Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Yes," Defang said, "I just came back from the lobby, let your mother rest and rest."

The children withdrew, and Defang and Concubine Di returned to the dormitory. Defang hugged Concubine Di, "Madam, I'm sorry for making Madam suffer."

"My lord, my concubine is fine, and my concubine is not afraid."

"Ma'am," Defang said with tears in his eyes, "I watched Madam being taken away, tried in Dali Temple, and almost imprisoned. I really hate myself! I let Madam suffer such humiliation!"

"My lord, did His Majesty release the concubine?"

"Yes" Defang nodded, "I beg Your Majesty to be kind, Your Majesty is benevolent, and issued a warrant."

"My lord! How can you kneel for your concubine!" Concubine Di grabbed Defang's clothes, "You can't do that!"

"So what if you kneel? I can't watch Madam be imprisoned! If Madam is really imprisoned, I will go to prison myself. I will never let Madam suffer in prison alone!"

"My lord! My concubine and my elder brother got my lord down..."

"No! It's not my wife's fault, nor my brother's fault. I will definitely seek justice for my brother and my wife."

Concubine Di hugged Defang, "The concubine made the prince suffer."

"Madam, I'm fine. I will never let this kind of thing happen again. Even if it is against the decree, I will never let Madam leave me again!"

"My lord..."

"Madam, don't worry, I will take care of this matter. Madam, please rest at ease in the mansion. Brother will return to Beijing to meet Madam soon."

"Brother? He."

"He's fine." Defang nodded. "Ma'am, believe me, I will bring my brother back."

"Thank you, my lord." Concubine Di leaned against Defang. For Nanqing Palace, this day seemed as long as a month.

Defang learned of Di Shoujie's hiding place from Zhenzong, so he sent someone to inform Gongliang Shiguan who was going to Xingren Mansion. He met Di Shoujie and informed Defang of Zeng Tianhui's incident. Gongliang brought back the criminal evidence to the capital. On the other hand, the people on Kou Zhun's side also found a lot of evidence. Defang asked Zhao Zongting to stabilize Hao Dongsheng and Wang He in the case of Di Shoujie, and Yuan Naihong, a doctor in the Ministry of Punishment, paid attention to the movements of Hao Dongsheng and Wang He in the Ministry of War. Lu Yiding, Minister of Dali Temple, stared at Dong Chao, Minister of Taichang Temple, and asked Wei Xu and Wei Can's on-duty officials and households to check the officials and taxes of Xingren Mansion. Several people were secretly carrying out the matter, and soon , the records of various ministries were collected in the hands of Defang, and Defang and Kou Zhun discussed how to proceed to the next step.

"Master Kou, in your opinion, what should we do now?" Defang asked

"The evidence of the crime is complete, and now the last step is left." Kou Zhun said, "Wang Wuquan still has some influence in the court, and Zeng Tianhui still controls the military power in the east of Jingdong. Although there are not many troops, it is very dangerous. If he If the trapped beasts are still fighting and leading troops into the capital, there will be great chaos, and the lower officials think that we should act calmly at this time."

"Well." Defang nodded, "It's true that you can't scare the snake, otherwise all previous efforts will be wasted."

"My lord, now we need to distract them, cut off their communication with other officials, then arrest them all by surprise, and then speed up the trial of the case, and immediately announce the replacement officials to take office, without leaving them any room to breathe."

"Okay!" Defang gritted her teeth and said, "This time, we will eradicate all the remnants of Wang Jien's party in the court!"

On the second day, Di Shoujie quietly returned to the capital. He was brought into the palace by Jiajun from the back door. Concubine Di was very happy to see Shoujie, and excitedly shook Shoujie's hand, "Brother, I thought brother."