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

"Brother, is there any progress on the situation in the palace?"

Zhou Chu looked at Lu Bing beside him and asked.

Upon hearing this, Lu Bing immediately perked up.

“I arranged for people to conduct a covert investigation. After only one day of preliminary investigation, we found more than two hundred problematic cases. If we conduct a more thorough screening, there will probably be even more.”

Lu Bing felt uneasy at the thought of so many spies in the palace, and he didn't dare to leave Jiajing's side for the past two days, even eating with him.

Since Lu Bing followed Zhu Houcong to the capital, he has not returned home and even sleeps in the palace's duty room at night.

"Brother, there's no need to be so tense. Just arrange more people to protect His Majesty. Your aunt misses you. Take some time to come home for a meal."

Zhou Chu smiled.

At this point, Jiajing had already left the imperial study, intending to leave the two of them alone to talk.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard mostly did dirty work, and as the emperor, Jiajing naturally didn't need to know everything; at the very least, he had to pretend not to know.

The emperor must maintain a glorious and righteous image.

"it is good."

Lu Bing also felt that this couldn't go on. He didn't dare to sleep much these past two days, only sleeping for two hours each day, and he looked quite haggard.

"The people in the palace should be replaced slowly, without making any big moves, otherwise it will put His Majesty in danger. And it's not just about replacing them. Go to the kitchen and arrange for people to give some of them some slow-acting poisons, and then assassinate them slowly. Occasionally, they can also carry out a water-related assassination. These methods should be carried out simultaneously and spread out to avoid attracting their attention."

Zhou Chu gave instructions.

Poisoning and assassination were commonplace within the Embroidered Uniform Guard. The Embroidered Uniform Guard was never a benevolent organization; it was all about dirty work.

There's no need to hold back against these cancerous elements in the palace.

Although Lu Bing was also a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard before, he had only followed Prince Xingxian in Hubei and had never done such dirty work. His indecisive nature was probably formed in this way.

Upon hearing Zhou Chu's words, Lu Bing was greatly shocked; he hadn't expected there to be so many ways to use it.

"Brother, you must remember that the Embroidered Uniform Guard is there to do the dirty work for His Majesty. Don't get too close to those civil officials. Each of them has eight hundred tricks up their sleeve, and there's no benefit in getting close to them."

When Zhou Chu saw Lu Bing's appearance, he knew that Lu Bing was still very naive and had to give him a heads-up.

“I know, my dad told me that too.”

Lu Bing nodded.

"Alright, that's about it. If Your Majesty is worried, arrange for more people around you. Don't try to handle everything yourself and ruin your health."

Zhou Chu got up and left the Imperial Study.

When Zhou Chu left the palace, he found that the little eunuch Chen Tong, whom he had seen at the Imperial Stables last time, and four other eunuchs were waiting for him with the black horse, Wuzhui.

"My lord, from now on we will be responsible for raising your horses."

Chen Tong said respectfully.

Chen Tong was very smart. He knew that although staying in the Imperial Horse Administration might be more lucrative, it offered little future.

The Emperor wouldn't notice the people from the Imperial Horse Stables.

If you really want to climb higher, you have to find another way.

So when Huang Jin went to the Imperial Stables to deliver the imperial edict, and the steward of the Imperial Stables asked who was willing to take care of Lord Zhou's horses, Chen Tong was the first to step forward.

In his view, following Zhou Chu was a win-win situation no matter how you looked at it. They were raising horses in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and their monthly allowance was still paid by the Imperial Horse Administration. Perhaps Commander Zhou would even reward them with a lot of money if he was in a good mood.

Chen Tong had heard of this commander before. Before becoming commander, he not only ran the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, but also cooperated with the Princess's Mansion. He wondered how much money he had.

Isn't it much better to treat yourself to a little something than to be in the Imperial Horse Administration?

Zhou Chu took the reins of Wuzhui from Chen Tong and mounted the horse.

"Go to the Embroidered Uniform Guard station on your own. Just say that I arranged it. Remember to bring back the horse I rode when I came here."