Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Defang patted Concubine Di's hand, "Thank you madam for your love, I will take good care of myself and Xu'er."

"My lord is in charge this time, so don't worry about other things," Concubine Di reminded

Defang smiled, "Yes, ma'am, I wrote it down"

"Father, what are you going to do? When will you come back?" Wei Ling asked

Defang hugged Weiling, "Father has something to do and will be back soon, Ling'er, father is not in the mansion, so I have to listen to my mother's words"

"Well, Ling'er is waiting for the father to come back"

Defang looked at her daughter with a smile, feeling warm in her heart.

In the evening, Defang called Weixu and gave some instructions. Weixu went back to her room to pack her bags. Defang came to her daughter's room and saw that Weiling had fallen asleep. She put her little hand beside her and wrapped it in a cloth. Defang walked over softly, covered the child with a quilt, kissed Weiling's forehead, looked at her daughter's sleeping face, smiled happily, and then exited the room.

In the early morning of the second day, Defang and his 14-year-old eldest son Weixu (then General Zuo Wuwei), took Jiajun Chongming, Shang En and ten imperial guards, and rushed to Yingzhou together with Yu Shi Teng Zhongzheng.

At the foot of Yingzhou City, Chu Shangyao, the Zhizhou, came to greet him, "The next official, Chu Shangyao, the Zhizhou Zhizhou of Yingzhou, kowtowed to see the eight virtuous kings, and see Lord Yushi."

Defang, Weixu, Yushi and others dismounted, "Master Chu, please rise up"

"Thank you, my lord." Chu Shangyao stood up, "Your lord, Mr. Yushi, please rest in the city first."

Yu Shi Teng Zhongzheng asked, "Lord Chu, do you know that all the people involved in the case have been detained?"

"This..." Chu Shangyao hesitated a bit, "Return to Mr. Yushi...not yet...not yet"

"What?!" Teng Zhongzheng was surprised, "Has the person involved in the case not been imprisoned yet?"

Chu Shangyao hurriedly knelt down, "Please forgive me, my lord, I don't dare to take General Cao to jail."

"Ridiculous! What are you talking about? Don't Master Chu know that the investigation is going to seduce the person involved in the case? No matter who it is, as long as the Holy Spirit makes the investigation, it is a big case. Does Master Chu want to resist the order?" Teng Zhongzheng reprimanded

"I am guilty! I am guilty!" Chu Shangyao kowtowed

Defang stepped forward and said, "Master Teng, please be safe and don't be impatient." Looking at Chu Shangyao, he asked, "Master Chu, you are the magistrate of a state, how can you not know the rules of surveying and surveying? Have you encountered any obstacles?"

Chu Shangyao hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I have indeed brought people to find General Cao, but I was stopped by his guards. I came to the door several times, but I couldn't see him. I sent a special person to invite me, but was stopped by General Cao." The attendant beat him out, the official is really shameless."

Hearing this, Defang's complexion suddenly turned bad, "There is such a thing, Mr. Teng, it seems that this survey is very difficult."

"What the lord said is that since you have already come here, it is not too late to take down Cao Han first, and the case will be tried immediately." Teng Zhongzheng said

"Indeed, but Cao Han must have some influence in this place. It may not be easy to go directly to the mansion to get someone."

"My lord, what shall we do then?"

Defang thought for a while, "Well, Mr. Teng first went to the government office to look at the file and the people who have been imprisoned, and then the lonely king went to Cao Han to find out his attitude."

"Yes, then there is Lord Lao, please be careful," Teng Zhongzheng said

"Well, Master Chu, you can go back with Master Teng."

"Yes, my lord" Chu Shangyao got up and bowed

After Teng Zhongzheng and Chu Shangyao left, Defang came down to Cao Han's mansion under the leadership of the yamen servants. Seeing that the gate was closed, four soldiers at the door were staring fiercely at Defang and his party. Go and report that the Eight Sage Kings are here!"