Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Faced with the scolding from their adoptive father Zhang Liang, Gongsun Jie, Cao Mengbiao, Cheng Su and others all lowered their heads and dared not say a word.

This happened suddenly and was over very quickly.

By the time they realized what was happening, the old man Jia Dunyi had already been imprisoned in the Luoyang Palace by the people from the Censorate, and they didn't dare to do anything in the Luoyang Palace.

Not to mention that the prince was in charge of Luoyang Palace, and with the killer Minister of Works Du He around, they didn't dare to go to Luoyang Palace to cause trouble.

"Whoo~"

Zhang Liang let out a long sigh.

He said in a deep voice: "In the next few days, apart from keeping a close eye on Jia Dunyi, no one else should cause any trouble for me."

"No matter who causes trouble, I will kill him without mercy!"

His Majesty will be returning to Luoyang City in three or four days. If his adopted son causes a big mess at this critical moment, it will definitely bring him great trouble.

Zhang Liang’s current situation is extremely dangerous. If he is not careful, he will be doomed.

His adopted sons also knew that the situation was critical, so they responded with serious expressions.

"As ordered!"

Zhang Liang pinched his brows helplessly, then waved to his adopted sons.

"You guys go back first."

"I want to be alone for a while."

Originally, Zhang Liang had a bright future, but after the incident of sheltering his adopted son, he found himself falling from the clouds to the bottom of the valley.

Even if he has been through many battles and is strong inside, he would feel extremely tired at this moment.

"Father, please take care of yourself. I will take my leave now."

Zhang Liang's adopted sons also noticed that he looked tired. It would be good for them to go back early now. At least they wouldn't be scolded by their adoptive father anymore.

Not long after this group of people left the Mansion of the Duke of Yun, the tall man with gloomy eyes who was stationed at the gate of the Mansion of the Governor of Luozhou came to the Mansion of the Duke of Yun stealthily.

After reporting the news to Gongsun Jie, he left the place quickly without stopping.

Gongsun Chang, with a serious expression, walked quickly into the lobby, and then reported to Zhang Liang, who was standing in front of the window with his hands behind his back.

"Foster father, the spy from the governor's mansion came over and provided an important piece of information."

Zhang Liang did not move, he just waved his hand slightly and said.

"Say it!"

There has been no good news during this period, and Zhang Liang no longer has any expectations for it.

Gongsun Ji said quickly, "Last night, Minister Du went to see Jia Dunyi and said something that seemed to be innocuous, but was actually very strange."

Then he told Zhang Liang everything Du He and Jia Dunyi had said.

Zhang Liang frowned and said, "This is indeed strange!"

He knew that Du He and Jia Dunyi had no social interaction, and it was unusual for Du He to visit him so late at night, and he only said some insignificant words.

Zhang Liang put his hands behind his back and walked back and forth in the lobby with his head down.

Suddenly, Zhang Liang raised his head and said.

"This was done by Du He!"

When Zhang Liang said this, all the doubts in his heart were immediately resolved.

Zhang Liang knew very well about Jia Dunyi's character. It was impossible for this old man to embezzle money, let alone such a large sum of 300 strings of cash.

Zhang Liang guessed that Jia Dunyi must have sensed his murderous intent, so he went to Du He for help to protect himself. In the end, Du He came up with this way of self-defilement for him.

Gongsun Jie asked anxiously, "Father, since this was set up by Minister Du, what should we do?"

"Should we continue to assassinate that old man Jia Dunyi?"

There was silence for a long time.

Zhang Liang shook his head and said, "Give orders to stop any actions against Jia Dunyi!"

"Du He is a bit evil. If we assassinate Jia Dunyi, he will not let it go."

"By the time Du He takes revenge on me, I'm afraid we'll have already been defeated by Du He before we even start the rebellion with the King of Wei."

In Zhang Liang's opinion, it is better to avoid provoking young people like Du He who have no manners and are vindictive.

That fellow had no moral principles and even the Jingzhao Du family was beaten up by him.

Although Zhang Liang was full of hatred towards Jia Dunyi, he decided to endure it for the sake of his rebellion.

Once their rebellion succeeds, they can do whatever they want to Du He.

"As ordered!"

Gongsun Jie responded and then quickly left the Duke of Yun's Mansion.

...

Four days flew by.

Li Shimin and the civil and military officials also arrived in Luoyang City on time. As it was late, they rested for one night in Luoyang City.

Inside Luoyang Palace.

Li Chengqian looked at his father who looked sick. He sat on the bed, holding his father's hand tightly, and said with a sad face.

"Father, you have suffered!"

"Seeing that Father is in such pain, I wish all the pain could be inflicted on me!"

When Li Shimin heard Li Chengqian's sincere words, his heart was suddenly filled with warmth.

He patted the back of Li Chengqian's hand gently, and then spoke in a comforting tone.

"Cheng Qian, you have the intention, but you can't say anything careless."

"You are the emperor's child. How could the emperor bear to inflict disease on you?"

Although Li Shimin seized the throne by killing his brother and imprisoning his father, he was very good to all his sons and spent a lot of effort to teach them.

Especially the Crown Prince Li Chengqian, to whom Li Shimin devoted the most effort.

Next, Li Chengqian said some more words of concern, and then the father and son talked about the Fengshan matter.

Li Zhi was unwilling to be an invisible person. He would interject a few words from time to time, making the frail Li Shimin laugh heartily.

It's a pity that Li Tai has already returned to his fiefdom in Xiangzhou, otherwise it would have been extremely interesting to see the three brothers competing for favor in front of Li Shimin.

Before the end of the conversation, Li Chengqian also talked about Jia Dunyi's embezzlement of money and his own ideas on how to deal with it.

Li Shimin's mind was not on handling state affairs, so he didn't think too much and just nodded.

"Cheng Qian, it's up to you to decide on this matter."

Li Chengqian immediately clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, father, for your trust!"

It seems that Du He is becoming more and more capable. He said yesterday that his father is not interested in this and will definitely not interfere in this matter.

I didn’t expect Du He’s guess to be so accurate. His father really let him make the decision himself!

When Li Chengqian left this place, he first went to Qianyang Palace to find Du He and told Du He the good news.

"That's good!"

Although Du He had guessed this result a long time ago, now that the dust has settled and Jia Dunyi's life has been successfully saved, the heavy stone in his heart has finally fallen.

The next day.

It's just dawn.

Li Shimin and Li Chengqian led the civil and military officials to leave Luoyang City, and the convoys were all on the road at a rapid speed.

Because Yan Shigu's health was getting worse, Li Shimin wanted to return to Chang'an before he died so that Yan Shigu could see his family for the last time.

But heaven is always unfair. When they were still a hundred miles away from Chang'an, Yan Shigu passed away.

After Li Shimin saw his important minister die, he said sadly with tears in his eyes.

"I have lost a good minister!"