Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Early the next morning, Concubine Defang Di got up to have breakfast. The wives of the three sons were all present. Defang asked, "Shiying, why didn't Xu'er come over? Have you gotten up yet?"

"Going back to my father, Wei Xu went to the Ministry of Officials early in the morning."

"Go to the official department? Didn't you ask for leave for him?"

"We only said that the wound was not a problem, and he left after taking the medicine."

"This child, with such a long cut, doesn't need to be raised much."

"My lord," Concubine Di said, "The concubine will ask someone to take the black fish soup to the official department."

"Okay, let the civil and medical officer go and have a look, don't get hurt again."

Concubine Di turned her head and said, "Ke'er, send the other two cups of soup to Xian'er and Neng'er."

"Madam is really thoughtful." Defang smiled, "Is there any for me?"

Concubine Di pushed a bowl of porridge, "Here, please drink more, my lord."

Defang looked at the porridge, "Oh, the treatment is not as good as the children."

Weiling and the daughters-in-law who were present all laughed softly. At this time, the gatekeeper reported, "See you, my lord, there are people from the palace. Your majesty has summoned the lord to discuss matters in the Chongzheng Hall."

Defang looked outside the door, "Has the morning retreated so quickly? It seems that there is not much to do."

"My lord, hurry up and change your hat."

"Ma'am, I haven't had breakfast yet, so don't worry, Guangxiang, let the visitor go back, just say that the lonely king will enter the palace after changing his clothes and hat."

After eating breakfast, Defang changed into the court clothes and entered the palace. As soon as he entered the Chongzheng Hall, he found that Zhenzong was the only one. "I see Your Majesty."

"You don't need to be too polite, brother, sit down."

"Thank you Your Majesty" Defang sat down, and the servant left after serving tea, "I don't know what's important for your majesty to summon the minister?"

"I heard that Xu'er was injured yesterday, and the emperor asked for leave for him. Is today better?"

"The wound wasn't deep, but the incision was long. I wanted him to rest more. I didn't expect the child to go to the official department after taking the medicine early in the morning."

"Xu'er is always so serious. Brother Huang is so lucky. Later, I will send some more Cordyceps to him so that he can replenish his body."

"Thank you, Your Majesty Ron."

"Brother Huang, this morning, Yang Tan, the Director of Debt Repayment, submitted a note, saying that by the end of this year, the Third Division has exempted 800 million yuan in taxes owed by people from all over the country. I hope the History Museum will record this matter. When I came to the throne, Brother Huang once acted on my behalf. Having dealt with this matter, I wonder if Brother Huang thinks such a record is appropriate?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, it is His Majesty's sympathy for all people to reduce or exempt people's arrears of taxes. Taizu Taizong also did this when he was in power. The History Museum has detailed records. Your Majesty inherits the ancestors' land and continues his kindness to the people. It should be recorded in detail by the officials of the History Museum. It is passed on to future generations of monarchs."

"Well, that's the case." Zhenzong nodded, picked up a pen to give instructions in the memorial, and then said, "Brother Emperor, I don't know whether to agree to the command Ma Han asked me for instructions yesterday."

"Mahan? What did he ask His Majesty for?"

"Ma Han said that there are many gangs of villains in the capital, and things that bully the people happen from time to time, so he asks him to be responsible for arresting these people."

"If there is a real incident in Beijing, it should be under the control of the Kaifeng government. If there are insufficient manpower, it is not wrong for Ma Han to ask to be responsible for the arrest, but I don't know why His Majesty didn't approve his request?"

"Brother Huang, before I came to the throne, I was the prefect of Quan Zhi Kaifeng. At that time, I heard that Ma Han led people to arrest gangs of villains. Although it was quite effective, it caused three major drawbacks."

"Disadvantage?"

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