Chapter 30 He is so steady!
Inner city, Daning Palace.
Wei Xianzhi walked quickly on the spotless blue brick road. The patrolling guards not only did not stop him, but bowed and called him "Sir Wei" when they saw him.
There were only a few important officials who could enter and leave the palace freely, so they naturally knew them all.
However, the only person who would enter the palace in the middle of the night was Wei Xianzhi.
Most of the time it was the Emperor who summoned him, if not... then something big was about to happen.
The moonlight is cold and the night wind is as sharp as a knife.
"Another big shot is going to lose his head!"
An older guard muttered softly.
The other side.
Wei Xianzhi hurried all the way to the imperial study.
There was a gold-rimmed plaque with the three characters "Shiqu Pavilion" inscribed on it right in front of him, but he slowed down his pace instead, and finally stopped altogether.
Hiding in the dark, he hesitated for a while and then suddenly turned his head to look at the night sky behind him.
In the boundless night, there seemed to be a flash of fire that disappeared in an instant.
Ordinary people would not notice this abnormality, but Wei Xianzhi, as a third-grade master, could see the shape of the fire clearly.
A barely perceptible smile appeared on his face. He took two quick steps again and arrived at the door of the imperial study in the blink of an eye.
"Lord Wei?"
The old eunuch guarding the door was a little surprised and asked in a shrill voice, "Why are you here to see the emperor in the middle of the night?"
"Yes, I have something important to report!"
Wei Xianzhi said anxiously: "This is a serious matter, please ask Eunuch Li to go in and report it quickly!"
"Don't worry, Lord Wei. I'll go right away."
The old eunuch did not waste any time. He left a word and went into the imperial study, and soon returned.
"Sir Wei, the emperor lets you in."
"good!"
Wei Xianzhi bowed and stepped over the threshold.
The screens, bookshelves and other items are exquisite and luxurious. Behind the huge fan-shaped table sits a man in a loose white robe. He is the current emperor of Daning - Ning Yongnian.
"Lord Wei, I'm afraid it's not a good thing for you to come to see me so late."
Ning Yongnian looked over with a smile, and said in a relaxed tone: "Go ahead, I'm in a good mood today."
"Your Majesty, Zhang Hongwen is raising monsters in his mansion!"
Wei Xianzhi said straight to the point without any nonsense: "The spies said that the monster is extremely vicious, and if it escapes, the consequences will be disastrous."
"But please rest assured, Your Majesty. After I learned about this, I immediately sent people to the Zhang Mansion. I will definitely not let this monster cause chaos in the capital!"
"Zhang Hongwen? Feeding monsters?"
Ning Yongnian was stunned and asked, "When did it happen?"
"We don't know yet. We need to examine Master Zhang to find out."
"I'm asking when you found out about this."
"Oh, I just found out about this an hour ago."
Wei Xianzhi remained calm and said, "I set out to report to Your Majesty as soon as I had arranged to catch the monster. I did not waste a moment."
"You...are you really that bad at doing this?"
Ning Yongnian asked with a smile, "Are you afraid that I won't allow you to touch Zhang Hongwen?"
"Your Majesty, I don't mean that."
Wei Xianzhi still had a righteous expression on his face.
Of course he knew that Ning Yongnian already knew that he had acted first and reported later, and he also knew that Ning Yongnian already knew that he knew that he had acted first and reported later.
But the words still cannot be spoken.
If you are around the emperor, no matter how many times you use tricks, as long as you understand it in your heart, it will be fine.
"Forget it, you should tell me in detail about his monster-raising..."
Sure enough, Ning Yongnian had no intention of forcing Wei Xianzhi to admit it, and turned the topic back to Zhang Hongwen.
"Yes, Your Majesty..."
…
Just as Wei Xianzhi was explaining to Ning Yongnian how terrifying the monster was as if he had seen it with his own eyes, the people from the Xuan Jing Division far away in the Zhang Mansion didn't even know why they came here.
Some of them had previously carried out missions with extremely high levels of confidentiality, but at least they would be informed of the specific situation when they arrived at the destination.
But now, nearly a hundred people in the Zhang Mansion have been controlled in the yard, and the "supreme commander" Wei Changtian still refuses to say what crime the Zhang family has committed.
This really made everyone a little confused.
"Master Wei..."
Captain Huang looked at the crowds of men, women, old and young kneeling in the courtyard, and once again asked Wei Changtian in a low voice: "This Zhang family..."
Wei Changtian interrupted directly and asked, "Have you finished searching the Zhang residence thoroughly?"
"Uh... there are still a few brothers who haven't come back yet."
"Then wait until they come back."
"……yes."
Captain Huang nodded helplessly.
Forget it, I’ve been waiting for half a day, so it doesn’t matter if I wait a little longer.
It’s just that he can wait, but Zhang Hongwen can’t.
"Is this how the Xuan Jing Division operates?!"
His face was livid, and his eyes were filled with anger as he questioned, "You broke into my house without any reason, and forced my people to kneel here without even a reason. How is this different from bandits and thugs?!"
"Let me go! I want to see the Emperor!"
"I don't believe that the Xuanjing Division can really cover up the sky of Daning..."
To be honest, although old man Zhang Hongwen was not in good health, he was quite eloquent and put a big hat on Xuan Jing Si with just a few words.
"Noisy."
Wei Changtian glanced at him, turned his head and asked, "Master Huang, can you tell him to shut up?"
"this……"
Captain Huang explained in a low voice: "According to the law, officials above the fourth rank cannot be silenced, forced to kneel, or tortured to extract a confession before they are convicted."
"What a bullshit rule."
Wei Changtian muttered softly and turned his head to the other person beside him.
It was Xu Qingwan who was specially appointed by him to be his "personal bodyguard".
Pointing at Zhang Hongwen, Wei Changtian ordered: "Miss Xu, go and make him shut up and kneel down. I will be responsible if anything goes wrong..."
“Swish!”
Before Wei Changtian could finish his words, a pretty figure flashed out and appeared behind Zhang Hongwen in the blink of an eye.
I have to say that Xu Qingwan's sense of obedience is indeed very strong.
She didn't care at all about the identity of the person in front of her as the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple, and kicked Zhang Hongwen in the knee.
“Plop!”
Zhang Hongwen immediately knelt on the ground. Before he could shout, a piece of his sleeve was missing. The next second, the missing piece appeared in his mouth.
Kicking people, cutting cloth, gagging... Xu Qingwan performed this set of actions in one go, and Wei Changtian almost applauded her.
But Captain Huang next to him was seriously frightened.
Damn it!
It would be fine if it was found out that there was something wrong with Zhang Hongwen, but if nothing was found out... not to mention Wei Changtian, everyone present today would probably be in trouble.
He felt extremely regretful for getting involved in this case, and not far away, the last few officers who were searching Zhang's mansion also returned empty-handed at this time.
He immediately reported: "Master, we have searched the entire Zhang Mansion thoroughly. Everyone, including the maids and servants, is here. There is indeed no one hiding!"
"good."
Wei Changtian breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the moment of "revealing the secret" had finally come.
The reason why he was so cautious was to not give Zhang Hongwen any chance to make trouble.
Monsters are not gold, silver or jewelry. Although they are imprisoned now, they still have legs.
What if someone from the Zhang Mansion is hiding in the dark and secretly releases the monster when he hears that something is wrong, which will undoubtedly add a lot of trouble.
What's more, the teachings of Wei Xianzhi and Qin Caizhen, "to cut the grass at its roots," are still fresh in our minds.
If I had gone for the monster right from the start, how could these people from the Zhang Mansion have surrendered with the hope of getting away with it like they are doing now?
Since you are a villain and have no luck bonus, you'd better be careful in everything.
Tsk tsk tsk, I’m so steady!
After praising himself a little in his heart, Wei Changtian finally looked at Zhang Hongwen and shouted in a deep voice: "Master Zhang!"
"Do you know your crime?!"
(End of this chapter)
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