Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Kou Zhun, don't tell the lonely king those useless things, why are you like this?"

"There are winds and rains hidden in the court, and the minister has been away from Beijing for several years, and it is difficult to adapt."

"That's not what you Kou Zhun said." Defang looked at Kou Zhun. "What happened? Or, what do you think is going to happen?"

"All of them"

"Can you speak more clearly"

"Without a phase in the Golden Palace, it is difficult to stabilize the court. Lord Ding has been coveting the position for a long time, and Lord Wang controls from various ministries. His ministers are no more than mere military governors. Even if he can speak bluntly and advise, His Majesty may not be able to see and hear."

"Hmph, Kou Zhun, Kou Zhun, when you returned to Beijing years ago, your disciple Gu Sen, who was the chief examiner, once persuaded you to call illness a superior and entering Beijing a inferior. Did you come to Beijing to show your ambitions for several years? Now you say this kind of thing, what are you thinking?"

"In the early years, there were little ghosts in the court, and the bragging and beating passed away. Now... Your Majesty believes in the heavens, looks up at the dragon head to look at the ancestors, under the bright universe, there are ghosts and ghosts, and there are more big ghosts in the golden palace. gone."

"What are you talking about? What are you talking about? A holy ancestor and a ghost." Defang frowned at this, and pulled Kou Zhun's bowl. "Don't eat it, just speak up."

Kou Zhun licked his lips and looked at Defang and said, "The aspect has been empty for several months."

"You still want to take the position?"

"It's not for the minister, but for the Song Dynasty and His Majesty."

"Your Majesty has already given you a chance, and what surprised the Gu Wang most is that Ding Wei also recommended it to you. It was you who hesitated. What's the point of you talking to the Gu Wang now?"

"Now that I have figured it out, is it too late?"

"You really think about it?"

"You can do the eight virtuous kings, so why can't you."

Defang looked at Kou Zhun, "Master Kou, Ding Wei and Wang Qinruo hated you very much in the early years, do you know why they want you to go back to Beijing at this time?"

"Sima Zhao's heart is known to everyone"

"Then you still want to step in?"

"Since I wrote the first word on the scientific examination paper, I have given my life to Da Song Sheji. No matter how I end up in the end or how the history books are judged, I don't care anymore."

"Kou Zhun, the lonely king knows that you have made up your mind, but he really can't bear it. You are nearly sixty years old, and it is not easy to return to the capital. If it is difficult to stabilize the court, I am afraid that I will become a chess piece."

"The minister will also die on this chessboard."

Defang looked at Kou Zhun, "You have said so, how can the lonely king refute?"

"Thank you Lord"

Defang looked at Yiyi, "Yiyi, are you full?"

"I am full"

"Good boy" Defang stood up and led Yi Yi, "Master Kou, the lonely king wants to bring Yi Yi into the palace to study, and then go to see His Majesty."

"The minister went back first."

Defang pointed to the table, "This steamed stuffed bun with shrimp meat smells delicious. I'll go back after I'm full. Xiaopeng, take good care of Mr. Kou. When I leave, I will pack some more for Mr. Kou to take away."

"Thank you, my lord." Kou Zhun smiled and cupped his hands and said, "As long as I don't starve to death, I will be loyal to Song Dynasty."

"Just talk to the lonely king, hehehe"

Defang took Yiyi into the palace in a sedan chair, and was studying in the renovated Zishan Hall. Yiyi sat on a big chair and looked at Defang with a smile on his face. Here with you."

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