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

After Wang Zhi's wedding, Wang Zhen began packing his son's belongings and travel expenses.

"Brother, take these silver notes. As the saying goes, 'A poor family needs to be well-fed on the road.' The capital is not like Shexian County; everything is expensive there. Once you get to the capital, buy a house and settle down first. Don't be stingy with your colleagues; make sure you get along well with them. Don't worry about the money."

As he spoke, Wang Zhi placed a stack of silver notes into Wang Heng's bundle.

Wang Heng saw that the stack of silver notes was very thick, and many of them were worth a thousand taels of silver each, totaling ten or twenty thousand taels. Wang Heng had never seen so much money before, so he hurriedly took it out.

"No, this is too much."

As Wang Heng spoke, he was about to return the silver note to Wang Zhi.

"Take it, it's not much. In the future, the Wang family will not only rely on me, but also on you. The two of us brothers will support the Wang family."

Wang Zhi returned the silver notes.

"Alright, take it. Foxconn has plenty of opportunities to make money in Japan, so they don't care about this. If you can get into the military academy and help him in the future, that's better than anything else."

"That's what Zhou Chu said from the side."

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhi felt somewhat embarrassed. He hadn't expected Lord Zhou to reveal his embezzlement so openly. Fortunately, there were no outsiders present, only Lord Zhou, Lord Shen Lian, and another Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard) whom Wang Zhi didn't recognize.

Upon hearing this, Wang Heng could no longer refuse and looked at Wang Zhi with a face full of gratitude.

"Foxconn, don't worry, I will definitely work hard after I go to Beijing."

"From now on, you must listen to Lord Zhou more. Do whatever Lord Zhou tells you to do. Observe and do more, and talk less."

Wang Zhen looked at his son and gave him his heartfelt instructions.

This was the first time Wang Heng had ever traveled so far from home, so Wang Zhen was naturally a little worried and reluctant to let him go.

"Don't worry, Dad, you know me. I'm not a talkative person."

Wang Heng looked at his father, his eyes reddening.

"Ziyu, these are the shoes and clothes your mother made for you. Take them with you."

Beside her, Wang Heng's mother was saying something. She didn't know much about big principles. Ever since she learned yesterday that her son was going to the capital to serve under Lord Zhou, she hadn't slept all night and stayed up all night sewing a pair of shoes. As for the clothes, she had made them a few days ago and originally planned to give them to her son in a few days.

Before the Wang family fell into decline, Wang Heng's mother was considered the young mistress of the Wang family, accustomed to a life of luxury. However, after the Wang family's downfall, she often went out to do embroidery for others in order to make a living for the Wang family. She has suffered a lot over the years, and although she is only over forty, she looks almost fifty and appears very old.

"Take it, your mother made it for you, you can't buy it with money."

Wang Zhen patted his son on the shoulder and said.

Upon hearing this, Wang Heng carefully put away the clothes and shoes.

"Alright, it's not like we're not coming back. There are trains now, so it'll be quick to come back. Let's go."

As Zhou Chu spoke, he mounted his horse, and Shen Lian and Da Zhu followed suit.

Wang Heng awkwardly mounted the horse. He had learned riding skills when he was very young, but he hadn't had many opportunities to ride horses since then, so he was extremely unfamiliar with them. After getting used to the horse for a while, he slowly caught up with Zhou Chu and the others.

As Zhou Chu and his entourage left the Wang family residence, they were greeted by a multitude of officials, the head of whom was none other than the Prefect of Huizhou Prefecture.

"Gentlemen, please return. I have observed along my journey that the security and civil order in Huizhou Prefecture and Shexian County are quite good, which shows that you are all working diligently."

Zhou Chu looked at the officials seeing him off and said.

The prefect of Huizhou and the magistrate of Shexian breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. The reason they were so obsequious was entirely because a single word from Zhou Chu could affect their official positions.

Regardless of his other official positions, Zhou Chu's mere title as Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard was enough to determine their future with a single word. Therefore, when they learned that Zhou Chu was coming to Shexian County, both the Prefect and the County Magistrate were on high alert.