Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

The three brothers turned pale with shock, "My lord, you are wronged! No, no, my brother is wronged, and my Li family is wronged!"

Zhang Mingfeng looked at it and felt that the opportunity had come, "My lord, they should have died a long time ago. Now that they are arrested, the subordinate officials will execute it now."

"Slow!" Defang stopped, "Should this matter be reported to the Ministry of Punishment?"

Zhang Mingfeng was startled, "I'm down... I'm down, I haven't reported yet"

"How did Mr. Zhang forget such an important link? Moreover, there is an order from the imperial court that all those sentenced to death must be escorted to Beijing for further investigation. Even if the punishment is ordered by the Ministry of Punishment, it shouldn't be this time, right? And this Li family is the king. My enemy, why didn't Lord Zhang tell this king?"

"The lower official is afraid that the prince will be sad, and when he thinks about the events of the past, the lower official is also full of resentment when he thinks about the Li family collaborating with the enemy and treason, so he was negligent for a while..."

"Master Zhang is sympathetic, I thank you very much." De Fang cupped his hands, "Since they are my enemies, I will not let them go. Master Zhang will immediately report to the Ministry of Punishment. When the official document is issued, I will personally supervise and kill them." Fang looked at the three Li brothers, "Come here! Take the three of them to the mansion." Defang turned around, "Master Zhang, I will take care of them personally, and I will treat them well." Defang looked at the three angrily. personal.

Zhang Mingfeng saw that there was no way to intervene anymore, thinking that the prince didn't know anything anyway, and thought they were enemies, and their death was only a matter of time, so he pushed the boat along the way, "Then I will trouble the prince, and the prince must be careful when dealing with these villains." "

"Master Zhang reminded that" Defang looked at Jiajun, Jiajun understood, and immediately went forward to escort the three of them to Defang's mansion and locked them up.

Defang asked the imperial guards to escort 50 prisoners to the city wall for construction, and he himself stayed at the scene to supervise. At this time, an officer ran up and nodded to Defang. Defang stepped aside and asked in a low voice, "What did you find?" ?"

"Back to the lord, Mr. Zhang went to the brothel after leaving the mansion. After about a cup of tea, the old bustard escorted him out. A sedan chair was brought outside the door. His subordinates followed the sedan chair to a small house, and carried out a tied-up man from inside. After the woman who lived in was sent into the house, Mr. Zhang also went in, but after a while, he came out and went back to the mansion directly."

Defang frowned, full of doubts in his heart, "Could it be that Zhang Mingfeng is a human trafficker? No way, with his rank, he can't afford to take such a risk for such a small amount of money, so why is he kidnapping a woman to a private house? Looking for fun ?” Defang couldn’t figure it out, so she asked the officer, “Should I keep someone in the private house for observation?”

"Yes" the officer replied

"Okay, as long as the woman comes out, follow her whereabouts, and Zhang Mingfeng will continue to investigate." The officer ordered to leave.

In the evening, Defang and Nangongwen came to the room where the three Li brothers were detained. The three were kneeling. Defang sat on a chair and looked at the three and asked, "Are you convicted?"

Li Xuewen, the second son of the Li family, raised his head, "My lord, my Li family has been wronged..."

"Injustice? Secret possession of tribute, counterfeit official money, and intention to rebel. These serious crimes are not enough to pay for death. Could it be that they are all fake?" Defang said sternly

"It's all fake, that's not the truth!" Li Xuezheng, the third son of the Li family, said, "My Li family has never done such rebellious things! My lord, my lord, please look into it!"

"Your elder brother Li Xuewu is an officer of the imperial army. He delayed the military plane, causing Long Live to lose contact with the army. This incident even caused my elder brother, King Wei, to commit suicide!" Defang slapped the table and said angrily, "How can my king let you go?" !"