Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Hearing this, Emperor Taizong was not very happy and said, "Kou Zhun, do you mean to let me declare to the world that I am a faint king?"

Kou Zhun said, "Your Majesty, what I mean is..."

"Shut up! I don't want to hear it! Retire!" Taizong got up and left

All the ministers withdrew from the Golden Palace, and several ministers walked up to Kou Zhun and said, "Master Kou, how can you say that His Majesty is at fault? It's really treasonous."

"That's right, Mr. Kou, you are so brave! How many brains do you have!"

"Master Kou, you are crazy! Your Majesty is so angry with you, I think you should be careful!"

Suddenly a golden mace was swiped among several ministers. They were startled and jumped away. Defang came over and said, "What's the noise in front of the gate of the Golden Palace! The important officials of the court didn't know how to share your majesty's worries, but instead besieged their colleagues here. How decent!"

"Your Majesty, it's Mr. Kou who is wrong. He actually accused His Majesty and asked His Majesty to admit his mistakes. It is a big treason."

Defang glared at the minister who spoke, "What's wrong with Mr. Kou's words? The administration of officials is the responsibility of the imperial court. Now that it has caused a disaster, you can't escape the responsibility. What Mr. Kou said is reasonable. Your Majesty is a holy lord and Mingjun. How can you do this?" Punishment, the lonely king sees, all the adults are speculating about the holy will wantonly, and now, His Majesty has not made a decision, and you are throwing stones at this, aren't you afraid of pressing the wrong treasure?"

The ministers looked at each other, "What does the lord mean, will your majesty really listen to Mr. Kou?"

"Your Majesty is a sage king, how to make a decision, I can't guess, my lords, it's better not to be impatient, wait and see," Defang said

At this moment, Zhang Wenxi, the chief servant, came over, "See you, my lords."

Defang turned her head, "Eunuch Zhang, what's the matter?"

"Back to the prince, His Majesty summoned the prince and Mr. Kou to the Chongzheng Palace to meet you"

Defang looked at Kou Zhun, and Kou Zhun smiled and said, "My lords, do you want to gamble with Kou?"

When the ministers heard this, their faces were full of embarrassment, and Defang said, "Everyone, the lonely king and Mr. Kou still have to meet each other. I believe that the things played in the hall will come to fruition soon. Please come back, everyone."

"Yes, my lord." The ministers hurried away.

Defang looked at Kou Zhun, "Kou Zhun, you dare to say anything about gambling in front of the gate of the Golden Palace, you are getting bolder!"

"My lord calm down, Kou is convicted" Kou Zhun smiled

Zhang Wenxi smiled, "Your Majesty, Lord Kou, Your Majesty is waiting, please hurry up."

When the two came to Chongzheng Hall, Emperor Taizong looked at them and said, "Above the main hall, the emperor's nephew once said that besides calming chaos, he wants to regain the hearts of the people. Does the emperor agree with Kou Zhun's words?"

Defang looked at Kou Zhun and replied, "Master Kou said, I think it makes sense, but the matter of Sichuan and Shu is not your Majesty's fault, but now it is your majesty's pacification, it is indeed difficult for your majesty."

Taizong sighed, "Yes, the people's grievances that have been accumulated for so many years, but I want to calm them down immediately, which makes me embarrassed."

"Your Majesty," De Fang continued, "Although it's difficult for Your Majesty, what Lord Kou said is indeed a more effective method. Once the announcement is made, the people all over the world will feel that Your Majesty has a benevolent heart. This is more beneficial than sending troops to deter."

Taizong thought for a while and asked, "Kou Zhun, in your opinion, what do you want me to do?"

Kou Zhun said, "You can imitate the previous dynasties and issue an edict to sin against yourself in order to win the hearts of the people."

"Edict of sin against oneself," Taizong frowned, "Could it be that I am really a fool?"

Defang stepped forward, "Your Majesty can understand the hearts of the people and is determined to govern officials. How could he be a foolish emperor? In ancient times, Xia Yu and Shang Tang sinned against themselves, and they all won the hearts of the people of the world, and they were regarded as sages by later generations."