Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Li Shimin sat back on the dragon throne, looked at Li Chengqian and Du He with relief, then moved his eyes to Wei Ting, Fang Yiai and others.

His face was burning at the moment, and he was filled with anger towards Wei Ting and the others.

He almost believed their slander and did something to harm the prince and endanger the court.

Thousands of years later, wouldn’t future generations curse him as a tyrant?

Below the main hall.

Wei Ting, Du Chuke, Fang Yiai and others felt a chill down their spines when Li Shimin stared at them. They all lowered their heads, too frightened to speak.

Li Shimin was silent for a moment, and finally did not punish these people.

Because he himself also suspected that the prince was fooling around at the beginning.

Retracting his gaze, Li Shimin smiled and spoke to his ministers.

"My dear ministers, those who have made contributions should be rewarded and those who have made mistakes should be punished. The Crown Prince and Du He have made such great contributions, they should be rewarded generously!"

The main event is coming!

All the ministers remained silent, but looked at Li Shimin quietly.

The reward for the prince is the royal family's own business and they have no right to interfere.

Li Shimin pondered for a moment, then spoke with a firm expression.

"Crown Prince Li Chengqian has governed the country and brought peace to the people. He is wise and capable, appointing talented people and innovating. He should be crowned as the crown prince forever. He will be rewarded with ten thousand pieces of silk and satin, and ten thousand pieces of gold and silver!"

Boom!

The court officials were shocked.

The words "permanently secure the position of the crown prince" are of such great value!

In the future, the whole world will belong to the prince. All rewards for the prince cannot compare to the words "secure the position of the prince forever".

Li Chengqian was so excited that he responded with a trembling voice: "Thank you, father!"

Now he can finally rest easy!

The King of Wei would no longer be able to pose a threat to him in the short term.

Li Chengqian was full of gratitude towards Du He. If it weren't for his full help, he would have lost the position of crown prince long ago.

At the same time, he was also grateful to the King of Wei. If they had not spread rumors to create momentum, there would not have been such a huge contrast, which would have led his father to promise such a heavy reward.

"Your Majesty's Holy Wisdom"

All the officials shouted in unison.

After conferring rewards on Li Chengqian, Li Shimin looked through the ministers and fell on Du He who was at the back of the crowd.

Du He sat upright with a calm expression, and did not feel complacent about his great achievement.

Li Shimin nodded appreciatively.

As expected of the son of Duke Lai, he did such a big thing with the Crown Prince without making any noise and still remained neither arrogant nor impatient.

With this state of mind, we should take on heavier responsibilities!

Li Shimin said with a smile on his face: "Du He, listen to my appreciation!"

"I will wait for your reward."

Du He stood up, bowed respectfully and waited.

All the court officials turned their eyes to Du He, and their eyes revealed different emotions such as relief, envy, jealousy, and disgust.

This guy is uneducated and unskilled, but I didn't expect him to be so lucky.

Could it be that the gods in heaven sent him a dream and reminded him of the two magical objects, Pinyin and Chinese dictionaries?

Otherwise, with his ugly appearance, he probably wouldn't be able to think of it even if he racked his brains.

No one in the court, whether civil or military, believed that Du He had accomplished this on his own.

Li Shimin continued.

"You have made great contributions to the country and the people by innovating dictionaries and lexicons, and you have also demonstrated your extensive knowledge of history and current affairs."

"Today, I appoint you as Junior Secretary Supervisor to assist Secretary Supervisor Yan Shigu in managing the affairs of classics and books!"

"I will reward you with a thousand pieces of silk and satin, and ten thousand pieces of gold and silver."

"You are quite talented in giving advice, so continue to serve as the Imperial Counselor."

The chief official of the Secretariat was the Secretary-General, a third-rank official, while the Secretary-General was the second-rank official, a fourth-rank official.

The Secretariat was mainly engaged in book collection and compilation, and also served as a historian, astronomer, calendarist, and timekeeper.

Such as participating in the compilation of historical books, recording the emperor's daily life, observing astronomical phenomena, etc.

Now Li Shimin allowed Du He to continue to serve as the Imperial Counselor, which was equivalent to giving him, the Secretary-General, the function of participating in the discussion of state affairs.

Du He's expression changed slightly, and he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, thank you for your grace!"

After receiving the reward, Du He immediately began to complain in his heart.

"Oh, I thought I could get the position of Secretary General in one step, but I didn't expect Li Shimin to be so stingy and only give me a small promotion of two levels."

"But my old boss, Secretary General Yan Shigu, should be 63 years old this year, and his health is not very good. He often takes sick leave."

Thinking of his old boss who was ill, Du He's eyes suddenly became filled with ambition.

If he makes one or two more contributions in the future, he will be able to become the Secretary General of the third rank.

When the court officials heard the emperor's reward to Du He, everyone showed a satisfied smile on their face.

As long as they are not promoted to important positions in the three provinces and six ministries, which are the core powerful departments, Your Majesty can reward them in any way you want in other five supervision departments and nine temples.

Although the Secretary-General was an official position of the fourth rank, it was only a position in charge of books and the power was not that great.

After all, Du He has made such a great contribution, it is impossible for him to receive an ordinary reward.

"Your Majesty is holy."

All the officials saluted Li Shimin in unison again.

"Yeah." Li Shimin nodded slightly.

He turned to Li Chengqian and said, "Prince, do you have the achievement list of the Chongwenguan scholars?"

"Reporting to the Emperor, everything is recorded."

Li Chengqian presented the statistical achievement table to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin took the list of achievements and looked at it. After a cup of tea, he directly announced the rewards for the 55 scholars of Chongwenguan.

"The two teaching scholars Liao Jun and Zhong Xun are the executive editors of the Chinese Dictionary. They enjoy the salary of the seventh rank and are rewarded with 200 strings of silver each!"

"The 26 people including proofreaders, clerks, registrars, and students will each be rewarded with 100 strings of silver!"

"The 27 people including the copyists, paper craftsmen, decorators, and students will each be rewarded with 50 strings of silver!"

This group of scholars from the Chongwenguan received real silver rewards.

50 guan may not seem like much, but in fact it is not less at all.

The price of a large house with a garden in mid-range areas of Chang'an City, such as Jiahuifang, Chongxianfang, Yongchongfang, etc., is only about 40 guan.

Li Chengqian saluted to Li Shimin with a smile on his face: "On behalf of the 55th scholar of Chongwen Academy, I would like to thank my father for the reward."

After the reward was given, Li Shimin held up the "Pinyin" and "Chinese Dictionary" and looked at the civil officials in the front seat, and suddenly spoke.

"Gao Shilian, the Right Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Hou Junji, the promotion of Hanyu Pinyin is entrusted to you two, and you will be assisted by Du He, the Secretary of the Ministry of Personnel."

"Follow the order."

Gao Shilian, Hou Junji and Du He stood up at the same time and responded.

During the Zhenguan period, the imperial examination was under the charge of the Ministry of Personnel of the Secretariat, so the education of the Tang Dynasty was closely linked to the Ministry of Personnel.

As the originator of Pinyin, Du He is the person who is most familiar with it and the promotion of Pinyin cannot be separated from his guidance.

Li Shimin continued to make arrangements.

"Secretary General Yan Shigu, Junior Secretary General Du He, the printing of pinyin and dictionaries will be handed over to your Secretariat."

"By the end of this year, 50 copies of Pinyin and copies of the dictionary will be printed. If you have any difficulties, please let me know. I will do my best to help you."

"Follow the order."

Du He stood up again as soon as he sat down and saluted together with the department head Yan Shigu.

Unlike the ignorant Du He who was in a good mood, Yan Shigu's old face was wrinkled and full of bitterness.

Printing 100 million copies of both books is an impossible task.

Li Shimin saw Yan Shigu's dilemma and knew that it would be extremely difficult to ask the Secretariat to print 100 million books, so he said with a smile.

"Yan Shigu, I know this request is excessive, but if you complete the task, I will reward you handsomely!"

Li Shimin made a big promise and then announced his retirement from court.

Li Shimin walked up to Li Chengqian and whispered, "Prince, follow me to Ganlu Palace."

"Okay, Father."

Li Chengqian followed Li Shimin who slowed down his pace and slowly walked out of the Taiji Hall.

Afterwards, Wei Ting, Fang Yiai and other members of the Wei Palace's gang rushed out of the Taiji Hall with grim faces.

This time, Fang Yiai not only did not mock Du He, he even dared not look Du He in the eye, for fear of being mocked in return by Du He.

"Du He, congratulations on your promotion to junior secretary."

Hou Junji, Liu Li and a few others gathered around and congratulated Du He on his promotion.

Du He clasped his fists towards them and said, "Thank you all for your blessings. I'll treat you all to a drink some other day."

Hou Junji, Liu Li and others smiled and nodded, then left one after another.