The Prefect of Jingzhou, the yamen (government office).
Wu Yong looked at the two people below him with a headache.
Last night, after his father returned from the Prince of Xiang's residence, he gave him an order to lead men to raid the Zhang family today. He was not to arrest or beat anyone, but simply to bring back the liquor and manufacturing equipment, and to prevent them from manufacturing liquor for the next few days.
The task was too simple, and Wu Yong, the prefect of Jingzhou, did not want to take charge himself. Instead, he handed the task over to his son, Wu De, hoping to give him more experience.
Little did they know, he not only brought back the liquor and equipment, but also the man!
Wu Yong was meeting the man for the first time, but he had heard the name A-Kun before!
Can someone who can write lyrics better than Song Ki-moo be an ordinary person?
In particular, Emperor An had summoned him specifically, and anyone with a brain wouldn't touch him!
But his son is utterly brainless!
They spend their days indulging in pleasure and entertainment, yet they never bother to learn about the current affairs and politics of Jingzhou?
He glared fiercely at Wu De, thinking that once this matter was over, he would definitely teach him a lesson!
Wu De was bewildered by his father's glare and spoke first: "Dad, this guy claims he can make strong liquor, isn't he just a fraud? Moreover, he instigated an attack on the soldiers, you should convict him quickly!"
"Bullshit! You guys attacked me without saying a word, I was just defending myself, okay?"
Jing Zhe immediately swore.
"Damn it! Dad, did you hear that? He dares to curse me to your face! Does he have a death wish? Convict him right now!"
"In court, who gave you the right to call me father? Call me the prefect!"
"But didn't you used to call me 'Dad'?"
"Shut up!"
"oh…"
Wu De said pitifully.
Wu Yong calmed his anger and tried his best to appear very calm.
"May I ask how this young master is addressed?"
"Ah Kun!"
"So it's Young Master Kun. Is there some misunderstanding here?"
Wu Yong said with a forced smile.
"Misunderstanding? No way! Young Master Wu specifically named me and wanted to arrest me, so it can't be a misunderstanding!"
Wu Yong glared at Wu De again and laughed, "I only ordered the confiscation of the Zhang family's liquor, I didn't intend to arrest Young Master Kun! It seems there was a real misunderstanding!"
Jing Zhe sneered, thinking to himself that Wu Yong was also someone else's pawn.
His current fame is neither great nor small. Those who are interested will know that Emperor An invited him into the palace, and they dare not easily touch him. Wu Yong's attitude just illustrates this point.
But he is still so stubborn in wanting to strike at the Zhang family. He would never believe that Su Xinping was not behind it!
"Since Prefect Wu says he wants to seal up the Zhang family's property, I wonder why? Could it really be on the absurd charge of stealing the royal liquor-making techniques?"
Jing Zhe squinted, wanting to hear his explanation.
Anyone with a brain wouldn't believe that an ordinary citizen would steal royal secrets, but Wu Yong had no choice. He was ordered by his superiors to seal off the Zhang family, and he couldn't think of any other way but to fabricate such a crime.
However, the closure of the Zhang family's property only needed to last until the Mid-Autumn Poetry Gathering ended. He didn't want things to get too tense with Jing Zhe, so he smiled and said, "Young Master Kun, don't be anxious. I was just following orders after receiving a report! If the Zhang family is truly innocent, I will naturally lift the closure once I have investigated the matter thoroughly!"
"Really? Thank you, Prefect Wu!"
After saying that, he looked around the yamen and said lazily, "I must be tired from standing for so long. Hey, go and get me a chair!"
The direction of the finger was Wu De.
"You want me to move a chair for you? Dream on!"
As the son of a prefect, Wu Decai would not move a chair for Jing Zhe, especially since he already disliked him.
"You insolent brat! Young Master Kun asked you to move a chair, so just do it. What are you wasting your breath talking about?"
If no one else had been there, Wu Yong would have jumped up and slapped him a few times!
What a useless and troublesome fellow!
If you hadn't brought this plague back, things wouldn't have come to this.
"oh."
Wu De reluctantly went to move a chair, glaring at Jing Zhe with eyes that seemed to want to devour him.
After Wu De left, Wu Yong said with a smile, "Young Master Kun, now that things have been explained, you don't need to sit here any longer, right? If you're tired, go back and rest early!"
"Can we go now?"
"certainly!"
"Okay, then let my friend go first!"
As he spoke, Jing Zhe whispered to Hanhan, "Hanhan, you should go back first!"
"Young Master, I won't leave! I'll stay and protect you!"
Jing Zhe shook his head. "Didn't you notice that not only does he not dare to touch me, but he's also eager for me to leave? You're no use here. You might as well go back and let the Zhang family know you're safe!"
Hanhan wanted to persist, but Jing Zhe glared at him, and in the end he could only leave reluctantly.
Jing Zhe, on the other hand, sat comfortably in the chair that Wu De had brought over, adopting a relaxed, lounging posture, which made Wu De so angry that his mouth twisted in disbelief.
Seeing Jing Zhe's lackey leave while he himself remained nonchalantly slumped in his chair, Wu Yong's face turned green.
"Young Master Kun, what's going on...?"
"Prefect Wu, you said you would lift the seal on the Zhang family once the matter is investigated. Since I have nothing to do back home, I'll just wait here for your investigation. I'll go back after you've finished!"
Not satisfied with what he had just said, he added, "By the way, Prefect Wu, I'm hungry. Go and prepare some food for me!"
"..."
"No need to prepare too many dishes. When I eat at home, I only have about ten or twenty dishes! It's our first meeting, so Prefect Wu, there's no need to be so polite!"
"..."
"Judging by this, the investigation probably won't be finished today, right? It's okay, I'm not in a hurry. You guys can investigate properly. Just make sure to prepare a bed for me here after I finish eating and take a nap!"
"..."
Wu Yong's face fell as well.
The reason he kept accommodating Jing Zhe was because he had been summoned by Emperor An alone, and it was very likely that he had reached some kind of agreement with Emperor An to write poems and lyrics at the Mid-Autumn Festival poetry gathering.
But there are limits to leniency. Wu Yong cannot accept his current shameless behavior.
Although the reasons for sealing up the Zhang family's property were absurd, he could still explain himself even if Emperor An questioned him. But the other party was just being unreasonable, and he didn't need to continue to comply!
His face turned cold as he said, "Young Master Kun, I've made it clear to you why the Zhang family was sealed off. This yamen is a place of great importance to the government. If you continue to cause trouble here, don't blame me for acting impartially!"
Seeing that his father had finally stood up for himself, Wu De, who was standing next to him, became extremely excited.
"Act impartially! Act impartially!"
Jing Zhe glanced at Wu De, who looked like a fool, rummaged in his pocket for a while, and then slammed his hand on the table.
"Then you'd better act impartially!"
"..."
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