Zhang Jianzhi said proudly: "The current imperial court is controlled by the Wu family. This is the beginning of disaster. The country cannot be destroyed at the hands of a woman. How can we sit back and ignore it?"
He knew Di Renjie's character well and would not report others behind their backs even if they couldn't reach an agreement, so he was not shy about speaking.
"Is this why you want to assist King Pei and bring down the prince?"
"good!"
"The prince has been in charge of the throne for nearly twenty years and has made no major mistakes. Why would he talk about abolishing the throne so lightly?"
"The prince is too weak. If there is no external trouble, we can do our best to help. But now that the Wu clan is rampant and controlling the government, the prince cannot resist it. If he ascends the throne, the court will fall into a state of eternal disaster!"
Di Renjie sneered and said nothing.
"His Royal Highness King Pei is astute and decisive, and has the legacy of the previous emperor. If he can ascend the throne, he will definitely be able to turn things around, eliminate the threat of the Wu family, and make the world healthy and the people's livelihood prosperous."
Di Renjie remained silent.
"Brother Di, you have worked hard in Dali Temple and made great achievements, but you are being pushed over by Wu Chengsi. Don't you feel aggrieved? As long as you can assist King Pei, His Highness promises to help you become the Young Minister of Dali Temple."
Di Renjie said expressionlessly: "Are you finished?"
Zhang Jianzhi frowned and said, "Brother Di, if you have any concerns, you can just say it."
Di Renjie took a deep breath and said: "Brother Zhang, Mr. Di appreciates your wish for the world to be healthy, but some things cannot be just based on imagination."
"What do you mean?"
"When the crown prince ascends the throne, everything will be doomed? When His Highness King Pei ascends the throne, everything will be fine? This is just your imagination. Mr. Di only looks at evidence. There is currently no evidence to prove that after King Pei ascends the throne, the country will be better." Di Renjie shook his head.
road.
Zhang Jianzhi said angrily: "Since ancient times, the harem has controlled the government. When has it ever been better? Now that Your Majesty is still here, the Wu family will use sycophants. If you wait for Your Majesty to pass away, I am afraid that the entire civil and military affairs of the dynasty will be replaced by villains.
occupy!"
Di Renjie said calmly: "Brother Zhang, I can understand that you are dissatisfied with the queen because you were suppressed by Li Yifu. But what I have seen is that the queen manages the government in an orderly manner, and she did not seek personal revenge when facing General Su who opposed her.
, instead let Wu Shaoqing clear his grievances."
Zhang Jianzhi was stunned for a moment and said slowly: "You said that I was dissatisfied with the Wu family because of Li Yifu. I do not deny this. I have also seen what happened to Su Gong. In this matter, the Wu family's actions
It really surprised me.”
Seeing that Zhang Jianzhi had not lost his judgment because of his position, Di Renjie nodded secretly and said, "You may be right to say that King Pei is smart and courageous, but you don't know what role he played in the royal banquet, right?"
Zhang Jianzhi shook his head and sighed: "Di Renjie is indeed Di Renjie. He is so aware of the situation in Chang'an right after he came back. I won't hide it from you. Yes, the royal banquet is indeed led by His Highness."
Di Renjie said coldly: "Then I would like to ask Brother Zhang. King Pei colluded with the Huofeng Society and used devious tricks to assassinate the prince. After the failure, he abandoned King Langya like a worn-out shoe. What will happen if such a person becomes the emperor?
Is it really what Brother Zhang thinks?"
Zhang Jianzhi said in a deep voice: "This matter was done voluntarily by King Langya. His Royal Highness King Pei was not directly involved. The Fire Phoenix Society was also found by King Langya. King Pei has not had contact with them before."
Di Renjie sneered: "What a voluntary act."
Zhang Jianzhi saw that Di Renjie was dissatisfied with King Pei, and it was useless to talk about it. He stood up and said, "Brother Di, think about it carefully. If anything happens, you can come to see me at Prince Pei's Mansion at any time."
After saying that, he strode away.
It was already late at night when we returned to Prince Pei's Mansion, but the study room of the Prince's Mansion was still bright and transparent.
When Zhang Jianzhi came to the study, he found that King Pei, Chen Ziang and Li Jiye were all in the room.
In addition to the three people, there are also Zheng Yuanning, the head of the Zheng family, and Zhang Daan, a regular servant of Zuo Sanqi.
Zhang Daan had taken refuge in Prince Pei very early and was Li Xian's confidant. Zheng Yuanning had only recently taken refuge in Prince Pei's palace.
Originally, he planned to marry his daughter to Lu Zhaolin of the Fan Yang Lu family, but unexpectedly, he was rejected by Lu Zhaolin, causing great loss of face.
At this time, King Li Xian of Pei proposed marriage to the Zheng family, and Zheng Yuanning agreed. The date of King Pei's marriage happened to be one day later than that of Wu Chengsi.
Through marriage, the Zheng family all boarded the ship of Prince Pei's palace, and Zheng Yuanning became one of the most relied upon people around Prince Pei.
Zhang Jianzhi cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, Di Renjie refuses."
Zheng Yuanning snorted coldly: "It's just that a small prime minister of Dali Temple is so ignorant of praise."
Zhang Daan frowned and said: "Although Di Renjie has a small official position, he has a great reputation among the people. It is said that his ability to solve cases is even better than that of Wu Chengsi. As the saying goes, there are no good men under the reputation. If we can't win over him, the next plan will not be successful.
It’s easy to unfold.”
Zheng Yuanning snorted coldly: "Since we can't win him over, let's get rid of him to prevent him from becoming an obstacle to us."
Zhang Jianzhi said hurriedly: "If His Highness acts like this, what is the difference between him and the Wu family?"
Zheng Yuanning said calmly: "What I mean is to drive him out of Dali Temple so that he can't affect our plan. Don't think too much about it."
Zhang Daan said: "I heard that Di Renjie is very popular with Wu Chengsi and Zhuge Sanyuan, I'm afraid it won't be so easy for him to leave Dali Temple."
"That's not necessarily the case. Wu Chengsi will leave Chang'an soon. We can wait until he leaves to take action. As for Zhuge Sanyuan, well, he has no power in the court and can't stop us at all." Wan Jun said sadly.
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King Pei noticed that Zhang Jianzhi's face was livid, and said warmly: "Zhang Changshi, I know that you and Di Renjie are very close friends. Don't worry, I will only let him leave Dali Temple temporarily, and will transfer him later."
Going back."
Zhang Jianzhi gritted his teeth, cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, if you do this, I'm afraid Di Renjie will never be able to win you over again."
Zheng Yuanning smiled and said: "Zhang Changshi, even if Di Renjie can solve the case, he is just from a poor family. How much help can he bring to His Highness's important affairs?"
Zhang Jianzhi shook his head and said no more.
Everyone deliberated for another half an hour and then each took their leave. Zheng Yuanning left the palace through the side door, got on his carriage, and returned to Zheng's mansion with the wheels rolling.
When they arrived at home, the eldest son Zheng Xuansheng came out from the lobby with a lantern and asked hurriedly: "Father, how was the discussion at Prince Pei's Mansion today?"
Zheng Yuanning strode into the lobby, while drinking the tea served by the maid, he said: "Di Renjie doesn't know how to praise. His Highness King Pei adopted my plan and decided to take action against Di Renjie."
Zheng Xuansheng's eyes showed worry and he said: "Father, there is something that I don't know whether to say or not."
Zheng Yuanning raised his eyelids and scolded: "If there is anything you should not say, please tell me quickly!"
"My child thinks that we can just marry our sister to King Pei to leave a way out. We don't need to get too involved in the fight for the heirloom."
Seeing that Zheng Yuanning was silent, Zheng Xuansheng continued: "Since the late Southern and Northern Dynasties, those families that have been mixed into the imperial power have brought disaster to the whole family. Today, among the seven surnames and ten families, except for our family, all families remain neutral...
"
"What do you know?" Zheng Yuanning scolded.
Zheng Xuansheng smiled bitterly and said, "Even several of my cousins are dissatisfied with you for marrying your sister to His Highness King Pei. The child is just a little worried."
Zheng Yuanning took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Xuan Sheng, you can't just look at your eyes when doing things. Yes, my Zheng family never participated in the internal affairs of the royal family before, but now it is different from before."
"What does father mean by this?"
Zheng Yuanning said solemnly: "Since the introduction of the imperial examination in the Sui Dynasty, the court has been suppressing the nobles of aristocratic families and improving the status of poor families. In our dynasty, Taizong not only did not cancel the imperial examination, but also expanded the scale of the imperial examination. Now that your majesty has ascended the throne, he only pays attention to the imperial examination.
Talent.”
Zheng Xuansheng smiled bitterly and said: "The foundation of the Sui Dynasty was taken away by the Li family. Of course they are also afraid that other aristocratic families will take over their world, so they have no choice but to use the common people of poor families to suppress us."
Zheng Yuanning said coldly: "So, in the future, the power of the aristocratic family will only become smaller and smaller, and we hope that we can continue to survive by protecting ourselves? What a joke! If we don't take the initiative to fight for it, we are afraid that we will become withered bones in the grave!"