Li Xiaogong looked at Xue Wanshu's happy expression, with a rare hint of astonishment on his face.
It's not that the compensation Li Yuanji said on behalf of Xue Wanshu was too difficult, but it was too simple. It was so simple that Li Xiaogong couldn't believe his ears.
No matter how you say it, he is still a county king, a county king who once held great power.
He didn't dare to talk about high-ranking officials, but he could still plan for middle-level official positions. As a result, Xue Wanshu was satisfied with just a small civilian position in the Zuojianmen Mansion.
"Looking at your happy face, it can be seen that what Yuanji said has touched your heart, but are you sure you want me to help your brother find a civil servant in Zuojianmen Mansion?"
Li Xiaogong looked at Xue Wanshu in disbelief and couldn't help but ask.
The joy on Xue Wanshu's face faded and he hesitated: "Your Highness, are you in trouble?" The expression on Li Xiaogong's face became strange. What trouble could there be?
Zuojianmen Mansion is a military yamen, and there are not many civil servants in it. Except for a few high-level civil servants who need to be appointed by Li Yuan, the rest are all low-level and low-level civil servants.
He is not yet qualified to move to high-level civil servants who need to be appointed by Li Yuan. He can appoint them at will if they do not need to be appointed by Li Yuan.
What difficulties can he have? He won't have any difficulties, and he won't even expend too much effort.
"The problem is not that I just don't understand why you sent your brother to the Zuojianmen Mansion to serve as a lowly official."
Li Xiaogong said with doubts.
In his opinion, the Xue family guarded such a giant Buddha as Li Yuanji, and if Xue Wanshu's younger brother wanted to become an official, he would have to start at least as a sixth-rank official, or even higher.
Even if Xue Wanshu is not willing to put his eggs in one basket, there is no reason to want a low-ranking official if he helps him plan his younger brother's official career.
Although his current power is not as powerful as before, it is still easy to find Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng, or the Ministry of Civil Affairs to ask for a favor for Xue Wanshu's brother and find a sixth-rank official.
Xue Wanshu didn't want a bright future, but only wanted a low-ranking official. He really didn't understand what Xue Wanshu was thinking.
Seeing that Li Xiaogong was not embarrassed, Xue Wanshu's expression changed. A smile appeared on his face again, and he cupped his hands to Li Xiaogong and said: "My brother is stupid and cannot be a high official. It is better to be a low-ranking official, so as to save his life." "
Li Xiaogong looked at Xue Wanshu thoughtfully.
He didn't believe a word of Xue Wanshu's words, but he roughly understood Xue Wanshu's intention of placing his younger brother in a low-ranking official position.
One is to protect the family, and the other is to leave a legacy for the Xue family.
After preventing anything bad from happening to the four brothers, the Xue family completely lost their protection and became a low-profile family.
This kind of thing was done by many nobles in the Tang Dynasty, so it was not new and not difficult to guess. Li Xiaogong glanced at Li Yuanji subconsciously.
Li Yuanji should have noticed that Xue Wanshu had this kind of intention, so he took this opportunity to help Xue Wanshu speak out about seeking an official position for Xue Wanshu's younger brother.
Li Yuanji was a little confused as to whether this was a way for his subordinates to use it or to make Xue Wanshu feel at ease.
However, this did not prevent him from agreeing to the matter.
"In that case, then I will help your brother find a civilian position in Zuojianmen Mansion. The grudge between you and me will be settled from now on. What do you think?"
Xue Wanshu stood up happily and thanked Li Xiaogong, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Li Xiaogong waved his hand and said calmly: "I was wrong in this matter first. This is my compensation for you. You don't need to thank me."
Although Li Xiaogong said this, Xue Wanshu still bowed to Li Xiaogong respectfully.
Li Xiaogong could compensate him not because he was afraid of him, nor because he wanted to give him face, but because he wanted to give Li Yuanji face.
He can't take Li Yuanji's face as his own. So he has to apologize when it's time to apologize.
Li Xiaogong seemed to have not seen Xue Wanshu salute. After Xue Wanshu saluted, he slowly sat down, and he couldn't wait to stare at Li Yuanji and asked, "You came to me, you didn't just want me to compensate Xue Wanshu, right?" If you have anything, say it freely."
Li Xiaogong had roughly understood Li Yuanji's thoughts through what Li Yuanji had just done, but he did not say it out, but wanted Li Yuanji to say it on his own initiative.
Li Yuanji did not hide it, he smiled openly and said: "I hope you won't stand up and stop me when I deal with the Li family in Zhaozhou."
Li Xiaogong's eyes widened, "Do you really want to deal with the Zhaozhou Li family?"
Li Yuanji said matter-of-factly: "They are all riding on my head, and if I don't deal with them, then am I still me?"
Li Xiaogong opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
Li Yuanji is famous for being arrogant and domineering. If someone slaps him in the face, he will not hit him back, which is really not in line with Li Yuanji's style.
Li Xiaogong pondered for a moment and couldn't help but said: "The Li family in Zhaozhou is not a small family. They are not only related by marriage to our family, but also to other famous families. It is not just me in the court, but there are also many powerful people who follow me. They have a very close relationship. If you try to touch them, you may not be able to escape unscathed. So I hope you don't act out of anger."
Li Yuanji could tell that Li Xiaogong was not saying good things to the Zhaozhou Li family, nor was he trying to help the Zhaozhou Li family calm down his anger, but he really cared about himself and was afraid that he would end up in a fight with the Zhaozhou Li family. lost heavily.
To put it simply, I don’t want him to be motivated and fight with the Li family of Zhaozhou, killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred to himself.
In that case, if the situation in the DPRK changes, he will not have enough strength to deal with it.
"I know this matter well. I have already thought of how to deal with the Zhaozhou Li family. I won't pay a big price, and maybe I will gain something."
Li Yuanji spoke slowly.
Li Xiaogong didn't quite believe it and couldn't help but remind him: "Don't sacrifice the good for the weak!"
Li Xiaogong was reminding Li Yuanji not to forget that fighting for the dragon is the key now, and everything else is irrelevant.
But Li Yuanji has his own ideas, and has already formed several relatively clear plans in his mind.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Yuanji is confident that after taking care of the Li family in Zhaozhou, he will not cause too much trouble to himself. "I know the importance." Li Yuanji spoke again .
Li Xiaogong always felt that Li Yuanji didn't take his words to heart, so he sighed and said, "I hope so."
Seeing this, Li Yuanji couldn't help but say a few more words, "My cousin only saw the disadvantages of me going against the Zhaozhou Li family, but he didn't see the advantages of me going against the Zhaozhou Li family."
Li Xiaogong was stunned and looked at Li Yuanji in astonishment.
Li Yuanji continued: "When my eldest brother and my second brother are fighting to the death, would they rather see me watching quietly from the side, or would they rather see me fighting a huge monster?"
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Li Xiaogong was completely stunned. He had not considered this. Ling Jing and Xue Wanshu were also stunned.
Thinking about it carefully, when Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were fighting life and death, they really didn't like a powerful younger brother waiting around. They preferred to see this powerful younger brother confront a strong enemy and be defeated by the powerful enemy.
Get entangled.
In this way, they can safely teach each other one another.
Compared with concealing the quail, this obviously reassures Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin. "If you think about it this way, it does have some benefits for you to face the Li family of Zhaozhou."
Li Xiaogong did not deny the benefits of this against his will, but he still reminded him seriously: "But you can't do anything serious, and you can't hurt the roots. It's best to fight with the Zhaozhou Li family back and forth, all the way to the crown prince.
When the results are about to be decided with King Qin."
Ling Jing nodded in agreement.
The Zhaozhou Li family is indeed a good opponent who can paralyze Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin.
After all, in the eyes of most people in the Tang Dynasty, the Zhaozhou Li family was a giant.
It is reasonable to think that moving to such a huge thing requires a little effort, time and effort.
When facing such a behemoth, there will definitely be no time to take care of other things.
Xue Wanshu heard this and was a little confused. He didn't understand why Li Yuanji wanted to fight with the Li family of Zhaozhou until the crown prince and the King of Qin were about to decide the outcome, instead of fighting after the crown prince and the King of Qin decided the outcome.
After all, for Li Yuanji, whether the outcome of the separation between the prince and the king of Qin is determined or not is two different concepts. Without the outcome, Li Yuanji will always be a third party who can enter the game at any time.
After the results were announced, Li Yuanji was promoted to the emperor's younger brother.
When the Crown Prince and the King of Qin were fighting, Li Yuanji did not interfere. No matter who came to power, they would not embarrass Li Yuanji in a short time.
Li Yuanji will be safe.
As for the future safety, it depends on how Li Yuanji treats the new king, whether he will completely calm down or resist.
But whether it's climbing level or resisting, that will happen a long, long time later, so there's no need to think too much about it now.
After all, Li Yuan is now in his prime, and he still has many years to live. If the new king is to ascend the throne, it will have to wait until Li Yuan dies.
Therefore, it is really too early to consider whether Li Yuanji will level off or resist.
Xue Wanshu had many thoughts in his mind, but he did not say them out. Instead, he quietly listened to the discussion between Li Yuanji, Li Xiaogong and Lingjing.
Li Yuanji allowed him to hear these secrets today, obviously intending to make him his confidant. This was a happy thing for him.
"My cousin will help me worry about how I will fight with the Zhaozhou Li family in the future. Now I just want to know if my cousin will come out and stop me when I deal with the Zhaozhou Li family."
Li Yuanji stared at Li Xiaogong and asked with a smile. This is very important. Li Yuanji did not want to go against his allies.
He also doesn’t want to give up allies like Li Xiaogong for the sake of a Zhaozhou Li family. At present, judging from the performance of many of his allies.
Li Xiaogong was the only one who could follow him all the way to the dark side, and the only one who might follow him in rebellion.
So he must cherish Li Xiaogong as an ally.
Li Xiaogong shook his head without hesitation and said: "No, absolutely not. The Li family in Zhaozhou doesn't even take you seriously, and they probably don't take me seriously either. At most, they regard me as someone who can be used."
.How can I help them fight against you desperately? This kind of famous family that doesn’t even take you and me seriously must not take our entire Li family seriously. The Tang Dynasty is the Tang Dynasty of our Li family.
, our Li family must tell the truth. Those who dare not take my Li family seriously must be eradicated, otherwise they will become a disaster for my Li family sooner or later.