his attendants, "Who is that man in white armor?" and was told it was Xue. Emperor Taizong summoned Xue to his presence and awarded him with gold and silk and also gave him a general title. After Emperor Taizong retreated later in the year, he told Xue:

Emperor Taizong made Xue one of the commanding generals for the imperial guards.

During Emperor Gaozong's reign

After Emperor Taizong's death in 649, his son Li Zhi succeeded him (as Emperor Gaozong), and for the first

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