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

Chapter 561

In the way of being an official, the more you do, the more mistakes you make; the less you do, the fewer mistakes you make.

Although this doesn't quite apply to the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Northern Garrison, Lu Wanshan has always adhered to this principle.

Lu Wanshan did arrest those officials who acted recklessly, arresting one every now and then to serve as a deterrent. In two years, the Northern Garrison only arrested five or six officials, most of whom were of the fifth or sixth rank.

While it can be said that this has no deterrent effect, it is extremely small.

This son of a Ministry of Works official was like that. He was always the type to fawn over the powerful and belittle the weak. He was very perceptive and would never be arrogant or domineering when he saw someone in the capital whom he couldn't afford to offend. In fact, he would even take the initiative to curry favor with them.

But the shop in front of him was just an ordinary shop in his eyes, and the cloth displayed inside was the kind that ordinary people would buy. He could tell that at a glance.

What attracted him was not the cloth in the shop, but Er Ya, who was busy working inside.

Although Er Ya had been in the capital for more than two years, she had never been bound by any etiquette or rules. Her words and actions were completely different from those of the women in the capital. In the eyes of this young master, the little beauty in front of him had an indescribable wildness that aroused his desire to conquer her.

He had seen all sorts of women in the capital, but he had never seen anyone like Er Ya. He would never be willing to miss out on this opportunity.

So he gave a wink to the two servants following behind him, and the two servants went straight into the shop, one on the left and one on the right, to grab Er Ya.

Seeing that the two men were up to no good, Er Ya didn't say much. She had been learning martial arts from Yun Jin for more than two years, and she ate meat that nourished her blood and qi every day. As a mountain dweller, her blood and qi were extremely vigorous. At this moment, Er Ya was not afraid at all, but rather excited.

Er Ya is usually afraid of getting into trouble, and even if she wants to fight, she can't find anyone to practice with. Now that she has the opportunity to fight, how could she let it go?

What would you two like to buy?

Before the two could get close to Er Ya, Zhang's father, sensing something was wrong, came in front of them and stood between them and Er Ya, saying...

The two men glanced at Zhang's father's physique and estimated that they were probably no match for him, so they decided to rob him by force.

“Our young master has taken a liking to this girl. This is your honor. Our master is an important official in the Ministry of Works. If she follows our young master, she will enjoy wealth and honor in the future.”

One of the servants said.

They had said this to more than one person, so they spoke it with remarkable fluency.

Upon hearing this, both Mr. Zhang and Mrs. Zhang's expressions changed, especially Mr. Zhang's, whose face turned extremely ugly.

Only then did he realize what the two men were up to. If he hadn't stopped them, would they have directly tried to abduct the woman?

"Please leave, both of you. My daughter is not worthy of such hospitality."

Two years after Zhang's father arrived in Beijing, his speech and manners were no longer as coarse as when he first came. After all, he had learned to speak more refinedly when receiving guests.

Upon hearing this, the two servants' faces turned ugly. They hadn't expected this person to be so ungrateful. In the past, when they said something like that, they were almost always successful. After all, the common people couldn't fight against the officials, and no ordinary person dared to offend a fifth-rank official.

They had encountered rejections before, and they could easily handle them without those people. But the size of the man in front of them made them both a little scared. However, if they didn't do a good job of what their young master had asked them to do, they were afraid that their young master would beat them to death.

This young master of ours has never been a kind person.

"Don't be so ungrateful. Our master is not someone you can afford to offend. If you don't agree, you won't have a place to stay in the capital."