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

Chapter 537

As long as they are not killed, there is still room for maneuver. If they insist on going down a dark path, they will truly block their own way out.

This was clear to both Zhu Zhiyang and the other princes.

After all, the current emperor was originally a prince, and he is more likely to understand the situation of princes, so he will probably deal with them leniently.

"Zhu Qiyuan, you have surprised me. I thought your Prince Jin's Mansion would collude with them, but I didn't expect you to pull back from the brink."

Zhou Chu looked at Zhu Qiyuan in front of him and said with a hint of teasing.

"You dare to assassinate me? You're utterly absurd."

As Zhou Chu spoke, he put his finger in his mouth and whistled very loudly. Soon, Yun Jin led the Xuanwu Army to surround the restaurant.

Zhu Qiyuan turned pale upon seeing this scene. Only now did he truly understand his father's words. No wonder his father was so adamant about not taking action against Zhou Chu.

Perhaps ever since the Prince of Ning's rebellion was easily quelled by the imperial court, his father had witnessed the power of the court.

Upon realizing this, Zhu Qiyuan broke out in a cold sweat. The Prince of Jin's mansion had almost been destroyed because of his momentary lapse in judgment.

Those assassins who had originally wanted to say something turned ashen-faced upon seeing this scene. They now understood why the Prince of Jin's mansion had done this. With such a force protecting Zhou Chu, their attempt to assassinate him was simply a pipe dream.

After realizing this, these people instantly lost the will to resist and put their weapons on the ground.

Who is the commander of the Imperial Guard in Taiyuan?

Zhou Chu looked at the group of Imperial Guards in front of him and asked.

"Your subordinate, Sun Wanfu, greets Your Excellency."

Among these Imperial Guards, a tall and burly man stepped forward. Upon closer inspection, his clothes were slightly different from those of the other Imperial Guards.

The Imperial Guards in Taiyuan should, in principle, be under the command of the Prince of Jin's residence, but that was when the high-ranking officials of the Imperial Guards were not present. Now that Zhou Chu, the commander of the Imperial Guards, has come to Taiyuan, they naturally follow Zhou Chu's orders.

“Sun Wanfu, take all these people away and pry them out of their mouths. If you can’t pry them out, you can forget about being a commander.”

Zhou Chu looked at Sun Wanfu and sneered.

Upon hearing this, Sun Wanfu broke out in a cold sweat. As a commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he had already committed a grave offense by not immediately coming out to pay his respects to his superior.

Sun Wanfu did this for two reasons. First, he was deeply involved with the Prince of Jin's mansion. Second, he had some connections with the Shanxi merchants in Taiyuan. Of course, these connections were based on the Prince of Jin's mansion, and everything they did was still centered around the Prince of Jin's mansion.

That's why he didn't come out to pay his respects to Zhou Chu immediately, because he was already used to obeying the orders of the Prince of Jin's mansion and had obtained enough benefits from it.

But Zhou Chu's words instantly brought him to his senses. Sun Wanfu realized that he was first and foremost a commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and that Zhou Chu, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, could decide his life and death and his future with a single word.

"I will definitely get them to talk."

Sun Wanfu knelt down directly in front of Zhou Chu, his head banging loudly.

"roll!"

Zhou Chu said somewhat impatiently.

Zhou Chu was genuinely disappointed with the Imperial Guards in Taiyuan. This Sun Wanfu, upon learning of his arrival in Taiyuan, did not come to pay his respects immediately but instead followed the Prince of Jin's residence, which ruined Zhou Chu's good mood.

If Sun Wanfu doesn't handle these people well, his tenure as commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard will be over. Even if he handles them well, he won't be able to continue as commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard in Taiyuan.

Zhou Chu realized that Sun Wanfu had already colluded with the Prince of Jin's mansion and these Shanxi merchants. Keeping such a person in Taiyuan would only be a disaster.