Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Seeing Fang Yiai's puzzled expression, Chai Lingwu sat cross-legged on a cushion beside him and continued to analyze the situation for him.

"Brother Fang, the fact that Duke Liang has been appointed by His Majesty as Shangshu Zuo Pushe for nearly 20 years shows that His Majesty has full trust in Duke Liang."

"Besides, Duke Liang is an honest official who has never participated in cliques or private activities. Why does Your Majesty want to remove him from office?"

All the civil and military officials in the court, including those of the third rank, had to be transferred every few years because Li Shimin was afraid that they would form cliques for personal gain.

Fang Xuanling was an exception. He was promoted to the position of Shangshu Zuo Pushe at the beginning of the third year of Zhenguan and served in this position until the 18th year of Zhenguan.

If it weren't for the incident of King Wei collaborating with the enemy and committing treason, Chai Lingwu believed that the good prime minister Duke Liang could continue to serve as Shangshu Zuo Pushe for a few more years.

To think in an exaggerated way, as long as Duke Liang is in good health, he can always serve as the head of all officials.

Fang Yiai asked in astonishment: "Brother Chai, according to your analysis, my father was dismissed by His Majesty because of my closeness to the King of Wei?"

Chai Lingwu nodded solemnly and said, "Brother Fang, based on my observations over this period of time, this should be the reason."

"If I make a mistake, I will probably end up like you and be severely punished by His Majesty!"

I have to say that Chai Lingwu's brain is better than Fang Yiai's, at least his analysis is more accurate.

"call!"

Fang Yiai let out a long breath.

At this moment, his heart was like a raging storm, extremely restless, and his chest heaved up and down violently.

During this period of time, he always believed that it was His Majesty who was targeting their Fang family, and that was why he was finding various reasons to attack them in order to weaken the power of their Fang family.

Unexpectedly, in order to support the prince, Jiaojiao actually took action against those who supported the King of Wei.

Fang Yiai frowned in thought, and his expression became gloomy.

After a moment of silence.

Fang Yiai said solemnly, "Brother Chai, I have made up my mind. I am ready to fully support the King of Wei and help him ascend the throne!"

"Otherwise, when the crown prince ascends the throne, our Fang family's situation will probably become even more difficult, and my official career will come to a halt!"

Despite Fang Yiai's righteous words, he actually only cares about his own future.

Involving the Fang family and taking on the mission of revitalizing the family was just to make himself feel better.

Chai Lingwu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Brother Fang, have you made up your mind?"

"Ok!"

Fang Yiai nodded.

Now that he had been demoted to the position of Minister of the Imperial Guards, he dared not even meet his friends for fear of being laughed at.

Especially when it comes to his good friend Yuwen Jie, who is now the Shangshu Youcheng, Fang Yiai is even more ashamed to drink and chat with him.

After all, when he was the third-rank Taifu Qing, Yuwen Jie was just a small Jieshi Zhong, and now their official positions are very different.

This huge gap was really hard for Fang Yiai to accept.

Chai Lingwu also gritted his teeth and said: "Brother Fang, since you have made the decision, as a brother I must go with you!"

"However, for safety's sake, we can support the King of Wei, but we can't get too deeply involved."

"If we prevent the King of Wei from starting a rebellion and it fails, we will be executed along with our entire family!"

It has to be said that Chai Lingwu still remained rational. He knew that the generals in the court were very powerful and it would be very difficult to rebel in the local area.

The King of Wei's rebellion failed, and due to Your Majesty's favor for him, he was likely to be demoted to a commoner and then exiled to Lingnan and other places.

If these people participated in the rebellion and were the masterminds, how could they have any chance of survival?

It will even completely implicate the family members.

Fang Yiai's eyes turned and he said, "Brother Chai, Yin Yushan is a very smart woman. She must have some ulterior motive for helping us now."

"We might as well contact her more. If we can unite with her, we will have more say with the King of Wei."

"Otherwise, even if we help King Wei to start a rebellion successfully, the two of us brothers will not be able to defeat the three old foxes Wei Ting, Du Chuke and Cui Renshi."

Thinking of Yin Yushan, the peerless beauty, Fang Yiai's eyes showed a hint of possessiveness.

He even thought that after the plan was accomplished, if he could get Yin Yushan into his possession, he would definitely divorce that spoiled and disgusting Princess Gao Yang.

Thinking of this great thing, Fang Yiai couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth into a faint smile.

"Brother Fang, this suggestion is very good!" Chai Lingwu nodded, and then said with a sly smile: "Brother Fang, when you went to Ganlu Palace with His Majesty, Duke Liang asked someone to inquire about what you had done!"

"Are you going back to the Duke of Liang's mansion today, or are you going out to hide from the limelight for a while?"

Chai Lingwu had seen Fang Xuanling's attitude and methods of educating his children countless times over the years.

If Fang Yiai dared to go home today, he would definitely be severely punished by his father.

Fang Yiai's neck shrank, and he shook his head and said, "Brother Chai, I will go to your place to avoid the limelight for a few days, and then go back after my father calms down."

Chai Lingwu said with great loyalty: "Brother Fang, my mansion is always open to you. You can stay as long as you want!"

He is not living with Princess Baling now, but lives in his own mansion.

Therefore, there is no bad influence in letting Fang Yiai live in.

Just then, there was a gentle knock on the tightly closed office door.

"Knock knock knock."

Then a young voice sounded.

"Lord Fang, the Minister of the Interior sent someone to come and tell you that he has something important to discuss with you."

When Fang Yiai heard that his father had sent someone over, he stood up suddenly with a look of panic on his face.

Finished!

His father might have thought of what he was thinking in advance and sent someone to remind him.

Chai Lingwu didn't dare to say much at this moment. After all, this was Fang Yiai's family affair. If he got involved, he would probably get into trouble.

Fang Yiai thought for a while and knew there was no way to escape, so he gritted his teeth and said.

"Let him in."

"promise!"

The person outside the door responded and then left quickly.

Not long after, a middle-aged official pushed open the door and walked in.

He clasped his fists towards Fang Yiai and said, "Minister Fang, Duke Liang asked you to return tonight. If you don't go back, Duke Liang will have you tied back."

"I have delivered your message. I will take my leave now!"

The middle-aged official spoke and acted decisively. After he finished speaking, he turned around and left without giving Fang Yiai time to speak.

Looking at the middle-aged official's back as he left, Fang Yiai stood there in a daze.

Chai Lingwu walked over and patted Fang Yiai on the shoulder, and whispered helplessly.

"Brother Fang, you're on your own!"

"You've been beaten by your father so many times anyway. With your strong body, it won't be a problem for you to get beaten up."

It would have been fine if Duke Liang had not given the order. But if he still let Fang Yiai go to his place to hide in the current situation, he would be a bit ungrateful.

Fang Yiai said with a sad face: "Brother Chai, are you sure you don't want to help?"

"My father was fired and he is already filled with rage. If he knew I was fired too, I'm afraid I would be beaten to death!"