Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

德芳44岁王妃45岁长子惟叙27岁次子惟宪25岁幼子惟能23岁

Wei Ling is 21 years old and Zhenzong (Zhao Heng) is 35 years old

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In October of the sixth year of Xianping, Wang Neng, a general of the Jingshu Army, went to the court, saying that it was like opening a square field to the north of the Xinhe River in the east of the army city, dividing the field into squares, and surrounding it with deep ditches. Defend Liao cavalry from southward invasion.Zhenzong discussed the matter with the ministers in the court, reached an agreement, and ordered the Jingshu, Shun'an, and Weilu troops to open Fangtian on the border together.

In the same month, a messenger board was set up in the Song army for sending orders and communicating during marching and combat.The message board is made of lacquered wood, six inches long and three inches wide. The front and rear lettering can be divided into two parts, and the chisel handle can be used to combine the two into one. Two holes are pierced in it to accommodate pens and inks, and paper slips are attached.Every time when marching and fighting, they stand apart. If they need to send orders, write words on them, hang them on the necks of military officials, and then put the two cards together, and then put the reply into the cards to report. Falling into the enemy's hands, leaking military information, and adopting the method of word verification, the forty articles of the military strategy of the Covenant Army are represented by four crosses in old poems, and the name is temporarily arranged by the general before the war.

In the evening, Defang and Concubine Di had already gone to bed, suddenly Baili gently opened the door and called softly, "My lord, my lord"

Defang opened his eyes and asked, "What's the matter?"

"My lord, please come out," Baili whispered

Defang turned to look at Concubine Di, seeing that she was still awake, so she slowly got up and got out of bed and went to the door, "What's the matter?"

"My lord, just now someone from the Ministry of War came and said it was..." Baili looked into the room, Defang took the door behind him, and the two came to the courtyard. Seeing that Jia Jun was there, Defang asked, "What is the report from the Ministry of War?"

Jia Jun replied, "My lord, someone from the Ministry of War has come to report that Master Di is missing."

"What? Missing? What happened?" Defang asked

"Master Di arrived at Xingren Mansion and began to inspect the military affairs, but he disappeared after a few days. The guard Zeng Tianhui sent people to look for it, but found that the tiger amulet was missing, and said." Jia Jun approached and said, "I heard that it was found. Letters between Mr. Di and the Liao Kingdom and Dangxiang."

"What! This is impossible." Defang didn't believe it at all when he heard this. "Brother went to Xingren Mansion for the emperor's order. How could he steal the military amulet and have private letters with the Liao Kingdom and Dangxiang? This is clearly a frame-up!"

"My lord, the Ministry of War has just received the news, Lord Kou sent someone to inform the lord."

Defang frowned tightly, "What's going on? Brother wouldn't do this kind of thing, there must be something wrong."

"My lord, what are we going to do now?"

Defang shook her head, "I don't know what's going on right now. The lonely king has no countermeasures for now. Don't tell your empress beforehand. Prepare your sedan chair immediately and go to the Ministry of War."

"Yes!" Jiajun ran out, and Defang took a sedan chair to the Ministry of War to meet Kou Zhun, "Master Kou, what happened? Why did Master Di disappear?"

"The lower officials don't know much about this matter, but the general of Xingren Mansion sent a letter, please look at it."

After Defang took the book and read it, he was very angry, "This is simply impossible! What collusion with the enemy and treason, what collection of property from foreign enemies, is nonsense!"

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