Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Prince" Wu Bingu continued, "The decree should be made known to the world. The late emperor trusted all towns and prefectures, but officials at all levels did something wrong to the late emperor. I also ask the prince to report this matter." His Majesty Ming"

Defang nodded, "Your Majesty's words are true, but now how to deal with the arrears of the annual tax?"

Wu Bin ancient way: "Returning to the prince, many people who are in arrears with their annual taxes are exiled here. Although they have been urged several times, they are unable to pay and their lives are really poor. The officials think that you should ask your majesty to follow the example of the late emperor and forgive those who are in arrears. Year endowment."

"Your Majesty's thinking is very reasonable. Let's do this. Your Majesty will prepare a copy and submit it to His Majesty. After His Majesty makes a decision, the lonely king will arrange the collection of the annual tax."

"Yes, I would like to obey the order of the prince," Wu Bingu said.

"Well, then Master Wu will start to deal with this matter." Defang stood up, "Master Wang, there are still some things that the Gu Wang wants to ask for advice."

"My lord, it's getting late, it's better to be early tomorrow morning. The officials are here waiting for my lord, and we can talk about it in detail then."

Defang thought for a while, looked outside and said, "That's fine, those two adults also rest earlier, and the lonely king will go back first."

"My lord please" Wang Qinruo and Wu Bingu sent Defang away.

When Defang returned to the mansion, Concubine Di greeted her, "My lord, why did you come back?"

"Ma'am, why haven't you rested yet? It's already getting late," Defang said

"My lord, my concubine's elder brother is here, I've been waiting for my lord," Concubine Di said.

"Oh? Brother is here?" Defang immediately came to the hall

"Brother, why didn't someone inform you before coming here?" Defang asked

"My lord, because the matter is urgent, so I came directly without notification." Shoujie cupped his hands

"Oh? Why is it so urgent?" Defang asked

"My lord, something happened to Weixu in Shouchun City."

Defang was shocked, "What?! What happened?"

Concubine Di was also very nervous when she heard this, "Brother, why didn't you say anything, what happened to Xu'er?"

"My lord, my lord, Xu'er went to Shouchun in disguise this time as an inspector, but saw Zhong Weixi, the magistrate of Shouchun, pocketed his own pockets under the guise of the imperial court's order to collect the year's tax, but Zhong Weixi was Shouchun's guard Jiang Taohe. Cousin, Xu'er was afraid that something bad would happen if he revealed his identity at this time, so he ordered the guards to wait by. Xu'er and the other two guards entered Zhong Weixi's mansion, but they didn't come out again. The guards waiting outside were very anxious. Went into Zhong Weixi's mansion, but couldn't find it anywhere, but under the window, Zhong Weixi and Jiang Taohe who came over said that they wanted to kill Xu'er, but Jiang Taohe stopped him, saying that it was when the confiscation was over. , in the name of the mob killing court officials, silence only the narrative, but also receive merit."

Concubine Di grabbed Defang, "My lord, what should I do? What should I do?"

Defang was very confused, and he frowned and said to Shoujie, "The lonely king was ordered to supervise the yearly tax just now, but this kind of thing happened unexpectedly. According to what Zhong Weixi said, when the collection is over, there will be less than It's been a month, and it's hard to tell if they're going to change their minds."

"Yes, but if we go to arrest people now, it will be difficult to guarantee Xu'er's safety." Shoujie said

"Since Zhong Weixi already knows that Xu'er has mastered his affairs, he will definitely speed up the collection." Defang hammered the table, "What should I do!"

"Prince" Concubine Di came over, "Now we need to know where Xu'er is and whether he is safe or not."

"Yes!" Defang looked at Shoujie, "Brother, you have been appointed by the emperor to act as an envoy. You should not move at this time. The lonely king will send someone to find out where Xu'er is currently. As long as Xu'er is fine, you can send troops." Take Zhong Weixi and Jiang Taohe and punish them."