Chapter 166 - 122, I am inscribed in the annals of history
Inside the city gate tunnel, Zhang Zhuo stood holding his horse.
He looked towards Chen Ji, his eyes bright and spirited, "Do you have a way to find the people of the Liu Family? If you can find them, this official... this official..."
Zhang Zhuo wanted to say ’this official will ensure your meritorious promotion’. But then he thought that since Chen Ji was from the Inner Court, he, despite all his power, couldn’t offer Chen Ji any official promotion.
After pondering for a moment, he said, "Today, I only kept my official position because of you. If you can find these people as well, I’ll owe you a huge favor. In the future, should you encounter any difficulties and ask for my help, as long as it’s within my power, I will not shirk."
Chen Ji was puzzled, "There are no additional conditions, such as ’not going against one’s principles’?"
Zhang Zhuo patted Chen Ji on the shoulder with a smile, "Don’t worry, this official has no principles."
Chen Ji: "..."
Zhang Zhuo smoothed the wrinkles on his official robe and looked towards Chen Ji with spirited eyes, "Tell me, what’s your plan to find them?"
Chen Ji looked towards the dark masses of refugees and spoke softly, "They will reveal themselves."
At this moment, a dusty carriage approached the city, accompanied by over a hundred government officers.
Zhang Zhuo glanced at Chen Ji instinctively and said indifferently, "That’s Luocheng Magistrate Chen Liqin’s carriage. He must have just heard about the civil unrest and rushed here without regard for his own safety. Cough, although our Lord Prefect might be a bit pedantic, he is also one of the few genuinely good officials in our ranks."