Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

In the camp, Defang put on the general's armor, offered the panlong stick and the golden mace on the rack, burned incense and kowtowed, and hung a saber on his waist to leave the tent. At this time, Concubine Di came in and Defang stepped forward to help Looking at Concubine Di, "Ma'am, why are you here? You have been coughing all the time recently, you should take a good rest."

"My lord is about to go to battle, how can my concubine sit in bed comfortably?" Concubine Di picked up the helmet and helped Defang put on the dragon stick. "Before the lord, the lord is protected by his ancestors, and the concubine is here waiting for the good news of the lord."

Defang hugged Concubine Di, "Thank you Ma'am, the lonely king will definitely defeat the rebellious army and relieve Meizhou."

The soldiers outside the tent stood neatly, and Defang came to the front on horseback, looked at the rebellious army and shouted, "You rebels, for messing up Sichuan and Shu, causing people to be displaced. Now that the imperial army has arrived, surrender quickly!"

Hearing this, the leader of the rebellious army replied, "Shut up! You and other court officials don't see us as ordinary people! Corrupt officials are domineering and exploiting in Sichuan and Shu, and the court ignores them. Not only that, but also imposes tyranny. We have nowhere to go. , was forced to rise up, but to eradicate harm for the people!"

"You killed Qi Yuanzhen, it was indeed forced by the situation, but now you gather people to fight against the imperial court, which caused our Great Song Dynasty to be in internal and external troubles. Not only did the people in Sichuan and Shu lose their land to rely on, but even the people in the surrounding counties were panicked. , and talking about eliminating harm for the people is simply an excuse! Now you are the harm of the people!"

"It's all caused by evil officials! The lack of strict government officials has made our lives difficult. Today, we poor people gather here to kill evil officials. We are not wrong!"

"You can only kill a few corrupt officials in a short time, but you can't kill them at all. There are evil officials like Qi Yuanzhen in Sichuan and Shu, and the court also hates them. Since Emperor Taizu, my Song Dynasty has always regarded the administration of officials as the foundation, and never slack off. Although there are occasional omissions, it is not entirely the court's fault."

"This is your excuse!" The leader of the rebel army shouted, "Will the imperial court admit its fault!"

"The emperor has issued an edict of guilt to all the people, admitting that the tyrannical government in Sichuan and Shu is inappropriate, and that evil officials like Qi Yuanzhen appeared due to negligence. If you abandon your weapons and surrender, you can still save your life. If you resist forcefully, you can only die!"

The rebels drew their knives and pointed at Defang, "When we rose up, we already knew that we would not survive. We are not afraid of death! You don't need to say more!"