Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Hunting riding is different from normal riding. When hunting, all your attention is focused on the prey, and you need to use both hands to bend the bow and shoot the arrow.

Especially in rugged hills, it is easier to fall off the horse.

Li Chengqian was originally looking forward to the autumn hunt, but when he heard that Li Zhi and Li Tai were secretly eyeing his throne, he suddenly felt a chill on his back.

In addition, with my father's recent actions, he is trying to find a way to suppress the power of the Eastern Palace, so there can be no mistakes at this critical moment.

Li Chengqian said angrily: "Du He, I just said it casually, I may not go to the autumn hunt!"

Compared with the attraction of imperial power to him, hunting and entertainment were not worth mentioning.

He went on to say, "Du He, if you have time these days, please help me put horseshoes on my horses."

"I went to the East Palace Temple a few days ago and found that the shoes of my horses were a little worn. I dare not ride them without protection."

Although the Eastern Palace Servant's Office and the Stables and Animal Husbandry Bureau raised a lot of horses, there were only a few foals that Li Chengqian liked.

Du He shook his head and said, "Your Highness, I'd better wait until Du Aitong's official position is settled, and then I will have someone make horseshoes for your horse."

"Now that Cheng Yaojin and Hou Junji are messing around, it's not convenient for me to make the horseshoes in advance."

Because Du Aitong had just presented the horseshoes to the court, and he immediately made horseshoes for Li Chengqian and those generals. Doesn't this obviously prove that he can do it?

Although he could easily find some excuses to explain, in order to avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble, he was not in a hurry.

Li Chengqian also understood what Du He meant, he nodded and said.

"it is good!"

Du He had been with Li Chengqian for less than half an hour when Zhang Xuansu, who also served as the Prince's Left Assistant, walked in with a small stack of papers in his hand.

Moreover, when Zhang Xuansu saw Du He casually half-lying on the cushion without any courtesy, his beard immediately stood up.

"See His Highness the Crown Prince."

He first saluted towards Li Chengqian with his fists clasped, and then spoke to Du He in a sarcastic tone.

"Du Shangshu, your tutor is really good!"

"This solemn place like the Mingde Hall of the Eastern Palace is not your home. You can sit however you want!"

"You are sitting there slumped in such an unpresentable manner, what's the point of that?"

Good guy!

After this old man Zhang Xuansu was reused by Li Shimin, could he really not tell the difference between the big prince and the small prince?

How dare a lowly official like the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, mock the Minister of Works and treat him as the small-time Shangcheng Fengyu?

Du He naturally did not have a good attitude towards Zhang Xuansu's behavior of taking advantage of his seniority.

Du He turned over and sat up, and scolded him with a stern face.

"Minister Zhang, why don't you greet me when you see me?"

"Do you think highly of me, the Minister of Industry?"

Well...

When Zhang Xuansu saw Du He's domineering attitude and trying to pressure him with his position as Minister of Works, his face suddenly turned dark.

Looking at Du He's teasing eyes, Zhang Xuansu gritted his teeth and saluted with his fists.

"Your humble servant greets Minister Du!"

Du He paused for more than ten breaths, then waved his hand and said.

"Minister Zhang, there is no need to be so polite."

"You are already old, but you don't even know this basic etiquette. Do you still need a young man like me to teach you?"

Before Zhang Xuansu could say anything in rebuttal, Du He started to speak at once.

"Also, when you walked into Mingde Hall just now, why did you just barge in without asking for permission?"

"Could it be that you regard the Eastern Palace as your own home, and you can come and go as you please?"

"Or do you not take His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seriously and do not need his consent in advance?"

Seeing that Du He was still relentlessly belittling him, especially in front of Crown Prince Li Chengqian, Zhang Xuansu completely lost all his face.

Moreover, Du He still attacked him with the same tone. Zhang Xuansu was so angry that his chest could not help but rise and fall violently.

"Du He, that bastard!"

Zhang Xuansu finally understood why Kong Yingda was so angry with Du He last year. Du He didn't know how to respect his old ministers at all, and he was very mean.

It is estimated that the arrogant King of Wei will not gain much from confronting Du He.

Zhang Xuansu immediately clasped his fists towards Li Chengqian and said, "I have great respect for Your Highness the Crown Prince and would not dare to look down on you in the slightest. I hope Your Highness the Crown Prince will understand!"

Du He said in a cold voice: "Minister Zhang, next time you come to Mingde Hall to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, remember to greet the Crown Prince's guards. Don't treat the Eastern Palace as your own home!"

Zhang Xuansu said with shame, "Minister Du is right. I will pay attention to it in the future."

A higher-ranking official can crush a person to death. Even if Du He ridiculed and belittled him with words, he could only endure it silently.

After all, he was in the wrong first. Even if he went to His Majesty to file a complaint, he would probably be the one who would be embarrassed.

When Li Chengqian saw that Du He had completely subdued the old man Zhang Xuansu, he secretly gave Du He a thumbs up.

To deal with people like Zhang Xuansu and Yu Zhining, you need to have an attitude like Du He.

"Humph!"

Du He put his hands behind his back and snorted heavily.

He then clasped his fists towards Li Chengqian and said, "Your Highness, since Zhang Zuo Shuzi has something to ask you, I will not disturb you from talking about business."

Li Chengqian waved his hand at Du He with a smile on his face and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Minister Du. You can go back first."

After Du He walked out of Mingde Hall, Li Chengqian's smile suddenly disappeared and his face turned serious.

Zhang Xuansu knew that the prince was dissatisfied with what he had just done and was deliberately using this attitude to criticize him.

So he changed his next plan and did not dare to continue to find fault. Instead, he honestly reported on the government affairs of Zuo Chunfang.

...

As time passed, the Ministry of Personnel's assessment was carried out vigorously, and officials from all departments of the court and local governments were all ready to prepare for the assessment.

Officials who perform well will be promoted, while those who perform poorly will be demoted.

Xiangzhou.

In the lobby of the Governor's Mansion.

Li Tai, Du Chuke, Yin Yuhe, Yin Yushan and several other middle-aged men with unfamiliar faces were discussing something with serious expressions.

The atmosphere in the lobby was not relaxed at the moment, and it was obvious that what they were discussing was something serious.

Li Tai said in a deep voice: "You all heard what Yushan said just now. Now there are major changes in Fang Yiai's side, which seriously affects our plan!"

"If we can't mobilize this batch of weapons, we won't be able to compete with the imperial court, and the rebellion will be difficult to succeed."

"I summoned you here today to come up with a solution!"

As Li Tai finished his words, everyone lowered their heads and the hall became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

There was silence for a long time.

Li Tai looked at his staff and found that none of them had come up with a good idea. A look of anxiety suddenly appeared on his face, and his hands tightly grasped the armrests of the chair.

Just when Li Tai was about to lose his temper, the handsome and elegant Yin Yuhe slowly spoke.

"Your Highness, the only plan now is to play a big game of chess!"

Li Tai asked quickly, "Governor Yin, what do you think? Please speak out!"

Wei Ting, his top think tank, is now serving as the governor of Yunzhou, while Du Chuke is troubled by family affairs and his brain is not working very well.

Fortunately, he has his future brother-in-law, an extremely intelligent counselor, otherwise he would not even have anyone he could use.

Yin Yuhe said softly: "Make the water in Luozhou muddy and force the Minister of Justice Zhang Liang to return to Luozhou to serve as the governor!"