Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

He thought about it for a long time, and thought of Defang who had resisted the emperor's order and decisively ordered to send troops. At that time, Defang had also told him about Zhao Pu, so Li Jilong sent two letters to Beijing, and Zhao Pu entered Beijing immediately after receiving the letter. Gong met him at the Chongzheng Palace, which meant that Emperor Taizong had peace of mind before the early court, but because Defang was still recovering from his injuries, he hadn't gone to court for a long time. In the past, if Defang left the house to go to court, he would deliver the letter immediately. If Defang was still recovering from his injuries, then it would be useless to deliver the letter. Instead, it would make Defang anxious. Followed, Defang went to the early morning, and the messenger followed him, until Defang walked into the palace gate, the messenger hurried over to find Song Jiajun, Jiajun knew the badge presented by the visitor, so he didn't dare to delay, The letter was sent to Defang by asking people to go out of Baili. In the letter, Li Jilong stated his interests, and asked Defang to advise His Majesty to send troops to protect the food, and made detailed arrangements for the food protection along the way. According to Li Jilong's words, he played Taizong, and it was approved by Taizong. It was absolutely feasible for all the ministers to listen to it.

Li Jilong walked in the front with Defang, and said softly, "My lord, did the general send someone to deliver the letter without being noticed?"

"No, the person who came here delivered the letter directly to General Song who was waiting at the palace gate, and then delivered it to the king from Baili."

"Then will it be..."

"No, General Song and Baili are the king's confidantes, and they will not make mistakes in their affairs."

"Did the prince burn the letter?"

"That's not true, Baili ate the letter after reading it?"

"Huh? Have you eaten?"

Defang laughed and said, "Yes, Baili delivered the letter to the palace, and the king is in the court room, because the time for going to court is coming soon, so the king can only read the letter near the court room, and it is inconvenient to burn it on the spot. The king asked Baili to put the letter away and burn it out of the palace, but he ate the letter in one bite, saying that he was afraid that there would be trouble if the letter was lost, so he ate it in his stomach."

"What a loyal man."

"If Baili heard General Li praise him, he would laugh for days, hahaha"

"My lord, I will send someone to count the grain carts and arrange for the soldiers to protect the grain. Tonight, I will prepare a table of food and wine. I want to have a few drinks with my lord before we arrive at Suicheng."

"Okay! This king has exactly this intention. The last time I hurried back to Beijing, I thought I would have another chance to meet the general. I didn't expect to fight side by side again today. Let's have a few drinks before we beat the Liao bandits. Congratulations!"

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

In the evening, Li Jilong, Kong Shouzheng, Li Jixuan and Pei Ji prepared food and wine in the main hall. Defang and Fan Tingzhao brought Jiajun, Shang Zhaoyi and Chang Yuanzong to the hall. The eight virtuous kings are thousand years old."

"General Li and General Fei please come up," Defang said, "How are you two?"

"Everything is fine at the end, thank you, my lord, for your concern, my lord, General Song, please sit down."

After Li Jilong retreated to the left and right, Chongming Shangen stood guard in front of the door, and the nine people from Defang took their seats. Li Jilong poured a glass of wine for Defang and the others, and then said with the glass, "Your Majesty, I will offer you a cup first."

Defang picked up the wine glass and nodded, and the two drank it down in one gulp. Defang said, "General Li, let's be more casual, there is no need for many etiquettes."