Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

The chief official of the Menxia Province was the Shizhong, whose official rank was the same as that of the Zhongshu Ling and the six ministers, both of whom were powerful official positions of the third rank.

The second one is the Yellow Gate Minister, a powerful official position above the fourth rank.

On weekdays, the operation and maintenance of the Menxia Province were basically the responsibility of Liu Li, the Yellow Gate Minister.

Du He served as the Grand Counselor, an official position in the Menxia Province, and was also managed by Liu Li, the Yellow Gate Assistant Minister.

"Okay, I'll go right away."

After Du He responded, he felt a little confused.

The Counselor did not have much substantive work to do. He was usually only responsible for impeaching illegalities and giving advice.

I don’t know what Liu Li wants to see him about.

"Your Highness, I'm going to go to the Ministry of Personnel first. You need to hurry up and make arrangements."

"Don't worry, it's not that easy to send the beauty away, it's just a bit of a pity..."

Seeing Li Chengqian's reluctant expression, Du He's face darkened and he immediately warned him that he would not be able to ascend the throne and become emperor.

This time Li Chengqian learned his lesson. Noticing that Du He's expression was not right, he immediately waved his hand to answer.

"But I don't like women!"

"She is just a pretty skeleton, how can she disturb my heart!"

"I want to be a wise ruler!"

"I still want..."

While he was chattering, Du He had already walked out of the hall.

"Hey, Du He, can you please respect me a little?"

"I haven't finished yet..."

Li Chengqian jumped up in anger and cursed at Du He's back.

When Du He walked out of the Taiji Hall and heard Li Chengqian's words, a faint smile appeared on his lips.

Li Chengqian is in good shape now. He can play and laugh and is in a cheerful mood. He doesn't have the gloomy face and look unhappy like before.

The Menxia Province is just diagonally opposite the East Palace, just a few minutes' walk away.

When Du He stepped into the Ministry of Personnel, a group of officials who were working inside were stunned. Then they stared at Du He with unfriendly faces and pointed at him.

"This fellow has a really vicious heart. Since he was ordered to assist the crown prince, Mr. Kong has been working diligently and conscientiously. I didn't expect that he would be impeached by him in revenge."

"It is said that Confucius fainted in Ganlu Palace because of his anger."

"And Confucius taught him. I didn't expect this fellow to be so disrespectful to his teacher."

"I'm right, isn't I? This guy is an ungrateful person."

"Look at him, he is so proud of himself after doing something bad. I think he is just bringing shame to Duke Lai!"

"Bah! Such a person without moral integrity is a disgrace to our province!"

"I am ashamed to be associated with him."

"..."

Du He walked all the way inside, and everyone who passed by made some sarcastic remarks to him.

They didn't even control their voices and ridiculed Du He without any scruples in front of him.

It seemed as if Du He had entered a hornet's nest instead of the Menxia Province.

The further you go in, the higher-ranking officials you see.

When Cui Renshi, the Imperial Censor, saw Du He coming in, he arrogantly walked to the middle of the aisle and blocked Du He's way.

"Oh, isn't this the new counselor who made Lord Kong faint?"

"Tsk tsk, he even asked His Majesty to remove Prince Kong from his position as Right Junior Secretary. He is really capable."

Cui Renshi, as a man of Wei Wang Li Tai, was so happy when he heard that Du He had offended Kong Yingda that he almost went crazy.

The King of Wei was still worried about the rise of Du He, an incompetent second-generation offspring, but now it seems that they were worrying too much.

He even felt that Du He was more harmful now than before.

With the assistance of a talented person like him, the crown prince will definitely be deposed as the heir apparent ahead of time.

Opposite him, Du He's expression remained calm, and he didn't get angry or irritated by their words.

Being criticized for no reason, it was not his style as a counselor not to fight back.

Du He narrowed his eyes and looked at Cui Renshi, and started to confront him directly.

"When I went out, I had a feeling that I would be bitten by a dog today."

"I never expected that it would be you, an old dog, who bit me."

"How come you, a man in your fifties, are also quarreling like a child?"

"I see you are getting better and better as you live!"

Cui Renshi couldn't accept being insulted by the junior at all. He pointed at Du He and shouted.

"Du He, stop talking nonsense here!"

"Since arriving at the Qin Palace, Kong Jijiu has assisted Your Majesty for more than twenty years. Now that he is old, he still devotes all his energy to teaching the Crown Prince. I didn't expect that you would slander and frame him, and he almost ruined his reputation in his later years."

"You are unworthy of being a human being!"

Cui Renshi condemned the incident from a moral high ground, which aroused empathy from his colleagues around him.

"Well said Cui."

"We want justice for Confucius."

"Everyone come and condemn this despicable villain!"

Seeing that Du He caused public outrage, Cui Renshi showed a smug look on his face.

The little rascal has angered everyone but still dares to be stubborn. He is really looking for death.

Faced with the ridicule from his colleagues, Du He remained unmoved.

In his previous life, he carried countless steel bars at the construction site, and his heart had long been as cold as the steel bars.

After the noises around him died down, Du He finally fought back loudly.

"Before I took office in the Menxia Province, I heard people say that the people in the Menxia Province were a bunch of shrews with eggs."

"I didn't believe it at first, because the Ministry of Personnel has the best censors in the Tang Dynasty, who can distinguish right from wrong and point out mistakes to Your Majesty and the court officials."

"It is only now that I realize that I was wrong, and very wrong."

Du He shook his head, his face full of regret, and continued.

"From the moment I stepped into Menxia Province until now, less than a cup of tea has passed, and you have called me names and cursed me a total of 81 times!"

"What outsiders say is right. The people in Menxia Province are just a bunch of shrews, and they are shrews without balls!"

Boom~

The entire door exploded.

The Jieshi Zhong, Zuoyou Shiyi, Zuoyou Bu and others all rushed over and surrounded Du He.

Faced with a large group of indignant people, Du He was not afraid at all and continued to mock them.

"What? Are all these people going to beat me up?"

"You better think clearly. If anyone dares to touch me, I will lie here and not get up today."

"If anyone hurts me, my good father-in-law, he will help me get revenge."

What a joke! How dare you lay hands on him, the prince consort.

Isn't that a slap in Li Shimin's face?

Although the Prince Consort had no real power, the role he played at this time was more useful than anything else.

A bunch of officials from the Menxia Province were so angry that their faces turned red. They looked at each other and no one dared to take action.

Just when the atmosphere became tense, an angry shout came from the outskirts of the crowd.

"What are you all doing here? Don't you have to work?"

When everyone looked back, they saw Liu Li, the Yellow Gate Minister, walking towards them with an angry face.

The group's faces changed and they scattered like birds and beasts in an instant, returning to their own offices and pretending to be busy.

Liu Li's sharp eyes, like a knife, swept across the faces of these officials, and he roared in dissatisfaction.

"If anyone has nothing to do, come and tell me, I'll assign you some more work!"

"Instead of doing serious work, you just fool around all day long!"

Liu Li was very prestigious in the Menxia Province. He called these people grandsons, and no one dared to stand up and refute him.

After scolding his subordinate, Liu Li said with a dark face to Du He who pretended to be innocent.

"You come with me."

After saying this, Liu Li put his hands behind his back and walked angrily into his office with square steps.