After Li Ji finished speaking, Li Sixing's face was full of astonishment. What Li Ji did today was beyond his knowledge of King Qi.
In Li Sixing's impression, King Qi should be a cruel, ruthless and greedy person.
But today the King of Qi not only spared Xue Bao's family members, but was also willing to pay generously to the families of the soldiers who died in the battle.
Li Sixing couldn't understand it for a while.
Li Ji saw Li Sixing's reaction and realized that his performance today might have been a little too much, which would have a big impact on Li Sixing.
Immediately, Li Jidao said: "The errand I gave you is difficult to handle?"
Li Sixing came to his senses and said immediately: "No, it's not difficult to do."
"Then why don't you speak?"
Li Ji asked knowingly.
Li Sixing deceived him and said: "I am thinking about how to complete the errands assigned by His Highness."
I believe you are evil!
Li Ji complained in his heart. In order to avoid causing a greater impact on Li Sixing, he did not talk to Li Sixing too much. He waved his hand and said, "Let's do it quickly."
Li Sixing quickly stood up, bowed, and exited the main hall of Wude Hall.
When Li Si walked to the entrance of the main hall of Wude Hall, he happened to meet Xie Shufang.
Uncle Xie bowed to Li Sixing, and Li Sixing nodded in return.
Xie Shufang entered the main hall of Wude Hall and knelt on one knee in front of Li Ji, "I see you, Your Highness."
Li Ji waved his hand, "No need to be polite, how did you do with the things I was asked to do?"
Xie Shufang cupped his hands and said: "All the female officials and subordinate officials who have made mistakes in the palace have been sent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. However, the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs said that the subordinate officials in the palace are not under their control, so they are ready to hand them over to Dali Temple.
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Li Ji looked surprised, "They dare to hand over people who work in the palace to Dali Temple?"
If the subordinate officials in the prince's palace make mistakes, they will indeed be under the control of Dali Temple, but that can also be divided into those inside and outside the palace.
The prince's subordinate officials in the palace knew too many secrets of the palace, and Dali Temple did not dare to ask for them, nor did it dare to take care of them.
Xie Shufang hesitated and said: "I guess that the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs are just talking about it and will not transfer them to Dali Temple."
Li Ji nodded and said: "It should be..."
If the people of the Ministry of Internal Affairs really handed over the prince's official who had done things in the palace to Dali Temple, and some kind of scandal in the palace was spread, the people of the Ministry of Internal Affairs would not be able to escape punishment.
"Since the person has been handed over to the chamberlain, we won't care about it.
How did you check the person I asked you to check?"
Li Ji asked.
Xie Shufang hesitated and said: "I found out, but what did Your Highness check them for?"
Xie Shufang had some guesses in his mind, but he didn't dare to say anything because it would violate taboos and Li Yuan's taboos.
Li Ji glared at Xie Shufang and said angrily: "Why should I investigate them? Do I still need to explain to you?"
Xie Shufang hurriedly said: "I don't dare, I am just worried that His Highness will be punished by the saint if he gets close to them.
Your Highness also knows that since Liu Heitai rebelled in Hebei, the saint has been very wary of them."
Li Ji glared at Xie Shufang and said straight to the point: "Then I'm telling you now that I not only want to get close to them, but also recruit them. What are you going to do?"
Xie Shufang's expression changed drastically and he exclaimed: "Your Highness wants to recruit them?"
Li Ji nodded without hesitation, that's what he thought and was prepared to do so.
Xie Shufang said anxiously: "Your Highness, they are Dou Jiande's old tribe. Those who are rebelling in Hebei are also Dou Jiande's old tribe. No one can guarantee whether there is any connection between them.
You're getting into trouble by recruiting them.
Once something goes wrong among them, you will not be able to escape punishment."
Li Ji stared at Xie Shufang and asked: "Then tell me, besides them, who else is willing to be used by me today?"
In the early Tang Dynasty, there were many outstanding people whose names went down in history, but almost all of them were divided between Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng. There were almost none who were willing to surrender to Prince Qi's palace, and few were willing to be used by Li Ji.
Even with the notorious reputation of Prince Qi's Mansion, any talent with a little bit of strategy in mind would avoid it.
Li Ji wanted to strengthen Prince Qi's palace and recruit talents, so he could only take the wrong approach.
Xie Shufang didn't know what Li Ji was thinking. He knelt on the ground and shouted loudly, "I! I am willing to be used by Your Highness! I am willing to die for Your Highness!"
Li Ji looked at Xie Shufang and was very moved. He could see that Xie Shufang was not trying to fool him by saying nice things. He also knew that Xie Shufang was loyal to him.
But Xie Shufang alone could not protect him, nor could he protect Prince Qi's palace.
Li Jiping withdrew the maids, and placed the guards and maids at the door far away, then squatted down in front of Uncle Xie, staring into Xie Uncle's eyes, "Do you think I am willing to risk being punished by my father?"
Is it dangerous to get close to Dou Jiande's old subordinates?
There is nothing I can do.
I know you are loyal.
But you alone can't deal with Tiance Mansion, Xiu Wen Guan, Dong Palace, or the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty."
Xie Shufang was stunned and his eyes widened in horror.
"Your Highness... Your Highness wants to..."
"Snapped!"
Li Ji saw that Xie Shufang had misunderstood and thought he was going to fight for the dragon, so he reached out and patted Xie Shufang on the shoulder, interrupting Xie Shufang's words.
"I'm not interested in that position. If possible, I hope to take everyone in my family on a trip to see the great rivers and mountains of the Tang Dynasty.
But being in my position, it’s not up to me to escape unscathed.”
As Li Ji spoke, he sat down next to Xie Shufang on the floor. Ever since he was tricked by Pei Ji, he had actually been holding back a lot of things to say to others.
But he didn't know who to talk to.
Today I opened up the conversation with Xie Shufang, and he wouldn't mind talking more to Xie Shufang.
"Did you know? On the day I was grounded by my father, I had decided that from now on I would be an idle prince and not care about the rights and wrongs of the government and the public.
I decided that after the confinement period was over, I would take everyone in my family out for a sightseeing tour and enjoy the magnificent rivers and mountains of the Tang Dynasty.
But before I could lift my confinement, Yin Ah Shu came to the door. Because of Yin Ah Shu's matter, I was summoned to Liang Yi Hall by my father.
In the Liangyi Palace, I only foiled my father's plan to beat up my second brother, and was praised by Pei Ji as brave and resourceful, capable of taking on important responsibilities."
Li Ji grinned at Xie Shufang, "In ordinary people's homes, it is definitely a happy thing if a son is brave and resourceful and can take on big responsibilities.
But in our family, if our son is brave and resourceful and can take on big responsibilities, it would definitely be a disaster.
Because our family has no shortage of brave and resourceful sons who can take on big responsibilities.
You are a smart man, and you should be able to feel that my second brother has reached the peak of his power after defeating Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande at Hulao Pass.
He has a cloud of counselors and a rain of warriors under his command, and he can do almost anything he wants to do.
But he is a legitimate second son and a prince.
My eldest brother is the eldest son and the prince.
My eldest brother couldn't suppress him, and my father also felt threatened.
But my father was unwilling to suppress him personally.
What do you think my father would do?"
Li Ji's smile became weaker and weaker, and Xie Shufang became more and more shocked as he listened. At some point, sweat began to form on his forehead.
Li Ji stretched out his hand again, patted Xie Shufang's shoulder, and said sincerely: "He will support me and help my eldest brother to suppress my second brother."
Li Ji took back his hand, sighed and said, "I can refuse, but when Pei Ji praised me for being brave and resourceful, he said it in front of my second brother.
Do you think my second brother believes it?
After my elder brother finds out, will he believe it or not?"
Xie Shufang swallowed hard and said with difficulty: "Believe it or not, they will keep an eye on His Highness, just in case..."
Li Ji nodded, "Yes, believe it or not, they will stare at me.
If I move, there is still a glimmer of hope.
If I don't move, they will still stare at me. When they get impatient, they will join forces to kill me first, and then we will tell who is better.
More importantly, if I don’t move, my father will force me to move.”
Li Ji sighed: "So...Xie Shufang, I have no choice.
Not to mention Dou Jiande's old tribe, I can also recruit Turks as long as they are willing to be used by me."
Xie Shufang swallowed twice more and tried hard to calm down.
Xie Shufang is a smart man. Li Ji broke down his situation and told it to Xie Shufang. How could Xie Shufang not understand?
It was precisely because of his understanding that Uncle Xie understood how terrifying the situation Li Ji was in.
"I understand His Highness's difficulties, and I will no longer dissuade His Highness from recruiting Dou Jiande's old subordinates."
Xie Shufang said solemnly.
Although Li Ji's words made him feel scared, Li Ji was willing to say these words to him, which meant that Li Ji regarded him as a confidant.
Li Ji treated him with sincerity, and he could only repay him with sincerity.
Li Ji smiled and said: "As long as you understand, where is what I want?"
Xie Shufang understood the meaning of Li Ji's words and immediately took out a volume of booklet from his arms and handed it to Li Ji.
Li Ji took the booklet and flipped through it carefully. Uncle Xie was on one side, explaining to Li Ji.
When he saw the word Ling Jing, Li Ji's eyes froze.
Xie Shufang immediately understood that Li Ji must have taken a fancy to this person, and explained to Li Ji in detail, "Ling Jing is Dou Jiande's counselor, and he once served as the prince of the country under Dou Jiande.
During the Battle of Hulao Pass in July, Ling Jing gave Dou Jiande advice, asking Dou Jiande to attack Huaizhou and Heyang, and made a grand gesture of attacking Fenzhou and Jinzhou, forcing His Highness the King of Qin to retreat.
But Dou Jiande listened to the villain's slander and did not adopt it.
Afterwards, His Highness the King of Qin found out about this and said that if Dou Jiande adopted Ling Jing's advice, he might withdraw his troops.
Although I don't know how true or false His Highness the King of Qin's words are, Ling Jing must be a talented person to be able to make His Highness the King of Qin say this in public.
Ling Jing is now serving as the pastor of the lower eunuch, acting as the eunuch, and is on the ninth rank."
Li Ji nodded thoughtfully.
There is indeed such a record in history regarding the description of Ling Jing's ability, and it is the only such record.
After Ling Jing surrendered to Li Tang, he never did anything else.
I don’t know if it’s because it’s not being reused, or because it’s because I don’t have enough skills, or there are some other reasons.
Li Ji guessed that it was more likely that Ling Jing was unwilling to contribute to Li Tang.