Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

When Fang Yiai heard the praises from the civil and military officials, he raised his head proudly and was overjoyed.

Over the years, his father has scolded him for being uneducated and stupid, and said that he is the worst among his brothers.

The results of it?

He had already been promoted to the rank of General of the Right Guard and a Grand Pillar of the State, while several of his brothers were still waiting to enter officialdom through family connections.

Fang Xuanling turned his head to glance at the complacent Fang Yiai, then looked at Du He who looked indifferent, and he suddenly became furious.

"This bastard!"

"You don't know how to be humble at all!"

This idiot has no self-awareness at all. Your Majesty appointed him as the Junior Secretary of the Imperial Household. Did you really value his talent?

Thinking of Fang Yiai, who still had a weird temper, he decided to teach him a lesson tonight.

While he can still hold the stick, teach Fang Yiai some more.

"Hahaha!"

Li Shimin laughed heartily, stroking his beard. He praised, "My dear ministers, you are right. Du He and Fang Yiai, those two rascals, are both capable ministers with both civil and military skills!"

Hearing Li Shimin's praise, Du He curled the corners of his mouth.

Li Shimin's behavior today was a little abnormal. I'm afraid this was to apologize to the Fang family on behalf of Gao Yang.

I just don't know whether Fang Yiai will accept Princess Gaoyang again.

On the Imperial Terrace

Li Shimin stood up and said, "My dear ministers, the court currently has over a million captives from Western Turks and Central India. When you return, you must think carefully about how to use these captives."

"Everyone must write a memorial and submit it to the Secretariat in five days."

"Those who don't treat it with care will be severely punished!"

Although the captives from Central India had not yet been brought to Chang'an, the Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo had already sent an ambassador back to his country, stating that 10 captives from Central India would be escorted to Lingnan of the Tang Dynasty by the end of March.

The Tang Dynasty now has more than one million prisoners and consumes one million kilograms of food every day.

They cannot eat the food for free, they must be made to work as soon as possible.

Civil and military officials all stood up and responded.

"The minister obeys the order!"

For civil officials, writing these memorials is no problem at all, but it is a bit harsh for military generals.

Although most of them can read, they are not good at writing and may not be able to compose a few sentences for a long time.

Li Shimin continued, "Fang Yiai, follow me to Ganlu Palace and adjourn the court."

All civil and military officials stood in unison and saluted.

"Farewell, Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Fang Yiai was stunned for a moment, then followed Li Shimin and quickly left the Taiji Hall.

There was a hint of anticipation on his face.

...

in the afternoon.

Du He was handling government affairs in the office when suddenly someone knocked on the office door, followed by Wang Xuance's voice.

"Mr. Han, can you come in now?"

Du He said softly, "Prefect Wang, come in."

If his guess was correct, Wang Xuance must have received the imperial edict and fish token from the court and was ready to come and thank him.

After the door of the room opened, Wang Xuance walked in with a smile on his face.

"Greetings to Lord Korea."

After Wang Xuance saluted, he continued, "Duke Hanguo, I have been appointed by the court as the Governor of Liangzhou. I will go to Liangzhou to take up my post in five days."

"I came to meet you this time to thank you in person."

As he said this, he knelt on his knees and kowtowed respectfully to Du He several times.

Du He smiled and said, "Xuan Ce, there's no need to be so polite. Get up."

"Before you leave for your new post, please bring the white flounder seeds with you. I will also write a letter to facilitate your visit to Lingzhou to request the person."

Currently, the millions of captives from the Western Turks are in the hands of the Ministry of Revenue. As the Minister of Revenue, if he wants a hundred or eighty of them, it is just a matter of a word.

If Wang Xuance went alone to ask for the prisoners, he would definitely not be able to get too many captives.

"promise!"

Wang Xuance responded respectfully.

Then Du He explained a lot of things to him, and Wang Xuance expressed his gratitude again. Then he left the Ministry of Revenue with an excited look on his face.

...

Approaching the next value.

Just as Du He was about to pack up and go home, Fang Yiai walked in with a depressed look on his face.

"Brother Du, are you available to chat for a few minutes?"

Du He nodded: "Brother Fang, sit down and talk."

Judging from Fang Yiai's expression, he was obviously troubled by something, and it was not a small matter.

A moment of silence.

Fang Yiai said in a deep voice, "Brother Du, His Majesty asked me to go to Ganlu Palace because he wanted me to reconcile with Princess Gaoyang."

"But Gao Yang has been having affairs with Baldy Donkey repeatedly, and her body is extremely dirty. I want to divorce her."

what!

Divorce Princess Gaoyang?

Fang Yiai is really brave!

Du He advised, "Brother Fang, since His Majesty has asked you to reconcile with Gao Yang, I suggest you obey His Majesty's words."

"As for the future, let's talk about it later."

During this period, Li Shimin continued to promote him to higher positions. If Fang Yiai was still ignorant and insisted on divorcing Gao Yang, then he was a little ignorant.

this...

Fang Yiai's expression was slightly stunned.

He originally thought that the bold Du He would support his idea, but he didn't expect that Du He, like his father, did not agree with his decision to divorce Gao Yang.

"Hey!"

Fang Yiai sighed in his heart.

He said helplessly: "Brother Du, what you said makes sense, then I will just be a superficial couple with Gao Yang."

A dog will always eat shit, and Gao Yang will definitely do something stupid again in the future.

Du He nodded slightly, then asked curiously, "Brother Fang, His Majesty has allowed you to take a concubine. Has your father found a suitable candidate for you?"

Fang Yiai said with a firm expression: "Brother Du, I want to take Gunali as my concubine!"

puff~

Du He almost laughed out loud.

How obsessed is this guy with Gunali, that enchantress from the Western Regions, to choose her as his concubine?

Calm your mind.

Du He said with a serious expression, "That's good, but this matter is quite serious. It would be better if you discuss it with your father."

If Fang Xuanling knew what Fang Yiai was thinking, he would probably die of anger.

"Ah."

Fang Yiai nodded.

He stood up and said goodbye, "Brother Du, my father needs to see me about something. When you are free, I will invite you to Baihua Tower to listen to music and enjoy dancing."

"it is good."

Du He responded with a smile.

...

The next day.

in the afternoon.

Du He was in his office, working on the arrangements for the use of prisoners.

Suddenly, a middle-aged official in a dark crimson robe stood at the door of the office and bowed.

"Du Shangshu, the Right Minister of Revenue, Liu Xiangdao, has arrived at the Ministry of Revenue to take up his post!"

Hearing this powerful voice, Du He immediately raised his head.

He looks quite decent.

Du He stood up and said, "Minister Liu, please come in."

"promise!"

Liu Xiangdao bowed again and then walked in with a reserved look.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Du He immediately introduced to him in detail the duties of the Minister of Revenue and what he would do next.

For the next three days, Du He introduced government affairs to Liu Xiangdao.

Moreover, Liu Xiangdao had a strong understanding and memory, and he quickly took over all the work that Du He had on hand.

Looking at the energetic Liu Xiangdao, Du He was very satisfied with his performance.

"Not bad!"

"Another hardworking ox and horse has arrived at the Ministry of Revenue!"

Ever since Liu Xiangdao came to the Ministry of Revenue to take up his post, Du He suddenly became idle.

In addition to writing about the treatment of prisoners, he also took the time to discuss the development of rubber tires and the manufacture of springs.

...

Guannei Road.

Longzhou, Weiyang County, and Xiangyi County Prince's Mansion.

Li Shenfu, who was 70 years old, flew into a rage when he heard that the court had appointed him as the Minister of Taifu Temple.

"hateful!"

"That brat Li Er actually dared to provoke me!"

Everyone in the court knew that he was against the tax system of dividing the land tax by the land, but Li Shimin still put him in charge of tax affairs, which clearly showed that he did not take him seriously!