Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Defang put the edict on the imperial case and looked at it for a long time. Kou Zhun and Sun He were talking, and Defang said, "Master Sun, do you think it is inappropriate for the lonely king Gai Yuxi to issue the edict at this time?"

Sun He cupped his hands and said, "My lord, Mr. Kou has already informed my ministers of the matter. At present, the border affairs are urgent. Generals Enga and conferring meritorious officials are all things to do. At this extraordinary time, the decision cannot be delayed for a moment. What the lord does is all right." It is a matter that is beneficial to the family and the country, not to mention that Your Majesty has already issued edicts for the prince to manage the government, although it has not been announced to the ministers, but the holy intention is clear, and the ministers think that it is not wrong for the edicts to be issued directly by the prince."

Kou Zhun nodded upon hearing this, "Master Sun is right, my lord, please issue an edict."

Defang sighed softly, looking at the imperial edict and jade seal on the table and thinking, Sun He and Kou Xiang looked at each other, Zhou Huaizheng also leaned over and said something, Kou Zhun raised his head and waved to Baili, Baili looked at Defang , Holding the golden mace, he quietly walked to the side of the three and asked softly, "What's the matter, Mr. Kou?"

Kou Zhun said, "Eunuch Bai, in your opinion, has the prince decided to issue an edict?"

Baili nodded slightly, and Kou Zhun thought about it, "In that case, Lord Sun, Eunuch Zhou, and Eunuch Bai, let's help the prince together."

Several people looked at each other, but didn't understand, "Master Kou, how can you help the prince?"

Kou Zhun whispered a few words to a few people, then stood apart, Baili returned to Defang's side, "My lord, do you want to take a break? Have some tea"

Defang shook her head, looked up at the jade seal beside the table, Baili walked over and picked up the yellow scarf covered with the jade seal, Defang looked at Baili, "What are you doing?"

"My lord, don't you want to issue an edict?"

"Let the lonely king think about it again."

"Your Majesty" Sun He said, "You have been responsible for the ruling of the court, and you are in charge of military and political power. If it is only because of the time when His Majesty's imperial edict is read out, you can't do anything. Forgive me, my lord is too cautious. Fearing that the food will be scalding while preserving the remaining temperature is unnecessary worry.”

Kou Zhun nodded, "Well, well, what Master Sun said is, my lord, when His Majesty's imperial edict is read out tomorrow morning, the edict has already been out of Jingda, so who will ask whether the imperial edict was stamped with a jade seal before it was read out? When questioning the time when the imperial edict came out of Beijing, you can also say that it was ordered by His Majesty earlier."

Defang frowned, "Kou Zhun, are you letting the lonely king bully you again?"

"How can you deceive the emperor? Your Majesty has already given you an order. From now on, you Eight Worthy Kings will be in charge."

"Your Majesty asked the Gu Wang to criticize the court, but did not expressly say that the Gu Wang can issue an imperial edict to the border town. This is an important matter. The Gu Wang still feels that it is so inappropriate. Later, the Gu Wang will go to the palace to ask His Majesty for instructions. "

Kou Zhun walked to the jade seal, "My lord, since you are worried about problems, I will let the minister build the jade seal. If anything happens, the minister will bear it."

"Master Kou" Sun He also came over, "I know the edict, since I have already drafted the edict, then let me cover the jade seal, lord, when the time comes, I will say that the minister has built the jade seal and presented it to you."

Zhou Huaizheng also said, "Master Sun, there must be an attendant in the palace to cover the jade seal, how about this, the villain will bear it with Master Sun."

Baili on the side waved his hand, "How can that be done? Lord Kou and Lord Sun are both important ministers, and they have to do a lot of things for the Song Dynasty. Eunuch Zhou is the head of the palace. If something happens, it will be troublesome, my lord, my little one." It's your servant, let the little one cover the jade seal, my life is nothing, if something happens, I will bear it." After talking about Baili, she stretched her hand over the jade seal, and Defang pressed her hand to the top of the jade seal. In the shape of a dragon, he looked at Baili, then at Kou Zhun, Sun He and Zhou Huaizheng, turned his head to look at the dragon chair behind him, then looked at the jade seal again, frowned slightly, then took the jade seal with both hands and covered it with two pieces. Above the imperial edict, Baili rolled the edict, and Defang said, "Mr. Zhou, send the edict to the Privy Council and issue it immediately without delay."