Wei Xianzhi walked quickly on the spotless green brick road. Not only did the patrolling guards not stop him, but they would bow and call him "Master Wei" when they saw him.
There are only a few important ministers who can enter and exit the palace freely, and they naturally recognize them all.
But usually only Wei Xianzhi would enter the palace in the middle of the night.
Most of the time it's the emperor who summons me. If not... then something big is going to happen.
The moonlight is cold and the night wind is like a knife.
"Another big shot is about to lose his head!"
An older guard muttered softly.
the other side.
Wei Xianzhi hurried all the way to the imperial study room.
The gold-edged plaque with the three characters "Shiqu Pavilion" written on it was right in front, but instead he slowed down his pace, and finally stopped altogether.
Hiding in the dark, he wrote ink for a while and then suddenly turned his head to look at the night sky behind him.
In the endless night, there seems to be a flash of fire.
Ordinary people would never notice this abnormality, but Wei Xianzhi, as a third-level master, could see the shape of the fire clearly.
With an imperceptible smile on his face, he took two quick steps again and arrived at the door of the royal study in the blink of an eye.
"Master Wei?"
The old eunuch guarding the door was a little surprised and asked in a sharp voice: "You came to see the emperor in the middle of the night?"
"Yes, I have something important to report!"
Wei Xianzhi said "urgently": "This matter is of great importance. Please ask Eunuch Li to go in and report it!"
"Master Wei, don't be anxious, I'll go to the Sa family right now."
The old eunuch didn't know how to write ink, so he left a few words and went into the imperial study, where he quickly left and returned.
"Master Wei, the emperor allows you to come in."
"good!"
Wei Xianzhi cupped his hands and stepped across the threshold.
The screen bookshelf and other items are exquisite and luxurious. Behind the huge fan-shaped table sits a man in a loose white robe, who is the current emperor of Daning - Ning Yongnian.
"Wei Aiqing, I'm afraid it won't be a good thing if you come to me so late."
Ning Yongnian looked over with a smile and said in a relaxed tone: "Tell me, I am happy today."
"Your Majesty, Zhang Hongwen is feeding demons in his mansion!"
Wei Xianzhi said nothing nonsense and went straight to the point: The spies said that the monster was extremely vicious and the consequences would be disastrous if it escaped."
"But please rest assured, Your Majesty, I have immediately sent people to Zhang Mansion after learning about this incident. I will definitely not let this monster cause trouble in the capital!"
"Zhang Hongwen? Feeding demons?"
Ning Yongnian was stunned and asked: "When did it happen?"
"We don't know this yet. We need to examine Mr. Zhang to find out."
"I asked you when you knew about this."
"Oh, I just found out about it an hour ago."
Wei Xianzhi's expression did not change: "After I arranged the task of catching the monster, I immediately set off to report to His Majesty, without even a moment's delay."
"You...can you do such a thing?"
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 this."
Wei Xianzhi still had a righteous expression.
Of course he knew that Ning Yongnian already knew that he would kill first and then show off, and he also knew that Ning Yongnian already knew that he knew that he knew that he would kill first and then show off.
But the words still cannot be broken.
When you hang around the emperor, no matter how many dolls you try, as long as you understand it in your heart, it will be fine.
"That's all, you should tell him in detail about feeding demons..."
Sure enough, Ning Yongnian had no intention of letting Wei Xianzhi admit it, so he changed the topic to Zhang Hongwen again.
"Yes, Your Majesty..."
…
Just when Wei Xianzhi was explaining to Ning Yongnian how terrifying the monster was as if he had seen it with his own eyes, the people in the Xuanjing Division who were far away in Zhang Mansion didn't even know what they were doing here.
Some of them have carried out highly confidential tasks before, but at least they will be informed of the specific situation when they arrive.
But now it's good, nearly a hundred people in the Zhang family have been controlled in the courtyard, but the "Supreme Commander" Wei Changtian still doesn't say what crime the Zhang family has committed.
This made everyone really confused.
"Master Wei..."
Huang Qianhu looked at the densely packed men, women, old and children kneeling in the courtyard, and asked Wei Changtian in a low voice again: "This Zhang family..."
Wei Changtian interrupted directly: "Have the Zhang family carefully searched it?"
"Uh... there are still a few brothers who haven't come back."
"Then wait until they come back."
"……yes."
Huang Qianhu nodded helplessly.
Forget it, I've been waiting for half a day, it's not too late.
It's just that he can wait, but Zhang Hongwen cannot wait.
"Is this how the Xuanjing Division behaves?!"
He asked with a livid face and eyes full of anger: "He broke into my house for no reason and forced my people to kneel here without even a reason. How is this behavior different from that of mountain bandits?!"
"Let me go! I'm going to see the emperor!"
"I don't believe that Xuanjing Division can really cover the sky in Daning..."
To be honest, although Zhang Hongwen, an old man, is not in good health, he is very sharp-tongued. With just a few words, he gave the Xuanjing Division a big hat.
"Noisy."
Wei Changtian glanced at him, turned around and asked, "Master Huang, can you shut him up?"
"this……"
Huang Qianhu explained in a low voice: "According to the law, officials of fourth rank and above cannot be silenced, forced to kneel, or tortured to extract a confession before being convicted."
"What bullshit rules."
Wei Changtian murmured in a low voice and turned his head to the other person beside him.
It was Xu Qingwan who was named by him as his "personal bodyguard".
Pointing at Zhang Hongwen, Wei Changtian ordered: "Miss Xu, go and tell him to shut up and kneel down. I will be responsible for anything that happens..."
"Whoosh!"
Before Wei Changtian could finish his words, a pretty figure flashed out in an instant and was 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, the Minister of Dali Temple, and raised her foot to kick Zhang Hongwen on the knee.
"Plop!"
Zhang Hongwen immediately fell to his knees. Before he could shout, a section of his sleeve was missing, and the next second the missing section appeared in his mouth.
Kicking people, cutting cloths, gagging... Xu Qingwan did all these actions in one go, and Wei Changtian almost cheered her up.
But Huang Qianhu next to him was very frightened.
Damn it!
It would be okay if Zhang Hongwen is found to have problems later, but if nothing is found... let alone Wei Changtian, everyone present today will probably suffer the same fate.
I regretted extremely much why I got involved in this case, and the last few officers who were searching for Zhang Mansion not far away also came back empty-handed at this time.
He quickly reported the news: "Sir, everyone in the Zhang family has been searched carefully. Everyone, including the maids and servants, is here. There is indeed no one hiding!"
"good."
Wei Changtian breathed a long sigh of relief, thinking that it was finally time to "reveal the secret".
The reason why he was so cautious was not to give Zhang Hongwen any chance to mess around.
Monsters are not gold, silver or jewelry. Although they are locked up now, they have legs after all.
If someone from the Zhang family is hiding in the dark and secretly releases the monster when they hear something is wrong, it will undoubtedly cause a lot of trouble.
What's more, the teachings of Wei Xianzhi and Qin Caizhen, "To cut the grass, you must get rid of the roots" are still fresh in my mind.
If I had rushed towards the monsters as soon as I came up, how could these people from the Zhang family be so lucky as to be able to catch them without mercy?
Since you are a villain and there is no luck bonus, it is better to be careful in everything.
Tsk tsk tsk, I am so stable!
After praising himself a little in his heart, Wei Changtian finally looked at Zhang Hongwen and shouted in a deep voice: