Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Du He's expression was silent, and he didn't feel the slightest bit of guilt.

Li Chengqian, the once wise prince, was severely criticized by his teachers and reported to Li Shimin time and time again.

Now that he is in this state, how can he not be a pitiful person?

After a moment of silence, Du He suddenly said, "Your Majesty, seeing what happened to Master Kong, do you think harsh words of education are still a good thing?"

"Master Kong has a very high level of skill in cultivating qi, but he was still angered by my few words."

"The prince has gone through so many setbacks and lives in a harsh environment every day. How can his personality not be distorted?"

This time, Li Shimin listened completely.

Because what Du He said to Kong Yingda was not too excessive in his opinion.

But even such moderate words were unbearable for a great scholar, let alone his prince who suffered from a leg disease.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin felt a pang of pain in his heart and a strong sense of guilt.

Li Shimin stared at the unconscious Kong Yingda in a daze and remained silent for a long time.

Another half a quarter of an hour later, Kong Yingda moved his hands a few times and tried to open his eyelids.

Li Shimin knew he was about to wake up.

At this time, the door of Ganlu Temple was suddenly knocked.

knock knock knock.

"Your Majesty, I have something to ask you."

Outside the door, Wang De's shrill voice rang out.

Kong Yingda, who was about to wake up, suddenly stopped moving, as if he had fallen into coma again.

Li Shimin glanced at him, shook his head, and then spoke softly.

"Come in."

After obtaining Li Shimin's consent, Wang De pushed open the door and walked in with his head slightly lowered.

He looked straight ahead, as if he didn't see Kong Yingda lying on the floor, and reported directly.

"Your Majesty, we have found out why the Turks are stranded in Chang'an."

Li Shimin's expression brightened: "What's the reason?"

Unexpectedly, less than half an hour later, Wang De found out the whole thing.

Wang De continued, "When the prince sent them out of the East Palace, each of them received five strings of cash as compensation."

"With a huge sum of money in hand, these people first went to a brothel in Pingkangfang to drink and hire prostitutes, and then went to a nearby casino."

"In less than half an hour, the gang lost all the remaining money."

Wang De did not elaborate on what happened next because everyone knew the outcome.

After losing all their money, where else can they go except living on the streets?

It seems that these Turks had it all their own fault and it had nothing to do with the prince.

"Master Kong, get up when you wake up." Li Shimin glanced at Kong Yingda, and no emotion could be heard in his tone.

On the ground, Kong Yingda's expression changed slightly, his fingers suddenly moved, and his eyes slowly opened.

"Your Majesty, how long has this old minister been in a coma?"

Kong Yingda pretended to have just woken up, then propped himself up weakly. His acting looked very poor.

"Puchi~" Du He couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Wow, this guy is so shameless.

It’s a pity that the acting is a bit poor and it looks a bit funny.

When Kong Yingda saw Du He laughing at him, he felt his blood rushing up again, straight to his head.

"You bastard, what are you laughing at? Are you making fun of me?"

Du He smiled and waved his hands: "Haha, no, I was just thinking of something happy."

"What's the happy thing?"

Du He continued with a smile: "My wife... no, it's my horse that gave birth to a baby..."

Kong Yingda naturally wouldn't believe this ridiculous reason, and his face was burning.

I'm so embarrassed!

It’s all Du He’s fault!

Kong Yingda's chest heaved violently. After thinking for a while, he gritted his teeth and said to Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, I am old and incapable of shouldering the heavy responsibility. I wish to retire!"

Asking for bones means requesting retirement and returning home.

Kong Yingda is just 70 years old this year, and is one of the oldest people in the court.

In recent years, he felt that his health was not as good as before, and Kong Yingda also intended to resign to His Majesty this year.

But he never expected that such an incident would happen before he resigned, which brought shame to him and forced him to resign from His Majesty in advance.

Li Shimin was stunned: "Master Kong, why is it so?"

Kong Yingda was not responsible for the actual government affairs of the court. Apart from serving as the chief academic officer of the Imperial College, his only job was to teach the crown prince.

Moreover, he also served as a mascot in the court.

Kong Yingda glanced at Du He angrily, then said with a serious face: "I am afraid that I will teach the prince bad things, so that he will lose his integrity in his later years and damage the reputation of my Kong family."

"It just so happens that I am old and want to go home to enjoy my remaining years and raise my children and grandchildren."

In order to win back this old minister, Li Shimin tried to persuade him earnestly and even pulled Du He aside to ask him to apologize to Kong Yingda.

Unfortunately, Du He is also a stubborn donkey and refuses to give in.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to try to persuade me to stay. I am an old minister with a clear mind and have made up my mind."

Kong Yingda's attitude was very firm and he remained unmoved no matter how Li Shimin tried to persuade him.

Li Shimin was now overwhelmed. He walked back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back. After half a cup of tea, he stopped and spoke.

"Master Kong, you have worked hard and made great contributions. I don't want you to work so hard. You don't have to go to the East Palace to teach the prince in the future."

"I will let someone else take on the position of Crown Prince's Right Assistant."

"You have to continue to serve as the Imperial College Priest. I am worried about the others except you. Please continue to share my worries."

For the sake of the crown prince's education, Li Shimin immediately dismissed Kong Yingda from his position as the crown prince's right assistant.

It's just that the words are said in a very tactful way, making them sound easier to accept.

Kong Yingda's mouth twitched slightly, he hesitated to speak, and finally compromised and said: "I obey your order."

Since Your Majesty is protecting his reputation so much, it is difficult for Kong Yingda to insist on his own way.

"Your Majesty, I am not feeling well, so I will take my leave first." Kong Yingda didn't want to see Du He's disgusted face again, so he made an excuse to leave.

"Well, Master Kong, please take care of your health." Li Shimin said with concern.

After Kong Yingda left, Li Shimin returned to the main seat and sat cross-legged, staring straight at Du He, pointing at him and scolding with a smile.

"You rascal, Master Kong is no longer teaching the prince. Are you satisfied now?"

"You are so brave to attack Master Kong right away. If you are impeached by other ministers, it will be all your own fault."

None of the censors under Li Shimin are easy to deal with.

Wei Zheng, the biggest troll, died of illness at the beginning of this year, but there are still many sharp-tongued ministers in the court.

For example, people like Li Baiyao, Du Zhenglun, Zhang Xuansu, and Yu Zhining, none of them are easy to deal with.

Du He said calmly, "Your Majesty, why do you say that?"

"As a censor, I should speak out about unreasonable things. If I am timid, I might as well go home and farm."

He has not committed any crime yet, so he is not afraid of these ministers of remonstration at all.

If they pick a fight with him for no reason, Du He is not someone to be trifled with and will fight them to the death.

Li Shimin nodded in appreciation: "Not bad, you have some of your father's character."

Then he waved to Du He and said, "Okay, you can go down. I want to continue reviewing the memorials."

Du He's nonsense delayed him for an hour or so, and he still had a lot of memorials waiting for his review.

"My minister retire."

Before leaving, Du He glanced at the pile of memorials on the desk and muttered to himself.

"No wonder the emperors of the past all died young. It's impossible for them to be healthy if they are so busy every day."