Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Return to Your Majesty, I have recovered from your illness, and everything is fine recently."

"Then why don't you always come to the palace to visit the emperor's uncle?"

"Your Majesty is busy with government affairs, and I am afraid I will disturb His Majesty, so..."

"Hey, what are you talking about? Why bother the family?" Taizong turned to look at Defang, "Defang, my Zhao family is not many people, and there are very few who can enter the court to share my worries, Yuanyou Yuan Kan is still not experienced enough, Yuan Fen Yuanjie is still young, De Gong Delong and the others are not in Beijing, I only have the emperor nephew by my side now, if the emperor nephew is ill, I may allow you not to go to court every day, I I hope you can help me protect the country."

"Your Majesty is serious," Defang said, "How can I allow Your Majesty to treat you so favorably? I am His Majesty's minister, and I will do my best to protect the country and live up to His Majesty's great trust."

"I believe in the emperor's nephew. You have made many achievements in these years, and the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty are obvious to all. With the ability of Defang's good nephew, you should do even more."

"Your Majesty's grace, I'm terrified, I'm determined to share your majesty's worries and protect our great Song Jiangshan community."

"Okay! Hahaha" Taizong patted Defang, "Let's go! Accompany me to shoot arrows!"

Taizong took Defang to the back court of the palace and set up two archery targets. Taizong picked up the bow and arrow and said, "When I was galloping on the battlefield with the first emperor, the bow, arrow and saber were indispensable weapons. If you don't practice more on weekdays, It’s a deadly thing to fight.”

"That's what Your Majesty said."

"The emperor's nephew was taught martial arts and archery by the late emperor. Do you still practice on weekdays?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, I don't practice every day, so I may regress a lot."

"Then how can it be done? The late emperor's long fist and dragon cudgel are unrivaled in the world, and his archery skills are even more outstanding. With the help of these Taizu emperors, they conquered the battlefield and wiped out the bandits, and created the foundation of the Song Dynasty. If the emperor's nephew is abandoned, he will be ashamed of the late emperor? "

"The minister is guilty, and the minister will definitely practice harder in the future."

Taizong drew his bow, "Nephew, take good care of your body, I still have many affairs for you to help me with, don't let me down."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely live up to the grace of the Lord."

"Come on, it's your turn." Taizong pointed to another pair of bows and arrows beside him and said

"Yes, Your Majesty" Defang handed the golden mace to Baili, picked up the bow and arrow and drew it full, and shot out with one arrow, only hitting the edge of the red heart. Taizong laughed and said, "Nephew, this is not like the arrow you shot. Is your body still unhealed?"

"The minister's arrow skills are clumsy, and he made a fool of himself in front of His Majesty."

"No," Taizong said, "Nephew, you guard the pass to defend against the enemy, go out to fight against the Liao Dynasty, and go out to capture thieves, but this is not the case. I still remember that when the nephew lived in the palace when he was young, I also taught you boxing and arrow skills. , I still understand the skills of the emperor's nephew, it seems that I didn't try my best today."

"Your Majesty has been disappointed by my lack of practice."

"It doesn't matter, go back and practice hard. I believe that within a month, the emperor's nephew will be the same as before."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely practice more when I go back."

"That should be the case. My Zhao family is all from the background of military generals. I won the world with martial arts. I must not forget it."

"Yes, sir, please remember."

"Defang, I plan to hand over the bow and arrow battalion in the West Chamber of the Imperial Guard to you, and help me supervise them to practice well."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will live up to your Majesty's expectations." Defang bowed

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