Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Well, Your Majesty said that he has never seen this bronze mirror, so he really wants to see it." Defang looked at the copper basin for washing feet, "Ma'am, do you know that there is a story about a copper basin before the bronze mirror?" Woolen cloth."

"Are there any writings on the copper basin?"

Defang smiled, "It's not words, it's pearl agate jade."

"Pearl, agate and emerald? In a basin?"

"On the basin," Defang said, "it was the third year of Qiande in the Song Dynasty, when Hou Shu was destroyed, General Wang Quanbin ordered people to transport all the treasures and belongings to Bianjing City, and the Emperor Taizu asked his servants to choose a few beautiful ones to put in the palace. Among them is a very special copper basin. The whole basin is plated with gold. I liked it very much when I saw it, so I placed the copper basin in the Guangzheng Hall where the banquet was held."

"Then this basin must be beautiful, is it still in the palace now?"

"Good-looking is good-looking, but..." Defang looked at Concubine Di, "If I finish speaking, then this copper basin will not look good."

"The concubine didn't understand."

Defang patted Concubine Di's hand and said, "One day, Emperor Taizu summoned Concubine Fei to sing and dance (that is, Mrs. Huarui, the favorite concubine of Meng Chang, the Lord of Later Shu), and Concubine Fei saw the copper basin on the side at a glance. Taizu said that this was brought to the capital from Houshu, and I heard that it belonged to Meng Chang, and asked Concubine Fei what Meng Chang used to dress such a precious treasure?"

"Is it a melon?"

Defang shook her head, and said softly, "Fei Guifei told Emperor Taizu that this treasure is actually Meng Chang's urinal."

"Ah?" Concubine Di and Baili Ke'er ahed almost at the same time, and Defang looked at Baili Ke'er, "You two are making trouble too, ah what, listen carefully."

"My lord" Concubine Di touched Defang, "What is the copper basin with so many treasures... Where is the urinal?"

"Yes, Emperor Taizu was also very surprised. He was stunned for a moment, and then he said angrily: "Meng Chang even used such precious treasures to cast the urinal, and if he doesn't care about state affairs and enjoys luxury, how can he not subjugate the country!" The copper basin was kicked to the ground, and the Jinwu guards were ordered to smash the copper basin to pieces."

"Emperor Taizu said that even... are inlaid with precious treasures, so there is no reason not to subjugate the country." Concubine Di nodded, "That sounds really... I don't think it looks good."

"Actually...Meng Chang is not considered a faint king. The Houshu under his rule is extremely prosperous, and the capital city can be called Jindu."

"Meng Chang's ability to govern the country will win the hearts of the people, so why did Emperor Taizu send troops?"

"The reason... Emperor Taizu once said that the Five Dynasties have been in chaos for a long time. The Central Plains are barren and Sichuan and Shu are rich. The expansion of the territory may be due to the fact that Hou Shu was far away from the chaos in the Central Plains, so he was slack in fighting. In addition, it took Meng Chang more than ten years to stabilize the regime, and he was a bit extravagant in the later period. Maintain it."

"No matter how capable the emperor is, once he becomes extravagant, all previous achievements will be destroyed by himself."

"What madam said?" Defang looked down at the water, then at Concubine Di's pot, raised her legs and moved her toes, "Madam, Meng Chang's copper basin is not as beautiful as this one, no matter how many treasures it has inlaid, ma'am, look." , I have ten pearls, my wife also has ten, and they can move."

Concubine Di hurriedly pressed Defang's leg, "He is already 50 years old, why is he still as naughty as his grandson, Baili Ke'er will laugh at you"

"What are old couples afraid of, don't you think so?" Defang looked at Baili and Ke'er, and they looked at each other, then quickly wiped the feet of Defang and Concubine Di, and held up the water basin, "Your Majesty, your majesty will be here sooner." Rest." Then backed out.

Defang turned to look at Concubine Di, "Now there are two 15-year-olds with my wife."

"15 years old?"

"Well" Defang raised her hand, stretched out her palm with one hand, and clenched her fist with the other. "Look at it this way, I'm fifteen, and my wife is one year older than me, fifteen." Defang smiled, "Isn't it?"

Seeing this, Concubine Di smiled and said, "My lord always said that drinking stewed soup can nourish the brain, so it really works."

"Madam has a secret recipe?" Defang put her arms around Concubine Di and said, "Madam, I will celebrate my fiftieth birthday in four months, and I am really old."

"The concubine is one year older than the prince and didn't say anything, let's talk about it." Concubine Di looked at Defang, "Didn't the prince just say that you are fifteen, and the concubine is fifteen, and they are still young."

"Still young? Hahahaha" Defang kissed Concubine Di and said softly, "Miss Di, Mr. Zhao, I'm sleepy, can we go and drink tea with Duke Zhou?"

"Okay" Concubine Di lay down on the side of the bed, "Master Zhao please"

Defang also pulled down the bed curtain and lay down, and said to Concubine Di, "Miss Di, please."

The two held hands and looked at each other with a smile, slowly closing their eyes to feel each other's breath, and weaving a sweet dream together.