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

Chapter 180

Zhou Chu has been behaving himself for two months now. For Zhou Chu, having time to develop is a good thing, so he tries to stay put as much as possible and maintain a relative balance with these civil officials for the time being.

Of course, Zhou Chu didn't do nothing during these two months. He asked Chen Zhao to keep an eye out for any particularly outrageous cases and to take care of them if they were found.

However, for the past two months, the officials and their families in the entire Suzhou Prefecture have been unusually well-behaved. Chen Zhao stared wide-eyed but still couldn't find what he was looking for.

Now that Zhou Chu has personally encountered them, and more importantly, they are family members of Cui Wenkui, the governor of Jiangnan Province, how could Zhou Chu let such an opportunity pass by?

Zhou Chu had been idle for two months and had been wanting to stir up trouble for a long time, but he hadn't had a pretext. It wouldn't be appropriate to just raid the homes of those officials right away.

There's a saying that everything should be done with three sides left open and one side left open. We should always leave these officials some way out and hope, otherwise they might do something desperate.

If we absolutely have to make changes, then we should make a lot of changes at once, just like what Zhou Chu did in the capital.

However, this requires waiting for the right opportunity. If there isn't a suitable opportunity, Zhou Chu wouldn't mind creating one.

For example, when wealthy merchants and high-ranking officials in Jiangnan drove the displaced people to the brink of despair, that was when Zhou Chu was recruiting soldiers on a large scale, and it was also the time for the displaced people to rebel.

A peasant rebellion is a bad thing for others, but not for Zhou Chu.

Before that, Zhou Chu would try to be as gentle as possible.

When Zhou Chu arrived at the gate of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Cui Wenshan and his men had already been arrested by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but Cui Wenshan was still shouting.

"Chen Zhao, I think you're tired of living. You dare to arrest me?"

Zhou Chu approached Cui Wenshan, followed by Shen Lian and Lin Lu.

"What kind of extraordinary identity do you have?"

Zhou Chu said with great interest.

"How dare you, a mere centurion, question my identity?"

Cui Wenshan said with a disdainful look.

Zhou Chu wasn't angry at all when he heard this, but instead glanced at Lin Lu behind him.

"Zhengshan, tell him who you are."

Zhou Chu said expressionlessly.

Lin Lu's courtesy name is Zhengshan.

"I am the eldest son of Princess Deqing, and I am now the Marquis of Changting."

Upon hearing Zhou Chu's words, Lin Lu took two steps forward and spoke truthfully.

Upon hearing this, Cui Wenshan, who was still struggling violently, immediately became obedient. He looked at Lin Lu in front of him with disbelief, and at Lin Lu's respectful attitude towards Zhou Chu. He really couldn't imagine what kind of identity this Jinyiwei centurion was.

It's not his fault. Cui Wenkui had separated from him many years ago. In his hometown in Suzhou Prefecture, he had always been a tyrant who preyed on the local people. His Cui family alone had annexed nearly 100,000 mu of land.

Cui Wenkui was raised by his older brother since he was a child. Both brothers lost their parents when they were very young. As the saying goes, the eldest brother is like a father, so in Cui Wenkui's eyes, his older brother couldn't be better. Many years ago, he occasionally heard about Cui Wenshan's family.

But Cui Wenku believed that it must be someone slandering his elder brother's family. After dealing with it a few times, no one complained to Cui Wenku anymore.

Especially after Cui Wenkui became the governor of Jiangnan Province, no matter how lawless Cui Wenshan's family was, there were always people to cover for them, so the news never reached Cui Wenkui's ears.

From the beginning, Cui Wenkui did not believe that his elder brother's family would do anything outrageous, so he did not tell Cui Wenshan about Zhou Chu's matter.

At this moment, Cui Wenshan finally realized that things were not ordinary and immediately felt a little regretful, but he still didn't take it too seriously. In his mind, who would really dare to touch his family?

This is because he was spoiled and lawless, and was pampered by the officials of Suzhou Prefecture, which made him think that he could do whatever he wanted in Suzhou Prefecture without any consequences.