Chapter 7 Recruiting Talents

As a man from the future and a man of three generations, Li Chengqian naturally knows all these famous generals and ministers.

Princess Tongan died after Li Zhi became emperor, which means that Wang Fangyi is still unknown in Fengquan Villa.

Isn't this a great opportunity for him to win over Wang Fangyi!

Although he and Li Zhi's wife Wang are cousins, what is the relationship? If it is from the perspective of Princess Tongan, he and Wang Fangyi are also distant cousins.

However, this Wang Fangyi is not the grandson of Princess Tongan, but the son of Princess Tongan's husband Wang Yu and someone else.

Who said that Princess Tongan only gave birth to a daughter.

"I want to recruit Wang Fangyi as an official of the Eastern Palace. You should do this together. You must treat Wang Fangyi with great courtesy! Do not show any neglect!" Li Chengqian said to Zhao Jie in an unquestionable tone.

Fearing that Zhao Jie would not take it seriously, he repeatedly stated the importance of recruiting Wang Fangyi, and even offered him such a good treatment that Zhao Jie was dumbfounded.

Zhao Jie was suddenly shocked! What's wrong with the prince today? Is it necessary to go to so much trouble for an unknown Wang Fangyi?

"What? Do you have any other questions?" Li Chengqian saw that Zhao Jie did not speak for a long time, and did not agree with him.

"Oh! No! I will do it!" Zhao Jie said.

"In that case, you go now and destroy all the letters between me and Hou Junji. You must watch it yourself and not be careless at all." Li Chengqian was afraid that Zhao Jie would be careless, so he repeatedly instructed.

"Yes! I'll go now!" Zhao Jie said, and then got up and left.

Li Chengqian wanted to recruit not only Wang Fangyi, but also Di Renjie, the prime minister during Wu Zetian's time, and the famous general Xue Rengui. There

are also many young people who have not yet emerged, but will become famous officials of the Tang Dynasty in the future. These are the people he wants to recruit.

Xue Rengui joined the army when Li Er attacked Goguryeo in the 18th year of Zhenguan.

It is now the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, which means Xue Rengui is still suffering in the cold kiln of his hometown. Now is the right time to send someone to bring his whole family to Chang'an.

Recruit Xue Rengui to be a member of the Prince's Eastern Palace.

Di Renjie was born in the fourth year of Zhenguan (630 AD), and is only thirteen years old now. He should still be studying at home.

It is also the best time to recruit him, just let Di Renjie come to the Chongxian Hall of the Eastern Palace to study.

"Wang Quan!"

Li Chengqian did what he thought, and immediately called Wang Quan in from outside.

"My dear! You called me!" Wang Quan trotted in from outside.

"Send someone to Xiu Village, Longmen County, Jiangzhou, Hedong Road, and invite a man named Xue Li, also known as Rengui, to Chang'an in the name of the Prince's Mansion. Remember to treat him like a distinguished guest and do not be rude! Also, if he has any family members who are willing to come to Chang'an, invite them as well." Li Chengqian said.

"Your Highness! How about letting me, Hegan Chengji, go? I will definitely find this person for you." Before Wang Quan opened his mouth, Hegan Chengji spoke first.

Hegan Chengji felt that Li Chengqian seemed to be a little distant from him today, and he had to do his best to show himself so that Li Chengqian would trust him more.

He could hear from Li Chengqian's words that he valued and respected Xue Rengui, so he, Hegan Chengji, had to take the credit.

"Why do you need to go in person, Chengji? You should stay by my side and protect me." Li Chengqian said.

How could Li Chengqian let Hegan Chengji, an ungrateful person, leave his sight? Only by keeping Hegan Chengji by his side can he better control Hegan Chengji.

"Yes! Hegan Chengji, your husband's safety is the most important thing. You should stay! There are people in the East Palace. Just send someone to Hedong Road." Wang Quan also agreed.

"Yes!" Li Chengqian refused to give in. Hegan Chengji couldn't object,

so he had to agree. Li Chengqian was a little disappointed to see that Hegan Chengji actually agreed like this. He didn't expect Hegan Chengji to resist his orders.

In this way, he had a legitimate reason to kill him. He was disobedient to the crown prince, so killing him several times was enough.

"Wang Quan, send another person to Taiyuan, Bingzhou, to invite a man named Di Renjie to the East Palace, and treat him the same as Xue Rengui. They are both rare talents." Li Chengqian said.

Wang Quan and Hegan Chengji were very surprised. The crown prince had lived in Chang'an for a long time, so how did he know these two people? How come they didn't know anything about them and had never heard of them.

"My dear, what do these two people look like? Where do they live? Are they tall or short? Are they fat or thin?" Wang Quan asked.

Li Chengqian just rolled his eyes when he heard it. How could he know what these two people looked like? There was no description of their appearance in the history books.

As for the deeds of Xue Rengui and Di Renjie, they are still known through history books and novels. They know that both of them are rare talents, but they have not seen them in person!

"I don't know their specific appearance! I only know that Xue Rengui was born in the tenth year of Daye (614 AD), and he should be thirty years old now."

"As for Di Renjie! He was born in the fourth year of Zhenguan (630 AD), and he is only about thirteen years old now. You can find out if you ask someone to check the place." Li Chengqian said.

"Yes!" Wang Quan took the order and left.

Now they are even more confused. The prince didn't know the specific situation of these two people. How did he know about them?

An eunuch trotted into the hall and saluted Li Chengqian, "My lord!"

"What's the matter?" Li Chengqian asked.

"The tables and chairs you want have been made, and the craftsmen are waiting outside the hall." The eunuch said.

"Let them in!" Li Chengqian was overjoyed!

The eunuchs hurriedly retreated and led the craftsmen into the hall. The eunuchs carried the finished table into the hall.

"Greetings, Prince!" The two craftsmen hurriedly saluted and said, "The tables and chairs ordered by the prince have been made. Please have a look, Prince."

Li Chengqian stood up and walked over. He looked at the finished tables and chairs, which were carved with dragon patterns and were very exquisite.

"You did a good job! I will reward you greatly!" Li Chengqian nodded with satisfaction.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" The craftsmen were overjoyed.

Li Chengqian called a eunuch to take the two craftsmen down to receive the reward. The craftsmen happily followed the eunuch to receive the reward.

"Take this set of tables and chairs, let's go!" Li Chengqian said and walked outside.

Hegan Chengji hurriedly caught up and asked, "Your Highness! Where are we going?"

"Go to the palace and show this set of tables and chairs to father," Li Chengqian said.

After coming outside, Li Chengqian sat on the sedan chair and was carried to the palace by the eunuchs. He gave this set of tables and chairs to Li Er to show his filial piety.

After trying this set of tables and chairs, Li Er was very satisfied. With the chairs, Li Er solved the problem of numbness in legs and feet and blood circulation after kneeling for a long time.

However, this table and chairs were only used for daily sitting. When holding court meetings and some major activities, he still sat on the floor.

Li Er's opinion of Li Chengqian changed slightly.