Traveling through the Qin Dynasty, I seized the throne of Ying Zheng's father

Chapter 266 A Bystander Sees More Clearly

General Chen failed to notice this because he was caught up in the situation and had no way of seeing Lord Zhou's true colors.

But his survival instinct told him that he couldn't upset Fusu any further at this moment.

Sure enough, his performance pleased Fusu.

Fusu disliked having his subordinates and targets involved in any way when he was doing business.

Even though, for the time being, Lord Zhou is not my mission target, but that is uncertain at the moment.

That's not important; what Fusu wants is General Chen's stance.

Now that General Chen has realized the problem, Fusu has no intention of giving him any pointers.

So Fusu stepped forward, supported the man's arms with both hands, and helped him up.

Fusu then said, "I know you didn't mean it, but Lord Zhou is different from you. He is a civil official, and the circles he has lived in since childhood are more complicated than the circles we live in."

“He wouldn’t do something useless to himself. If that’s the case, then his approach to you and his befriending you must have a purpose. I don’t want you to get hurt because of this. Now is a critical moment.”

"When I left, my father gave me a secret decree, instructing me to investigate the problems in the officialdom around Xianyang. Although I had never heard of anything happening here, since my father asked me to investigate, there must be something wrong here."

This secret recipe was given to him secretly by Ying Zheng, so Fusu originally did not intend to reveal it.

However, seeing that General Chen and Lord Zhou's relationship was becoming closer and closer, Fusu was worried that General Chen would be taken advantage of.

Scholars are cunning and shrewd, while General Chen is a simpleton. Although he has some cleverness, he is not as ruthless as those people.

Fusu didn't want things to escalate too much with General Chen, nor did he want things to fall apart in the end. Therefore, Fusu didn't want General Chen to get too close to Lord Zhou.

Especially after Ying Zheng sent him here to investigate the officialdom, Fusu felt that the officialdom was probably not as simple as he had imagined.

Although the exact nature of the problem is unknown, the fact that it caught Ying Zheng's eye suggests that it must pose a significant threat to the court.

Being with such a person, or even getting too close, could potentially bring trouble upon oneself. Naturally, Fusu didn't want his subordinates to be happy with Lord Zhou.

As for whether Lord Zhou was really involved, it doesn't matter. As long as he's here, he can't escape responsibility.

To remain untainted by the mud is merely a beautiful wish, impossible to achieve. It turns out Lord Zhou is here, and his men have made mistakes, even serious ones.

Lord Zhou, how could this superior officer not know? So, Lord Zhou must be aware of this matter, or even involved. He also benefited from it, so naturally he wouldn't refuse.

Don't be fooled by Lord Zhou's current good behavior; it's just that his private deeds haven't been exposed yet. Fusu doesn't believe there are any perfect people in this world, especially after he gains power.

There are very few people who have power but do not use it for evil. If it weren't for Ying Zheng's reminder, Fusu might have thought that all the officials in this area were truly good officials who cared about the people.

But the facts are clear: this is impossible. If it were a trivial matter, how could it have reached Ying Zheng's ears? Ying Zheng, having lived in the high halls for so long, would certainly not be so aware of the affairs below.