Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Li Jing, the victorious general, enjoys high prestige in the army.

Moreover, he is only loyal to the country and the people, and never participates in the struggle for power.

Even when Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng were fighting for power, he did not support either side.

Li Chengqian then waved to Xue Rengui: "Rengui, you sit down too."

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Xue Rengui bowed respectfully and then sat down next to Pei Xingjian.

Li Jing glanced at Pei Xingjian with his deep eyes, then turned to Li Chengqian and asked curiously.

"Your Highness, this young man looks unfamiliar. I wonder which family he belongs to?"

Pei Xingjian wore a fu hat and a green robe with cloud patterns, and sat very upright.

Judging from his appearance and temperament, he seems like a young man from a well-off family.

Unlike this guy Du He, who has the temperament of a kid from a noble family, but also the casualness of an ordinary person.

Li Chengqian smiled and explained, "Duke Weiguo, this is a descendant of the Pei family in Hedong, his name is Pei Xingjian, and his courtesy name is Shouyue."

"His father is Pei Renji, the former Minister of Rites of the Sui Dynasty."

"Shou Yue is a talented person that Du He strongly recommended. I am going to recommend him to the Zhanshi Mansion and take up the post of Prince's Chief Justice!"

When Li Jing heard that Pei Xingjian was Pei Renji's son, a strange look appeared on his face.

Li Jing sighed in confusion: "I didn't expect Pei Renji still has descendants alive!"

Because he and Pei Renji both served as officials in the Former Sui Dynasty, but at that time Li Jing was still a minor official, while Pei Renji was a powerful figure.

Later, many heroes emerged and joined different camps.

In the early years of Wude, Li Jing followed Li Shimin to quell separatist forces and defeated Wang Shichong who proclaimed himself emperor in Luoyang.

At this time, Li Jing began to emerge, while Pei Renji's entire family was wiped out by Wang Shichong.

This news spread among all the princes at that time.

After all, Pei Renji was not from a small family, but from a super large family of the Five Surnames and Seven Noble Families, and he himself was a high-ranking official.

Li Jing also heard the news at that time, and he cursed Wang Shichong for his cruelty.

Pei Xingjian stood up, bowed respectfully to Li Jing, and repeated what he had just said to Li Chengqian.

"Duke Weiguo, Shouyue is a posthumous child. His mother escaped during the war..."

"Hey~"

After listening, Li Jing sighed.

He stared at the handsome Pei Xingjian and said in a gentle voice, "As the saying goes, those who survive a great disaster will have good fortune in the future. Now that you are serving in the Eastern Palace, you will surely rise to a high position in the future."

After Li Jing finished speaking, he glanced at Du He, who was eating pastries with a calm expression.

This little rascal has unknowingly helped the prince recruit so many talents.

In the Prince of Qin's Palace, the person who often recruits talents for Your Majesty is Sikong Fang Xuanling.

Duke of Lai Du Ruhui, Governor of Luozhou Zhang Liang, General of the Right Guard Li Daliang, Eighteen Scholars of the Qin Palace Xue Shou and other capable ministers were all recommended to Li Shimin by Fang Xuanling.

Du He's current style of doing things is a combination of Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui.

He not only recruited various talents for the prince, but also provided advice on major planning.

Feeling Li Jing's gaze, Du He suddenly had an idea and said, "Duke Weiguo, Shouyue is not only proficient in classics and history, but also well-versed in military books and quite strategic."

"Do you want to take him as your disciple?"

Historically, Pei Xingjian entered officialdom relatively late and spent many years in the office before he was appointed as a small assistant military officer of the Zuotunwei Cangcao.

His immediate superior at that time was the famous General Su Dingfang of the Left Guard.

Su Dingfang, who had served as the General of the Central Army for more than ten years, was very optimistic about Pei Xingjian, a talented military officer in the Cangcao Army.

Finally, he accepted him as his disciple and taught him the art of war.

Nominally speaking, Pei Xingjian should call Li Jing his master.

Hearing Du He's words, Li Jing nodded slightly and stroked his beard, saying, "Prince Consort Du, I am old now, and I am no longer able to teach Rengui, my last disciple."

"You should keep your promise and find another famous teacher."

When accepting a disciple, one must also have good liking for him.

Li Jing looked at Pei Xingjian, who had an elegant and thin figure, and he had no urge to recruit him as a disciple.

Moreover, a person who has never served in the government and has low martial arts skills can only be trained to be a commander.

However, training a qualified commander is extremely time-consuming and laborious. Without ten or eight years of experience and a large amount of experience in leading troops, it is difficult to achieve success.

Li Jing didn’t even know if he could live that long.

Xue Rengui is different. He is a super-powerful general by nature, and learning the art of war is just icing on the cake.

A potential warrior like this can become a master after learning for one or two years.

Du He also guessed that Li Jing would refuse, so he stood up and said, "Duke Weiguo, I have an unwelcome request. When you come to the East Palace to teach Xue Rengui the art of war, can you let Shouyue sit in on the side and listen?"

"By the way, let Shouyue serve you tea and water and take good care of you, old man."

Ho!

This suggestion...is great!

Li Chengqian's eyes were full of strange colors.

When Du He recommended Pei Xingjian, he said that he was a commander with great potential.

If a raw jade is not carved by a famous craftsman, it is just an ordinary piece of jade.

The same is true for people. Without the guidance of good teachers, their potential cannot be fully stimulated.

Although Li Jing was unwilling to accept Pei Xingjian as his apprentice, he was an old general who liked to instruct the younger generation, and having people sit in would not affect him.

And teaching one is teaching, teaching two is also teaching, teaching three is also teaching...

Um! ?

“Teaching three is also teaching!”

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian suddenly turned his gaze towards Du He.

His chief think tank, although talented, still needs to learn a little in military tactics.

After all, Du He was the deputy commander-in-chief of the central army, and it would be beneficial for him to learn military tactics from Li Jing, the military god.

He stroked the short beard on his chin, waiting for the right moment.

Upon hearing Du He's words, Pei Xingjian, the person involved, was also shocked, with deep desire revealed in his eyes.

He had heard of Li Jing, the famous military god.

If you can listen to the military god explain the strategies of war, you will definitely benefit a lot.

"Hahaha, you kid."

Li Jing laughed out loud and pointed at Du He who was grinning mischievously, his face full of smiles.

He said without hesitation: "No problem, Shouyue can come and listen in from now on."

Li Jing himself also liked to instruct the younger generations on military tactics, and he did not accept Pei Xingjian as his disciple, so it would not have any impact if he just sat in and listened.

Du He clapped his hands and said, "Great! Keep your promise and serve tea to the Duke of Wei!"

"Studying the art of war with the Duke of Wei, you also have the status of an unofficial disciple. You have to offer this cup of tea to the master."

Pei Xingjian was also not vague. He walked quickly to Li Jing with tea in both hands, bowed and said.

"Master Li, please have some tea."

He was sensible enough not to kneel down and kowtow.

Because they are admitted as disciples, they need to kneel and kowtow.

Li Jing did not refuse. He took the tea and took a sip. Then he said with a smile, "Shou Yue, you don't have to call me Master. Just call me Duke Weiguo."

With Xue Rengui, a disciple with extraordinary strength, his heart no longer had room for anyone else.

The reason why he was willing to give guidance to Pei Xingjian was also because of the face of the Crown Prince and Du He.