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Chapter 665 Yuchi Gong's Anger

The next day, Li Yan and Li Ke both attended the court meeting as usual!
By the time Li Shimin had discussed recent court affairs with ministers from various departments, an hour had passed and the court was about to end, and the ministers were relaxed.

"Next, I have two announcements."

Li Shimin coughed twice to attract the attention of all officials, and then said with a serious face: "The 5,000 imperial guards of Zuotunwei have been reorganized in Beiyuan. The three armies cannot be without a leader for a day. After careful consideration, I decided to select a commander as soon as possible to reassure the soldiers."

"Chai Zhewei!"

A young man standing at the back on the right quickly stepped out of the train, came to the front of the emperor, saluted with excitement and said, "Your Highness Chai Zhewei, I pay my respects to the emperor. Long live the emperor!"

"Ok!"

Li Shimin nodded slightly and smiled, "I appoint you as the General of the Left Guard. You must work diligently and lead this imperial army well, and don't cause any more trouble."

"I will definitely live up to your trust, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty!" Chai Zhewei knelt down respectfully to receive your order and express his gratitude.

The emperor actually rejected the prince's opinion and supported the King of Shu. All the officials were stunned. It seemed that the King of Shu was still in favor?

Li Yan, standing at the head of the civil officials, saw many court officials looking at him in surprise, but his expression remained unchanged and he stood upright.

Li Ke, who was standing next to him, had excitement shining in his eyes. He looked at Chai Zhewei who had received the imperial edict as if he had won a great victory. He could not hide the smile on his face. He thought that his father still valued his ability to lead troops and did not blame him for what happened last time.

Chai Shao watched his son's glorious moment and listened to the whispered congratulations from his colleagues, but he was not too excited. Instead, he looked a little worried. He owed the eldest prince a favor, and his son would not be able to work wholeheartedly for the King of Shu in the future.

I'm afraid I'll be caught between the Crown Prince and the King of Shu, and be in a dilemma.

The ministers were discussing quietly, but Li Shimin continued, "In addition, I have discussed with Zuo Pushe Fang Xuanling that within a year or so, there may be a war with the Turks. The Yunzhong Dingxiang area is far away from the Turkic camp, so we need to concentrate manpower and material resources to fight this battle well."

"I have decided to unite Changze, Shuofang, Ningshuo, Xiazhou, Hengshan and other prefectures, counties and cities along the Yunzhong line to form a Dingxiang Road camp, and set up a temporary marching general to coordinate and manage the front-line defense against the Turks."

With a "buzz" sound, no one in the court, civil or military, cared about the Zuotunwei Army anymore. They were shocked by the new news released by Li Shimin.

At this time, the generals standing on the right were extremely excited, and they exchanged glances with each other. It was basically the first time for these people to hear this news. Many people also understood from the emperor's words that once the war started, the Dingxiang Road marching general would be very important and would definitely take on a more important mission.

Everyone looked at each other, and their initial excitement turned into caution. Although it was only a temporary position, after the war, this general manager would definitely move to a higher position. Even Chai Shao was eager to try.

Li Ke smiled slightly, a sense of foresight and superiority surged in his heart. Taking advantage of the movements of the ministers in the hall, he turned his head slightly to glance at a man standing opposite him with a dark complexion and a figure as mighty as an iron tower.

That person was none other than Yuchi Jingde, the General of the Right Guard. Li Ke made this suggestion and recommended Yuchi Jingde. How could this favor be passed on quietly?

He had already instructed Quan Wanji to contact Yuchi Gong privately and quietly hinted at the matter. Yuchi Gong was inexplicably excited and expressed his gratitude to the King of Shu, and said that if he were the chief commander of the army.

By then, several of the Shu King's close aides will be transferred to key positions to achieve greater military exploits in the battle against the Turks.

After Quan Wanji returned home and told Li Ke about it, he felt a little regretful. After the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Yuchi Gong might have felt the cruelty and bloodiness of the fight for the throne, and he had long stopped getting involved in the struggle for the next generation and was not too close to any prince.

As the emperor's most trusted confidant, Yuchi Gong always maintained a neutral stance. Not only himself, but also his three sons were not particularly close to any of the princes.

This made Li Ke, who had tried to win over Yuchi Gong several times, feel that he had no idea where to start. This time he finally found an opportunity and pretended to be impartial and recommended Yuchi Gong. He wanted to do his best to position this general who was in charge of half of the Sixteen Guards Army. Once Yuchi Gong surrendered to him, he would be a prince in name only.

Moreover, this person has a strong character and is loyal to his master. For the sake of the monarch, he dares to kill anyone.

Li Ke asked Quan Wanji to contact Yuchi Gong privately, and he had done such a good thing. Although the other party did not make his position clear, he was able to gain some gratitude from the other party, and promised to arrange several opportunities for him to make meritorious contributions, which was already a great progress. As long as he showed goodwill many times in the next contact, he was not afraid that this tiger general would not be biased towards him in the end. Li Ke glanced at the prince standing beside him with an indifferent face, laughed in his heart, curled his lips, and showed slight disdain.

It's useless to flatter and fawn on others all day long and pretend to be righteous. It will take many years for those people to grow up to the point where they can be helpful.
This time, I have already secured the position of the chief military commander of Dingxiang Road. I am afraid my cheap elder brother doesn't know about it yet?
For such an important matter, my father would only consult with important ministers like Fang Du, and would not ask the opinion of a weak prince. If this suggestion had not been made by me, I would not be qualified to participate.

No matter what, he was already one step ahead of the Crown Prince in this matter, and would be more valued by his father. Thinking of this, Li Ke felt excited.

The ministers were noisy and still thinking about the pros and cons of this matter. Li Shimin decisively issued an order: "Cheng Yaojin

Well.
The hall suddenly became quiet. Everyone was stunned. An ominous premonition came to their hearts. They looked in surprise at the big man who walked out of the ranks of generals and came to pay homage before the emperor.

"Your Majesty, long live the emperor!"

Li Shimin nodded kindly, "I appoint you as the commander-in-chief of the Dingxiang Road, managing Changze, Shuofang, Ningshuo, Xiazhou, Hengshan and other prefectures, counties and cities along the Yunzhong line, and unifying the deployment of troops and arranging defenses. You must ensure that these cities connected to the grasslands are no longer breached by the Turks."

"I obey your order and thank you for your trust. I will live up to your trust, follow your orders, strengthen our vigilance, and never let Jie Li cross the line." Cheng Yaojin responded with a loud voice and expressed his gratitude.

Seeing this scene, Yuchi Gong suddenly turned his head, his eyes shot towards Li Ke like lightning, with deep anger flashing in his eyes.

As the emperor's trusted general, Yuchi Gong had made great contributions in supporting the emperor at Xuanwu Gate, and was appointed by the emperor as the general of the right guard in the capital. His position among the generals was irreplaceable, and he did not ask for anything else. He did not care much about being the chief military commander of Dingxiang Road.

But he could not tolerate the King of Shu, a little kid, playing around at will. Fortunately, he was a cautious person. If the news had been leaked in advance, he would have been laughed to death. His position did not matter, but he could not afford to lose face.

But at this time, Li Ke was also a little dumbfounded, with a panicked look on his face. No, wasn't my father very happy at that time? He also praised me. Wasn't Yuchi Gong his most trusted general? He was the leader of the nine heroes of Xuanwu Gate. Who else could my father use if not him?

Subconsciously, he glanced at the ranks of generals on the opposite side and saw Yuchi Gong staring at him angrily with his big eyes like copper bells, gritting his teeth, clenching his fists, like an ancient beast ready to devour someone. Li Ke felt as if struck by lightning, a chill surged in his heart, his breathing choked, the blood in his body flowed faster, and his heart was pounding.

Damn, Yuchi Gong’s eyes are so fucking scary!

Li Ke immediately retracted his gaze. Actually, he really wanted to look at Li Shimin sitting on the dragon throne, but he was struck by Yuchi Gong's gaze. He didn't dare to look up again, for fear of seeing another pair of sharp and oppressive eyes. How could he face it?
He didn't know why his father changed his mind, but it was obvious that his tricks might have been discovered. Thinking about the fact that he had been confined for reflection for a month and had just been released, Li Ke felt a mess.

He lowered his head and dared not look at anyone.

This admiration naturally caught the attention of Li Shimin, who was observing attentively. He sat on the high platform, squinting his eyes, looking at Li Ke, who was standing in the front row with a guilty look on his face, his head lowered, his face flushed, and a look as if he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

On the other side, Yuchi Gong stared at Li Ke with uncontrollable anger, which also showed that Yuchi Gong knew something in advance?
Sure enough, Li Ke had his own plans. He was trying to win over Yuchi Jingde.

Li Shimin was angry in his heart. He had just reflected on his mistakes in seclusion in his mansion some time ago, but he did not repent and did not make any progress at all. The General of the Left Tunwei Yifu wanted him, and the Chief of the Dingxiang Road Army also wanted him. They wished they could take all the troops into their arms.

Instead of learning how to share the worries of the court, he racked his brains to surround himself with military generals, wishing to pull all these generals into his own camp.

Just for this reason, this position cannot be given to Yuchi.

Although Li Yan's expression did not change, he could not escape his observation of everyone's reaction. He once again felt the benefit of placing undercover agents in the core layer of the other party. He had been an undercover agent himself before, but this time he placed an undercover agent himself. Yang Ji was a dead spy before, so he could only hold him by treating Wen Jun well, so that he could play his role at the most critical moment.

In the past three years, Li Yan has not had any private contact with Yang Ji, and this period may even extend to ten or twenty years.

But Quan Wanji was different. He was targeting Li Ke. Even if he was exposed, he could bear the corresponding consequences. Li Shimin might even think that he was talented, intelligent and smart.

(End of this chapter)