Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

德芳38岁王妃39岁长子21次子19幼子17-元侃（赵恒）29

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At the end of the first month of the third year of the Dao Dynasty, Taizong's arrow injury seemed to recur, and he felt a little uncomfortable. He read some memorials in the Chongzheng Hall, and then went for a walk in the palace garden. Walking over, looking at Shi Gui, he suddenly remembered that when he was still a prince, he once went to the palace to enjoy flowers. At that time, there was only one young prince in the palace, and that was Defang, the youngest son of the Taizu. , is young, so he can live in the palace. If you see a child in a light yellow coat running around in the palace, it must be him. Sometimes the King of Jin sees Defang at the Dragon Head Stone Turtle with the little child. When the maid was playing, he would go over to pick him up and lift him up high, making Defang laugh very happily.

Now, when Taizong saw the dragon-headed stone turtle again, he felt inexplicably sad, and he said to his servant, "Call the Eight Sage Kings to come."

Defang hurried to the Palace Royal Garden, "Minister, see Your Majesty"

"Imperial nephew is free, there is nothing wrong with calling you here today." Taizong pointed to the dragon-headed stone turtle, "Imperial nephew, do you still remember this thing?"

Defang looked up at the stone tortoise and replied, "Your Majesty, I remember that this dragon-headed tortoise was set up by the late emperor, and it was placed in the imperial garden to avoid evil."

Taizong nodded, and patted the stone turtle with his hand, "I remember that my nephew liked playing here when he was young, and often rode on this turtle."

Defang listened, but didn't understand why Taizong suddenly mentioned this. Taizong turned around and coughed a few times. Defang stepped forward, "Your Majesty, take care of the dragon body. It's windy outside. Let's go back to the bedroom to rest."

"No problem." Taizong waved his hands to the left and right, signaling them to retreat, and then said to De Fang, "I miss those days very much, I believe the emperor's nephew does too."

"Your Majesty" Defang looked at Taizong, completely puzzled in his heart, "I don't quite understand what Your Majesty means, please clarify your Majesty."

"I don't know if it's because I'm getting older, but I'm just beginning to miss all the past, when I was still a prince, and

The emperor's nephew is just a little prince. Although the palace is big, it is always full of laughter." Taizong looked at Defang, "In the heart of the emperor's nephew,

How about my uncle? "

Defang lowered her head, "Go back to Your Majesty, Your Majesty treats you like your own son, and you will receive many rewards."

"Has the nephew never resented me?" Taizong looked at Defang

"How dare I resent your Majesty? Your Majesty is a man of great strength and military strategy. He has all the people in the world with his heart in mind. He has guarded the land of the Great Song Dynasty and made the country peaceful and the people of the Great Song Dynasty peaceful and prosperous." There was no disturbance in Defang's words.

"What about your mother's empress Song?" Taizong continued to ask, "I heard that you just came from the Buddha's house."

Hearing this, Defang immediately knelt down and said, "As a son of man, I should be filial to my mother. It has been one year and eight months since my mother died, and it has already passed the period of returning to the soul in July. Now the mausoleum has been completed for more than a year, but the coffin has not yet been buried. , Your Majesty. The empress mother's body has not been buried in the earth, and it is difficult for her departed soul to enter the mausoleum. Defang can't sleep or eat in peace.

Taizong sighed, and helped Defang up, "The emperor's nephew is very filial, how could I not know that you have often kowtowed at the Buddhist shrine in the past two years, and I believe that the spirit of Empress Song will also be gratified."

"My lord, I implore Your Majesty to grant it." Defang was very sad.