Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 311 The Fish and the Bear's Paw
"Director Ding, is His Highness at the residence?"

"Director Ding, I will come to see His Highness, and please inform me on your behalf."

"Old Ding, you are too mean, isn't it just a confession, you don't want to do that?"

As soon as the thirteen kings' joint memorial book was published, there was a commotion in front of the King's Mansion. Countless officials and even officials flocked to the King's Mansion. Those who asked to see each other asked to see each other, and those who sent greeting cards sent greeting cards. So they turned the front of the King's Mansion into a vegetable market, and Ding Quan, who was in charge of the concierge, turned into a spinning top.

"Everyone, gentlemen, my Highness felt the wind and cold last night, and was really unable to welcome guests. Please, Mr. Haihan, please. When my Highness is well, I will talk to you."

All the visitors are guests, not to mention that the current political situation is delicate, how could Ding Quan dare to easily offend the visiting crowd, he could only keep bowing and apologizing, but there were too many visitors, so he left Calling again and again, there is no end, even if Ding Quan's voice is hoarse, this flow of people is not uncommon. At this time, what Ding Quan envies most is the brothers guarding the back door up.

Li Xian is good at martial arts, therefore, the back door of Prince Ying's Mansion is quite different from other palaces. It is not opened in the back garden, but on the side of the martial arts arena, guarded by the guards of the Prince's Mansion all the time. Not only that, but two guard posts were set up in the alleys outside, and idlers would not be able to approach half a step. To put it differently, Gao Miao, the chief executive of the Royal Palace, appeared at the sentry box at the entrance of the alley very rarely, and was looking up at the corner of the back street, as if waiting for the arrival of a very important person. Appears average.

Just after the time passed, a carriage without any sign turned out from the corner of the back street and drove slowly to the sentry box. Before the carriage stopped, Gao Miao rushed forward and stretched out his hand After rolling up the curtain of the carriage and coughing lightly, Di Renjie, dressed in casual clothes, had already bent down and got out of the carriage.

"I've seen Mr. Di. The front door is messy. I'm sorry that I'm tired of you going through the back door. Your Highness has been waiting in the study for a long time. Please come inside."

As the most useful person around Li Xian, Gao Miao was aware of Di Renjie's position in Li Xian's heart. Seeing Di Renjie get off the car, he hurriedly greeted Di Renjie with a smiling face.

"It's okay, please, Eunuch Gao."

Although Di Renjie had never seen the commotion at the main gate of King Ying's Mansion with his own eyes, but based on his imagination alone, he could guess that it was almost inseparable. After all, Li Xian is now the most popular candidate for the East Palace, and there are certainly not many people rushing to flatter him Go, since Di Renjie didn't want to collide with those gangsters, he wouldn't care about Gao Miao's secretive style, so he smiled lightly, waved his hand, raised his foot and walked towards the back door of the palace Go, accompanied by Gao Miao, walked all the way through halls and alleys, and arrived at the courtyard where the study was located in a few moments, but as soon as he turned around the screen wall at the courtyard door, Di Renjie stopped and listened to the words in the study with a smile on his face. The sound of zither music floating.

"Digong..."

Seeing that Di Renjie didn't leave suddenly, Gao Miao couldn't help being a little surprised, but he didn't dare to ask casually. After waiting for a while, seeing that Di Renjie still didn't respond, he had to call out in a low voice.

"Ah."

Di Renjie didn't say anything to explain, but just nodded and said softly, straightened his clothes, and strode towards the study room. As soon as he turned around the screen at the door, Li Xian, who was dressed in white, was stroking the strings with his hands, playing leisurely. , Di Renjie didn't dare to look too much, walked forward quickly, bowed and said: "I have seen Your Highness."

"Mr. Di is here, sit down."

With a swipe of his hand, a series of ending sounds rang out, the song was over, then he pushed the Qin away with a smile, raised his hand in a very polite way, and the book boy who was waiting beside him was busy After serving the brewed fragrant tea, they all left the room, leaving only the two guests sitting opposite each other.

"Duke Di, I think you already know about the joint name of the thirteen princes. Do you have any advice on this?"

Li Xian waited for a while, seeing that Di Renjie was patronizing tea tasting, he didn't seem to have the intention to speak, so he had to ask a question.

"His Highness is upset."

Di Renjie put the tea bowl in his hand on the table, looked at Li Xian calmly, and responded lightly.

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Li Xian raised his brows involuntarily, but he didn't ask any further questions. He just groaned softly and stared at Di Renjie with inquiring eyes, as if waiting for his explanation.

"The song is the voice of the heart. His Highness's performance of "Yangchun Baixue" is indeed sublime and extraordinary, but the song is high and humble. In addition, His Highness actually closed the door to thank guests at such a time. If it wasn't because he couldn't make up his mind, how could it be so?"

Di Renjie stroked his long beard on his chest with a smile, and gave the answer unhurriedly.

"Well, as Di Gong said, Gu has doubts in his heart. Since he learned about the joint name of the thirteen kings yesterday afternoon, he has been thinking about it for a long time, but he still can't decide it. He also asked Di Gong to be the little king. Analysis [-] and [-], well, let’s put it this way, the current situation, from my point of view, should be..." Li Xian asked Di Renjie to come to the house to ask for his opinion, so he would not have any reservations at all. Then he expressed his thoughts one by one, and at the end, some of them asked uncertainly: "It would be the best situation if King Lu can enter the East Palace without allowing King Yue to be in the court. But I don't know where to go, if I can't, it seems that there is nothing wrong with entering the East Palace alone, it's better than being ruined for nothing, I wonder if Duke Di has any advice on this?"

"Mencius said: I have fish as I desire, and bear's paw as I desire. You can't have both. You can give up the fish and get the bear's paw. I don't know why your Highness has the fish and the bear's paw?"

Di Renjie listened to Li Xian's statement quietly, but he didn't give an answer directly. Instead, he brought out the quotations from Mencius and asked back with a smile.

"Fish and bear's paw? This..."

When Li Xian heard what Di Renjie said, he couldn't help being taken aback, looked at Di Renjie suspiciously, and seeing that he didn't intend to explain further, he immediately frowned, got up suddenly, and walked back and forth in the study with his head down. Get up.

For Li Xian, there is only one bear's paw, and that is the country of the Tang Dynasty. As for the fish, there are many. Can finally control the Great Tang Dynasty, Li Xian can actually ignore everything else for the time being, Li Xian knows this very well, but at this moment, everything is not so sure, in case the fish gets too noisy Huan, Li Xian may not be able to catch the bear's paw in the end. Besides, when the bear's paw is not available for a while, it may not be possible to catch a few fish first. Obviously, the fish and fish that Di Renjie mentioned I'm afraid the bear's paw doesn't refer to these things, so what exactly does it refer to?Li Xian pondered for a long time, but he still didn't quite understand what Di Renjie meant, so he stood still, shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and looked inquiringly at Di Renjie who was sipping tea and saying nothing.

"Does your Highness remember the allusion of Shen Sheng Chong'er?"

Facing Li Xian's doubts, Di Renjie still didn't explain directly, but made a point from the sidelines.

"This……"

Li Xian can be regarded as a person who has read the history books well. He knows the allusion that Shen Sheng died inside while Chong Er was born outside. When he left the court, almost all the important ministers of the Jin Kingdom were included, otherwise, how could there be a Spring and Autumn overlord in the future? It was just a moment and a half but he couldn't figure out how this allusion had something to do with the current situation. Thinking about it made him a little irritable, but when he saw Di Renjie shut his mouth tightly again, obviously he didn't want to explain any more, Li Xian had no choice but to think patiently and carefully.

"Huh... Gu understands, thank you, Mr. Di, for your guidance!"

After all, Li Xian is not an ordinary person. After thinking about it carefully, he finally fully understood what Di Renjie meant. He felt at ease. After taking a deep breath, he bowed deeply to Di Renjie and thanked him sincerely. .

"It's good that His Highness understands, so don't make His Highness Prince Lu wait so anxiously."

It's not that Di Renjie didn't want to explain the strangeness on purpose, but that for such a big decision, only Li Xian can deal with it calmly if he thinks through it himself. Di Renjie couldn't, and didn't dare to analyze too clearly for Li Xian, at most he could only mention a few points. Seeing Li Xian's expression was relieved at this moment, the big rock hanging in Di Renjie's heart finally fell to the ground, and he accepted it calmly. Li Xian's gift, and then, reminded him again.

"Oh, hahaha... What Mr. Di said is true. I think that the sixth brother Gu never closed his eyes all night. If we continue to suffer, maybe this guy will do something stupid. Forget it, let Gu go to the other place." Take a walk around the house, um, and entrust the rest of the matter to Mr.

Li Xian knew Li Xian's personality well, even though Li Xian hadn't shown his face since yesterday, but Li Xian knew that one of them must be thinking wildly in his house like an ant on a hot pot. Hearing what Di Renjie said, Li Xian couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Your Highness, please go ahead, the other officials will take care of the rest."

Di Renjie stood up, bowed to Li Xian, and made a firm promise in his tone.

"Well, it's not too late, I'll take the first step." Li Xian has always been a man of action. Once he has made a decision, he never procrastinates. After returning the gift to Di Renjie, he shouted loudly: "Gao Miao, prepare the car, and I will need Lu Wangfu and his party!"

"promise!"

Although Gao Miao didn't understand why Li Xian went to Prince Lu's mansion at such a delicate time, he never dared to ask more questions, and after he hurriedly answered, he went to make arrangements for various matters. The palace was in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)