Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Moreover, even if they were promoted to Grand Commander, it was just an empty title at the moment and they still could not be compared with Du He, the Minister of Works.

Who knows, by the time they have taken over the Liaodong and Sishui roads, Du He might have already been promoted to the rank of Shangshu Zuo Pushe.

Hearing what they said, Du He smiled and shook his head.

The two of them shared the same fate, had outstanding abilities and had made great contributions, but were eventually abandoned by Li Shimin and the Ministry of War for various reasons.

Fortunately, they finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel and now they are finally out of trouble.

Du He smiled and said softly, "After your shift today, the two of you should go to the East Palace. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will host a banquet for you to celebrate."

"When you come to the East Palace, please invite Xue Rengui along. I haven't seen him for a while, so we need to get together today."

Because Xue Rengui was stationed at Xuanwu Gate, he couldn't take it as easy as other generals and had to keep an eye on it all the time.

Now Li Shimin also sent Du Junchao, the Left Guard General, to guard the Xuanwu Gate, which relieved a lot of pressure on Xue Rengui, and Xue Rengui would not be as busy as before.

When Su Dingfang and Xi Junmai heard that the prince was going to host a banquet for them, they immediately responded excitedly.

"promise!"

Du He then congratulated them a few more times before leaving the Taiji Hall with several officials from the Ministry of Works.

When the Eastern Palace held a banquet this time, Du He only invited a few of them, and did not invite Wang Jun'e, Hou Junji, Liu Li and others.

After all, in the eyes of civil and military officials, Su Dingfang, Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai were generals promoted by the Eastern Palace, and they were from the prince's faction.

However, Wang Jun'e, Hou Junji, Liu Li and others were different. They had reached their current status by following Li Shimin.

If Du He invited Hou Junji, Wang Jun'e and others to the Eastern Palace, the censors and counselors would definitely impeach Li Chengqian and him to death tomorrow.

The prince's faction is more serious than that of ordinary officials, and it is an act that can threaten the imperial power.

Du He did not go back to the Ministry of Works with Yu Chang and others, but instead went to the Honglu Temple to find Pei Xingjian.

"Keep your promise. After your shift, go to the East Palace for a banquet. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will buy a feast for you, Dingfang, and Jun to celebrate."

Pei Xingjian clasped his fists respectfully and said, "Yes!"

Just as the court meeting was going on, people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs came to announce the imperial decree, and Pei Xingjian also learned that he had been promoted to Langzhong of the Ministry of Personnel's Department of Seals.

After Du He finished speaking, he did not stay here for long, but walked back to the Ministry of Works with his hands hidden in his sleeves.

...

In the afternoon.

Du He was sitting lazily on a Hu chair, feeling the warmth brought by the charcoal fire while reading a volume of "Qimin Yaoshu" with great interest.

Suddenly, there was a gentle knock on the closed door of the room.

"Knock knock knock."

"Minister Du, is it convenient for me to come in now?"

Du He heard Xiao Kai's familiar voice and replied softly.

"Minister Xiao, please come in."

As Du He finished speaking, Xiao Kai immediately pushed open the door of the room. After he walked in, he closed the door quickly.

"call!"

"It's still warm inside, Brother Du!"

Xiao Kai flicked the snowflakes off his body and walked to the fire, warming his hands.

It has been snowing heavily these past few days. The snowflakes outside are mixed with the howling cold wind. Even if you wear thick clothes, you can't stand it even if you go out for a short while.

Du He glanced at him and said, "It's freezing outside, why are you running out?"

"Don't tell me, at this time of year, you are still taking people from the Yubu Division to inspect the mountains and forests around Chang'an?"

Now it is the coldest time of the year and the mountains are blocked by snow. The people from the Yu Department did not go out to prepare firewood and charcoal, but instead built fire pits for the homes of officials in the court.

Everyone in the Ministry of Industry was idle as there was nothing important to deal with.

"Hehe." Xiao Kai laughed twice, then said with a smile on his face: "Someone just came to report that Zheng Shu was not feeling well and had a severe nausea."

"So I brought Dr. Sun Simiao home and had him treat Zheng Shu."

"Brother Du, guess what the result is?"

Seeing Xiao Kai's mouth almost stretched to his earlobes, and Zheng Shu's uncomfortable symptoms were exactly the same as those of being pregnant.

So Du He smiled and said, "Is your wife pregnant?"

Well...

Xiao Kai's grinning mouth froze in shock.

He was thinking of letting Du He make a careful guess, but he didn't expect Du He to guess it so quickly.

Xiao Kai nodded with a smile and replied: "Brother Du's guess is correct, Zheng Shu is finally pregnant with my child!"

He and his wife Zheng Shu had been married for eight years, and finally in the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, they became pregnant with a child. This scene seemed like a dream.

When he tells his father this great news tonight, his father won't have to worry about arranging a concubine for him anymore.

Now he and his ninth concubine, whom he had just married, have not slept together yet, and he doesn't even have the courage to stay in the same bedroom with her.

Du He put the book down and congratulated him.

"Brother Xiao, congratulations!"

Xiao Kai said slyly, "Brother Du, today is a happy day. How about I invite you and Brother Cui to go to Baihua Tower to drink and listen to music?"

"Now that the Ministry of Personnel assessment is over, it's time for us to relax."

Good guy!

I don’t know what’s going on in Xiao Kai’s mind. As soon as he found out his wife was pregnant, he thought about going to Baihua Tower to celebrate.

If his arrogant wife knew about this, she would probably give him a good beating.

Du He said unhappily, "Brother Xiao, you still have the nerve to suggest going to Baihua Tower to drink and listen to music?"

"You have made great achievements this year. The Ministry of Personnel intends to promote you to the position of Water Envoy of the Capital Water Conservancy Bureau, but you are unwilling to go."

"Could it be that you look down on the Water Conservancy Commissioner? Or do you look down on a position above the fifth rank?"

Xiao Kai currently holds the position of Langzhong of the Yu Department, which is an official position of the fifth rank. He was promoted to the fifth rank Du Shui Envoy, which is a promotion of two levels.

Moreover, the Du Shui envoy was the adjutant of the Du Shui Jian, and his power was much greater than that of the Yu Bu Langzhong.

Xiao Kai waved his hand and said, "Brother Du, I'd better put aside my achievements and continue to study with you."

"A mere Dushui envoy is not worthy of my status. If I want to be a minister of the Ministry of Works, I have to be one."

Although Xiao Kai looked down on the Du Shui envoy, in fact, he did not have the confidence to work in the Du Shui Supervisor, for fear that he would not do well and be laughed at by his subordinates.

He was different in the Ministry of Works. He had Du He looking after him above him and a group of obedient and capable subordinates below him. He lived a carefree and comfortable life every day.

Moreover, by following Du He, one can continue to make contributions, but other departments do not have such an opportunity.

Du He knew that Xiao Kai was a guy with no ambition to make progress, so he didn't continue to talk to him. Instead, he pointed in the direction of the East Palace and said.

"Brother Xiao, I'm going to the East Palace for a banquet later. If you want to celebrate, please go find Brother Cui and Brother Wang."

Xiao Kai knew that Du He really couldn't go to Baihua Tower, so he didn't stay here for long and immediately stood up and said goodbye.

"Brother Du, I'll get busy now."

After he saluted with his fists, he ran out in a flash. Judging from his anxious look, he was probably going to look for Cui Shenji and Wang Jingzhi.

Before Du He could pick up the book again, a young prince's guard came over and said.

"Minister Du, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asks you to go to Mingde Hall now. General Su, General Xue, General Xi, and Doctor Pei have already arrived."