Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

After a while, Taizong and Zhao Pu came to the prison, and they walked to Defang's prison, ordered someone to open the prison door, Defang hurriedly saluted and kowtowed, "Your majesty, long live long live."

Sitting on the brought chair, Taizong looked at Defang in front of him and said, "How is your nephew these days?"

"Your Majesty, I... I really didn't bribe the assassin, and I didn't kill the king. Your Majesty, please check it out."

Taizong took out the jade pendant, "Then tell me, what's the matter with this jade pendant?"

"I really don't know why the jade pendant is on the assassin."

Zhao Pu asked, "My lord, did you lose this jade pendant?"

"No, this jade pendant...was given to someone else by this king."

"Give it to someone?" Taizong asked, "Give it to an assassin?"

"No, Your Majesty."

"Then tell me, who did you give this jade pendant to? When did you give it?"

"Back to Your Majesty... yes... ten years ago..."

"Ten years ago?" Taizong and Zhao Pu looked at each other, "You gave this jade pendant away ten years ago? Why? Who did you give this jade pendant with your own name on it?"

"Return to Your Majesty... yes..." Defang really didn't want to mention this person's name, because he knew that Taizong hated this person very much.

"Who is it!" Taizong asked, "Could it be that you are lying to me, you can't tell at all!"

"Chen dare not! Chen... Chen... It's for... Li Yu..."

"What? Who?" Taizong thought he had heard it wrong. "Say it again, who did you give it to?"

"Li... Li Yu..."

"Li Yu? Li Yu, the king of subjugation?"

"Yes... Your Majesty..."

"Nephew, Li Yu has been dead for ten years, and you actually said that this thing was given to him? You are playing tricks on me!"

"Your Majesty! I tell you the truth! How dare you lie to Your Majesty!"

"Alright, tell me why you gave this to him."

"Returning to Your Majesty, it was the third year of Taiping Xingguo. On the day of Li Yu's birthday, the minister went to the mansion to congratulate him. At that time, the princess of the minister was still in labor for more than two months. Li Yu gave the jade pendant on his body to the minister and said It is a gift for an unborn child, I accepted the jade pendant, and gave him back the jade pendant I customized at that time, I really don’t know why this jade pendant is on the assassin’s body at this time.”

"You said that Li Yu also gave you the jade pendant, okay, where is the jade pendant?"

"In the minister's study."

"Prime Minister Zhao, take someone to Nanqing Palace to fetch the jade pendant."

"Yes, Your Majesty" Zhao Pu asked, "My lord, may I ask where the jade pendant is in the study?"

"There is a purple box on the bookshelf in the southwest corner, and inside is the jade pendant."

Zhao Pu took people to Nanqing Palace, Concubine Di, Jia Jun and others saw Zhao Pu coming and asked, "Prime Minister, how is the prince?"

"Your Majesty, please don't worry, the prince is fine now, the case is still under investigation, and the truth is for evidence collection."

"Collect evidence? What evidence did the prime minister come to obtain?"

"The prince said that there is a purple box in the study, and now His Majesty will let the truth come and get it."

"Prime Minister, can you prove the lord's innocence by getting this thing?" Concubine Di asked

"It's not certain, but don't worry, empress, at least getting this item can alleviate the prince's suspicion."

"Suspicion? Does Your Majesty really think that the prince is going to kill the king?"

"Your Majesty, the witnesses and physical evidence are very unfavorable to the prince, so it is even more necessary to find evidence in favor of the prince."

"Prime Minister, the prince is really innocent, he would not do such a thing."

"Your Majesty, this old minister really wants to help the prince."