Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"They are indeed villains, and General Wang Hanzhong is indeed a loyal minister and brave general. He has a Congolese temperament, does not care about small things, cares about money and gives charity, likes books and poetry, often makes friends with Confucian scholars, and manages the army strictly. Every time he leaves the army, he must burn incense and make an oath. : May the soldiers and civilians not violate my order, and those who violate it will not be forgiven. Therefore, none of his subordinates dare to violate military discipline. When General Wang Hanzhong was conquering the Northern Han Dynasty, he took the lead and climbed into the city. He was shot blind in one eye by a stray arrow. He didn't even cry out in pain, and still swung his sword to fight the enemy. The late emperor praised him for his bravery, but what about the current situation? Whether you are in the court or at the border, no matter whether you are a virtuous minister or a brave general, as long as you do things a little If you are not careful, you will cause trouble to your upper body, if you are not careful, you will be dismissed from office, and if you are serious, your life will be lost. Many times, you don't know what mistakes you have made, who you have offended, and this is the case in the officialdom."

"The boy knows."

"Then do you know how to deal with this kind of thing?"

Wei Xian shook his head, "My child doesn't know."

"What's the use of just knowing how powerful you are? You have to know that everything is changing, everything is different, and people and colleagues have different results. There is no one way to deal with it." Defang looked at Wei Xian and asked, "Wei Xian, do you know? Do you know why your father said this to you?"

"Father is really teaching children."

"Well, almost, but you haven't fully understood it yet," Defang said. "Now you just need to remember one thing. If you are not in your position, you will not seek your own affairs. The farther away from some things, the better."

Weixian's mind was full of things about going to war and doing meritorious deeds. He was a little dazed when he heard what Defang said, but he still said, "Yes, my child will remember."

"Okay, it's getting late, go back and rest."

"Yes, the father also rested early, and the child will leave." Weixian exited the study, feeling lonely when he thought that he would not be able to return to the Ministry of War for three months, and walked with a droopy head, but Ke'er trotted over, "Second Highness, Your Majesty." I'm waiting for you in the tea room."

Wei Xian followed Ke'er to the teahouse, "I'm visiting my mother, my mother, why haven't you returned to your room to rest?"

"Waiting for you." Concubine Di pulled Wei Xian over, "The queen mother made soup for you, including fish maw, fresh shrimp and bitter gourd. I've been exhausted for a while, so eat more and make up for it. Come, have a taste."

"Mother, you are always like this, and the child feels distressed."

"Well, pouted and said good things, did your father say you again?"

"No." Wei Xian shook his head, "I just said that the child will not be allowed to return to the Ministry of War for these three months."

"Why is this? If you don't go back to the Ministry of War, what will you do?"

Weixian told Concubine Di what Defang said in the study, and Concubine Di nodded, "Your father thinks it's very good to arrange mother in this way."

"Mother, what's the matter?" Weixian frowned and said, "I have to deal with those thieves all day long, such as stealing, fighting, my child has nowhere to display his martial arts, how can he make meritorious service if he doesn't go to the border to fight against the enemy."

"You child, what merit do you do at the border? You don't want to see your mother every day?"

"No, queen mother, child."

"Xian'er, this time your father is right. If you are not in the position, you don't plan for the government. Some things are as far away as possible. You are not a general at the frontier. It is not your turn to fight such things." Concubine Di Served him soup, "Xian'er, are you filial to your mother?"

"Yes, of course the child must be filial to the queen mother."

"If you are filial to your mother and don't let her worry about you, you can stay in the capital." Concubine Di patted Wei Xian, "You can also make meritorious service if you don't go to war. Look at the civil servants in the court, what they say is holding the pen , that's much more powerful than a knife. Look at Mr. Kou. He doesn't know much about kung fu. All he can do is for the country and the people. Although your father can fight, he rarely fights. He assists His Majesty in the court , Protecting the country, helping virtuous ministers to keep the people safe, this kind of great merit will benefit the people."

"But the child is not as capable as the father."

"Who said?" Concubine Di patted Wei Xian's head, "Empress Mother thinks you are good, you are very capable."

"is it?"

"Yeah, although you have assisted the Kaifeng mansion in arresting small thieves who made trouble for more than a month, but to the common people, you have punished the villains, and this matter seems trivial, but if it were your father If the king does it, he will definitely not do as well as you."

"Mother, is what you said true?"

"You don't believe what the queen mother said?"

"Believe it, the mother will believe everything the queen says."

"This child, he speaks more and more like your father."

"It looks more like the queen mother." Wei Xian smiled, and drank two large bowls of soup in one go before returning to the dormitory to rest.