Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Hearing footsteps, Li Chengqian looked up and saw Du He walking in very familiarly.

Li Chengqian pointed to the cushion beside him and said with a smile: "Du He, please take a seat. Why did you come so late today?"

Then he said to the palace maid guarding the door, "Bring tea and cakes."

"promise."

The maid responded, lowered her head slightly, and walked out of the hall quickly.

"I was just discussing something with Yan Shigu in the Secretariat, and the people from the Ministry of Rites happened to bring the manuscripts of the poems for the Mid-Autumn Festival Poetry Festival, which delayed us a bit."

After Du He finished speaking, he sat cross-legged on the cushion and asked with a smile: "Your Highness, do you have any good news? Why are you in such a good mood today?"

On weekdays, in order to maintain the dignity of the crown prince, Li Chengqian habitually kept a sullen face.

It gives people a look of "touching my father".

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "What other good news could it be? It's just the incident that caused public resentment against Li Tai."

"Hehe, according to the news sent back by the spies, Li Tai's reputation among the people has become bad."

Today, the spy brought back good news, saying that Li Tai was not only scolded by the people because of the public grievances, but the scholars who participated in the poetry meeting also treated him derogatorily.

Although the emperor threw all the blame on Du Chuke, the people were still angry and scolded both of them.

There were also many people with open minds who made up story after story, and the theme of all of them was the love-hate relationship between Li Tai and Du Chuke.

This is the people's bold creative ability, and even more so the power of rumors.

Moreover, yesterday, the King of Wei was furious with his staff and scolded them for two hours.

It’s a pity that the spy’s status is too low and we can’t find out the specific content of what they said.

Du He cursed, "King Wei deserves it. He wanted to use this poetry gathering to improve his reputation, but he stumbled and got into such a big trouble."

"indeed."

Li Chengqian smiled and nodded.

He also could not have imagined that the people's comments on Li Tai would be so fierce.

When these scholars, merchants and travelers who come to Chang'an return, they will definitely spread the news widely in the local area.

At this time, the palace maid came in with tea and cakes, and placed them on the tables in front of Li Chengqian and Du He respectively.

Du He pointed at the tea and asked curiously, "Your Highness, I just passed by the side hall and saw Duke Weiguo teaching Rengui the Art of War. There was no tea or cakes on their table."

"A visitor is a guest, and the Duke of Wei is a high-ranking official, so he must be treated well."

Li Chengqian was stunned: "When did the Duke of Wei come?"

Because Li Jing often came to the East Palace to teach Xue Rengui and never met with Li Chengqian, the servants gradually stopped coming in to report.

He had been reviewing memorials and did not notice Li Jing's arrival.

The maid replied in a low voice: "Your Highness, the Duke of Wei has just arrived less than half an hour ago."

Li Chengqian frowned and said, "Send some fruit snacks to Duke Weiguo and Xue Rengui right away."

"Do I need to remind you of this trivial matter of entertaining distinguished guests?"

"Remember, when guests come in the future, even if I am not in the East Palace, remember to have someone serve fruit and snacks in time."

It should be noted that details determine success or failure. The palace maids in charge of the reception were all veterans of the East Palace. It was really inappropriate if this small detail was not taken care of.

The maid's face changed slightly, and then she bowed respectfully and said, "I obey your command!"

After saying that, she walked out hurriedly.

Fortunately, the prince's temper is not the same as it was a year ago, otherwise she would probably be severely punished.

Du He shook his head and didn't pay too much attention to such a trivial matter.

He then talked about compiling a collection of poems: "Your Highness, the Ministry of Rites has brought the original manuscripts of the poems for the Mid-Autumn Poetry Festival to the Secretariat, and we will start selecting poems tomorrow."

"In order to fulfill the verbal promise I made to those scholars, I asked the people from Chongwenguan to go to the selection together, and let these scholars participate as well."

The 85 newly recruited scholars are now just ordinary apprentices and are not yet official officials of Chongwenguan.

After all, the threshold for admission to Chongwenguan is not low. If you are not a great scholar or someone with outstanding literary skills, you cannot get a job there.

Li Chengqian waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Du He, for such a small matter, you can go directly to Chongwen Hall and arrange it with the teaching scholar Liao Jun. He will fully cooperate with you."

"it is good."

Du He nodded.

Then he stood up and said, "Your Highness, I will go over and make arrangements first."

Li Chengqian waved his hand: "Go ahead."

After saying this, he continued to review the memorials.

In the past two months, the contents of the memorials on his desk were mainly military reports sent by the generals of various marches.

As the commander-in-chief of the regiment, he needs to always be aware of the preparedness of various armies.

Inside Chongwen Hall.

"Greetings to Prince Consort Du."

When the scholars of Chongwenguan saw Du He come in, they all stood up and greeted him.

Du He nodded slightly.

After looking around, I didn't find the two teaching scholars Liao Jun and Zhong Xun.

So he asked a young scholar, "Where did Liao Jun and Zhong Xun, the two lecturers, go?"

"My dear Prince Consort Du, the two lecturers are in the back hall, teaching the newly recruited apprentices. Do you need me to take you there?"

"No need, just take care of yourself."

After Du He finished speaking, he walked through the back door of Chongwenguan, walked around two corridors and came to the back hall.

Inside the spacious lobby, Liao Jun licked his dry lips, then held up two beautifully bound books and spoke to the apprentices with pride.

"Students, this is what I told you about, the Chinese Pinyin and Chinese dictionary created by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prince Consort Du."

"These two books are of infinite use and are magical objects that benefit the country and the people."

"You can pass it around later, but be sure not to damage it."

In the entire Chongwenguan, there are currently less than ten copies of "Pinyin" and "Chinese Dictionary", plus two books that they participated in compiling and put in countless efforts.

Therefore, the scholars in Chongwenguan cherished it particularly.

The newly joined group of apprentices received a spiritual baptism from Liao Jun, and were full of admiration for the prince and his consort Du He in their hearts and on their faces.

A young apprentice stood up and shouted excitedly: "My fellow apprentices, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the wise leader!"

"Yes!"

"Following the wise master, we will be able to realize our ambitions in the future!"

The other scholars stood up and shouted loudly.

Outside the window, Du He stared at Liao Jun in front of the platform in amazement.

I didn't expect that this old-fashioned man actually had such talent. He was able to motivate all the apprentices with just a few words.

It is a bit of a waste of talent to let him be a teaching bachelor.

When Liao Jun looked around, he happened to see Du He's figure outside the window.

So Liao Jun gave some instructions to Zhong Xun and asked him to teach him, and he walked out with big strides.

"Prince Consort Du, do you have anything you want me to do?"

Du He nodded and said softly, "Mr. Liao, I'll trouble you to lead the scholars of Chongwenguan to the Secretariat to select poems tomorrow."

Then Du He told Liao Jun the whole story, as well as the subsequent arrangements.

Liao Jun said seriously, "Don't worry, Prince Consort Du, I will make arrangements and ensure that all the new apprentices feel involved."

Talking to smart people saves you trouble.

After giving the instructions, Du He walked towards the Mingde Hall, the main hall of the East Palace, with peace of mind.