Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Zhenzong looked at Defang, "What do you think, Brother Emperor?"

"I would like to follow His Majesty's will, but since Your Majesty wants to send envoys to inspect and supervise this matter, I would like to recommend someone," Defang said

"Oh? Who is the emperor?" Zhenzong asked

"The minister recommended Duzhi Judge Wu Bingu to take charge of this matter," Defang said.

Zhenzong nodded, "Okay, the person recommended by the emperor will not be wrong, so let Wu Bingu be responsible for the emperor's order."

"Thank you, Your Majesty" Defang bowed

Holding the imperial decree, Defang and Wang Qinruo withdrew from the Chongzheng Hall. Halfway there, Defang said to Wang Qinruo, "My lord, what happened today really made the lonely king look at your lord with admiration."

"My lord, what do you mean?"

"What do you mean? Mr. Wang is very clear in his heart. He never thought that Mr. Wang would steal the credit of his subordinates. If the lonely king hadn't heard what Mr. Wang said to His Majesty with his own ears, it would be hard to believe." Defang looked at Wang Qinruo sternly.

Wang Qinruo was a little embarrassed, and said, "The lower official is just afraid that the subordinate's words will be inappropriate, but it will not be able to facilitate this matter."

"Enough!" Defang said holding the golden mace, "The lonely king doesn't want to hear this, Mr. Wang, you'd better stop playing tricks and cater to the holy will."

When Wang Qinruo saw the golden mace in Defang's hand, he didn't dare to speak again. Defang gave Wang Qinruo a look, walked out of the palace gate, took a sedan chair to Sansi, summoned Wu Bingu, and asked about Wang Qinruo's memorial. It turned out that Wang Qinruo threatened Wu Bin Gu, who counted the data in private, wrote a letter to please Zhenzong. Defang shook his head, appeased Wu Bingu, and then read out the imperial edict.

Wu Bingu stood up and worshiped, "Thank you for the recommendation, the lower officials are terrified"

"Don't worry about the common people, it's perfect to inspect this matter," Defang said with a smile

"The next official will do his best to achieve the emperor's order and live up to the high hopes of the prince"

"Your Majesty, please inspect the annual tax as soon as possible. The lonely king has heard that the officials in various states and counties have filled their pockets and made the people miserable. If this continues, there will be trouble," Defang said.

"Yes, but I don't know if the prince has designated a place for the first inspection?" Wu Bingu asked

Defang nodded, told Wu Bingu what Weixu had said, and told him how to deal with it

"Yes! I'm going to make preparations right away, and leave immediately." Wu Bingu bowed and returned to the mansion immediately

On the other side, Weixian and four guards rushed to Shouchun and began to look for Weixu. Soon, Weixian's guards followed Zhong Weixi's men and found Weixu in a house. Weixian left behind three guards Hiding near the house, immediately rescue if there is any situation, and fly a letter to the palace, Defang receives the news, immediately sends a letter back to Shouchun, and asks Weixian to wait for Wu Bingu to arrive and act together, Defang is in Chong The incident was reported to Zhenzong in the government hall, and Zhenzong was very angry, and ordered Di Shoujie to lead troops to capture people with a secret decree.

Shoujie was ordered to lead the soldiers and horses of the imperial army to Shouchun.

While waiting for Wu Bingu, Wei Xian followed Nan Gongwen's instructions to collect the criminal evidence of Zhong Weixi and Jiang Taohe. A few days later, Wu Bin Gu arrived in Shouchun. Wei Xian found Wu Bin Gu and presented the evidence. Gu Zhao called Zhong Weixi and detained him in the government office. When Jiang Taohe heard the news, he immediately led his troops to the house where Weixu was detained, intending to take him as a hostage. He fought with several guards at the door. A group of soldiers came and fought dozens of blows with Jiang Taohe. Jiang Taohe saw that all the soldiers he had brought were killed and captured, and knew that it would be difficult to escape. At this time, Wei Xu was also rescued. Jiang Taohe put all his eggs in one basket. He wanted to take down Weixian so he could escape, so he attacked Weixian like crazy.