Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Return to Your Majesty, I'm fine," Fu Zhaoyuan stood up and cupped his hands.

"Well, sit down." Taizu nodded, "It has been more than three months since Aiqing returned to Beijing to deal with the funeral of General Fu. Are there any other arrangements now?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, I still have some things to deal with in the old house in the capital. I can pack it up in a few days and return to Xijing," Fu Zhaoyuan said

Taizu nodded, "Aiqing is currently working in Xijing, do you have any memories of the capital?"

Fu Zhaoyuan was startled, thinking that Taizu was dissatisfied with his return to Beijing for a long time, so he said, "Your Majesty, I dare not. This time I return to Beijing to dispose of the old house, and I will return to Luoyang soon, and there will be no long delay."

When Taizu heard this, he smiled and said, "Zhi Gong doesn't have to be so nervous, I have no other intentions, after all, Beijing is the old house of the Fu family, and many relatives are in Beijing, so they still have feelings."

"Yes, Your Majesty" Fu Zhaoyuan felt a little relieved

Taizu looked at Fu Zhaoyuan, "Zhi Gong, I heard that you have a daughter who is seventeen years old, who is knowledgeable in books and etiquette. Many famous families proposed marriages, but they were rejected. I don't know why?"

Fu Zhaoyuan was taken aback for a moment, wondering why the emperor would ask about this matter, "Return to Your Majesty, I belong to the Wu family, both my father and my minister want to recruit a scholar-in-law, so..."

"Well, I think the idea of ​​recruiting literati as my son-in-law is very good. I often reflect on myself. I didn't study hard when I was young. Now that the world is stable, we still need literati to govern the country. I am also eager to seek talents."

"Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and he uses talented people highly. Now that civil servants are valued, the Great Song Dynasty will surely last forever," Fu Zhaoyuan said

"Well, so I agree with the Qing family's choice of a literati as their son-in-law, but I don't know if the Qing family has chosen someone?" Taizu asked

Fu Zhaoyuan shook his head and said, "Return to Your Majesty, there is no one for me."

"My daughter is already seventeen, isn't Aiqing worried about her?" Taizu asked

Fu Zhaoyuan didn't speak, and lowered his head.

Taizu smiled and said, "It seems that the Qing family really didn't find a suitable candidate. How about this, Aiqing will bring your daughter into the palace tomorrow. I want to meet and see which son is a good match. What does Zhigong think?"

Fu Zhaoyuan hurriedly got up and said, "Your Majesty, I'm terrified"

Taizu stood up, "Your father crown prince helped me win the world, so I can't help you with choosing a husband for his granddaughter, your daughter, haha, that's it, bring her to see me in the Palace Garden tomorrow." .”

"Thank you Your Majesty Ron"

[next day]

Taizu summoned Fu Zhaoyuan and Fu Zhaoyuan's daughter Fu Xiaodi in the Palace Royal Garden. Taizu asked about some common knowledge about books, female reds, etc., and was very satisfied with Fu Xiaodi.

"Xiaodi, do you have someone in mind?" Taizu asked

Xiaodi lowered her head slightly and replied, "Return to Your Majesty, the little girl's marriage is decided by her parents."

Taizu nodded, "Well, children's marriage should be respected by parents. Both your father and grandfather hope to recruit a scholar-in-law. I think it's very good. I asked Zhi Gong to bring you here today to help you choose a husband. Would you like it? "

"The little girl is terrified, it is a great favor for His Majesty to choose a husband for the little girl." Xiaodi said

Taizu smiled and said, "Okay, I will definitely help you find a satisfactory husband."

Taizu beckoned his servant to come over, and just wanted him to find Defang to come, but when he turned his head, he saw Defang walking with something in the distance, so he said, "Call Defang to come here"

The servant ran over to stop Defang and brought him to Taizu.

Defang saluted Taizu first, seeing that Fu Zhaoyuan was still present, she hurriedly said, "I have seen General Fu"

Fu Zhaoyuan stood up and returned the gift, "See His Royal Highness"

Fu Xiaodi also got up and saluted, "My little girl sees Your Highness"