Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

In the middle of the night on October [-]th, the King of Jin had an audience with Taizu. The two drank in the hall until midnight. After saying something, Taizu opened the door and poked at the thick snow with the pole ax that was always at hand, and pointed to the ground and said loudly to King Jin, "It's easy to do! It's easy to do!" Wang then withdrew, and saw that he was holding Taizu's pole axe, kicking the snow with his feet, then threw the pole ax out, and summoned his servants to say, "Your Majesty has gone to bed, please do not disturb."

At four o'clock, Taizu suddenly felt pain in his viscera, and ordered his servant to call Empress Song. Seeing that Taizu's face was not good, Empress Song was about to recruit the imperial doctor, but Taizu stopped him, but Taizu was speechless, and soon Hematemesis died, aged 50.

Empress Song was at a loss, looking at the deceased Taizu lying beside the bed, and thinking of the prince Defang, she told Wang Jien to all the palace servants guarding in front of the door, "My lord, go and call Defang into the palace as soon as possible." .”

"Yes, ma'am" Wang Jien ran out of the inner palace, he turned his head to look at the palace gate and suddenly smiled, "This day is finally here"

Wang Jien did not go to Prince Defang's mansion, but went straight to Prince Jin Guangyi's mansion. Unexpectedly, there was a person sitting in front of Jin Wang's mansion at this time. Wang Jien stepped forward and saw that it was Jia Dexuan, the medical officer of the inner palace. Doctor, why are you here late at night?"

Jia Dexuan replied, "At the second watch just now, I heard someone in front of the door saying that King Jin had summoned me, but when I went out, no one was there. When I returned to the house, I heard this voice again. I did this three times. I was afraid that King Jin would be ill. So come here late at night."

Wang Jien was very surprised when he heard this, "Someone called you to come to Prince Jin's Mansion in front of the door?"

"Yes." Jia Dexuan looked at Wang Jien, "My lord, why did you come to the Jin Palace late at night?"

"Doctor Jia doesn't know something, something happened in the palace." Wang Jien whispered close to him, "Your Majesty has just passed away."

"What! His Majesty!" Wang Jien hurriedly covered Jia Dexuan's mouth, "Hush! Keep your voice down!"

Jia Dexuan looked around and asked no one around, "Why didn't your majesty die in the inner palace, why did you come here?"

"The Empress sent me to the Nanqing Palace to call His Royal Highness the little prince into the palace."

"Your Highness, Little Prince? Did you know that you have already gone to Nanqing Palace?"

Wang Jien shook his head, "I went straight here as soon as I left the palace."

"Why is this?"

"Your Majesty has long wanted to pass on the throne to King Jin. Now that His Majesty has passed away, I should come and inform King Jin first."

"Then...everyone knows what it means...the throne..."

Wang Jien nodded, and Jia Dexuan frowned, "But the Empress Empress asked you to summon the little prince, but you came to Prince Jin's mansion. It won't be a problem if the Empress knows about it?"

Wang Jien smiled, "With me in the inner palace, will there be any problems?"

Jia Dexuan nodded, "That's true."

"It's not too late, let's enter the mansion quickly."

Wang Jien knocked lightly on the gate of Prince Jin's Mansion, and someone opened it immediately, "Who are you two?"

"My servants all know Wang Ji'en, this is the Imperial Physician Jia, quickly take the two of us to see King Jin, I will report something important."

"Please come with me." The guards of Prince Jin's mansion brought the two of them to King Jin's study, and saw that King Jin was already in the room at this time, seeing Wang Ji'en and Jia Dexuan asked, "What's the matter, you two visiting late at night?"

"Your Majesty" Wang Jien said close to him, "Your Majesty is dead."

"What!" King Jin was shocked, "Then now..."

"The Empress ordered me to go to Nanqing Palace to summon the little prince into the palace."

"Defang? Did you go then?"

"Back to King Jin, Your Majesty has long wanted to pass on the title of prince, how can I go to Nanqing Palace at this time."

"Then what do you mean by coming here..."

"My lord, quickly follow me into the palace to preside over the overall situation!"

King Jin hesitated for a long time, "This matter... I want to discuss it with my family..."

Wang Jien looked at King Jin and said word by word, "My lord, it will be for others in the long run."

Upon hearing this, King Jin looked up at Wang Jien and Jia Dexuan, then stood up and said, "Prepare the sedan chair and enter the palace."

King Jin and his entourage came to the bedroom, Wang Jien said, "My lord, I will go in and tell the empress first."

Jia Dexuan stopped Wang Ji'en and said, "Since you have come here, you should go straight forward, why should you wait?"

King Jin nodded, "What the imperial physician said is true, let's enter the palace."

After entering the palace, there were no guards on the left and right, and a group of people came directly to the door of the bedroom. King Jin said, "My lord, go."

When Wang Jien entered the bedroom, Empress Song wiped her tears and asked, "Is Defang here?"

Wang Jien cupped his hands and said, "The king of Jin is here"

"Jin... King Jin?"

Wang Jien straightened his waist, turned around and said, "Prince Jin, please enter the palace."

King Jin walked into the sleeping hall and looked at Empress Song. Empress Song was shocked to see that the person who came was really King Jin. She was like a thunderbolt, knowing that the situation was over, she knelt down slowly, "Official family... (another name for the emperor)"

King Jin looked at Empress Song, "Did the sister-in-law call me an official just now?"

Empress Song looked at the expressionless King Jin, and pleaded tearfully, "The official family, my mother and son's lives are entrusted to the official family." Then King Jin hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law, I will take care of you and your nephew Defang. , I will protect wealth and honor with you, don’t worry.”