"Spring and White Snow" is one of the top ten famous songs of the guqin, which is said to have been composed by Shi Kuang, a musician of the Jin Kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period. This famous song expresses the beauty of early spring when winter turns to spring, the earth recovers, and everything flourishes. Its melody itself is very fresh and smooth, and the rhythm is relaxed and bright, coupled with Zhao Hong's high attainments in the guzheng, the pleasant notes flow from her fingertips, so that people can hear the sound of all things knowing spring and the light wind from her piano sound.

"Zheng ——!"

When the curtain came down on the piano, Di Renjie, Zhang Cambodia and Li Qiao, who followed Yan Zhuang to Tangyuan, came back to their senses, and saw that the crown prince Li Hong was waiting for them in the pavilion with a smile, so they immediately stepped forward to salute Li Hong.

"You don't need to be polite, come and sit!" Li Hong smiled and invited the group to the pavilion.

The pavilion has long been placed on the table, and there is a brazier next to the table, and the rice wine is warmed on it, as soon as you enter the pavilion, there is a heating attack, followed by a burst of wine fragrance from the pot, the fragrance is charming.

When Di Renjie saw Li Hong for the first time, he was not as casual as Zhang Cambodia and Li Qiao, and he sat at the end of the seat when Li Hong, Zhang Cambodia and Li Qiao sat down.

Li Hong didn't say anything about this, but looked at Di Renjie carefully, and found that his figure was not tall, his face was a little thin, but his eyes were bright, and he was only in his thirties, but he could stand in front of everyone, with a calm bearing and the demeanor of a learned person.

Li Hong knows Di Renjie better, Di Renjie was admitted to the Ming Jingke in the Zhenguan period and served as the judge of Bianzhou, and then under the recommendation of Yan Liben, he served as the law cao of the Governor of the Prefecture until now. This time, he was able to let Di Renjie come to Chang'an City privately, or because of Yan Liben's relationship with Di Renjie.

After the four of them sat down, Yan Zhuang filled everyone with wine, Li Hong raised his glass and said, "Although the environment of Tangyuan is quiet, it is too cold, let's drink a glass to warm up our bodies first, and then let's get down to business!" ”

The reason why he invited everyone here to talk was to prevent the content of the conversation from being overheard by the eyes of the Empress Wu, because the content of today's conversation is different from the past, and the Tang Garden is empty, and it is not easy for someone to hide if they want to eavesdrop, plus the weather is so cold, if there is no heating thing, it is difficult for people to stay here for a long time, it is indeed a good place to talk!

"Your Highness, please!" Di Renjie, Zhang Cambodia and Li Qiao raised their glasses and drank them all.

After a glass of wine, everyone warmed up a lot, and Zhang Cambodia said, "Your Highness invited us to Tangyuan tonight, do you have any important things to discuss?" ”

"Yes." Li Hong was no longer verbose, put down the cup and said bluntly, "First, it's about the Huaxian tragedy. It has been a few days since Zhang Deyu, the young secretary of Dali Temple, left Chang'an, but there has been no news so far, so it can be seen that there may not be any progress in the case so far, and we have to send people to Huaxian County to supervise according to the previous plan; Second, there is the issue of taxation in the eastern and western cities. Today, the household department sent the accounts you need, although Gu has not read the accounts, you can guess a possibility from Liu Qixian, a member of the household department who sent the accounts, and I want to tell you. ”

"Your Highness, the accounts of the East and West City have been re-checked by the ministers and Li Sheren, could it be that the person sent to Huaxian County to supervise the investigation of the case this time is this Di Facao?" Zhang Cambodia glanced at Di Renjie and asked in surprise.

Before they came to Tangyuan, they had already met in the Chongjiao Temple, so he and Li Qiao were no strangers to Di Renjie.

"That's right!" Li Hong looked at Di Renjie and said affirmatively, "This time, Gu is going to let Di Facao go to Hua County to supervise Zhang Deyu's investigation of the case. ”

Di Renjie had never known what Yan Shangshu had called him to Chang'an for, and before he had time to rest after arriving in Chang'an City, he was informed that the prince was going to see him in the East Palace at night.

At this time, he realized that he had come all the way to Chang'an because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wanted to see him. It's just that he doesn't know why the prince wants to see him. Now listening to the dialogue between Li Hong and Zhang Cambodia, he understands the reason.

With the previous experience of being falsely accused and imprisoned by a small official when he served as a judge in Bianzhou, the current Di Renjie is no longer as stunned as before, through several years of officialdom experience, he is now calm and sleek a lot, he saw that the prince was looking at him with a smile, so he said, "Your Highness trusts the minister, and summoned the minister from thousands of miles to Chang'an, and the minister is very grateful." It's just that the minister is now the governor of the state and the governor of the prefecture, Fa Cao, I'm afraid it is not suitable to go to Huaxian on behalf of the East Palace. ”

"Di Facao, as long as you are willing to go to Huaxian County on behalf of the East Palace, as for other problems, you don't have to worry, Gu will solve it for you." Li Hong didn't allow Di Renjie to refuse, and immediately spoke.

Di Renjie is not only the future detective of the Tang Dynasty, but also a generation of celebrities, and the person who established the Li royal family as the crown prince after Li Baowu. Such a talent who is both wise and brave, and loyal to Datang, Li Hong doesn't want to let go.

Li Hong thinks that he does not have the air of a tyrant now, and a few words can make the famous minister Di Renjie bow his head and swear allegiance to him, so he can only tie him to the chariot of the East Palace in this way.

As for how to accept Di Renjie for his own use in the future, he is not worried at all, because he believes that as long as Di Renjie sees what he will do in the future, with Di Renjie's heart for the people of the world, he will definitely follow him to the death.

Zhang Cambodia didn't know why the prince had to pull Di Renjie into the East Palace, but as Li Hong's henchman, in order to let Di Renjie confirm his identity as the person next to the prince, he reminded Li Hongdao, "Your Highness, if Di Facao goes to Huaxian on behalf of the East Palace, he must have any position in the East Palace." ”

Li Hong really didn't want Di Renjie to serve in the East Palace before, he was only ready to let Yan Liben recommend Di Renjie to Dali Temple, and now listening to Zhang Cambodia say this, although he didn't understand why Zhang Cambodia would remind himself so blatantly, he wouldn't believe that Zhang Cambodia would not talk nonsense without purpose, after thinking about it, he nodded slightly, "Well! Then let Di Facao be aggrieved, and first take up the position of the prince of Rendong Palace? ”

The Prince's Family Ling Temple, Zheng Qipin, is the official in charge of the criminal law of the Prince Family Ling Temple in the East Palace, which is very consistent with Li Hong's identity of sending Di Renjie to Hua County on behalf of the East Palace. And Di Renjie was just an eight-grade Facao before, and before he arrived in Chang'an City, he didn't say a few words to the prince, and he was entrusted with the position of the prince's family Lingsi Cheng who was in charge of the criminal law of the East Palace, even Di Renjie himself didn't expect the prince to value him so much and trust him so much. He was a little in a trance, and he was a little grateful after being appreciated by Li Hong, so he immediately got up and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, since Your Highness trusts the minister so much, the minister is willing to go to Huaxian County to investigate this case for Your Highness!" ”

Because in the current Tang Dynasty officialdom, the imperial examination is still immature, so recommending and being appreciated by people in high positions is the key to a person's entry into the ranks, and it is a person's steady stairs.

So no matter what kind of achievements Di Renjie will achieve in the future, whether he will become a Tang detective or a generation of celebrities, but he is now in his thirties, and he is still only an eight-grade Facao, and he was suddenly promoted by Li Hong to Donggong Jialing Temple to serve as an important position in Jialing Temple, and he was very moved by Li Hong's appreciation of himself.

"In addition, Lone will ask Yan Shangshu to recommend you to Dali Temple to serve as the head of Dali Temple, don't let Lone down!" Li Hong said with a pun.

When he said this, he seemed very calm, but in Di Renjie's ears, it felt like a bolt from the blue.

Because Di Renjie has just been promoted from the eight-rank Fa Cao to the seven-grade prince Jialing Temple, he has not had time to digest it, and he is going to be promoted to the position of the six-grade Dali Temple.

If you want to say that Di Renjie was asked to be the head of Jialing Temple before, Di Renjie can still be calm, but now that he is promoted to Dali Temple again, he is very excited. At this moment, he was very grateful to Li Hong for his unsparing promotion, so he bowed down again and said in a sincere tone, "Your Highness, in the future, the ministers will definitely live up to Your Highness's expectations today!" ”

"You are a courtier of the East Palace, why do you need to be so polite?" Li Hong said deliberately, he saw that Di Renjie did not object to this, and knew that Di Renjie's heart was already in the East Palace, so he smiled faintly and said, "Di Sicheng, please take a seat!" ”

"Your Highness, today's Di Temple is rising, we should have a toast!" Li Qiao said happily.

Although he and Zhang Cambodia envied Di Renjie's promotion speed, and he was promoted from the eight-rank Facao to the six-rank Dali Temple overnight, there was no trace of jealousy. Because both of them are talented people, and they know that as long as they work hard, with their talents, and the respect and appreciation of His Royal Highness the Prince, they will sooner or later be in the position of ruler in the future.

"That's right! I also want to congratulate Di Sicheng! Zhang Cambodia also smiled. Di Renjie raised his glass and said, "Thank you!" Zhang Si Yilang! ”

Li Hong successfully admitted Di Renjie into the East Palace, he was in a good mood, so he smiled heartily, raised his glass and said, "Okay!" Then let's have a cup of worship in Di Temple! ”

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Di Renjie hurriedly raised his glass to Li Hongdao.

Everyone raised their glasses and drank them all again!

After a drink, Li Hong brought the topic back to business. He asked Zhang Cambodia and Li Qiao in a flat tone, "Have you ever seen the accounts that were sent to you in the afternoon?" ”

"We just came back from the East and West Cities, and we haven't seen it yet." Li Qiao replied.

"How's it going to be today?" Li Hong asked in a low voice. Zhang Cambodia said a little deflated, "It's a well-known thing that Wei Ling in the West Market asked the bird to collect money, we don't need to check it again, and we secretly visited the owners of half of the shops in the West Market today, and we couldn't get any useful news from them." ”

When Li Hong heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, and he knew that it was not so simple to investigate the tax issues of the eastern and western cities.

"But—" Li Qiao paused, "We also heard a little gossip that Wei Ling was very close to a person named Wu Er. ”

"Who is Takeuji?" Li Hong asked puzzled. Zhang Cambodia shook his head slightly and said, "I don't know!" Today is too short for us to continue to find out who he is. ”

Li Hong's brows stretched a lot, and he ordered Yan Zhuang on the side, "This matter will be handed over to you!" ”

Yan Zhuang bowed down and said, "No! ”

"This time to check the taxes of the East and West Cities, let Cheng Dazhi and them also contribute!" Li Hong thought about it and said to Yan Zhuang.

Yesterday, he drank with Cheng Dazhi and Wei Chi Xunyan and other four people in Juyue Tower, and left at the end of the banquet, without letting the four of them do anything for him. Now the tax issue in the East and West Cities is not as simple as he thought before, and the people in the East Palace can't move, so as not to startle the snake, so he has to use Cheng Dazhi and Wei Chi Xunyan and other four people.