Chapter 21 Li Jingxuan
"Yes!" Li Chengqian admitted without hesitation, "But I believe in him, although I have only known him for a short time, I believe that he is not an evil person, his archery skills are amazing, he can penetrate five armors."
"His military strategy is also extraordinary, he is a rare general! There are only a handful of people in my Tang Dynasty who can be on par with him!"
"I hope my father can grant your approval!" After Li Chengqian finished speaking, he knelt on the ground with his forehead pressed against the ground. His attitude was very firm, as if he would kneel for a long time without Li Er's consent. It was
the first time that Li Er saw his prince praise someone so much. Li Er was a person who loved talents. If this person was really as good as Li Chengqian said, it was not impossible for him to stay in the East Palace.
Even if it was compensation to Cheng Qian for the assassination of the crown prince, after all, if Cheng Qian had insisted on it, it would not be something Wei Ting could handle alone.
It might even involve Qing Que'er. The crown prince had made concessions at the time, and it would be difficult for him to stop it.
It's just a left and right position, just give it, it's no big deal.
Li Chengqian valued this point, so he dared to promote Xue Rengui to the position of left and right left and right inner rate. Li Chengqian also
understood that even if Li Er could agree in the end, he would not allow a grassroots person to be the chief officer of the two guards of the East Palace.
As long as he could get the position of the chief officer of one guard, that would be enough, and he could make other arrangements for the others, and he was not afraid that the two guards would not be loyal to him in the future.
"Since you insist on letting Xue Rengui become the left and right internal officers of the Eastern Palace, I will follow your instructions. However, Xue Rengui can only be the internal officer of one guard. As for which guard, you decide it yourself." Li Er said.
"Thank you, father! Let Xue Rengui be the right internal officer of my crown prince!" Li Chengqian raised his head and said.
"Let's decide it like this! Chengqian, aren't you afraid that the people in the right internal officer's office will not accept it?" Li Er said.
"Whether they accept it or not! This has nothing to do with me. Xue Rengui is the right internal officer. If he can't even deal with his subordinates, what else do we need him for? I don't keep idle people in my Eastern Palace." Li Chengqian said.
"I will send someone to the Eastern Palace to issue an edict to appoint Xue Rengui." Li Er said.
"Thank you, father! If there is nothing else, I will take my leave." Li Chengqian said.
"Why? Are you so unwilling to stay with your brother?" Li Er joked. There was nothing important today, and Li Er hadn't had a good chat with Li Chengqian for a long time.
"I'm not afraid of disturbing my father from handling government affairs! What's more, I still have some things to ask Master." Li Chengqian said.
Li Chengqian and Li Er were a little distant, and he was afraid that if he stayed to chat about family matters, it would easily lead to an awkward conversation. What's more, he was in a hurry to talk to Xue Rengui about the appointment of Xue Rengui, and explain it by the way.
"Recently, the palace is recruiting some good girls to enrich the harem. As the crown prince, you only have one crown princess in the harem, which is a bit shabby. You can choose a few satisfactory girls from this group of good girls to stay by your side to serve you." Li Er said.
Li Er felt that it was a bit unreasonable for Li Chengqian, as a crown prince, to have only one crown princess in the harem. Before he became emperor, he already had three wives and four concubines.
Considering his son's future happy life, he should also select a few young and beautiful women to fill the harem for him to expand the royal family.
It just so happened that there were a few good ones on the list this time, especially the daughter of Lanling Xiao. It was said that she was beautiful and intelligent, just right for Chengqian to be a concubine.
When Li Er was selecting concubines for Li Chengqian, Li Chengqian was stunned. He didn't expect that he would be arranged to marry.
Li Chengqian knew in his heart that in ancient times, the marriage system had always been decided by parents and matchmakers! Personal opinions were never valued or even ignored.
As the crown prince, he has no say in this marriage, as it is a national event, and there are countless people eagerly waiting for it.
This is not a simple marriage, but more of a political transaction. The nobles can gain more political capital by marrying into the royal family.
"Father! I have no plans to take a concubine yet, and what's more, the Crown Princess Su is already very good, and we still need to cultivate our feelings more." Li Chengqian said, and he still resisted such a marriage in his heart.
"Let's not talk about this for now! When the time comes, I will choose one for you, and you can see for yourself. I believe you will like it." Li Er patted Li Chengqian on the shoulder and said.
Li Er believed that as long as the beautiful woman was sent to Li Chengqian, there was no reason not to be moved. After all, he was an experienced emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Seeing Li Er's posture, Li Chengqian knew that his resistance was meaningless.
"Then, I will not bother you, father!" Li Chengqian bowed to Li Er.
Li Er nodded and said, "Alright! Go back and prepare first, and talk to the Crown Princess. After all, she is your legal wife, and there is no need to hide the matter of taking a concubine from her."
"By the way! I haven't seen Li Xiang and Li Jue for some time. Bring them here when you are free so that I, your grandfather, can take a good look at them."
"As a father, you should pay more attention to these two children and don't be so distant."
Li Chengqian nodded. He really hadn't seen these two children for a long time, and he was too incompetent as a father.
Li Chengqian left the hall and went directly back to the East Palace, but met a group of young officials on the way.
Li Chengqian said to Wang Quan, "Go and ask these officials what they do and why they are in the palace."
Wang Quan took the order and hurried forward to stop the official from the Ministry of Personnel who was leading the way. The two of them were talking to each other, and Wang Quan was pointing to Li Chengqian from time to time.
The official from the Ministry of Personnel looked at Li Chengqian, and then came to Li Chengqian with Wang Quan.
"I, the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Du Chun, have met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Du Chun bowed to Li Chengqian.
"Who are these officials? Are they going to be taken to the Ministry of Personnel?" Li Chengqian asked.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince! Some of these people are officials recommended to the court by local governors, officials recommended by ministers in the court, and military officers who were transferred back to Beijing for promotion assessment after fighting outside."
"Among them is the person recommended to Your Majesty by Ma Changshi, and I am about to bring this person to Your Majesty." Du Chun said.
"Ma Changshi? Is it Ma Zhou, the Secretary of the Imperial Secretariat, the Imperial Counselor, and the Chief Clerk of the Prince of Jin's Palace?" Li Chengqian said.
"That's right!" Du Chun said.
Ma Zhou, a native of Chiping, Qinghe, was a prime minister during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang. In the 15th year of Zhenguan, he was promoted to the Secretary of the Imperial Secretariat, and concurrently served as the Imperial Counselor and the Chief Clerk of the Prince of Jin's Palace.
Li Chengqian remembered that Ma Zhou had recommended Li Jingxuan, the prime minister during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, who had just become the prince's tutor and entered the Chongxian Hall.
Could the person recommended by Ma Zhou be Li Jingxuan?
"Do you have a list? Bring it to me for a look!" Li Chengqian thought of this and decided to first check if the person recommended by Ma Zhou was Li Jingxuan.
The Ministry of Personnel had a list of officials, which recorded their origins, names, positions, and other information.