Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Li Shimin agreed to Li Tai's request without hesitation.

He has a lot of flesh and blood, and as a father, how could he refuse his son's ambition and desire to study?

Li Tai was overjoyed, and he bowed excitedly and said, "Thank you, Father!"

"Don't worry, Father. I will humbly seek advice from Master Kong and correct my shortcomings."

The fat boy Li Tai was deeply loved by Li Shimin, and it was not because Li Shimin acted recklessly, there was a reason.

Every word he said touched Li Shimin's heart.

Instead of spoiling a hardworking and well-behaved son, would he favor a rebellious son who is dissolute and hostile to him everywhere?

Li Shimin immediately wrote a handwritten letter to hire Kong Yingda as a teacher in the Prince of Wei's Palace and handed it to Li Tai.

"Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace." Li Tai happily took the imperial edict and bowed again.

Before leaving Ganlu Palace, Li Tai spoke with concern.

"Father, you are busy with state affairs every day. You should also take good rest and take care of your health."

"Qingque is thoughtful."

Li Shimin felt warm in his heart and nodded slightly with satisfaction.

Among his sons, except Qingque and Li Zhi who cared for him like a son, the others were all rebellious sons.

Imperial College.

Kong Yingda had a gloomy face the whole day because of the impeachment by Du He.

The group of deans in the Imperial College were confused and no one dared to come in and bring bad luck to him.

knock knock knock.

A middle-aged Siye knocked on the door and spoke softly.

"Kong Jijiu, the King of Wei is here to visit you."

After a few breaths, Kong Yingda raised his head and asked with a frown.

"What does the King of Wei want me to do?"

"I don't know."

"Where is the King of Wei?"

"It's in the reception hall of the Imperial College."

"Okay, I understand."

Kong Yingda was confused, but after calming down, he went to see Li Tai with a solemn expression.

In the reception lobby.

Li Tai stood in front of a wall painting with his hands behind his back, admiring it quietly.

He watched and nodded in praise.

Kong Yingda walked into the hall and saw Li Tai admiring his calligraphy and paintings, and his expression relaxed a lot.

"Greetings, Your Highness, Prince of Wei." Kong Yingda bowed to Li Tai and asked knowingly, "Your Highness, Prince of Wei, are you appreciating calligraphy and paintings?"

Li Tai turned around, nodded to Kong Yingda, then pointed at the calligraphy and painting and praised loudly.

"This painting is vigorous, powerful, and ancient, and must have been created by a famous master."

"You can tell a person's character by his handwriting. Someone who can write such good calligraphy must be a great scholar with both virtue and talent."

"Please tell me who wrote this calligraphy, I must go and meet him!"

Li Tai commented on the calligraphy and painting sincerely, as if he knew nothing about it.

Hearing Li Tai's praise, Kong Yingda's face lit up and he waved his hands modestly.

"Your Majesty, you are too kind. This painting was created by me in my spare time. I don't deserve your praise."

Li Tai said in exaggerated surprise, "So it was Kong Jijiu's masterpiece!"

"Kong Jijiu is not only a scholar, but also a master of calligraphy. This king admires him."

Kong Yingda's old face turned red when he was flattered, and he kept saying

"I am ashamed to say that I am not worthy of being called a master."

"On the other hand, the King of Wei is so young, yet he has already completed the great work 'Guo Di Zhi'. I really admire you."

The two of them praised each other's business and became much closer to each other.

"Your Highness the King of Wei, what do you want to talk to me about?" Kong Yingda asked with a smile.

Li Tai took out the handwritten letter and handed it to Kong Yingda, while speaking eagerly of his talents.

"When I learned about the unfair treatment of Kong Jijiu, I was very angry. I cursed the prince for not knowing a good teacher and Du He for his evil intentions."

"Kong Jijiu is a great scholar of the time, a famous minister and a good teacher. This king has long admired you."

"So I immediately went to the palace to ask my father to hire Kong Jijiu as my teacher."

Hearing Li Tai's sincere words, Kong Yingda felt full of sincerity.

Thinking of the incompetent crown prince and the aggressive Du He, he became interested.

"The King of Wei has requested me, Your Majesty has entrusted me with this, how can I refuse?"

"I agree!"

Kong Yingda hesitated for a moment and then agreed.

Li Tai clapped his hands happily and said, "Great! Master Kong, after the court meeting tomorrow, I will solemnly welcome you to the Prince of Wei's Palace."

...

There was a court meeting the next day.

After discussing the big issues, we began to enter the free discussion session.

If officials have any issues or need to impeach someone, they should mention them at this stage.

Fang Yiai glanced at Du He who was sitting at the back, a sly smile appeared on his lips, then he stood up holding the tablet and spoke in a sarcastic tone.

"Your Majesty, I heard that there was a lot of noise in the Ministry of Personnel yesterday, and there was almost a fight."

"It is said that the Imperial Counselor Du He verbally insulted his colleagues and even staged a debate with a group of scholars. It was really impressive!"

The well-informed officials all turned their eyes to Du He, with expressions of watching a show on their faces.

Du He's expression remained unchanged, and he asked calmly, "Grand Minister of the Imperial Household, who told you that?"

Upon hearing this answer, Fang Yiai's smiling expression froze.

Why didn't Du He play by the rules again this time?

Shouldn't you explain why you're arguing?

He then took the opportunity to bring up the impeachment of Kong Yingda and asked all officials to condemn Du He.

Seeing Fang Yiai didn't say anything, Du He pressed on: "Taifu Temple Minister, you haven't answered my question yet, who did you hear that from?"

Liu Li, the Imperial Court Minister, also had an unpleasant expression on his face. He swept his sharp eyes over the officials of the Menxia Province, and especially lingered on Cui Renshi the longest.

Fang Yiai glanced at Liu Li and Cui Renshi, feeling bitter but unable to speak.

He couldn't say that it was Cui Renshi who was just talking nonsense.

If these words were spoken, how would Cui Renshi survive in the Menxia Province in the future?

Fang Yiai then smiled awkwardly and said, "I also forgot who it was. Maybe it was fake news."

Du He said with a stern face, "Minister of the Ministry of Finance, please do not make up stories based on hearsay in the future."

"The court meeting is so serious, how can it be as casual as children playing house?"

Fang Yiai's face turned red when he heard that, and he clenched his hands into fists hidden in his sleeves.

The farce was contained by Du He before it even began.

Li Shimin must have known about the farce that took place in the Menxia Province, after all, the Menxia Province was right under his nose.

Since he didn't follow the topic, it meant that he didn't want to bring the matter to the court for debate.

The officials didn't get to watch the show and all had a bit of regret on their faces.

Fang Yiai is so stupid. There are so many entry points, but he has to just say "I heard".

He almost got his teammate Choi In-shi screwed.

While everyone was still regretting what had just happened, Li Shimin dropped a bombshell.

"My dear Lord Kong, the King of Wei is eager to seek talents and has repeatedly asked me to let you be his teacher. I want you to be the Grand Tutor of the King of Wei's Palace. What do you think?"

"I am willing."

"Okay! Please encourage the King of Wei more in the future, Lord Kong!"

what's the situation!

All the officials were shocked and their faces changed drastically.

Equip the Prince of Wei’s Palace with such a high-level teacher!

Your Majesty, are you openly supporting the King of Wei and letting him compete with the Crown Prince for the position of Crown Prince?