Chapter 622: Du Gou: Zi Anxiong Left His

At the same time, in the Revenue Department Office hall.

Ma Zhou, Du Gou and others gathered together.

Contrary to outsiders' imagined frowns, each of them wore a relaxed expression, some even sipping tea by themselves.

Not the slightest worry about their own Grand Secretary who had been locked up in Dali Temple Prison.

Only the honest Han Zhongliang, his face full of worry, paced back and forth below, and seeing their relaxed faces, hurried, "I say, gentlemen!"

"Our top boss has been thrown into prison, how can you still sit still?"

Du Gou asked in puzzlement, "Why can't we sit still?"

"Our Grand Secretary was imprisoned by His Majesty's order; besides sitting and waiting for his return, what else can we do?"

"Could it be that we should go raid Dali Temple Prison?"

Han Zhongliang: "......"

"Don't worry, don't worry." Fang Yizhi thought it funny, raised his hand and comforted, "Ministerial Attendant Han, don't be anxious; Zi Anxiong's family has four princesses."

"He, at most, will stay in there for two days. According to Zi Anxiong's words, what is this called again?"

Fang Yizhi tilted his head, as if recalling something Chen Yan once told him: "Oh, right, the jail‑bound male idol!"

Du Gou laughed, "Indeed he's going to prison, no problem!"

"No!" Han Zhongliang, now confused, "Is this the main issue?"

Ma Zhou's hand holding the teacup paused, he waved his hand, "Old Han, calm down a bit; you keep waving in front of me, it makes my head dizzy."

"Just be assured, if anything happens to you, Grand Secretary Chen won't get into trouble."

"Just sit comfortably, do whatever needs to be done."

Han Zhongliang: "......"

He was speechless.

Who in all of Chang'an doesn't know this matter?

Who doesn't know that Chen Yan has two wives?

He even has two little princesses at home?

Chen Yan can't get into trouble, does that even need saying?

Who would worry about him?

"I know Grand Secretary Chen can't get into trouble, but the problem isn't him." Han Zhongliang hurried, "Damn, Grand Secretary Chen is becoming that… jail‑bound male idol, what do we do?"

"We're all damn in prison now; it'll take some time to get out, right? Maybe they'll even get flogged, and then Grand Secretary Chen will definitely use that as an excuse to convalesce at home."

"Now Grand Secretary Chen is in the Court, leading us to angrily rebuke the ministers; now he's gone, what shall we do for tomorrow's court session?"

Hearing this, the three froze, looking at each other.

Seems indeed so.

If Chen Yan is already in prison, what about tomorrow's court?

They're enjoying themselves today; it's time to curse, to fight, but all of this presupposes Chen Yan is leading.

Now the leading brother has gone in.

What to do tomorrow then?

"Hey, you need to think this way!" Seeing them finally get serious, Han Zhongliang said contentedly, "Who isn't running around worrying about Grand Secretary Chen when they have nothing to do?"

"Let's first worry about ourselves; tomorrow's court will definitely revisit this matter, and also bring up the Luoyang flood."

"Adding these one by one, without someone to take charge we can't manage; tomorrow we'll be at a loss."

"Wait." Fang Yizhi suddenly said, "Let me interrupt here; regarding the Luoyang flood, Zi Anxiong and His Majesty had prepared to speak about it today."

"It seems Zi Anxiong didn't expect this to blow up so much, nor that he'd be sent in."

"But… fortunately Zi Anxiong had from the start arranged the supplies the Ministry of Revenue needs to provide, and moreover, he must have discussed with His Majesty; we can just follow the procedure."

"The problem with this matter isn't that big."

Ma Zhou and Du Gou nodded repeatedly.

As Fang Yizhi said, although Chen Yan went in, many things had already been arranged before he entered.

"Alright, let's not discuss the Luoyang flood for now." Han Zhongliang clapped his hands and continued, "Look, today the elder led us to beat Xiao Yu, firmly intending to eradicate Buddhism!"

"Now the two factions are quarrelling nonstop; although everyone tacitly keeps the news hidden, the two sides will certainly keep fighting tomorrow."

"Former anti‑Buddhism champion Fu Yi, regardless of position, rank, or influence, could never match Grand Secretary Chen; can he serve as the leader?"

Du Gou pondered for a moment, then suddenly produced a brick from behind: "It's fine. Before Zi Anxiong went in, he left us his 'principle', saying that seeing the 'principle' is like seeing him."

"Tomorrow at worst we'll continue with Zi Anxiong's 'principle', what's there to fear?"

Han Zhongliang: "......"

"... Du Ye, may I call you 'Ye'? Stop messing with this nonsense. Putting aside whether this thing can represent Grand Secretary Chen, even if it could… are you sure bringing this out won't attract more targeting?"

Recalling how Chen Yan had wildly brandished the 'principle' against Xiao Yu today, Du Gou sheepishly withdrew the brick.

Ma Zhou whispered, "No kidding, that's indeed a problem. Though Grand Secretary Chen is temporarily absent, we must not become his hindrance."

"We finally got this fire blazing so big; even Grand Secretary Chen himself went in. Even if we have to tear down houses, we must add firewood to keep this blaze burning!"

"Then who will be the leader?" Fang Yizhi said, "The fire must burn, but how to burn it is the question."

"Zi Anxiong can ignite this fire completely because his personal influence is sufficient; behind him stands not only the core power group but also a host of military officials."

"When he speaks, no one can ignore him; we cannot…"

Han Zhongliang, hearing this, clapped excitedly, "Exactly, that's the point!"

Then, lowering his voice, he tentatively said, "How about you two go home and ask the two 【princesses】 in your families?"

"Today, I think they seem to support this."

"No need to say that," Du Gou shook his head, "Regarding this, they'll certainly see it clearer than we do."

If someone wants to stand up after Zi Anxiong, naturally we don't need to say anything; they will do it themselves.

If they are unwilling, no matter how much we say, it's useless.

Moreover, from my understanding of them, although they openly declared their stance yesterday, they may not necessarily stand up tomorrow; they are probably just supporting us behind the scenes.

So, hoping for them is definitely hopeless.

"That's how it is..." Han Zhongliang felt a bit disappointed, but thinking about Du Gou's words, he also found them reasonable.

What should we do then?

One sentence, and it left Du Gou and the three of them speechless again.

Inside the yamen hall, silence fell instantly, and no one spoke again.

After an unknown amount of time, Du Gou seemed to think of something, he raised his head and looked at Han Zhongliang, who wore an expectant expression.

"Sir Han... I think you seem quite suitable?"

Han Zhongliang:???

Fang Yizhi and Ma Zhou, hearing this, their eyes instantly lit up.

"Excellent! Excellent! Sir Han, I also think you're suitable."

"Old Han... given your seniority, there seems to be no problem!"

Han Zhongliang: "......"

"......"