Is it important to be physically or talented?

For Li Xian, a famous saying is the most appropriate, that is, no matter whether it is a black cat or a white cat, it is a good cat if it catches a mouse. Although the Tang Dynasty has opened the imperial examination widely, for the people nowadays, eating is the first place, and reading is a luxury, so the high-ranking officials in the DPRK and China are basically from prominent backgrounds.

And Li Xian himself does not have any rejection of people from high backgrounds, this kind of gentleman can still be adjusted, not to mention that many people from wealthy families do have the ability? At the same time, he also admired those who were not from high backgrounds but were not small, such as Sheng Yunwen, who was from a broken family, Huo Huaien, who was from an absolutely bad background, and those Kunlun slaves who were already fully qualified for clerical work. Therefore, he thinks that he has completely applied the phrase of using talents in an eclectic manner.

It will be absolutely impossible to make up for the vacancy of the Yulin Army for a while and a half, and since there is no way to do it in terms of personnel, it is natural that he can only think about it on the left side of the door. Therefore, on this day, he took Huo Huaien Cheng Wuting, but did not call the others led by Shangwei to accompany him, but only brought five sturdy old guards to appear in Yongzhou Mansion.

Since he had already dealt with a surprise attack by Li Xian some time ago, this time he had gained experience, from the chief Shi Sima to the low-level subordinate officials, everyone was back in order after a moment of panic. It's just that people don't understand one thing in their hearts, why does this new prince always like to come to Yongzhou to inspect, is it because he used to be a pastor in Yongzhou?

Although Cheng Wuting said that he had made a contribution to suppressing Li Zhen's rebellion last time, he had become a popular figure in the imperial court. Seeing that the entire Yongzhou party was revolving around Li Xian, I couldn't help but be even more puzzled in my heart. This Yulin army is short of people, what does it have to do with Yongzhou Mansion?

However. Li Xian's first sentence startled him - "A while ago, Yongzhou Party and Chang'an Wannian County arrested a lot of giant thieves and other characters at the same time, although a lot of them were released later, but how many people are still locked up now?" ”

That Changshi didn't expect Li Xian to suddenly ask about this, and he was stunned for a moment, and discussed with Sima for a while, and then replied: "Return to Your Highness." Before this, there was only a small land, and after the cane was punished, it was put back home, and the rest were suspected of being Jiangyang thieves or murderers and other murderers, and the reasons for the matter will be sent to Dali Temple to report to death after the record is completed. Today, there are still about 30 people in the Yongzhou prison. ”

Hearing that there were more than thirty people, Li Xian turned his head and glanced at Huo Huaien, and found that this guy nodded slightly, so he coughed lightly and asked, "Then let me ask you, is there a person named Xie Yang among these criminals?" ”

Li Xian deliberately came here to ask about a prisoner, Changshi and Sima as the highest subordinate officials of the Yongzhou Mansion. I can't help but look at each other. They are not in charge of law and order, so where can they remember the name of a prisoner? Thereupon. The two had to hurriedly call a subordinate officer and repeat Li Xian's question.

"This Xie Yang is not a first-class thief, the reason why he was imprisoned was because he was jealous with a certain little grandfather who had not yet attacked the lord in Pingkangfang a few years ago, and broke people's heads. Unexpectedly, the private soldiers of the public mansion were powerful, and hundreds of people were dispatched at once, and he was outnumbered before he was taken into custody. According to this, he was guilty of assaulting the nobles.

It will be reported to Dali Temple in the near future. ”

The little official spoke in great detail, and seeing that Li Xian was listening carefully, he couldn't help but think of another extremely important matter, so he added: "Although this person is not well-known, he is extremely brave. Because the Yongzhou prison was overcrowded some time ago, and there were conflicts between the prisoners from time to time, he subdued the others with his strength, and now there are more than 30 people, who seem to be quite in awe of him. ”

Changshi and Sima belong to high-ranking figures in Yongzhou Mansion, but it is the first time that they have heard that there is such a powerful person in their cell. Dare to break the head of a powerful child at the foot of a son of heaven like Chang'an City, and be the boss in a prison cell, this kind of person is actually unknown? Just as Changshi wanted to show his concern for affairs and was about to order the little official to check the details of this person, Li Xian coughed again.

After inquiring about everything, and knowing that this person was exactly the same as what Huo Huaien said, Li Xian was curious. At this time, he turned his head and glared at Huo Huaien fiercely: "Old Huo, I didn't expect you to have such a brave and ruthless cousin, and he is too good at causing trouble!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Changshi and Sima both suddenly realized. Everyone knows that Huo Huaien is Li Xian's No. 1 confidant, and there is a good chance that he came to the door today for this Xie Yang. If it is a real Jiangyang thief, even if the prince comes in person, they will not dare to release him, but this is just to see the face of a certain prince before grasping the ground, in fact, it is between being able to release or not, and there is a lot of room for this. After thinking for a moment, Na Changshi saw Huo Huaien's embarrassed face, and then spoke with a smile.

"Since it's Captain Huo's cousin, it's actually easy to do. Does Your Highness know who that man was beating? It's none other than the grandson of Lu Guoduke, that is, Cheng Ruoda, the son of the eldest princess of Qinghe. As long as the Cheng family does not pursue this matter, there is no need to report this matter to Dali Temple. ”

Li Xian originally only heard Huo Huaien mention that this guy had committed a crime and was imprisoned in Yongzhou Mansion, but at this time he heard that it was the Cheng family who beat him

I couldn't help but laugh. This Cheng biting Jin is a brave person, Cheng Chumo is also slippery, Cheng Bohu never wants to help when he fights, this one is broken by someone and sent hundreds of private soldiers to take revenge, which is really embarrassing.

Thinking of this, he stood up and said casually: "In that case, I'll just go directly to Old Man Cheng!" Today's matter is my personal request, and it has nothing to do with state affairs, and I ask you to keep it confidential for me. ”

This kind of trivial matter, none of the three people present will be full and talk outside, and they will naturally agree. And when he got out of the Yongzhou Mansion, Cheng Wuting, who had been holding back his strength to be a dumb man, finally couldn't help it: "Your Highness, what kind of medicine are you selling in a gourd?" ”

Li Xian looked at Cheng Wuting and smiled, then stretched out his hand and beckoned Huo Huaien: "Old Huo, your idea is still not clear to General Cheng?" ”

Huo Huaien motioned for the five guards to disperse, and then asked mysteriously, "General Cheng, have you ever heard of the name of the Taihang Wolf King?" ”

This person doesn't care about the situation of the bandits outside, but Cheng Wuting has always paid attention to the situation in all aspects, and as soon as this name entered his ears, he almost didn't stare at his eyes: "Captain Huo, this Xie Yang is the Taihang Wolf King!" ”

"Exactly!" Huo Huaien seemed to be happy to see Cheng Wuting's jaw-dropping appearance, and the smile on his face became even brighter, "Although this person stopped a few years ago, he is still famous among the bandits and snitches in the Guanzhong and Henan areas, and I just learned that this person is actually in Chang'an, and he was thrown into the Yongzhou Party Prison for beating a nobleman, who knows that it is the Cheng family." Although he is capable of being the wolf king, it is still a little difficult to carry the Cheng family, let alone in a place like Chang'an! ”

"Could it be that Captain Huo wants to use this kind of Jiangyang thief?" Cheng Wu is also from a good family, as soon as he heard that Huo Huaien actually wanted to persuade Li Xian to use such a dangerous person, he immediately shook his head into a rattle, "No, no, according to this person's crime, it is not too much to kill a hundred times, how can you ......"

"Pedantic, isn't it?" Li Xian interrupted Cheng Wuting's words, pulled the person aside with his shoulders and back, and lowered his voice again, "Although I have already said hello, this Yu Lin Jun will be dissatisfied with the vacancy for a while and a half, if you want to go to Luoyang like this, what did you lose on the way, do you want to do it, the newly baked Zhonglang general?" Don't you know what Lao Huo's background was, he said that he could let people try it. How many times have the bandits in Henan been suppressed in this pass, but the weeds are still not burned and the spring breeze blows and grows, if you can use this opportunity to appease it, it will be your credit at that time. ”

Cheng Wuting didn't think so at first, but the more he listened to it, the more he felt that it was not a taste, and when he finally said the word credit, he was suddenly shocked: "Your Highness, is it possible that you let me ......"

"That's right, I don't know how much reprimands have been received for this matter, but it is useless. If you can ensure your safety while crossing the border, wouldn't it be a double benefit for you to come forward and appease you afterwards? ”

Li Xian saw that Cheng Wuting had been moved, so he slapped him on the shoulder twice: "Anyway, there is not much risk in this matter, and the people in Yongzhou don't know what kind of character this Xie Yang is, try it first." If it really doesn't work, then make other calculations! I've heard that this guy rarely kills, if it's really the kind of guy who lives a lot, how dare I use it! ”

said that Cheng Wuting was moved, and Li Xian got on the horse and went straight to Cheng's house. Due to the birth of his great-grandson, Cheng Yanjin, who had been preparing to go back to his hometown in Shandong for the elderly, stayed in the old house of the Cheng family and refused to leave all of a sudden, and played with his great-grandson with a smile every day. Hearing that Li Xian was coming, the old man tilted his head and thought about it, so he happily went to greet him.

Li Xian knew that Cheng Yanjin had always been impatient to come and greet him, so he got straight to the point and told his intentions, and by the way, he also told his plans together. As a result, after Cheng Yanjin was stunned for a while, he suddenly slammed the table hard, and scolded and scolded: "Kid who has no future, he still has to use the private soldiers at home in a fight, it's a shame for my Cheng family!" ”

After scolding this, he immediately patted Li Xian's chest: "I will do this matter, Your Highness will go to Yongzhou to raise people tomorrow."

But this method is really good, and it has the style of Emperor Taizong at the beginning! I think that Emperor Taizong was still the King of Qin, and such a good man also collected one on the left and one on the right, and it was not handy to use? ”

It was the first time for Cheng Wuting to hear someone talk about the past in such a tone, and he suddenly felt shocked. Li Xian knew that this old man's mouth was also watching, so he thanked him immediately. Just as he was about to leave, he was stopped by Cheng Yanjin.

"When, old man, I'm going to go to see His Highness's daughter, don't keep me out."

"Haha, the old general is blessed and long-lived, it's too late for me to be happy if you want to come, how can you stop it?" That being said, seeing Cheng Biting Jin smiling so brightly, Li Xian also knew it in his heart. If you want to beat his daughter's idea, it will depend on whether Cheng Bohu's son is angry!