Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

For the next half month, Li Chengqian was surrounded by Yu Zhining, Zhang Xuansu and others in the Mingtang Hall every day, forcing him to deal with the mountains of memorials.

Apart from occasionally assisting Li Chengqian in handling government affairs, Du He was idle most of the time.

During this period, Du He also took a group of attendants to tour the Eastern Capital Luoyang.

Du He even went into the world-famous Yanzhi Tower several times.

During the time that Du He went out to Luoyang City for fun, no one was so blind as to offend him.

Zhang Liang and his group of adopted sons seemed to be invisible and were rarely seen.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is the tenth day of March.

Qianyang Palace.

Du He was drinking wine with braised mutton while reading a book with great interest.

He found that going to Yanzhi Tower for fun alone was not fun at all.

At this moment, he missed the chattering Cui Shenji, Wang Jingzhi, Xiao Kai and others. It would be fun to go to a brothel with these three friends.

"Knock knock knock~"

There was a gentle knock on the heavy door of the hall, and Du Wu trotted in to report.

"Sir, Luozhou Governor Jia Dunyi wants to see you."

"I see he looks a little panicked, I'm afraid I have something important to report to you."

When Du He heard that Jia Dunyi, who had no connection with him at all, came to see him, he was suddenly filled with doubts.

It just so happened that he had nothing to do at the moment, so he waved at Du Wu and said.

"Please invite Governor Jia in."

After Du Wu ran out of the hall, Du He took out a clean bowl and a wine bottle from a basin on the side and placed them opposite.

Since Jia Dunyi came to visit him rashly and looked so panic-stricken, it must be no small matter.

Moreover, Du He had long heard of Jia Dunyi, the stubborn official, and took this opportunity to chat with him.

Just as Du He put away the dishes and wine, he saw an old man with white hair on his temples and a slightly aged face, walking in hurriedly.

Although Jia Dunyi was a little old, his hair, beard and clothes looked very neat.

Looking at his image, Du He seemed to see Wei Zheng in a trance.

Jia Dunyi walked five steps toward Du He and bowed respectfully.

"Luozhou Governor Jia Dunyi pays homage to Minister Du!"

Du He pointed to the cushion opposite and then said with a smile.

"Governor Jia, please sit down and talk."

"I have heard of you, the governor, for a long time. It is a rare opportunity to meet you today, so I must have a long talk with you."

Jia Dunyi, who was originally panicking, suddenly felt at ease after seeing Du He's calm and composed demeanor.

"Thank you for the invitation, Mr. Du."

After Jia Dunyi saluted with his fists, he sat down opposite Du He with a reserved look.

Du He personally picked up the wine jug and poured him a glass of wine, then pointed to the braised lamb and several other dishes on the table and said.

"Governor Jia, don't be so reserved. Let's eat and talk at the same time."

"Thank you, Minister Du." Jia Dunyi clasped his fists and bowed again.

He had never chatted with a very young superior like Du He, and now he was being warmly received by Du He, and he felt a little overwhelmed.

After Du He raised the wine jar and clinked glasses with him a few times, Jia Dunyi's nervous heart finally relaxed.

After the two exchanged a few pleasantries, Jia Dunyi fell into silence again.

After hesitating for a while, Jia Dunyi said it with gritted teeth.

"Minister Du, I have rashly asked to see you today, hoping that you would save my life!"

Well...

When Du He heard that Jia Dunyi, the governor of Luozhou, actually asked him, the Minister of Works, for help, he was stunned with his hand raised in the air.

Although Jia Dunyi always called himself a humble official, he was the governor of Luozhou, a third-rank official, only one level lower than him in rank.

Moreover, Luozhou was the secondary capital, and his power and status were higher than those of other governors.

Du He put down the wine bottle and then asked with a frown.

"Governor Jia, what exactly happened?"

"Is there anyone in Luoyang City who dares to harm you, the governor of Luozhou?"

It was unexpected that the powerful governor of Luozhou would ask him for help today. It was simply unbelievable.

According to the current Tang Dynasty law, openly killing an imperial official is a serious crime. The lighter punishment is beheading, and the more serious the crime is, the confiscation of property and extermination of the family.

In particular, the higher the official rank of the murdered official, the heavier the punishment.

"Hey!"

Jia Dunyi sighed heavily, then said with a bitter face.

"During this period, I have discovered that the adopted sons of Duke Yun Zhang Liang have occupied more land than allowed, and they also own numerous shops and manors."

"After I found out the truth, I confiscated more than 8 hectares of their land and distributed it to the poor who had no land to cultivate."

"Moreover, I also reported the illegal activities of the adopted sons of the Duke of Yun to the Imperial Censor Ma Zhou."

"Now the Duke of Yun and his adopted sons regard me as a thorn in their side. I'm afraid they will plot to kill me when the Crown Prince returns to Chang'an!"

Good guy!

No wonder Jia Dunyi came to me for help, this was completely an offense to Zhang Liang!

Zhang Liang had shown great restraint in not killing Jia Dunyi. If he were someone else with a hot temper, he would have torn Jia Dunyi into pieces long ago.

More than 8 hectares of land is approximately 12 mu, and all of these lands were obtained through hard work by Zhang Liang and his adopted son.

Now that Jia Dunyi had taken them all back, how could Zhang Liang bear it?

Seeing Du He's complicated expression, Jia Dunyi quickly stood up and bowed to Du He and said.

"Minister Du, I know this move will completely offend the Duke of Yun, but I am an open-minded person and I cannot bear to see them bullying the people like this."

"Don't be fooled by the fact that Luozhou seems extremely prosperous on the surface, but the ordinary people in the counties below have a very hard life!"

"It's fine in years of good weather, but when disaster strikes, people will eat their own children."

"You may call me hypocritical or inflexible, but I simply cannot tolerate the misconduct of these parasites!"

Before Jia Dunyi served as the governor of Cangzhou and Yingzhou, the people of these two states lived a precarious life, and many people even fled to other states and counties with their families to make a living.

Under his governance, he vigorously punished corrupt officials and powerful families in these two states, and led the people to manage rivers and canals and develop commerce.

So far, Cangzhou and Yingzhou have become prosperous prefectures, and the people have been able to live and work in peace.

However, when he happily came to Luozhou to serve as the governor, Jia Dunyi discovered that the prosperity of Luozhou was only superficial and only a small number of people were rich.

The lives of most people are not even as good as those of people in Cangzhou and Yingzhou.

It was precisely because of various reasons that Jia Dunyi had the guts to take action against Zhang Liang's adopted son.

A moment of silence.

Du He looked at Jia Dunyi with pleading eyes, nodded slightly, and then said with a serious expression.

"Governor Jia, I can save your life."

"But now you have offended Zhang Liang so badly that I cannot protect you directly, otherwise I will suffer Zhang Liang's crazy revenge."

"There is only one solution now. If you make a mistake and get demoted, I will recommend you to work under the East Palace."