Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Immediately afterwards, Du He also told his elder brother Du Gou about his plan to deal with the Jingzhao Du family.

Du Gou knew that the family members would take action against the three brothers. He had been thinking about reconciling with them, so he did not make up his mind to deal with the family members.

Now that he was persuaded by Du He, he completely gave up the idea of reconciling with his family, and his ideas also changed.

Du Gou said in a deep voice: "Second brother, the biggest rival of the Jingzhao Du family at present is the governor of Xiangzhou, Du Chuke."

"As long as we take him down, the Du family won't be a concern anymore."

Although the Jingzhao Du family is large, apart from Du Chuke and Du Jingtong, few of its members hold important positions in the court.

As far as the current situation is concerned, other families that are on good terms with the Jingzhao Du family will not openly help to deal with the three brothers.

Especially the second brother who is deeply trusted by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Du He smiled and said, "Brother, Du Chuke is nothing to worry about. He is now following the King of Wei towards the abyss. It won't be long before he will destroy himself."

Du Gou asked in astonishment: "Second Brother, what do you mean by this?"

Although he served as Shangshu Zuocheng, he was unaware of the fight between the Crown Prince and the King of Wei, and had no interest in it at all.

Therefore, he did not know the King of Wei's intentions, let alone the role Du Chuke played in the King of Wei's palace.

Du He shook his head and said, "Brother, you don't have to care about these things. Du Chuke can't pose a threat to us anyway."

"Now we just need to bring down Zhongshu Sheren Du Jingtong, and the Jingzhao Du family will be a tiger without teeth and claws."

Even though Zhongshu Sheren is only a fifth-rank official position, if he performs a little better, with the support of his family's resources.

It is easy to be promoted to adjutant of the Nine Temples and Five Prisons, or to vice minister of the Six Ministries.

It will be even more difficult to deal with him then.

Du Gou asked in a deep voice: "Second Brother, what do you need me to do?"

Du He smiled and said, "Brother, we don't need to take action against these small fry. I have asked Xiao Kai, Cui Shenji and Wang Jingzhi to help me."

"As for Du Jingtong, I will ask Ma Zhou for help later."

As the Minister of Works, if he personally took action against such small minions, it would be like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

Du Gou frowned and said, "Second Brother, this is our own family affair. You let these three people with sensitive identities take action. Aren't you afraid that the families behind them will have objections?"

"If the elders of the Lanling Xiao family, Qinghe Cui family, and Taiyuan Wang family knew that their legitimate sons and daughters were used as knives by you, they would probably blame you."

Although these three people are notorious, they are lucky and grew up in wealthy and powerful families.

Even though they are a mess, they are still deeply supported by their family.

Now the second brother has asked the three of them to interfere in his family affairs, which would not be good if it got out.

Du He shook his head and said, "Brother, you think too badly of ourselves."

"The three of us brothers are deeply trusted by His Majesty and the Crown Prince, and hold great power in the court."

"These people from the aristocratic families are eager to establish contact with me, so how could they blame me?"

A 31-year-old Shangshu Zuocheng and a 24-year-old Shangshu of Works, with such promising prospects, other parents would be crazy to draw a clear line with them.

Besides, Du He is still a popular figure around the prince. When the prince ascends the throne, Du He will be the next Fang Xuanling.

Just as Du Gou was silent, Du He continued.

"I asked these three guys for help because I wanted to show goodwill to the families behind them and show that we will stand together."

"I believe these three big families would be happy to form an alliance with me."

In addition to gaining Li Chengqian's trust and support, Du He's close relationship with Hou Junji, Liu Li, Ma Zhou and even several military leaders is the most terrifying network of relationships.

For example, Li Jing, Wang Jun'e, Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong.

Du Gou nodded and said, "Second brother, just keep it in mind. I will also help you keep an eye on the people from Jingzhao Du Clan."

After a pause, Du Gou continued to remind.

"Second brother, His Majesty is still in good health and may be able to reign for another ten years."

"You must not show off too much, and you must not get too close to any faction, to avoid causing His Majesty to be suspicious of you."

"We just need to be loyal to His Majesty and the Crown Prince and keep a low profile!"

Once the Second Son is suspected by His Majesty of forming a clique for personal gain and possibly undermining Li Chengqian's power, the Second Son's situation will be dangerous.

Changsun Wuji, a relative of the royal family with a powerful background, kept a low profile for more than ten years.

As long as he holds great power and is close to other officials, he will not be able to have a good end when Your Majesty reaches old age.

Du He said seriously, "Don't worry, brother. I understand."

When the power of a minister is great enough to threaten the emperor, no matter how good the relationship between the emperor and the minister is, a gap will appear over time.

Especially the crown prince Li Chengqian, he had experienced too many things and his psychology was distorted.

It is hard to predict whether his temperament will change after he ascends the throne.

After finishing talking about the serious matters, Du Gou smiled on his solemn face and said.

"Second brother, I have another piece of good news to tell you."

What is going on today?

Why so much good news?

Du He asked curiously: "Brother, what good news is there?"

Du Gou said with a smile on his face: "A few days ago, Lu Chengqing, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, came to me and discussed with me the wedding date of the third brother and Lu Ziying."

"After discussion between the two of us, we have decided that the wedding of the Third Brother and Lu Ziying will be held on October 8th."

"Second brother, do you have a different opinion on this marriage?"

He also didn't expect that Lu Chengqing would be so proactive. After the second son returned triumphantly and was named Minister of Works, he immediately approached him to discuss the third son's wedding date.

Moreover, when discussing the dowry with Lu Chengqing, Lu Chengqing's conditions were extremely low, and the dowry he gave was several times the dowry.

Du Gou had no reason to refuse this act of marrying off his daughter and giving several times the dowry.

The two of them even chose a good day nearby so that they could get married quickly.

Du He smiled and said, "Brother, what can I say about this great thing? I naturally support it with both hands."

"The third brother and Lu Ziying are very suitable in terms of both appearance and family background!"

The Lu family of Fanyang is one of the five surnames and seven families, and the family heritage is very rich.

Moreover, the family tradition of the Fanyang Lu family is very upright. Among the aristocratic families in the current Tang Dynasty, it is one of the few super aristocratic families that are proficient in both civil and military affairs.

Du Gou nodded and said, "Second brother, Minister Lu also asked about arranging a promotion for the third brother. He wanted to use the Lu family's connections to get the third brother back to Chang'an to take up a position."

"But he is not very familiar with the ministers, so you need to say hello to the Minister of Personnel Li Ji, so that everything will be safe."

"Second brother, I wonder what your relationship is with Duke of England Li Ji. Is it convenient for me to tell you?"

I didn't expect that father-in-law Lu Chengqing, like that old man Hou Junji, really cares about his son-in-law.

Du He said softly, "Brother, Li Ji is a cunning man. You can't go to him for this kind of thing."