Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Li Chengqian is now extremely insecure and very sensitive. He will become uneasy as long as there is any movement from the King of Wei.

He can't do anything unless his emotions are calmed down.

The whole person will fall into the mental exhaustion of constant self-doubt.

Du He quickly spoke to comfort him: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I and Hou Junji are here to give you advice. The King of Wei will never be able to defeat you."

"I will speed up the development of movable type printing technology in the next few days, and then you, the prince, will bring the scholars of Chongwenguan together to complete it."

Li Chengqian still had time to think about random things, probably because he was bored.

We must assign him more work so that he can't stop being busy.

Moreover, the best source of satisfaction and self-confidence is to achieve something.

Once movable type printing is invented and praised by Li Shimin and all the civil and military officials, all his worries will disappear.

Li Chengqian turned his head and asked in astonishment: "Du He, what about you? You won't participate?"

Du He smiled and said, "Your Highness, I will also participate in the whole process, but I will not stay in the East Palace for too long."

"Yier is pregnant now, I have to go home more often to visit her."

This reason was far-fetched. After all, Li Yi was just pregnant and there was nothing that required his extra attention.

But it is enough to fool Li Chengqian.

There's nothing wrong with a brother-in-law caring more about his sister.

It is useless to spur Li Chengqian on now. It is probably only when he ascends the throne or fails in his fight for the throne that he can let go of his past.

Li Chengqian smiled bitterly and said, "Du He, I have to go to court occasionally to hear cases, and I also have to assist my father in reviewing memorials. I don't have much time!"

It is impossible for subordinates to throw all the work to their leaders.

Apart from Du He, there is probably no one else like him in the entire Tang Dynasty.

Du He patted his shoulder gently, shook his head and said, "Your Highness, you can finish the court hearings and reviewing memorials in the morning."

"You can spend an entire afternoon at Chongwenguan and direct and participate in the research of movable type printing."

There was a pause.

A smile appeared on Du He's lips.

"Your Highness, you can have lunch with the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince during the noon time to maintain family affection."

“No matter how busy you are, don’t forget to spend time with your family!”

Hearing Du He's rude words, Li Chengqian couldn't help but twitch his lips.

You are a very kind person.

Such thoughtful consideration.

Just didn't you change the roles?

Li Chengqian curled his lips and said, "Du He, you should put more effort into studying movable type printing. I'm afraid you'll mess it up."

If Du He was leading the charge in the front, he could also be lazy.

Just paddle hard and get the credit.

Isn’t that beautiful?

Du He knew Li Chengqian's little thoughts without having to guess.

So Du He waved his hand and said, "Your Highness, you are wrong. You are wise and intelligent. This important task belongs to you."

"As the saying goes, those who are capable should do more work. Your Highness, please stop shirking your responsibilities and shoulder the heavy responsibility."

After hearing the flattery, Li Chengqian felt elated and a smile appeared on his face.

wrong!

I almost fell into the trap of this kid Du He.

Li Chengqian reacted quickly.

The corner of his mouth twitched and he was about to speak, but Du He interrupted him and continued.

"Your Highness, the King of Wei has probably already started working on it. If we continue to hesitate, it will definitely delay our work."

"When the time comes, the King of Wei will take the compiled book to Your Majesty to ask for credit, and we will still be dithering."

"Your Highness, do you want to be outdone by the King of Wei?"

When Li Chengqian mentioned Prince of Wei Li Tai, his expression changed instantly.

A sentence kept echoing in his mind.

Outshined by the King of Wei!

A moment of silence.

Li Chengqian's eyes immediately became firm, and he said with great enthusiasm: "Don't worry, Du He, leave the specific research of movable type printing to me, I will definitely make it!"

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is virtuous!"

Seeing that Li Chengqian had regained his fighting spirit, Du He had an expression that showed that he was a teachable kid.

I have to say that no chicken soup for the soul is of any use to Li Chengqian now.

The King of Wei is still the best!

...

Over the next five days, Du He moved frequently between the Secretariat and the printing workshop.

Several sheets of rice paper used to record movable type printing are filled with writing.

"Whoo~"

"Finally I have sorted out the general idea."

Du He put the rice paper brush on the shelf, rubbed his sore arm, and looked at the contents written on the rice paper with satisfaction.

Because woodblock printing involves carving text directly on wood, there is sufficient experience and technology.

Therefore, when choosing the material for movable type carving, Du He planned to skip carving the characters with clay and directly use wood.

These craftsmen who carve wood characters do not need to familiarize themselves with the new materials and can get started right away.

After a short rest, the ink on the paper dried.

Du He folded a few pieces of rice paper and rolled them up, a sly smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.

"Li Chengqian has been idle for a few days, it's time to get him busy!"

Walking out of the secretary-general's exclusive office, Du He ran into his immediate superior Yan Shigu who was walking towards him.

Seeing the excitement on Yan Shigu's face, Du He curiously lowered his gaze to the tray in his hand.

There was a large roll of bamboo slips on the tray.

"Master Yan, what ancient book of a famous author did you just receive? Why are you smiling so happily?"

"Hehe, I don't know yet. I'll do some research before I make any conclusions!"

After Yan Shigu finished speaking, he walked briskly into the secretary general's exclusive office.

"Crack~"

He also closed the door tightly.

"What a crazy lover of ancient books..."

Looking at Yan Shigu's actions, Du He shook his head helplessly.

Except for him, all the officials in the Secretariat from top to bottom have a fanatical enthusiasm for ancient books.

Several elderly proofreaders fought over the half-volume fragment of an ancient book that was collected yesterday, and there was even a fistfight.

If Du He had not stepped in personally to mediate in the end, these old and feeble proofreaders would have definitely had to stay in bed for a few days.

"Master Du Shaojian~"

When Du He walked into the office lobby of the Secretariat, a group of elderly officials saluted him respectfully.

There were four old men with injuries on their faces in the crowd.

It’s just that the four of them were standing quite far away from each other.

It seems that after yesterday's battle, the friendship between these old guys has completely capsized.

Du He waved at them without saying much, and walked quickly towards the East Palace.

Side hall of the East Palace.

Li Chengqian lay on the cushion without any fighting spirit, drinking alone and absent-mindedly watching the musicians playing instruments in the hall.

These past few days, he had been thinking about the reward his father gave to the King of Wei.

Even though he tried various ways to divert attention, he found in the end that it was of no avail.

His father's favor for the King of Wei was like a spell, deeply imprinted in his mind.

To the extent that he couldn't concentrate when reviewing memorials.

"Your Highness is so comfortable!"

Outside the hall, a loud voice suddenly sounded.

Oops!

Du He is here!

Li Chengqian's face changed and he quickly turned over and sat up.

Du He hasn't come to the East Palace for five consecutive days. He suddenly appeared today. I'm afraid he has started studying movable type printing.

The days of enjoyment are coming to an end...