"Is Your Majesty not allowing the prince to leave Beijing?"

"That's not true. Your Majesty allows me to take my wife out of Beijing." Defang sighed, "But it's not Wu'an and Huashan, but Huainan East-West Road, Jiangnan East-West Road, and Jinghu North Road."

"Why does Your Majesty want the prince to go to these places?"

Defang told Concubine Di what Emperor Taizong said in the Chongzheng Palace, and showed her the token. Concubine Di said, "My lord, this is not better. Although the south of the Yangtze River does not have the peak scenery like Mount Hua, it is beautiful. All roads are smooth, mountains, rivers and lakes, big cities and small towns, there are beautiful scenery everywhere.”

Defang listened and nodded, Concubine Di saw that he was still in a daze and continued to say, "My lord, it will be very hard for my concubine to go to Mount Hua with my body. In case of illness, my lord, you will regret leaving Beijing again, so the concubine will feel sorry for the lord."

Upon hearing this, De Fang hurriedly said, "Madam will be fine, but Madam's words are indeed reasonable. The road to Wu'an Huashan is a bit bumpy. If you arrive in Wu'an and hear about Mrs. Zhenyi, you will inevitably feel sad again. Go to Huashan again." Climbing to the top will indeed be very tiring, and the humidity on the top of the peak is heavy. If you are really sick, it will be troublesome. What's more, the scenery along the road to Wu'an and Huashan is indeed not as soft as that of Jiangnan. select."

"Is the prince feeling better now?"

Defang looked at Concubine Di with a smile and said, "As long as Madam agrees, I will be happy in my heart. I will take it with my pen and ink. I want to go boating with Madam, drink wine and enjoy the scenery, and draw a few paintings for Madam."

"Then, does the prince have an itinerary?"

"No." Defang smiled, "Your Majesty said that you don't need to rush back to Beijing, so let's plan a journey, follow the road, and enjoy the scenery wherever we go. Maybe it will be more interesting."

Concubine Di smiled, "Okay, listen to the prince, Jiangnan is full of scenery, maybe you will find a paradise, hehehe."

"Then I will stay with my wife and not come back."

"That can't be done, the concubine still has to come back."

"Why?"

"Xanadu is not as good as the children and grandchildren of my concubines."

"En." Defang nodded, "I have my wife to accompany me, and I have a whole family of children and grandchildren. If I can withdraw from the court and enjoy my family, it will indeed be much better than Xanadu."

"The prince is responsible for the family and the country, how can he always want to retire? The government is discussed in the court, no matter how small the matter is, it is a major matter that concerns the safety of the country. The words and deeds of the officials are related to the life and death of the people of the family. There is no longer the chaos of the Ten Kingdoms, but Khitan in the north, Dangxiang in the northwest, and Tubo in the west are still eyeing the Central Plains. They invaded the border, plundered the property of the city, and slaughtered the people of the Song Dynasty. Holding Defang's wrist, "The lord was born with the dignity of the royal family, and he holds important military and political power in his hands. As long as he has the heart, even a few words will benefit the people of his family and country. The concubine hopes that the lord can punish rape as he did in the early years." Eliminate evil and protect the people of the country."

Defang looked at Concubine Di, "Ma'am...do you think I've become depressed over the past year?"

"No." Concubine Di shook her head, "The concubine knows that the prince is too sad about his mother's affairs, so he has no intention of governing the country, but the prince's heart has always been above the temple. Now that the crown prince has been established, the war has slowed down, and his majesty is paying more attention to the administration of officials. , if the prince can assist His Majesty in rectifying the court and strictly governing the officials, wouldn't it be a blessing for the country and a blessing for the people?"

"Ma'am said," Defang sighed softly, "Sadness can only make oneself more painful, and nothing can change."

"My lord, leave all these troubles in the capital for now, go out of the city to see the people in the south of the Yangtze River, understand the people's feelings, calm down, regroup your thoughts, and return to the capital to clean up the troubles, wholeheartedly assist the government, and protect the country Jiye, this trip to the south of the Yangtze River is beneficial and harmless, His Majesty's arrangement is indeed timely, does the prince think so?"

Defang nodded and said with a smile, "Very good, very good, but it's not because His Majesty arranged it well, but because Madam's words made this trip to the south of the Yangtze River very meaningful, hehehe"

"My lord, when do you plan to leave?"

"Simple preparations. After sunrise in Beijing, let's take Ling'er, Baili and Ke'er, and let Jiajun, Cheng'er, Chongming and Shang En go with us."

"Eight people travel to the south of the Yangtze River together, and the prince will become Zhao Baye again."

"Yes, ma'am," Defang said, "Eighth Lord, I was ordered by the emperor to travel south of the Yangtze River, and the virtuous king has become an idler when he leaves Beijing, hahaha"

Defang arranged everything in the mansion and went to the palace to report to Emperor Taizong of Ming Dynasty. The next day, Defang and his party of eight changed into ordinary clothes and went out of Beijing. Concubine Di, Ling'er and Ke'er sat in the couch with three horses, and Baili sat in front of the car. Horses, Defang, Jiajun, and Chongming Shangen rode horses. They talked and laughed all the way. Jiajun hunted some wild game for barbecue from time to time. Although everyone ate simple food, their hearts were very happy.

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