Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Why?" Zhenzong smiled wryly, "Who should this position belong to? The late emperor? My? Neither!"

"Your Majesty, you...you are drunk" Defang thought to herself how to say the throne from the heavenly scriptures, which was really unexpected.

"I can't get drunk if I don't drink!" Zhenzong stared at Defang closely. "The rumors in the palace, the opinions of the people, I can say that they are all rumors! But I know in my heart that they are all true! I... sit down On that dragon chair, my heart is always empty, and I also want to achieve the great success of the Song Dynasty, so that the world can know that I am not an emperor who only knows how to keep peace, but a real emperor!"

"Your Majesty, why do you think so? Since His Majesty took the throne, he has reduced taxes and taxes, suppressed rebellion, strengthened the military, and recruited talents from all over the world. Today, the world is peaceful. This is all thanks to His Majesty."

"Gong? What kind of merit? The Chanyuan alliance?" Zhenzong frowned and slammed the table hard. I agree to give the Liao Kingdom an annual silk money of 30 yuan! Now everyone in the world is laughing at me!"

"Your Majesty!" Defang said, "You must not say that! Your Majesty once said that Tang Taizong paid tribute to the Turks for 12 years. The name of Taizong's sage. What's more, in the first battle of Chanzhou, our Song Dynasty spread its might all over the world, frightened the Liao army, and trapped it in the Song Dynasty. Suffering from the war, reaching an alliance is also a win-win situation for both countries. If our army wiped out all the Liao troops and captured their nobles and relatives, the Liao people would definitely not give up. Then there will only be fierce fighting, and the border will never calm down. The situation between the two countries is like fire and water, and the people of the two countries have been enemies for generations. Is this what His Majesty wants to see? Isn’t the ancestors who went to the battlefield and countless soldiers fighting bloody for more than 40 years to live a peaceful life one day? To protect the lives of the soldiers of the imperial army, I would rather give up attacking Taiyuan City. As long as the people are still there, the land of the city will be taken back sooner or later. Your Majesty, no matter how great your achievements are, you are nothing in front of this death and hatred! Victory in the Song Dynasty is not a disgrace to the city, although 30 silk money is given to the Liao Kingdom every year, but it is also for the sake of the people of the two countries, Your Majesty thinks that the world is alive, and the great achievements will be recorded in the annals of history!"

Zhenzong looked at Defang, "Brother Huang, but who would know these things? Would they think like Brother Huang? Although my Great Song Dynasty defeated the Liao people and forced them to seek peace and make a covenant, but now everyone in the world thinks it was my agreement. This is my shame! Later generations will say that I brought shame to the Song Dynasty!" Zhenzong grabbed Defang's arms and said, "My throne has been questioned, and my achievements have been misinterpreted. I follow suit. My ancestors ordered to be diligent and thrifty, but few people obeyed them. Why did I lose my voice in pain when I worshiped my ancestors and relatives! My heart is under a lot of pressure, do you know it, brother!"

Defang looked at Zhenzong, who was almost out of control in front of him, and thought of the past when the late emperor was in power.That dragon chair is really not easy to sit on. Once ascended to the throne, the worries in my heart will continue to increase and magnify, but who can I tell?As time goes by, people either become suspicious or cruel and uncontrollable. Now that Zhenzong can say this, at least it proves that he has not lost his mind, so Defang himself said slowly, "The pain in your Majesty's heart, the minister slightly understands it." share, but I wonder if I can help His Majesty share his worries?"