Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

The three sons and their daughters-in-law ran around the new house like crazy, looking at every place carefully.

The same went for the group of naughty grandchildren, who jumped up and down in the rooms and gardens, their happy smiles spreading throughout the mansion.

After a while, the son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren came back with red faces.

The youngest son said excitedly, "Dad, this house is so big. There are more than ten large rooms, and there are two gardens, one large and one small."

“It’s more than 20 times bigger than the house we lived in before!”

The second son also said: "The environment here is so beautiful, it is more beautiful than many mansions where officials live."

"It's also close to the West Market, so it's very convenient to buy things."

Suddenly, the eldest grandson raised his hand and shouted loudly: "Grandpa is amazing. He bought such a big house. It is much bigger than Liangliang's house."

Liangliang is the grandson of Liao Jun’s good friend Chen Jia, who is a scholar at the Literary Institute of Prince Wei’s Palace.

Two years earlier, he compiled the "Guo Di Zhi" with the King of Wei, and was rewarded with 50 official coins for his merits. He also bought a house in a slightly remote place such as Chang'anfang.

Normally when this group of old friends get together to drink, his good friend always boasts in his words and his nose is raised to the sky.

When we drink and eat together in the future, let’s see if that old guy Chen Jia dares to show off in front of him!

Liao Jun touched his grandson's head and said with a smile: "In the future, we will not only live in this big house, but also eat meat every meal!"

He now enjoys the salary of the seventh rank and has a huge deposit of 50 guan, so he is not afraid of eating meat every meal.

"Great!"

"Grandpa is the best!"

When they heard that there was meat to eat, the grandchildren happily jumped around Liao Jun.

The three daughters-in-law also said obediently: "Dad and Mom, please go to the lobby to rest quickly. There is a complete set of tea sets there. You can make tea."

"Let's go to the West Market and buy some more food so we can have a good meal tonight to celebrate!"

Liao Jun and his wife nodded with satisfaction.

His three daughters-in-law usually look like resentful women and are very reluctant to do anything.

Unexpectedly, he was so well-behaved and filial today, which made Liao Jun and his wife very satisfied and laughed heartily.

Sure enough, money is the best way to resolve conflicts!

Such things happened to every scholar in Chongwenguan.

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In front of Chongwenguan.

Du He was absent-minded for a moment, then went to the East Palace to find Li Chengqian, and learned from him that these scholars from the Chongwenguan had all asked for leave to purchase new houses.

No wonder, no one can be seen.

It turns out that they all went to buy houses.

Du He smiled and said, "Prince, everyone has money to buy houses and live a better life, all thanks to your good leadership."

"Because of your virtue, those who follow you can also live a good life, and they will follow you more wholeheartedly in the future."

Li Chengqian's mind was as clear as a mirror. He nodded solemnly.

When the servants jumped for joy after receiving the reward money, Li Chengqian also smiled from the bottom of his heart.

It turns out that it is such a joy to let your followers live a good life.

After the two of them expressed their feelings, Li Chengqian excitedly grabbed Du He's hand and said excitedly.

"Du He, my father called me to Ganlu Palace yesterday and praised me."

"Furthermore, the Emperor sent people to Chang'an City to make public the great deeds you and I have done and to clear our names."

"This morning, my servants came back with news. Now the people in Chang'an are all praising me and you!"

There was a hint of pride on Li Chengqian's face.

He said to Du He gratefully.

"Du He, my position as the crown prince is secure, all thanks to your heaven-defying methods."

"I want to thank you!"

As he said this, Li Chengqian was about to bow to Du He.

Du He was startled and quickly supported Li Chengqian who was about to salute.

"Your Highness, please don't embarrass me. If other ministers knew that the Crown Prince saluted me, I would be impeached every day."

Du He continued, "Your Highness, we can't let our guard down. The King of Wei is still in favor, so we have to keep working hard!"

In order to prevent Li Chengqian from showing off, Du He quickly brought out the King of Wei to scare him so that he would not get carried away by gaining a small advantage.

Li Chengqian's expression suddenly changed. He nodded seriously and said, "Du He, I understand."

"By the way, you are so busy now, is there something important that you come to see me for?"

Finally, we got down to business.

Du He directly stated his purpose: "Your Highness, I went to the Secretariat today to report on my work. I learned from the Secretary General Yan Shigu that our current printing technology is extremely backward."

"According to the current printing situation, we can only complete less than 20% of the printing task by the end of the year."

Li Chengqian nodded slightly. He also knew the actual situation of printing.

Woodblock printing had just become popular, and the printing speed was only slightly faster than hand copying.

He frowned and asked, "Du He, how do you want me to help you? As long as I can do it, I will fully support you!"

Li Chengqian thought Du He was looking for his help in copying books, so he took the initiative to ask for help.

Du He smiled and said, "Your Highness, I plan to innovate the printing process, changing from woodblock printing to movable type printing to improve printing efficiency."

"This project should be led by you, the prince, and completed together with the scholars of Chongwenguan!"

If Li Chengqian were to take on this great achievement, it would basically allow him to temporarily secure his position as crown prince.

Du He was also relieved to hand it over to the people from Chongwenguan to carry out.

Hearing that Du He was going to do something big again, Li Chengqian asked excitedly, "Do you have any idea?"

"Your Highness, I already have an idea. I will come up with a rough outline in the next few days. The specific implementation will be handed over to the people of Chongwen Hall for research."

"Well, those scholars have worked hard for two months, so they should be allowed to take a good rest for a while."

After Li Chengqian finished speaking, he looked Du He up and down, and then said jokingly.

"Du He, could it be true that you are the God of Literature who has descended to earth as the people say?"

At this time, Li Chengqian somewhat believed the rumors among the people that Du He was not a mortal, but the reincarnation of Wenquxingjun.

Otherwise, how could he be so wise!

Du He held his forehead helplessly and said, "Your Highness, what nonsense are you talking about? There are no gods in the world."

Li Chengqian smiled awkwardly and said, "That's true."

While the two were chatting, Princess Su Wan came over personally carrying a basket filled with freshly cooked sugar water.

"Prince, Prince Consort, drink some sugar water."

Su Wan was dignified and radiant, and she exuded the aura of a mother of the country.

"Thank you, Princess." Du He quickly stood up to express her gratitude.

"You don't have to do this, my dear Prince. You have helped the Crown Prince to achieve merit, and you are a great benefactor of the Eastern Palace." Su Wan said softly.

Thanks to Du He's help, her husband's position as crown prince was retained and he also received generous rewards.

She looked at Du He with gratitude in her eyes.

"Prince, Prince Consort, you guys continue chatting. I'm going to check on Juer's studies."

After delivering the sweet soup, Su Wan did not stay for long, but found an excuse to leave.

Du He said with feeling: "The Crown Princess has the aura of a mother of the country!"

Li Chengqian knew what Du He was referring to. The Crown Princess is the mother of the country, so he, the Crown Prince, could not be the emperor.

After drinking the sweet soup, the two chatted for a while, and then Du He stood up and said goodbye.

"Your Highness, I will go back to accompany Yi'er first and come back tomorrow."

Li Chengqian said with a smile: "Go ahead, go ahead. You have become a wife-loving maniac now."

In the past, Du He was never willing to go back to the princess's mansion at night. He would go to Pingkangfang for fun or to the casino to be a fortune-delivering boy every other day.