Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Father...my child...not..."

"It's nothing, hurry back to the house."

"Father..."

"Brother Emperor" Zhenzong got up and walked to Defang, "Don't be angry, Xian'er said happily, Lord Lu is the imperial family's imperial edict, and talking about eating and drinking with literati, this is also a good thing, Weixian, it's okay, the emperor is not I blame you, and I will not punish Lu Zongdao."

"Thank you, Uncle Emperor, for your kindness!"

After Zhenzong met Lu Zongdao, Defang took Weixian out of the palace, Baili followed behind with a golden mace and yawned, Defang turned to look, "Baili, are you sleepy?"

"Not sleepy, not sleepy." Baili rubbed his eyes and touched his stomach, "I'm just a little hungry."

"Hehehe, okay, let's go back now, eat well and sleep well." Defang said to Weixian while walking, "Xian'er, did someone go back to the house so late and tell your mother?"

"Yes, the boy asked Xiao Shanzi to go back to the mansion and tell the queen mother."

"Why did you think of inviting Lord Lu out for a drink today?"

"Master Lu is a member of the imperial family. I heard that he is also knowledgeable in Taoism, so I went to ask for advice in the afternoon. It happened that some of Mr. Lu's literati friends were also there. They all wore ordinary clothes and it was no big deal, so we made an appointment to come together. The tavern has gone."

"Well, Mr. Lu is well-educated, has a high character, is capable as an official, and is loyal to Chicheng. It is also a good thing to learn more from him."

"Father, why don't you talk about the baby?"

Defang looked at Weixian and smiled, "Father is worried that you have something to do, don't always be brave, dare to take everything on your own, and what's more, drink less alcohol, read more books, and ask the adults for advice. .”

"Yes, my child remembers." Wei Xian bowed his hands, "Father, today the Ministry of War received a report from the capital inspector Cao Keming."

"Oh? General Cao's report, what's the situation?"

"General Cao received the tribute from several tribes of Dangxiang to the imperial court, and sent people to transport it to the capital."

"Tribe? General Cao has only inspected for three months since he took office. How come there are suddenly tribes paying tribute to the court?"

"After General Cao took office, several tribal leaders at the border took the initiative to donate medicine."

"Present medicine? What kind of medicine to present?"

"Poison" Weixian said, "their leaders brought a few bottles of medicine to General Cao, saying that it was specially used to treat arrow wounds. As long as they took their medicine, the wound would heal immediately. General Cao asked how to prove this. The medicine is effective, and the leader said that we can try it with chickens and dogs."

"General Cao tried?"

"I tried it, but it's not with chickens and dogs. General Cao said that people are not chickens and dogs. How can we compare them? It's better to try with people."

"Human? Did General Cao test the medicine himself?"

"No, General Cao immediately drew his sword and stabbed a leader in the leg, and then sprinkled a handful of medicine on his leg."

"and then?"

"Then the leader died, and the other leaders were so frightened that they knelt down and begged for mercy, and offered tribute the next day."

Defang nodded, "General Cao is an act of prestige, Xian'er, you can learn a lot of generals' combat strategies in the Ministry of War, and see how they use their troops and deploy them against the enemy, but these are not static, so be cautious. The situation, understanding the enemy generals, but not delaying, decisively decided to attack." Defang said, "Xian'er, in fact, there are more official ways to learn in the Ministry of War. There are more and more, but it is difficult to distinguish whether it is sincere or hypocritical. Some people seem to be talking about other people's shortcomings, but their real intention is to praise, while some people seem to be praising, but they are actually framed. During the Li and Tang Dynasties, there were After this kind of incident, Zuo Pu accused Liu Rengui of being incompatible with Zhao Guogong Li Jingxuan and wanted to frame him, but he did not frame him but praised him."

"Praise? How do you frame Li Jingxuan like this?"