Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Yes, Your Majesty." Defang glanced at the civil and military soldiers below and continued, "Your Majesty, the Weilu Army, Shun'an Army, Dingzhou Army, and Zhenzhou Army now have less than [-] troops, but they have repeatedly repelled the Liao invaders. In my opinion, the number of men and horses is not the key to victory, but lies in the control of the generals, the morale of the soldiers, the appropriate timing and favorable terrain and many other reasons. Now our army has several brave generals, and the morale is in full swing. When the enemy is trapped within the national border, escorting supplies will definitely be achieved, and it is foreseeable to repel the Liao invaders."

"The emperor's nephew is right. The right time, the right place, and the right people are all in our Great Song Dynasty. Why worry about sending supplies within the border? The defenders of the important town have gone through several battles and have repeatedly defeated the Liao people. How can such an army that makes the Liao army tremble at will Abolition." Taizong said, "My dear friends, I will increase the number of troops in the border towns, and the defense line will not be reduced due to the number of defenders. The matter of reducing the army must not be mentioned again."

"Yes, Your Majesty" the ministers bowed

Taizong looked at all the officials, "My dear friends, I need someone to be fully responsible for the supply of Suicheng. Do you have anyone to recommend or recommend yourself?"

"Your Majesty," General Zuowei stepped forward and said, "I would like to ask for an order to protect the food."

Taizong looked at it and nodded. Just as he was about to stretch out his fingers to tell the military commander, Defang cupped his hands and said, "I am willing to go." Taizong's voice fell just after Defang finished speaking, Taizong himself was also stunned for a moment, Defang Looking up at Taizong, he bowed and said, "The minister leads the decree."

The civil and military ministers all looked at Taizong, and Taizong slowly withdrew his hand. Seeing this, Zhao Pu stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty is wise, and I also feel that it is very appropriate for the eight sage kings to lead the army to protect the food. Last year, the prince was in Dingzhou to supervise and lead an army of [-] to defeat it." The prestige of the Liao bandits, the Eight Sage Kings and the Dingzhou army has already made the Liao people terrified, and the prince has a good understanding of the guards and the terrain of the march. This time, the supply of food and supplies is very important to the military. If the prince takes the emperor's order to go in person, It will definitely inspire the fighting spirit of the border guards, and if you really meet the Liao army on the way, the prince will definitely lead the army to attack the enemy again."

"Your Majesty" Kou Zhun stepped forward and said, "The eight wise kings will surely fulfill the emperor's order and drive the Liao bandits out of the country."

Taizong looked at the ministers, "What do you think?"

The ministers looked at each other, thinking that His Majesty had just made it right, and it was absolutely impossible to change it, so they could only say, "Your Majesty is wise."

Taizong sighed softly, "That's it, nephew, although this time we are protecting food supplies in the Song Dynasty, we are very likely to encounter the Liao army, and a battle may be inevitable, so we must be careful."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I will surely fulfill the emperor's order and live up to the grace of the emperor."

Taizong stood up and waved his hands, "Let's retreat!" Then he walked to the inner hall. Wang Ji'en shouted, "Retire!"

The officials saluted and slowly exited the hall, Defang walked down the imperial steps, Yuan Xi, Yuan Kan, Yuan Xi, Zhao Pu, Lu Mengzheng, and Kou Zhun surrounded him, Yuan Kan asked, "Brother Wang, are you really going to protect food? "

"Your Majesty above the Golden Palace will play it personally, is this still false?"

"My lord," Zhao Pu said, "I really didn't expect my lord to ask for his life."

"Actually... the king himself didn't think of it." De Fang smiled, "I just heard that some ministers advocated abandoning the Weilu army for a while, so I was angry, so my majesty decided to send troops to protect the food supply. This king just... just got mad for a while. , I somehow stepped forward to ask for my life."

Kou Zhun shook his head, "No, no, the lord is not overheated, it's because of his loyalty and bravery that makes his blood flow."

Defang frowned and looked at Kou Zhun, "I said Mr. Kou, what and what are you talking about, blood is boiling, do you think it is boiling water?"