Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Jia Jun let go of the sword, supported the man's arms with both hands, and slowly knelt down, "My lord! You are still alive!"

Defang helped Jia Jun up, went to Tong Dezheng, helped him untie, turned to Zhang Mingfeng and said angrily, "Yes, he is still alive, if this king dies, wouldn't my Song Dynasty lose another general and gain a traitor?" ?! Isn’t it? Master Zhang!”

Zhang Mingfeng took a few steps back, and Zhao Pu hurried forward, "My lord! What's going on? Are you not injured?"

De Fang cupped his hands to Zhao Pu and said, "Prime Minister, Xiao Wang was indeed assassinated. On that day, Xiao Wang was invited to Zhang Mingfeng's mansion, and returned after dinner. He wanted to open his mouth to reveal his identity, but was stabbed in the center by that Wang Hu, the pain was unbearable at that time, and he vomited blood, and was rescued by Jia Jun who rushed back to the mansion."

Jia Jun said, "But Nangong Wen and the imperial doctor said that you are dead, my lord, and my subordinates ran to His Highness's bed, and saw the blood on the lord's clothes, and his face was pale."

Zhao Pu was also very puzzled, "The truth came to the city three days later, and I rushed to the mourning hall when I heard about it, and saw the prince lying in the coffin with a pale face."

Defang sighed and said, "Prime Minister, Xiao Wang was indeed seriously injured by the knife, but the thief did not expect that Xiao Wang was wearing a golden soft armor bestowed by the ancestor emperor on his inner lining, so the knife did not enter the body, but the distance was very close The strength is great, right in the center of the nest, at that time he was short of breath, he vomited blood due to internal injuries, and returned to the mansion for treatment. In order to find out the reason, Nan Gongwen discussed with the imperial doctor to make the king fake his death, let the culprits relax their vigilance, and draw out the people behind the scenes. , Xiao Wang found out a lot of inside information by pretending to die, and when he learned that the prime minister was entering the city, Xiao Wang disguised himself as a bodyguard and waited here to meet the prime minister and explain everything." Defang said to Zhao Pu, "Let the prime minister worry, Xiao Wang is really helpless. I hope the prime minister will forgive me for this act."

Zhao Pu pressed Defang's hand, "It's best that the prince is safe and sound. The truth has not been reported to His Majesty, otherwise there will be great changes."

Defang shouted to the door, "Bring up the evidence, and the criminals will be escorted into the lobby!"

At this time, a person was pushed in and fell to the ground. Zhang Mingfeng saw that it was the master, and immediately lost his position. The guards carried in many boxes and opened them one by one. Inside were not gold, silver, jewelry, account books, and many letters. Defang took Picking up the account books and letters, explaining to Zhao Pu one by one, Zhao Pu was so shocked by these things that he couldn't recover for a long time, Defang pointed at the master: "You! Don't tell the prime minister everything, tell me! Otherwise, the king will kill you right now. !"

The master was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, "Prime Minister, forgive me, and the prince, please forgive me. I am not a villain. This is all Mr. Zhang's idea. The villain just obeys orders!"

Zhao Pu stepped forward, "Say! What exactly did Master Zhang ask you to do!"

"Because General Tong found out that Mr. Zhang's younger brother had deducted military funds privately, and the prince discovered that the private house did not match with many accounts. The case was unknown and the personnel transfer was chaotic. Mr. Zhang wanted to get rid of them, so he pretended to invite the prince to the mansion and inform the bribed prince. The tiger leads the soldiers to assassinate the prince when he is out, and then blames General Tong for rebellion, so that General Tong and the prince can be dealt with together, so that the court can't find out his crime, and he can also kill General Tong and make meritorious service." The master hurriedly put together a plan "My lord, the prime minister, the villain is just following orders, and I will tell you what I know, please spare my life, my lord and the prime minister!"

Zhao Pu turned to Zhang Mingfeng, stared at him angrily, and now he was gnashing his teeth with hatred, and said angrily, "You little magistrate Zhang Mingfeng, you actually colluded with Meng Yunchang, the minister of the Ministry of War, and Qiao Enming, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, to commit such serious crimes. As a result, the emperor mistakenly killed the Li family and indirectly killed the king of Wugong County. Now he dares to withhold military funds privately, assassinate the prince, and frame the guard for rebellion. Escorted back to Beijing, waiting for His Majesty to order!