Ji Tang

Chapter 676 Young Di Renjie

On the way from Chang'an to Taibai Academy, a middle-aged man in Tsing Yi led a maroon war horse and walked slowly along the official road.

In front of them, there was a handsome yellow dog with yellow hair that was much larger than ordinary dogs. It was running back and forth, sometimes moving forward, and sometimes running to catch prey.

What's surprising is that he doesn't bite his prey to death. As long as it doesn't run away, he ignores it, leaving passers-by amazed.

A carriage came slowly, with a young boy sitting in the front of the carriage. He looked curiously at the harmonious scene in front of him.

The carriage suddenly stopped when it reached the front of the middle-aged man in Qingyi.

"Dizhisun has met the Marquis! The Marquis is really in a good mood. He is one person, one horse, and one dog. He is so leisurely and contented that he really makes others envious!"

The middle-aged man in Qingyi is of course Ji Song. According to the calculations of later generations, he is still in his youth at this time, but now, some people have begun to call themselves me.

The people who came down from the carriage were none other than the Dickson family who had met by the Baqiao Bridge.

And that young man was none other than Di Renjie, the future prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, who would compete with China's only empress in wits and courage.

Ji Song said with a smile: "I just wanted to go out for a walk when I had nothing to do, but I didn't expect that this piece of shit would be brought to this road. Now that the matter has come to an end, I also want to visit the academy."

He felt a little sad when he said this. He had been away from the academy for more than five years, and he didn't know what he was like now.
I heard from the teacher that part of the library has been built, but I don’t know what the situation is!
He looked at the young man on the carriage and waved to him.

"Jie'er come here!"

When Di Zhisun saw it, he quickly took his son's hand and introduced him: "Don't you always want to pay a visit to today's good prince?"

"Now that the real person is in front of you, why are you hesitant to move forward? What is the reason for this?"

Ji Songxiao looked at the troubled young man Di Renjie with interest, wanting to hear how he would answer.

"The students have seen Mr. Hou. The students just feel unbelievable."

"Just call me sir!" Ji Song said with a smile.

As if seeing the worry in Di Zhisun's eyes and Di Renjie's confusion, he pointed to the road under his feet and said, "If my guess is right, are you going to Taibai Academy to take the entrance exam?"

Di Zhisun nodded and said so!

Ji Song pointed at himself with a smile and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has not dismissed me from my position in the academy, so calling Mr. Sheng is not a mistake!"

Di Zhisun was stunned, and quickly took his son's hand and said hurriedly: "Why don't you come and meet me, sir!"

Although Di Renjie was still young, he was very smart and seemed to understand what Ji Song meant, so he knelt down to salute.

"Slow down!" Ji Song stopped him.

"Lord Hou, this is it."

Ji Song shook his head and said with a smile: "There is no rush now. We will wait until we pass the entrance examination."

Then he looked at Di Renjie and said, "Looking at how confident you are, you must be determined to enter Taibai Academy."

Just when Di Renjie puffed up his chest and wanted to say something, Ji Song said: "Sir, I will give you a promise. As long as you can be among the top three candidates in this class, I will accept you as a student. How about that?"

"Top three?"

Upon hearing this, both Di Zhisun and Di Renjie were dumbfounded.

Where is Taibai Academy?That was the place with the most talents in the Tang Dynasty. It was not a simple matter to get the top three places.

Firstly, Di Renjie is still young, and secondly, he is not confident of getting into the top three.

"Is this" "Is this difficult?" Ji Song wondered when the two of them hesitated.

Di Zhisun said tangledly: "Master Hou, the dog is only nine years old! Besides, this child is naughty, I'm afraid he won't be so lucky."

Ji Song was stunned for a moment, seemed to understand something, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

The atmosphere was a little frozen for a moment. Ji Song seemed to have thought of something and looked at Di Renjie in a daze!
"Master Hou?" Di Zhisun called

Ji Song came back to his senses and said with a smile: "I also came up with this idea because I saw this child's cleverness. In this case, it can only be said that this child has no destiny with me."

Ji Song didn't rush to recruit disciples, it was just a whim!
Seeing that Ji Song was not abnormal, Di Zhisun also breathed a sigh of relief. What a pity!

After such a delay, Ji Song was no longer interested in playing.

Riding on Honglei, he waved to Dahuang and jogged forward.

"What a handsome hound!"

Di Renjie's eyes were shining when he saw Dahuang.

"Is this the 'Bi'an' that is widely rumored among the people in Chang'an?" Di Zhisun asked to avoid embarrassment.

"What's Bi'an? He just has a sharp nose. He also likes to meddle in other people's business. Once when a couple had a fight, he actually went up to break up the fight. He almost scared the couple to death."

"Not only is he nosy, but he also holds a grudge. Last time he escaped into the palace for some unknown reason. His Majesty caught him and said he wanted to eat dog meat. This dog bit the rope at night and bit into pieces of your Majesty's shoes. Your Majesty is so angry!"

"It's just that Your Majesty doesn't want to get along with this bitch, otherwise he would have been chopped up and eaten."

Dahuang seemed to know that his unscrupulous master was talking about something scandalous about him, and even bared his teeth at Ji Song, as if he was not allowed to talk anymore, which made the three of them laugh.

Di Zhisun said with eyes full of envy: "When I came to Chang'an, I heard that there was a divine dog in the Haorenhou Mansion that could distinguish between loyal and traitorous people. As long as the criminals left clues, it could find them and help the people and the government solve the case. A lot of headless cases were solved.”

"Even Chang'an's public security has improved a lot because of this. These are all real facts. Even if it is not a scorpion, it is still a sacred dog. Mr. Hou is so lucky!"

Listening to Di Zhisun's praise, Ji Song shook his head and said, "Don't praise it. It just goes crazy on its own. The more it talks, the more energetic it becomes. Now it simply doesn't know how to stay home anymore and is running around everywhere."

"If he hadn't been clever, he would have been skinned and eaten long ago."

Di Renjie became anxious when he heard this and said in surprise: "Someone wants to harm such a magical dog?"

"Nothing is impossible. If His Majesty hadn't issued an order not to harm it, someone would have dealt with him long ago."

Even so, people have often set traps in recent years. Fortunately, Dahuang is smart, otherwise he would have died countless times.

The three of them chatted all the way until the sun was about to set before they walked to the academy.

Standing at the foot of the mountain, Ji Song looked at Taibai Academy under the sunset, and his heart was filled with shock.

This is true for him as a planner, let alone Di Renjie and his son.

Ji Song didn't expect that despite his absence these years, the progress of the academy would not be delayed at all. It would even be faster and better than he imagined.

Especially under the setting sun, the tall white building that looks like a divine light stands on the mountainside like a miracle, overlooking the entire land at the foot of the mountain.

There is also a little two-story building stuck between the trees and mountains. When I left, there were only a hundred buildings, but now I am afraid there are more than [-] buildings.

They are not in the teaching area, but on both sides of the academy.

The further you walk in, the more prosperous you can feel below the academy, with endless vendors, snacks, and stalls.
(End of this chapter)