Then he looked at Liu Rengui and thought to himself that Liu Rengui was not bad either, but he was still a bit lacking compared to Su Dingfang.
In fact, Su Dingfang was still the same straight man, but because of Li Jue, he got involved with Li Yifu.
With Li Yifu, a natural expert in flattery, even the toughest man could be molded into a sycophant.
"Not bad, with a few more years of training, you can enter the central command!"
Changsun Wuji and the others trembled upon hearing this, for it was a promise of promotion from His Majesty.
As long as Su Dingfang doesn't make any more mistakes and honestly serves as the magistrate of Chang'an County, his next official position might directly enter the Three Provinces and become a core official of the Tang Dynasty!
Su Dingfang was also very excited when he heard this. He did not expect that the cheat sheet that Li Yifu gave him would be so useful. He only had to say a little bit of the contents of the cheat sheet to win the emperor's favor.
"Your humble servant... Your humble subject thanks Your Majesty for your great kindness!"
Li Shimin smiled faintly upon hearing this.
"You should thank not me, but my eldest grandson. If he hadn't recommended you to me, I would have had to suppress you for at least a few more years!"
"ah?"
Su Dingfang never expected that the person who would hinder his promotion would be His Majesty.
Li Shimin looked at Su Dingfang's astonished expression and then said coldly.
"Do you remember in the fourth year of Zhenguan, when you accompanied Li Jing to Qikou to attack the Turkic Khaganate?"
Upon hearing this, Su Dingfang's face immediately showed a look of disappointment.
How could he forget this great battle?
In this great battle, he launched a surprise attack on horseback, killing dozens or even hundreds of enemies. He not only helped General Li Jing behead tens of thousands of people, but also captured hundreds of thousands of Turkic men and women, and hundreds of thousands of livestock.
After this battle, he was only appointed as a minor Left Martial Marquis General, and not long after, he was transferred to Left Martial Guard General, and then that was it...
It wasn't until he met the eldest grandson that he was able to re-enter Chang'an!
Over the years, he has been puzzled and couldn't understand why he hadn't been promoted.
Logically speaking, whether it's seniority or military skills, I'm not bad, right?
Even if His Majesty doesn't value me, he shouldn't leave me sitting on the sidelines for over a decade!
"May I ask, Your Majesty, have I been cowardly in battle?"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin continued to sneer.
"No!"
"You single-handedly charged into the Turkic camp, killing dozens of people. Who in the world dares to say you are not brave?"
When Su Dingfang heard the Emperor's praise, he felt a lump in his throat and a surge of grievances welled up in his heart.
"Your Majesty, I dare to ask, have I been disloyal?"
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