Film and TV: Starting from the Night Watchman of Dafeng

Chapter 13 Meeting at Taiming Lake

Thinking in his heart, Wei An stood up, straightened his clothes and sleeves, and bowed deeply to Wei Yuan, "Thank you, uncle."

"Oh, where does Xie come from?" Wei Yuan pretended to be confused.

Wei An chuckled, looking a bit more youthful than the stern nerd he had been in the academy before. "Thank you, uncle, for drawing the fire for me."

"Attract...firepower? Hmm...your wording is quite appropriate." Wei Yuan chewed on this unfamiliar term and said, "Sit down."

Wei An sat down with a smile, and the next moment, his whole face froze.

"Have you ever thought about what would happen to you if your previous actions were made public at this critical moment?"

Wei Yuan's tone was light, but his words were like a basin of ice water, pouring over his head!

Seeing the boy's ugly face, Nangong Qianrou immediately raised her eyebrows and felt happy.

Wei An was silent, feeling bitterness in his mouth and his heart was in turmoil.

He tried to calm down and regain his composure. After a while, he said, "Duke Wei wants to use me as bait to lure out the person behind this?"

Wei Yuan tilted his head and looked at him with a smile, "What do you think of this plan?"

A ball of rage erupted in his heart. Wei An gritted his teeth and tried his best not to let his rationality be overwhelmed. "I thought that Duke Wei would not do this."

Wei Yuan said nothing.

Time is like mud, Wei An sinks deeper and deeper, feeling more and more suffocated.

Finally, Wei Yuan spoke, "You said nice things back then, saying you didn't want to acknowledge me, fearing you'd stand out and be persecuted. Why are you making such a fuss now? Do you know what you're facing?"

"I know!" Wei An replied almost without pause.

Really impressive!

"I know that the dispute between the academy and the Imperial College is not limited to academics!"

"I know that they are cruel and mean, and have no bottom line!"

"I know that the current emperor would never want to see stability broken!"

With each sentence he spoke, his momentum grew stronger and stronger!
"But what can I do?" he asked, then said firmly, "Although I'm young, every day feels like walking on thin ice, every step feels like walking on the edge of a knife. I must fight to make a name for myself!"

The air was silent for a moment.

Nangong Qianrou looked at the 'little brat' she had been talking about. The light shone on the boy's face, making him look resolute. The willpower revealed between his brows was unstoppable.

for a long time.

Wei Yuan said slowly, "The day you said those words at Sheep Pavilion, someone had already heard about this from the night watchman. Yesterday, I told them that you were my cousin through someone else, and by last night, almost everyone in the city knew about it. Later today, your previous experiences will also reach those people. Of course, some details will be changed, such as how your poem "Thoughts on Reading Books" was delivered to Song Zhenggong's desk, and the inhuman torture you suffered."

Wei An sorted out his thoughts, stood up and bowed deeply, "Thank you, uncle."

"You are still young, but you are too utilitarian. Sometimes you call him Duke Wei, and sometimes you call him uncle." Wei Yuan chuckled and scolded.

Wei An lowered his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Okay, go down to the sixth floor. There's a quiet room there. Go and clean up. Lunch will be served earlier, otherwise someone will be waiting anxiously."

Wei Yuan was referring to something.

After some speculation, Wei An took his leave and went downstairs.

"Godfather, even if we cover up for him, I'm afraid someone will still find out."

After Wei An left, Nangong Qianrou raised her doubts.

"No problem. By then, his words will no longer be comparable to those of today."

"Godfather, you are betting that he will win."

"He has no choice but to move forward, so he will try his best, right?"

"... "

After the "family dinner" was over, Wei An finally understood who Wei Yuan was referring to as "some people".

As he left the night watchman's office, a group of people in scholar's and student's uniforms came towards him, and people on both sides surrounded him, as if to prevent him from turning around and hiding in the night watchman's office.

"But is Wei Wuyang here in person?" The leader, who was about twenty years old, asked with a bow.

"It's me. What are you waiting for?" Wei An looked around in confusion.

"Oh, Brother Wei, why do you ask when you already know the answer?" The man chuckled, his expression defiant, and continued, "I've been listening to Brother Wei's lecture at Mianyang Pavilion and am a little confused. Today is a coincidence, so I'd like to ask Brother Wei to help me solve my doubts."

How can this be the tone of asking for advice?
"I don't know your name at all, but you come up to ask me, when did the students of the Imperial College become so impolite?" Wei An said with a smile.

Although he smiled, his tone was clearly sarcastic. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the young man felt a little deflated, gritted his teeth, and bowed again, "Brother Wei, please don't blame me. I was eager to learn, and I was negligent. I..."

"Forget it, you don't need to introduce yourself. I won't argue with you today."

But before he could introduce himself, he was interrupted by Wei An.

"You... are so brave! You actually teased me!" the man was furious.

"Hey, stop slandering people out of thin air. I'm not just teasing you and others, I'm teasing you." Wei An vented all the anger he received from Wei Yuan on this man.

"I…"

"Alright." A young man walked out from behind that man. Judging from his appearance, this man was a little taller. He took two steps and said, "Brother Wei is quite sharp-tongued..."

"Alright, I'm not interested in grinding my teeth with you all here. Tomorrow, there's a polo field next to Taiming Lake. If you have any questions, I'll definitely teach you." Wei An interrupted him, took two steps, and said, "Ask all your questions at once. I'll only teach you this once."

After saying that, he walked away.

"You are a rebellious person!"

"You are just empty-headed and don't dare to argue with us."

"... "

The young people before had a lot of output.

Everyone was too lazy to look at him and left together.

……

The next day
Xu Mansion
"Farewell to the old, farewell to the old!"

At dawn, the doorman Lao Zhang brought in a student from Yunlu.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, the student kept calling out to Xu Xinnian.

The latter was just washing up.

"Gurgle~Puff~"

"Fu Yun, why are you in such a hurry to come here?" Xu Xinnian asked slowly.

"Cijiu, you really don't know, oh my, Master Wei will be debating with the people from the Imperial College at the polo field on the Taiming Lake today to decide the winner."

"What? Why so sudden?"

"Don't worry about it, let's go quickly. If you go too late, you might not be able to get in."

"Let's go!"

"... "

Xu Xin had just left here before the New Year, and Xu Qian'an climbed over the wall right after him.

"Da Lang, my lady told you to go through the main gate," said a maid.

"I also told you not to call me Dalang." Xu Qian'an made a joke, glanced around, and asked, "Is Cijiu still sleeping?"

"My classmates came to look for me, and my second brother went out with them."

"Is this so...you go call Lingyue and Lingyin."

"Yes, Master..."

...

Taiming Pond, Polo Field

As the sun rose, the venue was already crowded with people. Almost all the scholars in the capital, young and old, came here. It was like a grand gathering for scholars.

Some waited silently, while others whispered to each other.

"Have you heard? Yunlu has been held hostage since he was little and has been beaten a lot!"

"Oh, could it be a gap sent by the enemy country?"

"Did he really come up with those two sentences himself?"

"Who knows? Whether he has real talent or not, we will find out today."

"... "

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