The Human Emperor (1-200)

C171: The Sage Emperor Intentions

“Let him go!”

Glancing at the group coldly, Wang Chong ordered.

For that instant, the entire area fell silent. All of the prison guards stared at Wang Chong fearfully.

“Stinky brat, this isn’t a matter for you to interfere in!”

The leader of the group cursed loudly, but nonetheless, he lowered his head to avoid Wang Chong’s gaze.

“Let’s go! Old fellow, we’ll spare you this time!”

He bellowed as he pushed the elder furiously, as if to vent his anger upon him.

Wang Chong might be young, everyone in this ‘imperial prison’ knew that he was a figure that couldn’t be offended. And so, none of the prison guards dared to disrespect him.

For such a trifling matter, it wasn’t worth offending him at all!

Disregarding the prison guards, Wang Chong turned to look at the grubby, bruised official curiously.

“You’re Zhang Munian?”

Wang Chong assessed the prisoner with a bizarre look.

“Indeed! Gongzi, thank you for your help!”

The prisoner seemed to be a refined person, and despite his bad state, he still bowed deeply in gratitude. He looked like he was just skin and bones, and his face was scruffy as well. But even so, there was still spirit in his eyes.

“Zhang from the characters of bow and long, Mu from adoration, and Nian from age?”

(Dissection of the characters in Zhang Munian’s name)

Wang Chong’s gaze grew more and more peculiar.

“You’re from Nanling, and you used to be an agriculture official?”

“Indeed!”

Zhang Munian was intrigued, but he still replied politely with his hand clasped. At the same time, he began to assess Wang Chong subconsciously.

A peculiar light slowly crept into Wang Chong’s eyes.

“You were arrested because you embezzled twenty thousand gold taels?”

Staring at Zhang Munian, Wang Chong suddenly asked.

“How did you know?”

Words immediately shot out from Zhang Munian’s mouth as his expression warped in shock.

Weng!

Wang Chong’s heart jolted, and towering waves gushed through Wang Chong’s mind.

“It’s really him!”

Wang Chong widened his eyes in shock and disbelief. He could have never imagined that Zhang Munian whom he had requested King Song to save, would be in the very same prison, right next to him.

Zhang Munian’s matter should have been under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Military Personnel, so why would he appear in the imperial prison of the royal palace? Could it be that he wasn’t in the imperial prison but in the cells of the Bureau of Military Personnel instead?

But how could that be?

Intrigue slowly appeared in Wang Chong’s eyes. He couldn’t have imagined that the person he wanted to meet would be in here. This was too much of a coincidence.

“Gongzi, who are you?”

Zhang Munian asked gravely. No matter how slow he could be, it was very clear that Wang Chong knew a lot about his affairs.