Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Defang and Weixu entered the hall, approached the dragon case and bowed their hands, "I see Your Majesty",

Zhenzong sat on the dragon chair and supported the case with both hands, smiling at the two of them, "Brother Emperor, Xu'er, my family doesn't need a lot of etiquette, sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty" Defang and Weixu sat aside, served soup and drinks inside, the maid stood up and shook her fan, Zhenzong asked, "Brother Emperor, did you just come back from the post?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I and Xu'er have met the envoys of Liugu, and they are extremely indignant about the attack on their leader. However, Pan Luozhi is still injured, and his army is not strong enough to defend against Li Deming, so he came to court to ask for help."

"Is Pan Luozhi seriously injured?"

Defang nodded, "I was wounded to the bone, but my life is not worrying, and I need a long time to recuperate. The soldiers will suffer heavy losses, and the people will also suffer casualties. Regardless of food, weapons or property, Liugu will be in trouble. If Li Deming sends troops to invade again, the six Gu has absolutely no power to resist, so Liugu at this time can be said to be in crisis."

"Brother Huang, is it possible for Li Deming to attack Liugu not long after he experienced the pain of losing his father?"

Defang turned to look at Weixu, "Xu'er, what do you think?"

"Huh?" Weixu looked at Defang and Zhenzong in surprise, "Uh, this."

Shinzong asked with a smile, "Xu'er, tell me."

Wei Xu took a little breath, cupped his hands and said, "Uncle, my nephew thinks that although Li Deming is young, he has a sense of depth. The biggest purpose of Liugu is property. Now he has defeated Liugu, robbed most of his belongings, severely damaged Liugu's morale, and the leader of Liugu was seriously injured, so he was no longer enough to be Li Deming's target. The purpose of coming this time is not entirely to ask me, Song Dynasty, to send troops to help."

"Oh?" Zhenzong leaned forward a little, put his arms on the dragon case and looked at Weixu, "Then why did they come?"

Seeing that Defang nodded to him, Weixu said, "Uncle Emperor, just now, my nephew and my father went to the post station to meet with the envoy of Liugu. , but other envoys spoke to their ministers and nephews about the hardships of Liugu, and the royal family could not live in peace, and the seals, official notices, clothes, and equipment that I gave to the front were looted by Ming thieves. A tribute treasure, but Liugu's situation is poor, it is really hard to describe, I hope the heaven will not punish you."

Zhenzong smiled, "Everyone knows that the leader of Liugu was attacked. If we want to ask for his tribute at this time, wouldn't it be a looting, no different from Ming thieves? Xuer, what do you think the envoy of Liugu said to you? for?"

"My nephew thinks it's nothing more than eight characters."

"Which eight characters?"

"Seeking money and things, looking for power and shelter."

"That's good." Zhenzong smiled and nodded, "I'm not afraid that they have something to ask for, but the most worry is that they don't have anything to ask for. If people want something, they must be weak inside. My Song Dynasty is the least stingy with property, and Liugu needs it the most. , in this way, the matter of Liugu will be easy to handle."

Zhenzong waved his palm slightly, and all the servants knew that Zhou Huaizheng was approaching. Zhenzong said, "I will issue an edict, and give Liugu brand seals, official notices, clothes, equipment, and money in comparison with Fanbu. Just give them twice as much. Go."

"Yes, Your Majesty" Zhou Huaizheng bowed his hands and exited the hall, Zhenzong took a sip of tea and said, "Brother Emperor, Baozhong's condition has gotten worse recently, and I sent the imperial doctor for diagnosis and treatment, but there was no obvious improvement. It is very hot today, and ordinary people still feel uncomfortable , let alone sick people.”