Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Taizu looked at Di Jixun again, "Jixun, I have granted you the post of Jiedu envoy and given you the power of military administration. I hope you will stick to Luoyang for me."

Di Jixun knelt down and said, "I will do my best to serve Your Majesty"

"Get up quickly, this inspection is also just to talk to you about family affairs, talk about the children, hahaha, I am really happy when I say this, in a few months, you will be a grandfather, when the time comes I will definitely invite you to Beijing to celebrate the happy event together," Taizu said, and the smile came back to his face again.

"Yeah, Defang is going to be a father too, it's really fast, congratulations to the emperor, and congratulations to Mrs. Di, your daughter has renewed the incense for my royal family" Jin Wang said

"Your Majesty and I have enjoyed the emperor's grace together with my daughter, and I congratulate Your Majesty," Jixun said.

"Okay, okay, let's have a banquet tonight, King Jin and I will have a drink with Jixun." Taizu was very excited

At this time in the capital, two prime ministers, Shen Yilun and Xue Juzheng, were overseeing the court, and the prince Dezhao and Defang both stood in the court hall. After the court, Shen Yilun caught up with Defang's "His Highness"

Defang was startled, and saw that it was Shen Yilun, "Is there something the Prime Minister wants to tell you?"

"No, no, I was ordered by His Majesty to rush to Luoyang tomorrow. Don't blame Your Highness. I just want to chat with Your Highness casually."

"I also ask the prime minister to advise me," Defang said respectfully.

"Don't dare, I'm just chatting, let's talk while walking," Shen Yilun said

"Okay" Defang and Shen Yilun stepped out of the palace together

"This time His Majesty and the King of Jin are touring Xijing, and conferring His Royal Highness an official title before the trip. It seems that His Majesty wants to train His Highness to participate in state affairs and exercise," said Shen Yilun.

"Maybe, but Defang is young and has dull aptitude, so I hope the prime minister will give me some advice." Defang bowed his hands respectfully again.

"Your Highness is humble. Your Highness is the son of the sage. I heard that His Highness has extensive knowledge and advanced martial arts. I believe he will achieve great success in the future." Shen Lun nodded and continued. As an envoy, guard Xijing and accompany the capital Luoyang, and appreciate its governance." Shen Yilun looked at Defang.

Defang stopped, "Jiedushi?"

"Yes, Jiedushi doubles his salary and receives the power of Jieyue. It seems that His Majesty likes Lord Di very much, but it must be because of His Highness." Shen Yilun said with a smile

"My reason? My father-in-law has fought with his father for many years. He is a hero who founded the country. He has made great contributions in governing Xijing Luoyang. The reward is the father's long favor and has nothing to do with Defang..." Defang explained

"I heard that His Royal Highness's concubine is about to give birth, maybe it's because of this reason." Shen Yilun was still smiling.

"The birth of a child is just a trivial matter in Defang's family, it's not enough to..."

"It's a trivial matter for the royal family to have more descendants, not to mention that His Highness is His Majesty's bloodline and is His Highness's first child. The Holy Majesty must attach great importance to it. The reward before leaving is the best proof." Shen Yilun stroked his beard and smiled.

"Prime Minister" Defang asked, "Hasn't the father already decided to move the capital? Why do you want to go to Luoyang at this time?"

"The old minister is not very clear, but I heard that the matter of moving the capital will be discussed again."

"Revisit?" Defang was puzzled, "Prime Minister, the emperor said in the Chongzheng Palace last month that the establishment of the capital Bianjing is necessary for the temporary stability of state affairs, but there is no danger to defend here, and you may be trapped if something happens. , if it is for the long-term plan of the Great Song Dynasty, it should move westward."

"Yes, His Majesty did say so, but King Jin has always disagreed."

"Prime Minister, do you want to discuss it again this time when you go to Xijing?"

"It should be so. His Majesty also said that if Bianjing is established as the head of the country, within a hundred years, the power of the people in the world will be exhausted. The old minister also feels that His Majesty has far-sighted plans."

"Prime Minister, my father has already decided to do so, and General Di has already built the palace, everything is ready, if the Prime Minister can persuade Uncle Wang to agree to this matter, it will be a great achievement."

"Hehehe, yes, yes, the old minister also wants to relieve His Majesty's worries." Shen Yilun cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness must rush back to the inner palace to visit the concubine. Shen Yilun will not bother you anymore, Your Highness please."

"The prime minister invites" Defang to let Shen Yilun go first, which is also a characteristic of the Song Dynasty, especially in the early days, it valued civil servants and treated civil servants with courtesy.