Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

After Du He left, Li Chengqian stood there blankly. He was silent for half a quarter of an hour.

The expression on his face was sometimes unwilling, sometimes fearful.

In the end, Li Chengqian gritted his teeth and gave orders to his personal soldiers outside the study.

"Come here, invite Duke of Chen Hou Junji, King of Han Li Yuanchang, General of the Left Tunwei Li Anyan, and Duke of Kaihua Zhao Jie to the East Palace."

He still chose to believe what Du He said.

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Dali Temple.

Several trials were carried out simultaneously, and all those on trial were officials involved in the rebellion of Prince of Qi Li You.

In order to mitigate their charges, many prisoners revealed the people who had participated in the rebellion.

As more and more officials were implicated, the Dali Temple kept going out to arrest people.

"Whoo~"

Sun Fujia, the Minister of Dali Temple, pinched his brows tiredly, and then exhaled heavily.

He has been interrogating officials involved in the treason for three consecutive days.

However, the number of prisoners did not decrease, but increased instead, and the forces involved became increasingly powerful.

There are even people from the East Palace!

Donggong is a very sensitive word.

He now felt a sense of fear in his heart, not knowing what horrific things would surface as he continued the investigation.

"Report~"

"Sun Siqing, the imperial consort Du He is making a scene at the prison gate. We must go into the prison to visit him!"

"I really can't persuade him, so please come forward, sir."

Li Gan, the chief warden of the Dali Temple, rushed in to report as if asking for help.

His left cheek was swollen and covered with palm marks.

At this moment, his expression did not reveal the slightest bit of pain, but was full of bitterness.

Seeing the miserable state of his subordinates, Sun Fujia stood up suddenly and became furious.

"Li Gan, were the scars on your face caused by Du He?"

How audacious!

Although you, Du He, are the imperial son-in-law of the emperor and the second son of the Duke of Lai, you should always give the Buddha some consideration instead of the monk’s.

Anyone who dares to attack him in the Dali Temple will be brought to justice, no matter how noble Du He's status is.

"Sun Siqing, please don't be angry. The scars on my face were not caused by the prince consort."

Prison warden Li Gan hurriedly waved his hands to explain, fearing that Sun Fujia would misunderstand.

"Then how did you get that wound? Don't tell me you hit yourself!" Sun Fujia said coldly.

He thought Li Gan was afraid of being retaliated by Du He, so he didn't dare to tell the truth.

After all, Du He had a bad reputation. Everyone in Chang'an knew that he was arrogant and domineering, and most people kept their distance from him.

Because of Du He's prominent status, even he, the Minister of Dali Temple, did not dare to offend him easily.

"Sir, the slap on my face was indeed done by me."

Li Gan lowered his head in shame.

In order to prevent Du He from breaking into the Dali Temple prison, he did not dare to order the jailer to attack Du He, but slapped himself.

I hope that by using this method of self-mutilation, Du He will feel sympathy for me.

"You...you piece of trash!"

Sun Fujia pointed at this spineless subordinate, his beard trembling violently in anger.

After being angry for a while, Sun Fujia quickly calmed down.

He was very confused. At this time, the ministers in the court avoided the Dali Temple for fear of getting into trouble.

But why did Du He jump into the quagmire? What is the secret behind this?

"Could it be related to the captured East Palace guards?"

Thinking of the key point, Sun Fujia's eyes narrowed.

He planned to meet Du He in person to find out the specific reason.

"Let's go, take this officer to have a look!"

Sun Fujia gave instructions to his subordinates and continued to try the officials who committed rebellion.

He put his hands behind his back and walked towards the prison with murderous intent.

At the gate of Dali Temple Prison.

A group of jailers with swords on their waists tried to persuade Du He with pleading looks on their faces.

"Captain of the Imperial Consort's House, please let me go. I really can't visit you in the prison these days."

"Our Sun Siqing has issued a death order. If we let anyone in, the guards will be punished accordingly."

The jailer's words immediately gave Du He a loophole.

Du He raised his eyebrows and stared at the group of jailers with a frosty face.

"You say that this prince consort is an outsider?"

"In that case, I will return to the palace and ask His Majesty whether the Prince Consort is an outsider or not!"

Faced with Du He's unreasonable demands, the jailers looked as if their father had died, and their faces were extremely ugly.

Just when they didn't know what to do, Dali Temple Minister Sun Fujia rushed over.

"Captain of the Imperial Concubine's House, the people below said something wrong. I apologize to you on their behalf."

"You are a great man who does not bear grudges. Please don't take it to heart."

Although Sun Fujia hated playboys like Du He in his heart, he showed a amiable smile on his face.

Seeing that the real culprit had arrived, Du He did not continue to attract hatred.

If you want to go to jail, you can't offend Sun Fujia to death, you must find the right degree of trouble.

"Sun Siqing, I was the one who disturbed you first, so I should apologize to you." Du He made an apology to Sun Fujia.

Sun Fujia almost didn't know how to respond to Du He's 180-degree turn in attitude.

Du He's arrogant expression changed, and he spoke with a bit of bitterness on his face.

"Sun Siqing, I know that going to jail during this sensitive period will have a bad impact."

"But if I don't go in, the prince will be so angry that he won't be able to eat, and he might even go on a hunger strike."

"For the sake of the Crown Prince's health, I have no choice but to come here. I hope Sun Siqing will give me some convenience."

Du He's words were confusing. How did this matter involve the prince?

In order to find out the situation clearly, Sun Fujia suppressed his anger and forced a smile on his face.

"Captain of the Imperial Consort, why is the Crown Prince so angry that he can't eat? What does this have to do with the Dali Temple prison?"

Du He took a step forward and was only half a step away from Sun Fujia.

"Hegan Chengji, a guard of the Eastern Palace, is a traitor. While enjoying the preferential treatment of the Crown Prince, he secretly plotted a rebellion with Prince of Qi Li You."

"Upon hearing the news, the prince flew into a rage and nearly destroyed his study."

"Because of this incident, the prince didn't eat a single grain of rice for the whole day."

It is true that Li Chengqian couldn't eat, but it was not because Hegan Chengji betrayed him, but because he was preparing for a rebellion and was nervous and had no appetite.

After hearing Du He's explanation, Sun Fujia was skeptical.

In recent years, the Crown Prince has been against Your Majesty in every way and his performance is not as wise as before.

But the prince is very good to the people below him, and that is obvious to all those who have watched him grow up.

"What is your purpose in going to jail?" Sun Fujia's attitude softened a little.

"Reproach Hegan Chengji on behalf of the Crown Prince to vent the Crown Prince's anger."

"Do you have a written order from the prince?"

"Sun Siqing, this is the Crown Prince's handwritten order."

Du He handed Li Chengqian's handwritten letter to Sun Fujia, his expression remaining unchanged.

After Sun Fujia confirmed that there was no problem, he said to Du He with half-closed eyes.

"Captain of the Imperial Concubine's House, you can go in for half an incense stick of time."

"You are not allowed to bring weapons, and you can only bring one guard with you."

"After you go in, there will be jailers following you the whole time. If you cause trouble inside, I will enforce the law impartially."

Since it was the prince's instruction, Sun Fujia couldn't be too strict.

"Thank you, Lord Sun." Du He bowed and, under the guidance of the jailer, led Xi Junmai successfully into the Dali Temple prison.