Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Seeing that Cheng Yaojin, this tough guy, started to show off his power again, Li Ji, Li Daozon, Niu Jinda and Wang Jun'e all chose to retreat and did not argue with him.

Either their official positions and titles were inferior to Cheng Yaojin's, or they were too disdainful to bother with such a ruffian as him, or they were afraid of being retaliated against privately by Cheng Yaojin.

Hou Junji, who also had great military achievements, is now a Shangshu You Pushe, a second-rank official. He is not afraid of Cheng Yaojin, who is a tough guy.

Hou Junji glanced at Cheng Yaojin and said, "Duke Lu, I have already made an agreement with Du He half a month ago. You have to wait a little longer!"

"Wait until Du He helps me put the horseshoes on my warhorse, then you can take turns!"

When the officials who were watching the show heard the news from Hou Junji, they all showed surprised expressions on their faces.

"as expected!"

“The horseshoe is a magical artifact made by Du Shangshu!”

When they learned that the horseshoe presented to His Majesty by Du Aitong could reduce the wear time of horseshoes, they immediately suspected that it was made by Du He.

They even suspected that the new arithmetic was actually created by Du He.

These officials were no longer surprised by Du He's behavior of giving credit to people around him, and some even wanted to become his subordinates.

It's hard to find such a superior who is willing to give credit and spare no effort to support someone's promotion.

Du He saw that Hou Junji was talking nonsense, so he quickly stood up and said.

"My dear generals, Du Aitong has submitted the process of forging horseshoes to the court!"

"If you want to put horseshoes on your war horses, you can ask the military equipment supervisor or the general supervisor to do it. I am a civil official and do not understand the work of craftsmen."

"It's getting late now. I have to go to the Ministry of Industry to handle government affairs."

After saying this, Du He did not continue to explain to them, but ran out of the Tai Chi Hall.

With Cheng Yaojin, this unreasonable tough guy, leading the trouble, he might be dragged to help forge horseshoes today.

After seeing Du He's figure disappear behind the Taiji Hall, Hou Junji, Cheng Yaojin and others looked at each other, obviously they had not yet reacted.

Cheng Yaojin said angrily: "Duke Chen, look at what nonsense you are talking about. You scared Du He away!"

Hou Junji was also angry and said, "Duke Lu, how dare you be the first to file a complaint?"

"If you hadn't been so arrogant, would I have accidentally let this slip?"

Seeing that the two dukes were about to fight each other in the court, Li Ji, Niu Jinda and others hurried to persuade them to stop.

"Both Dukes, calm down and don't let others laugh at you."

There was still a large group of officials staying in the Taiji Hall, and they were all listening with their ears perked up.

Both Dukes Cheng Yaojin and Hou Junji have hot tempers. If they were allowed to quarrel, they might even fight in the Taiji Hall.

After all, this is a matter of face, and these two warriors may not be able to remain calm.

"Humph~"

Cheng Yaojin glanced at Hou Junji, then snorted softly.

He looked in the direction Du He left, then grinned and said slyly.

"Du He is still trying to fool us. Does he really think we are a bunch of kids?"

"Hey, the monk can run away but the temple cannot!"

After saying this, he swaggered out of the Tai Chi Hall.

Although some of the things Cheng Yaojin did seemed shady, he was actually smarter than other officials.

From what Hou Junji had just let slip, he had already confirmed that the horseshoe was something Du He had tinkered with, and he only gave it to his third brother Du Aitong to gain merit.

Originally he was still hesitant, unsure whether the horseshoes would be effective, but now he has no such concerns at all.

Everything Du He is currently tinkering with has significant improvements.

When Hou Junji, Niu Jinda and others saw Cheng Yaojin chasing after them, they were stunned for a moment and then shouted one after another.

"Cheng Yaojin wants to get there first!"

They did not hesitate and followed quickly.

If Du He agreed to help Cheng Yaojin, that scoundrel, to make horseshoes, he would probably not be making them for one war horse, but for thirty or fifty horses.

By then, after waiting for ten days or half a month, it might not even be their turn.

As for the people from the Military Equipment Bureau and the General Works Bureau, they had no experience in forging horseshoes, and these generals were reluctant to give their expensive war horses to them.

If those craftsmen accidentally crippled their war horses, they would have no tears to cry about.

You have to know that the war horses they rode were worth hundreds of strings of cash, and some were even worth thousands of strings of cash. Even if they sold the craftsmen from the Military Equipment Bureau and the General Works Bureau, they would not be able to compensate for the loss.

When these generals rushed to the Ministry of Works, they found that Du He was not there.

Cheng Yaojin shouted, "Where is Du He?"

Yu Chang, the Minister of Works, said timidly, "Duke Lu, Minister Du went directly to the East Palace and did not say when he would be back."

"But Minister Du said that he will have time to help the generals only after the Ministry of Personnel's assessment is over."

After hearing what Du He said, the generals were silent for a moment, then stopped making a fuss and left the Ministry of Works one after another.

Seeing these powerful generals leave, Yu Chang immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

These useless guys are all His Majesty's right-hand men. If they cause a big commotion in the Ministry of Works, they won't be able to handle it unless Minister Du personally steps in.

The officials of the Ministry of Works also began to discuss in low voices.

"I don't know what good things Du Shangshu has done to make these generals come to him for help?"

"Could it be that it was the curved plow that Du Shangshu led us to make?"

Yu Chang heard the discussion of these officials, then walked to the middle of the hall and gave them instructions.

"Everyone stop guessing and just do your own thing!"

He shook his head and walked towards his office.

Yu Chang now admired Du He more and more. Not only was he unmatched in poetry, but he was also the pinnacle in studying things.

As long as the imperial court installs horseshoes on horseshoes, the consumption of horses in the Tang Dynasty will not be as fast as before.

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East Palace.

Mingde Hall.

After hearing the reason why Du He came here to hide, Li Chengqian saw him eating cakes and drinking tea leisurely and leisurely, so he said with a smile.

"Du He, since you made the horseshoes, shouldn't you put them on my horses these days?"

"After my leg is healed, we will go to the mountains and forests of Beiyuan for a good autumn hunt!"

Du He was originally eating pastries happily, but when he heard Li Chengqian still wanted to go autumn hunting, his expression paused slightly.

Li Chengqian broke his legs twice before, both times because he went hunting.

This guy's scar hasn't healed yet, but he has forgotten the pain of his broken leg.

Du He advised: "Your Highness, your leg injury is due to hunting. You have to take it easy now!"

"Now that we have finally recovered, we can't allow any more trouble. Otherwise, if we accidentally fall again, even Dr. Sun might not be able to help us."

"The two princes, the King of Jin and the King of Wei, are both eyeing your position as Crown Prince!