Man Tanghong

Chapter 15 Ling Jing Bows His Head
Li Yuan killed Dou Jiande and many of Dou Jiande's confidantes, forcing Liu Heitai, Dou Jiande's former subordinate, to plunge Hebei into war again.

Li Yuan didn't think it was his fault, so it could only be Dou Jiande's old department who was at fault.

Therefore, Li Yuan hated Dou Jiande's old department very much.

Ling Jing, as Dou Jiande's old department, was not reused during Li Yuan's Wude years, so that makes sense.

But if Li Shimin's Zhenguan period was not reused, it would be a bit unreasonable.

Li Shimin has a lot of surrendered generals and ministers, as long as Ling Jing is willing to work for him, he doesn't care whose former subordinate Ling Jing is.

But Ling Jing left only a few strokes during Li Shimin's Zhenguan years.

It was left when Ling Jing was begging for the bones, and when Li Shimin was right with Wei Zhengzuo.

So Li Yuanji decisively ruled out the fact that Ling Jing was not reused.

Ling Jing is a counselor under Dou Jiande's command, and also the son of the state Jijiu under Dou Jiande's rule.

It can be seen that Ling Jing not only has brains, but also knowledge.

How can a person with brains and knowledge be so poor?
Even if the brain is not enough, can knowledge still be enough?
Therefore, Li Yuanji also ruled out the fact that he was poor at what he could do.

So Li Yuanji guessed that Ling Jing was unwilling to contribute to Li Tang.

Why he was unwilling to contribute to Li Tang, Li Yuanji roughly guessed.

Ling Jing is a civil servant and counselor with a strong character.

Dou Jiande discovered him, used him, and was kind to him.

After Dou Jiande was defeated and surrendered to Tang, he followed Dou Jiande to surrender to Tang and contributed to Li Tang, that's okay.

But Li Yuan killed Dou Jiande and his benefactor backhandedly, and he ran briskly to help Li Tang.

It's good that he didn't rebel against Li Tang.

"I'm afraid this person won't be used by me?"

Li Yuanji looked at Xie Shufang and asked questions.

A man of character will not be subdued easily.

Xie Shufang said confidently: "It's hard for me to say what other people say, but I have a way for him."

"Oh?"

Li Yuanji's eyes lit up, "Tell me carefully!"

Xie Shufang said: "When I was investigating him, I discovered an interesting story, he seemed to be looking for a way to rescue Dou Jiande's young daughter.

And Dou Jiande's young daughter is in Yeting Palace. Apart from the saint, only you, His Highness the Crown Prince, and His Highness the King of Qin can save her. "

In the past, Xie Shufang would never say such things to Li Yuanji.

Today Li Yuanji confided his heart to Xie Shufang and told about his own difficulties.

Xie Shufang felt that Li Yuanji regarded him as his own, so he broke through his lower limit appropriately.

Li Yuanji was happy, "Then I'm sure I'll eat him?"

If a person with strength of character has no desires or desires, you really can't do anything about him.

But if a person with a strong character wants something, it's easy to handle.

Li Yuanji had suspected before that since Ling Jing was a man of character, why didn't he resign after Dou Jiande's death and go back to seclusion, and instead became a ninth-rank sesame official in Chang'an City.

Now I understand that Ling Jing is worried about Dou Jiande's orphan.

"Anyway, I feel that the sage, His Highness the Crown Prince, and His Highness King Qin will not help him save people."

Xie Shufang told the truth.

Li Yuanji nodded in agreement, the more trouble Liu Heita made in Hebei, the more Li Yuan hated Dou Jiande.

Liu Heitai is about to conquer all of Dou Jiande's old lands, and Li Yuan probably hates Dou Jiande to death.

Ling Jing dared to go to Li Yuan, it would be strange if Li Yuan didn't send them down together.

Due to Li Yuan's attitude, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin would send one of them down even if they would not be sent down together.

So now the only one who can help Ling Jing is him.

Li Yuanji thought to this point, and asked with a smile: "The only one who can help him is me, so the door he wants to find must be me, right?

Who is he going to find to connect him, and what is he going to use to impress me? "

Xie Shufang nodded and said: "He found the subordinate officials of the mansion, and the price seems to be a rare treasure.

What exactly it is, I haven't found out yet. "

"Then you don't need to check, you take my handwriting and go to Yeting Palace, and call Dou Jiande's young daughter to Wude Palace as a maid.

Then send someone to invite Ling Jing to the palace. "

Li Yuanji ordered with a smile.

Since he can get Ling Jing in his pocket, he is not willing to wait any longer.

As for the rare treasure that Xie Shufang said, he was not very interested.

There is no shortage of rare treasures in the Qi Palace.

If it is missing, you can go to Li Yuan to ask for it, and you won't be greedy for Ling Jing's stuff at the bottom of the box.

"Here!"

Xie Shufang bowed and rushed to Yeting Palace with Li Yuanji's handwritten letter.

After a while, he took Dou Jiande's young daughter to the main hall of Wude Hall.

Dou Jiande's young girl is very young, only eight years old. She is very cute when she looks at the pink carvings. She is timid when looking at people. When people stare at her, she will involuntarily hide in places where people can't see her .

Li Yuanji just stared at her twice, and she hid behind Xie Shufang, tightly holding the armor belt on Xie Shufang's body.

"She didn't have a good time in Ye Ting Palace, did she?"

Sitting cross-legged behind the long table, Li Yuanji looked at the little girl who was hiding behind Xie Shufang and refused to show her face, and couldn't help asking.

No matter how you say it, the little girl is also Dou Jiande's daughter, and she was born in Dou Jiande's most beautiful years. Even if she is not favored by Dou Jiande, she is still well-clothed and has a lot of followers. She will never develop such a cowardly character.

Therefore, what caused her to be so cowardly must be the cause of Ye Ting Palace.

There are more than 10,000 people living in Yeting Palace, some people bully others, some people are bullied, that is a common occurrence.

The little girl is only eight years old, and she lives there, so it's normal for her to be bullied.

People in Yeting Palace don't care who the little girl was in the past.

After all, there is no shortage of noble people in Yeting Palace.

There are so many concubines of the emperor, the concubines and wives of the prince, the wife of the father-in-law, the wife of the marquis, etc., there are so many.

At the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, there were many rebels, so there were many emperors, princes, and their wives.

Naturally, there were more female relatives captured by Li Tang.

Xie Shufang nodded without hesitation and said: "She is really having a bad time in Yeting Palace..."

Xie Shufang stopped talking and didn't say much.

The little girl's life in Yeting Palace was not only bad, she was in dire straits.

I don't know that it was the frenzied female officer who actually arranged her with some lunatics.

The little girl was timid when she saw people, but she was frightened by those lunatics.

"what is her name?"

"Dou Wei!"

Li Yuanji nodded, and told Ah Jiu to take Dou Hou down to wash up.

Ah Jiu walked up to Dou Wei, and whispered to Dou Wei for a long time before Dou Wei came out timidly from behind Xie Shufang, and followed Ah Jiu to wash up.

After Dou Hou left, Li Yuanji sighed, "Yeting Palace must be quite chaotic, right?"

Xie Shufang hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"8000 more than [-] women of different identities are locked together, so it's no wonder they don't mess up."

Li Yuanji sighed.

Those concubines of wild emperors and Caotou kings suddenly changed from high-ranking nobles to palace servants driven by female officials.

If you don't obey, you will be slapped, whipped, and caned. Under the huge gap, some people will definitely be unable to bear it and go crazy.

Some who can stay awake may inevitably be intrigued.

After all, even the palace people are divided into three, six, and nine grades. If there is an opportunity to get out of the Yeting Palace, no one wants to miss it.

"When will Ling Jing arrive?"

"I sent someone to invite me when I went to Yeting Palace. I guess I'll be there in a while."

Li Yuanji nodded, picked up a volume of books, and waited for someone while flipping through the books.

Half an hour later, Ah Jiu washed Dou Wei clean, dressed up carefully, and brought her to the main hall of Wude Hall.

After Dou Wei washed up, she became even cuter, and her little face was flushed.

Wearing a small light red embroidered jacket round toot.

It's just that his temper is still timid, hiding behind Ah Jiu and refusing to show his face.

"Very good, very festive."

Li Yuanji praised him and asked Ah Jiu to sit not far from him with Dou Wei.

Not long after Dou Wei arrived, a middle-aged man with a thin face and a long beard of a goat appeared at the entrance of the main hall of Wude Hall.

After seeing Dou Wei in the hall, he stood there in a daze.

When Dou Wei saw the middle-aged man, his eyes lit up, but he didn't dare to move.

The middle-aged man stared at Dou Wei for a while, then straightened his hat and stepped into the hall.

Walking into the hall, he bowed to Li Yuanji very carefully.

"My servant Ling Jing, the Supervisor of the Shepherd, has met His Royal Highness King Qi."

Li Yuanji looked at Ling Jing carefully, and then said slowly, "Don't be too polite, just sit down and talk."

Ling Jing cupped his hands to express his thanks, and sat in an empty seat on Li Yuanji's right.

After sitting down, Ling Jing couldn't wait to speak, "I don't know what your Highness's order is?"

Li Yuanji smiled and said: "I heard that you are looking for ways to meet me. I am curious about what you are looking for, so I specially asked you to come over and ask."

Ling Jing was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect Li Yuanji to speak so bluntly.

Ling Jing took a deep breath, and said straight to the point: "Your Highness should already know the purpose of the minister looking for you."

Ling Jing's goal was Dou Wei, who was kneeling beside Li Yuanji again. It would be strange if Li Yuanji didn't know his goal.

Li Yuanji smiled and nodded, "I do know your purpose, and I can help you achieve your wish, but what can you give me?"

Ling Jing's eyes fell on Dou Wei, and after staying for a while, they fell on Li Yuanji again.

Li Yuanji was not in a hurry, so he just watched quietly.

After Ling Jing's eyes lingered on Dou Wei and Li Yuanji three times, he got up slowly, walked to the hall, and paid respects to Li Yuanji.

"Chen! Ling Jing, willing to be driven by His Highness!"

"Very good... Supervisor Ling Mu is indeed a smart man."

Li Yuanji was in a good mood.

Ling Jing guessed his purpose without clearly expressing his purpose, which is enough to show that Ling Jing is a smart person.

If Ling Jing started talking about some rare treasures, then he would look down on Ling Jing a bit.

"From today onwards, Ling Jiancheng will join the army as the secretary of the Prince of Qi. Later, I will order Li Changshi to draft an appointment document and send it to the province. Once the document, official seal, and official uniform are sent to you, someone will send it to you." residence.

Now, let me call you Ling Canjun first.

Ling Canjun, get up and sit down, tell me, how did you know that I intend to recruit you? "

(End of this chapter)