Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"The concubine knows." Concubine Di smiled, "My lord knows everything now, so I won't embarrass him."

"What does that madam mean to say that I have made things difficult for him for more than a month?"

"Didn't the prince say, a little bit, does this count?"

"Okay." Defang hugged Concubine Di, "Ma'am, it's up to you."

"My lord, what is the purpose of Mr. Qu from the Ministry of Punishment to see you today?"

"Master Qu wrote a booklet about the new policy of punishment and prison. I want to read it first. If there is nothing wrong, I will submit it to His Majesty."

"Is there nothing else?"

"No." Defang shook her head, "Ma'am, even though you are in Nanqing Palace, there is really nothing outside that you don't know about. Ma'am is about to become Kong Ming."

"Then, do you want your lord to visit the thatched hut and ask your concubine to come out of the mountain?"

"Going out of the mountain? No, I want my wife to stay here in the Nanqing Palace and help me strategize every day." Defang hugged Concubine Di a little tighter, "Madam, I will protect you. If anyone dares to hurt you, even if it is gossip A word, I will not let him go."

"How could someone dare to hurt his concubine and spread gossip, the prince is too worried."

"Yes, there will never be such a thing. If he dares to hide evil intentions, I will definitely dig them out."

"My lord, what are you talking about? Who is harboring evil intentions?"

"It's nothing, I mean if" Defang smiled, "Ma'am, go to sleep."

"Is there something else on your mind?"

"No, not really."

Concubine Di put her head on Defang's heart, "The concubine wants to listen to what's in her heart, do you have it or not?"

Defang lowered her head slightly, and pressed her lips to Concubine Di's forehead, "I'm a little annoyed about the court affairs."

"Then the prince said nothing happened."

"I don't want my wife to worry about me. It will be fine after a while."

"It's not a small matter that can bother the prince. Could it be that something major has happened to the court?"

"It's still a matter of the border. Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty paid homage to his grandfather Yeluruan's mausoleum and is about to return to Shangjing. I heard that several generals of the Liao Kingdom have come forward to play, intending to gather an army to invade the south again at this time. Your Majesty has been here for a while. Discuss countermeasures with the Privy Council and the Ministry of War."

"The people of Liao are really hateful. They coveted the rich land of Song Dynasty for decades, and the countless bones under the iron hoof butcher knife are unforgettable. This is not only the sorrow of Song Dynasty, but also the pain of the people of his Liao Kingdom , Emperor Liao has caused tens of thousands of soldiers and common people to suffer from war for his own selfishness, don't you have the slightest bit of intolerance?"

"How do the people of the Northern Kingdom know this? Not to mention the invasion of the Song Dynasty in the south, even their own tribes fight in the same way. Once defeated, the strong men, young and old, of the entire village and tribe will be slaughtered. The young women will be humiliated and reduced to slaves. The brutal and shameful behavior of the Liao people is heinous, but what can be done? A foreign race is a foreign race, and there is still a difference between us and the Han people in the Central Plains."

"My lord, it's been decades, and it won't be resolved in a short while. You should be at ease."

"Well, I don't want to anymore." Defang kissed Concubine Di, "Ma'am, go to bed early."

After lunch the next day, Concubine Di went back to the dormitory to rest, and Defang looked at Baili who was standing beside him feeling sleepy, "Baili, wake up"

"Well, my lord." Baili rubbed his eyes, "The little one didn't sleep."

"Go to sleep, the lonely king is going to study in the study, and you will go there when you apply for time."

"The little one is not sleepy, and I will serve the prince to read."

"Is there any service for reading, hurry up and call Xiaopeng over."

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