Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Second Highness, the general knows that you want to fight to the border, but the prince is doing it for your own good, and doesn't want anything to happen to you."

"Father looks down on me." Weixian sat up and took the water bag, "I am not going to be a general who leads the army, as long as I am allowed to fight, I think of my great-grandfather who has never been defeated in his life. Grandpa is as brave as he was, and made great achievements for the people of his country and repelled the enemy.”

"Emperor Taizu was wise and powerful, and he fought hundreds of battles against the enemy, but Emperor Taizu didn't like to fight and kill. After the founding of the country, he reused literati and established schools to teach. He hoped that the people could live a stable life and that future generations would be free from the suffering of war. Your Highness the Second Highness is the grandson of Emperor Taizu, you should stay in Beijing to help His Majesty protect the country and the country."

"I'm not as capable as my father." Wei Xian drank a few sips of water, "I'm not as good at reading as my brothers and sisters, only my boxing and archery skills are good. I'm not suitable to be a civil servant. If I am a general, I'm fine, right?"

"The Second Highness is now a general, isn't he?"

"Hey, what's the use of the royal title? I'm not in the capital every day."

"Is the capital not good? The Second Highness has a father and queen mother, older brothers, younger siblings, wives and children. The joy of life is nothing more than that."

"But I don't want to have fun, I want to do something."

"Hasn't Second Highness already accepted the imperial order?"

"It's just catching a few petty thieves in the capital, what a big deal, hum!" Wei Xian stood up, "I must make a contribution to show my father!"

"Second Highness."

"General Song, I'm going back first." Weixian went back to the dormitory after finishing speaking, and left the palace early the next morning. Jiajun told Defang about the matter, and Defang waved his hand, "Let him go, if he can't do it." Let's see how the lonely king punishes him for the matter of the capital."

Wei Xian left the palace without Xiaoli and Jingwu, but did not go to Kaifeng mansion, but rode straight to the military department, and when he saw Kou Zhun, he pulled him aside, "Master Kou, I have something to do, you must do it." help me."

Kou Zhun looked at Wei Xian and blinked, "Your Highness, I really can't help you."

"Can't help? I haven't said anything yet."

"Are you going to ask for a fight?"

Wei Xian was taken aback, "How does Master Kou know?"

"My lord told me yesterday that if His Royal Highness asks for a fight, he must not agree."

"Father? How did he know that I was coming to you?"

Kou Zhun smiled, "A know son is better than a father. Besides, the prince and I are also half relatives, and we are in the Ministry of War. If His Royal Highness doesn't come to find me, who can I look for?"

"Master Kou, me."

"Your Highness, you'd better go back quickly." Kou Zhun approached and said, "Your Highness said, if you come to me, you should report it quickly. His Highness said he would break His Second Highness's leg, but I won't say so, Your Highness, let's go. "

"Master Kou, please help me. As long as the order is issued, I will leave Beijing immediately, and my father will have nothing to do."

"Second Highness, if I promise you, then the prince's golden mace will fall on my head." Kou Zhun pushed Wei Xian, "Go away."

Weixian sighed, turned around and left the military department, jumped on his horse and went straight to the palace, jumped off his horse at the gate of the palace and shouted at the guards, "Quickly report! I want to see the emperor!"

The guard turned and ran away, and came back after a while, and the commander Hua Tiangang also came out, "Your Highness."

"General Hua" Wei Xian ran to Hua Tiangang, "I want to see the emperor's uncle."

"Your Highness, I can't let you in, you'd better go back."

"why?"

"His Royal Highness is going to ask His Majesty to go to the border?"

"How do you know?"

"Really?" Hua Tiangang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It seems that His Highness has gone to the Ministry of War to look for Lord Kou."

"Could it be that the father also asked General Hua to stop me from seeing the emperor's uncle?"

"Yes, the lord has confessed, His Royal Highness cannot enter the palace to face the saint."

"General Hua, there are several gates in this palace, just let me in, and just say you didn't see me."

"Your Highness is joking. I am the commander in charge of the guards of the palace. If you go in, I don't even know about it." Hua Tiangang cupped his hands, "Second Highness, you go back, the prince originally ordered you."

"You also told me to come to you and tell my father, right?" Wei Xian was very angry.

"Second Highness, the prince also loves you. Besides, you have a lot of things to do now that the emperor is in your life."

"But me."

"Your Highness, it's useless for you to find anyone else. The prince has already arranged it. It is impossible for you to go to the border."

Hearing this, Wei Xian was like a deflated ball, stunned for a while, and then led the horse to the Kaifeng Mansion feebly.