Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Seeing that His Majesty was on his side, Kong Yingda looked proud and immediately ridiculed Du He.

"Du He, your performance in the Imperial College was not good enough. The fact that you can wear this official robe of a counselor is entirely due to the trust of His Majesty."

"How can you use the trust His Majesty has placed in you to wantonly suppress and retaliate against an old minister?"

Kill people and kill your heart.

Kong Yingda immediately turned his attention to Du He.

How could a young man in his early twenties be compared with those who have been in officialdom for a long time?

Li Shimin frowned and looked at Du He with unfriendly eyes.

Kong Yingda was an important official who had followed him for many years. He was highly respected and upright, and was deeply trusted and relied upon by Li Shimin.

After he killed his brother and imprisoned his father and ascended the throne illegitimately, he relied on Kong Yingda's family influence to restore much of his reputation.

After hearing Kong Yingda's simple words, the slight favor that Li Shimin had for Du He disappeared without a trace.

Noticing the change in Li Shimin's mood, Du He remained calm. He asked with a smile on his face.

"Master Kong, have you learned about the prince's arrangements for the repatriation of the Turks?"

Kong Yingda was stunned for a moment, and then he said coldly: "It is a fact that the Turks are homeless. Do you understand the importance of repatriation arrangements?"

Du He shook his head: "Master Kong is wrong, this is of course important."

"As far as I know, the prince gave every Turkic person he sent away a full five strings of cash as resettlement allowance."

"It's more than enough for food, staying in an inn, and even for the trip back home."

Before Kong Yingda could answer, Li Shimin's face changed slightly and he asked in a quick tone.

"Du He, words are not enough, do you have any evidence?"

"Your Majesty, when the Turks took the money, they all signed and sealed it."

Du He took out the signed certificate from the lining of his clothes in front of his chest and presented it to Li Shimin with both hands.

"Your Majesty, please look, this is the receipt for the Turks to receive the money."

Li Shimin opened the voucher, frowned and looked at it carefully.

It was clearly written on it that each person would receive 5 kan of repatriation money, and those who received the money signed and sealed it.

The truth came out.

"Your Highness, this is a very appropriate move."

"Master Kong, you didn't understand the truth first!"

Li Shimin's brows relaxed and a relaxed expression appeared on his face.

Unexpectedly, things took a turn for the worse.

The prince's approach is not only correct, but should be highly praised.

These Turks were just travelers passing through, and for each of them to receive 5 guan was already a huge compensation.

There were many officials of the seventh and eighth ranks in the court whose annual salary was not as much as five strings of coins.

Kong Yingda's face tensed up, and he straightened his neck and retorted: "If they really got the money, why are those Turks still wandering the streets of Chang'an?"

Du He sneered, "Master Kong, this is their private matter. What does it have to do with the Crown Prince?"

"Maybe they took the money and went to the casino and lost it all?"

Kong Yingda was speechless.

When he heard his servants report this matter to him, he was afraid that Yu Zhining, Zhang Xuansu and others would get there first, so he did not bother to verify it and rushed to the East Palace to scold the prince.

Unexpectedly, he had wrongly accused the prince of this matter.

Although he was in the wrong, he couldn't admit defeat at this time.

Otherwise, the treacherous villain Du He would succeed.

If this gets out, how will he save face as a great scholar?

Kong Yingda defended himself stubbornly: "Be a good person to the end, and send the Buddha to the west. No matter what, the prince did not settle the Turks."

“This is an indisputable fact!”

"The prince is immature and not thorough enough in his thinking. I am not wrong to blame him, am I?"

Wow, he is indeed one of the masters who made Li Chengqian autistic.

With this ability to make trouble, how could the prince possibly win over them?

No wonder His Majesty's impression of the prince is getting worse and worse. It's impossible for him to have a good impression of him when he is reported to the emperor every day by these people who distort the facts.

Even though Li Shimin was a wise ruler, it was difficult for him to discern the truth of the slander.

Li Shimin frowned, and while Du He and Kong Yingda were arguing, he whispered something to the eunuch beside him.

“Wang De, send someone to check on these Turks and find out why they are living on the streets of Chang’an.”

Although this matter had nothing to do with the prince, Master Kong still insisted on it, and Li Shimin also wanted to understand the matter clearly.

Rumors arise from fools, and when it comes to the affairs of the Eastern Palace, no matter how small the matter is, we cannot be careless.

Otherwise, when I go to court tomorrow, a bunch of remonstrators will use this matter to impeach me.

Even if the prince is right, bad rumors will spread.

This will have a huge impact on the prince's reputation.

"Yes, sir." Wang De replied softly, then left Ganlu Palace quietly.

On the other hand, facing Kong Yingda's refusal to admit his mistake, Du He no longer showed any mercy.

"Master Kong, reasonable teaching is called admonition, and unreasonable accusation is called slander."

"As the prince's teacher, you distort the facts in every possible way. The prince's approach is correct, but you insist on making a scene and finding fault."

"The prince has become what he is now because of you guys' nonsense."

Kong Yingda jumped up and cursed: "Du He, you are talking nonsense!"

"Since I was ordered by His Majesty to teach the prince, I have corrected his numerous faults. Now you are slandering me like this. You are unworthy of being a son!"

He looked so excited that even his beard stood up.

Du He sneered, "Isn't it? I just pointed out what you did wrong and you got so excited."

"Moreover, when you made groundless accusations and scolded the prince, what did the prince think?"

"If a great scholar like you can't accept such criticism, how can the prince, who has suffered a double blow both physically and mentally, accept it?"

I have to say that Du He's words were very damaging.

"You brat, you..." Kong Yingda pointed at Du He, his whole body shaking. Suddenly, his eyes turned black, he stumbled, and fell to the ground with a thud.

"Master Kong!"

Li Shimin shouted, quickly stood up from the cushion, and ran quickly to Kong Yingda's side.

Seeing that Kong Yingda had fainted, Li Shimin shouted in panic.

"Call the imperial physician~"

Not long after, a white-bearded imperial physician, carrying a medicine box, came over, led by my father-in-law.

He carefully examined Kong Yingda's body and found that he was fine, so he reported it to Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, Lord Kong is just angry and has a mental disorder. He is not seriously injured."

"I'll give him a few injections and he'll wake up soon."

The imperial physician took out silver needles from a wooden box and inserted them into several acupuncture points on Kong Yingda's body.

After some treatment, the imperial physician took back the silver needle, took Kong Yingda's pulse, checked his tongue and pupils, and then reported to Li Shimin while carrying the medicine box.

"Your Majesty, Lord Kong will wake up within half an incense stick of time."

"Your Majesty, please advise Lord Kong that he should not get angry at his advanced age, otherwise his brain may easily bleed."

"By that time, I'm afraid even the Golden Immortal will be powerless to save the situation."

After the imperial physician bowed respectfully to Li Shimin, he was taken out by the eunuch.

The hall suddenly became quiet.

Li Shimin turned to look at Du He, who looked calm and composed, and seeing that there was no trace of guilt on his face, he accused him unhappily.

"You, you, can't you be more tactful when speaking?"

"Master Kong is already old. If anything happens to him, you and I will be scolded by scholars all over the world."

"When Master Kong wakes up, be sure to be careful with your words."

Kong Yingda came from a prominent family and held the highest status in the hearts of scholars.

If Du He caused any trouble, he would definitely be criticized by court officials and students all over the world.