Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

When these officials saw Du He's carriage, their eyes sparkled with stars. Then they swarmed around him, all with flattering smiles on their faces.

"Lord Han Guo, you are finally back."

"We learned that you were frightened in Yuhua Palace, so we brought some soothing supplies, hoping that you, Prince Han Guo, can sleep peacefully."

"I heard that you are about to lead a large army to war, and I would like to give you a peace amulet."

"I hope Duke Han will accept our small gift."

What?

Send something to calm the nerves?

Also give amulets?

Du He waved his hand and said, "I have received your concern. As for the small gifts you brought, please take them back."

"If you have any questions in the future, you can come to the Ministry of Revenue or the Yongzhou Governor's Mansion to find me. There is no need to block the door of the Princess's Mansion."

"Your behavior will cause misunderstandings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the ministers in the court."

There is no need to guess what these officials are thinking.

They simply saw that there were many vacant official positions in the court and wanted to climb up a few ranks by currying favor with him.

Having progressive ideas is good, but what he values ​​is the ability and character of these officials. A small gift alone will not impress him.

When these officials saw Du He refuse, their expressions did not change much.

Obviously, they had guessed this result long ago.

Yuan Gongyu, the secretary of the Central Secretariat, flattered him, "I will follow the instructions of Duke Hanguo and return home now. However, the small trinkets I brought with me are not expensive, so please accept them."

"I have always taken Duke Han as my role model, and I will definitely follow in his footsteps in the future."

As he said this, he bowed deeply and respectfully, then strode out of the princess's mansion.

Stunned for a moment.

The other officials' eyes moved, and they bowed and left one after another.

Xie Rongxing, the Langzhong of the Ministry of Works, said: "Duke Hanguo, I, your old subordinate, have always wanted to follow in your footsteps and make continuous progress."

General Xin Mao, the Junior Minister of Dali, said: "Duke Hanguo, I am one of your subordinates, and I have come to visit you today."

Li Yibiao, the Imperial Guard, said, "Duke Hanguo, I have always respected you and hope to serve under you one day."

"..."

This group of officials came up and showed their faces, then saluted and left quickly.

After a cup of tea.

As this group of people left, the noisy gate of the princess's mansion finally became quiet.

Ha ha!

He is generally a well-informed person, but unfortunately he acts too ignorantly and is completely incomparable to Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu.

Who would come here in droves to give gifts?

Isn't this just to make him make a mistake?

Du He shook his head helplessly, then waved to the servants.

"go in."

Walk into the lobby.

Linglong, Yin Yushan and Lidya Su were all inside, and they were looking at various treasures carefully.

When they saw Du He come in, they greeted him with a smile.

"Greetings, husband."

Du He asked with concern, "Have you felt unwell these past two days?"

The three shook their heads.

The three of them have always been in good physical condition, and they don't need to work, so what problems could go wrong with their bodies?

Linglong asked curiously, "Husband, haven't Her Royal Highness the Princess and Ping An returned yet?"

Du He said softly, "Yier and Ping'an will have to stay in Yuhua Palace for a while. I'm afraid they won't be back until next month."

After hearing this, the three girls showed envy on their faces.

Yin Yushan hugged Du He's arm and asked coquettishly, "Husband, were the fireworks last night beautiful?"

The other two also looked expectant.

A single firework is so beautiful, they can't even imagine how beautiful it would be if dozens of fireworks bloomed at the same time.

Du He said with a smile: "When I return from the battlefield, I will organize a large-scale fireworks show and take you to watch it."

After some pleasantries.

Du He looked at the treasures displayed inside, frowned slightly, and then walked over to check.

A half-human-height porcelain sculpture of Buddha, gifted by Yuan Gongyu.

This is a piece of amber as big as a fist. Thank you for the gift.

A gilt silver tea grinder with wild goose pattern, gifted by Li Yibiao.

"..."

After looking at all 30 gifts, Du He's brows twitched slightly, and his face was full of helplessness.

Each of these items can be called a treasure, a family treasure, with a starting value of a thousand strings of cash, and some of the gifts are priceless.

Do these bastards want to send him to jail?

Du He muttered to himself, then warned them, "If someone sends you treasures in the future, especially if they come in droves like this, you must not accept them."

"Your husband is an upright official, he cannot accept these gifts."

As a seasoned official, how could he be blinded by these gifts?

Does he look like someone who is short of money?

Linglong said helplessly, "My husband, these people said that these gifts were given to you by His Majesty and the Crown Prince. After they brought the gifts in, they immediately left the Princess's Mansion."

"We can't make the decision, we can only wait for you to come back."

She then proceeded to tell the whole story in detail.

After listening.

Du He shook his head and said, "I will send someone to return the gifts to them now."

As he spoke, Du He called in a group of guards and asked them to return the gifts one by one according to the small notes on them.

Du He then handed the package that Li Lizhi had given him to Du Wu.

"Take this package to Chang Sun Chong and tell him it's a gift from Princess Chang Le. I hope he can live a peaceful life in hiding."

"promise."

After receiving the order, Du Wu took the package and left quickly.

Only after all the treasures in the lobby were moved away did Du He feel relaxed.

Chat for a while.

Yin Yushan, Linglong and Lidya Su went back to the backyard to rest, while Du He was sipping tea calmly by himself.

Not long after, Zhang Shizheng ran in to report.

"Sir, Vice Minister of Personnel Cui Xu, Vice Minister of War Cui Dunli, Vice Minister of Works Yu Chang, Vice Minister of Rites Yan Liben, Vice Minister of Justice Cui Yixuan, General Du Junchuo of the Left Guard, and General Dai Zhide of the Left Guard request an audience."

What?

Are these people here to join in the fun too?

Du He waved his hand quickly and said, "Tell them that I have gone to bed. If they have any questions, they can come to the Ministry of Revenue to find me tomorrow."

If he met these people in private today, Li Shimin would really not be able to sleep.

Not to mention that Li Shimin had some ideas, I'm afraid Li Chengqian would also be suspicious.

"promise."

Zhang Shizheng received the order and ran out quickly.

Less than half a quarter of an hour passed.

Zhang Shizheng ran in again and said, "Master, Censor Cui, Minister Xiao, and Minister Wang are here. They have brought a carriage full of gifts."

Well...

Are these three guys also up to the gift-giving game?

Du He waved his hand and said, "Kick those three bastards out and tell them I'm asleep..."

Before he could finish his words, the sound of Choi Sun-ki's rooster could be heard from outside the lobby.

"Brother Du, you have changed."

Only Cui Shenji, Wang Jingzhi and Xiao Kai walked in with resentful looks on their faces, like little old ladies who had suffered a lot of grievances.

Wang Jingzhi sighed and said, "Brother Du is clearly drinking tea in there, but he doesn't want to see us."

Xiao Kai nodded: "And they're going to kick us out."

Looking at the three people making trouble, Du He ignored them.

Wait until they calm down.

Du He then said, "Take back all the gifts you brought. Don't let me make any mistakes."

Cui Shenji's face changed, and he said with an exaggerated expression: "Gift? What gift? We didn't give any gifts!"