Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Taizong reached out and pulled out the knife in Defang's hand, "Today, uncle will teach you what it means to kill one to warn others."

"Uncle, you..."

Taizong shook his head, only to hear the shopkeeper shout to the beggar, "You! Are you going or not!"

"Don't go!" The beggar stood up and shouted, "Unless you kill me! Otherwise, I will come every day! You won't earn a penny!"

At this time Taizong suddenly jumped out from the crowd, and the beggar was about to shout at the shopkeeper again, when a knife flashed, the beggar's neck was cut open, blood gushed out, and he fell to the ground with a plop, breathless, the shopkeeper and the shopkeeper. Everyone was frightened by this sudden incident, staring blankly at the beggar's body, Taizong dropped the knife, turned around and pulled the surprised Defang into the alley, Jiajun and four guards also hurriedly followed. The onlookers were also relieved, and hurriedly dispersed in fright. The officials of the Yujie Army Patrol Store saw that something had happened, immediately surrounded the scene, and sent someone to notify the Kaifeng Mansion.

Taizong walked a few alleys before stopping. Defang looked at Taizong, "Uncle...you..."

"What? Scared?"

"Nephew...then..."

"The beggar deserved to die!" Taizong looked at Defang, "But do you think that uncle killed him just for his evil words and deeds? Uncle told you, he didn't die in vain."

"Uncle, what does this mean?"

"What are we going to Kaifeng Mansion for today?"

"It's to listen to the official trial and see if the Kaifeng government officials abused lynching in order to solve the case as soon as possible because of the imperial court's order."

"Yes, the official seal in the censor will not be false. Seeing that evil beggar today, uncle wants to try it."

"Try?" Defang thought for a while, "Uncle, did you kill that evil beggar to make Kaifeng government officials..."

"Yes, nephew, do you think Kaifeng Mansion will find the real culprit?"

Defang looked at Taizong, "Nephew... I don't know..."

"Hahaha" Taizong patted Defang, "Let's go back."

"Uncle, aren't you going to Kaifeng Mansion for a hearing?"

Taizong pointed to the scabbard in Defang's hand, "If they can handle this case well, it doesn't matter whether they listen to the trial or not."

"Yes, uncle, nephew understands."

"Defang, if you are in good health, come to court early these few days. Uncle wants to show you a drama."

"Zaju?" Defang looked at Taizong, suddenly understood, and cupped his hands and said, "Yes, my nephew remembers it."

In the early morning of the next day, the censor Zhongcheng played "Qi Zou Your Majesty, the minister received a report from the supervisory censor that yesterday there were lunatics on the imperial street who ignored the court's laws and killed people in the street. I think that in the 30 years since the founding of the Song Dynasty, there has never been such a major crime in Bianliang City, and I think that the criminals should be listed as wanted."

"Yuanxi" Taizong looked at Zhao Yuanxi, the second son of the emperor who was the governor of Kaifeng at the time, "Is the performance of Yushi Zhongcheng true?"

Yuan Xi stepped forward and said, "Father, there were murderers on the imperial street yesterday. My servant has ordered people to arrest the suspect. The case is still under trial."

"Well, this matter has a great impact in Beijing, and I have set a time limit of ten days for Kaifeng Mansion to arrest the perpetrators and conclude the case."

"My son obeys the order!"

After retiring from the court, Defang walked out of the palace gate, but saw Yuan Xi and Yu Shi Zhongcheng talking, but the two looked more like arguing, so Defang walked over, "Yuan Xi, Master Li, what's going on?"

Yuan Xi turned his head and saw Defang, cupped his hands and said, "Brother Wang...it's okay, my younger brother still has to deal with the beggar killing case, so I will leave first."

"Yuanxi, Yuanxi." Defang called out a few times, but Yuanxi got into the sedan chair without looking back. Defang looked at Li Juyuan, "Master Li, what's wrong with Xu Wang? What are you talking about just now?" ?”