Chapter 96 Su Dingfang takes over Qianniuwei

Li Ke returned to the mansion and briefly described the process of meeting Li Shimin with everyone. Everyone expressed their happiness that Su Dingfang was favored by Li Shimin, and congratulated him one after another, which made Su Dingfang feel in a hurry and embarrassed for a long time.

After congratulations, everyone sat down. Ma Zhou smiled and said, "Dingfang, it seems that you will go to Qianniuwei to report in a few days. Qianniuwei is full of talents, so don't lose the majesty of our Hanwang Mansion."

Ma Zhou was joking, and Li Ke joked, "Bin Wang is right. If I heard Qianniu Wei say that the new Su Dingfang would be just like this, then I would not even have the shame to go to the palace again in the future."

Seeing the two of you teasing him like this, Su Dingfang blushed and said seriously, "Don't worry, Dingfang will definitely not lose his reputation as the royal palace."

Seeing Su Dingfang's seriousness, Li Ke immediately said seriously, "The purpose of the father's transfer of you to Qianniu Guard is self-evident, it is to let you join the new army. He was able to promote you in this way because your memorial played a role. Therefore, in Qianniu Guard, you can do nothing big. The key is in the new military camp, you must show your true skills." Li Ke said after pondering for a moment, "According to my estimate, your official position in the new military camp should be the General of the Central Army, and you can command five thousand troops alone. Therefore, it is possible that the new army's heavy cavalry will be formed by you, and you must make full preparations."

"The last general understands, please rest assured, Your Highness." Su Dingfang replied seriously.

"Dingfang, if you are in Qianniu Guard, I can find someone to support you. It depends on your own ability in the new military camp. However, if you encounter any difficulties in the new military camp in the future, come to me, and I will definitely help you." Li Ke said sincerely.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Su Dingfang choked and Feng Deyi asked him to become an official. Li Ke treated him with respect and politeness and sincerely. Now, he has been seeking a position in the new army and said that he had something to do and any difficulties he could find. How could Su Dingfang not be moved by such a kindness of knowing the favor?

"Cough cough." Ma Zhou saw that something was wrong with the atmosphere and coughed twice. Su Dingfang woke up in time and knew that he had lost his composure. His old face turned red and he stopped talking.

Li Ke understood what Ma Zhou meant and smiled, "Everyone has nothing to do, I will go back to the study first, you can continue to talk." Then, Li Ke and Chen Qi walked out of Juyi Hall. After Li Ke left, everyone talked to Su Dingfang for a moment before giving up.

When Li Ke returned to the study, he saw Chen Qi's confusion expression. He seemed to have something to ask, but he didn't know how to speak. He said, "Chen Qi, are you dissatisfied with Bin Wang's actions?"

"Your Highness, that's what I think." Chen Qi said bluntly.

"Bin Wang did the right thing, we understand what he meant." Li Ke said slowly, "You must know that Dingfang is now the father's member, and in the future he will be a member of the court in the new army. Therefore, some words should not be said in front of me, and I should not listen to them."

"So that's it!" Chen Qi suddenly realized.

"Do you understand now?" Li Ke asked.

"I understand, thank you for reminding me." Chen Qi said honestly. Li Ke also smiled slightly when he saw Chen Qi's silly attitude.

In the imperial study room of Ganquan Palace, Li Shimin received a letter from three princes about the new army in one day. He felt very comforted. He felt that the princes had already begun to become sensible and knew how to share his worries and problems. However, after he read Li Tai's memorial and Li Chengqian's memorial, he became angry and he was really angry. He felt that he was thinking wrong and he thought too well. They were not trying to share his worries and problems, but clearly he was sharing his military power in the new army.

Li Tai's memorial was full of the words of saints and the ways of wise rulers. Finally, at the end, I talked about the opinions of the new army. However, it was obvious that it was the opinions of scholars and had no advantage at all. At the same time, his memorial was accompanied by a memorial of the recommended person, Cheng Mingzhen, the general of the Right Guard.

Cheng Mingzhen is indeed a talented general. He is well-versed in military strategy and strategies. The memorials talk about the formation of the new army with great reason and basis. Military strategy and strategy are all-round. But if you savor it carefully, you can only talk about military affairs on paper and have no practical experience. Based on the two memorials, it is not difficult for Li Shimin to see that this is a perfunctory memorial by Li Tai to recommend Cheng Mingzhen. He did not take the matter of forming the new army in mind. He did not study it carefully, nor did he ponder it.

Li Chengqian was even more direct, and the memorial did not mention the issue of the formation of the new army. The whole chapter talked about the glorious deeds of Bo Zhao Jie, the head of the Honglu Temple, and his heroic performance, which was obviously to recommend Zhao Jie to join the new army. However, Li Shimin knew who Zhao Jie was. He was just a playboy, just a pampered man, and he didn't take everyone seriously in Chang'an City because he was a relative of the royal family and did not take everyone seriously. If Princess Changguang begged him, he would not even be able to handle the idle position of Bo Honglu Temple. Didn't Li Chengqian know that such a person was not qualified to join the new army at all? Do you not put the honor and disgrace of the Tang Dynasty first for his own selfish desires and power?

When Li Shimin thought of this, thinking of Li Chengqian and Li Tai's actions, and thinking about Li Ke's actions. He was immediately angry and waved his pen and wrote an edict in one go. He stamped a large seal and handed it over to Wang Deer to his Han Palace to pass the imperial edict.

Wang De took the imperial edict and looked at it. When he saw that Li Shimin ignored him, he bowed and retreated, headed straight for the Han Palace.

In the Han Palace, Li Ke and Ma Zhou were drinking the hot tea made by Lan'er while focusing on the chessboard in front of him. Both of them reached the most critical moment and were about to kill each other in half a step. Therefore, they were extremely serious, and even Yang En did not notice when he walked in. Yang En was the only person in the palace who could enter the study without reporting.

"Your Highness, the prince of the palace is here to pass the order." Yang En walked to Li Ke and bowed and said.

"Wang De?" Li Ke raised his head and asked in confusion, "When is it now? He is here to pass the order?" Seeing Yang En's faced puzzled, he immediately looked at Ma Zhou, "Is there something wrong in the palace?"

Ma Zhou also looked puzzled, not knowing what happened to Wang De when he came to pass the order at this time.

"Your Highness, why should we guess again? You won't know when you go to Juyi Palace?" Ma Zhou said with a smile.

After hearing what Ma Zhou said, Li Ke also smiled slightly.

When the three of them arrived at Juyi Hall, they saw everyone except Su Dingfang. When Wang De saw Li Ke coming in, he stood up and saluted him, "Your Highness, let Su Lie accept the order."

Li Ke glanced at everyone and asked Yang En, "Old Yang, why haven't Dingfang come yet?"

"Your Highness, Su Dingfang is not in his yard. He seems to be practicing formation with the wolf guards in the backyard?" Yang En said slowly, "The old slave has sent someone to find him and will come soon."

When Li Ke heard Yang En's explanation, he knew that Su Dingfang must have worked hard in the backyard. He hurriedly explained to Wang De, "Eunuch Wang, please wait a moment, Su Lie will come soon."

Wang De also heard Yang En's words and knew that Su Dingfang was practicing the military formation. His dissatisfaction with him disappeared. "Your Highness, please." He bowed and put Li Ke in the main position.

After Li Ke sat down, he chatted with Wang De for a moment, and then he saw Su Dingfang walking in in a military uniform. Seeing Li Ke, he immediately saluted him, "The last general Su Dingfang did not know that the imperial edict was coming, and he delayed the receipt of the edict. His Highness the King of Han forgives his crime."

"What crimes are you forgiven? In order to form a new army, you are training troops alone in the backyard. What right do you have to punish you?" He said this, just to let Wang De know that Su Dingfang did not deliberately delay the acceptance of the order. Then, he glanced at Wang De, "Please, Eunuch Wang."

Wang De was not polite, so he stepped forward a few steps, took out the imperial edict, and read it, "The Tang Dynasty was once brilliant and famous; the heroes and generals were so powerful." Li Ke was not interested in the previous content until Wang Denian said, "Now there is Su Lie, the captain of the Han Palace, who is loyal and brave, and has outstanding strategies. I deeply agree with it, and specially granted Su Lie Qianniu to prepare himself and allow him to serve as the chief lieutenant of Qianniu Guard."

After Wang De finished reading, Li Ke was very happy. Su Dingfang was promoted from lieutenant to lieutenant. If he was allowed to join the new army, it would be a foregone conclusion to give him the position of General of the Central Army. Thinking of this, he was filled with joy. If Su Dingfang really wanted to form a heavy cavalry as he wanted, it would be a considerable force. Li Shimin was really generous, and the imperial edict was issued so quickly.

At this time, Su Dingfang had already thanked him and took the imperial edict from Wang De. Seeing that the matter was done, Wang De said to Li Ke, "Your Highness, there is still something in the palace, so I won't disturb you."

When Li Ke was shouted by Wang De, he woke up from his excitement just now. He hurriedly thanked Wang De and asked Yang En to send him out of the palace.

After Wang De left, Li Ke said to Su Dingfang, "Dingfang, you will go to Qianniuwei to report tomorrow. However, Qianniuwei Duwei is only your temporary position. After the matter of forming a new army is decided, you will go to form a new army. Therefore, you are under a lot of pressure, and I hope you will not disappoint me."

"Thank you, Your Highness, I will definitely not let your Highness down." Then, he added, "I will not disappoint the emperor."

After hearing this, Li Ke nodded and expressed satisfaction.

After Li Shimin finished writing the edict to appoint Su Dingfang and handing it over to Wang De, he thought for a moment and regretted that his decision was a bit hasty. However, the imperial edict had been issued and Wang De had left the palace. He just shook his head slightly, shook his head, sighed, and no longer worried about this matter.

The news that Li Shimin ordered Su Dingfang to take over Qianniuwei reached the ears of Li Chengqian, Li Tai and Li You that night. Li Chengqian naturally lost his temper in the East Palace and couldn't get along with Li Gang, Zhang Xuansu and others. Compared to Li Chengqian's irritability, Li Tai was very calm and just sighed slightly. Li You held his hands tightly, and he felt a little more hatred for Li Ke.
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