Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

As a personal bodyguard who has protected Du He for more than ten years, the rewards Du Wu has received over the years have exceeded his monthly salary.

He even bought a small house in Chang'an City and brought all his family members from Hedong over to live with him.

Under the arrangement of the master, the two children in the family studied in a private school run by the government in Chang'an City.

Feng Shijin said excitedly: "That's great!"

They used to work for the prince in the Eastern Palace, but they could not get any rewards without making any contributions.

On the contrary, if you fail to do your job well, you will be punished by the prince.

At the beginning of last year, he was ordered by the crown prince to assassinate Yu Zhining. He and Zhang Shizheng and others were not willing to kill Yu Zhining, a good minister, and were eventually put on ice by the crown prince.

If they had not been ordered to protect Prince Consort Du, they would probably have had to stay in the Eastern Palace and practice their martial arts all day long.

The rest of the guards also looked at Du Wu with envy.

As a low-ranking guard, Du Wu didn't expect that he would be so lucky to meet Du He, a master who is so worry-free and generous.

Especially Cui Shenji's guards, their master has a foul mouth and offends people every day.

Every time they escorted their master out for a stroll on the street, they acted as if they were facing a formidable enemy, fearing that their enemies would attack them.

Just as the attendants walked into the small private room next door, several courtesans in the Peach Blossom Fan Room began to perform under Du He's instructions.

Cui Shenji now has a new love and has forgotten his old love. He was not very interested in the dancing of the four people who were good at playing chess, calligraphy and painting. He just took a look and then looked away.

As for the Western woman playing the piano, she was not the one he liked, and he had no desire to look at her.

Cui Shenji saw Xiao Kai and Wang Jingzhi were watching intently, so he curled his lips in disgust. He noticed that Du He didn't pay much attention to the courtesans.

So his expression changed, and then he moved closer to Du He and asked in a low voice.

"Brother Du, why haven't the rewards and pensions from the court for the soldiers who participated in the Goguryeo War been paid yet?"

"These past few days, the guards sent several people to ask about this. They are all waiting for this reward to purchase a house."

At that time, Du He, under the order of the crown prince, borrowed 350 strong guards from each of the three of them and followed the army to conquer Goguryeo.

Moreover, more than 20% of their guards suffered casualties in the battle to protect Du He and the prince, which was considered a heavy loss.

It has been nearly two months since the army returned to the capital, but the rewards and pensions promised by the court have not yet been issued.

Not to mention their guards were anxious, even he, Wang Jingzhi and Xiao Kai were very anxious.

Du He said solemnly, "Brother Cui, I will ask Lu Chengqing, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, after the court session tomorrow to see how long it will take for them to issue the rewards and pensions."

"During the court meeting a while ago, the Ministry of Revenue said that the rewards and pensions have been prepared and should be distributed in the next few days."

It would take a relatively long time to calculate the rewards and pensions for nearly 12 troops, as well as to take the silver out of the national treasury.

Moreover, after the Ministry of Revenue took out the money, it was first allocated to the people of the Sixteen Guards, and then the generals of the Sixteen Guards distributed it to various Zhechoufu.

Finally, the people from Zhechoufu distributed the silver to the soldiers.

The entire process would take more than a month even if the process was sped up.

Cui Shenji nodded and said, "Thank you for your help, Brother Du."

Du He then said in a deep voice: "Brother Cui, after the court's salaries are distributed, the Crown Prince will also give additional rewards to these guards based on their achievements as counted by the Ministry of Revenue."

"As for the specific amount of the reward, I will try my best to get more from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"And for the seriously injured guards, the prince will also arrange for them to do some easy work in the manor to ensure that they will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives."

At that time, Du He and Li Chengqian were attacked by Xueyantuo cavalry. It was the desperate battle of these 4000 soldiers that saved them from disaster.

When the two of them returned to Anshi City to recuperate, they had already decided to give additional rewards to these soldiers.

Besides, the guards supported by Cui Shenji, Wang Jingzhi and Xiao Kai were the ones he and Li Chengqian had actively asked to borrow, so it was only reasonable and moral to make sure they were settled.

Choi Shen-ki's eyes lit up when he heard Du He's words.

He immediately smiled and said, "Brother Du, it is enough for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to have extra rewards. There is no need to place them in the manor under the East Palace."

"Our three families also have a lot of land that needs to be cultivated, and we can't give them to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Cui Shenji didn't expect that the prince and Du He were so considerate. Not only did they give their guards extra rewards, but they also thought about providing accommodation for the seriously injured.

However, their family does have a lot of land, which needs these guards and their families to cultivate, so they don't want to give them to the prince for nothing.

You must know that in the current Tang Dynasty, apart from land, the most important thing is the people.

Regardless of gender, age or status, as long as a person can carry a hoe and work, he or she is considered a laborer.

Wang Jingzhi and Xiao Kai also turned their heads to look over and echoed in agreement.

"Brother Cui is right. We can just take care of the guards ourselves."

"They and their families will receive huge rewards and pensions this time, so they probably won't have too many complaints."

Seeing that Cui Shenji, Wang Jingzhi and Xiao Kai were going to take care of the injured guards themselves, Du He nodded slightly.

The issue of personnel placement after the battle is no easier than recruiting soldiers and commanding battles, and requires a lot of manpower and material resources.

the other side.

Inside the largest private room of Zixia Palace in Baihua Tower.

Fang Yiai folded his arms across his chest and looked down upon the madam in front of him, speaking in an extremely arrogant tone.

"Madam, Master Yang likes these three girls from the Western Regions very much. He plans to redeem them to be maids serving tea and water."

"I am a reasonable man. I will not take away your cash cow from Baihualou for nothing. Please name a suitable price!"

"If you want to ask for too much, I won't be polite to you!"

Hearing Fang Yiai's arrogant words, the madam's rouge-painted face revealed a helpless bitter smile.

Cui Shenji was arrogant and domineering, but he would only treat Fang Yiai, a young man from an aristocratic family, and would not make things difficult for a weak woman like her.

People like Fang Yiai and King of Han Li Yuanchang were not friendly at all towards their servants.

Moreover, Fang Yiai's words clearly showed that he wanted to spend a small amount of money to redeem the three cash cows.

How could she possibly agree to this?

The madam forced a smile and said, "Master Fang, these three girls from the Western Regions were hired by my master with great effort, but I can't help them."

"If Master Yang likes you, come to Baihua Tower and order these three girls. I will give you less money."

Seeing that the madam was so disrespectful, Fang Yiai's face darkened.

He scolded coldly: "Madam, don't you want to give me this face?"