Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

With the idea of making the best use of talents, Du He planned to suggest to Li Chengqian that Liao Jun be promoted to the position of Zuo Yushan Doctor of Zuo Chunfang.

The system of Zuochunfang is comparable to Menxia Province, the system of Youchunfang is comparable to Zhongshu Province, and the system of Zhanshifu is comparable to Zhongshu Province.

The heads of these three departments are all concurrently ministers of the court.

For example, Zhang Xuansu and Yu Zhining served as the Prince's Left Assistant, Kong Yingda served as the Prince's Right Assistant, and Li Baiyao served as the Prince's Secretary.

These former teachers of the crown prince have now become guests of honor in the Prince of Wei's palace.

No one can say for sure whether they will work hard for the King of Wei in the future.

Perhaps for the sake of glory and wealth, the so-called loyalty to the emperor in one's heart would be thrown away completely.

Moreover, the three core departments of the Eastern Palace, namely the Zhanshi Mansion and the Zuoyouchunfang, were led by high-ranking officials of the imperial court appointed by Li Shimin. On the surface, they were under the management of the crown prince, but in fact they were firmly controlled by Li Shimin.

The power that the prince can mobilize is pitifully small.

The Zuo Chunfang Zuo Yushan Daifu, whose rank was equivalent to the Zuo Jianyi Daifu of the Menxia Province, was in charge of admonishing the attendants and refuting and correcting memorials.

Liao Jun was good at winning people's hearts. By appointing him as the Zuo Yushan Doctor, he could bring those people in the Zuo Chunfang and Zhanshifu who had evil intentions and did not wholeheartedly support the prince onto the right track.

Mingde Hall.

Li Chengqian was having an awkward conversation with a young man wearing a green robe with cloud patterns.

"What do you call it?"

"Your Highness, my name is Pei Xingjian, and my courtesy name is Shouyue."

Li Chengqian nodded and said, "Shouyue, are you coming from Hedong Road?"

"Your Highness, I am here from Wenxi County in Hedong Road."

"Have you had your meal?"

"not yet."

After a pause, Li Chengqian thought for a moment and then asked.

"What are the current positions of those people in your family?"

"Your Highness, except for me and my mother, the rest of my family members died at the hands of Wang Shichong."

Forehead...

Li Chengqian was stunned.

This question seemed a bit presumptuous and hit Pei Xingjian's heart directly.

Pei Xingjian explained calmly, "Your Highness, this is what happened."

"In the second year of Wude, Wang Shichong usurped the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. My father Pei Renji and my elder brother Pei Xingyan planned to kill Wang Shichong, the great villain, in order to establish Yang Tong as the legitimate emperor."

"I didn't expect that the truth would be revealed and Wang Shichong would exterminate my entire family."

"Fortunately, my mother was just a concubine, not a key figure that Wang Shichong wanted to kill. She managed to escape by chance despite the guards' efforts."

For Pei Xingjian, there was no deep hatred in his heart.

After all, he was still in his mother's womb when his family was wiped out.

Moreover, not long after he was born, his enemy Wang Shichong was also killed by Dugu Xiu De.

When Pei Xingjian said this, a strange look flashed across Li Chengqian's face.

Because their Li family, like Wang Shichong, were considered "traitors" by everyone, but their Li family had the last laugh.

The current Li Dynasty is orthodox.

Pei Xingjian went on to say, "My mother hid from Wang Shichong's pursuers and finally returned to her hometown in Wenxi County after escaping death."

"Under the protection of the family, my mother is also out of danger."

At that time, Wang Shichong's subordinates had chased him to Wenxi County, but they did not dare to go in.

Because Wenxi County is the base camp of the Hedong Pei family, there are tens of thousands of young and strong men hidden there, and most of them are equipped with spears and crossbows.

As soon as they set foot into Wenxi County, they would be carried out.

Li Chengqian picked up the teacup and gestured to Pei Xingjian, "Keep your promise and have a cup of tea to calm your nerves."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Pei Xingjian was flattered and picked up the teacup, respectfully offering tea to Li Chengqian through the air.

This posthumous child born to his concubine was not taken seriously in the Pei family, which emphasized the system of direct lineage inheritance.

In the Pei family, which is full of talented people, the family did not provide him with any other help except for providing him with food, accommodation and studies.

This time he was summoned to Chang'an by the prince for no reason, and he was very confused.

Because he had no connection with the prince, and he didn't know how the prince knew him.

As Pei Xingjian told this sad story, the two of them started talking.

Li Chengqian said with kindness: "Shou Yue, are you an official now?"

"The common people are still white."

"What is your ideal?"

"Enter the court as an official, serve the court, and seek the welfare of the people."

Li Chengqian nodded again.

No wonder Du He did not recommend Pei Xingjian to him in the previous two years. He spoke in a lot of official language and didn't sound very sincere.

If Du He had answered, he would definitely not have said anything like "working for the welfare of the people."

As Li Chengqian had no new topics to talk about, the hall fell into a brief silence.

"Keep your promise!"

"Haha, I've been looking forward to seeing you here for so long!"

As Du He's voice was heard, he was seen walking in from outside the hall.

"Prince Consort Du." Pei Xingjian quickly stood up and bowed to Du He who walked in.

Regardless of the family behind Du He or her current identity, she is someone Pei Xingjian needs to look up to.

Besides, the two of them were not very familiar friends. It was only through Cui Shenji's relationship that they had had a few meals together and listened to music at Baihualou.

Du He narrowed his eyes and looked at Pei Xingjian who stood up, and found that his appearance and clothes were no different from before.

A strong atmosphere of elegant scholars.

"Shou Yue, it's strange for you to call me that." Du He pretended to be unhappy, then said with a smile: "If you don't mind, call me Brother Du."

Pei Xingjian still looked reserved and said, "Brother Du."

"Haha, that's right!"

Du He walked over, gently hit Pei Xingjian's chest, and said with emotion in his eyes.

"Shou Yue, since we parted at Baihua Tower, it has been two years since we last met, right?"

"When you're settled, I'll call out my three brothers, Cui Shenji, Wang Jingzhi, and Xiao Kai, and we'll go to Baihua Tower and have a drink together."

Du He's performance gave people the feeling that the two of them were very familiar with each other. If you didn't know, you would think they were close friends.

When Pei Xingjian heard the words "Baihua Tower", he was stunned for a moment.

His face was a little stiff as he said, "Okay...Okay, it's all up to Brother Du to arrange."

Pei Xingjian was not a legitimate son, and his mother was a concubine from a poor family, so they, an orphan and a widow, were not valued in the Pei family.

In order to allow his mother to hold her head up high in the family and prevent other concubines from ridiculing her, Pei Xingjian's mind is now full of achievements.

Moreover, the gold-consuming kilns like Baihua Tower might not be worth mentioning to Du He, Cui Shenji and others, but they were also a considerable burden to him.

We can't let Du He and Cui Shenji treat us every time, right?

He couldn't do such a thing as eating and drinking for free.

When the two of them had finished speaking, Li Chengqian pointed at the cushions on both sides and spoke.

"Sit down and talk."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Pei Xingjian bowed respectfully and then sat down cross-legged with his body upright.

Du He sat down casually.

Li Chengqian nodded and said with a smile: "Pei Xingjian, you are a great talent that Du He highly recommended. I hope you can serve in the Eastern Palace."

Li Chengqian no longer had any doubts about the talents of the people recommended by Du He.

Just recruit directly.

As for where to put it, there is no need to think too much about it. Du He will definitely be able to give him advice.