Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Yes" Chongming went to the shopkeeper and asked about the location of Changshou Temple. The three of them went together and came to Changshou Temple. They saw the incense burning in the temple, and the faces of the people were pious and kind. Defang nodded, "Luoyang is indeed a blessed place. The people are so pious. The scenery It’s very beautiful, and the law and order are smooth, it seems that my son’s trip was worthwhile.”

Chongming stepped forward and said, "My lord, there are so many people here, it's better to be careful"

Defang looked at Chongming unhappily, "Did you forget what I told you just so quickly? I want to call you son."

"Yes, please, my lord... please forgive me, my lord." Chongming quickly changed his words

The three went into the temple, bought some incense, went to the main hall to light incense and worship Buddha, asked about the place of the pilgrim Di Jixun's memorial tablet, and then went to worship. Defang saw that there were still many people coming and going to worship in the hall. After walking in for a while, looking up to see Di Jixun's memorial tablet on the altar, Defang couldn't help but feel a little sad, and suddenly remembered what Di Jixun said to him in the early years, and thought of all the affairs in the court and his own situation, and couldn't help but sigh. Take a breath.

"My lord, what's wrong with you?" Sean asked

Defang looked at the memorial tablet and said, "A piece of the past, some people, a lifetime of ups and downs, a grave, and now it's gone."

"Young master, don't be too sad."

"Well, it's okay." Defang shook her head, burned a stick of incense, prayed silently in her heart, and donated some silver taels to the temple. The three of them walked out of the altar and walked in the temple. The courtyard next to it was very quiet. Defang The mood began to improve, and suddenly I saw a monk talking and laughing with a woman. At first, I thought it was the benefactor who asked the question, but when I saw the monk shook the woman's hand, Defang was very surprised. Defang sighed The tone is "unexpected that there are such monks in the temple, it is really insulting to the pure land of Buddhism"

Seeing this, Defang had no intention of staying any longer, and walked out with Chongming and Shang En, but bumped into someone as soon as she went out. Fortunately, Chongming Shangen supported Defang, and when Defang looked up, she saw a A handsome man, but his eyebrows are cold and cold, which is extremely inconsistent with his handsome appearance.

This person looked at Defang fiercely and said, "How dare you hit me! You don't want to live!"

Chongming Shangen was very angry, and wanted to go forward to argue, but was stopped by Defang, who cupped his hands and said, "Brother, this... I didn't mean it, if I hurt you, I will apologize."

"Okay, okay! I'm too lazy to listen to this. If it wasn't for today's incident, I would have forgiven you a long time ago. Get out of the way!" The man bumped away Defang and the others, walked towards the inner courtyard, and walked with the monk and woman just now go.

Chongming Shang En was very angry, "My lord, this person is so rude, he should be punished!"

"Forget it." Defang shook her head, "A reckless person has nothing to say, so why cause trouble, this time the emperor's life is in his body, so there is no room for loss, let's go back first."

The three of them returned to their residence. In the evening, Defang had dinner with Feng Zhenkang, the left-behind Xijing, and Meng Zhixing, the magistrate. Afterwards, they learned about Xijing's defenses in the meeting hall and read some documents. Defang found that there would be women in Luoyang City every few days. Missing cases, so I asked, "Why do women always report missing cases every few days?"

"Return to the prince, this matter is still under investigation, and there is no clue yet." Meng Zhixing replied

"Well, as far as this king knows, Lord Meng has been in office for half a year, and there is nothing negligent. The governance of Luoyang is still peaceful and undisturbed. His Majesty appreciates it very much."

"This is the duty of a subordinate official, I dare not take credit for it"

Defang nodded and asked, "I heard that Mr. Meng was also a military officer before he served as the prefect of Luoyang. Is there such a thing?"

"Yes, this officer was once a lieutenant of the Imperial Guard"

"Oh? Then why did you switch to a civilian job?"