Among the courtiers who remain in Chang'an today, if you talk about the highest status, it is naturally the Taiwei Qi Qin and the National Teacher.

The second is Yang Feihong, the assistant minister.

And then there's Ding Yi.

Even the six Shangshu and Dali Siqing have to be ranked below.

Putting aside the identity of Zhongcheng in the imperial history for the time being, the reason why Ding Yi has a high prestige among officialdom and countless scholars is because of his arrogance.

It was Ding Yi's reluctance to go thousands of miles into the hinterland of the demon clan, and finally persuaded the lord of the demon clan to join forces with the Tang Dynasty to raid the Snow Kingdom Palace from the rear, so he bought time for Li Laizhi to pacify Qishan.

This is a miracle.

It's not an exaggeration to be enough to be hung in the Lingyan Pavilion.

Because of this, although Ding Yi does not often appear in and out of the court, and is a little simple, his prestige is growing day by day and is respected by countless people.

And Ding Yi is a pure person who speaks well, and the ugly thing is that he is upright, once he disagrees with the emperor, he stalks his neck several times in the main hall in front of hundreds of officials and the emperor, and he does not give an inch, and no one will give face.

It is his own style and bones that spreads out, and he can be described as a character who makes Tang Huang very headache.

But Ding Yi is the most loyal to the Tang Dynasty, and has dedicated his life to this country like Wu Mobi.

Li Xiu entered Beijing during the day, but at this moment, the night and the next day had not yet come, and it was only a few hours in between, which was very short, and many ministers and famous families in Chang'an City had no time to react.

Dan Ding Yi not only reacted, but also judged that he would come to him.

The guard who led the way saluted the two of them and bowed back, welcoming the rest of the people in the living room, and it seemed quiet all around, except for the two of them.

Li Xiu stood quietly with his hands hanging down at his side, his eyes lowered, and he actually restrained his previous pride, quietly waiting for the person in the main position to speak first.

"You've been back in Beijing for almost a year, haven't you? You're so busy that you don't know how to come and see me, a dying man. ”

Ding Yi looked Li Xiu up and down, the light in his eyes gradually receded, and there was a slight look of satisfaction on his face, which then became thicker and thicker.

Unless it is a jealous person, it is basically difficult to feel bad when he sees Li Xiu's face.

"The boss is born in luxury, and when he first enters his twilight years, where can he talk about going up? That is to say, it is a little too early to take care of the whole year. ”

Li Xiu bowed lightly, with respect on his face.

Ding Yi sat on the wooden chair from beginning to end and did not move, even if Li Xiu saluted, he had no intention of standing up.

But Li Xiu's face was not impatient at all, because the figure sitting on the main seat had no legs on the lower half of his body, which was covered by a robe.

This famous and prestigious imperial history turned out to be a deficient person.

Everyone in the world knows what is going on, when he cultivated but first entered the wilderness, he went deep into the land of the demon clan in the extreme north, although he succeeded in convincing the lord of ten thousand demons, but he also paid a great price, his legs were broken, and there was no possibility of rebirth with broken limbs,

The demon clan raided the Snow Country from the rear, so it relieved the great pressure on the Northland, and indirectly benefited the Northland.

And Mr. Ding's style is indeed admirable, which is why Li Xiu respects him so much.

Even the national teacher didn't let him wait respectfully on the side like a student.

Ding Yi leaned forward, stared at him with old eyes, and asked, "Don't talk this nonsense, let me ask you why you came to visit the old man late at night?"

Ding Yi is an old scholar, but he is also a bastard, and he has a very high standard in both reasoning and scolding.

Li Xiu read through the world, and if he reasoned, he should not be an opponent, so he had to scold.

After all, he is an elder, and Li Xiu can't talk back.

There is a request for people, visit the door, speak to pay attention to learning, usually speaking, it is to knock on the side, take care of him, and the means are more clever is to lure the other party to take the initiative to say what you ask, so that you can open your mouth invisibly.

These are very simple truths, there are more old foxes in the officialdom than one another, and they are more proficient in doing these things.

Li Xiu naturally understood, but he was too lazy to do it.

So he was going to go straight to the point, and he said simply: "I want to ask you something." ”

Ding Yi leaned back on the back of the chair and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Emperor Tang is in retreat, who is in charge of the country in the decree?"

This is not a problem, it is an obvious thing, even if you go to Chang'an Street and pull a six-year-old child to ask, you will get an accurate answer.

So it's easy to answer.

But Ding Yi's eyes narrowed slightly, he looked at Li Xiu, and only after a long time did he say, "Prince." ”

"Who is the crown prince?"

"Li Xianyi. ”

It's another question and answer.

The living room was empty, and there was a good stove in the center, in which there was an excellent flint, enough to burn for a long time, and it was not inferior to the interior of the Taiwei Mansion, which was a gift from the palace for the winter.

The door of the house was closed, and a small window was open on the right side, through which the eye could see the clear night sky hanging high outside, and the sparse stars twinkled slightly in the sky, not dense, and there was a large gap in the middle, hanging in the sky of different sizes.

got the answer he wanted, but Li Xiu was surprisingly silent for a longer time, and only spoke again after a long time: "I want to ask you for a favor." ”

Before Ding Yi could speak, Li Xiu continued: "But before that, I want to ask you another thing. ”

"Your Majesty can't come out of retreat, and now the situation in the court can be seen by the Liupin ministers, and Lord Ding's eyes are like torches, so he can naturally see it. ”

Ding Yi leaned on the chair and did not speak.

The two fell into a short silence, back then in the Northland, the reason why Ding Yi was able to safely pass through the Snow Country and go directly to the hinterland of the demon clan was the lives of 1,200 elites in the Northland.

Elite enough.

"Li Xianyi is the crown prince, the prison of the country, and his name is justified and his responsibility is unshirkable, so I want to ask Lord Ding to help with one thing, are you willing?"

He didn't say anything, but Ding Yi could naturally guess that he looked at Li Xiu, his old eyes were full of sharpness, and he said coldly: "Everyone knows that I am the most loyal to Your Majesty, and just two months ago, Your Majesty personally issued a decree to give the Queen Mother Jade Ruyi for her to open the Heavenly Locking Tower, and even sealed the land of King Wu's two mansions. ”

"Now that the Tower of Heaven is about to open, the hearts of the people in the world are yearning for the queen, but you plan to go against the trend?"

This is very reasonable, and every sentence is very good.

Li Xiu did not speak.

Ding Yi leaned forward and continued: "That holy decree was written by His Majesty himself, that is His Majesty's will, and you want me to disobey His Majesty's will?"

He looked at Li Xiu, with a hint of mockery on his face, as if he was laughing at the incompetence of the person in front of him.

There was no sound in the living room, Li Xiu raised his head to meet those eyes, and asked concentrating and earnestly, "Are you willing?"

The stars were still twinkling outside the window.

The mockery on Ding Yi's face disappeared little by little, and he sat in his chair and was silent for a long time.

"Yes. ”

PS: Very well written