly under the guise of a banquet at home, as long as you need someone to run errands, you can't get around this young master Zhu.
In one day, no less than eight riots occurred in the inner and outer cities, all of which were suppressed by the Five Cities Army at the fastest speed. Zhu Tingfang appeared near the scene of the riot again and again like a god descending from the sky, giving on-site admonitions, cleaning up the mess himself, encouraging and rewarding, or blaming and scolding... In short, he was omnipresent and miraculous.
However, those who really wanted to talk to Zhu Tingfang could not find the figure of the eldest son Zhu. There were many people who went to the military headquarters of the five cities in the southeast, northwest, and central regions but came up empty-handed. Even if they went to the Duke of Zhao's mansion, not to mention that the mansion was so high that ordinary people could not reach it, even if they finally submitted a letter to get in, they would get the same answer in the end.
The eldest son is very busy with his work, and he often doesn't come back until the moon is above the treetops at night, or he may not come back at all. How could he be at home in broad daylight
So, at dusk that day, when Zhang Shou was still writing furiously on the blackboard in the classroom, he heard a few very deliberate coughs. His thoughts were interrupted and he turned around in anger, only to see Lu Wan standing at the door with a reluctant look on his face, accompanying a middle-aged man.
Although he knew someone was looking for him, he still turned back and quickly wrote down the remaining solutions one by one. Then he put down the pen in his hand, without even looking at the anxious middle-aged man, and swept his eyes among the students in the classroom, finally landing on Qi Liang, and nodded slightly to him.
"Xiao Qi, come up and explain to everyone. I want to see who picked this time to look for me during class."
Seeing a bunch of students suddenly turn their heads and stare at him, many of them with unfriendly expressions, the middle-aged man next to Lu Wan suddenly looked embarrassed. It was not until he saw Zhang Shou walk up to him calmly that he bowed and said, "Mr. Zhang, I have no choice but to interrupt the class. I do have something urgent to do. Can I talk to you for a moment?"
Seeing that no one rushed into the classroom directly, and because Lu Wan was accompanying him, Zhang Shou smiled noncommittally and left the gate. When he came to the center of the courtyard, he only heard the middle-aged man who followed him say impatiently: "Master Zhang, we met at Gao Yuan's wedding banquet. I am Lu Gao Yuan's cousin, Cui Hong and Cui Mingquan, the Imperial Censor of the Five Cities."