Chapter 35: The Quality of Famous Officials
Di Renjie didn't feel strange about Wu Meiniang summoning him. After all, Li Yan refused to follow Wu Meiniang's explanation after listening to Di Renjie's advice. It would be strange if Wu Meiniang didn't settle the score with him.
Wu Meiniang summoned him, and Di Renjie quickly headed straight from the East Palace to the Lizheng Hall. On the way, he kept thinking about his words, looking cautious, but he didn't feel very scared.
Di Renjie was not afraid because he was not afraid because he was despised by Wu Meiniang. Wu Meiniang was the queen of the mother Yi, and he had his own dignity. Di Renjie did not dare to be contempt or neglect at all. Di Renjie knew that there was someone behind him, and behind Di Renjie was the emperor Li Ke in the entire East Palace and Ganlu Hall.
Just a while ago, Li Ke summoned Di Renjie in Ganlu Palace and asked about Li Yan's opening of the palace. At that time, Di Renjie thought it was Li Ke because he was worried that Li Yan would go wrong, so he told him to help him well. But now it seems that Di Renjie misunderstood Li Ke's meaning. Perhaps Li Ke was worried about this situation today.
Di Renjie thought about it for a long time yesterday and finally understood Li Ke's intention. The relationship between the emperor and the empress is of great importance, and he cannot inform and explain it to others. Di Renjie was young and could not be regarded as a court official in the strict sense. He was brought up by Li Ke and had a close relationship with Li Jun, so he was naturally the best candidate for this.
At this moment, Di Renjie also understood why Li Ke arranged such a candidate for officials from the Eastern Palace, including the young master Xiao Yu, the young master of the prince, Ma Zhou, and the prince's family order Shangguan Yi. These three were famous honest ministers in the court.
Especially Xiao Yu and Ma Zhou, one has experienced the Tang Dynasty and has a strong prestige, while the other is the emperor's confidant and treated him as his arm. They will definitely not agree with the queen's interference in politics. Once they know this, they will even go directly to the palace to argue with Wu Meiniang, how dare the queen do whatever she wants.
"Crown Prince Si Zhi Di Renjie, pay homage to the Queen." In the Lizheng Hall, Di Renjie leaned over to Wu Meiniang and said.
Wu Meiniang didn't blame Di Renjie before coming up, but raised her hand and said with a smile: "Huaiying is here, get up quickly."
"Thank you Queen." Di Renjie thanked him and stood up.
After Di Renjie stood up, Wu Meiniang asked, "Did Huaiying come from the Eastern Palace?"
Di Renjie replied: "It's time to take office. The queen summoned me and I came from the Eastern Palace according to my order."
"You are the one chosen by His Majesty to accompany the prince. This is a rumor in this palace that you are here to chat, so you don't have to be too restricted and sit down and talk." Wu Meiniang waved her hand and signaled Di Renjie to sit down.
Wu Meiniang said politely, but Di Renjie didn't dare to be careless. Di Renjie sat down carefully in front of Wu Meiniang and said, "I don't know what the queen has to do, but please give me instructions."
Wu Meiniang didn't come up and asked Di Renjie about Li Ying's disobedience to her, but asked first: "Huaiying is from Bingzhou."
Di Renjie replied truthfully: "What the Empress said is that I am from Taiyuan, Bingzhou."
Wu Meiniang said, "The Di family in Taiyuan has been an official in all dynasties and is also a famous family in Hedong. Our ancestral home is Wenshui and is also in Taiyuan. If we talk about it carefully, our two families are also fellow villagers. If you work in the Qinger Palace and are fellow villagers in the palace, you will be even more of your own. You can often come to Lizheng Hall to walk around in the future and don't be separated."
Wu Meiniang and Di Renjie are indeed from Taiyuan, and they are undoubtedly fellow villagers. Wu Meiniang's behavior also seems quite kind, but Wu Meiniang's words mean that Di Renjie dare not appreciate it. After all, Di Renjie can guess what Wu Meiniang means.
Di Renjie never said much, but he could not refuse Wu Meiniang's kindness in person and replied: "If you have the chance in the future, I will come to the palace to pay homage to the queen again."
Seeing Di Renjie responding, Wu Meiniang continued to ask, "How long has Huaiying been reading to the Lord?"
Di Renjie replied: "I was appointed as the crown prince in the 14th year of Zhenguan. It has been seven years since then."
Wu Meiniang smiled and said, "Seven years are really not short. You came from a famous family and served as the prince since childhood. You have a close relationship with the prince. Compared to Wang Xuance, you are a little closer to Your Majesty. You will definitely be sure to be the prime minister in the future."
Di Renjie and Li Ying were close to him, and Li Ke personally named the prince's attendant. It is no exaggeration to say that Di Renjie's career was bright, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Di Renjie will be able to become a minister in the future, but if this statement was said from Wu Meiniang, it would be a bit of a win.
Di Renjie knew the purpose of Wu Meiniang calling him here, so he did not dare to accept Wu Meiniang's affection, so as not to fall into Wu Meiniang's trap later.
Di Renjie said: "You are just lucky. You have been trusted by Your Majesty and used it in the Eastern Palace. You are very worried and afraid every day, just thinking about not hurting Your Majesty's wisdom. As for the matter of worshipping Prime Minister, this is what Your Majesty can decide. I am still young, so I dare not have any extravagant hopes."
Di Renjie's words were the truth and were quite humble in his expression, but he also revealed an idea inside and outside, that is, Li Ke made decisions in the court. Whether Di Renjie can be worshipped or not in the future, what Di Renjie himself said does not count, and what Wu Meiniang said does not count, only Li Ke said does not count.
Having said this, Di Renjie obviously did not buy Wu Meiniang's account. Wu Meiniang knew that she had always shown goodwill, so slowly, her face changed a little, and suddenly asked Di Renjie: "I and the prince are very kind to you, you dare not hurt Your Majesty's wisdom, so how dare you urge the prince to do something unfilial."
Here comes, Di Renjie listened to Wu Meiniang's words and knew that Wu Meiniang had finally expressed her purpose and was asking for guilt.
Although Di Renjie knew what Wu Meiniang was saying, he pretended not to know and asked: "I dare not, and I don't know what the queen said?"
Wu Meiniang said: "The prince opened the palace when he was young, and I was worried. Therefore, I asked the prince to report to me every day. Why did you urge the prince to stop the prince from doing this?"
Faced with Wu Meiniang's accountability, Di Renjie was ready to speak out and replied: "I have never encouraged the prince not to report to the queen, but just told the prince that the matter written by him should not be mentioned in the court."
Wu Meiniang asked dissatisfiedly: "Is there anything that cannot be mentioned in the mother and son of the Tian family?"
Di Renjie said: "If the queen and the prince are asking about family affairs and private affairs, there is naturally nothing wrong with it. But if it is a state affairs and a court affairs, you should not get involved in private affairs. After all, the prince is not only a son of man, but also a crown prince. In the future, he will decide on major affairs in the world."
Di Renjie's words were heard, and Wu Meiniang became more and more displeased. She knew that it would be impossible to resolve this matter peacefully today, so she snorted and asked, "What if I insist on doing this, what will you do?"
If Di Renjie was older, he might have been more mature and steady, trying to deal with Wu Meiniang's problems in a turbulent manner. But now Di Renjie is far from the one who should have been valued forty years, who was mature and persistent, and had a self-conceived life in the country. However, he is still a young and proud young man.
Di Renjie is young and energetic now, and his career is smooth, and he has never suffered any losses. Behind him are Li Ke and Ma Zhou and others, how could he be scared by Wu Meiniang's words?
Di Renjie said: "If this is the case, I should take the post of Prince Sizhi and ask Your Majesty for this matter. If Your Majesty agrees, I will naturally have nothing to say and I should apologize to the Queen."
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Wu Meiniang didn't expect Di Renjie to respond to her like this, not eating soft and hard, and was even a little irritated.
After a while, Wu Meiniang waved her sleeves and said to Di Renjie: "You are so capable, it's really worth it for Your Majesty to value you so much. I know what you mean, let's go back."
Chapter completed!