Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

As soon as the sacrificial ceremony ended, Li Chengqian and all the civil and military officials quickly evacuated the sacrificial site under the escort of the imperial guards.

Before leaving, Du He warned Xi Junmai, "Junmai, people will definitely come around to burn incense later. You must maintain order and avoid any pushing and shoving."

"We need to keep a few imperial guards on duty day and night in the next few days to prevent the excited people from causing damage."

After they all evacuate, the onlookers will surely rush over frantically. If there are no imperial guards here to maintain order, there might really be danger.

Therefore, the end of the sacrificial ceremony does not mean that their work is done, and the most dangerous thing is still to come.

Xi Junmai said respectfully: "Don't worry, Prince Consort Du, I will definitely maintain order!"

Without the crown prince and his ministers around, the imperial guards can act with ease.

Du He nodded and continued, "Jun Mai, tell the soldiers who stay on duty later that each of them can get an extra 20 coins per day."

"I will apply for this money from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. When you are free, go to the East Palace to get the money."

At present, ordinary people in the Tang Dynasty can earn between 2000 and 3000 wen a year, which is less than 7 wen a day on average.

Now giving the Imperial Guards an extra reward of 20 coins per day is definitely a considerable amount of money.

You should know that currently one stone of official salt only costs about 30 coins.

Seeing Du He's generosity, Xi Junmai said happily, "Prince Consort Du, if the soldiers knew there was such a generous reward, they would definitely rush to stay!"

Most of these imperial guards were children of poor people, and they did not earn much in salary each year.

They can earn more now, and when their service is over, they can use the money to return to their hometown to renovate their houses.

Xi Junmai looked embarrassed and asked, "Prince Consort Du, when we lift the restrictions later, the people will definitely rush to burn incense, and the scene will fall into chaos."

"Can I ask Prince Consort Du to give me some advice and see if there is any way to bring some order to the scene?"

He was a military general and was not good at pacifying the people.

If the people did not obey his orders, he could only order his soldiers to use force to stop them.

Xi Junmai was worried that using violence against the people would cause dissatisfaction among them, which might lead to conflicts.

Du He thought for a moment and said, "Jun Mai, later on, you guys should form a human wall at the place of worship so that the people can line up to burn incense."

"At the same time, set the time for people to burn incense to avoid wasting time."

When Xi Junmai heard the solution proposed by Du He, his eyes lit up.

He immediately clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Prince Consort Du!"

Du He smiled and nodded.

After he saw Li Chengqian and a group of officials walking away, he patted Xi Junmai on the shoulder and said.

"Junmai, I'll leave this to you."

Xi Junmai clasped his fists and said, "Yes!"

The moment Du He walked down from the altar, he turned his head as if possessed by a ghost and looked in the direction of Yin Yushan.

And Yin Yushan also raised her head and looked at him, but this time she did not lift her veil.

After staying still for a few breaths.

Du He saw that the guards around Yin Yushan were also staring at him, so he quickly retracted his gaze and then strode down the altar under the escort of the imperial guards.

This woman is poisonous and can actually touch his heartstrings.

After seeing Du He's actions, Yin Yushan couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth hidden under her veil.

The leader of the guards standing behind her said, "Miss Yin, we have to leave now."

"Otherwise, people will flock here to offer sacrifices later, and it will be difficult for us to get out."

Yin Yushan's smiling face returned to its cold expression and she gave the order in a cold voice.

"Let's go."

With the guards clearing the way, they all squeezed out quickly.

Another cup of tea passed.

When the people at the scene saw that the prince and the ministers had all left, they all shouted towards Xi Junmai who was standing on the altar.

"General, when can we worship?"

"We can't wait any longer. General Qing asked us to go up and offer a bunch of incense."

After these people finished speaking, they raised the incense in their hands.

Xi Junmai arranged the imperial guards to form a long human wall, then walked to the front of the people and announced loudly.

"Fellow villagers, because there are too many people offering sacrifices, in order to avoid any accidents, everyone must line up to burn incense."

"If anyone disobeys orders and pushes others, they will not be allowed to come to worship in the future!"

"Start now!"

As Xi Junmai's order was issued, the imperial guards who were blocking the front of the people walked away one after another, allowing the people to walk up to the altar.

The people who had been waiting for a long time rushed forward like a tide.

Fortunately, there was no chaos and the people lined up in an orderly manner to burn incense and worship.

When Xi Junmai saw this scene, he felt relieved.

...

After Du He left Jinchangfang, he said to Du Wu who was driving the carriage.

"Go back to the Princess's Mansion!"

"promise!"

Du Wu drove the carriage and rushed quickly towards Princess Chengyang's mansion.

After a grand sacrifice, it was already afternoon and it was almost time to get off duty by rushing back to the palace.

Therefore, Li Chengqian directly ordered the civil and military officials who participated in the sacrifice to go back on their own.

More than half an hour later.

As soon as Du He walked into the lobby of the princess's mansion, Li Yi came up to him with a puzzled look on his face.

"My dear, this morning Fang Yiai's servants brought a cart of gold and silver and a cart of antique calligraphy and paintings over, saying they were gifts for our children."

"What the hell does this happen?"

Fang Yiai was the King of Wei's man, and she and her husband were at loggerheads. How could she possibly give such an expensive gift?

When Du He heard that Fang Yiai had someone bring the gold, silver and jewelry over, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

If it had been a day or two later, this windfall would probably have disappeared.

According to Du He's guess, Li Shimin will definitely deal with Fang Yiai after the court meeting ends tomorrow.

By the time Fang Yiai is dealt with, this huge compensation will definitely not be given to him.

Du He smiled and said, "Yier, this is the hush money Fang Yiai gave me."

"Hush money?"

Li Yi's face was full of curiosity.

She simply couldn't understand what kind of evidence her husband had on Fang Yiai, and why she had to offer so much apology.

Du He grinned and said, "Yier, Fang Yiai's brain was stuck in the door, and he slandered me in Taiji Hall for having an affair with Princess Gaoyang."

"He was afraid that I would complain to His Majesty, so he took this money to ward off disaster."

Then Du He repeated word for word what Fang Yiai had said in the Taiji Hall yesterday.

When Li Yi heard that Fang Yiai was jealous because Gao Yang embroidered her husband's poems on the screen, a strange expression appeared on his face.

I didn't expect Fang Yiai to be so narrow-minded that he would offend Sister Gao Yang over such a small matter.

Moreover, your father should have known what Fang Yiai said in the Taiji Hall. Even if your husband didn't say it, your father would not have let Fang Yiai off easily.

Li Yi covered her mouth and laughed, "My husband, Fang Yiai gave the money and was punished by the emperor. I'm afraid he will be mad!"