Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

De Fang leaned over to help the soldiers, "Everyone, there is no distinction between high and low among the enemies. This king, like all of you, bears the emperor's mandate, and will surely share weal and woe with you and fight side by side."

"My lord, my lord, my lord! My lord, my thousand year old!" The officers and soldiers shouted, and the deputy generals Shang Zhaoyi and Chang Yuanzong came over. , the prince resolutely decided to send troops, killed the [-] elite of the Liao army and fled, making my Song Dynasty famous all over the world, and now I can follow the prince to fight, it is really a blessing! Even if it is risking our lives, we must fulfill the emperor's life!"

"The general is serious." Defang smiled, "Defying the emperor's order is no joke. Besides, the last Tanghe victory was all due to General Li, General Yuan and thousands of soldiers. What this king did is not worth mentioning." .”

"My lord is loyal and brave. No one inside or outside the capital knows the prestige of the Eight Sage Kings. If it wasn't for the lord's wise and decisive, General Li and the others would have missed the opportunity to fight the enemy. It would be difficult to win the battle of Tanghe. The lord's great achievements are unmatched!"

"General, I don't have any great achievements, only the fact of resisting the decree. If it weren't for your majesty's wisdom, I would have to bear the crime of resisting the decree and deceiving the king."

"My lord, the last general and these three thousand imperial guards are all guarding the capital. We know what the lord has gone through, lord!" Shang Zhaoyi and Chang Yuanzong knelt down and said, "The lord made an oath to the people of the capital before his departure, I will wait here to swear to the prince, if I do not fulfill the emperor's order and repel the Liao invaders, my life will die at the border!"

"No!" Defang supported Shang Zhaoyi's shoulders, "It's not us who want to die at the border, it's Liao people!"

Shang Zhaoyi and Chang Yuanzong stood up and cupped their hands and said, "Under the order of the lord, the last general will wait for fearless life and death!" Then he turned to the crowd and said, "Swear to kill the Liao bandits! We will never return!"

"Swear to kill the Liao bandits! We will never return! Swear to kill the Liao bandits! We will never return!" The soldiers shouted, and their spirits cheered up. Defang took the porridge spoon and served a soldier with porridge , took another piece of cake, "Eat more, you can kill a few more Liao bandits when you are full!"

"Yes! Your lord!" The soldier ate the cake, Defang saw a very young soldier behind the crowd, so he called him to come closer, and saw that his bowl was still empty, so he asked, "What's the matter? Aren't you hungry? "

"Back to the lord, the humble position... still... still... it's not the turn of the humble position yet..."

"It's not your turn?" Defang looked around, "They're almost finished eating, how come it's not your turn yet?"

"My lord," said an officer, "he is the youngest, and he can't squeeze the others, so he hasn't eaten yet."

Defang looked at the soldier, "How old are you?"

"Go back to the lord, I've been humbled for nineteen years."

"You can be the imperial guard at the age of 19? It's not easy."

The officer stepped forward and said, "My lord, his father was a captain of the imperial guards, and died of illness not long ago. Before he died, he asked his colleagues in the imperial guards, hoping that this child could also be a member of the imperial guards, so several adults asked him Come to participate, his kung fu is good, but his temperament is restrained."

Defang smiled and nodded, "So it's after the general, okay, come here." Defang took his bowl to serve the porridge, and suddenly thought of Jiajun, Defang took the porridge bowl to the soldier and said, "Can you take this bowl in one breath?" Did you drink the porridge?"

The soldier froze for a moment, then said, "Yes!"

"What about you?" Defang looked around and asked

The officers and soldiers shouted "Yes!"