Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Grandpa, you only came back at this hour. You must be hungry. Drinking some soup is good for your stomach, otherwise your stomach will feel unwell."

"From ancient times, didn't the national players tell you this?"

"Yes, the national player said that drinking soup before meals is better than a prescription. You just came back, and your stomach is dry. If you don't drink some soup, you may feel uncomfortable after eating." Look at Concubine Di from ancient times. My son is also afraid that grandma will worry."

Defang turned to look at Concubine Di, "Oh, I understand now, our children and grandchildren all grew up drinking the soup stewed by my wife, and our mouths are so sweet."

"The prince himself is not the same, drink quickly."

Defang took the soup bowl with a smile, "From ancient times, your grandpa the emperor told you to study hard with the national players, and you will become a great national player in the future, and let you take charge of the imperial medical department."

"The grandson will definitely not disappoint His Majesty's high expectations."

"Good boy" Defang nodded, "Congpu, Jingxuan, you two should eat more, go back to rest early, if you feel unwell, just go to your brother and ask him to feel your pulse, hehehe"

Concubine Di touched Defang, "If you don't eat it, it will be cold."

Defang put her index finger in front of her mouth, looked at a group of children and grandchildren and squeezed their eyes, then picked up the bowl and started to eat. Seeing this, several young grandchildren giggled and stretched their fingers After learning, Concubine Di and the children also smiled helplessly.

After dinner, the whole family drank tea and talked. After some excitement, they each returned to the small courtyard. Defang and Concubine Di also returned to the dormitory. Fang dragged Concubine Di to sit beside the bed, "Baili, Ke'er, bring in the footwashing water, the lonely king wants to talk to his wife."

"My lord, I'll be asleep in a while, let's talk when I lie down."

"Eat without talking and sleep without talking"

"The prince has been talking for more than 30 years, and he still doesn't speak. He has become a chatterbox, and he talks so much with his concubines?"

"Of course, it's not enough to talk about it in a lifetime, and I will talk about it in the next life."

Baili and Ke'er put down the two basins and squatted down to help them wash their feet, Defang took Concubine Di's hand and said, "Ma'am, didn't you want me to memorize the poem written by His Majesty, I will recite it to you. "

Concubine Di nodded, and Defang said, "Your Majesty's work is called persuasion: rich families don't need to buy fertile land, but there are thousands of grains in the book; they don't need to build high halls to live in peace, and there is a golden house in the book; don't hate to have no one to follow when you go out, and the book has a car." There are many horses; when you marry a wife, don’t hate an unscrupulous matchmaker, there is beauty in the book; if a man fulfills his life’s ambition, read the Six Classics diligently at the window.”

"Your Majesty has written all the books into a cornucopia. You can get whatever you want."

"Isn't that the case? In the Song Dynasty, I have always favored literati, and their salaries are generous. As long as you study hard and study hard, you will be successful. The gold list is famous for Guangzong Yaozu, and the official hat and jade belt are admired. Once you enter the palace, the fertile fields, millet, houses, Followers, chariots and even wives all followed one after another."

"That's true. The folk customs of my Song Dynasty are simple and honest. Everyone wants to learn. The ordinary people already have books at home. Even the villages have set up schools, and ordinary children can read and learn."

"Your Majesty is diligent in government and loves the people, the civil servants are capable, the generals are brave and brave, and the people are eager to learn. Our Great Song Dynasty is strong and the people are rich, and it will surely prosper for generations to come."

"It must be so." Concubine Di nodded, "Does Your Majesty have any other poems?"

"Yes, but it's just a few random words. By the way, when it comes to valuing literati today, His Majesty thought of King Han."

"Oh? Say something?"

"It's about the year of Qiande in the bronze mirror. By the way, I almost forgot." Defang said, "Baili, go find that bronze mirror, which is the one with the four years of Qiande engraved on the back."

Baili raised his head and asked, "My lord, is that the one that Emperor Taizu gave you to play with?"

"Yes, that's the one. Didn't Ling'er take it to play with later? Go look for it tomorrow and send it to the palace for His Majesty to have a look at."

"Yes"

"Your Majesty still wants to see this?"