The entire Chapter 84 is filled with the sounds of people and the neighing of horses at Shili Pavilion, which is very lively.

The official road nearby was crowded with people. The relatives who came to see them off looked for their relatives among the prisoners one by one. Several of them gathered in groups, some crying, some laughing.

Yesterday I was wearing a purple dragon robe, today I am wearing prisoner’s clothes.

It's just the world of fireworks, and everything in the world is unpredictable.

The prisoners' relatives came to see them off and to break off ties with them.

If one is rich, distant relatives will come to visit, and if one is poor, even one's own parents will rush to sever ties with him. Human nature is a complete drama of sorrow and joy.

"Captain Zhou, thank you for your hard work. This is the tea money our prince gave to you brothers."

Yan Xiao smiled as he pulled Zhou Fuan, the leader of the escorting officers, and stuffed something into his sleeve.

Zhou Fuan knew from the shape and the weight that it was a stack of silver bills.

He looked at the adults sitting in the Shili Pavilion in Chapter 84 and groaned inwardly.

The King of Rui, the King of Yan, and the Grand Commandant Gu, whoever they were, were all great Buddhas that a low-level official like him could never see. Today, they were all gathered together at once.

For criminals, exile is a punishment only slightly better than the death penalty. The journey is difficult and it is difficult to survive to the place of exile.

For the officials, escorting exiled prisoners not only meant sleeping in the open air with them, but they also had to send them to the place of exile on time.

And we have to watch the prisoners to make sure they don't run away. It's a tough job.

Few officials with good family backgrounds, connections and channels for advancement are willing to take on such an assignment.

Although the escort duty was hard, many low-level officials were still willing to do it. After all, the purpose of being an official was to earn some money to support their families. In order to make the prisoners suffer less, the families of the prisoners would bribe the escorting officials.

Like today in Chapter 84, when relatives saw off the prisoners at Shili Pavilion, the officials were happy to wait because the more gifts the relatives gave to the prisoners, the more these gifts would end up in the officials' hands.

Zhou Fuan didn't expect that the first person to take care of him would be the King of Yan.

He took a look at the Su family and immediately understood.

The young god of war, the crown prince, and the King of Yan are the three pillars of the younger generation of the Great Qi Dynasty.

However, it stands to reason that something happened in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, and the Prince of Yan should have avoided suspicion for his own sake. Unexpectedly, he came to see Su Zhenbei off openly. In front of General Gu and Prince Rui, he asked someone to find an official to take care of him.

You know, General Gu is a favorite of the emperor, and Prince Rui is the emperor's biological son.

See Su Zhenbei off in front of these two people.

What’s the difference between this and seeing Su Zhenbei off in front of the emperor?

Well, Prince Yan really deserves to be known as the famous mad dog of the imperial city.

I always do my own thing and never pay attention to others.

"Yes, I understand."

Zhou Fuan has always been a man with quick eyes. Otherwise, he would not have been able to rise from a small police chief in a county government office near the capital to a warden of the Ministry of Justice in the capital today.

Originally, given Zhou Fuan's status and age, he would not have taken the initiative to choose this mission. After all, he has always been a well-informed person. The case of the crown prince involved a wide range of people, and the Zhenguo Mansion, the Eastern Palace, and the Imperial Tutor's Mansion were destroyed overnight. There are too many inside stories involved.

The water was too deep for a small warden like him to handle.

But the right prime minister specifically asked him to escort the prisoners.

Knowing that the water was deep, he had no choice but to take the mission.

He was promoted in his early years thanks to the support of the Minister of Justice, the eldest son of the Right Prime Minister. Later, the Minister of Justice died unexpectedly at a young age. Now that the Right Prime Minister specifically asked for him, he naturally had to take the job.

Look, the handover procedures for Shili Pavilion in Chapter 84 have not been completed yet? Those who come to see us off are all big shots.

Prince Yan wants to protect the Su family.

General Gu is a relative of the Su family. Is he here to protect the Su family as well? (Zhou Fuan misjudged this point.) What about Prince Rui?

Those big shots were surrounded by guards, and he didn't dare to go up to them without their permission.

Zhou Fuan didn't dare to speculate on the thoughts of these nobles. Anyway, his main focus now was to have a good attitude. He would fight back when the enemy came and block the water when the water came. Whoever came to him and asked him to take care of someone, he would take it. Anyway, he couldn't afford to offend any of these people.

As soon as Yan Xiao left, Zhou Fuan hurried towards a carriage.

"Warden Zhou, tell those who are seeing us off to hurry up. Don't delay our departure."

Chu Mingyang lifted the curtain and looked at the sky impatiently, "It's so hot in autumn. It will be so hot to travel at noon."

Chu Mingyang's eyes lit up and he waved to Zhou Fuan.

"Where's Su Zhenbei? Is he still unconscious? Is he in such a bad state? How badly was he beaten?"

Zhou Fuan was really speechless about this third-generation rich man.

The imperial edict designated the right prime minister to be in charge of the escort. The right prime minister designated him as the leader of the escort, and appointed his eldest grandson Chu Mingyang, the eldest son of the late Shangshu, as the deputy leader.

The right prime minister's move was to shut up the emperor. He was old and lame, so he couldn't escort the emperor himself. But he asked his eldest grandson to escort the emperor, so the emperor had nothing to say.

Secondly, Chu Mingyang was spoiled by his grandmother and mother after his father died. He entered the Ministry of Justice with the help of his ancestors. Then he got into trouble all the way and was demoted from a third-rank assistant minister to a ninth-rank clerk.

The Right Prime Minister handed this third-generation ancestor over to him this time. Zhou Fu'an knew clearly in his heart that the Right Prime Minister wanted to hone Chu Siwu's skills and also wanted to promote him to a higher position after his return so that he would have a good reputation.

How could it be that the grandson of the right prime minister only served as a clerk?

Therefore, he was the leader of this escort, and Chu Mingyang was the deputy leader. This was nominally the case, but what kind of person was Zhou Fuan? He would consult Chu Mingyang before doing anything.

He didn't mean to take Chu Mingyang's idea, but he had to give Chu Mingyang enough face. Otherwise, if this gentleman wanted to make trouble along the way, he would have no way to deal with it.

"Also, did his new wife come with him? What does she look like? Is she as pretty as a fairy, or as ugly as a faceless person? And..."

Zhou Fuan looked at Chu Mingyang with a gossipy look on his face and thought to himself, is Chu Mingyang escorting the officials or is he here to listen to gossip?

"Steward Chu, if you are really curious about these things, wouldn't it be better for you to go and see them yourself?"

"If I don't go and see him now, everyone in Beijing knows that Su Zhenbei and I are at odds. If I go and see him now, people will say that I am adding insult to injury. If I want to see him, I have to wait until we find a place to stay in the evening before going to see him."

Eh, Zhou Fuan thought, I don’t have much ability, but I have a lot of things to do.

"Master Siwu, Prince Rui..."

Zhou Fuan quickly told Meng Mingyang in detail about the several important figures coming to see him off.

"Ah, they are all here!"

Chu Mingyang patted his head.

"Luckily I didn't go to see Su Zhenbei, otherwise, if Yan Shiba, the mad dog, saw me, he would definitely pick on me."

In the entire capital city, who is Chu Mingyang, the domineering third-generation rich man, most afraid of?

There are only two people. One is Su Zhenbei. That guy is too good. Every time they meet, he always ends up in disgrace.

The second person is Yan Shiba, who is a mad dog who bites anyone he sees. He is completely unreasonable. When he plays against him, he always wins.

After saying that, Chu Mingyang pulled down the curtain, and a muffled voice came out from inside.

"Wait until those people who are seeing you off have left, then call me when you are leaving."

As expected, everyone has a nemesis. Zhou Fuan was happy. He looked up at the nobles in the pavilion.

ah--

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Chapter 84: A person in Shili Pavilion was suddenly kicked out and fell on the grass.

"Ah, General Gu?"

Zhou Fuan glanced at Gu Tai lying on the ground, then looked at King Yan who was standing at the railing of Shili Pavilion in Chapter 84 with his eyes wide open.

Prince Yan kicked General Gu away!

Why?

(End of this chapter)