Xiande Hall is the residence of Li Jiancheng, the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty. Li Jiancheng and his family lived here. They followed Li Yuan to attend court on weekdays, and after the dynasty dispersed, they followed Li Yuan to handle court affairs at Qianhua Gate.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Li Jiancheng had just returned to the palace that day when he saw Pei Ji running in with a trace of panic on his face.

"Why are you doing this, Doctor Pei?" Li Jiancheng frowned. He was from a famous family, and he was very particular about his demeanor. His expression remained unchanged even when facing Mount Tai.

"Your Majesty, don't you know that the Prime Minister has ordered Duke Qin to go to war tomorrow?" Pei Ji asked with his eyes wide open.

"Of course we know this." Li Jiancheng said nonchalantly: "If Erlang doesn't go on an expedition, why should Linfen County Duke go on an expedition? Doesn't this make it appear that there is no one in my Li family?"

"Hey! Your Majesty, Lu Zhaoci is going to go on an expedition. No matter how much merit he has made, he is still a minister. As long as you are here, he will not rebel. But after the second son has made great achievements, he may not be a minister in the future.

I'm a minister, he might be the king!" Pei Ji looked angry at him and said, "Did you know that he wanted to recruit Li Jing and Lu Zhaoying to join this army on the pretext that there was a lack of good generals in the Duke of Qin's palace?"

And I made a promise to the former military commander."

"Isn't this a good thing? Erlang knows people well and makes good use of them. Although Lu Zhaoci is very loyal, he is still a foreign general. How can a foreign general be a general for a long time?" Li Jiancheng said without changing his expression.

"Hey, Prince, you are so loyal and honest!" Pei Ji sighed: "If nothing happens, after Xue Ju is defeated and Qu Tutong surrenders, Guanzhong will no longer have any worries, and the prime minister will be promoted to the throne and proclaimed emperor.

Now, do you think that your current crown prince can firmly hold the position of crown prince? Of course, some of Erlang's many actions were for the sake of the Li family, but most of them were for himself. He was establishing merit and establishment for himself.

fame, and then when the prime minister ascends to the throne, he will aspire to be the crown prince."

"Is Erlang really like this?" Li Jiancheng asked in surprise.

"Not bad." Two more people came out from outside the palace, but they were Wang Gui and Wei Ting. Wei Ting is now the Longxi Palace's sacrificial wine. This is also one of the signs that Jingzhao Weishi has integrated into the Li clan. Together with him

Also joining the Prince's Mansion were Wei Zhengju and others.

"Where did Wei Jijiu start talking about this?" Li Jiancheng glanced at the young Wei Ting. The two of them had been friends since they were young. As the saying goes, they are what we call "Fa Xiao" now.

"Your Majesty, there are countless good generals in this capital. Why did the Second Young Master choose Lu Zhaoying and Li Jing?" Wei Ting cupped his hands and said: "As far as I know, Xue Ju launched a large-scale invasion. Although the momentum was huge, the actual

It was just an empty stomach. He came thousands of miles away and had insufficient food and grass. The day of retreat was right in front of him. The second young master went now. It was just the right time. It would not take long to solve Fufeng's behavior. The so-called lack of good generals

It's all fake. By recruiting Lu Zhaoying and Li Jing at the moment, he is actually trying to make friends with foreign generals like Lu Zhaoci, or even trying to sell off the third wife."

"Although I have a bad impression of Lu Zhaoci, I have to admit that in the days to come, General Lu will be the leader of foreign generals. Winning him over is equivalent to winning over a group of foreign generals.

"Wang Gui sighed.

"Although Zhao Ci is a general with a foreign surname, he is on good terms with me, so he would never seek refuge with Erlang!" Li Jiancheng frowned and said uncertainly.

Wang Gui and others sighed deeply. This Li Jiancheng can be regarded as a wise master, but he is a bit weak by nature and has too much friendship. How did he know that the battle for imperial power depends not on friendship, but on strength. Even if he

He doesn't harm others, but others will harm him. So Li Shimin is an easy person to offend. If he can't suppress him firmly, or even find an opportunity to kill him, he will be harmed by him in the future.

"The friendship in the past was just that Lu Zhaoci did it casually, in order to make good friends with the Li family, not to make good friends with the young master." Wang Gui shook his head and said: "I don't know if the prince has other ways, even if he can't make good friends with the Lu family.

, and we can’t push Mrs. Lu to the Second Young Master’s side.”

"Marriage." Li Jiancheng thought for a while and said: "My father mentioned this a little bit today and said that Liu Wenjing sent a letter today saying that Guanzhong was in war and the population was sparse, and he wanted to order that all men aged twenty and women aged fifteen should be married, otherwise they would be forcibly matched.

. Later he jokingly said that the Duke of Linfen County will be twenty next year. If there is no arrangement at home, he will assign someone to him. "

"Marriage?" The expressions of Pei Ji, Wang Gui and others changed slightly, and they fell silent for a moment, and the hall was silent for a while.

"Why, Lu Zhaoci is handsome and unrestrained. He is a hero among men. Who can compare with him among his peers?" Li Jiancheng glanced at the three of them, with a hint of dissatisfaction on his face.

"I don't know who to appoint?" Wei Ting glanced at Pei Ji and Wang Gui and asked in a low voice.

"We still don't know." Li Jiancheng shook his head and said, "Either the third lady, the fifth lady, or someone from the clan. Who do you think is the most suitable?"

"Fifth Lady." Pei Ji and Wang Gui looked at each other and said in unison.

"Where is the third lady?" Li Jiancheng asked curiously: "I heard that Lu Zhaoci and my third sister have a crush on each other!"

"No, no." Wang Gui quickly waved his hand and said: "Not to mention that Sanniang has just lost her husband, let alone Chai Shao's death. I heard that she had a close relationship with Linfen County Duke. How can I betroth Sanniang to him?"

"But Wan'er is a concubine!" Li Jiancheng frowned and said, "Lu Zhaoci is the eldest son of the Lu family. He will definitely be the head of the Lu family in the future. It is probably inappropriate for him to marry a concubine."

"Once the prime minister is promoted to the throne, there will be no distinction between direct descendants and concubines." Pei Ji sneered: "What kind of person is he, Lu Zhaoci? He is just a martial artist. He is already very good as a match for a Tian family woman. Does he still want to pick three?

Pick four."

"Okay!" Li Jiancheng waved his hand and said, "In that case, I will tell my father tomorrow. I have fulfilled a good deed for him. If I think about it, I won't side with Erlang anymore."

"What the prince said is true." Pei Ji said with cupped hands. He looked at each other and Wang Gui and others. Wang Gui naturally understood and said a few more words before leaving.

Outside the main hall, Wang Gui cupped his hands and said, "What do you want from Mr. Pei? You should obey your orders."

"Ting follows closely behind." Wei Ting also said with a cup of his hand.

"The Fan Yang Lu family is about to enter Guanzhong." Pei Ji sighed and said, "What do you think?"

Wang Gui and others were stunned when they heard this, and immediately understood that if Lu Zhao resigned as a general and married the daughter of the Li family, Lu family would naturally be able to gain a foothold in Guanzhong with the prestige and status in the military, and with it, the Cui family would be able to gain a foothold in Guanzhong.

, the Zheng family and other Guandong groups will also follow suit, breaking the position of the Guanlong group in the Li clan.

"Mr. Chai!" Wei Ting lowered his brows and said softly.

Pei Ji and Wang Gui looked at each other with a hint of joy on their faces. They cupped their hands with each other and left, leaving only Wei Ting standing in front of the hall.

"Two old foxes." Wei Ting cursed lightly and walked towards the outside of the imperial city.
Chapter completed!