Film and TV: Starting from the Night Watchman of Dafeng

Chapter 25 When I was young, they bullied me. Now that I am strong, they still want to bully me?

Wei An felt a little different when he entered the night watchman's dungeon again.

Not only is he assisting in the interrogation this time, but his own strength is also incomparable.

"It's nothing. Just cooperate with me at the critical moment and make the prisoner tell the truth." Nangong Qianrou said.

I don’t know if it was the influence of the environment or if Wei An saw it wrongly, but in the candlelight, a hint of ferocity and excitement flashed in Nangong Qianrou’s eyes.

"grown ups."

In front of an interrogation room, Liu Hong and another Yinluo, who had not been seen for several days, appeared.

"Liu Hong, you know him. This is Li Yuchun. Li Yinluo is under the command of Yang Jinluo."

Nangong Qianrou introduced.

"Liu Yinluo, how have you been?" Wei An said with a smile and a short bow.

The latter returned the greeting with a fist salute, feeling deeply moved.

Who would have thought?
From this moment to that moment, everything has changed!

Wei An looked at Li Yuchun again. This man had a high nose bridge, slightly deep eye sockets, and was dressed simply and meticulously. He did not look like the interrogator who often frequented the dungeon.

Nangong Qianrou didn't say anything, and he didn't ask.

"We met once, I wonder if Li Yinluo remembers him?" Wei An said with a smile.

Li Yuchun just smiled and nodded, being just as taciturn as Yang Yan.

"The prisoner to be interrogated here is Zheng Xin, the former head of the Ministry of Revenue."

As they walked in, Nangong Qianrou introduced.

Tax and silver case?
It's not over yet?

When the incident happened, the emperor was furious, but it turned out to be a lot of noise but little action.

Even the teacher knows that Zhou Xianping is behind Zheng Xin, so how could the emperor not know?

I'm afraid it's the emperor's mind!

The night watchmen under my uncle's command have formed a faction in the court. Doesn't the Minister of Revenue have someone behind him? How could Zheng Xin fall into the hands of the night watchmen?

Wei An thought secretly, even wondering whether he should withdraw in time.

As before, he just nodded to indicate that he understood, without asking any further questions.

Nangong Qianrou was very satisfied with this.

The interrogation room was not small, and four guards were already waiting there.

Further inside, there is a small cell.

"Bring the person out."

Nangong Qianrou stopped in front of a pile of torture instruments. Two men with bronze gongs came up, opened the cell, and carried Zheng Xin out.

The white prison uniform was covered in stains and blood.

Zheng Xin was about thirty years old and looked tired. When he saw Nangong Qianrou, there was an uncontrollable fear in his eyes.

Looking at his behavior, I'm afraid he has confessed all the embarrassing things he did in his childhood.

Still need him?

"Nangong Jinluo, I have confessed everything. The tax and silver case was indeed committed by me and Lu Qizhi in partnership."

Zheng Xin said humbly.

Nangong Qianrou ignored him. After two Tongluo men tied him to a chair covered in cuts, she coldly demanded, "Zheng Xin, tell the truth. Who is behind the tax case?"

I've asked this question so many times.

Zheng Xin shook his head helplessly and disdainfully, and was about to pass it off by talking about the past.

But he found that Nangong Qianrou was looking at a...scholar?
Scholar?

Zheng Xin's heart skipped a beat.

The scholar looked at him again and said in a deep voice, "Sincerity is the beginning and the end of everything."

These were clearly words he had never heard before, but every word was engraved in his heart.

Immediately, his emotions were out of control, and the thought of "confessing honestly" became stronger and stronger...

"Fifth level of moral conduct?" He stared blankly, and the next moment after he said this, the thought occupied his entire mind!
Later…

Wei An listened to it fully.

Mm…very cool!
I also feel ashamed of my previous judgment. This bastard is really good at acting!

Tongluo, who was in charge of paperwork, stepped forward himself, grabbed Zheng Xin's fingers, which were like dead fish, pressed them into the red mud, and made fingerprints.

"Yes, the ability of the fifth rank of Confucianism is indeed very useful." Nangong Qianrou accepted the confession and nodded with satisfaction. The night watchmen always said that he was good at torture and abuse of prisoners, which was pure slander!

Isn’t all the torture just for this piece of paper?

The explanation is very detailed.

Nangong Qianrou sighed in her heart.

Looking at Wei An again, there was a bit more enthusiasm in his eyes.

"Did you have a good rest?" he asked without thinking.

Wei An didn't understand.

What rest?
"next."

"Eh? Isn't it once every two days?"

"Aren't you a fourth-rank official? You're already breaking down after just one interrogation? Can you handle this?"

"That's not the case, but..."

"Don't worry, I won't let you suffer."

"... "

half an hour later
Haoqi Building

Wei An's face looked a little gloomy.

When he entered the second interrogation room, he was still puzzled as to why they said he would not suffer any loss. After Yang Yan asked, everything became clear.

"Lord Wei, this is a small leader. He is responsible for spreading rumors and is not the only one in the group. His group will surely become more powerful and influential in the future." Yang Yan handed over the confession.

"Please monitor all the people who have given their confessions." Wei Yuan said.

"Yes, Lord Wei." Yang Yan led Li Yuchun away.

Liu Hong was very perceptive and took his leave.

"I'm coming for you, my dear nephew. What do you think?" Wei Yuan looked at Wei An with a light tone.

The lighter the tone, the more sarcastic it is.

Nangong Qianrou also looked at Wei An.

Wei An suppressed his unnecessary expression, his eyes were firm, and his voice was low, "When I was young, they bullied me. Now that I'm strong, they still want to bully me?"

Suddenly, his voice rose, "You are dreaming!"

Nangong Qianrou raised her willow-shaped eyebrows.

So reckless?

Is he really the Confucian genius who defeated Cheng Xue?

Wei Yuan didn't take it seriously and chuckled, "I didn't realize you were so brave."

As the two looked at each other, Wei An slowly exhaled, "It was really uncomfortable to keep this youthful spirit in my heart. Now I feel much better."

After saying that, he walked straight to Wei Yuan's horizontal table, sat down cross-legged, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it all.

Nangong Qianrou wanted to step forward to stop him, but when she saw that Wei Yuan didn't react at all, she gave up the idea.

"Why are you coming for me, uncle?" Wei An turned around and smiled.

He continued, "Today, whether in front of the teachers of the academy or the princess, I have said that I have no intention of pursuing a career in politics."

"He won the debate against the Imperial College. This is witnessed by countless scholars and is an indisputable fact. Whether Yunlu can return to the court depends on Yunlu, the officials in the court, and even more so on the current emperor. If he wants to succeed, it will take time, and if he wants to destroy it, it will also take time."

"So, the only person I have a connection with is you, Uncle. So, Uncle, who do you think they're after? They've gone to such lengths to spread rumors that I'm connected to the Wushen Cult. Do they really think they can reverse the outcome of the debate? If they're only targeting me, then the person behind this isn't worthy of being an official in this capital!"

"Hearing you say this, it seems that you have indeed inherited Chen Ru's true teachings." Wei Yuan returned to the horizontal table and said as he sat down.

"Teacher is good at governing the country, not being an official." Wei An corrected.

Wei Yuan smiled, poured himself some tea, and said, "Then you know a lot about being an official."

"Under the Great Ming (sun), what is new in the world? Nothing is new in the world!"

Wei An's words...

Nangong Qianrou's expression changed slightly.

"Very old-fashioned." Wei Yuan commented, "Then tell me, now that I'm in this situation, how can I break it?"

"Uncle, you're joking. How can I interfere in the game between you and those big shots?" Wei An shook his head.

Wei Yuan didn't respond. He slowly sipped his tea before saying, "If I were the one controlling you in Qingzhou back then, and I discovered that you, this chess piece, had suddenly lost control, what do you think I would do?"

(End of this chapter)