Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Li Tai said happily: "It's a small matter. I will definitely provide you with a good venue."

After achieving his goal, Li Tai simply bowed and said goodbye.

"My dear sisters, please continue to discuss. I will go and help you get ready."

After saying this, Li Tai left without any further delay.

Princess Xiangcheng said with emotion: "Qingque is really thoughtful. Thanks to his help, otherwise we would have to worry about the venue."

She was Li Shimin's eldest daughter, filial, friendly, elegant and well-mannered.

Unlike other princesses, Princess Xiangcheng, whose family background was ordinary, married Xiao Rui, the eldest son of Duke of Song Xiao Yu.

Princess Baling pointedly said, "Looking at the fourth brother's style of doing things, he is very similar to our father. He is thoughtful, wise and capable. The people under his rule will be blessed."

Gao Yang glanced at her and responded, "Next year, the Crown Prince will lead the army to conquer Goguryeo. At that time, all government affairs will need to be reviewed by father alone. It would be great if fourth brother could help father share some of the pressure."

Princess Baling's husband was Chai Lingwu, and Princess Gaoyang's husband was Fang Yiai.

Both of them, like their respective princes-in-law, supported the King of Wei to succeed the throne.

As the two of them sang in unison, Li Lizhi felt a tightness in her chest, and then her head began to spin.

pat~

Li Lizhi fell directly to the ground.

"elder sister!"

Li Yi shouted and quickly held Li Lizhi's head in his arms.

After calling her several times but she didn't wake up, Li Yi shouted to the maid Linglong who was not far away.

"Linglong, quickly go to the palace to invite the imperial physician!"

"Slave, go now."

Linglong's face changed drastically and she ran out.

The other princesses also gathered around and looked at Li Lizhi worriedly.

Princess Xiangcheng said repeatedly: "Sisters, please stand aside. Li Zhi may be suffering from heat stroke. She needs some fresh air."

"暍厥" means heatstroke.

After hearing what Princess Xiangcheng said, everyone quickly dispersed to both sides.

Li Lizhi's breathing also became a little more stable.

It didn't take long.

Linglong and Li Lizhi's maid came with a white-bearded imperial physician, sweating profusely.

...

On the other side, Li Tai also returned to the Wude Hall.

Inside the main hall, Wei Ting and Du Chuke had been waiting quietly.

Seeing Li Tai walk in excitedly, they both stood up and saluted at the same time.

"Meet His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei."

Li Tai waved his hand at them and said with a smile, "No need to be polite. I have already persuaded my sister to change the venue of the poetry gathering to Furong Garden."

"Great!"

Wei Ting and Du Chuke said in unison.

After they learned about the unprecedented scale of this year's poetry competition, they inquired about the people who had registered for the competition from the Ministry of Rites.

So he hurried back and suggested to Li Tai that the venue of the poetry meeting be changed to Furong Garden.

Furong Garden was Li Tai's private estate. The poetry meeting was held there, which easily created the illusion that the poetry meeting was hosted by the King of Wei.

The King of Wei could not only gain a good reputation, but also select some excellent scholars to serve under him.

Kill two birds with one stone.

Wei Ting smiled and said, "Your Highness Prince Wei, the next step is for you to come to the palace and ask His Majesty for the title of chief official for the poetry competition."

Li Tai frowned and said, "Wei Ting, the poetry gathering is hosted by Princesses Changle and Chengyang. Will this distract the guests from the event?"

Wei Ting shook his head gently: "King Wei is worrying too much. The two princesses are just behind the scenes and are not on the stage."

"The poetry gathering is being held in Hibiscus Garden. As the owner of Hibiscus Garden, King Wei, you have volunteered to serve as the chief judge of the poetry gathering. This will not only raise the standard of the poetry gathering to a higher level, but also allow His Majesty to see your attitude towards the people."

This was not a major power struggle, it was just a way to build up Li Tai's reputation.

Given how much Your Majesty loves the King of Wei, you wouldn't even think twice about this small request.

Li Tai frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded and said.

"I will go to the palace to raise this request with my father in two days. Otherwise, if I just asked my sister to change the venue of the poetry competition, and then I go to ask for the chief judge right away, it will easily make my father think too much."

Wei Ting and Du Chuke bowed and said, "Your Highness is wise."

It has to be said that these two aides under Li Tai are very capable.

Much better than Li Yuanchang, Zhao Jie and others under Li Chengqian.

Princess Chengyang's Mansion.

After Du He came back, he searched for a long time but couldn't find Li Yi, and even Linglong was gone.

After asking the maid, I found out that Li Yi took Linglong to Princess Changle's mansion.

Thinking that the poetry reading was only a few days away, Du He knew that they were discussing the poetry reading.

Just as Du He walked back to the lobby, a servant from the princess's mansion ran over and said.

"My Lord, Steward Du from the Duke of Lai's Mansion wants to see you."

Du He waved his hand and said, "Please invite him in."

After a while, the butler Du Ping'an walked in quickly, led by his servants.

He handed the letter in his hand to Du He and said respectfully, "Second Master, there is a letter from the Master and the Third Master."

Du He took two sealed letters from him.

The housekeeper continued, "Second Master, I will go back first. There are still some things that need to be dealt with in the mansion."

Du He nodded.

After the housekeeper left, Du He lay in the rocking chair, first opened the letter written by his eldest brother and read it slowly.

The eldest brother Du Gou wrote in a letter that the piglets became much docile after being castrated.

They go to sleep after eating and don’t fight or make noises with each other.

Through comparison, it was found that castrated piglets generally grow larger than those that are not castrated.

In the letter, Du Gou also reminded Du He to take good care of his pregnant wife and never lose his temper with her.

The following are several long lines of text, all reminding him to treat his wife well.

Du He shook his head with a wry smile, then opened the letter from his younger brother Du Aitong.

My third brother Du Aitong said that the composting method is very effective.

When the same vegetables were planted in a field sprinkled with compost and in a field not sprinkled with fertilizer, it was found that the vegetables in the field sprinkled with fertilizer grew much better.

Even better than the vegetables grown in fertile and top-quality fields.

The following words congratulate the sister-in-law for her pregnancy and celebrate Du He becoming a father in advance.

After folding the letter, Du He rocked in the rocking chair happily.

By the end of this year, when the piglets have grown up and the vegetables have been harvested, the achievements of the eldest brother and the third brother will be well reflected.

He then said hello to Hou Junji, the Minister of Personnel, and tried to get more help for his two brothers, so as to get the eldest brother transferred from the local area to Chang'an.

As for my third brother, he is still young, and it would be good for him to gain two more years of experience in the local area.

"Ms. sir, I'm back."

Li Yi's weak voice came over.

Du He quickly turned over and saw that Li Yi's face looked a little strange, so he walked over, took her hand and said.

"Yier, what's wrong?"

"But what happened?"

Li Yi leaned his head against Du He's chest and murmured softly, "Sister Li Zhi has been coughing and having chest tightness these past two days, and she even fainted today."

"It's exactly the same symptoms as my mother's before she died. I'm worried..."

Today, the imperial physician treated my sister for nearly half an hour before she slowly woke up, but her physical discomfort did not improve.

Du He was shocked when he heard Li Yi's words.

Historically, Princess Changle died of illness in September of the 17th year of Zhenguan!