Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Dozens of wandering bandits entered the territory of the Song Dynasty, ready to go up the mountain to hide, but they were already within the range of the archers. Weixian jumped out, pointed at the bandit leader and said, "Brave thief! How dare you run into the territory of our Great Song Dynasty, throw away your weapons and surrender immediately, otherwise I will take your life!"

The thief leader pulled out his knife, "Get out of the way! Otherwise, I will kill you!"

At this time, an arrow hit the bandit head's arm, and the bandit head fell to the ground with a loud cry. Wei Xian stepped back and shouted, "Shoot his leg, and capture the bandit alive."

Wei Neng next to him ordered, "Shoot his leg!"

At this time, arrows were fired at once, dozens of thieves were in a mess, and most of them fell to the ground. After a while, Wei Xian ordered to stop the arrows, and Wei Xian led his troops to capture dozens of people.At the border, the thief was handed over to the party inspector, and a letter of thanks from Li Deming was obtained.

Defang was very satisfied with the return of this matter, "It seems that the archers are really effective."

"Your Majesty, if you know about this, you will be delighted," said the guard Yuan Shantao

Defang nodded, "Well, what General Yuan said is very true. This recruitment, thanks to General Yuan's help, can achieve the emperor's order in a short period of time. After the lonely king returns to Beijing, he will definitely report to the Holy Majesty and praise General Yuan. achievement."

Yuan Shantao was very happy when he heard it, "The last general thanked the prince for his promotion, the prince is very kind, the last general will never forget it"

"General Yuan is serious." Defang got up, "It has been nearly four months since I left Beijing, and now the emperor's order has been fulfilled, and the lonely king will return to Beijing as soon as possible to return to his order."

"Yes, when is your lord going to leave?"

"The Lonely King doesn't want to delay, so he will leave tomorrow morning"

In the evening, Defang and his party hosted a banquet to reward the guards and archers. Early the next morning, they took the group back to the capital.

After arriving in the capital, Defang informed Zhenzong about the recruitment of archers, what Li Deming said and the shooting and capturing of bandits. For half a year's salary, all the accompanying personnel will be promoted to the first rank, and two cities in Defang Shiyi will be given.

Since the relationship between Song and Liao was stable, there was no trouble in the party affairs, and the treacherous officials in the court began to move around. Wang Qinruo hated Kou Zhun's talent very much, and coveted his position, so he slandered Zhenzong secretly, saying that the "Chanyuan Alliance "It is an alliance under the city, and the ancients were ashamed of it. They also said to Zhenzong: "Your Majesty, have you learned about Bo? The Boss loses all his money, but he spends all his money, which is called lonely betting. Your Majesty, Kou Zhun's lonely bet is also in danger. Do." Therefore, it cannot be said that Kou Zhun was a hero in the Battle of Chanyuan, and if it were not for Emperor Weide, the Liao people would not have agreed to make an alliance and so on.

Zhenzong was very unhappy because he heard the slander constantly, and gradually began to change his attitude towards Kou Zhun. In addition, Kou Zhun had an upright personality, often contradicted Zhenzong, and had verbal disputes with ministers. In the third year of De's reign, Kou Zhun was dismissed from the prime minister, and he was appointed as the magistrate of Shanzhou, and Wang Dan was transferred to the prime minister.

Kou Zhun returned to the mansion, packed his bags, and came to the door to report, "My lord, the Eight Sage Kings have arrived"

"Please!" Kou Zhun said

"No need to invite" Defang walked in "The Lonely King came in by himself"

"Kou Zhun sees the prince" Kou Zhun salutes

"Okay, why are you so polite?" Defang sat on the chair. "Master Kou, the lonely king said that you should restrain yourself. Look at the current situation. What should I do?"

Kou Zhun smiled, "This is not the first time for Kou, it's okay."

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