Qu Tutong was so ashamed that his face turned red and he could no longer say a word.
Qiu He saw Qu Tutong's embarrassment, sighed inwardly, stroked his beard and said: "I heard from my son A Jing that there seems to be a vacancy in the Youtun Guards."
Li Yuanji raised his eyebrows slightly and his expression softened a bit.
The son Ajing mentioned by Qiu He is Qiu Xinggong.
The Qiu clan led by Qiu He came from the Qiu Dun clan of the Xianbei tribe. In the process of continuous sinicization, the Qiu Dun clan was transformed into the Qiu clan.
Therefore, Qiu Xinggong's original name was Qiu Dunxinggong, and his given name was the word "Jing".
It can also be called Qiu Dunjing.
Qiu He was not used to calling Qiu Xinggong "Jing" because it seemed undignified, so he usually called Qiu Xinggong "Ajing".
Qiu He was an official in Prince Qi's palace and had just been reprimanded by Li Yuanji, so he could not blatantly speak for Li Shimin. He could only use Qiu Xinggong's words to speak for Li Shimin.
Li Yuanji said with a joking smile: "Don't you think I'm a fool?"
Qiu He hurriedly said: "Your Highness is extremely intelligent. How can I hide your Highness's little cleverness from His eyes? How can I dare to fool Your Highness?"
Li Yuanji gave Qu Tutong face and did not pull Qu Tutong out to whip his corpse.
Li Yuanji said with a half-smile: "That's pretty much it..."
Qiu He looked ashamed.
Li Yuanji asked: "The vacancies in Youtunwei will not be the same as those in Youbeishen Mansion, right?"
Qiu He said without hesitation: "The current vacancy in Youtunwei is General Youtunwei. It is a real job and the responsibility of being on guard duty within the leadership."
Li Yuanji was stunned for a moment, but his face didn't change at all.
But my heart blossomed with joy.
It’s true that if you plant flowers intentionally, they will fail, but if you don’t, you will plant willows and willows will create shade.
He had been thinking about the built-in gate guard for a long time in his planning, but he never found the opportunity.
Unexpectedly, now, it will be delivered to my door.
If he could win it successfully, he would be able to save a lot of trouble and effort.
However, in this exchange, it was Li Shimin who begged him, not him who begged Li Shimin, so he couldn't be too eager or care too much about the built-in guard.
He is now on the most advantageous side, and he can make the benefits of this exchange even greater.
"Your Highness is... dissatisfied?"
Seeing Li Yuanji speechless for a long time, Qiu He couldn't help but grab his beard and asked tentatively.
Li Yuanji came to his senses and said reluctantly: "Just so-so."
Qiu He hurriedly said: "Then will His Highness agree or not?"
Li Yuanji reluctantly said: "For the sake of my second brother asking you two to come forward together, I can agree. However, this matter is easier said than done.
I don’t have that much free time to help someone in my house take up the post of General Youtunwei.”
Qiu He's expression changed slightly, and he immediately winked at Qu Tutong.
Li Yuanji had already taught him that his buttocks were too crooked to sit on, and it was inconvenient for him to say certain things, so Qu Tutong could only say them.
Qu Tutong suppressed the shame in his heart and said: "Your Highness, do you mean to ask His Highness, King Qin, to help someone in your household take up the post of General Youtunwei?"
Li Yuanji nodded unhurriedly and said: "Yes, not only that, I will not help my second brother's people become generals of the Zuojianmen."
Qu Tutong's expression suddenly changed.
In a fair exchange, Li Yuanji did not provide after-sales service, but asked Li Shimin to provide after-sales service.
"Your Highness, isn't this unfair to His Highness King Qin?"
Qu Tutong said in a deep voice.
Li Yuanji said funny: "You think this is unfair to my second brother, and I also think it is unfair to me. After all, the people in my house will become the generals of the Zuojianmen House. It's just a coincidence."
You're wrong, I didn't mean to find that position for them, let alone help them change their position.
I don't even care if they hang out in any of the twelve or four palaces.
Therefore, this transaction does no harm to me, but it also does no good.
If I give up my position as General of the Zuojianmen and help my second brother’s men become Generals of the Zuojianmen, wouldn’t I be at a loss?”
Qu Tutong opened his mouth and was speechless.
Li Yuanji said with a smile: "The reason why I agreed to this exchange is to give face to my second brother, and also to give you face. But you can't rely on me to give face and make me suffer.
What do you think?"
Qu Tutong gritted his teeth and looked at Qiu He. Qiu He's eyebrows, which had not many eyebrows left, were condensed together. He said in a deep voice: "Don't you want to save General Kan, Your Highness?"
Li Yuanji smiled sarcastically: "Why do you think so firmly that I care about Kan Leng?"
Qiu He said seriously: "General Kan is a general that His Highness has finally recruited. Doesn't His Highness care?"
Li Yuanji stared at Qiu He and asked curiously: "Then let me ask you, do you think Kan Leng will die if I don't help him after he returns to Beijing?"
Qiu He immediately understood what Li Yuanji meant, and sighed reluctantly: "No..."
Li Yuanji leaned back slightly and lay on the railing in the pavilion, which is called the beauty's back. He curled his lips and said, "Then why should I save Kan Leng?"
Li Yuan's attitude towards generals was quite generous.
If a military commander makes a mistake, as long as he is not beheaded by the commander in accordance with military law on the battlefield, Li Yuan will not be ruthless after returning to the court.
Perhaps in Li Yuan's view, the generals worked desperately to fight for him from the front, and the coaches he trusted did not kill the generals because of their mistakes, which means that the mistakes made by the generals should be within the forgivable range.
In addition, Li Yuan was also born on horseback. He knew that military generals risked their lives to perform meritorious deeds on the battlefield, and he also knew what military generals had to pay for every victory.
Therefore, Li Yuan was extremely tolerant of military commanders.
Although what Kan Leng did in Danyang City this time went too far, if Li Xiuning didn't kill him, Li Yuan wouldn't kill him after returning to the capital.
However, what Kan Leng did this time was indeed too much. Some people were pitiful, some had grudges with Prince Qi's Mansion, some were displeased with Li Yuanji, and some wanted to use Kan Leng's mistakes to hurt Li Xiuning.
Anyone who finds trouble will come forward to impeach Kan Leng.
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However, it won’t be done all at once.
After all, Li Yuan was not a benevolent emperor, and he would not really beat Kan Leng to the end and give an explanation to someone just because Kan Leng killed too much.
Li Yuan couldn't do the kind of thing that after a military general won a battle, he not only refused to reward the general, but also found troubles, found faults, and suppressed the general.
As long as Kan Leng doesn't get pushed to the bottom and leans against the giant tree of Prince Qi's Mansion, he will be able to stand up sooner or later, and maybe he will be able to climb higher than before.
After Qiu He realized that Kan Leng's matter would not affect the exchange with Li Yuanji at all, he bowed his hands to Li Yuanji and said nothing again.
Seeing this, Qu Tutong stood up slowly and said, "I can't make the decision on this matter. I have to go back and ask His Majesty the King of Qin to make a decision."
Although Li Shimin was powerful, he could not dominate the world with one hand. It would take a lot of effort to help someone assume the position of General of the Twelve Guards.
Qu Tutong didn't know whether Li Shimin was willing to put in more effort for the position of General Zuojianmen. He couldn't make the decision for Li Shimin without permission, so he had to ask Li Shimin for instructions before giving Li Yuanji an answer.
Li Yuanji glanced at Qu Tutong, bent down slightly, picked up the teacup, and took a sip.
Qiu He and Qu Tutong understood immediately.
Qiu He stood up and, together with Qu Tutong, saluted Li Yuanji and said, "I take my leave."
Li Yuanji said nothing and had no reaction.
Qiu He and Qu Tutong wisely exited the pavilion and rushed to Chang'an City.
After Qiu He and Qu Tutong walked away, Li Yuanji put down his teacup and fell into deep thought.
Li Shimin actually gave up the position of General of the Right Guard in exchange for the position of General of the Left Prison Gate.
This really surprised him.
In his impression, the position of the General of the Right Guards was much more important than the position of the General of the Left Prison Gate.
After all, the former leads more than 7,000 soldiers and horses, and they are all gathered together, while the latter only leads more than 2,000 soldiers and horses, and they are scattered everywhere.
The most important thing is that the former has absolute control over the more than 7,000 soldiers and horses under his command, while the latter does not have much control over the more than 2,000 soldiers and horses under his command.
Li Yuanji did not think that Li Shimin would be stupid enough to trade good things for others, nor did he think Li Shimin was stupid enough to not see the difference.
Therefore, the reason why Li Shimin exchanged the position of General of the Youtunwei for the position of General of the Zuojianmen should have nothing to do with the number of troops and the power of the position itself.
Li Shimin must have taken a fancy to some of the unique powers of the Zuojianmen Mansion.
Li Shimin had some plans, which he wanted to use the authority of the Zuojianmen Mansion to carry out.
What is the authority of Zuojianmen Mansion?
He is in charge of palace access control and guarding, and has a very heavy responsibility.
They are responsible for the guarding of all palace gates in front of Liangyi Gate, as well as the opening and closing work.
It is mainly responsible for the guards, because there are also gatekeepers who are responsible for opening and closing.
Yin Ah Shu plays such a role.
Li Yuanji roughly guessed that Li Shimin placed people in the Zuojianmen Mansion to gradually infiltrate the various palace gates in front of the Liangyi Gate.
Although whether the various palace gates in front of Liangyi Gate are controlled by Li Shimin, it will not have much impact on what Li Shimin wants to do in Xuanwu Gate and other places.
But looking at the overall situation, after controlling all the doors in front of the Liangyi Gate, that is, all the gates to the south of the Liangyi Gate, you can block most of the troops outside the palace from entering the palace, and you can also isolate the civil and military officials from both the government and the public from investigating everything that happens in the harem.
This move may never be used, but once it is used, it will come in handy.
If Li Yuanji's guess is correct, Li Shimin should also place people in Youjianmen Mansion.
The Right Prison Gate Mansion happened to be in charge of the palace gates behind Liangyi Gate, that is, to the north of Liangyi Gate, except for Xuanwu Gate, Anli Gate and other palace gates where soldiers were stationed.
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