Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Pei Xingjian also knew that he, the adjutant, was the one who actually did the work, and could also gain credit from following Du He.

He responded respectfully: "Don't worry, Minister Du, I will get it done!"

He didn't need to do these things himself, as he had a large number of officials under his command to do the work.

He only needs to take charge of the overall situation and report the progress to Du He.

Du He nodded, then whispered to Pei Xingjian.

"Keep your promise. If any monks don't cooperate with the translation, you can make a big fuss and clean up all these temples."

"The Tang monks relied on the laws exempting them from taxes and levies to occupy large tracts of land and amass wealth. They were extremely wealthy."

"We can take this opportunity to get some money out of them, so that the brothers who participated can have a good meal, and we can also hand over the money to the court to show our merit."

The imperial court had many systems for measuring merit.

Accomplishing military exploits, making significant contributions, and creating huge wealth for the court are all merits that can lead to promotion and increased titles.

There were hundreds and thousands of temples in the Tang Dynasty. If you just raided a hundred or so temples, you could find a large amount of silver.

Pei Xingjian's expression changed, and he said with anticipation.

"Don't worry, Minister Du, I know what to do!"

He himself is not a believer in Buddhism and cannot stand some temples that occupy land and make money.

Now with Du He's instructions, he can do it with confidence.

Du He and Pei Xingjian walked for a while, and then they separated at a fork in the road.

Just as Du He's carriage was on the way to the palace, it was suddenly stopped by servants from Princess Gaoyang's mansion.

Zhang Shizheng walked up to talk for a few words, then walked out of the car with a strange look on his face and said.

"Master, Princess Gaoyang asks you to go to the Princess's Mansion."

"She said she had something important to ask of her."

Zhang Shizheng knew that his master and the princess didn't like Princess Gaoyang at all.

Moreover, when he escorted Princess Chengyang to Huichang Temple, he offended Princess Gaoyang because of the incident with Monk Bian Ji, and a series of events happened afterwards.

Princess Gaoyang clearly harbored deep hostility towards the master, but I didn't expect that she would actually ask the master for help.

"Princess Gaoyang is looking for me?"

Du He frowned, his heart full of doubts.

"What can Gao Yang do for me?"

"You don't want me to be the scapegoat, do you?"

Thinking of this, Du He felt a chill in his heart.

After hesitating for a moment, Du He said to Zhang Shizheng.

"Let's go to Princess Gaoyang's residence."

"Yes!" Zhang Shizheng responded, then ran to tell the people in Princess Gaoyang's mansion.

More than half a quarter of an hour passed.

Led by Taozi, Du He walked into the lobby of Princess Gao Yang's mansion and met Gao Yang, who was pregnant.

Looking at Gao Yang, who was full of maternal love, Du He's mouth twitched slightly.

What a change!

Gao Yang used to be arrogant and domineering, and he was also a jealous person.

But when I saw her today, she looked like a pretty girl next door.

Du He was stunned for a few moments, then bowed slightly to Gao Yang.

"Greetings, Princess Gaoyang."

The princess's title was the first rank, one level higher than his duke, who was of the first rank.

So when Du He saw Gao Yang, he had to take the initiative to greet her.

Gao Yang waved his hand and said with a smile, "No need to be polite, Lord Hanguo. Please take a seat."

Then she waved to Qiu Kui who was standing behind her and gave her an order.

"Qiukuri, arrange for the kitchen to serve the meal."

"Yes." Qiu Kui responded, then lowered his head and trotted out.

Du He glanced at Gao Yang, then walked to the cushion on the side and sat down.

There was silence for a while.

Gao Yang said in a gentle voice: "Duke Hanguo, I invited you here today to ask for an important favor."

"Can you think of a way to get Fang Yiai back to Chang'an?"

Forehead...

Du He's expression paused slightly.

He didn't expect Gao Yang to come to him and actually want him to help with this.

Du He frowned and said, "Princess Gaoyang, this is a family matter between you and Duke Liang. Can't you just go and ask His Majesty for mercy?"

"If it is inconvenient for you to go to His Majesty, you can go to Duke Liang for help."

"I believe that with the status of Duke Liang in your Majesty's heart, your Majesty will definitely agree to Duke Liang's request."

What a joke!

Gao Yang and Fang Xuanling had to ask him, an outsider, to take care of their family affairs.

It would be fine if both of them were unable to do anything. He could take this opportunity to make Fang Xuanling owe him a favor.

But according to Fang Xuanling's method, getting Fang Yiai to return to Chang'an would only be a matter of a few words, right?

Gao Yang shook his head and said, "Du He, no one dares to see me in this state now."

Du He asked curiously: "Why?"

"Could it be that the child in your belly is someone else's..."

Before Du He could finish his words, Gao Yang, whose face changed drastically, waved his hand and said.

"Don't make blind guesses, Mr. Han, this is Fang Yiai's child!"

"Besides, I am a self-disciplined person and will not mess around with other people."

Are you a self-respecting person?

Who was the person who had an affair with Monk Hebianji?

Who is the person who cheated on Fang Lao Er?

You are lying with your eyes open!

When Du He heard Princess Gao Yang's evaluation of him, his heart was immediately filled with ridicule.

Even Taozi, who was standing on the side, had a slightly changed expression.

Du He smiled and said, "Princess Gaoyang, since you are pregnant with Fang Yiai's child, why don't you dare to see Duke Liang?"

"Is there something wrong in your heart?"

Gao Yang heard the hidden meaning in Du He's words, and a complicated look appeared on her face.

After a while.

She said helplessly: "I only found out I was pregnant in December last year because my belly was showing."

"And Fang Yiai was demoted to Sishui Dao in late May last year. How do you want me to explain this to Duke Liang?"

"I have to talk things over with Fang Yiai first before I dare to go meet people with him."

This was also her fault for not paying attention. There was a period of time when she always felt like retching, and she thought she was just feeling unwell and didn't think about being pregnant.

By the time she found out, it was too late.

Du He smiled and said, "Princess Gaoyang, it's no problem for me to help you, but what benefits can I get?"

Since Gao Yang sent someone to invite Du He, he naturally thought that Du He would ask for an exorbitant amount of money.

She said softly, "Duke Han, how about I give you 1000 guan as a thank you gift?"

"Farewell!"

Du He got up and left without any hesitation.

What a joke, with the wealth that Du He possesses now, would he be interested in a mere 1000 strings of cash?

Besides, in order to get Fang Yiai back, he would have to use some favors.

"Stay!"

Gao Yang shouted quickly, then gritted his teeth and frowned.

"Korean Lord, what benefit do you want?"

She knew that Du He was a Pi Xiu and would ask for a huge amount of money from her.

But apart from Duke Liang, Du He is the person who is most confident in quickly transferring Fang Yiai back.

She will be having her first marriage next month, but she can't wait too long.

Du He turned around and looked at her seriously.

"You have to pay more!"

Hearing Du He's words, Gao Yang clenched his hands hidden in his wide sleeves into fists.

She said in a deep voice: "How about 5000 strings of cash?"

“Not quite.”

"Plus a hundred acres of fertile land around Chang'an!"

"make a deal."

Du He immediately agreed to Gao Yang's conditions.