Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

When Yang Gan was interrogating Huang Mazi and that gang of thugs, no matter how severely he tortured them, their confessions were surprisingly consistent.

The mercenaries only wanted to punish the two servants, and they didn't want to kill them, they just wanted to seriously injure them.

But when it came to Du He, all he talked about was attacking and killing him, the son-in-law, and he was making a big fuss out of nothing.

Du He waved his hand and said, "County Magistrate Yang, you must arrest Fang Wu as soon as possible and interrogate him to find out whether he wanted to assassinate the Prince Consort or Fang Yiai did it!"

"If the Wannian County Government intends to protect Fang Yiai, this prince consort is not someone you can easily bully!"

After saying this, Du He did not continue to pay attention to Yang Gan, but turned and walked towards the Ministry of Industry.

When Yang Gan heard Du He bring up his identity as the son-in-law of the emperor, his brows couldn't help but twitch.

If Du He really goes to file a complaint with the emperor in his capacity as the son-in-law of the emperor's wife, and then involves Princess Chengyang and the Crown Prince, I'm afraid even the Duke of Liang will be unable to cope with it.

Besides, Fang Yiai's goal was not to deal with Du He, so His Majesty might give Duke Liang a way out.

By then, Duke Liang can just use the trick of cutting off the source of the problem and put all the blame on Guard Fang Wu, and this matter can barely be explained to everyone.

As the incompetent magistrate of Wannian County, his tenure in office is probably coming to an end.

Yang Gan hurriedly shouted towards Du He's back, "Please rest assured, Minister Du, I will enforce the law impartially and will definitely investigate this case thoroughly."

After Du He walked away, Yang Gan hurried to find Liang Guogong Fang Xuanling.

Since Du He refused to give in, he had no choice but to let Fang Xuanling, the elder, step forward and kowtow to Du He and admit his mistake on behalf of his rebellious son Fang Yiai.

Otherwise, if Du He pursued the matter to the end and made a big deal out of it, it would be bad for the Wannian County government and the Duke of Liang's Mansion.

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Ministry of Industry.

The warm and gentle sunlight shines through the gauze window into the office of the Minister of Works, making it look quiet and beautiful.

Du He leaned lazily on the chair, reading a slightly yellowed book with great interest.

Judging from the cover of this book, the four big words "Qimin Yaoshu" jump out on the paper.

"Qimin Yaoshu" is a masterpiece by Jia Sixie, an agronomist of the Northern Wei Dynasty. It mainly records the contents of agriculture, livestock, fisheries, brewing and forestry. The full text consists of 10 volumes and 92 chapters.

Because Du He no longer goes to the East Palace to attend classes, he just started reading it today on a whim, and has just finished reading the first chapter of the first volume, "Farming the Field".

"Knock knock knock~"

There was a gentle knock on the door, followed by the voice of Yu Chang, the Minister of Works.

"Minister Du, Minister Fang has come to visit the Ministry of Works. He has some private matters to discuss with you."

When Du He heard that Fang Xuanling finally couldn't sit still and came to find him, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Du He called softly, "Minister Yu, please invite Minister Fang in."

"promise."

Yu Chang responded and then quickly ran out to the lobby.

The reason why Yu Chang personally met Fang Xuanling was not because of his famous title as Sikong, but because Fang Xuanling was Yu Chang's father-in-law.

Fang Xuanling's eldest daughter married Li Yuanjia, the King of Han, and his second daughter married Yu Chang.

When Yu Chang ran out, Du He was not idle either. He took a new pot of tea and put it on the stove.

Even though Fang Xuanling was dismissed from his post as Shangshu Zuo Pushe, he was still Li Shimin's most trusted minister, and he still had the power to participate in state affairs.

Du He heard footsteps outside the door, so he casually put the "Qimin Yaoshu" in his hand on the Hu chair, then put on a smile and walked to the door to greet them.

"Meet Fang Sikong."

Fang Xuanling waved his hand without any airs and said, "Minister Du, there is no need to be so polite. I hope you will not be offended by my coming to disturb you today."

As he spoke, Fang Xuanling actually clasped his hands together and bowed slightly to Du He.

Yu Chang, who was standing behind Fang Xuanling, sighed in his heart when he saw that his father-in-law, who came to clean up Fang Yiai's mess, actually bowed in return to Du He, a subordinate.

As a brother-in-law, he really couldn't stand what his brother-in-law Fang Yiai did.

Du He smiled and said, "Fang Sikong, it's windy outside, let's go inside and have a chat while drinking tea."

"it is good."

Fang Xuanling nodded, then strode in.

Yu Chang knew what his father-in-law was going to discuss with Du He later, so he did not follow him in, but closed the door gently.

Then he ordered the officials who remained in the Ministry of Works not to approach Du He's office without permission.

In the office.

Fang Xuanling looked around, and then his eyes stopped on the volume of "Qimin Yaoshu" on the Hu chair. The expression on his face suddenly became surprised.

No wonder Du He had such an amazing talent in studying things, it turned out that he had been secretly studying ancient books!

It is true that there is no success without reason in the world, and there is no sudden enlightenment without reason.

On the other hand, Fang Yiai, the rebellious son, appeared to be indulging in sensual pleasures and not liking to study, but secretly he had never read a book either, and even caused a big disaster.

Fang Xuanling praised sincerely, "Du Shangshu is really a responsible and good official. He actually reads books related to governing the people, such as "Qimin Yaoshu"!"

"I thought you were unrivalled in poetry, and I'm afraid you are also outstanding in governing the people. You are truly a role model for all officials!"

"I am now looking forward to you leading the officials of the Ministry of Works to innovate the new plow!"

At first he thought that Du He leading the people from the Ministry of Industry to tinker with the new plow was just a temporary interest and would end up as a joke.

However, judging from the fact that Du He was constantly learning about agriculture and sericulture in private, and his previous innovation in movable type printing, Fang Xuanling believed that Du He was serious.

Du He replied softly, "Mr. Fang, you are too kind. I just took a look when I had nothing better to do."

After a few polite words, Du He invited Fang Xuanling to sit down and poured him a cup of hot tea.

Fang Xuanling said straight to the point: "Minister Du, I'm sure you know why I came to see you this time. I'm here to apologize to you on behalf of my rebellious son."

"That rebellious son spent a lot of money to hire thugs to attack your two guards in order to help Princess Gaoyang. He has no respect for the law and is so bold. I will punish him!"

"And please rest assured that I will definitely teach Princess Gaoyang and that rebellious son a lesson to stop them from seeking revenge on your two guards."

"After I finish my shift, I will ask my servants to bring some small gifts to you as compensation for your guards."

After saying this, Fang Xuanling stood up and bowed deeply to Du He.

Originally, Du He wanted to play some guessing game, but unexpectedly, Fang Xuanling directly pointed out the contradiction and also gave a solution.

It has to be said that Fang Xuanling was able to serve as the head of all officials for more than ten years, and his ability to handle affairs was indeed very experienced.

Du He also stood up and replied: "Mr. Fang, you are too serious. This is just a small misunderstanding. It will be fine once it is resolved."

"Of course, if you can convince your son and Princess Gaoyang, I won't have to worry about the safety of my servants all day long."