When Li Hong left the Daming Palace and returned to the Eastern Palace, two people were waiting to visit him. The first person was naturally Prime Minister Le Yanwei. He was appointed by Li Hong as the responsible person for investigating and punishing the Liu Ju rebel among the officials in the court. He had great responsibilities and heavy power. He came to see Li Hong specifically to hear what the Crown Prince meant. To put it bluntly, he came to pay homage to Li Hong, just to tell Li Hong that during this review, he would follow Li Hong's head.

As for the second person, Li Hong and Emperor Gaozong mentioned that they wanted to establish the Taoist lord and become the first lord. Li Chunfeng's purpose today was very simple, and he wanted to ask Li Hong whether the decision to establish the national religion began to be implemented. He had practiced several Taoist masters, and these people were already on the way to Chang'an City. Therefore, once we were determined here, he could just discuss various matters of establishing the national religion with these people.

The two had no deal at all, and Li Chunfeng's official position was as low as Le Yanwei. However, when Li Hong walked into the Chongjiao Hall, he found that the two had a happy conversation, and they felt that they had met too late. They were having a lot of fun and were chatting. They suddenly saw Li Hong walking into the Chongjiao Hall, so they hurriedly got up and bowed, "See Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

"You don't have to be polite to you, I just came back from the Daming Palace. Why don't we go to the study to discuss in detail!" Li Hong said politely. Then, he strode away from the Chongjiao Hall. Li Chunfeng answered with Le Yanwei, and followed the study where Li Hong came to. Li Hong asked the maid to serve tea and asked the two to wait for him in the study first. He returned to the bedroom and changed into a relaxed casual dress, and then came to the study.

"Le Xiang, are you here to meet Gu today because you want to ask Gu about this investigation?" Li Hong walked to the chair and sat down, and spoke first. He called Le Yanwei Le Xiang today, which is not only a respect for the title, but also a kind of respect and respect for Le Yanwei.

Le Yanwei was the first to hear the prince calling him this. He was shocked by Li Hong's "Lexiang" and stood up and said, "Yes, Your Highness, the prince, I am here to pay my respects to you this time, just to ask if Your Highness has any instructions for this investigation?"

To be honest, since Li Hong is responsible for this matter, he asked Le Yanwei to take the opportunity to kill a few political enemies who are not high and powerful. Le Yanwei said this to express his attitude. If he wants to kill anyone he wants to kill, he will be ready to help the prince kill anyone.

"Isn't the letter that the host of Dacien Temple can do in your hands? Just follow the above instructions and check it out in detail. Moreover, the orphan will ask the people from Dali Temple and Chang'an County Government to assist you in investigating the case. But there is a little orphan that you want to explain to you, that is, you must handle the case impartially and not mix with any personal affairs." Li Hongyi said righteously.

He understood what Le Yanwei meant that as long as he wanted, Le Yanwei would be willing to help him deal with his enemies. But as the prince of the Tang Dynasty, his situation was not that small. It was very easy for him to kill someone, and there was no need to use such means.

Seeing that Le Yanwei looked confused after hearing what he said, Li Hong did not explain much, but continued, "As for the Dali Temple Chief Di Renjie, Luo Binwang and Fan Lubing from Chang'an County, they are all lonely people. Don't worry, just cooperate with him. They will not disobey you. By the way, I feel that Di Renjie's position as Dali Temple Chief is not convenient for him to investigate the case with you. After you go back, you can write a letter to your father and suggest you appoint him as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple!"

Le Yanwei is the prime minister and he has the power to recommend officials. He would suggest that appointing Di Renjie as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple is indeed more appropriate than Li Hong. After all, everyone knows the relationship between Di Renjie and Li Hong. No matter how much Li Hong understands Di Renjie's abilities, he still needs to avoid suspicion in some places, especially in the appointment of officials, he must be cautious, otherwise it will be troublesome if it is said to be a clique for personal gain.

"I understand what to do!" Le Yanwei got Li Hong's reply. He already knew what the prince's style of conduct was about this incident. He looked at Li Chunfeng again and saw that Li Chunfeng had something to report to Li Hong. He knew that he should not wait any longer, so he said goodbye to Li Hong and left.

Just as Le Yanwei said goodbye and left, he was about to walk out of the threshold of the study room, he was suddenly stopped by Li Hong.

"Le Xiang, my father and mother will leave Chang'an soon, and you are the important ministers who stayed to assist the orphanage country. I will rely more on you in the future."

Le Yanwei was shocked. He was not stupid. He understood the prince's words that he wanted to use his own meaning. He quickly turned around and bowed to Li Hong and said, "Thank you, Your Highness!"

The word Xie expresses Le Yanwei’s gratitude to Li Hong, and the word Xie expresses Le Yanwei’s loyalty to Li Hong.

"You go down!" Li Hong waved his hand lightly and said.

"I'm leaving!" Le Yanwei bowed and left the study.

When Le Yanwei's figure disappeared in the study, before Li Chunfeng could speak, Li Hong said, "The father has agreed to the request of the orphan to establish the national religion, and he also said that he would fully support us. Therefore, Li Langzhong, it will be up to you this time."

After hearing Li Hong's words, Li Chunfeng felt happy and showed excitement on his face, but then he asked worriedly, "Your Highness, what does the Empress mean?"

Because Empress Wu's power is now above Emperor Gaozong, even if Emperor Gaozong agreed, Li Chunfeng was still very worried about Empress Wu's attitude. Secondly, Empress Wu believes in Buddhism, which is well known to everyone. Now Li Hong and Li Chunfeng want to vigorously suppress Buddhism and support Taoism. In addition, Empress Wu's original intention is contrary, how could Li Chunfeng not worry? Besides, why Empress Wu believes in Buddhism and why Li Hong wanted to establish a national religion. He knew all the twists and turns in it. Because suppressing Buddhism and promoting Taoism had a great impact on Empress Wu's luck, he also wanted to know Empress Wu's attitude towards this.

"My mother didn't say anything, it seemed to have agreed to Gu's proposal." Li Hong said puzzledly. He didn't care why Empress Wu compromised so easily in Zichen Palace just now. Now it's strange to think about it. Based on his understanding of Empress Wu, this matter involves the luck of Empress Wu, she shouldn't compromise so easily!

Seeing Li Hong's confusion, Li Chunfeng was not happy even though he knew that Empress Wu did not oppose the establishment of the State Church. He knew the power and methods of Empress Wu's strategy and methods very well. She was so calm about the establishment of the State Church this time, and there must be problems. However, with Li Chunfeng's current identity, he did not dare to rashly speculate on the intentions of Empress Wu, so he could only remain silent.

"Doctor Li, what do you think? With her mother's personality, she shouldn't be so calm!" Since Li Hong regarded Li Chunfeng as his confidant, he would no longer hide anything from him, but expressed his doubts.

Li Chunfeng did not answer Li Hong's question immediately. He pondered for a moment before asking cautiously, "Your Highness, I don't know what the Empress is about driving the monks from Chang'an City out of the city, and what her attitude is about demolishing Dacien Temple, Dazhuangyan Temple and other temples?"

"I'm very dissatisfied, but I didn't object too fiercely. After all, it involves the long-term stability of the Tang Dynasty, and the mother can still distinguish the importance of the mother." Li Hong said lightly, "There is another thing that may be related to Li Ji--"

As he said that, he briefly told Li Chunfeng about Li Ji's sudden and vomiting blood.

After hearing this, Li Chunfeng's face became even more gloomy. After a while, he spoke, "I guess the Empress has already come up with a solution to be so calm."

"What countermeasure?" Li Hong asked.

Li Chunfeng said cautiously, "We will demolish the city in Chang'an. The Empress can build the empress back to Luoyang. We will drive the monks out of Chang'an. After the empress has completed the temple in Luoyang, they can recruit them again. In this way, your highness will be in Chang'an and your greatness will be in Luoyang. Even if your highness established the state religion and encouraged his Taoist fortune, the Empress can still compete with Your Highness with the Buddhist fortune in Luoyang. I think this may be the Empress's countermeasure."

Li Hong was surprised. If Empress Wu really did this, he would have no choice. After all, he knew that since the Fengshan period, Empress Wu and Emperor Gaozong lived in Luoyang for many years, and the real center of power had been transferred to Luoyang, and Chang'an City became the capital of the Tang Dynasty that was not worthy of its reputation.

Of course, this is before.

Now, Emperor Gaozong gave him great power. Even if Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu left Chang'an and lived in Luoyang for a long time, Chang'an City would not become the capital of the Tang Dynasty. But if Empress Wu really wanted to do this, the idea of ​​competing with Empress Wu with his strong luck in the future would be considered a waste. He knew very well that as long as Empress Wu was in charge of Luoyang and built a temple, even if he established the national religion, the spread of the national religion would be greatly hindered in the future.

"There is no solution?" Li Hong asked Li Chunfeng.

"Not yet, so I can only wait and see what's going on!" Li Chunfeng shook his head and said.

"There is only this now. The most urgent thing is to raise funds for the establishment of the National Church as soon as possible!" Li Hong said, "However, my father will fully support us in terms of money. But you also know that the Tang Dynasty is going to war with Goryeo, Silla and Baekje. The treasury is empty, and I am afraid that we will not be able to pay much money. And the Gu side also needs money urgently and cannot give you too much money. In the early preparations for the establishment of the National Church, there may be many difficulties due to money. You must be mentally prepared for this."

Li Chunfeng nodded slightly and said, "I can understand this point. However, there is no solution to money. As long as your highness agrees, it is not the money to establish the national religion, but the money you need in the future. You can get as much as you want."

Li Hong naturally knew what Li Chunfeng's solution was. Isn't it the tomb robbery he mentioned last time? (To be continued)
Chapter completed!