After leaving the palace, Du Qi went straight to the Duke of Qin's residence.
He still had a decree in his hand.
He was going to announce it.
When the carriage arrived at the Duke of Qin's residence, Du Qi came to the entrance. When the gatekeeper saw that it was Du Qi, he said, "Young Master Du, His Highness the Duke of Qin is in the study. Please go in directly."
Du Qi replied that he understood and went straight to the study. He had been here many times and knew the location of the study. Du Qi walked through the main hall and around the corridor to the study. After knocking on the door, he entered and saluted, "Your Highness!"
Li Shimin smiled and said, "Erlang, this time, you, punk, have Wang Zongzhou plotted to death. Even the Crown Prince and the Prince of Qi have fallen into your trap. "
Li Shimin knew Du Qi's plan at a glance.
After all, the onlooker sees more clearly.
In particular, Li Shimin was familiar with Du Qi's nature and knew that he was not a good person. This time's matter must have been Du Qi's scheme. Otherwise, it would be impossible to wipe out the other side so smoothly.
Du Qi said, "Your Highness, please don't talk nonsense. This kid is the victim, the victim of a scheme. Thanks to His Majesty's reminder, because His Majesty told me that the Wang family's Scarlet Wolf went south to Chang 'an, I always had someone protecting me and was lucky enough to escape disaster. This kid is not scheming, I am just helplessly fighting back. "
He would not admit it.
In particular, only Du Qi knew of Liu Zhengxi's existence. Even if Li Shimin had some guesses as to what was going on, Li Shimin could not see clearly.
Li Shimin laughed.
Du Qi, this kid, was as cunning as always. He did not leave the slightest trace.
Li Shimin did not mention this again. In any case, this matter was beneficial to him. Li Shimin changed the subject, "Erlang, what brings you here?"
Du Qi said, "Your Highness, His Majesty has decreed that Your Highness is to prepare to lead the army and take charge of the northern expedition against Hebei's Liu Heita. Your Highness is fully in charge of this matter. "
Li Shimin was shocked, "Erlang, where are the Crown Prince and the Prince of Qi? Father's previous order was for the Crown Prince to lead the army. Why did it suddenly become this king going to war? "
Du Qi said, "Because of the assassination, His Highness the Crown Prince and Prince Qi have been ordered to reflect on their mistakes behind closed doors. The two of them are unable to go into battle."
Li Shimin immediately understood and said with a smile, "That's a good thing."
Du Qi said, "It is indeed a good thing."
Li Shimin suddenly fell silent. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Fuhuang's arrangement is actually to compensate you. You just left the compensation at the Duke of Qin's Mansion, right? "
"Yes!"
Du Qi replied with a smile.
Li Shimin said, "This matter, I've wronged you."
Du Qi said, "Your Highness, what's there to feel wronged about? The Du Family and His Highness were originally one body, so they were bound together for good or ill. The better Your Highness is, the better the Du family's future will be. "
Li Shimin nodded.
He felt somewhat apologetic.
This was because when they were fighting against the Wang Clan, Du Qi had suffered an assassination attempt, but in the end, the one who had benefited from it was him, not Du Qi.
Li Shimin talked about other matters, all of which were business matters and the Wang Family's matters. In the end, he warned Du Qi to keep a low profile and not be too high-profile.
After Du Qi and the Wang Family fell out, especially after Wang Zongzhou was executed, the aristocratic families led by the Five Surnames and Seven Nobles would definitely target Du Qi. Du Qi's safety might not be guaranteed.
Du Qi naturally agreed to each of them.
Knock! Knock!
A knock suddenly sounded outside the study. It was Fang Xuanling's voice. "Your Highness, there's another imperial edict from the palace. It's for Keming. It's being announced now. "
Li Shimin shot to his feet.
He suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
He felt that something was about to happen.
Previously, Li Shimin said that the Emperor gave the reward to the Qin Family and did not compensate Du Qi. But now, the Emperor's compensation was here, and it was on Du Ruhui.
Li Shimin took Du Qi and Fang Xuanling out of the courtyard and went to the hall. As he walked, he said, "Xuanling, what's the imperial edict?"
Fang Xuanling said, "Your Highness, I don't know. At that time, Keming and I were handling government affairs in the public office. Someone from the palace came to let Keming receive the edict. I thought it was urgent, so I quickly came to tell Your Highness that I don't know what it is for the time being. "
Li Shimin nodded and sped up.
When Li Shimin came to the hall, the eunuch had already left, leaving only Du Ruhui to receive the edict. Seeing Li Shimin coming, Du Ruhui bowed and said, "Your Highness!"
Li Shimin nodded and said, "Keming, the palace sent someone to deliver the edict. What is it?"
Du Ruhui said, "Your Highness, the palace sent someone to deliver the edict, transferring me to Daizhou to take over the position of Daizhou's Prince Dingxiang, Li Daen."
Li Shimin's face suddenly changed.
Du Ruhui was an indispensable person to Li Shimin.
Zhangsun Wuji was Li Shimin's confidant. After all, he was his brother-in-law, so their relationship was different. Other than Zhangsun Wuji, although Li Shimin had other strategists, in fact, Fang Xuanling was good at planning, and Du Ruhui was good at making decisions. These two people were indispensable, and one of them could not be missing.
Once Du Ruhui left, Li Shimin would have one less trusted aide, and one less decisive person.
Li Shimin took a deep breath, suppressed the irritation in his heart, and calmed himself down. He then took Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Du Qi back to the study, and asked someone to call Zhangsun Wuji.
Li Shimin said, "His Majesty just asked Erlang to deliver the edict, ordering me to lead the army to attack Liu Heita. But now, he wants Keming to go north to Daizhou to take over the position of Daizhou's Governor. What do you all think? "
Du Qi said seriously, "Your Highness, when I was in the palace, His Majesty did not say anything. He only asked me to deliver the edict. I did not expect His Majesty to have such an edict."
Fang Xuanling said, "This means that the change in the Qin King Residence is actually caused by Erlang. Or, because Du Qi was attacked by the Crown Prince and King Qi, His Majesty wants to make it up to Du Qi, so he gave out these rewards. Suppressing the East Palace is to make it up to Du Qi. Giving Your Highness the chance to lead the army and transferring Keming away is actually to balance the power. "
Zhangsun Wuji said, "Very likely."
After a pause, Zhangsun Wuji said, "To the Qin King Residence, although it's good for Your Highness to lead the army, transferring Keming away will affect Your Highness more."
Hearing this, Li Shimin frowned.
Du Qi heard Zhangsun Wuji's words and noticed the change in Li Shimin's expression. He knew that his father, Du Ruhui, could not express his opinion on this matter.
Du Qi said in a low voice, "Your Highness, although my father will be transferred to Daizhou, it will affect the Qin King Residence to a certain extent. But I think that overall, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. "
"As long as my father is Your Highness's subject, he will be Your Highness's subject forever."
"No matter if my father is in the Qin King Residence or Daizhou, he will be someone who works for Your Highness. The Du Family and the Qin King Residence are already tied together. "
Du Qi continued, "So, there are no disadvantages for my father to go north to Daizhou and be its Governor."
"Especially since Daizhou is at the border, it is extremely important to the Tang dynasty. Especially in Daizhou, there are armies stationed there. If my father goes to Daizhou, he will be in charge of the military and political power. It will be beneficial for Your Highness to control the army. "
"Furthermore, whether it is the supply of resources or other aspects, it will be of great help."
A sharp light flashed across Du Qi's eyes as he said, "Taking a step back, if one day the Qin King wants to go against the East Palace, Daizhou will be his solid backing."
After Li Shimin heard this, he thought about it carefully and nodded, "Erlang's analysis does make some sense."
Although he said that, Li Shimin was still reluctant.
Because he was used to having Du Ruhui by his side.
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