Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

德芳35岁王妃36岁长子18次子16幼子14-元侃（赵恒）26

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In the fifth year of Chunhua, a large-scale tea farmer's disaster broke out in Sichuan and Shu, and the momentum was huge. The leader of the uprising army, Wang Xiaobo, was originally a tea vendor, but the imperial court banned the private sale of tea, and the harvest was public profit. As a result, many tea farmers did not get the profits they should have had in the early years. , suffered heavy losses. The uprising originated in the fourth year of Chunhua in 993. Wang Xiaobo gathered tea farmers and poor people and proposed that "my disease is uneven, and now it is equal to you." Tea farmers and poor people were oppressed by Sichuan and Sichuan officials. The slogans were all responded to, and the news spread out in no time, but within ten days, tens of thousands of people gathered. Wang Xiaobo and his wife and younger brother Li Shun led their troops to capture Pengshan, killed the local evil official Qi Yuanzhen, and His property is divided equally.

Wang Xiaobo led troops to continue to attack the city and killed Zhang Qi, the defender of Jiangyuan. However, Wang Xiaobo died because of Zhang Qi's injuries. More and more, he captured many cities and killed a group of evildoers in Sichuan and Shu at the same time. The civil and military officials in Sichuan and Shu all abandoned their cities and fled because they were powerless to resist.

In the same year, because Emperor Taizong thought of Kou Zhun, he was called again from Qingzhou to Beijing to pay homage to the political affairs.

In Bianliang City, Tokyo, above the early court, Emperor Taizong pointed to a stack of battle reports on the tray in the hands of Zhang Wenxi, the chief servant, with a gloomy face, and said, "What are these? Wu Dairui! Explain to me!"

Wu Dairui, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, quickly knelt down and said, "I will die!"

"Will die? Then why don't you die!" Taizong scolded angrily

"Your Majesty, Li Shun's army is constantly increasing, and it is really powerless to resist."

"Enough! Still looking for a reason! Come! Throw him out of the hall!" Taizong ordered

At this time, Prime Minister Lu Meng stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Although the Ministry of War is responsible for this matter, it is not entirely the case. The grievances in the land of Sichuan and Shu have been formed since the founding of the Song Dynasty. Only then will people’s resentment explode.”

Taizong looked at Lu Mengzheng, "Now that Li Shun has controlled Sichuan and Shun, what should we do?"

"Your Majesty, Wang Jien has already rushed to his place, and I believe there will be good news soon."

Taizong nodded, "I didn't expect Li Shun to be so powerful. We must immediately send more troops to wipe him out!"

Taizong looked at Defang and asked, "Emperor nephew, you are a supervisor for the Ministry of War, do you have any opinion on this matter?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, in this civil turmoil, as Prime Minister Lu said, the administration of officials is still the most important thing. However, the most important thing at present is to regain the hearts of the people besides Li Shun."

Taizong thought for a while, "What the nephew said is reasonable, but over the years, people's grievances have grown deep, how can we recover?"

After listening to this, Kou Zhun came forward and said, "My Majesty, since the founding of the Song Dynasty by the Taizu, the government of Sichuan and Shu has been a big problem. Due to years of fighting, there is no time to take care of it. Now that your Majesty has inherited the ambition of the Taizu and unified the country, it should be changed. .”

Taizong didn't quite understand "Change? What does Kou Aiqing mean?"

"The administration of officials is the responsibility of the imperial court. Whether you are aware of it or not, you have an unshirkable responsibility. However, your majesty is the king of a country. At this time, you can tell the world that the imperial court has indeed made mistakes, and resolve the knots in the hearts of the people everywhere. People, regain the hearts of the people that have been lost in the battlefield."

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