Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Wude Hall.

Prince Li Tai of Wei had been waiting for his father's summons for a long time, and his heart was in great turmoil. His initial enthusiasm gradually turned into coldness.

Outside the gate, Wei Ting, Du Chuke and Fang Yiai walked in dejectedly.

Li Tai's face changed, and he hurried over and asked anxiously, "How is it? Is it done?"

Everyone was silent.

Li Tai suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, and he shouted sharply: "Speak!"

This was the first time he lost his composure in front of his staff.

Wei Ting said with an unpleasant expression: "Your Highness Prince of Wei, His Majesty had originally issued an edict to depose Crown Prince Li Chengqian, and also announced in public that you would be made the Crown Prince, but..."

"But what?"

"But halfway through, the prince took out the book he had compiled!"

Afterwards, Wei Ting recounted what had happened in the court from beginning to end.

After hearing this, Li Tai staggered back and his bright eyes became dull.

Failed!

How could the prince and Du He compile such magical things as "Pinyin" and "Chinese Dictionary"?

After spending so much effort spreading rumors, now all the momentum for the prince has been wasted?

Seeing Li Tai's collapsed mood, Wei Ting was afraid that he would not be able to withstand such a blow and become devastated, so he hurried to persuade him.

"Your Highness, Prince Wei, although the Crown Prince has made some small achievements, he still has a lot of bad deeds, and he also has a fatal flaw."

"That's lame!"

Wei Ting saw that Li Tai was listening to him carefully, with a look of relief on his face, and continued his analysis.

"Your Highness Prince Wei, think about it, can a lame prince be called the Emperor of Tang? Wouldn't that damage the dignity of the Tang Dynasty?"

"And in his majesty's heart, Your Highness the Prince of Wei is still his most recognized and favored prince."

"As long as you continue to behave well, His Majesty still hopes to make you the Crown Prince in the future."

Wei Ting was worthy of being a censor. With just a few words, Li Tai's face gradually returned to normal.

Li Tai waved his hand and said in a slightly depressed tone: "You guys go back first, and leave this king alone."

"Don't worry, this little failure won't extinguish my ambition!"

After hearing what Li Tai said, the staff felt relieved and bowed to say goodbye.

...

Princess Changle's Mansion.

Under the large pavilion in the back garden.

More than ten princesses including Princess Changle Li Lizhi, Princess Chengyang Li Yi, Princess Qinghe Li Jing, and Princess Gaoyang gathered together. They were discussing the preparations for the Mid-Autumn Poetry Festival on August 15th.

After the process and details of the poetry reading were decided, Princess Gaoyang, who was at the outermost edge of the crowd, curled her lips and revealed a bit of cunning on her face.

She slapped her forehead and said loudly in a pretentious manner: "Oh, I suddenly forgot something important."

"Sister Gao Yang, what important thing did you forget?"

All the princesses turned around and looked at this eccentric sister with puzzled expressions.

Princess Gao Yang pretended to be worried: "Don't you know? Recently, the people in Chang'an City have been saying that the Crown Prince and Du He are having an affair in the East Palace. Many people are calling for a change of crown prince."

"And I also heard that the emperor is very dissatisfied with the behavior of the crown prince and Du He, and plans to punish them today."

Princess Gaoyang was possessed by a sense of drama. She looked outside the pavilion with her big beautiful eyes and spoke while stamping her feet.

"It's almost noon now. I don't know if Crown Prince and Du He have been punished by our father. I'm so worried."

Her face turned bitter and she pretended to be worried.

But her pair of smug big eyes could not hide the gloating in her heart.

Li Yi and Li Lizhi's expressions changed suddenly, and their delicate faces turned pale.

Li Yi stood up suddenly and said nervously, "Sisters, I feel a little unwell. I will go back first."

After saying this, Li Yi grabbed the hems of her skirt and hurried away with her maid Linglong.

Princess Gao Yang stood on tiptoe and shouted with a gloating look: "Sister, don't worry. If Du He is punished by the emperor, it will be too late to go back now. Be careful not to tire yourself out."

Hearing Princess Gao Yang's words, the princesses around her all frowned and looked at her unfriendlyly.

Princess Gaoyang stuck out her tongue and shrugged her shoulders and said angrily.

"I am also concerned about Sister Li Yi..."

...

Princess Chengyang's Mansion.

When Li Yi found Du He breathlessly, she saw that her good husband was well dressed and drinking tea leisurely.

"My husband, you haven't been punished by the emperor?"

Hearing his daughter-in-law's voice, Du He looked up.

Li Yi was seen standing at the lobby door, panting, pale and frightened.

So his face changed, and he immediately went up to her, hugged her, lowered his head and asked with concern.

"What happened to Yi'er?"

Li Yi hugged Du He's waist tightly, raised his little head high, and said nervously: "Sister Gao Yang said that the emperor wants to punish you and the crown prince today."

Du He knew what was going on as soon as he heard it. This slutty bitch Gao Yang kept talking nonsense every day. Look how scared his beloved wife was.

Du He said quickly: "Yier, don't listen to Princess Gaoyang's nonsense. Not only was I not punished by my father, but I was promoted for my merits!"

"Your husband is now also a secretary and junior supervisor of the fourth rank, the second most important person in the Secretariat."

"Really?"

Li Yi raised his head with a look of disbelief.

Before Du He could answer, a servant from the princess's mansion rushed in hurriedly.

"Your Highness, Prince Consort, someone has come from the palace, bringing a lot of silk, satin, and silver. Please go and claim the reward!"

"Got it." Du He waved at him, then pinched Li Yi's smooth face and said, "Yier, let's go see the rewards."

Princess Mansion, reception hall.

A middle-aged eunuch bowed respectfully to Li Yi and Du He, and then reported in a shrill voice the rewards he had brought.

"The Prince Consort Duwei has made great contributions. Your Majesty has rewarded him with a thousand pieces of silk and satin, ten thousand strings of gold and silver, and two sets of robes and official belts of the fourth rank."

The eunuch handed the tray containing the robes, scepters and official belts to Du He and reminded him with a smile.

"Captain of the Imperial Consort's House, you must wear this dark crimson official robe when you go to court tomorrow. Don't make the mistake of wearing it."

"Thank you, father-in-law, for reminding me."

Du He nodded slightly.

The color of official robes in the Tang Dynasty was very particular. Officials of the eighth and ninth ranks wore blue, officials of the sixth and seventh ranks wore green, officials of the fourth and fifth ranks wore scarlet, and officials of the third rank and above wore purple.

Although officials of the fourth and fifth ranks all wore scarlet, there were some subtleties behind it.

Officials of the fifth rank wore light crimson, and officials of the fourth rank wore dark crimson.

Therefore, the approximate rank of an official can be known from the color of the clothes he wears.

After his father-in-law left, Li Yi looked at the mountain of rewards in front of him in disbelief.

"Oh my God, I will reward you with thousands of pieces of silk and satin, and millions of gold and silver!"

"My husband, what great contribution have you and the prince made?"

Li Yi's face flushed with excitement. She grabbed Du He's arm and asked happily.

Du He touched her little head and told her the truth.

"My husband, you are so amazing!" Li Yi said with stars in her eyes after hearing her husband's great creation.

At this moment, Li Yi felt so happy that it was sweeter than drinking honey.