Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Now Zhang Xingcheng is acting as the Minister of Justice. Your Majesty is unlikely to appoint anyone else as the Minister of Justice, so Zhang Xingcheng's position as the Minister of Justice is very solid.

After Zhang Xingcheng was promoted, the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice naturally became vacant.

In addition, the Ministry of Justice is one of the six ministries and it is usually busy with government affairs, so it is impossible for the core position of Vice Minister to remain vacant for a long time.

Now, the doctors from the three provinces and six ministries, as well as the adjutants from the nine temples and five prisons, are all eyeing the important post of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

Although Cui Yixuan did not speak, he looked at Du He with burning eyes, which were full of desire for power.

He is only 60 years old this year and is still in very good health. It is time for him to make breakthroughs!

Du He smiled and said, "If Uncle Cui also competes for the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, he will naturally have the greatest chance of promotion."

"But now all the officials in the court are eyeing this important position. I still have to ask Hou You Pushe and Liu Shizhong to see what they mean."

"Please rest assured, Uncle Cui. I will take this matter to heart."

As the Shangshu Zuosi Langzhong, Cui Yixuan's power and status ranked first among the 26 Langzhong in the three provinces and six ministries.

It would be best if he could be promoted to the positions of Shangshu Zuo Cheng and Zuo Cheng, but now Du Gou and Yuwen Jie occupy these two positions, and Cui Yixuan has no chance in the short term.

Therefore, he was promoted to Vice Minister of Six Ministries, which was the highest position Cui Yixuan could achieve.

After Cui Yixuan received the assurance from Du He, a bright smile immediately appeared on his face.

"Great!"

"Thank you, Mr. Du, for your support!"

"From now on, we, the Qinghe Cui family's Southern Ancestral Branch, will be your best friends!"

The Southern Ancestral Branch of the Qinghe Cui Clan has three branches, namely the Wushui Branch, the Cui Qun Branch and the Cui Gai Branch, which is one of the six established branches of the Qinghe Cui Clan.

Currently, the highest-ranking official in the Nanzu branch is Cui Xu, the Minister of Personnel, and most of the other members of the clan are serving in local positions.

Among the six branches of the Cui family in Qinghe, its influence is considered to be relatively advanced.

Then Cui Yixuan filled his wine bottle with a glass of wine, raised it up and gestured to Du He.

"Shangshu Du, I'll toast you again!"

Du He also raised his glass and said, "Uncle Cui, my nephew is alone and weak, so I need your care in the future."

Even though a single branch of the Qinghe Cui family is not very powerful, when all six branches are added together, they become a terrifying behemoth.

The deep alliance with Cui family will also be of great benefit to Du He himself.

Then Du He and Cui Yixuan chatted for another half an hour, talking about some topics they had never discussed before, such as how everyone in their family fully supported Li Chengqian's ascension to the throne.

After reaching agreement on some important issues, today's chat ended.

Cui Yixuan stood up and said to Cui Shenji with a smile on his face.

"Jier, you personally send Minister Du back to the princess's residence."

Cui Shenji said in a playful manner: "Future Minister Cui, I obey your orders!"

Seeing Cui Shenji, the rebellious son, talking nonsense, Cui Yixuan's face suddenly turned dark. If Du He hadn't been beside him, he would have had to teach him a lesson today.

Now he is called Minister Cui before he even has a chance to succeed. If the position is taken by someone else in the future, will he still be able to save his reputation?

Du He smiled and shook his head, and then, led by Cui Shenji, the two slowly walked towards the gate of the mansion.

Cui Shenji whispered, "Brother Du, tomorrow our family will go back to our hometown and worship our ancestors together with the other families."

"My father should discuss with other members of the clan and have the whole clan support the prince."

The Qinghe Cui family did not have much merit in following the emperor to the Tang Dynasty, so they now set their sights on Crown Prince Li Chengqian to expand their family.

After all, Li Chengqian's position is very solid, and supporting him to ascend the throne is a low-risk, high-return behavior.

Moreover, the reason why Choi Yi-hyun made this decision was because he saw that Choi Shen-ki had a good relationship with Du He, and they could maximize their interests through Du He.

When Du He heard the news, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Brother Cui, does your family put all its eggs in one basket?"

Most families would invest in the princes who had the chance to ascend the throne. No matter which prince ascended the throne, their family would be the ultimate winner.

If the entire Cui family supported Li Chengqian's ascension to the throne, their path would be narrowed.

Cui Shenji said with a smile: "Brother Du, the elders of the other clans all believe that the prince can ascend the throne. If we support the prince with the strength of the entire clan now, we will also be able to gain more benefits in the future."

"Perhaps our family will continue to prosper because of this action."

Whenever a new emperor ascends the throne, he will promote his confidants to core positions and quickly take control of the court into his own hands.

It was because of this that the Cui family of Qinghe saw the potential in this, that they dared to take a gamble.

Du He nodded and said, "Brother Cui, I think you can be the pillar of the Qinghe Cui family. You should work hard in the future."

Cui Shenji said excitedly: "Thank you Brother Du for your encouragement. I will study hard and work hard to improve my government affairs ability!"

"From now on, you will be my big brother. You must support and guide your brothers."

His ambition was to achieve great fame and have a separate page in the family tree so that his descendants would all respect him as their ancestor.

Du He glanced at Cui Shenji with disdain, not believing his words of studying hard at all.

The two of them talked and chatted, and soon walked out of the gate of Cui Mansion.

Cui Shenji came close to Du He, winked and whispered.

"Brother Du, the madam said that the courtesans in Baihualou have rehearsed a new dance music together. They will show it to us brothers first. Why don't we go over and take a look after Yuanzheng?"

"It just so happens that we haven't been to Baihualou for a while, and I almost forgot the faces of several of the courtesans."

"I'm treating you again this time, as a token of my gratitude to you."

as predicted!

Cui Shenji was trying to work hard to move forward just one second ago, but now he wants to have fun in Baihua Tower.

If he doesn't change his temper soon, he will never be able to become the pillar of their family.

Du He did not refuse Cui Shenji's suggestion. He also wanted to go to Baihua Tower to listen to music and relax.

"Okay then. I'll wait for your good news."

After saying this, Du He got on the carriage with the help of Feng Shijin, and said to Cui Shenji who wanted to send him back to the princess's mansion.

"Brother Cui, please stay. It's only a few steps away. I can go back by myself."

Choi Sun-ki and Du He are good brothers who have known each other for many years and they would not play the hypocritical game.

He smiled and said, "Brother Du, let's meet again after Yuanzheng."

Later they will go back to their hometown to reunite and worship their ancestors, so they are very pressed for time.

Du He nodded and got into the carriage.

When Du He returned to Princess Chengyang's Mansion, he found an ordinary carriage parked under a tree in the front yard, and a dozen strong guards standing next to the carriage.

"Who's coming?"

Du He muttered to himself, then walked quickly towards the lobby.