Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

In August of the fourth year of Jingde, the imperial court established a group animal husbandry system and set up envoys, and Chen Yaosou, who knew the Privy Council, served concurrently.Soon, another judge was added.

This month, the imperial court set up the direct bachelor of Longtuge, and appointed Du Hao as the right counselor, as the direct bachelor of Longtuge.At the same time, Kong Shengyou, the 46th grandson of Confucius, was given to study his family background. (Kong Shengyou is the son of Kong Yanshi and the grandson of Kong Yi.) A few days later, Ding Wei, the envoy of the third division of power, presented the six volumes of "Jingde Accounting Records" compiled by Zhenzong, and Zhenzong issued an edict to praise him.He also issued an edict to compile the official history of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong, appointed Wang Dan as the supervisor, and Wang Qinruo, Chen Yaosou, Zhao Anren, Chao Jiong, and Yang Yi as minors.

In the same month, Defang had not been in court for many days, so he brought good wine into the palace. Zhenzong ordered his servant to lead Defang to the Chongzheng Hall. At this time, Wang Dan and Wang Qinruo were also in the hall. Frowning, Zhenzong said when he saw this, "Brother Huang, I haven't entered the palace for many days. I am really happy to hear that Brother Huang has brought fine wine, but I also have many things to discuss with you. Brother Huang came here in time. , A brother is a brother, hehehe."

As soon as Defang heard that Zhenzong had smoothed things over, she couldn't refute the emperor's face, so she cupped her hands and said, "I have been feeling a little unwell recently, and I have not been able to enter the palace to share the worries of your majesty. Please forgive me."

"Hey, brother, what are you talking about? It's not a crime. If you feel unwell, you can rest a lot." Zhenzong stretched out his palm, "Brother, sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Defang sat on the side, and Zhenzong said, "Three, the Zhongshu and the sect have played me recently, saying that the time to mourn Empress Zhuang Mu is over, and I request that the drum music be resumed during the autumn banquet. I have not given permission to play. I don't think this will be the case for the court's annual celebration this year, do the three of you think this is inappropriate?"

"Your Majesty" De Fang said, "Empress Zhuang Mu is dignified and virtuous, kind and close to the people, and she showed the demeanor of the mother of the country when she was born. I think that there is nothing wrong with your majesty's decision based on emotion and reason."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang Dan and Wang Qinruo also clapped their hands in agreement.

Zhenzong nodded, "Okay, that's all I can do for the queen."

Shinzong slowed down, picked up a memorial and said, "This is today's paper by Qi Lun, a member of the Ministry of War and a member of the military department. But it’s hard to treat like this.”

"Your Majesty" Defang said, "The imperial court once issued an edict to the officials to make bold suggestions on the affairs of governing the country. Unless it involves secret matters, they are not allowed to submit anonymous memorials. As far as I know, after the imperial court issued an imperial edict, the ministers who asked to meet the Holy Spirit due to political affairs were not blocked in any way, so why did Lord Qi have such a note to play?"

Zhenzong shook his head, "I don't quite understand either."

"Your Majesty" Wang Dan asked, "May I ask what Master Qi said in the memorial?"

Zhenzong opened his mouth and said, "For loyal people, you should draw a lottery for your speech. If you are a distant person, it is especially difficult, please be correct."

Wang Dan thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, I think that Master Qi must have heard the dissatisfaction of a certain courtier, so I went up to persuade Your Majesty. Your Majesty, although one person's words are weak, but the minister who went up to govern the country recently is indeed Not much, I hope Your Majesty should also pay attention to this point."

Wang Qinruo on the side cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, some ministers occasionally enter the palace to play something, and they start to think about getting more favor from His Majesty. If the recent anonymous memorials are based on the imperial edict, they should be submitted to the Privy Council or Zhongshu for review."

Defang glanced at Wang Qinruo and said, "Leave it to the Privy Council? That's Mr. Wang, you personally review what should be given to His Majesty and what should not be given?"