: Don't dare to stay in the back

The fact that Li Ke recommended Li Shimin in the imperial study room reached Li Chengqian's ears in the East Palace, also reached Li Tai's Wei Palace in Yankangfang, and even to Li You's Qi Palace.

After Li Chengqian knew in the East Palace that Li Ke recommended Su Dingfang in the Imperial Study room and presented the book of forming a new army, he was angry. At the family dinner on New Year's Eve, the Tang sword presented by Li Ke stole the limelight from everyone, especially Li Chengqian's limelight. After reading Li Ke's gift, Li Shimin just nodded in satisfaction with the armor he offered.

Li Chengqian was filled with anger in his heart. Now he heard that Li Ke wrote a letter to recommend people and proposed a plan to form a new army, which made Li Chengqian even more angry. He felt that Li Ke's letter must have been the idea of ​​the officials of the Han Palace, and the people from his Eastern Palace said nothing except to tell him some saints and the way of a wise king. Why didn't they have anyone who gave advice for him like in the Han Palace? So he summoned a group of officials from the Eastern Palace to the main hall to ask for countermeasures.

"Everyone knows that in the morning, the King of Han wrote a letter to his father and recommended that the captain Su Dingfang, his mansion, form a new army. Moreover, I heard that he also wrote a letter to put forward some suggestions for forming a new army. What do you think of this matter?" Li Chengqian asked in a bad tone.

"Your Highness, the King of Han Xiancai recommended people to follow the emperor's wishes, and there is nothing wrong with it." The person who spoke was Li Gang, the young master of the prince. "Why should your highness care about other people's actions? It is better to learn diligently about the way of governing the country by the saints and wise kings." For Li Gang, Li Chengqian is already the prince. What he needs now is not to compete for favor with Li Ke and others, and to compete for power with Li Tai and others. Instead, to study the strategies for governing the country well, and to ascend the throne smoothly at that time, there is no need to wading unnecessary floods.

"Study, study, you know that if you let me learn, have you not seen others bully me?" Li Chengqian was furious and scolded Li Gang.

"Does Your Highness have any good ideas?" asked the young master Zhang Xuansu.

"If Gu has a countermeasure, what do you want to do, as a minister? Aren't you just giving advice to Gu?" Li Chengqian scolded Zhang Xuansu without hesitation.

Li Gang and Zhang Xuansu were angry at Li Chengqian when they were always moved. They felt helpless when they had no opinion of their own. They looked at each other and shook their heads slightly and stopped talking. They were both civil officials, knowledgeable, and knew the way of governing the country and the words of saints. However, they did not understand the art of military affairs at all. Therefore, they could not think of any problem in this regard. Li Chengqian scolded them in disregard of mercy, which made the two of them feel a little discouraged.

It is indeed as Li Gang and Zhang Xuansu thought, the teachers Li Shimin arranged for Li Chengqian were all great scholars in the country, and they were all famous masters. When it comes to the way of saints, the ambition of wise kings, and the way of governing the country, they were all good at everything, but when it comes to military tactics, they were not their main points. Although Li Chengqian had the Sixth Route of the East Palace, the Taibao Du Ruhui and the Young Guardian Liu Zhenghui, who were responsible for the Sixth Route of the East Palace, basically had a false position and did not come to the East Palace at all. Therefore, the Sixth Route of the East Palace was not under the control of Li Chengqian. Therefore, there was no decent person who could understand military tactics except a few guards around Li Chengqian.

Therefore, the people from the East Palace gave Li Chengqian advice for a long time but did not come up with a substantial suggestion. This made Li Chengqian look bad to each of them.

"Look at you, you usually praise yourself so much that you can know what you ask and what you ask. Why can't you come up with a better suggestion at this time? The King of Han participated in the formation of a new army, and can Li Tai and Li You give up? If you don't come up with a plan, how can you let Gu step down and explain to your father." When Li Chengqian thought of Li Ke, Li Tai and Li You would be praised by Li Shimin for their suggestions for forming a new army in the future, he couldn't help but be angry.

"The purpose of the King of Han electing Su Dingfang, the captain of his mansion, is self-evident. The emperor will definitely not know the reason. In the eyes of the ministers, the King of Han's suggestions are mostly to recommend Su Dingfang. Therefore, your highness does not need to be angry about this. If the King of Han can recommend talents, why can't your highness recommend a general?" At this time, Wang Renbiao stood up and said.

"Why is Wang Sheren right, I also suggest that Your Highness recommend a confidant to form a new army." Cui Zhiji also said in line with Wang Renbiao's words. Their talents were not as good as Zhang Xuansu, Yu Zhining and others, and their prestige was not as good as Li Gang and Yu Zhining and others. Only their family background and the family reasons behind them could allow them to serve the crown prince. Therefore, the two of them knew what they should do and what they should not do, so they formed an alliance and often gave Li Chengqian some ideas so that they would not lose favor.

After hearing Wang Renbiao's suggestions, Li Chengqian's eyes lit up. He also felt that what Wang Renbiao said was reasonable. Maybe Li Ke's purpose of suggestion was to elect Su Dingfang. So, he said with a gentle expression, "Why don't you know if the two beloved ministers have suitable candidates?"

There was no suitable candidate for the two of them. After Li Chengqian asked, he remained silent for a while. Li Chengqian turned his eyes to Li Gang and others. Seeing that they were silent, anger appeared on his face.

Li Gang, Zhang Xuansu and others had no suitable candidates, because Cui Zhiji just said that Li Chengqian would recommend a confidant. But who is known as a confidant to Li Chengqian? They all knew in their hearts that there was no one except Zhao Jie, the son of Princess Changguang. Therefore, they would rather remain silent than recommend such a person to Li Chengqian, which made Li Shimin dissatisfied with them.

Cui Zhiji and Wang Renbiao said this because they were both descendants of the aristocratic family, and Zhao Jie was the son of the princess, and they were together very well. When Zhao Jie was rejected by the election of Chang'an County Magistrate, he wanted to help his friend and said this. Seeing that Li Chengqian was about to get angry again, Wang Renbiao hurriedly said, "Your Highness, Zhao Jieneng, the son of Princess Changguang, is literary and military. Why not recommend him?"

Li Chengqian was very close to Zhao Jie. When he saw Wang Renbiao say this, he saw that everyone didn't say anything, so he settled the matter and asked Yu Zhining to draft a memorial for him.

Li Gang and Zhang Xuansu, who were beside him, knew Li Chengqian's nature. Seeing that the matter was settled, they stopped talking, so they would not be scolded by him again.

Besides, after Li Tai moved to the Qi Palace in Yankangfang, he worked hard and walked around, and finally gained a lot. He included Wen Yanbo, the Minister of Personnel of the Procuratorate, and Cheng Mingzhen, the General of the Right Guard, into his confidants. At this time, he also discussed with Wen Yanbo in the study of the Qi Palace. Cheng Mingzhen's friend Sima Suxu discussed the matter of Li Ke's letter of recommendation to Su Dingfang. The conclusion they came to was the same as Li Chengqian, who believed that Li Ke's suggestions were mostly for the purpose of recommending Su Dingfang. Therefore, after several people discussed in detail some issues about how to form a new army and how to write a letter, Li Tai decided to write a letter to recommend Cheng Mingzhen to train the new army.

Like Li Tai, Li You finally gained the support of several ministers through unremitting efforts, namely Xue Wanche and Wang Wendu. However, the attitudes of these two people and Li You were very ambiguous, making Li You confused whether they really defected to him or perfunctory him. Therefore, after knowing that Li Ke wrote a letter to recommend Su Dingfang, he was willing but not capable enough. He wanted no one, and had no strategy, so he could only give up and sighed.
Chapter completed!