Volume One Chapter Eleven Countermeasures
Zhang Jianzhi and Li Jiao who could think of Li Hong naturally thought of it. Therefore, seeing that Li Hong's face was a little gloomy, Li Jiao comforted him, "Your Highness, there is no room for improvement in this matter now. I will wait until the Tubo delegation arrives in Chang'an before responding to the changes! However, since Tubo wants to test the attitude of the Tang Dynasty towards them on the issue of the Western Regions, it is nothing more than asking the people in their delegation to cause trouble in Chang'an City. Let's look at the Tang Dynasty's attitude towards the perpetrators. At that time, your Highness only needs to do it in accordance with the law and "reasonable to follow."
"In case, Your Highness needs to ask Your Majesty for advice and let the Chang'an County Government and the left and right Jinwu Guards on the street obey your orders, so that we can stop the Tubo people as soon as possible before causing trouble and avoid escalating the situation." Zhang Jianzhi thought for a while and spoke and suggested.
Li Hong nodded slightly, and he agreed with the two of them very much.
Because now he can do it, he can only make sufficient preparations in advance to prevent the Tubo delegation from making some provocations that are angry and resentful after reaching Chang'an City. Only in this way can he crack the situation set up for him by Empress Wu!
"Your Highness, I think that no matter how difficult the Tubo issue is, it is still not enough to shake your highness's foundation. The most urgent thing is to investigate the real murderer of the Tsinghua County tragedy as soon as possible, clear the suspect of the massacre of Li Duozha and the Right Supervisor's Iron Cavalry in Hua County, and then commit the crime of serving the Censor Zheng Hong and the Censor Wang Da, and severely punishing them for slandering the Prince of Tang." Suddenly, Zhang Jianzhi shifted the topic to the tragedy of the Censor's impeachment of Li Hong and Hua County.
"Is it that serious?" Seeing that Zhang Jian's expression was very serious, Li Hong asked in confusion.
After Zhang Jianzhi and Li Jiao's analysis of him serving as the Tubo mission just now, he could see clearly the purpose of Empress Wu in this matter, he already admired the talents of the two. This is his humeral minister!
"There is omission in the Tubo issue, which is only blamed on the fact that Your Highness is still young, not skilled in handling state affairs and lacks experience. As long as you continue to study in the future, you will eventually become proficient with the accumulation of time. However, we must not ignore the letter of impeachment by the Censor Zheng Hong and the Censor Wang Da, who wrote a letter to impeach His Highness, because if this case is not clear, the memorials of the two of them will become true by making false evidence. At that time, not only will they not be punished, but they will gain the opportunity to do so.
A reputation for being brave to speak out. If this trend starts, whoever wants to write a letter to impeach the Lord in the future if he hears something about His Highness, and wants to use it to increase his reputation. Then, what is the authority of you, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, if this continues, your reputation in the court will plummet. Will you give those who are interested in peeping at the Eastern Palace?" Zhang Jianzhi's words were deafening, which made Li Hong on the side shocked and thrilled!
After Zhang Jianzhi explained this, Li Hong really understood what he meant.
Indeed, as Zhang Jianzhi said, if the case in Huaxian was so incomplete, then the letter of impeachment by the Censor Zheng Hong and the Censor Wang Da would be more reasonable and well-founded. At that time, even if Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu wanted to deal with them, they would have no reason to give them the right to promote the two to demonstrate their courage to directly advise the matter. This would make Zheng Hong and Wang Da a good reputation as a minister. If Wang Da and Zheng Hong really wanted to give him a first chance to promote the position of becoming a minister by directly advised him, he would try to use the matter of catching up with the letter of impeachment to impeach him, pour dirty water on himself, and unscrupulously trampling on the authority of the prince. Over time, his prestige among the ministers will continue to decline, and no one will be able to spy on the position of the prince.
Is this the enemy's real purpose? Use the Huaxian case as a basis and use Zheng Hong and Wang Da's impeachment of themselves as a breakthrough. We want to encourage more people to impeach themselves to shake their foundation. The enemy is preparing to let Qianlizhi give them a means of destroying them in ant hole!
After thinking about this, Li Hong looked a little solemn. He took a sip of tea and calmed down his breath. Then he asked, "I wonder if you have any suggestions?"
Zhang Jianzhi thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness, since Your Majesty and the Empress have asked the Shaoqing of Dali Temple to investigate the case in detail, we cannot intervene in this matter privately to avoid giving someone a handle and being impeached by the Censor. However, this matter involves Li Duozha and the Crown Prince's personal army. We cannot allow Dali Temple to investigate the case alone without knowing the details. Therefore, we should also write to Your Majesty to send a person who is proficient in Xing Prison investigation to Hua County and not participate in the investigation of the case. It is just to allow Your Highness to learn more about the investigation process and details of the Dali Temple. Isn't this an exaggeration?"
"I think so too." Li Jiao nodded and said, "I just asked the Eastern Palace to send someone to the proposal that should not be made by Your Highness."
Li Hong had thought about asking Dali Temple to investigate. He did not interfere. He secretly sent someone to investigate in detail. Now, after hearing what Zhang Jianzhi said, he felt that his previous actions were not appropriate. Because this matter had a great impact on him. Only by finding out the case openly can the enemy's insidious plan be completely defeated. Therefore, he hurriedly admitted his mistake, "I thought I would not participate in the investigation of Dali Temple before, and sent someone to investigate in secret. Now I know how stupid it is to do this. Not only can I give someone a handle, but it may also make the case more complicated. Well, let's do this as you said!"
Zhang Jianzhi and Li Jiao looked at each other and saw a hint of joy in each other's eyes. Because only the prince who dares to accept their advice and dares to admit his mistakes is worthy of their careful assistance.
Li Hong thought about it slightly and was about to hand over this matter to Xu Jingzong.
But who should I send to Hua County?
Li Hong didn't have a suitable candidate in this regard, and Zhang Jianzhi and Li Jiao were not familiar with the officials of the East Palace now, so he did not dare to give any suggestions.
Therefore, this candidate problem can only be left to Li Hong to solve it himself!
In the remaining time, Li Hong asked about their lives in Chang'an City with great concern. Zhang Jianzhi and Li Jiao answered truthfully, and Li Hong asked them to leave!
When Zhang Jianzhi and Li Jiao left, Li Hong wrote a quick pen and in a moment he wrote a memorial to let Li Jiao be the prince's servant and Zhang Jianzhi be the prince's counselor.
After writing the memorial and putting down the pen, Li Hong concentrating and thinking for a long time before calling Yan Zhuang Dao Study Room, "Yan Zhuang, when your uncle was appointed as the Henan Dao Presiding and Demotion Envoy, did you recommend a man named Di Renjie and ask him to go to the Bingzhou Governor's Office to become a Dharma Cave?"
After being analyzed by Zhang Jianyi, Li Hong also realized the impact of the conspiracy behind the Huaxian tragedy on his position as crown prince, so he had to consider letting the famous Tang Dynasty prime minister Di Renjie go to the front desk in advance.
Li Hong knew that as long as Di Renjie was transferred from the position of the governor of Caozhou to Chang'an to serve as the Dali Chief, with Di Renjie's ability to investigate the case, he would definitely bring the truth to Huaxian.
Yan Zhuang was a little confused. He didn't know what the Crown Prince meant, nor did he know who his uncle Yan Liben recommended when he was an official in Henan Province. He asked in a low voice, "What does your Highness mean?"
"'The pearl of Hequ, the treasure of the southeast." This is what Shangshu Yan said to Di Renjie at the beginning. Those who can get the evaluation of Shangshu Yan like this will definitely not be mediocre people. I really want to see him." Li Hong said lightly.
Yan Zhuang was not stupid. After being criticized by Li Hong, he knew what the crown prince meant, so he said, "Don't worry, your highness, Yan Zhuang will go back to the mansion and talk to his uncle about this matter!"
"Yeah!" Li Hong gave Yan Zhuang a satisfied look.
Yan Zhuang bowed and quit the study with great tactfulness!
Li Hong is now clear about his situation. Emperor Gaozong has been staring at him and is still under the strict surveillance of Empress Wu. Therefore, if he comes forward to search for talents in person, it will only arouse Empress Wu’s vigilance. The only way is to use this correction to supplement and regulate medical works opportunities and let all ministers recommend talents to him. Only in this way can the Empress Wu not be alert to him, and will not let Empress Wu turn his attention to Li Jiao, Zhang Jianzhi, Di Renjie and others. In this way, he can live in peace with Empress Wu, and allow Di Renjie, Zhang Jianzhi, Li Jiao and others to have a good development without the suppression of Empress Wu. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!