A few cold plums stand in the wind under the remnant snow of Lamei, with a tall posture and a rugged bone.

The sound of Zhao Hong's skirt wafted in the Tang Garden, mixed with the whistling north wind, which looked very desolate and rough, shrouding the Tang Garden in a long distance. In a pavilion in Tang Garden, tables, chairs, wine utensils have already been set up, as well as a brazier with a strong charcoal fire. The crown prince Li Hong was sitting on the couch, wrapped in a mink fur and sipping the wine in his hand.

Wei Chixunyan was led into Tangyuan by Yan Zhuang, and he was a little uncomfortable when he saw the scene in front of him. He had heard that the prince lived in the East Palace and did not like the joy of silk and bamboo, let alone drink. But what he saw today subverted the rumors he had heard about the life of the prince's East Palace in the past.

Li Hong saw Wei Chi Xunyan standing outside the pavilion and was slightly stunned, so he said lightly, "What are you doing when you come?" Why don't you come in and sit down! ”

"No!" Hearing Li Hong's voice, Wei Chi Xunyan came back to his senses and bowed to salute, so he carefully walked into the pavilion and sat opposite Li Hong.

"You have a glass of wine to warm up, and then we can talk slowly." Li Hong took out the warm wine from the brazier next to him, poured two glasses of wine himself, and handed one of them to Wei Chi Xunyan.

"Your Highness!" Wei Chi hurriedly took it with both hands, drank it all, and after a glass of hot wine, his face became a little bloody. Li Hong filled the wine glass in front of Yu Chi Xunyan again, and continued, "Do you know what Gu called you here for today? ”

Let the prince pour wine, this is not a treatment that anyone can bear, even Wei Chi Xunyan can't. It's just that he has been thinking about what the prince called him to the East Palace and saw him in the icy Tang Garden. So this is overlooked.

"I don't know." Wei Chi Xun said sincerely. Since the last time on the hillside behind the Great Solemn Temple, Li Hong showed his iron-blooded and ruthless side, Wei Chi Xunyan's attitude towards the prince has changed, and he has changed from the previous respect to the current awe.

"You are quick thinking, careful and cautious in doing things, you are less than twenty years old, and you have already behaved so calmly and magnificently, it is because you value this point that I will call you to come to the East Palace and want to have a good chat with you." Li Hong drank a glass of wine, put down the wine glass and said.

"Don't dare! Circling the panic, he didn't dare to bear the reputation of His Highness. Wei Chi followed the cramped way. Although he is young, he still knows what it means to kill. Today, he was suddenly called to the East Palace by the prince, and when he heard the prince praise him like this, his mind suddenly came to the idea of the prince trying to kill him?

Li Hong smiled faintly, ignoring Wei Chi Xunyan's restrained attitude, and asked slowly, "Tell me what your plans are in the future?" ”

"It is Xunyan's ideal to be able to go to the border to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions..."Wei Chi Xunyan said this, his mood became a little low, and he continued to speak, "However, it is also a good choice to be able to become an official!" ”

Li Hong stared at Wei Chi Xunyan and asked in a deep voice, "Do you think you are suitable for fighting on the battlefield?" Or is it suitable for climbing in the deceitful officialdom? ”

"This-" Wei Chi Xun's heart was a little empty, he didn't dare to speak, because he had also thought about this question, what he wanted to do, he thought about it for a long time, but the final result was that he didn't like to fight on the battlefield very much, and he didn't like to be an official very much. The reason why he replied to Li Hong just now was that he was afraid that the prince would be scolded when he knew that he had no great ambitions.

When Li Hong saw Wei Chi Xunyan's expression, he smiled faintly and said, "Actually, whether you go to the border pass to lead the army to fight, or enter the official to enjoy the glory and wealth, you don't like it, you are very disgusted, right?" ”

"Your Highness! This..."Wei Chi Xun was startled, and was about to ask Li Hong for guilt, but was stopped by Li Hong, "You like to think quietly alone, like to hide yourself in the shadows to see this prosperous world, and like to ponder the minds of others alone." You're right? ”

Wei Chixunyan couldn't sit still, he Huo Ran got up and looked at Li Hong in surprise, staring at Li Hong with both eyes, and asked with an incredulous expression, "You, how did you know?" ”

Because the prince guessed the secret in his heart, his movements were a little big, and he was a little suspicious of committing the following crimes, but at this time, he couldn't take care of so much.

"Sit, don't make such a fuss, you sit down and we'll talk slowly!" Li Hong smiled faintly and said that he didn't mind Wei Chi Xunyan's rude behavior just now.

The crown prince had an order, and Wei Chi Xunyan found that his actions were a little reckless, so he sat down respectfully, and then asked nervously, "Your Highness, how did you know?" Who have you never told you? ”

Li Hong smiled, all the words he said just now were Meng, it was because Chen Gong and Yan Zhuang both recommended Wei Chi Xunyan to be in charge of the intelligence system, so he said this, but he didn't expect it to be really right, so he said incomprehensibly, "Don't ask how Gu knows, you just say yes or no!" ”

"Your Highness is right, Xun Yan is indeed such a person, he likes to be quiet, likes to think quietly alone, and likes to ponder the thoughts of others." Wei Chi Xunyan replied truthfully.

"So have you ever thought about doing something with your talents in this area?" Li Hong asked softly. Wei Chi Xunyan was puzzled, so he asked cautiously, "What does Your Highness mean?" ”

"Lone is going to form a secret guard that really belongs to the East Palace, his name is Yu Linwei, and he is going to let you take the position of commander, are you interested?" Li Hong said with a relaxed face. Before Yu Chi Xunyan's mind turned a corner, he asked a little panicked, "Does Your Highness mean that you want Xunyan to lead this secret guard?" ”

"That's right, Lone took a fancy to your ability and wanted you to lead Yu Linwei to be in charge of the intelligence work of the East Palace." Li Hong said affirmatively.

"Your Highness, can you let Xun Yan think about it?" Wei Chi asked worriedly.

Suddenly, he was appreciated by the prince, and he wanted to be entrusted with a heavy responsibility, or he was in charge of the important position of the secret guard of the East Palace, this was to prepare to treat himself as a confidant, Wei Chi Xunyan was stupid and stupid, and he also heard from this sentence that the prince valued him.

But Wei Chi Xunyan just couldn't believe it, or he wasn't sure if what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said was true, it wasn't easy for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to find a talent in this area, did he have to find himself?

Therefore, he couldn't believe what he was listening to, so he could only answer Li Hong like this.

"No problem, Lone gives you time to think about it, but before you do that, you should listen carefully to some of Lone's ideas for establishing Yu Linwei!" Li Hong said, and told Yu Chi Xunyan about his idea of Yu Linwei. After speaking, he got up and left, leaving Yu Chi Xunyan alone in Tangyuan, letting him think about this problem quietly. Because he believed that Wei Chi Xunyan would give him a satisfactory answer.

Li Hong left Tangyuan and returned to the study, and asked Yan Zhuang, "How did you arrange the matter about Wei Ling?" ”

"Your Highness, the minister has already made arrangements, this time I am going to let the Fusang ninja go out to solve Wei Ling, there will definitely be no more problems." Yan Zhuang assured with confidence.

"Ninja?" The Japanese ninja ran to Chang'an City, and was also assigned by Yan Zhuang to deal with Wei Ling, which made Li Hong a little surprised, "You mean that there are still ninjas in Fusang in Chang'an City?" ”

"Your Royal Highness, the ninjas of Dongying Fusang are not so bold as to dare to come to Chang'an City to run rampant, this is the person who was specially sent to Fusang to select when the minister formed the secret guard before, when looking for these ninjas, the minister was going to use them as assassins, but there has been no chance for them to appear, but I didn't expect it to come in handy this time." Yan Zhuang carefully explained.

Although Li Hong didn't know how capable these ninjas in Yan Zhuang's hands were, he didn't mind using Fusang ninjas or Goryeo dead warriors to successfully complete the task he gave Yan Zhuang.

At this moment, a guard walked outside the door of the study and said back to Li Hong, saying that Wei Chi Xun asked to see him.

Li Hong knew that Wei Chi Xunyan had already made a decision, so he said lightly, "Let him come in!" ”

The guards received the order, and in a moment, Wei Chi Xunyan and Zhao Honghuan walked into the study.

"How's that for you?" Li Hong asked straight to the point. Wei Chi Xun Yan bowed down to Li Hong, and replied loudly, "Xun Yan is willing to serve His Highness!" ”

After receiving Wei Chi Xunyan's affirmative reply, Li Hong smiled. Because of Wei Chi Xunyan's answer, he had already guessed that as long as a person still had ** in his heart, and he could satisfy the other party's **, he believed that this person would not reject him. He got up and walked in front of Yu Chi Xunyan, personally helped Wei Chi Xunyan, and said with a gentle smile, "Yu Chi Xunyan, I believe that you will not let Gu down!" ”

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Yu Chi Xunyan said with emotion.

Immediately, there was a look of determination in his eyes, because he had just reached the age of twenty this year, and he had received such trust from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, what else could he do to repay the Prince's kindness except for his death?

After Wei Chi Xunyan and Yan Zhuang left, Li Hong said to Zhao Hong's red skirt outside the study, "What do you think of Yu Chi Xunyan?" ”

Zhao Hongwei was taken aback by the prince's sudden questioning, lowered her head and whispered, "Please forgive Your Highness, the maidservant doesn't know!" ”

Li Hong couldn't help but smile when he saw Zhao Hong's skirt looking timid and afraid. After a while, he suddenly asked, "What did Wei Chi Xunyan tell you after he left Tang Garden?" ”

Zhao Hongskirt thought about it for a while, and then replied cautiously, "He said that the environment of Tangyuan is cold and lonely, which is not suitable for you, Your Highness, but he likes it very much." ”

"Did he say that?" Li Hong asked a little surprised.

"Hmm!" Zhao Hongskirt nodded slightly.

"Hehe, that's what he's supposed to say——!" After receiving Zhao Hong's affirmative answer, Li Hong couldn't help but smile and said, "Not bad!" Yu Chi Xunyan, you really didn't disappoint Lone! ”

Although Zhao Honghuan didn't know what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince heard in such an ordinary sentence as Yu Chi Xunyan, she actually praised this young man who was less than twenty years old, but she knew one thing clearly, that is, with the prince holding him in such a high esteem, Wei Chi Xunyan's future future would be limitless.