Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"It's okay, it's just receiving envoys, it won't be very tiring." Defang folded the book and handed it to Baili, "Look at what's written on it."

Baili took it and opened it to look at, "My lord, Jiaozhou pays tribute to these every year."

"That's right, but this time it's a little different."

"My lord, why is it different?"

"Look at the circled above, His Majesty said that half of these will be given to this king."

"Really?! So much?"

"Yes, there are a lot of dried fruits. The children are very happy now." Defang smiled, "And there are also high-quality medicinal ginseng. When I bring them back to the house, I will ask the national team to make some medicinal food for my wife. Body."

"My lord, you should make up for it too."

"My king is in such good health, I don't need to make up for it." Defang patted Baili, "Baili, when the time comes, this king will also give you and Ke'er a big bag of dried fruit."

"Thank you lord!"

"As soon as you talk about eating, you will be so happy, why don't you just work in the dining room in the future."

"Young ones don't know how to cook. It would be a great crime if the prince was so hungry."

"Knowing how to cook is secondary. I'm afraid that the meals on the table will be reduced by half every day. It's not that I'm so hungry that I'm alone, but that everyone's stomach is going to growl, hehehe"

"So the little one can only serve you, my lord."

"I can really talk, and the food is not free."

"If the little one eats the dried fruit rewarded by the prince, his mouth will be sweeter."

"Hahaha, you guy, that is, in the palace, if you are really thrown outside, whoever picks you up will have to eat poor people."

"Your Majesty, has it been so long since His Majesty called you into the palace?"

"Yeah, I didn't see that Prime Minister Cai, Privy Envoy, and Minister of the Ministry of War are all here. There has been a change in Li Jiqian at the border, and the Liao people are also waiting for an opportunity. Anyway, it's not safe."

"Fortunately, His Majesty only asked you to receive envoys."

"There is one more thing this time. Your Majesty said that the king and the prime minister should select the officials together."

"What if it's not the same as the scientific examination?"

"It's not the same. It mainly examines the achievements and ranks of officials. Anyway, there is a prime minister, so I just listen to it."

"You are the prince, you have the final say."

"Oh, that's not the way to say it. The prime minister is knowledgeable and capable. He is the prime minister of the dynasty, the pillar of the temple, and the minister of your majesty. This king should learn more from the prime minister, so how to choose is up to the prime minister. "

"My lord, you have learned so much, and it will hurt your head any more."

"Are you talking about yourself, hehehe?" Defang smiled, "Baili, you may finish reading the book one day, but you can never learn how to behave in the world. Everyone has his strengths, and this king is To learn these."

Baili raised his head and thought for a while, "A threesome must have my teacher."

Defang turned her head to look at Baili, "You're good, kid. It's really worthwhile to follow this king's homework. Look, although you always doze off, you still learn a lot. This sentence is just right."

"Thank you, my lord, for the compliment!"

"I'm getting hungry after talking, let's go back home."

For three days in a row, Defang accompanied the envoys during the day and returned to the mansion at xu o'clock at night. Defang entered the empty space of Nanqing Palace in a sedan chair. After getting off the sedan chair, he stretched out his arms. Baili asked, "My lord, are you tired?"

"It's okay, but I just had a drink and I'm a little tired now."

"Little one, tell them to prepare hot water."

"No need, I'm sleepy now, just wash it off." Defang yawned, "Well... let's go."