Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Taizong nodded when he heard this, and Zhao Pu continued, "Your Majesty, you are the Son of Heaven. The heavens can't bear your majesty's sorrow, so last night, when a cold snow fell, the prince asked himself to punish him and knelt in front of the palace gate, suffering from hunger and cold all night. There is nothing worse than heavenly punishment, God punishes the prince on behalf of His Majesty, isn't this the most severe punishment?"

"Heavenly Punishment..." Taizong suddenly thought of what he said to Zhang Wenxi last night, and then said, "The Prime Minister is right, Heavenly Punishment, there is no heavier punishment than this."

"Yes, Your Majesty, but Your Majesty, you are a benevolent king. How can you bear to watch the Eight Wise Kings suffer in the cold and snow? Fang Caichen and others passed by the palace gate and saw some small stoves beside the prince. The prince of the mansion did not leave, so he ordered Eunuch Zhang to send the small stove to the prince, although the prince was punished by heaven, he also received grace from heaven, isn't this a gift from His Majesty?"

Taizong listened and thought for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "In this way, wouldn't the Eight Worthy Kings have been punished for their crimes of resisting orders and deceiving the emperor, and their achievements in defeating the enemy have also been rewarded?"

"Yes, Your Majesty"

Taizong got up and walked down the imperial steps to Defang, "Nephew, don't your knees hurt after kneeling in the cold snow all night?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, I deserve to suffer from the cold and snow while wearing a sinful body."

"Get up."

"The guilty minister dare not."

"Nephew, you have been punished by the cold and snowy sky, and the crime of resisting the order and deceiving the emperor has been eliminated. Now that I have bestowed favor on you, do you still want to resist the order?"

De Fang raised his head to look at Emperor Taizong, Zhao Pu saw this and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has absolved the crime of the Prince, and also surrendered Long En, the Prince must not resist any more."

Defang hurriedly kowtowed, "Your Majesty is stupid! I thank Your Majesty Long En! Long live my emperor!"

"Get up quickly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Defang stood up with Zhang Wenxi's support, and couldn't help coughing a few more times. Taizong sighed, "Imperial nephew, I feel uncomfortable seeing you as an imperial uncle. Zhang Wenxi, send the eight sages off in a sedan chair The king returned to the Nanqing Palace, sent two imperial physicians to make a diagnosis and treatment, and then blessed five pairs of jades, and the emperor's nephew asked him to treat the Jingsai army favorably."

"Yes, Your Majesty"

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Defang was about to kneel again, but Taizong supported him, "Okay, I'm afraid you'll have to recuperate for a long time, alas, don't hurt yourself like this again."

"Yes, Your Majesty, please remember, I thank Your Majesty for your kindness."

Taizong retreated, Zhang Wenxi helped Defang out of the palace, Defang walked up to Zhao Pu and cupped his hands and said, "Master Xiang, I was supposed to go to the prime minister's residence to thank him as soon as I returned to Beijing, but I didn't expect to cause trouble for the prime minister. It is all thanks to the help of the Prime Minister to escape this catastrophe."

"Your Majesty is serious." Zhao Pu smiled, "This is also to completely dispel the doubts in His Majesty's heart. Even if His Majesty thinks about this again in the future, it will not be harmful to His Majesty. He just knelt down this night. His Majesty suffered from the cold and snow. I can't bear it."

"Prime Minister, if this is not the case, I am afraid that there will be more pain in the future. Compared with this, this is nothing."

"My lord, it would be great if the matter could be resolved now." Zhao Pu looked at De Fang, "Your lord, it's better to go back to the house quickly. You need to take good care of your body these few days."

"Prime Minister Xie, when the king is in better health, I will definitely come to the residence to pay respects to Prime Minister Xie in person, and then I will bring a few altars of good wine to drink with the Prime Minister."

"Okay, okay, hehehe, the truth is waiting for the fine wine at the prince's mansion."

Defang sent Zhao Pu away, and was about to get into the sedan chair, when a group of people ran to Defang, "The last general will see the prince."