Chang'an night watchman

Chapter 58 Arresting Lu Changge

Jinluan Hall, early morning.

Emperor Tai'an, who was wearing a dragon robe, sat high on the throne, and he looked down at the ministers in the hall with his eyes lightly, but he could not see the joy or anger.

"My dear fellows, do you know what happened last night?"

Without waiting for the ministers to reply, Emperor Tai'an's tone suddenly rose, and he said sharply: "General Yuan, what do you think?"

Yuan Jingxi didn't change his expression, he took a step forward and said: "Return to Your Majesty, last night the night watchman discovered the Night Demon in the East City. As of this morning, a total of 37 people have been infected, and they have been eliminated."

The ministers burst into an uproar.

Even though many people have already known about this, they still feel a chill down their spines when they say it from Yuan Jing Salamander's mouth at this moment.

This is the first time in decades that there is a night devil in the capital!
Now that the news can no longer be suppressed, I am afraid that everyone in Chang'an City will know about it within today, and people will be panicked, sleep and food will be difficult, and the impact will not be insignificant.

"His Majesty!"

Fan Wan finally found the opportunity to speak out, "Yuan Jingxi is in charge of the night watchman, but such a catastrophe happened in the capital, it must be caused by the negligence of the night watchman and corruption!"

"Please, Your Majesty, strictly investigate the night watchman, otherwise, the spirit of the sky with more than [-] dead souls will not be able to be contained!"

Group started.

The ministers' eyes all turned to this duo. Although these officials made a living by finding faults, very few people would go to Yuan Jingzao for trouble, because he was a famous founding general.

Without him, there is today's Wuling!
"Nonsense!" Zhang Xizhi, the first assistant, immediately scolded, "General Yuan is a famous general of the generation, how could he neglect his duties? Please show your majesty."

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is a singing and a harmony, and Yuan Jing Salamander is no exception. It turns out that Fan Wan is from the first assistant. No wonder he will catch Lu Changge.

Emperor Tai'an saw it in his eyes and was happy to see its success.

He was worried that he could not find a reason to weaken the strength of the Night's Watch. Now that the two parties were fighting, he could just be the fisherman.

"General Yuan, do you have anything to say?"

Yuan Jingxi didn't change his face: "Your Majesty, this matter is too strange, maybe it is caused by someone behind the scenes."

"Chang'an City means long-term peace and stability. If there are night demons running rampant in the city, how can the people of the world feel at ease? General Yuan, you should understand what I mean."

First he questioned with anger on his face, and then calmly reasoned, and often used words.

"clear."

"Chang'an has a ten-day curfew starting today, and the law and order after nightfall will be left to the general's night watchman."

"The minister takes orders!"

Emperor Tai'an's words were putting pressure on Yuan Jing Salamander.

After today, if there is a night demon appearing under the protection of the night watchman, then he can justifiably suppress the night watchman.

It's a thankless job, but it has to be done.

"Confucianism has a saying, three times to check my body, there is a night demon in Chang'an City, the general might as well ask the question of the night watchman first?"

The one who spoke was Wang Jing, the waiter of the Ministry of Punishment. He respectfully said, "Your Majesty, many people gathered at the gate of the county government before dawn today.

After waking up, the household registration book of the family suddenly lost a person, which was unacceptable to anyone.

But after being infected, it is a night devil, and it must be killed.

"Your Majesty, I thought I could give some money and silver to comfort their family members. The most urgent task is to find the source of the Night Demon, so that I can give them an explanation."

Ning Shanyue finally spoke up. He and Yuan Jing Salamander stood on the same front. One was for the prosperity of the country, and the other was to protect the country's safety.

"This is according to what Ning Aiqing said."

There is no conflict of interest in the issue of pensions, and it can be settled as such.

Finally came the most crucial question.

Emperor Tai'an inspected the ministers: "Is there anyone willing to share my worries about the night demon case?"

"This matter is none other than General Yuan!"

"The night watchman is responsible for defending against the night demon, and General Yuan should not let it go!"

"General Yuan is dedicated to the country and the people, and it is indeed the luck of my Wuling!"

A group of courtiers jumped out one after another.

In fact, even if they didn't speak, Emperor Tai An still planned to hand it over to Yuan Jing Salamander.

Two things, one is to maintain the law and order in the capital at night, and the other is to find out the cause of the night demon case.

If anything went wrong, he had reason to beat the Night's Watch.

The organization established by the late emperor was too powerful and had too much power at special moments, which made him uneasy.

Emperor Tai'an nodded and said, "General Yuan, how do you leave this matter to you?"

"The duty of the minister is to do our best!"

Yuan Jingxi was not surprised by this result, and even thought about it when talking to that kid last night.

"Okay! Within five days, if the general can find out the cause and effect of Ye Demon's appearance, there will be a lot of rewards! If it can't be found within five days"

Emperor Tai'an hesitated to speak, but the ministers understood it very well.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, General Yuan is the backbone of my Wuling. With him, I can keep Chang'an safe and sound." Zhang Xizhi, the first assistant, smiled and gave Fan Wan a wink while being yin and yang.

"Is there anything else to play?"

"His Majesty!"

Seeing that Emperor Tai'an was about to retire, Fan Wan immediately stepped out and fell to the ground on his knees: "Last night, the dog was beaten to death by the night watchman, please let your majesty be the master!"

"Oh? Who moved the hand."

"A yellow-level night watchman named Lu Changge."

Hearing this name, both Ning Shanyue and Jiang Shili were shocked.

"Let's listen to it." Emperor Tai'an said in a deep voice.

Therefore, Fan Wan explained the ins and outs of the incident.

In his story, the two had a conflict first, and after the Night Demon appeared, Lu Changge beat him to death without any explanation.The two followers were too frightened to see whether Fan Jie was infected.

"This minister thinks that state affairs are bigger than family affairs, so I have been holding back all this time... But as a father, this minister can't let Jie Er die in an unclear manner, please investigate thoroughly!"

Fan Wan was devastated, his words were sonorous, and he almost burst into tears.

He just asked for a "thorough investigation", and did not forcibly turn right and wrong into black and white, and directly framed Lu Changge.

As a father who has lost his son, this is not too much to ask.

"General Yuan, is there such a thing?"

"Go back to Your Majesty, the night watchman never uses force against ordinary people." Yuan Jingsa said flatly, "Fan Wan, Zuo Zuo has experienced corpses, and Ling Lang has indeed been infected."

The other party did not accept this statement at all, and suggested that the night watchman may have deliberately injected poisonous blood into the dead in order to cover up the crime.

As we all know, the poison in the Night Demon's body can be spread through blood blending, and life and death are the same.

In a word, I don't care, I just want to disgust you.

Anyway, my heart aches when my son is dead, hum.

Finally, Emperor Tai'an handed over the matter to the Ministry of Punishment and announced his withdrawal from the dynasty.

The officials left the Golden Luan Hall and went to the Meridian Gate Road. Fan Wan walked side by side with Wang Jing, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment.

"Don't worry, this official will make the decision for you, and I will not let Ling Lang die because of injustice." Wang Jing said sternly.

"Thank you, sire!" Fan Wan clenched his fists tightly, "Although he is a second son who is not good enough, he is also the flesh of this official's heart.

"Hehe, no matter whether that Lu Changge killed a human or a night demon, this official will let him be buried with him to comfort the spirit of Lingling in the sky."

"The kindness of the adults, the lower official will never forget it!"

After leaving the Meridian Gate, the two said their goodbyes. Wang Jing looked at Fan Wan's back with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Fan Wan, your son really died just right."

The night watchman is now shouldering a heavy responsibility, and he must find out the truth within five days, and he must be tied up because of this matter, which is even worse.

The yellow-ranked night watchman is just a vulgar warrior at the bottom of the capital. Now that he has killed a court official, it is too easy to kill him.

Lu Changge went back to Jiang's mansion to rest for half a day, and told his maid to go out in the evening.

Lately, the night watchman has to work crazy overtime, and he has to go to the yamen.And the matter of killing Fan Jie, I'm afraid it won't end so easily.

"Big Brother Lu?"

As soon as he went out, he ran into Jiang Yunji who was returning home.Thinking that the academy also knew the news of the Night Demon, so let the students go home earlier.

"Yun Ji, it's just right, do you know what happened last night?"

"Well, it is said that a night demon appeared in the city, so I went back to the house early."

"I killed someone last night."

"?"

Lu Changge didn't tell Bai Mowei about this, for fear that she would be frightened, but Jiang Yunji wouldn't.

Sure enough, the latter was slightly surprised and then asked about the ins and outs.

Lu Changge informed all about the encounter with the Night Demon yesterday.

"It's all about Fan Wan. I heard that this person, Fan Jie is his second son, idle and domineering. Moreover, his father, Fan Wan, is very likely to be a member of the chief and auxiliary party."

"You mean they are using this to make a game?"

"It's not impossible." Jiang Yunji looked worried, "What are you going to do?"

Lu Changge said with a smile: "Fortunately, I have prepared, Yun Ji, I left something in your room, remember to go back and have a look."

"Huh?" Jiang Yunji tilted his head in confusion.

Right now!

In the distance, a group of county officials came with knives and surrounded Lu Changge.

(End of this chapter)