Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

The three sat down, Nangongwen stood beside Defang, and the maid served tea, Zhao Fu looked at Nangongwen and asked, "Who is this?"

Defang said, "He is Nangongwen, Master Zhao, don't you remember?"

Zhao Fu thought for a while, "Oh, yes, Nangong Wen, the old minister remembers that the prince's servant was very smart when he was young, hehe, I never expected to follow the prince all the time."

"Yes." Defang nodded, "I often rely on Nangong to solve my doubts, hehehe."

"Thank you, Lord Zhao, for your compliment," Nangong Wen clapped his hands and said

Defang looked at Zhao Fu and asked, "Master Zhao came to the palace today, do you have anything to advise?"

"Don't dare, the old minister took the liberty to come to the mansion today, and has no other intentions." Zhao Fu said, "I heard that the prince is unwell recently, so I came here to visit."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhao has a heart. I am in good health, and Mr. Zhao came to visit the mansion in person. I am really disturbed." Defang said

Concubine Di said after hearing this, "Thank you Mr. Zhao for your concern for the lord. Your lord came at the right time. The prince is in a bad mood at this time. He always said that he really wants to go back to the mountains, forests and countryside, and stop meddling in political affairs."

Hearing this, Zhao Fu looked at Defang and said, "My lord must be very sad because of the Fuling king."

"Sigh, thinking that Uncle Wang died in depression in Fangzhou, this king is indeed very sad."

"The prince must take care of his health, all this will pass soon."

"I hope so." Defang took a sip of tea and said, "I don't want to talk about these sad things anymore. It's better to enjoy the flowers in the mansion every day, write and write, and make a fuss."

"My lord, you have a heavy responsibility, how can you just write and make a fuss? This is a disappointment to the late emperor," Zhao Fu said

Defang was puzzled, "The hope of the first emperor? This king didn't understand the meaning of Mr. Zhao."

"The late emperor placed high hopes on the prince, and hoped that the prince would read a lot of books and know the general principles of governing the country, so that he could do great things for Zhao Song's career. Now that the prince said this, wouldn't he be disappointing the late emperor?" Zhao Fu said.

Defang was stunned when he heard this, and Nan Gongwen next to him asked, "Lord Zhao, what did the late emperor say or did you tell the lord?"

"Yes, my lord, it was said by the former emperor and the old minister. Do you still remember the old minister told you to read more classics and historical books to understand the changes in the world?" Zhao Fu asked.

"Remember, I wrote a short article at that time, but Master Zhao put it away, saying that it was useless to write articles, so it is better to learn more about how to govern the country." Defang shook her head, "I really didn't understand it at that time. why is that."

Zhao Fu sighed and said, "Back then, the old minister and Dr. Wang Zhaosu, the son of the country, were often called into the palace to give lectures to the late emperor. When the old minister wanted to go to the prince's place to give lectures, the late emperor asked the old minister, how is Your Highness doing recently?" The old minister replied: Your Highness He worked very hard, and his writing recently was very good, but the late emperor told the old minister: The emperor's son should read the scriptures and know the general principles of ordering chaos. It is the wish of the ancestors to teach the prince the practical things of governing the country, and now the prince is the only one in the lineage of the Taizu, and the old minister sincerely hopes that the prince can live up to the expectations of the late emperor, and not lose the heart of governing the world for the people because of other troubles."

[Historical Records: Sima Guang's "Sushui Jiwen" writes the content of Taizu's words here]

Hearing Zhao Fu's words, Defang seemed very surprised, "Master Zhao is talking about the father... No, it was the late emperor who hoped that this king could do great things for the country, and had high hopes for this king?"