Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Du Bozong cupped his hands in a perfunctory way, "Prime Minister, I'm just praising your majesty's talents. Although he is a small official, he can do his best. Shouldn't this be rewarded?"

"A wine official, no matter how hard he works, he is only a small official in charge of wine, and he is not a judge. He actually asked Mr. Du to beg for favor on his behalf at the Golden Palace. The truth is that we must find out the authenticity of Mr. Du's request. "

"Prime Minister, are you saying that the officials have deceived the emperor above the Golden Palace?!"

The two were arguing, and Defang came over, "Both of you are colleagues, why bother?"

"Prince" two people salute

"Master Du, you are the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and you are in charge of the affairs of officials. We have a lot of talents in the Song Dynasty. I believe that Lord Du must have many talents worth recommending, right? Then please Lord Du cherish your talents for His Majesty and ask for their favor. , can also make more talents enter the temple."

"This...is..." Du Bozong did not expect Defang to ask such a question

"Lord Du, even the officials of the winery in Qinzhou, can understand so thoroughly, it can be seen that Master Du has devoted himself to the management, and I admire him very much." Defang smiled

"Yes, my lord... this is... the duty of a subordinate official"

Defang held the golden mace and shook it, "If the government and the government are like Mr. Du, regardless of personal circumstances in recommending talents, this king's golden mace will be useless."

Du Bozong looked at the golden mace in Defang's hand, and hurriedly said, "I have something to do, I want to resign first."

"Master Du, please," Defang said

After Du Bozong left, Song Qi said, "My lord, there must be something wrong here."

"Prime Minister, why bother to offend His Majesty for a small official in a wine shop, and then conflict with Lord Du?"

"My lord, a small official can ask the Minister of the Ministry of Officials to speak for him in the Golden Palace. I am really worried that there must be something going on in Qinzhou," Song Qi said worriedly.

"What the prime minister said is also reasonable, but it is also possible that the petty official asked the officials to say something nice for him in order to get promoted."

"But the Ministry of Officials itself is in charge of the transfer of officials, so why do you need to report to His Majesty? Isn't this a big problem? What's more, asking the Minister of the Ministry of Officials to ask for favors for him may cost a lot."

Defang thought for a while and said, "It's reasonable, why does a small official get a huge sum of money to make the officials speak, it is indeed suspicious."

"Your Majesty, this matter should not be underestimated for a petty official to reach a high court official, there must be something to write about"

Defang nodded, "I understand what the prime minister means, but your Majesty has no intention of governing because of the war, and this matter needs to be discussed in the long run."

"Yes, my lord"

After Defang said goodbye to Prime Minister Song Qi, she got into the sedan chair and was about to go back home. When she was walking through the market, there was a commotion in front of her. A person ran past. Song Jiajun quickly stopped him and ordered the imperial guards to "protect the prince!"

Defang got off the sedan chair, saw Jiajun escorting someone and asked, "What's going on?"

"Go back to the prince, this person disturbed the prince's car team"

Defang looked at the person being detained and asked, "Who are you?"

"My lord, my lord, save me, someone is going to kill me!" the man shouted

Defang was startled, at this moment two people came running, seeing the imperial guards of the sedan chair team, they knew they were senior officials, so they stepped forward to salute, "My lord, this is my master's servant, we two are here to arrest him and bring him back."

"Bold!" Jia Jun yelled, "My lord won't kneel before driving!"

As soon as the two heard this, they quickly knelt down and said, "Kowtow to the lord, the villain's eyes are clumsy, please forgive me."

Defang looked at the two of them, "Look at your clothes, which family are you from?"

"Returning to the prince, the younger one is the servant of Lord Shi Boshi, an official in Qinzhou."