Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

When the army returned to the court to rest, Emperor Taizong convened a civil and military discussion in the main hall. When the discussion was about to end, King Dezhao of Wugong County advised Taizong: "Your Majesty, although the attack on the Liao Dynasty has been frustrated, the Northern Han Dynasty has been leveled. Please reward the frontline soldiers to comfort them. .”

Taizong was very unhappy when he heard the words, thinking that he had only lost contact for a few days, and there were generals who wanted to support Dezhao as emperor, he couldn't help being angry, so he shouted with a gloomy face: "Do it for yourself, it's not too late to reward! "

Terrified, Dezhao lowered his head and stopped talking. The officials were silent when they heard the words. After leaving the court, Dezhao suddenly asked the guards on the left and right, "Do you have knives?"

The guards saw that Dezhao's expression was not good, and they all said, "Don't dare to bring a knife inside the Forbidden Palace."

Dezhao walked to the tea and fruit room with a lonely expression, closed the door, and picked up the short fruit peeling knife on the table. Dezhao was sad and angry. His father passed away suddenly, and his mother was in confinement. Suspected by Emperor Taizong, it is inevitable that he will be killed in the future. Thinking of the few children who are young, how can I let them suffer innocently, I can't help but feel a twinge of pain in my heart.Dezhao, who has always had a strong personality, suddenly despaired, and killed himself with a knife. When the guards noticed something strange and broke in, Dezhao had already died in a pool of blood. Taizong was shocked by the bad news, and ran into the house, holding Dezhao's body Crying bitterly, "Idiot! Uncle Huang's unintentional words, why do you take it seriously, why are you so..."

[On August 979, 8, Taizu's 27-year-old eldest son Zhao Dezhao committed suicide, and Taizong proclaimed Dezhao King of Wei. 】

"Brother Wang..." Defang cried sadly in front of the mourning hall. Defang, who was only 20 years old at this time, couldn't believe what happened. The death of his relatives hit him too hard. accept.

At this time, Song Jiajun was also kneeling in front of the coffin, recalling the scene when he saw the county king Dezhao for the first time in Nanqing Palace, he couldn't help feeling sad, thinking that Defang was the only one after his benefactor, Jiajun gritted his teeth, and silently vowed in his heart that even if Sacrifice your life to protect Defang, and never let him get hurt in the slightest.

After returning to Nanqing Palace from Prince Dezhao's Mansion, Defang was ill for five days, with fever all over her body, and she was in a daze. One day, Concubine Di fed Defang with medicine, and brought Weixu and Weixian back to her room to coax them. Sleeping, Concubine Di herself kept watch for a few nights, returned to the dormitory to coax Wei Xu and Wei Xian, and fell asleep in a daze, while Jia Jun and Baili were still guarding the door, Baili was also busy for several days The sky did not close his eyes, and he was running around. He was sitting on the ground and fell asleep. At this time, Defang was talking in a daze in the house. Jia Jun thought that Defang had woken up. His hand was slightly raised to grab something, Jiajun subconsciously held Defang's hand, at this moment Defang suddenly said vaguely: "Brother...Brother..."

Jia Jun was stunned by this sudden sentence. He is the only son in the family, and he has no uncles or brothers. No one has ever called him brother. Since his parents passed away seven years ago, he has taken care of himself, alone. Yes, but ever since he followed Defang, he began to feel that the responsibility on his shoulders was so heavy, and he seemed to have found a supporter. Although Defang, who is lying on the bed, called Dezhao in a daze, he still It made Jiajun feel an inexplicable warmth, he held Defang's hand, looked at him, sat on the edge of the bed, reached out and touched Defang's forehead, it was still hot, sighed helplessly, and leaned against the bed frame , Tired for a few days without closing his eyes, and now he fell asleep in a daze.

The next day, the sky was just a little bit bright, and Defang was a little awake. She slowly opened her eyes, which were a little gray at first, and then gradually became clearer. Defang felt that someone was holding her hand, and she turned slightly to the side. Looking down, I saw Song Jiajun leaning against the bed, maybe he was not clear-headed, so he just looked at Jiajun for a while before he realized, Defang moved his hands and called "Jiajun, Jiajun"