Dafeng Guardian 大奉打更人 Episode 4

Zhou Li, the son of the Minister of Revenue, had already called for help. Xu Qian'an was imprisoned and felt that he was in danger. He quickly bribed Fu Tou beside him and asked him to help go to the Imperial Observatory to ask Miss Cai Wei, saying that he was in trouble and handed over this book. Once the book is delivered, the other party will definitely lend a helping hand, or even double the benefits.

Under the temptation of money, Fu Tou rushed to the Sitianjian. He took out a book and asked to meet Caiwei. The guard on duty at the time delivered the book to Song Qing. Song Qing usually loved to immerse himself in experiments. He had failed thousands of times and his face was bruised and swollen from the explosion. Seeing this book full of chemical Naturally, he was very interested in the booklet of knowledge, but when he got to the most crucial part, he found that there was no content. He asked who had given him the book in the first place, and Song Qing understood Xu Qian'an's intention.

When Xu Qian'an's uncle Xu Pingzhi heard that his nephew was in trouble, he immediately stood in front of the escort team with his sword drawn. However, as he was outnumbered, he was soon sent to prison. When Xu Pingzhi came, he quickly asked his wife to go to Yunlu Academy to find his son. Now his son has already worshipped two great scholars as his teachers, and perhaps they can save Xu Qian'an.

When Xu Xinnian heard the urgent letter sent by his mother, he hurried to report it to his teacher. When the great scholar heard that the person imprisoned was the one who wrote the popular poem, he immediately ran to find the Shangshu who was in charge of the local affairs.

Song Qing and the two great scholars arrived at the Shangshu Mansion almost at the same time. These people all held important positions and were popular figures in front of the emperor, so they naturally could not be offended. When the Shangshu heard the names of the people they wanted to save, he immediately asked his men what was going on. Originally, Xu Qian'an was imprisoned for protesting injustice, but unable to withstand the stern gaze of the Shangshu, the officials handling the case immediately told the whole story. Eventually Xu Qian'an was acquitted. Before leaving, Xu Qian'an punched Zhou Li several times to vent his anger.

Everyone was happy that day, and we finally sat together to have a happy reunion dinner. In the evening, someone knocked on the door. It was Caiwei. She heard that Xu Qian'an was in trouble, so she came to visit him and told him some secrets.

There have been further discoveries about the tax and silver case. The perpetrators of the tax and silver swap were Zheng Xinhe and Lu Qizhi, and their backer was Zhou Xianping, Zhou Li's father. Therefore, Xu Qian'an's recent imprisonment was ostensibly due to Zhou Li's misconduct, but in fact it was because Xu Qian'an discovered that the tax silver had been swapped and thus offended the Zhou family. The Zhou family tried to retaliate and then found an excuse.

It seems that the Xu family is inseparable from the tax and silver case. Now they are in the open, while the Minister of Revenue Zhou Xianping is in the dark. If they don't completely bring down this old fox Zhou Xianping, their family will not be able to get away with it. Caiwei asked Xu Qian'an what he could do. Now that they had evidence, Zhou Xianping was an old fox with many followers in the court. A rash arrest would inevitably cause a shock to the previous dynasty, so the emperor asked Caiwei to find a way to bring the culprit to justice as soon as possible. Caiwei asked Xu Qian'an if he had any good plan. Xu Qian'an felt that as a dignified fourth-rank official, they could not fight against a strong opponent with a weak force. Now that the investigation was underway in Beijing, it seemed that Zhou Xianping urgently needed money to fill the shortfall. To this end, they have to find Zhou Xianping's loopholes, and preferably ignite the fuse that can suppress Zhou Xianping. In this way, the truth of the tax-silver case will come to light.

Xu Qian'an arranged for his uncle and Xu Xinnian to investigate Zhou Xianping's weaknesses, while he went to the Sitianjian to help Song Qing complete the chemical experiment. As a modern person, it is a piece of cake to successfully complete one or two experiments. Under Song Qing's admiring gaze, Xu Qian'an successfully assisted him in completing the experiment and also received a gift from the Imperial Observatory - a precious sword.