Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Zhang Jie raised his head to look at Cong Pu, then quickly lowered his head and said, "I'm a low-level official, my lord forgives my sins, and my grandson is blessed."

Defang looked at Xiaopeng and nodded, "Master Zhang, you are a scholar of the Imperial Academy, and you are highly appreciated by His Majesty, why should you give such a great gift to the lonely king?"

"The prince is of the blood of the Taizu, a royal nobleman, with a body of golden branches and jade leaves, and the subordinate officials are only former officials of the former court. He has been blessed by the Taizu's holy gift, so he has Zhang Ji today. It is appropriate to kneel down and worship the prince."

"It turns out that Mr. Zhang still remembers the kindness of Emperor Taizu to you. It's just that the lonely king can't see the Zhang Ji who dared to speak out without fear of the holy power. Now, the lonely king only sees a flatterer. An official full of lies, now he has to go through a side door when he comes to Nanqing Palace!"

"My lord's lesson is that Zhang Ji is deeply ashamed."

"Will Master Zhang feel ashamed?"

"In front of the lord, the lower official is naturally shameless. The lower official was surrendered in front of the lord, and he was a surrender from the previous court."

"Master Zhang doesn't care if he is a surrendered subject to the Gu Wang, as long as he is loyal to the people of Song, the Gu Wang will respect him."

"Zhang Ji knows that he is dull, and today he is able to be in the imperial court because of the Taizu and His Majesty's Long En. The officials are grateful for their kindness, sincerely fulfill their duties, and are loyal to the Great Song Dynasty and His Majesty."

"Yes, you are indeed loyal, loyal to the point of insincere words, loyal to the point of flattery, loyal to the point of wanting an eunuch to be in charge of government, Mr. Zhang's loyalty is hard for a lonely king to comprehend!"

"Zhang Ji is terrified."

"Isn't this what Mr. Zhang did?"

"Your Majesty, this official is a surrendered minister of the former court. It is very difficult to be an official in the court. If you are not careful, you will hurt your family. I am grateful to the Emperor Taizu. I am sincerely loyal to the Song Dynasty. There is no one in the court to recommend him, only to hide his face and his heart. The ambition of the lower official has long been exhausted. Zhang Ji in front of the prince is now just an ugly and mediocre person. The lower officials are taught."

Zhang Jie's self-deprecating and self-swearing words made it difficult for De Fang to reply. He looked at Concubine Di with a perplexed face, as if he had made himself difficult to ride a tiger. Seeing this, Concubine Di said, "Master Zhang, please get up first and speak on your knees." Both the lord and this palace can't hear clearly."

Zhang Ji looked up at Defang, and Defang said, "Have you heard what your mother said? Please get up."

"Thank you, my lord." Zhang Ji got up and held the box in his hand to the front. "My lord, my lord, I have prepared a small gift for you, please accept it."

Defang looked at Concubine Di again, Concubine Di nodded, Defang called "Xiaopeng" Xiaopeng nodded, walked over to take the box and put it in front of Defang to open it, suddenly there was a burst of fragrance from the box, Defang He looked inside and asked, "Master Zhang, what is this?"

"Returning to the prince, this thing is a dragon and tortoise pillow carved out of nanmu."

"Dragon tortoise pillow?" Defang motioned Xiaopeng to take out the things, and then took a look. The dragon tortoise pillow was half the length of an arm, and the carving was really fine. It can be seen that the craftsman's craftsmanship is exquisite, and what is different from other dragon turtles is that there is a pattern engraved on the back of this dragon turtle, a tray-like flower, and a lifelike child lying on it and smiling. Defang asked, "Who is this?" What do you mean?"

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