In less than a moment, I saw a person running out of the palace, and the person who came was the little eunuch Gao Lishi.

When Gao Lishi saw Zhao Liang, he said respectfully, "Master Di, you are finally back, the emperor has been waiting for a long time, hurry up and follow me to see you." ”

"Father-in-law Gao, did the emperor lose his temper today?"

Gao Lishi is a thoughtful person, as soon as he heard Zhao Liang's words, he knew that he wanted to find out the news, but Gao Lishi knew what to say and what not to say, and said with a smile, "Whether the emperor lost his temper or not, our family doesn't know, Lord Di will naturally know when he sees the emperor." ”

Zhao Liang secretly said in his heart, this little slippery head, what else do I ask you when I see the emperor?

Hearing Gao Lishi say this, Zhao Liang no longer asked around, and followed Gao Lishi straight to the palace, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian were waiting for Zhao Liang in the Guanlan Palace.

When he arrived at the gate of the Guanlan Palace, Gao Lishi knelt down on his knees and said in a loud voice, "Your Majesty, Empress Qiyu, Dali Temple Daishaoqing Di Renjie brought it." ”

A deep female voice came from the Guanlan Palace, "Let him in." ”

The person who spoke was the queen Wu Zetian, and as soon as Wu Zetian's voice fell, there was a violent coughing sound from inside.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

"Your Majesty, be careful, don't get up, just leave the matter to the concubines. ”

"Then ...... cough cough cough ...... Yes...... There is Queen Law. ”

Zhao Liang pretended to be cautious, and after entering the main hall, he clasped his fists and said loudly, "Di Renjie, the acting Shaoqing of Dali Temple, pays a visit to the emperor and empress. ”

Before Li Zhi could speak, Wu Zetian opened his mouth and said, "Di Renjie, how did you investigate the case of the robbery of the Fuzhou Navy Division's warship?"

Zhao Liang looked up and saw a group of palace maids and guards in the middle of the main hall surrounded by two people, Emperor Li Zhi was lying on the dragon couch, and Empress Wu Zetian was sitting on the edge of the dragon couch, looking like a loving husband and wife.

"Empress Qiyu, the minister has found the real culprit, the culprit is the general of Fusang State, he sent the army to sneak into the Tang Dynasty, and hijacked the warship in the waters of Fuzhou, fortunately God blessed the eighth prince, someone rescued His Royal Highness, which saved him from disaster, but other officers and soldiers died at the hands of the Japanese invaders. ”

"I have heard the Eighth Emperor mention that this matter is quite strange, Fusang has always been a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, and every year it sends Tang envoys to the Tang Dynasty to study, why would he do such a thing that offends the Heavenly Empire? ”

Zhao Liang naturally knew the reason, this qiē was handled by the unknown general of Fusang State, this person must have come for himself, but he couldn't explain this qiē to Li Zhi and Wu Zetian.

"Queen Mother, the Fusang people have always been insidious and cunning, and they sent Tang envoys to learn the advanced technology and culture of the Tang Dynasty for their own use, and to use what they learned to deal with us. This hijacking of the Tang Dynasty warship was done by the general of Fusang State. ”

When Wu Zetian heard this, his eyebrows frowned, he was not angry and arrogant, Zhao Liang faintly felt that the kingly aura on her body was more than ten times stronger than Li Zhi lying next to him, and Zhao Liang couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

Wu Zetian stood up and said, "It's really hateful, these Fusang people seem to be docile and humble on the surface, but they are all fake faces. ”

Zhao Liang responded, "That's right, what the queen said is very true. ”

Wu Zetian asked again, "Where is the real culprit you caught?"

"It's in Dali Temple. ”

"This palace wants to interrogate this person overnight to see why the general of Fusang is so targeted at Datang. ”

Zhao Liang said, "Queen Mother, you can't interrogate this person. ”

"Oh, why is that?"

"This man has committed suicide by poisoning himself. ”

Wu Zetian snorted coldly, "This is cheaper for him." ”

Zhao Liang said to Li Zhi, "Your Majesty, Di Renjie is not effective in handling the case, and if it is delayed, I hope that Your Majesty will forgive your sins." ”

Li Zhi lay on the dragon couch and said intermittently, "Ahem, ahem, the widow knows about this case...... It's tricky, Aiqing ......"

Wu Zetian saw that Li Zhi was talking so hard, so he persuaded, "Your Majesty, your dragon body is not safe, so don't work hard, and leave these small matters to the concubines." ”

"Ahem, ahem, okay, then there is labor...... There is Queen Law. ”

"Di Renjie, although you have solved this case, it has been delayed for a long time, and the merits and demerits are compensated, so you will go to Dali Temple to be the master. ”

Wu Zetian lowered Zhao Liang's official position from the fourth grade to the seventh grade with a single sentence, if it rests on others, I am afraid that the disappointment will suddenly arise, and there will be resentment, Zhao Liang is an immortal cultivator, and his fame and wealth are like a passing cloud, he said lightly, "The minister obeys the order." ”

Wu Zetian admired Zhao Liang very much in her heart, but she felt inappropriate for Li Zhi to promote Zhao Liang from the seventh-grade master to the fourth-grade Shaoqing, and one person suddenly rose to the top of the position, which was easy to breed complacency and arrogance, but judging from Zhao Liang's reaction, this person is not happy with things, not self-pity, he can definitely be of great use, and he is a great talent.

"Then you go back to Dali Temple on an errand, if there is anything, the emperor and the palace will have a will for you. ”

Zhao Liang arched his hand and said, "Weichen retreats." ”

After Zhao Liang left, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian discussed.

"Your Majesty, what do you think of Di Renjie?"

"This person is ambitious, rigorous, resourceful, and a rare talent. ”

"If this person can make good use of it, he will become a pillar of the Tang Dynasty. ”

"Then why did the queen demote Di Renjie from Shaoqing to the main thin?"

"I'm doing this to frustrate his spirit, it's not good for young people to be promoted too quickly. ”

"The queen thinks about it very reasonably. ”

"Di Renjie's expression made me impressed, he didn't feel disappointed at all, as if he was listening to other people's things, this person's popularity and open-mindedness are very great, and he will be of great use in the future. ”

"The queen is really discerning, what should I do next?"

"First throw Di Renjie in Dali Temple to dry, look at his appearance during this time, if he can be conscientious, as always, he will be directly promoted to Dali Temple Shaoqing. ”

"The queen's move is very appropriate, and I am very relieved. cough cough cough ......"

After Li Zhi finished speaking, he coughed violently again.

Zhao Liang walked out of the palace gate and went back to the inn, and Li Yuanfang and the others were very happy to see him return safely.

When Li Yuanfang met, he asked, "Son, how is it? Has the emperor promoted you again?"

Zhao Liang joked, "Yes, I was promoted again, and I was promoted to the head of Dali Temple." ”

Where did Li Yuanfang know the rank and size of the official position, thinking that what Zhao Liang said was true, he clapped his hands and said, "Great, son, you are so powerful, you have been promoted again." ”

Zeng Tai asked with a puzzled face, "Master Di, you used to be the Shaoqing of the Four-Rank Dali Temple, how did you now become the Lord of the Seven-Rank Dali Temple, isn't this a demotion to an official? How can it be a promotion?"

When Li Yuanfang heard this, he couldn't help but be anxious, "Childe, are you promoted or demoted?"

Zhao Liang waved his hand indifferently, and said indifferently, "What kind of promotion and demotion, fame and fortune are like floating clouds to me." ”

Zeng Tai saw that Zhao Liang was so calm and had no sadness at all, and said with great admiration, "Master Di is so high-spirited, I really admire it." ”

Li Yuanfang said angrily, "I'll go to the emperor Lao'er to settle accounts, we have worked hard, the son was born and died and caught the real murderer, and if he is not promoted, he will actually demote your official, I am really angry." ”

"Alright, alright, how can you go to the emperor to settle accounts? ”

Hu Youde saw that Zhao Liang and the three of them were confused, and said, "Boss, let's not talk in the inn, let's go back to the house quickly." ”

"Okay, okay, let's take a walk and see what kind of house you kid bought me. ”

Zhao Liang and the three followed Hu Youde out of the inn gate and went to the pottery workshop near Chengnan South City.

Crossing the Luohe Bridge to the south of Luoyang City, and then walking for a quarter of an hour, everyone arrived at the door of a big mansion, only to see two big stone lions in front of the mansion to guard the door, all with hideous faces, angry eyes, a majestic appearance.

The lintel in front of the mansion is hung high, the two big characters "Di Fu" are written on it, the plaque is newly made, a water red paint is pressed to the bottom, the two big characters of Di Fu are gilded, which is very dazzling.

Li Yuanfang saw it, nodded and said, "Fat Hu, this gate is really magnificent, even more magnificent than the Di Mansion compound in Bingzhou." ”

Hu Youde said triumphantly, "That's a must, don't you look at who chose the house?"

Zhao Liang saw that Hu Youde was a little carried away, so he poured cold water and said, "Say you're fat, you gasp, hurry up and take us in to have a look, don't be donkey dung eggs, look at the surface is bright." ”

Hu Youde defended unconvinced, "Boss, you go in and take a look, I bought this for a lot of money, this mansion is the residence of Yang Yong, the abolished prince of the former dynasty, and the pattern is absolutely unusual." ”

When Zhao Liang heard this, he felt a little interesting, and said, "You can still touch this place, go, go in and have a look." ”

Everyone entered the house to see, only to see that this mansion covers an extremely wide area, there are more than 20 acres square, although it is not to talk about Qionglou Yuyu, but it is also carved beams and painted buildings, pavilions are connected to each other, pavilions are next to each other.

Li Yuanfang and Zeng Tai are both natives of Bingzhou, where have they seen such a big mansion, their eyes are a little dazzled, and they look dumbfounded.

Zhao Liang had never seen anything, such a house was naturally not worth mentioning in his eyes, he just smiled and looked at it, and did not say a word.

Hu Youde saw that Zhao Liang was just watching, and he didn't say a word, not knowing whether he was satisfied or not, and asked, "Boss, what do you think of this house?"

Zhao Liang shrugged his shoulders and replied, "It's okay, so-so, make do with it." ”

Hu Youde exclaimed, "Isn't it, you still can't look down on such a good house?" Boss, your vision is really high." ”

"Childe, I think this house is really good, it's much more than our Difu and the state, if you buy this house, it will definitely cost a lot of silver, right?"

Hu Youde said proudly, "That is, it cost 100,000 taels of silver to buy this house." ”

"What?"

Zhao Liang and the three of them all had surprised expressions, Li Yuanfang Zeng Tai was shocked by 100,000 taels, and Zhao Liang was surprised how Hu Youde could have so much silver.