Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Master" Baili said angrily, "Let's go! You came to the county government in person to give them a favor. Besides, if it weren't for you, he would never even think about seeing you for the rest of his life. Since he is not here , that means he doesn't have this blessing!"

"Li what?" Defang pinched Baili's ear, "I just know what to say."

"Ouch!" Baili yelled while supporting Defang's hand, "Master, then we can't wait for him forever? Ma'am, they are still waiting for us to go back."

Defang let go of his hand and thought for a while before asking, "You two officials, where did Mr. Li go? Why don't we go directly to him."

"Master Li has gone out of the city to make inspections. He has been away for several days. I don't know when he will be able to return."

"Out of the city to inspect?" Defang recalled what the peasants said on the road. This Lord Li would often take people to check around Yongcheng himself. Defang nodded, "In that case, it seems that I won't be able to see it."

"Master, let's go then."

"That's the only way to go. Let's talk about that matter after returning to Beijing." Defang sighed, turned around and was about to mount the horse, when the yamen servant shouted, "This master! Our lord is back!"

I saw a few people walking towards the county government in common clothes. The government servant ran forward to salute a man in his 30s, and pointed to Defang and Baili. Wearing coarse clothes and very old shoes, but his eyes were bright and his steps were steady, before he came to Defang, he cupped his hands and said, "My lord, I heard from the yamen that you are from the capital, and that you have been friends with me for many years. But I am a native of Yongcheng, my friends are all acquainted since childhood, and no one has been out of Yongcheng, I wonder if it is this master who you have misunderstood?"

"That's right, it's you, Mr. Li."

Li Zhixian looked at Defang carefully again, "Look at your clothes, you should be a rich man, but I really don't know you."

"Master Li, you must know me. It's just that you can't remember it for a while. It's okay. When I show you something, you will remember it."

"Oh? What?"

"Master Li, only you can see this object, can you take a step to speak?"

Li Zhixian looked at Defang, nodded, and the two walked aside, "My lord, what do you want to show me?"

Defang reached out to touch the cuff, then paused for a moment, then slowly took it out and held it in her hand, "Master Li, do you recognize me when you see this?"

"You are so brave!" Li Zhixian was furious when he saw what Defang was holding. "How dare you bribe the county! Someone! Take them down!"

It turned out that Defang suddenly wanted to test the magistrate to see if he was really a good official as the people said, so he took out an ingot of gold, but this Mr. Li was very angry, and the yamen servant and the officer who had just followed him back Several people immediately ran over to arrest Defang, but Baili stood in front of Defang and shouted, "Stop! It is a serious crime if you dare to touch my master!"

The yamen servant ignored him, and went up and pushed Baili to the ground. Four other strong men with knives ran towards Defang. Seeing this, Defang shouted, "Stop! Let him go!"

Everyone was taken aback by Defang's yelling, and the county magistrate looked at Defang and shouted, "Bold! Who are you! How dare you act presumptuously in front of this county!"

Baili lay on the ground and shouted, "You are presumptuous! My master is..."

"Baili!" Defang signaled him to stop talking, then looked at the magistrate and said, "Lord Li, this is a misunderstanding."