Zhu Qiyu decided to heed the Imperial Preceptor's advice and ask a few more people.
Pan Yun reminded him, "Since His Majesty approves of Xue Shao's way of handling Guangdong, you should choose someone capable of carrying it out. If Guangdong can follow His Majesty's will, it will no longer be a remote backwater."
Zhu Qiyu lowered his eyes, already having an idea in mind.
Having finished teaching the emperor, Pan Yun did not linger. That very night, she returned to Chaozhou Prefecture.
It would probably take the emperor some time to choose a candidate. She had no intention of wasting her time waiting.
When Pan Yun returned to Chaozhou Prefecture, the city remained peaceful. From the Prefect down to the common people, no one knew Feng Hongde had been arrested. They all thought he was out hunting.
Shen Boxiu and Shen Shukang, however, had known beforehand that the Imperial Preceptor and the censor were investigating Feng Hongde, so they had noticed something was amiss.
Thus, when the Imperial Guards began searching among the military households for victims, the brothers watched for a while before stepping forward of their own accord.
When Pan Yun appeared, the two were leading a group of brothers as they crouched by a wall, staring at the Feng residence across the street.
Pan Yun patted Shen Shukang on the shoulder. He shifted his shoulder and said, "Stop rushing me. I can keep watch."
"It's me."
Shen Shukang and his brothers whipped around.
Pan Yun asked, "Where are the Imperial Guards? Why did they leave only you here?"
Shen Boxiu hurriedly said, "The Chaozhou Garrison seems to have caught wind of something. A lot of people came just now, and they're still inside the Feng residence. Two Imperial Guard brothers went in to listen for movement