"Since Lord Xiao thinks that he is not qualified to serve as Shang Shuling, I wonder who Lord Xiao thinks is competent?" Li Jianguo finally couldn't hold back and asked.

"At least it's not a junior like you, above this court, all of them are your seniors, with more experience than you, and their abilities are several times stronger than yours, I think you should go back and exercise for a few years before you come back!" Xiao Yu's words did not save Li Jianguo's face at all, which made people very uncomfortable to listen to.

"In my opinion, it is most suitable for you to let Master Xiao take the position of Shang Shuling." Hou Junji said something, but it was obviously ironic.

"Lord Hou said that he was not talented, but compared to this hairy boy, it is still not a problem." Xiao Yu also replied without giving up at all.

"This old thing is really shameless!" Li Jianguo scolded secretly.

At this time, Fang Xuanling couldn't help it and stood up, "Lord Xiao, with your identity and status, it is difficult for a descendant, I'm afraid it's not good-looking." ”

"Lord Fang's words are wrong, this official is loyal to the Tang Dynasty, and I want to know better than you all how important the position of Shang Shuling is. Now that such a young man has been appointed, can't the official ask a second question? Xiao Yu looked at Fang Xuanling, and his tone was quite unpolite.

Li Shimin watched all this coldly, and he couldn't be too partial to either side at this time. The affairs of the government are originally the ministers expressing their opinions, and he is also very helpless in the current situation, "Xiao Qing's family, Li Jianguo is the champion, which is enough to prove his talent." ”

"Your Majesty, it's one thing to be talented and learn. This kind of government affairs will not work by relying on talent alone. If the emperor really wants to reuse him, he can first let him hold an official position below the fifth grade, wait for him to learn some things about court politics, and then promote him in the future, so as to convince the ministers. ”

"Yes, what Lord Xiao said is quite reasonable..."As soon as Xiao Yu's words fell, it caused a response from some ministers, and they discussed it in private.

"The juniors who said Lord Xiao don't agree with each other." Li Jianguo knew that he couldn't continue to hide, so he stood up and said, "How can the size of age explain the size of ability? Since ancient times, heroes have come out of teenagers, and such characters abound throughout the ages. Zhuge Liang during the Three Kingdoms period set three points of the world in the grassland, and was only twenty years old when he followed Liu Bei out of the mountain, and then became Liu Bei's military advisor. When Zhou Gongjin was twenty-one years old, he followed Sun Bofu to the battlefield and pacified Jiangdong. Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty was only sixteen years old when he ascended the throne, but when later generations mentioned him, they were still full of admiration. When the general Huo Qu was seventeen years old, he could kill the Xiongnu and scatter and flee, so that the Xiongnu did not dare to invade the territory. Since they can all do it, how does Lord Xiao know that I can't do it? Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, don't bully the poor youth! ”

"Good! You can say that again! What a don't bully the poor boy! Li Shimin shouted excitedly.

"Well said, well said! This person is really extraordinary! ”

"Yes, no wonder even Lord Fang and Lord Du are highly respected."

“…”

The atmosphere in the hall was instantly driven by Li Jianguo's words, and the direction of the wind also changed all of a sudden, and the eyes of the ministers looking at Li Jianguo were all 180 degrees.

Xiao Yu also gritted his teeth, and he was speechless all of a sudden.

"Xiao Qingjia, what other opinions do you have?" Li Shimin looked at Xiao Yu and asked indifferently.

"Your Majesty, although this person has some talent, his eloquence is also good. However, the old minister still said that Shang Shuling's position is different from other positions, and the emperor is asked to be cautious. The officials above the fourth rank of my dynasty have all been promoted little by little, and they are all exchanged for merit, and this person's family background has not yet been investigated, does the emperor trust him so much? Xiao Yu still asked reluctantly.

Before Li Shimin could speak, Fang Xuanling said: "Lord Xiao is too worried, in fact, Li Jianguo is my righteous son, for him, the old man is willing to use the black yarn on his head to vouch!" ”

Fang Xuanling's words caused a commotion, and even Li Shimin's eyes widened, because Fang Xuanling had not told him about this matter.

Xiao Yu suddenly sneered, "Master Fang, since this person is your righteous son, is it unfair for you to act like this?" ”

Fang Xuanling also smiled, "The old man has always been an external move that does not avoid hatred, and an internal move does not avoid relatives, and he is only for the sake of the Tang Dynasty and loyal to the emperor." The body is not afraid of the shadow, how the old man is a person, you all know, the old man has a clear conscience! ”

"Fang Aiqing has made a lot of contributions to my Tang Dynasty, I absolutely believe in his loyalty, and I absolutely believe that he is not a person who bends the law for personal gain." Li Shimin said.

"Master Fang has always been upright, could it be that Lord Xiao has doubts about Lord Fang?" At this time, Du Ruhui couldn't help but say a fair word.

Lord Du said seriously, and the old man naturally didn't dare to doubt Lord Fang. It's just that Lord Fang just said that this person is just his righteous son, so can Lord Fang tell the ministers about this person's family background? Xiao Yu bowed to Fang Xuanling and apologized, and asked in his mouth.

Fang Xuanling frowned, because he didn't know Li Jianguo's origin, Li Jianguo just told him that his hometown was far away, and he didn't say anything else.

At this time, Li Shimin also looked at Fang Xuanling, because he didn't know about Li Jianguo's origin, so he naturally wanted to know a thing or two.

Xiao Yu stared at Fang Xuanling, and Fang Xuanling didn't know what to say, and Xiao Yu hurriedly made a mistake at the moment: "It seems that Lord Fang doesn't know much about this person, so it means that this person's origin is a mystery, is it appropriate to use such a person?" ”

"This old thing is really annoying, okay, since you want to play, then I'll be with you to the end!" Li Jianguo gritted his teeth and muttered to himself.

Li Shimin frowned and looked at Li Jianguo, who smiled at Li Shimin and signaled him not to worry.

"Lord Xiao, heroes don't ask where they come from, you just need to treat me as a common person. The younger generation just wants to serve the Tang Dynasty, and use what I have learned to share the emperor's worries. If Lord Xiao wants to talk about his background, then the younger generation would like to ask, Lord Xiao used to work for the Sui Dynasty, and now he is working for the Tang Dynasty, is it also inappropriate? Li Jianguo also refused to let it go at all, and said sarcastically.

"The junior is presumptuous, the official has followed Gaozu for many years, and when the official followed Gaozu to fight the world, you were still drinking milk, and now you dare to count me!" Xiao Yu shouted.

"Alright, don't argue." Li Shimin saw that the atmosphere was not right, so he hurriedly came out to play a round, "Xiao Aiqing, don't be angry, I also believe in your loyalty." In my opinion, the appointment is so decided, and besides, I have also made a bet with Wei Aiqing before, giving Li Jianguo a month for the time being, and a month later, seeing how he behaves before making a final decision. Xiao Aiqing, what do you think? ”

"Since the emperor has decided, the old minister has nothing to say, and let's see it in a month!" Xiao Yu finally relented.

Fang Xuanling and the others were also relieved, and Li Jianguo arched his hand at Xiao Yu and said, "Thank you Lord Xiao for your success." ”

Xiao Yu snorted coldly and said to himself: "Let you be proud for a month, and I will see how arrogant you are in a month." ”

Li Shimin saw that Xiao Yu had no opinions, and the matter could be regarded as an end for the time being, and he faced the hundred officials and said: "Since this is the case, then I will appoint Li Jianguo as Shang Shuling." ”

Li Jianguo hurriedly knelt down and thanked him, "Thank you for the emperor's grace." ”

"Okay, since that's the case, let's retreat!" Li Shimin waved his hand and said lightly.