The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 2244 How to deal with it
As the saying goes, when Li Jue was still the prince, Xuan Shijing's status as a teacher was still very important. As a teacher, Xuan Shijing planted trees on the mountain beside the Yellow River, and as a student, Li Jue Jue followed his teacher, which is also reasonable.

I just don't know how the ministers in the court will react when Li Jue leaves Chang'an to go to Xuan Shijing's side. I'm afraid that the memorial of opposition will overwhelm Li Chengqian's case.

Now Qi Guogong is still being impeached, and the crimes described in the impeachment memorial are also being investigated. Is it inappropriate for the prince to continue to follow Qi Guogong at this time?

"After you go back, tell your mother that you should clean up this afternoon and bring some skilled guards with you." Li Chengqian said, "Be careful on the road."

"Yes, my minister obeys the order." Li Jue answered with cupped hands.

Li Jue had too many doubts about these things today, so he just took advantage of this opportunity to meet his teacher, and he had another chance to ask clearly.

"As for Di Renjie's problem, you don't have to worry about it. When you and Qi Guogong return to Chang'an, that's when Di Renjie should come out. I'm also watching for his safety, so don't worry." Li Chengqian said.

"Well, my son knows." Now Li Jue also understands his father's painstaking efforts. Now that he thinks about it, his father has really worked too hard for these two months.

This time, it was also in the court hall ahead, and it was the first time for the father and son to work together. Li Jue was looking forward to and excited about such a thing.

In the afternoon, Li Jue hurriedly left the palace with a group of guards. Not long after Li Jue left the palace, the news of his departure had already been spread.

In the early court, the crown prince had just argued with His Majesty, and now he took people out of the palace and Chang'an City, where could he go?
Many people turned their attention to Zhuangzi in Dongshan County.

The place where the crown prince spent the longest time outside the palace was Zhuangzi. When he left this time, did he also go to Zhuangzi in Dongshan County?If the crown prince is on Zhuangzi, Duke Qi should come back quickly?

"The prince left the palace and is at this stall again. I always feel that something is wrong." Lai Junchen paced in his study.

"That depends on where the prince ends up." Suo Yuanli'an sat on the chair steadily and said, "Why are you so nervous? Even if the prince leaves, it is not the prince's own will. After the morning court is over, The crown prince went to the Xuanzheng Palace, as for what happened in the Xuanzheng Palace, and what words the crown prince had with His Majesty, we have no way of knowing, perhaps His Majesty also intended for the Crown Prince to leave the palace this time."

"Then what do you think, Your Majesty and the Crown Prince, what does this mean?" Lai Junchen walked up to Suo Yuanli, bowed and approached Suo Yuanli and asked.

"I can't figure it out, maybe, His Majesty also disliked the Crown Prince being in the way, so he sent him away temporarily?" Suo Yuanli said: "It is definitely impossible to expect His Majesty to be dissatisfied with the Crown Prince and the Crown Prince's status is unstable. Yes, although the family relationship between the Tian family is weak, the relationship between His Majesty and the Crown Prince is father and son after all. On weekdays, His Majesty has always taught the Crown Prince carefully, and how long has the Crown Prince been registered? There can be no mistakes, as for Your Majesty As for the specific purpose, don't you know if you find someone to watch the prince's movements?"

Lai Junchen nodded, and responded, "Well, I have already sent someone to do this."

As soon as Li Jue came out of the palace, just after Lai Junchen got the news, people had already secretly watched Prince Li Jue to see where he was going.

With Suo Yuanli around, Lai Junchen felt a little more relaxed than at other times. After all, sometimes there is a big difference between one person and two people making up their minds together.

As for now, regarding the matter of Li Jue leaving the palace, Lai Junchen is figuring it out. It is no wonder that when Li Jue was still a prince, he followed Qi Guogong to Zhuangzi, and he would meet assassins on the way. Yue Wang Li Xiang would seem to have no brains Indulge his subordinates to assassinate Li Jue.

Assuming that Lai Junchen had nothing else to do at this time, or if all the back roads were blocked, he would choose to take such a risk. Now Lai Junchen understands Li Xiang's original mood.

"Early today, I had a feeling in my heart that the prince's attitude towards me was no longer the same as before. It was just superficially polite. After all, there was no anxiety between me and the prince. But after today, I'm afraid the prince has treated me quite well. It’s a bad word." Lai Junchen sighed and said: "If the prince bears the grudge, then the road ahead will be very difficult."

"The prince likes Di Renjie. Di Renjie is indeed capable, and His Majesty also values ​​him very much." Suo Yuanli said, "Therefore, I guess, in the end, if you have no rough evidence about Di Renjie, or If the evidence is not enough to prove Di Renjie's rebellion, Di Renjie will almost come out of his cell in Dali Temple."

"I also submitted a lot of evidence of Di Renjie's rebellion." Lai Junchen said.

"But it's not enough." Suo Yuanli said: "Di Renjie is an important minister of the court, the Minister of Dali Temple, or someone who was appointed by His Majesty when he was the crown prince in the East Palace. He is a member of His Majesty's team. How could His Majesty deal with such an important official so easily, according to the words of a petty official? In the end, you still haven’t produced any strong evidence. The few people you killed in a hurry are about to confirm you The crime of abusing private behavior, but no one has impeached you on it yet, because the court censor also knows that you now have the right to investigate the case, and His Majesty acquiesced in your doing so , It’s useless to impeach you, but you will hold grudges against them, they are afraid of your means, so now that things are calm, if you still don’t have a countermeasure, you will have a hard time in the days to come.”

What Suo Yuanli said was reasonable, and Lai Junchen also understood what Suo Yuanli meant.

But let him come up with an idea now, and he can't come up with it.

He understands the truth, but what to do next?Lai Junchen himself also felt that the current situation seemed to be in a deadlock, and he was now passive.

"I don't know what suggestion Mr. Suo has?" Lai Junchen couldn't think of it by himself, so he simply asked Suo Yuanli.

"My lord wants to help His Majesty relieve his worries. This is a good thing, but all along, just like what I said, you are too anxious." Suo Yuanli said as he put down the teacup in his hand.

"The matter has come to this point, it is useless to say these things. I want to get away now, but no one will let me get away, whether it is an official of the court or your majesty." Lai Junchen said.

How could you get away with something unfinished?
"If there is a way to deal with it, it's not that there is no way, but it is an established fact to offend His Royal Highness, and this cannot be changed. If we want to live, then Di Renjie must not leave the cell of Dali Temple. If he leaves, comes out, and continues to take over the various affairs of Dali Temple, then our situation will be worse." Suo Yuanli said.

Lai Junchen nodded.

That's right.

"It seems that the contradiction in the problem now lies with Di Renjie. As long as Di Renjie doesn't leave the cell in Dali Temple, then he can't legitimately participate in this matter, and he can't investigate any cases. For us , It is beneficial, Dali Temple only relies on Xu Zhengqing, I am afraid it will not be successful, Xu Zhengqing has been in charge of the daily affairs of Dali Temple in Dali Temple these days, I am afraid that he has received a lot of instructions from Di Renjie secretly, if he is allowed to He may not be able to do this alone." Lai Junchen followed Suo Yuanli's train of thought.

Seeing that Lai Junchen's own mind was opened, Suo Yuanli didn't continue talking, but quietly listened to Lai Junchen's words.

Lai Junchen himself has also felt the crisis and pressure these days. Although the case of the domestic servant and the case of Zhao Zheng have passed, Lai Junchen is still worried. The people below are just reporting the results to him, but whether there are loopholes in the process? , even he himself did not know.

Now that I think about it carefully, if something goes wrong and the people of Dali Temple catch the handle and submit it to His Majesty, wouldn't he be speechless?

But looking at it now, there is not much movement, so I can rest assured for a while.

As for the Chang'an government office, they are also involved in the matter. Chang'an Ling is also a smart man who knows what to say and what not to say. Life, this matter, it is better to prevaricate to the people of Dali Temple.

Lai Junchen was now thinking about how to deal with Di Renjie who was in the cell.

If he wants to get through this test safely, then Di Renjie will have to stay in the cell, but now in the court, the crown prince has already stood up to speak for Di Renjie, so the time for Di Renjie to be released will not be far behind ?
The prince's departure from the palace and Chang'an City is only temporary, and he will definitely come back within a few days.

The few days when the prince is not in Chang'an is a good opportunity for him to do something.

If it doesn't work, just let Di Renjie stay in the cell of Dali Temple for the rest of his life.

Outsiders don't know what Lai Junchen and Suo Yuanli are planning in private. Before Li Jue left, Li Chengqian also promised that Li Jue would guarantee Di Renjie's safety, but then again, even if Li Jue didn't worry about it, Li Chengqian would not let Di Renjie have any accidents Yes, Li Chengqian knew better than anyone how Di Renjie got into the prison cell. The three parties he wanted to see at the beginning had already achieved two goals. Far.

The dispute between the emperor and the prince, father and son in the court hall, opened the way for this matter.

Li Chengqian knew Xuan Shijing's whereabouts. As long as his subordinates ordered him, no matter what it was, they could investigate it for him. The same was true for Xuan Shijing. Although he left Chang'an, he was still in Changan. The secret guard was active under his nose, Li Jue left Chang'an to find Xuan Shijing, not afraid that he would not be found.

Hurrying quickly, it took Li Jue more than a day to rush to the place where Xuan Shijing stayed.

Xuan Shijing lived in a very ordinary courtyard house. Xuan Shijing lived in a big house facing south, while Gao Jun and Chang Le lived in wing rooms on the east and west sides, and there was a storage room for their things. The utility room, this yard, is just right for the three of them.

In the few days here, Xuan Shijing really did not worry about anything, but when he was planting trees on the mountain during the day, Chang Le would occasionally bring up the topic of Chang'an, and it was Gao Jun who was talking to Chang Le, Xuan Shi Jing also just said a word or two.

At noon, Xuan Shijing, Gao Jun, and Chang Le came down from the mountain. After working all morning, they had to come back to rest at noon. In the afternoon when the sun is not so strong, I will go out to do errands.

Coincidentally, in the afternoon, Li Jue brought people to the courtyard.

Li Jue knocked on the courtyard door himself, not long after, Gao Jun came to the door with a yawn, opened the courtyard door, and saw Li Jue.

"I have seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Seeing that it was the Crown Prince, Gao Jun quickly cupped his hands and saluted.

"No need to be too polite, where is the teacher?" Li Jue asked.

"Grandfather is taking a nap, His Royal Highness, please come in first, the younger one will go and wake him up." Gao Jun said.

"No need." Li Jue stopped Gao Jun: "Let the teacher rest, I will just wait."

Li Jue felt that since he was here, he was no longer a prince here. He was just a student of the Duke of Qi, and he should follow the etiquette of students.

"This..." Gao Jun pondered for a while, and said: "Your Highness, this is not very good, the Lord is going to rest, maybe when it will be."

"No problem." Li Jue said.

"Well, come in first, Your Highness." Gao Jun invited Li Jue into the courtyard.

As for the guards accompanied by Li Jue, they also entered the courtyard, and Li Jue specifically ordered them not to make a sound.

There is no elegant arrangement in the yard, only a set of wooden tables and stools. The rest of the place is also a bit messy, with tools and saplings brought back. In addition, there are several sets of coarse linen clothes to dry in the yard.

Xuan Shijing didn't lose his fortune enough to wear silk robes to work, that kind of clothes are not tiring enough to work.

Li Jue looked at this small courtyard, and then at the clothes Gao Jun was wearing.

My teacher actually brought people here to plant trees. The saplings he bought are still in the yard, and the tools are still stained with fresh soil. It seems that they have only been used this morning.

"Gao Jun, do you know why the teacher came here to do these things?" Li Jue asked.

Gao Jun has been by the teacher's side all the time, perhaps he can know a little about the reason.

(End of this chapter)