Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Defang didn't answer, just looked at the baby, "This child..."

"Oh, this is my grandson. Did I disturb you? I'm so sorry."

Concubine Di went out of the house and pulled La Defang, and then said, "Shopkeeper, it's not that the children are making noise, but we also have three grandchildren. When the children cry, my master misses the grandchildren too."

"So that's how it is," said the shopkeeper, "You two, breakfast is almost ready, and you can use it later in the hall in front of you."

"Thank you store." Concubine Di took Defang back to the house, closed the door, turned around and supported Defang and asked, "My lord, what's wrong with you?"

Defang sat on a chair and told Concubine Di what happened in her dream. Concubine Di was very surprised, but she was also very puzzled by what the woman said. She thought for a while and said, "My lord, we have heard a lot about female officials along the way. , maybe last night you heard the cry of the store's grandson, and you were tired all the way, so you had a dream."

"But ma'am... the cry of the child... I was very sad to hear it..."

Concubine Di stroked Defang's back, "You are a kind-hearted person. Hearing about the female official, you feel pity in your heart, that's why you are like this."

Defang looked up at Concubine Di, "Madam is right...maybe it is..."

"Father! Mother!" Ling'er came running to knock on the door

Concubine Di opened the door, and Ling'er saluted, "Father, mother, good morning."

"Hey, Ling'er got up early."

"Ke'er got up early, so I got up too." Ling'er walked up to De Fang, "Father, are you up well?"

Defang got up and hugged Weiling, "Father didn't get enough sleep, hehehe, okay, let's have breakfast."

Eight people came to the front hall to have breakfast. At this time, there were already two tables of seven merchants eating. Defang sat around two tables and finished breakfast. After getting ready, he bought some steamed buns, meat buns and incense paper money, and bid farewell to the store. Then he went to the grave of the female official.

The eight of Defang walked less than three miles, and saw a cemetery in front of the roadside. There were forty or fifty stone tablets, large and small. Several people got off their horses and walked forward. According to the shopkeeper, at the front, it was well repaired, and there was a stone tablet with no name and no characters. There were some sacrifices in front of the tablet. Defang said, "Baili, bring the paper money for the incense stick."

"Yes" Baili took the incense paper money, put the meat buns in front of the stele, lit the candles, and said, "My lord, please burn incense for her."

"No, the lonely king came in person." Defang took the incense and said silently to the stone tablet, "The lonely king doesn't know who you are, let alone what you said in your dream last night. You once said that the child you wanted to take away has also returned." Zong Defu, then he must be doing very well. Parents should be relieved to know that their children are safe and sound. Although no one knows about you, because you came here, the people of Heitugang were blessed by the emperor. Common people, the lonely king should also pay homage to you." Defang bowed three times, inserted incense into the ground, and Concubine Di and the others also held incense to worship each other, Jia Jun said, "My lord, we should go."

Defang thought for a while, "Jiajun, take your wife and Ling'er and walk slowly forward, Guwang and Baili are going back to Yongcheng."

"My lord, why do you want to go back to Yongcheng again?"

"Heitugang has been blessed by the emperor for more than ten years. It has a profound grace. The people here are simple and honest, know the etiquette, and the local officials are diligent and loving. They should be commended. The lonely king is going to see Master Li of Yongcheng to change the name of this Heitugang and write a book. Report this matter so that everyone in the world will know about the benevolent actions of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty."