Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

"Got it." Du He responded, and then said to Li Chengqian, "Your Highness, I'm going to see the Emperor first, and I won't be back later."

"Go, don't keep father waiting for long." Li Chengqian raised his head and said with a smile on his face.

He knew the reason why his father was looking for Du He. It was simply to find out what his father was doing. Not to mention that his father was paying attention to him, Xi Junmai had already found out more than a dozen spies from King Wei and other forces in the past few days.

The better they keep the secret, the more anxious these forces will become, and the spies hidden in the East Palace will surface one by one.

Just use this opportunity to purge the East Palace of idle forces.

Under the guidance of my father-in-law, the journey was smooth all the way to Ganlu Temple.

"Your Majesty, the Royal Highness Du He has arrived and is waiting outside the door."

"Show him in."

Li Shimin remained silent, with a hint of sadness visible between his brows.

This eldest son never gave him peace of mind, and he was always in turmoil.

The good-for-nothing son-in-law Du He was also fooling around with the prince.

"See Your Majesty."

"Greetings to Lord Changsun Situ and Lord Fang Sikong."

Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling nodded kindly to Du He without saying anything.

Li Shimin frowned, glanced at Du He unkindly, and asked in a serious tone.

"Du He, I want to ask you, what are you and the prince doing?"

"You must have heard about the rumors circulating among the people. These rumors are very unfavorable to the prince. I hope you can tell the truth!"

Faced with the strong sense of oppression brought by Li Shimin, Du He's face remained calm.

Du He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the books that the prince and I have compiled are of great help to the education cause of the Tang Dynasty."

"I will keep it a secret as to what it is. You will know in less than two months."

If Li Tai had said this, Li Shimin would have believed it without hesitation.

But how could he believe what Du He said and what the prince did?

Li Shimin shouted in a stern tone: "Du He, I asked you to tell the truth!"

"Is it so difficult to tell the truth?"

The people around were shocked. They were very familiar with Li Shimin's temper and knew that he was really angry.

Fang Xuanling quickly stepped forward to smooth things over: "Du He, the Crown Prince is being praised so highly now, and Your Majesty is also worried that the Crown Prince will not be able to compile a good book, which will end up damaging the Crown Prince's reputation."

"If you tell him what the Crown Prince is doing and how the progress is, His Majesty will have a better idea and feel more at ease."

The reason Fang Xuanling was able to reach his current high position was not only because of his extraordinary wisdom, but also because of his accurate grasp of people's hearts.

In just two sentences, he pointed out the key point of the problem.

Du He smiled bitterly and said, "What the prince and I did cannot be explained in a few words. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, we are definitely not fooling around."

"And I can guarantee with my own head that the books we compile will definitely benefit the country and the people!"

The reason why Du He refused to tell the truth was that he was afraid that after he told the truth, Li Shimin might let people from the court get involved.

The reason is very simple. Li Shimin and the court officials did not trust Du He's ability, and even less trusted the scholars in Chongwenguan.

When it comes to things that benefit the country and the people, Li Shimin trusts more the important officials of the court and the great scholars in the Secretariat, the Chancellery and the Ministry of Personnel.

If King Li Tai of Wei intervenes at that time, things will become complicated.

Of course, Li Shimin might not interfere, but Du He and Li Chengqian didn't dare to take the risk, so it was better to keep the secret to the end.

It will be revealed in just a month or two anyway, so why make things more complicated?

Li Shimin gnashed his teeth angrily: "Okay, okay, Du He, you won't say anything, right?"

"If after two months, I still don't see you guys come up with something that benefits the country and the people, I will use you to silence the people!"

Now that things have gotten so serious, if the Crown Prince and Du He don’t have anything to bring out.

In order to preserve the prince's reputation, Du He would probably be charged with the crime of seducing the prince.

Neither Changsun Wuji nor Fang Xuanling spoke, and the initiative was in Du He's hands.

To tell the truth, it has nothing to do with him, but he refuses to say it and makes him take the blame.

Du He said fearlessly: "Your Majesty, when our book is finished, if you think it is useless, you can kill or hang me as you please!"

"Haha, good!" Li Shimin laughed instead of getting angry. He then said loudly, "Du He, remember what you said now!"

"If you and the prince perform great deeds, I will reward you greatly, even more than usual!"

"On the contrary, if you are fooling around without telling me, you should know the consequences!"

The confidence shown by Du He made Li Shimin feel some trust in him for the first time.

"Hey~"

Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling sighed inwardly. They had not expected this result, and there was no way to prevent it.

...

Princess Chengyang's Mansion.

In the side hall, Du He and Li Yi were sitting at the dining table eating, with six exquisite dishes on the table.

Li Yi absentmindedly stirred the rice in the bowl with chopsticks, looking like he was worried about something.

"Yier, are you worried about something?" Du He put a piece of meat into her bowl and asked with concern.

Ever since he traveled through time and became Du He, his wife has been happy every day and has never frowned.

Li Yi said in a depressed mood: "Husband, I will go back to the palace today to discuss rouge with Sister Lizhi and Sister Gaoyang, and chat with them."

"Sister Gao Yang said that my husband and my brother the crown prince were fooling around, and now my father and the ministers in the court are very dissatisfied with my husband."

"And the people of Chang'an are praising you and the prince. This is putting you on the stove."

During the chat, Princess Gaoyang told her sisters about the strange behavior of her husband and the prince in a mocking manner.

At that time, all the sisters said that their husband and the prince were fooling around and the consequences would be serious.

Li Yi heard all kinds of bad comments at that time and was in a very depressed mood.

Li Chengqian is Li Yi's biological brother from the same mother, and Du He is her husband.

How could she feel good when her two closest people were being spoken of in such a terrible way?

Du He gently pinched Li Yi's pretty face and whispered, "Yier, do you believe in your husband?"

"Yeah." Li Yi nodded slightly.

Du He held her face in his hands, looked at her tenderly, and spoke in a firm tone.

"My husband assures you that the prince and I are not giving up on ourselves, but are doing something great."

"Don't pay attention to what others say. They just can't stand seeing others do well. We'll know the answer in two months when the book comes out."

"When that time comes, my husband will probably be promoted several levels for his merits. Yi'er, you must not be stingy and you must hold a grand banquet in the mansion."

Li Yi was amused by her husband's last joke.

She reached out and gently pinched Du He, saying coquettishly, "My husband, I'm not stingy."

"I'll hold a promotion banquet for you and invite Sister Li Zhi and Sister Gao Yang to come."

"Let all the sisters see that my husband is the best."