Chapter 672 - 671: No Loss-Making Deals
With the information intentionally leaked by Song Hong, Song Chongjin had a target and immediately sent people to investigate who exactly this Lord Zhu was.
In just a few days, news came.
This Lord Zhu went by the name Zhu Hao, styled Haoran, and was the Tanhua of the first imperial examination held after The Emperor’s ascension. Notably handsome and dignified, he was originally the top candidate of the palace examination. The Emperor, seeing his talents and appearance, personally appointed him as Tanhua.
Since then, he had caught The Emperor’s eye. In just four to five years in the Hanlin Academy, he had become one of The Emperor’s close ministers. He was now the Vice Minister of the Personnel and evidently the successor to the Minister of Personnel.
He truly was one of The Emperor’s trusted favorites.
The Imperial Court assigning Zhu Haoran to the investigation of the secret mines likely meant that the court could no longer tolerate the issue and had decided to take drastic measures.
Song Chongjin reviewed the information about Zhu Haoran he had collected with Wang Yongzhu repeatedly and discussed it for a long time before finally making up his mind.
Song Chongjin packed all the evidence, hugged Wang Yongzhu, and kissed the top of her head, "Yongzhu, if there is any oversight when I go, you must immediately take mother and brothers back to Qilidun and don’t worry about me. I have ways to get out. At worst, with Song Hong, my newly recognized godfather, I believe he won’t miss the opportunity to repay his kindness to me."
"So, you must remember, your safety is the most important! As long as you are safe, I can be at ease. Do you understand?" Song Chongjin, although confident that Zhu Haoran should not pose a problem, believed that caution is the parent of safety.