Li Ji sat with a golden sword and politely asked Ling Jing to sit down.
The questioning of Ling Jing was also a test for Ling Jing.
If Ling Jing told him that it was just a wild guess, then Ling Jing was not worthy of his recruitment.
Naturally, Dou Han had to be sent back to Yeting Palace.
Ling Jing seemed to know what he was thinking and gave him a standard answer, "Since Liu Heitai rebelled, I have been in a difficult situation in Chang'an City.
There are almost no people who are close to me, but there are countless people who hate me.
Your Highness must have some agenda when he summons me at this time."
When Ling Jing said this, he did not forget to look at Dou Huan, "Your Highness knows what I want in my heart, and he should have investigated me.
His Highness should look down upon the little money I have.
The only thing worthy of Your Highness’s plans is what I have learned.”
Ling Jing's answer was quite satisfactory to Li Ji. This at least proved that Ling Jing was not a fool, but had a certain degree of vision and was worth recruiting.
Li Ji smiled and praised: "Ling Canjun has a keen eye and saw through my thoughts at once. It's not bad."
Ling Jing said humbly: "I don't deserve His Highness's praise."
After a pause, he continued: "Since I have agreed to serve His Highness, Your Highness should also respond to my request."
Li Ji secretly praised Ling Jing's boldness and laughed, "I can hand Dou Huan over to you, but do you dare to take her away?"
Ling Jing was stunned and his expression changed.
Li Ji was not threatening him, but trying to wake him up.
He has a special status, and Dou Huan also has a special status.
If he appears in Chang'an City with Dou Huan, he will definitely be watched by someone who is interested.
Some people with ulterior motives will inevitably make a fuss about them.
Once they get into trouble in front of Li Yuan, given how much Li Yuan hates Dou Jiande, they will all die.
Therefore, it is far safer for Dou Huan to stay in Prince Qi's Mansion than to follow him.
but……
He didn't really want to play for Li Ji.
He was well aware of the notoriety of Prince Qi's Mansion, and also knew what kind of whirlpool Li Ji was in.
Working for Li Ji is no less than trying to fish for gold in the fire. It may burn your body at worst, but your life may be lost at worst.
But Dou Jiande was kind to him, so he couldn't just watch Dou Huan suffer.
For a moment he was in a dilemma.
Li Ji knew his difficulty and did not rush him to answer.
Ling Jing hesitated again and again, then looked at Li Ji and said, "Then I will ask Your Highness to take care of the maid..."
Li Ji smiled knowingly.
"Ling Canjun serves me, so naturally I won't treat the people Ling Canjun cares about badly.
I will tell the princess to take good care of Dou Han."
Ling Jing smiled bitterly and thanked Li Ji.
After conquering Ling Jing, Li Ji was not in a hurry to let Ling Jing make suggestions. He knew that Ling Jing cared about Dou Huan, so he asked Ling Jing to take Dou Huan out for a walk, giving them a chance to be alone.
After Ling Jing left with Dou Huan.
Xie Shufang couldn't wait to appear in front of Li Ji, "Congratulations to Your Highness for gaining an adviser."
Li Ji smiled and nodded.
It is indeed a joyful thing to have Ling Jing in your pocket.
With Ling Jing, Xie Shufang, and Li Sixing, Prince Qi's Mansion had some strength to protect itself, and he could breathe a sigh of relief.
"Go and talk to the princess and ask her to prepare a courtyard for Dou Han with a few maids."
Li Ji ordered.
Li Ji still needs Ling Jing to do his best for him, so he will naturally take more care of Dou Huan.
Xie Shufang agreed and rushed to the dormitory to deliver the message.
…
Li Ji was very happy to have gained Ling Jing, but some people were not happy.
Li Yuan was very relieved after learning that Li Ji had dealt with the female officials, subordinate officials and palace people in the house.
He felt that Li Ji had grown up, matured, and knew what was a virtuous person and what was a sycophant.
In order to celebrate, he happily ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to kill all the female officials and subordinate officials of Prince Qi's palace who had made mistakes.
But before he could be happy for a long time, Liu Jun hurried to Ganlu Hall to report.
Li Ji took away Dou Jiande's young daughter from Yeting Palace.
Dou Jiande's subordinate Guozi offered wine to Ling Jing and became a guest in Prince Qi's palace.
"boom!"
Li Yuan angrily threw his beloved jade cup to the ground.
The jade cup instantly broke into eight petals.
"Go and ask that traitor to come see me!"
Li Yuan stood in front of the throne and roared.
The palace people inside and outside the Manlu Palace were so frightened that they knelt on the ground.
Liu Jun responded urgently, "Here!"
Liu Jun hurried to Wude Hall with Li Yuan's oral instructions.
When Liu Jun rushed to Wude Hall, Zheng Guanyin also appeared at the place where Li Jiancheng was handling government affairs.
Li Jiancheng, with a jade crown on his head and a red robe, tall and handsome, was frowning as he reviewed local documents.
Zheng Guanyin silently walked up to Li Jiancheng with a bowl of red date soup.
Li Jiancheng smelled the familiar scent of incense, put down the paperwork, raised his head, and looked at Zheng Guanyin with gentle eyes.
"Is something wrong?"
Zheng Guanyin nodded.
Li Jiancheng likes to be quiet when he is dealing with paperwork, and Zheng Guanyin generally would not disturb him at this time.
Once Zheng Guanyin appears at this time, it means something is wrong.
"Silang took away Dou Jiande's young daughter from Yeting Palace."
Zheng Guanyin said softly.
Li Jiancheng was stunned, "Dou Jiande's young daughter? Why did he mention Dou Jiande's young daughter?"
Zheng Guanyin said slowly: "Someone saw that not long after Silang took away Dou Jiande's young daughter, Dou Jiande's prince Ling Jing appeared in the palace to offer wine."
Li Jiancheng's pupils shrank, "He is crazy and dares to offend his father. Doesn't he know that his father already hates Dou Jiande to death?"
Zheng Guanyin muttered: "I don't think he is crazy, but has thought carefully."
Speaking of this, Zheng Guanyin did not forget to remind Li Jiancheng, "Don't forget, just at noon today, he forced you to kill Xue Bao.
Our fourth brother is very different from before."
Li Jiancheng frowned, rubbed his temples with both hands, and said, "I thought he was just acting out of impulse..."
In Li Jiancheng's eyes, Li Ji has always been a naive younger brother.
Li Ji asked him about asking for Xue Bao, but he regarded it as a matter of mood.
Xue Bao was not placed in Prince Qi's Mansion by Li Jiancheng.
Xue Bao took the initiative to approach Li Jiancheng and said that he would work for him.
After something happened to Xue Bao, Li Jiancheng defended Xue Bao to the death, and this was also done to show to other people who worked for him.
Li Jiancheng didn't care about Xue Bao's life or death.
He didn't take this matter to heart either.
Now that Zheng Guanyin mentioned this matter and related it to Li Ji's abnormality, he had to think more about it.
"If he is motivated, when I go to find him, he will definitely let Xue Bao go because of my superficiality.
But he didn’t.”
Zheng Guanyin reminded.
Li Jiancheng frowned and said, "When you went to Wude Hall to see him, did you notice anything different about him?"
Zheng Guanyin briefly recalled his appearance when he met Li Ji in Wude Hall, and said slowly: "I am less arrogant and more calm than before.
My eyes are not as wandering as before, but more firm."
Li Jiancheng said thoughtfully: "So, our fourth brother is really different..."
Li Jiancheng turned his head and looked at Zheng Guanyin and asked, "Has Wude Hall hired any new people recently?"
Zheng Guanyin knew what Li Jiancheng was asking, shook his head slightly and said, "I haven't seen any newcomers that Shiro cares about."
"Then why has Yuanji matured so much?"
Li Jiancheng did not feel that Li Ji had been outsourced.
In this Tai Chi Palace guarded by tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, no one dared to do anything to his brother.
Therefore, Li Jiancheng regarded all Li Ji's changes as signs of maturity.
"I guess it is related to the lightning strike more than ten days ago."
Before Li Ji's temperament changed drastically, the only thing worth paying attention to was a lightning strike.
Li Jiancheng nodded and said: "It is reasonable to wake up after a lightning strike.
I didn't want to see him because of his well-intentioned and rebellious act of dismembering his body, but I didn't expect that he would change so much."
Zheng Guanyin smiled bitterly and said: "It's not a good thing that Silang has matured."
Li Jiancheng's eyes darkened, "Pei Ji previously praised him for becoming smarter and said he could take on big responsibilities. I thought it was Pei Ji who deliberately diverted Shimin's attention to him to relieve my pressure.
Now it seems that Pei Ji really praised him, not to help me."
Zheng Guanyin nodded, "He must have a plan to recruit Ling Jing."
"Ah……"
Li Jiancheng smiled sarcastically, "What else can we brothers do?
I thought only Shimin would compete with me.
I didn’t expect Yuanji to want to compete with me."
Li Jiancheng stared at Zheng Guanyin and asked self-deprecatingly, "Did my brother be a little incompetent? Otherwise, why would he be so unpopular?"
Zheng Guanyin looked at Li Jiancheng with pity, "It's not that you, brother, are incompetent, it's that people's minds have changed, and the thing in your hand is too tempting, and no one can resist the temptation."
Li Jiancheng was silent for a moment, "I can't suppress Shimin, and I can't suppress Yuanji for no reason.
Send someone to tell Yin Ah Shu that Yuan Ji has recruited Dou Jiande's old men and he knows what to do.
Then send someone to send all the documents from Bingzhou to Wude Hall.
Now that Yuanji has grown up and matured, there is no reason for me to help him handle the government affairs in the fiefdom."
Zheng Guanyin was stunned for a moment and said: "Are you planning to weigh Shiro?"
Li Jiancheng nodded without hesitation, "Since he is greedy that he shouldn't be, he has to show me whether he has the qualifications to go against me.
If not, then just be a prince with peace of mind."
Zheng Guanyin nodded, told Li Jiancheng to remember to eat, and then left the place where Li Jiancheng was handling government affairs to help Li Jiancheng deliver the message.
In the Chengqing Hall to the west of Taiji Palace.
Li Shimin and Changsun Guanyin were also discussing Li Ji.
Li Shimin was flipping through the latest war reports from Hebei and said to Guanyin, the eldest grandson who was nursing her child: "I heard that Yuan Ji had taken away Dou Jiande's young daughter from the Yeting Palace. Dou Jiande's imperial son Ling Jing became his guest."
Changsun Guanyin's maid said a little funny: "What do you want to say?"
Li Shimin put down the document in his hand and said, "Don't you think he violated his father's taboo?
His father killed Dou Jiande and forced Liu Heitai to rebel.
Now Liu Heitai is making a fuss in Hebei.
Ninety percent of the territory formerly occupied by Dou Jiande has been conquered.
My father now wants to kill Dou Jiande again.
Yuan Ji invites Dou Jiande's old subordinates to be his guests at this time, can my father spare him?"
