Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

After Li Chengqian became lame, he began to indulge in self-destruction for several years, and the temperament of a crown prince that he had cultivated with great difficulty disappeared without a trace.

However, Li Chengqian is now slowly regaining his former wisdom, and after his leg injury heals, he will definitely get better and better.

After Du He returned to the Ministry of Works, he immediately called Yu Chang and Sun Simiao to his office, then took out the imperial edict signed and sealed by Li Shimin and said to them.

"Your Majesty has agreed to the plan we submitted. Let's implement it as planned starting today!"

"Dr. Sun, you only need to be responsible for compiling medical books and teaching. You don't need to worry about other things."

"Minister Yu, I will select the two assistant ministers of the Ministry of Medicine, and you will be in charge of selecting the rest."

Compiling a medical book is actually the most difficult task. Fortunately, Sun Simiao has rich experience in compiling medical books, and he has almost finished writing one.

Therefore, Du He was not too worried about medical textbooks.

The reason why the Ministry of Medicine had two assistant ministers was because Sun Simiao had no knowledge of government affairs and needed one more person to help him handle government affairs.

Otherwise, these tasks would fall on Yu Chang, or on him, the Minister of Works.

Yu Chang and Sun Simiao responded excitedly.

"As ordered!"

They didn't expect Du He to be so efficient. He could complete such an important task as building the framework of the Ministry of Medical Affairs in just a few days.

Moreover, His Majesty did not raise any objections and directly asked them to carry out the original plan.

After a moment of excitement, Yu Chang suddenly asked.

"Minister Du, where is the office of the Ministry of Medicine located?"

Currently, the Ministry of Industry has been occupied by people from the other four departments. Although there are three vacant rooms, the space is not large enough to accommodate the entire Medical Department.

Although there are only three officials of the Ministry of Medicine, there are 330 officials, which is more than the total number of people in the other four departments of the Ministry of Works.

When Du He went to Liangyi Hall to meet Li Shimin just now, he had already explained the venue issue and also received Li Shimin's support.

He smiled and said, "I have just discussed with Your Majesty that the Medical Department will be located in the Imperial College!"

"And the teaching of the courses will also be conducted in the Imperial Academy!"

The Imperial College was the largest private school in Chang'an. Because the students there were all descendants of princes and nobles, most of the Imperial College was vacant.

Placing the Ministry of Medicine in the Imperial College not only demonstrates its importance, but also provides ample space for teaching.

Yu Chang said admiringly: "Du Shangshu has really considered everything!"

Then Du He chatted with the two of them for a while, explained some details, and then asked them to go down and get to work.

After arranging all the tasks, Du He finally had some free time.

"It's quite a brain-teaser."

Du He shook his head and muttered something, then while making tea, he thought about the candidates for the two medical assistants.

After some thought, Du He soon came up with an idea.

"It's time to give Liu Li and Lu Chengqing a little sweetness!"

The two candidates for the position of Yuanwailang selected by Du He were Liu Guangzong, the eldest son of Shizhong Liu Li, and Lu Chen, the eldest son of Minister of Revenue Lu Chengqing.

At present, Liu Guangzong and Lu Chen are serving as county magistrates in local areas, and their official ranks are both upper county magistrates from the sixth rank.

Although the Deputy Director of the Ministry of Medicine is also an official position below the sixth rank, his promotion speed will be faster because he works in the six ministries.

After Du He made the decision, he did not sit idle. He immediately went to the Menxia Province and the Ministry of Revenue and told Liu Li and Lu Chengqing the news.

When Liu Li and Lu Chengqing heard Du He's decision, they were both delighted.

Their son is serving as a county magistrate in a remote place, and they only see each other a few times a year.

Now there is an opportunity to be transferred back to Chang'an to take up a position, which is naturally a great thing.

Besides, their son's future will be brighter if he works with Du He.

Now everyone with a discerning eye can see that after the crown prince ascends the throne, Du He will be the most powerful official in terms of status.

Even Hou Junji, Zhangsun Wuji and others could not compare to Du He's status.

After Du He finished everything, it was almost time to get off duty. Du He did not return to the Ministry of Works, but took a carriage directly back to the Princess's Mansion.

That night.

Just as Du He was walking with Li Yi and Linglong in the backyard, a maid suddenly rushed over with a happy face to report.

"My Lord, Minister Liu and Minister Lu have sent over a generous gift!"

Well...

Du He's expression paused slightly.

He didn't expect that he had only done a small thing, but Liu Li and Lu Chengqing actually sent people to give him gifts.

Li Yi asked curiously, "My husband, why did Minister Liu and Minister Lu give you gifts?"

"Could it be that the two of them have something to ask of you?"

Liu Li was a minister of the imperial court. His official position and status were much higher than her husband's. What could he possibly ask her husband to do for him?

Moreover, Lu Chengqing, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, is no pushover. Moreover, he is a member of the Lu family of Fanyang, so he has neither shortage of money nor power.

Du He smiled and said, "Yier, the court has newly established a medical department, and it is affiliated with the Ministry of Works."

"I promoted the eldest sons of Liu Li and Lu Chengqing to the position of Deputy Director of the Ministry of Medicine. They both thanked me for this."

Then Du He told Li Yi the whole story in detail.

"I see!"

Li Yi nodded as if she suddenly understood. She gently touched her bulging belly and then spoke softly.

"Father has decided to vigorously develop medicine, which is also a great thing that benefits the country and the people!"

"There is a shortage of doctors in various parts of the Tang Dynasty, and their medical skills vary greatly. Many people are only suffering from common wind diseases, but they cannot be cured."

Many barefoot doctors have not received any systematic medical training, and they rely entirely on medical skills learned from various sources to practice medicine.

Du He didn't expect Li Yi to have such an insight, which really surprised him.

For someone like Li Yi, who grew up in the deep palace, she should not understand the sufferings of the people.

Li Yi saw Du He's confusion, she covered her mouth and chuckled.

"My husband, these things were told to me by the maids in the mansion."

"When you followed your elder brother to Luozhou to supervise the state, I had nothing to do so I chatted with the maids in the mansion and learned some folk stories."

That's it!

Du He said softly, "Yier, you and Linglong continue to take a walk. I'm going to go check out the gifts sent by Minister Liu and Minister Lu first."

The gift has been delivered, and it would seem strange for him to send it back.

Li Yi said softly: "Okay."

Ever since her husband became the Minister of Works, the princess's mansion has received gifts every now and then, and they are all extremely expensive.

Li Yi was a little resistant at first, but after receiving so many, she became numb.

When Du He came to the lobby and saw the gifts sent by Liu Li and Lu Chengqing, he said helplessly.

"Giving you a colored glass bottle and a Khotan jade Buddha statue is really a generous gesture!"