The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"You!" Li Shimin pointed at Li Fu and said helplessly: "When I was your age, I had led troops to fight several battles with the eighteen tribes of the grassland."

"How can I compare with you?" Li Fu said: "There is only one you in the world."

"King Jingyang is right. There is only one person like you in the world." Changsun Wuji said with a smile.

You have to be diligent in flattering people, right?

As soon as Changsun Wuji said this, everyone in the room agreed.

"Okay, let you go out and idle for now." Li Shimin said: "But I'm going to change your title of court doctor."

"Come here, pass on the prince's order. Court doctor Li Fu is promoted to Taizhong doctor."

"Yes." After the attendant received the order, he went to the Ministry of Personnel.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Li Fu bowed and smiled.

Everyone in the room bowed to Li Fu and congratulated him.

"Congratulations, the King of Jingyang has been promoted three levels in a row."

From the fifth-rank court doctor to the fourth-rank Taizhong doctor.

Isn't it a three-level promotion?

"A toast to the King of Jingyang."

After a round of drinks, Li Shimin put down his wine glass and glanced at everyone.

"Okay, let's talk about business."

Everyone quieted down.

Because it was not a formal parliament, but a private banquet, there were also musicians present, and the sound of strings and bamboo did not stop.

The musician was the original musician of the East Palace. Li Fu took a look and saw that she was pretty and tender as water.

Li Shimin not only got the position of the crown prince, but also brought the original crown prince's musician.

It really is a main hit and not a waste at all.

"The Turks in the north have not been pacified yet, and there will be more wars in the future." Li Shimin said: "The last time Jie Li and Tu Li went south, it was because Yang Wengan rebelled, and they took the opportunity to come here to make money. Now what happened in Chang'an City is estimated to be hidden from the north, and they will wait for an opportunity to go south."

"As long as the eighteen tribes of the grassland are not peaceful, the war will not stop. We are always passive. Who do you think is most familiar with the tactics of the eighteen tribes of the grassland?"

"In my opinion, General Li Jing is the most familiar, and General Li Yi is second." Fang Xuanling said.

"But if you really want to talk about it, Xue Wanche is the most familiar." Yuchi Gong said: "It's a pity that he ran away."

Li Shimin listened to these names and kept thinking.

"Li Yi, Xue Wanche, both of them are from the former East Palace." Li Shimin said.

Li Fu listened quietly. In fact, Li Jiancheng had many capable people under him, but from a strategic perspective, he was really not as good as Li Shimin. Just like he said to Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng is suitable to be a king who maintains the status quo.

But now the Tang Dynasty still needs a capable and ambitious monarch.

Li Yuan is old. No matter how capable he is, he is not as capable as he was when he was young. Since he took the throne, he has become suspicious and believed everything others said. He no longer has this tolerance.

And now Fang Xuanling and others can still sit here and praise the people of the former East Palace in front of Li Shimin. Li Shimin's tolerance is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

"We followed His Highness in the past. His Highness has always paid the most attention to talents. Now that the incident has calmed down, I advise His Highness to put aside the past and recruit talents." Fang Xuanling said.

"Your Highness should put aside the past and bring back Xue Wanche the most." Yuchi Gong also made a suggestion.

"Yes, that makes sense."

"Among the former counselors of the Eastern Palace, Wang Gui and Wei Ting are old friends of mine. I know their talents best. If we can recruit them, Your Highness, we might as well recruit them."

Originally, Wang Gui and Wei Ting were exiled because of Yang Wen's rebellion.

Now that we want to use them, we must first ask for pardon.

Bring Du Yan back together.

"There is another person." Li Fu also spoke up: "Your Highness is broad-minded and can tolerate others. There is another capable person in the former Eastern Palace who can help Your Highness."

"Oh? Who is it?" Li Shimin asked curiously.

"Wei Zheng, the former Eastern Palace Prince's Groom."

Li Shimin nodded slightly after hearing this.

If they have talents, they should be used naturally.

"Wang Gui and Wei Ting, I will ask His Majesty to pardon them. As for Xue Wanche and Jingde, you go and find them back." Li Shimin said.

"Your Highness, if I go to look for him, he will be even more unable to find him." Yuchi Gong said.

"Then who do you think is the most suitable to go?" Li Shimin asked.

"General Li Jing."

"I'm afraid General Li Jing doesn't want to get involved in these things." Li Fu said.

Li Shimin was also worried about this. One night in front of Xuanwu Gate, he went to look for Li Jing, but Li Jing also shirked his responsibility and refused to help.

Although the situation is now clear, it is alsoIt is not certain that he will get involved in these things.

"Yes, he remained neutral last time I invited him. Can he do something for me this time?" Li Shimin was also hesitant.

But things still need to be done.

"No matter what, we have to find talents first." Yuchi Gong said: "Then, ask General Li Jing to invite him."

"By the way, that Wei Zheng..." Li Shimin looked at Li Fu: "How did you know that this person has talents? I remember that he followed Dou Jiande at the beginning. Later, when Dou Jiande was defeated, he turned to the former East Palace."

Speaking of which, Li Shimin's first impression of Wei Zheng was not very good.

"Your Highness will know how talented Wei Zheng is in the future. Now using Wei Zheng, I think, this should be regarded as a goodwill released by your Highness to the outside world, a goodwill released to the former prince's people, just like buying a horse bone with a thousand gold coins." Li Fu said.

He couldn't explain it too clearly, so he could only say this.

But even if he said this, it was feasible in Li Shimin's ears.

Reputation...

"Yes." Changsun Wuji said: "At this juncture, I think everyone will think that Your Highness will purge the former East Palace people and consolidate his own power. If such goodwill can be released at this time, on the one hand, it can attract more talents, and on the other hand, it shows that Your Highness is broad-minded. It will be much easier to recruit talents in the future. Now the Tang Dynasty is also in need of people."

The last point, no one will say it out loud, that is Li Shimin's position as the crown prince, after all, it is not so legitimate, so it is necessary to establish a good reputation.

Appointing officials from the former East Palace is one of them.

"At this time, if Your Highness does the opposite, then the world will naturally see Your Highness's broad-mindedness, and they will look at Your Highness with a new eye." Changsun Wuji added.

Li Shimin nodded slightly.

That's good.

He looked at Li Fu.

"Then I will observe Wei Zheng first."

Similarly, Li Shimin was also thinking about Li Fu.