Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Judging from the current situation, his dismissal from office is a small matter; I'm afraid the punishment from the Dali Temple will be a big deal!

I don’t know if the elders of the tribe will do their best to rescue him after knowing this news!

"Hey~"

Du Jingtong felt extremely regretful at this moment.

What he was thinking about now was no longer how to deal with the three Du He brothers, but praying that the people in his family would use all their connections to save him.

Sun Fujia, the Minister of Dali Temple, stood up holding a tablet and responded with a serious face.

"Sir, obey!"

When the civil and military officials saw that the matter was over, they were not at all surprised at the result that Du Jingtong was punished.

This meritorious official who helped expand the territory of the Tang Dynasty was framed by his jealous colleagues less than a month after he returned.

This kind of despicable behavior has never been allowed in any dynasty.

This kind of impeachment will only be effective unless the emperor is afraid of the power and prestige of his important ministers and wants to find a reason to suppress them.

Li Shimin nodded, and then ordered: "Minister of Personnel!"

“I am here!

"The Ministry of Personnel must promote a new Zhongshu Sheren to take office as soon as possible, otherwise it will affect the operation of government affairs."

"According to the order!"

Li Ji bowed respectfully and said.

The Zhongshu Sheren was responsible for drafting imperial edicts, serving the emperor, announcing decrees, inquiring about the emperor's affairs, accepting memorials, and also managing the affairs of the Zhongshu Province.

Originally, there were four Zhongshu Sheren, but after streamlining the bloated bureaucracy in recent years, only two are usually appointed.

If we are really too busy, we will hire two more people.

There are currently two Zhongshu Sheren, one is Du Jingtong and the other is the honest official Gao Jifu.

Li Shimin pinched his brows and asked, "My dear ministers, do you have anything important to report?"

"If there is nothing important, let's end today's meeting here!"

Recently, he often felt dizzy and numb when reviewing memorials.

Even the beautiful concubines in the harem who were favored by the emperor now felt powerless.

After Li Shimin consulted the imperial physicians, several highly skilled physicians said that he was fine, just too tired, and that he just needed to rest more.

So in the past few days, he threw all the memorials to Crown Prince Li Chengqian for review.

The civil and military officials also had backaches from sitting so hard, so they all stood up and bowed.

"Farewell to Your Majesty."

Led by the eunuchs, Li Shimin quickly left the Taiji Hall.

Li Chengqian, who was riding in a sedan chair, stopped when passing by Du He and whispered.

"Du He, please come to the East Palace as soon as you finish your government affairs. I need to discuss something with you!"

Du He clasped his fists towards him and said, "As you wish."

After Li Chengqian left the Taiji Hall, Hou Junji came over with a strange look on his face.

He first glanced at Du Jingtong who was standing there in a daze, frowned slightly, then curled his lips and said.

"Mr. Du, you can't even take care of your dog at home, and you let it out to bite people."

"Fortunately you caught him in time, otherwise we would have to deal with this arrogant dog for you!"

Hearing Hou Junji's merciless sarcasm, the officials around him all showed expressions of astonishment on their faces.

Unexpectedly, Shangshu You Pushe Hou Junji personally supported Du He.

Everyone turned to look at Du Jingtong and found that he seemed to be in a daze, with no change in his expression.

Du He shook his head and said, "Hou You Pushe, in our lineage of the Duke of Lai, there are no vicious dogs that bite people, and even less ungrateful wolves."

"If the Right Servant wants to deal with the vicious dog, he can do it with all his strength."

It's true!

All the civil and military officials who were watching the play had an expression of sudden enlightenment on their faces.

It turned out that the rumors were true. The three Du He brothers and the Jingzhao Du family had really broken off completely!

"Hahaha!" Hou Junji laughed a few times, then patted Du He's shoulder and said, "Minister Du, if I take action to deal with a small vicious dog, won't I be laughed at if the news gets out?"

After saying this, he didn't talk to Du He much, but strode out of the Tai Chi Hall.

Du He was a very bad guy. He actually set a trap for him to jump into.

Then Li Ji, Li Daozon, Zhang Shigui and others would stop and say hello before leaving when passing by Du He.

"Hey!"

Du Gou stared at Du He's back, then sighed softly.

Now the family has been dealt with so badly by the second brother that years of business have gone to waste. The loss is really too great.

When family members kill each other, they are also consuming their own power, which not only makes them laughed at by people from other families, but also benefits others.

But the elders of the family were arrogant and dared to attack their brothers, which was also intolerable.

Du Gou is not a ruthless person, but when faced with this situation, one can see how tormented he was.

At this time, an official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs walked up to Du Jingtong and said without any emotion in his voice.

"Before leaving your post today, take off your official robes and hand them over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

The weather is extremely cold now, and the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not ask him to take off his official robe in public, out of consideration for Jingzhao Du's face.

"it is good."

Du Jingtong nodded woodenly in response.

After the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs left, Sun Fujia, the Minister of the Supreme Court, walked over and spoke in a low voice with a serious expression.

"Du Jingtong, considering we are colleagues, I will give you some respect."

"Go to the Dali Temple tomorrow morning to see Bi Dali Temple Secretary and accept his sentence on you. If you don't arrive in time, your crime will be even more serious!"

They were not worried at all that Du Jingtong would escape, otherwise it would be the Jingzhao Du family behind him who would be punished.

In this era, when people commit serious crimes, not only themselves are implicated, but also the people of the same clan are implicated.

Du Jingtong clasped his fists and said with an unpleasant expression: "Thank you, Mr. Sun, the Minister of the Dali Temple!"

He did not dare to be negligent in his attitude towards Sun Fujia. After all, the subsequent power of killing was still in this man's hands.

As the civil and military officials left one after another, only Du Jingtong and Zhang Jian were left in the Taiji Hall.

After they stared at each other for a while, Zhang Jian walked up to him, pointed at his nose and cursed.

"You old bastard, I consider you my good friend, but you stabbed me in the back!"

"I was wondering why you were so kind all of a sudden. You came to visit me when I was dismissed from office. Turns out you wanted to frame me!"

Faced with Zhang Jian's accusations, Du Jingtong's anger erupted instantly.

He stood up suddenly, stared at Zhang Jian angrily and shouted: "Zhang Jian, you clearly said it yourself, why don't you dare to admit it?"

"I am now in such a miserable state, and it's all because of you!"

what!

And you dare to turn the tables!

"I will hammer you to death!"

Zhang Jian could no longer control his temper, and rolled up his sleeves to launch a violent attack on Du Jingtong.

Du Jingtong, who was weak and could not even tie a chicken, was no match for a general like Zhang Jian.

Before long, Du Jingtong was beaten black and blue and screaming in pain.

Du Jingtong shouted shrilly, "Zhang Jian, how dare you hit an official appointed by the imperial court?"