Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

The two of them walked and talked, like a pair of good friends, and before they knew it, they were almost at the gate of the East Palace.

"Prince Consort Du, I have gained a lot from talking with you today."

Ma Zhou stopped and looked full of emotion.

After some communication, Ma Zhou felt that Du He did not look like a young man in his early 20s, but rather like an old fox in his 50s.

Use all kinds of indirect methods to get him to talk.

Ma Zhou knew it clearly and deliberately revealed some of his true thoughts to him.

Just consider it as planting a good cause.

As for whether it can bear good results, it all depends on fate.

Du He clasped his fists and said, "Brother Ma is a man of great learning and knowledge. I have great respect for you. I will ask you questions in the future. Please don't think I am annoying, Brother Ma."

In fact, Du He wanted to say that my admiration for you is like the endless rushing of the river, or the unstoppable flooding of the Yellow River.

He was just afraid that Ma Zhou would think he was too frivolous, so he spoke more tactfully.

Ma Zhou stroked his beard and smiled, "Prince Consort Du, you are joking. It is my great honor to be able to exchange knowledge with you."

There was a wave of business compliments between the two, and both of them had smiles on their faces.

Before leaving.

Ma Zhou suddenly said, "Prince Consort Du, your Majesty has already asked the Censorate to conduct a thorough investigation into Fang Yiai's favoritism towards women from the Western Regions."

"Your Majesty was very pleased with the Crown Prince's decision to send the two Western Regions women away, and praised the Crown Prince for not being seduced by beauty."

Du He was stunned.

The Censorate acted so quickly?

In less than a day, this matter was discovered?

I don’t know whether the Censorate has found out who sent these two women from the Western Regions to the Eastern Palace.

So Du He asked curiously: "Brother Ma, how much information have you found about the origins of these two Western Region women?"

Ma Zhou frowned and said, "The Censorate found these two Western Region women and tortured them. They learned the most basic information, which is that they were redeemed by a master in Luoyang Yanzhi Tower."

"The two of them knew nothing about the identity of the person who redeemed them, or the house where they were imprisoned."

"I have sent the Censor-in-Chief to Luoyang Yanzhilou to gather information and see if we can follow the clues and find out the identity of the man who redeemed the woman from the Western Regions from the brothel owner."

The key information could not be found, and His Majesty was furious about it, and scolded him and the Dali Temple Minister Sun Fujia.

The two brothel girls who harmed Fang Yiai and Chai Lingwu were just trivial matters to Li Shimin.

Being sent to the East Palace by someone with ulterior motives to seduce the Crown Prince would be a serious matter that endangers the country.

Li Shimin issued a death order, requiring the people from the Censorate and the Dali Temple to find out the murderer behind the scenes.

"Brother Ma, please let me know if you find out the results."

Du He was also very curious and wondered if the person behind the scenes was King Wei.

Ma Zhou readily agreed: "No problem."

This is not a top-secret case, so there is nothing to hide.

Du He thought that since Li Shimin asked the Censorate to investigate the mastermind behind the Western Regions woman, there was no reason not to investigate the person who spread the rumors about the prince, because these rumors almost put Li Chengqian into an irretrievable situation.

"Brother Ma, recently rumors have been spread in Chang'an that belittle the Crown Prince. Has His Majesty asked the Censorate to investigate?"

"checked."

"No results?"

"No."

Ma Zhou shook his head.

Seeing Du He's puzzled look, he hesitated to speak, and after thinking for a long time, he spoke in a low voice.

"We had only been investigating for two days when His Majesty ordered us to stop the investigation."

"I guess that the spies in your majesty's hands have already found out who is behind this."

"Since His Majesty does not want the Censorate to continue investigating, that person's identity is probably not ordinary, and His Majesty does not want to punish him."

Ma Zhou patted Du He on the shoulder and continued.

"You and the prince don't have to worry about it. After all, the outcome of the rumors will be good for you."

Du He nodded thoughtfully.

Li Shimin favored Li Tai and stabbed Li Chengqian in the back, but did not punish him.

After they chatted for a while, Ma Zhou said goodbye and left, while Du He went straight to Chongwenguan.

Inside Chongwen Hall.

Li Chengqian and a group of scholars were determining the sizes of wooden movable type. When he saw Du He come in, he hurriedly went to greet him with a gossipy look.

"Du He, what did Ma Zhou want to talk to you about?"

"Let's talk about the Western Region witch who is behind this."

"What's the result?"

"No, the people from the Censorate have already gone to Luoyang to investigate. It won't be long before there are results."

After Du He finished speaking, he also mentioned the words that Li Shimin had praised him for.

"Your Highness, your Majesty praised you for driving the Western Region witch out of the East Palace."

"really?"

"It was said by Ma Zhou himself, so it cannot be false."

"Hehe, thanks to you for reminding me, otherwise I would be the one being criticized."

Hearing his father praising him, Li Chengqian's depressed mood instantly improved a lot.

Li Chengqian said happily: "Du He, we gave the Western Region Demon Girl to Fang Yiai and Chai Lingwu, and the effect was great!"

"Fang Yiai was demoted to the position of Junior Minister of the Imperial Household, a three-level reduction in rank."

Although Fang Yiai's demotion had little impact on King Wei, it did disgust him to some extent.

Du He complimented: "His Royal Highness is wise."

Li Chengqian is a fragile child, so it won't hurt to praise him more.

Du He did not tell Li Shimin about his private investigation of the rumors, so as not to cause trouble for Li Chengqian.

Du He stayed in Chongwenguan for a while. Seeing that everyone was studying movable type printing in an orderly manner, he said hello to Li Chengqian and left quietly.

He couldn't compare with these craftsmen in specific handicraft work, so he would not be able to play a role if he stayed here.

It would be better to go back early and spend time with my wife.

Du He had just returned to Princess Chengyang's Mansion and was walking in the garden with Li Yi when a servant ran over and said.

"Your Highness, Prince Consort, Master Cui, Master Wang, and Master Xiao are here to see you. The three of them are waiting in the front hall."

Li Yi wrinkled his nose and said unhappily, "Again?"

The last time the three of them came to see my husband, they said they were going out to eat and drink. Later, that damn girl Linglong got the news from somewhere and said that they took my husband to Baihua Tower to listen to music.

He comes here again now, he must have no good intentions.

Du He held Li Yi's hand and said to the servant, "Did they come empty-handed?"

"Replying to the Prince Consort, the three young masters each brought a cart of supplements, saying that they were to nourish the body of Her Royal Highness the Princess."

The truth came out.

Li Yi also felt relieved.

As long as you don't take your husband to some questionable place like a brothel, it'll be fine.

Du He gently pinched her smooth face and said softly, "Yier, continue walking for a while. I'll be back soon."

"Okay, husband, you can't go out with them!"

"Don't worry..."

Before leaving, Du He glared at Linglong who was smiling gloatingly behind him.

If that damn girl hadn't talked nonsense, his wife wouldn't have watched him so closely.

You should take a needle and thread and sew up her big mouth to stop her from talking nonsense everywhere.

When Du He arrived at the front hall, the three musketeers Cui Shenji, Wang Jingzhi and Xiao Kai were drinking tea and chatting in a familiar manner.

He completely treated Princess Chengyang's Mansion as his own home.

"Oh, our busy man is finally here."

When Cui Shenji saw Du He coming out, he quickly sat up from the cushion and greeted him with a smile on his face.