Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Going back to the prince, the Wang family was ransacked and beheaded back then, but one of his sons and one daughter were not captured. They happened to go to another county on the day the officers and soldiers went, so they are still wanted on the case."

"Zong Ting, the lonely king didn't understand what you meant. They are wanted on the case and sent someone to arrest them. But why did you tell the lonely king and Mr. Kou this?"

Zhao Zongting approached him and said softly, "I have received a tip that the son of Wang Youguang has arrived in the capital, and I want His Majesty to reverse the case for him and avenge his father and his family."

"What?!" Defang said, "Reverse the case?"

"My lord," Zhao Zongting took out a piece of paper, "This is from the guard of Xihua Gate."

Defang opened the note, which read: The tragedy of the Tao, the ghosts can't sleep, looking forward to the grace of the gods, committing crimes and investigating adultery, comforting the father's spirit (Wang Zhihua)

"This is?" Defang looked at the note

Zhao Zongting pointed to the note, "Wang Zhihua is the son of Wang Youguang."

"Then Zongting, what do you want Gu Wang and Lord Kou to do?"

"The veteran has the courage to ask you two not to tell His Majesty about this matter, but to arrest this person secretly."

Kou Zhun looked at Zhao Zongting, "Master Zhao, this matter is very important. If you don't tell His Majesty, something serious may happen. At that time, not only will we be guilty, but our family will also be implicated."

"Lord Kou, if you tell His Majesty, you will definitely look into the old case, and suspicious people will be arrested in the imperial city. This case involves military chaos, which may cause panic in Beijing. A little carelessness may result in unjust imprisonment."

"Zong Ting, if you said this today, you must already have an idea, so why not talk about it." Defang said

"Yes, my lord, look at the content of this note. Wang Zhihua wanted His Majesty to rehabilitate him, not his intentions. He threw this note to make His Majesty pay attention to this matter. If he thinks about it worse, he may be very If Wang Zhihua wanted to enter the imperial palace to seek revenge against His Majesty, he would definitely dress up as a person in the inner palace or use chariots and horses.

Your lord, you are in charge of the military power of the imperial guards. As long as you order the generals to search and defend strictly, I believe that Wang Zhihua will not be able to enter the palace. "

Defang nodded, "The lonely king will."

Zhao Zongting continued to say, "I searched the case and found many suspicious points, but many files are stored in the palace, and Mr. Kou often goes to the Chongzheng Hall to discuss politics. I hope Mr. Kou can use this to find some records of this case."

"Zongting, do you really want to reverse the case for Wang Youguang?" Defang asked

Kou Zhun approached and said, "My lord, I also heard that there was something hidden in this case in the early years, but the incident happened suddenly at that time, and the person involved in the case was executed before it could be verified. If there is really a grievance, the case should be overturned and rehabilitated."

Defang looked at Zhao Zongting and Kou Zhun in surprise, "You two don't really want to do this, do you? This case was decided by the late emperor. It's not easy to overturn the case."

"My lord, you won't just ignore innocent people being wiped out like this?" Kou Zhun said

"The lonely king has never heard of the military chaos, and how do you know that the Wang family was wronged?"

"My lord, have you forgotten what happened in April of the first year of Dao, you are still in grief, but this matter was investigated in secret, and it took only five days before and after. , and can’t know about it.” Kou Zhun said

"To April of the first year of Taoism." Defang felt extremely heartbroken when she thought of this time. In April of this year, the Empress Song passed away, and Defang was in deep grief for a long time, rarely getting involved in political affairs. ------------------------------------------