Li Hong left the Daming Palace and returned to the East Palace, there were two people who were already waiting to visit him, the first person was naturally the prime minister Le Yanwei, he was appointed by Li Hong to be responsible for investigating and dealing with Liu Ju's traitors among the officials in the DPRK and China, with great responsibilities and heavy authority, he specially came to see Li Hong, just to hear what His Royal Highness the Prince meant, to put it bluntly, he came to see Li Hong, just to tell Li Hong that in the process of this review, he will take Li Hong as the leader.

As for the second person, it is Li Chunfeng, who mentioned to Gaozong that he wanted to establish a Taoist monarch and be the first religious monarch. Li Chunfeng's purpose in coming today is very simple, that is, he wants to ask Li Hong whether the decision to establish a state religion has begun to be implemented, he has already practiced several masters of Taoism, and these people are already on their way to Chang'an City, so as soon as this is confirmed, he can justifiably discuss various matters related to the establishment of a state religion with these people.

"The two Aiqing don't need to be polite, Lone has just come back from Daming Palace, or let's go to the study to talk in detail!" Li Hong said politely. Immediately, he strode out of the Chongjiao Temple. Li Chunfeng replied to Le Yanwei, and followed Li Hong closely to the study. Li Hong asked the maid to serve tea and asked the two to wait for him in the study first, and he returned to the dormitory to change into a relaxed civilian clothes, and then came to the study.

"Le Xiang, did you come to see Gu today because you wanted to ask Gu about this investigation?" Li Hong walked to the chair and sat down, and was the first to speak. He called Le Yanwei Le Xiang today, which is not only a respect for the title, but also a kind of respect and value for Le Yanwei.

Le Yanwei was the first time to hear the prince call himself like this, and he was surprised by Li Hong's "Le Xiang" and hurriedly got up and said, "Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister came to see you this time, just to ask if His Royal Highness has any instructions for this investigation?" ”

To be honest, since Li Hong was in charge of this matter, he let Le Yanwei take charge of it. If Li Hong wanted to take the opportunity to kill a few political opponents who were not high-power, it would be easy. When Le Yanwei said this, he showed his attitude, he wanted to kill whoever he wanted, and he was ready to help the prince kill whom.

"Isn't the letter of the presiding officer of the Great Mercy and Grace Temple in your hand? You can follow the above clear investigation and detailed investigation, and Lone will also let the people from Dali Temple and Chang'an County Ya assist you in investigating the case, but there is a little Lone to explain to you, that is, you must deal with this investigation impartially, and you must not mix any personal feelings. Li Hongyi said rhetorically.

He understood what Le Yanwei meant, as long as he was willing, Le Yanwei was willing to help him deal with his enemies, but as the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, his pattern was not so small, it was very simple for him to kill a person, and there was no need to resort to such means.

Seeing that Le Yanwei still looked dazed when he heard his words, Li Hong didn't explain much, but continued, "As for Cheng Di Renjie of Dali Temple and Luo Bin Wang and Fan Lubing of Chang'an County, they are all lonely people, you can rest assured that you can cooperate with him, they will not disobey you." By the way, Lone feels that Di Renjie's position in Dali Temple is not convenient for him to investigate the case with you, and after you go back, you will give your father a letter and suggest that he be appointed as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple! ”

Le Yanwei is the prime minister, he has the right to inspect officials, and he wants to recommend the appointment of Di Renjie as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, which is indeed more suitable than Li Hong. After all, the relationship between Di Renjie and Li Hong is well known, and no matter how Li Hong understands Di Renjie's ability, there are some places where he still has to avoid suspicion, especially in the appointment of officials, he must be cautious, otherwise it will be troublesome if he is said to be a party for personal gain.

"Wechen understands what to do!" Le Yanwei got Li Hong's reply, he already knew what the prince's style of behavior was for this incident, and after taking another look at Li Chunfeng, he saw that Li Chunfeng still had something to report to Li Hong, he knew that he shouldn't wait any longer, so he said goodbye to Li Hong and left.

And just as Le Yanwei said goodbye and left, he was about to walk out of the threshold of the study when he was suddenly stopped by Li Hong.

"Lexiang, my father and mother will leave Chang'an in a few days, and you are the important minister they stayed to assist the orphan prison country, and the future affairs will depend on you more."

Le Yanwei's body was shocked, he was not stupid, and he immediately understood the meaning of the prince's words to reuse himself, so he hurriedly turned around, bowed to Li Hong and said, "Thank you, Your Highness!" ”

A word of thanks expresses Le Yanwei's gratitude to Li Hong, and a word of thanks expresses Le Yanwei's loyalty to Li Hong.

"Go down!" Li Hong said lightly with a wave of his hand.

"Retire!" Le Yanwei bowed and left the study.

When Le Yanwei's figure disappeared into the study, before Li Chunfeng could speak, Li Hong said, "My father has already agreed to Lone's request to establish a state religion, and he also said that he will fully support us, therefore, Li Langzhong, it depends on you this time." ”

After listening to Li Hong's words, Li Chunfeng was overjoyed, and his face showed excitement, but then he asked worriedly, "Your Highness, what do you mean?" ”

Because Empress Wu's current power is already above Gaozong, even if Gaozong agrees, Li Chunfeng is still very worried about Empress Wu's attitude. The second is that Empress Wu believes in Buddhism, which is well known to everyone, and now Li Hong and Li Chunfeng want to vigorously suppress Buddhism and support Taoism, and the original intention of Empress Wu is contrary, how can Li Chunfeng not worry? Besides, why did Empress Wu believe in Buddhism, and why did Li Hong establish a state religion, he was clear about the twists and turns. Because the Buddha and Yang Dao had a great impact on the luck of the Empress Wu, he also wanted to know the Empress Wu's attitude towards it.

The queen mother didn't say anything, and seemed to acquiesce to Lone's proposal. Li Hong wondered, just now in the Zichen Palace, he didn't care why Empress Wu would compromise so easily, now that he thinks about it, he feels very strange, with his understanding of Empress Wu, this matter involves the luck of Empress Wu, she shouldn't compromise so easily!

Seeing Li Hong's puzzled look, Li Chunfeng knew that Empress Wu did not oppose the establishment of a state religion, and he couldn't be happy. He couldn't be clearer about the tactics and methods of the Empress Wu, and she was so calm about the establishment of the state religion this time, there must be something wrong with this. It's just that with Li Chunfeng's current identity, he didn't dare to speculate on the meaning of the martial queen, so he could only remain silent.

"Li Langzhong, what do you think? With the personality of the queen mother, she shouldn't be so calm! Since Li Hong regarded Li Chunfeng as a confidant, he would no longer hide anything from him, but expressed the doubts in his heart.

Li Chunfeng didn't answer Li Hong's question immediately, he pondered for a moment, and then asked cautiously, "Your Highness, I don't know what Niangniang's attitude is towards driving the monks of Chang'an City out of the city, and what is her attitude towards the demolition of temples such as the Great Ci'en Temple and the Great Solemn Temple?" ”

"I am very dissatisfied, but there is no too fierce opposition, after all, it involves the long-term peace and stability of the Tang Dynasty, and the queen mother can still distinguish the importance." Li Hong said lightly, "There is another point that may have something to do with Li Ji-"

As he spoke, he briefly told Li Chunfeng about Li Ji being stunned and vomiting blood.

Li Chunfeng's face became even more gloomy after hearing this, and he only spoke after half a sound, "It is estimated that Niangniang has already figured out a countermeasure to be so indifferent." ”

"What countermeasures?" Li Hong asked.

Li Chunfeng said cautiously, "We will demolish it in Chang'an City, Niangniang can build it when she returns to Luoyang, we will drive the monks out of Chang'an City, and Niangniang can recruit them again after she finishes repairing the temple in Luoyang." In this way, His Royal Highness's luck is in Chang'an, and Niangniang's luck is in Luoyang, even if His Royal Highness establishes a state religion and fuels his Taoist luck, Niangniang can still rely on Luoyang's Buddhist luck to compete with His Royal Highness. Weichen thought that this might be Niangniang's countermeasure. ”

Li Hong was taken aback, if Empress Wu really did this, he really had no choice. After all, he is familiar with history and knows that since this Zen seal, Empress Wu has lived in Luoyang with Gaozong all the year round, and the real center of power has shifted to Luoyang, and Chang'an City has become the unworthy capital of the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, this is before.

Now, Gaozong has given him great power, even if Gaozong and Empress Wu leave Chang'an and live in Luoyang for a long time, Chang'an City will not become the unworthy capital of the Tang Dynasty. But Empress Wu really wants to do this, and in the future, his idea of competing with Empress Wu with his strong luck is in vain. He knew very well that as long as Empress Wu sat in Luoyang and built temples, then even if he established the state religion, the spread of the state religion in the east of Luoyang would be greatly hindered in the future.

"There's no solution?" Li Hong asked Li Chunfeng.

"Not yet, we can only wait and see what happens!" Li Chunfeng shook his head and said.

"Now that's the only way to go, the top priority is to raise the matter of establishing a state religion as soon as possible!" Li Hong said, "However, whoever will fully support us in terms of money, but you also know that now that the Tang Dynasty is at war with Goryeo, Silla and Baekje, the treasury is empty, and I am afraid that we will not be able to give us much money." And the lonely side is also in urgent need of money, and can't give you too much money. In the preparatory process for the establishment of the state religion, there may be many difficulties because of money, and you must be mentally prepared for this. ”

Li Chunfeng nodded slightly, "This is understandable." However, there is no solution to the problem of money, as long as Your Highness agrees, not only the money for the establishment of the state religion, but also the money that Your Highness will need in the future, you can have as much money as you want. ”

Li Hong naturally knew what Li Chunfeng's solution was, wasn't it the tomb robbery he mentioned last time?