Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Yan Lide had served as the Chief Architect for several years, so many people in the Chief Architect were promoted by him, and these people were loyal to him.

After the supervisor built a kang for Princess Chengyang's mansion, he immediately told the news to his old superior Yan Lide.

As Yan Lide finished speaking, all the officials in the hall showed strange expressions on their faces.

They found that since Wei Ting and Du Chuke were demoted, every one of the people in the Prince of Wei's Mansion was mediocre.

Especially Yan Lide, who was good at craftsmanship and obviously did not have much ability in scheming, but he had to jump out to make Du He uncomfortable.

"Let's watch a little fun."

This group of civil and military officials had this idea in their minds.

Although Yan Lide's reasons for impeaching Du He this time were not as strong as Du Jingtong's reasons for impeaching Du He last month, the court had been quiet for too long.

Occasionally there are some interesting stories about impeachment, which can be watched for fun.

Before Li Shimin could speak, Du He stood up with his tablet in hand and responded.

"Your Majesty, Xiao Kai, the doctor of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, with the assistance of the Director of Works, successfully improved the shortcomings of the kang yesterday morning."

"After testing in my residence, it has been confirmed that this kang is safe and reliable. It can now be officially promoted for use!"

Well...

Such a straightforward answer?

The ministers who were originally prepared to watch the two ministers arguing in the Taiji Hall shook their heads at the same time.

Du He not only failed the test because of this answer, but he was actually credited.

As the Minister of Works, who holds such high position of power, actually risked his own life to personally test the safety of the kang. Isn't this a sign of fulfilling his duty?

Li Chengqian, who was sitting on the side of the hall, nodded slightly to Du He secretly.

Now Du He's performance in the court is becoming more and more like an old fox, and he responds quickly to impeachment.

Then Li Chengqian squinted his eyes and glanced at Yan Lide again. He couldn't figure out what was going on in Yan Lide's mind.

Li Tai didn't even regard him as his father-in-law, but why did he still stand firmly on Li Tai's side to impeach Du He?

After all, there was no conflict of interest between Yan Lide and Du He, and he would not gain any benefit by impeaching Du He.

Li Shimin stroked his beard and nodded, saying, "Du He did a good job. As the Minister of Works, he was able to test himself. I think he deserves a reward!"

"It's freezing cold now, and it will snow soon. So I'll give you three fox fur coats, big and small!"

Du He responded loudly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"

The meaning of rewarding him with three pieces of fox fur, large and small, was very obvious, that is, it was a reward for his family of three.

Du He turned his head and glanced at Yan Lide, but did not fight back against him, because Yan Lide had legitimate reasons to impeach him, and he had no evidence against Yan Lide at the moment.

As for how Yan Lide got the information and launched a counterattack, it didn't have much effect.

Yan Lide could easily have said that he was having dinner and drinks with the people from the Chief of Works and learned the news by accident, and he could have gotten away with it.

If Du He used this matter to impeach Yan Lide, he would be the one who made a fool of himself in the end. It was completely unnecessary.

However, Du He did not intend to let the old guy go. As long as he found evidence of him abusing his power for personal gain and committing corruption and abuse of power, he would immediately let Cui Shenji deal with him.

After Du He received the reward and sat down, Yan Lide, with a dull expression, didn't know what to do. He couldn't sit or stand.

The officials around him also cast mocking glances at him, and Yan Lide felt his old face getting hot.

Fortunately, this embarrassing situation did not last long, and Li Shimin rescued him in time.

"Yan Lide, please sit down."

Yan Lide quickly bowed in gratitude and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

When he sat down cross-legged, he suddenly heard a low voice of discussion behind him. Although the voice was relatively low, he could still hear it clearly in the quiet environment.

"It is irrational to impeach without thinking it through."

"Minister Du was only concerned about the court, but he didn't expect to be impeached by a villain with ulterior motives. It's really shameful!"

"To impeach Minister Du for such a trivial matter, isn't that too narrow-minded?"

"No wonder His Majesty demoted him. This man has serious moral problems!"

Hearing the voices of a group of fifth-rank officials criticizing him, Yan Lide clenched his fists tightly.

But his power is no longer what it used to be, and he has no way to deal with this group of people.

On the first seat.

Li Shimin first looked at Du He thoughtfully, then looked at Xiao Kai who was sitting at the back of the row of civil officials, and said with a smile on his face.

"Xiao Kai, the doctor of the Ministry of Personnel, innovated honeycomb coal and heated kangs. His achievements will be counted by the Ministry of Personnel."

"After the Ministry of Personnel's year-end assessment is completed, I will grant you the title and reward!"

Xiao Kai, who had never been praised by Li Shimin, stood up excitedly, with the corners of his mouth trembling with excitement.

"The minister obeys the order!"

Li Shimin waved at him, then turned his eyes to Du He and gave him an order.

"Du He, since the kang has been improved, let's organize people to build it from today!"

"The harem is cold and the old officials in the court are also afraid of the cold. You should build a kang for the concubines and the old officials first."

"You and the people from the Ministry of Revenue should determine the price of the heated kang, and then submit it to me for review."

Although the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Works were departments of the imperial court, building a kang was a private act and money could not be spent from the national treasury, nor was it free work.

The money to build heated kangs for the concubines in the harem had to be paid from Li Shimin's private treasury.

Ministers in the court also had to pay for the construction of their own kangs.

Du He and Tang Jian stood up and responded at the same time.

"As ordered!"

After discussing the issue of the kang, the other ministers had nothing else to report, so the court meeting ended at Li Shimin's order.

After Li Shimin and Li Chengqian left Taiji Hall, Minister of Revenue Tang Jian walked up to Du He and spoke in a commanding tone.

"Minister Du, please go and discuss the pricing of the heated kang with Lu Chengqing, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue."

"After the price is determined, Minister Lu will present the result to me."

After saying this, he didn't wait for Du He's reply. He just put his hands behind his back and walked out of the Tai Chi Hall with square steps.

Xiao Kai, who was walking over from behind, saw Tang Jian actually talking to Du He in this attitude. He raised his eyebrows and said in a low voice.

"Brother Du, Tang Jian's attitude is so arrogant!"

"We are all Shangshu, but he still dares to take advantage of his seniority."

Although the status of the six ministries is said to be low-key, in terms of rank, Du He and Tang Jian are on the same level.

Moreover, the two of them are in charge of different departments and usually do not interfere with each other.

Du He patted his shoulder and whispered, "Brother Xiao, be careful with your words."

There are still many officials in the Taiji Hall. If they hear it, it will be your turn.

Besides, there is absolutely no need to get angry with an old man like Tang Jian, who might be impeached and demoted at any time.

If Tang Jian was a subordinate of Li Tai, that would be a different matter. Du He would definitely go all out against him.