First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 408 The Thoughtful Prince

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Today, the Crown Prince of the East Palace is the director of the country, and the Military Weapons Supervisor has created a new batch of soldiers and put them into the warehouse. Now the Crown Prince has ordered that these brand-new soldiers be assigned to the East Palace first. After all, this matter is not a big deal.

Usually, every time new recruits enter the warehouse, the generals of the Sixteenth Guards Mansion will go up and cry for poverty, asking for the newest soldiers.

Since it is the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace who is now supervising the country, it is only natural that the Sixth Prince of the Eastern Palace, who is the Crown Prince, should give priority to using this batch of soldiers.

The others can only be envious, after all, the sixth member of the East Palace belongs to the prince.

And even if you want to get to the bottom of it, this matter is reasonable, it is not some kind of power-seeking for personal gain, and Dong Gongliu led an application to replace the armor afterwards.

It's just that Li Jiancheng's next operation was extremely dangerous, so he turned around and summoned his confidant general, Prince Zuowei, to lead Wei Ting.

Wei Ting came from the Jingzhaowei family. He was a prince for generations. His father was Wei Chong, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Sui Dynasty, and his grandfather was Wei Wei, a famous scholar in the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Wei Ting and Li Jiancheng are the same age, and they have known each other since childhood, and they have a very close relationship.

When Li Yuan entered Guanzhong, Wei Ting defected to Li Jiancheng. At that time, he was the Duke of Longxi to offer wine.

Hearing the crown prince's call, Wei Ting, who was proud of the spring breeze, hurried to the East Palace to pay a visit. When they met, he smiled and said, "I haven't had time to thank Your Highness for your kindness in person. Your Highness loves the Six Rates of the East Palace so much, but it makes the soldiers of the Sixteenth Guards envy you." ".

What Wei Ting was talking about was Li Jiancheng's priority in allocating soldiers to the East Palace Sixth Commander.

Unexpectedly, Li Jiancheng's expression changed when he heard the words, and he frowned and asked, "Are many people aware of this?"

Seeing Li Jiancheng's face, Wei Ting knew that the matter might not be simple, so he nodded directly and said, "Many people know about it. After all, this is His Royal Highness's kindness to the East Palace Six Rates, so we didn't hide it."

"Confused", Li Jiancheng slapped his head, gritted his teeth and reprimanded: "It's a big deal for me."

"Your Highness, what does this mean?" Wei Ting was stunned.

Li Jiancheng has a mild temper and rarely loses his composure.

"Since a few years ago, Yang Wenqian has sent letters several times, saying that the equipment of Qingzhou government soldiers is worn out and requesting to replace them, but there has never been a chance. Now I finally have such an opportunity. I wanted to transfer them secretly and send them to Yang Wengan, but unexpectedly this has happened. Momentum".

Regarding his confidant Wei Ting, Li Jiancheng did not hide it, and Yang Wenqian also came from the Six Rates of the East Palace. He was also Li Jiancheng's confidant, and Wei Ting naturally knew about it.

At the end of last year, Li Yuan abolished the General Manager's Mansion and set up the Governor's Mansion. Yang Wenqian was originally Li Jiancheng's guard and belonged to the Six Commanders of the East Palace.

Qingzhou is located in the northwest. Although it is the northwest gateway of Guanzhong, it is indeed a barren land. The equipment of the government soldiers is shabby, far inferior to that of the Central Plains states and counties.

Yang Wenqian asked Li Jiancheng several times for help. Now that the Military Weapons Supervisor had finally completed a batch of armors, it happened that the sage was escaping the summer heat and taking charge of the state himself. Li Jiancheng wanted to operate secretly and transport the armors to Gyeongju.

Hearing Li Jiancheng's words, Wei Ting broke out in a cold sweat, stared wide-eyed and tremblingly said: "Your Highness, this, this act is illegal, and he is an accomplice to treason. If it is exposed, it will be extremely detrimental to Your Highness."

Li Jiancheng frowned, and sighed quietly: "I don't know this, but now the military exploits of Prince Qin's residence are prosperous, if our Eastern Palace Department does not establish meritorious service, it will be controlled by others. It is clearly stated: as long as the equipment is well equipped, you will surely be able to make meritorious service."

Hearing these words, Wei Ting wiped the cold sweat from his brow, nodded embarrassingly, and didn't say much.

Asking for armor is only for making meritorious deeds?To fool the ghost, if it is used to resist the Turks, why not apply to the court through the formal process, but ask the prince alone in private?There is a deep meaning in it, and I know it well, but I can't speak it outright.

After Wei Ting calmed down, he thought for a while and said: "If Your Highness wants to give this batch of armor to Yang Wengan, it's not impossible.

Now that the Six Commands of the East Palace are in full control, the soldiers of the Six Commands are already excellent, and they will be as good as new ones if they are ordered to be polished and maintained later, and those soldiers are secretly ordered to be sent to Qingzhou.This news has spread, but it will help His Highness to act, wouldn't it be a better cover."

Li Jiancheng's eyes lit up when he heard the words, "This statement makes sense."

Li Jiancheng's original intention was to do things secretly, but now the news has spread, and everyone knows that the crown prince has changed the equipment for the East Palace Six Rates. From another perspective, it is also a kind of cover.

"Your Highness, do you want me to pick some reliable people to handle this matter?" Wei Ting asked kindly.

Li Jiancheng paused when he heard the words, waved his hands and said, "No need, I can solve it myself."

Wei Ting bowed his head and agreed.

After Wei Ting left, Li Jiancheng pondered for a long time, and finally gave the order: "Call Captain Qiao Gongshan and General Er Zhuhuan over here."

Not long after, two Eastern Palace generals, one thin and one fat, entered the hall.

"The prince, Zuo Qingdao, led the general, Er Zhuhuan, and I have seen His Highness." The fat general prostrated himself with a buzzing sound, his figure was tall and powerful, and he was quite powerful.

"The crown prince Zuo Siyu led the school lieutenant Qiao Gongshan to meet His Highness." The thin general saluted meticulously and was very respectful.

"Please get up quickly, both of you." Li Jiancheng nodded slightly with a warm smile on his face, and said, "Give me my seat, I called the two of you here overnight, because I have something important to ask you."

It has to be said that Li Jiancheng's posture makes people feel like a spring breeze, with the demeanor of a gentle gentleman.

The second general heard the words and bowed again: "Please give orders, Your Highness."

Li Jiancheng smiled and stepped forward to help the two of them up. After considering his words, he said directly: "Yang Wengan, governor of Qingzhou, you two also know each other. You were both my guards back then. Now he has been released from the palace for almost a year. , I miss it a lot."

Speaking of which, Li Jiancheng sighed, "Gyeongju is barren and its products are not abundant. I have prepared a few carts of supplies from a private warehouse, and I am preparing for the two of you to send them to Gyeongju and hand them over to Yang Wenqian, so that he can reward his subordinates. After all, these Times are really suffering."

The second general was extremely moved when he heard the words, the crown prince was still so considerate, there was a master like this, what more could a husband ask for, even if he answered firmly, he promised to complete the task.

Li Jiancheng nodded in satisfaction. At this moment, he felt that his skills in employing people became more and more sophisticated.

On the second day, when he saw dozens of carts of supplies, the Second General Qiao Gongshan felt a little numb, and he felt envious of Yang Wengan in his heart, the prince must be too kind to Yang Wengan.

After Li Jiancheng encouraged him, the second general led hundreds of people to escort the supplies and set off, all the way to the northwest.

After leaving the west gate of Chang'an, not long after he walked on the official road, Qiao Gongshan looked suspicious, and kept looking at the cart while riding on his horse.

"Brother Qiao, don't look at this, we can't move this," Er Zhuhuan said hastily seeing that Qiao Gongshan looked at the big cart with strange eyes.

"Er Zhulang was joking. I don't have the guts. I just feel that there is something wrong with this big cart. What kind of material is so heavy? You can see that the ruts on the ground are so deep," Qiao Gongshan said with a frown.

(End of this chapter)