Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Xiao Yu had his fortune told and believed that his time was running out, so he was now busy looking for helpers for his three sons.

If Xiao Kai had not told him about this in advance, he would not have believed that Xiao Yu, who was so smart, would be such a person.

Du He replied seriously, "Don't worry, Uncle Xiao. My nephew and Brother Xiao grew up together, and our brotherhood is very deep. We will naturally support each other."

"Besides, Brother Xiao is also a brave and hard-working person. Uncle Xiao doesn't need to worry too much about him."

No one knows a son better than his father. As a father, Xiao Yu knows very well what kind of person his son Xiao Kai is and how capable he is.

Among the descendants of a group of ministers in the court, except for Yang Shidao's son Yang Yuzhi who was worse than him, the others such as Fang Yiai, Cui Shenji and Wang Jingzhi were all smarter than him.

As for Du He in front of him, not to mention that he is not only a few years younger than Xiao Kai, but the gap between the two in terms of intelligence and talent is huge.

Now Du He's ability and status are comparable to those of their group of old ministers.

Moreover, Du He is the most trusted aide to the prince. When the prince ascends the throne, he will definitely be the most powerful assistant minister. No other ministers in the court are as powerful as him.

Xiao Yu said with gratitude, "Nephew Du, I know that the kang and honeycomb coal that Xiao Kai made recently were made by you."

"It is a blessing for him to have a good brother like you!"

Originally, Xiao Yu believed that the kang and honeycomb coal were innovations of Xiao Kai, and he was somewhat complacent about it at the time.

But later, when he asked Xiao Kai to build a kang for his bedroom, the unfortunate kid made a mess of it, and Xiao Yu finally understood.

It turned out that the other ministers' speculation was correct. The kang was not invented by Xiao Kai, but by Du He.

Du He waved his hands and said, "Uncle Xiao, these are all small matters, not worth mentioning."

"On the contrary, with Brother Xiao's assistance, I was able to take charge of the Ministry of Works, and the people from the other three departments did not dare to play tricks."

"And Brother Xiao has also put in a lot of effort for my nephew's family affairs."

When Xiao Yu heard that Xiao Kai was helping Du He solve household problems, a strange expression appeared on his face.

As a person who has deep feelings for his family, he really cannot understand Du He's behavior of betraying the family, and Du He is now madly taking revenge on the Du family members.

Xiao Yu knew that this was Du He's family affair, and that Du He's relationship with the Jingzhao Du family had become irreconcilable.

As an outsider, he really couldn't say much.

The two chatted for a while, and then Xiao Yu told Du He the purpose of calling him here.

"Nephew Du, a few days ago, Xiao Kai asked me for tens of thousands of strings of cash, saying that he was doing something big with you."

"I don't know if this kid is doing anything bad. I feel uneasy when I sleep these days. As soon as I close my eyes, I see this kid stepping into the bottomless abyss."

"I am now a rotten tree about to wither. I hope to figure this out before I die. I hope you can tell me the truth."

Good guy!

It turns out that Xiao Kai asked for a huge sum of money, asking his father for tens of thousands of strings of cash at one time, and even used him as a shield!

What a fucking betrayal!

Du He said seriously, "Uncle Xiao, please rest assured. The money Brother Xiao asked you to take is not for any extravagance, but for investment in His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Besides Brother Xiao, Cui Shenji and Wang Jingzhi also participated, and they also contributed a sum of money."

"As for what to do with His Royal Highness, it is not convenient for me to tell you for now. I hope Uncle Xiao will forgive me."

When Xiao Yu heard that Xiao Kai was investing in His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, his face instantly became serious.

As a minister who had served in both the Sui and Tang dynasties, he had a relatively clear understanding of the issue of the crown prince and knew the tricks involved.

Now Li Chengqian's position as the crown prince is relatively secure. Xiao Kai is now spending a large sum of money to support the crown prince, so he will definitely not be treated unfairly when the crown prince succeeds to the throne in the future.

Even his second son Xiao Kai, whom he least favors, may achieve more in the future than his eldest son Xiao Rui and third son Xiao Yue.

In addition, people from the Qinghe Cui family and the Taiyuan Wang family also got involved. These two families were very smart and would not do anything that would be thankless.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yu's worries were put to rest.

He told Du He, "Nephew Du, you are a very wise man, but Xiao Kai is a fool."

"Supporting the crown prince to ascend the throne is also a high-risk matter. I hope you can give Xiao Kai more advice to prevent this child from getting into a fatal disaster!"

"I don't ask him to be rich, but I hope he can live a worry-free life!"

Xiao Yu knew that the power of their Xiao family would plummet with his death.

Xiao Kai's full support for the prince is also to extend the honor of their Xiao family.

Just participating in the struggle for imperial power is a very dangerous thing. If you are not careful, you will die without a burial place.

Du He clasped his fists towards Xiao Yu and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Xiao. Brother Xiao supports the prince only in secret. Even if something happens, he will not be implicated."

"Moreover, the crown prince's position as heir is very stable, and he has no other rivals. It is only a matter of time before he ascends the throne."

When Xiao Yu saw that Du He was full of confidence in the crown prince's ascension to the throne, he just shook his head slightly and did not make any comments.

The prince’s position is stable now, but that doesn’t mean it will remain stable in the future.

Especially as Your Majesty spends more and more time as the Emperor and the Crown Prince spends more and more time waiting, all kinds of contradictions will emerge like mushrooms after rain.

At that time, there will not only be a conflict between Your Majesty and the Crown Prince, but also a conflict between the ministers who support Your Majesty and those who support the Crown Prince.

It’s a pity that he could no longer see that situation and had no way to contribute to stabilizing the court.

Xiao Yu then chatted with Du He for a while, and when they found that they had no common topics to talk about, they quickly ended the conversation for the day.

When Du He left the Duke of Song's Mansion, Cui Shenji and Wang Jingzhi had already left, and most of the other guests had already left.

Even Xiao Kai, the groom, couldn't find him.

Xiao Rui waved to a young man who looked somewhat similar to him not far away. After the young man ran over, he frowned and asked in a deep voice.

"Xiao Yue, where is your second brother?"

"Mr. Du is about to go back home, but he won't even come out to see him off!"

Although Du He and Lao Er are good friends, Du He is still Lao Er's superior in terms of status. Lao Er doesn't even know this little etiquette. What a bastard.

Xiao Yue responded in a low voice: "Brother, the second brother has returned to the backyard. I heard him say that he is going to take a bath."

"According to the time calculation, my second brother should be done bathing. I'll go and call him over."

After saying this, Xiao Yue turned around and went to the backyard to call for help.