Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Li Shimin glanced at Fang Yiai and became furious when he saw how cowardly he looked.

He was really blind to marry Gao Yang to Fang Yiai, the dandy boy.

If Fang Yiai had half of Du He's ability and could do something useful for the court, he would not have been so angry.

Li Shimin stood up and pointed at Fang Yiai and said.

"Fang Yiai, you dare to slander Gao Yang and Du He in such a solemn place as the Taiji Palace. You have no regard for the reputation of the royal family at all."

"If it weren't for Duke Liang's hard work and great contributions, I would have immediately deposed you as my consort!"

This time, Li Shimin's scolding of Fang Yiai was even more severe than the last time Fang Yiai secretly kept the Western Region beauty Gunali.

For the royal family, their dignity is inviolable.

Hearing what Li Shimin said, Fang Yiai's heart was filled with contempt.

"Do you royal family still have dignity?"

"That dishonest man Gao Yang actually had an affair with a bald man. The royal family has lost all their reputation!"

However, Fang Yiai did not intend to tell this matter, because he knew that even if he did, the emperor would not forgive him for it.

On the contrary, his action will bring further shame to the royal family, and I am afraid that His Majesty will really punish him severely.

Li Shimin walked down from the imperial platform, walked slowly to Fang Yiai and stopped.

After a few moments of silence, Li Shimin spoke in a deep voice.

"Fang Yiai, I have favored you the most among my sons-in-law over the years, which is why you have such a lawless character."

"If I don't kill your arrogance this time, I'm afraid you'll cause disaster in the future!"

Seeing that His Majesty was becoming more and more angry, Fang Yiai did not dare to continue defending himself and could only bury his head deeply in the ground.

In his opinion, it was just speculation that the relationship between Du He and Gao Yang was unclear, and it was not a big crime. He didn't know why His Majesty was making a fuss about it.

"Does His Majesty intend to weaken the strength of our Fang family?"

Fang Yiai, who was lost in thought, suddenly thought of this question, and his heart trembled.

If Your Majesty intends to take advantage of this situation to weaken the strength of their Fang family, wouldn't he be in trouble today?

At this moment, his father's words of warning to him came back to his mind again.

"All the favors of our Fang family are granted by His Majesty. As long as the Fang family makes a wrong step, these favors will vanish in an instant!"

Thinking of this, Fang Yiai's face turned pale.

He prayed in his heart that His Majesty would not punish him too severely and that it would be fine if he could just demote him to the position of Junior Secretary of the Imperial Household as a reward.

At least if he performs well in the future, he can be reinstated.

There was silence for a moment.

Li Shimin directly ordered the eunuchs guarding the main hall: "Pass on my order, from now on, Fang Yiai will be dismissed from his position as Minister of the Imperial Household and replaced as Minister of the Imperial Guards!"

"Appoint the Silver and Green Guanglu Doctor Yang Hongli as the Minister of the Imperial Household!"

The official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs standing guard on the side responded respectfully.

"According to the order!"

They have seen too many promotions and demotions, and have long been indifferent to them.

What's more, for dandy young men like Fang Yiai who rose to power through connections, their official positions were promoted quickly and demoted just as quickly.

Who knows, he might be reinstated after a period of time.

Fang Yiai, who was kneeling in the main hall, froze instantly and did not move at all when he heard Li Shimin's order.

I didn't expect that His Majesty would demote him from the third-rank Taifu Qing to the sixth-rank Weiwei Si Cheng, which undoubtedly sent him from heaven to hell.

The Taifu Qing was in charge of warehousing, cashiering, money, grain, gold and silk and other affairs, and it was a relatively lucrative position.

The Weiwei Temple was in charge of the military arsenal, a department with a lot of work but little benefits.

Besides, as the Weiwei Temple Secretary, his position in the Weiwei Temple was only third, and he was under the pressure of the Weiwei Shaoqing and Weiwei Qing.

The sky is falling!

Relying on the high position that was hard-won by his father and wife, he unexpectedly fell to the bottom in an instant.

At this moment, Li Shimin's cold voice sounded again.

"Fang Yiai, why don't you accept my order? Are you dissatisfied with my decision?"

Fang Yiai kowtowed and said, "I obey your order!"

Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "You can withdraw now. When the imperial edict is announced, you can go to the Weiwei Temple to take up your post."

"promise!"

Fang Yiai bowed respectfully again.

Then he propped himself up and left the Ganlu Temple in a daze.

On the way to Taifu Temple, Fang Yiai's face showed a ferocious expression and his hands were clenched into fists.

"Your Majesty, since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust!"

Fang Yiai, who was originally somewhat hesitant about supporting Li Tai's rebellion, completely determined his inner thoughts at this moment.

His mind is very clear now. Only by following the King of Wei in rebellion can he hold a high position and their Fang family can continue to remain strong!

Half an hour later.

Fang Yiai, who was heavy-hearted, walked slowly to Taifu Temple.

When the officials inside saw Fang Yiai come in, they all stood up and saluted with strange expressions.

"Greetings to the Grand Master!"

Fang Yiai glanced at them coldly, his heart filled with anger.

When he walked towards the office, these low-level officials gathered together and started whispering to each other.

"Could it be that Minister Fang was not demoted?"

"If he hadn't been demoted, would Minister Fang have had this expression? It must be because the imperial edict hasn't come down yet!"

"We feel relieved when you say that."

If Fang Yiai heard what the officials at Taifu Temple said, I wonder if he would be so angry that his lungs would explode.

In the office of the Minister of the Imperial Household.

When Fang Yiai opened the door, he found that his good brother Chai Lingwu was waiting inside.

"Brother Chai, why are you here?"

Chai Lingwu hurriedly came forward and asked in a low voice: "Brother Fang, has His Majesty punished you?"

After hearing Chai Lingwu's words, Fang Yiai fell silent for a moment. He closed the door tightly, then walked to his office and sat down.

When Chai Lingwu saw Fang Yiai's appearance, he knew that he would definitely be severely punished by His Majesty.

There was silence for a while.

Fang Yiai said in a hoarse voice: "I have now been demoted to the position of Weiwei Temple Secretary."

"what!"

Chai Lingwu shouted in surprise.

He quickly walked up to Fang Yiai and asked, "Brother Fang, you just said a few wrong words, why did His Majesty punish you so severely?"

There are 11 small ranks between the third-rank Taifu Qing and the sixth-rank Weiwei Sicheng!

Fang Yiai said with a fierce look in his eyes: "Brother Chai, His Majesty's intention is not to drink, but to weaken the power of our Fang family!"

After hearing Fang Yiai's analysis, a flash of inspiration flashed through Chai Lingwu's mind.

He shook his head and said, "Brother Fang, I'm afraid His Majesty wants to wipe out the power of the King of Wei and support the Crown Prince to ascend the throne!"