Chapter 162 - 120, Civil strife
In the brightly lit Yingxian Building, Chen Ji looked at Zhang Zhuo with some surprise.
The Ritual Supervision had long been at odds with the civil servants, as incompatible as water is with fire.
He had thought that, without the King’s Command Flag in hand, it would take some effort to take Zhang Zhuo away, but to his surprise, Zhang Zhuo had risen the instant he heard the refugees were in danger, willing to follow him.
Why?
Zhang Zhuo looked at Chen Ji with some amusement, "What’s the matter, you dare to follow me, but you don’t dare to take me with you?"
The noise in the hall gradually grew louder, and a newly appointed scholar stood up, bolstered by his drunken courage to loudly say, "My lord, you mustn’t follow the Eunuch Party; if they wish to take the opportunity to capture you and throw you into the inner prison, what then?"
"My lord, do not fall for the Eunuch Party’s trap!"
However, Zhang Zhuo suddenly raised his hand, quieting the hall, and said to Chen Ji with a smile, "Please, urgent matters are at hand."
After speaking, the Lord Magistrate actually went ahead and walked out of the Yingxian Building.
Once out of Yingxian Building, Zhang Zhuo stood on the stone-paved road of Baiyi Lane, looked back at Chen Ji following behind him, and said nonchalantly, "Let’s hear it then, what do you need me to do?"
Chen Ji quickly explained, "I ask you to immediately open the granary, Lord Zhang, and divert a batch of grain outside the West City Gate."