Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Father King" Wei Xu said, "All of Li Chongjin's cronies have betrayed him, this man is doomed to fail."

"That's right, the emperor Taizu won the hearts of the people, so he will be supported as the emperor. The soldiers created the Great Song Dynasty without bloodshed. Unify the land of the Central Plains."

Wei Xian was very happy to hear that, "Father, my son still wants to hear the story of Grandpa Taizu."

Defang smiled, stood up and bowed his hands to the sky and said, "Emperor Taizu is not only brave, but also open-minded and generous. Once, Taizu held a banquet with his officials, and the Hanlin scholar Wang Zhu suddenly missed Zhou Zhou when he was drunk. The old master Zhou Shizong yelled loudly. Emperor Taizu didn't blame him, but ordered someone to help him out to rest, but Wang Zhu refused and cried bitterly behind the screen. The guards helped him out with great difficulty. The next day, a minister reported that Wang Zhu dared to cry in front of the emperor thinking about his old master and should be severely punished. However, Emperor Taizu said: Wang Zhu is a drunken man. I was an official with him in the same dynasty in the early years. He is a scholar, it is not a serious crime to weep and miss the old master, let him go."

"Grandfather Taizu is really a lot," Wei Xu said

"Taizu is more than a large number." Defang turned to look at the plaque on the hall [Rende Life] and continued, "Emperor Taizu was only 21 years old when he first entered martial arts. He once followed Dong Zongben, the governor of the Later Han Dynasty. Zunhui was jealous of Taizu's talent and kept slandering and pushing out Emperor Taizu. For this reason, Taizu only stayed in Suizhou for half a year before leaving. When Emperor Taizu founded the Song Dynasty, Dong Zunhui was the commander of Xiaowu. I was very afraid that Emperor Taizu would kill him because of the previous incidents, so I was very frightened. At this time, another minister reported more than ten crimes committed by Dong Zunhui in his early years, but Emperor Taizu did not pursue the past. He said: Am I a narrow-minded person? Don't worry, I will be of great use to you. So he handed over the Border Town Tongyuan Army to Dong Zunhui's management. Dong Zunhui was grateful and made great contributions. Taizu put himself through He was given the Pearl and Panlong Clothes. Some ministers said that Dong Zunhui was a subordinate and should not be rewarded so much, but Taizu said: I handed over the important town to Dong Qing, so how can I take it as a suspicion? Later, Taizu The emperor learned that Dong Zunhui's mother was suffering in Youzhou, and there was no news of it, so he rewarded the people in the border town and took his mother back secretly, so that Dong Zunhui and her mother could be reunited."

Concubine Di nodded as well, "This is a good story."

"That's right." Defang smiled, "At that time, Prime Minister Zhao also strongly advised and severely punished those who bullied Emperor Taizu in the early years, but Emperor Taizu said: If the emperor and the prime minister can be known in the dust, then everyone is looking for it." .”

"Emperor Taizu has a benevolent heart and allows others to do what they can. He is a holy king through the ages."

Defang nodded, "Ma'am, what you said is very true. Emperor Taizu not only let others do what he can, but he can also reflect on and correct his mistakes in time. I remember one time, Emperor Taizu took me when I was young to play in the backyard of the palace. Bird, at this time a minister came to see him in a hurry. When Taizu read the scriptures, he said angrily: "What should I do if such a small matter disturbs my elegance?" But the minister said: "I think even the smallest things are more important than playing with birds." The emperor Taizu was furious when he heard this, and he took the ax in the hand of the servant next to him and chopped at him."