Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Yes!" Just as Wu Binxian finished speaking, he heard strange noises from outside. Wu Binxian ran out immediately, Zhenzong and Defang also went out, but saw Wang Zhihua's mouth full of blood, holding a sword and slashing wildly. He wanted to shout, but all he spewed was blood. Zhenzong and Defang were shocked when they saw this, and Defang shouted, "Wang Zhihua! Your Majesty is here, how dare you be so presumptuous!"

Seeing Defang, Wang Zhihua immediately dropped his sword and knelt down on both knees. Seeing this, Wu Binxian drew out his sword and was about to chop off at Wang Zhihua's neck. Defang swung a golden mace over Wang Zhihua's head to block Wu Binxian's sword. Wu Binxian was stunned. Then shouted, "Guard! Someone is assassinating His Majesty!"

But there was no movement around, Wu Binxian was startled, and only listened to Defang's order: "Protect! Catch the rebel!"

I saw that Jia Jun led the guards to surround Wu Binxian, and said, "Your Majesty, lord, Wu Binxian sent someone to cut off Wang Zhihua's tongue, and tricked him into coming here with a sword to kill Wu Binxian."

"Bold Wu Binxian!" Defang shouted holding a golden mace, "colluded with Wang Ji'en to frame Zhongliang, deceived the late emperor and beheaded the brave general Wang Youguang. He was a corrupt official, corrupted the law with corruption, and his evil behavior is beyond description. He committed a felony and was arrested before kneeling!"

Wu Binxian was blinded by this sudden incident, Jiajun stepped forward and kicked him on the back leg, Wu Binxian fell to his knees, and the imperial guards stepped forward to tie him up and put him in the dungeon.

Zhenzong hurriedly summoned the imperial doctor to treat Wang Zhihua, and then went to the prison with Defang to interrogate Wu Binxian. Because Defang had collected evidence from Kou Zhun, Zhao Zongting and Wang Zhihua, Wu Binxian confessed to all crimes.

It turned out that Defang took the letter written by Wang Youguang to see Zhenzong that day. Zhenzong was shocked after reading the letter. He didn't speak for a long time. He couldn't believe what was written in the letter. When he was first established as the crown prince, he was taught, but because of the palace rumors and a few words from the whistleblower, he had all the generals beheaded. He couldn't believe it was true, so he looked at the imperial approval of the year, and Defang explained the matter truthfully. Regarding the meaning of the sixteen characters, Zhenzong asked, "Brother Emperor, this matter is very important and involves the mighty virtue of the late emperor, and once this case is known to outsiders, it must be very involved."

"Your Majesty, this letter will not be circulated outside, but in order to rehabilitate more than [-] members of the Wang family, I have no choice but to bring this letter to see you. I hope that Your Majesty will be kind and return the Wang family's innocence."

"Brother Huang, this is a case that the late emperor ordered with his imperial pen, but you believe what is written in this letter. Do you really think that the late emperor is such a monarch? Don't you fear that I will punish you for your crime?"

Defang bowed his hands, "I dare not judge the late emperor rashly. The late emperor treated his ministers like his own son. How dare I have any dissatisfaction with the late emperor. However, more than thirty innocent members of the royal family died tragically. Your Majesty favored Wang Zhihua and vindicated more than [-] members of the Wang family, and I will never dare to say or do anything that insults the late emperor."

"Brother Huang, do you think that I will promise you to overturn the case set by the late Emperor?" Zhenzong looked at Defang.

"I don't dare to speculate on His Majesty's holy will. I am sincere and honest to Your Majesty. I believe in what His Majesty says and does. No matter what decisions His Majesty makes, I will obey."

Zhenzong looked at the letter and imperial criticism on the table and thought about it, and then said, "I want to hear Wu Bin say this first, otherwise it will be difficult for me to do something against the late emperor."