"Master, Master!"
After leaving the courtyard, Zhu Tingfang heard several anxious calls from the backyard. He sneered and then smiled at the two guards and a middle-aged man who were guarding the gate. "It seems that Master Kong is mad at those servants in his family. Send someone to the Imperial Hospital right away. It doesn't matter if it's the hospital envoy or the hospital judge. In short, call a good doctor from the medical field!"
Commander Lu of the West City Army had just watched the entire battle between Zhu Tingfang and Academician Kong at the gate of the courtyard. He had witnessed the anger of the cabinet academician who was squeezed by people. Now he might have suffered from his old illness. He was both impressed and terrified. However, now it was not a question of whether he should get off the Zhu family's boat or not, but... he couldn't get off the boat at all!
Because of the continuous arrests last night, Zhu Tingfang claimed that he was acting on orders, and now he came to see Master Kong Jiu, even if it was more of a demonstration... But what if this was also instructed by the emperor
Therefore, when Commander Lu saw the two guards responding sternly, he quickly followed Zhu Tingfang, who was walking out on his own, and kept complimenting him on his wise and powerful command last night. Although such flattery usually failed to win Zhu Tingfang's favor in the past, his immediate superior was obviously in a good mood today and actually laughed twice.
"What wise and powerful? I have been sorting out the people in and outside the capital these days. I already know which people the eldest prince interacted with most frequently during his time in the capital, and I have sent people to monitor them all."
With the news of the second prince's shipwreck, how could Zhu Tingfang not be on guard against the eldest prince taking advantage of the opportunity to make a move? After all, none of the three of them were smart. It would be a big mistake to judge them by the thinking of a normal smart person! But he didn't expect that the eldest prince was not a smart person, and there were so many people who were not smart!
After walking out of the east corner gate of the Confucius Mansion, Zhu Tingfang saw the guards waiting there coming forward with horses. He took the reins and jumped on the horse. Then he slowly rode forward and nodded slightly to the dozens of people who had just accompanied him: "You worked hard last night, and everyone has contributed. I will naturally ask the emperor for your credit during the morning court today."
At this point, he heard the guards behind him whisper about the two slaves and gold beads that had been seized. He said nonchalantly, "Take the people and the things back to the West City Military Department first. After the interrogation, we will make a clear judgment immediately. Don't bother the Shuntian government office again. This case is easy to judge. Why should the Song Tuiguan, who has been too busy lately, bother?"
He paused suddenly, and when he turned his head and saw Commander Lu standing beside him, he said calmly, "As for the seized items, count them for me and give half of them to reward everyone. The Kong family is not good at managing their family, and they have such a treacherous slave who betrayed his master, but they still have to use the people of the Military Department to clean up the mess. This little bit of stuff is what everyone deserves."
He did not say this to Commander Lu in private, but in front of everyone. For a moment, countless people showed joy.
Zhu Tingfang was a strict person, but he was generous! In the previous clean-ups in and outside the capital, the Wucheng Bingmasi had raided many houses, and anyone who tried to smuggle would be severely punished. After several rounds, one-third of the people were eliminated. And all those who were clean and innocent were recorded one by one.