When Wang De saw the righteous Du Kefa in front of everyone, he smiled and said in a duck voice,"Lord Du is so elegant."
When Du Kefa saw Wang De, he guessed that he must have come for Dang Renhong. He smiled and went forward to welcome him." What brings Imperial Attendant Wang to the Supreme Court?”
"His Majesty's fury, Sir Du has disobeyed the Crown Prince's decree, His Majesty ordered me to bring Dang Renhong into the palace.”
It was really for Dang Renhong. In fact, when he met Li Chengqian at Kaiyun Gate, Du Kefa already knew that it was Li Shimin who summoned Dang Renhong.
He couldn't stop Li Shimin from seeing Dang Renhong.
"Does the chamberlain have an imperial edict?"
"What's wrong? Does Lord Du think I'm lying to you?"
"How could that be?" Du Kefa laughed. But as I said before, without an imperial edict, no one can take Dang Renhong away.”
Wang De did not want to be snubbed, nor did he want to get too close to Du Kefa. He took out the imperial edict from his sleeve and unfolded it to read out the edict.
After reading the decree, Wang De looked at Du Kefa.”
"Of course. Men, bring Dang Renhong out of prison. I will personally escort him to the palace.”
" You…" Wang De was angered by Du Kefa's words. Why? Du Kefa doesn't believe me and thinks I'll let Dang Renhong go halfway?
"There is no need to be suspicious. Dang Renhong is a criminal of our Supreme Court. He should be sent to the Imperial Palace by the Supreme Court and brought back to the Supreme Court.”Du Kefa explained with a smile.
Although that was the case, there was no need for a third-grade official of the Supreme Court to personally escort a prisoner.
A constable quickly brought Dang Renhong out. Wang De looked at the iron chains on Dang Renhong's hands and feet and squinted at Du Kefa." Lord Du, untie the chains."”
"Don't rush, don't fight. Dang Renhong is very cruel. He dared to lead the cavalry to attack us outside the city today.”
Dang Renhong glared at Du Kefa and cursed in his heart. I'm savage? If I was cruel, would I have been captured by you?
Du Kefa saw Dang Renhong's hostile gaze and immediately pointed at Wang De.""Look at his eyes. One look and you can tell that he has bad intentions.”
Wang De took a deep breath and said no more. Li Shimin asked him to bring Dang Renhong into the palace, but he didn't say how.
Thus, Du Kefa escorted Dang Renhong into the palace under the protection of the black-armored guards.
In the Purple Palace Hall, Li Shi Min was resting with his eyes closed. Wang De walked in lightly and reported in a low voice,"Your Majesty, Dang Renhong has arrived.”
"Bring him in."
Wang De went out and brought Dang Renhong in.
Li Shi Min looked up.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the criminal Dang Renhong has arrived."”
After Du Kefa finished speaking, he turned around and left the Purple Mansion Hall.
Only Li Shimin and Dang Renhong were left in the hall.
Li Shimin stared at Dang Renhong for a long time.
Dang Renhong suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily.
"Alright, get up."
Dang Renhong stood up, blood flowing out of his forehead." Your Majesty, I know I was wrong.”
"Know your mistakes? Is it true that you embezzled 200,000 taels?”
"I have failed Your Majesty." Dang Renhong decisively pleaded guilty. On the way to Chang 'an, he had already considered that he could not hide his corruption. Only by confessing his crimes and using his past achievements and the old relationship between the monarch and his subjects could he escape this calamity.
Li Shimin knew that Dang Renhong liked to covet small profits and had long felt that the corruption was true. However, he was still disappointed to hear Dang Renhong admit it himself.
He stared at Dang Renhong for a while and asked sharply,""200,000 taels, what's the use of being greedy for so much money?”
Dang Renhong fell to his knees again." Your Majesty, my salary is too little. It's not enough, so I was blinded by profit and made a grave mistake.”
"Too little salary?" Li Shi Min was so angry that he laughed." You are a Governor. Is the salary given to you by the Great Tang not enough for you to use? Wouldn't the other officials and citizens of the Great Tang starve to death?”
Dang Renhong kowtowed. When Gaozu raised his army, I led the young men of my hometown to join the Great Tang and fought for more than ten years. During this period, countless brothers were killed or injured, leaving behind countless orphans and widows. They have no one to rely on, and I have the responsibility to support them.”
Li Shimin was moved by Dang Renhong's words and sighed,""Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"Ever since Your Majesty ascended the throne, the Great Tang has been plagued by internal and external troubles. This subject does not wish to trouble Your Majesty over such a trivial matter. I know I'm in the wrong, and I'm willing to be punished. I only hope that after my death, Your Majesty will treat my wives, concubines, and children well.”
As soon as Dang Renhong mentioned his youngest son, Li Shimin recalled the scene of Dang Renhong holding his wounded second son and crying in front of him.
He sat down sadly and said softly,""Don't worry, I will definitely protect your life. You may leave."
Dang Renhong's face was covered in tears." Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I've let Your Majesty down.”
Outside the hall, Wang De stood far away from Du Kefa, as if Du Kefa was the source of the plague.
After Du Kefa's martial arts skills improved, his hearing had also improved. He could vaguely hear the conversation in the hall.
The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and his face revealed disdain and mockery.
Du Kefa didn't believe in taking care of orphans and widows at all. He was just using Li Shiming's nostalgia and sympathy to escape punishment.
However, Dang Renhong's move succeeded.
Just as he was thinking, the door of the hall was pushed open. Dang Renhong wiped his tears and staggered out in a daze.
What the hell, the Best Actor of the Great Tang Empire.
"You acted well," Du Kefa sneered."The tears are real enough.”
Dang Renhong's face stiffened. He did not say anything and continued to wipe his eyes. The more he wiped, the more tears he shed and the redder his eyes became.
Du Kefa no longer mocked Dang Renhong. He dragged him back to the Supreme Court in chains and then went to Xi City with the bailiffs to have a good meal.
They fought together, ate together, and drank together. The constables became more enthusiastic towards the noble Du Kefa and kept toasting him.
After the commotion, Du Kefa paid the bill first and ordered the constables to continue eating and drinking. He left first and returned to the residence.
He still had to go to court tomorrow, so he had to go to bed early.
The next morning, Du Kefa and Du Ruhui sat in the same carriage as they slowly made their way to the Imperial Palace.
"Third Brother, you defeated Hou Junji yesterday?”Du Ruhui pondered this question for the entire night.
Seeing Du Kefa nod in acknowledgment, he asked curiously,""Where did you learn your martial arts? Why didn't I know?"
Of course, he couldn't say that he had obtained it by completing the system mission. Du Kefa had long since thought of an excuse."I found this spear manual by chance, so I practiced it every day. I've never fought with anyone before, but yesterday I fought Dang Renhong and Hou Junji for the first time. I didn't expect them to be so weak."”
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