Li Hong slowly walked out of Daming Palace with his head hanging down. Hua Meng and Mang Zhong did not dare to follow him, so they had to wait for Li Hong at the entrance of Danfeng Gate.
"Your Highness..." The two saw Li Hong walking out alone and hurriedly greeted him.
"Let's go back to the East Palace. By the way, have Jingzhe and Cheetah left?" I was in a hurry to go to court in the morning and forgot whether Jingzhe and Cheetah had left.
"Let's go. We'll leave as soon as the city gate is opened." Hua Meng replied from the side.
The three of them walked slowly towards the East Palace. He no longer had to worry about what happened in the Daming Palace behind him.
His father's illness gradually improved, and Yang Wu also led Sun Simiao to the Daming Palace when he went to court.
Naturally, the old immortal took the pulse and made a prescription. After a few words of advice, he chatted with the queen for a while.
When they learned from Sun Simiao what Li Hong had done in Lantian, Li Zhi and Wu Mei were still speechless in surprise. Different from learning from Yang Wu, the couple always felt that it was exaggerated.
But Sun Simiao never told lies, but this time after entering the palace and telling the truth about everything about Lantian, the images of Li Hong in Li Zhi and Wu Mei's hearts suddenly became very different.
In particular, Sun Simiao explained to the emperor and queen the hospital that Li Hong described to him, which also made Li Zhi and Wu Mei feel ups and downs. They never thought that saving lives and healing the wounded could be done in this way.
As for why he concealed his identity as the prince when he arrived at Lantian. Although all the soldiers were named the left guard of the prince of the East Palace, why did the prince never appear in front of the people
Sun Simiao brushed his beard and smiled, and shook his head with a wry smile. He obviously knew the reason, but did not say it out.
Wu Mei was standing by to explain Li Zhi's doubts: "This is easy to understand. He knew that after Sun Shenxian came to Lantian, his influence on the people would be greater than that of his Highness, the Crown Prince, and he would be able to stabilize the people's fear. Naturally, there is no need for him to show up in front of the people anymore. He can save three points of energy, but he will never save two points of energy. Just like in the first year in Anxi, didn't he hide himself and cooperate with Pei Xingjian in governing. Anxi, is this why he has achieved his current achievements?”
"Without the influence of fame and wealth, without the temptation of fame, as His Highness the Crown Prince, this is a great opportunity for His Highness to love the people like a son, be kind and filial, but he would rather give up this good opportunity for the sake of the overall situation and the safety of the people of Lantian." His Highness the Crown Prince's humility and indifference to fame and fortune, it takes a veteran to see through it after he has lived almost a hundred years, but His Highness the Crown Prince is young and wise and already knows the path, which makes even the Master feel ashamed." Sun Simiao looked at Wu Mei's analysis and said clearly. , couldn’t help but sigh.
Li Zhi smiled implicitly. After listening to their explanation, although he felt very relieved, he still said modestly: "Sun Shenxian is the most responsible for this disaster. If it weren't for your reputation as an old god, In the world, even if Li Hong goes there, he will only achieve nothing, not to mention that you developed this smallpox prescription, I plan to..."
Sun Simiao waved his hand to interrupt Li Zhi's words, shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Thank you, old Taoist, for your majesty's kindness. You don't need to persuade me anymore. Old Taoist has been kidnapped by the hospital that His Royal Highness said. Now he only hopes to use it from next year. I will do whatever I can with the rest of my life. As for fame and fortune, I am over one hundred and thirty years old. Please take back your life."
Those who dare to interrupt the current Emperor of the Tang Dynasty are naturally very rare in this world, but among the limited number of people, there is definitely a place for Sun Simiao.
Naturally, Li Zhi and Wu Mei didn't care that Sun Simiao interrupted Li Zhi's words. Seeing Sun Simiao's celestial spirit, the two acquiesced to Sun Simiao's decision.
However, the two of them could not help but admire Li Hong. Back then, the emperor and the empress personally tried to persuade Sun Simiao to stay. Even though they were promised high-ranking officials, great salary, fame and wealth, they could not retain the old immortal who was like a wandering cloud and wild crane.
But now their son, with just a few words, has tied the old god's mind tightly, and he is even willing to give up his life of a god like a wandering cloud and wild crane for the sake of this so-called hospital.
Thinking of this, the two of them had to admit that Li Hong's methods in certain matters were much better than the two of them.
But after much deliberation, when the two of them faced the old god-like Sun Simiao, Li Zhi finally said: "The prince was worried about Lan Tian that day, and his temper was a bit impatient. I hope the old god will not take it to heart about Liu Shenwei. "
Sun Simiao smiled, moved calmly, picked up the cup of tea next to him, took a sip, and said calmly: "It doesn't matter, if you eat the corn of the Tang Dynasty, you should respect the laws of the Tang Dynasty, and you should also consider the common people of the Tang Dynasty. If he only thinks about himself, he will not become a great person."
Li Zhi and Wu Mei were stunned for a while. Respecting teachers and teachings was deeply rooted in the blood of the Tang Dynasty. Once you are a teacher, you will always be a father. This is the most normal thing between heaven and earth. The king of heaven and earth will be your teacher. This is eternal. The truth remains unchanged, a master should naturally cherish and favor his disciples more.
But after listening to Sun Simiao's words, the two of them decided to kill their relatives and let Li Hong deal with his apprentice.
They couldn't help but look at each other in confusion, wondering whether Sun Simiao was speaking out of anger or sincerely.
Sun Simiao smiled, and then told how he met Li Hong, how he treated the escaped common people after entering Lantian County, especially when he encouraged Li Chunfeng to go to the coast, he said: I don’t care if you are a monk. As a Taoist, as long as you eat the corn of the Tang Dynasty, you have the responsibility and obligation to make the contribution you can to the Tang Dynasty.
And because of Sun Simiao's relationship in Daming Palace, Li Hong was just scolded by his father and mother in front of Sun Simiao after he came to Penglai Palace. As for Liu Shenwei, Li Hong naturally Release him immediately.
Li Hong also agreed, but he was no longer willing to let Liu Shenwei stay in the Imperial Medical Office.
Wu Mei glared at Feng Ming and said directly, it is not your turn as the crown prince to make the decision in this Daming Palace.
Li Zhi listened and nodded frequently, but Sun Simiao chose to kill his relatives for justice at this time. He believed that Liu Shenwei's character was really not suitable to stay in Taiyuan Hospital, so he should let him follow him to Lantian.
After a certain person who had received less beatings secretly thanked Sun Simiao, he was kicked out of the Daming Palace by the emperor and empress. They warned him: "If this kind of thing happens again in the morning tomorrow, I'll see if I don't beat you to death."
After returning to the East Palace, Li Hong couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that it is really difficult to be the emperor. There are so many complicated things every day, but some of them are found by himself."
Di Renjie was waiting for him, as was Jinghui, the Minister of Household Affairs, Li Qiao, the official of Yushitai, and Zhang Jianzhi, the Minister of Rites.
After saying hello to the four people, Li Hong first returned to Li Zheng Hall to change clothes, and then came to Chongwen Hall in front. This was the only palace in the East Palace where the prince used to handle government affairs.
In the large and comfortable study, a floor-to-ceiling window was filled with sunlight, making the whole study very bright. There was a large desk with two chairs. Di Renjie was the first to walk in, and the other three had to wait outside. .
Lian Tie has not come back yet and is still serving Wu Mei in Daming Palace. Although he already belongs to Li Hong, since Li Hong broke into Zichen Palace this morning, Wu Mei still left Lian Tie in Daming Palace and planned to let him go tomorrow. Lian Tie greeted Li Hong at the entrance of Danfeng Gate to avoid the situation where the prince attacked Jinwu Guards again.
"How's it going? Is there any use for Lian Tie to follow you recently?" Li Hong sat down behind the large desk and looked at Di Renjie who sat down slowly in front of the desk after he sat down.
"Thanks to Your Highness's care, it has indeed provided me with great convenience in the past few days, and it has also reduced a lot of resistance when investigating this case." Di Renjie stood up and thanked him quickly.
"Stop getting up, sit down and talk." Li Hong motioned for him to sit down.
"Back to Your Highness, after this period of investigation, I found that the star and moon are the symbol of a religion in the Western Regions, but there are many religions in the Western Regions. In the Anxi Protectorate under your rule, whether it is Qiuci, Loulan or Shule, There are some such believers. Although some people have the star and moon symbols on their arms, no one hangs himself. The students from the Imperial College and Hongwen Hall died. I suspect that someone confused their minds and instigated them to commit suicide to create panic in Chang'an. "
"What's their purpose?" Li Hong asked.
"Its real purpose cannot be fully discovered yet, but I feel that this is a kind of temptation for the Tang Dynasty students by this religion. They want to control my Datang students through this method, so as to achieve their ulterior motives. Secrets. Now there are several suspicious places in Chang'an that are being secretly monitored by the officials. There are travelers from the Western Regions coming and going, but their purpose and thoughts are not about doing business," Di Renjie said seriously.
"Okay, I'm sorry for you. It's really valuable to be able to find clues in Chang'an City, which has nearly a million people, in such a short period of time. Didn't you ask Belus?" Li Hong didn't know that he was in the wrong direction. , still a bit intuitive, he always felt that Belus should be related to this matter.
"I have secretly investigated. Belus has recently been appeasing the refugees he brought. He does not have the motivation or time to do it. However, we need to slowly find out whether there are any suspicious ones among the Persians who followed him. investigation."
Li Hong nodded silently, then looked directly at Di Renjie: "Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
"Your Highness is wise."
"Don't be polite, just say it quickly. There are three people waiting behind you. Don't leave until you finish your business later. Let's eat together."
"Yes, Your Highness. I would like to ask Your Highness to allow me to investigate the Imperial College and Hongwen Hall."
When Li Hong heard Di Renjie's words, he was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped on the table. This was the territory of the Kong and Yan families. I'm afraid even his father would have to think twice about this request.
(End of chapter)