Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Isn't it because you want to make some articles in front of His Majesty, so as not to get out of trouble in the future?"

"Lord Kou, I, Wang Qinruo, are dignified political advisers. What are you doing in front of your Majesty? What else do you want to get out of? You are the third envoy, an important minister of the court, so you can't talk nonsense."

"You know if I'm talking nonsense. You should know better than me what case Yushitai has been involved in. Who else is Mr. Xing and Mr. Yan in Taichang Temple?"

"That's a false accusation!"

"False accusation? A small commoner can falsely accuse the deputy minister of the court for no reason? The common people can't stand it, so this is the reason why you have filed the complaint so far. If you haven't done it, why are you obstructing Yushitai's trial over and over again?"

"When will I hinder Yushitai? Me."

"There is someone who usually speaks loudly in the golden halls and temples, but in private they are stalking dogs!"

"Kou Zhun you!"

"Okay!" Defang stopped the two of them and said, "Don't you think it's embarrassing that the court officials had such a quarrel before the palace?"

Kou Zhun and Wang Qinruo looked at each other, cupped their hands and said, "I am guilty."

Defang looked at Wang Qinruo and said, "King Gu and Mr. Kou still have something to discuss, the papers need to be reviewed earlier, and Deputy King Lao will send me the papers. If there is nothing else, I'd better go back home earlier."

"My lord, is there anything I can do for you?"

"Not now. If there is a place where the king's deputy is needed, the lonely king will ask someone to invite him."

Kou Zhun on the side smiled, "Yes, the prince will invite you when needed, but with me around, there is usually no need to trouble the deputy king."

Wang Qinruo glared at Kou Zhun, and bowed his hands to Defang, "My lord, then, I will take my leave first."

Defang nodded, "Deputy Wang invites you."

After Wang Qinruo left, Defang brought Baili and Kou Zhun into the Chongzheng Hall. Defang reached out and pressed Kou Zhun's official hat, and Kou Zhun hurriedly stabilized him, "My lord, what are you doing?"

"What are you doing? The lonely king sees that your official hat is loose again. If you don't pat you, you will have trouble sooner or later."

"My lord, it's not that I want to trouble Wang Qinruo. His case has already reached Yushitai, and the evidence of accepting bribes is convincing. Why not ridicule him?"

"You can convict him by taunting him? You, can you do something useful? Think about it. It's just a Heyin citizen suing Wei Renyi of Linjin County for bribing Wang Qinruo. How much evidence has been found? Moreover, it is still unknown whether those involved will dare to testify, so what if even the person who filed the complaint changes the complaint? "

"Yu Shitai has accepted the case, so are you afraid that he won't be able to attack that commoner?"

"Why is Wang Qinruo afraid? Chang Defang, a Heyin citizen, has already obtained the letter between them, and Mr. Zhao, the censor Zhongcheng, has also arrested Qi Rui and others. Please also arrest Wang Qinruo's subordinate officials, but Mr. Zhao said that Qi Rui is a small official in Bo. Although he has followed Wang Qinruo for many years, his name is still attached to Bozhou, and Wang Qinruo said that Qi Rui was never in his house, and Hui Qin had never heard of it. His Majesty has treated Wang Qinruo kindly, so he only ordered Xing Bing and Yan Chenghan to be equal to Tai Tai. Don't worry about Changsi, according to Gu Wang, the last thing is to punish those small officials, and it won't hurt Wang Qinruo in the slightest."

"Your Majesty has no time to take care of the Empress Dowager because of her illness. Otherwise, Wang Qinruo could have been allowed to act like this."

"To tell you the truth, if Wang Qinruo is indeed a talented person and has won His Majesty's favor, it has been a long time ago. Even if the evidence is solid, can His Majesty convict him for a mere 300 taels?"