Chapter 186



186 The snitch’s move (1)

Wei Yuan calmly picked up the memorial and opened it to read. His pupils suddenly shrank.

Without another word, he knelt down and shouted, ” I deserve to die. I have betrayed His Majesty’s trust. I only ask for death.

Wei Yuan’s attitude made the officials who were prepared to stand out and ask Emperor yuanjing to kill him not know what to say.

you’re honest, ” Emperor Yuan jing sneered. Wei Yuan, if you try to quibble, I’ll throw you into the heavenly prison.

Wei Yuan lowered his head and didn’t speak.

“The one who reported you was Jin Luo and Zhu Yang from the Yamen,” Emperor Yuan jing snorted coldly.

Wei Yuan remained silent.

In the memorial, it wrote some evidence of the watchman’s corruption and bending of the law in recent years. Some of it was conclusive evidence, while some was pure slander.

Of course, this also included a newly employed copper Gong. His crime was not small. In just a month, he had used his position to amass thousands of taels of silver. Every day, he had been in the teaching workshop and slept with a courtesan.

At this moment, someone from the Ministry of Justice stepped forward and said, ” Your Majesty, the night watchman is abusing his power for personal gain and knowingly breaking the law. I suggest that we kill Wei Yuan to intimidate the night watchman and rid him of this evil.

Immediately, a few ministers agreed.

Emperor yuanjing looked at Wei Yuan, who had admitted to his crimes, and said in a deep voice, “”This case will be jointly handled by the Ministry of Justice’s Supreme Court and the government. I want an outcome within three days.”

The meeting ended.

Nangong qianrou followed behind Wei Yuan with a dark expression. After a few steps, she heard someone shouting, “”Duke of Wei, please wait.”

The father and son stopped and turned around. The person who caught up was the official of the Supreme Court. He was wearing a red robe embroidered with clouds and geese and was a rank four official.

The chief of the Supreme Court was the same as the capital Governor. They were not very high in position, but they held great power and were very important.

In the capital, an official’s status and right to speak was never determined by their rank, but by how much power they had.

The noble was even above rank, but they were also squeezed to the edge of the stage of power.

The white-haired old man with a thin face chuckled and cupped his hands. “I would like to know the details of the wanted criminals on the list.”

“I’ll get someone to send you a serving of the court of judicial review later,” Wei Yuan nodded emotionlessly.

The official nodded in satisfaction and said with a smile, “”One more thing, this official sees Zhu Jinluo as a talent, upright and outspoken, so I want to transfer him to the court of judicial review. I’ll report to His Majesty later, so I’ll first greet Duke Wei.”

Seeing that Wei Yuan was still calm, the Chief Justice took a few steps forward and said, “”Duke Wei knows what I want.”

Wei Yuan laughed. well exchanged.

The official of the Supreme Court looked at Wei Yuan’s back with a dark expression.

Returning to the carriage, Nangong qianrou drove the carriage in the direction of the Yamen. In the carriage, Wei Yuan rubbed his brows and sighed, ”

“I’ve been blinded, I’ve been blinded …”

Nangong qianrou sneered, ” foster father, you clearly know that he might have disloyal thoughts. Yet, you still want to remember our old relationship. This is great, you won’t just suffer heavy losses.”

In the Yamen, other than stubborn people like Li Yuchun, there was also a rigid martial arts fanatic like Yang Yan who was not interested in beauty and money.

Then there was the paranoid Nangong qianrou who liked to spend all her time in the dungeon tormenting the criminals who were sentenced to death. She did not like money, and women … Is she as pretty as me?

“Do you want to kill him?” Nangong qianrou said with hatred.

“We’ll have to wait until after autumn to settle the accounts,” Wei Yuan replied calmly.

Nangong qianrou’s carriage passed through the market and entered a quiet street. “Although this matter wasn’t because of that brat, he was just a catalyst. Foster father, you could have avoided it. Is that kid worthy of foster father’s attention?”

there are many golden gongs, but only one interesting person. I look forward to his growth. Wei Yuan chuckled and changed the topic, ”

“Our Emperor won’t be at ease to Watch Me Grow.”

At this point, Wei Yuan’s expression finally turned gloomy.

“The chief of the Supreme Court wanted to use that list to exchange for the secret letter in foster father’s hands. Why did foster father refuse?” Nangong qianrou asked.

He knew that his foster father’s last sentence of “a good exchange” wasn’t to agree to the Supreme Court’s exchange, but to bear the pain and replace the gongs, so that both sides would suffer.

The answer he got was silence.

This year was truly an eventful year. No, every time the capital Police came, there would be a great turmoil. The team that foster father had painstakingly cultivated would definitely suffer a great loss this time … Nangong qianrou sighed.

There would always be a Victor in the capital investigation, and the Royal faction had risen in the last capital investigation. However, there was one thing that was inevitable. Once the capital investigation ended, all the parties would suffer heavy losses. The winner also won miserably.

when you return to the Yamen, go and find Xu Qi ‘an. Let him hide for a few days. I will find a way to get him out.

“Yes.” Nangong qianrou nodded her head sourly.

……

At dusk, Xu Qi ‘an, who had finished looking at the houses early, spent an hour shopping with Yan Caiwei, buying whatever delicious food they saw.

The big-eyed beauty was in high spirits. She was having a lot of fun, and a sweet smile was always on her face.

Shopping was indeed more tiring than fighting. This kind of tiredness was not physical but mental … Xu Qi ‘an heaved a sigh of relief. As long as he could make this woman happy, it would be worth it to be tired.

In his previous life, he had heard of a saying that there were 70 ways to coax a girl. One was to shop, and the rest was 69.

Xu Qi ‘an couldn’t use the latter, so he couldn’t verify it, but shopping was indeed effective.

After entering guiyue restaurant and ordering a sumptuous dinner worth five taels of silver, Xu Qi ‘an decided to have a showdown with li Caiwei so that he would not lose money.

At this moment, he felt his heart palpitate.

He stopped eating and took out the Jade Mirror to check the information.

[ one: something happened at the Yamen. Jin Gong and Zhu Yang reported Wei Yuan for corruption and abuse of the law. The case involves four Jin gongs, twelve silver gongs, and thirty copper gongs. The government, the Ministry of Justice, and the Supreme Court would deal with it together. Does this mean that Wei Yuan is about to lose favor and fall from power during the capital investigation? ]

Zhu Yang had become a traitor … The report letter implicated so many people … Xu Qi ‘an stared at the text message on the mirror, and his heart was in turmoil.

During this period of time, the struggle between the parties in the capital was in full swing, with each party winning and losing. Because Xu Qi ‘an’s status was not high enough, he usually treated it as an after-meal topic and didn’t pay much attention to it after hearing it.

He had originally thought that with his special position as a night watchman, he would be able to sail through this storm steadily and not suffer any internal strife, but it seemed that he still did not understand the situation in the Imperial court and the factional disputes enough.

as a golden gong, Zhu Yang must have a lot of dark material on the night watchman. Now that he has suddenly rebelled, the night watchman will probably suffer a serious injury.

“If I’m not wrong, it must be because of me. I heard that Zhu yinluo’s internal organs were injured by that knife, and he has no hope of martial arts in the future. Not only am I fine, but I’ve also been promoted and got a raise.”

“…. Indeed, if I were Emperor Yuan jing, I wouldn’t let Wei Yuan become so powerful. From the tax and silver case to the Sang Bo case, and then to the recent struggle, the Civil officials have fought with all their might. The nobles are mostly intact, but that’s because they don’t have enough power in their hands, so they don’t have the confidence to tear each other apart.”

“Wei Yuan told me that the Royal faction and night watchmen are the strongest in the court. And now, the king’s party had suffered heavy losses. The eunuch’s faction that Wei Yuan represents will definitely be weakened.”

“I’m just a small gong, so I should … Damn it, as if Zhu Yang would let me go.”

Number four was indeed an experienced official. Even from a thousand miles away, he could still analyze the situation … ‘This is almost the same as what I thought …’ Eh? With number one’s rank, how could he not see through such a simple logic?

As Xu Qi ‘an’s thoughts flashed, No. 4, who was once an official, sent a letter.[ corruption is just a superficial reason. If we were to talk about corruption and violation of the law, with Wei Yuan in charge of the night watchmen, how could the beasts in the court be so unsightly?

[ Emperor Yuan jing is just using this opportunity to suppress Wei Yuan. ]

Number four was indeed an experienced official. Even from a thousand miles away, he could still analyze the situation … ‘This is almost the same as what I thought …’ Eh? With number one’s rank, how could he not see through such a simple logic? He actually asked such a stupid question … Xu Qi ‘an entered the information:

[ if it’s Emperor Yuan jing’s will, then there’s nothing Wei Yuan can do. [ I have to abandon my subordinates. ]

[ four: hehe, it depends on Emperor Yuan jing and Wei Yuan’s attitude. If it’s only corruption, the punishment won’t be too severe, but a group of people will definitely be expelled from the Yamen. ]

Shuanggui, is it … Xu Qi ‘an was suddenly worried about her future.

“What are you drawing in front of the mirror?” Yan Caiwei was eating the pig trotter.

That’s why they say that women are all big pig trotters … Xu Qi ‘an kept the mirror. it’s okay. Let’s go to the haunted house after dinner.

No matter what, he had to buy the house first. Having real estate was more important than anything else.

‘I have a good relationship with magistrate Chen …’ If I’m really on the list, I’m not afraid of entering the government office, but I’m afraid of falling into the prison of the Ministry of Justice … ‘I’m sure I didn’t embezzle, but the truth doesn’t matter …’ If it really didn’t work, he would disappear for a few days and ask Wei Yuan for his plans tomorrow morning.

After leaving guiyue restaurant, Xu Qi ‘an handed the Jade Mirror to li Caiwei.”Help me keep it for a few days.”

“Oh,” Yan Caiwei took it and stuffed it into the deerskin bag on her left waist.

After dark, they arrived at the haunted house and climbed over the wall.

“Can you tell me now? Why did you come at night?”

The sound of their footsteps echoed in the desolate abandoned house. There was no wind tonight, and no insects chirping in the middle of winter. It was terrifyingly silent.

Yan Caiwei held a stick of candied gourd in her hand and said in a clear voice,”The Yang Qi is abundant in the day, so the female ghost in the well will not appear. To get rid of her, he had to wait for her to come out.

also, I suspect that there’s something strange at the bottom of the well. I plan to go down and take a look later.

He went down to take a look … Xu Qian, who had a phobia of the deep sea, was terrified, especially when he knew that there was something strange at the bottom of the well.

As they waited and waited, the night gradually deepened. Li Caiwei asked,”Let’s go down directly. Are you going or not?”

“I’m not going … I won’t be at ease if you jump into the well alone.”

Yan Caiwei nodded, supported herself with the edge of the well, and jumped down with a plop.

This silly girl was very timid when she listened to ghost stories … Xu Qi ‘an held the black gold long knife in his hand and jumped into the well. The water was cold. He saw a flash of light in front of him, reflecting the light body of The Girl in the Yellow Dress. She twisted her waist in the water like an agile mermaid.

That ray of light was from the eight trigrams plate on her waist.

After swimming for about ten minutes, Xu Qi ‘an suddenly saw Chu Caiwei stop. She took off the eight Trigram from her waist and seemed to be confronting something.

Xu Qi ‘an swam over. With the help of the light from the eight-trigram disk, he saw a woman in white lying at the bottom of the well.

She seemed to have noticed something as she slowly looked up. It was a bloodied face with eyeballs hanging on the cheek, and maggots were wriggling in the dark Eye sockets.