Nightwatcher

When Sun Shangshu arrived at the Imperial Study Room, there were only three people in the spacious and luxurious space. They were Emperor Yuan Jing who was on the throne;

Master Shangshu habitually glanced at the eldest brother Shoufu, and found that the other party's face was solemn and his eyes were heavy, which surprised Sun Shangshu who thought it was just an ordinary small court meeting.

What is Wei Yuan doing again? He turned his head to look at Da Tsing Yi for a moment, but this talented eunuch has a gentle temperament, deep and introverted, making it difficult for people to see through his inner thoughts.

Sun Shangshu had a bad premonition, and after saluting, he stood silently in his own place.

As the time passed, the ministers came one after another and bowed to their seats. Emperor Yuan Jing closed his eyes and rested his mind the whole time, until he heard the voice of Minister of Industry.

Emperor Yuan Jing opened his eyes and looked down at the ministers. Those who can participate in the small court meeting are all at the level of big bosses, and ordinary high-ranking officials are not qualified.

"Wei Aiqing, please talk to the ministers."

Wei Yuan came out in response and said: "Last night, the watchmen found a private house in the inner city that raised luan boys and private prostitutes. Those girls were originally from good families, and the boys were children from ordinary families. They were captured by human traffickers and imprisoned here. , was forced to serve the guests who came to the house at night to get drunk"

"Last night, the watchmen dispatched a thunderbolt to encircle and suppress this nest of thieves, and captured thirteen clients, ten of whom held official positions, and three were wealthy businessmen in Beijing. In addition, the watchmen salvaged forty skeletons from the well in the backyard. They are all good families who were killed."

Wei Yuan's words caused a huge storm in the imperial study, and the ministers discussed loudly, regardless of the quiet rules of the court meeting.

Human trafficking, raising private prostitutes, and trading in power and sex can destroy the officials involved, especially during the Beijing inspection period.

But Wei Yuan's words were not finished yet, and another major revelation came out: "According to the investigation, the owner of the private house is involved with the wizards of the Witch God Sect, and the ghost-raising spell carved in the well is the evidence. According to the confession of the owner of the private house, he was a worker Liu Shangshu, the Ministry of Finance, works. The private house is not only a place for gangsters to seek pleasure, but also a stronghold for secretly contacting the Witch God."

All the ministers were in an uproar.

If it was said that it still maintained a certain image just now, it has become a vegetable market now. Some people scolded Wei Yuan for biting and slandering, while others suggested that Wei Yuan's dog's head should be beheaded.

The eunuch standing beside Emperor Yuan Jing shouted three times to be quiet, but still did not suppress the chaotic scene.

Forming cliques for personal gain, abducting and trafficking people, and forcing good men into prostitution are all within the scope of crimes. But colluding with Witchcraft is different. It is wanted for treason.

According to the law, those who collude with the enemy and treason belong to the nine tribes of barbarians.

"Crack!" Emperor Yuan Jing slapped the table, and the imperial study was instantly quiet. His sharp eyes swept across the ministers and landed on the chief assistant Wang Zhenwen.

"What does Wang Aiqing think?"

The first assistant came out and said in a deep voice: "This matter should be thoroughly investigated and not tolerated."

These words sounded like sloppy words, but Sun Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice was keenly aware that the big brother was leaning towards Wei Yuan, and he immediately understood what the big brother meant.

The words of Minister of the Ministry of Station Engineering, at most, sold a huge favor and cut Wei Yuan's face.

If it is Wei Yuan's case, once it is verified, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry will be finished. The party lost a leader.

In the Sangbo case, Wang Dang once tried to frame Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry as a crime, inflicting heavy damage on the whole party. Although it failed, now is indeed an opportunity.

Emperor Yuan Jing looked at Wei Yuan: "Where is the criminal?"

Wei Yuan shook his head and sighed, "The criminal was killed by a witchcraft spell last night, and there is no proof of his death."

Emperor Yuan Jing frowned.

The imperial study room suddenly fell into dead silence, and the ministers looked at Wei Yuan with weird eyes, as if saying: If there is no picture, please tell me a few words.

The head assistant Wang Zhenwen, who was so proficient in nourishing qi, turned his head and frowned at Wei Yuan.

The minister of the Ministry of Industry twitched his mouth, stepped out with a sneer, and shouted: "Your Majesty, I have been wronged. Wei Yuan slandered my humble minister, please Your Majesty call the shots."

Emperor Yuan Jing said with a sullen face, "Wei Yuan, what can you say?"

Wei Yuan was extremely calm, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please summon Tonggong Xu Qi'an."

When Xu Qi'an heard this name, the faces of the ministers suddenly became strange. Based on Zhou Chixiong's incident last time, summoning Xu Qi'an at such a juncture made the ministers realize that there was still a follow-up to the matter, and Wei Yuan had a hand in it.

Especially the members of the royal party, they had a slight PTSD to the sentence "summon Xu Qi'an".

Minister of the Ministry of Industry's face changed slightly, but he quickly hid his emotions and remained calm.

Emperor Yuan Jing was silent for a few seconds, and said, "Xuan."

Ten minutes later, Xu Qi'an, who was wearing a black robe, hung a copper gong, and carried a cloak, entered the imperial study room, and the black gold long knife hanging on his back was confiscated.

Accompanying him were Chu Caiwei and the two Si Tianjians in white.

"Meet Your Majesty." Xu Qi'an bowed.

Emperor Yuan Jing looked at the small gong indifferently. Wei Yuan turned his head and said with a smile, "Tell Your Majesty what you found."

Xu Qi'an immediately said that he planned to use the silver rewarded by His Majesty to buy real estate, but found the haunted house, and then through empathy, he discovered the private house and told the truth.

The more Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry listened, the more ugly his face became, and his heart sank slowly.

The man had already been killed, and the watchmen were obviously furious about it last night. They had no evidence, and wanted to bluff the Minister of the Ministry of Industry to stabilize their emotions, so they sneered in their hearts.

I have been in office half my life, and I have experienced so many ups and downs, just this little trick, huh.

After Xu Qi'an finished speaking, he saw that Emperor Yuan Jing was indifferent and expressionless. So he added: "The female ghost is kept in the feng shui plate of Miss Sitianjian Caiwei. If your majesty wants to verify it, you can choose someone you can trust to empathize with the female ghost."

After finishing speaking, he thought darkly in his heart: You must find a man to empathize with.

Emperor Yuan Jing pondered for a moment, then looked at the eunuch beside him. If there was anyone on the scene who he trusted the most, it would naturally be the eunuch who had been by his side since he was a child.

"I would like to do my best for His Majesty." The eunuch said as he leaned down.

"Elder-in-law, don't panic, it's nothing serious." Xu Qi'an saw that the eunuch was a little panicked, thinking that the eunuch didn't know what empathy was, so he offered words of comfort.

But don't worry, it's like watching a movie, there is no specific feeling.

Xu Qi'an felt that for the eunuch, this was a gift.

Chu Caiwei took out the feng shui plate and came to the eunuch, the feng shui plate bloomed with clear light, the Tai Chi fish spun, and a black mist popped up.

She moved lightly, pushing the black mist to the center of the eunuch's eyebrows, and the latter subconsciously leaned back, trying to avoid it. The next moment, the black mist invaded the opponent's primordial spirit.

Chu Caiwei pointed between his eyebrows to help him merge with the female ghost, otherwise, with the strength of the great eunuch's primordial spirit, he might be assimilated by the resentful spirit, and he would not be able to tell who he is.

Emperor Yuan Jing and all the ministers in the study observed the eunuch, seeing his face suddenly frightened, now ferocious, now desperate, and now painful.

The process lasted for a quarter of an hour. Chu Caiwei pulled out her jade finger and black mist at the same time, and took back the feng shui plate again.

The eunuch let out a "wow", opened his eyes, and cried loudly on his knees: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you want to be the master of your servants!"

He cried and cried, and suddenly realized that he was a man, at least he used to be. All the things he experienced just now are the memories of the female ghost, not himself.

After comprehending this level, the eunuch wiped away his tears, his face gradually recovered, and his tone was still a little sad: "Your Majesty, the servants have seen it."

Emperor Yuan Jing nodded: "Say."

He immediately glanced at the three Si Tianjians including Chu Caiwei in white clothes, and seeing the freshness in their eyes, he looked at the eunuch again with peace of mind.

"The servant girl saw that she was kidnapped and sent to the capital, where she was forced to serve Mai Huan's customers every day, no, the customers would not pay money."

The ministers looked at each other in blank dismay. From this point of view, what Wei Yuan said was true. This is a private house where good families are kidnapped and forced into prostitution.

"Later, she served a guest named Tamraha, was appreciated by him, and became his best friend."

Tamraha is an alien name.

Emperor Yuan Jing squinted his eyes, glanced at the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, nodded and said, "What happened later?"

"One night, she accidentally eavesdropped on a secret conversation and heard words such as "artillery" and "equipment", so she was brutally killed and thrown into the well. The slaves saw that she was talking with Tamraham."

Having said that, the chief eunuch turned his head, pointed at the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and said in a sharp voice, "It's Liu Shangshu."

Emperor Yuan Jing's face instantly turned livid.

The imperial study room exploded, the wind turned sharply, and the ministers turned their spears to attack the minister of the Ministry of Industry. Among them, Dali Siqing reacted fiercely, made a statement with emotion, and denounced Liu Shangshu for not being a son of man.

Amidst the denunciation, Shangbu Shang's writing was earthy, like a lifeless puppet.

After leaving the palace, Xu Qi'an rode and drove alongside Wei Yuan's carriage.

"Wei Gong, Minister of the Ministry of Industry is one of the leaders of the Qi Party, if you hold him in your hands, you can uproot the Qi Party." Xu Qi'an said in a deep voice.

In the carriage, Wei Yuan's laughter came: "Now is not the time to pull out Qi Dang, without Qi Dang, the biggest beneficiaries are not us."

Xu Qi'an, whose political struggle is at the silver level, didn't dwell on this topic, instead he asked tentatively, "Can I be regarded as a sinful meritorious service?"

Wei Yuan let out a "hmm" and said, "The Ministry of Criminal Justice will not arrest you anymore. The rest of the people who will be beaten will depend on His Majesty's will. Later, I will hand over a note to the palace."

Well, leave these matters to Wei Yuan. My promotion to Yingong should be sure to go home first to appease my second uncle and aunt.

Xu Qi'an immediately asked for leave, bid farewell to Wei Yuan, patted the filly's buttocks, and hurried to the outer city.

The second uncle is on duty and not in the mansion. There are only my aunt and two sisters at home.

My aunt sat on a chair in the front hall, drinking tea and snacks, and feeding Xiaodouding, who was playing with wooden toys, from time to time.

She was wearing a dark blue robe, her hair was pulled high, and she wore a beautiful golden bow, and her beautiful face was exquisitely made up.

Seeing the unlucky nephew came back, the aunt's face changed slightly, and she said in a hurry:

"What are you doing when you come back? Your second uncle said that there are criminals from the Ministry of Punishment nearby. Get out of here."

"Big pot, big pot" Xu Lingyin greeted him cheerfully, braked suddenly in front of him, swayed her small body, and raised her palm-sized face:

"Did you bring any delicious food back?"

"No."

Xu Qi'an indifferently shattered the young girl's eager expectation.

"oh."

Xu Lingyin is also a realistic girl, she immediately abandoned her eldest brother like a shoe, shook her little butt, and went to play by herself.

Xu Qi'an didn't want to talk to her aunt, walked to the table and reached for the pastry, but was slapped away by the beautiful woman, staring: "I'm talking to you."

Xu Qi'an said casually: "The matter has settled down, I'll come back and let you know."

Hearing that the matter had been settled, my aunt showed a little smile on her face, then quickly restrained herself, and reproached her: "I know it's causing trouble all day long, can you give the family a peaceful life?"

From the beginning of the tax and bank case, the incident has never subsided, and it happened every now and then. My aunt was worried and frightened at the beginning, but now she has gotten used to it.

This is not a good thing.

Xu Qi'an ignored her aunt's beep, and said, "I've already chosen a house, and I want to take Lingyue and Lingyin to have a look, will Auntie go?"

Hearing that the house was selected, her beautiful eyes lit up, and she said reservedly: "It's fine anyway, just let you go and have a look."

PS: I'm going to code the third chapter, it will be after midnight, everyone will read it tomorrow. Remember to catch bugs.