Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Baili!" Defang shouted to stop

Baili hurriedly stepped aside, Concubine Di was puzzled, "What's going on? My lord, what's so special about this knife?"

Defang looked at the bronze Qiankun knife in his hand, frowned and said, "Madam doesn't know something. This knife is stained with the blood of the lonely king, and it almost killed the lonely king."

"What? This... When did this happen?" Concubine Di asked

Defang shook her head, "Don't mention the old things, it just adds to the sadness." Then he stood up and handed the knife to Jiajun, "Put the knife back, and no one will touch it from now on."

"The last general will obey the order of the prince." Jia Jun retreated with the knife in his hand.

Defang turned to Weixian and said, "Get up, if it weren't for your mother, the father will punish you severely! Get out!"

"Thank you, Father!" Wei Xian hurriedly stood up and exited, De Fang also went out to the study, Nan Gong Wen followed, Bai Li was about to follow, but was stopped by Concubine Di, "Baili, come here."

"Ma'am, the little one has to follow the prince." Baili wanted to leave quickly.

"Come here!" Concubine Di said, "Don't tell me, the prince, tell me, what's going on?"

"My lord won't let me tell you, my lady, please don't ask." Baili had a troubled expression on his face.

"It must be said" Concubine Di sat on the chair and looked at Baili, "There is no secret between the palace and the prince. Today, the prince said that it would only add to the sadness, so something must have happened. Since the prince doesn't want to mention it, then you can tell it." .”

"Niang Niang, aren't you embarrassing me?"

"That's right, let's treat it as my embarrassment for you, tell me quickly," Concubine Di insisted.

At this moment, Song Jiajun came in, "See your wife, the prince said to let Baili go now."

"No hurry." Concubine Di looked at Song Jiajun, "Listen together and see why the prince is so angry."

Baili thought to himself, the lord has nothing to do with Mistress Di, how can I, a little servant, stand up to it, so he quickly knelt down, "Madam, if the little one talks, the lord punishes the young one, the empress will intercede for the young one."

Concubine Di smiled, "Okay, as long as you say it, I assure you, the prince will not dare to punish you, so get up quickly."

"Xie Niangniang" Baili got up to see if there was no one else around, so he moved a little closer and said softly, "This is still 22 years ago. It was the fifth year of Taiping Xingguo when the first emperor was alive."

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In the fifth year of Taiping Xingguo, Defang was conferred the title of virtuous king for just over a month. Because of the rumors in the palace, people began to discuss that the virtuous king is now the only surviving son of the late emperor, and now he is the only conferred title in the prince's generation. The man of the king will be crowned prince soon, and the folks have a high opinion of Defang, and many generals in the army who have followed Taizu to fight in the country also think so. In addition, Dezhao committed suicide the year before, and now Defang is the only person who is qualified to inherit the throne.

But the rumors in the market quickly spread to the palace, and Taizong was very displeased, thinking that his succession to the throne had been criticized by the world all along, and the army once supported Dezhao as emperor, and what the Empress Song did when Taizu passed away All kinds of things that happened made Taizong resentful, but he couldn't treat Defang like he treated Dezhao, otherwise, wouldn't it be more difficult to explain the name of killing his brother and seizing the throne, so he was a little unhappy.

At this time, Wang Ji'en, the chief servant, asked, "Is Your Majesty worried because of rumors?"