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

Chapter 567

"Why were you arrested?"

Seeing the looks on his colleagues' faces, Shao Xi knew he couldn't leave things unresolved, so he looked at his son and asked.

"I...I don't know either..."

Young Master Shao's name was Shao Yang. Upon hearing this, and seeing the intense gazes of the officials around him, Shao Yang instantly realized that he might have stirred up a huge mess, an enormous mess.

However, this is just a feeling. After all, from Shao Yang's perspective, he only offended a commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. What kind of commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard could have such great power?

In this atmosphere, Shao Yang, who had originally wanted to tell some lies, couldn't lie at all and immediately told everyone what had happened to him.

"Zhang's Shop? Isn't that the head of the Imperial Guard named Zhang Dazhu?"

Upon hearing the name Zhang's shop, Li Zan seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly asked.

"It seems so, his father called him Dazhu."

Shao Yang thought for a moment and then said.

"Zhang Dazhu, you're incredibly audacious! You dare to mess with his family and even try to steal their sister? You're out of your mind!"

Upon hearing this, Li Zan was so angry that he cursed loudly.

Shaoyang was stunned by the scolding.

Why did you scold me, sir?

Shaoyang asked, puzzled.

"Insult you? Insulting you is too mild. I want to beat you to death right now. All of us were arrested because of you, because you couldn't control your crotch."

Li Zan, having learned the source of the trouble, wished nothing more than to kill Shao Yang, who was standing before him.

Upon hearing this, the others immediately perked up and looked at Li Zan with puzzled expressions.

"What is the meaning of Lord Li's words?"

One of the officials asked.

"The Imperial Guard captain he mentioned is that person's bodyguard. You may not be familiar with his name, but you've definitely heard of the other one, Shen Lian!"

Li Zan said with disappointment, "I can't believe you're living up to your potential."

The other officials gasped upon hearing this. Shen Lian had followed Zhou Chu for many years, starting shortly after Zhou Chu became the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Although his official rank in the Embroidered Uniform Guard was only a centurion, his reputation was no less than that of a typical commander of a thousand.

Especially after Zhou Chu was assassinated in Yuyao, Shen Lian's terrifying combat prowess spread back to the capital, making him even more famous.

"Shen Lian, Zhang Dazhu! You stole a woman from the sister of the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard?"

Looking at his son, Shao Xi finally understood why he had been arrested.

Shao Xi initially felt wronged. Although he had made money, he was not considered outstanding among those who were also arrested. Why was he so unlucky to be arrested?

Now it seems that I was not wronged at all in being arrested, and even my colleagues were implicated because of me.

Shao Yang felt a chill run down his spine when he saw the fiery looks in the eyes of the officials around him.

"I won't be satisfied until I give you a good beating today!"

As Li Zan spoke, he stepped forward and began punching and kicking Shao Yang. The other officials were not to be outdone and surrounded him.

Shao Yang was already physically weak, and although these people's punches and kicks weren't heavy, they still nearly killed him.

Shao Xi watched coldly from the sidelines, wishing he could kick him a couple more times, and had no intention of pleading for his good-for-nothing son.

The group beat up Shao Yang, which could be considered as them venting their anger.

"Alright, don't kill him."

Li Zan waved his hand and said.

Upon hearing this, the few people who were still somewhat engrossed in the fight finally stopped.

"We can't entirely blame him. That person has returned to the capital, and he's about to make some moves. This incident is just a pretext."

Li Zan, having served as an official for many years, saw things clearly. If it were merely to vent Zhang Dazhu's anger, arresting only Shao Xi's family would suffice; there was no need to implicate so many others.

Now that they've all been arrested, this matter is no longer so simple.

The others weren't stupid either, and they all agreed with what he said.

"It looks like they're going to target our Ministry of Works."

Another official remarked.