Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Exiting Chongzheng Hall, Defang said, "Thank you, Prime Minister Zhao, for your kindness"

Zhao Pu smiled, "The old minister only wants to cherish his talents for His Majesty, but the prince's talents are not limited to these. The old minister is dead, and I hope the prince will continue to protect the country and society of the Great Song Dynasty."

"Yes, the lonely king must remember the words of the prime minister," Defang said.

Zhao Pu turned his head to look at Kou Zhun, "Master Kou is also a pillar of the family, but he is too straightforward in his dealings, so be cautious in your words and deeds."

"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your advice, but Kou's temper is just like this, and I can't change it," Kou Zhun said.

Defang bumped into Kou Zhun, "Kou Zhun, don't talk nonsense in front of Prime Minister Zhao!"

"No problem, no problem," Zhao Pu smiled, "There are so many talents in the imperial court, even if the truth is inferior, I won't regret it."

"Prime Minister" Defang said, "Please don't say this again. The prime minister has given advice to the lonely king a lot over the years. The lonely king is reluctant to let the prime minister leave the court. Please think twice."

Zhao Pu looked at Defang, "Your Highness is really a kind and loyal person, the Emperor Taizu was right."

This sentence made Kou Zhun stunned for a moment, and asked, "What does the Prime Minister mean by this?"

Zhao Pu shook his head, "My lord, Mr. Kou, the truth is coming back. If there is a need for this matter, you can come to find the truth at any time."

"Yes, Prime Minister Xie, please, Prime Minister" Defang cupped her hands

After Zhao Pu left, Kou Zhun asked, "Why did the Prime Minister mention Emperor Taizu just now?"

"Maybe the prime minister is thinking about following the emperor Taizu in the early years, and it will be like this when he gets older." Defang looked at Zhao Pu's back and sighed

Kou Zhun looked at Defang, "The prime minister said that Emperor Taizu did not misunderstand the prince, right?"

Defang also looked at Kou Zhun, "What do you mean?"

Kou Zhun shook his head, "I can't figure it out, I can't figure it out"

Seeing Kou Zhun's foolishness, De Fang got angry, went up and kicked him, "Shake your head again, and the lonely king will give you another kick!"

"My lord, why do you always bully Kou?" Kou Zhun

"The lonely king just can't understand your sloppy look, stand up! Look at you, you look like a rascal after changing your court clothes."

"My lord is like an outsider at most when he changes his court clothes," Kou Zhun muttered

"What do you mean the lonely king?!"

Kou Zhun ran away in a flash, leaving Defang dumbfounded.

It took Defang a few days to ask Zhao Pu for advice, and he wrote down the plan for the establishment of supervision by the Ministry of Criminal Affairs and the Ministry of Justice, and submitted it to the Chongzheng Palace. , as court officials, and six more Xiangyi officials. From now on, all cases that go to Beijing will be sealed and sealed by the Criminal Court, and handed over to Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Justice for adjudication, and then reported to the Criminal Court for review. Xiang Yiguan wrote a specific analysis of the case, submitted it to Zhongshu, and finally made a ruling with the emperor's imperial pen. (The Judicial Court was not merged into the Ministry of Punishments until 6, the third year of Yuanfeng.)

After everything was in place, Defang returned to Nanqing Palace and summoned Nangong Wen and said, "Nangong, thanks to you reminding the lonely king this time, otherwise the lonely king is really ashamed of the community."

"My lord is a benevolent person, and he hesitated for a while because he was worried that the state affairs would be shaken by the investigation."

Defang looked at Nangong, "Then what did you mean when you said that the lonely king was afraid?"

Nangong smiled, "It's just an aggressive general."

Defang froze for a moment, then laughed loudly, "Well, you Nangong, aren't you afraid that the lonely king will punish you?"

"Nangong's life belongs to the prince, why are you afraid? Besides" Nangong took a sip of tea by himself, "the villain believes in the prince"

Defang picked up a piece of snack, "If it's poisonous, would you eat it?"

Nangong took the dim sum and put it in his mouth, "My lord gave it to me, even if it's a red crest, the villain will eat three in a row."

"Hahahaha, only you, Nangong, have the courage to teach the lonely king a lesson." Defang smiled