In this fascinating, stand-alone part of the מאמר, the רבי reveals a revolutionary depth to the idea of מלך בשדה.

This idea is traced back through the אלטער רבי's and the פריערדיקער רבי's מאמרים, appreciating the רבי's חידוש as to the availability of the King in the field during אלול.

This point begins the explanation as to why the אלטער רבי adds about the king's positive expressions to us, which ostensibly run contrary to the theme of אלול being specifically "אני לדודי" and our עבודה.

Attached are the links to the pages of the מאמרים that were read inside during this שיעור (with the timestamps when in the שיעור they were read):

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14963&st=&pgnum=396&hilite= (04:02)

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=19800&st=&pgnum=280 (22:40)

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=32923&st=&pgnum=331&hilite= (26:10)