Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"King Xu, don't you have any witnesses?"

"There are a lot of witnesses." Yuan Xi said a little at a loss, "Master Kang sent someone to the wine shop. The people around said that the murderer had the same appearance as the owner of the wine shop, Ke Lin, and the murder knife was right in front of the wine shop. Colin also confessed, and isn't that enough?"

"It has been four days since the case happened. The people sent by Mr. Kang may not be the people of that day. There must be a lot of hearsays. It is inevitable that there will be mistakes. Xu Wang, why don't you go back to the mansion to verify the accuracy."

"Brother Wang, this..."

"King Xu, there are still seven days left in the time limit given by His Majesty, and some parts of the memorial are not very detailed. How about this, you ask Mr. Kang to ask carefully, and it is best to find a real witness, such as a small worker in a wine shop , In this way, the people in the capital can also know the details of the case, so they won't panic."

Taizong stood up and said, "Well, Yuan Xi, your brother Wang is right. This case is important, and witnesses are indispensable. You go back and ask Kang Yongjia to try and verify the case. If it is correct, then submit the paper and leave the court."

Defang walked down the imperial steps, and Li Juyuan came over, "My lord, this case..."

"Li Juyuan!" Yuan Xi came angrily and shouted, "It must be you again! What did you say to my brother Wang!"

De Fang stretched out his hand to block Yuan Xi, "Yuan Xi, what are you doing! Mr. Li is the imperial censor, how could you call Mr. Li by his name so directly in the Golden Palace?"

"Brother Wang, did he say something to you? That's why you questioned the outcome of this case?"

"It's nothing. Mr. Li didn't say anything. This case is indeed important. It's not a bad thing to check it carefully. What if there is an omission?"

"No way! The knife is right at the door of the wine shop. The murderer confessed to it himself and drew it with his own handwriting. How can there be any mistake!"

"Yuan Xi, have you ever visited the suspect in person? There is no witness to identify him, but is it really confirmed that he is the owner of the wine shop, Colin, just based on the description of everyone? Besides, the pusher you mentioned, Kang Yongjia, the state where he works It is true that the Kaifeng government has no accumulated cases, but there are not a few people who appealed for retrial after he left office. Have you read his resume? He has been working in the Kaifeng government for several months, and you must know him a little bit. case, are you really relieved to hand it over to him for trial?"

"Brother Wang...this...such a big case...he...he won't mess around."

"In this way, you knew Kang Yongjia's trial methods from the very beginning, and you didn't personally intervene in the beggar killing case, did you?"

"Brother Wang, the imperial court has a limited order, he... only he can speed up the trial, although there is an appeal... I... can wait until after the order to deal with it... I... promise not to The injustice..."

"Yuan Xi, you have served as governor of Kaifeng for more than three years, and you have never made any mistakes. Don't compromise your prestige because of him."

Yuan Xi slowed down, "Yes, Brother Wang, I will let him review and verify when I go back."

After Yuan Xi left, Li Juyuan cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, my lord, for saving the siege."

"Lord Li, it seems that King Xu has a deep prejudice against you." Defang patted Li Juyuan, "But you are the censor, no matter how unhappy King Xu is, you can't hurt you. If you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to the lonely king. , the lonely king will not let you have trouble, don't worry."

"Thank you, my lord."

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