Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Because his father Fang Xuanling was so powerful and Gao Yang helped to speak well of him, His Majesty appointed him as the third-rank Taifu Temple Minister, instead of giving him the core powers of the three provinces and six ministries.

Du He now has no support from his father, nor the support from his family, yet he still wants to get involved in the Imperial Court?

Isn't this just like greed?

Thinking of promotion, Fang Yiai suddenly paused.

He has been demoted for so long, and his relationship with Gao Yang has not yet eased, so it is unknown when he can be reinstated.

He hadn't been to Princess Gaoyang's mansion for such a long time, and he didn't know whether his beautiful and fickle wife continued to have an affair with the bald monk Ban Ji.

Thinking of that humiliating scene, Fang Yiai couldn't help but feel irritated.

"Hey~"

After a long time, Fang Yiai, with complicated thoughts, suddenly sighed.

"We've been in a cold war for so long, it's time to go find Gao Yang and apologize."

Fang Yiai made up his mind to go to Princess Gaoyang's mansion after his shift to apologize to his arrogant and tyrannical wife.

I just hope that Gao Yang will not look for that bald donkey Bian Ji again in the future.

In this way, he could write off all the past events and not keep them in mind.

Du He looked at Fang Yiai, who was sneering, sad, and gritting his teeth, but did not say a word to him.

Based on the gossip that Linglong brought back and the fact that he knew Gao Yang and Monk Bian Ji were having an affair.

Du He guessed that Fang Yiai's recent major transformation must be related to Gao Yang and Bian Ji.

The high-level side.

Wang De held up the imperial edict in both hands and read it in a shrill voice.

"The Emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty decrees that from today onwards Du He will no longer serve as the Secretary Junior Supervisor and will be promoted to the position of Imperial Secretary."

"Appoint Chu Suiliang, the Imperial Counselor, as the Minister of Rites, and retain his position as Imperial Counselor."

After the appointment decree was read, many ministers looked at Du He.

Unexpectedly, this dandy young man made such a stunning transformation in just over half a year.

He was promoted from the Shangcheng Fengyu, a fifth-rank official, to the Huangmen Shilang, a fourth-rank official, a promotion of five levels in a row.

Moreover, Du Gou, who inherited the title of Duke of Lai, also entered the Secretariat.

The Du family really won this time!

Du He and Chu Suiliang looked at each other, then stood up together, holding up their tablets and spoke in unison.

"The minister accepts the order!"

After a month of competition, the position of Imperial Secretary has finally been decided.

"Neither the Minister of the Imperial Household nor the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue..."

"Hey!"

Although Chu Suiliang was unwilling, His Majesty appointed him as the Minister of Rites, a rank of fourth grade, so he did not lose too badly.

The Ministry of Rites was in charge of a series of major events in the court, including rituals, music, sacrifices, Fengshan, cultural activities, etc. It was considered a noble department.

Moreover, Chu Suiliang also heard from Zhangsun Situ that His Majesty was thinking of transferring the imperial examination from the Ministry of Personnel to the Ministry of Rites in order to weaken the power of the Ministry of Personnel.

Because the Ministry of Personnel controlled the promotion and demotion of officials and already possessed enormous power, if it continued to be in charge of the imperial examinations, it would almost hold the lifeblood of the Tang Dynasty in its hands.

Once the Ministry of Rites takes over the imperial examinations, its status will be greatly improved and will not be much different from that of the Ministry of Revenue.

By Du He's side.

Fang Yiai looked at Du He with a smile on his face and felt sick inside, which made him more determined to go to Gao Yang to apologize.

Compared with the bright future, temporary servility is nothing.

After the meeting.

After Li Shimin and a group of important ministers left Taiji Hall first, Ma Zhou, Cen Wenben and others came over to congratulate Du He.

Immediately afterwards, the new boss, Shizhong Liu Li, also came over with a smile.

He glanced at Yan Shigu behind him, then patted Du He on the shoulder and spoke in a relaxed tone.

"Minister Du, wait until you return to the Secretariat to hand over government affairs, then come to the Ministry of Internal Affairs as soon as possible."

"I and all my colleagues in the Ministry of Personnel will give you a warm welcome!"

While Liu Li was speaking, he turned his head and glanced at Cui Renshi, with a threatening look in his eyes.

He was able to persuade other officials of the Menxia Province to surrender, except Cui Renshi, who came from a prominent family and was an important aide to the King of Wei, and was not very obedient to him.

Some even looked down on him.

When Cui Renshi felt the gazes of Liu Li and Du He, his originally depressed expression froze.

The fact that his official position had not changed had already made him very angry.

Now the chief and deputy chief of the Menxia Province still have opinions about him. How can he do things in the future?

"No, I have to find a way to transfer out of the Menxia Province!"

As Cui Renshi thought about it, he packed up his things, lowered his head, and quickly left the Taiji Hall.

Looking at Cui Renshi's performance, Du He shook his head, then turned around and said gratefully to Liu Li.

"Don't worry, Minister Liu. I will go to the Secretariat to coordinate government affairs, and then I will go to the Ministry of Personnel to take up my post."

"I will fully cooperate with you and manage the province well."

If it weren't for the strong recommendation of Liu Li and Hou Junji, he would not have been able to ascend to the position of Huangmen Shilang so quickly.

Liu Li nodded slightly, then pointed at Yan Shigu behind him and left with a smile on his face.

He snatched Du He away from the Secretariat, and as his superior, Yan Shigu must have been unhappy.

A few breaths passed.

Yan Shigu walked over with a frown and a look of reluctance. He bowed to Du He and congratulated him sincerely.

"Mr. Du...Minister Du, congratulations."

He was so used to calling him Du Shaojian that he almost couldn't change his name.

Du He clasped his fists and returned the greeting: "Lord Yan."

What Du He felt most towards Yan Shigu's boss was gratitude.

During the six months that Du He served in the Secretariat, Yan Shigu was very tolerant and trusted him, and many of the things that were within Du He's job scope were completed on his behalf.

Yan Shigu gently patted Du He's shoulder and whispered, "Go back to the Secretariat and have a seat. You won't be able to be as at ease as you are now when you are in the Ministry of Personnel."

Yan Shigu was well aware of the situation of each department in the court.

The interpersonal relationships within the three provinces and six ministries are the most complicated, with calculations going on every day.

It is not known whether a simple-minded young man like Du He can survive in that kind of environment.

Du He smiled and said, "Master Yan, please go first."

These words were said by Du He when he was appointed as Junior Secretary. They were mentioned again now, but only after Du He was promoted to a higher position.

Yan Shigu and Du He returned to the Secretariat and told all the officials the news of Du He's promotion to the position of Huangmen Shilang.

After a round of warm applause, one of the old, toothless proofreaders spoke loudly.

"Minister Du, if you are not happy in the Ministry of Personnel, come back to the Ministry of Secretaries. The position of Junior Secretary will be reserved for you forever."

Another proofreader cursed at him, "Get lost! Minister Du can only rise step by step, how can he fall back?"

"Hahaha."

The officials from the Secretariat who gathered around all burst into laughter.

Du He recognized these two proofreaders. They once had a physical fight over an ancient book.

If he hadn't stopped them at that time, these two old guys would probably still have to take sick leave now.

In Yan Shigu's office, the two sat opposite each other and drank tea.

"Minister Du, the printing and binding of the Chinese Pinyin and Chinese Dictionary have been completed and will be ready for your majesty in the next few days."

"Your Majesty told me about the reward. The total reward to the Secretariat is 2000 strings of cash!"

"You have made great contributions, you should take 30% of the reward."

Hearing that there was only such a small reward for completing the printing task, Du He asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"Master Yan, is this only 2000 strings of cash?"

Yan Shigu smiled and waved his hand: "Minister Du, this is already a lot. Our office expenses will increase by 10% next year, so it is normal to reduce the reward silver a little."

Even now, the Secretariat is envied by people from other ministries.

Moreover, 2000 guan may not sound like a lot, but if you put it another way, it is 200 million wen, which is a lot.

Du He nodded and did not refuse the reward.

After all, more than 600 strings of coins is not a small amount.

He is not a wealthy dog owner now, so he cannot pretend to be generous.

Du He stayed in the Secretariat for two full hours before going to the Ministry of Personnel to take up his post.

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the other side.

Fang Yiai sneaked back when there was still one hour left before the end of his shift.

Not only did he prepare two large carts of gifts, he also spent a high price to buy a hardcover copy of "Three Hundred Tang Poems" from the Secretariat.

Princess Gaoyang loves poetry, so she would probably like this collection of poems.