120, Civil strife

In the brightly lit Yingxian Building, Chen Ji looked at Zhang Zhuo with some surprise.

The Ritual Supervision had long been at odds with the civil servants, as incompatible as water is with fire.

He had thought that, without the King's Command Flag in hand, it would take some effort to take Zhang Zhuo away, but to his surprise, Zhang Zhuo had risen the instant he heard the refugees were in danger, willing to follow him.

Why?

Zhang Zhuo looked at Chen Ji with some amusement, "What's the matter, you dare to follow me, but you don't dare to take me with you?"

The noise in the hall gradually grew louder, and a newly appointed scholar stood up, bolstered by his drunken courage to loudly say, "My lord, you mustn't follow the Eunuch Party; if they wish to take the opportunity to capture you and throw you into the inner prison, what then?"

"My lord, do not fall for the Eunuch Party's trap!"