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So he felt that there was nothing wrong with Zhao Liangchen and wanted to recruit him for his own use. After the Dali Temple Minister arrested him yesterday, he knew that he could not keep the position of deputy commander. However, it took him many years to win over his own people for this position. He did not want to waste all his efforts. After thinking about it, Zhao Liangchen was the most suitable one. He did not have many generals to use, and other meritorious families were powerful and not so easy to regain. It took him many years to slowly conquer the Yongchun Earl's Mansion of the previous deputy commander, and he paid a lot of benefits for this. Now he did not want to find such a powerful family again. Zhao Jian was his own man. The Zhao family had a deep foundation and was easy to control. Wouldn't it be more reassuring to use his son?

Seeing that the court was still undecided, Prince Liang suggested, "Your Majesty, the position of Deputy Commander is indeed important. Even in a hurry, we cannot make a hasty decision. Why not follow Grand Tutor Yan's suggestion and have the Privy Council, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of War jointly recommend some people, jointly evaluate them, and the winner will be appointed Deputy Commander."

The emperor thought about it and decided to see who they could nominate. It would be a good opportunity for him to select and train more of his own people.

Next, they discussed the assessment criteria again and then adjourned the court.

After the court was dismissed, Zhao Liangchen could not leave the palace as it was not yet the time for the handover. He caught up with Tong Zhongqian and said, "Master Tong."

Tong Zhongqian turned around and looked at him: "Is there something wrong, Zhaodu Yuhou?"

Zhao Liangchen nodded and said, "I would like to ask you how long the servants who escaped from the Zhao Mansion will be imprisoned?"

Tong Zhongqian: "They are just runaway slaves, they haven't committed any serious crimes, so they shouldn't be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice. However, they escaped when you and your father were under house arrest under suspicion, so they were also suspected. Now that your suspicion has been cleared, they can be released. Does Zhao Du Yuhou still want to take these people back?"

Zhao Liangchen shook his head. "Since these people have already betrayed their master, they can no longer be used. Their indentures are still in the Zhao Mansion. Once the Ministry of Justice releases them, I intend to sell them off as well."

Tong Zhongqian nodded: "In that case, you can just come and take over and pick up the person."

After Zhao Liangchen thanked Tong Zhongqian, he asked another question: "I wonder when Wu Bin and the others will be executed?"

Tong Zhongqian glanced at him and replied, "If it were according to previous practices, they wouldn't be executed so soon. But now the disaster victims are about to return home. Before they do, we must give them an explanation. I'm afraid they will be taken outside the city to be executed in the next few days."

Zhao Liangchen asked, "Then could I see them off when I go to pick them up?"

Tong Zhongqian looked at Zhao Liangchen curiously: "You've already spent a lot of money on them, why don't you think it's not enough?"

Zhao Liangchen shook his head. "We are all colleagues after all. You know they were implicated innocently. I can't save them, so I can only send them on their final journey. Ask them if they have any last wishes."

Tong Zhongqian smiled meaningfully. "Sometimes I can't figure out whether you're being overly thoughtful or genuinely sentimental. Even if Wu Bin and the others didn't collude with Zhao Kuo and the others to steal the relief silver, as the escorts, if anything goes wrong with the relief silver, they're guilty. How can they claim to be innocent?"

Zhao Liangchen nodded. "I understand. Lord Tong, please understand that no matter how deep-minded I am, I will never do anything that harms others, especially towards Lu Sheng. He is the brother I care about most, and I will not drag him into this trouble."

Tong Zhongqian's expression became more serious: "You'd better do what you say."

Zhao Liangchen bowed and saluted: "I don't think I have the ability to show off in front of Master Tong."

Tong Zhongqian chuckled, "That may not be the case. Only you know how much effort you put into this disaster relief case and what role you played. I don't have the ability to stir up trouble like you do."

Zhao Liangchen smiled bitterly: "Master Tong, some things are not my original intention. I am just trying to protect myself."

Tong Zhongqian waved his hand. "Alright, I'm not interested in your affairs. Just make sure you don't involve Lu Sheng. As for Wu Bin and the others, there's no rule against visiting convicted criminals, but you should understand the rules and don't cause trouble for me."

Zhao Liangchen: "Yes."

After Tong Zhongqian left, Zhao Liangchen waited until the time for the shift change before leaving the palace.

After leaving the palace, he went to a restaurant, packed more than a dozen boxes of food and wine, and hired a carriage to go to the Ministry of Justice.

Arriving at the entrance of the Ministry of Justice, they saw Su Jijing and his family being helped out. Su Jijing's injuries hadn't healed yet, and he looked extremely haggard. He was supported by Madam Su and Su Jin, but Madam Su and Su Jin had also lost a lot of weight after being in prison for such a long time, and they had no strength left. Seeing them about to fall due to exhaustion, Zhao Liangchen hurriedly strode over and caught Su Jijing: "Master Su, be careful."

Su Jijing looked up and saw that it was Zhao Liangchen. His face darkened and he tried to push him away, but Zhao Liangchen's big hand tightly grasped Su Jijing's arm like a pair of pliers, making it impossible for him to break free.

Zhao Liangchen grabbed his arm with one hand, supported his hand with the other, and whispered, "Master Su, this is from Su Qin."

Su Jijing felt a piece of paper in his hand. When he heard that it was given by Su Qin, he stopped struggling and let Zhao Liangchen support him as he walked forward.

Zhao Liangchen asked the driver to take out all the food boxes in the carriage, and then helped Su Jijing onto the carriage. After Mrs. Su and the two children were on the carriage, Zhao Liangchen asked, "Where are you going?"

Su Jijing leaned against the carriage, a trace of sadness on his face. He sneered and said, "Where else can I go now? How can I call home?"

After this incident, he had become disillusioned with officialdom and had originally thought of resigning and returning home if he could get out this time, but the imperial edict told him to wait for an official assignment, and he had no choice but to leave.

Although his entire family was pardoned, it was not known whether the decree forgot or did it on purpose, but it did not mention the return of his property, so his family had nowhere to go.

Zhao Liangchen thought for a moment and told the driver the address of an inn west of the city. Then he turned to Su Jijing and said, "Master Su, please stay in the inn for the time being. Wait for the court to arrange for you. The west of the city is quiet, and perhaps you can meet the person you want to see."

Su Jijing stared into Zhao Liangchen's eyes. Zhao Liangchen looked back at him calmly. After a while, Su Jijing nodded at him: "Thank you."

Zhao Liangchen nodded to him, then he gave the driver some copper coins and asked him to drive away.

He gave a piece of silver to the gatekeeper of the Ministry of Justice and asked him to find a few people to help carry the food box into the prison of the Ministry of Justice.

In the prison, he met Wu Bin. Wu Bin and his family were crying bitterly. Tong Zhongqian had just read out the imperial edict to them. Wu Bin was going to die, but his family members did not have to die.

Wu Bin cried with joy, finally he didn't have to implicate his family. However, his family members cried sadly when they learned that Wu Bin was still going to die.

The crying sound spread throughout the entire prison, and all the dying imperial guards were saying their final goodbyes to their families.

Zhao Liangchen did not disturb them. He waited until they had almost finished crying before he took the food box and asked the jailer to open the cell door.

When Wu Bin heard the noise, he thought it was the jailer coming to take his family away. He looked up and saw it was Zhao Liangchen. He was a little surprised: "Liangchen, why are you here?"

Zhao Liangchen picked up the lunch box and said, "I'm here to see you off."

Wu Bin smiled bitterly: "You are thoughtful."

There was no table in the cell, so Zhao Liangchen placed his lunch box on the floor and, while taking out the food, said, "I'm sorry. I know you're innocent, but I don't have the ability to save you."

Wu Bin shook his head. "Don't say that. As an escort officer, losing the relief money is a serious crime. There's nothing wrong with being accused. Instead, I should thank you. If you hadn't reminded me that Zhao Kuo and the others had been replaced, my whole family would have been chopped off that day. Now my family is acquitted thanks to you. You also sent so many things to my family before, so that they didn't suffer in prison. I owe you a debt of gratitude that I can't repay in this life, but I will repay you in the next."

Zhao Liangchen didn't say thank you, but asked, "Do you have any last wishes?"