But what surprised Di Renjie was that when his eyes fell behind His Royal Highness, he saw the two daughters Xiaoxue and Xia Zhi, who had not been seen for a long time and no longer served His Highness personally.
Xiaoxue and Xia Zhi, who had not seen each other for a long time, in Di Renjie's eyes, their appearance had not changed much for so long, they were still so beautiful and dignified, which perfectly explained the meaning and standard of the word beauty.
But what surprised Di Renjie was that the temperament of the two women seemed to be more capable and heroic than before, with more common demeanor and calm nobility.
Although Di Renjie knew that both Xiaoxue and Xia Zhi's family backgrounds were quite prominent among the people, but after being around His Royal Highness for so many years, he still unconsciously treated them as ordinary palace maids.
People often forget that these two people were selected into the palace at the age of ten. However, they were chosen to be selected into the palace by virtue of their intelligence and family background. They were carefully selected and prepared for His Majesty. .
It's just that later, by some strange combination of circumstances, she was given to His Highness the Crown Prince by His Majesty and the Queen, and she became His Royal Highness's personal maid.
Now the two girls are standing pretty behind Li Hong. At least from the surface, it is impossible to tell that Xiaoxue and Xia Zhi are more than ten years older than His Highness the Crown Prince.
People who don't know the truth may even think that the three of them look similar to the same age, and there is no age gap.
Of course, this is also related to the maintenance of Xiaoxue and Xiazhi, as well as the status in the East Palace, as well as the relaxed and pleasant environment.
If they were in the same situation as King Xiang Pei and Li Xian, it would obviously be impossible for Xiaoxue and Xia Zhi to maintain their beautiful and colorful appearance like girls today.
After saluting, Di Renjie, after Prince Li Hong raised his head to signal, sat on the sofa in front of the desk with Ren Zhigu, the chief official of Jingzhao Mansion, and Cui Zhiwen, the Minister of Punishment.
Naturally, it was impossible for Xiaoxue and Xia Zhi to serve tea. The other maids standing next to the study immediately handed over a cup of tea and placed it in Di Renjie's hand after Di Renjie sat down.
Li Hong closed the memorial after reading it and rubbed his aching eyes. Some of the words in the memorial were still tumbling in his mind. He tried hard to drive away the words in the memorial and took the towel handed over by Xia Zhi and wiped his face. .
"Hou Sizhi, Wang Hongyi, I believe that the three of you are not clear about this matter. Now in the court, the only people who are unclear are probably those who are scaring themselves, or there are people who are flattering and flattering in their hearts. For a moment, Some people couldn't clearly see this plan, but more people, after thinking about it for the past few days, had vaguely understood it, right?" Li Hong rubbed his head, then got up from the desk and walked to the area where the guests were waiting. District, sat down on the main seat and said.
Li Hong knew very well that it would be even harder to hide such a simple strategy from these veterans who had been in the court for many years.
After all, which one of these officials in high positions in the officialdom did not rise from intrigues and infighting
Li Hong himself had never thought about hiding it from everyone, but it would be enough if he could eliminate and frighten some people in the court who like to flatter and advance their official career by pleasing the royal family.
It is unrealistic to expect that every official in the entire court and the entire Tang Dynasty will be as upright, honest and fair in dealing with people as they think in their hearts, and that they will dedicate themselves to the country and the country of the Tang Dynasty until their death. That is unrealistic.
But as long as this extremely frenzied trend can be contained and nipped in the bud, then it will be considered a complete success.
It is the same thing as Baonuansi. When the Tang Dynasty was so prosperous and powerful that in the eyes of officials, there was no other way to demonstrate the dignity and majesty of the royal family, some people would come up with other crooked ways to confuse the royal family. Demonstrate its unique characteristics and the majesty of imperial power.
Therefore, after thinking about it for the past few days, Li Hong no longer had any psychological burden on the matter of burying Hou Sizhi and Wang Hongyi alive and causing their deaths. Even thinking about it at this time, he felt that it was not harsh enough!
But killing is just a matter of nodding, the person is already dead, and with the subsequent methods, it has achieved its purpose of shocking and warning officials in the DPRK, so there is no need to pursue the guilt of the dead person.
Di Renjie is far from being as upright and upright as he played in the TV series in his previous life. On the contrary, in Li Hong's heart, this guy has always been on the blacklist or the list of people who need to be vigilant.
Di Renjie is a smooth and sophisticated person, and he has long been familiar with the entire officialdom. In fact, no struggle between groups or individuals can escape his keen sense of touch.
Even the miscellaneous matters among the royal family members cannot escape Di Renjie's keen sense of touch. However, he is very aware of his own sense of proportion and the royal family's bottom line. He never participates in these matters and rarely interacts with the royal family members. .
As a result, the royal family members and even some officials felt that Di Renjie was a noble person and unwilling to associate with others.
But in Li Hong's view, this is the great thing about Di Renjie, because he can turn his shortcomings that were originally exposed in front of others into advantages in the eyes of others!
Di Renjie's tact in dealing with things can turn into a noble person in the eyes of others. Even Li Hong had to admire this.
There are many people in the officialdom who are good at pretending to understand when they don't understand. There are many such people who are very stupid. They always think that they are very smart and can get into a certain official circle by pretending not to understand. But in fact, others have already seen through him. Just don't want to point it out.
But there are very few people who understand but pretend not to understand, because this requires courage and even more inner self-confidence. Di Renjie has this kind of self-confidence.
And he can also grasp very well, when to pretend not to understand, and when to admit that he understands!
"Yes, Your Highness, I understand His Highness's painstaking efforts. I also have to admire His Highness's strategy. With an uncertain truth, he was able to deter and contain this kind of court atmosphere, which is far more effective than costing more people's lives." Warning and intimidating others will be much more rewarding, and the reputation of the royal family will not be damaged," Di Renjie said frankly with a smile.
"Since you all understand, then you should understand how harmful this trend will be to the Tang Dynasty and the country in the future if this momentum is not curbed, and the reputation of the royal family will also be destroyed. Therefore, if it is discovered again in the future Such remarks will be sent directly to jail for questioning," Li Hong said leisurely.
In the study, from time to time, Hua Meng, Jingzhe, Cheetah or Mang Zhong would rush over and report to Li Hong the request of envoys from foreign countries to come to see him.
Di Renjie, Ren Zhigu, and Cui Zhiwen nodded in understanding. Looking at Hua Meng and others walking back and forth, they began to feel on pins and needles, fearing that they would delay His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's other matters.
"Don't pay attention to them. They are all small countries or tribes from foreign lands. The big fish haven't arrived yet."
"Then, Your Highness, you summoned us here because of these people from foreign lands, right?" Di Renjie smiled, looked at Li Hong and asked.
"Yes, the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Jingzhao Mansion all have unshirkable responsibilities for the security of Chang'an. Now with the arrival of envoys from foreign countries, the city of Chang'an is even more of a mixed bag. I'm afraid there are three religions and nine schools of thought. Many people have gathered in Chang'an, right? So the purpose of calling you here is very simple. Before the foreign countries leave, no accidents can happen to Chang'an City, whether it is the noble families, the aristocratic families, or the royal family members. Fan Bang has arrived in our Datang Dynasty on such a large scale this time, and there are probably countless people with evil intentions. Therefore, whether it is the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple or Jingzhao Mansion, you must be more careful with me. Anyone who dares to violate the laws of our Datang Dynasty, no matter it is Anyone from any country can be imprisoned in the prisons of the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple, do you understand?" Li Hongming's deep eyes flashed fiercely, and he glanced back and forth at the three of them.
Ren Zhigu was the first to nod his head in agreement. Jingzhao Mansion was under his actual jurisdiction, and the entire city of Chang'an was the top priority of his administration. No matter what happened in Chang'an, if His Highness the Crown Prince questioned the crime, he would naturally be the first to do so. He was looking for him, so at this moment, His Highness the Prince's words were three times more important in his heart than the imperial edict.
And he also understood that it was impossible for the Jingzhao Mansion alone to take full care of the situation after tens of thousands of people poured into Chang'an City, so the assistance of Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment was indispensable.
Cui Zhiwen nodded solemnly. As one of the Three Laws of the Tang Dynasty, at this time, he understood the weight of the responsibilities on his shoulders, and also understood the importance attached by His Royal Highness. Presumably, he still had something to do with Anxi or the southwest where the war was about to begin. relation.
"No matter who it is? Even if they are princes or princesses from other countries, does Dali Temple have the right to take people?" After Di Renjie thought about it, he was still not sure how much power His Highness the Crown Prince gave to Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and Jingzhao Mansion. What kind of status can you get
After all, in this era where morality is the main rule and people are uniformed, it is extremely difficult to truly maintain the law and order in Chang'an City according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty.
The accidents that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince mentioned just now that happened to the royal family members, wealthy nobles, and aristocratic families did not refer to any accidents that would happen to them.
But it is referring to whether these people have connections with foreign countries, and when envoys from foreign countries violate the laws of the Tang Dynasty, can Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and Jingzhao Mansion withstand their pressure to arrest people? , will they be lenient because of their face
"Yes, no one has any privileges and must take advantage of others. No matter who they are, they must not bend the law for personal gain." Li Hong looked at Di Renjie and said word by word.
(End of chapter)