Zhang Dahu continued, "We knew it was a serious crime punishable by beheading, so the next day Liu Sanjiang and I planned to go find Lord Li Gang. But when we got to Li's mansion, we learned that Lord Li Gang had gone on a city patrol, so we simply forgot about it."
Wu Ge pointed at him angrily: "Nonsense! Did you go to see Lord Li Gang? You two won't cry until you see the coffin. Come on, I will punish you severely!"
Zhang Dahu shuddered and shook his hands: "No, no. I'll tell you, I'll tell you."
Zhang Dahu pondered for a moment, as if he had made up his mind. He was going to die anyway, so he had to take someone with him: "Yes, it's Li Bangyan, Lord Li!"
Wu Ge was secretly shocked. Li Bangyan was in a high position of power, the Prime Minister and the Right Prime Minister. He turned out to be a spy.
"Are you saying that Li Bangyan was also involved?"
Zhang Dahu looked at Liu Sanjiang, and they both nodded. Liu Sanjiang continued, "We both knew that Lord Li Gang hated evil and might punish us both. So we went to Li Bangyan's residence again, thinking that Li Bangyan was the prime minister, but he would be easier to talk to. So we told Lord Li Bangyan about this matter. Lord Li Bangyan said he knew, and that filial piety was the most important virtue, and that it was he who instructed Deng Gui to leave the city. Lord Li Bangyan said that he was moved by Deng Gui's filial piety and risked disobeying the emperor's order to let the filial son Deng Gui leave the city. He also gave each of us a silver note of 1,000 taels. He said that if this matter was made public, the emperor would blame us. Not only would he be punished, but we would also lose our heads. Therefore, I never dared to mention this matter again."
The more Wu Ge listened, the more alarmed he became. This might involve a major crime, and he couldn't make the decision himself. Li Bangyan was the prime minister, second only to the emperor. He should first consult the emperor.
"Someone! Return to the palace!"
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