Chapter 15: The Crisis of the Zhou Family (3), Section 54

  Zhou Song came running in a hurry and said without catching his breath, "Master, something's wrong! The two young masters have been arrested by the Court of Judicial Review!"

  Zhou Tianhai's head buzzed as soon as he finished listening, and he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, after living for so many years, he had been through all kinds of hardships and storms, and he quickly composed himself and asked, "What was he arrested for?"

  Zhou Songdao said: "It's said that someone was hired to kill, and when the case was reported to the court, he was thrown into prison!"

  Zhou Tianhai slumped in his chair, silently lamenting that what he feared most had indeed happened. With this thought, he steeled himself and stood up: "Zhou Song, come with me to the Tingwei government office!"

  The Tingwei, since the pre-Qin period, was established, and during the Eastern Han period, the main responsibility of the Tingwei was to handle laws, trials, and participate in major court decisions. The Tingwei was a court official, not belonging to the military system, originally also a high-ranking official, but nowadays the world is chaotic, those with power and influence are all warlords, so it's just a position with high rank but low power.

  Nowadays, the Lord of the Court in Xuchang is named Guo Ding, who is a descendant of Han Dynasty's Guo Gong. The old Guo family is famous for passing down Du Fu's poems, and among them, seven people have served as judges. It can be said that they are a family of judges. Let's put aside other things, the fact that they have been officials for seven generations without falling out of favor, and still hold the position of judge which is easy to offend the powerful, it can be imagined that this old Guo family is well-versed in the ways of being an official. Take Guo Ding for example, he doesn't belong to either the General's faction or the Royalist Party, but no matter who comes to him with a task, he always pats his chest and says "I'll do it" without hesitation, as long as he doesn't get involved in any party, he will be able to keep his position stable. So when the eunuch from the Emperor's side came to ask for his help yesterday, he naturally agreed immediately.

  At this moment, Zhou Tianhai was standing in front of him, and the intention had been made clear. Guo Ding chuckled: "Old Master Zhou, this request is quite difficult for me!"

  Zhou Tianhai shook his head, narrowed his eyes and pulled out a pearl from his sleeve to hand it over to Guo Ding: "What the Governor said is nonsense! As long as you're willing to help, I'll definitely thank you heavily once the matter is settled!"

  Guo Ding's eyes lit up immediately, and he began to estimate the price in his heart. He was quite familiar with these pearls and jade, this pearl was round and large, shiny and transparent, and it seemed to have a faint glow. If it were sold on the market, it would be worth tens of thousands of dollars. If it were an ordinary day, he would have taken it long ago. But today, with Liu Xie's letter, he didn't dare to be presumptuous. He shook his head and said: "Old Master Zhou is anxious for his son, Guo naturally understands, but this matter is a command from above, it's really difficult to do!"