Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"That's it," Taizong thought, the more you don't want to go, I will let you go, and use your identity to control those generals. When the time comes, not only I will be dissatisfied with the generals, but also you, the Eight Sage Kings, and You can't disobey the imperial decree in the battlefield, so how to clean up the mess is up to you, so I interrupted Defang, stood up and said, "I now designate the eight sage kings as the military and horse commanders at the frontier, and have the power to control the military and administration. Those who disobey the supervisor will be severely punished by military law without reporting to the imperial court, and the imperial edict will be issued immediately, and the emperor's nephew will return to the manor to prepare, and leave tomorrow to camp in Dingzhou and retreat from the imperial court."

Defang had no choice but to bow his hands in salute, the officials withdrew from the main hall, Wang Jien walked up to Defang and said, "Congratulations, my lord, for being so trusted by His Majesty for taking on such a heavy responsibility."

"My lord! Now the Liao invaders are rampant at the border, and the people are being humiliated under the iron hooves. How can you say congratulations!"

"Hehehe, yes, yes, the humble official made a slip of the tongue, but the prince must not forget that this edict requires all ministries to set up camps and clear the fields, and not to go out to fight without authorization."

"Eunuch Wang! This king's ears can hear clearly, and his eyes can see clearly. Don't bother you, Eunuch Wang, to remind you!"

Wang Jien nodded with a smile, "Yes, the prince is now an important minister in the court, how dare he talk too much about his humble position."

Defang held the golden mace tightly and looked at Wang Jien. Seeing this, Wang Jien stopped talking and said, "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself during this trip. If you want to be a treasured queen, you don't want your lord to have anything to do, right?"

Defang was startled when she heard this, Wang Jien's words were clearly threatening her, but Empress Kaibao was like being imprisoned, she had nothing to do, thinking of this, she couldn't help frowning, panting slightly, looking at Wang Jien angrily, Wang Jien just Smiling, "May the prince fulfill the emperor's order and live up to the grace." Then he turned around and left.

Defang gritted her teeth with hatred, and it took a while to recover, she shook her head helplessly, but when she turned around, she saw that Zhao Pu was still standing under the imperial steps, Defang saw that Zhao Pu hadn't left, so she hurried down to him "Prime Minister, you..."

"My lord, I know that my lord has something to ask, but it's not convenient here, please"

Hearing this, Defang felt a little more at ease. Zhao Pu has always been cautious in doing things, and now there must be a reason for recommending himself to do this. He is now waiting for himself to explain what else he has to do, so he nodded and said, "Prime Minister, please."

The two walked out of the palace gate. At this time, all the officials had returned in their sedan chairs. Song Jiajun and Baili saw De Fang leaving the palace, and quickly greeted him, "My lord, please get on the sedan chair."

Defang handed the golden mace to Baili and said, "This king still has something to say to the prime minister, so you step aside for now."

"Yes, my lord"

Zhao Pu also asked his bodyguards to step aside, and the two came to a little distance behind the sedan chair. Defang asked, "Prime Minister, why do you want me to go with my servants to Dingzhou to announce the edict?"

"Is the prince really unwilling to go?"

"Prime Minister, the Liao army has already invaded the pass, lost several cities, and the people were slaughtered. The guards of all ministries should have gone out to fight against the enemy. How can we shut ourselves up and let the Liao bandits run amok on the land of Song Dynasty? This kind of humiliation is Common people can't bear it, let alone guarding officers and soldiers? Now that the Liao people are full of arrogance, His Majesty's order to fortify the wall and clear the country is really hard for me to accept, but the prime minister wants me to accompany those servants to announce the edict, this is my king. ...this king is really ashamed!"

"What do you think the prince should do now?"

"Naturally, all the ministries should send troops to defend against the enemy, and never allow the Liao people to enter the pass."