Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"There are so many twists and turns, there are also rumors, and there are also decrees from the Taizu and His Majesty. It's really strange." Concubine Di was puzzled.

"This is going to start from the beginning." Defang took a deep breath and said slowly, "Decades ago, ten kingdoms were in conflict, warlords annexed, and the Central Plains wars continued to change hands frequently. The people's lives were miserable. Few people are willing to serve in the army and achieve great things. At that time, Xuanzu was a general in the later Han Dynasty and held an important position. He originally hoped that Emperor Taizu would inherit his father's career and shine on the lintel, but Emperor Taizu did not want to inherit the shadow of his ancestors. He has been reluctant to join the army for a long time, but just plays with two friends in the city every day. Taizu was taught kung fu by a master and given him a stick with eyebrows. When something happened, Xuanzu had to do his best to protect it. One day late, Taizu carried a few ingots of silver in his pocket, and was carrying a eyebrow stick with two friends. He was about to find a restaurant for a drink, but he saw a brightly lit house in front of him. The place was built for the enjoyment of Emperor Yin Liu Chengyou, and there was a dragon chair inside. Su Fengji would bring Liu Chengyou here from time to time to "have fun with the people". At this time, several people were drinking and shouting in the wine pavilion , so the three of the Emperor Taizu approached to have a look, but they saw the Chou family, and immediately became angry."

"The enemy? My lord, what enemy?"

"This man is not ordinary. It was during the reign of Emperor Gaozu Liu Zhiyuan of the Later Han Dynasty that there was a slanderous minister named Su Fengji. It was the time for Zhongshu's sect to make peace, when the system was first created, and all the major affairs of the court were taken care of, but Su Fengjisu was ignorant and made judgments according to the situation. Therefore, the Han Dynasty was especially lawless and did not implement virtuous governance. Emperor Liu Chengyou came to the throne, and Su Fengji ordered huge sums of money to build large-scale construction projects in order to please Liu Chengyou. The courtiers dared not say much because of his power, but Xuanzu was so loyal to the country that he really couldn't see the court becoming like this. Su Fengji slandered and flattered the lord, and lied to the country. His actions were all detrimental to the country and the people, and his words were all deceitful words to deceive the emperor. Xuanzu also advised Emperor Yin to get rid of traitors and revitalize the court, but Emperor Yin ignored the affairs of the temple. , Su Fengji took control of the government, slandered Emperor Yin, and framed Xuanzu as a minister who was proud of his meritorious deeds. However, he was dismissed from office and sentenced to eighty army sticks. Xuanzu was beaten so bloody that he had to kowtow to thank him. Su Fengji hates it extremely."

"This kind of traitor is really hateful!" Concubine Di was also very angry when she heard this, "My lord, what happened next?"

"Later, Emperor Taizu listened to Su Fengji talking with several ministers nearby, and only heard the people inside say: The man surnamed Zhao is nothing more than a commander of the Imperial Army. He dared to provoke Mr. Su. He really didn't know what to do. Another People also echoed: "Now that his official position is dismissed, he has been rewarded with eighty military sticks. This can be said to be self-inflicted. I heard that his son often causes troubles on weekdays. It is true that like a father, like a son!"

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