Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Sun Fujia has been the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple for more than ten years. He has handled countless major cases over the years, but he feels that this case today is very strange.

It was clearly a real fight, but he always felt it was a little fake.

Whether it was Du He's injured state or Duke Liang's attitude towards dealing with his own offspring, neither of them were like normal human reactions.

Li Shimin pinched his eyebrows, then waved his hand tiredly.

"Since the case has been closed, you can leave first."

Fang Xuanling, Sun Fujia and Yang Gan hurriedly bowed and saluted.

"I'm waiting to retire."

After Li Shimin watched the three of them leave Ganlu Palace, a faint smile appeared on his majestic face again.

He shook his head slightly, then walked to the desk, sat down, picked up the memorial and began to review it.

An hour later.

The eunuch brought two imperial doctors with gray beards back to Ganlu Palace. After the two doctors bowed respectfully, they reported with strange expressions.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has brought the medicine store to treat Prince Consort Du. After the follow-up examination, I found that Prince Consort Du's injuries were not serious and he would not have any hidden diseases."

"You only need to rest at home for three to five days and you will basically recover."

After a follow-up examination, they found that Du He's pulse was normal and his complexion was very healthy, and he did not look like an injured person at all.

But Du He lay motionless on the bed, and kept saying that it hurt here and there. The two smart men didn't dare to expose him, so they could only think of this excuse to report it.

If they said that Du He was fine, they might be involved in the conspiracy, so this ambiguous answer was most appropriate for the sake of self-protection.

"That's good!"

Li Shimin was relieved when he heard that Du He was not seriously injured.

"You have worked hard today. Each of you will receive a 500-coin reward later."

The two imperial doctors had already received a reward once at Princess Chengyang's mansion, but they did not expect that His Majesty would give them another 500 coins as a reward. They immediately showed happy smiles on their faces.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"

After they bowed respectfully, they left happily.

They hope to have more good jobs like this in the future where they can get thousands of coins in reward just by walking around.

Li Shimin picked up the memorial written by Sun Fujia and read it carefully. He sorted out the whole thing, then shook his head and muttered.

"Xuan Ling is really smart. He let those two bastards get away early!"

"That's good too. I hope this incident between Fang Yiai and Chai Lingwu can serve as a warning to Qingque!"

He had already guessed that this incident was a setup by Fang Xuanling and Du He, whose purpose was to make Fang Yiai and Chai Lingwu defile themselves.

Only if the two of them were sentenced to imprisonment could they distance themselves from the King of Wei.

Although Li Shimin had guessed the essence of the matter, doubts soon arose in his heart.

"Why did Du He help Fang Yiai?"

These two people always fight with each other in the court and support different princes. It is impossible for Du He to help Fang Yiai.

Li Shimin's doubt was resolved after Niu Jinda came in to report.

"Your Majesty, not long ago, Duke Liang sent four carts of gifts to Princess Chengyang's residence."

"According to the spies of the Hundred Cavalry Division, the four carriages are loaded with copper coins, and the total amount is estimated to be around 400 strings of coins."

When four horse-drawn carriages were rushing from Wubenfang to Chongrenfang, the sound of silver colliding could be heard from the carriages.

The people passing by all stopped and looked at the carriage with longing on their faces.

After Niu Jinda finished speaking, he continued to report in a low voice with a serious expression.

"Your Majesty, Duke Liang went to Princess Chengyang's residence on the second day of the first lunar month and brought a large box as a gift."

"I think Duke Liang and Prince Consort Du may have other plans in private!"

That's it!

Fang Xuanling is a guy who is willing to do so.

After seeing how Fang Xuanling gave gold and silver to Du He, Li Shimin's face suddenly showed a look of sudden enlightenment, and the only doubt in his heart disappeared.

Fang Xuanling has now reached a high position in the government, and given his cautious character, it is impossible for him to form a clique with Du He.

The only explanation is that Fang Xuanling offered Du He a large sum of money to help him.

Fang Yiai and Du He have always been at odds with each other. Having a conflict and causing trouble between them is the best way to punish Fang Yiai, and the result is still controllable.

After figuring it out, Li Shimin said with a smile on his face.

"I understand."

"Niu Jinda, the case regarding the conflict between Fang Yiai and Du He and others has been closed. The Hundred Cavalry Division does not need to investigate further."

this...

Niu Jinda's expression changed slightly.

He originally wanted to dig deeper to find out what Fang Xuanling and Du He were plotting, but His Majesty looked like he knew everything.

Niu Jinda knew his majesty's character very well, so he did not insist, but responded respectfully with a fist clasped.

"According to the order!"

...

Princess Chengyang's Mansion.

In the lobby.

Du He was sitting on the main seat wearing a snow-white fox fur coat, while his guards were standing on both sides of the hall.

At this moment, their eyes were all focused on the large wooden box in the middle of the lobby, especially the guards, whose breathing became rapid.

Fang Xuanling sent someone to deliver 400 strings of cash, and Du He sent his servants to deliver 100 strings of cash each to Cui Shenji, Wang Jingzhi, and Xiao Kai.

This time, he and Fang Xuanling set up the plan without informing their three good friends in advance, so they should have a share of the compensation.

A moment of silence.

Du He said softly: "You have performed meritorious service in this protection, and everyone should be rewarded handsomely."

Then he looked at Du Wu, Zhang Shizheng and Master Feng, and said with a smile.

"You three performed the best. You defeated most of Fang Yiai and Chai Lingwu's retainers. Each of you will receive 10 strings of cash."

"The other brothers also performed well and each received 5 kan."

When the guards heard that their master was going to give them such a large reward, their faces turned red with excitement and even their eyes became extremely fanatical.

They all knelt down before Du He and shouted loudly.

"Thank you for the reward, sir!"

"I am willing to die for the master!"

Following a master like Du He, you will not be suppressed or insulted on a regular basis, and you will even receive extra rewards when doing things.

It was precisely because Du He treated them so well that when Du He's Baihua Tower was attacked, they rushed in without hesitation, drawing their swords.

At that moment, the only thing in their eyes was the master Du He, and they didn't take the two powerful sons Fang Yiai and Chai Lingwu seriously at all.

Du He shook his head slightly, then waved his hand.

"Everyone, get up."

"Du Wu, come and distribute the silver to the brothers."

The worst thing about dividing money is that there are too many people involved. If someone gets less, he or she will feel unhappy, which will eventually affect the relationship between them.

"As ordered!"

Du Wu responded and then distributed the money quickly.

Half an hour later.

The 100 strings of cash in the big box were all divided up neatly, without even a copper coin left.

Du He looked at the pile of copper coins under their feet, then said with a smile.

"Your Majesty has allowed me to take three days off. I will stay in the mansion during this time. You can go and have fun."