Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Turning from winter to spring, it is inevitable to suffer from ailments. It is good to keep warm and rest. The prince himself is also, so don't always ignore it."

"Yes, I will definitely listen to Madam's words." Defang smiled, "Go back to the house."

The two returned to the inner room, Defang was lying on the bed but couldn't sleep, the Liao Kingdom increased its troops at the border, there must be a war within the year, but the prince of Zhenzong in Jingzhong, Yuer, died soon, and now the queen mother is seriously ill, the emperor has no intention of political affairs, the four imperial sisters The temperament is strong, the fifth emperor sister is weak and sick, and the sixth emperor sister worships Buddha all day long and is getting thinner day by day. This royal family affair is closely related to the Song Dynasty. Now the military generals guarding the border are waiting for the emperor's order, and the ministers in the court are also asking for orders. But how can the emperor stabilize civil and military affairs and the people like this? As for his heart, Defang couldn't help feeling a little bored when he thought about it. After thinking about it, Defang decided: no matter what, the imperial decree must be issued. As long as there is nothing wrong with the border, he can stabilize the court, and other things will be fine done.

Early the next morning, Defang entered the palace in a sedan chair. She was about to enter the court hall, but saw the ministers walking outside the palace gate. Seeing Kou Zhun approaching, Defang stepped forward and asked, "Lord Kou, what's going on?" What's going on? It's almost time to go to court, why do you all go out of the palace?"

"Prince," Kou Zhun said softly close to him, "you'd better go to the palace to see His Majesty."

Upon hearing this, De Fang hurriedly asked, "What happened to Your Majesty?"

"Fang Caichen was waiting in the court room to be summoned. When he left the house, he saw the servant rushing in and whispered something to Zhou Huaizheng. Zhou Huaizheng's face changed suddenly, and he hurried away. After a while, he came to give a verbal order, saying that he would not be here today. In the court, let the ministers leave the memorial and leave the palace, according to the ministers, it is the empress dowager who has an emergency again."

"The lonely king is entering the palace right now, Lord Kou, wait a moment, the lonely king still has something important to see you."

"I just happen to have something to report to the prince, please enter the palace first."

Defang led Baili quickly into Yanfu Palace, and came to the bedroom of Wan'an Palace where the Empress Dowager was. At this time, the whole room was filled with the smell of decoction, and ordinary people would feel uncomfortable when smelling it. Baili said softly, "My lord, the smell of medicine so heavy"

"The matter is going to be serious." Defang shook his head and walked to the inner room. At this moment, Zhenzong was sitting by the bed, holding the hand of the Queen Mother, "Queen Mother, how are you?"

The queen mother nodded lightly, "Aijia is fine, it was just a moment of dizziness, but now it's all right."

"Where else are you uncomfortable?"

"It's all right." The queen mother turned her head slightly and saw De Fang, "My lord, you are here."

Only then did De Fang step forward to salute, "I see the Queen Mother, Your Majesty."

"My lord, you don't need to be too polite, just sit down."

"The Empress Dowager Xie" the waiter moved the round stool, but Defang did not sit down, "How are you, Empress Dowager?"

"I was a little dizzy in the early morning, but after drinking the decoction, it's no longer a serious problem."

"I'd better order someone to invite the national hand into the palace to feel the empress dowager's pulse."

"My lord, don't bother about Aijia. Today, because of Aijia's illness, the morning court has already been delayed, so please ask your lord to share more for His Majesty."

"This is what I should do. Empress Dowager, you need to rest more after drinking the medicine. I have some matters to ask Your Majesty for instructions. Please don't blame the Empress Dowager."

Zhenzong sighed softly, "Brother Huang, I don't care about these things, and I have decreed that you will take over the court. No matter what happens, Brother Huang will handle it on my behalf."

"Your Majesty, there are a few things that I have considered over and over again. It is really inappropriate to directly issue an edict on behalf of Your Majesty. I hope that Your Majesty will make it clear."

"Then I will give you this right, and Brother Huang will have full power to deal with it."

"His Majesty."

"Brother Huang, the Empress Dowager is still sick, I don't want to talk about this anymore."

After hearing this, the Queen Mother shook Zhenzong's hand, "Your Majesty, state affairs are important."