Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Du He raised his eyebrows slightly, then waved to Fang Yizheng and said.

"Come to my carriage and talk?"

Fang Yizheng nodded, then climbed carefully into the carriage.

Du He then ordered, "Du Wu, drive to the residence of Duke Liang and send Brother Fang home on the way."

The Yinqing Guanglu Dafu was a third-rank civil official, one level lower than Du He's third-rank Minister of Works.

Therefore, Du He did not call him by his official title, but treated Fang Yizheng as an ordinary friend.

In addition, this is the main gate of the imperial palace, with many officials and royal relatives coming in and out, so it is not a good place to discuss matters.

And Fang Yizheng specifically came to him this time, and what he was talking about must not be a trivial matter, but something bigger.

"promise!"

Du Wu responded, then whipped his horsewhip and drove away.

Their attendants followed slowly on horseback behind them, and both groups remained silent.

"Thank you, Minister Du." Fang Yizheng clasped his hands together and expressed his gratitude.

Looking at the handsome young man in front of him who was about the same age as his second brother, Fang Yizheng's eyes were dazed and his heart was filled with countless emotions.

Both of them were once playboys, but why did Du He undergo such a big change and become better and better now?

His second brother is still the same as before, even more prone to making mistakes than before.

There was silence for a few moments.

Du He asked calmly, "Brother Fang, what is the matter that you want to talk to me about today?"

Fang Yizheng's mouth twitched several times, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. After more than ten breaths, he asked in a low voice with a blushing face.

"Minister Du, I have an unwelcome request. Could you please show some mercy to the Jingzhao Du family?"

Good guy!

No wonder the two of them had no contact at all, but Fang Yizheng was suddenly waiting for him outside the palace today. So this is what happened.

However, Du He was also very curious. Fang Yizheng's personality was as low-key as his father's, and he would not get involved in disputes among various forces.

Why did he want to interfere in the dispute between him and Jingzhao Du family for no reason today?

Du He raised his eyebrows and asked curiously, "Brother Fang, are you the one Du Jingtong came to ask for mercy?"

Except for this old ghost Du Jingtong

Fang Yizhi waved his hands and said, "Don't misunderstand, Minister Du. I am not the one asked by the Secretary of the Central Secretariat Du Jingtong to intercede for you. My wife asked me to come and plead with you."

Even though he was just a civil official, he would inherit his father's title of Duke of Liang in the future. How could he possibly look down upon a person like Du Jingtong?

Moreover, the two of them had no contact at all on a daily basis, and it was even more impossible for them to get involved in the dispute between Jingzhao Du and Du He.

Fang Yizheng saw that Du He's face was full of doubts, so he hurriedly explained.

"Minister Du, my wife is a daughter of the Jingzhao Du family, and she is also the elder sister of Du Ye, the head of the Yu Department, from the same mother."

"Du Ye was arrested by the Dali Temple and is now in prison because he committed treason against you."

He didn't expect that Fang Yizheng's wife was actually from the Jingzhao Du family. This was really beyond his imagination.

Fang Yizhi said with a bit of shame on his face: "Minister Du, my wife only has one brother, Du Ye, and the two of them have always had a very good relationship."

"After my wife learned that Du Ye was imprisoned in the Dali Temple, she has been crying, making a scene, and even threatening to hang herself in front of me for the past two days. I was so annoyed that I had no choice but to come here and plead for mercy."

The provisions of the new laws of the Tang Dynasty stipulated that crimes of insubordination would be severely punished, such as death penalty, exile and imprisonment.

Because Du Ye did not commit any crime against the royal family, he only needed to serve a prison sentence of 1 to 3 years.

Moreover, prisoners were not imprisoned, but were forced to do hard labor such as working the river and repairing city walls, which could easily exhaust people to death.

The crime of insubordination is more serious than the crime of corruption and abuse of power.

It was for this reason that Fang Yizheng's wife made a big fuss and used a hunger strike to force him to beg for mercy.

The honest man Fang Yizheng was so annoyed by her that he had no choice but to compromise with her.

Du He smiled and said, "Brother Fang, it's no use for you to come to me about this matter!"

"Du Ye was captured by the Dali Temple. You should go to the Dali Temple Minister Sun Fujia, or the Dali Temple Deputy Bi Zhengyi to plead for him!"

The current highest official of the Dali Temple is Sun Fujia, who is specifically responsible for the trial of cases, but it is Bi Zhengyi, the Dali Temple's Chancellor.

Hearing Du He's words, Fang Yizheng shook his head helplessly.

He said in a low voice: "Brother Du, I went to Bi Zhengyi to plead for mercy, hoping that he would show some leniency, but Bi Zhengyi told me to go to Sun Dali Temple Minister."

"When I went to ask for mercy from Sun Dali Temple, he asked me to ask for mercy from you."

"I really have no choice but to wait outside the palace for you to get off duty."

Fang Yizheng knew exactly what was going on as the people from the Dali Temple were making excuses and Sun Fujia was hinting at him to go to Du He to plead for mercy.

The person who tied the bell must untie it. The source of this incident was Du He. Only when Du He nodded, would the people in the Dali Temple reduce the sentence as appropriate.

Otherwise, even if he brings up his father's name, it may not work.

After all, Du He is now at the peak of his career and is still a big shot in the eyes of the prince. The people in the Dali Temple dare not confront him.

Fang Yi said directly: "Minister Du, I know this request is a bit embarrassing, but my wife is too naughty."

"Because of this incident, she scratched me all over."

After saying that, he ripped off the collar from his neck, revealing a series of red scratches.

If he doesn't get things done today, who knows what stupid thing the shrew at home will do, and the house will be in chaos.

But he could neither hit nor scold his wife, who was from the Jingzhao Du family, which really exhausted him both mentally and physically.

When Du He saw Fang Yizheng's miserable condition, his face suddenly turned speechless.

It is true that what kind of father you have, what kind of son you give birth to.

Fang Xuanling was afraid of his fierce wife, Lu, so he didn't even dare to take a concubine, and he didn't even have a young and beautiful maid at home.

The eldest son, Fang Yizheng, is now also bullied by his wife and is beaten so badly.

Not to mention the second eldest son Fang Yiai, his dignity was almost trampled under the feet of Princess Gaoyang, with lush green grasslands above his head.

The third son, Zifang Yize, married the daughter of Li Yuanjing, King of Jing. He also lived a life of being bullied, and they only saw each other a few times throughout the year.

A moment of silence.

Du He frowned and said in a deep voice: "Brother Fang, since you went to the Dali Temple, you should know the reason why Du Ye committed the crime, right?"

Fang Yizhi nodded and replied, "I know."

Du He continued, "Brother Fang, since you know the reason for the incident, do you think I should let go of someone who instigated the Workers' Deployment Officer to go to the Censorate to impeach me?"

"If I set a bad precedent, how will I lead the people in the Ministry of Industry in the future?"