Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Your Majesty" Defang said, "Three days ago, the minister visited Baozhong at the mansion. He may have been ill for a long time and his complexion was not good. The minister brought some soup made by the national hand and only drank a little. Baozhong was on the sick bed. Very depressed, the minister also asked the reason, Baozhong said that his son was stubborn, hidden evil in his heart, treated people violently, and never served the bedside, it was very sad to have such a son, and the minister could only comfort him, asking him to rest in peace and recuperate , Take it easy."

Zhenzong nodded when he heard this, and motioned to Zhang Wenxi to take a booklet for Defang, "Brother Emperor, this is the booklet from Baozhong. He wrote the booklet and submitted it when he was so ill. It seems that he is completely disappointed in his son." gone."

Defang took the notebook and looked at it, then slowly closed it, "Does Your Majesty agree to the request?"

Zhenzong raised his head slightly, took a deep breath, exhaled again, pursed his lips and said, "Although Baozhong has surrendered to our court, he is still a Rong man, with a rough personality and suffering from illness. Xiaonu is not filial by holding his son, so what he said may be inaccurate. When Baozhong returned to obedience, he only brought one son with him, and he didn't hear that there were other sons. Therefore, I suspect that his only son is Yongqi. If you run away, you will have no support for your family, I intend to give Yongqi a farewell to Yongzhou, and order the supervising army to investigate and hear about it, and if Yongqi is really a scoundrel, and Baozhong still has other sons, I will urge you to go on the road."

"Your Majesty is wise," Defang said, "Your Majesty, Baozhong's two younger brothers learned that his elder brother was ill, and took turns to take care of him at the bedside every day. The brotherhood is admirable."

"I have also heard that they have been in the capital for many years after they surrendered. They have always been respectful and polite, and never behaved improperly. I think they had quite a lot of political achievements before they surrendered. Therefore, I intend to make them leave Beijing to serve as magistrates to benefit the people of one side."

"Your Majesty is wise, I think Li Kexian and Li Kewen will appreciate the grace and be loyal to the people." Defang said, "but I don't know when His Majesty wants them to leave Beijing?"

"Bao Zhong is still sick in bed, so it is inappropriate for the two of them to leave Beijing at this time, but I will ask Zhi Zhigao to write the edict, and it will not be too late to issue the edict when Baozhong's condition improves." Zong thought for a while. "By the way, Royal Brother, General Wang Chao has been back to Beijing for many days. This time his return to Beijing is different. I understand his worries and determination to fight. I really can't bear the current battle. I don't know what I can do at this time." What did the Wang family do to make General Wang feel at ease, so I want to trouble Brother Huang with one thing."

"Your Majesty's holy intentions are fully understood." Defang cupped his hands and said, "I will pass on the grace of the ministers to the next generation, and all requests will be granted, so that General Wang can fight for the country with peace of mind, without any worries."

Zhenzong nodded reassuringly, "I have the emperor brother to appease General Wang and his clan on my behalf, so I don't have to worry about it. The affairs of General Wang will be arranged by the emperor at the sole discretion of the emperor, and there is no need to repay me. I am too much work for the emperor."

"Your Majesty's words are serious. Share your worries for His Majesty. It is the responsibility of the minister to calm the heart of a brave general. The minister will arrange it properly."

"Okay, okay." A trace of worry suddenly flashed on Zhenzong's face, "Brother Huang, I am still very worried about Li Xiang's condition, why don't you accompany me to visit Li Xiang's mansion."

"Your Majesty, the scorching sun outside makes people very uncomfortable. If Your Majesty wants to visit Prime Minister Li, it is better to leave the palace after Youshi."

Zhenzong sighed, "Okay, Brother Huang, there have been a lot of domestic and foreign affairs recently, and I am a little upset. If there is nothing else in the Emperor's Mansion, I will sit with Xu'er more and talk with me."

Defang nodded, "Okay, I and Xu'er will accompany Your Majesty to talk, hoping to relieve His Majesty's boredom and worries, and I will go out with Your Majesty to visit Li Xiang later."