Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"This man is really, what and what, the imperial guards of the palace are just guarding the palace, not fighting."

"That may not be true," said the soldier, "I heard that when the prince guarded the pass and defended against the enemy, when he fought against the Liao people, he always brought the most powerful generals from the palace with him."

"That's only a few people, at most 50 people, besides, you want to go to the border to fight?"

"Yeah!" The soldier nodded, "I also want to be one of those 50 people, so that I can follow the prince to fight and kill the enemy."

"How old are you, and you still go out to fight and kill the enemy, one of the 50 people? If you run the last one, it's almost like being one of the last 50 people."

The soldiers bowed their heads when they heard this, "General...a lowly position is useless..."

When Defang heard the word useless, her heart trembled, thinking that she had said such words back then, so she patted the soldiers and said, "Don't say you are useless, how old are you, as long as you persist with your heart, use In a few years, you can also be a captain."

"Thank you General, I will definitely practice hard in my humble position."

"By the way, you said General Song punished you, what did he punish you for?"

"Punishment for a humble position...not allowed to eat..."

"What! Don't eat? This Song Jiajun! We must teach him a lesson tomorrow!"

"General, General" the soldier hurriedly said, "You want to teach General Song a lesson? Are you kidding?"

"Who are you kidding! Gu..." Defang paused and said, "Although I am a lieutenant general, I have been with the prince longer than him. I will tell the prince about this tomorrow, and the prince will definitely make the decision for you."

"No, no, general, the lowly position is because I don't live up to it, so don't tell the prince about this kind of thing..."

"Then you won't starve to death if you don't eat all day!"

"It's not that they are not allowed to eat all day...that is...that is, they are fined for two days..."

"How many times have you been fined?"

"Well...five times..."

"Then how can Steward Gu save food for you?"

"Back to the general, Manager Gu didn't help me alone. Many Imperial Guards have eaten the food that Manager Gu left behind."

"Oh? Could it be that they were all punished by General Song?"

"Well, as soon as Steward Gu sees someone being punished, he will ask the soldiers' kitchen to save some food and bring it to the dining room at night. The dining room is always full of people, and there is always a stove burning, so we can Come and eat."

"Gu Guanshi is really a good person."

"Yes, good people are rewarded with good rewards. Gu Guanshi's son, Wei Shan, was chosen by the prince to be the guard of His Royal Highness, and he even gave him his name. What a grace it is."

"A person with a kind heart should of course be rewarded with blessings."

"But... I don't understand a little bit of humble office."

"Don't understand what?"

"The manager Gu is so nice, why is he just the deputy manager of the dining room?"

"Because Chief Huo has the most senior qualifications, he has been in charge of taking care of the prince since he was the prince. Although...he is a bit snobbish and likes to take advantage of small things, but he can tell right from wrong, and he is still loyal to the prince. Second, Manager Gu came two years after the prince moved to Nanqing Palace, and was also introduced by Chief Manager Huo. They usually get along very well and have never made any mistakes, so they are out of touch... My lord, he won't let Mr. Gu be the chief steward."

"General, you are right..."

"Of course, I know what the prince thinks."

"General, you are really powerful, but you must not know the prince as well as Bai Gonggong."