Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

When Li Chengqian saw Du He's lack of interest, the corner of his mouth twitched.

In order to have an easier time in the future, Li Chengqian could only let Du He, his number one military advisor, learn more.

So he gave the order directly: "Du He, from now on, when I discuss academic matters with Ma Zhou and Liu Li, you should also come and sit in and learn!"

"This is an order, no refusal allowed!"

Good guy!

When did Li Chengqian become so enlightened?

He is asked to deal with the government affairs of the Ministry of Works every day, and also to find time to study in the Eastern Palace. Will he be able to have fun in the future?

"Hey!"

Du He sighed, then clasped his fists towards Li Chengqian and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your grace!"

After becoming the Minister of Works, Du He planned to be a lazy guy for a while and wait for Li Chengqian to ascend the throne before taking off.

Nowadays we have to spend a lot of time reading and studying, so how can we enjoy sensual pleasures?

Li Chengqian nodded, waved his hand and said, "Leave the writing of the sacrificial text and the maintenance of order on the scene to me!"

"Take a few days to rest. After the sacrifice is over, you can come to the East Palace to study with me!"

Originally, Li Chengqian wanted to be a hands-off boss, but now, in order to let Du He read more books and learn more, he had to take over some of these jobs.

In order to feel more relaxed after ascending the throne, Li Chengqian can only let Du He learn more and share more government affairs with him in the future.

Du He saw that this saved him a lot of trouble, so he just said goodbye.

"Your Highness, I will do as you say. I will go down and get busy now!"

Li Chengqian pinched his brows helplessly and said, "Go and get busy."

Looking at Du He's quickly leaving back, Li Chengqian suddenly smiled and shook his head.

I don’t know how a casual person like Du He could pull him out of the brink of the abyss time and time again, making him only one step away from the throne.

After thinking for a long time, Li Chengqian still couldn't figure it out.

...

In a secluded garden in the East Palace.

Du He was walking slowly forward, while Pei Xingjian, like a younger brother, followed Du He half a step behind him with his head down and a nervous look on his face.

When they reached a section of the road where there were no pedestrians, Pei Xingjian, who had hesitated for a long time, said through gritted teeth.

"Prince Consort Du, the fact that the large ship carrying the children of Baekje encountered stormy weather and the entire ship did not sink is my fault!"

"Because at the last moment, I felt pity for these young children and spared some of them."

"Please, Prince Consort Du, punish me!"

The army had returned triumphantly and there were too many things to do, so Pei Xingjian never had a chance to explain this important matter to Du He.

I thought that the prince and Du He would have some thoughts about him because of this incident.

Unexpectedly, he was worrying too much, and Du He and the prince still entrusted him with important tasks.

Du He shook his head and said, "It's not a bad thing to keep your promise and be compassionate, but you have to take different sides."

"There is already a competitive relationship between foreign countries and our Tang Dynasty. It is only a matter of time before we go to war for the land and resources needed for survival."

"So when conquering foreign races, either do not touch their people, or do it thoroughly."

After a pause, Du He continued.

"Take Xueyantuo as an example. Even though the imperial court has already defeated Xueyantuo, Xueyantuo still has strength. I'm afraid it won't be long before they can break free from the control of the Tang Dynasty again."

"Then the Tang Dynasty will have to send troops to conquer Xueyantuo again!"

If Xueyantuo were handed over to Li Chengqian to deal with, I'm afraid there would be few men left in the country.

That vast grassland will be completely incorporated into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Pei Xingjian responded with understanding: "Prince Consort Du, I understand."

The reason why he was deeply trusted by Du He, in addition to his personal talent, was that he was not pedantic.

He is highly consistent with Du Heneng in terms of ideology and has strong execution ability.

Du He nodded, and didn't dwell on this matter any further, but talked about something else.

"Shou Yue, I asked you to wait outside the hall because I have an important task for you to complete."

Pei Xingjian clasped his fists and said, "Prince Consort Du, just give me your orders, and I will do my best to complete them!"

Although Pei Xingjian followed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he knew very well that Du He was the noble person who could help him.

All his current achievements were made possible by Du He alone.

And based on his observations during this period, he found that Du He's position in the prince's heart was obviously several levels higher than that of others.

It would be most beneficial to his career if he could cling to Du He's thigh and have the support of his father-in-law Hou Junji.

Du He glanced around and found that there was no one within a hundred steps, so he whispered to Pei Xingjian.

"Keep your promise. The people under the Crown Prince's command who are gathering information are too incompetent. Prepare to change a leader."

"I plan to propose to the prince that you take over this job. What do you think?"

When passing by Li Tai's fiefdom Xiangzhou, Du He and Li Chengqian talked about the possibility that Li Tai might rebel.

At that time, the two of them unanimously decided to send people to sneak into Xiangzhou, Weizhou and Mingzhou to monitor Li Tai's every move.

In addition, Li Shimin made some tests on Li Chengqian today, and from his words it can be inferred that Li Tai is still favored.

Moreover, during the New Year's Day this year, Li Shimin will recall Li Tai and other princes to Chang'an. This is the first time since the princes went out to serve as fiefs.

It is impossible to expect Li Shimin to send someone to monitor Li Tai.

Pei Xingjian said excitedly, "Thanks to Prince Consort Du's trust, it is a great honor for me to be able to help His Royal Highness the Crown Prince solve his problems!"

"Please rest assured, Prince Consort Du and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I will definitely take good care of the spies in the Eastern Palace so that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can know what is going on in the world while he is in the Eastern Palace!"

He originally thought that Prince Consort Du had kept him and was preparing to reprimand him.

Unexpectedly, Prince Consort Du and the Crown Prince valued him so much that they actually gave him the command of the spies in the Eastern Palace.

This is completely treating him as a confidant!

Du He smiled and said, "After the sacrifice is completed, the prince will organize the small leaders of the spies, and you will meet them all then."

"As ordered!"

Pei Xingjian responded with trembling voice.

As Du He walked towards the East Palace gate, he whispered, "Shou Yue, go down and get busy first. Let's get this momentum going!"

"promise!"

Pei Xingjian saluted with his fists and walked away quickly.

Du He glanced at the sky and found that there was not much time left before the end of his shift, so he did not go back to the Ministry of Works, but sneaked back to Princess Chengyang's Mansion.

The entrance to the palace.

As Du He's carriage drove out, a thin old man with gray hair standing by the roadside waved and shouted.

"Second Master!"

The guard Du Wu, who was driving the carriage, quickly stopped the carriage.

"Control."

He reported to Du He softly: "Master, Steward Du wants to see you for something."

Du He pulled aside the curtain of the carriage and saw the butler Du Ping'an standing beside the carriage, so he asked curiously.

"Mr. Ping'an, what do you want from me?"

The old housekeeper waved his hands and said, "Second Master, because I want to avoid the name of the prince, I have changed my name to Du Dafu."

Forehead...

Du He slapped his forehead.

When naming his offspring, he forgot that the housekeeper's name was also Du Ping'an!