Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 120 The Lonely Is To Win You Over (1)

Outside Zhou Wang's mansion, a middle-aged official in five-pin red robe was standing quietly in front of the screen wall, but he was tall and slightly fat, with a pair of red phoenix eyes and long eyebrows on his square face. With a straight nose, a square mouth, and five long beards that hang down on the chest, he has the spirit of not being angry but prestige. This person is the new Zhengdi Renjie of Dali Temple.

Di Renjie arrived in the capital three days ago. He went to the Ministry of Officials and Dali Temple yesterday to complete the entry procedures, but it was postponed until today to seek an interview with the Prince of Zhou. It is a bit late to say that Di Renjie can surpass himself completely this time. It is from Li Xian's Li Bao, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Li Xian is his benefactor. Normally speaking, as soon as Di Renjie arrives in Beijing, he should first go to the Zhou Palace to thank him, and then he can go through the relevant entry procedures. This is the unwritten practice of the court, but after deliberation, Di Renjie finally decided to postpone the matter until the entry procedures are completed. There are two main reasons for this:
First, Di Renjie really didn't understand why he was recommended so strongly by Li Xian, and he also didn't understand what Li Xian's intentions were for this move. Without knowing Li Xian's intentions, he dared not invite him easily; The second thing is that the gates of the Prince Zhou's Mansion are not easy to enter, not just generally difficult to enter, but very difficult to enter. Since Li Xian entered the court to participate in politics, nine out of ten officials came to the Prince Zhou Mansion to pay homage to them. To be rejected, this is not only the consensus of the capital's official circles, but also the local officials in various states. I was lucky enough to be summoned by Li Xianzhi, so I didn't dare to take the liberty to come here, but then again, if I don't come to Zhou Palace for a visit, it is absolutely impossible. Di Renjie was afraid that the ugly label of "ungrateful" would be put on Di Renjie's head, so after much deliberation, Di Renjie chose such a third day to come to visit Li Xian. Di Renjie didn't really care too much about not being able to get an interview. It's not too late to try to repay the kindness of the recommendation in the future.

Because of such unconditional thoughts, Di Renjie was able to keep his mind steady. Even if he didn't hear a reply after a long time after the famous assassin was handed over, Di Renjie didn't care too much, and he still stood firmly in front of the screen wall, silently Waiting, not the slightest slack because of waiting for a long time.

"Squeaky..."

Just when Di Renjie thought that he would not be summoned, he saw the closed main door of the palace suddenly and slowly opened. He has served in the court, but after all, he was born in a family of officials and has been in the officialdom for many years. How could he not know what the opening of the middle door of the Prince's Mansion means? He couldn't find the shadow of the "guest", so he couldn't help but froze on the spot.

"Hahaha... The honored guest came, and Xiao Wang greeted him at a distance. Forgive me, forgive me."

Just when Di Renjie was extremely puzzled, amidst bursts of hearty laughter, Li Xian, who was dressed as a prince, led a group of officials from the prince's mansion out of the open middle door, walked straight to Di Renjie, and cupped his hands Greeted politely.

"Xiaguan Dali Temple Zheng Di Renjie is meeting His Royal Highness King Zhou."

Di Renjie never expected that Li Xian would open the middle door to welcome him, even though he was stable by nature, he couldn't help but be bewildered. Fortunately, Di Renjie was not an ordinary person, he was flustered but calm, so he hurriedly bowed, Dali saw it, the etiquette was very thoughtful, but the voice of the ceremony was unavoidably trembling.

"Mr. Di, you don't need to be too polite. Xiao Wang has been waiting for you for a long time. Come, please talk to the mansion." Li Xian had dealt with Di Renjie a lot in his previous life, so he knew that he was very popular. Seeing him now He was a little embarrassed by his own actions, and immediately felt a little bad taste in his heart, so he laughed, stretched out his right hand to hold Di Renjie's hand with great enthusiasm, and smiled like an old friend. With a wave of his left hand, he made a "please" gesture.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Di Renjie was so confused by Li Xian's sudden intimacy that he didn't know what to say for a while, the corners of his mouth twitched for a while, but he couldn't find a complete sentence to say.

"Duke, please go."

Li Xian didn't care whether Di Renjie was embarrassed or not, and he didn't care about the exaggeration of the surprised jaws of all the officials in the palace. He laughed and pulled the involuntary Di Renjie into the mansion. Door.

"Duke, please sit down."

Li Xian dragged the ignorant Di Renjie straight to the front hall, and when he reached the hall, he dragged Di Renjie to the top, made a "please" gesture, and asked Di Renjie to sit at the top, frightened Di Renjie hurriedly broke away from Li Xian's supporting hand, took a few steps back, bowed to the bottom and thanked: "Your Highness, please don't kill the official, the official really can't be treated so favorably by His Highness, please sit down, Your Highness Just stand."

Haha, the majestic Mr. Di also gets confused sometimes, it's interesting, it's so interesting!As soon as Li Xian thought of the elegant and calm famous minister Di Renjie in his previous life, he couldn't help but feel a burst of joy, but his face was full of an extremely sincere smile. One must be amazed, Xiao Wang's hope for Duke Di's arrival is really like longing for the rain after a long drought. If it wasn't for the fact that Xiao Wang has given up literature and pursued martial arts, he is determined to worship Duke Di as his teacher. Digong don't want to refuse."

"The lower officials dare not, the lower officials dare not."

Poor Di Renjie also belonged to a generation of wise men, but after being tossed and tossed so nonsensically by Li Xian, he felt a little dumbfounded in his heart. He couldn't figure out Li Xian's details, and he really didn't know what to do except dare to say What can I say?

Ha, come on, enough of the jokes, if it continues, I'm afraid it will be boring!Li Xian saw that there was a hint of embarrassment in Di Renjie's eyes. Although he concealed it very well, Li Xian could tell it at a glance. He knew that he could not mess around anymore, so he looked serious and arched his hands. : "Don't doubt it, Di Gong, Xiao Wang's words are indeed from the heart, if you don't dislike it, please sit down and talk about it?"

"This..." Di Renjie glanced at Li Xian suspiciously, and saw that his face and eyes were extremely calm, and he didn't seem to be joking at all. His heart was shocked. After hesitating for a while, he finally calmed down. After getting down, he bowed and replied: "Your Highness, you are too polite. I am afraid that the foolish officials will be embarrassed."

"Di Gong, please sit down." Li Xian ignored Di Renjie's humility, smiled and made a "please" gesture, signaling Di Renjie to sit across from them.

"I don't dare to make mistakes. Please sit down, Your Highness. You can just stand."

Di Renjie was a man with great ambitions. Although Li Xian's power was the reason for his superiority, he did not consider himself among the officials of the king of Zhou. Since he was alert, he replied politely but resolutely.

"You all back down!"

Di Renjie refused to take a seat, and Li Xian didn't force him any more. He smiled and sat down on his own. Then, he waved his hand to Gao Miao and others who were accompanying him, and ordered lightly.

"promise."

Li Xian gave the order, Gao Miao and others were full of doubts, but no one dared to disobey the order, each of them loudly agreed, and left the hall one after another. In the huge hall, only Li and Di were left. Alone relative.

"Don't doubt it, Di Gong, Gu just wants to win you over."

After everyone retreated, Li Xian looked at Di Renjie silently for a long time, only to see that Di Renjie's forehead was covered with sweat, and then he said every word.

"Ah, this, sir..." Di Renjie really didn't expect that Li Xian would speak so directly, and he was choked up, and after a few hesitation, he suddenly woke up and took a deep breath. He said in a tone: "His Royal Highness Haihan, the official is only a small official, it is really hard to be of great use, and he should not be loved by His Highness."

"Otherwise, all the princes in the court are just mediocre ears, but Di Gong is the pillar of talent, and I will not misjudge anyone! If Di Gong does not give up, please sit down and let Xiao Wang explain in detail." Li Xian didn't care about Di Renjie's polite refusal, he just made a "please" gesture and replied sincerely.

"It's better to obey orders than to be respectful."

Although Di Renjie has always been working in the local area, he has often heard people talk about Li Xian, an unparalleled eloquent prince. He has also read several memorials written by Li Xian, and has a relatively clear judgment on Li Xian's ability. At this moment, although he is not ready to join Li Xian's command, he is still very curious about what Li Xian will say. Besides, he is already in the Zhou Palace at this time, so it is really not easy to just walk away, frowning After wrinkling for a while, he still decided to listen to what Li Xian would say first, and then it would not be too late to decide where to go, so he bowed and saluted, walked slowly to the back of the next table, and knelt down , sitting upright and looking at Li Xian, as if waiting for instructions.

"Di Gong, in your opinion, what is the situation of the court today?"

After Di Renjie took his seat, Li Xian cupped his hands with a solemn expression, and asked an extremely sensitive question.

"His Royal Highness, Haihan, the official has only entered the court, and I don't know anything about the situation in the court, so there is no way to talk about it."

Di Renjie didn't expect Li Xian to come up with such a huge and sensitive question, his heart immediately "thumped", and he hurriedly found an excuse, trying to block Li Xian's questioning.

"Di Gongxiu blames the little king for his shallow and deep words. Hey, Di Gong knows the situation in his mind. Now my Tang Dynasty seems to be extremely prosperous, but in fact the internal troubles are already deep. If we don't cure them, they will be rotten!" Li Xian slightly Shaking his head emphatically, he gave a conclusion in a very heavy tone. As soon as he said this, Di Renjie's face turned pale instantly, the sweat on his forehead gushed out like a spring, and his eyes were full of unconcealable horror. color...

(End of this chapter)