Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Li Chengqian saw that Du He wanted to escape, so he hurriedly spoke.

"Du He, you are my number one military advisor. Today is a festive day, so you must stay and have a couple of drinks with me."

"Eat less later, sit for a while and go back early, so as not to delay you from having dinner with your wife."

He was becoming more and more confused about this guy Du He.

In the past, when I was off duty, I liked to find Cui Shenji, Wang Jingzhi and Xiao Kai to go out and have fun.

Now, no matter whether I have something to do or not, I always want to go home.

No ambition at all.

Li Chengqian saw through Du He's little thoughts and he could only stay with a wry smile on his face.

In order to prevent Li Yi from worrying, Du He specially sent a guard back to explain the situation.

The kitchen staff at the East Palace were very capable and soon brought up dishes that looked delicious and had a nice aroma.

"Gulu."

Xue Rengui and his wife smelled the aroma of mutton on the table and couldn't help swallowing.

So delicious!

And there are many dishes.

The entire small table was filled with delicious food, and there was also a jar of good wine.

The maidservant beside them opened the lid and poured wine into their glasses.

Xue Rengui had never seen such clear wine, and the aroma of the wine was also very strong.

The alcohol bug in my stomach was also aroused.

Sitting at the main seat in the middle, Li Chengqian raised his wine glass and gestured to everyone.

"Everyone, let's toast to Xue Rengui and his wife."

Du He, Xi Junmai and Qin Huaidao quickly raised their wine glasses and gestured to Xue Rengui and his wife.

"Thank you, Your Highness, Prince Consort Du."

Xue Rengui and his wife raised their glasses and expressed their gratitude repeatedly.

After drinking a glass of wine, Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "Everyone, eat as much as you want. There is plenty of wine and meat."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Everyone thanked him again.

This is how it is when the boss invites you to a dinner, you have to thank him for anything.

After eating for a while, Li Chengqian saw that Xue Rengui and his wife were unable to relax and had not eaten much of the food on the table. He knew that this was because he was here.

It just so happened that he also had something to discuss with Du He, so he spoke to Xue Rengui and the others.

"Take your time to eat. I have something to discuss with Prince Consort Du."

After that, he said to Du He: "Du He, let's go out for a walk. I have something to tell you."

"Row."

Du He nodded and followed him out of the hall with confusion.

Go some distance.

Li Chengqian whispered, "Du He, I'm in there with them, they're not doing a good job eating, and I just happen to have some good news to tell you."

"What good news?"

Du He was full of doubts.

"Hehe." Li Chengqian laughed twice and gloated: "When I went to Ganlu Palace to look for my father, I saw that he was furious."

"It turns out that a few days ago, Li Tai had an argument with that old man Kong Yingda, and the news reached the ears of the emperor."

Hearing about Li Tai and Kong Yingda's "love for each other", Du He instantly became interested.

A few months ago, Li Tai invited Kong Yingda to the Prince of Wei's Palace in a sedan chair carried by eight people. Many ministers in the court were very envious at that time.

Two people are biting each other so soon?

"Your Highness, what exactly is the cause of the unhappiness between the two of them?"

"When discussing academic matters, Kong Yingda criticized Li Tai for not focusing, and his words were as sharp as scolding me. Li Tai couldn't stand it and scolded Kong Yingda."

"Your Majesty blames the King of Wei?"

"How is that possible! Father called Kong Yingda to Ganlu Palace and criticized him."

"Fuck..."

Good guy!

I didn't expect this result.

Du He also admired Kong Yingda for being so stubborn.

He was strict with the prince because Li Shimin had instructed him to do so, so even if he scolded the prince, Li Shimin would stand on his side.

He became the teacher of King Wei not with the purpose of finding fault, but to teach King Wei well.

Therefore, we should not use a harsh attitude in our words.

Besides, he knew how favored the King of Wei was, and if he scolded Li Shimin's favorite, he would be asking for trouble.

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Li Tai originally thought that inviting Kong Yingda to be his teacher would help him improve his reputation and increase his capital in competing with me for the throne."

"Hehe, I didn't expect that he would get himself into such a big trouble."

Kong Yingda's talent is beyond doubt, and his character is also impeccable in the eyes of outsiders.

The only thing is that his temperament is too upright, even to the point of being harsh.

Li Tai thought he had recruited a valuable person, but he turned out to be a useless person.

It has no taste when eaten, but it's a pity to throw it away.

Du He asked curiously, "Besides scolding Kong Yingda, did Your Majesty do anything else?"

"For example, removing his title as teacher in the Prince Wei's mansion?"

Now in the Prince of Wei's Palace, besides Kong Yingda, Yu Zhining, Zhang Xuansu and Li Baiyao are also there.

After they followed Li Tai to compile the "Record of Water Conservancy", Li Tai took the opportunity to beg Li Shimin to let these important officials stay and teach him.

Li Shimin saw that his beloved son and the three ministers got along very well, so he nodded in agreement.

Li Chengqian shook his head: "No, father just scolded Kong Yingda and told him not to teach Li Tai in a harsh manner in the future."

"I see Kong Yingda's face is not right. I'm afraid he didn't listen to what the emperor said."

Du He smiled and said, "Kong Yingda can't tolerate any sand in his eyes. The King of Wei will suffer in the future."

Once you get used to scolding people, you won’t be able to change it in a short time.

Unless Li Shimin no longer allows him to serve as the King of Wei's teacher.

However, Li Shimin's favor for Li Tai is indeed enviable.

Even Crown Prince Li Chengqian did not receive such preferential treatment.

Hey ~

After chatting with Li Tai and Kong Yingda for a while, Li Chengqian suddenly asked, "Du He, do you think there are any powerful masters among the new soldiers recruited by Henan and Hebei Provinces?"

"Like Xue Rengui, who has a clean background, is tall, mighty, and good at fighting!"

In Hedong Province alone, among the thousands of new recruits, there is a super master.

Henan Province and Hebei Province have produced many brave generals since ancient times, so there is no reason why there should not be such talents.

He would recruit as many handsome and capable generals as Xue Rengui, the more the better.

Du He rolled his eyes and said, "Your Highness, a peerless warrior like Xue Rengui is hard to come by. Even among hundreds of thousands of people, you may not be able to find one."

"I am just being greedy."

Li Chengqian touched his nose angrily.

Come to think of it, a peerless warrior is not an ordinary soldier, and if such a person exists, he is likely to be discovered.

After all, there are only a few brave generals like Xue Rengui who were missed.

The two walked in silence for a while, and suddenly a person appeared in Du He's mind.

"Your Highness, there is no peerless general, but there is a man with great commanding talent in Hedong Road, and he is from a great family."

"Who?"

When Li Chengqian heard about someone with commanding talent, he instantly became excited.

A commander is a more scarce talent than a general!

Du He thought for a moment and said, "Pei Xingjian, like Xue Rengui, is also from Jiangzhou. He is from the Pei family in Hedong and is about the same age as you and me!"

Pei Xingjian, whose courtesy name is Shouyue!

Li Chengqian frowned and said, "Hedong Pei family? But father is not very fond of Pei family..."

The representative figure of the Hedong Pei family is Pei Ji, who is a close friend of the retired emperor.

After my father ascended the throne, Pei Ji, who was loyal to the retired emperor, opposed my father at every turn and even wanted to get the retired emperor to support him again.

In the third year of Zhenguan, the monk Faya was convicted for spreading rumors, and Pei Ji, his best friend, was also implicated.

Not only did my father dismiss Pei Ji from his official position and cut off half of his fiefdom, he also ordered him to return to his hometown in Puzhou and not stay in Chang'an.

Later, Pei Ji was exiled to Jingzhou by his father because of the nonsense spoken by his subordinates.

This shows how dissatisfied his father is with him.