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Chapter 681 Flying Tiger General
Wang Xuance felt that he had guessed Li Yan's thoughts, and wanted to take this opportunity to clear these people out, but Li Yan shook his head meaningfully: "Who said I want to kill them? These people are very useful. Before their value is squeezed out, it will be difficult for them to leave even if they want to."

Seeing Wang Xuance's surprised face, Li Yan smiled mysteriously: "Haven't you heard of a saying? Even a piece of paper or a pair of underwear can have its uses."

Wang Xuance was stunned. Is there such a sentence?
What kind of person can say such a thing?
"Xuan Ce, next, you do this."

Li Yan whispered something in the other person's ear. Wang Xuance's eyes became brighter and brighter. In the end, he was amazed and shocked by Li Yanjian's beauty.

"Your Highness is indeed brilliant. I admire your intelligence very much."

Li Yan smiled and joked, "Is your admiration for me like the surging waves of the river, endless, or like the flooding of the Yellow River, out of control?"

Wang Xuance was stunned. The prince was really imaginative. He could even come up with such a novel and memorable flattering remark.

Seeing Wang Xuance lost in thought, Li Yan said calmly: "I can't take the blame for nothing this time, I have to get something out of it."

When he went to court the next day, Li Shimin announced on the spot that Li Yan was appointed as the Flying Tiger General and was to train the Flying Tiger Army in the Western Inner Courtyard.

When all the civil and military officials in the court heard the decree, they looked at Li Yan in surprise, especially Hou Junji, who was in the front position of the military commander, who had a worried look on his face.

Li Yan, however, had an expression as if to say, "Your Majesty, you have chosen the right person to entrust this matter to me." He took up the task generously, which made Li Ke on the side secretly happy.

After the court was dismissed, a large group of civil officials and military officers surrounded Li Yan, who was now very popular in the court, and praised him one after another: "Your Highness, the emperor is really wise this time. You are both civil and military, and you will definitely be able to restore the glory of the Flying Tiger Army to the court!"

"Your Majesty has made the right choice this time. There are so many talented people in the East Palace. Training a Flying Tiger Army is a piece of cake."

"Yes! Yes! Your Majesty is wise, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is talented..."

"... "

Li Yan looked so proud that he seemed to be addicted to the flattery of the crowd. At this time, a majestic general came over and pushed the crowd aside, saying, "What are you making a fuss about? Do you need to tell me that His Royal Highness is wise?"

"Make way, everyone. I have something else to talk to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince about."

Li Yan turned around and saw General Zuo Xiaowei and Grandson of Duke Xue, Shunde, holding Li Yan and saying, "Your Highness, I am your family. This mission is difficult. Others may not care, but I cannot help. I will not waste words. I have a son-in-law named Luo Ensheng who is the bravest among the three armies."

"I personally picked this brave general from among the thousands of soldiers. If you want to train the Flying Tiger Army, I, your uncle, can't help you with anything else, so I'll give you this brave general. He can be a general in the Flying Tiger Army, and he will definitely help you train the Flying Tiger Army into an invincible cavalry. What do you think?"

After saying that, Changsun Shunde looked at Li Yan with concern.

'Fuck.'

Li Yan immediately despised him and said in his heart: "You are so shameless, so shameless. You clearly saw this as an opportunity to rise to prominence and wanted to share a piece of the pie. Now you are helping me instead. You are even thicker-skinned than Li Shimin, so shameless!"

Seeing Duke Xue opposite him looking at him with a sly smile on his face, tightly grabbing his arm with his right hand, as if he would not let him leave unless he agreed, Li Yan immediately looked embarrassed.

After pondering for a while, he nodded slowly: "Okay, who told me to call you uncle?"

"This is the first time you asked me, and I agreed, but it's just this once, and it won't happen again!"

"Okay, that's great. I'm not blind to your love for you. I'll remember this favor. Next time you have something to ask for, just tell me and I'll do it for you." Changsun Shunde was overjoyed when he saw that Li Yan agreed and respected him so much, and he made a lot of promises.

Li Yan's compromise greatly encouraged those around him who had various thoughts but were too embarrassed to speak out. It was as if they had been injected with chicken blood. The ministers who had just been pushed aside suddenly surrounded him again, drowning out Changsun Shunde who was halfway through his words.

"Go away, old man. The work is done. Why are you still occupying the space?"

Everyone rolled their eyes at Changsun Shunde and said, "Your Highness, I have a brave general in my family who is unmatched and I would like to recommend him to you."

"What do you mean by 'unworthy of ten thousand men'? How dare you say that."

Another official in scarlet robes said directly: "Your Highness, he is fooling you. The so-called unmatched man is actually the nephew of their tigress. The one I want to recommend to you has no blood relationship with me. He is a peerless warrior who fought against the Turks and made countless military exploits..."

"How can there be so many peerless warriors? With so many military achievements, why didn't he come forward earlier? Stop talking nonsense here. This man must be your son-in-law who hasn't married yet." As soon as the first person finished speaking, another person squeezed in front and said, "Your Highness, I will not avoid relatives when I promote people. I will not whitewash them like they do. My nephew is so strong that he can move mountains and has the courage to conquer the world. People call him the reincarnation of the Overlord. If your Highness doesn't believe me, you can test him on the spot."

"Your Highness, I have more."

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Li Yan, who had been given a chance by Changsun Shunde, could no longer stop the subsequent requests from officials. In the end, he had no choice but to agree to them one by one, making everyone sigh that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was benevolent and honest, and his reputation was well-deserved!

Li Ke, who was still far away, pulled Cen Wenben and looked at this scene, and said with a sour jealous look on his face: "Master Cen, the prince is now living a successful and prosperous life!"

"King Shu, don't worry. When the water is full, it will overflow. When the moon is full, it will wane. I am just afraid that if I jump too high, I will fall down and be smashed to pieces!"

Cen Wenben looked at the scene in front of him, shook his head slightly with deep meaning in his eyes and said, "With so many children of the rich and powerful joining the army, even a man with extraordinary military strategy like the prince would probably have a headache, let alone the prince who has never even been to a military camp."

"The importance of the Flying Tiger Army to the emperor is self-evident, but the crown prince is using it as a tool to win over the ministers, and it will definitely end badly in the end."

After listening to this, Li Ke nodded thoughtfully and no longer felt envious or jealous.

"Master Cen is still far-sighted. Just let him be proud for a while."

Li Ke looked up at the sky and said, "Lord Cen, the prince has prepared a banquet at the mansion. Let's celebrate together at noon."

"Haha, thank you, Your Highness. I still have to be on duty. I will bother you again after I'm done."

"Oh, I almost forgot. Let's change it to the evening. Your Excellency must do me the honor."

"Haha, Your Highness is so polite. I will definitely be there."

After the crowd had made a fuss for a while and gradually dispersed, Li Yan walked to the palace gate and was about to return to the East Palace when a burly general with a face as sharp as an axe and a knife, a gleam of light, and an extremely imposing manner reached out and grabbed Li Yan, and without saying anything, dragged Li Yan onto a carriage.

Li Yan was stunned, and then he realized that Hou Junji was looking at him with a worried look on his face: "Your Highness, what can I say about you?"

"It's not that easy to train the Flying Tiger Army. You've studied literature since childhood and have never been in the army. How can you possibly complete the mission assigned by the emperor? If you don't train well in the end, not only will the emperor blame you, but your own future will also be greatly affected."

Thinking that Hou Junji treated him well, but he teamed up with Li Shimin to cheat him, Li Yan felt a little guilty, but at this time he could only bite the bullet and say, "I know what Duke Lu said, but if I don't worry about the Tang Dynasty, who will? If I don't share my father's worries, who will?"

"Have you ever thought about Haitang?"

Hou Junji seemed to be about to get angry, but considering Li Yan's status as the crown prince, he held back and blamed him, "I only have one daughter, Haitang. If something happens to you, how will you let her live?"

"Uh"

Li Yan was silent for a while, then he said stubbornly: "Duke Lu, it's not that serious, right? It's just training the army. Even if it fails, will my father depose me as the crown prince?"

"Besides, the King of Shu wants to suppress me in everything. The Tang Dynasty is not stable now. If I don't know military strategy, many military and national affairs will definitely be handed over to the King of Shu. If this happens too often, everyone will think that the King of Shu may be more suitable for the position of crown prince than me. That's when it will be dangerous."

"Father saw that I had some shortcomings in the military, so he gave me the task of training the Flying Tiger Army. It was out of kindness that he wanted me to have more contact with the military and improve my ability to command troops. This is my responsibility as the crown prince. How can the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty not know about military affairs?"

Hou Junji was stunned. The prince's concerns were reasonable. He had heard in Xiangyang that the King of Shu always had an advantage over the prince. This time, he had gathered the Zuowuwei Army in Xiangyang and was in charge of the Zuotunwei Army, which made his power even greater. If the prince could not catch up in this regard, he might really repeat the mistakes of the hidden prince Li Jiancheng.

If it is said that letting the prince get in touch with the military is not a bad thing, right?
But the key lies in the three words "Flying Tiger Army". It is a banner of the Tang Dynasty that makes the enemy tremble in fear. It was won by countless fearless soldiers who shed blood and sacrificed their lives. It is the immortal military soul of the Tang Dynasty forged by countless heroes. Just these three words can tell that this is not an ordinary army and that the emperor has high expectations for it.

Hou Junji vaguely guessed that the emperor might have other intentions, but he couldn't say it out loud, and he was very anxious.

Li Yan, however, didn't care and comforted him: "Don't worry too much, Duke Lu. This is also an opportunity for training. I will definitely not lose to the King of Shu. I want to use this training to tell the world that I, the crown prince, am no worse than the King of Shu."

Li Yan looked like he was going to fight for his own honor, but when he saw Hou Junji's annoyed look, he felt ashamed in his heart. This was really bullying an honest man.
(End of this chapter)