Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Dumb? It's nothing. Oh, by the way, maybe it's because I'm bothered by the recent Guiyi Army."

"Could there be another enemy attack?"

"It was not a foreign enemy, but Cao Yanlu, the Jiedu envoy of Guiyi Army, was killed by his relative Cao Zongshou, and Cao Zongshou also sent envoys to pay tribute to the court."

"Then what does he mean?"

"Cao Zongshou wants the court to appoint him as a Jiedu envoy to lead the Guiyi army."

"If my concubine remembers correctly, the Guiyi Army is also from the Dangxiang clan."

"Yes, I belonged to the Dangxiang family in the early years, and later surrendered to the imperial court. This time Cao Zongshou paid tribute to the court. His majesty and ministers still follow the old rules and treat them with restraints. On the one hand, they ordered the garrisons around the Guiyi army to be on guard, and the imperial court will also issue an order. Officially appoint Cao Zongshou as the Jiedu Envoy of the Guiyi Army, as long as Cao Zongshou does not cause trouble and pays tribute every year, there will be no problem."

"Border towns are always so restless, but the people suffer."

"Yes." Defang shook her head, "It's been 40 years, and I really hope that the day when there is no war will come sooner."

"Yes." Concubine Di smiled, "Your Majesty, your majesty has been on the throne for five years. He has governed the country well, worked diligently and cared for the people, why didn't he accept the honorary title of a hundred officials?"

"It's not long after five years. I think that when Taizong Taizong of the Great Song Dynasty was in power, he rarely accepted the honorary title. His Majesty also wanted to stabilize the country and make the people more prosperous before accepting it."

"Your Majesty has no less important responsibilities than the late Emperor."

"Yes, it is not easy to keep the country and the country. When a minister calls your majesty a wise king, your majesty will often say: the year is cold, and then the pines and cypresses will wither. What you do now is just a trivial thing. Only you can truly protect the country and benefit the people. Only then can you be called a wise king.”

"Your Majesty can say this, which shows that His Majesty is indeed a wise king."

"Well" Defang looked at Concubine Di, "Ma'am, look, she ran out of Nanqing Palace again while talking, do you want me to pull Madam back quickly?"

"Okay, the concubine is convicted, and I will pour tea for you in a while to make amends."

"Then I don't dare to be that." Defang smiled, "Let me pour tea for Madam."

The two came to the pavilion by the lake and sat down to chat. Concubine Di said, "My lord, it's time for Nangong to return home, right?"

"It's almost there, what's the matter? Ma'am, what's the matter?"

"The concubine is fine, it's just that Nangong has been back home for more than a month, and the grandchildren are clamoring to listen to Nangong's story after school every day."

"It's easy, I'll tell them. I'll bring these little guys over tomorrow and tell them stories every day."

"The prince's speech is definitely not as pleasant as Nangong's. Nangong's speech is all about the principles of sages and sages in books, and it's not like the prince's jokes."

"Madam said it as if I don't know how to tell the principles of sages, and besides, I'm not kidding when I tell my grandson." Defang looked at Concubine Di, "Only when I can tell my wife, hehehe"

"It will make trouble. There has never been a grandfather in front of him."

"My wife doesn't look like a grandma either." Defang smiled, "Because we are not old, why should we look like grandparents, hahaha"

Concubine Di was annoyed and funny when she heard this, she shook her head helplessly, the two chatted until dinner was about to arrive, the children and grandchildren had already arrived at the dining hall, Defang and Concubine Di walked in, the children and grandchildren saluted, and used After dinner, Defang and Concubine Di were about to go back to the dormitory, when Xiaopeng came and whispered to Baili, and Baili whispered something to Defang, Defang looked at Concubine Di and said, "Ma'am, I forgot to ask for help tomorrow." Submit a booklet, there is still time to go to the study to write, you go back to the room to rest, I will come over as soon as possible."

"Okay, my lord, don't be too tired."