Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Ma'am, sit down." Defang helped Concubine Di to sit down, picked up the coiled dragon stick and looked at it and said, "In the past, Liu Dingguo, a general from neighboring countries, attacked Xilinchuan, an important border town, and the guard guarding Xilinchuan was Emperor Taizu. At that time, Liu Dingguo shouted the name of Emperor Taizu, asking Emperor Taizu to dismount and accept the surrender. Emperor Taizu swung the eyebrow stick in his hand and pointed it at Liu Dingguo with a smile: It depends on whether I agree with the eyebrow stick in my hand! Liu Dingguo listened Without saying anything, he swung his golden-backed machete and struck at the top of Emperor Taizu's head. Emperor Taizu clenched his brow-level stick tightly and handed over to Liu Dingguo. The two fought on horseback for dozens of rounds It was hard to tell the winner, but Emperor Taizu was young and strong at the time, when he caught Liu Dingguo cutting the air with his sword, he urged his horse to turn to Liu Dingguo's side, and swung his eyebrow-level stick in his hand to hit him."

Concubine Di heard this and said, "Why don't you beat Liu Dingguo to death?"

Defang smiled and shook his hand, "Although this stick is as powerful as a mountain, Liu Dingguo held up the handle of the knife with both hands and raised it. Unexpectedly, the front end of the eyebrow-level stick was cut with a click, and Emperor Taizu quickly retracted the stick. Liu Dingguo saw it." When the time came, he swung his saber and slashed, Emperor Taizu dodged the saber, rode his horse back to the camp, and called Jin to withdraw his troops into the city."

"If the Qimei stick is cracked, won't it be discarded?" Concubine Di asked, "Why is it still a Panlong stick?"

"Ma'am, don't worry." Defang smiled, "I'll talk about it soon."

Concubine Di nodded and listened, Defang took a sip of tea and continued, "Emperor Taizu returned to the city and looked at the broken eyebrow stick. After seeing this, he was very heartbroken, so he put the eyebrow stick on the table. After the meal, Emperor Taizu led his troops to patrol the city. A soldier defending the city fought a strong man, and the strong man hit a soldier on the head with a flail in his hand."

"My lord," Concubine Di asked in confusion, "What is a flail?"