Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Du He didn't think of confronting Zhang Liang head-on about this matter, so as not to affect the progress of Zhang Liang's rebellion.

And blackmailing Zhang Liang is Du He's biggest goal.

Because Zhang Liang joined Li Tai in the rebellion, the biggest beneficiary was the Eastern Palace. If he interfered, it would probably affect the development of the entire situation.

"promise!"

Du Wu responded and then ran out quickly.

Not long after, Zhang Liang walked in with an apologetic look on his face, followed by more than a dozen servants carrying silver.

Zhang Liang seemed not to have noticed Cao Mengbiao, Cheng Su and the others. He walked five steps straight to Du He and was the first to apologize with a fist.

"Hey, Minister Du, the flood has really washed away the Dragon King Temple!"

"I didn't expect these rebellious sons to be so blind that they accidentally bumped into you on the street. I apologize to you on behalf of these rebellious sons."

"Please be merciful and spare their lives!"

Then, without waiting for Du He to speak, Zhang Liang pointed to several large boxes behind him and said.

"I heard that these four rebellious sons wanted to extort 5000 strings of cash from you. I was furious, so I rushed to your house with a thousand taels of gold as an apology."

"Mr. Du, what do you think of my sincerity?"

Zhang Liang had only said these humble words when he was young or in front of Li Shimin.

Even when facing Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others, he had never been so humble.

But in order not to delay his important affairs, the forbearing Zhang Liang put aside his face and admitted his mistakes to Du He, his junior.

When Du He heard Zhang Liang's generosity, he immediately stood up with a smile on his face and waved enthusiastically.

"Duke Yun, why do you need to come here in person for such a trivial matter?"

"Since the Duke of Yun is so sincere, I am not an unreasonable person, so let's just leave it at that."

"Please take a seat, Duke Yun. The tea has just been prepared. How about we drink a cup together?"

When Zhang Liang saw that Du He did not continue to ask for too much, he finally calmed down.

He pointed at his adopted sons lying on the ground, then clasped his fists towards Du He and said.

"Minister Du, how about releasing my rebellious sons and letting them go back?"

"It's still chilly and the floor is as cold as ice. I'm worried that they'll catch a cold if they lie there for too long."

What he was concerned about was not these rebellious sons, but he was worried that Du He might put forward conditions later, and he was even more afraid that Li Chengqian who was in the hall on the side would come over.

If Li Chengqian knew that his adopted son had offended Du He, he would probably stand up for Du He.

Only when these annoying and rebellious sons are sent back can the matter be put to an end.

Du He knew what Zhang Liang meant by this, and he immediately made a gesture of invitation.

"Duke Yun, you are really thoughtful."

"Everyone is here. Please send someone to untie them."

Just as Zhang Liang sent people to untie the ropes, Du He also called in Du Wu, Zhang Shizheng, Feng Shijin and others, and asked them to move the boxes of gold back.

For him, the news of blackmailing Zhang Liang’s daughter was something he could not let on.

Otherwise, Yu Zhining, Zhang Xuansu and others who were at odds with him would definitely use this matter to impeach him, and eventually involve Zhang Liang.

After the ropes of Cao Mengbiao, Cheng Su and others were untied, Zhang Liang, with a gloomy face, shouted at them.

"Come here and apologize to Du Shangshu!"

When these people saw Zhang Liang, their powerful backer, coming over, they thought they could speak loudly in front of Du He. However, they did not expect that their adoptive father would pay them with money and ask them to apologize.

But they saw that their adoptive father's face was not right, so they walked up to Du He respectfully and saluted.

"We were blind and didn't recognize the great man. We accidentally offended Lord Du. I hope Lord Du will forgive us."

Then, at Zhang Liang's signal, they all knelt on the ground and kowtowed several times respectfully.

After they finished their greetings, Du He waved his hand indifferently.

"Everyone, get up."

Zhang Liang sat on the cushion next to Du He, and then shouted coldly at Cao Mengbiao, Cheng Su and others.

"Get back!"

"No one can sleep tonight. Face the wall at home all night!"

This group of people had already been beaten up and were still in pain all over their bodies, but their adoptive father had lost a huge sum of money to save them, so they did not dare to disobey him at this moment.

"As ordered!"

They responded in a sparse voice, then left the hall dragging the bodies in their hands.

After these idiots left, Zhang Liang picked up the cup in front of him, took a sip of tea, then sighed and said.

"Alas, none of these rebellious sons give me any peace of mind."

"Minister Du, I should have had a couple of drinks with you, but now I can't vent my anger if I don't teach these rebellious sons a lesson."

"Farewell."

As he spoke, Zhang Liang saluted Du He with his fists clasped slightly. Before Du He could reply, he stood up and walked away quickly with a gloomy face.

Having lost a huge sum of money for no reason, he now doesn't even want to look at Du He.

Moreover, he had to go back and warn his other adopted sons that if they continued to disobey and mess around, Zhang Liang's family would not be able to bear it no matter how wealthy it was.

After Zhang Liang walked away, Pei Xingjian said with emotion.

"The Duke of Yun is really wealthy. He spends thousands of taels of gold without blinking an eye."

Du He shook his head and said, "Keep your promise. In addition to the huge reward Zhang Liang received from His Majesty, his more than 500 sons also contributed greatly."

"Who do you think will end up with all the money Cao Mengbiao, Cheng Su and others have been squeezing from the people?"

Zhang Liang recruited a large number of adopted sons, not to find a group of ancestors who would cause trouble for him.

This group of people were promoted by Zhang Liang, and their biggest role was to make money for Zhang Liang, and only secondly to control the entire Luozhou.

Pei Xingjian said with his eyes wide open: "I thought that the Duke of Yun was negligent in disciplining his adopted son, but I didn't expect that the Duke of Yun was the biggest black hand behind the scenes!"

Although he was born into a prominent family, he was the only one in his lineage and did not have many opportunities to come into contact with such intrigues.

Now after hearing Du He's reminder, he suddenly understood.

Pei Xingjian immediately stood up and clasped his fists towards Du He.

"Mr. Du, I am grateful for your advice!"

Although he and Du He are of similar age, he finds that Du He is like his elder and can always give him advice on everything.

Du He waved his hand and said, "Don't be polite, please sit down and have some tea."

Pei Xingjian shook his head and said, "Minister Du, I have some urgent matters to deal with. I can only come back for tea next time."

The Right Vice Minister of Personnel Zhang Xuansu followed him. This superior couldn't bear to see him idle, so he kept thinking of finding things for him to do.

Now that Zhang Xuansu was busy showing off in front of the prince, he threw all the work of the Ministry of Personnel to himself.

Du He said softly: "Then you go and get busy first."

After Pei Xingjian left the hall, Du He, who had nothing to do, also took a volume of "Qimin Yaoshu" and started flipping through it.