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Di Renjie shook his head hastily, "My little brother also wants to meet and get together with fellow seniors from time to time, but it's a pity that Master let me study with Master Wei, who disciplines me very strictly and doesn't even have a day off.

When I was in Zhengshitang, I couldn't leave even an inch of it. If I wanted to sneak to the East Palace to find you, I would never have a chance. "

"That old Wei is too ruthless. When I talk about him, I get angry. At that time, after I heard that you followed him, I went to the father to ask for mercy. I wanted you to transfer me to accompany me. But later, the father refused. Yes." Li Chengqian said angrily.

Di Renjie really didn't expect that there was such a layer. He was a little moved in his heart, and said, "Why is this? Actually..."

No, his mind is very flexible, plus he has seen a lot these days and listened a lot, Wei Zheng reminded him from time to time, Di Renjie has a lot of insight, just about to speak, he looked at the person who had been following behind Li Chengqian .

"Brother, who is this?"

"Oh, it's okay, this is a bookboy I just recruited for my brother a few days ago, I can trust you."

Li Chengqian quickly explained, but seeing Di Renjie's scrutinizing face, he knew that the younger brother was interested, so he said: "Xingxin, you go down first, I will give you a holiday today, and I will chat with the younger brother for a day."

After retreating contentedly and respectfully, Di Renjie pulled Li Chengqian carefully into the restaurant box, and asked the question in his heart: "Brother, how did you know that my younger brother was transferred to the Zhengshitang to follow Master Wei? Besides, The matter of following Master Wei was instructed by the master, and there must be no mistakes, why did you go to His Majesty because of this? Could it be that someone gave instructions?"

"Oh, it's nothing, no one ordered it. I met my uncle that day, and I heard that I was transferred by you, but old man Wei Zheng is notoriously tough. I know you like freedom, little brother, so I made my own decision. I didn't expect Father does not agree." Li Chengqian explained.

Di Renjie said with a smile: "Thank you for your trouble, brother. The younger brother is just respecting the teacher's order and coming out to practice and study. Although Master Wei is strict, he is indeed a good teacher. The younger brother is very motivated. Brother, don't worry. I will go to the East Palace to see you whenever I have the opportunity." .”

Chapter 9: The Vigilant Di Renjie

Di Renjie said so politely, but he was already alert in his heart, because he heard Changsun Wuji's name, did Changsun Wuji tell the prince that he followed Wei Zheng?Does he have to be so talkative?Is it intentional or unintentional?So, it was also his instigation that the prince went to find His Majesty's dignitary?

I wanted to ask a question, but Di Renjie thought of the relationship between the crown prince and the eldest grandson Wuji, so he didn't show it too much. He couldn't say that your uncle was plotting against you, so he could only laugh along with him. helped.

"Senior brother, I should say something. You have only graduated for one year. Have you forgotten the teachings of the master of the academy? None of our academy classmates are self-reliant. They haven't used a book boy for many years. Once you arrive in the East Palace and use the book boy to serve you again, will you not some...

The little brother said, will you be a little uncomfortable? "

After changing the subject, Di Renjie asked about the book boy.

Li Chengqian didn't understand, he patted Di Renjie on the shoulder with a smile and said: "Little brother, you don't have to look outside, there is nothing you can't say, I know what you mean, but there is another hidden story about this matter, I can't bear it ? Nor do they like extravagance and lust.

Rather, he is a relative of General Helan Chushi. I think he is clever and eager to learn, and with a love of talent, he stays with him to cultivate a few. If he can be taught in the future, I will recommend him to the academy for further study. Absolutely not. For selfishness.

I didn't take him as a book boy either, he was responsible for helping to sort out manuscripts and the like. "

With such an explanation, Di Renjie felt more at ease. It seems that this senior brother has not changed.

"Speaking of which, my younger brother is too suspicious. Senior brother is different from younger brother. You are the crown prince. It is best to keep yourself clean. Master trained us to be self-reliant, not only for training us, but also for us to learn to be independent and not be influenced by others. Brother, please be careful." Di Renjie urged.

"That's right, that's right, I wrote it down for my brother, and I will be careful. We haven't seen each other for a long time, so we won't talk about anything else today, and we will rest when we get drunk." Li Chengqian waved his hand.

The two were drunk and went back separately, but Di Renjie returned to Wei Zheng's mansion.

After waking up, Di Renjie quickly explained his doubts to Wei Zheng in detail. Wei Zheng pondered for a while, and then said: "This matter is somewhat improbable. The eldest grandson Wuji is the prince's uncle. It stands to reason that we can only help the prince as much as possible." Checking for omissions and making up for vacancies, we will definitely not frame him, because supporting the crown prince, in the future, he will be a dragon, and he will be the most noble relative of the emperor, which is unreasonable."

"But it's very suspicious whether he saw the prince touch His Majesty's brow and stopped him." Di Renjie doubted.

"Hehe, the boy has improved a lot, maybe the eldest grandson Wuji didn't know about it? How did you know that the crown prince went to His Majesty in front of the elder grandson Wuji? Don't think about it, the case is not only based on evidence, but also on motives and pros and cons. Don't guess too arbitrarily." Wei Zheng taught.

Di Renjie nodded, but the doubts in his heart still persisted, so he secretly wrote a letter to Bai Fan, the master of the academy, explaining his worries about the prince Li Chengqian, and said that he was too small and weak to find out. .

When Bai Fan saw Di Renjie's letter, he thought it was nothing at first, but when he saw Di Renjie's letter saying that the crown prince had taken in a new bookboy named Xinxin, he immediately realized that this is not a conspiracy or what?The old routine of history, I didn't expect that I would keep Li Chengqian in the academy for ten years, but I still couldn't stop the appearance of Xinxin.

After much deliberation, Bai Fan didn't startle the snake, he didn't even send people to collect some necessary information, he didn't even notify Emperor Li Er, just like Di Renjie's concern, it was groundless, even if he was Master, he may not even kiss his uncle, and no one in the world would dare to believe that Changsun Wuji treated Li Chengqian badly.

However, Bai Fan sneered, "Old fox, you can see the wind and the wind, you can see His Majesty Yi Chu's thoughts, and you can invest in Li Zhi so early. It seems that I still underestimated your cleverness. If it weren't for my little apprentice Getting out of the mountain in time really made the conspiracy behind you succeed."

At that time, Emperor Li Er discussed with Bai Fan about the crown prince. Bai Fan was the number one in the world, so he dared to say that he dared to be the emperor. At that time, Li Chengqian, the prince, will be over 70 years old. I am afraid that the emperor will abdicate in a few years, so it is not suitable.

Others don't know about all these discussions, even Li Chengqian himself doesn't know that his master actually doesn't like him. As for how the emperor Li Er will think of a way to replace the prince, it will be a headache for Li Er. If the prince If nothing happened, the emperor probably couldn't bear the thought of abolishing the establishment.

The situation in Chang'an City was treacherous. After the Great Tang eradicated the Wa Kingdom, it was quiet for a year because of the problems erupted by the Boling Cui Clan. Except for the use of soldiers from the south to take down a few small countries in Southeast Asia, most of them developed steadily.

But domestic stability does not mean that foreign countries can only watch Datang become stronger. The Northwest West Turks trembled under the might of the Tang Dynasty all day long, but since they cheated tens of thousands of thunder from Tubo, the Western Turks have gained a little courage.

It's just that they didn't expect Tubo to retreat so quickly, and they haven't got the method of making Hongtianlei yet.

Fortunately, by coincidence, there are many traitors in the Tang Dynasty, and even some people sell the military secrets of the Tang Dynasty, and they don't need to spend too much money.

Western Turkic is not a small country like Wa, because Wa is purely rich and has no place to spend it, while Western Turk is a big country, but Datang completely cut off trade with Western Turkic, and switched to overseas trade and domestic demand.

The Western Turks have already begun to tighten their pants to live, but after spending dozens of boxes of useless gems, they got the formula of Thunderbolt from Datang, which made the Western Turks feel a big stone in their hearts, and they will never be afraid of Datang again. .

Moreover, the Tang Dynasty has not mobilized troops to the northwest in recent years, and the Western Turks are not completely indifferent. They will also find a way to survive and start mobilizing troops to expand westward, because the 36 countries in the Western Regions simply cannot support so many people in the Western Turks, and they are even a burden. .

In view of this, Mo Hedu can be regarded as a talented man with a unique vision. He used the grassland's usual style of plundering others to support himself.If there are Hu merchants, there will be a country of Hu people. Could it be that the cavalry blades of the Great Turks can't defeat mere Hu people?

So something happened that Datang didn't expect. The Western Turks followed the example of the desperate Huns who were killed by the Han, and expanded their killings to the west.

When the news reached Chang'an, His Majesty Li Er was both surprised and delighted. He was happy that the Western Turks did not dare to test the edge of the Tang Dynasty lightly. What was surprising was that the Western Turks were not pinched by the Tang Dynasty and found a breakthrough.

Chapter 9: Persia Asks for Help

Honglu Temple, which has been idle for many days in the Tang Dynasty, seems to be particularly lively today, because a group of envoys came to visit.

Different from the Tang Dynasty in history when all nations came to court, in this era, because of the incitement of Bai Fan, the butterfly's wings, the national power of the Tang Dynasty increased sharply, and the external expansion was rapid. Basically, all the bordering tribes were knocked down and gathered on their own territory.

Now there is only Western Turkic, a foreign neighboring country, but it has been four years since the Tang Dynasty issued a ban on severing diplomatic relations. Back then, Li Er even sent someone to let go of the cruel words. The next one to destroy the country is Western Turkic. Who knows After being persuaded by the ministers, he waited for three years, and then the Boling Cui family leaked the bombing thunder accident, so the issue of the Western Turks was delayed again and again, and he never took action.

Li Er on the side of the Tang Dynasty anxiously looked at the map all day long, but the officials pretended not to see it, because the old saying goes that wars lead to death, and basically no one wants to fight except generals.

The Western Turkic side was also terribly frightened. They were worried for three years, but they became more and more daring when they saw that the Tang Dynasty was full of wind and rain. Expand westward to plunder in order to survive.

And the Western Turks took down 36 countries in the Western Regions. At this time, Persia is bordering on the west. Persia's national power is not weak, but after many years of development, it has now come to the end, so there is no such thing as the early Persian Empire. Wei, was soon defeated by the Western Turkic cavalry.

So in desperation, the Persian country had no choice but to find a way to survive, but to the west of them was the newly-emerged Arab Empire. This era was called the Great Food Kingdom by the Tang Dynasty. The Arab Empire and Persia were old enemies, and they always wanted to annex Persia.

So in the end, Persia could only implement the method of long-distance and short-term attack, crossing the Western Turks, and asking for help from the Tang Empire in the east.

His Majesty Li Er received the envoys from Persia at the Great Court Meeting of the Tai Chi Hall. Because they spoke Persian, Tang Honglu Temple sent Tang Shanzhi, who is good at many languages, to accompany him as an interpreter.

"I don't know what is the purpose of the Persian envoy coming to our Tang Dynasty? You and I have had business contacts in the past, and we can be regarded as friendly countries." Li Er asked.

The Persian envoy whimpered and gestured, and after talking for a long time, Tang Shanshi translated to Li Er and the others: "Your Majesty, he said that the Western Turks are invading their country, and they want to ask us for support."

Wei Zheng asked, "This red-haired official has been talking for so long, why did he just say that?"

Tang Shanzhi quickly explained: "I'm not very proficient in foreign languages. I can't translate some of his bitter local dialects, but the general meaning is this."

Everyone thought to themselves, there is no need to listen to the words of bitterness, and we are not interested. This Tang Shanshi can know many languages ​​at a young age, he is indeed a talent, and he is worthy of being the grandson of Tang Jian of Honglu Temple.

Li Er said: "People from Persia came to ask for help. In my opinion, we should fulfill our promise to Western Turks four years ago and send troops to attack Persia and destroy Western Turks in one fell swoop."

"Think twice, Your Majesty. I think this is not a good time to send troops. We should wait and observe before making a decision." Wei Zheng quickly stood up and stopped him.