Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Wei Xu nodded slightly, "Father, my son must be a competent official, and do his best for the Great Song Dynasty and the people. My son will not disappoint my father's expectations. I will never let you and the queen mother worry about my son."

Defang shook Weixu's shoulders with both hands, "Good boy, my father believes that you can take on the heavy responsibility. No matter what difficulties you encounter, remember that your father will always be by your side, even if... your father will not be here in the future."

"Father!" Weixu shook his head violently a few times, Defang supported his head, smiled slightly, and put his palm on Weixu's heart lightly, "Father is still here, and will never leave you."

Weixu looked at the hand covering his heart, then slowly raised his head to look at Defang, his eyes seemed to be filled with tears, his nose and jaw were trembling slightly, seeing this, Defang quickly patted Weixu's arm with both hands, "It's okay." It's okay, father is just joking, don't do this."

"Prince" Baili rubbed his eyes, sniffed and said, "Where are you joking, the little one is going to cry."

"You, you crybaby!" Defang nodded Baili's head

Baili held an umbrella in one hand and covered his head with the other, "The eldest prince, Tang Xing, Chong Ming, and Shang En are all about to cry."

Tang Xing and Chongming Shang En hurriedly lowered their heads, Wei Xu took a deep breath and blinked his eyes, "I...I didn't cry."

"Have you heard, who is like you, hmph" Defang turned around and pinched Weixu like a child's face, "Good boy, nothing will happen to my father."

Weixu nodded very seriously, Defang smiled, and patted Weixu on the back, "Okay, let's not talk about this, by the way, have you heard about General Cao Wei?"

"I heard from my colleagues that General Cao won a complete victory in chasing the border thieves."

"Well, General Cao knows the Zhen Rong army. Some time ago, he learned that there were border bandits attacking Xifan, so he led his troops to invite them to attack Shimenchuan. The border bandits were defeated and fled in all directions. General Cao divided his troops to round up and captured many people. Your uncle Just want to praise it."

"Will that allow General Cao to guard northern Xinjiang?"

Defang nodded, "Although there are tiger generals guarding the important towns in northern Xinjiang, the Liao Kingdom is still planning to invade the south. It will not take any action at this stage. The war is inevitable. It is only a matter of time, so His Majesty is very likely to let General Cao I took office and camped in the north, and prepared for a big battle, but now Sichuan, Shu and Dangxiang are the biggest headaches for the imperial court, if the western border town can be stabilized, the imperial court will have more energy to deal with the Liao Kingdom."

Wei Xu thought for a while, "Father, it's really time for Bangbuzhi to come this time. Xiliang officials and people hate Li Jiqian and his son deeply, and they have the sincerity and bravery to cling to our dynasty. If they can make them treat Li Deming With a little restraint, there is a lot of room for the northwest trend to ease."

"That's true, but now that the leader of Xiliang is seriously injured, it is not easy to protect himself. It is not a short-term effort to recover. If Li Deming makes another surprise attack, it is very likely that he will go straight to the border town. There can be no slack."

Wei Xu listened and thought, frowning slightly, Defang patted Wei Xu on the shoulder, "Do you feel that the burden on your shoulders is getting heavier?"

"Yes, Father, there are too many things to do."

"Xu'er, as the royal family, there are some things that we can't decide. Maybe in a few years, the clan will no longer be able to step into the court, be unable to govern, unable to lead the army, and can only stay in their own mansion every day. Spending time watching operas, living an ordinary life richer than ordinary people, but doing nothing all my life."

Wei Xu looked at Defang in confusion, "Father, can't the royal family become virtuous ministers and generals?"

"Of course." Defang looked at Weixu seriously, "but absolutely not."