Li Yuan killed Dou Jiande and many of Dou Jiande's confidants, and forced Dou Jiande's old subordinate Liu Heita to rebel, causing Hebei to fall into war again.
Li Yuan didn't think it was his fault, so it could only be Dou Jiande's old department who was at fault.
Therefore, Li Yuan was very disgusted with Dou Jiande's old ministry.
It makes sense that Ling Jing, as Dou Jiande's old subordinate, was not reused during Li Yuan's Wude years.
But if he was not reused during Li Shimin's Zhenguan period, it would be a bit unjustifiable.
Li Shimin has a lot of surrendered generals and ministers under him. As long as Ling Jing is willing to contribute to him, he doesn't care whose old subordinate Ling Jing is.
But Ling Jing still left only a few strokes during Li Shimin's Zhenguan period.
It was left behind by Li Shimin when he asked Wei Zheng for help when Ling Jing was begging for bones.
Therefore, Li Ji decisively ruled out the fact that Ling Jing was not reused.
Ling Jing was Dou Jiande's counselor and the imperial minister under Dou Jiande's rule.
It can be seen that Ling Jing not only has brains, but also knowledge.
How can a person with brains and knowledge be so incompetent?
Even if the brain is not used enough, is knowledge still not enough?
Therefore, Li Ji also ruled out the fact that his skills were limited.
So Li Ji guessed that Ling Jing was unwilling to contribute to Li Tang.
Li Ji also had some guesses as to why he was unwilling to contribute to Li Tang.
Ling Jing was a civil servant, a counselor, and a man of character.
Dou Jiande discovered him, enabled him, and was kind to him.
After Dou Jiande was defeated and surrendered to Tang Dynasty, it was nothing if he followed Dou Jiande and surrendered to Tang Dynasty to help Li Tang.
But Li Yuan backhandedly killed Dou Jiande and his benefactor. He kept running to help Li Tang. Do you still need the character?
It's good that he didn't cause Li Tang's rebellion.
"I'm afraid this person won't be of use to me, right?"
Li Ji looked at Xie Shufang and asked.
A man of character will not be conquered easily.
Uncle Xie said confidently: "It's hard for me to say what others say, but I have a way to deal with what they say."
"oh?"
Li Ji's eyes lit up, "Tell me carefully!"
Xie Shufang said: "When I was investigating him, I discovered an interesting thing. He seemed to be looking for a way to rescue Dou Jiande's young daughter.
And Dou Jiande's young daughter is in Yeting Palace. Apart from the saint, only you, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the King of Qin, can save her."
In the past, Xie Shufang would never say such things to Li Ji.
Today, Li Ji spoke to Xie Shufang from the bottom of his heart and talked about his difficulties.
Xie Shufang felt that Li Ji regarded him as one of his own, so he appropriately exceeded his lower limit.
Li Ji was delighted, "Then I'll defeat him?"
If a man of character has no desires or desires, there is really nothing you can do against him.
But if a man of character wants something, it will be easy to handle.
Li Ji had previously doubted that since Ling Jing was a man of character, why didn't he resign and go into seclusion after Dou Jiande's death, and instead became a ninth-grade sesame official in Chang'an City.
Now I understand that Ling Jing is worried about Dou Jiande's orphan.
"Anyway, I feel that the saint, His Highness the Crown Prince, and His Highness the King of Qin will not help him save people."
Uncle Xie told the truth.
Li Ji nodded in agreement. The more fierce Liu Heitai made trouble in Hebei, the more Li Yuan hated Dou Jiande.
Liu Heitai is about to conquer all of Dou Jiande's former territories, and Li Yuan probably hates Dou Jiande to death.
Ling Jing dares to go to Li Yuan. It would be strange if Li Yuan doesn't send them down together.
Due to Li Yuan's attitude, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin would send one of them down even if they would not go down together.
So now he is the only one who can help Ling Jing.
Li Ji thought about this and asked with a smile: "The only one who can help him is me, so the way he wants to find must be me, right?
Who is he going to find to help him, and what is he going to do to impress me?"
Xie Shufang nodded and said: "He found the official treasure in the house, and the price seems to be a rare treasure.
I haven’t found out what it is specifically.”
"Then there's no need to check. You can take my handwritten letter to Yeting Palace and summon Dou Jiande's young daughter to be your maid in Wude Palace.
Then send someone to invite Ling Jing to the palace."
Li Ji ordered with a smile.
Since he could have Ling Jing in his pocket, he was not willing to wait any longer.
As for the rare treasures Xie Shufang mentioned, he was not very interested.
There is no shortage of rare treasures in the Qi Palace.
If you don't have enough, you can go to Li Yuan and ask for it, and you won't be greedy for Ling Jing's little stuff that's at the bottom of the box.
"Here!"
Xie Shufang bowed and rushed to Yeting Palace with Li Ji's handwritten letter.
After a while, they took Dou Jiande's young daughter to the main hall of Wude Hall.
Dou Jiande's little girl is very young, only eight years old. She looks pretty and cute. She is timid when looking at people. When people stare at her, she will involuntarily hide where others can't see her.
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Li Ji stared at her twice, and she hid behind Xie Shufang, tightly grabbing the belt that held Xie Shufang's armor.
"She didn't have a good time in Yeting Palace, right?"
Li Ji sat cross-legged behind the table, looked at the little girl hiding behind Xie Shufang and refused to show her head, and couldn't help but ask.
After all, the little girl is Dou Jiande's daughter, and she was born during Dou Jiande's most prosperous years. Even if she is not favored by Dou Jiande, she is well-dressed and well-fed, and has many followers, so she will never develop such a cowardly character.
Therefore, the reason why she is so cowardly must be the reason of Ye Ting Palace.
There are more than 10,000 people living in the Yeting Palace. It is common for some people to bully others and others to be bullied.
The little girl is only eight years old and is struggling to make a living in there. It is normal for her to be bullied.
People in Yeting Palace don't care who the little girl was in the past.
After all, there is no shortage of noble people in the Yeting Palace.
There are so many emperors' concubines, prince's princesses, wives, prince's wives, marquis' wives, etc.
There were many people who rebelled in the late Sui and early Tang Dynasties, so there were many emperors, many princes, and their female relatives.
Naturally, Li Tang captured more female relatives.
Xie Shufang nodded without hesitation: "She did not have a good life in Yeting Palace..."
Uncle Xie stopped talking and didn't say much.
The little girl's life in Yeting Palace was not only bad, but also in dire straits.
She didn't know that it was the crazy female officer who actually arranged her to be with a few lunatics.
The little girl was timid when seeing people, because she was frightened by those crazy people.
"what is her name?"
"Dou Huan!"
Li Ji nodded and ordered Ah Jiu to take Dou Huan down to wash up.
Ah Jiu walked to Dou Han and whispered to Dou Han for a long time. Then Dou Han timidly walked out from behind Xie Shufang and followed Ah Jiu to wash up.
After Dou Huan left, Li Ji sighed: "Yeting Palace must be quite chaotic, right?"
Xie Shufang hesitated for a moment and nodded.
"More than 18,000 women of different identities are locked together. It would be strange if there was no chaos."
Li Ji sighed.
Those wild emperors and the concubines of King Caotou suddenly changed from high-ranking nobles to palace servants driven by female officials.
If you don't obey, you will be slapped, whipped, or beaten with a cane. Under the huge gap, some people will definitely be unable to bear it and go crazy.
Those who can stay awake may not be able to avoid intrigues.
After all, even the palace people are divided into three, six or nine grades. If they can get a chance to leave the Yeting Palace, no one is willing to miss it.
"When will Ling Jing arrive?"
"I sent someone to invite you when I went to Yeting Palace. I think they will arrive soon."
Li Ji nodded, picked up a book, and waited for someone while flipping through the book.
Half an hour later, Ah Jiu cleaned Dou Huan, dressed her up carefully, and brought her to the main hall of Wude Hall.
After Dou Huan washed up, she became even cuter, with a bright red face.
Wearing a small, light red embroidered jacket and a plump figure.
Even though he is still timid, he hides behind Ah Jiu and refuses to show his face.
"It's very good and very festive."
Li Ji praised him and asked Ah Jiu to take Dou Huan to sit not far from him.
Not long after Dou Huan arrived, a middle-aged man with a thin face and a long goat beard appeared at the entrance of the main hall of Wude Hall.
After seeing Dou Han in the hall, he stood there blankly.
When Dou Huan saw the middle-aged man, his eyes lit up, but he did not dare to move.
The middle-aged man stared at Dou Han for a while, then straightened his hat and stepped into the hall.
Walking into the palace, he gave Li Ji a standard salute in an extremely elegant manner.
"Your Majesty, the Pastoral Supervisor, Cheng Lingjing, has met His Highness the King of Qi."
Li Ji looked at Ling Jing carefully and then slowly said, "No need to be polite, sit down and talk."
Ling Jing cupped his hands in thanks and sat in an empty seat on the right side of Li Ji.
After sitting down, Ling Jing couldn't wait to speak, "I wonder what your Highness has to say when summoned?"
Li Ji smiled and said: "I heard that you were looking for a way to meet me. I was curious about what you wanted to do with me, so I asked you to come over and ask."
Ling Jing was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Li Ji's words to be so straightforward.
Ling Jing took a deep breath and said straight to the point: "Your Highness should already know the reason why I am looking for you."
Ling Jing's purpose was Dou Han, and Dou Han was kneeling beside Li Ji. It would be strange if Li Ji didn't know his purpose.
Li Ji smiled and nodded, "I do know your purpose, and I can help you achieve your wish, but what can you give me?"
Ling Jing's eyes fell on Dou Han, and after staying for a while, they fell on Li Ji.
Li Ji was not in a hurry and just watched quietly.
After Ling Jing's eyes lingered on Dou Huan and Li Ji three times, he slowly stood up, walked to the hall, and paid homage to Li Jixing.
"Your Majesty! Ling Jing, I am willing to be at the command of His Highness!"
"Very good... Supervisor Ling is indeed a smart man."
Li Ji is in a good mood.
Ling Jing guessed his purpose without clearly revealing it, which is enough to show how smart Ling Jing is.
If Ling Jing started talking about rare treasures, he would look down on Ling Jing.
"From today on, Ling Jiancheng will join the army as the official secretary of Prince Qi. I will order Li Changshi to draft an appointment document and send it to the province. Someone will send it to you as soon as the document, official seal, and official uniform are sent to you.
residence.
Now, let me call you Ling Canjun first.
Ling Canjun, stood up and sat down, tell me, how did you determine that I intended to recruit you?"