Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Really?" Defang closed the booklet, "The lonely king doesn't think so. There are too many rice grains and herbs allocated to the condemned prisoners. Who does he think he is, a Bodhisattva who saves the suffering? These should be reduced."

"Prince" Qu Liandong said, "The rice grains and herbal medicines allocated to the condemned prisoners are usually like this, and they haven't increased."

"That's the usual. If he comes to take charge of this matter, he should make some changes. If it's the same as before, what's the use of him? Can this also be called talent?"

"My lord, the number of death row prisoners this year has increased by [-]%. He has made proper allocations and saved a lot. I think that."

"Master Qu" Defang looked at Qu Liandong, "You mean, the lonely king made a mistake?"

"No, no, no, I don't dare, I just do."

"Just what?"

Qu Liandong swallowed a bit, "What the lord said is true, I'll do it when I go back to the official."

"Let's leave this matter as it is." Defang stood up, "Make arrangements for other people as soon as possible."

"Yes, my lord." Qu Liandong took the booklet out of the Nanqing Palace. Defang looked at the stone sheep and stone horse paperweight on the desk, and suddenly clenched his fists slowly. He suddenly picked up the stone horse and raised it above his head. After a long pause, Defang pressed the stone horse heavily on the table again. Looking at the pair of stone sheep and stone horse, Defang gritted her teeth, turned around and went out of the study to return to the inner courtyard. Shou Jie was also there, so he walked over, "Brother is here?"

"The next official sees the prince."

"Brother, please sit down." Defang said, "Brother, are you busy recently?"

"Going back to the lord, it's all routine, not too busy."

"Then bring your sister-in-law, nephews, and nephews to the palace to sit often. Madam likes children."

Concubine Di patted Defang, "The prince always talks about his concubines, obviously he likes it."

"That's not the same." Defang smiled, looked at Di Shoujie for a while and said, "By the way, brother, His Majesty has ordered Zheng Wenbao to build a bridge on the Yellow River between the Dingqiang Army and the Fuzhou section, so that it can be delivered The three prefectures of Lin, Fu, and Feng supply grain and grass."

"Yes, the lower officials have heard about this. Although Lin, Fu, and Feng are close to Hedong Road, after all, they are across the river. It is very unfavorable to transport grain, and there are also obstacles to sending troops to reinforce. This time, Linzhou was trapped because of Li Jiqian. Saw that."

"That's right. Lin, Fu, and Fengzhou are important towns for defending the party. There is no room for loss. His Majesty is also very concerned. He asked many people and said that the place where the river is narrow is only a few dozen steps away, so he immediately asked the Ministry of Industry to send The people went to the border town with the decree officer." Defang looked at Di Shoujie, "Brother, the lonely king wants to report to His Majesty, so I sent my brother to Dingqiang Army and Fuzhou to have a look."

"Your Majesty, is there anything you need to do?"

"It's an important town, and the soldiers and generals have been stationed there for more than ten years. The imperial court will soon order recruits to replenish and replace them. The lonely king wants my brother to make a tour to see how the defenses are deployed, and also to observe the current morale of the border."

"I understand, I dare to ask the prince, when will I go?"

"Gu Wang make arrangements, just for a few days." Defang looked at Concubine Di, "Ma'am, you won't blame me for letting your brother go to Beijing on business, right?"

"This is an important matter for the family and the country, how could the concubine blame the prince, but..." Concubine Di looked at Defang, "Does my brother have to go?"

"Ma'am, other officials are also fine, but my brother is from my own family. I will leave it to my brother to handle the important border town affairs." De Fang patted Concubine Di's hand, "Besides, this is not a war, and there is no danger. Going is just an inspection, so I can make another contribution, of course I will leave this kind of good thing to my family."

"The lord said so, so the concubine can rest assured." Concubine Di smiled, "Brother, it will take a long time to go to the border gate, so spend time with your sister-in-law these few days."

"Yes." Di Shoujie bowed his hands, "I'm going to thank you, my lord."

The three chatted for a long time, Di Shoujie returned to Di's mansion after dinner, Concubine Di changed her clothes and took a bath, Defang sat at the bedroom table and frowned, thinking about something, and suddenly said to herself, "It must be so, you asked for it." of."